Terms of Use

As a business innovator it is increasingly important for WPVM to share with the world the exciting things we’re learning and doing, and to learn from others. We want to hear your opinion and welcome your comments to this blog. Just be sure to read our Terms of Use below before posting a comment or pulling content from our posts.

Terms of Use

Your access to, and use of, the WPVM blog is subject to the following Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. By accessing and using the WPVM blog, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms of Use, and agree to be bound by them.

We encourage you to say what is on your mind but please do not post offensive content. This includes not only the obvious (no ethnic slurs, personal insults, obscenity, etc), but also proper consideration of privacy and topics that may be considered objectionable or inflammatory to others – such as politics and religion. Be yourself but do so in a respectful manner, as we reserve the right and discretion to edit, pull or refrain from posting comments as we see fit.

The WPVM blog is a platform for journalism and commentary. It is not an advertisement for legal services, nor may it be construed as legal advice. No attorney/client relationship is created through the posting, commenting and publishing of blogs. If you need legal advice, please consult a qualified attorney in your state.

You are prohibited from using the WPVM blog to advertise, perform or promote any commercial solicitation of goods and/or services, other than those offered by WPVM.

By posting on this blog, you grant WPVM a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, publish, broadcast and reproduce your comments without limitation in any and all media, worldwide, in perpetuity, for any purpose whatsoever. This includes, without limitation, the right to create derivative works of, and to use, the content posted on the WPVM blog to develop, enhance, distribute, and market WPVM’s products and services. You represent and warrant that all content you post is your original work in which you own the copyright, or have been granted permission to use and in no way violates or infringes on the copyright, registered trademark or intellectual property rights of a third party.

If you see something interesting and relevant, link to it! Except where otherwise noted, your use of the content on this blog is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. This does not give you the right to use any of WPVM’s trade names, trade marks, service marks, logos, domain names, and other distinctive brand features without our consent, except as necessary to provide attribution.

In consideration of your use of the WPVM blog, you agree to provide complete and accurate information about yourself as prompted by our registration form, and agree to update it as appropriate. We have the right to suspend or terminate your right to post blogs if we believe that the information you have provided is inaccurate or incomplete.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold WPVM, and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from any claim or demand (including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs), made by any third party arising out of (i) any content posted by you on the WPVM blog, (ii) your violation of the intellectual property rights of others, or (iii) your violation of these terms of use.

WPVM makes no warranty, expressed or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content posted on the Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by WPVM. All views and opinions of the authors expressed herein are the writer’s own and do not necessarily state or reflect those of WPVM.

YOU AGREE THAT WPVM, AND ITS AFFILIATES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS (EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE WPVM BLOG. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF DAMAGES. IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, THESE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

These Terms of Use of the WPVM Blog shall be governed by the laws of the State of IL. You consent that the courts located in and serving the State of IL shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use.