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Terms of Use

This Website and its Content are provided as is. By accessing this Website, you agree to its Terms and Conditions and access it totally at your own risk. If you do not agree with this Website's Terms of Use, you have the option to stop accessing it at any time.

Terms and Conditions

What You Agree to When Using this Website

Pursuant to State and Federal Laws of the United States of America, please read this Legal Notice carefully. From now on, this Legal Notice is referred to as the Agreement. The entire PMzone website, website content, website author(s), and website emails collectively constitute this Website. The use of the terms us, we, and our are alternative terms for this Website. The use of the terms you and your refer to any individual, entity, or search engine accessing this Website. Website Content refers to any materials, documents, publications, images, graphics, logos, design, audio, video, products, services, downloads, software, example code, and any other provided information or application including e-mails received by or sent from this Website.

By accessing, using, or downloading content from this Website, you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions contained in this Agreement. If you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions outlined in this Agreement, do not access this Website or any associated e-mail thereof. The following Terms and Conditions apply to you.

This Website is Provided AS IS with no Warranties

THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE ONLY. THE CONTENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MATERIALS, DOCUMENTS, PUBLICATIONS, IMAGES, GRAPHICS, LOGOS, DESIGN, AUDIO, VIDEO, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, CODE EXAMPLES, HTML, CSS, SCRIPTING SOFTARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS, OR ANY OF OUR OTHER WEBSITE PAGES, INCLUDING ANY WEBSITE E-MAILS, ARE REPRESENTED AND PROVIDED AS IS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE, OF THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT IN TERMS OF CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENTNESS, OR OTHERWISE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE ASSUMED BY YOU. IF THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT ARE DEFECTIVE, YOU, AND NOT THIS WEBSITE, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION TO HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, OR DATA.

THIS IS THE ONLY WARRANTEE OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, THAT IS MADE BY US. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY THIS WEBSITE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY INCREASE THE SCOPE OF THIS WARRANTY, AND YOU MAY NOT RELY ON SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE TO DO SO. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL THIS WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NOTE THAT WE ARE NOT ENGAGED IN RENDERING LEGAL OR ACCOUNTING TYPE SERVICES. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU USE THIS WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF LEGAL OR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, YOU SHOULD SEEK THE SERVICES OF A COMPETENT, CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL.

Guarantees and Promises

There are no guarantees regarding any products or services offered on this Website. We don't promise any specific results, nor can we guarantee that the results of our products and services will work for you. This is because although we can provide information to you; you are still responsible for your own business, project, and financial results. It is always up to you and your team to take advantage of any insights and expertise we may offer you. The staff, authors, and associates of this Website are not for hire. We cannot assist you in your efforts or be there when you need help. Your efforts are entirely yours and you are solely responsible for your own outcomes.

Legal Forum, Choice of Laws, and Official Language

This Agreement is a contract (Contract) between you and the author(s) of this Website. We are currently located in the state of Florida, U.S.A. By using this Website and any Content herein, you agree that the laws of the State of Florida shall govern this Agreement, without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and the U.S.A. By electing to access this Website, you are entering into a contract.

You agree that any legal action arising out of this Agreement shall be litigated and enforced under the laws of the State of Florida. In addition, you agree irrevocably and unconditionally to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Florida, County of Santa Rosa, and that any legal action pursued by you shall be within the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Florida, County of Santa Rosa, in the United States of America.

The terms constituting this offering are set forth in writing on this Website. You hereby agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the State and Federal Courts located in Florida, County of Santa Rosa, U.S.A. to resolve any disputes or litigation hereunder. Whether or not you choose to print this offering, containing the Terms and Conditions as described herein, you agree that this Contract constitutes a Writing.

This Agreement is written in English, which is to be the official language of this Contract's text and interpretation. If you do not agree with the above Terms and Conditions, you have the option to not participate in this offer and to leave this Website.

Limitations and Exclusions

Limitation and Exclusion of Liability

These warranties include all incidental or consequential damages. This Website and any of its author(s), suppliers, vendors, business partners, and other associates will not be liable for any damages whatsoever, including without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, loss of personal assets or information, or other pecuniary loss. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability, so the above limitations may not apply to you.

Our Liability and Your Remedies are Limited

This Website cannot accept liabilities arising from any Content provided to you. Further, this Website's entire liability, and your exclusive remedy, shall be a refund of the price paid or replacement of any products or services offered by this Website, at our option. We limit replacement to thirty days. All remedies are limited to the United States. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability, so the above limitations may not apply to you.

Use of Website Content

Disclaimer and Warning on Use of any Content from this Website

The Content presented on this Website has been prepared for educational and informational purposes only. This information is not intended as either legal advice or legal opinions on any specific matters. The law changes from day to day and one situation may differ from the next and this we cannot assume responsibility for any actions taken based on the information contained herein.

Also, be aware that the legal principles contained herein are subject to exceptions and qualifications and may vary from state to state. The information contained on this Website is not a substitute for competent legal advice for your specific situation.

Transmission of any information is not intended to create, and receipt does not constitute, a lawyer-client relationship or any other contractual relation between this Website and you. You should not act upon this information without seeking professional, competent legal counsel.

We try to provide quality information, but we make no claims, promises, or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained in or linked to this Website. As legal advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case, and laws are constantly changing, nothing provided herein should be used as a substitute for the advice of competent, legal counsel.

No warranties are made concerning this Website or for the Content contained herein to be accurate and no other warranties express or implied are made. This Website and its Content are presented to you AS IS.

Further, we do not represent or warrant that the Content in this Website is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free. We are not responsible for typographical errors or omissions relating to pricing or Content. While we attempt to assure that your access and use of this Website is safe, we cannot and do not represent or warrant that this Website or the server(s) used by this Website are free of viruses, pop-ups, spyware, adware, SPAM, or other components that may be harmful.

We reserve the right to change any and all Content contained in this Website at any time without notice. Reference to any products, services, processes, analyses, techniques, or any Content, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation thereof by us.

We DO NOT have Responsibility for Third Party Content

Links to third party websites are provided for your convenience and information only. This Website may contain links to websites controlled or offered by third parties (non-affiliates). Third-party website content is not under our control; therefore, we hereby disclaim liability for any information, materials, products, services, or other content posted or offered at any of the third party websites linked to this Website. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to this Website, you do this entirely at your own risk. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that third party links are free of computer viruses, pop-ups, worms, adware, Trojan horses, spyware, SPAM, and other content of a destructive nature. We reserve the right to terminate links to third-party websites at any time.

We DO NOT Necessarily Endorse Third Parties

We do not endorse, authorize, sponsor, or recommend any products or services offered or information contained at third party websites. Third-party links to or from this Website are not an indication of affiliation, joint venture, or partnership by or with us.

We ARE NOT Responsible for Third Party Products and Services

We are not liable for any failure of products or services offered or advertised at third-party websites. Such third-parties may have a privacy policy different from that of this Website. If you access any third-party websites or use any of their materials, products, or services, you do so entirely at your own risk.

We ARE NOT Responsible for Third Party Content

This Website may, from time to time, include discussion forums, newsletters, interactive areas, and other input from third-parties. As such, we take no responsibility and assume no liability for any content posted or uploaded by you or any third party, or presented by linked websites, or for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography, or profanity you may encounter. As a provider of interactive areas, if any, we are only a forum and therefore not liable for any statements, representations, or content provided by you or other third-party users.

Website Restrictions

We Own the Rights to all Transmitted Information

All information submitted to us via this Website's e-mail or interactive areas shall be deemed and remain the property of this Website. We shall be free to use it for any purpose, any idea, concepts, know-how, techniques, processes, or procedures. We shall not be subject to any obligations of confidentiality regarding submitted information except as agreed to by us or as otherwise specifically agreed to or required by law. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as limiting or reducing our responsibilities and obligations to you in accordance with formal documents and legal requirements.

We do not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through this Website or its e-mail. If you transmit or post such information on this Website or convey such information via our site's e-mail or other such means, it will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be disseminated or used by us for any purpose for which we choose.

Personal data provided to us will be handled according to our Privacy Policy. Additionally, if you elect to send us e-mail, comments, questions, ideas, graphics, suggestions, or other information by any means electronic or otherwise (Communications), you imply that you or the appropriate party has voluntarily granted an unrestricted license to us to use such Communications as determined by us unless your transmission specifically states otherwise.

We Own the Rights to this Website and its Content

Unless otherwise indicated, this Website and its Content are owned and operated by its author(s). As such, this Website's Content is copyrighted and protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws and treaty provisions. This means that no Content from this Website, or any other website pages owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by us may be copied, reproduced, transmitted, republished, modified, altered, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, manner, or form except as stated in our Site License. Further, you may not exploit, in whole or in part, any proprietary or other Content of this Website nor participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works of, or take as your own any information and material contained in this Website.

Additionally, some data, information, proprietary and copyrighted material, for which we have third-party approval to use, may be copyrighted and licensed by the author(s) of such material and may be subject to separate copyright and trademark provisions.

Site License and Access

We grant you a limited license to make personal use of this Website. Such grant does not include, without limitation: any resale or commercial use; derivative use; collection and use of any product or service listing; and use of any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction methods. The sole exceptions to these restrictions are:

Violations of these restrictions will be a violation of one or more laws and is expressly prohibited. If you violate these restrictions, you may be subject to civil and criminal penalties. If we grant you permission to waive these restrictions, the permission terminates automatically if you breach any of these Terms or Conditions. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy any downloaded and printed materials.

Copyrights, Trademarks, and Registrations

You ARE NOT Allowed to Use Our Proprietary Marks

The trademarks, service marks, and logos used and displayed on this Website are our registered and unregistered trademarks. Nothing on this Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any of our trademarks without our written permission. This means that you may not use the PMzone logo or other proprietary graphics or trademarks for any purpose without our express written permission.

All copyrighted and copyrightable Content on this Website, including, without limitation, the design, text, graphics, pictures, sound and video files, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof are copyrighted, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright © 1997-present, PMzone and its author(s). However, except as stated herein, none of the other Content may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without our prior written permission.

Third-party trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing on this website belong to and are registered and owned by their respective owning entities and cannot be used in a manner contrary to their owner's individual copyright policies.

Additionally, you may not use, frame, or utilize techniques to enclose any of our trademarks, logos, service marks, or other proprietary information (including images found at this Website, the Content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on any Website page) without our express written consent.

Certain Foundation CSS and JavaScript code used in displaying this site are copyrighted by ZURB. The code is licensed under the MIT Open Source license. The license agreement can be read at http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php. Foundation style sheets and JavaScript can be downloaded at www.foundation.zurb.com. If you wish to use these style sheets, you must read and comply with ZURG's terms of use requirements for their product offerings.

The following is a non-exclusive alphabetized list of registered trademarks, registered service marks, and trademarks or service marks, and copyrights portrayed on this Website:

Trademarks of companies referenced on this website are the property of the respective companies.

Compliance with all Laws

You MUST Obey Local Laws in Accessing Our Website

THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED FOR DISTRIBUTION TO, OR USE BY, ANY PERSON OR ENTITY IN ANY JURISDICTION OR COUNTRY WHERE SUCH DISTRIBUTION OR USE WOULD BE CONTRARY TO LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION. BY OFFERING THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT VIA THIS WEBSITE, NO DISTRIBUTION OR SOLICITATION IS MADE BY US TO ANY PERSON TO USE THIS WEBSITE, OR SUCH CONTENT IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE THE PROVISION OF THIS WEBSITE AND SUCH CONTENT IS PROHIBITED BY LAW. IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS THIS WEBSITE FROM JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH ACCESS IS ILLEGAL OR PROHIBITED, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LOCAL LAWS. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LAW VIOLATIONS. FURTHER, YOU MAY NOT EXPORT THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE IN VIOLATION OF U.S. EXPORT LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

You ARE Bound by Changes in this Agreement

This Website may at any time revise the Terms and Conditions of this Agreement. By using this Website, you agree to be bound by any such revisions as they occur. In the event of a conflict between the Terms and Conditions of any other written legal agreement between this Website and you, the express Terms and Conditions of the latter agreement shall prevail.

If any provision of this Website's Terms and Conditions shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforcement of any remaining provisions.

You Agree to Indemnify Us for Using this Website

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless this Website, its author(s), and any associated third-party information providers from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorney's fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement by you.

Enforcement of this Agreement

Our failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed by you as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between this Website and you nor any trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. We may assign our rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you. We reserve all rights not expressly granted herein.

Web Accessibility

For Users with Certain Disabilities

There are no 100 percent solutions (e.g. toolbars, widgets, plugins, voice recognition, etc.) for website accessibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Also, no current legal prescription exists for web accessibility for private entities in the U.S. Therefore, caveat emptor. It is not technically possible or feasible to accommodate every kind of user disability.

Absent the adoption of specific technical requirements for websites through rulemaking, certain categories of websites have flexibility in how to comply with the ADA’s general requirements. Although not generally required, this website attempts to provide reasonable Content and functionality to those with certain disabilities such as hearing impairment, color blindness, and sight acuity challenges.

To assist users with these kinds of disabilities, this website provides ALT text for images and non-text content. Any audio-only content has a text transcript where necessary (this website contains no audio-only content). Video with sound contains accurate closed captioning or transcripts (this website contains no videos with or without sound). Text can be resized by the user using operating system settings. The use of color contrast between text and background has a discernable ratio to make such differentiation sufficiently contrasting. Images of text are not employed unless necessary (e.g. website logo, pictures of books, and DFA charts). Content and functions on this website are keyboard, mouse, and touch screen enabled. No content is set to blink, each web page has a unique and descriptive page title, and all user interface controls change color and brightness to indicate focus.

Every attempt has been made to make sure HTML code is clean and free of errors, particularly missing bracket closures. Also, all HTML elements have been checked for proper nesting. There are no forms for users to fill in and links are made descriptive. Headings have been enlarged and are correctly nested. Although this website was designed with legibility in mind (i.e., visual design and typography), due to the specialized subject matter, complex wording and sentence structure and the use of technical language cannot be avoided. The authors assume a basic level of computer programming skill and comprehension on the part of users.

Privacy Policy

This is a summary of Our Privacy Policy

We are committed to the privacy of all visitors to this Website. We do not engage in the collection or storage of personal information or other related data such as credit card information. We do not engage in telemarketing or direct mail marketing. We do not allow advertisements or other pop-ups on our Website. To that end, it is our intention to protect each visitor's privacy to the extent practical. Since we do not collect or store personal information or other related data, we cannot share, lease, distribute, or reveal any personal information or related data with parties outside this Website. Even if compelled by law, we cannot provide information to government authorities because we do not have any personal information or related data to provide them.

We employ the latest antivirus protection and firewalls to protect against hacking and virus-related infections. As malware technology continues to push the envelope and hackers become ever bolder, all our due diligence may be bypassed by unscrupulous hackers, deliberate governmental intrusion efforts, or fraudulent entities intent on hacking into our activities. As a result, we cannot be liable or responsible when such hacking attempts or viral infection effects your system(s). Although we take prudent measures to prevent hacking and infectivity, we assume no responsibility and disclaim any liability for any damages resulting from such hacking and infection. In simple terms, you access this Website and its products at your own risk.

E-mails communicated to this Website become our sole property. After e-mails have been responded to, they are purged from our e-mail account(s). Our Privacy Policy is simple, we DO NOT save e-mails by any means electronic or otherwise or for any purpose or purposes whatsoever. We cannot be responsible for documenting, sharing, distributing, reconstituting, or revealing the contents of any purged e-mails since we DO NOT maintain the originals or copies of them. Once an e-mail has been purged from our account(s), we cannot be liable or responsible for reproducing or providing their contents or their originators for any purpose including legal notifications and summons. Simply put, once an e-mail has been responded to, it is purged and no longer available. No copies are made and stored by this Website or its personnel and no records or logs of communicated e-mails are made. None of this accounts for activities conducted by e-mail account providers and does not account for any recordings made by government authorities in any law enforcement activities or spurious collection activities conducted by government intelligence agencies. We have no control over these activities and as such, cannot accept liability or responsibility for any resulting effects.

We do not provide any interactive discussions, comment postings, or otherwise engage in networking activities. This Website may contain links to third-party forums and blogs, and third-party products and services related to our projects. You should note that we do not have any control over the content that users post to these third-party forums or social networks, and we do not have any control over the efficacy and quality of any third-party products and services. For this reason, this policy does not apply to those links. You should carefully consider whether you wish to submit personal information or other data to these linked websites and tailor any content you submit appropriately and in accordance with their relevant terms of use. You should also review any additional terms and conditions that may govern your use of these services, including terms related to sharing your personal information, other data, or receiving communications.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to linked websites where cookies may be posted on user computer systems to save visitor's settings, provide customizable and personalized services, and to improve the visitor's overall access experience. Some third-party websites may occasionally release user information and other data to the general public through data dumps and data sets. They may also engage in the sale of user information to various commercial enterprises or share user information with various state and federal government authorities.

We do not post cookies on user computer systems. Acceptance of cookies IS NOT necessary nor is it a condition for access to this Website. When third-party websites and advertisers post cookies on your computer system(s), we cannot be liable or responsible for their cookies or any information collection activities. We assume no responsibility and disclaim any liability for any damages resulting from your access to any and all third-party websites and third-party software. You access third-party websites, and third-party software at your own risk. In simple terms, you are on your own once you leave this Website.

This Privacy Policy does not apply to third-party websites in situations where inadvertent or illegal hacking of user information kept on third-party websites occurs or where viruses and other detrimental code may be downloaded to your system(s). We cannot be liable or responsible for the loss of any user information or other data or any damages resulting from such information or data losses or infusion with viruses. We assume no responsibility and disclaim any liability for any damages or losses resulting from the hacking, inadvertent use of your personal information or other data provided to third-party websites, or any viruses sustained while accessing their websites.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you MAY NOT use this Website.

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