CHILDCARE CENTRAL TERMS

Terms of Use
Last Updated: March 1, 2008

Welcome to Childcarecentral.com, a resource for both parents and child care providers.  By accessing our website at www.childcarecentral.com or by posting a link to www.childcarecentral.com on your site, you (the “user”) indicate that you have read, understand, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms of Use” or “Agreement”), whether or not you are a registered member of childcarecentral.com.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at any time.  When any changes are made to these Terms of Use, we will post the updated notice and change the “last updated” date listed above; no other notice will be given.  It is your responsibility to frequently check the notice to see if any updates have been made and review changes to the Terms of Use.  Your use of the site after changes have been made to the notice indicates your acceptance of the new terms of use.

Privacy Policy
Childcarecentral.com believes in protecting user privacy.  Users of this Website should refer to Childcarecentral.com’s Privacy Policy, available for viewing here, before providing any information.

Proprietary Rights: Copyright and Trademark Notices
All content on the Website, including but not limited to graphics, pictures, text, designs, information, software, music, and other files (the “Site Content”), are either ALL RIGHTS RESERVED © 2008 Childcarecentral.com or are the  proprietary property of Childcarecentral.com’s affiliates or licensors.  You may electronically copy or print portions of this Website for the sole purpose of using materials it contains for informational and non-commercial use only, provided that you keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact.  Any other use of Content, including any commercial use, reproduction for purposes other than described above, modification, distribution, republication, display, or performance, without the prior written permission of Childcarecentral.com is strictly prohibited.  Other product and company names mentioned on the Website may be the trademarks of their respective owners.  Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Third Party Content and Services
Childcarecentral.com may contain hyperlinks to content and sites of third parties (“Third-Party Content”).  Childcarecentral.com does not monitor or endorse Third-Party Content and cannot guarantee its accuracy.  Use of Third-Party Content is at the user’s own risk.

User Conduct
You agree that no materials of any kind submitted through your account will violate the rights of any third party.  You agree not to use automated scripts to collect information from the child care Listing Service “Service” or “Directory” or for any other purpose.  Furthermore, you agree that you may not use the Service or the Site in any manner that violates the law or that could slow down, damage, impair, or disable the Site.  You agree not to submit or post any information that is fraudulent, objectionable, unlawful, or obscene.

User Disputes
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Childcarecentral.com Users.

Submissions
By submitting, posting, disclosing, or contributing any review, information, photograph, image, comments, feedback, ideas, notes, or other item (each, a “Submitted Item”) to Childcarecentral.com you grant the Website an irrevocable license to use, display, modify, reproduce, publish, or otherwise use your Submitted Items and all copyright property rights therein, in any manner without compensation of any kind to you or any third party.

You acknowledge that you have the right to grant the license set forth herein your Submitted Item, and your Submitted Item does not violate any copyright or other intellectual property right of any third party. 

Use of any Submitted Items is as the sole discretion of Childcarecentral.com and the Website is under no obligation to use any Submitted Item.  You must include your full name and email address with your Submitted Item.  Childcarecentral.com may choose to use your full name in conjunction with your Submitted Item, but is not required to do so.

Childcarecentral.com claims the right, but not responsibility or obligation to monitor, edit, or delete any Website content including, without limitation, Submitted Items.

 

Disclaimers
This Website includes information that is created and/or posted by Childcarecentral.com as well as information posted by Users and other third parties.  Childcarecentral.com is not responsible or liable for any content posted on the Website, whether posted by Childcarecentral.com, its Users, or other third parties.  Childcarecentral.com has policies covering user conduct and postings, but is not responsible for adherence, or lack thereof, to these policies. 

Childcarecentral.com is provided on an “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis.  The Website many be temporarily unavailable because of maintenance or other reasons.  Childcarecentral.com does not guarantee any specific benefits or results from use of the Website and/or child care Listing Service.

Childcarecentral.com does not guarantee the quality or appropriateness of any of the child care centers listed on its Site.  Childcarecentral.com does not recommend or endorse any of the child care centers listed on the Site.  It is the User’s responsibility to verify the accuracy of these child care listings.  The User is responsible for all interactions with child care centers listed on this site.  Before placing any child into care with a child care center listed on Childcarecentral.com, it is the User’s responsibility to visit, screen, and verify the appropriateness of care.

Nothing contained in the Website is intended to be used as, applicable to, or instructional for medical diagnosis or treatment purposed.  Information is not intended for legal advice.

Indemnify
You agree to defend and indemnify CHILDCARE CENTRAL, LLC, its affiliates, and each of their members, officers, agents, directors, partners, employees from and against any loss, liability, claim, demands, penalties, fines, expenses, or any other costs of any kind, including reasonable legal fees, arising out of or in connection with any Third Party Content, User Content, your use of the child care Listings, your conduct in connection with the child care Listings or the Site or with other Users of the child care Listings or Site, or any violation of this Agreement or of any law or the rights of any third party.

Jurisdiction
The laws of the state of Iowa will govern all terms, conditions, and disclaimers on this Site without regard to conflicts of laws. 

Arbitration

Other
The failure of Childcarecentral.com to exercise or enforce any rights or provisions of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision in that or any other instance.  If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.  If any provision of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Questions or Comments?
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