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It is our policy to terminate use privileges of any user who repeatedly infringes the copyright rights of others upon receipt of proper notification to us by the copyright owner or the copyright owner&#8217;s legal agent.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you believe that certain Content may infringe your copyrights, we encourage you to contact our Designated Agent immediately with the following:</span></p> <ul> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Website;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">your address, telephone number, and email address;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law; and</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information contained in your report is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner&#8217;s behalf.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Please address such notice with the below information to our Designated Agent at:&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Eliot Pierce</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Observer Media</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">1 Whitehall Street</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">7th Floor</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York,&nbsp;NY&nbsp;10004</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Email:&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:epierce@observermedia.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">epierce@observermedia.com</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Upon our receipt of a proper notice of claimed infringement under the DMCA, we will respond expeditiously to remove, or disable access to, the material claimed to be infringing and will follow the procedures specified in the DMCA to resolve the claim between the notifying party and the alleged infringer who provided the Content in issue.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><strong>II</strong>.<b> The Observer Website and Subscriptions</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Services, and any material we provide through the Services, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or part of the Services is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Services, or the entirety of the Services, to users, including registered users.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Subscriptions</span></b></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Accounts</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To access the Services and some of the resources they offer, including subscriptions, you may be asked to provide certain account details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Services that all the information you provide to us is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to&nbsp; us is governed by our Privacy Policy and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Unless agreed by Observer in writing, each subscription account is for a single user only.If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose, sell, transfer or assign this information or your account and any rights associated with it to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree that you are responsible for all activities that occur under your account or password. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. We reserve the right to terminate your account or access to the Services if you are in breach of these Terms.</span></p> <p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Fees &amp; Payment</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In consideration for Observer’s subscriptions, including our Premium Membership and Premium + Membership, you agree to pay Observer the fee set forth in the applicable sign-up page or invoice. Certain corporate accounts are eligible for discounts depending on the number of users on the corporate account and as mutually agreed between the parties. You authorize Observer to charge/debit the credit card that you designate for payment (the “Payment Method”) in accordance with the billing terms set forth in the applicable sign-up page or invoice.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You represent that you are a legally authorized user of the Payment Method and authorize Observer or its third-party vendors to store your Payment Method for future use. You are responsible for ensuring that the Payment Method is current and accurate at all times. All Fees are non-refundable except as expressly agreed by Observer in writing.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All fees will be billed at the beginning of your subscription or any renewal (or as soon thereafter as fees or charges are incurred) and are nonrefundable. Your subscription will renew automatically, unless we terminate it or you notify us by e-mail of your decision to terminate your subscription. You must cancel your subscription before it renews in order to avoid billing of fees for the renewal term to your credit card. Subscriptions may be cancelled through your account settings or by reaching out to </span><a href="mailto:membership@commercialobserver.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">membership@commercialobserver.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Specific questions about memberships can be directed to </span><a href="mailto:membership@commercialobserver.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">membership@commercialobserver.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Observer shall have no liability for its inability to process or receive payments through the Payment Method, including circumstances beyond Observer’s control.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Note that any information transmitted over the Internet cannot be guaranteed. For more details as to the security of information collected through the Services please view our&nbsp;</span><a target="_blank" target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="http://www.nysun.com/privacy.php"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Privacy Policy</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Restrictions on Use</span></b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We have the right to disable any user name, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time, if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Service.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You agree that you will not access or use the Content or the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms, including without limitation, to:&nbsp;</span></p> <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman"> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">transmit any information or message that contains unlawful, profane, vulgar, infringing, threatening, hateful, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, false, misleading, obscene or abusive information or language;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">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;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">impersonate any person or entity without proper authorization from that person or entity (for example, using or attempting to obtain or use another&#8217;s information, account, or password in any manner);</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">falsely state or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity, including the origin of any information you provide;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">reproduce, duplicate, copy, download, store, further transmit, disseminate, distribute, transfer, or otherwise exploit the Services, or any portion thereof without the prior written consent of Observer, except that certain Content on the Website may be viewed, reproduced, and downloaded solely for your own authorized use as expressly permitted herein and is not in use or shared in any way that is commercially prejudicial to or competitive with Observer;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services, or attempt to probe, scan, test the vulnerability of, or breach the security of any Observer system or network;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">interfere with or attempt to interfere with any software making up a part of the Services, by way of circumvention, reverse engineering, deciphering, decompiling, disassembling, decrypting, or otherwise;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">introduce any viruses, trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technically harmful;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">use any robot, spider, intelligent agent, other automatic device or manual process to search, monitor, or copy the Services, or the reports, data, information, content, software, products, or other materials on, generated by or obtained from the Services or any other unauthorized automated means to compile information without Observer’s permission, with the exception of generally available third-party web browsers;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">obtain or attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems, materials, information, or any services available on or through the Services;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">use the Services in any manner that could damage or overburden any Observer server, or any network connected to any Observer server, as all servers have limited capacity and are used by many people;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">upload or transmit any communication, software, or material that contains a virus or is otherwise harmful to Observer or our users’ computers and/or systems;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any person from using or enjoying the Services, or that in our sole discretion, exposes us or any of our users, employees, affiliates, or any other third-party to any liability, damage, or detriment of any type;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">display or link the Content or the Services with or near any content that may be considered is unlawful, abusive, indecent, or obscene, that promotes violence or illegal acts, that contains expressions of racism, that is libelous, defamatory, scandalous, or inflammatory or is otherwise inappropriate or objectionable to Observer;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">send unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, through the Services or forge or mask your true identity in any e-mail or posting;</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">frame portions of the Services within another website or establish links from any other website to any page of the Services other than the home page</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">advertise, offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation; or</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">violate any applicable laws or regulations.</span></li> </ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Violation of system or network security and certain other conduct may result in civil or criminal liability. We may investigate and work with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate these Terms. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Website for any or no reason at any time without notice.</span></p> <p><strong>III.</strong> <b>User Contributions</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Services may contain reviews, testimonials, discussion forums, and other types of user generated content where you or other users may create, post, or store any content, messages, or other material through the Services (e.g. images, audio, video, logos, emails, texts etc.) (collectively, “User Contributions”). You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible and assume any risk for any User Contributions, including the legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness of such content. Observer neither endorses nor is responsible for any User Contributions and under no circumstance will we or our affiliates, suppliers or agents be liable for any loss or damage caused by your reliance on such User Contributions.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You may be given the opportunity to participate in message boards, chat rooms, polls, and other public forums located through the Services. Any User Contributions by you may be displayed publicly. We are not liable or responsible to you in any way for the use of any information and/or content that you may post to such chat rooms. Any user failing to comply with these Terms may be expelled from and refused continued access to, the message boards, chat rooms or other public forums in the future. We may remove or alter any User Contributions at any time for any reason. Message boards, chat rooms and other public forums are intended to serve as discussion centers for users of the Services. Information and content posted within these public forums may be provided by our staff, outside contributors, or by users not connected with us. We expressly disclaim all responsibility and endorsement and make no representation as to the validity of any opinion, advice, information or statement made or displayed in these forums by third parties, nor are we responsible for any errors or omissions in such postings, or for hyperlinks embedded in any messages.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You agree that any User Contributions by you will not contain material that: </span></p> <p>a) <span style="font-weight: 400;">is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, discriminatory or otherwise objectionable; </span></p> <p>b) <span style="font-weight: 400;">is false, misleading or inaccurate; </span></p> <p>c) <span style="font-weight: 400;">promotes sexually explicit content; </span></p> <p>d) <span style="font-weight: 400;">violates the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contains any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and our Privacy Policy;</span></p> <p>e) <span style="font-weight: 400;">poses a reasonable threat to personal or public safety; </span></p> <p>f) <span style="font-weight: 400;">infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person; </span></p> <p>g) <span style="font-weight: 400;">contains any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional materials (e.g. spam, junk mail, or any other form of solicitation that is in violation of the CAN-SPAM Act, GDPR, or any other law); or </span></p> <p>h) <span style="font-weight: 400;">contains any virus or other harmful component. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">YOU SHALL BE SOLELY LIABLE FOR ANY HARM RESULTING FROM ANY OF THE ABOVE. YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD HARMLESS OBSERVER FROM ANY CLAIMS, ACTIONS, LOSSES, HARM, DAMAGE, INJURY, COST, OR EXPENSE ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM YOUR USER CONTRIBUTIONS.</span></p> <p><strong>IV.</strong> <b>Links; Third-Party Materials </b></p> <p><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Links</span></b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It is prohibited to link other sites to the Services without Observer&#8217;s prior written permission. If any errors or inappropriate material are found on web sites to which the Services are linked, Observer requests that you report such to Observer in writing. The link to the Services must not damage, dilute or tarnish the goodwill associated with any trademarks or other intellectual property of Observer or its licensors, nor may the link create the impression that your web site and/or organization is sponsored by, endorsed by, affiliated and/or associated with Observer. Observer reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate a link with any web site that it deems inappropriate or inconsistent with the Services and/or these Terms. Observer is not responsible for the content or performance of any portion of the internet including other third-party sites to which the Services may be linked or from which the Services may be accessed.</span></p> <p><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Third-Party Materials</span></b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the convenience of users of the Services, certain content, features, links to other internet websites, and functionality that is provided by third-parties (“Third-Party Materials”) may appear from time to time. Except as otherwise indicated, Third-Party Materials are not under the control of Observer. Observer assumes no responsibility for the contents of any Third-Party Materials, or for any potential damage arising out of or in connection with the use of any Third-Party Materials. In addition, the existence of a Third-Party Materials is not and shall not be understood to be an endorsement by Observer of the owner or proprietor of the Third-Party Materials, nor an endorsement of Observer by the owner or proprietor of such Third-Party Materials. You acknowledge and agree that your use of and interaction with such Third-Party Materials may be subject to separate terms and conditions of that third-party.</span></p> <p><strong>V. </strong><b>Disclaimer; Limitation of Liability</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">While Observer makes reasonable efforts to provide accurate information and Content through the Services, Observer cannot guarantee accuracy. All information and Content is used by each user at their own risk. THE SERVICES CONTAIN FACTS, OPINIONS, VIEWS, STATEMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THIRD-PARTY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. THE SERVICES DO NOT REPRESENT OR ENDORSE THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY FACTS, OPINIONS, VIEWS, STATEMENTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED, UPLOADED OR DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SERVICES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE UPON ANY SUCH FACTS, OPINIONS, VIEWS, STATEMENTS AND/OR RECOMMENDATIONS IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SERVICES, ARE PROVIDED ON AN &#8220;AS IS&#8221; AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN, OBSERVER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT OR THE SERVICES. FURTHER, OBSERVER DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING, PERFORMANCE, USAGE OR TRADE. OBSERVER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">IN NO EVENT WILL OBSERVER BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, COSTS OF COVER, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EACH OF WHICH IS HEREBY EXCLUDED BY AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT EITHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL OBSERVER&#8217;S LIABILITY EXCEED $100. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, AND/OR THE DISCLAIMER OF SOME TYPES OF DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU AND OBSERVER’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.</span></p> <p><strong>VI.</strong> <b>Indemnification</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You agrees to defend, hold harmless, and indemnify Observer, its affiliates, subsidiaries, business partners, licensors, and service providers, and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, fines, penalties or costs of whatever nature (including reasonable attorney&#8217;s fees and costs), arising out of or in any way connected with: (a) any breach by you of these Terms; (b) any claim based upon your use of the Content or the Services in any unauthorized manner; (c) any User Contributions or other materials submitted by you; or (d) your gross negligence or willful misconduct. Observer may, in its sole discretion, elect to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you at your expense.</span></p> <p><b>VIII. Children</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Services are not intended for, and we have no intention of collecting personal information from, children under the age of 13. Additionally, if you are 18 or younger, you are not authorized to submit any content or information to the Services without the explicit consent of your parent or legal guardian.</span></p> <p><strong>IX. </strong><b>Severability</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If any part of these Terms shall be held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be ineffective but shall not affect any other part of these Terms.</span></p> <p><strong>X.</strong> <b>Waiver; Remedies</b></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&nbsp;The failure of Observer to partially or fully exercise any rights or the waiver of Observer of any breach of these Terms by you, shall not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right by Observer or be deemed a waiver by Observer of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Terms. The rights and remedies of Observer under these Terms and any other applicable agreement between you and Observer shall be cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy shall not limit Observer&#8217;s right to exercise any other right or remedy.</span></p> <p><strong>XI. </strong><b>Governing Law and Venue</b></p> <ol></ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The laws of the State of New York shall govern these Terms. YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THE COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK.&nbsp;</span></p> <p><b>WAIVER OF CLASS ACTIONS: TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AGREE THAT NO LEGAL ACTIONS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE JOINED TO AN ACTION INVOLVING ANY OTHER CURRENT OR FORMER USER OF THE SERVICES, WHETHER THROUGH CLASS ACTION PROCEEDINGS OR OTHERWISE.&nbsp;</b></p> <p><strong>XII. </strong><b>Entire Agreement</b></p> <ol></ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">By using the Services, you agree to be bound by these Terms, and to the extent that any or all terms of these Terms are inconsistent with any agreement you may have previously entered into and/or signed with Observer, you acknowledge and agree that these Terms shall supersede such other agreement and prevail. You agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the Services must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or it is permanently barred. Because some jurisdictions do not permit such time bars, this limitation may not apply to you.</span></p> <p><strong>XIII.</strong> <b>Contact Us</b><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <ol></ol> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Should you have any questions regarding these Terms of Service you may contact us at&nbsp;</span><a href="mailto:info@commercialobserver.com"><span style="font-weight: 400;">info@commercialobserver.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p> </div> </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> </main><!-- #main --> </div><!-- #primary --> <svg aria-hidden="true" style="position: absolute; width: 0; height: 0; overflow: hidden;" version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"> <defs> <symbol id="icon-envelope" viewBox="0 0 28 28"> <path d="M26 23.5v-12c-0.328 0.375-0.688 0.719-1.078 1.031-2.234 1.719-4.484 3.469-6.656 5.281-1.172 0.984-2.625 2.188-4.25 2.188h-0.031c-1.625 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