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Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions.

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Use of this Website.
The content of this Website is designed to provide information in connection with the subject matters covered. Use is granted with the understanding that the publisher and authors are not engaged in rendering legal or financial advice. If expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought.

The purpose of this Website is informational and educational. The publisher and authors shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused, or alleged to be caused, directly or indirectly by any information presented on this Website.

You also understand that The Business Forum Online^® cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through this Website will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this Website for the reconstruction of any lost data.

You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of this service and the Internet. The Business Forum Online^® does not make any express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever (including without limitation warranties of title or noninfringement, or the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose) with regard to this service, any information or service provided through this Website or on the Internet generally, and The Business Forum Online^® shall not be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly from any such transaction. It is solely your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of all opinions, advice, services, and other information provided through this service or on the Internet generally. The Business Forum Online^® does not warrant that this service will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in the service will be corrected. The service and the software are provided on an "as is, as available" basis.

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Third Party Rights.

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Term; Termination.

This Agreement may be terminated by either party without notice at any time for any reason. The provisions of paragraphs 1 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions), 2 (Use of this Website), 3 (Indemnification), 4 (Third Party Rights) and 6 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

Miscellaneous.

This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts applicable to agreements made and to be performed in Massachusetts. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between The Business Forum Online^® and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in Massachusetts. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to this service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. The Business Forum Online^®'s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. . The Business Forum Online^® may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

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