Terms and Conditions Agreement
Date: 07/31/2010
The Connection Club VIP Services Of Connection Club, are provided by VIP Matchmaking Services Inc., and will hereinafter be referred to as Connection Club, and the Connection Club Service. Connection Club Members that enroll for these Connection Club VIP Services will hereinafter be referred to as Connection Club Members.
YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD TO REGISTER ON OR USE THE Connection Club SERVICE. ACCESS OR USE OF THE Connection Club SITE OR ITS CONTENTS BY ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MEMBERSHIP TO THE SERVICE IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.
Please read this Connection Club Member Terms and Conditions Agreement (the "Agreement") carefully. The Agreement sets out the terms under which Connection Club Services (the "Services") are provided to you by us (VIP Matchmaking Services Inc., a Florida Corporation) through the Connection Club website (jointly the "Site"). By registering with Connection Club, you become a member of the Service (a "Member"), and you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement (the "Terms") for as long as you continue to be a Member. Do not use this site if you do not agree with these Terms.
We reserve the right at any time to:
- Change the terms and conditions of this Agreement
- Change any fees or charges for using the Service
- Change the Site, including removing or discontinuing any content on or feature of the Site
- Any changes that are made will be effective immediately.
- Be sure to review this Agreement periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version.
CODE OF ETHICS
We require all Connection Club members to adhere to a Code of Ethics. In compliance with this Code of Ethics as a Connection Club member, you agree to and certify the following:
- I will disclose any crime for which I have been arrested or convicted
- I have not been convicted of a felony
- I am not currently living in a marital relationship
- I am a legal resident of the United States or Canada
- The photos I have posted accurately represent my current appearance.
- I have truthfully answered the questions on the Personality & Compatibility Test and Background Questionnaire as well as any other questions.
- I will not misrepresent myself in any way to either Connection Club or its members
- I will not violate any local, state, national, or international laws in the manner in which I use the service
- I will notify Connection Club if any other member violates this Code of Ethics
- I will respond to emails from other members put forward by my Personal Matchmaker
Any violations of the above Code of Ethics will result in the revocation of membership without a refund and, in certain cases; the member will be fined and/or prosecuted. Title 18, Section 1343 of the U.S. Code states that if you are married and represent that you are single, this is considered fraud and you could receive criminal and civil penalties under federal and state law. Penalties can provide for fines of up to $250,000 and can provide for jail terms of up to five years for every instance of an offense. Misrepresenting your criminal background warrants similar penalties. Connection Club may report members that violate these laws and guidelines to enforcement authorities and reserves the right to prosecute or seek civil redress under the full extent of the law. As a further deterrent, Connection Club reserves the right to notify the spouse or significant other living with the member.
You agree to advise Connection Club immediately if any provision of the Code of Ethics is no longer applicable to you.
REGISTRATION. To become a Member you must register with us. When and if you register to become a Member, you agree that you fulfill and agree to be bound by the above Code of Ethics and to provide accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by our Registration Form ("Profile") and Get-to-Know-You Questionnaire as well as any other information asked. You agree to maintain and update your information to keep it accurate, current and complete and warrant that the information now and hereafter provided to us is accurate, current and complete. You acknowledge that if your profile or information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete in any respect, we reserve the right to terminate this Agreement and your use of the Service without any further obligation by Connection Club to you.
Connection Club also reserves the right to eliminate "Inactive" Profiles from our service. Currently, an "Inactive Profile" is defined as one in which the member has not signed into the service for more than one year. You acknowledge that we have the right to change this and other parameters of the service at our discretion.
You agree to abide by the Code Of Ethics above. We may require you to furnish proof that you are at least 18 years of age. We may also require you to furnish such other information that we request with respect to any other provisions of the Code Of Ethics.
We can not assure you with certainty nor guarantee that each member has or will comply with each provision of the Code Of Ethics, including but not limited to each member being at least 18 years of age. You agree that Connection Club is not in any way responsible or liable, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Connection Club, its officers directors or employees, from any damages or liability arising or related to any content, communication, use or access of the site by persons under the age 18 or failure of any person to adhere to the "Code Of Ethics".
You are not required to meet any member introduced to you and Connection Club is not required to make introductions. Either you or Connection Club may terminate your membership at any time, for any reason, effective upon sending an email notice to the other party (Connection Club's email address is service@ConnectionClub.com). All monies paid to Connection Club are nonrefundable. We reserve the right to immediately suspend or terminate your access to the Service, without notice, if in our sole judgment we deem your membership is not in the best interests of Connection Club or its members. Your obligations hereunder shall survive such termination. You shall not be entitled to any payment upon such termination.
Your membership in the Service is for your sole, personal use. You may not authorize others to use your membership, and you may not sell, assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity.
MEMBER NAME AND PASSWORD. As part of the registration process, you will be asked to select a member name and password. We may refuse to grant any member a member name, which is the name of any other member or the name of a person generally known to the public. We also have the right not to accept any name which in any manner is deceptive, or violates any rights of any party or entity, including but not limited to trademarks, copyrights, other laws, or which we deem vulgar offensive or otherwise not in good taste, or which for any other reason we deem undesirable. You are responsible for the confidentiality and use of your member name and password and agree not to transfer or resell your use of or access to the Site to any third party. If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure, you must promptly change your password by updating your account information, available at the 'Edit Account' section after logging on, and immediately notify us by emailing us at: service@ConnectionClub.com.
YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF YOUR MEMBER NAME AND PASSWORD AND FOR ANY AND ALL ACTIVITIES THAT ARE CONDUCTED THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT.
ONLINE CONDUCT. As a Member, you agree that:
You are solely responsible for the content or information you publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on the Service, or transmit to other Members.
You may not post on the Service, or transmit to other Members or employees, any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, offensive, threatening, harassing, or derogatory of any gender, race, religion, country or origin or sexual orientation or illegal material, or any material that infringes or violates another party's rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, tends to or does infringe upon the rights of any party, including but not limited to, rights of privacy, security and anonymity. If you should come across any material posted by other members that you believe violates these criteria, please notify us by writing to (VIP Matchmaking Services Inc., 499 Sheridan St., 4th Floor, Dania, Florida 33004) or by sending an email to: service@ConnectionClub.com
You may use the Service only in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations and the terms and conditions set forth herein and then current policies of Connection Club. You may not include in your profile any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs, email addresses, place of employment or any information with respect to a person other than yourself, whether confidential or public which violates such persons rights and you may not post any public or private photographs or other images containing any partial or total nudity or sexually provocative material or such personal information. Connection Club reserves the right, but has no obligation, to reject any profile or photograph or image that does not comply with these prohibitions.
You may not impersonate any person or entity.
You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, other Members to buy or sell any products or services through the Service. You will not transmit any chain letters, spam or junk email to other Members. In order to protect you from such advertising or solicitation, Connection Club reserves the right to restrict the number of emails which another Member may send to other Members during any 24-hour period to a number that Connection Club deems appropriate in its sole discretion.
You may not express or imply that any statements you make are approved or endorsed by us, without our specific prior written consent.
You may not harvest or collect personal information about other Members whether or not for commercial purposes, without their express consent.
You may not use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, "data mine", or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site or its contents.
You may not post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, intellectual property or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
You may not remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Site.
You may not interfere with or disrupt the Services or the Site or the servers or networks connected to the Services or the Site.
You may not post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
You may not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Service.
You may not "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Site, without our prior written authorization. You also shall not use meta-tags or code or other devices containing any reference to Connection Club or the Service or the Site in order to direct any person to any other Web site for any purpose.
You may not modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decipher or otherwise disassemble any portion of the Site or any software used on or for the Site or cause others to do so.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Members. Connection Club reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members.
You certify that you are the exclusive owner of the rights to your photographs.
INDEMNITY BY MEMBER. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, liabilities, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees) or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (i) your breach or alleged breach of this Agreement; (ii) any allegation that any materials that you submit to us or transmit to the Site infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property or other rights of any third party; (iii) your activities in connection with the Site. This indemnity shall be applicable without regard to the fault, cause, action, or inaction negligence of any party, including any indemnified person. Although Connection Club takes precautions to keep its members safe, there is no guarantee of safety. You, your heirs, and assigns hereby hold harmless indemnify Connection Club against any physical or emotional injury that should befall you by meeting or "going on a date" with another Connection Club member, even if that date was arranged by a Connection Club Personal Matchmaker.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION. Connection Club conducts background checks of all members being referred by a Personal Matchmaker in order to try to verify members are who they say they are, and to create a safer and more secure environment for members to meet each other. You hereby authorize Connection Club, and/or its agents to make an independent investigation of your background, marital status, legal U.S./Canada residency, criminal or police records, including those maintained by both public and private organizations, credit reports, and all public records. You hereby release Connection Club and/or its agents and any person or entity that provides information pursuant to this authorization, from any and all liabilities, claims or legal proceedings in regards to the information obtained from any and all of the above referenced sources used. Connection Club is not in any respect liable if any background information is not complete or accurate.
ONLINE CONTENT. Opinions, advice, statements, offers or other information or content made available through the Service are those of their respective Member-author and not of Connection Club, and should not represent or necessarily be relied upon. Such Members are solely responsible for such content. Connection Club does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information on the Service. Connection Club can not ensure that any of the Online Content is true, complete, accurate or reliable. Under no circumstances will Connection Club be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from anyone's reliance on information or other content posted on the Service or transmitted to Members.
The Site may contain links to other Internet Web sites or resources. We neither own, control nor endorse such other Web sites, nor have we reviewed any content that appears on such other Web sites. You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be held responsible for the legality, accuracy or inappropriate nature of any content, advertising, products, services or information located on or through any other Web sites or for the operation or policies of any such websites, nor for any injury, loss or damages caused or alleged to have been caused by the use of or reliance on any such websites or such content or other information.
WARNING - PLEASE READ: It is possible that other Members or users (including unauthorized users, or "hackers") may post or transmit offensive or obscene materials on the Service and that you may be involuntarily exposed to such offensive or obscene materials. It also is possible for others to obtain personal information about you due to your use of the Service, and that the recipient may use such information to engage in unlawful activities such as stalking or harassing you or causing you mental or physical harm. Connection Club is not responsible for the misuse of any personal information that you may choose to disclose on the Service or any consequences resulting therefrom. Please carefully select the type of information that you post on the Service or release to others.
Connection Club reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor the materials posted in any area of the Service. Connection Club shall have the right but not the obligation to remove any such material that violates, or is alleged to violate any applicable law or statute or that Connection Club deems offensive, obscene or otherwise not in the best interests of Connection Club members, or this Agreement. Notwithstanding this right of Connection Club, you remain solely responsible for the content of the materials you post in any area of the Service and your private email messages. Emails, that are not readily accessible to the general public, sent between you and other Members will be treated as private by Connection Club to the extent required by applicable law and pursuant to the commercially reasonable efforts of Connection Club.
Despite the fact that we require every member to agree to our Terms And Conditions, we cannot guarantee that every member is in fact 18 years of age or that they will not post or transmit inappropriate material. It is also remotely possible, despite our screening process that another member will behave in an offensive or abusive way toward you. We disclaim all liability and you agree that in no instance shall Company be liable for, and you indemnify and hold us harmless for the acts and omissions of other members, whether in the process of using this service or otherwise.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. Connection Club owns and retains any and all rights in and to the services and site of every kind and nature proprietary and otherwise in the Services and the Site. The Services and the Site contain the copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information and software of Connection Club and its licensors and no rights or ownership of any and all of the foregoing belongs to Connection Club members. In addition, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display or sell any information except as specifically provided in this Agreement.
By posting information or content to any area of Connection Club, you automatically grant, and you represent, agree and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Connection Club and other Members an irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully-paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, sell or assign and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. Connection Club reserves the right to delete any photos, profiles, messages, copy, or other content that in the sole judgment of Connection Club, is harmful to members or violates the terms of this Agreement in any way.
The following is some of the content that is prohibited or illegal to post on the website. Connection Club reserves the right to take legal action against anyone who transmits prohibited material, to end the membership of the violating party, and to remove the communication or post. This material includes that which: Harasses or promotes the harassment of a person or persons is in the sole judgment of Connection Club, is insulting, denigrating, derogatory or offensive to any race, religion, gender, country of origin, life style or sexual preference of any group or members thereof, or promotes racism, bigotry, or violence against any person or group or that promotes illegal activities
- Is spam, chain letters, junk mail, and unsolicited mass mail
- Advertises products or commercial activities, without Connection Club's prior written consent
- Provides information that instructs people about illegal activities such as creating or spreading computer viruses, building or purchasing illegal weapons or infringes upon any persons civil rights or privacy
- Depicts any person, and especially minors (people under 18), in a sexual, violent, or offensive, illicit otherwise inappropriate manner
- Attempts to obtain password and other personal information from others members for commercial or illegal purposes
- Promotes an unauthorized reproduction of someone else's copyrighted work, including links to illegally downloaded music or video files, pirated software or links to pirated software, or information allowing members to circumvent software copy protection
- Provides direct access to restricted or password-only access pages, which are not linked to or from another accessible page
- Knowingly promotes false, libelous, defamatory, or misleading information
- Encourages or instructs persons to sell, use or assist in the sale or use, transfer of illegal drugs or the use of legal drugs or substances in an illegal manner.
- Encourages, instructs or promotes the consumption of alcoholic beverages at an age earlier than that permitted by the laws of the applicable jurisdiction or which encourages the excessive use of alcoholic beverages by persons of any age
You are completely responsible for your interactions with other members. Connection Club reserves the right to monitor disputes between you and other members but has no obligation to do so.
FEATURES. There are monthly Connection Club membership fees or dues. Once you become an Active Member you can search our online member profiles and contact other members by internal email, text messaging, and live web cam. If you elect to post your Profile and picture online, you will be notified about new online members in your area, and you can be contacted directly by other members that find your online Profile to be of interest. If you pay for a one year Connection Club membership, you can elect to work with one of our Personal Matchmakers. There is an additional service fee charged to members for matchmaker arranged communication between members, telephone calls arranged by a matchmaker, message screening, and dates arranged by a Matchmaker. The fee ranges from $5 to $40 depending on the service provided and the amount of work required by the Matchmaker. The fee for any service to be provided will be either be confirmed by email, or shown on the website page asking for payment for the service. Matchmaker services are provided solely at the discretion of Connection Club. Connection Club can refuse to provide any Matchmaking service, even for yearly Connection Club Members, if the member is not using or paying for the services provided by the Matchmaker. You will also be notified about singles events and activities in your area where a Matchmaker feels that you can find the type of people you are looking for. These singles events and activities may have a fee to attend, depending on the nature of the event. There are additional fees for other products and services offerred to Connection Club Members including Date Coaching, use of the Tell-a-Date Phone System, Profile Writing Assistance, and others. The fee for each product or service is shown on the website page asking for payment for the service.
MEMBER NOTIFICATION. Email communications and phone calls to members by Connection Club personnel are designed to enhance your experience with Connection Club Services. As a member, you agree to accept our emails and phone calls regarding your matches, upcoming events and activities, promotions, and products.
NON-COMMERCIAL USE BY MEMBER. Connection Club is for personal use of individual Members only, and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors, Groups, Clubs, Organizations, companies and/or businesses may not become Members of Connection Club and should not use the Site or Service for any purpose. Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Site, including unauthorized framing of, or linking to the Site will be investigated, and appropriate legal action will be taken including without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.
INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY MEMBER. We will respect your personal information and undertake to comply with all applicable data protection legislation in the US and other jurisdictions in which we offer the Service, subject to the Privacy Policy of Connection Club.
The personal information (including sensitive personal information) you provide to us will be stored on computer. You consent to allow us to use this information to build up a profile of interests, preferences and browsing patterns and to allow you to participate in the Connection Club Service. All Members also agree to uphold and maintain our Code Of Ethics, Privacy Policy, and to the terms and conditions thereof.
ASSIGNMENT. You do not have the right to sell, assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any of your rights to the Service to anyone. Connection Club has the right to assign any or all of its rights and duties under this Agreement or to the Service to a third party. At the option of Connection Club, if Connection Club's obligations hereunder are assumed by a third party, Connection Club shall be relieved of any and all liability under this agreement.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. Connection Club PROVIDES THE SERVICE AND THE SITE ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND GRANTS NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR CONFERRED BY LAW, IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH Connection Club OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES, OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR THE SITE. Connection Club SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. Connection Club DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR THE SITE WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED, ALWAYS AVAILABLE OR ERROR-FREE, OR WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE OR THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED. Connection Club DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOU WILL MEET ANY PERSONS OR GO OUT ON ANY DATES THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SERVICE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL Connection Club BE LIABLE (I) TO YOU FOR DIRECT OR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROGRAMS, COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE SERVICES OR SERVICE INTERRUPTION (S) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR THE SITE, EVEN IF Connection Club OR ITS AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES KNOW OR HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) TO ANY PERSON OTHER THAN YOU. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY CONTRARY PROVISION HEREIN BUT SUBJECT TO THE FOREGOING LIMITATION ON LIABILITY, IN ALL EVENTS Connection Club'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO Connection Club FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.
In addition, Connection Club disclaims all liability, regardless of the form of action, for the acts or omissions of other Members or users (including unauthorized users, or "hackers") of the Service.
You or certain jurisdictions limit the applicability of warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability so the above disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability may not apply to you.
COMPLAINTS. To resolve a technical complaint regarding the Service or the Site, you should contact Connection Club Customer Support at: service@ConnectionClub.com
TRADEMARK NOTICES. Connection Club is the trademark of VIP Matchmaking Services Inc., All other trademarks, logos, service marks, company or product names set forth in this Website are the property of their respective owners.
This Agreement, accepted by you upon registering for the Service, contains the entire agreement between you and Connection Club regarding the Service and the Site, including the Connection Club Privacy Policy. In the event of any conflict between the Privacy Policy and this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the Terms will survive termination of your membership to the Service. This agreement shall terminate immediately and without notice if you breach any of the Terms, subject to the survival of all rights and reservations of Connection Club.
If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.
This Agreement shall be construed and governed by the laws of the State of Florida as if signed and fully performed within the State. No courts other than those of the State of Florida shall have jurisdiction.
Use of one of our personal Matchmakers does not guarantee that the Matchmaker will be able to secure a date for you, or if secured, that you will find such date satisfactory.
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