Terms of Use for Unifund's Website
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PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING
OR ACCESSING ANY PAGES IN THIS WEBSITE.
This website is owned and operated by Unifund CCR Partners and its subsidiaries
and affiliates (collectively "Unifund," "we," or "us"). Questions concerning this
website or its operation should be directed to the contact points set forth at the
end of these terms of use. Use of the site is offered to you conditioned on your
acceptance without modification of all terms, conditions, and notices contained
or referenced herein (the "Terms of Use"). Your use of the site and services constitutes
your agreement to all Terms of Use; if you do not agree to these terms, do not use
the site. You agree to familiarize yourself with the Terms of Use and to abide by
them if and when you use the site. Unifund is free to revise these terms of use
at any time by updating this posting, and your use after such change signifies your
acceptance of the changed terms. Please check these terms of use periodically for
changes.
THIRD PARTY SITES
This site may provide you with links to other sites on the Internet ("Linked Sites").
The Linked Sites are not under Unifund's control, and Unifund is not responsible
for the contents of any Linked Sites, including without limitation the accuracy,
copyright compliance, legality or decency of the Linked Sites or any links contained
therein. These links are provided for your convenience, and do not imply endorsement
of the Linked Sites by Unifund or any association with the operators of the Linked
Sites.
PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the materials contained in this site are protected
by copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights and laws. You may download
and print or save to your disk or hard drive materials found on this website for
your personal use only, provided that all copies you make of this material must
include any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice located on the site
which pertains to the copied material. Except for the use expressly authorized,
you agree not to sell, transfer, license, modify, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, publish, or create derivative works from such materials. You agree
not to systematically retrieve data or other content from this site for the purpose
of creating a collection, compilation, database, or directory without Unifund's
written permission. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Downloading
of any information, content or images from this website does not transfer any right
or ownership of such information, content or images to you, and such information,
content or images may be used solely in accordance with the these Terms and Conditions
of Use. You may not mirror or archive any part of this website or any material contained
on this website on any server or computer without Unifund's written permission.
PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND SOFTWARE
Downloading software from this website does not give you title to such software,
including any files, data and images incorporated in or associated with the software.
Your use of any such software shall be only in accordance with the license agreement
that is included with the software or presented upon download of such software.
Software available on this website is copyrighted by Unifund or its owner. Software
may not be copied, redistributed or placed on any server for further distribution.
You may not sell, modify, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse engineer
the software.
A description to a product, service or publication on this website (including any
description or reference via hyperlink) does not imply endorsement by Unifund of
that product, service or publication. Products and software offered through this
website shall be warranted, if at all, through the written license or warranty provided
in connection with such product or software.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
You agree not to use the website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited
by the Terms and Conditions of Use. You may not use the website in any manner that
could damage, disable, overburden, or impair this site or interfere with any other
party's use of this site or services. You may not seek by any means to obtain any
materials or information through the site not intentionally made available to you
through the site.
USER'S LIMITED ACCESS
The site may contain communication services such as bulletin boards, chat rooms,
news groups, communities, personal web pages, group calendars, electronic mail postings,
and other public forums. You agree to post messages only if they are relevant to
the intended subject matter of the forum.
You agree that you will not:
- Post messages that are inappropriate, unlawful, threatening, obscene, vulgar, pornographic,
profane, indecent, defamatory, libelous, abusive, or a violation of the legal rights
(including, without limitation, privacy and publicity rights) of others.
- Violate the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights of any other
person or entity.
- Upload any files containing viruses, corrupted files, or any other component that
may be harmful to the operation of another's computer.
- Improperly assume or claim the identity, characteristics, or qualifications of another
person.
- Conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, or chain letters.
- Use the site for commercial purposes, or post messages that contain advertising
or are intended to solicit others to buy or sell services or to make donations.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including, without limitation
e-mail addresses, without their consent.
- Attempt to gain access to any portion of this site, any computer, server, account,
network, software, or hardware associated with this site, from which you are restricted.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
Unifund is not obligated to monitor the communications contained on the site. However,
Unifund may, at its sole discretion edit, decline to post, or remove any information
or materials or any portion thereof.
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES
Unifund makes no representations or warranties that this website if free of defects,
viruses or other harmful components. Unifund shall not be responsible for any damages
or loss that may result from the hacking or infiltration of this website or Unifund's
computer systems. YOU HAVE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADEQUATE PROTECTION AND BACKUP
OF DATA AND/OR EQUIPMENT USED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE AND YOU AGREE TO HOLD
UNIFUND HARMLESS FROM, AND YOU COVENANT NOT TO SUE UNIFUND FOR, ANY CLAIMS BASED
ON THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING CLAIMS FOR LOST DATA, WORK DELAYS OR LOST
PROFITS RESULTING FROM USE OF MATERIALS OR CONTENT FROM THIS WEBSITE. The pages
on this website may contain technical inaccuracies, outdated information and typographical
errors. ACCESS TO THIS SITE IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE AS A COURTESY. HOWEVER, ALL
MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE
THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." UNIFUND DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
UNIFUND MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS CONCERNING THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY,
AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED
IN OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT
THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES; THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL UNIFUND BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER THAT MAY RESULT
FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DAMAGES ARISING FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DETERIORATION OR CORRUPTION
OF FILES, DELETION OR CORRUPTION OF EMAIL, ERRORS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS,
DEFECTS, VIRUSES, AND/OR DELAYS. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY
IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF UNIFUND
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTIAL DAMAGES;
UNIFUND'S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW. If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the site or the associated services,
your sole remedy is to cease using them.
INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Unifund and its employees, agents,
directors, officers and shareholders, from and against all liabilities, claims,
damages, and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees and
costs) arising out of your use of this site, your breach of this agreement, or your
infringement of the intellectual property rights of third parties.
TERMINATION
Unifund reserves the right to terminate your access to the site or to any or all
of its services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.
GENERAL
This Agreement shall be given effect to the fullest extent permissible by law. In
case any one or more of the provisions contained in this agreement shall for any
reason be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity,
illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions hereof, and
this agreement shall be construed to give maximum legal effect to the intent expressed
herein. This agreement is governed by, and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Ohio , without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the
State of Ohio or, if appropriate, the United States District Court for the Southern
District of Ohio for the resolution of all disputes arising out of or relating to
the use of this site and the associated services. Unifund may assign this agreement,
in whole or in part, at any time. This agreement coupled with the Unifund Privacy Policy (and the Secured Access Agreement
if you have registered and been given access to the secured components of this website)
constitutes the entire agreement between Unifund and the user with respect to this
site, and these agreements supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications,
proposals, and agreements, whether electronic, oral, or written, between Unifund
and the user with respect to the site.
Unifund's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process.
Nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of Unifund's right to comply
with governmental, court and law enforcement requests relating to your use of the
site, or information collected by Unifund in connection with such use.
All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved exclusively and entirely to
Unifund.
TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed
copyright infringement should be sent to our Designated Agent.
PROCEDURE FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CLAIMS
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Unifund has designated
an agent to receive notice of unauthorized online use of copyrighted materials.
If you believe that your copyrighted work is being infringed, please notify our
copyright agent specified below.
Email may be sent using the form located
here.
Mail may be sent to:
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General Counsel
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Unifund CCR Partners |
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Address
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10625 Techwoods Circle |
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Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 |
Please notify us in writing and include all of the following:
- Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple
copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification,
a representative list of such works at that site.
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject
of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled,
and information reasonably sufficient to permit Unifund to locate the material.
- Information reasonably sufficient to permit Unifund to contact the complaining party,
such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address
at which the complaining party may be contacted.
- A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material
in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent,
or the law.
- A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty
of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
- A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the
owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Nothing on this website shall be construed as conferring any license under any intellectual
property right, including any right in the nature of trademark or copyright, of
UNIFUND or any third party, whether by estoppel, implication, or otherwise. All
trademarks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. Except as
otherwise noted, Unifund is the owner of all trademarks and service marks on this
website, whether registered or not.
PRIVACY
Please see our Privacy Policy for
information regarding the collection and use of personal information from this website.
Despite any representations concerning privacy, Unifund reserves the right to disclose
without notice to you any information in its possession if required to do so by
law or upon a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with the
law, to protect or defend our rights or property, or to respond to an emergency
situation. Specific areas or pages of this website may include additional or different
terms relating to the use of personal information collected from such areas or pages.
SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT
This website and the information contained or referred to herein does not constitute
an offer or a solicitation of an offer for the purchase or sale of any securities.
This website may contain information and press releases about and by Unifund. While
information prepared by us was believed to be accurate as of the date so prepared,
we disclaim any duty or obligation to update such information or to verify the accuracy
of information prepared by others. Any statements in this site that are not historical
facts, including but not limited to plans, projections, objectives, goals, strategies,
future events or performance and underlying assumptions, are forward-looking statements
as provided in the rules and regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Such statements are intended to fit within the 'safe harbor' for forward-looking
information and are subject to material risk factors which may or may not be disclosed
herein. Statements or phrases that use such words as "believes," "anticipates,"
"plans," "may," "hopes," "can," "will," "expects," "estimates," "predicts," "is
designed to," "with the intent," "potential," and similar expressions commonly indicate
forward-looking statements, but in their absence do not mean that a statement is
not forward-looking. Any forward-looking statements contained herein involve risks
and uncertainties, including but not limited to general economic and currency conditions,
various conditions specific to Unifund's business and industry, market demand, competitive
factors, supply constraints, technology factors, government and regulatory actions,
Unifund's accounting policies, future trends, and other risks which are detailed
in Unifund's Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
UNIFUND.COM SECURED ACCESS AREAS
www.unifund.com contains secured components that are accessible only to those who
have registered and have been granted a user name and password by Unifund. Information
contained within the secure components of unifund.com is confidential and proprietary.
GENERAL
These terms of use represent the entire understanding relating to the use of this
website and prevail over any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting or additional
communications.
Any unauthorized access, modification or change of any information, or any interference
with the availability of or access to this website is strictly prohibited. Unifund
reserves all legal rights and remedies available to it and this disclaimer shall
in no way be deemed a limitation or waiver of any other rights Unifund may have.
Specific areas or pages of this website may include additional or different terms
relating to the use of this website. In the event of a conflict between such terms
and these terms of use such specific terms shall control.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Questions about this Privacy Policy should be directed to:
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General Counsel
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Unifund CCR Partners |
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Address
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10625 Techwoods Circle |
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Cincinnati, Ohio 45242 |
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Send Email
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Questions about our products should not be directed to this address and will not
be replied to.
Please use this contact information only for legal and privacy policy matters. For
all other inquiries, refer to the
Contact Us
section of our home page.
This document was last revised on 06/19/06
Unless otherwise indicated, all material on this site ©2010
Unifund Group. All rights reserved.
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