Ten Oranges Terms of Service
Last Updated: April 4, 2009


Ten Oranges (10oranges.com) Terms of Service

These terms of service (collectively "Terms of Service") govern your use and access to the website located at http://www.10oranges.com (the “Site”), operated by Ten Oranges.  This is a legal agreement between you and Ten Oranges ("Ten Oranges", “10oranges.com” or "us").  By using, accessing or registering as a member of the 10oranges.com site, you agree to be bound by and hereby become a party to all the terms of this Agreement. You may not use 10oranges.com if you do not agree with the terms and conditions in these Terms of Service.

Ten Oranges can amend this Agreement by emailing you about the amended terms; these terms will take effect when Ten Oranges sends you the email.  We can also post the amended terms on 10oranges.com; these changes will take effect when we post them.  If you continuing to access or use the 10oranges.com after any such amendment, you agree to be bound by the terms of the amended Agreement.

Ten Oranges allows you to review and post ratings and reviews of products and services.  In order to post ratings and reviews, you are required to first register on the site and agree to these Terms and Conditions.

Children

Ten Oranges is not targeted towards, nor intended for use by anyone under the age of 18. By using the site 10oranges.com, you represent and warrant that you are 18 years of age or older. If you are not at least 18 years of age, do not use, access or register for the 10oranges.com.  If we become aware that you are under the age of 18, we will terminate your registration.

Changes to the Ten Oranges Site (10oranges.com)

Ten Oranges may modify any and all features as well as any User Content at Ten Oranges’ sole discretion, at any time without prior notice. Any new features, services, or modifications to 10oranges.com implemented after your initial access to the Site shall be subject to these Terms of Service. Ten Oranges does not actively monitor, and is under no obligation to monitor or modify any reviews, data, text, User profile information, sounds, messages, photographs, graphics, video, or other materials made available via the Ten Oranges Site by any User; all of these terms are collectively defined as "User Content". Ten Oranges reserves the right, however, to investigate and take appropriate action, including legal action, in its sole discretion, against anyone who violates these Terms of Service, including without limitation, removing any User Content that Ten Oranges deems as posted in violation of these Terms of Service, terminating the registration of such violators or blocking such violators' use of the Ten Oranges Site.

Registration

To become a registered "Member" of 10oranges.com, you are required to provide a valid email address and password.  Membership on 10oranges.com is required to access certain features on the site.  As part of registering, you agree that the information you provide in the registration application is accurate and that you will inform Ten Oranges immediately upon any changes to such information.  You may not enter a false name or an email address of someone else with the intent to impersonate that person.  Failure to comply shall constitute a material breach of these Terms of Service and can results in Ten Oranges terminating your account.

By completing the membership application and becoming a Member, you are allowed you to post content on 10oranges.com. As a condition of use and membership, you agree that we may contact you for the purpose of informing you of changes to this Agreement or to notify you of new services available.

Security

You are required to maintain the confidentiality of your password and are responsible for all activities that occur under our account.  Any account you create is only for your personal, non-commercial use.  You agree to notify Ten Oranges immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.

Content

Ten Oranges does not control use of content posted on the site and does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such User Content.

You understand and agree that Ten Oranges does not endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or agree with the comments, opinions, or statements or other User Content posted on or otherwise displayed on or transmitted via the 10oranges.com site, or make any promises, guarantees or warranties with respect to any of the User Content or products, services, information, content or materials featured or mentioned on the 10oranges.com site. All User Content, including advice and opinions posted by Users, comprises the views and responsibility of those who post such User Content, and does not necessarily represent the views of Ten Oranges. You understand that, by using the Ten Oranges Site, you may be exposed to User Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable.

Ten Oranges does not warrant, endorse, sanction, or support product descriptions, pricing, opinions, ratings, or any other content of the 10oranges.com site, regardless of its source.  Ten Oranges content is provided for informational purposes only and is not an endorsement by Ten Oranges of any product, merchant, seller or service. You should not rely on such information, especially if its inaccuracy would cause you to suffer any loss. Ten Oranges assumes no liability for inaccuracy or incompleteness of any content on 10oranges.com.

IN NO EVENT WILL TEN ORANGES BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANYONE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY USE THAT IS RELIANCE ON ANY USER CONTENT, ANY ERROR OR OMISSION IN ANY USER CONTENT, ANY CLAIM THAT ANY USER CONTENT IS DEFAMATORY, LIBELOUS OR VIOLATES ANY RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PARTY, OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OR THIRD PARTY. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOU BEAR ANY AND ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR ACCESS TO, CONTRIBUTION TO, USE OF AND/OR RELIANCE ON USER CONTENT.

Ten Oranges provides information regarding products and third party merchants, and links to third party merchants who are selling products displayed on the Site. All products displayed on 10oranges.com are sold by third party merchants, and are not sold by Ten Oranges.

Ten Oranges does not sell, resell or license any products listed on the 10oranges.com, nor is Ten Oranges acting as an agent of sale. Ten Oranges disclaims any responsibility for, or liability related to, such products. Any question, complaints or claims should be directed to the appropriate merchant or seller. 

Participating merchants and other third parties may pay Ten Oranges to be presented on 10oranges.com or to have their product or service offerings highlighted on the Site.  They may also purchase research from Ten Oranges.  Any and all payments received by Ten Oranges will not affect the ratings or reviews given to any merchant by participating members.

Restrictions of Right to Use

You may download, view and print a single copy of any content, solely for your personal and non-commercial purposes, subject to the restrictions set forth in this Agreement. All content appearing on 10oranges.com, will remain the exclusive property of Ten Oranges and its licensors. Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, you may not reproduce, modify or prepare derivative works based upon, distribute, sell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, or otherwise use any other content appearing on the 10oranges.com. You may not copy or modify the HTML code used to generate web pages on the 10oranges.com. You may not use 10oranges.com, or any other content appearing on 10oranges.com, on or in connection with any other website, for any purpose.  You may not reformat or frame any portion of any pages that are on the 10oranges.com site.  You may also not create accounts in an automated manner.  You may not send “spam” or other unsolicited communications to other Ten Oranges users.  You may not download, modify, reproduce, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, create derivative works based upon, publicly display, sell rent, license or in any way commercially exploit any portion of the Ten Oranges site (10oranges.com), except and to the extent expressly permitted under these Terms of Service;

Content Submission

If you contribute content to 10oranges.com, you warrant that you are the author and owner of the intellectual property rights thereto, and you grant 10oranges.com a worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell and/or distribute such materials and/or incorporate such materials into any form, medium or technology without compensation to you. You also warrant that all moral rights or "droit moral"  that you may have in those materials have been voluntarily waived by you. None of the materials shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Ten Oranges, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, co-brand partners or other partners and their respective directors, officers and employees. Ten Oranges reserves the right to change, condense or delete any content on 10oranges.com that Ten Oranges deems, in its sole discretion, to violate this Agreement.

As part of this Terms of Service, you agree that you shall not post any information that is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading, that infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy, that violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising), or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation.  You also agree not to post content that you were compensated or granted any consideration by any third party.  You agree not to post content that contains personal information like addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers.  You agree not to post content that contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging materials.

As part of this agreement, you are allowed to republish your content on other websites.   In this case, we request that you provide links or references to 10oranges.com, however, this is not mandatory.

Copyrights

All content available on the 10oranges.com, including site design, text, graphics, interfaces, and the selection of arrangements thereof is copyrighted by Ten Oranges, with all rights reserved, or is the property of Ten Oranges or third parties protected by intellectual property rights.

Ten Oranges’s service marks/trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not provided by Ten Oranges, in any matter that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Ten Oranges.

If you believe content on the Ten Oranges infringes your copyright, you should send notice of copyright infringement to Ten Oranges Copyright Agent. Your notice must meet the requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (as required under 17 U.S.C. §512) by providing the following information:

  1. An identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed
  2. An identification of the material that you claim is infringing so that we may locate it on the site
  3. Your address, telephone number and email address
  4. 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
  5. A statement by you that the above information in your notice is accurate, made under penalty of perjury, and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest involved
  6. Your signature


The notice should be mailed to:
Ten Oranges
573 S. Morningstar Dr.

Anaheim Hills, CA 92808

U.S.A.

Third Party Advertisements and Links

Ten Oranges may display advertisements from third parties, including banner advertisements, pop-ups, and links to third party sites on the 10oranges.com site.  Ten Oranges is not responsible for the content of such advertisements or links, any products, services or other materials relating to such advertisements, including links referenced by those sites. The display of any advertisement or link does not imply endorsement by Ten Oranges of the advertisement or linked site or any content therein. IN NO EVENT WILL TEN ORANGES BE LIABLE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANYONE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY USE, CONTINUED USE OR RELIANCE ON ANY ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAYED ON THE TEN ORANGES SITE (10oranges.com), ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR OTHER MATERIALS RELATING TO ANY SUCH ADVERTISEMENT, ANY LINKED THIRD PARTY SITE, OR ANY LINKS REFERENCED BY THOSE SITES.

Account Termination

You can cancel your account by emailing support@10oranges.com.  If you do not access your account for more than 6 months, Ten Oranges may choose to assume that you intended to terminate your account.  Upon account termination, Ten Oranges, at its sole discretion, may stop publicly displaying part or all of your posted content.

Liability Limits

TEN ORANGES (10oranges.com) OR ITS AFFILIATES,DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR REPRESENTATIVES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH TENORANGES AND ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATE COMPANIES, OUR SERVICES OR THIS AGREEMENT.  If you have a dispute with one or more users of 10oranges.com, you, on behalf of yourself (and any of your officers, directors, employees, agents, predecessors, successors and assigns), hereby irrevocably, release and discharge Ten Oranges, our officers, directors, employees, attorneys, predecessors, successors, assigns and agents from, against and in respect of all past, present and future claims, rights, actions, causes of action, suits, indemnification obligations, losses, liabilities, matters, issues, cost, and expenses, of any kind or nature whatsoever, including without limitation court costs and attorneys' fees, whether known or unknown, concealed or hidden, fixed or contingent, suspected or unsuspected, in law or in equity concerning, related to, or arising out of any such disputes.  WE AND OUR SUPPLIERS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED ($100) UNITED STATES DOLLARS.  CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT PERMIT LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES, AND THUS SOME OR ALL OF THE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH SAYS "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."

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

Indemnity

By choosing to use 10oranges.com, you agree to indemnify Ten Oranges, its officers, agents, partners, and employees from any and all claims or damage, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by third parties due to, or arising out of Content you submit, post, or transmit through 10oranges.com, your violation of the Terms of Service, or any use of your account on 10oranges.com by you or any 3rd party.

Governing Law/Arbitration

This Agreement is governed by California law as such laws apply to Agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within California between California residents and without regard to conflict of laws. Any claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the 10oranges.com site shall be settled by binding arbitration in Orange County, California in accordance with the American Arbitration Association's commercial arbitration rules. Any such claim shall be arbitrated on an individual basis, not consolidated with another party's claim. Each of us may conduct discovery per California CCPA §1283.05 and §1283.1. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court with jurisdiction, and the arbitrator's award shall not be appealable or reviewable except as permitted by California law. Each of us may seek interim relief from a Orange County, California court to protect the party's rights or property while arbitration is pending.  Further, Ten Oranges option, we may bypass arbitration in cases of fraud or other crimes against us, interference with our technical operations or violations of our rights or property.

Disclaimer of Warranties

TEN ORANGES AND ITS SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND WE EXPLICITLY DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

We do not promise or warrant that any aspect of the site or system will work properly or will be continuously available. The 10oranges.com site may contain links to third-party websites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for: (i) the availability or accuracy of such websites or resources; or (ii) the content, products, or services on or available from such websites or resources. Links to such websites or resources do not imply any endorsement of such websites or resources or the content, products, or services available from such websites or resources. You acknowledge sole responsibility for and assume all risk arising from your use of any such websites or resources. Your correspondence with or participation in promotions of merchants or advertisers found on the 10oranges.com, including payment and delivery of related goods or service, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such merchant or advertiser. You agree not to hold Ten Oranges 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 merchants or advertisers on 10oranges.com. In addition, Ten Oranges does not endorse, warrant or guarantee the products or services of any seller, lender or broker, including any rates, points and loan programs posted by sellers, lenders or brokers. Nothing on 10oranges.com constitutes an advertisement for credit as defined by Paragraph 226.24 of Regulation Z of the federal Truth in Lending Act.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

Assignment

You agree that this Agreement and all agreements and information incorporated herein may be automatically assigned by Ten Oranges, in its sole discretion, to a third party. You may not assign your obligations to another entity.

Miscellaneous

This Agreement does not create any agency, partnership, joint venture, employment or franchise relationship. We shall be excused for any problem due to a factor beyond our control. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect, and the provision affected will be construed so as to be enforceable to the maximum extent permissible by law. Only waivers signed in writing by Ten Oranges of any provision of this Agreement will be effective.

Contact

For any questions regarding these Terms of Service or to report any violation, please contact support@10oranges.com.

 

 


Ten Oranges Terms of Service

Last Update April 4, 2009

 

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