Welcome! to Retrogen.com. Retrogen.com can be reached through any of the following URL's (web addresses).
www.retrogen.com
These "Terms of use" also known as "Terms of Service"(TOS) apply to you irrespective of the URL you choose to reach this website. Ths website hereby will be referred to as "Retrogen".
Retrogen provides its service to you, subject to the
following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from time
to time without notice to you. You can review the most current version of
the TOS at any time at: http://www.Retrogen.com/terms/. In addition, when using
particular Retrogen services, you and Retrogen shall be subject to any posted
guidelines or rules applicable to such services which may be posted from
time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by
reference into the TOS.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Retrogen currently provides users with access to a rich collection of
resources, including, various communications tools, forums, shopping
services, personalized content and branded programming through its network
of properties (the "Service"). You also understand and agree that the
Service may include advertisements and that these advertisements are
necessary for Retrogen to provide the Service. You also understand and
agree that the service may include certain communications from
Retrogen!, such as service announcements, administrative messages and
the Retrogen! Newsletter, and that these communications are considered
part of Retrogen! membership and you will not be able to opt out of
receiving them. Unless explicitly stated
otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service,
including the release of new Retrogen properties, shall be subject to the
TOS. You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and
that Retrogen assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion,
mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or
personalization settings.
You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service and that access
may involve third party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime
charges). You are responsible for those fees, including those fees
associated with the display or delivery of advertisements. In addition,
you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access
the Service.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to: (a) provide
true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as
prompted by the Service's registration form (such information being the
"Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration
Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any
information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or
Retrogen has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Retrogen has the right to suspend or
terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the
Service (or any portion thereof). Retrogen is concerned about the safety and
privacy of all its users, particularly children. For this reason, parents
of children under the age of 13 who wish to allow their children access to
the Service must create a Retrogen Family Account. When you create a Retrogen
Family Account and add your child to the account, you certify that you are
at least 18 years old and that you are the legal guardian of the
child/children listed on the Retrogen Family Account. By adding a child to
your Retrogen Family Account, you also give your child permission to access
all of the Services including, email, message boards, clubs, instant
messages and chat (among others). Please remember that the Service is
designed to appeal to a broad audience. Accordingly, as the legal
guardian, it is your responsibility to determine whether any of the
Services and/or Content (as defined in Section 6 below) are appropriate
for your child.
4. Retrogen PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to
our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy
policy at http://www.retrogen.com/privacy.php.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will create a password and member name by completing the
Service's registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for
all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a)
immediately notify Retrogen of any unauthorized use of your password or
account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from
your account at the end of each session. Retrogen cannot and will not be
liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with
this Section 5.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
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 Retrogen, are entirely responsible for all Content
that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Retrogen
does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not
guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You
understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that
is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will Retrogen
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, emailed, transmitted or
otherwise made available via the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
a.
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious,
defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's
privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable;
b.
harm minors in any way;
c.
impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to,
a Retrogen official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or
otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or
entity;
d.
forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to
disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the
Service;
e.
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);
f.
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;
g.
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 shopping rooms) that
are designated for such purpose;
h.
upload, post, email, 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;
i.
disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll"
faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or
otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users'
ability to engage in real time exchanges;
j.
interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks
connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures,
policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service;
k.
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;
l.
"stalk" or otherwise harass another; or
m.
collect or store personal data about other
users.
You acknowledge that Retrogen does not pre-screen Content, but that Retrogen
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 the
Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Retrogen and its designees shall
have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS 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. In this regard, you
acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by Retrogen or
submitted to Retrogen, including without limitation information in Retrogen!
Message Boards, Retrogen! Clubs, and in all other parts of the Service.
You acknowledge and agree that Retrogen 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 TOS; (c) respond to claims that
any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the
rights, property, or personal safety of Retrogen, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the
Service, 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.
7. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
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.
8. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON THE SERVICE
Retrogen does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available for
inclusion on the Service. However, with respect to Content you submit or
make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Service,
you grant Retrogen 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 Retrogen! Clubs and Retrogen! Groups,forums, the license
to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and
publicly display such Content on the Service solely for the purposes of
providing and promoting the specific Retrogen! Club or Retrogen! Group to 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 the
Service and will terminate at the time you remove or Retrogen removes such
Content from the Service.
With respect to photos, graphics, audio or video you submit or make
available for inclusion on publicly accessible area of the Service other
than Retrogen! Clubs or Retrogen! Groups, forums, the license to use, distribute,
reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such
Content on the Service 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 the Service and will
terminate at the time you remove or Retrogen removes such Content from the
Service.
With respect to Content other than photos, graphics, audio or video
you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of
the Service other than Retrogen! Clubs or Retrogen! Groups, forums, 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.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas of the Retrogen
network of properties that are intended by Retrogen to be available to the
general public. By way of example, publicly accessible areas of the
Service would include Retrogen! Message Boards and portions of Retrogen! Clubs
and Retrogen! Groups that are open to both members and visitors. However,
publicly accessible areas of the Service would not include portions of
Retrogen! Clubs and Retrogen! Groups that are limited to members, Retrogen services
intended for private communication such as Retrogen! Member area, Mail, Messenger, or areas off of the Retrogen network of properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible through Retrogen!
Webring but are not hosted or served by Retrogen.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Retrogen, 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 the Service, your use of the
Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the TOS, or
your violation of any rights of another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit
for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the
Service, or access to the Service.
11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that Retrogen may establish general practices and limits
concerning use of the Service, including without limitation the maximum
number of days that email messages, message board postings or other
uploaded Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of
email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the
Service, the maximum size of any email message that may be sent from or
received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be
allotted on Retrogen's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of
times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a
given period of time. You agree that Retrogen has no responsibility or
liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other
communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service.
You acknowledge that Retrogen reserves the right to log off accounts that are
inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that
Retrogen reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at
any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
Retrogen reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or
discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof)
with or without notice. You agree that Retrogen shall not be liable to you or
to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of
the Service.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that Retrogen, in its sole discretion, may terminate your
password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, and remove
and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including,
without limitation, for lack of use or if Retrogen believes that you have
violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS.
Retrogen may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue
providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You
agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any
provision of this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and
acknowledge and agree that Retrogen may immediately deactivate or delete your
account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar
any further access to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that
Retrogen shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of
your access to the Service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in
promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service, including
payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms,
conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings,
are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that Retrogen shall not
be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as
the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such
advertisers on the Service.
15. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other
World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Retrogen has no control over such
sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Retrogen is not
responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and
does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content,
advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites
or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Retrogen shall not be
responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss
caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance
on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such
site or resource.
16. Retrogen'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software
used in connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and
confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual
property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you
through the Service or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks,
service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as
expressly authorized by Retrogen or advertisers, you agree not to modify,
rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on
the Service or the Software, in whole or in part.
Retrogen grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right
and license to use the object code of its Software on a single computer;
provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy,
modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or
otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense,
grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the
Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or
to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation)
for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree
not to access the Service by any means other than through the interface
that is provided by Retrogen for use in accessing the Service.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a.
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS
PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. Retrogen EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b.
Retrogen MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE
QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED.
c.
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF
THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU
WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR
LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH
MATERIAL.
d.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY
YOU FROM Retrogen OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT Retrogen SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR
ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY
DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS,
GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF Retrogen HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE
OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF
SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION
OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS
ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR
ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF
ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE
SERVICE.
19. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR
THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 17 AND 18
MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
20. SPECIAL ADMONITION FOR SERVICES RELATING TO FINANCIAL MATTERS
If you intend to create or join any service, receive or request any
news, messages, alerts or other information from the Service concerning
companies, stock quotes, investments or securities, please read the above
Sections 17 and 18 again. They go doubly for you. In addition, for this
type of information particularly, the phrase "Let the investor beware" is
apt. The Service is provided for informational purposes only, and no
Content included in the Service is intended for trading or investing
purposes. Retrogen and its licensors shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy,
usefulness or availability of any information transmitted or made available
via the Service, and shall not be responsible or liable for any trading or
investment decisions made based on such information.
21. NOTICE
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The
Service may also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other matters by
displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the Service.
22. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Retrogen!, the Retrogen! logo, Retrogen! trademarks and service
marks, and other Retrogen! logos and product and service names are trademarks
of Retrogen.com (the "Retrogen Marks"). Without Retrogen's prior permission, you
agree not to display or use in any manner, the Retrogen Marks.
23. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS
Retrogen respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our
users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a
way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide Retrogen's Copyright Agent the following information:
an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act
on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other
intellectual property interest;
a description of the copyrighted work or other
intellectual property that you claim has been
infringed;
a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is
located on the site;
your address, telephone number, and email address;
a 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
or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the
copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.
Retrogen's Agent for Notice of claims of
copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached
as by email: copyright@Retrogen.com
24. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Retrogen and
govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between
you and Retrogen. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions
that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content or
third-party software. The TOS and the relationship between you and Retrogen
shall be governed by the laws of the State of California and by the laws of the United States, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Retrogen agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the
county of San Diego, California. The failure of Retrogen to exercise or
enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of
such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is found by a court
of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree
that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions
as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS remain
in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to
use of the Service or the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after such
claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no
legal or contractual effect.
25. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS to our Customer Care
group.