Terms of Use USER AGREEMENT Welcome to XTZ.com! PLEASE READ THIS USER AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. Use of this web site is your utterance of your acknowledgement, acceptance, approval and wholehearted merriment to this User Agreement. If you do not feel downright happy with the terms of this User Agreement, please do not use this Web site. We really do want you here, but rules are rules. We reserve the right, at our whimsy, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS This Web site is owned and operated by XTZ Industries, Inc. (referred to as "XTZ," "we," "us," "superfreaks" or "our" herein). No material from the XTZ.com Web site or any Web site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by XTZ may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. Modification, metamorphosis, transmutation, or transubstantiation of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of XTZ's copyright and other proprietary rights. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other Web site, online service or other service is strictly prohibited. Failure to adhere to these terms may result in a stiff ruler slapping on the back of your hands, or other far more serious legal proceedings. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to XTZ Industries, Inc., or its affiliates. In the event you download software from the XTZ.com Web site, the software, including any files, images incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, the "Software") are licensed on a nonexclusive, nontransferable basis to you by XTZ. XTZ does not, would not, will not, no way, no how transfer title to the Software to you. You may own the medium on which the Software is recorded, but XTZ retains full and complete title to the Software, and all intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the Software to a human-perceivable form. Non-human animal perceptions may be considered for a moment, but in the end these too will be deemed totally unacceptable. SUBMISSIONS XTZ always welcomes suggestions and comments regarding XTZ's online activities from the users of our Web site. Any comments or suggestions submitted to XTZ, either online or offline, will become XTZ's property upon its submission. This policy is intended to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when projects developed by XTZ's professional (ha-ha) staff might seem to others to be similar to their own creative work. If at our request you send certain specific submissions (e.g., postings to chat rooms, bulletin or message boards, story lines for interactive stories, postings to our Contests) or, if you send us any unsolicited creative ideas, suggestions, photographs, notes, drawings, poetry, verse, declarations of independence, photographs revealing life on Mars, photographs of cat puke, concepts or any other information or materials (collectively, the "Submissions"), the Submissions shall be deemed, and shall remain, the property of XTZ. None of the Submissions shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of XTZ, and XTZ shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without limitation of the foregoing, XTZ shall exclusively own all now known or hereafter existing rights to the Submissions of every kind and nature throughout the restaurateur at the end of the universe, and the universe itself and shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Submissions. Even submissive submissions submitted substantiate subjection of all rights of the submitter to the submissions, subdivided or otherwise. FORUMS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION "Forum" means a chat area, bulletin board, or e-mail function offered as part of the XTZ.com Web site. You shall not upload to, distribute through, or otherwise publish through the XTZ.com Web site any content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, racist, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise give rise to liability or violates any law. If you do, we reserve the right to remove the postings that defame or insult anyone as well as notes that are abusive or hateful, although we have no duty to do so. In addition, we also reserve the right to remove notes that we deem, in our sole discretion, to be inappropriate, off the subject or not in English. You may not suggest or encourage illegal activity while visiting the XTZ.com Web site. Spamming is not permitted. Moreover, any postings that might be construed as stalking will be deleted and made available to the proper law enforcement officials. Law enforcement folks have firearms, so do heed this notice if you value your person. The Forums shall be used only in a noncommercial manner. You shall not, without our express approval, distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, promotion, advertising, or solicitation for goods or services. You specifically acknowledge that soliciting other XTZ.com Web site users to join or become members of any commercial online service or other organization is expressly prohibited. It is our policy to respect the privacy of all guests. Please see our privacy policy at http://www.xtz.com/privacy.html, which discloses our information collection and use practices. We ask that our guests respect each other's privacy by not posting names, phone numbers, addresses, social security numbers, curve sizes, bodily abnormalities (large or small), or any other private information. You represent to us that you own, or have the right to submit to us in accordance with this Agreement, all material that you post on our Forums. By uploading materials to any Forum or submitting any materials to us, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) XTZ a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe as it is currently known or as it may be known in the future. In addition, you warrant that all so-called moral rights in those materials have been waived. When you access our Web site and participate in our interactive applications, you participate at your own risk. You take responsibility for postings made under your user name. We take no responsibility for the content or opinions posted on our Web site by users accessing our Web site. JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES All applicable federal, state and local laws govern user access to this Web site. This Web site is controlled and operated by XTZ from its offices within the State of Washington, United States of America. XTZ makes no representation that materials on the Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this Web site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. All information available on the Web site is subject to U.S. export control laws and may also be subject to the laws of the country and/or planet where you reside. TERMINATION This Agreement is effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate this Agreement at any time by destroying all materials obtained from any and all XTZ Web site(s) and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under the terms of this Agreement or otherwise. This Agreement will terminate immediately without notice from XTZ if in XTZ's sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of this Agreement. Upon termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from this Web site and any and all other XTZ Web site(s) and all copies thereof, whether made under this Agreement or otherwise. You agree that XTZ, in its sole discretion, may terminate your registration to the Web site (or any part thereof) or use of the Web site or any portion of the Web site, and remove and discard any Submissions, for any reason, without limitation, including if XTZ believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this User Agreement, including the Privacy Statement (http://www.xtz.com/privacy.html). XTZ may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing access to the Web site, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Web site under any provision of this User Agreement may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that XTZ may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Web site. Further, you agree that XTZ shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Web site. DISCLAIMER THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, XTZ DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. XTZ DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEB SITE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. XTZ DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEB SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT XTZ) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. LINKS XTZ explicitly disclaims any responsibility for the accuracy, content, or availability of information found on Web sites that link to or from the XTZ.com Web site. XTZ encourages discretion when browsing the Internet using our or anyone else's service. Because some Web sites employ automated search results or otherwise link you to Web sites containing information that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive, XTZ cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in third-party Web sites, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such Web sites. XTZ cannot ensure that you will be satisfied with any products or services that you purchase from a third-party Web site that links to or from the XTZ.com Web site, since other Web sites are owned and operated by independent third parties. XTZ does not endorse any of the merchandise, nor has XTZ taken any steps to confirm the accuracy or reliability of, any of the information contained in such third-party Web sites. XTZ does not make any representations or warranties as to the security of any information (including, without limitation, credit card and other personal information) you might be requested to give any third party, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such Web sites. We strongly encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties. 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APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL XTZ'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ANY XTZ PRODUCT. OTHER These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Washington and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and may be modified by XTZ at any time. Have fun on our wondrous web site, and always remember to ENJOY LIFE! That's an order.