TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY STATEMENT



Each time you access this site, you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use that follow below. They constitute a contract between you and us and when you access our site, you are telling us that you have the right, power and authority to be bound by all these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, or if you are unauthorized, do not use this site. If registration is required by us in the future, your registration is your agreement that you shall be bound by all of the Terms of Use. We may modify the Terms and Uses at any time without notification to you. If you do not agree to be bound by modified Terms of Use, do not use this site.

This is the web site of StopTheAdness.org.

Our postal address is

100 N. Charles Street
15th floor
Baltimore, MD 21201

We can be reached via e-mail at stoptheadness@cartondonofrio.com or you can reach us by telephone at 410-576-9000

The information we collect is used to improve the content of our Web page and could be disclosed by us when required to do so, at the request of governmental authorities, to verify or enforce compliance with the policies governing our Website and applicable laws to protect against misuse or unauthorized use of our Website, or in the event we receive a subpoena relating to litigation in the courts.

If you do not want to receive e-mail from us in the future, please let us know by sending us e-mail at the above address. Upon request we provide site visitors with access to a description of information that we maintain about them. Consumers can access this information by e-mailing us at the above address. Consumers can have this information corrected by sending us an e-mail at the above address.

If you feel that this site is not following its stated information policy, you may contact us at the above addresses or phone number.

The content on this website is provided via automated feeds from various StopTheAdness users’ video sharing, photo sharing, and microblogging sites. We will not alter, modify or add to any contribution. The views expressed on StopTheAdness.org are those of the contributors and do not necessarily represent the views of StopTheAdness.org or Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. The content has not always been reviewed in advance by Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc.

ELIGIBILITY TO ACCESS OUR SITE.

Use of the Site is limited to adults eighteen years of age or older that are residents of the United States. By using this Site, you affirm that you are at least eighteen years old and a U.S. resident, and you acknowledge that this Site is under no circumstances intended for children under the age of thirteen.

RESTRICTIONS ON YOUR USE.

You agree to the following rules/restrictions; violation of any of them is grounds for immediate termination of your account or access to the Site without further notice, in Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc.’ sole discretion:

FEES.

Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. reserves the right charge membership or other fees in the future and agrees to notify you of such fees before incurred.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

Unless otherwise indicated, all content on the Site not provided by contributors, including, but not limited to text, graphics, logos, software code and all other intellectual property (the “Intellectual Property”), is owned by Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc., and the Intellectual Property is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark and service mark laws. Except with our prior written permission, any reproduction, distribution, download, publication, transfer or transmission of the content on the Site is strictly prohibited.

You shall be solely responsible for your submission of content to the Site and the consequences of posting or publishing them. You understand that whether or not such content is published, Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. does not promise your confidentiality with respect to any submissions. In connection with any and all content submitted by you, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all such content to enable inclusion and use of the content in the manner contemplated by the Site and this Agreement; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the content to use his/her name or likeness to enable inclusion on the Site. While you retain all of your ownership rights in the content that you submit, by submitting such content to the Site, you hereby grant Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, sublicenseable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the content that you submit, in connection with the Site and Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the content (and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby grant each user of the Site a non-exclusive license to access content submitted by you through the Site, and to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display and perform such content as permitted through the functionality of the Site and under this Agreement. The foregoing license to other users terminates once you remove or delete the licensed content from the Site.

If you believe that your work has been copied in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, you must provide our copyright agent, designated below, with the following information: (a) a physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is allegedly infringed; (b) a description of the copyrighted work that you allege has been infringed; (c) a description of the allegedly infringing material that is to be removed or disabled and the location of such material on our Site; (d) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and email address; (e) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner whose exclusive right allegedly is infringed. Such notice should be sent to… (Need to register an agent with Copyright Office. I believe you should add a cc at CD).

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

IN A NUT SHELL, CARTON DONOFRIO PARTNERS, INC. SHALL INCUR NO LIABILITY TO YOU WHATSOEVER RELATING TO ANY SUBMISSION YOU MAKE TO THIS SITE.

All information on our Site is posted for your convenience only, and we make no representations or warranties concerning its accuracy or completeness. Keep in mind that this Site is run on software, hardware and networks, any component of which may require maintenance or experience problems from time to time. Thus, we make no promises as to the continued availability or the functionality of this Site or its contents.

Accordingly, you agree that use of the Site, is at your sole risk, that the information contained herein is provided to you “AS IS,” and “AS AVAILABLE” for your informational purposes only. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, CARTON DONOFRIO PARTNERS, INC. EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND IN THE SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED VIA THE SITE OR ANY OTHER WEB SITE LINKED TO THE SITE, WHETHER SUCH WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESS OR IMPLIED BY LAW, CUSTOM OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, PERFORMANCE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION. THERE IS NO WARRANTY AGAINST INTERFERENCE WITH YOUR ENJOYMENT OF THE SITE OR THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, NO GUARANTEE THAT ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED, AND NO OBLIGATION WHATSOEVER ON OUR PART TO DO SO.

CARTON DONOFRIO PARTNERS, INC. DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELETION, FAILURE TO STORE, OR UNTIMELY DELIVERY OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL. CARTON DONOFRIO PARTNERS, INC. MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING THE RELIABILITY OR ACCESSIBILITY OF CONTENT SUPPLIED BY USERS. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS IN THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL.

CARTON DONOFRIO PARTNERS, INC. HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT PROVIDED BY USERS, INCLUDING ANY COPYRIGHTS IN SUCH INFORMATION AND THE USE OR MISUSE OF SUCH INFORMATION BY A USER OR ACCOUNTHOLDER THAT VIOLATES ANY LAW OR THE PERSONAL PRIVACY OF ANY OTHER PARTY. Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. reserves the right, but is not obligated, to decide whether user submitted content is appropriate and complies with this Agreement for violations other than copyright infringement; and Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. may or may not remove such content and/or terminate a user’s account or access for uploading such material in violation of this Agreement at any time, without prior notice and in its sole discretion.

IN NO EVENT SHALL CARTON DONOFRIO PARTNERS, INC. BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR ANY MONEY DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, USE OF THIS SITE, OR OUR SERVICES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS AND DELAYS, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (HOWEVER ARISING, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE). NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. BY ACCESSING OUR SITE, YOU AGREE AND AFFIRM THAT OUR LIABILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY ACTING THROUGH YOU IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE AND FOR ANY REASON IS LIMITED TO US $ 100.

We may provide links to third party web sites and resources that are beyond our control. However, we do not endorse, approve, certify or control any of those sites, and because we do not have any control over them, you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for their content or the availability, accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of information contained on them. Reference on those sites to any commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc.. Further, Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices of any such web sites. YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST CARTON DONOFRIO PARTNERS, INC. WITH RESPECT TO SUCH WEB SITES.

Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. assumes no responsibility or legal liability for any loss, injury, harassment, abuse, or problems you may suffer as a result of any contact with anyone through the Site. In addition, any exchange of personal information is completely voluntary on the part of users.

INDEMNIFICATION.

You shall indemnify and hold harmless Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc., its officers, directors and employees from any claims, losses, liability costs and expenses (including, but not limited to attorneys’ fees) arising from your violation of this Agreement, state or federal laws or regulations or any third party rights, including, but not limited to, claims of copyright infringement, patent infringement, misappropriation of trade secrets, libel, slander, trade libel, defamation, harassment, invasion of privacy or fraud or the rights of any third party.

TERM & TERMINATION.

This agreement is effective when you access the Site and shall continue in full force until terminated. In its sole discretion and without notice, and at any time and for any reason, Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. reserves the right to: (a) terminate this Agreement; (b) suspend your access to all or any portion of the Site; and/or (c) remove or disable your access to all or any portion of the Site. All of your obligations shall survive termination of this Agreement.

NO AGENCY OR PARTNERSHIP.

Your relationship with Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. is solely as a user. There is no employer-employee or other agency relationship created between you and Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. by the activities performed by you on the Site. You are under no obligation to perform any activities on the Site and nothing in this Agreement will create any partnership, joint venture, franchise, sales representative, employment or other relationship between the parties. You will not make any statement, whether on this Site or otherwise, that reasonably could be interpreted to contradict anything in this section.

INTERPRETATION & LAW.

You acknowledge and agree that the Site shall be deemed solely based in the State of Maryland. This Agreement is entered into, shall be performed, and shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the United States and of the State of Maryland and the rulings of the U.S. Circuit Court for the Fourth Circuit, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. Headings are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, construe or describe the scope or extent of such section. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. Without limiting any other remedies, we may at any time, and without prior notice, suspend or terminate your access to Site or any portion thereof if you breach this Agreement or if we are unable to verify or authenticate any information you provide to us.

In addition, we may refuse any and all of our services to anyone at any time, in our sole discretion. We reserve any and all rights not otherwise expressly granted to you in this Agreement, and we may, in our sole discretion, add, delete or change some or all of Site content at any time. This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding and agreement between us with respect to the subject matter hereof. References to “including” are to particular examples only, and no such references are intended to be exhaustive or to limit in any way whatsoever the interpretation of any preceding words or language.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION & FORUM.

† You and Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. shall try to resolve any such claim or controversy first through consultation and negotiation in good faith and in a spirit of mutual cooperation. If the foregoing fails, then any such dispute shall be mediated by a mutually acceptable mediator no later than 45 days after written notice by the party demanding mediation. Such mediation shall be conducted in Baltimore, Maryland in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association and shall be non-binding. Neither Party may unreasonably withhold consent to the selection of a mediator, and the parties will share the costs of the mediator equally. Each Party shall pay its own attorneys' fees. By mutual agreement, either party may postpone mediation until each has completed some specified but limited discovery regarding the dispute.

Any dispute which cannot be resolved between the parties through mediation, which shall be a condition precedent to arbitration, within three months of the date of the initial demand for mediation by one of the parties may then be submitted to binding arbitration exclusively in Baltimore, Maryland before one arbitrator knowledgeable in the Internet services business and the law generally, in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association and applying the law of Maryland, the United States, and where applicable, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into any court having jurisdiction thereof. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section, either you or Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. may seek any interim or preliminary relief exclusively from a court of competent jurisdiction in Baltimore, Maryland necessary to protect the rights or property of you or Carton Donofrio Partners, Inc. pending the completion of arbitration. The fees of the AAA and the arbitrator shall be borne by the parties equally.