LifeThread Terms of Service and Use

Welcome to LifeThread. Please read the following Terms of Service and Use carefully. These Terms of Service and Use contain legally binding terms and conditions regarding your rights, obligations and restrictions in connection with your use of the LifeThread Service and the LifeThread.com website. By visiting or using the LifeThread.com website you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and Use ("Terms of Service and Use" or "Agreement"), whether or not you register as a LifeThread.com Member. If you do not agree to these Terms of Service and Use you may not use LifeThread and you may not register as a LifeThread member.

You agree that LifeThread may modify this Agreement from time to time in our sole discretion and without prior notice. Any modification of this Agreement will be posted on the LifeThread.com website. The modified Agreement will become effective upon such posting. Your continued use of the Web site and Service after posting of the amended Agreement indicates your acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the amended Agreement.

The Service

The Service offered by LifeThread includes the LifeThread.com website (the "Web site") and any other services provided by LifeThread or LifeThread's Affiliates from time to time in connection with the LifeThread.com website (the "Service"). The Terms of Service and Use apply to all Services and all uses of the LifeThread.com website.

To use this Service, you understand and agree to the following: (a) as part of the registration process, you must submit a valid e-mail address and select a password and user name; (b) you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your member name and password, and all uses of your account -- whether or not you've authorized such use; (c) you agree to notify LifeThread immediately of any unauthorized use of your account; and (d) you are at least 16 years of age. LifeThread will not be held liable for any loss or damage for non-compliance. LifeThread reserves the right to refuse the Service to any user.

In addition, you understand and agree that LifeThread will use aggregated data collected from you and other users for statistical and analytical reporting purposes. You understand, and agree that, unless expressly stated, LifeThread in no way controls, verifies, or endorses any of the information contained on or in the LifeThread Service, including, but not limited to, links, events, messages, message boards and members' published listings.

Registration

In order to use some of the Services on the LifeThread.com website you will have to register with LifeThread as a Member. As part of the registration process, you agree to: (a) provide certain limited information about you as prompted to do so by the Service (such information to be current, complete and accurate); and (b) maintain and update this information as required to keep it current, complete and accurate. The information requested upon original sign-up shall be referred to as registration data ("Registration Data"). LifeThread reserves the right to delete accounts created by users who appropriate the name, likeness, e-mail address, or other personally identifiable information of another individual. You may not register for more than one Member account, register for a Member account on behalf of an individual other than yourself, or register for a Member account on behalf of any group or entity.

Eligibility

Membership in LifeThread is void where prohibited by law and you warrant and represent that your use of LifeThread's service does not violate any applicable law or regulation.

Term and Termination

This Agreement will remain in full force and effect as long as you use the LifeThread Service Web site and/or are a Member. You may cancel your LifeThread membership at any time via email through support@LifeThread.com . This will remove your account from our database. LifeThread may terminate your membership (1) automatically without notice upon any violation or alleged violation of this Agreement or LifeThread's Privacy Policy , in LifeThread's sole discretion; (2) for any reason, at any time without notice to Member, including, upon LifeThread blocking Member's access to the Web Site or Service, discontinuance of Member's account, or notification to Member at the e-mail address provided in Member's registration. Upon any termination by LifeThread, Member shall discontinue all efforts to access the LifeThread website or the Services.

Non Commercial Use by Members

The LifeThread Web site is for the personal use of individual Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those specifically allowed and endorsed by LifeThread. Organizations, companies, and/or businesses may not become Members and should not use the Service or the Web site for any purpose. Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Web site, including collecting usernames and/or e-mail addresses of members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited e-mail and unauthorized framing of or linking to the Web site will be investigated, and appropriate legal action will be taken, including, without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress and the Member's account will be terminated.

Proprietary Rights in Content on LifeThread

LifeThread owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Web site and our Service. The Web site contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of LifeThread, and its licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information.

Content Posted by Members on the LifeThread Site

You are solely responsible for the content that you publish or display (hereinafter "Post") on the LifeThread.com website, or transmit to other LifeThread Members, including but not limited to photos, profiles, messages, notes, text, information, music, and videos ("Member Content").

You represent, warrant and agree that no materials of any kind submitted by you or otherwise posted or shared by you through the Service will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights or contain libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful material, or violate any other laws or regulations.

You understand and agree that LifeThread may, but is not obligated to, review and delete any Member Content that, in the sole judgment of LifeThread, violate this Agreement or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of LifeThread, LifeThread's Members or users, or the public, without notice. LifeThread assumes no responsibility for monitoring the content posted on the Web site by Members or the conduct of its Members, and LifeThread assumes no liability for the content posted on the website by members or the content of its members.

Your profile must describe you, an individual person. Examples of inappropriate profiles include, but are not limited to, profiles that purport to represent an animal, place, inanimate object, fictional character, or real individual who is not you.

You retain all ownership rights in your Member Content. However, by posting Content to the Web site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to LifeThread (and its successors) an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, assignable, royalty free, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, distribute and to prepare derivative works of such Content in connection with the Website and the Service, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.

The following is a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Web site. LifeThread reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action in its sole discretion against anyone who violates this provision including, without limitation, removing the offending communication without notice from the LifeThread site and terminating the membership of such violators and reporting you to law enforcement authorities. It includes Content that:

* is patently offensive to the online community, such as Content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
* harasses or advocates harassment of another person;
* involves the transmission of "junk mail," "chain letters" or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming";
* promotes information that you know is false, misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
* promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacturer-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files;
* contains restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page);
* displays pornographic or sexually explicit material of any kind;
* provides material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18;
* provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses or would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international laws;
* solicits passwords or personally-identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;
* engages in commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising and pyramid schemes; and
* solicits people you don't know to add you or accept you as a contact on LifeThread
* impersonates any person or entity, or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents yourself, your age, or your affiliate with any person or entity;
* contains the private information of any third party including without limitation, addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers;
* blocks, removes or otherwise obscures the display of advertisements that appear on LifeThread, or attempts to do so;
* contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
* contains in the sole judgment of LifeThread, matter that is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the LifeThread website or which may expose LifeThread or its Members or users to any harm or liability of any type.

Even though all of this is strictly prohibited, there is a small chance that you might become exposed to such items from other Members or Member Content. LifeThread is not responsible for the content that Members submit and you hereby waive any legal or equitable rights or remedies you may have against LifeThread related to such exposure.

You must use the Service in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.

You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, other Members to buy or sell any commercial products or commercial services through the Service. You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of other members to buy or sell any personal products or services except in your personal Marketplace area. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk e-mail to other Members. Although LifeThread cannot monitor the conduct of its Members off the Web site, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the LifeThread Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any Member without their prior explicit consent. In order to protect our Members from such advertising or solicitation, LifeThread reserves the right to restrict the number of messages which a Member may send to other Members in any 24-hour period to a number which LifeThread deems appropriate in its sole discretion.

We reserve the right to limit the number of times and/or the frequency with which any video or music file hosted on the LifeThread Web site can be downloaded and played.

Mobile Services

Some features of, or services provided through, the Web site are available via mobile device, including the ability to browse LifeThread content; upload certain content to LifeThread the ability to receive and reply to messages (collectively the "Mobile Services"). We do not charge for these Mobile Services. However, your carrier's normal messaging, data and other rates and fees will still apply. You should check with your carrier to find out what plans are available and how much they cost. In addition, downloading, installing, or using certain Mobile Services may be prohibited or restricted by your carrier, and not all Mobile Services may work with all carriers or devices. Therefore, you should check with your carrier to find out if the Mobile Services are available for your mobile devices, and what restrictions, if any, may be applicable to your use of such Mobile Services. By using the Mobile Services, you agree that we may communicate with you regarding LifeThread and other entities by SMS, MMS, text message or other electronic means to your mobile device and that certain information about your usage of the Mobile Services may be communicated to us. In the event you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, you agree to promptly update your LifeThread account information to ensure that your messages are not sent to the person that acquires your old number.

Copyright Policy

If you believe that any Member Content or other material on the LifeThread.com Website infringes upon any copyright that you own or control, you may submit a notification to LifeThread pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Designated Copyright Agent with the following information in writing: (1) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest that is allegedly infringed; (2) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (3) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Web site; (4) your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; (5) a written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (6) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Please send your notification to the attention of LifeThread's Designated Copyright Agent to receive notification of infringement claims at:

PO Box 205
Findlay, Ohio 45839 USA
E-mail: support@LifeThread.com

Termination of Repeat Infringers

LifeThread, in appropriate circumstances and at LifeThread's sole discretion, will terminate Members who are deemed to be repeat infringers. LifeThread may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Web Site and/or terminate the memberships of any Members who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

Member Disputes

You are solely responsible for your interactions with other LifeThread Members or third parties. LifeThread reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members or third parties. You agree to hold LifeThread harmless for any and all damages or claims arising from or related to any disputes, and or your interactions, with other members or third parties while using the LifeThread Services.

Links to Third Party Sites

Any links included within the LifeThread site that take users out of the LifeThread.com site are not owned by or under the control of LifeThread and LifeThread assumes no responsibility for the content, privacy policies or practices of any third party website. Use of such third party sites shall be at your own risk and is subject to the policies and procedures of the owner of such site. We encourage you to read those policies and know your rights.

Transactions with Organizations or Individuals

LifeThread shall not be liable for your interactions with any organizations and/or individuals found on or through the LifeThread Service. This includes, but is not limited to, payment and delivery of goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings. These dealings are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You agree that LifeThread is not responsible for any damage or loss incurred as a result of any such dealings. LifeThread is under no obligation to become involved in disputes between participants on the site, or between participants on the site and any third party. In the event of a dispute, you release LifeThread, its officers, employees, agents and successors in rights from claims, damages and demands of every kind, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and our Service.

Privacy Policy

Use of the Web site and/or the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy. By using the Web Site or the Service, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Disclaimers

LifeThread is not responsible or liable in any manner for any Member Content posted on the Web site or in connection with the LifeThread Service, whether caused by users of the Web site, Members or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Service. Although LifeThread provides rules for Member conduct and postings, we do not control and are not responsible for what Members post on the Website and are not responsible for any offensive, inappropriate, obscene, unlawful or otherwise objectionable content you may encounter on the Service, the Website or in connection with any Member Content. LifeThread is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Web site or Member of the Service. LifeThread assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user or Member communications. LifeThread is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of e-mail or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to users and/or Members or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Service. Under no circumstances will LifeThread be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Web site or the Service, any content posted on the Web site, including Member Content, or transmitted to Members, or any interactions between users of the Web site, whether online or offline. THE WEB SITE AND THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND LifeThread EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. LifeThread CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE WEB SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE. The Service may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by user from LifeThread or through or from the Service shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein.

Limitation on Liability

EXCEPT IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH PROVISIONS ARE RESTRICTED, IN NO EVENT WILL LifeThread OR ANY OF ITS CORPORATE PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING ALSO LOST PROFITS AND LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE LifeThread SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS ACCESSED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF LifeThread HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, LifeThread'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO LifeThread FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP.

Disputes

If there is any dispute about or involving this Agreement, the Web site and/or the Service between you and LifeThread, you agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio without regard to its conflict of law rules. You agree to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the Ohio state courts in and for Hancock County, Ohio and the Federal Courts in and for the Northern District of Ohio.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless LifeThread, its corporate parents and subsidiaries, officers, directors, employees and agents with respect to any and all costs, claims, demands, investigations, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, settlements, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees arising out of or in connection with any Member Content, your use of the LifeThread Service or Website, your conduct in connection with the Services or Web site or with other users or Members of the Services or the Web site, or any breach of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, LifeThread retains the exclusive right to settle, compromise and pay any and all claims, demands, proceedings, suits, actions or causes of actions which are brought against LifeThread herein under the terms and provisions of this Section and in no event shall you settle any such claim without LifeThread's prior written approval.

General Practices Regarding Use and Storage

You acknowledge that LifeThread may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the Service including, without limitation, the maximum number of days that messages or other uploaded Content will be retained by the Service, the maximum number of messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum size of any message that may be sent from or received by an account on the Service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on LifeThread's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the Service in a given period of time. You agree that LifeThread has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that LifeThread reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that LifeThread reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time to time.

Preservation of Materials

You acknowledge and agree that LifeThread and its successors and assignees may preserve any materials submitted or posted by you (including e-mails, profiles, postings or other content) and may disclose such material if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (1) comply with legal process; (2) enforce this Agreement; (3) respond to claims that any material violates the rights of third parties; or (4) in our sole judgment, protect the rights, property, or personal safety of LifeThread, its Members, employees or the public.

Refer to our Deceased Policies for information related to deceased members and the preservation of their profile page and content.

No Agency

The terms and provisions of this Agreement shall not be interpreted as creating an agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchisor-franchisee relationship between LifeThread and any User of the Service. A Member may not bind or obligate LifeThread without LifeThread's prior written consent.

Special Admonitions for International Use

As a consequence of the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding user conduct on the Internet and acceptable content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

Miscellaneous

This Agreement contains the entire agreement between you and LifeThread regarding the use of the Web site and/or the Service. The failure of LifeThread to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by LifeThread without restriction.

Subscription Services

Subscription Services

Some features of, or services provided through, the Web site require a fee-based subscription (all fee-based features and/or services are referred to herein as "Subscription Services"). By purchasing Subscription Services, you agree that your subscription is personal to you and that you will not transfer or make available your account name and password to others, including without limitation your friends, co-workers and other contacts. Any distribution of your account name and password may result in cancellation of your subscription without refund and in additional charges based on unauthorized use. From time to time, Subscription Services may change without notice.

Payment

Prices for Subscription Services exclude all applicable taxes and telecommunication charges, unless expressly stated otherwise. To the extent permissible by law, you are responsible for any applicable taxes, whether or not they are listed on your receipt or statement. If you purchase Subscription Services, you agree to pay, using a valid credit card (or other form of payment that LifeThread may accept from time to time), the applicable fees and taxes (if any) set forth on the Web site. LifeThread reserves the right, upon prior notice to you, to change the amount of any fees and to institute new fees, effective at the end of your current subscription period. All authorized charges will be billed to your designated credit card account (or other payment method) on the terms described in the specific offer. If payment cannot be charged to your credit card or your payment is returned to LifeThread for any reason, LifeThread reserves the right to either suspend or terminate your access to Subscription Services.

Refund Policy

Payment for Subscription Services is non-refundable.

Automatic Renewal Program

By purchasing Subscription Services, you authorize LifeThread to automatically renew your Subscription Services following the end of your then-current subscription. This is to ensure continuous service. You further authorize LifeThread to charge the credit card on file for your account at the then-current subscription rate unless you provide LifeThread with prior notice that you are cancelling your subscription before the renewal date. Please note that even if you provide notice, charges applied before LifeThread can reasonably act are non-refundable.

Cancellation/Termination of Subscription Services

You may cancel Subscription Services at any time by contacting LifeThread customer service. LifeThread will attempt to process all cancellation requests within 72 hours. Please contact LifeThread customer service to cancel your automatic renewal, cancel your subscription, and/or change your payment method. In addition, LifeThread reserves the right to terminate your Subscription Services if LifeThread determines, in its sole discretion, that you are not complying with the Terms of Service. Any such cancellation or termination is subject to the no-refund policy as described above.

Please contact us with any questions regarding this Agreement.

LifeThread is a trademark of LifeThread, LLC.