Legal Statements

Copyright
All content included throughout this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, and software, is the property of Website Pros, Inc., and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The compilation (including the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this site is the exclusive property of Website Pros, Inc., and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Any other use, including reproduction, modification, or creation of derivative works, distribution, transmission, republication, or display of the content of this site is strictly prohibited.

Trademarks
Website Pros graphics, logos, and service names found in this site are trademarks or service marks of Website Pros, Inc., and may not be used or reproduced in any exact or similar manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages, discredits or causes economic disadvantage to Website Pros, Inc.

Disclaimer
THE SERVICE, CONTENT AND INFORMATION FROM OR THROUGH THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES AS TO MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. WEBSITE PROS, INC., SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO THIS WEB SITE AND ITS CONTENT, OR THE INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, AND RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES WITHOUT NOTICE. WEBSITE PROS, INC., SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF INCOME OR EARNINGS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OR INJURY TO PERSONS OR PROPERTY, CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, OR ANY OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF THE FURNISHING OR USE OF THIS WEB SITE. WEBSITE PROS, INC., RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, WITHOUT NOTICE OR LIABILITY, ITS PRODUCTS.

Website Pros' Acceptable Use Policy

As the leading provider of outsourced Web site creation, Web promotion, and Web transaction services for businesses and private-label channel partners, Website Pros offers its customers and partners, and their customers and users, the means to acquire and distribute various forms of public, private, commercial, and noncommercial information and images. While Website Pros respects and promotes the Internet as a forum for free and open discussion and distribution of information and images, Website Pros reserves the right to prohibit and protect itself, and its customers and partners, from interests that may be detrimental or harmful to the interests, goodwill, business reputation, or operations of Website Pros and its customers and partners. For this reason, Website Pros imposes this Acceptable Use Policy regarding use of the Website Pros services. Customers and partners of Website Pros must comply with this Acceptable Use Policy and impose this policy upon their customers or users to the extent necessary to ensure compliance. Pursuant to this Acceptable Use Policy, the following activities are considered to be inappropriate, prohibited, and unacceptable uses:

1. Website Pros does not allow its customers or partners, and their customers and users, to engage in or promote:
   1. (a) Illegality in any form, including, but not limited to, activities such as unauthorized distribution or copying of copyrighted software, violation of U.S. export restrictions, harassment, fraud, trafficking in obscene material, drug dealing, promotion or facilitation of drug use, pyramid schemes, and any other illegal activities.
   2. Internet, E-Mail, and Network abuse, including, but not limited to, activities such as using a nonexistent return e-mail address on a commercial solicitation, foregoing header information, sending junk mail or spamming (sending unsolicited advertising to numerous e-mail addresses or newsgroups and/or generating a significantly higher volume of outgoing e-mail than a normal user), trolling (posting outrageous messages to generate numerous responses), mail-bombing (sending multiple messages without significant new content to the same user), flooding (attempting to overload a service or network, or attempting to crash a host), hacking or cracking (attempting without authorization to enter into a secured computer system), subscribing someone else to a mailing list without that person's permission, cross-posting articles to an excessive number of newsgroups, or introducing computer viruses, harmful code, and/or trojan horses on the Internet. Website Pros reserves the right to determine what constitutes Internet, E-Mail, or Network abuse.
   3. Misuse of system resources, including, but not limited to, employing posts or programs which consume excessive CPU time or storage space; permitting use of mail services, mail-forwarding capabilities, POP accounts, or autoresponders other than for the customer's own account; or resale of access to CGI scripts installed on Website Pros' servers.
   4. Tortious conduct, including, but not limited to, posting of defamatory, libelous, or private information about a person without their consent, intentionally inflicting emotional distress, or violating trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights.
2. Website Pros prohibits use of its service in which access to chat areas, bulletin boards, Web pages, e-mail, or other services are used to send, submit, post, publish, or display materials or content that is defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, infringing, threatening, or materials or content that violates any international, federal, state, or local law.
3. Website Pros reserves the right to reject or discontinue the service due to any Web site, Web promotion, or Web transaction content (including any language, words, text, photographs, designs, drawings, graphics, images, logos, or symbols) that Website Pros reasonably deems to be:
   1. Infringement on a propriety interest of any third party, including without limitation, any copyright, trademark, domain registration right, trade secret, or patent right.
   2. In violation of any federal, state, county, and municipal laws, regulations, governmental agency orders, and court orders.
   3. Grossly offensive, including without limitation, bigotry, racism, discrimination, hatred, or profanity.
   4. Pornographic or obscene.
   5. Excessively violent or encouraging violence.
   6. Disparaging, defamatory, libelous, or resulting in an invasion of privacy.
   7. Promotion or providing of instructional information about illegal activities or physical harm or injury to any group, individual, institution, or property.
   8. Intentional holding of Website Pros (including its affiliates) or their employees or shareholders up to public scorn or ridicule.

Website Pros expects its customers and partners to comply fully with this Acceptable Use Policy and any applicable law, and Website Pros makes every effort to ensure compliance with this Acceptable Use Policy or any applicable law. Because of the magnitude of Website Pros' customer and partner base, Website Pros may not always be able to monitor all of the information, content, or communications of its customers and partners. However, if Website Pros becomes aware of any activities or circumstances indicating violation of this Acceptable Use Policy or any applicable law, Website Pros reserves the right to take any action to stop such activities or circumstances, including, but not limited to, removing information, shutting down a Web site, suspending Web site promotion or Web site transaction service, implementing screening software designed to block offending or harmful messages, denying access to Website Pros services, discontinuing the Website Pros service, or any other action Website Pros deems appropriate. Additionally, Website Pros mandates that its customers and partners who utilize the Website Pros service will cooperate fully with Website Pros to promptly take any corrective or preventive actions that Website Pros deems necessary to ensure compliance with this Acceptable Use Policy. Failure to cooperate with such corrective measures are considered a violation of this Acceptable Use Policy, and Website Pros reserves the right to suspend or discontinue service for that reason.

By providing this Acceptable Use Policy, Website Pros strives to clarify and inform of the obligations its customers and partners must follow to ensure that the Website Pros services are used responsibly, and with respect and courtesy to the rights of other Internet users. Website Pros reserves the right to change this policy at any time in an effort to maintain this goal.