Welcome to Deal Comet! To better serve you and to clarify our service, we have drawn
up an agreement of our terms and conditions. This agreement, together with our
Privacy Policy, describes
the legal framework in which you participate on and use Deal Comet, what your rights
and responsibilities are and what you can expect from us.
If you do not agree to the terms and conditions set forth below, please do not use
the website or any information contained therein. In order to use our service, you
must read and accept all of the terms and conditions of this agreement and in the
Privacy Policy. The Deal Comet offering (Deal Comet Services), including the website
at www.dealcomet.com search engine, Deal Comet blog and other Deal Comet services,
are governed by the terms and conditions of use (Terms) as outlined herein. By using
the Deal Comet Services you agree to be bound by these Terms.
Change Notification
We reserve the right, at any time, to modify the Deal Comet Services or these Terms
or to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Deal Comet Services or any part thereof
with or without notice. You agree that we will not be liable to you or to any third
party for any modification of the Deal Comet Services or these Terms or modification,
suspension, or discontinuance of the Deal Comet Services.
Should Deal Comet change our terms of use, we'll immediately post changes here on
this Terms of Service page. You are encouraged to review these Terms of Service
from time to time to ensure that you are aware of any changes.
Continuous Operation
Deal Comet does not warrant that its Services will be uninterrupted, error free,
or virus free, nor does Deal Comet make any warranty as to the results to be obtained
from users of the Services or their Content. The Services and their Content are
distributed on an "as is, as available" basis. Deal Comet shall not be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out
of the use or inability to use the Services.
Use of the Site
Use of and membership of Deal Comet is void where prohibited. By using Deal Coemt,
you represent and warrant that (a) all registration information you submit is truthful
and accurate; (b) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; (c) you are
18 years of age or older; and (d) your use of Deal Comet does not violate any applicable
law or regulation. We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone and delete their
profile for any reason at any time. By using the Site, You are representing and
warranting that you are at least 18 years of age.
Posting Content On The Site
Your Profile
Please choose carefully the information you post on Deal Comet and that you provide
to other users. Your Deal Comet profile may not include the following items: telephone
numbers, street addresses, photographs containing nudity, or obscene, lewd, excessively
violent, harassing, sexually explicit or otherwise objectionable subject matter.
Despite this prohibition, information provided by other Deal Comet Members (for
instance, in their profile) may contain inaccurate, inappropriate, offensive or
sexually explicit material, products or services, and Deal Comet assumes no responsibility
or liability for this material. If you become aware of misuse of the Deal Comet
site by any person, please contact Deal Comet using our contact form found
here.
You agree to safeguard your user name and password, and You authorize us to accept
any use of the Site through your user name and password as being used by You or
someone authorized to act for you. For example, as between Deal Comet and You, You
are solely responsible and liable for all Content posted to the Site under your
name and password.
Other Content
Deal Comet may delete any content that in the sole judgment of Deal Comet violates
this agreement or which may be offensive, incaccurate, illegal or violate the rights,
harm, or threaten the safety of any person. Deal Comet assumes no responsibility
for monitoring the Deal Comet site for inappropriate content or conduct.
Deal Comet reserves the right to pre-screen or approve Content, but it is under
no obligation to do so. Deal Comet reserves the right (but not the obligation) in
its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any Content that is available via
the Service, for violating the letter or spirit of the Terms or for any other reason.
If at any time Deal Comet chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor the Deal Comet
site, Deal Comet nonetheless assumes no responsibility for the content, no obligation
to modify or remove any inappropriate content, and no responsibility for the conduct
of the user submitting any such content.
You are solely responsible for the content that you post on or through the Deal
Comet site, any material or information that you transmit to other members, and
for your interactions with other users. You must make sure you own all the intellectual
property rights, including copyright and database right, in photographs, postings/message
which you send to us to publish on the Site. Deal Comet does not endorse and has
no control over the content. Content is not necessarily reviewed by Deal Comet prior
to posting and does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Deal Comet.
Deal Comet makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the content or to the
accuracy and reliability of the content or any material or information that you
transmit to other members.
Furthermore, the Deal Comet site and Content available through the Service may contain
links to other websites. Using such a link means you are leaving our Site and we
take no responsibility for, and give no warranties, guarantees or representations
in respect of linked sites. Your linking to any other websites is at your own risk
and we recommend that you do so carefully. The Deal Comet will not be liable in
any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result
of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the Service
License Rights
You retain all ownership rights to content you publish on Deal Comet (your "Content").
However, you grant Deal Comet a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable,
and assignable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create
derivative works from, distribute, and display such Content throughout the world
in any media. You grant Deal Comet and its affiliates and sublicensees the right
to use the name that you submit in connection with such Content, if they choose.
We can publish all or teaser portions of your Content online and offline and permit
others to do the same.
Copyrights and Trademarks
The Site contains copyright material, trade names and other proprietary information,
including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, graphics and may in future
include video, graphics, music and sound. The entire contents of the Site are protected
by copyright law. We, or our licensors, own copyright and/or database right in the
selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as
in the content original to it. Unless otherwise explicitly stated by Deal Comet,
you may copy the Content only for your own personal use, provided that you maintain
all copyrights and other notices that are contained in the Content, but you may
not otherwise download or store Content. Except as allowed by copyright laws, no
copying, storage, publication, or redistribution of any Content is permitted without
the express written permission of Deal Comet. You may not modify, publish, transmit,
participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit,
any of the content, in whole or in part except as provided in these Terms.
Deal Comet and the Deal Comet logo, icons and marks identifying Deal Comet products
and services are trademarks of Deal Comet and may not be used without the written
consent of Deal Comet.
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, alter, modify, disassemble, or otherwise
attempt to derive source code from the Service.
Prohibited Content
The following is a partial list of the kind of content that is illegal or prohibited
to post on or through the Deal Comet site. Deal Comet reserves the right to investigate
and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Deal Comet's sole discretion,
violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication
from the Deal Comet site and terminating the membership of such violators. Prohibited
content includes, but is not limited to content that, in the sole discretion of
Deal Comet:
- is patently offensive and promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any
kind against any group or individual;
- harasses or advocates harassment of another person;
- exploits people in a sexual or violent manner;
- contains nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter or contains a link to an
adult website;
- solicits personal information from anyone under 18;
- promotes information that you know is false or 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 manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music
or links to pirated music files;
- involves the transmission of "junk mail," "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing,
instant messaging, "spimming," or "spamming";
- contains restricted or password only access pages or hidden pages or images (those
not linked to or from another accessible page);
- furthers or promotes any criminal activity or enterprise or provides instructional
information about illegal activities including, but not limited to making or buying
illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, or providing or creating computer
viruses;
- solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful
purposes from other users;
- includes a photograph of another person that you have posted without that person's
consent; or
- uses sexually suggestive imagery or any other unfair, misleading or deceptive content
intended to draw traffic to the profile.
Access to the Service
Unless we explicitly say otherwise, you may not use any automated means (such as
data mining, robots, spiders, or similar data gathering and extraction tools) to
access Deal Comet or collect information from it for any purpose unless expressly
permitted by Deal Comet.A limited exception to (b) is provided to general purpose
internet search engines and non-commercial public archives that use such tools to
gather information for the sole purpose of displaying hyperlinks to the Service.
"General purpose internet search engine" does not include a website or search engine
or other service that specializes in deals or shopping services or in any subset
of shopping services such as price comparison websites or deal listings.
Privacy Policy
Please review our
Privacy Policy.
Your use of the Deal Comet website or the Service signifies acknowledgement of and
agreement to our Privacy Policy.
Termination
If you violate any part of these terms, you are no longer authorized to access or
otherwise use the Site or Site Content. If You are a registered user, we may cancel
your account at any time, including if we reasonably believe that You have violated
or acted inconsistently with these Terms or violated our rights or those of another
party. You agree that we may terminate your access to the Site or cancel your account
without prior notice. If your account is canceled, You may no longer have access
to material You keep on the Site.
Dealing With Merchants
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of,
merchants or advertisers found on or through the Site, including payment and delivery
of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations
associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such merchant or advertiser.
You waive any claim against Deal Comet for any loss or damage of any sort incurred
as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such merchants
or advertisers on the Site.
Indeminity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Deal Comet and its subsidiaries
and affiliates and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents,affiliates,
service providers and suppliers from any and all claims, demands, damages, costs
and liabilities, including reasonable attorney fees and court costs, made by any
third party arising out of your use of the Site or the Site Content, your violation
of these Terms, or your violation of any rights of another
Disclaimer of Warranties
YOU AGREE THAT USE OF THE Deal Comet SITE AND THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN
RISK, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, Deal
Comet DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY,
AND PERFORMANCE OF THE Deal Comet SITE AND THE SERVICE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
BY LAW, Deal Comet DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED
THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THE Deal Comet SITE OR THE SITES OR SERVICE, OR ACCESSED
THROUGH ANY LINKS ON THE Deal Comet SITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
THE Deal Comet DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTIES FOR VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE Deal Comet SITE OR THE SERVICE. We urge You to keep backup
copies of material, if any, that You maintain on or use with the Site. If your use
of the Site results in the need for servicing or replacing property, material, equipment
or data, we are not responsible for those costs. Some jurisdictions do not allow
the disclaimer of implied warranties. In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing
disclaimers may not apply to you insofar as they relate to implied warranties.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE Deal Comet BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES , RESULTING FROM ANY ASPECT OF YOUR USE OF THE
Deal Comet SITE OR THE SERVICE, WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF
THE Deal Comet SITE OR THE SERVICE, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE Deal Comet SITE OR
THE SERVICE, OR THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION, ALTERATION, OR TERMINATION
OF THE Deal Comet SITE OR THE SERVICE. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT
TO DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR PRODUCTS RECEIVED THROUGH OR
ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE Deal Comet SITE OR THE SERVICE OR ANY LINKS ON
THE Deal Comet SITE, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED
THROUGH OR ADVERTISED IN CONNECTION WITH THE Deal Comet SITE OR THE SERVICE OR ANY
LINKS ON THE Deal Comet SITE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW. In some jurisdiction, limitations of liability are not permitted.
In such jurisdictions, some of the foregoing limitation may not apply to you.
Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated,
please notify a Deal Comet agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual
property infringement ("Agent") by clicking
here
Please provide our Agent with the following Notice:
- A physical or electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of
the copyright owner;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
- A description of the location on this site of the work that you claim infringes
the copyrighted work;
- Your contact information, including address, telephone number and email address;
- A statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the alleged infringing
material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law; and
- A statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that (a) the above information
in your Notice is accurate, and (b) that you are the owner of the copyright interest
involved or that you are authorized to act on behalf of that owner;
Deal Comet will remove the infringing posting(s), subject to the the procedures
outlined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).
Notices
You authorize Deal Comet to send notices via electronic mail if Deal Comet decides,
in its sole discretion, to do so. You agree to check the Site for notices, and that
You will be considered to have received a notice when it is made available to You
by posting on the Site.
General Information
You are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, keeping in mind that
access to the Site Content may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries.
If any part of these Terms is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable part will
be given effect to the greatest extent possible and the remainder will remain in
full force and effect. These Terms are personal to You and You may not transfer,
assign or delegate these Terms to anyone without the express written permission
of Deal Comet. Any attempt by You to assign, transfer or delegate these Terms without
the express written permission of Deal Comet will be null and void. These Terms will
be governed by the laws of the state of Washington, U.S.A., without regard to its
conflicts of law provisions. You and Deal Comet agree to submit to the personal and
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within King County, Washington. Any
action concerning any dispute You may have with respect to this Site must be commenced
within one year after the cause of the dispute arises, or the cause of action is
barred. The paragraph headings in these Terms are included to help make these Terms
easier to read and have no binding effect. These Terms comprise the entire agreement
between You and Deal Comet with respect to the use of the Site and supersedes all
prior agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.
The failure of Deal Comet to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these
Terms will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. We suggest that You
print out a copy of these Terms for Your records.