1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
IMPORTANT- PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF SERVICE CAREFULLY;
THEY COMPRISE A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND xAttic,
Inc. (xAttic)
Welcome to xAttic. We provide these services to you,
subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may
be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. In
addition, when using particular xAttic services, you and
xAttic shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules
applicable to such services, which may be posted from time
to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby
incorporated by reference into the TOS. By using these
services, you agree to be bound by and become a party to all
the terms of these TOS, which shall be deemed to be a
legally enforceable agreement ("Agreement?). Our services
are not available to minors. If you do not qualify, please
do not use our services.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Based on the flagship product of RenderX Inc., XEP Rendering
Engine
(http://www.renderx.com/FO2PDF.html), xAttic provides users
with access to XSL FO rendering online which allows
converting your XML files to PDF and PostScript. XSL FO
Rendering Online is a Web-hosted service (?Service?) that
enables you to convert XML documents into PDF and PostScript
files that can be viewed using the free, widely distributed
Adobe AcrobatR Reader. Your documents will retain their
appearance and be accessible across a broad range of
hardware and software. Supported formats include XSL FO,
DocBook XML and XML+XSL files pair.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that
augment or enhance the current Service, including the
release of new xAttic services, shall be subject to these
TOS. You understand and agree that the Service is provided
"AS-IS" and that xAttic assumes no responsibility for the
content, timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to
store any user communications or personalization settings.
You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service and
that access may involve third party fees (such as Internet
service provider or airtime charges). You are responsible
for those fees, including those fees associated with the
display or delivery of advertisements. In addition, you must
provide and are responsible for providing all equipment
necessary to access the Service.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to:
(a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information
about yourself and, if applicable, your company, as prompted
by the Service's registration form (such information being
the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly
update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate,
current and complete. If you provide any information that is
untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or xAttic
believes that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not
current or incomplete, xAttic shall have the right (but not
the obligation) to suspend or terminate your account, delete
your information and refuse any and all current or future
use of the Service (or any portion thereof).
4. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon
completing the Service's registration process. You are
solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
the password and account, and are solely responsible for all
activities that occur under your password or account. You
agree to (a) immediately notify xAttic of any unauthorized
use or attempted use of your password or account or any
other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from
your account at the end of each session by closing all
windows in your browser. xAttic cannot and shall not be
liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to
comply with this Section 5.
5. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that any and all information, data, text,
software, photographs, graphics, messages or other materials
("Content") transmitted to xAttic for rendering, are the
sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content
originated. This means that you, and not xAttic, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post,
email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service.
xAttic does not control the Content transmitted via the
Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy,
integrity or quality of such Content. Under no circumstances
shall xAttic be liable in any way for any Content,
including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions
in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind
incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted,
emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the
Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
a. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that is false, misleading, fraudulent,
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing,
tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, indecent, libelous,
invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially,
ethnically or otherwise objectionable or that could give
rise to civil liability or constitute or encourage conduct
that would violate any applicable law or regulation
b. harm minors in any way, collect information from
children in violation of any law or regulation;
c. impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
d. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in
order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted
through the Service;
e. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that you do not have a right to make
available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary
relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and
confidential information learned or disclosed as part of
employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
f. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark,
trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights
("Rights") of any party;
g. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make
available any material that contains software viruses or any
other computer code, files or programs designed to
interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any
computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment;
h. interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or
networks connected to the Service, or disobey any
requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of
networks connected to the Service;
i. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable
local, state, national or international law, including, but
not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any
national or other securities exchange, including, without
limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force
of law;
You acknowledge and agree that xAttic may preserve Content
and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or
in the good faith belief that such preservation or
disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal
process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims that any
Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect
the rights, property, or personal safety of xAttic, its
users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Service, including your Content, may
involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b)
changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of
connecting networks or devices.
6. EXPORT RESTRICTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL
USE
You acknowledge that the Service or any portion thereof may
be subject to the export controls of the United States. You
agree to comply with all local rules regarding online
conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to
comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission
of technical data exported from the United States or the
country in which you reside. You agree not to export, re-
export, divert, transfer or disclose any portion of the
Service or any technical information or materials, directly
or indirectly in violation of any applicable law or
regulation.
7. CONTENT SUBMITTED OR MADE AVAILABLE FOR INCLUSION ON
THE SERVICE
xAttic does not claim ownership of Content you submit or
make available for inclusion on the Service. However, with
respect to any Content you submit or make available for
inclusion in the Service, you grant xAttic a perpetual,
world-wide, irrevocable, royalty free, non-exclusive and
fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and
publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to
incorporate such Content into other works in any format or
medium now known or later developed.
"Publicly accessible" areas of the Service are those areas
of the xAttic network of properties that are intended by
xAttic to be available to the general public.
8. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold xAttic, and its
subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or
other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or
demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any
third party due to or arising out of Content you submit,
post, transmit or make available through the Service, your
use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your
violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of
another.
9. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or
exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the
Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service.
10. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that xAttic may establish general practices
and limits concerning use of the Service, including without
limitation the maximum number of days that email messages,
message board postings or other uploaded Content will be
retained by the Service, the maximum number of email
messages that may be sent from or received by an account on
the Service, the maximum size of any email message that may
be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the
maximum disk space that will be allotted on xAttic's servers
on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the
maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a
given period of time. You agree that xAttic has no
responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to
store any messages and other communications or other Content
maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge
that xAttic reserves the right to log off accounts that are
inactive for an extended period of time. You further
acknowledge that xAttic reserves the right to change these
general practices and limits at any time, in its sole
discretion, with or without notice.
11. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
xAttic reserves the right at any time and from time to time
to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the
Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You
agree that xAttic shall not be liable to you or to any third
party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of
the Service.
12. LICENSE
Nothing in these TOS nor on any xAttic Web Site shall be
construed as conferring upon you any license under any of
the xAttic's intellectual property rights or any third
party's intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel,
implication, or otherwise.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that xAttic, in its sole discretion, may terminate
your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the
Service, and remove, delete and discard any Content within
the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation,
for lack of use or if xAttic believes that you have violated
or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the
TOS. xAttic may also in its sole discretion and at any time
discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof, with
or without notice. You agree that any termination of your
access to the Service under any provision of this TOS may be
effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree
that xAttic may immediately deactivate or delete your
account and all related information and files in your
account and/or bar any further access to such files or the
Service. Further, you agree that xAttic shall not be liable
to you or any third party for any termination of your access
to the Service.
All rights of xAttic and all of your obligations under these
TOS you shall survive the termination of the Service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or
participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or
through the Service, including payment and delivery of
related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions,
warranties or representations associated with such dealings,
are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that
xAttic shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or
damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such
dealings or as the result of the presence of such
advertisers on the Service.
15. THIRD PARTY LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links
to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because xAttic
has no control over such sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that xAttic is not responsible for the
availability of such external sites or resources, and does
not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any
Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or
available from such sites or resources. You further
acknowledge and agree that xAttic shall not be responsible
or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss
caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use
of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services
available on or through any such site or resource.
16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
a. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE
SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
xAttic EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
b. xAttic MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET
YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE
OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR
RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU
THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY
ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.
c. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH
THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND
RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM
THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
d. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM xAttic OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE
SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
17. LIMITATION AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY; LIQUIDATED DAMAGES
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, YOU EXPRESSLY
UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT xAttic SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR
LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE
LOSSES (EVEN IF xAttic HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE
INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT
OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS,
DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR
MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR
FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION
OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF
ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER
RELATING TO THE SERVICE, AND IN ANY CASE, XATTIC?S, ITS
AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND VENDOR?S MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE
LIABILITY AND YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CLAIMS ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SERVICE OR THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY YOU FOR THE SERVICES.
YOU HEREBY RELEASE XATTIC (AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES) FROM CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND DAMAGES
(ACTUAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL) OF ANY KIND AND NATURE, KNOWN AND
UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED AND UNSUSPECTED DISCLOSED AND UNDISCLOSED
ARISING OUT OF OR INANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE SERVICE. IF YOU
ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT YOU HEREBY WAIVE THE PROVISIONS OF
CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION1542 WHICH PROVIDES: ? A
GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR
DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME
OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE
MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR?
18. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF
THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 16AND 17 MAY NOT APPLY TO
YOU.
19. NOTICES AND LIMITATIONS
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail.
The Service may also provide notices of changes to the TOS
or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices
to you generally on the Service. (TIME)?In the event that
you disagree with the changes to the TOS, you may choose not
to use a specific service offered by xAttic. XAttic?s
liability and your remedy in that case will be limited to
the reimbursement of any unused part of the prepaid portion
of the fees if the service is a paid service.
20. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
xAttic, the xAttic logo, and other xAttic logos and product
and service names are trademarks of xAttic (the "xAttic
Marks"). Without xAttic's prior permission, you agree not to
display or use in any manner, the xAttic Marks.
21. COPYRIGHTS and COPYRIGHT AGENTS
xAttic respects the intellectual property of others, and we
ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work
has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been
otherwise violated, please provide xAttic's Copyright Agent
the following information:
1. an electronic or physical signature of the person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or
other intellectual property interest;
2. a description of the copyrighted work or other
intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
3. a description of where the material that you claim is
infringing is located on the site;
4. your address, telephone number, and email address;
5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief
that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law;
6. a statement by you made under penalty of perjury, that
the above information in your Notice is accurate and that
you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or
authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property
owner's behalf.
xAttic's Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other
intellectual property infringement can be reached as
follows:
By mail:
Roman Kagarlitsky
c/o xAttic, Inc.
550 Hamilton Ave. Ste. 111
Palo Alto, CA 94301
By email: rak@renderx.com
22. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
You acknowledge and agree that any use of the Service
contrary to the TOS or any transfer, sublicensing, copying
or disclosure of technical information or materials relating
to the Service may cause irreparable injury to xAttic, its
affiliates, suppliers or other vendors and under such
circumstances xAttic and its affiliates, suppliers or other
vendors shall be entitled to equitable relief without
posting bond or other security, including, but not limited
to, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief.
23. RESTRICTED RIGHTS
The Service and/or any associated software or documentation,
is provided to you with Restricted Rights, in accordance
with DFARS Section 227.7202 and its subparagraphs. You
acknowledge that if you are using the Service as a
representative, employee or agent of the department of
Defense or any other governmental entity of any county state
or country, that the Service or any portion thereof is
classified, in accordance with 252.227-7014 as ?Commercial
Computer Software? and any documentation included in the
Service. is classified as Commercial Computer Software
Documentation, both of which were ?Developed exclusively at
private expense by xAttic, Inc, 550 Hamilton Avenue, Suite
111, Palo Alto, CA 94301. You receive no rights to, nor any
rights to modify or reproduce the Service, or any associated
software or documentation.
24. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and
xAttic and govern your use of the Service, superseding any
prior or contemporaneous agreements between you and xAttic.
You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions
that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party
content or third-party software. The TOS and the
relationship between you and xAttic shall be governed by the
laws of the State of California without regard to its
conflict of law provisions. You and xAttic agree to submit
to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
located within the County of Santa Clara, California. The
failure of xAttic to exercise or enforce any right or
provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such
right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is found by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties
nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give
effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the
provision, and the other provisions of the TOS remain in
full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any
statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action
arising out of or related to use of the Service or the TOS
must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause
of action arose or be forever barred.
You and xAttic are independent contractors and no agency,
partnership, joint venture, employee-employer relationship
is intended or created by these TOS. The section titles in
the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or
contractual effect.
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