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WEB SITE TERMS OF USE AND NOTICES

By visiting or using any Web site, portal, or extranet of Caro & Associates LLC or its affiliates (collectively, “Caro & Associates,” “we,” and “our”) or the services provided on any Caro & Associates Web site, the user (“User,” “you” and “your”) agrees to these Terms of Use.

Web Site Terms of Use

Security. The User acknowledges that electronic communications, databases, and Web sites are subject to errors, malfunctions, tampering, and break-ins, or that use thereof may result in damage to the User's systems or operations. While Caro & Associates will implement reasonable precautions to attempt to prevent such occurrences, the User further acknowledges that Caro & Associates does not guarantee such events will not take place and that Caro & Associates will not be held liable for any such occurrences. The User shall be solely responsible for ensuring that any information or content downloaded from any Caro & Associates Web site or any other Web site accessed from any Caro & Associates Web site does not contain any virus or other computer software code or subroutine designed to disable, erase, impair, or otherwise damage its systems, software, or data, and the User shall indemnify, defend, and hold Caro & Associates harmless from any liability, claim, cost, or damage arising out of any third-party claim or suit caused by such virus or code or subroutine.

Web Site Use. This Web site and the material on this Web site may not be modified, copied, distributed, republished, downloaded, uploaded, or commercially exploited in any manner without the prior written consent of Caro & Associates, except that Users are permitted to download a copy of any of the materials on this Web site on a single computer for personal noncommercial use, provided no copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices are removed. No intellectual property or other rights in or to this Web site or its contents are transferred to Users. The information on this Web site is provided solely for illustrative purposes and does not create any business, contractual, or employment relationship between you and Caro & Associates.

Prohibited Uses. You agree not to:

  • Use the Web site or its contents for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use

  • Bypass or circumvent measures we may use to prevent, interfere, or limit access to the Web site or any Caro & Associates network

  • Use the Web site to send altered, deceptive, or false source-identifying information

  • Use the Web site to intercept, collect, or store personal information about other users

  • Spam other users or take other actions that may affect the operation or enjoyment of the Web site by other users

  • Access, monitor, or copy any content or information on the Web site using any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means or any manual process

  • Decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software or content used in any part of the Web site or any Caro & Associates network

  • Send a virus or use any malicious programs or techniques in connection with the Web site

  • Overload or crash the Web site or any Caro & Associates server or network

  • Engage in an excessively high volume of data transfers or bandwidth use, including without limitation by hosting a Web server, Internet relay chat server, or any other server via any use of the Web site

Submissions. The Web site may have features that let you submit content or communicate with Caro & Associates, other users, and the general public, such as sending e-mail; posting comments, reviews, or ratings; participating in chats or forums; and uploading files. Any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, images, photographs, pictures, information, and other materials you submit via the Web site are referred to here as “Submissions.” You agree to post, upload, or submit only those Submissions that are appropriate and related to the purpose of the Web site. You represent that you own or control all the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use. By posting Submissions that contain images, photographs or pictures or that may otherwise be graphical in whole or in part (“Images”), you represent that each person depicted in any Image, if any, has provided consent to the distribution, public display, and reproduction of any Image. You are fully responsible for any damage or harm resulting from your Submissions, and Caro & Associates assumes no liability for Submissions posted or submitted by you or other users. You must not post, upload, submit or request:

  • Any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other material or content that is otherwise objectionable to Caro & Associates in its sole discretion

  • Any commercial material or content (including, for example, funding solicitations, advertising, or marketing any goods or services)

  • Any information you are prohibited from transmitting by contract or confidential relationship

  • Any material that exploits or harms minors (any person under the age of 18), intentionally or unintentionally, including by exposing minors to content that is inappropriate, providing minors’ personally identifiable information, or seeking to obtain personally identifiable information from minors

  • Any material that could harm the business, reputation, employees, subscribers, or facilities of Caro & Associates or any person at Caro & Associates

  • Any material that infringes, misuses, or violates any copyright, trademark, patent right, trade secret, or other proprietary right of anyone, including rights of publicity and privacy

  • Content for which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any third party

  • Content that references other Web sites, addresses, e-mail addresses, contact information, or phone numbers

  • Content that contains computer viruses, worms, or other potentially damaging computer programs or files

Rights in Submissions. For any Submission you post, upload, or submit via the Web site, you grant Caro & Associates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to (i) use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, transmit, create derivative works from, distribute, disclose, and publicly display and perform your Submission for commercial purposes throughout the world in any media now known or hereafter developed and (ii) publish the name you submit in connection with your Submission, in our sole discretion. You agree that you have no recourse against Caro & Associates for anyone’s infringement, misuse, or violation of any right you may have in your Submissions, and you irrevocably waive any “moral rights” in your Submissions. You also irrevocably agree that Caro & Associates can pursue claims against anyone who violates our rights in the Submissions. You also acknowledge that Caro & Associates assumes no responsibility for the deletion of or failure to store or otherwise provide access to Submissions submitted by you or others. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission as provided in these Terms of Use. By submitting your e-mail address in connection with your Submission, you agree that Caro & Associates and its third-party service providers may use your e-mail address to contact you about the status of your review and other administrative purposes.

Forums, Third-Party Sites, and Content. Posters to and hosts of forums on the Web site (e.g., blogs), even if Caro & Associates employees, are not authorized Caro & Associates spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Caro & Associates. Content, data, services, and products of parties other than Caro & Associates may be displayed or made available through the Web site. You acknowledge that Caro & Associates is not a publisher of, does not control or endorse, and is not responsible or liable for, any such third-party content. The Web site may contain links to Web sites operated by parties other than Caro & Associates. You acknowledge that Caro & Associates does not control those Web sites and is not responsible for their content, their privacy practices, or any other policies provided on those Web sites. Caro & Associates does not regularly review materials on Web sites linked to this Web site and does not necessarily endorse the materials appearing on any linked Web sites.

Warranty Disclaimers. The material on this web site is provided “as is” and is without warranty of any kind. Caro & Associates disclaims all warranties, express or implied, with respect to this web site and the material on this web site. Caro & Associates also makes no representations or warranties as to whether the information accessible on this web site is accurate, complete, or current.

Limitation of liability. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, in no event shall Caro & Associates be liable for any damages of any kind or character, including without limitation any compensatory, incidental, direct, indirect, special, punitive, or consequential damages, loss of use, loss of data, loss caused by virus, loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, claims of third parties, or other losses of any kind or character, even if Caro & Associates has been advised of the possibility of such damages or losses, arising out of or in connection with this web site or the contents of this web site.

Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Caro & Associates and its officers, partners, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers from and against any claims, causes of action, demands, losses, expenses, damages, penalties, or other costs, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees, brought by third parties as a result of your violation of these Terms of Use, your use of the Web site, any Submissions you supply, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.

Governing Law. These Terms of Use are governed by and will be enforced under applicable federal law and the laws of the state of Washington as they are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed in Washington.

DMCA Notice: Claims of Copyright Infringement. Caro & Associates respects the intellectual property rights of others and is committed to complying with US Copyright laws. Our policy is to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA). The DMCA provides recourse for owners of copyrighted material who believe their rights under US copyright law has been infringed on the Internet. If you believe that material available on or through the Web site infringes a copyright of yours or any third party, please notify our designated agent, listed below. The notice must include the following information as provided by the DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §512 (c) (3):

  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed

  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site

  • Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material

  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted

  • A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law

  • A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed

Our designated agent to whom you must address infringement notices under the DMCA is:

Jose Diaz Caro
4444 Woodland Park Ave. North Ste. 115
Phone: (206) 497-0671
Fax: (206) 319-5448

After receiving notice, Caro & Associates may remove or disable access to any infringing material as provided for in the DMCA.

Amendment. Caro & Associates reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. Use of this Web site following any such changes shall constitute acceptance of such changes. Caro & Associates may update or modify the information contained on the Web site at any time and without notice.