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This Terms of Use Agreement Before Accessing Website.
Effective Date: This Terms of Use Agreement was last updated on March 31, 2009.This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use of the
GreenTree Benefit Services
("greentreebenefits.com") Online Service. By using the GreenTree
Benefit Services
website you (the
"User") agree to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to the terms
and conditions of this agreement, you should immediately cease all usage of this
website. We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, alter, or update the
terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice. Modifications shall
become effective immediately upon being posted at:
https://www.greentreebenefits.com.
Your continued use of the Service after amendments are posted constitutes an
acknowledgement and acceptance of the Agreement and its modifications. Except as
provided in this paragraph, this Agreement may not be amended.
1. Description of Service
GreenTree Benefit Services is providing User with information regarding
insurance, and associated services. User must provide (1) all equipment
necessary for their own Internet connection, including computer and modem and
(2) provide for User's access to the Internet, and (3) pay any fees related with
such connection.
2. Disclaimer of Warranties
The site is provided by GreenTree Benefit Services
on an "as is" and on an "as available"
basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, GreenTree Benefit
Services
makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied,
regarding the use or the results of this web site in terms of its correctness,
accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. GreenTree Benefit Services
shall have no liability
for any interruptions in the use of this website. GreenTree Benefit Services
disclaims
all warranties with regard to the information provided, including the implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, and
non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties, therefore the above-referenced exclusion is inapplicable.
3. Limitation of Liability
GREENTREE BENEFIT SERVICES
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, AND IN
PARTICULAR GREENTREE BENEFIT SERVICES
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT,
CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF
REVENUE, OR LOSS OF USE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS WEB SITE OR THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN IT, WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE,
TORT, UNDER STATUTE, IN EQUITY, AT LAW, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF GREENTREE BENEFIT
SERVICES
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT
ALLOW FOR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THEREFORE SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS ARE INAPPLICABLE.
4. Indemnification
User agrees to indemnify and hold GreenTree Benefit Services, its parents, subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including
reasonable attorneys' fees and costs, made by any third party due to or arising
out of User's use of the Service, the violation of this Agreement, or
infringement by User, or other user of the Service using User's computer, of any
intellectual property or any other right of any person or entity.
5. Modifications and Interruption to Service
GreenTree Benefit Services
reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service with
or without notice to the User. GreenTree Benefit Services
shall not be liable to User or
any third party should GreenTree Benefit Services
exercise its right to modify or
discontinue the Service. User acknowledges and accepts that GreenTree Benefit
Services
does not guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our website and
operation of our website may be interfered with or adversely affected by
numerous factors or circumstances outside of our control.
6. Third-Party Sites
Our website includes links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and
operated by online companies, agencies and other third parties. You acknowledge
that we are not responsible for the availability of, or the content located on
or through, any third-party site. You should contact the site administrator or
webmaster for those third-party sites if you have any concerns regarding such
links or the content located on such sites. Your use of these third-party sites
is subject to the terms of use and privacy policies of each site, and we are not
responsible therein. We encourage all Users to review said privacy policies of
third-parties' sites.
GreenTree Benefit Services
makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard
to any product or service provided or offered by any company, and you
acknowledge that any reliance on representations and warranties provided by any
company shall be at your own risk.
7. Governing Jurisdiction of the Courts, Maryland
Our website is operated and provided in the State of Maryland. As such, we are
subject to the laws of the State of Maryland, and such laws will govern this
Terms of Use, without giving effect to any choice of law rules. We make no
representation that our website or other services are appropriate, legal or
available for use in other locations. Accordingly, if you choose to access our
site you agree to do so subject to the internal laws of the State of Maryland.
8. Compliance with Laws.
User assumes all knowledge of applicable law and is responsible for compliance
with any such laws. User may not use the Service in any way that violates
applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other
government requirements. User further agrees not to transmit any material that
encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil
liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or
international law or regulation.
9. Copyright and Trademark Information
All content included or available on this site, including site design, text,
graphics, interfaces, and the selection and arrangements thereof is © 2007
www.greentreebenefits.com, with all rights reserved, or is the property of
GreenTree Benefit Services and/or third parties protected by intellectual property
rights. Any use of materials on the website, including reproduction for purposes
other than those noted above, modification, distribution, or replication, any
form of data extraction or data mining, or other commercial exploitation of any
kind, without prior written permission of an authorized officer of GreenTree
Benefit Services is strictly prohibited. Users agree that they will not use any robot,
spider, or other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web
pages or the content contained therein without prior written permission of an
authorized officer of GreenTree Benefit Services.
All trademarks displayed on GreenTree Benefit Services's website are the trademarks of
their respective owners, and constitute neither an endorsement nor a
recommendation of those companies. In addition, such use of trademarks or links
to the web sites of companies is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly,
that those companies endorse or have any affiliation with GreenTree Benefit
Services.
10. Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement
Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, GreenTree Benefit Services
designates the following
individual as its agent for receipt of notifications
of claimed copyright
infringement.
By Mail: GreenTree Benefit Services, P.O. Box 149, Childs, MD 21916
By Telephone: 443.309.4978
By Email:
11. Other Terms
If any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement shall be unlawful, void or
unenforceable for any reason, the other provisions (and any
partially-enforceable provision) shall not be affected thereby and shall remain
valid and enforceable to the maximum possible extent. You agree that this Terms
of Use Agreement and any other agreements referenced herein may be assigned by
GreenTree Benefit Services, in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a
merger or acquisition. This Terms of Use Agreement shall apply in addition to,
and shall not be superseded by, any other written agreement between us in
relation to your participation as a User. User agrees that by accepting this
Terms of Use Agreement, User is consenting to the use and disclosure of their
personally identifiable information and other practices described in our Privacy
Policy Statement. |