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There are some things we would like you to know about how we do business and what our terms and conditions are for use of this site, its content and services:

Downloading & Using Templates, Sample Legal Agreements, Forms, & Other Docs (collectively "Docs"):

All docs are provided with the understanding that we are not in the business of rendering legal or professional advice. Consult with a reputable professional if you use this material. The docs may be copied and modified as needed. You may not distribute or sell the Docs.

Uploading Documents ("Docs"); Representations and Warranties

Content is uploaded at Your own risk. Notwithstanding any obligations hereunder of StartupBUSINESS.COM to protect Docs with security measures, StartupBUSINESS.COM cannot guarantee that there will be no unauthorized copying or distribution of Docs nor will StartupBUSINESS.COM be liable for any copying or usage of the Docs. You should assume that any Docs you upload for posting on StartupBUSINESS.COM will be downloaded and used freely by visitors to the site.

Unless otherwise agreed to in a separate written agreement between You and StartupBUSINESS.COM that was signed by an authorized representative of StartupBUSINESS.COM:

a) By distributing or disseminating Docs on StartupBUSINESS.COM, You hereby grant to StartupBUSINESS.COM a worldwide, non-exclusive, transferable, assignable, fully paid-up, royalty-free, license to host, transfer, display, perform, reproduce, distribute, compress or convert for distribution, and otherwise exploit Your Docs, in any media formats and through any media channels, solely in order to publish and promote such Docs in connection with services offered or to be offered by StartupBUSINESS.COM. Such license will apply to any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed.

b) By uploading Docs, You hereby warrant that the Docs are free of any digital rights management, including any software designed to limit the number of times the Docs may be copied or played.

c) By uploading, distributing or disseminating Docs through StartupBUSINESS.COM, You hereby grant to each visitor of the site a non-exclusive license to access and use Your Docs under the terms indicated by You when You uploaded such Docs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, You hereby grant to each visitor a non-exclusive, personal license to view, download and use such Docs in the manner contemplated by StartupBUSINESS.COM. The foregoing license granted by You terminates as to a specific Doc once You notify StartupBUSINESS.COM to remove or delete such Docs from the site, provided however, that User rights to such Docs arising out of distributions occurring on or prior to deletion of such Docs from StartupBUSINESS.COM survive any termination or expiration of the license granted in this section.

d) You are solely responsible for Your Docs and the consequences of posting or publishing them. By uploading and publishing Your Docs, You affirm, represent, and warrant that:

(1) You are the creator and owner of or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, releases and permissions to use and to authorize StartupBUSINESS.COM's visitors to use Your Docs as necessary to exercise the licenses granted by You in this section and in the manner contemplated by StartupBUSINESS.COM's Terms of Use;

(2) Your Docs do not and will not: (a) infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right or (b) slander, defame, or libel any other person; and

(3) Your Docs do not contain any viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious code.

Violators of these third-party rights may be subject to criminal and civil liability. StartupBUSINESS.COM reserves all rights and remedies against any Users who violate this Terms of Use.

Mission & Disclaimer

Our mission is to help people start a company and/or commercialize their ideas. To the best of our knowledge, all information you will find on this site is accurate. We are focused on providing how-to publications, sample business templates, sample legal agreements, software tools, how-to articles, tips and learning exercises. In some cases we may recommend professional business and creative services. We can not guarantee that this material, or these services, are going to make your idea or business successful. That is up to you.

Third-Party Content & Services: Limitation of Liability

To bring you reputable, cost-effective content and services, we network with a variety of business professionals. Where noted, we endorse these professionals and guarantee their work -- and your satisfaction. In any case, our entire liability under or arising out of your use of this content or these services shall be limited to the amount paid for the content and/or services. Delivery of all fee-based services are governed by separate agreement.

There are inherent dangers in the use of any document, software or content found on the Internet, and we caution you to make sure that you completely understand the risks before retrieving any Doc, software or content on the Internet. Please Note: Unless specifically noted by each link, we may have no direct affiliation with the Web sites linked to and do not necessarily endorse these sites, nor have they endorsed StartupBUSINESS.COM. We believe these sites to be run by reputable companies and to contain accurate and useful information. However, the software, links and content found on these sites is not under our control and therefore we cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety or suitability of this material.

Privacy

We respect your privacy and do not send SPAM e-mails. We do not sell or share our customer list. We periodically send newsletters, updates and special offers to users who have uploaded or downloaded Docs,  or who have specifically registered to receive such information. Users may opt-out at anytime and are permanently removed from the list upon request.

Copyright

Almost all the content on this site is protected under copyright laws. If we don't own it, someone else does. If you would like to cite any of this information or re-use it for any purpose other than originally intended, we are happy to give you permission, or help you seek permission for content we do not own, upon receiving a written inquiry. In most cases, you will be given clearance to use this content if you acknowledge the source.

Misc. Terms

1. Upon notice published on StartupBUSINESS.COM, we reserve the right to modify the Terms and Conditions or the Acceptable Use Guidelines, amplify them, and/or modify the prices of our content and services, as well as discontinue or change the content and services offered. Your continued use of this site's content and/or services following such notification will be deemed acceptance of the modification.

2. By using this site, or information linked from this site, you understand that StartupBUSINESS.COM cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the Service will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Service for the reconstruction of any lost data. You assume total responsibility and risk for use of the service and the Internet. We do not make any express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever (including without limitation warranties of title or non-infringement, or the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) with regard to the service, any merchandise, information or service provided through the service or on the Internet generally, and StartupBUSINESS.COM or its parent company shall not be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly from any such transaction. It is solely your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of all opinions, advice, services, merchandise and other information provided through the Service or on the Internet generally. We do not warrant that the content or service will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in the content or service will be corrected. The Service and the software are provided on an "as is, as available" basis.

3. IN NO EVENT SHALL STARTUPBUSINESS.COM or STARTUPBIZ, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS) ARISING OUT OF OR IN RELATION TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE OUR CONTENT OR SERVICES. OUR ENTIRE LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE AT OUR OPTION. EITHER RETURN OF THE FEES PAID FOR ANY CONTENT OR SERVICES, OR REPLACEMENT OF CONTENT AND SERVICES TO YOUR SATISFACTION.

4. You may not use the content on StartupBUSINESS.COM for illegal purposes, or in support of illegal activities. We reserve the right to cooperate with legal authorities and/or injured third parties in the investigation of any suspected crime or civil wrong. Activities which are prohibited as potentially illegal include, but are not limited to:

- Unauthorized copying of copyrighted materials including, but not limited to, digitization and distribution of content available on or from StartupBUSINESS.COM.

- Exporting software or technical information in violation of U.S. export control laws.

- Posting or transmitting charity requests, petitions for signatures, chain letters or letters relating to pyramid schemes. Posting or transmitting any advertising, promotional materials or any other solicitation of other users of the Service for goods for services except in those areas (e.g., a classified bulletin board) that are designated for such purposes.

- Threatening bodily harm or property damage to individuals or groups.

- Making fraudulent offers of products, items, or services originating from StartupBUSINESS.COM or its affiliates accounts.

- Attempting to access the accounts of others set up on StartupBUSINESS.COM, or attempting to penetrate beyond security measures of our or other systems (referred to as hacking) whether or not the intrusion results in corruption or loss of data.

- Posting or listing articles which are off-topic according to the description of the group or list or send unsolicited mass e-mailings to more than twenty five (25) e-mail users, if such unsolicited mailings provoke complaints from any of the recipients.

- Forging any message header, in part or whole, of any electronic transmission, originating or passing through StartupBUSINESS.COM services.

- Distributing viruses to or from StartupBUSINESS.COM systems.

- Disrupting any StartupBUSINESS.COM newsgroup, chat room or discussion group with frivolous, excessively vulgar or repetitious postings.

- Posting or transmitting any message anonymously or under a false name.

- Posting or transmitting any message which is libelous, defamatory or which discloses private or personal matters concerning any person.

- Posting or transmitting any message, data, image or program which is indecent, obscene or pornographic.

- Interfering with other users' use of the Service.

- Posting or transmitting any message which is harmful, threatening, abusive or hateful. It is not our intent to discourage you from taking controversial positions or expressing vigorously what may be unpopular views; however, StartupBUSINESS.COM reserves the right to take such action as it deems appropriate in cases where the Service is used to disseminate statements which are deeply and widely offensive and/or harmful.