Terms of Use

These terms and conditions of use apply exclusively to your access to and use of The Hangout Spot Site,  (“The Hangout Spot”) Site (the “Site”), and do not alter in any way the terms and conditions of any other agreement you may have with The Hangout Spot for products, services or otherwise.

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using our Site. Your use of the Site shall be deemed to be your agreement to abide by each of the terms set forth below. If you do not agree with any of these terms, do not access or otherwise use this Site or any information or materials contained on the Site.

Revisions to this Agreement
You agree that The Hangout Spot can revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting on the Site. You should check these Terms each time you visit our Site for any changes.   You agree that your continued use of the Site after such modifications have been made constitutes your acceptance of such revised Terms.

Access to the Website and Services
You are responsible for all of your activity in connection with accessing the Site in compliance with this Agreement.  Any fraudulent, abusive or otherwise illegal or unpermitted activity may be grounds for termination of your right to access the Site. You certify to us that if you are an individual (i.e., not a corporation or another entity), you are at least 13 years of age, and that, if you are under 18 years of age, you use the Site only with involvement of a parent or guardian.  You also certify that you are legally permitted to access the Site and take full responsibility for accessing the Site.  This Agreement is void where prohibited by law, and the right to access the Site is revoked in such jurisdictions.

Privacy Policy
Your use of the Site is governed by the The Hangout Spot Privacy Policy and incorporated by reference into these Terms.  The Hangout Spot reserves the right to change this policy at any time in accordance with changing laws, regulations, and trends. The Hangout Spot encourages you to regularly review the Privacy Policy.

Website Content
The materials displayed or performed on the Site (including, but not limited to, text, graphics, interfaces, articles, photographs, images, illustrations, logos, audio clips and video clips, artwork and computer code, also known as the “Content”) are protected by U.S. and international copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.  You shall abide by all copyright notices, information and restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Site. The Site is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions and other copyright laws.  Except as provided in this Agreement or with the written consent of The Hangout Spot, you may not copy, download, upload, encode, modify, publish, post, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works based on, distribute, perform, display or in any way exploit, any of the Content in whole or in part, other than for your personal use for non-commercial purposes. The Content displayed or provided on the Site is either the property of The Hangout Spot, or used with permission.  The use of any Content by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by this Agreement or specific permission provided elsewhere on the Site.  Any unauthorized use of any Content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.  You also are advised that we will aggressively enforce our intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution. The trademarks, logos and service marks (collectively, the “Marks”) displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered Marks of ours and others protected by U.S. and international laws.  Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Mark displayed on the Site without the written permission of ours or such third party that may own the Marks displayed on the Site other than as set forth in this Agreement.  Your misuse of the Marks displayed on the Site, or any other Content on the Site, except as provided in this Agreement, is strictly prohibited. You shall not download or copy any Content or other items displayed on the Site for download, except for personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content.  You shall not store any significant portion of any Content or such items in any form.  Copying or storing any Content for other than personal, non-commercial use in violation of this Agreement is expressly prohibited without our prior written permission, or from the copyright holder identified in such Content’s copyright notice.  We neither warrant nor represent that your use of the Content displayed on the Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with us.

Hyperlinks to this Site
You are granted a limited, nonexclusive right to create a “hypertext” link to the Site provided that such link is to the entry page of this Site and does not portray The Hangout Spot or any of its other products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise defamatory manner. This limited right may be revoked at any time for any reason whatsoever. You may not use, frame, or utilize framing techniques to enclose any of The Hangout Spot’s trademarks, logos or trade names or other proprietary information including the images found at the Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or any form contained on a page without the express written consent of The Hangout Spot.

Not Medical Advice
We are not intended to be, and you understand and agree that the information provided on this Site does not constitute, the provision or practice of professional health care advice or services in any jurisdiction. To the extent permissible under applicable laws, no responsibility is assumed for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence, or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any ideas, instructions, methods, products or procedures contained in the Site. The content (including, without limitation, advice and recommendations) on the Site is intended solely as a general educational aid. The content on the Site is not intended nor implied to be, and you will not use it as, a substitute for professional healthcare advice, or to be used for evaluation or treatment, for any individual problem. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. We do not specifically recommend or endorse any specific products, procedures, opinions or other information that may be mentioned on this Site. Reliance on any information provided by us, our employees, or others appearing on the Site or other users of the Site is solely at your own risk. No procedure should be carried out unless, in your provider’s judgement, its risk is justified. You understand that you should never disregard professional healthcare advice or delay in seeking treatment based on the information provided on the Site.

WE AND OUR AGENTS ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENCE RELATING, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO ANY ACTION OR INACTION YOU TAKE BASED ON THE INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR OTHER CONTENT ON THE SITE. WHILE WE STRIVE TO KEEP THE INFORMATION ON THE SITE ACCURATE, COMPLETE AND UP-TO-DATE, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE, AND WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR, ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS RELATED TO THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS, SUITABILITY, OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT ON THE SITE. WE HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO MONITOR THE SITE OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS THAT YOU TRANSMIT TO THE SITE. YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO THE ADDITIONAL DISCLAIMERS AND CAVEATS THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS AGREEMENT, THROUGHOUT THE SITE AND IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY. IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL YOU DOCTOR OR 911 IMMEDIATELY.

Links to Third Party Sites
The Site may be linked to other Sites on the World Wide Web or Internet that are not affiliated with, under the control of, or otherwise maintained by The Hangout Spot. If you use these links, you may leave the Site. The Hangout Spot has not reviewed all of these third-party sites and does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. The Hangout Spot does not endorse or make any representations about third party sites or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to the Site, you do so entirely at your own risk.

Submissions
You acknowledge that you are responsible for the information and material that you submit to the Site through the “Contact Us” form or otherwise (each a “Submission”), and that you, and not The Hangout Spot, will have full responsibility for each of your Submissions, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright. If you utilize the “Contact Us” form on the Site, you understand and agree that such form of communication is not encrypted and is not transmitted in a secure format.  By communicating with us through the “Contact Us” form, you accept the risks associated thereof.   As such, you agree to indemnify and hold The Hangout Spot entirely harmless from and against any and all costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by you in relation to, arising from or for the purpose of avoiding any claim or demand from a third party that your Submissions or your use of the Site violates any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third party.

Any material, information or ideas you transmit to or post on the Site by any means will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be disseminated or used by The Hangout Spot or its affiliates for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products. Notwithstanding the foregoing, all personal data provided to The Hangout Spot will be handled in accordance with The Hangout Spot Privacy Policy.

By entering your contact information on the Site, you grant The Hangout Spot permission to contact you via the email address, phone number, mail address, or other contact information provided.

Disclaimer of Warranties
The Hangout Spot makes no, and hereby disclaims all warranties, express, implied and statutory, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third party rights, compliance with Federal, State and local regulations, the accuracy, timeliness, relevance or completeness of the course contents or any other warranties regarding the service, site, content, or the quality, suitability, truth, accuracy, timeliness, relevance and completeness of any content contained on the site or included as part of the service. You acknowledge and agree that The Hangout Spot does not warrant that access to the service and the site will be uninterrupted, error-free or without compromise or infiltration of security systems.

Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, The Hangout Spot  will not be liable to you or any third party claiming through you for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, punitive, special or incidental damages, including without limitation, damages arising from claims related to personal injury or death, loss of data, lost revenue, lost profits, loss of use or other economic advantage, change inapplicable government regulations, regardless of the form of the action and regardless of whether The Hangout Spot has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitations, in no event will the total, cumulative liability of The Hangout Spot for damages under this Agreement exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00).

Indemnity
You will indemnify, hold harmless, and at our request, defend us, our parent organization(s), subsidiaries, licensors, suppliers, affiliates, officers, directors, managers, shareholders, members and employees, harmless from any and all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature made by any third party due to or arising out of your access to the Site, the violation of this Agreement by you, or the infringement by you of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.  We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claim.

General Provisions
Enforcement of these Terms and Conditions will be governed by Connecticut law, excluding its conflict and choice of law principles. The exclusive jurisdiction and venue for any claims arising out of or related to this Agreement or your use of the Site will lie in Connecticut, and/or the United States District Court for Connecticut, and you irrevocably agree to submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. The failure of The Hangout Spot to enforce any right or provision in these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by The Hangout Spot in writing. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms and Conditions to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect.