Terms of Use / Privacy Policy

TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT


Read This Terms of Use Agreement Before Accessing Website.


Effective Date: This Terms of Use Agreement was last updated on August 17, 2008.


This Terms of Use Agreement sets forth the standards of use of the Tiny Oranges Online Service. By using the www.tinyoranges.com website you (the “Member”) 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 w ww.tinyoranges.com website. 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. Tiny Oranges is providing Member with a mix of digital media and written content provided by Tiny Oranges, our users and our partners. Member must provide (1) all equipment necessary for their own Internet connection, including computer and modem and (2) provide for Member’s access to the Internet, and (3) pay any fees relate with such connection.


2. Disclaimer of Warranties. The site is provided by Tiny Oranges on an “as is” and on an “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Tiny Oranges 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. Tiny Oranges shall have no liability for any interruptions in the use of this Website. Tiny Oranges 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. TINY ORANGES SHALL NOT be liable for any damages whatsoever, and in particular TINY ORANGES 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 TINY ORANGES 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 IS INAPPLICABLE.


4. Indemnification. Member agrees to indemnify and hold Tiny Oranges 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 Member’s use of the Service, the violation of this Agreement, or infringement by Member, or other user of the Service using Member’s computer, of any intellectual property or any other right of any person or entity.


5. Modifications and Interruption to Service. Tiny Oranges reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Service with or without notice to the Member. Tiny Oranges shall not be liable to Member or any third party should Tiny Oranges exercise its right to modify or discontinue the Service. Member acknowledges and accepts that Tiny Oranges 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 may include links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by online merchants 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 those 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 Members to review said privacy policies of third-parties’ sites.


7. Limits on our Responsibilities. We cannot guarantee the accuracy, security or quality of Content posted on or transmitted through www.tinyoranges.com. Without limitation, we are not responsible for the Content posted by users on the www.tinyoranges.com and your use of the www.tinyoranges.com and the services provided is at your own risk. Under no circumstances will we be liable for any loss, harm, error or omission that may result from the use of the www.tinyoranges.com or the services we provide or for any service failure or interruption, regardless of the cause.


8. Disclaimer Regarding Accuracy of Vendor Information. Product specifications and other information have either been provided by the Vendors or collected from publicly available sources. While Tiny Oranges makes every effort to ensure that the information on this website is accurate, we can make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of any information provided on this website. Tiny Oranges makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any product provided or offered by any Vendor, and you acknowledge that any reliance on representations and warranties provided by any Vendor shall be at your own risk.


9. Governing Jurisdiction of the Courts of California. Our website is operated and provided in the State of California. As such, we are subject to the laws of the State California, 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 California.


10. Compliance with Laws. Member assumes all knowledge of applicable law and is responsible for compliance with any such laws. Member may not use the Service in any way that violates applicable state, federal, or international laws, regulations or other government requirements. Member 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.


11. 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 ©2008 www.tinyoranges.com, with all rights reserved, or is the property of Tiny Oranges 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 Tiny Oranges is strictly prohibited. Members 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 Tiny Oranges. All other trademarks displayed on Tiny Oranges’ website are the trademarks of their respective owners, and constitute neither an endorsement nor a recommendation of those Vendors. In addition, such use of trademarks or links to the web sites of Vendors is not intended to imply, directly or indirectly, that those Vendors endorse or have any affiliation with Tiny Oranges.


12. Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement. Pursuant to Section 512(c) of the Copyright Revision Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, if you believe that any Content shown on or transmitted through the www.tinyoranges.com violates the Terms of Use Agreement or your copyright you can report such violation by emailing: info@tinyoranges.com.


13. 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 Tiny Oranges, 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 Member. Member agrees that by accepting this Terms of Use Agreement, Member is consenting to the use and disclosure of their personally identifiable information and other practices described in our Privacy Policy Statement.


TINY ORANGES WEBSITE PRIVACY STATEMENT


This document was last updated on August 17, 2008.


1. Acknowledgment and acceptance of terms. Tiny Oranges is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement sets forth our current privacy practices with regard to the information we collect when you or your computer interact with our website. By accessing Tiny Oranges/www.tinyoranges.com, you acknowledge and fully understand Tiny Oranges’ Privacy Statement and freely consent to the information collection and use practices described in this Website Privacy Statement.


2. Participating Merchant Policies. Related services and offerings with links from this website, including vendor sites, have their own privacy statements that can be viewed by clicking on the corresponding links within each respective website. Online merchants and others who participate in Tiny Oranges’ services are encouraged to participate in industry privacy initiatives and to take a responsible attitude towards consumer privacy. However, since we do not have direct control over the policies or practices of participating merchants and other third parties, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or contents of those sites. We recommend and encourage that you always review the privacy policies of merchants and other third parties before you provide any personal information or complete any transaction with such parties.


3. Information We Collect and How We Use It. Tiny Oranges collects certain information from and about its users three ways: directly from our Web Server logs, the user, and with Cookies.


a. Web server logs.  When you visit our Website, we may track information to administer the site and analyze its usage. Examples of information we may track include:

  • Your Internet protocol address.
  • The kind of browser or computer you use.
  • Number of links you click within the site.
  • Country from which you accessed the site.
  • Date and time of your visit.
  • Name of your Internet service provider.
  • Web page you linked to our site from.
  • Pages you viewed on the site.


b. Use of Cookies. Tiny Oranges may use cookies to personalize or enhance your user experience. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web Server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. For example, if you personalize a web page, or navigate within a site, a cookie helps the site to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. Hence, this simplifies the process of delivering relevant content and eases site navigation by providing and saving your preferences and login information as well as providing personalized functionality.Tiny Oranges reserves the right to share aggregated site statistics with partner companies, but does not allow other companies to place cookies on our website unless there is a temporary, overriding customer value (such as merging into www.tinyoranges.com a site that relies on third-party cookies).You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies. If you reject cookies by changing your browser settings then be aware that this may disable some of the functionality on our Website.


c. Personal Information Users. Visitors to our website can register to post on the message board, we will request some personal information such as username, password, email and other relevant information. We will not disclose personally identifiable information we collect from you to third parties without your permission except to the extent necessary including:

  • To fulfill your service requests for services
  • To protect ourselves from liability
  • To respond to legal process or comply with law, or
  • In connection with a merger, acquisition, or liquidation of the company.

4. Message Boards. Message boards are available to you to participate in as a registered user. Please remember that any information you disclose in these public forum areas becomes public information and is immediately accessible on Tiny Oranges, so it is important for you to exercise discretion when deciding to reveal personal information in these areas. Tiny Oranges reserves the right to utilize message board content in promotions. Most of the time this will be done in anonymous form without personal identifiable information. If authorship credit is provided, it will be by listing the author’s user name. In order to protect your confidentiality, you are encouraged to use care when you choose a user name. Tiny Oranges reserves the right to delete or edit any post at our discretion.

5. Links To Sponsor And Advertiser Sites. Tiny Oranges contains links to advertiser and sponsor websites. We cannot be responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such non-Tiny Oranges websites, and we do not control the practices of any of our advertisers or sponsors to whom we are linked. Please consult those sites’ individual privacy policies in order to determine how they treat user information.


6. Accessing Web Account Information. We will provide you with the means to ensure that personally identifiable information in your web account file is correct and current. You may review this information by contacting us by sending an email to info@tinyoranges.com.


7. Changes to this Statement. Tiny Oranges has the discretion to occasionally update this privacy statement. When we do, we will also revise the “updated” date at the top of this Privacy page. We encourage you to periodically review this privacy statement to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to this privacy statement and any updates.


8. Contacting Us. If you have questions regarding our Privacy Statement, its implementation, failure to adhere to this Privacy Statement and/or our general practices, please contact us at info@tinyoranges.com.

3 comments

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *