Terms of Use
Important Information
You should carefully read the following Terms and Conditions (also referred to as the "Terms of Use", "Terms of Service" or "TOS"). Your use of our service(s) implies that you have read and accepted these Terms and Conditions. The Website (all NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC websites may hereafter be referred to, both individually and collectively, as "The Website") from which you accessed this agreement is provided to you subject to the conditions listed below. These terms are in addition to any other terms that individual Website owners within the NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC may include for governing access to their Websites.
Any Non-Human Visitors to these Websites shall be considered agents of the individual(s) who controls, authors or otherwise makes use of them. Such individual(s) shall be deemed responsible for the actions of their Non-Human Visitor devices in the same manner as if they personally visited the Website.
The access rights granted to you under the Terms Of Use are non-transferable without the express written permission of the owner of NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC. You are responsible for the actions of any other person who may utilize your access rights on the NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC Website.
Introduction
The following terms and conditions govern all use of the NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC Website(s) and all content, services and products available at or through the Website. The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other associated operating rules and policies (including, without limitation, NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC Privacy Policy).
Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC Website. By accessing or using any part of the Website, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by the NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms.
The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old. If you are not yet 13 years old, you must stop using the Website immediately or else provide NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC with written parental approval.
Our basic products and services are free to both Website owners & individual users. However we may offer some paid upgrades for advanced features such as domain hosting or extra disk space or bandwidth.
Our products and services are designed to give Website owners as much control and ownership over their site as possible and to encourage users/members to express themselves freely. However, each site owner must be responsible for the content of their site. In particular, as a site owner, you must make certain that none of the prohibited items listed below appear on your site or get linked to from your site (things like spam, viruses, or hate content).
Ownership
You do not claim intellectual property right or exclusive ownership to any of our products or services, whether modified or unmodified. All products and services are the property of NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC. Our products and services are provided 'as is' without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. In no event shall our organization (or any business or individual associated with NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC) be liable for any damages including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential, or other losses arising out of the use of or inability to use our products or services.
Responsibility of Website Visitors.
NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material's content, use or effects. By operating the Website, NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Any user or site owner who finds content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, or content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, or other errors has a responsibility to report such Content to NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC. In the same way, anyone who discovers Content on the Website that contains material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated, must report the same to NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC. NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.
Content Posted on Other Websites.
We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the Websites and WebPages to which NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC links, and that link to NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC. NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC does not have any control over those non-NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC Websites and WebPages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non-NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC Website or webpage, NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC does not represent or imply that it endorses such Website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC Websites and WebPages.
Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy.
As NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC. NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. In the case of a visitor who may infringe or repeatedly infringes the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC or others, NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC may, in its discretion, terminate or deny access to and use of the Website. In the case of such termination, NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC.
Intellectual Property.
This Agreement does not transfer from NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC to you any NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC. NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC, the NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC domain, the NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC, or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC or NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC's licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC or third-party trademarks.
Changes.
NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools, services and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Termination.
NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website. Upon termination, all provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.
Disclaimer of Warranties.
The materials on NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC's Website are provided 'as is'. NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet Website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
Limitation of Liability.
In no event will NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC, or its suppliers or licensors, or any individuals associated with those entities, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement or substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.
General Representation and Warranty.
You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.
Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to out of your violation of this Agreement.
APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
Each party agrees that any suit, action or proceeding brought by such party against the other in connection with or arising from the Terms of Service ("Judicial Action") shall be governed by the law of the state of residence of the registered Administrative Contact (the "Admin State") for the Website as such laws are applied to agreements between Admin State residents entered into and performed entirely within the Admin State. You consent to the jurisdiction of federal and state courts within the Admin State. You consent to the venue in any action brought against him in connection with breaches of these Terms of Service. You consent to electronic service of process regarding actions under the above agreement.
RECORDS OF VISITOR USE AND ABUSE
You consent to having your Internet Protocol address recorded. An email address may appear immediately below (the "Identifier") if we suspect potential abuse. The Identifier is uniquely matched to your Internet Protocol address. Visitors agree not to use this address for any reason.
VISITORS AGREE THAT HARVESTING, GATHERING, STORING, TRANSFERRING TO A THIRD PARTY OR SENDING ANY MESSAGE(S) TO THE IDENTIFIER CONSTITUTES AN ACCEPTANCE AND SUBSEQUENT BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.
Site Terms of Use Modifications
NCS GeoResources, LLC and/or NCS Consultants, LLC may revise these Terms of Use for its Website at any time without notice. By using this Website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.