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Updated: 03/13/2010

VentureOutsource.com Terms

Proprietary rights
Visitors to VentureOutsource.com (the Site) recognize we are the owner and/or authorized user of any trademark, and/or service mark appearing on the Site, and are the copyright owner or licensee of the content and/or information on the Site, unless otherwise indicated. Except as otherwise provided herein, use of the Site does not grant to you a license to any content, features, or materials you may access on the Site. Any commercial use of the Site is strictly prohibited, except as allowed herein or otherwise approved by VentureOutsource.com. You may not download or save a copy of any of the content or screens except as otherwise made clearly available to do so, for any purpose. Regarding hyperlinking, you do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on VentureOutsource.com. We do not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on our Site. VentureOutsource.com Web pages should load into the user's entire window. We do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. You may, however, print one (1) copy of the information on the Site solely for your personal use or records. If you make other use of the Site, except as otherwise provided above, you may violate copyright and other laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. We do not grant any license or other authorization to any user of our trademarks, service marks, other copyrightable material or any other intellectual property, by including them on the Site. You also agree and acknowledge that any ideas, concepts, methods, systems, designs, plans, techniques or other similar materials that you submit or otherwise communicate to the Site, may be used by VentureOutsource.com in any manner.

Visitor conduct
You warrant and agree that, while using the Site, you shall not:

  • upload, post, or transmit to or distribute or otherwise publish through the Site any material that violates any provision of these Terms;
  • restrict or inhibit any other User from using and enjoying the Site;
  • constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability;
  • impersonate, or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity;
  • upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information or other material obtained through the Site for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider of such information or other material);
  • engage in spamming or flooding; or
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems through the Site

Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, you may not upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of the Site itself or derivative works with respect thereto, as the Site is copyrighted as a collective work under U.S. copyright laws.

We have no obligation to monitor any content on or through the Site and we assume no obligation. You acknowledge and agree, however, that we do retain the right to monitor the Site and to disclose any information as necessary or appropriate to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request, to operate the Site properly, or to protect ourselves or our Users. We will not intentionally monitor or disclose any private electronic mail message unless required by law. We reserve the right to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in our sole discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, inappropriate or in violation of these Terms. We may also suspend or terminate any User's use of the Site at any time in our sole discretion.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold VentureOutsource.com, its advisors, employees, agents and affiliates harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising in any way from your use of the Site or the placement or transmission of Your Material on or through the Site by you.

Submitted material
Any information or material you submit or send to VentureOutsource.com or otherwise make available on or through the Site ("Material") will be deemed not to be confidential or secret. By submitting or otherwise making Material available on the Site, you:

  • Agree and acknowledge that Material will not be treated as confidential or proprietary.
  • Represent and warrant that Material:
  • becomes the sole property of VentureOutsource.com and is not to be published, online or in print, in any other manner on any other Website or in any other publication
  • is original to you and that no other party has any rights to the material;
  • does not contain any content that is unlawful, threatening, harassing, profane, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), invasive of another's privacy, or hateful;
  • does not contain a virus or other harmful component; and
  • does not contain, unless the specific Service allows, any advertising of any kind, or false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact

  • Writers attempting to influence Website content or publishing schedules for VentureOutsource.com will not be considered.

Discussion and comment guidelines
VentureOutsource.com wants to encourage the broadest exchange of industry and related information and news and welcomes you to participate and encourage stimulating, informative, and smart discussion. To ensure commentary or debate on VentureOutsource.com flows freely with only minimal intervention required of a respected publisher, access to and use of any comments on VentureOutsource.com is subject to the following:

When you submit or post a comment to the VentureOutsource.com website you warrant your contribution

  • is not defamatory
  • is not spamming
  • is not advertising
  • is not an impersonation

VentureOutsource.com reserves the right to delete any contribution at its sole discretion at any time without notice. Contributions for posting may be posted following a brief review period. Posted comments are moderated and are reviewed by a VentureOutsource.com editor. VentureOutsource.com may choose not to post or to remove the comment if it does not meet our comment guidelines. VentureOutsource.com reserves the right to delete any message under circumstances that, in VentureOutsource.com's judgment, are inappropriate, unlawful, or otherwise detrimental to the community dialogue.

Children
The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") protects the online privacy of children under 13 years of age. VentureOutsource.com does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from anyone under the age of 13, unless or except as permitted by law. Any person who provides Personal Information through the VentureOutsource.com Website represents to us that he or she is 13 years of age or older. If VentureOutsource.com learns that Personal Information has been collected from a user under 13 years of age on or through the VentureOutsource.com Website, then VentureOutsource.com will take the appropriate steps to cause this information to be deleted. 

DISCLAIMERS
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, AND IN PARTICULAR THE OUTSOURCING CALCULATOR, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. VENTUREOUTSOURCE.COM NEITHER ENDORSES NOR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, INFORMATION, CALCULATIONS OR OTHER CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE, NOR WILL IT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY YOUR RELIANCE ON ANY CONTENT, CALCULATIONS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR MATERIALS OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE.

THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONTENT, FUNCTIONS AND MATERIALS THEREON, IS PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. VENTURE OUTSOURCE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE FUNCTIONS, FEATURES OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. VENTURE OUTSOURCE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET USERS' REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM VENTURE OUTSOURCE OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT OR FUNCTION THEREON, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
VENTUREOUTSOURCE.COM IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE QUALIFICATIONS; QUALITY OF WORK, FITNESS OF PRODUCTS / SERVICES OR ACCURACY OF REPRESENTATIONS MADE BY THE PROFESSIONALS OR COMPANIES PROVIDED ON / by THE WEBSITE. IF ANY DISPUTE ARISES BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDER, PLEASE TAKE UP THE MATTER WITH THE PROVIDER, NOT VENTUREOUTSOURCE.COM. (Click here for limitations of liability text specifically related to ODM / EMS providers) 

IN NO EVENT SHALL VENTURE OUTSOURCE OR ANY OF ITS CONSULTANTS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF VENTURE OUTSOURCE OR SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS. IN NO EVENT SHALL VENTURE OUTSOURCE BE LIABLE FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, EXCHANGED OR RECEIVED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY USER OR OTHER PERSON ON OR THROUGH THE SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF VENTURE OUTSOURCE TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, ANY FEE YOU MAY PAY TO VENTURE OUTSOURCE FOR YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE.

These terms may be revised from time to time. Please check this page periodically for updates. Your use of our site on any given date indicates your acceptance of our terms of use as of that date.