Terms of Use

HoopGurlz.com Terms of Use and Restrictions of Use

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to HoopGurlz.com. We cover girl's high school basketball and women's college-basketball prospects on a national basis We offer stories, listings, rankings, forums, blogs and a player database.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. By using HoopGurlz.com, you signify your agreement to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use please do not use the Site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of HoopGurlz.com following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE

All information, content and materials contained on HoopGurlz.com are our copyrighted property or the copyrighted property of our licensors or licensees. All trademarks, service marks, trade names, and trade dress are proprietary to us and/or our licensors or licensees. No information, content or material from HoopGurlz.com may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the information, content or materials on any single computer for your personal, noncommercial home use only, provided that (a) you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices, (b) you make no modifications to the information, content or materials, (c) you do not use the information, content or materials in a manner that suggests an association with any of our products, services or brands, and (d) you do not download information, content or materials so as to avoid future downloads from HoopGurlz.com. Logos, graphics, sounds or images from HoopGurlz.com may not be copied, stored or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by HoopGurlz.com prior to use.

HoopGurlz.com is only for your personal use. You may not use HoopGurlz.com for commercial purposes or in any way that is unlawful, or harms us or any other person or entity, as determined in our sole discretion.

In the event that you download software from HoopGurlz.com, the software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the "Software") are licensed to you by us or third-party licensors for your personal, noncommercial home use only. We do not transfer title to the Software to you. You may own the medium on which the Software resides, but we or our third-party licensors retain full and complete title to the Software and all intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, auction, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-readable form. Software from HoopGurlz.com is further subject to United States export controls. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no software from any WDIG Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (a) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country to which export is subject to control or licensing by the U.S.; or (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list or otherwise in violation of export control laws or regulations.

FORUMS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION

Forum means a chat area, message board, or messaging function offered as part of HoopGurlz.com Site. If you participate in any forum within HoopGurlz, you must not:
make negative comments about individual girl's basketball players;
defame, abuse, harass or threaten others;
make any bigoted, hateful or racially offensive statements;
advocate illegal activity or discuss illegal activities with the intent to commit them;
post or distribute any material that infringes and/or violates any right, including copyrights, of a third party or any law;
post or distribute any vulgar, obscene, discourteous or indecent language or images;
advertise or sell to, or solicit others;
use the Forum for commercial purposes of any kind;
post or distribute any software or other materials which contain a virus or other harmful component; or
post material or make statements that do not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of any chat room or bulletin board.

We reserve the right to remove or edit content from any forum at any time and for any reason.

By uploading materials to any forum or submitting any materials to us, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials expressly granted) us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and display, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed anywhere. In addition, you warrant that all so-called moral rights in those materials have been waived.

When participating in a forum, never assume that people are who the say they are, know what they say they know, or are affiliated with whom they say they are affiliated with in any chat room, message board, or other user generated content area. Information obtained in a Forum may not be reliable. We cannot be responsible for the content or accuracy of any information, and shall not be responsible for any decisions made based on such information.

Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online - for example, via message boards or chat - that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. We cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online; you make such disclosures at your own risk.

CONTENT LINKED TO or FROM HOOPGURLZ.COM

You should be aware that when you are on HoopGurlz.com, you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are links to other pages on other sites that take you outside of our service. For example, if you click on a banner advertisement or a search result, the click may take you off HoopGurlz.com, or if you click on a link to a story from another news organization, that click may take you off HoopGurlz.com. This includes links from advertisers, sponsors, and content partners that may use our logo(s) as part of a co-branding agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, solicit personal information, or contain information that you may find inappropriate or offensive. In addition, advertisers on HoopGurlz.com may send cookies to users that we do not control.

We explicitly disclaim any responsibility for the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on sites that link to or from HoopGurlz.com. We cannot ensure that you will be satisfied with any products or services that you purchase from a third-party site that links to or from HoopGurlz.com or third-party content on our sites. We have not taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of any of the information contained in such third-party sites or content. We do not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including, without limitation, credit card and other personal information) you might be requested to give any third party, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites and third party content. We strongly encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties.

We reserve the right to disable links from third party sites.

RSS FEEDS

Use of HoopGurlz.com's RSS Feeds: We offer RSS feeds as a free service to individuals for private, non-commercial use. All other uses are prohibited, including placing advertising into, around, or targeted towards HoopGurlz.com RSS content. You must use the RSS feeds as provided by HoopGurlz.com, and you may not edit or modify the text, content or links supplied by HoopGurlz.com.

Link to HoopGurlz.com Content Pages: The HoopGurlz.com RSS service may be used only on platforms that include a functional link such that, when clicked, takes the viewer directly to the display of the full article on HoopGurlz.com. You may not display HoopGurlz.com's RSS content in a way that prevents successful linking to, redirection to or delivery of the applicable HoopGurlz.com network web page. You may not insert any intermediate or other page, or any other content, between the RSS link and the appropriate HoopGurlz.com network web page.

Ownership and Attribution: HoopGurlz.com retains all ownership and other rights in the RSS content, as well as all HoopGurlz logos and trademarks used in connection with HoopGurlz.com's RSS content. You must provide attribution to the appropriate HoopGurlz.com network website in connection with your use of HoopGurlz.com's RSS feeds. If you provide this attribution using a graphic, you must use the logo from HoopGurlz.com hat is incorporated into the RSS feed.

Right to Discontinue Feeds: HoopGurlz.com reserves the right to discontinue providing RSS feeds at any time and to require you to cease displaying, distributing or otherwise using any or all of the HoopGurlz.com RSS feeds for any reason. HoopGurlz.com expressly disclaims all liability for any of your activities in connection with the RSS feeds or for your use of the RSS feeds in connection with your website.

DISCLAIMER

THE MATERIALS ON HOOPGURLZ.COM ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS ON HOOPGURLZ.COM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT HOOPGURLZ.COM OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE SUCH MATERIALS AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON HOOPGURLZ.COM IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU 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.

CREDIT CARDS

HoopGurlz.com takes the issue of your privacy seriously, including the security of your credit card information.

INDEMNIFICATION

You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account and for all activities that occur under your account. You hereby indemnify, defend and hold us and our affiliates and our officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the Indemnified Parties) harmless from and against any and all liabilities and costs (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of this Agreement or claims arising from your account. You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, ANY HOOPGURLZ.COM MATERIALS OR FUNCTIONS, EVEN IF WE HAVE 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 OUR 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 THE HOOPGURLZ.COM SITE.

TERMINATION

These terms are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate these terms at any time by discontinuing use of HoopGurlz.com and destroying all materials obtained from any and all such sites and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under the terms of these terms or otherwise. Your access to HoopGurlz.com may be terminated immediately without notice from us if in our sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of these terms.

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