Terms of Use
Please read this carefully before using the Website (that is, any site operated
by Bedford Communications). By accessing the Website, you are agreeing to be
legally bound by these terms as modified from time to time ("Terms").
Any use of the Website by you after such changes are posted constitutes your
agreement to these Terms as modified.
Before using the Website, it is your responsibility to read the Privacy Policy
and to notify us in the manner set out in the Policy if you do not want us
to collect information about you.
Use of Website
The Website is owned and operated by Bedford Communications (in these Terms "Bedford" represents
Bedford Communications). Bedford reserves the right to suspend or terminate
your access to the Website at any time, with or without notice or explanation.
Rights
All intellectual property rights, including copyright, in the content displayed
on the Website ("Content") belong to Bedford or its licensors.
All rights are hereby reserved.
Use of Content
The Website and the Content may only be used for your personal, non-commercial
use. For this purpose alone you may retrieve and display the Content on a
computer screen. You may also print out, but not photocopy, one copy of individual
files on paper and store files in electronic form on disc, but not on any
server or any other storage device connected to a network where the pages
could be accessed by other users.
Except as set out above, you agree not to download, copy, reproduce, modify,
store, archive, show in public, redistribute or commercially exploit in any
way any part of the Content without the prior written permission of Bedford.
You agree not to use the Content or the Website for any illegal or improper
purpose, any purpose which might infringe the rights of others, or any action
which might harass or cause inconvenience or distress to any person.
You also agree to abide by all copyright notices and restrictions attached
to the Content, not to remove or alter any such notice or restriction, or alter
the Content in any way.
License to Reproduce Content
If you wish to re-publish, re-distribute or exploit the Content in any way
you should address a request for permission to Bedford at: .
Bedford cannot guarantee that any such permission would be forthcoming or
on what terms.
Links from Other Sites
Third parties are permitted to link to stories within Bedford websites, by
using the URL, and quoting the headline and the source website. Brief extracts
from a story are permitted provided they are not substantive. Otherwise our
material must not be reproduced on a third party site without express authorization
from us. Requests for more extensive material should be directed to .
A third party must ensure that nothing on its own website suggests or could
be understood to imply that any part of the Website is part of its own website
unless the third party has obtained the prior written approval of Bedford.
Bedford reserves the right to withdraw any permission without explanation
or notice if in its sole judgment use of such links is excessive and/or inappropriate.
Bedford also reserves the right to change the location and nature of files
within the Website without explanation or notice; it is the responsibility
of the third party to check and update links as necessary.
Limitation of Liability and Disclaimer
Bedford obtains the Content from a wide range of sources and it includes facts,
views, opinions and information likely to be of interest to users of the
Website.
While all reasonable care is taken, we do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness,
timeliness, performance or fitness for any particular purpose of the Content
or the Website, nor do we endorse or accept any responsibility for any views,
advice, recommendations or opinions expressed on the Website or any website
to which we link. You should note that any contact or arrangements made between
you and any third party named on the Website, or any third party website linked
from it (including without limitation any website with which we have a commercial
association), is at your own risk, and Bedford accepts no liability.
The Content should only be used for your general information and use and not
by way of specific recommendation or advice, as every individual's circumstances
are different.
Before making any decision or taking any action based in whole or in part
on the Content, you should always make your own independent checks of any information
that is important in making such decision or taking such action.
Bedford does not give any warranties in respect
of the Content or the Website, freedom from viruses or other contamination
that the Website is compatible with any computer systems, software and browsers.
All implied warranties or duties are excluded
save if and to the extent that they may not lawfully be excluded.
Bedford shall not be liable for any claims, losses, injuries, penalties, damages,
costs or expenses arising from the use of, or inability to use the Website
or Content or from any action taken, or omitted to be taken, as a result of
using the Website or Content, other than death or personal injury resulting
from use of the Website directly caused by the negligence of Bedford.
To the fullest extent allowed by applicable law, you agree that Bedford will
not be liable to you and/or any third party for any consequential or incidental
damages (including but not limited to lost profits, loss of privacy or for
failure to fulfill any duty) or for any other indirect, special or punitive
damages whatsoever that arise out of or related to the use of the Website or
the Content, or to any breach of the Terms by Bedford, even if Bedford has
been advised of the possibility of such damages and even in the event of fault
or strict liability.
You agree that your only recovery for any damages that you incur, and your
exclusive remedy, shall be limited to the direct damages (if any) you actually
incur in reasonable and exclusive reliance on the Website or Content, and for
which we may be held liable for by a competent court, of up to a limit of the
refund of the amount you paid (if any) in relation to the particular use of
the Content in total during the month in which the damage first incurred.
Links to Third Party Sites
This Website contains links to other websites operated by parties who are wholly
separate from Bedford. Links to all third party sites are identifiable because
clicking on them will display the third party's website URLs, or as otherwise
signed as such by Bedford. Such links are provided for your convenience and
reference only and Bedford cannot be held responsible in any way for the
content, operation or availability of such websites.
Your attention should now be drawn to the Privacy
Policy.
Competitions, Prize Draws and Promotions
Bedford may on occasion run competitions or prize drawings either on its own
behalf, for other parties or in conjunction with commercial partners. These
will be subject to additional rules and conditions which will be made available
at the time of any such competition.
Submission of Content to the Website
If you submit any contribution to this Website (including without limitation
any text, graphics, video or audio) you agree thereby to grant Bedford a
perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, right and license to use, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute,
perform, play, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect
to any such work worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any
media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may
exist in such content. If you do not wish to grant such rights to Bedford,
you should not submit a contribution to the Website. By submitting your contribution
to the Website, you also warrant that such contribution is your own original
work and that you have the right to make it available to Bedford for all
the purposes specified above, that it is not defamatory and does not infringe
any law in any jurisdiction. You indemnify Bedford against all legal fees,
damages and other expenses that may be incurred by Bedford as a result of
your breach of the above warranty. You agree to waive any moral rights in
your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on
the Website and the other purposes specified above.
Changes to these Terms
Bedford reserves the right to make changes to any part of the Website and to
add to or change these Terms or the Privacy Policy. It is your responsibility
to refer to the Terms whenever you access the Website. Every time you access
the Website you agree to be bound by the Terms and the Privacy Policy as
varied or amended from time to time.
Company Information:
Bedford Communications
1410 Broadway 21st Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 212-807-8220
You can mail us at with any comments or for further
information.
Revised July 1, 2003.
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