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Copyright. Unless otherwise stated, the copyright and similar rights in all material published on this Web site are owned by the publisher, Group C Communications, Inc. or its licensors. You are permitted to print or download extracts from this material for personal use only. None of this material may be used for any commercial or public use without prior written permission from the publisher. No part of this Web site or any material appearing on it may be reproduced on, stored in, or transmitted to any other Web site. No material appearing on this Web site may be disseminated in any form, either electronic or non-electronic, nor included in any retrieval system or service without prior written permission from the publisher.

Whilst every effort has been taken to verify the accuracy of the content on and proper operation of this site, Group C Communications, Inc. cannot accept any responsibility or liability for the improper operation of the site (including any associated software) or reliance by any person on the site content.

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Please read through these terms carefully. By accessing facilitycity.com, busfac.com, tfmgr.com, facilityforum.com or facilitycomm.com Web site(s) or by otherwise accessing any content found on these Web site(s), you are deemed to have entered into an agreement with Group C Communications, Inc. and to have agreed to be bound by the terms set out below. The Site(s) is owned and operated by Group C Communications, Inc..

1. Intellectual Property Protection
2. Use of Group C Content
3. Term and Termination
4. Changes to the Site
5. Registration, Passwords and Responsibilities
6. Privacy Policy
7. Community Forums
8. No Warranty, Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnity
9. Force Majeure
10. Miscellaneous
11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These terms were last updated on 22 January 2001.

1. Intellectual Property Protection

The contents and design of the Site(s) and any material e-mailed to you or otherwise supplied to you in conjunction with the Site(s) (such contents, design and materials being collectively referred to as the "Group C Content"), are copyright of Group C Communications, Inc. and its licensors. You may not use or reproduce or allow anyone to use or reproduce any trade marks (such as the "FacilityCity", "Business Facilities", "Today's Facility Manager", "The TFM Show", "FacilityComm", "Group C" name(s) and logo(s) or other trade names appearing on the Site(s)) for any reason without written permission from Group C Communications, Inc.. The software which operates the Site(s) is proprietary software and you may not use it except as expressly allowed under these Terms. You may not copy, reverse engineer, modify or otherwise deal with the software.

2. Use of Group C Content

You may retrieve and display the Group C Content on a computer screen or (if expressly authorized) mobile telephone, print individual pages on paper (but not photocopy them) and store such pages in electronic form on your mobile telephone for your personal, non-commercial use. Except as expressly set out above, you may not reproduce, modify or in any way commercially exploit any of the Content. In particular, but without limiting the general application of the restrictions contained in the preceding sentence, you may not do any of the following without prior written permission from Group C Communications, Inc.:

• reproduce or store in or transmit to any other Web site, newsgroup, mailing list, electronic bulletin board, server or other storage device connected to a network or regularly or systematically store in electronic or print form, all or any part of the Group C Content, or
• modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit all or any part of the Group C Content (including use as part of any library, archive or similar service) without the prior written consent of Group C Communications, Inc.,
• remove the copyright or trade mark notice from any copies of the Group C Content made under these Terms. Any use of the Group C Content not specifically permitted above is expressly prohibited. Requests for permission for other uses may be sent to the Webmaster at Group C Communications, Attn: Jeff Clapp 44 Apple Street, Suite 3, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 United States, or by e-mail to Webmaster@groupc.com, and may be subject to a fee.

3. Term and Termination

Group C Communications, Inc. may, in its discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site(s) (including any right to access and use the Group C Content) with or without cause by delivering notice to you.

The rights of termination are in addition to all other rights or remedies of Group C Communications, Inc. provided in these Terms or by law.

You may cancel your membership to the Group C Communications, Inc. suite of sites at any time by contacting the site administrator at 1-800-524-0337 ext. 270 or via email at Webmaster@groupc.com.

4. Changes to the Site

Group C Communications, Inc. reserves the right, in its discretion, to suspend, change, modify, add or remove portions of the Group C Content available on the Site(s) at any time and to restrict the use and accessibility of the Site(s).

5. Registration, Passwords and Responsibilities

Certain areas of the Site(s) are only accessible to you if you register. You are solely responsible for the confidentiality and use of and access to the Group C Content and the Site(s) using your user name, sign-on password, and/or I.D. You agree to immediately notify Group C Communications, Inc. if you become aware of any loss or theft of any sign-on password or I.D. or any unauthorised use of a sign-on password, I.D., user name, or of the Group C Content or the Site(s). You will provide Group C Communications, Inc. with accurate, complete registration information (including in particular your e-mail address) and inform Group C Communications, Inc. of any changes to such information. For the purpose of confirming your compliance with the terms of these Terms, Group C Communications, Inc. reserves the right to monitor and record activity on the Site(s), including access to the Group C Content.

6. Privacy Policy

The information that you provide about yourself to Group C Communications, Inc. will only be used in accordance with Group C Communications, Inc. Privacy Policy Statement.

7. Community Forums

The Site(s) may include bulletin boards, discussion groups and other public areas that allow feedback to Group C Communications, Inc. and interaction between users and Group C Communications, Inc. representatives ("Forums"). While Group C Communications, Inc. does not control the information/materials posted to Forums by users (the "Messages"), it reserves the right (which it may exercise at its sole discretion without notice) to delete, move or edit the Messages and to terminate your access to and use of the Forums.

You are solely responsible for the content of your Messages. You must comply with any rules posted by Group C Communications, Inc. on a Forum. You may not:

• post, link to or otherwise publish any Messages containing any form of advertising or promotion for goods and services or any chain Messages or "spam";
• post, link to or otherwise publish any Messages with recommendations to buy or refrain from buying a particular security or which contain confidential information of another party or which otherwise have the purpose of affecting the price or value of any security:
• post, link to or otherwise publish any Messages that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libellous, indecent, infringe copyright or other rights of third parties or which contain any other form of illegal content;
• post or otherwise publish any Messages that contain a virus or other harmful component;
• disguise the origin of any Messages;
• impersonate any person or entity (including Group C Communications, Inc. employees or Forum guests or hosts) or misrepresent any affiliation with any person or entity;
• post or otherwise publish any Messages unrelated to the Forum or the Forum's topics;
• post or transmit any Messages that contain software viruses, files or code designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Site or any computer software or equipment;
• collect or store other users' personal data;
• restrict or inhibit any other user from using the Forums.

By submitting Messages to any Forum you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Group C Communications, Inc. and its affiliates from all claims, costs and expenses (including legal expenses) arising out of any Messages posted or published by you that are in breach of this section.

The Forums contain Messages submitted by users over whom Group C Communications, Inc. has no control. Group C Communications, Inc. cannot guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any Messages. Some users may breach these terms and post Messages that are misleading, untrue or offensive. You must bear all risk associated with your use of the Forum and should not rely on Messages in making (or refraining from making) any specific investment or other decisions.

By submitting Message to a Forum you are granting Group C Communications, Inc. perpetual royalty free non-exclusive licence to reproduce, modify, translate, make available, distribute and sub-license the Message in whole or in part and in any form. This may include personal information such as your user name and alias and your expressions of opinion. Group C Communications, Inc. reserves the right to contact you by e-mail with regard to your use of the Forums. You waive any moral rights that you may have in regard to the Messages you submit.

It is not possible for Group C Communications, Inc. to fully and effectively monitor Messages that are submitted for infringement of third party rights. If you believe that a message infringes your legal rights, you should notify Group C Communications, Inc. immediately by contacting the Webmaster@groupc.com.

8. No Warranty, Disclaimer of Liability and Indemnity

Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the high quality and accuracy of the Site(s), Group C Communications, Inc. makes no warranty, express or implied concerning the Group C Content, the Site(s), software or products or services available through the Site(s) (the "Site(s) Services"), which are provided "as is". Group C Communications, Inc. expressly disclaims all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of fitness for a particular purpose and warranties of merchantability. In no event will Group C Communications, Inc., its affiliates or other suppliers be liable for direct, special, incidental, or consequential damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information or other pecuniary loss) arising directly or indirectly from the use of (or failure to use) or reliance on the Site(s) Services, even if Group C Communications, Inc. has been advised of the possibility that such damages may arise. Group C Communications, Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy, content, or timeliness of the Site(s) Services or that they or related systems are free from viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties.

In no event will any liability of Group C Communications, Inc., its affiliates, agents and licensors to you (and/or any third party) arising out of any kind of legal claim (whether in contract, tort, or otherwise) in any way connected with the Site(s) Services or breach of these Terms by Group C Communications, Inc. exceed the amount, if any, paid by you to Group C Communications, Inc. in respect of the particular Site(s) Service to which the claim relates.

Upon Group C Communications, Inc.'s request, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Group C Communications, Inc. from any claims and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, related to any breach of these Terms by you or your use of any Site(s) Services.

9. Force Majeure

Group C Communications, Inc., its affiliates and its information providers will not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance or interruption of the delivery of the Group C Content resulting directly or indirectly from any cause or circumstance beyond its or their reasonable control, including but not limited to failure of electronic or mechanical equipment or communication lines, telephone or other interconnect problems, computer viruses, unauthorised access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes or natural disasters, strikes or other labour problems, wars, or governmental restrictions.

10. Miscellaneous

Changes to these Terms. Group C Communications, Inc. may, in its discretion, change these Terms (including those relating to your use of Site(s) and/or the Group C Content). When Terms are changed, Group C Communications, Inc. will notify you by email or by publishing details of those changes by including them in these Terms. If you use the Site(s) after Group C Communications, Inc. has published or notified you of the changes, you are agreeing now to be bound by those changes. If you do not agree to be bound by those changes, you should not use the Site(s) any further after they are published. Access to certain Group C Content may be subject to additional terms and conditions.

Advertising, Third Party Content and other Web Sites. Parts of the Site(s) may contain advertising or other third party content. Advertisers and other content providers are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on the Site(s) complies with international and national law. Group C Communications, Inc. is not responsible for any third party content or error, omission or inaccuracy in any advertising material. The Site(s) may contain links to other Web sites. Group C Communications, Inc. is not responsible for the availability of these Web sites or their contents.

Assignment of Agreement. This agreement is personal to you and your rights and obligations under these Terms may not be assigned, sub-licensed or otherwise transferred. This agreement may be assigned to a third party by Group C Communications, Inc..

Non-Waiver. No delay or omission on the part of either party in requiring performance by the other party of its obligations will operate as a waiver of any right.

Notices. Notices to Group C Communications, Inc. must be given in writing by letter and sent to Group C Communications, Inc..

Severability/Survival/Statute of Limitations. If any provision of these Terms is invalid or unenforceable, such will not render all the Terms unenforceable or invalid but rather the Terms will be read and construed as if the invalid or unenforceable provision(s) are not contained therein. Any cause of action of yours with respect to these Terms must be filed in a court of competent jurisdiction in the United States, within one year after the cause of action has arisen, or such cause will be barred, invalid, and void.

Whole Agreement. Save as expressly referred to herein, any representation, warranty, term or condition not expressly set out in these Terms shall not apply.

Headings. Headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal meaning or effect.

11. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, United States law. The parties irrevocably agree that the courts of the United States shall (subject to the paragraph below) have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute which may arise out of, under, or in connection with these Terms or the legal relationship established by them, and for those purposes irrevocably submit all disputes to the jurisdiction of the United States courts.

For the exclusive benefit of Group C, Group C Communications, Inc. shall retain the right to bring proceedings as to the substance of the matter in the courts of the country of your residence or, where these Terms are entered into in the course of your trade or profession, the country of your principal place of business.

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