UNIVERSALSPACESYSTEMS.COM WEB SITE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

These terms and conditions of use apply to and govern your use of the UniversalSpaceSystems.com Web site (the "Site") and services available thereon. Unless otherwise noted, the Site and services shall be collectively referred to as the Site). Your use of the Site signifies your agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions. You agree to use UniversalSpaceSystems.com in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the policies and guidelines outlined below and otherwise set forth on the Site.

If you do not agree to be bound by these terms and conditions of use, you may not access or otherwise use the Site. Before using the Site, please review UniversalSpaceSystems.com's current Privacy Policy.

License to Use the Site

UniversalSpaceSystems.com grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited right to access, use and display the Site and the materials thereon and use the Services for your personal use only, provided that you comply fully with these terms and conditions of use. You shall not interfere or attempt to interfere with the operation of the Site or Services in any way through any means or device including, but not limited to, spamming, hacking, uploading computer viruses or time bombs, or the means expressly prohibited by any provision of these terms and conditions of use.

Changes to Terms and Conditions

UniversalSpaceSystems.com reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these terms and conditions of use, in whole or in part, at any time. Changes in these terms and conditions of use will be effective when posted. You agree to review these terms and conditions of use periodically to be aware of any changes. Your continued use of the Site after any changes to these terms and conditions of use are posted will be considered acceptance of those changes.

Ownership; Restrictions

UniversalSpaceSystems.com owns, controls, licenses or has the right to use and provide the Site and all material on the Site, including without limitation text, images, articles, photographs, illustrations, audio and video clips, (collectively the "Site Material"). The Site is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws. UniversalSpaceSystems.com is the owner of the copyright in the entire Site. UniversalSpaceSystems.com owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of the Site. You agree to abide by any and all copyright notices, information or restrictions displayed on the Site.

You may not modify, create derivative works from, participate in the transfer or sale of, post on the World Wide Web (WWW or Internet), or in any way exploit the Site or any portion thereof for any public or commercial use without the express written permission of UniversalSpaceSystems.com. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by copying or downloading copyrighted material. You are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, rules and regulations regarding your use of any such copied/downloaded Site Material. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of material from the Site, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice shall be made.

Copyright and Trademark Law

All editorial content and graphics on this site are protected by U.S. copyright and international treaties and may not be copied or re-used without the express written permission of UniversalSpaceSystems.com, which reserves all rights. UniversalSpaceSystems.com respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. UniversalSpaceSystems.com may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, terminate the access of users and subscribers who infringe the copyright rights of others.

 

If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on the UniversalSpaceSystems.com service in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that UniversalSpaceSystems.com contains links or other references to another online location that contains material or activity that infringes your copyright rights, you may notify us via E-mail by providing the information required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. sec 512, to the Webmaster listed at the bottom of every Web page of this Site.

 

All trademarks and service marks that are owned by UniversalSpaceSystems.com may not be used without the permission of UniversalSpaceSystems.com, all rights reserved. Any other marks appearing on this web site are the property of their respective owners and cannot be used without permission.

 

If you would like to ask us to consider your request to use any of the content contained on this Web site, you must contact us on-line via the Webmaster E-mail address located at the bottom of every Web page of UniversalSpaceSystems.com.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Damages; Limitation of Liability

UNIVERSALSPACESYSTEMS.COM PROVIDES THE INFORMATION, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS ON THIS WEB SITE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT WE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DOWNLOADING OF MATERIALS FOUND HERE AND THAT IT IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER OR DATA THAT RESULTS.

 

ALL EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. UNIVERSALSPACESYSTEMS.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE OF PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEB SITE WILL BE TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE OF ERROR, OR THAT THIS WEB SITE OR ITS SERVERS WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES.

 

UNIVERSALSPACESYSTEMS.COM AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTENT AND ANY ERRORS CONTAINED THEREIN UNDER ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO UNIVERSALSPACESYSTEMS.COM'S NEGLIGENCE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE OR ANY MATERIALS ON THE SITE, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE. CERTAIN CONTENT MAY BE CONSIDERED OBJECTIONABLE OR INAPPROPRIATE BY INDIVIDUAL USERS AND EACH USER MUST EXERCISE HIS OR HER DISCRETION IN USING AND ALLOWING MINORS OR OTHERS TO USE THE SITE.  

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL UNIVERSALSPACESYSTEMS.COM, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES OR CONTENT PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS IN THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF REVENUE OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS, EVEN IF SUCH ENTITIES OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE THEREOF HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Change to Site

UniversalSpaceSystems.com shall have the right for any reason, in its sole discretion, to terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site, including but not limited to the Site Material, Services features, or hours of availability. UniversalSpaceSystems.com may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Site without notice or liability.

Acceptable Use Policy

By sending information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Communications") on or through the Site, you agree that you are the sole responsible person from which such Communications originate. This means that you, and not UniversalSpaceSystems.com, are entirely responsible for the accuracy, completeness and ownership of all Communications that you upload, E-mail or otherwise transmit via the Web site.

By using the Site, you agree that you:

·         Will only use this Site for lawful purposes in accordance with our terms and conditions,

·         Agree with our Privacy Policy.

·         Agree to honor our intellectual property rights.

·         Agree to provide us with accurate information as necessary to the proper conduct of registration and electronic commerce through the Site and to take responsibility for the information you provide.

·         Acknowledge that we may be unable to process and shall have no responsibility to process transactions the accuracy of which we cannot validate.

Without limitation of the foregoing, you agree to not use the Site to:

·         Upload, E-mail or otherwise transmit any Communication that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, embarrassing, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), invasive of another's privacy, or hateful;

·         "Stalk" another;

·         Upload, E-mail or otherwise transmit any Communication that victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, national origin, ethnicity, age, or disability;

·         Harm minors in any way;

·         Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a UniversalSpaceSystems.com official, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;

·         Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Communication transmitted on or through the Site;

·         Upload, E-mail or otherwise transmit any Communication that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);

·         Upload, E-mail or otherwise transmit any Communication that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;

·         Upload, E-mail or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation.

·         Upload, E-mail or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or any other similarly destructive activity;

·         Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Site are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;

·         Interfere with or disrupt the Site or servers or networks connected to the Site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service; or

·         Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law.

You also agree that you will not harvest, collect or store information about the users of this Site or use such information for any purpose inconsistent with the purpose of this Site or for, among other things, the purpose of transmitting or facilitating transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail or communications.

You acknowledge and agree that UniversalSpaceSystems.com may preserve Communications and may also disclose Communications if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these terms and conditions; (c) respond to claims that any Communication violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of UniversalSpaceSystems.com, its users and the public.

You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Site, including the display of Communications, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. UniversalSpaceSystems.com assumes no responsibility for the deletion or failure to store information submitted by you to UniversalSpaceSystems.com.

Any Communication on the Site may be purged periodically in UniversalSpaceSystems.com's sole discretion. You acknowledge and agree that any Communication you view is at your own discretion and risk, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Communication. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Site Material or other content appearing on the Site. You further acknowledge and agree that the views expressed by you and other users do not necessarily reflect the views of UniversalSpaceSystems.com, and UniversalSpaceSystems.com does not support or endorse any content or views by you or any user.

Monitoring, Editing and Disclosure of Communications

You agree that UniversalSpaceSystems.com has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor Communications by you or others at any time for any reason in its sole discretion to determine compliance with these terms and conditions of use and any other operating rules that UniversalSpaceSystems.com may establish from time to time. Notwithstanding this right of UniversalSpaceSystems.com, UniversalSpaceSystems.com does not and cannot review all Communications, and is not responsible for any Communications. UniversalSpaceSystems.com reserves the right at all times to edit, disclose, refuse to release, or remove any Communication as may be necessary to comply with any law, regulation or government or agency request or if, in UniversalSpaceSystems.com 's sole discretion, such Communication is objectionable or in violation of these terms and conditions of use. (Note: Also review UniversalSpaceSystems.com's current Privacy Policy.)

UniversalSpaceSystems.com’s Rights to Materials Provided by Users

UniversalSpaceSystems.com welcomes your comments regarding the Site. However, any or all material and information provided by you to the Site may be included in a database owned by UniversalSpaceSystems.com and its subsidiaries and affiliates in which we have rights and interest, including but not limited to, the compilation copyright. We reserve the right to use any information or materials you provide to us or that we obtain through your use of the Site to the fullest extent permitted by law.

You grant to UniversalSpaceSystems.com a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, unrestricted, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use (including use for promotional and advertising purposes), copy, license, sublicense, adapt, distribute, display, publicly perform, reproduce, transmit, modify, edit and otherwise exploit any communications that you provide on or through the Site, and any ideas or original materials contained in such communications, in all media now known or hereafter developed. This grant shall include the right to exploit any and all proprietary rights in such communications including, without limitation, any and all rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. You waive all rights you may have to inspect and/or approve of any use by UniversalSpaceSystems.com of any material or idea submitted by you in any communications, or receive any compensation for such use. You waive all rights to any claim against UniversalSpaceSystems.com for any alleged or actual infringements of any proprietary rights, rights of privacy and publicity, moral rights, and rights of attribution in connection with such communications. You agree and understand that UniversalSpaceSystems.com is under no obligations to use any material or ideas submitted by you in any communications in any way whatsoever. (Note: Also review UniversalSpaceSystems.com's current Privacy Policy.)

No Responsibility for Transmitted Material

You acknowledge that transmissions to and from this Site are not confidential and your Communications may be read or intercepted by others. You acknowledge that by submitting Communications to UniversalSpaceSystems.com or the Site, no confidential, fiduciary, contractually implied or other relationship is created between you and UniversalSpaceSystems.com or any UniversalSpaceSystems.com affiliate or subsidiary other than pursuant to these terms and conditions of use. UniversalSpaceSystems.com shall not be responsible for the payment of any monies to any party in connection with UniversalSpaceSystems.com's use of Communications submitted by you to the Site.

Indemnification

You shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless UniversalSpaceSystems.com, and all its officers, directors, owners, agents, employees, Site Material providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities, and claims and all fees, costs, expenses, of any kind related thereto (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of, based upon or resulting from your use of the Site, including but not limited to, any Communications attributable to you. UniversalSpaceSystems.com reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of UniversalSpaceSystems.com.

Links to Other Web Sites

The Site may contain links and pointers to the other World Wide Web Internet sites and resources (the "Linked Sites"). Unless otherwise noted on the Site, links to and from any Linked Site do not constitute an endorsement by, or association with, UniversalSpaceSystems.com or any of its subsidiaries and affiliates of any third party resources or their contents. Links do not imply that UniversalSpaceSystems.com or the Site sponsors are affiliated or associated with or are legally authorized to use any trademark, tradename, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any Linked Sites are authorized to use any trademark, tradename, logo or copyright symbol of UniversalSpaceSystems.com or any of its affiliates. You should direct any concerns regarding any Linked Site to such Linked Site's site administrator or Webmaster. UniversalSpaceSystems.com does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of, and expressly disclaims, any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed or distributed through any Linked Site. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any opinion, advice, or information displayed on or otherwise available through any Linked Site shall be at your sole risk.

Passwords

To use certain features of the UniversalSpaceSystems.com web site, you may need a username and password, which you will receive through a "Registration # Validation" process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. UniversalSpaceSystems.com cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your password or account information.

Non-United States Residents

UniversalSpaceSystems.com makes no representation that the Site is appropriate or available for use in locations other than the United States. Those who choose to access this Site from locations outside of the U.S. do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. With respect to shipments of merchandise to consumers, wherever they may reside, title to the merchandise shall pass to the buyer upon delivery of the merchandise to the common carrier.

General Provisions

These terms and conditions of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions. The sole and exclusive jurisdiction for any action or proceeding arising out of or related to these terms and conditions of use shall be an appropriate State or Federal court located in the State of Delaware and you hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of such courts. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these terms and conditions of use, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of these terms and conditions of use, and the remainder of these terms and conditions of use shall continue in full force and effect. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding these terms and conditions or the Site in general, please contact us on-line via the Webmaster E-mail address located at the bottom of every Web page of UniversalSpaceSystems.com.

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