Disclaimer

General Terms & Conditions for Web Sites Operated by the
Petailing, Inc. Family of Companies

Welcome to our website!  As a member of the Petailing, Inc. family of companies, we offer an online information and directory service that we hope you will find informative.  There are a few rules of the (cyber) road that our visitors must follow when using our site, so we ask all our visitors to read this User Agreement carefully.  Please be sure to read this Agreement carefully, especially the disclaimers and limitations of our liability, since use of this site constitutes your agreement with these conditions of use.  While your use of our site is subject to specific legal limits, we offer the same guarantee of quality and freshness on any of our products purchased online as those purchased offline.

Mars Products: Guarantee of Quality and Freshness

Some of our sites offer our visitors an opportunity to buy products directly from us online. Your complete satisfaction with our products is our most important goal.  All Mars products sold by us online or offline are backed by our guaranty of quality and freshness.  If you are not satisfied with the condition of any of our products purchased online from us when you receive them, we will gladly accept your return or exchange, and credit or refund your purchase price (less shipping and handling). THIS GUARANTEE DOES NOT EXTEND TO ANY PRODUCT BOUGHT OR SOLD AMONG VISITORS IN ANY CHAT OR MESSAGE BOARD AREA AT ANY SITE.

 Intellectual Property Ownership

Graphics, Artwork, Audio and Video: Copyright

All information and artwork on this site is copyrighted by Mars, Incorporated.

Although you can copy any part of this web site to your own computer for your personal use, you may not use any of these graphics on your own web site or in any other public or commercial manner.  That means you may not post or redistribute any portion of our web site unless you are a licensee of our products. And please don’t change any of the copyright or trademark notices. If you want to link to our site, that’s OK, but please don’t use our graphics in your own site. Any pictures of individuals or places and any music that we use are either owned by Mars, Incorporated or used with permission. Except for your own personal use, you can’t use any material here without our written permission. That also means that Mars, Incorporated retains full and complete title to any downloadable software, any images incorporated in or generated by the software, and all data accompanying it.  You may not reverse-engineer, disassemble or otherwise convert it to another form.

Trademarks

Unless otherwise specified, all trademarks used on this site are the property of Mars, Incorporated or our business partners.

Submissions

If you submit any ideas, suggestions, graphics, pictures or anything else to us, please remember: everything you tell us on this site belongs to Mars, Incorporated.   It’s not confidential, and we won’t treat it as confidential. That means that all stories, comments, suggestions, ideas, graphics or other information sent to Mars, Incorporated. through this site automatically are the property of Mars, Incorporated.  We reserve the right to use this information as we see fit — that includes reproducing it, disclosing it, publishing it, or broadcasting it here or somewhere else, in this or any other media now known or later invented throughout the universe ­ Mars and beyond. The bottom line is that we can use anything you post, including your name or picture if you send one, for promotional, marketing or any other commercial purpose, whether it’s in advertising, or in developing, manufacturing or marketing products based on stuff you post online.  Remember, under no circumstances are you entitled to any payment if we do use your submission for any commercial purpose. So if you don’t want us to use it or the world to know it, don’t tell us, and don’t post it in any public forum if one is available on this site.

Privacy Policy

Check our home page for links to more information on our Privacy Policy to learn about what personal information we collect at this site and how we handle it.

Use of Chat Areas and Public Forums

Your use of any chat area or public forum available in this site is subject to special rules.  Those rules will be posted at the entry to the chat area, and are incorporated by reference into this Agreement.  Any violation of our chat room rules constitutes a violation of this User Agreement.

Use of this Site: Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer

NEITHER MARS, INCORPORATED OR ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANYONE WHO HELPED DEVELOP, CREATE, PRODUCE OR DELIVER THE MATERIAL AND INFORMATION IN THIS SITE ARE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES RELATED TO YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE.  THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:

  • DAMAGES INTENDED TO COMPENSATE YOU DIRECTLY FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY;
  • DAMAGES REASONABLY EXPECTED TO RESULT FROM ANY LOSS OR INJURY (CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES);
  • OTHER MISCELLANEOUS DAMAGES AND EXPENSES RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM A LOSS OR INJURY (INCIDENTAL DAMAGES); AND/OR
  • PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

YOU AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE EVEN IF MARS, INCORPORATED, ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT, OR IF EITHER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

We use our best efforts to provide accurate information, but do not guarantee it, and make no representations regarding the use or results of use of any materials in this site in terms of their accuracy, reliability or any other matter.  We do not guarantee that this site or every feature of this site will remain available to you.

MARS, INCORPORATED AND ITS AFFILIATES DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT THIS SITE OR ANY SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT SUCCESSFUL RESULTS OR OUTCOMES WILL RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF INFORMATION AT THIS SITE.

Without limiting the foregoing, all information on this site is provided “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so check local laws.

IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, AND/OR CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.

We are not responsible for any material posted by any user or for any information whatsoever contained in any linked sites. YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT MARS, INCORPORATED AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER VISITOR TO THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER THIRD PARTY.

Jurisdiction

This site is operated and controlled in the United States of America.  We know that sometimes visitors from foreign countries may come to our site, just as they may visit this country, but we can’t tell you if the materials in this site are appropriate or available for use outside the U.S.   Consequently, if you’re from outside the U.S., make sure you know about and comply with any applicable local laws that apply to the Internet.  Some of our sites offer our visitors an opportunity to link to other sites we operate in other countries.  Just click on the country flag to visit those sites.

Termination

You may terminate this Agreement at any time by ceasing to use this site and destroying all information obtained from this site with any related documentation and copies.

Mars, Incorporated may terminate this Agreement at any time without notice if you breach any term or condition of this Agreement, including any term or condition of our chat room rules.   We  reserve the right to pursue any remedy available to us at law or equity for your violation of this Agreement.

Other

This constitutes the entire agreement between the parties. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be void, unlawful or unenforceable for any reason, that portion shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not otherwise affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.  Mars, Incorporated reserves the right to change this Agreement, and your continued use of this site after that time shall constitute your acceptance of any new terms thereafter.

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