Terms of Use

Last Updated: May 25, 2018
Document Reference: 4822-8643-1590 v1

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS, AS WELL AS CONDITIONS, LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS THAT MIGHT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY.

Introduction

These terms of use are entered into by and between you and Mid-Atlantic Nursery Trade Show (MANTS) (referred to in these Terms of Use as “we,” “us,” “our” or the “Company”). The following terms of use, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, these “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of this website, including any content, functionality, and services delivered through the domain mants.com (collectively, the “Site”).

By using or accessing the Site, registering with the Site, or by clicking to accept or agree to these Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you signify your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use and the Company’s Privacy Notice, which can be found at http://www.MANTS.com and is incorporated herein by reference.

Changes to These Terms of Use

We may modify these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. We will provide notice by, at a minimum, updating this posting. You are expected to carefully review these Terms of Use from time to time so you are aware of any changes. However, if we make material changes to these Terms of Use, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us or by means of a prominent notice on the Site before the change becomes effective.

Any changes to these Terms of Use will be in effect as of the “Last Updated” date referenced in these Terms of Use. Your continued use of the Site constitutes your binding acceptance to these Terms of Use, including any changes or modifications that we may make. If any part of these Terms of Use or any future changes to these Terms of Use are not acceptable to you, you must not use or access the Site.

Eligibility

THIS SITE IS OFFERED AND AVAILABLE TO USERS WHO ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. YOU MAY NOT USE, ACCESS, OR REQUEST SERVICES FROM THE SITE IF YOU (A) DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, (B) ARE NOT AT LEAST 18 YEARS OF AGE, OR (C) ARE PROHIBITED FROM ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE OR ANY OF THE SITE’S CONTENTS OR SERVICES BY APPLICABLE LAW.

BY USING THE SITE OR OBTAINING SERVICES FROM THE SITE, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU MEET ALL OF THE FOREGOING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND YOU AFFIRM THAT YOU ACCEPT AND ARE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT MEET ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS, YOU MUST NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SITE.

Intellectual Property

These Terms of Use permit you to use the Site exclusively for your personal and other commercial use. The Site and all information and content contained therein is protected by contract law and various intellectual property laws, including domestic and international copyright laws.

You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store or transmit any of the material on the Site, except that your computer or other device may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials, and you may store files that are automatically cached by your browser for display enhancement purposes.

Subject to the restrictions set forth in these Terms of Use, and except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution, you may print or download information from the Site only for your personal and other commercial use, and not for further reproduction, publication or distribution, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices.

These Terms of Use do not grant you any right, title, interest, license (express or implied) to any patent, trademark, service mark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property right of the Company or the respective intellectual property owners. Modification of any content on the Site is explicitly prohibited.

The Company, and its associated logos, and all page headers, custom graphics, and other icons are service marks, trademarks, registered service marks, or registered trademarks of the Company. All other product names and company logos mentioned on the Site are trademarks of their respective owners.

Prohibited Uses

You agree to use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use. Specifically, you agree:

not to use the Site in any way that violates federal, state, local or international law or regulation
that you will not use the Site to transmit or send unsolicited commercial communications
not to access (or attempt to access) the Site by any means other than through the interface that is provided by the Company
that you will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, disrupt or circumvent any of the security features of any part of the Site
not to access (or attempt to access) the Site through any automated means (including use of scripts or web crawlers)
not to conduct any systematic or automated data collection activities (including without limitation scraping, data mining, data extraction and data harvesting) on or in relation to the Site without the Company’s express written consent
not to introduce any spyware, viruses, Trojan horses, worms, keystroke loggers, rootkits, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful to the Site
that you will not edit or otherwise modify any content on the Site that is not owned by you
that you will not engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Site
that you will not impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Company, a Company employee, another user or any other person or entity
that you will not reproduce, redistribute, republish, duplicate, copy, display, sell, rent, sub-license, trade or resell any content or other aspect of the Site for any commercial purpose

User Contributions

The Site may contain forms, message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, forums, bulletin boards and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display or transmit to other users or other persons content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Site.

Any User Contribution you post to the site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the Site, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose.

You represent and warrant that: (i) you own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above; and (ii) all of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms of Use.

Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination

We have the right to:

Remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason in our sole discretion
Take any action with respect to any User Contribution that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion
Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights
Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Site
Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site for any violation of these Terms of Use

YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE COMPANY AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

Content Standards

These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must not:

Contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable
Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age
Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person
Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others
Be likely to deceive any person
Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote or assist any unlawful act
Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization
Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case

Risk Allocation

No Warranties

YOUR USE OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY ADVICE OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY, ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, RELATED COMPANIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, PARTNERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use and all matters arising from it are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, exclusive of its choice of law rules, whose courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all disputes arising in connection with these Terms of Use.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Site.