Terms of Use
1. Acceptance of Terms
Oodle, Inc. ("Oodle") provides a collection of online resources, including classified listings, advertising, email services and links to third party sites (referred to hereafter as "the Service"), available at the URL http://www.oodle.com/ (the "Site"), that are subject to the following Terms of Use ("Terms"). By using the Site or the Service in any way, you agree to comply with these Terms. In addition, when using particular Oodle services, you agree to abide by any applicable posted guidelines for those services, which may change from time to time. Please report any violation of these Terms to abuse@oodle.com.
Should you object to any term or condition of these Terms, any guidelines, or any subsequent modifications thereto or become dissatisfied with Oodle in any way, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of the Site and the Service. Oodle will not be held be liable for any loss or damage for non-compliance.
These Terms may be updated by Oodle. You understand and agree that you are solely responsible for reviewing these Terms from time to time. You can always review the most current version of these Terms at http://www.oodle.com/info/terms/. Any continued use of the Software or Service by you after such amended Terms have been posted or information regarding
such amendment has been sent to you, shall be deemed your consent and agreement to such amended Terms.
You understand and agree that unless expressly stated, Oodle in no way controls, verifies or endorses any of the information contained on or in the Service including listings, links, messages, advertisements and reviews.
2. Registration
Although registration is not required to use the Service or access to the Site, if you decide to register, you must complete the Oodle registration process. If you choose to register, you must submit a valid e-mail address and select a username and password during the registration process and be at least 18 years of age. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password, and all uses of your account, whether or not you have authorized such use. You agree to notify Oodle immediately of any unauthorized use of your account.
Oodle reserves the right to refuse the Service or access to the Site to any user, or to delete accounts created by users who appropriate the name, likeness, email address or other personally identifiable information of another individual.
3. Content
You understand that all listings, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, audio or other materials ("Content") posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the Site are the sole responsibility of the person or organization from whom such Content originated. You also understand that Oodle does not control and is not responsible for Content made available through the Site, and that by using the Site, you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading or otherwise objectionable. Please see our Prohibited Content page for complete details.
Furthermore, the Site and Content made available through the Site may contain links to other web sites that are completely independent of Oodle. Oodle makes no representation or warranty as the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on such web site. Under no circumstances will Oodle be liable in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, linked or otherwise made available via the Site.
You understand and agree that any uploading or posting will be at your sole risk and Oodle shall not be responsible to you in any way. Further, Oodle does not provide any warranty as to your use of third-party content or software that you obtain from the Site.
You are also fully responsible for any Content you post on the Site and to the consequences of any such Content. Although Oodle does not claim ownership of Content that its users post, by posting Content to the Service, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Oodle an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully-paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display and distribute said Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, said Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses through multiple tiers of the foregoing. You also understand and agree that Oodle, in its sole discretion, may delete any Content for any reason.
4. No Spam Policy
You understand and agree that sending unsolicited email advertisements to Oodle email addresses or through Oodle computer systems, which is expressly prohibited by these Terms, will use or cause to be used servers located in California. Any unauthorized use of Oodle computer systems is a violation of these Terms and certain federal and state laws, including without limitation, the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (18 U.S.C. § 1030 et seq.), Section 502 of the California Penal Code and Section 17538.45 of the California Business and Professions Code. Such violations may subject the sender and his or her agents to civil and criminal penalties.
5. Ownership
All right, title and interest in and to the Site and the Service are and will remain the exclusive property of Oodle and its licensors. "Oodle, Inc." and Oodle logos, icons and other marks identifying Oodle services or products are trademarks of Oodle and may not be used without prior written permission. Except as otherwise expressly set forth in these Terms, you may not copy reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works of the Service or the Site without Oodle's express written authorization. All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved to Oodle.
Oodle respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects users of the Site to do the same. You may not post, distributed, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information that you do not have legal authorization to use. If you believe that through the Service your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please immediately notify us at abuse@oodle.com. Filing a notice of infringement with Oodle requires compliance with the requirements specified in Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998. The text of this statute can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office web site.
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