This Membership Agreement constitutes a written
agreement by and between the Member and Heat
Treat QuoteMaster and Boca Labs, Inc By using
the Heat Treat QuoteMaster system, the Member
accepts and agrees to be legally bound by
this Agreement.
1. Obligations of the Member. The Member
agrees to do the following:
a. Comply with this Agreement.
b. Deal fairly, legally, honestly and in good
faith in all transactions with Heat Treat
QuoteMaster and in all Transactions with other
Members.
c. If and when so directed by Heat Treat QuoteMaster,
stop using the Heat Treat QuoteMaster System.
d. Keep up to date the information about the
Member in My Account.
2. Representations and Warranties of the
Member. The Member represents and warrants
to Heat Treat QuoteMaster throughout the term
of this Agreement that (a) all the information
provided by the Member in the Application
for Membership and in My Account was and is
accurate and not misleading and (b) the Member
has the authority on behalf of such Member
to enter into, and legally bind such Member
to, this Agreement. The Member has acquired
and shall maintain during the term of membership
the necessary computer hardware, software
and telecommunications service required to
establish suitable access to the Internet,
including an appropriate electronic mail account
capable of being utilized as contemplated
by this Membership Agreement.
3. Intellectual Property. The Member
acknowledges and agrees that (a) unless otherwise
indicated by Heat Treat QuoteMaster, all Intellectual
Property related to this system is owned solely
by Heat Treat QuoteMaster or its affiliates
and that the Member will use such Intellectual
Property only in connection with the Member's
use of Heat Treat QuoteMaster in strict compliance
with this Agreement, (b) the Member does not
have and will not acquire through the use
of the Heat Treat QuoteMaster System any proprietary
or ownership right to or interest in such
Intellectual Property, and (c) the Member
will not do, or aid or cause any other Person
to do, anything to infringe, violate or impair
Heat Treat QuoteMaster's rights in such Intellectual
Property.
4. Member's Name. The Member agrees
that Heat Treat QuoteMaster may use the Member's
name in connection with the functions of the
Heat Treat QuoteMaster system for the purposes
described in this Agreement. The Member's
name and other information regarding the Member
shall be collected, used, and processed in
a manner consistent with the Heat Treat QuoteMaster
Privacy Policy.
5. Term and Termination. This Agreement
shall become effective when the Member first
accesses the Heat Treat QuoteMaster system
and shall continue until terminated. The Member
agrees that Heat Treat QuoteMaster may terminate
this Agreement at any time and for any reason
or no reason upon notice to the Member and
that the Member will stop using the Heat Treat
QuoteMaster System immediately upon such notice.
The Member may terminate this Agreement by
sending a notice of termination to Heat Treat
QuoteMaster, and such termination will become
effective immediately upon Heat Treat QuoteMaster's
receipt of such notice.
6. Disclaimers. The Member understands
and agrees that:
a. Heat Treat QuoteMaster has no duty or obligation
whatsoever to the Member under this Agreement,
except as provided hereunder or as specified
in the Privacy Policy.
b. Heat Treat QuoteMaster makes no representations
or warranties regarding the quality, accuracy,
reliability, usability, results, or any other
characteristic, including, but not limited
to, the profitability to the Member of its
use, of the Heat Treat QuoteMaster.
c. The Member assumes total liability, risk
and responsibility for its use of the Heat
Treat QuoteMaster and for Transactions in
which the Member engages, including liability
for Taxes assessed in connection with such
use and such Transactions.
d. Heat Treat QuoteMaster is not and will
not be liable or responsible for (i) any lost,
stolen, late, corrupted, misdirected, failed,
inaccurate, incomplete or delayed transmissions
of data, information or materials on or through
the Heat Treat QuoteMaster or (ii) any inability
to enter, correct or cancel any postings on
or to the Heat Treat QuoteMaster, whatever
the cause of or reason for any of the foregoing.
e. Heat Treat QuoteMaster does not control,
and has no obligation, liability or responsibility
to the Member or any third party for, any
information or data transmitted by any Member
or any Person to or through the Heat Treat
QuoteMaster.
f. Heat Treat QuoteMaster is not and will
not be liable or responsible to the Member
or any other Person for any failure by or
inability of a Member to consummate or comply
with the terms of a Transaction or for any
failure by or inability of a Member to comply
with this Agreement.
g. Heat Treat QuoteMaster does not warrant
any connection to or transmission to or through,
or the security of, the Heat Treat QuoteMaster
system or any network connection, hosting
services, telecommunication services, power
supply, or other facilities or services provided
or used in connection with the Heat Treat
QuoteMaster system.
h. Heat Treat QuoteMaster makes no warranties,
express or implied, that Heat Treat QuoteMaster
will be in compliance with any applicable
laws, regulations, rules, ordinances or other
governmental requirements, including, but
not limited to, export, import or trade control
laws and laws relating to the shipment or
transit of items purchased or sold through
the use of Heat Treat QuoteMaster, whether
in the state or country where the Member is
located, from which the Member accesses or
uses the Heat Treat QuoteMaster system, or
any other jurisdiction.
i. The Member is solely responsible for compliance
with, and agrees to comply with, all laws,
regulations, rules, ordinances or other governmental
requirements applicable to the Member, including,
but not limited to, export, import or trade
control laws and laws relating to the shipment
or transit of items purchased or sold through
the use of the Heat Treat QuoteMaster system.
j. HEAT TREAT QUOTEMASTER AND ALL RELATED
SERVICES PROVIDED BY HEAT TREAT QUOTEMASTER
ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
k. Heat Treat QuoteMaster is not responsible
for, provides no representations, warranties
or guarantees with respect to, and will not
be held liable in any way for any content,
information or material on any third party
website, including, without limitation, any
third party website accessible by a link in
Heat Treat QuoteMaster.
l. Heat Treat QuoteMaster may present on any
website associated Heat Treat QuoteMaster
the content, information or materials of others
(such as market information, news, or other
materials of general interest to Members).
Heat Treat QuoteMaster shall not be responsible
for the accuracy or adequacy of any of such
content, information or materials; any reliance
by any Member on such materials shall be solely
the responsibility of such Member.
7. LIMITATION OF HEAT TREAT QUOTEMASTER'S
LIABILITY. THE MEMBER UNDERSTANDS AND
AGREES THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT TO WHICH
LIABILITY MAY BE EXCLUDED OR AVOIDED, HEAT
TREAT QUOTEMASTER WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT OR OTHERWISE,
FOR ANY LOSSES, COSTS OR DAMAGES, AND IN NO
EVENT WILL HEAT TREAT QUOTEMASTER BE LIABLE
TO THE MEMBER FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXPECTANCY OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, EVEN IF THEY ARE FORESEEN OR FORESEEABLE,
ARISING OR RESULTING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT, HEAT TREAT QUOTEMASTER OR THE MEMBER'S
USE OF HEAT TREAT QUOTEMASTER, INCLUDING WITH
RESPECT TO THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF
TRANSACTIONS. THE MEMBER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES
THAT THE MEMBER'S SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY DISSATISFACTION
WITH HEAT TREAT QUOTEMASTER IS TO TERMINATE
THIS AGREEMENT AND DISCONTINUE THE MEMBER'S
USE OF THE SYSTEM.
8. Limited License. During the term
of this Agreement, the Member shall have a
limited, revocable and non-transferable license
to use Heat Treat QuoteMaster solely to conduct
Transactions for such Member's own benefit,
and for such other purposes authorized by
Heat Treat QuoteMaster and in compliance with
this Agreement.
9. Entire Agreement and Revisions.
The Member understands and agrees that this
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the Member and Heat Treat and together
supersedes and replaces any and all prior
agreements between the Member and Heat Treat
QuoteMaster. The Member agrees that Heat Treat
QuoteMaster may revise, change, amend, modify
and supplement this Agreement by (a) making
such revisions, changes, amendments, modifications
and supplements to the form of each such document.
(b) posting a notice on Heat Treat QuoteMaster.
The Member understands and agrees that by
accessing and using Heat Treat QuoteMaster
and Heat Treat QuoteMaster posts such a notice,
the Member agrees to be bound by each such
revision, change, amendment, modification
and supplement, and that if the Member does
not so agree and does not want to be so bound,
the Member's sole recourse will be to terminate
this Agreement and discontinue the Member's
use of Heat Treat QuoteMaster.
10. No Partnership or Similar Relationship.
The Member agrees that nothing in this Agreement
creates or constitutes, or will be deemed
to create or constitute, a partnership, joint
venture, agency relationship or other similar
relationship between Heat Treat QuoteMaster
and the Member.
11. Confidential Information. The Member
understands and agrees that the Member will
not, without the prior written consent of
the supplier or provider of any Confidential
Information, copy, recirculate, publish, broadcast,
distribute, retransmit, or reproduce all or
any part of the Confidential Information obtained
or received by the Member through the use
of Heat Treat QuoteMaster, except that the
Member may reproduce such Confidential Information
strictly for such Member's own internal use.
12. Indemnification and Waiver. The
Member agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold
harmless Heat Treat QuoteMaster, its affiliates
and their respective officers, directors,
employees, agents and representatives from
and against all losses, damages, injuries,
liabilities, claims, demands and expenses,
including reasonable attorneys' fees and legal
costs, arising out of or relating to a breach
or violation of, or a failure by or inability
of the Member to perform, the terms of any
Transaction or any provision of this Agreement.
The Member hereby waives, and hereby releases
Heat Treat QuoteMaster, its affiliates and
their respective officers, directors, employees,
agents and representatives from, any and all
claims and causes of action against Heat Treat
QuoteMaster relating to or based on or arising
out of any Transaction, any use of Heat Treat
QuoteMaster or this Agreement.
13. Notices. The Member agrees that
any notice Heat Treat QuoteMaster provides
to the Member under this Agreement will be
deemed to have been provided when Heat Treat
QuoteMaster sends an email containing such
notice to the Member at the email address
provided by the Member in My Account, or to
such other email address of which the Member
has notified Heat Treat QuoteMaster. Any notice
the Member provides to Heat Treat QuoteMaster
under this Agreement will be deemed to have
been provided upon receipt by Heat Treat QuoteMaster
of an email at admin@heattreatquotemaster.com
containing or regarding such notice.
14. Severability. If any term or provision
of this Agreement is deemed or held to be
illegal or unenforceable, all other terms
and provisions of this Agreement will continue
in full force and effect.
15. No Waiver. A failure or delay by
Heat Treat QuoteMaster in enforcing any of
its rights and remedies under this Agreement
is not and will not be deemed to be a waiver
of such rights and remedies.
16. Survival of Provisions. All disclaimers,
indemnification obligations and limitations
on Heat Treat QuoteMaster's liability contained
in this Agreement will survive the termination
of this Agreement.
17. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. The
Member agrees that this Agreement will be
governed by the law of the State of Florida,
without regard to choice of law principles
and regardless of where the Member or Heat
Treat QuoteMaster is physically located.
18. Dispute Resolution. The Member
agrees to bring to Heat Treat QuoteMaster's
attention any dispute the Member may have
with Heat Treat QuoteMaster regarding this
Agreement and to cooperate in good faith with
Heat Treat QuoteMaster to resolve such dispute
without involving third parties or outside
attorneys or counsel. In the event of a dispute
between Members or between the Member and
Heat Treat QuoteMaster that cannot be so resolved,
the Member agrees that the dispute will be
settled and determined by final and binding
arbitration pursuant to the United States
statute known as the Federal Arbitration Act
and that such arbitration will be conducted
in accordance with the JAMS Comprehensive
Arbitration Rules and Procedures in effect
as of December, 1, 1999.
19. No Third Party Beneficiary. The
Member understands and agrees that Heat Treat
QuoteMaster has no obligation to enforce the
provisions of a Membership Agreement against
any other Member. The Member agrees that it
will not assert a claim as a third party beneficiary
under such provisions or seek enforcement
of any such provisions against any other Member.
20. Availability. The Heat Treat QuoteMaster
system is scheduled to be operational 24 hours
a day, 7 days a week. However, Heat Treat
QuoteMaster does not guarantee the availability,
or that access to the system will be uninterrupted
or error-free. Heat Treat QuoteMaster reserves
the right to interrupt, limit or suspend operations
from time to time for purposes of maintenance,
upgrades and the like. The Member agrees that
Heat Treat QuoteMaster shall not be responsible
or liable for any damages arising from any
interruption, suspension or termination of
the system, regardless of the cause.
21. No Liability. Members shall be
solely and completely responsible for the
performance of any Transactions established
through their use of Heat Treat QuoteMaster,
and that Heat Treat QuoteMaster shall have
no liability whatsoever for the performance,
in whole or in part, of any Transaction by
any Member (other than Transactions to which
Heat Treat QuoteMaster Direct is a party).
Heat Treat QuoteMaster expressly disclaims
any responsibility to assure the creditworthiness
or business reputation of any Member.
22. Equitable Relief. In the event
that the Member violates or breaches any of
the Terms and Conditions of this Membership
Agreement, the Member acknowledges that such
actions will cause irreparable injury to Heat
Treat QuoteMaster, for which they will have
inadequate remedies at law and, therefore,
Heat Treat QuoteMaster shall be entitled to
equitable relief in addition to all other
remedies.