Terms of Use

This User Agreement is between you and Roucke Inc. Use of the Roucke website signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions of use set forth in this User Agreement.

You have read and voluntarily enter into this User Agreement and understand its meaning, and acknowledge the receipt of valuable consideration and that this User Agreement expresses your entire understanding of the transaction between you and Roucke Inc. concerning the subject matter hereof.

Roucke Inc. reserves the right, at any time, to change, modify, add, or remove, at its sole discretion, any portion of the User Agreement, in whole or in part, and will use best efforts to post notification of such changes on the Website. Roucke Inc. further reserves the right, at any time, to change, modify, add, or remove, at its sole discretion, any portion of the Website, in whole or in part. Roucke Inc. may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Website without notice or liability.

Intellectual Property

All content on the Website is the exclusive intellectual property of Roucke Inc. and Roucke Inc. retains all intellectual property rights, including copyright and trademark rights, thereto. You agree not to display or use any Roucke trademarks in any manner without Roucke Inc.'s prior written permission. Anyone seeking to use, copy, reprint, or republish any content of the Website must receive the express written consent of Roucke Inc. You agree to relinquish any copyrights or intellectual property rights to any material you post, upload, or otherwise cause to appear on the Website. Any information you post that is visible to the public (i.e., your public profile) may be used by Roucke Inc. in part or in its entirety, royalty-free, in perpetuity.

Prohibited Acts

You agree that you will not: (i) use any software to monitor or copy any pages or content on the Website; (ii) take any actions that place an unreasonable demand on our servers and infrastructure; (iii) use the Website to distribute unauthorized messages or material, including, but not limited, to spam, solicitations, and chain mail; (iv) use the Website to distribute viruses or any other software that is designed to hinder the performance of software, hardware, or other systems; (v) send or post any material that is illegal, obscene, abusive, discriminatory, harassing, false, or otherwise hurtful or objectionable; (vi) send or post any material that you do not have the right to publicly expose, including copyrighted material, as well as any material covered under non-disclosure agreements or other binding contracts; (vii) link to illegally obtained materials or any materials that violate a copyright owner's rights; (viii) use the Website to attempt to contact others or lure others to contact you under false pretenses, including falsifying your name, position, company, work history, education history, contact information, ownership of materials or knowledge, reason for requesting contact, identity, or any other false pretenses or impersonations; (ix) violate Forum rules, including those regarding spamming, trolling, flaming, off-topic posts and threads, links, and all other matters; (x) not to use the private message system to spam, harass, stalk, or otherwise abuse other Forum members; (xi) post any links, advertisements, solicitations, sales pitches, or any other materials that advance your own commercial interests; (xii) sign up for another account while temporarily or permanently banned; (xiii) purposely create and use multiple accounts to post on the Forum; (xiv) impersonate any other Forum members, moderators, administrators, or Journal staff.

Any user who believes any posted material is objectionable according to the above criteria should contact a moderator or administrator immediately through a private message, with a link to the objectionable material. The material will be reviewed and removed if necessary. This is a manual process and may take some time.

The Website may contain links to and from other third-party sites, which links do not constitute an endorsement by Roucke Inc. of any of these third parties, their affiliates, or their websites.

This Website is provided "as is". To the fullest extent permissible by law, Roucke Inc. makes no representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever for the content on the Website or the materials, information and functions made accessible by the software used on or accessed through the Website, for any products or services or links to third parties or for any breach of security associated with the transmission of sensitive information through the Website or linked sites. Roucke Inc. disclaims any express or implied warranties, including, without limitation, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Roucke Inc. does not warrant that the functions contained in the Website or any materials or content contained therein will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that the Website or the server that makes it available is free of viruses or other harmful components. Roucke Inc. shall not be liable for the use of the Website, including, without limitation, the content and any errors contained therein.

Indemnification

By accepting this User Agreement, you agree to indemnify and otherwise hold harmless Roucke Inc., its officers, employees, agents, subsidiaries, affiliates and other partners from any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages resulting from i) your use of the Website; ii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your communications with or through the Website; or iii) any other matter relating to the Website. Any business transactions which may arise between users from their use of the Website are the sole responsibility of the users involved.

You expressly understand and agree that Roucke Inc. shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses.

If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitration to be unenforceable, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be impaired.

You agree that this User Agreement is and will be binding upon you and your legal representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado except for conflict of laws principles.