AGREEMENT
BETWEEN BELSITO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. D/B/A 1ST RESPONDER WIRELESS
NEWS AND DISPATCHERS
WHEREAS BELSITO COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
D/B/A 1st RESPONDER WIRELESS NEWS AND YOU HAVE DECIDED
TO ENTER INTO AN EXCLUSIVE VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT WHEREIN AND WHEREBY
YOU HAVE VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO BELSITO COMMUNICATIONS,
INC. D/B/A 1ST RESPONDER WIRELESS NEWS;
and,
WHEREAS BELSITO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. D/B/A 1ST RESPONDER
WIRELESS NEWS MAY PROVIDE TO YOU OR CERTAIN QUALIFYING TAX-EXEMPT
CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAY BE DESIGNATED BY YOU REWARDS FOR
PROVIDING SUCH VOLUNTARY INFORMATION PREMISED UPON SUCH TERMS AND
CONDITIONS AS BELSITO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. D/B/A 1ST RESPONDER
WIRELESSLESS NEWS MAY, IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION DETERMINE; and
YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE PROVIDING THE AFORESAID INFORMATION ONLY TO
BELSITO COMMUNICATIONS, INC. D/B/A 1ST RESPONDER WIRELESS
NEWS, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS: |
ACCEPTANCE
OF TERMS
The Information that You voluntarily provide as a dispatcher to BELSITO
COMMUNICATIONS, INC. D/B/A 1st RESPONDER WIRELESS NEWS (herein sometimes
referred to as “1st RESPONDER”) is subject to the following
Terms of Use ("TOU"). 1st RESPONDER reserves the right to
update the TOU at any time without notice to You. |
DEFINITION
OF INFORMATION
Information shall be defined
as any communication transmitted or submitted to 1st Responder by
You.
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LEGALITY
OF INFORMATION
Such Information must be legally acquired by You prior to your transmission
or submission of said Information to 1st RESPONDER. By way of example,
and not as a limitation, you agree that when providing Information
to 1st RESPONDER, you will not:
-Use the network in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes,
chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited
messages (commercial or otherwise).
-Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the
legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
-Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate,
profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name,
material or Information.
-Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images,
photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual
property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation,
copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity)
unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all
necessary consent to do the same.
-Use any material or information, including images or photographs,
which infringes on any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret,
or other proprietary right of any party.
-Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs,
cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs
that may damage the operation of another's computer or property
of another.
-Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any
business purpose
-Download any file posted by another that you know, or reasonably
should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed,
and/or distributed in such manner.
-Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as
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.
-Restrict or inhibit any other user from using 1st RESPONDER.
-Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including
e-mail addresses.
-Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
-Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
-Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for
a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of 1st RESPONDER.
1st RESPONDER has no obligation to monitor the
Information transmitted between dispatchers, nor an obligation to
monitor the Information with or between dispatchers and 1st RESPONDER.
However, 1st RESPONDER reserves the right to review the Information
sent to 1st RESPONDER and to remove any Information in whole or in
part in its sole discretion. 1st RESPONDER reserves the right to terminate
your access to any or all of the 1st RESPONDER network at any time,
without notice, and for any reason whatsoever.
1st RESPONDER reserves the right at all times to disclose any Information
as 1st RESPONDER deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation,
legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post
or to remove any Information, in whole or in part, in 1st RESPONDER'S
sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable Information
about yourself to 1st RESPONDER. 1st RESPONDER does not control or
endorse the Information provided by You, and, therefore, 1st RESPONDER
specifically disclaims any liability with regard to any Information
sent to it and subsequently transmitted to any person or entity thereafter.
As a condition of You providing Information to 1st RESPONDER, you
will not use your access to 1st REPSONDER for any purpose that is
unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You
may not use 1st RESPONDER networks in any manner that could damage,
disable, overburden, or impair any 1st RESPONDER server, or the network(s)
connected to any 1st RESPONDER server, or interfere with any other
party's use and enjoyment of 1st RESPONDER. You may not attempt to
gain unauthorized access to any 1st RESPONDER account, computer systems
or networks connected to any 1st RESPONDER server through hacking,
password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt
to obtain any materials or Information through any means not intentionally
made available through 1st RESPONDER. |
TERM/EXCLUSIVITY
You agree to provide the Information exclusively to 1st RESPONDER
during the Term hereunder and 1st RESPONDER shall have the right to
use or authorize the use of the Information in any manner in its sole
discretion. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, You
shall not transmit, use, license or authorize the transmission, use
or license of the Information by or to any third-party (ies). As used
hereunder, “Term” shall mean the period of time commencing
on the date of Your clicking the “I accept” tab hereunder
and continuing until terminated by written notice (including without
limitation by e-mail notice) to You by 1st RESPONDER for any reason
whatsoever. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and 1st
RESPONDER’S rights and remedies at law, equity, contract or
otherwise, (a) 1st RESPONDER shall have the right to terminate the
Term if You breach the aforementioned exclusivity and (b) commencing
immediately upon termination You shall not be eligible for the Rewards
Program. In consideration for the aforementioned exclusivity, You
are eligible to receive and participate in the Rewards program in
lieu of any other form of compensation. |
NOTICE
SPECIFIC TO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE.
Permission to use Documents (such as press releases, reports from
other dispatchers, call lists) from 1st RESPONDER is granted, provided
that (1) use of such Documents from 1st RESPONDER is solely for dispatchers
to communicate with other dispatchers currently affiliated with 1st
RESPONDER; and (2) no modifications of any Documents are made. Without
limiting any other provision hereunder, 1st Responder shall have all
right, title and interest in and to the Documents. Use for any other
purpose by you is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe
civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the
maximum extent possible.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, 1st RESPONDER
MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 1st RESPONDER HEREBY DISCLAIMS
ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING
ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS,
IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT
SHALL 1st RESPONDER AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL,
INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING
FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THESE DOCUMENTS.
THE DOCUMENTS COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL
ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN.
1st RESPONDER MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S)
AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME. |
DISPATCHER
ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY.
When you agree to voluntarily provide information to 1st RESPONDER,
You must complete the registration process by providing 1st RESPONDER
with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the
applicable registration form. You also will choose a password and
a user name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible
for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree
to notify 1st RESPONDER immediately of any unauthorized use of your
account or any other breach of security. 1st RESPONDER will not be
liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else
using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge.
However, You could be held liable for losses incurred by 1st RESPONDER
or another party due to someone else using your account or password.
You may not use anyone else's account at any time, without the permission
of the account holder. |
INFORMATION
PROVIDED TO 1st RESPONDER/OWNERSHIP/WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS
You shall provide your Information hereunder to 1st RESPONDER by any
of the following means (as such terms are customarily understood in
the internet industry): posting, uploading, or inputting to 1st RESPONDER.
Upon receipt by 1st RESPONDER of the Information, 1st RESPONDER, its
affiliated companies, licensees and any other third-party (ies) authorized
by 1st RESPONDER, shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
use and authorize the use of the Information in any manner whatsoever
in its sole discretion, including without limitation, editing, copying,
distributing and transmitting. As used herein, “compilation
format” shall mean individually and collectively all of the
results arising out of 1st RESPONDER’s use of the Information
herein. 1st RESPONDER owns and reserves all right (including copyright
and trademark), title, and interest in and to the compilation format.
You warrant and represent that (a) the Information provided to 1st
RESPONDER is true, accurate, current and complete; (b) You have the
right and authority to provide to 1st RESPONDER the Information, including
without limitation the right to post, unload or input the submission;
(c) or, if the Information contains images, you are the copyright
owner of the images, or that the copyright owner of such images has
granted you permission to use such Images or any content and/or images
contained in such Images consistent with the manner and purpose of
your use and as otherwise permitted by these Terms of Use. You further
agree: (1) that You have the rights necessary to grant the licenses
and sublicenses described in these Terms of Use; (2) that You have
the consent of each person depicted in such Images, if any, to the
use of the Images as set forth in these Terms of Use, including, by
way of example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public
display and reproduction of such Images; and (3) that the use hereunder
by 1st RESPONDER (or by any party authorized by 1st RESPONDER) of
the Images will not infringe upon or interfere with the rights of
any third party.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing uses herein, by providing
Information which contains Images, You are granting (a) to all members
of your private community, and/or (b) to the general public, permission
to use your Information containing Images, as permitted by these Terms
of Use, the right, without limitation, to a non-exclusive, world-wide,
royalty-free license to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display,
publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Information
containing Images without having your name attached to such Information
containing Images, and the right to sublicense such rights to any
supplier. No compensation will be paid for such Information, including,
but not limited to, that information containing images except as to
the extent allowed (if any) by the rewards program created by 1st
RESPONDER. |
INDEMNIFICATION
You hereby indemnify and hold harmless 1st RESPONDER, its
officers, and directors, licensees and assignees, against all claims,
losses, damages and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
incurred as a result of or related to a third party claim arising
out of a breach by you of your warranties and representations hereunder. |
BREACH
Without limiting any other provision hereunder, if You breach any
of Your obligations under this Agreement, and the breach is not cured
within five (5) days after 1st Responder gives You written notice
of the breach, then without limiting 1st Responder 's rights and remedies,
at law, equity, contractual or otherwise, 1st Responder shall be entitled
to terminate effective immediately the Term hereof; recover its costs
(including attorney's fees) and monetary damages sustained by 1st
Responder as a result of Your breach; and Your profits resulting from
Your breach.. |
LEGAL
VENUE SELECTION
If any legal proceeding should arise under the terms of this
agreement, the parties agree to litigate such proceeding in the Federal
District Court for the Southern District of New York, White Plains,
and/or the Supreme Court for Orange County, New York. |
MISCELLANEOUS
If 1st Responder, in its sole discretion, provides rewards
to You or certain qualifying tax-exempt charitable organizations that
may be designated by You in accordance with a Rewards program, if
any, and/or provides to You any instrument that permits You to provide
information to 1st Responder , it is understood and agreed that 1st
Responder shall not treat such accommodations as compensation to You
unless so required by law. Any instrument provided to You by 1st Responder
shall be promptly returned to 1st Responder should 1st Responder ,
in its sole discretion, elect that said instrument be returned to
1st Responder . 1st Responder may, in its sole discretion, elect to
cover any costs related to your providing of information to 1st Responder.
However, should 1st Responder elect to cover such costs, if any, such
coverage of costs shall not be treated by 1st Responder as compensation
to You unless so required by law. It is understood and agreed that
You are not under 1st Responder’s dominion or control. 1st Responder
does not and will not dictate the amount of hours or the amount of
information You can, will or must provide to 1st Responder. There
is no partnership, affiliation, or other relationship between You
and 1st Responder other than that which is specifically set forth
in this agreement. In the event that 1st Responder is required to
report any of the above to any federal, state, or local authority,
You agree that You are an independent contractor and that 1st Responder
shall not be responsible for any taxes, insurance, withholding or
any similar or related items.
If in the course of Your providing to 1st Responder Information pursuant
to the terms and conditions hereof, it is necessary for 1st Responder
to make available to You equipment owned by 1st Responder, then, 1st
Responder hereby licenses to You a nonexclusive, royalty- free license
during the Term hereof to use 1st Responder’s equipment solely
for the purposes of providing Information to 1st Responder in accordance
with the terms and conditions hereof. As used hereunder, “equipment”
shall include without limitation scanners, phones, PDAS, computers
and antennas. Upon termination of the Term hereof or upon 1st Responder’s
request, You shall not later than three (3) days after termination
or request, as the case may be, (“3 Day Period”) return
to 1st Responder the “equipment” in the same physical
and working condition as when made available to You by 1st Responder.
If You fail to return the Equipment within the 3 Day Period, then,
without limiting 1st Responder’s rights or remedies at law or
in equity, or under this Agreement, 1st Responder shall have the right
to recover from You monetary damages and other costs, including attorney’s
fees arising from such failure. Monetary damages shall include (a)
physical damage to Equipment; and (b) labor costs to restore the Equipment
to its condition prior to said damage. |
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