Terms of Use

TERMS OF USE for Protecttherainforest.com or any of its other web site designations.

Welcome to Protecttherainforest.com, which is provided by Protect The Rainforest LLC (either “we” or “us”). These Terms of Use govern your use of the websites, content, software and services offered through Protecttherainforest.com (collectively, “Protecttherainforest.com”).

YOUR AFFIRMATIVE ACT OF USING PROTECTTHERAINFOREST.COM SIGNIFIES THAT YOU AGREE TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE, YOU CONSENT TO THE INFORMATION PRACTICES DISCLOSED IN THE PROTECTTHERAINFOREST.COM NETWORK PRIVACY POLICY, AND YOU CONSENT TO RECEIVE REQUIRED NOTICES AND TO TRANSACT WITH US ELECTRONICALLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE PROTECTTHERAINFOREST.COM

1. CHANGES TO THE TERMS OF USE.

We may change these Terms of Use at any time. You can review the most current version of these terms by clicking on the "Terms of Use" hypertext link located at the bottom of our web pages. You are responsible for checking these terms periodically for changes. If you continue to use Protecttherainforest.com after we post changes to these Terms of Use, you are signifying your acceptance of the new terms..

2. REGISTERED USERS.

Please check back frequently for updates.

3. ADDITIONAL TERMS.

Certain areas of Protecttherainforest.com, such as sites where you can upload or download files, may include usage guidelines and rules that will supplement these Terms of Use. By using those services on Protecttherainforest.com, you agree to comply with such guidelines and rules.

4. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY POLICY AND YOUR CONSENT.

Should you order or ask for additional information through Protecttherainforest.com, it may be necessary to communicate with you via email for the purpose of dealing with your order or sending you the requested information. By using this site, you agree to such communications.

5. PRIVACY POLICY.

The Protecttherainforest.com Privacy Policy explains the practices that apply to your information when you use Protecttherainforest.com. Your ongoing use of Protecttherainforest.com signifies your consent to the information practices disclosed in our Privacy Policy. You can review the Privacy Policy by clicking on the “Privacy Policy” link located on the home page of Protecttherainforest.com.

6. CHANGES TO Protecttherainforest.com.

We may discontinue or change any service or feature on Protecttherainforest.com at any time and without notice.

7. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES.

You may use Protecttherainforest.com for lawful purposes only. You may not submit or transmit through Protecttherainforest.com any material, or otherwise engage in any conduct that:

a.violates or infringes the rights of others including, without limitation, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, publicity or other proprietary rights;

b.is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, or contains explicit or graphic descriptions, or accounts of, sexual acts;

c.victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;

d.impersonates any person, business or entity, including Protecttherainforest.com and its employees and agents;

e.contains viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment, or otherwise permit the unauthorized use of a computer or computer network;

f.encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, or that gives rise to civil liability;

g.violates these Terms of Use, guidelines or any policy posted on Protecttherainforest.com, or

h.interferes with the use of Protecttherainforest.com by others.

You may not use Protecttherainforest.com in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of Protecttherainforest.com. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any services, user accounts, computer systems or networks, through hacking, password mining or any other means. We may take any legal and technical remedies to prevent the violation of this provision and to enforce these Terms of Use.

8. NO SPAM.

You may not use Protecttherainforest.com or any of our communication tools to transmit, directly or indirectly, any unsolicited bulk communications (including e-mails and instant messages). You may not harvest information about our users for the purpose of sending, or to facilitate the sending, of unsolicited bulk communications. You may not induce or allow others to use Protecttherainforest.com to violate the terms of this section. We may terminate your access or use of Protecttherainforest.com immediately and take any other legal action if you, or anyone using your access to Protecttherainforest.com, violates these provisions. We may take any technical remedies to prevent unsolicited bulk communications from entering, utilizing, or remaining within our computer or communications networks.

9. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.

We on Protecttherainforest.com own the property rights to the Content on our web pages.. The Content is protected by international treaties, and by copyright, trademark, patent, and trade secret laws and other proprietary rights. For example, we own a copyright in the selection, organization, arrangement, and enhancement of the Content, as well as in our original Content. The look and feel of our color combinations, button shapes, and other graphical elements on Protecttherainforest.com are our trademarks, as is our logo.

10. LICENSE TO USE Protecttherainforest.com.

You may use Protecttherainforest.com and the Content offered on Protecttherainforest.com only for personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools on the Content, frame any portion of Protecttherainforest.com or Content, or reproduce, reprint, copy, store, publicly display, broadcast, transmit, modify, translate, port, publish, sublicense, assign, transfer, sell, loan, or otherwise distribute the Content without our prior written consent. You may not circumvent any mechanisms included in the Content for preventing the unauthorized reproduction or distribution of the Content.

11. NO DUTY TO MONITOR.

You agree that we are not liable for Content that is provided by others. We have no duty to pre-screen Content, but we have the right to refuse to post or to edit submitted Content. We reserve the right to remove Content for any reason, but we are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such material.

12. THIRD PARTY SITES; ADVERTISERS.

Protecttherainforest.com may include links to third party websites, including links provided as automated search results. Some of these sites may contain materials that are objectionable, unlawful, or inaccurate.

These links do not mean that we endorse these third party sites or services. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for any Content or other materials on these third party sites. Any dealings that you have with advertisers found on Protecttherainforest.com are between you and the advertiser and you acknowledge and agree that we are not liable for any loss or claim you may have against an advertiser.Although we try to select only those products and services that are “green,” we cannot guaranty that any product meets that standard, and we will not be liable for a product which does not meet your or our standards. However, if you find a product is not “green” and it is one of the “green” products we offer, please let us know by your comments in the feedback section so that we can check into it and remove it from our site.

The Website/Services may include links to third party websites that are controlled and maintained by others. Any link to other websites is not an endorsement of such websites and you acknowledge and agree that www.Protecttherainforest.com is not responsible for the content or availability of any such sites.

13. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.

We provide Protecttherainforest.com “as is”, “with all faults” and “as available.” WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS MAKE NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR GUARANTEES ABOUT Protecttherainforest.com. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES THAT Protecttherainforest.com AND ALL SOFTWARE, CONTENT AND SERVICES DISTRIBUTED THROUGH Protecttherainforest.com ARE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, TIMELY, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT Protecttherainforest.com WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, IS ERROR-FREE, RELIABLE, WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF Protecttherainforest.com, INCLUDING ANY SUPPORT SERVICES, WILL BE EFFECTIVE, RELIABLE, ACCURATE OR MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE Protecttherainforest.com (EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH THIRD-PARTY NETWORKS) AT TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY AN Protecttherainforest.com REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY. WHILE WE MAKE REASONABLE EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY GREEN PRODUCTS OR SERVICES, WE DO NOT EXPRESSLY OR IMPLIEDLY WARRANT THAT THEY MEET THAT CRITERIA. You may have additional consumer rights under your local laws that this contract cannot change.

14. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY REGARDING ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES YOU HAVE PURCHASES THROUGH Protecttherainforest.com ARE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE OR NOT AS REPRESENTED, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR THAT OR ANY OTHER DISPUTE WITH US IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF Protecttherainforest.com. WE, AND OUR SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF, INABILITY TO USE, OR RELIANCE UPON Protecttherainforest.com. THESE EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO ANY CLAIMS FOR LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES, EVEN IF WE KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY, AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR PARENT AND SUPPLIERS, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

15. INDEMNIFICATION.

Upon a request by us, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless us and our parent and other affiliated companies, and our respective employees, contractors, officers, directors, and agents from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees that arise from your use or misuse of Protecttherainforest.com. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

16. INTERNATIONAL USE.

We make no representation that Content on Protecttherainforest.com is appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing it from territories where the Content is illegal is prohibited. If you choose to access Protecttherainforest.com from a location outside the U.S., you do so on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with local laws.

17. CHOICE OF LAW AND LOCATION FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES.

You agree that the laws of the Commonwealth of New Hampshire govern any contract and any claim or dispute that you may have against us, without regard to New Hampshire’s conflict of laws rules, and that the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall have no applicability. You further agree that any disputes or claims that you may have against us will be resolved by a court located in the Commonwealth of New Hampshire and you agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action. PLEASE NOTE THAT BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU ARE: (1) WAIVING CLAIMS THAT YOU MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE AGAINST US BASED ON THE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING YOUR OWN; (2) IRREVOCABLY CONSENTING TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF, AND VENUE IN, STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER ANY DISPUTES OR CLAIMS YOU HAVE WITH US; AND (3) SUBMITTING YOURSELF TO THE PERSONAL JURISDICTION OF COURTS LOCATED IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESOLVING ANY SUCH DISPUTES OR CLAIMS.

18. SEVERABILITY AND INTEGRATION

This contract and any supplemental terms, policies, rules and guidelines posted on Protecttherainforest.com or its related web sites constitute the entire agreement between you and us and supersede all previous written or oral agreements. If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

19. TERMINATION.

Your right to use Protecttherainforest.com automatically terminates if you violate these Terms of Use or any rules or guidelines posted in connection with Protecttherainforest.com. We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of Protecttherainforest.com, for any reason, with or without notice.