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Disclaimer for Six Cherries on Top

This policy is valid from 17 March 2010

Six Cherries on Top Blog is a personal blog written and edited by Joni C. Perkins-Oakley. For questions about Six Cherries on Top Blog, please contact Joni at sixcherriesontop (at) gmail (dot) com.

Six Cherries on Top Blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation including, but not limited to, products, services, travel, and event tickets from companies and organizations.

Six Cherries on Top Blog abides by word of mouth marketing standards. The Author believes in honesty of relationship, opinion and identity. The compensation received may influence the advertising content, topics or posts made at Six Cherries on Top Blog. Paid or sponsored content will be clearly identified.

At times the Author may be compensated to provide opinion on products, services, websites and various other topics. Even though the Author may receive compensation for posts or advertisements, the Author always gives honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely of the Author. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

TERMS OF USE

Terms of Use for Six Cherries on Top

PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY THESE TERMS OF USE BEFORE READING, COMMENTING ON, DOWNLOADING, COPYING, REPRODUCING, ALTERING MATERIALS OF ANY KIND, SUBSCRIBING TO, AND LINKING TO (COLLECTIVELY “USING”) SIX CHERRIES ON TOP BLOG. USING SIX CHERRIES ON TOP BLOG INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS BLOG. 

Introduction. This agreement (”Agreement“) between You and Joni C. Perkins (”the Author“) consists of these Six Cherries on Top at www.sixcherriesontop.com (”Six Cherries on Top Blog“) Terms of Use (”Terms“). “You“, “Reader” or “Commenter” means any entity identified by its comments, e-mail, registration information or IP address. If You use Six Cherries on Top Blog on behalf of your employer, organization or company, they shall also be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

Privacy. When You leave a comment, the Author is automatically notified and receives IP, WHOIS, and e-mail information pertaining to the Commenter. This information is not stored by the Author for other purposes than to moderate comments. This information is not being sold or used for other purposes. If you have concerns with the way this information is used, please contact the Author, Joni C. Perkins-Oakley, directly to arrange for complete removal of this information. Removal of all personal information will result in the removal of any content the Commenter might have contributed to Six Cherries on Top Blog, including comments. Six Cherries on Top Blog is hosted in North Carolina, USA. Be aware that laws regarding personal information and privacy may differ from Your location.

Blog content. All the contents of Six Cherries on Top Blog, EXCEPT FOR COMMENTS, constitute the opinion of the Author, and the Author alone; they do not represent the views and opinions of the Author’s employers, supervisors, nor do they represent the view of organizations, businesses or institutions the Author is a part of. The Author is not a professional in any field, and you should never substitute information from Six Cherries on Top Blog for information obtained from a licensed professional as deemed appropriate; always consult a licensed professional prior to making any decisions or pursuing anything found at Six Cherries on Top Blog. Six Cherries on Top Blog is entirely written in English. The content of Six Cherries on Top Blog is not intended to cause harm, but if You have any concerns about the content of Six Cherries on Top Blog, please contact the Author, Joni C. Perkins-Oakley. Disagreeing with the content of Six Cherries on Top Blog does not constitute sufficient ground for You to ask the Author to remove or modify any parts of Six Cherries on Top Blog.

Copyright policy. All the text, images, and other content being part of Six Cherries on Top Blog is property of the Author, unless noted otherwise.  All logos and trademarks are property of their respective owners. You are not allowed to reproduce, sell, and modify any part of Six Cherries on Top Blog. You are welcome to link to Six Cherries on Top Blog, and to discuss its contents in a respectful manner. When You quote or link to Six Cherries on Top Blog, please include Six Cherries on Top Blog in your link. You are not authorized to use this content for personal profit. UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING OR DUPLICATING OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. Whenever copyrighted material is mentioned or use, the Author is doing so according to fair dealing practices. Use of material from Six Cherries on Top Blog according to fair dealing practices requires proper acknowledgment. Simply linking back to Six Cherries on Top Blog is not considered proper acknowledgment; please provide a link including the Author’s name, the name of the page you are linking, and a permanent link (”Permalink“) to that page.

Comment policy. The Author is not responsible for the content of any comments made by the Commenter(s). The Author is also not responsible for knowing whether the content of Your comment is breaking the law in other countries or jurisdictions. This Blog is a venue for discussion; therefore, the Author will not delete critical comments, or comments portraying a different opinion from the Author’s own. However, the Author reserves the right to edit, delete, or not publish a comment if this is deemed to be potentially illegal (this includes, but it is not limited to comments containing hateful, libelous, and defamatory content). All comments on this Blog have to be written in English. Please do not endanger Yourself or break the law when you comment. Comments intending to advertise and/or off-topic (”SPAM“) will be deleted. The Author also reserves the right to block Commenter(s) who have previously published offensive comments, illegal content, or SPAM.

Forbidden actions. You are not authorized to (i) use Six Cherries on Top Blog to advertise for products of any kind and for other Blogs, (ii) to infringe the Copyright policy and Comment policy of Six Cherries on Top Blog, (iii) to attack Six Cherries on Top Blog using malicious software and/or use Six Cherries on Top Blog for data mining (iv) to commit any illegal actions while using Six Cherries on Top Blog, or against Six Cherries on Top Blog, (v) to restrict access to Six Cherries on Top Blog, (vi) to impede the normal functioning of Six Cherries on Top Blog and (vii) to menace the Author, Joni C. Perkins-Oakley with, or cause physical or financial harm to, the Author, Joni C. Perkins-Oakley of Six Cherries on Top Blog.

Changes to the Terms. The Author reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. You will only be notified by the Blog through posts or syndicated content (RSS), NOT IN PERSON. It is Your responsibility to make sure that you agree with the new Terms, whenever changes have been announced. Changes to the Terms will be effective 48 hours after the notice has been posted on the Blog. If You do not agree with the Terms, DO NOT USE THIS BLOG.

No Guarantee. The Author makes no guarantee regarding the validity of the content of Six Cherries on Top Blog. In addition, the Author does not guarantee that Six Cherries on Top Blog will be accessible at all times or during any down time (i) caused by outages to any public Internet backbones, networks or servers, (ii) caused by any failures of Your equipment, systems or local access services, (iii) for previously scheduled maintenance or (iv) relating to events beyond the Author’s control such as strikes, riots, fires, floods, explosions, war, terrorism, governmental action, labor conditions, natural and/or man-made disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area where the Author or Your servers are located. Although the Author will try to moderate comments quickly, the Author makes no guarantee to the Commenter that its comments or trackbacks will be displayed promptly, without modifications, or that they will be displayed at all, as all comments will be published to the discretion of the Author.

No Warranty or Condition; Links. The Author makes NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. If you choose to access Six Cherries on Top Blog, you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. To the extent links and external content are based on or displayed in connection with Six Cherries on Top Blog, THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISPLAY OF SUCH LINKS AND SEARCH RESULTS, whether this external content is breaking the law in this or other jurisdictions. YOU AGREE TO USE SIX CHERRIES ON TOP BLOG AT YOUR OWN RISK, and that You will not consider Six Cherries on Top Blog’s content to be a suitable substitute for professional advice.

Limitations of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, AND THE AUTHOR’S LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY CLAIM IS LIMITED TO THE GROSS MONTHLY AMOUNT PAID BY THE AUTHOR FOR HOSTING SERVICES DURING THE ONE MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM. Each party acknowledges that the other party has entered into this Agreement relying on the limitations of liability stated herein and that those limitations are an essential part of the Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the Author shall not have any liability for any failure or delay resulting from any condition beyond the reasonable control of the Author, including but not limited to governmental action, labor conditions, power failures, natural and/or man-made disasters. The Author is not liable for the content of any comments the Commenter might leave on this Blog (see Comment policy).

Obligation to Indemnify. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Author (s), its agents, and applicable third parties (collectively “Indemnified Person(s)“) harmless from and against any and all third party claims, liability, loss, and expense (including damage awards, settlement amounts, and reasonable legal fees, brought against any Indemnified Person(s), arising out of, related to or which may arise from Your use of Six Cherries on Top Blog and/or Your breach of any term of this Agreement. This will include all legal fees and expenses occurring as a result.

Applicable Laws; Venue. The Author operates the Blog from North Carolina, USA and makes no representations that materials in Six Cherries on Top Blog are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Access to Six Cherries on Top Blog from any location where the content is illegal is prohibited. Any claim related to the use of the Blog or to the Blog materials shall be governed by the laws of the USA. Any action related to the access, use, content, or existence of Six Cherries on Top Blog shall be filed only in the appropriate court located within the USA. The use of Six Cherries on Top Blog constitutes Your express permission and consent to the jurisdiction of the state and/or federal courts of the USA for purposes of such actions.

Legal notices and Contact information. If You are intending to carry out legal action of any kind against Six Cherries on Top Blog or the Author, you are required to contact the author, Joni C. Perkins-Oakley, TEN BUSINESS DAYS before any legal claim is made. Please remember that the Author means to DO NO HARM to You or anyone else by writing Six Cherries on Top Blog. If You feel that your rights have been infringed, please contact the Author, Joni C. Perkins-Oakley, and allow ten business days for the reply to be received. The Author will do whatever possible to address Your concerns.

This Terms of Service and Site Disclaimer was written with the help of:

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