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TERMS OF USE
USER AGREEMENT
The Helpupay.com Web Site is operated by
Enterprise Recovery Systems, Inc., 2400 South Wolf Road, Suite 200,
Westchester, Illinois 60154. This Terms of Use and Notices applies
to the Helpupay.com Web Site and does not apply to the content of
third parties. The Helpupay.com Web Site is offered to you
conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms,
conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the
Helpupay.com Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms,
conditions, and notices. Your use of a particular third party Web
Site included within the Helpupay.com Web Site may also be subject
to the terms of use outlined in that Web Site. Additionally, the
Helpupay.com Web Site may contain additional terms, codes of conduct
or guidelines. In the event that any of the terms, conditions, and
notices contained herein conflict with the Additional Terms or other
terms and guidelines contained within any particular third party Web
Site, then these terms shall control.
PRIVACY POLICY
See
the Privacy Policy at privacy.html for disclosures relating to the
collection and use of your personal information.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
If a particular Helpupay.com web page, or any
product or service offered on the Helpupay.com Web Site (each a "ERS
Site/Service", and collectively "ERS Sites/Services") requires you
to open an account or provide your personal information, you must
complete the registration process by providing us with current,
complete and accurate information as prompted by the applicable
registration form. You then will be provided with a password and a
user name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are
entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under
your account. You agree to notify ERS immediately of any
unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security.
ERS will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result
of someone else using your password or account, either with or
without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses
incurred by ERS or another party due to someone else using your
account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at any
time, without the permission of the account holder.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE
ERS reserves the right to change the terms,
conditions, and notices under which the ERS Sites/Services are
offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with
the use of the ERS Sites/Services. You are responsible for regularly
reviewing these terms and conditions and additional terms posted on
particular websites. Your continued use of the ERS Sites/Services
constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and
notices.
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION
Unless otherwise specified, the ERS
Sites/Services are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may
not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce,
publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell
any information, software, products or services obtained from the
ERS Sites/Services. Without the advance express written permission
of ERS, you may not 'meta-search' the ERS Sites/Services, send, or
cause to be sent, any automated queries of any sort to the ERS
Sites/Services, or use the ERS Sites/Services in any commercial
manner.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The ERS Sites/Services may contain images of
and links to third party Web sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked
Sites are not under the control of ERS and ERS is not responsible
for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation
any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a
Linked Site. ERS is not responsible for webcasting or any other form
of transmission received from any Linked Site nor is ERS responsible
if the Linked Site is not working appropriately. ERS is providing
these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any
link does not imply endorsement by ERS of the site or any
association with its operators. You are responsible for viewing and
abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted at the
Linked Sites. Any dealings with third parties (including
advertisers) included within the ERS Sites/Services or participation
in promotions, including the delivery of and the payment for goods
and services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or
representations associated with such dealings or promotions, are
solely between you and the advertiser or other third party. ERS
shall not be responsible or liable for any part of any such dealings
or promotions.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the ERS
Sites/Services, you will not use the ERS Sites/Services for any
purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions,
and notices. You may not use the ERS Sites/Services in any manner
that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any ERS
Site/Service(s) (or the network(s) connected to any ERS
Site/Service(s)) or interfere with any other party's use. You may
not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any ERS Site/Service,
other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any ERS
Site/Service, through hacking, password mining or any other means.
You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information
through any means not intentionally made available through the ERS
Sites/Services.
USE OF SERVICES
The ERS Sites/Services may contain payment
services and/or other message or communication facilities designed
to enable you to communicate with ERS (collectively, "ERS
Communication Services"). You agree to use the ERS Communication
Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that
are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular
Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation,
you agree that when using an ERS Communication Service, you will
not:
1. Use the ERS Communication Service in
connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters,
junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages
(commercial or otherwise).
2. Violate the legal rights (such
as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
3. Use any
material or information, including images or photographs, which is
made available through the ERS Sites/Services in any manner that
infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other
proprietary right of any party.
4. Use of meta tag searches
on the web sites.
5. Violate any code of conduct or other
guidelines which may be applicable for any particular ERS
Communication Service.
6. Harvest or otherwise collect
information about others, including e-mail addresses.
7.
Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
8. Create a false
identity for the purpose of misleading others.
ERS has no obligation to monitor the ERS
Communication Services. However, ERS reserves the right to review
materials posted to an ERS Communication Service and to remove any
materials in its sole discretion. ERS reserves the right to
terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at
any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever. ERS reserves
the right at all times to disclose any information as ERS deems
necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process
or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any
information or materials, in whole or in part, in ERS's sole
discretion.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND
SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE ERS SITES/SERVICES MAY
INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE
PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE ERS SITES/SERVICES AND TO THE INFORMATION
THEREIN. ERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE ERS
SITES/SERVICES AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE ERS
SITES/SERVICES SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL,
LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE
PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION. ERS
MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY,
AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, LACK OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED WITHIN THE ERS
SITES/SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE,
PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. ERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
WORKMANLIKE EFFORT, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT ERS SHALL NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR
TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ANY MATERIAL OR DATA SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT
SENT OR RECEIVED, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH AN ERS
SITE/SERVICE. YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT ERS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR
LIABLE FOR ANY THREATENING, DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE OR
ILLEGAL CONTENT OR CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY INFRINGEMENT OF
ANOTHER'S RIGHTS, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS. YOU
SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT ERS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT SENT
USING AND/OR INCLUDED IN AN ERS SITE/SERVICE BY ANY THIRD PARTY. IN
NO EVENT SHALL ERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR
PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR
PERFORMANCE OF THE ERS SITES/SERVICES, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY
TO USE THE ERS SITES/SERVICES OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF
OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE,
PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE ERS
SITES/SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE ERS
SITES/SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ERS OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME
STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE
LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY
PORTION OF THE ERS SITES/SERVICES, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF
USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE ERS
SITES/SERVICES.
OTHER LIMITATIONS
You agree that ERS may establish limits
concerning use of any ERS Service offered on an ERS Web Site,
including without limitation the maximum number of days that e-mail
messages will be retained by any ERS Service, the maximum number of
e-mail messages that may be sent from or received by an account on
any ERS Service, the maximum size of an e-mail message that may be
sent from or received by an account on any ERS Service, the maximum
disk space that will be allotted on ERS's servers on your behalf,
and the maximum number of times and duration you may access any ERS
Service in a given period of time. You agree that ERS has no
responsibility or liability for the deletion, corruption or failure
to store any messages or other content maintained or transmitted by
any ERS Service. You acknowledge that ERS reserves the right to log
off accounts that are inactive for a period of ninety (90) days or
more.
ERS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT ANY ERS SERVICE WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE.
TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION
ERS reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to terminate your access to any or all ERS Sites/Services and the
related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.
ERS may also terminate or suspend your access to ERS Site/Service(s)
for inactivity, which is defined as failing to log into a particular
service for a period of ninety (90) days or more, as determined by
ERS. Upon termination of the ERS Site/Service, your right to use the
ERS Site/Service immediately ceases. ERS shall have no obligation to
maintain any content or to forward any unread or unsent messages to
you or any third party.
GENERAL
This agreement is governed by the laws of the
State of Illinois, U.S.A. You hereby irrevocably consent to the
exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Cook County, Illinois,
U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the
ERS Sites/Services. You agree that no joint venture, partnership,
employment, or agency relationship exists between you and ERS as a
result of this agreement or use of the ERS Sites/Services. You agree
to indemnify and hold ERS, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers and employees, harmless from any claim, demand, or damage,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party
due to or arising out of your use of or conduct on the ERS
Sites/Services. ERS reserves the right to disclose any personal
information about you or your use of the ERS Sites/Services,
including its contents, without your prior permission if ERS has a
good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) conform to
legal requirements or comply with legal process; (2) protect and
defend the rights or property of ERS or its affiliated companies;
(3) enforce the terms or use; or (4) act to protect the interests of
its members or others. ERS's performance of this agreement is
subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in
this agreement is in derogation of ERS's right to comply with
governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements
relating to your use of the ERS Sites/Services or information
provided to or gathered by ERS with respect to such use. If any part
of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable
pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the
warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then
the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by
a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent
of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall
continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this
agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and ERS
with respect to the ERS Sites/Services and it supersedes all prior
or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic,
oral or written, between the user and ERS with respect to the ERS
Sites/Services. A printed version of this agreement and of any
notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or
administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement
to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other
business documents and records originally generated and maintained
in printed form.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:
All contents of the ERS Web Sites are:
Copyright (c) 2002 Enterprise Recovery Systems, Inc. and/or its
affiliates, 2400 South Wolf Road, Suite 200, Westchester, Illinois
60154 U.S.A. All rights reserved.
TRADEMARKS. ERS and/or other ERS products and
services referenced herein may also be either trademarks or
registered trademarks of ERS in the United States and/or other
countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned
herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code,
Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement
should be sent to Service Provider's Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES
NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE.
ADDITIONAL TERMS:
General
You represent and warrant that: (1) you are at
least 21 years of age or the age required or allowed under
applicable law for making a legal and binding contract; (2) all
information that you submit is true and accurate (including without
limitation information relating to your Payment Method); and (3) you
are an individual (or in the case of an entity, an agent of the
entity) authorized to use the designated Payment Method. You agree
to pay for all charges (including charges by other persons) and to
comply with your responsibilities and obligations as stated in this
Agreement. If you are an agent of an entity user, you represent and
warrant that you are duly authorized to legally bind the entity to
all terms and conditions of this Agreement and that you have made
the entity aware of them. You agree not to assign, transfer or
sublicense any rights in your Billing Account. ERS may: (1) generate
print copies of its electronic records and introduce them in
evidence as original documents; and (2) prove your agreement or
consent in any manner, including without limitation, by showing that
a procedure existed by which you must have provided consent or
engaged in conduct to obtain the applicable Products or Services
CONSUMER DISCLOSURES AND CONSENTS FOR ELECTRONIC
INFORMATION
Disclosure to Receive Information in Electronic Form
ALL INFORMATION THAT ERS IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO
SEND TO YOU REGARDING THE SUBSCRIPTIONS, SERVICES AND OTHER ITEMS
PROVIDED TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING ANY BILLING AND
PAYMENT INFORMATION (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS "REQUIRED
INFORMATION"), AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU FROM ERS,
MAY BE PROVIDED TO YOU IN ELECTRONIC FORM. ERS MAY PROVIDE ALL
REQUIRED INFORMATION TO YOU IN ELECTRONIC FORM EITHER: (1) VIA
E-MAIL AT THE E-MAIL ADDRESS YOU SPECIFY DURING YOUR SIGN-UP FOR
SUBSCRIPTIONS, SERVICES OR OTHER ITEMS UNDER THIS AGREEMENT; (2) BY
ACCESS TO AN ERS WEB SITE THAT WILL BE DESIGNATED IN AN E-MAIL
NOTICE SENT TO YOU AT THE TIME THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE; OR, (3)
TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, BY ACCESS TO A ERS WEB SITE THAT
WILL BE GENERALLY DESIGNATED IN ADVANCE FOR SUCH PURPOSE.
Requesting Copies of Records
ERS is not responsible for keeping records
previously provided to you in electronic form by ERS. However, ERS
may provide you the required information, if available, in other
forms. ERS may charge a reasonable fee for providing such
information. To make a request, please call 1-800-377-1904 or write
to Enterprise Recovery Systems, Inc., 2400 South Wolf Road, Suite
200, Westchester, Illinois 60154.
Hardware, Software, and Service Requirements
In order to receive Required Information
electronically from ERS, you must have an e-mail address and submit
it to ERS upon sign-up for any subscription, service or other item
provided under this Agreement. Your computer also must have either
Internet Explorer 5.x (or above) or Netscape Navigator 6.x (or
above) and an e-mail software program capable of sending and
receiving e-mail from ERS via the Internet. Your computer must also
have extra plugins or software for your specific web browser if
required. Finally, your computer must be capable of receiving,
accessing, displaying, and either printing or storing, Required
Information received in electronic form from ERS via a plain
text-formatted e-mail or by access to a ERS web site using one of
the browsers specified above. You are responsible for obtaining
access to the Service and that access may involve third party fees
(such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). You are
responsible for those fees. In addition, you must provide and are
responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Service.
Changes to Hardware, Software, and Service Requirements
In the event that there are any changes to the
hardware, software, and service requirements listed above that are
likely to have a significant impact on your ability to receive,
access, display, store, and print Required Information that ERS
sends to you in electronic form, ERS will notify you of these
changes. In such case, you will be required to reconfirm your
agreement to receive, and your ability to access, such Required
Information in electronic form in order to avoid any disruption in
the subscriptions, services or other items provided to you under
this Agreement. You may, however, always choose to withdraw your
consent to receive Required Information in electronic form without
the imposition of any fees, but ERS may terminate your Account,
username, and password to any subscriptions, services or other items
provided to you if you do so.
Consent to Receive Information in Electronic Form
YOU AGREE THAT BY ACCEPTING THE TERMS IN THIS
AGREEMENT, YOU CONSENT TO RECEIVE REQUIRED INFORMATION, AND ANY
OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO YOU FROM ERS, BY ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATION. YOU ALSO CONFIRM THAT YOUR COMPUTER SATISFIES THE
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS STATED ABOVE FOR RECEIVING,
ACCESSING, DISPLAYING, PRINTING, AND STORING COPIES OF SUCH REQUIRED
INFORMATION, AND YOU CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE PROVIDED ERS A CURRENT
E-MAIL ADDRESS FOR RECEIVING REQUIRED INFORMATION. YOU MAY WITHDRAW
YOUR CONSENT OR UPDATE YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS BY CALLING 1-800-377-1904
OR BY WRITING TO ENTERPRISE RECOVERY SYSTEMS, INC., 2400 SOUTH WOLF
ROAD, SUITE 200, WESTCHESTER, ILLINOIS 60154. HOWEVER, IF YOU CHOOSE
TO WITHDRAW THIS CONSENT, ERS MAY TERMINATE ANY SUBSCRIPTIONS,
SERVICES OR OTHER ITEMS PROVIDED TO YOU UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT.
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