Terms and Conditions of Use
Encased Collectors International is an Internet non-profit organization (the
WebSite) owned and operated by Encased Collectors International (hereafter
"ECI"). "You" or "your" means a member/visitor of ECI/WebSite for itself and you
as parent or guardian for any minor which you allow to access the WebSite, for
whom you will be held strictly responsible. Your being a member of ECI indicates
that you are bound by this agreement with us. If you don't agree with any of
these terms and conditions, don't register. We may alter this agreement at our
discretion and your continued use after any change indicates your acceptance of
that change. If you don't want to be bound by a change, discontinue use of the
Service. Read the Privacy Policy connected with this Site, which also applies to
you as a user.
ECI contains graphics, information, data, editorial and other content accessible
by any Internet user. In the freely accessible areas of the ECI WebSite, all
content is owned and/or copyrighted by ECI or third party providers and may be
used only in accordance with this limited use agreement. Material posted on the
WebSite is protected by copyright, individual elements in the case of content
provided by ECI, and as a collective work and/or compilation as to the club as a
whole, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other
copyright laws.
Limited Use
You are permitted to use the WebSite and its content only for personal use. We
reserve the right to expel any or all of the members at any time. The download
of the whole or significant portions of any functionality of the WebSite, or any
part of the public areas of the WebSite is prohibited. On line or other
republication of content is prohibited. Violation of this agreement may result
in immediate termination of your membership and may result in legal action for
injunction, damages or both.
User Provided Content
Portions of the WebSite will contain user provided content, to which you may
contribute appropriate content. For this content, ECI is a distributor only. By
submitting content to ECI you grant ECI, the corporate host of the WebSite, a
limited license to use, host, distribute and allow hosting and distribution on
co-branded content. You should submit only content which belongs to you and will
not violate the property or other rights of other people or organizations. ECI
is sensitive to the copyright and other intellectual property rights of others.
Be aware that content, including photographs, even if submitted to a site,
belongs to the creator or submitter and you should not reproduce it without
permission of the owner. We will edit user provided content. ECI also reserves
the right to remove any user provided content which comes to its attention and
which it believes, in its sole discretion, is illegal, obscene, indecent,
defamatory, incites racial or ethnic hatred, violates the rights of others or
otherwise violates this Agreement. Activity that is brought to our attention
which appears in our sole judgment to violate the law will be brought to the
attention of the proper authorities.
Liability Disclaimer
The information, products, and services included on this ECI may include
inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the
information herein. ECI provides all content in this WebSite "AS IS", and
without any warranty of any kind.
ECI make no representations concerning the suitability, reliability or accuracy
of the content or the service provided on the WebSite for any purpose. We
disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, in connection with the content
and the services provided on the WebSite, including conditions of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.
In the case of goods or services purchased via the WebSite, any warranty is
supplied by the manufacturer and ECI provides no such warranty. In no case will
we be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, special or other damages
including, without limitation, lost or delay of use, lost profits, loss of data
or any other damage in contract, tort, equity or any other legal theory, even if
advised of the possibility thereof.
ECI may, from time to time, provide opportunities to users
of the WebSite to link to or buy services from third parties. Sites of those
third parties may be subject to terms and conditions which are different from
those found here. ECI makes no warranty concerning third party provided goods or
services and you agree that any recourse for dissatisfaction or problems with
those goods or services will be sought from the third party provider and not
from ECI/\.
Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of
liability for consequential or incidental damages, this limitation may not apply
in part to you. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ECI OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF
USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS WEB SERVICE AND
RESIGN.