SquareDating Member Agreement and Privacy Policy
INTRODUCTION
This is a legal agreement between you, as a member or applicant for
membership ("You" or "Member"), and SquareDating, including all of its
affiliates. This document contains the rules governing all aspects of
the relationship between Member and SquareDating. You should read this
membership agreement ("Agreement") carefully, since it may affect your
rights. Membership will not be granted unless you agree to these
terms.
Acceptance of this Agreement constitutes acceptance of the current
terms of use. SquareDating reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to modify the terms of the Agreement and shall notify You on the
Square Dating Web site of any modifications to the Agreement.
SquareDating will require You to indicate your acceptance in a
conspicuous manner at the time of your next log in. You will not be
asked to review this Agreement every time You sign on unless a
substantial change to this Agreement has occurred, but You should
understand that your use of SquareDating will, at all times, be
subject to and pursuant to this Agreement, and any changes that may
have been made since your last review of the Agreement. You may review
this Agreement at any time by returning to this page. If You do not
understand something in this Agreement, please contact us here.
All trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective
owners. Neither TheSquare.com nor SquareDating.com is affiliated with
any university, including, but not limited to, Amherst Colleges, Barnard College, Bates College, Boston College, Brandeis University, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Bucknell University, California Institute of Technology, California State University, California State University, Carleton College, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Claremont McKenna College, Colby College, Colgate University, College of William and Mary, College of the Holy Cross, Colorado College, Columbia University, Connecticut College, Cooper Union, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Duke University, Emory University, Fordham University, Georgetown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Grinnell College, Hamilton College, Harvard University, Harvey Mudd College, Haverford College, INSEAD, Johns Hopkins University, Kenyon College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, London School of Economics, Macalester College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGill University, Middlebury College, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Northwestern College, Northwestern University, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Oxford University, Pennsylvania State University, Pomona College, Princeton University, Purdue Univ. West Lafayette, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rice University, Rutgers New Brunswick, Scripps College, Sewanee University of the South, Smith College, Stanford University, Swarthmore College, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Trinity College, Trinity University, Tufts University, Tulane University, Union College, University of California, University of California, University of California, University of California - Berkeley, University of California Davis, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Chicago, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Richmond, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, Vanderbilt University, Vassar College, Wake Forest University, Washington & Lee University, Washington University in St. Louis, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale University, Yeshiva University.
ELIGIBILITY
ELIGIBILITY: MINORS MAY NOT BECOME MEMBERS. By becoming a Member, You represent and warrant that You are at least 18 years old. By using the Website, You represent and warrant that You have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Your membership for the Service is for your sole, personal use. You may not authorize others to use your membership and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. Membership in the Service is void where prohibited. By using the Website and the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
VERIFICATION
By submitting an application for membership to SquareDating, You are
expressly granting SquareDating the right to contact your school which
you indicate is your alma mater on the SquareDating registration page
for the purpose of, but not limited to, verifying your student or
alumna/us status. If, at any time, SquareDating discovers that You
have misrepresented yourself or your student or alumna/us status, we
reserve the right to immediately revoke your membership without prior
notice to You.
Square Qualified Member Eligibility
SQUARE QUALIFIED MEMBER ELIGIBILITY. To become a SQUARE QUALIFIED MEMBER, SQM you must be able to prove that you are a either a student(over 18 years of age) or alumni from one of the Square Quailified Schools. To prove membership the subscriber must have a valid Squareschool.edu address or alumni.squareschool.edu where squareschool is defined as one of the following Square Qualified Schools; Amherst Colleges, Barnard College, Bates College, Boston College, Brandeis University, Brown University, Bryn Mawr College, Bucknell University, California Institute of Technology, California State University, California State University, Carleton College, Carnegie Mellon University, Case Western Reserve University, Claremont McKenna College, Colby College, Colgate University, College of William and Mary, College of the Holy Cross, Colorado College, Columbia University, Connecticut College, Cooper Union, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Duke University, Emory University, Fordham University, Georgetown University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Grinnell College, Hamilton College, Harvard University, Harvey Mudd College, Haverford College, INSEAD, Johns Hopkins University, Kenyon College, Lafayette College, Lehigh University, London School of Economics, Macalester College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, McGill University, Middlebury College, Mount Holyoke College, New York University, Northwestern College, Northwestern University, Oberlin College, Ohio State University, Oxford University, Pennsylvania State University, Pomona College, Princeton University, Purdue Univ. West Lafayette, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Rice University, Rutgers New Brunswick, Scripps College, Sewanee University of the South, Smith College, Stanford University, Swarthmore College, Syracuse University, Texas A&M University, Trinity College, Trinity University, Tufts University, Tulane University, Union College, University of California, University of California, University of California, University of California - Berkeley, University of California Davis, University of California at Santa Barbara, University of Chicago, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, University of Maryland, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Notre Dame, University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh, University of Richmond, University of Rochester, University of Southern California, University of Texas at Austin, University of Virginia, University of Wisconsin, Vanderbilt University, Vassar College, Wake Forest University, Washington & Lee University, Washington University in St. Louis, Wellesley College, Wesleyan University, Williams College, Yale University, Yeshiva University.
MEMBERSHIP
Your membership with SquareDating is for your sole, personal use. Any
use of the SquareDating's Service by a third party or by You as the
agent of a third party shall be deemed a violation of this Agreement.
Upon violation, SquareDating may in its sole discretion, without
notice, terminate that Member's access to SquareDating. Each Member is
responsible for the use of his or her account. You may not authorize
others to use your membership, and You may not assign or otherwise
transfer your account to any other person or entity.
TERM
This Agreement will remain in full force and effect while You use the
Website and/or are a Member. You may terminate your membership at any
time. You can change this in your account settings, or upon receipt by
SquareDating of your written or email notice of termination.
SquareDating may suspend or terminate your membership for any reason,
in its sole and absolute discretion, effective upon sending notice to
You at the email address you provide in your application for
membership, or such other email address as You may later provide to
SquareDating. If SquareDating terminates your membership in the
Service because You have breached the Agreement, You will not be
entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees. Even after
membership is terminated, applicable provisions of this Agreement will
remain in effect.
NON COMMERCIAL USE BY MEMBERS
The Website is for the personal use of individual Members only and may
not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors.
Organizations, companies, and/or businesses may not become Members and
should not use the Service or the Website for any purpose. Illegal
and/or unauthorized uses of the Website, including collecting
usernames and/or email addresses of members by electronic or other
means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email and unauthorized
framing of or linking to the Website will be investigated, and
appropriate legal action may be taken, including without limitation,
possible civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
SquareDating owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Website
and the Service. The Website contains the copyrighted material,
trademarks, and other proprietary information of SquareDating, and its
licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain
or for which You have been given written permission, You may not copy,
modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any
such proprietary information.
OBLIGATIONS
As SquareDating seeks to strengthen ties within its community of
Members, violation of the following rules are unacceptable and will
result in immediate termination of your membership with SquareDating
without notice.
- You understand that all information, data, text, software,
music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other
materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately
transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such
Content originated. This means that You, and not SquareDating, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email,
transmit or otherwise make available via SquareDating. SquareDating
does not control the Content posted via the SquareDating and, as such,
does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content.
You understand that by using SquareDating, you may be exposed to
Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no
circumstances will SquareDating be liable in any way for any Content,
including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any
Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of
the use of any content posted, e-mailed, transmitted or otherwise made
available via SquareDating.
- You may use only one membership account under your identity.
- You may not post any false or inaccurate information.
- You may not delete or change material posted by any another person.
- You may not transmit, send, place or post unsolicited e-mail,
promotional materials, telephone calls, mailings, chain letters and so
forth to other members or anyone else whom You have found through the
site. This specifically excludes promotion of other web sites,
including but not limited to job-boards, and/or to commercial products
and services.
- You may not violate or attempt to violate the security or
integrity of SquareDating's site or to interfere or attempt to
interfere with the proper operation of the site or with any activity
being conducted on the site. You may not decipher, decompile,
disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in
any way making up a part of SquareDating's site. Any violation of the
security or integrity of SquareDating's site will result in
prosecution under state and federal laws.
- You may not upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive,
harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive
of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable.
- You may not harm minors in any way;
- You may not impersonate any person or entity, including, but not
limited to, a SquareDating official, forum leader, guide or host, or
falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person
or entity;
- You may not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in
order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through
SquareDating;
- You may not upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that You do not have a right to make available
under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as
inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned
or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under
nondisclosure agreements);
- You may not upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade
secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
- You may not upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional
materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or
any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as
Classifieds) that are designated for such purpose;
- You may not upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make
available any material that contains software viruses or any other
computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or
limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or
telecommunications equipment;
- You may not interfere with or disrupt SquareDating or servers or
networks connected to SquareDating, or disobey any requirements,
procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to
SquareDating;
- You may not intentionally or unintentionally violate any
applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but
not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities
exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange,
the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having
the force of law;
- You may not "stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
- You may not collect or store personal data about other users for
any commercial purpose.
- You may not provide material that exploits people under the age
of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information
from anyone under 18;
- You may not include in your Member profile any telephone
numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs, e-mail addresses, or any
other contact information.
COPYRIGHT POLICY
You may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted
material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without
obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary
rights. Without limiting the foregoing, if You believe that your work
has been copied and posted on the Service in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent with the
following information: an electronic or physical signature of the
person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright
interest; a description of the copyrighted work that You claim has
been infringed; a description of where the material that You claim is
infringing is located on the Website; your address, telephone number,
and e-mail address; a written statement by You that you have a good
faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law; a statement by You, made under penalty
of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and
that You are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright
owner's behalf. SquareDating's Copyright Agent for notice of claims of
copyright infringement can be reached as follows: General Counsel,
SquareDating c/o SquareDating, 1140 Avenue of the Americas, Mezzanine
00, New York, NY 10036.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF PURCHASE
- SquareDating will charge you fees to become a subscribing member.
You agree to pay all fees and charges, including applicable taxes,
incurred through your account at the rates in effect for the billing
period in which such fees and charges are incurred. SquareDating
reserves the right to change the amount of, or basis for determining,
any Fees, and to institute new Fees, effective upon prior notice to
you.
- By submitting credit card information, you give SquareDating
permission to charge all Fees incurred through your account to the
credit card you designate. All fees (other than renewal fees) will be
charged at the time they are incurred.
- All purchases are final/ No refund will be given for the unused
portion of your subscription period.
- Purchaser agrees that subscription privileges are non-refundable in
the event that the Purchaser chooses to suspend or cancel membership.
Furthermore, no refund will be given in the event of termination of
Purchaser's member agreement due to any violation of the SquareDating
Member Agreement and Privacy Policy. In that event, Purchaser agrees
that in addition to the grounds for termination set forth in the
SquareDating Member Agreement and Privacy Policy that offensive
behavior towards other members or use of foul language in a
Purchaser's profile or via messages to others will constitute grounds
for such termination of a Purchaser's membership or subscription.
- Your credit card will be charged within 24 hours of your
subscription. Your membership is non-refundable. You can manage your
account by visiting your "My Account" page in SquareDating.com.
- Same day cancellations are not eligible for a refund as all
subscriptions are non refundable. However, you will retain service
until your initial subscription expires and you will not be renewed
after the expiration or your initial subscription.
- SquareDating will automatically renew and charge your account upon
the completion of the length of your current membership. You give
permission to SquareDating to automatically charge your subscription
fee to your credit card. You may opt out of this automatic renewal at
any time by visiting your My Account page and indicating your
preference. SquareDating will e-mail one-year subscribers
approximately one month before such a renewal and give them the
opportunity to cancel their Subscription.
- The renewal charge will be equal to your original sign-up price,
unless you are otherwise notified in advance (electronically) by
SquareDating.
- You may cancel your subscription at any time, but you will not
receive a refund for your subscription fee.
MEMBER DISPUTES
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other
SquareDating Members. SquareDating, reserves the right, but has no
obligation, to monitor disputes between You and other Members.
PRIVACY
Use of the Website and/or the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy.
DISCLAIMERS
THE SQUAREDATING WEBSITE AND SERVICE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT,
FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED
THEREIN, ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS-IS", "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SQUAREDATING
CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF
THE WEBSITE AND/OR THE SERVICE. SQUAREDATING IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR
ANY INCORRECT OR INACCURATE CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, WHETHER CAUSED BY USERS OF THE WEBSITE,
MEMBERS OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR
UTILIZED IN THE SERVICE.
SQUAREDATING IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, WHETHER ONLINE OR
OFFLINE, OF ANY USER OF THE WEBSITE OR MEMBER OF THE SERVICE. UNDER NO
CIRCUMSTANCES WILL SQUAREDATING BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE,
INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, RESULTING FROM ANYONE'S USE OF THE
WEBSITE OR THE SERVICE, ANY CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEBSITE OR
TRANSMITTED TO MEMBERS, OR ANY INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS OF THE
WEBSITE, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE.
SQUAREDATING ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERROR, OMISSION,
INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF, USER OR MEMBER COMMUNICATIONS.
SQUAREDATING IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS OR TECHNICAL
MALFUNCTION OF ANY TELEPHONE NETWORK OR LINES, COMPUTER ONLINE
SYSTEMS, SERVERS OR PROVIDERS, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, FAILURE
OF EMAIL OR PLAYERS ON ACCOUNT OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR TRAFFIC
CONGESTION ON THE INTERNET OR AT ANY WEBSITE OR COMBINATION THEREOF,
INCLUDING INJURY OR DAMAGE TO USERS AND/OR MEMBERS OR TO ANY OTHER
PERSON'S COMPUTER RELATED TO OR RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATING OR
DOWNLOADING MATERIALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEB AND/OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SERVICE.
BY USING THE SQUAREDATING SERVICE, YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE
THAT SQUAREDATING IS AN "INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE" PURSUANT TO 47
U.S.C. 230 (C)(1) AND HAS NO LIABILITY TO YOU WHATSOEVER FOR ANY
INFORMATION PROVIDED BY ANY SQUAREDATING MEMBER OR BY ANY INFORMATION
CONTENT PROVIDER.
LIMITATION OF LIABILIY IN NO EVENT SHALL SQUAREDATING OR ANY OF ITS
OFFICERS, AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES BE
LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE
USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVICE OR THE
CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING WITHOUT
LIMITATION LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS OR
LOST SALES OR GOODWILL, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SQUAREDATING HAS BEEN
ADVISED, KNEW, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF SQUAREDATING TO YOU FOR ANY
AND ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR
TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE), ARISING
FROM THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EXCEED, IN THE
AGGREGATE, THE AMOUNT OF THE MEMBERSHIP FEE PAID BY YOU TO
SQUAREDATING PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT
SQUAREDATING HAS SET ITS PRICES AND ENTERED INTO THIS AGREEMENT IN
RELIANCE UPON THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND THE DISCLAIMERS OF
WARRANTIES AND DAMAGES SET FORTH HEREIN, AND THAT THE SAME FORM AN
ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN YOU AND SQUAREDATING. YOU AGREE
THAT THE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERS
SPECIFIED IN THIS AGREEMENT WILL SURVIVE AND APPLY EVEN IF FOUND TO
HAVE FAILED OF THEIR ESSENTIAL PURPOSE
DISPUTES
If there is any dispute about or involving the Website and/or the
Service, by using the Website, You agree that this Agreement and the
rights of You and SquareDating hereunder shall be governed by and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York,
without giving effect to principals of conflicts of laws. You
irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction
of any State or Federal court sitting in the City of New York, Borough
of Manhattan, over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Agreement. The Parties hereto irrevocably and
unconditionally waive any objection to the laying of venue of any such
suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court and claim that
any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum.
Please contact us with any questions regarding this agreement.
PRIVACY POLICY
SquareDating gives its members great discretion over the dissemination
of their individual information. We use the information we collect
from members for the purposes of improving site experience (e.g.,
customization of content); contacting You for suitable employment
opportunities (e.g., through the Career Center); facilitating
community experience (e.g., allowing members to connect based upon
common interests); and soliciting partners (by calculating aggregated
membership statistics).
Members can exercise the option of limiting the scope of individual
information that is available to other members. SquareDating may
automatically receive and record information on our server logs from
your browser, including your IP address and cookie information. For
functional purposes, SquareDating may set and access cookies on your
computer.
In the event that SquareDating or substantially all of its assets are
acquired, member information will be one of the transferred assets.
You may not use SquareDating's site in any manner that may violate the
privacy, publicity, or other personal rights of others, including but
not limited to the posting of files (e.g., words, pictures, computer
programs or other works of authorship), for which You do not have
permission of the author to post and/or disseminate.
EDITORIAL CONTROL
You acknowledge that SquareDating does not pre-screen Content, but
that SquareDating and its designees shall have the right (but not the
obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content
that is available via SquareDating. Without limiting the foregoing,
SquareDating and its designees shall have the right to remove any
Content that violates the Agreement or is otherwise objectionable. You
agree that You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the
use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy,
completeness, or usefulness of such Content.
You acknowledge and agree that SquareDating may preserve Content and
may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good
faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably
necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the
Agreement; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights
of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal
safety of SquareDating, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of
SquareDating, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions
over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to
technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
E-MAIL
Acceptance of this Agreement authorizes SquareDating to send You a
reasonable amount of e-mail, including but not limited to, marketing
promotions, special events and general information regarding
SquareDating. You can at any time choose not to receive general
announcements via e-mail from SquareDating by logging in and going to
your account.
SquareDating encourages all members to recruit/refer as many personal
contacts as they would like for the purposes of expanding
SquareDating's community. If You choose to enter SquareDating's member
referral contests, You must comply with the stated rules. SquareDating
does not authorize or encourage any member to send out mass e-mails
(i.e., spam). Any member found to be engaging in such behavior will be
subject to revocation of membership and prosecution under local,
state, and federal laws.
ARCHIVES
SquareDating may archive postings for the purpose of providing useful
or important information to its members on an ongoing basis. Such
archives will also be used to minimize system downtime in the event of
a malfunction. By posting on SquareDating, You are giving us
permission to copy and/or store your postings for these purposes.
SquareDating, however, does not warrant or represent that postings
will be retained for any period of time, and such postings will be
periodically deleted from our system.
SquareDating may also archive member-to-member e-mail for the purposes
of protecting our members from defamatory, libelous, slanderous,
threatening, harassing, abusive, vulgar, racist, hateful, or otherwise
objectionable behavior. The privacy of member-to-member e-mail will be
strictly guarded; however, if deemed necessary by SquareDating, we may
access necessary archived e-mails without notification or permission
from the member or members involved. SquareDating, however, does not
warrant or represent that e-mail will be retained for any period of
time, and such e-mail will be periodically deleted from our system.
E-mails may be forwarded to the proper authorities for the purpose of
assisting in prosecution of the party or parties involved in any
prohibited behavior including, but not limited to, the above stated
behavior.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY
The contents included on SquareDating's web site, such as text,
graphics, logos, button icons, images and software (collectively
referred to as "Material") are protected by U.S. and international
copyright laws. All Material is the property of SquareDating or its
content suppliers or clients. The compilation (meaning collection,
arrangement and assembly) of all content on this site is the exclusive
property of SquareDating and is protected by U.S. and international
copyright laws.
SquareDating authorizes you to view and download a single copy of the
Material on SquareDating's web site solely for your personal,
noncommercial use. Any other use including the reproduction,
distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance of
the content on the web site is strictly prohibited. All copies that
you make of the Material for permitted use must bear any copyright,
trademark, service mark, patent or other intellectual property right
in the Material or the products, services, processes or technology
described in our web site. SquareDating retains all such rights.
The copying or adaptation of the code that SquareDating uses to create
and to generate its pages is strictly prohibited. It is also protected
by SquareDating's copyright. Violators will be prosecuted to the
fullest extent of local, state, and federal law.
SquareDating owns the trademarks and service marks for SquareDating
and SquareDating name and logo and all related products and service
names, design marks and slogans. All other trademarks and service
marks on this web site are the property of their respective owners.
You cannot use any trademarks or service marks used on this web site,
including SquareDating's name, without our consent or the consent of
their respective owners.
ROPRIETARY RIGHTS
SquareDating owns and retains other proprietary rights in its service.
SquareDating contains the copyrighted material, trademarks and other
proprietary information of SquareDating and its licensors. Members may
also post copyrighted information on the site, under the assumption
that they have obtained the required legal rights to do so. Unless the
information You are privy to is in the public domain or is that to
which You have been given permission, You will not copy, modify,
publish, transmit, distribute, or sell such proprietary information.
GENERAL DISCLAIMER
Any and all advice given by employees or members of SquareDating is
merely a suggestion as to how a particular situation may or may not be
handled. Any and all advice is given as a personal opinion not a
professional opinion and should not be construed as such. The advice
given serves as only one point of view; individuals are encouraged to
use their own best judgment regarding personal matters. Any and all
advice implemented is done so at one's own risk.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
SquareDating provides its services on an as-is basis, without warranty
of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to any
warranty for information, services or products provided through or in
connection to SquareDating's site. SquareDating specifically disclaims
any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular
purpose or noninfringement.
SquareDating does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make
available for inclusion on SquareDating. However, with respect to
Content you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly
accessible areas of SquareDating, you grant SquareDating the following
world-wide, royalty free and non-exclusive license(s), as applicable:
With respect to Content You submit or make available for inclusion on
publicly accessible areas of SquareDating, the license to use,
distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly
display such Content on SquareDating solely for the purposes of
providing and promoting the specific area of SquareDating to which
such Content was submitted or made available. This license exists for
as long as You elect to continue to include such Content on
SquareDating and will terminate at the time You remove or SquareDating
removes such Content from SquareDating.
With respect to photos, graphics, audio or video You submit or make
available for inclusion on publicly accessible area of SquareDating,
the license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly
perform and publicly display such Content on SquareDating solely for
the purpose for which such Content was submitted or made available.
This license exists only for as long as You elect to continue to
include such Content on SquareDating and will terminate at the time
You remove or SquareDating removes such Content from SquareDating.
With respect to Content other than photos, graphics, audio or video
you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible
areas of SquareDating, the perpetual, irrevocable and fully
sublicensable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt,
publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content
(in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other works
in any format or medium now known or later developed.
SquareDating acknowledges that its Members will be posting information
on SquareDating's site and hereby disclaims any responsibility for the
use or misuse of such information by a Member that violates any law or
the personal privacy of any other Member.
SquareDating cannot promise, and will not be deemed to promise that
its hardware or software will function flawlessly. SquareDating fully
intends to keep its system functional at all times. However, in the
event that, due to circumstances beyond SquareDating's control,
SquareDating's services malfunction or become unavailable to all or
some members, SquareDating will not be liable for any direct,
consequential or incidental damages, whether foreseeable or not, which
may result from such unavailability or malfunction, except that
SquareDating may, in its sole discretion, choose to credit members'
accounts for such interruptions of service.
SquareDating does not guarantee the anonymity of posters. While
SquareDating recommends that posters limit the amount of personally
identifiable information contained in their online postings, complete
anonymity cannot and is not guaranteed. SquareDating will comply with
court orders and with valid legal process seeking member information.
As a convenience to our members, not as an endorsement, SquareDating
provides links to third party web sites and resources that are beyond
our control. We make no representations or warranties as to the
quality, suitability, functionality, legality, content or accuracy of
the materials on those sites. Further, SquareDating holds no
responsibility for the privacy practices of such web sites. You hereby
waive any claim You may have against SquareDating with respect to such
sites. If You download any software or otherwise executable files from
SquareDating or a link provided by SquareDating, we assume no
liability or responsibility for any direct, consequential or
incidental damages caused by such software or files.
As a member who participates in the Career Center and any associated
employment services, You understand that the SquareDating is acting as
an agent for these services and does not guarantee that You will
obtain employment. You further understand that SquareDating makes no
guarantee as to the quality of a position accepted through the Career
Center and you agree to release SquareDating from all liability with
respect thereto.
By permitting classified and personal advertising, SquareDating makes
no warranties or representations of any kind as to the accuracy of the
content or suitability of the subject matter of any such
advertisement. SquareDating specifically disclaims liability for
direct, consequential or incidental damages arising from such
advertisements. By posting a personal or classified advertisement on
SquareDating, You are promising that the content of your advertisement
is true, and that You will indemnify SquareDating against any claims
which may arise from Member advertisements. By responding to a
classified or personal advertisement on SquareDating, You waive any
claims against SquareDating for damages arising from such response or
reliance upon statements in such classified or advertisement.
SquareDating assumes no responsibility or legal liability for any
loss, injury, or problems You may suffer as a result of any contact
with anyone You meet through SquareDating. Any and all exchange of
personal information, including, but not limited to, addresses and
telephone numbers with other members, by e-mail, at a
SquareDating-sponsored event or otherwise is completely voluntary on
the part of the members. Any exchange of personal information by
members is based on the sole discretion and risk of the members.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold SquareDating, and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and
employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of
Content you submit, post, transmit or make available through
SquareDating, your use of SquareDating, your connection to
SquareDating, your violation of the Agreement, or your violation of
any rights of another.
JURISDICTION
This Agreement is to be construed under and governed by the laws of
the State of New York. New York courts shall have jurisdiction over
any claim or controversy arising under this Agreement. Any sort of
illegal activity under the laws of the State of New York or the United
States is prohibited under this Agreement. Please be aware that the
law as to jurisdiction over online activities is unsettled, and you
may be found liable for violation of laws beyond New York, or outside
your particular state of residence, or other states, counties, or
federal districts with which you have direct contact. SquareDating can
provide no assurances that Members will, by their conduct, escape or
incur liability in any jurisdictions.
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, You agree to comply
with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content.
Specifically, You agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding
the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or
the country in which you reside.
TERMINATION
SquareDating reserves the right to cancel this membership agreement
without notice and at the sole discretion of SquareDating.
Upon resignation, termination or revocation of membership, member
personal information will be expunged from SquareDating's database
within a reasonable amount of time thereafter, with the exception of
necessary records of business transactions.
At any time, You may terminate your membership in SquareDating bby
visiting the "My Subscriptions" page in the "Account" section and clicking cancel or clicking here.
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