User Agreement
(Last updated November 30, 2009)
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITION CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING OUR WEBSITE,
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTAND, AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE
TERMS OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY AND OUR WEBSITE TERMS OF USE.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, EXIT THIS PAGE AND DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE
WEBSITE.
This is a summary of our terms, conditions and privacy policies. For our complete
terms and conditions, please read below and visit our Privacy Policy. Your privacy
is important to us and we will protect it. We will not share your personal information
with anyone other than as provided in our Privacy Policy.
As a condition of use, Talk of the Town Coupons, Inc. (“Talk of the Town”) requires
your permission to send you administrative and promotional emails. We will send
you information regarding your account activity, as well as updates about our products
and promotional offers. You can opt-out of our promotional emails anytime by clicking
the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any of our email correspondences. Please see
our Privacy Policy for details.
By printing a coupon, you make an offer to us to acquire coupons you have selected
based on standard Talk of the Town restrictions, merchant-specific restrictions,
and on the terms and conditions stated below.
Talk of the Town takes no responsibility for the services or products for which Talk
of the Town coupons may be used. Talk of the Town makes no warranty to the Talk of the
Town End Users for the quality, safety, usability, or other aspect of the product
or service for which the Talk of the Town coupon is used. Talk of the Town takes no
responsibility for the service or activity being offered, and the End User takes
responsibility for his or her own actions in utilizing the services for with the
Talk of the Town coupon can be used. See Section 3, below, for more information on
this limitation of Talk of the Town’s liability.
The Talk of the Town coupon you acquire may be redeemable for goods or services by
the seller of such goods and services, hereinafter defined as "Merchant." The Merchant,
not Talk of the Town, is the provider of the goods and services. Talk of the Town
disclaims any responsibility for either the Merchant’s goods and services or the
validity of any coupons provided by and Merchant or Talk of the Town.
If you have any questions about these terms, please contact Talk of the Town.
To read the complete Talk of the Town Terms and Conditions, please see below.
IMPORTANT: ALL USERS MUST READ THIS SECTION
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS
By using this site (the "Site"), you ("you" or the "End User") agree to the terms
and conditions that we ("Talk of the Town ") have provided.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE (the "Terms of Use" or "Agreement"),
PLEASE DO NOT USE THE SITE.
Although you may “bookmark” a particular portion of this Site and thereby bypass
this User Agreement, your use of the Site still binds you to the terms and condition
and notices set forth in the User Agreement.
Most communications between you and Talk of the Town will be received electronically.
You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communication exchanged
between you and Talk of the Town electronically shall satisfy any legal requirements
that such communications be in writing.
Occasionally there may be information on the Site that contains typographical errors,
inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to service descriptions, pricing, availability
and various other information. Talk of the Town reserves the right to correct any
errors, inaccuracies or omissions or change or update information at any time without
prior notice.
Talk of the Town reserves the right to make any changes to our Terms of Use and/or
our Privacy Policy (which is incorporated herein
by reference) as we deem necessary or desirable without prior notification to you.
We suggest to you, therefore, that you re-read this important notice containing
our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy from time to time in order that you stay informed
as to any such changes. If we make changes to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy
and you continue to use our Site, you are impliedly agreeing to the Terms of Use
and Privacy Policy expressed herein.
I. TERMS OF USE
1. Definitions.
"Talk of the Town" provides an interactive online service operated by Talk of the Town Coupons, Inc
(herein referred to as “Talk of the Town”) on the World Wide Web of the
Internet (the "Web"), consisting of information services, content and transaction
capabilities provided by Talk of the Town, affiliates of Talk of the Town and other
third parties.
2. General.
This Agreement sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to the use of this
Site by the End User. By using this Site (other than to read this Agreement for
the first time), End User agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions
hereof. The right to use this Site is personal to End-User and is not transferable
to any other person or entity. End User shall be responsible for protecting the
confidentiality of End User's password(s), if any. End User acknowledges that, although
the Internet is often a secure environment, sometimes there are interruptions in
service or events that are beyond the control of Talk of the Town, and Talk of the Town
shall not be responsible for any data lost while transmitting information on the
Internet. While it is Talk of the Town’s objective is to make the Site accessible
24 hours per day, 7 days per week, the Site may be unavailable from time to time
for any reason including, without limitation, routine maintenance. You understand
and acknowledge that due to circumstances both within and outside of the control
of Talk of the Town access to the Site may be interrupted, suspended or terminated
from time to time.
Talk of the Town shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect
or feature of Talk of the Town, including, but not limited to, content, hours of
availability and equipment needed for access or use. Further, Talk of the Town may
discontinue disseminating any portion of information or category of information,
may change or eliminate any transmission method and may change transmission speeds
or other signal characteristics.
3. Modified Terms.
Talk of the Town reserves the right at all times to discontinue or modify any of
our Terms of Use and/or our Privacy Policy as we deem necessary or desirable without
prior notification to you. Such changes may include, among other things, the adding
of certain fees or charges. We suggest to you, therefore, that you re-read this
important notice containing our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy from time to time
in order that you stay informed as to any such changes. If we make changes to our
Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and you continue to use our Site, you are impliedly
agreeing to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy expressed herein. Any such deletions
or modifications shall be effective immediately upon Talk of the Town's posting thereof.
Any use of Talk of the Town by End User after such notice shall be deemed to constitute
acceptance by End User of such modifications.
4. Equipment.
End User shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer
hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of this Site and all charges
related thereto. Talk of the Town shall not be liable for any damages to the End
User's equipment resulting from the use of this Site. Usage of the Internet and
the World Wide Web may subject an End User to viruses and the damage that they can
cause and you assume all responsibility for such usage. Talk of the Town assumes
no responsibility, and shall not be responsible for, any damages to or viruses that
may infect your computer or other property on account of your access to, use of,
or browsing the Site or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images or
video from the Site.
5. End User Conduct.
This Site and any individual sites or merchant-specific, city-specific, or state-specific
sites now or hereinafter contained within or otherwise available through external
hyperlinks with our Site (the "Microsites") are private property. All interactions
on this Site and/or the Microsites must comply with these Terms of Use. Although
we welcome and encourage user interaction on our Site, we do insist and require
that all End Users restrict any and all activity in connection with the use of this
Site and the Microsites to that which involves lawful purposes only. End User shall
not post or transmit through this Site any material which violates or infringes
in any way upon the rights of others, or any material which is unlawful, threatening,
abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane
or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal
offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which, without
Talk of the Town's express prior, written approval, contains advertising or any solicitation
with respect to products or services. Any conduct by an End User that in Talk of the
Town's sole and unfettered discretion restricts or inhibits any other End User
from using or enjoying this Site and/or any of the Microsites is strictly prohibited.
End User shall not use this Site or any of the Microsites to advertise or perform
any commercial, religious, political or non-commercial solicitation, including,
but not limited to, the solicitation of users of this Site and/or the Microsites
to become users of other on- or offline services directly or indirectly competitive
or potentially competitive with Talk of the Town. The foregoing provisions of this
Section 5 apply equally to and are for the benefit of Talk of the Town, its subsidiaries,
affiliates and its third party content providers and licensors, and each shall have
the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf.
6. Copyright and Trademarks.
Everything located on or in this Site, including the Microsites, is the exclusive
property of Talk of the Town Coupons, Inc. or used with express permission of the copyright and/or trademark
owner. ANY COPYING, DISTRIBUTING, TRANSMITTING, POSTING, LINKING, DEEP LINKING,
OR OTHERWISE MODIFYING OF THIS SITE OR ANY OF THE MICROSITES WITHOUT THE EXPRESS
WRITTEN PERMISSION OF Talk of the Town, INC. IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. Any violation
of this policy may result in a copyright, trademark or other intellectual property
right infringement that may subject End User to civil and / or criminal penalties.
This Site may contain copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information,
including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music, sound,
and the entire contents of Talk of the Town protected by copyright as a collective
work under the United States copyright laws. Talk of the Town owns a copyright in
the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well
as in the content original to it. End User may not modify, publish, transmit, participate
in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of
the content, in whole or in part. End User may download / print / save copyrighted
material for End User's personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly stated
under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or
commercial exploitation of downloaded material without the express permission of
Talk of the Town and the copyright owner is permitted. If copying, redistribution
or publication of copyrighted material is permitted, no changes in or deletion of
author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. End User
acknowledges that he/she/it does not acquire any ownership rights by downloading
copyrighted material. Trademarks that are located within or on the Site or a Web
site otherwise owned or operated in conjunction with Talk of the Town shall not be
deemed to be in the public domain but rather the exclusive property of Talk of the Town
Coupons, unless such site is under license from the Trademark owner thereof in which
case such license is for the exclusive benefit and use of Talk of the Town, unless
otherwise stated.
End User shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on this Site any material
protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express
permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right.
Talk of the Town does not have any express burden or responsibility to provide End
User with indications, markings or anything else that may aid End User in determining
whether the material in question is copyrighted or trademarked. End User shall be
solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, trademarks,
proprietary rights or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting
material to any public area of this Site, End User warrants that the owner of such
material has expressly granted Talk of the Town the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate
and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate
it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed
for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. End User also
permits any other end user to access, view, store or reproduce the material for
that end user's personal use. End User hereby grants Talk of the Town the right to
edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made available on this Site by End
User.
The foregoing provisions of Section 6 apply equally to and are for the benefit of
Talk of the Town, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers
and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions
directly or on its own behalf.
7. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability.
END USER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF THIS SITE AND THE MICROSITES IS AT END USER'S
SOLE RISK. NEITHER Talk of the Town, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES,
AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT USE OF THE SITE
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO (I) THE
RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THIS SITE, OR (II) THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY
OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE
OR THE MICROSITES.
THIS SITE AND THE MICROSITES ARE MADE ACCESSIBLE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES
OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION
OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT.
THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE
OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION
OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION
OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF
CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. END
USER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT Talk of the Town IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY,
OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF
INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH END USER.
IN NO EVENT SHALL Talk of the Town, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING,
PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS SITE OR THE CONTENTS HEREOF, INCLUDING THE MICROSITES
AND ANY SOFTWARE, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF
THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE. END USER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON THIS SITE AND THE MICROSITES.
IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS SET FORTH ABOVE, NEITHER Talk of the Town, NOR ITS AFFILIATES,
INFORMATION PROVIDERS OR CONTENT PARTNERS SHALL BE LIABLE REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE
OR DURATION, FOR ANY ERRORS, INACCURACIES, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER DEFECTS IN, OR UNTIMELINESS
OR UNAUTHENTICITY OF, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SITE OR ANY OF THE MICROSITES,
OR FOR ANY DELAY OR INTERRUPTION IN THE TRANSMISSION THEREOF TO THE END USER, OR
FOR ANY CLAIMS OR LOSSES ARISING THEREFROM OR OCCASIONED THEREBY. NONE OF THE FOREGOING
PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS OR LOSSES OF ANY NATURE, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION LOST PROFITS, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
Talk of the Town IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT THAT A USER, SUBSCRIBER, OR AN
UNAUTHORIZED USER MAY POST ON THIS SITE OR ANY OF THE MICROSITES. ANY CONTENT THAT
IS POSTED OR UPLOADED THAT IS OR MAY BE DEEMED UNSUITABLE CAN AND MAY BE TAKEN DOWN
BY Talk of the Town. MOREOVER, Talk of the Town RESERVES THE RIGHT TO EDIT, CHANGE,
ALTER, DELETE AND PROHIBIT ANY AND ALL CONTENT THAT IT, Talk of the Town, DEEMS UNSUITABLE.
IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE OR CLAIM REGARDING SUCH POSTED OR UPLOADED CONTENT,
END USER DOES HEREBY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE Talk of the Town, ITS SHAREHOLDERS,
DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES AND ALL OF THEIR HEIRS, EXECUTORS,
ADMINISTRATORS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FROM AND WAIVE ALL RIGHTS TO ANY AND ALL
CLAIMS AGAINST Talk of the Town, BOTH KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, AND END USER AGREES TO DEFEND,
INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS Talk of the Town, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS FROM AND AGAINST ALL CLAIMS AND EXPENSES,
INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES, ARISING OUT OF ANY CLAIM OR DISPUTE RELATED THERETO.
8. Monitoring.
Talk of the Town shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content
of the Site at all times, including chat rooms and forums, if any, that may hereinafter
be included as part of the Site, to determine compliance with this Agreement and
any operating rules established by Talk of the Town, as well as to satisfy any applicable
law, regulation or authorized government request. Without limiting the foregoing,
Talk of the Town shall have the right to remove any material that Talk of the Town,
in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise
objectionable.
9. Privacy.
End User acknowledges that all discussion for ratings, comments, bulletin board
service, chat rooms and/or other message or communication facilities, if any (collectively
"Communities") are public and not private communications, and that, therefore, others
may read End User's communications without End User's knowledge. Talk of the Town
does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Community,
and, therefore, Talk of the Town specifically disclaims any liability concerning
the Communities and any actions resulting from End Users participation in any Community,
including any objectionable content. Generally, any communication which End User
posts to Talk of the Town (whether in chat rooms, discussion groups, message boards
or otherwise) is considered to be non-confidential. By posting comments, messages
or other information on the Site, End User grants Talk of the Town the right to use
such comments, messages or information for promotions, advertising, market research
or any other lawful purpose. For more information see Talk of the Town's
Privacy Policy.
10. License Grant.
By posting communications on or through this Site, End User shall be deemed to have
granted to Talk of the Town a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive
license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform,
and display the communication alone or as part of other works in any form, media,
or technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such rights
through multiple tiers of sublicensees.
11. Indemnification.
End User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Talk of the Town, its affiliates
and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against
all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of this
Site and/or the Microsites or a violation of this User Agreement by End User.
12. Termination.
Talk of the Town may terminate this Agreement at any time. Without limiting the foregoing,
Talk of the Town shall have the right to immediately terminate passwords or accounts
of End User, if any, in the event of any conduct by End User which Talk of the Town,
in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach
by End User of this Agreement. The provisions of Sections 3, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12
will survive termination of this Agreement.
13. Trademarks.
Talk of the Town is a trademark of Talk of the Town, Inc. All rights in respect of
this trademark are hereby expressly reserved. Unless otherwise indicated, all other
trademarks appearing on Talk of the Town are the property of their respective owners.
14. Third Party Content.
Talk of the Town, similar to an Internet Service Provider, is a distributor (and
not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and End Users. Accordingly,
Talk of the Town has no more editorial control over such content than does a public
library, bookstore or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers,
or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including
information providers, or any other end users are those of the respective author(s)
or distributors) and not of Talk of the Town. Neither Talk of the Town nor any third-party
provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of
any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. (Refer
to Section 6 above for the complete provisions governing limitation of liabilities
and disclaimers of warranty.)
In many instances, the content available through this Site represents the opinions
and judgments of the respective information provider, end user, or other user not
under contract with Talk of the Town. Talk of the Town neither endorses nor is responsible
for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on Talk
of the Town Coupons by anyone other than authorized Talk of the Town employee spokespersons
while acting in official capacities. Under no circumstances will Talk of the Town
be liable for any loss or damage caused by an end user's reliance on information
obtained through Talk of the Town. It is the responsibility of End User to evaluate
the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice, etc.,
or other content available through Talk of the Town.
Talk of the Town contains links to third party Web sites maintained by other content
providers. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an
endorsement by Talk of the Town of the contents on such third-party sites and Talk
of the Town hereby expressly disclaims any representations regarding the content or
accuracy of materials on such third-party Web sites. If End User decides to access
linked third-party Web sites, End User does so at its own risk. Unless you have
executed a written agreement with Talk of the Town expressly permitting you to do
so, you may not provide a hyperlink to the Site from any other website. Talk of the
Town reserves the right to revoke its consent to any link at any time in its sole
discretion.
15. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement and any operating rules for Talk of the Town established by Talk
of the Town constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder is a
waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used
herein are for convenience only and shall be of no legal force or effect. If any
provision of this Agreement is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such invalidity shall not affect the enforceability of any other provisions contained
in this Agreement and the remaining portions of this Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect. The failure of either party to exercise any of its rights
under this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver or forfeiture of such rights or
any other rights provided hereunder.
Talk of the Town's headquarters are in Greensboro, NC. Legal issues arising out
of, but not exclusive to the use of, this Site or the Microsites (unless otherwise
specifically stated) are governed by and in accordance with the laws of the State
of North Carolina (exclusive of its rules regarding conflicts of laws). By using this
Site, End User agrees that any dispute or claim arising out of or in connection
with this Agreement or the performance, breach or termination thereof, or the Site
or any Microsite, shall be finally settled by arbitration in Greensboro, NC by
a single arbitrator under the commercial arbitration rules the American Arbitration
Association. Any award rendered pursuant to such arbitration shall be final and
binding upon the parties and may be enforced in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The prevailing party shall be entitled to receive from the other party its attorneys’
fees and costs incurred in connection with any arbitration proceeding and the enforcement
of any award.