Terms and Conditions
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE
USING THIS WEBSITE. All users of this site agree that access to and use
of this site are subject to the following terms and conditions and other
applicable law. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions,
please do not use this site.
Copyright
The
entire content included in this site, including but not limited to
text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the
United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of
Veterinary Implants Direct. The collective work includes works that are
licensed to Veterinary Implants Direct. Copyright 2003, Veterinary
Implants Direct ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission is granted to
electronically copy and print hard copy portions of this site for the
sole purpose of placing an order with Veterinary Implants Direct or
purchasing Veterinary Implants Direct products. You may display and,
subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to
specific material, download or print portions of the material from the
different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use, or
to place an order with Veterinary Implants Direct or to purchase
Veterinary Implants Direct products. Any other use, including but not
limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of
the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by
Veterinary Implants Direct. You further agree not to change or delete
any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site.
Trademarks
All
trademarks, service marks and trade names of Veterinary Implants Direct
used in the site are trademarks or registered trademarks of Veterinary
Implants Direct
Warranty Disclaimer
This
site and the materials and products on this site are provided "as is"
and without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. To the
fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Veterinary
Implants Direct disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including,
but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness
for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Veterinary Implants
Direct does not represent or warrant that the functions contained in the
site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that the defects will be
corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the site available
are free of viruses or other harmful components. Veterinary Implants
Direct does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use
of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy,
adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. Some states
do not permit limitations or exclusions on warranties, so the above
limitations may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
Veterinary
Implants Direct shall not be liable for any special or consequential
damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the
materials on this site or the performance of the products, even if
Veterinary Implants Direct has been advised of the possibility of such
damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation of exclusion of
liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above
limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
Typographical Errors
In
the event that a Veterinary Implants Direct product is mistakenly
listed at an incorrect price, Veterinary Implants Direct reserves the
right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the
incorrect price. Veterinary Implants Direct reserves the right to refuse
or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed
and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been
charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, Veterinary
Implants Direct shall issue a credit to your credit card account in the
amount of the incorrect price.
Term; Termination
These
terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing the site
and/or completing the registration or shopping process. These terms and
conditions, or any part of them, may be terminated by Veterinary
Implants Direct without notice at any time, for any reason. The
provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of
Liability, Indemnification and Miscellaneous, shall survive any
termination.
Notice
Veterinary Implants
Direct may deliver notice to you by means of e-mail, a general notice on
the site, or by other reliable method to the address you have provided
to Veterinary Implants Direct.
Miscellaneous
Your
use of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the
state of California, U.S.A., without regard to choice of law provisions,
and not by the 1980 U.N. Convention on contracts for the international
sale of goods. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal
proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this
site (including but not limited to the purchase of Veterinary Implants
Direct products) shall be in the state or federal courts located in Los
Angeles County, California. Any cause of action or claim you may have
with respect to the site (including but not limited to the purchase of
Veterinary Implants Direct products) must be commenced within one (1)
year after the claim or cause of action arises. Veterinary Implants
Direct's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any
provision of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a
waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between
the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these terms
and conditions. Veterinary Implants Direct may assign its rights and
duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to
you.
Use of Site
Harassment in any manner
or form on the site, including via e-mail, chat, or by use of obscene
or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others,
including a Veterinary Implants Direct or other licensed employee, host,
or representative, as well as other members or visitors on the site is
prohibited. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish
through the site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene,
threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal,
or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal
offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give
rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial
content on the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become
members of any other commercial online service or other organization.
Participation Disclaimer
Veterinary
Implants Direct does not and cannot review all communications and
materials posted to or created by users accessing the site, and is not
in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and
materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to
view and distribute user-generated content on the site, Veterinary
Implants Direct is merely acting as a passive conduit for such
distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating
to any contents or activities on the site. However, Veterinary Implants
Direct reserves the right to block or remove communications or
materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene,
(b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a
copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property right of another or
(d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to Veterinary Implants Direct
in its sole discretion.
Indemnification
You
agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Veterinary Implants
Direct, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and
suppliers (collectively the "Service Providers") from and against all
losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any
activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful
conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your
Internet account.
Third-Party Links
In an
attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, Veterinary Implants
Direct may link to sites operated by third parties. However, even if
the third party is affiliated with Veterinary Implants Direct,
Veterinary Implants Direct has no control over these linked sites, all
of which have separate privacy and data collection practices,
independent of Veterinary Implants Direct. These linked sites are only
for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk.
Nonetheless, Veterinary Implants Direct seeks to protect the integrity
of its web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any
feedback on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well
(including if a specific link does not work).