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    Terms Of Use AGREEMENT BETWEEN USER AND GardenSnips.com The GardenSnips.com Web Site is comprised of various Web pages operated by GardenSnips.com. The

    GardenSnips.com Web Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your

    use of the GardenSnips.com Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices. MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE GardenSnips.com

    reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the GardenSnips.com Web Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges

    associated with the use of the GardenSnips.com Web Site. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES The GardenSnips.com Web Site may contain links to other Web Sites

    (”Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of GardenSnips.com and GardenSnips.com is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site,

    including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. GardenSnips.com is not responsible for

    webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. GardenSnips.com is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the

    inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by GardenSnips.com of the site or any association with its operators. NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE As a

    condition of your use of the GardenSnips.com Web Site, you warrant to GardenSnips.com that you will not use the GardenSnips.com Web Site for any purpose that

    is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the GardenSnips.com Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable,

    overburden, or impair the GardenSnips.com Web Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the GardenSnips.com Web Site. You may not obtain

    or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the GardenSnips.com Web Sites.

    USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES The GardenSnips.com Web Site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, personal web

    pages, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group

    (collectively, “Communication Services”), you agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper

    and related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Communication Service, you will

    not: * Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others. * Publish, post,

    upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information. *

    Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control

    the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents. * Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs

    that may damage the operation of another’s computer. * Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such

    Communication Service specifically allows such messages. * Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters. * Download any file posted

    by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner. * Falsify or delete any

    author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a

    file that is uploaded. * Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services. * Violate any code of conduct or other

    guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service. * Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail

    addresses, without their consent. * Violate any applicable laws or regulations. GardenSnips.com has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services.

    However, GardenSnips.com reserves the right to review materials posted to a Communication Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion.

    GardenSnips.com reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.

    GardenSnips.com reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or

    governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in GardenSnips.com’s sole discretion. Always

    use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself or your children in any Communication Service. GardenSnips.com does not

    control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Communication Service and, therefore, GardenSnips.com specifically disclaims any

    liability with regard to the Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Service. Managers and hosts are

    not authorized GardenSnips.com spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of GardenSnips.com. Materials uploaded to a Communication

    Service may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination. You are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you

    download the materials. MATERIALS PROVIDED TO GardenSnips.com OR POSTED AT ANY GardenSnips.com WEB SITE GardenSnips.com does not claim ownership of the

    materials you provide to GardenSnips.com (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any GardenSnips.com Web Site or its

    associated services (collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting

    GardenSnips.com, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet

    businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and

    reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your

    Submission, as provided herein. GardenSnips.com is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any

    time in GardenSnips.com’s sole discretion. By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own

    or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to

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    THROUGH THE GardenSnips.com WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN.

    GardenSnips.com AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE GardenSnips.com WEB SITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE

    GardenSnips.com WEB SITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR

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    TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THE GardenSnips.com WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. TO

    THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY

    OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. GardenSnips.com AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE,

    PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND

    NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL GardenSnips.com AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,

    INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR

    PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE GardenSnips.com WEB SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE

    GardenSnips.com WEB SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND

    RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE GardenSnips.com WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE GardenSnips.com WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON

    CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF GardenSnips.com OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.

    BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT

    APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE GardenSnips.com WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS

    TO DISCONTINUE USING THE GardenSnips.com WEB SITE. SERVICE CONTACT : admin@localhost TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION GardenSnips.com reserves the right, in

    its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the GardenSnips.com Web Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.

    GENERAL To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Washington, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the

    exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in King County, Washington, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the GardenSnips.com

    Web Site. Use of the GardenSnips.com Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions,

    including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and

    GardenSnips.com as a result of this agreement or use of the GardenSnips.com Web Site. GardenSnips.com’s performance of this agreement is subject to existing

    laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of GardenSnips.com’s right to comply with governmental, court and law

    enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the GardenSnips.com Web Site or information provided to or gathered by GardenSnips.com with

    respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the

    warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable

    provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise

    specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and GardenSnips.com with respect to the GardenSnips.com Web Site and it

    supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and GardenSnips.com with respect

    to the GardenSnips.com Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or

    administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent an d subject to the same conditions as other business documents and

    records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up

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    event is intended or should be inferred. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT

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    Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.

    Privacy Statement
    GardenSnips.com is committed to protecting your privacy and developing technology that gives you the

    most powerful and safe online experience. This Statement of Privacy applies to the GardenSnips.com Web site and governs

    data collection and usage. By using the GardenSnips.com website, you consent to the data practices described in this

    statement. Collection of your Personal Information GardenSnips.com collects personally identifiable information, such

    as your e-mail address, name, home or work address or telephone number. GardenSnips.com also collects anonymous

    demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and

    favorites. There is also information about your computer hardware and software that is automatically collected by

    GardenSnips.com. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring

    Web site addresses. This information is used by GardenSnips.com for the operation of the service, to maintain quality

    of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the GardenSnips.com Web site. Please keep in mind

    that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through GardenSnips.com

    public message boards, this information may be collected and used by others. Note: GardenSnips.com does not read any of

    your private online communications. GardenSnips.com encourages you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you

    choose to link to from GardenSnips.com so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your

    information. GardenSnips.com is not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites outside of the

    GardenSnips.com and GardenSnips.com family of Web sites. Use of your Personal Information GardenSnips.com collects and

    uses your personal information to operate the GardenSnips.com Web site and deliver the services you have requested.

    GardenSnips.com also uses your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services

    available from GardenSnips.com and its affiliates. GardenSnips.com may also contact you via surveys to conduct research

    about your opinion of current services or of potential new services that may be offered. GardenSnips.com does not sell,

    rent or lease its customer lists to third parties. GardenSnips.com may, from time to time, contact you on behalf of

    external business partners about a particular offering that may be of interest to you. In those cases, your unique

    personally identifiable information (e-mail, name, address, telephone number) is not transferred to the third party. In

    addition, GardenSnips.com may share data with trusted partners to help us perform statistical analysis, send you email

    or postal mail, provide customer support, or arrange for deliveries. All such third parties are prohibited from using

    your personal information except to provide these services to GardenSnips.com, and they are required to maintain the

    confidentiality of your information. GardenSnips.com does not use or disclose sensitive personal information, such as

    race, religion, or political affiliations, without your explicit consent. GardenSnips.com keeps track of the Web sites

    and pages our customers visit within GardenSnips.com, in order to determine what GardenSnips.com services are the most

    popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within GardenSnips.com to customers whose

    behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. GardenSnips.com Web sites will disclose your

    personal information, without notice, only if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is

    necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on GardenSnips.com or the site;

    (b) protect and defend the rights or property of GardenSnips.com; and, (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect

    the personal safety of users of GardenSnips.com, or the public. Use of Cookies The GardenSnips.com Web site use

    “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a

    Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely

    assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary

    purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web

    server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize GardenSnips.com pages, or register

    with GardenSnips.com site or services, a cookie helps GardenSnips.com to recall your specific information on subsequent

    visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping

    addresses, and so on. When you return to the same GardenSnips.com Web site, the information you previously provided can

    be retrieved, so you can easily use the GardenSnips.com features that you customized. You have the ability to accept or

    decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to

    decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the

    interactive features of the GardenSnips.com services or Web sites you visit. Security of your Personal Information

    GardenSnips.com secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. GardenSnips.com secures

    the personally identifiable information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected

    from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to

    other Web sites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol. Changes

    to this Statement GardenSnips.com will occasionally update this Statement of Privacy to reflect company and customer

    feedback. GardenSnips.com encourages you to periodically review this Statement to be informed of how GardenSnips.com is

    protecting your information. Contact Information GardenSnips.com welcomes your comments regarding this Statement of

    Privacy. If you believe that GardenSnips.com has not adhered to this Statement, please contact GardenSnips.com at

    admin@localhost. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.