Acceptance of Terms of Use
By using the Carolina Bodybuilding web site (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. We may change the Terms of Use at any time by posting revisions to the Site, and your continued use of the Site indicates your agreement to the revised terms. Accordingly, we urge you to review the Terms of Use, and if you do not agree to the terms of this or any revised policy, please exit the Site immediately. You also agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by our online services’ registration form and update that information to keep it accurate. You acknowledge and agree that our online services contain proprietary information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, use of our online services, access to our online services or any of the content accessible through our online services.
Description of 'Online Services'
The Carolina Bodybuilding Online Services are provided for your information. You understand and agree that our Online Services are intended for general reference purposes only and are not intended to address specific medical conditions. Furthermore, you understand and agree that our Online Services are provided “AS-IS” and that Carolina Bodybuilding assumes no responsibility for, among other things, any service outages or interruptions, the unavailability of particular features or services, and the inability to access all or part of our Online Services.
Permitted Use
You agree that you are only authorized to visit, view and to retain a copy of pages of the Site for your own personal use, and that you shall not duplicate, download, publish, modify or otherwise distribute the material on the Site for any purpose other than for personal use, unless otherwise specifically authorized by us to do so. You also agree not to deep-link to the Site for any purpose, unless specifically authorized by us to do so. The content and software on this Site is the property of Carolina Bodybuilding and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. You also agree not to use our Online Services to:
- violate or solicit the violation of any applicable local, state, national or international law;
- infringe the rights of any third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights and privacy or publicity rights; and,
- interfere with or disrupt our Online Services.
Furthermore, you agree that you will not use any automated device or process, such as a “bot” or a “spider,” to copy or extract information or content from our Online Services, except to use such information or content for purposes of listing our Online Services with a search engine or other service designed to direct users to the Site. You further agree that you will not copy, modify, or publicly display any information or content on the Site for use in any commercial manner, except to use such information or content for purposes of listing the Site in a search engine or other service directing users to our Site.
Important Note Regarding Information Related To Health
Our Online Services are not a substitute for professional medical advice or a medical exam. Prior to participating in any exercise program or activity, you should seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health professional. You agree that no health information provided by our Online Services will be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any medical condition without consulting a licensed physician. Application or reliance on of the techniques, ideas, and suggestions accessed through our Online Services is at your sole discretion and risk.
Limited License
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, revocable and non-transferable license to utilize and access the Site pursuant to the requirements and restrictions of these Terms of Use. Carolina Bodybuilding may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time. Carolina Bodybuilding may also, without notice or liability, impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to all or portions of the Site. You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, if any, provided to you in order to access the Site. Except as provided in these Terms of Use, you shall have no right to directly or indirectly, own, use, loan, sell, rent, lease, license, sublicense, assign, copy, translate, modify, adapt, improve, or create any new or derivative works from, or display, distribute, perform, or in any way exploit the Site, or any of its contents (including software) in whole or in part.
Children
Our Online Services are not designed for use by children. By using Carolina Bodybuilding, or purchasing any of the Online Services offered here, you agree and warrant that you are 18 years old or older.
Violation of the Terms of Use
You understand and agree that in Carolina Bodybuilding’s sole discretion, and without prior notice, Carolina Bodybuilding may terminate your access to the Site, or exercise any other remedy available and remove any unauthorized user information, if Carolina Bodybuilding believes that the information you provide has violated or is inconsistent with these Terms of Use, or violates the rights of Carolina Bodybuilding, or any third party, or violates the law. You agree that monetary damages may not provide a sufficient remedy to Carolina Bodybuilding for violations of these Terms of Use and you consent to injunctive or other equitable relief for such violations. Carolina Bodybuilding may release user information about you if required by law or subpoena.
Copyright Policy
We may terminate the privileges of any user who uses the Site to unlawfully transmit copyrighted material without a license, express consent, valid defense or fair use exemption to do so. If you submit information or content to the Site, you warrant that the information or content does not infringe the copyrights or other rights of third parties.
Representations By You
By visiting the Site, you represent, warrant and covenant that (a) you are at least 18 years old; (b) that you are a resident of the United States; and (c) that all materials of any kind submitted by you through the Site or for inclusion on the Site will not plagiarize, violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party including trade secret, copyright, trademark, trade dress, privacy, patent, or other personal or proprietary rights.
Accounts
During the registration process you will be asked to select a unique password for access to certain portions of the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the password. By logging into the Site, you represent and warrant that: (i) you are the customer who registered for the services; (ii) that you are using the services only for permitted purposes; (iii) you are not a competitor of Carolina Bodybuilding, or agent thereof; (iv) you will immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of the password or account or any other breach of security; and (v) you will ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Please notify us by email with subject line “Web Account Misuse” of any potential unauthorized use(s) of your account, or breach of security.
You also represent and warrant that: (i) you will not select or utilize a user name of another person with intent to impersonate that person; (ii) you will not select or utilize a user name in which another person has rights, if you do not have that person’s authorization to use such name; and (iii) you will not select or utilize a user name that Carolina Bodybuilding in its sole discretion deems offensive.
License Granted by You
By providing content or information to us, including by submitting or uploading content or materials for use on the Site, you represent and warrant that you or the owner of all rights to such content or materials has expressly granted us an irrevocable world-wide right in all languages and in perpetuity to use and exploit all or any part of the content and materials provided by you. We may publish and distribute any such submitted content or materials at our sole discretion by any method now existing or later developed. You agree that you shall waive all claims and have no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary rights in any communication, content or material submitted to us. Any communication or materials you send to us will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be disseminated or used by us for any purpose, including, but not limited to, developing, creating, manufacturing or marketing products or services.
Advertising
The Site may contain advertisements and/or sponsorships. The advertisers and/or sponsors that provide these advertisements and sponsorships are solely responsible for insuring that the materials submitted for inclusion on the Site are accurate and comply with all applicable laws. We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of any advertiser or sponsor.
No Commercial Use
This Site may not be used by you for any commercial purposes such as to conduct sales of merchandise or services of any kind. You must obtain Carolina Bodybuilding’s prior written consent to make commercial offers of any kind on the Site, whether by advertising, solicitations, links, or any other form of communication. Carolina Bodybuilding will investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Site and barring such violators from use of the Site.
Links and Search Results
The Site contains links to sites operated by third parties throughout the World Wide Web. Carolina Bodybuilding has no control over these sites or the content within them. Carolina Bodybuilding does not guarantee, represent or warrant that the content contained in any third party sites is accurate, legal and/or inoffensive. Carolina Bodybuilding does not endorse the content of any third party site, nor does it make any representation or warranty about these sites, including that they will not contain viruses or otherwise impact your computer. By using the Site to search for or link to another site, you agree and understand that you may not make any claim against Carolina Bodybuilding for any damages or losses, whatsoever, resulting from your use of the Site to obtain search results or to link to another site. If you have a problem with a link from the Site, you may notify us with the subject line “Broken Links.”
Intellectual Property
You acknowledge that all content and materials available on this Site are protected by national and international copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, patent registration rights, trade secrets, know-how or other proprietary rights and laws and are owned by Carolina Bodybuilding or our licensors. Except where otherwise noted, you may download, print or view individual pages for noncommercial use, provided you do not delete or change any of the information, including copyright or trademark notices. You may only use the Site or its contents as expressly permitted in these Terms of Use and for no other purpose. Carolina Bodybuilding, our licensors or associates retain exclusive ownership of all data, material and other information regarding your use of the Site. Except as we may expressly authorize, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit or create derivative works from the content or materials on the Site. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without our written permission is prohibited. Unless otherwise indicated, all logos, names, package designs and marks on the Site are trademarks or service marks or used under license by Carolina Bodybuilding. The use or misuse of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE (THE “WEBSITE CONTENT”) ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” FOR YOUR USE. THE WEBSITE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. NEITHER Carolina Bodybuilding, NOR OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR LICENSORS, MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE CONTENT OF THE SITE IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT THE WEBSITE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FROM FOLLOWING ANY INSTRUCTIONS, DIRECTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SITE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL Carolina Bodybuilding, OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR OUR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. OUR LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Disputes
These Terms of Use and your relationship with Carolina Bodybuilding shall be governed by the laws of the State of North Carolina without regard to North Carolina’s conflict of law provisions. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, you agree that any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Online Services or these Terms of Use, including any tort claim, shall be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. Furthermore, you and Carolina Bodybuilding agree that any claim arising out of or related to use of the Online Services or these Terms of Use, including any tort claim, shall be subject to final and binding arbitration submitted solely in North Carolina and governed by the Commercial Dispute Resolution Rules of the American Arbitration Association.
International Use
By choosing to access the Site from any location other than the United States, you accept full responsibility for compliance with all local laws that are applicable. Carolina Bodybuilding makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use, export or re-export any materials from this Site in violation of any applicable laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, any United States export laws and regulations.
Contact Information
Our Online Services are offered by Carolina Bodybuilding. If you are a North Carolina resident, you may have this same information emailed to you by sending an email to Carolina Bodybuilding.
Integration and Severability
These Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between Carolina Bodybuilding and you with respect to the Site and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals between us with respect to the Site. If any provision of the Terms of Use is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
