Terms of Use

By using sharing-circle.com (hereafter referred to as “Sharing Circle”):

  • You signify your Assent and Agreement to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please leave now and do not use this site.

Restrictions on Use of Materials:

  • Materials in this web site are Copyrighted by Sharing Circle (except where otherwise indicated), all rights reserved. Text, graphics, databases, HTML code, and other intellectual property are protected by US and International Copyright Laws, and may not be copied, reprinted, published, re-engineered, translated, hosted, or otherwise distributed by any means without explicit permission.

Database Ownership, License, and Use:

  • Sharing Circle warrants, and you accept, that Sharing Circle is the owner of the copyright of the Databases of Links to articles and resources available from time to time through Sharing Circle. Sharing Circle and its contributors reserve all rights and no intellectual property rights are conferred by this agreement.
  • Sharing Circle grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use our databases accessible to you subject to these Terms and Conditions. The databases may be used only for viewing information or for extracting information to the extent described below.
  • You agree to use information obtained from Sharing Circle’s databases only for your own private use or the internal purposes of your home or business, provided that is not the selling or brokering of information, and in no event cause or permit to be published, printed, downloaded, transmitted, distributed, re-engineered, or reproduced in any form any part of the databases (whether directly or in condensed, selective or tabulated form) whether for resale, republishing, redistribution, viewing, or otherwise.
  • Nevertheless, you may on an occasional limited basis download or print out individual pages of information which have been individually selected, to meet a specific, identifiable need for information which is for your personal use only, or is for use in your business only internally, on a confidential basis. You may make such limited number of duplicates of any output, both in machine readable or hard-copy form, as may be reasonable for these purposes only. Nothing herein shall authorize you to create any database, directory or hard copy publication of or from the databases, whether for internal or external distribution or use.

Liability:

  • The materials in this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. Sharing Circle disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Sharing Circle does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Sharing Circle does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials or services in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not Sharing Circle) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.
  • Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Sharing Circle be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site, even if Sharing Circle or a Sharing Circle authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall Sharing Circle’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site.
  • Facts and information at this web site are believed to be accurate at the time they were placed on the web site. Changes may be made at any time without prior notice. All data provided on this web site is to be used for information purposes only. The information contained on this web site and pages within, is not intended to provide specific legal, financial or tax advice, or any other advice, whatsoever, for any individual or company and should not be relied upon in that regard. The services described on this web site are only offered in jurisdictions where they may be legally offered. Information provided in our web site is not all inclusive, and is limited to information that is made available to Sharing Circle and such information should not be relied upon as all inclusive or accurate.

Links and Marks:

  • The owner of this site is not necessarily affiliated with sites which may be linked to this site and is not responsible for their content. The linked sites are for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk. Links to other web sites or references to products, services or publications other than those of Sharing Circle and its subsidiaries and affiliates at this web site, do not imply the endorsement or approval of such web sites, products, services or publications by Sharing Circle or its subsidiaries and affiliates.
  • Certain names, graphics, logos, icons, designs, words, titles or phrases at this web site may constitute trade names, trademarks or service marks of Sharing Circle or of other entities. The display of trademarks on this web site does not imply that a license of any kind has been granted. Any unauthorized downloading, re-transmission, or other copying of modification of trademarks and/or the contents herein may be a violation of federal common law trademark and/or copy laws and could subject the copier to legal action.

Confidentiality of Codes, Passwords and Information:

  • You agree to treat as strictly private and confidential any Subscriber Code, username, user ID, or password which you may have received from Sharing Circle, and all information to which you have access through password-protected areas of Sharing Circle’s web sites and will not cause or permit any such information to be communicated, copied or otherwise divulged to any other person whatsoever.

Other Legal Stuff:

  • These Terms of Use will apply to every access to Sharing Circle. Sharing Circle reserves the right to issue revisions to these Terms of Use by publishing a revised version of this document on this site: that version will then apply to all use by you following the date of publication. Each access of information from Sharing Circle will be a separate, discrete transaction based on the then prevailing terms.
  • This Terms of Use and the license granted may not be assigned or sublet by You without Sharing Circle’s written consent in advance.
  • These Terms of Use shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of West Virginia, as it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within such State and County. Any action you bring to enforce this agreement or any matters related to this site shall be brought in either the State or Federal Courts located in West Virginia. If any provision of this agreement is void or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
  • This Terms of Use agreement is effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate this agreement at any time by destroying all materials in any format obtained from Sharing Circle and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under the terms of this particular agreement or otherwise.
  • This agreement will terminate immediately without notice at Sharing Circle’s sole discretion, should you fail to comply with any term or provision of this agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this site and all copies thereof, whether made under the terms of this agreement or otherwise.
  • Failure to comply with this requirement can result in your immediate banning from Sharing Circle and all its services.
  • We reserve the right to refuse service or access to any visitor for any reason.