Terms and Conditions
The following terms and conditions govern all use of the Trendingpolls.com website and all content,
services and
products available at or through the website (taken together, the Website). The Website is owned and
operated by
Trendingpolls (“Trendingpolls”). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification
of all of the
terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without
limitation,
Trendingpolls’s Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by
Trendingpolls
(collectively, the “Agreement”).
Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any
part of the web
site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to
all the terms and
conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms
and conditions are
considered an offer by Trendingpolls, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. The Website is
available only to
individuals who are at least 13 years old.
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Your Trendingpolls.com Account and Site.
If you create a blog/site on the Website, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your
account and blog, and
you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions
taken in connection with
the blog. You must not describe or assign keywords to your blog in a misleading or unlawful manner,
including in a
manner intended to trade on the name or reputation of others, and Trendingpolls may change or remove
any description or
keyword that it considers inappropriate or unlawful, or otherwise likely to cause Trendingpolls
liability. You must
immediately notify Trendingpolls of any unauthorized uses of your blog, your account or any other
breaches of security.
Trendingpolls will not be liable for any acts or omissions by You, including any damages of any kind
incurred as a
result of such acts or omissions.
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Responsibility of Contributors.
If you operate a blog, comment on a blog, post material to the Website, post links on the Website,
or otherwise make (or
allow any third party to make) material available by means of the Website (any such material,
“Content”), You are
entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that Content. That is the case
regardless of
whether the Content in question constitutes text, graphics, an audio file, or computer software. By
making Content
available, you represent and warrant that:
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the downloading, copying and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights,
including but not limited to
the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;
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if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i)
received permission from your
employer to post or make available the Content, including but not limited to any software,
or (ii) secured from your
employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;
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you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done
all things necessary to
successfully pass through to end users any required terms;
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the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other
harmful or destructive
content;
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the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain
unethical or unwanted commercial
content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings
of third party sites, or to
further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the
material (such as spoofing);
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the Content is not pornographic, does not contain threats or incite violence towards
individuals or entities, and does
not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
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your blog is not getting advertised via unwanted electronic messages such as spam links on
newsgroups, email lists,
other blogs and web sites, and similar unsolicited promotional methods;
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your blog is not named in a manner that misleads your readers into thinking that you are
another person or company.
For example, your blog’s URL or name is not the name of a person other than yourself or
company other than your own; and
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you have, in the case of Content that includes computer code, accurately categorized
and/or described the type,
nature, uses and effects of the materials, whether requested to do so by Trendingpolls or
otherwise.
By submitting Content to Trendingpolls for inclusion on your Website, you grant Trendingpolls a
world-wide,
royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely
for the purpose of
displaying, distributing and promoting your blog. If you delete Content, Trendingpolls will use
reasonable efforts to
remove it from the Website, but you acknowledge that caching or references to the Content may not be
made immediately
unavailable.
Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, Trendingpolls has the right (though
not the obligation) to,
in Trendingpolls’s sole discretion (i) refuse or remove any content that, in Trendingpolls’s
reasonable opinion,
violates any Trendingpolls policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or
deny access to and use
of the Website to any individual or entity for any reason, in Trendingpolls’s sole discretion.
Trendingpolls will have
no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid.
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Payment and Renewal
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General Terms.
By selecting a product or service, you agree to pay Trendingpolls the one-time and/or
monthly or annual subscription
fees indicated (additional payment terms may be included in other communications).
Subscription payments will be charged on a pre-pay basis on the day you sign up for an
Upgrade and will cover the use of
that service for a monthly or annual subscription period as indicated. Payments are not
refundable.
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Automatic Renewal
Unless you notify Trendingpolls before the end of the applicable subscription period that
you want to cancel a
subscription, your subscription will automatically renew and you authorize us to collect the
then-applicable annual or
monthly subscription fee for such subscription (as well as any taxes) using any credit card
or other payment mechanism
we have on record for you. Upgrades can be canceled at any time by submitting your request
to Trendingpolls in writing.
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Services
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Fees; Payment
By signing up for a Services account you agree to pay Trendingpolls the applicable setup
fees and recurring fees.
Applicable fees will be invoiced starting from the day your services are established and in
advance of using such
services. Trendingpolls reserves the right to change the payment terms and fees upon thirty
(30) days prior written
notice to you. Services can be canceled by you at anytime on thirty (30) days written notice
to Trendingpolls.
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Support
If your service includes access to priority email support. “Email support” means the ability
to make requests for
technical support assistance by email at any time (with reasonable efforts by Trendingpolls
to respond within one
business day) concerning the use of the VIP Services. “Priority” means that support takes
priority over support for
users of the standard or free Trendingpolls.com services. All support will be provided in
accordance with Trendingpolls
standard services practices, procedures and policies.
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Responsibility of Website Visitors
Trendingpolls has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software,
posted to the
Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material’s content, use or effects. By
operating the Website,
Trendingpolls does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it
believes such material
to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to
protect yourself and
your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content.
The Website may
contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content
containing technical
inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that
violates the privacy
or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third
parties, or the
downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or
unstated. Trendingpolls
disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from
any downloading by
those visitors of content there posted.
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Content Posted on Other Websites.
We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made
available through the
websites and webpages to which Trendingpolls.com links, and that link to Trendingpolls.com.
Trendingpolls does not have
any control over those non-Trendingpolls websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their
contents or their use.
By linking to a non-Trendingpolls website or webpage, Trendingpolls does not represent or imply that
it endorses such
website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and
your computer
systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Trendingpolls
disclaims any
responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-Trendingpolls websites and webpages.
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Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy.
As Trendingpolls asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the
intellectual property rights
of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by Trendingpolls.com violates your
copyright, you are
encouraged to notify Trendingpolls in accordance with Trendingpolls’s Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (“DMCA”) Policy.
Trendingpolls will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the
infringing material
or disabling all links to the infringing material. Trendingpolls will terminate a visitor’s access
to and use of the
Website if, under appropriate circumstances, the visitor is determined to be a repeat infringer of
the copyrights or
other intellectual property rights of Trendingpolls or others. In the case of such termination,
Trendingpolls will have
no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to Trendingpolls.
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Intellectual Property.
This Agreement does not transfer from Trendingpolls to you any Trendingpolls or third party
intellectual property, and
all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely
with Trendingpolls.
Trendingpolls, Trendingpolls.com, the Trendingpolls.com logo, and all other trademarks, service
marks, graphics and
logos used in connection with Trendingpolls.com, or the Website are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Trendingpolls
or Trendingpolls’s licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection
with the Website
may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license
to reproduce or
otherwise use any Trendingpolls or third-party trademarks.
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Advertisements
Trendingpolls reserves the right to display advertisements on your blog unless you have purchased an
ad-free account.
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Attribution
Trendingpolls reserves the right to display attribution links such as ‘Blog at Trendingpolls.com,’
theme author, and
font attribution in your blog footer or toolbar.
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Partner Products.
By activating a partner product (e.g. theme) from one of our partners, you agree to that partner’s
terms of service. You
can opt out of their terms of service at any time by de-activating the partner product.
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Domain Names
If you are registering a domain name, using or transferring a previously registered domain name, you
acknowledge and
agree that use of the domain name is also subject to the policies of the Internet Corporation for
Assigned Names and
Numbers (“ICANN”), including their Registration Rights and Responsibilities.
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Changes
Trendingpolls reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this
Agreement. It is your
responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to
the Website
following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes.
Trendingpolls may also,
in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new
tools and
resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement.
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Termination
Trendingpolls may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or
without cause, with or
without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your
Trendingpolls.com account (if you
have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you have
a paid services
account, such account can only be terminated by Trendingpolls if you materially breach this
Agreement and fail to cure
such breach within thirty (30) days from Trendingpolls’s notice to you thereof; provided that,
Trendingpolls can
terminate the Website immediately as part of a general shut down of our service. All provisions of
this Agreement which
by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation,
ownership
provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
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Disclaimer of Warranties.
The Website is provided “as is”. Trendingpolls and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all
warranties of any
kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness
for a particular
purpose and non-infringement. Neither Trendingpolls nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any
warranty that the Website
will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that
you download from, or
otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.
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Limitation of Liability.
In no event will Trendingpolls, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject
matter of this
agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for:
(i) any special,
incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or
services; (iii) for
interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid
by you to
Trendingpolls under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action.
Trendingpolls shall
have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The
foregoing shall not apply
to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
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General Representation and Warranty.
You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the
Trendingpolls Privacy
Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without
limitation any local laws or
regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and
acceptable content,
and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the
United States or the
country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate
the intellectual
property rights of any third party.
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Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Trendingpolls, its contractors, and its licensors, and
their respective
directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses,
including attorneys’ fees,
arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this
Agreement.
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Miscellaneous
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between Trendingpolls and you concerning the subject
matter hereof, and
they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of Trendingpolls,
or by the posting
by Trendingpolls of a revised version. Except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides
otherwise, this Agreement,
any access to or use of the Website will be governed by the laws of the Chennai, India, excluding
its conflict of law
provisions, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will
be the state and
federal courts located in Chennai, India. Except for claims for injunctive or equitable relief or
claims regarding
intellectual property rights (which may be brought in any competent court without the posting of a
bond), any dispute
arising under this Agreement shall be finally settled in accordance with the Comprehensive
Arbitration Rules of the
Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (“JAMS”) by three arbitrators appointed in
accordance with such Rules.
The arbitration shall take place in Chennai, India, in the English language and the arbitral
decision may be enforced in
any court. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement shall be
entitled to costs and
attorneys’ fees. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be
construed to reflect
the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A
waiver by either party
of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not
waive such term or
condition or any subsequent breach thereof. You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any
party that consents
to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; Trendingpolls may assign its rights under
this Agreement
without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties,
their successors
and permitted assigns.