Revised April 1, 2003

Introduction

PLEASE NOTE: HughesBilling.com is an online provider and NOT a publisher or editor of content and DOES NOT approve or assume editorial control over any content offered for download by a HughesBilling.com subscriber.  HughesBilling.com does NOT store any content on it's servers.  HughesBilling.com maintains this site for your personal information. HughesBilling.com will be referred to as "HB" in the rest of this document.  Please feel free to browse, download from, talk back to, and otherwise use the site. At the same time, please remember that your access to the HB site is subject to the following rules (the "Rules") as well as all applicable laws. By accessing and using the HB site, you accept the Rules without limitation or qualification, and acknowledge that any other agreements you may have with HB are superseded by the Rules, to the extent that conflict exists.

HB may at any time revise these Rules by updating this posting. You are bound by such revisions and should therefore visit this page to review the current Rules from time to time.

HB reserves the right, without notice and for any reason, to remove any content on this site, and to deny access of any user or users to all or any part of this site.

 

• Downloading
  
• Copyrights, Other Rights
  
• Trademarks
  
• Submissions
  
• No Warranties
  
• Links
  
• U.S., International Information
  
• Really Legal Stuff
  

Downloading

You may download material displayed on the HB site for personal or commercial use. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on downloaded and/or copied material. Any copy of material from the HB site you make and distribute for any purpose must also include these Rules. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, use, or reuse any of the contents of the HB site for any public or commercial purpose without the written consent of HB or any third party HB deems necessary.

Copyrights, Other Rights

You should assume everything on the HB site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used except as provided in the Rules or with the express written consent of HB or any third party HB deems necessary. HB neither warrants or represents that your use of the material displayed on the HB site will not infringe rights of third parties. Any product, service, program, or technology described on the HB site may be the subject of other intellectual property rights (including but not limited to copyright, trademark, or patent rights) owned by HB. Any such right that is not expressly licensed herein is reserved by HB.

Images of people or places displayed on the HB site are either the property of, or used with permission by, HB. Use of these images by you or other third parties is prohibited unless expressly permitted in the Rules or elsewhere on the HB site. Any unauthorized use of these images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and other applicable regulations and statutes.

Any product, service, program or technology described in any document published by HB on this site may be the subject of other intellectual property rights owned by HB. Any such right that is not expressly licensed hereunder is reserved by HB.

Trademarks

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the HB site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of HB and others.  Trademark denotations on the HB site indicate federal registrations in the United States.  Nothing contained on the HB site should be construed as granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the HB site without the written permission of HB or such third party that may own the Trademark. Misuse of any Trademarks, or any other content, displayed on the HB site is prohibited. HB aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights, including via civil and criminal proceedings.

Submissions

Apart from your personal information (which is addressed in the Privacy Policy), any communication or material you send to the HB site, electronically or otherwise, including but not limited to data, questions, comments, suggestions, or submissions is and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you send to the HB site may be used by HB for any purpose including but not limited to reproduction, transmission, disclosure, publication, broadcast, and posting. By submitting material to HB, you irrevocably transfer and assign to HB, and forever waive and agree never to assert, any copyrights, "moral" rights, or other rights that you may have in such material. HB is free to use, without obligation of any kind, any ideas, concepts, techniques, or know-how contained in any communication you send to the HB site for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and services.

By using this site, you may submit, or HB may gather, certain limited information about you and your usage of the site.  Subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy, HB is free to use such information for any purpose it deems appropriate.

No Warranties

HB assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the HB site.

In fact, your use of the HB site is at your own risk.  Neither HB nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the HB site is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the HB site. For example, HB assumes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for any damages to or any viruses which may affect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or downloading from, the HB site. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

Links

HB has not reviewed all of the sites which are linked to the HB site, and the fact of such links does not indicate any approval or endorsement of any material contained on any linked site. HB is not responsible for the contents of any site linked to the HB site; your connection to any such linked site is at your own risk.

U.S., International Information

Most of the information on the HB site applies internationally, but a significant amount of information applies only to certain countries or regions. For instance, if you see the following indication in connection with information on the HB site:

 

The information on this page applies to businesses in the U.S.

then that information applies only to businesses operating in the U.S. If you live outside of the U.S., the fact that you have access to such U.S.-specific information does not mean that such information applies or ever will apply to your country or region. Although HB tries to mark all country- and region-specific information with this form of indication, it does not warrant or represent that all information without this indication applies internationally. You should check the applicability of any information on this site to you or your organization.

Really Legal Stuff

The Rules will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Michigan. Each party to the HB site Rules hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts within the State of Michigan, and waives any jurisdictional venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

Any failure by HB to enforce any of its rights under the Rules or applicable laws shall not constitute a waiver of such right. If any provision of the Rules is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, you, HB, and the court shall endeavor to give effect to the intent reflected in that provision, and the remaining Rules provisions shall retain their full force and effect.

United States and foreign export control laws regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States and such foreign countries. You will abide by these laws and regulations as applicable and will not transfer, directly or indirectly, by electronic transmission or otherwise, any content or software from the HB site to or from any countries or foreign nationals in violation of such laws or regulations.

Please also read over the HB site Privacy Policy. If you have any questions, comments, criticisms, or complaints about HB, please feel free to email us.

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