Terms of Use
Your use of The Meeting Pool and The Meeting Pool Directory (collectively, the “Services”) is subject to these Terms of Use (these “Terms”). We may modify these Terms at any time without notice to you by posting revised Terms on our site.
Your use of our site constitutes your binding acceptance of these Terms, including any modifications that we make.
Content On Meeting Pool
Our sites include a combination of content that we create, that our partners create and that our users create. All materials published on our sites, including, but not limited to, written content, photographs, graphics, images, illustrations, marks, logos, sound or video clips, show listings and event listings, are protected by our copyrights or trademarks or those of our partners. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display or in any way exploit any of the materials or content or our sites in whole or in part. If you would like to request permission to use any of the content on our sites contact us.
We do not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of the content on our sites. You may not rely on any of this content. Without limitation, we are not responsible for postings by users in the user opinion, message board or feedback sections of our sites. Our directory contains information about antique stores, events and services offered by third parties, including product descriptions, pricing, availability, and location.
The information and materials posted on this Site may contain errors, omissions, or typographical errors or may be out of date. Meeting Pool may change, delete, or update any posted information or materials at any time and without prior notice. The information and materials posted on this Site are provided for informational purposes only and are not binding on Meeting Pool or its owners in any way except to the extent they are specifically indicated to be so.
Use of Third Party Sites
Our sites contain links to other Internet sites owned by third parties. Your use of each of those sites is subject to the conditions, if any, that each of those sites has posted. We have no control over sites that are not ours and we are not responsible for any changes to or content on them. Our inclusion on our sites of any third party content or a link to a third party site is not an endorsement of that content or third party site.
We do not sell, resell or license any of the products or services that we review or list on our sites, and we disclaim any responsibility for or liability related to them. Your correspondence or related activities with third parties, including payment transactions and goods delivery transactions, are solely between you and that third party. You agree that we will not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any of your transactions with third parties. Any questions, complaints or claims related to any product or service should be directed to the appropriate vendor.
Privacy Policy
All of the information that we collect from you, such as registration and credit card information, is subject to our privacy policy. Please click here to see our full Privacy policy.
Site Users Conduct On Our Site
You agree not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, reverse engineer, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right to the technology or software underlying our sites or the Services. You agree not to modify the software underlying our sites in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of such software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to our sites.
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not use our sites to take any of the following actions:
1. Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal right of others
2. Publish, post, upload, email, distribute or disseminate (collectively, “Transmit”) any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful content
3. Transmit files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage or adversely affect the operation of another person’s computer, our sites, any software or hardware, or telecommunications equipment
4. Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose unless you have our written consent to do so
5. Transmit surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, spam, unsolicited advertising or promotional materials, or chain letters
6. Download any file that you know or reasonably should know, cannot be legally obtained in such manner
7. Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material
8. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any public area within our sites
9. Collect or store personal information about other end users
10. Interfere with or disrupt our sites, servers or networks
11. Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an Meeting Pool representative, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity
12. Forge headers, manipulate identifiers or other data in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through our sites, or to manipulate your presence on our sites
13. Take any action that imposes an unreasonably or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure
14. Engage in any illegal activities
You agree to use our bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities and/or message or communication facilities (collectively, the “Forums”), only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to that particular Forum.
If you choose a username that, in our sole discretion, is obscene, indecent, abusive or which might otherwise subject us to public disparagement or scorn, we reserve the right, without prior notice to you, to automatically change your username, delete your posts from our sites, deny you access to our sites, or any combination of these options.
Unauthorized access to our sites is a breach of these Terms and a violation of the law. You agree not to access our sites by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Meeting Pool for use in accessing our sites. Use of our sites is subject to existing laws and legal process. Nothing contained in these Terms shall limit our right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of our sites.
Requests To Remove Certain Content From Our Sites
If you believe that content you own has been copied and made accessible in a manner that violates your intellectual property rights, please contact us.
Linked Third Party Sites
Linked sites are not operated, controlled, or maintained by Meeting Pool, and Meeting Pool is not responsible for the availability, content, policies, or practices of linked sites. Links to other sites are provided for your convenience only, and you access them at your own risk.
Disclaimer of Warranty
Meeting Pool makes no warranties or representations whatsoever concerning this Site or any linked site or its content, including the availability of any site or the information and materials on it or the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of that information and materials. Meeting Pool also does not warrant or represent that your access to or use of any site will be uninterrupted or free of errors or omissions, that defects will be corrected, or that the site is free of computer viruses or other harmful components. Without limiting the foregoing, EVERYTHING ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion o
f implied warranties.
Limitation on Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL MEETING POOL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR IN TORT, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF ACCESS TO OR USE OF OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE OR ANY LINKED SITE OR ITS CONTENTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON COMPUTER SYSTEMS OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF MEETING POOL IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Trademarks and Copyrights
Unless otherwise noted, the trademarks, logos, and service marks used on the Site are owned by Meeting Pool or by third parties that have licensed their use to Meeting Pool. You may view and download these marks for informational purposes only as permitted by applicable copyright laws and must retain intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Other use of these marks, except as specifically permitted in these Terms or the Site content or a writing signed by Meeting Pool Directory, is strictly prohibited.
Miscellaneous
These Terms constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. No waiver by Meeting Pool of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. If any provision of these Terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other provisions of the Terms.
Submission of Listings, Reviews & Comments
By adding a listing or comment to the site, you agree to comply with the following terms:
The Meeting Pool reserves the right in its absolute discretion at any time to edit, alter, delete or move any material, such as reviews or comments added by Meetingpool.net and you. Meeting Pool will not enter into any discussions about its decision to edit, alter, delete or move such material.
The Meeting Pool reserves the right to share material, such as the content of reviews and comments with other organizations who may also publish the material.
Meeting Pool reserves the right to email you from time to time if you have indicated that you are the owner of the business, group or event.
Business Listings
You may use Meetingpool.net to add, amend and/or update a Business Listing (User content), solely on the terms and conditions of the directory listing agreement.
All User Content must:
(a) be complete, factual and accurate;
(b) be supplied in the manner and format specified;
(c) not be of a nature likely to bring Meetingpool.net into disrepute; and
(d) comply with all laws, regulations, standards and relevant industry codes.
We assume no responsibility for the accuracy of information provided on The Meetingpool.net Directory.
You must not:
(a) use Meetingpool.net to add or amend a Business Listing where You do not have the express authorisation of that business to do so;
(b) upload, post, transmit, publish or otherwise make available any Accessible Content that You do not have a right to make available under any law, regulation, rule or code or under contractual or other legal relationships;
(c) upload, post, transmit, publish or otherwise make available any false, misleading, inappropriate, libelous, profane, defamatory, abusive, threatening, obscene, pornographic, indecent or unlawful Accessible Content;
(d) infringe the intellectual property rights of others; or
(e) breach a law including, without limitation, any law that restricts advertising of a profession;
(f) submit any User Content protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, or other intellectual property, personal, contractual, proprietary or other right owned by a third party without the express permission of the owner of the respective right. You are solely liable for any damage resulting from your failure to obtain such permission or from any other harm resulting from User Content that you submit.
If any of the information in the Business Listing for Your business changes, becomes out of date, or no longer complies with this Agreement, You must:
(a) immediately amend Your Business Listing so that it complies with this Agreement; and/or
(b) immediately notify Meetingpool.net.
The Meetingpool.net Directory has the right to edit, alter, delete, move or share any material, such as listings or comments (User Content). By submitting User Content to us, you automatically grant to us:
(a) a worldwide, fully-paid, royalty-free, non-exclusive, fully sub licensable, and transferable right and license to use, reproduce and distribute the User Content (in whole or in part) as Meetingpool.net, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. We may exercise this grant in any format, media or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such User Content.
(b) Subject to the rights and license under these Terms of Use, you retain all your right, title and interest in your User Content submissions. This means that copyright in your User Content will remain with you and that you can continue to use the material in any way, including allowing others to use it.
You acknowledge and agree that by posting User Content onto Meetingpool.net, if you have indicated that you are the owner of the business, group or event, You consent to being contacted (on an ongoing basis) via any of the contact details contained in that User Content, including (without limitation) where such contact involves receiving information about products or services which we think may interest You from Meetingpool.net or any authorized third party.
We reserve the right to display advertisements in connection with your User Content and to use your User Content for advertising and promotional purposes.
Advertising Listings and Banner Ads
Although Meetingpool.net is a free service for people looking for Meeting and Event Technology related items, some of our advertising and listing slots incur a charge. Prices and terms of paid advertising are clearly disclosed prior to booking your listing and advertisement. Please take care when booking your listings and advertisements as they are non refundable.
All advertisements are paid for at time of booking. Prices may change from time to time and we may not give notice.
Meetingpool.net reserves the right to cancel any ad or listings that it feels are not appropriate for the site or are in conflict with any services the site offers. No refund will be given for advertisements that contravene our terms and conditions.
The Meeting Pool shall not be liable for any non-performance or delay in performance caused by any act beyond its reasonable control, including but not limited to acts or omissions of third parties, unavailability of supplies, equipment failure, war, strikes, lock-outs, fire, flood, or any other Act of God, any law, regulation, ordinance, or other act or order of any court, government, or governmental agency, or delays, unavailability, errors, or other failures of the Internet or other data networks.