| TERMS OF USE The use of the Blue Planet Registrar website and it’s services are governed by these Terms of Use. By using blueplanteregistrar.com you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Use and the disclaimers contained therein and that you accept and agree to be bound by the terms thereof. This service is provided by Blue Planet Registrar. All credit card purchases must be made by the named card holder. Individuals under the age of 18 may only use Blue Planet Registrar with the involvement and approval of a parent or guardian. By accepting materials on blueplanetregistrar.com (the “Web Site”) you agree with these Terms of Use. The Web Site includes, without limitation, all content, information, text, questions, comments, ideas, graphics, images, tools, and software programs contained in the Web Site and related materials. Blue Planet Registrar reserves the right, at its discretion, to change these Terms of Use at any time. Individuals shall take steps to ensure that he or she has reviewed the latest version each time they access or transact business through the Web Site. Consequently, your access to the Web Site will be deemed to be your acceptance of, and agreement to, any such changed terms and conditions. The access rights granted under the Terms of Use are non-transferable without the express written permission of the owner of the Web Site. The name appearing on the card holder’s statement will be Blue Planet Registrar. Blue Planet Registrar makes no legal claim to officially assign names to trees or water pumps. Blue Planet Registrar does recognize and acknowledge the names that it assigns to trees or water pumps. The name will be listed on the Web Site in the Tree/Water Pump Registrar and you will be provided with a letter indicating your purchase. When you make a purchase to adopt a tree/water pump, Blue Planet Registrar will buy a tree/water pump that will be placed in a part of the earth that desperately needs it. When making a purchase from Blue Planet Registrar you understand and accept that naming a tree/water pump is merely a novelty gift. No legal title is conferred or implied. Blue Planet Registrar has not control over any other entity or organization operating and/or providing a similar service or the business of any scientific, governmental, or other body. Blue Planet Registrar cannot be held responsible or have any liability if a tree/water pump in our archives is referred to by any other company, catalogue, listing, registrar, or other tree/water pump reference in whatever form. You expressly understand and agree that Blue Planet Registrar, nor any of its affiliates (including parent or subsidiary companies), will have no liability to you for any damage or loss, either actual or consequential, arising out of or relating to these terms, or to your (or any third party’s) use or inability to use this site, or to your reliance upon any information. Blue Planet Registrar and its affiliated entities will have no liability for any consequential, indirect, punitive, special, special or incidental damages, whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, (including, but not limited to, claims for defamation, errors, loss of data, or interruption in availability of data), arising out of or relating to these terms, your use or inability to use this site, or to your reliance upon any information, whether based in verbal agreement, contract, tort, statutory or other law. Under no circumstances will Blue Planet Registrar or its suppliers be liable for any damages or injury that result from the use of any materials on this site or the products purchased by individuals from this site. The information provided on, from or through Blue Planet Registrar, its services and the Web Site is provided “as-is” and “as available,” and all warranties express or implied, are disclaimed (including but not limited to the disclaimed of any implied warranties or merchantabilities, fitness for particular purpose, title, and non- infringement). The Web Site and related information and services may contain bugs, errors, problems, or other limitations. Blue Planet Registrar and our affiliated parties have no liability whatsoever for your use of the Web Site and services and any such information or service. In particular, and without limitation, Blue Planet Registrar and our affiliated parties are not liable for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages (including damages for loss of business, loss of profits, litigation or the like), whether based on breach of contract, breach of warranty, tort (including negligence), product liability, or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. The disclaimer of damages set forth above is a fundamental element of the basis of the bargain between Blue Planet Registrar and you. The Web Site and the information and services provided therein would not be provided without such limitations. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from Blue Planet Registrar through the Web Site or services shall create any warranty, representation or guarantee not expressly stated in these Terms of Use. Blue Planet Registrar makes no warranty or representation that availability or use of the Web Site or services will be uninterrupted or error-free. Any articles, press clippings, or other third-party publications (collectively “Publications”) made available through the Web Site are for your convenience and/or entertainment. Blue Planet Registrar is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties (including users). Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information made available by third parties are those of the respective author(s) or publisher(s) and not of Blue Planet Registrar or its affiliates. Blue Planet Registrar disclaims any representation, either express or implied, that the information in such publications is accurate or complete. Your right to use the Web Site and all Blue Planet Registrar’s services is personal to you. You are solely responsible for the contents of your transmissions through the Web Site and your use of the Services is subject to all applicable local, state, national, and international laws and regulations. By using the Web Site or Blue Planet Registrar’s services, you agree: not to use the Web Site or the services for illegal purposes; not to interfere with or disrupt networks connected to the Web Site; to comply with all applicable regulations, laws, statutes, etc., regarding your use of the Services, including, but not limited to, laws and regulations relating to the use of the Web Site or the Services to send electronic mail; not to use the Web Site or the Services to send chain mail, junk mail, spamming, or any use of distribution lists to any person who has not given specific permission for such use; not to use the Web Site or the Services for the transmission of any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, or obscene material or communication of any kind or any nature; not to interfere with any other user’s access to or use of the Web Site or the Services. Blue Planet Registrar reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to immediately terminate your access to and use of the Web Site or the Services without right to refund, for any violation of these Terms of Use. It is possible that certain links on our Web Site will let you leave our Web Site. Any linked sites are not under the control of Blue Planet Registrar and Blue Planet Registrar is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply a recommendation or endorsement by Blue Planet Registrar of any such linked site or the products therein. The contents of the Web Site, including, without limitation, all designs, text, graphics, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof, are copyright and proprietary property. Blue Planet Registrar hereby authorizes you to copy (electronically or in hard copy) materials published on the Web Site or in print for non-commercial personal use only, provided that any copy of these documents which you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices and any disclaimer contained on the documents. Except as expressly provided above, you may not otherwise copy, display, download, distribute, modify, reproduce, republish or retransmit any information, text or documents contained in the Web Site or any portion thereof in any electronic medium or in hard copy, or create any derivative work based on such images, text, or documents, without the express written consent of Blue Planet Registrar. No information or statements contained in these Terms of Use or the Web Site shall be construed as conferring, directly or by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right under any patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right of Blue Planet Registrar, its affiliates, or any third party. Blue Planet Registrar may, at our discretion, limit or restrict the access and use of the Web Site of any users who infringe the intellectual property rights in the manner described above. You acknowledge that you are responsible for any information, including but not limited to information, remarks, suggestions, ideas, custom graphics, or other submissions (collectively or individually, “Submissions”), including the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright of any such material. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the Web Site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive or privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable, or which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. Any Submissions, communicated to Blue Planet Registrar through the Web Site is the exclusive property of Blue Planet Registrar. Blue Planet Registrar is entitled to use any Submission for any purpose without restriction or compensation to the person sending the Submission. Submissions shall be deemed to be non- confidential and non-proprietary. Blue Planet Registrar shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such Submission and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, modify, display, and distribute the Submissions to others without limitation. By transmitting such Submission to Blue Planet Registrar and the Web Site, you automatically grant to Blue Planet Registrar a perpetual, worldwide, royalty- free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license (with rights to sublicense) to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, edit and distribute such Submissions, in whole or in part, worldwide and/or to incorporate t in other words in any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such Submissions. You also permit any other user of Blue Planet Registrar to access, view, store, or reproduce the Submissions for that user’s personal use. Please note that Blue Planet Registrar does not want to receive Submissions containing confidential information from you and any Submissions received will be deemed not to be confidential. Users agree to protect, defend, indemnify, and hold Blue Planet Registrar and its parent, affiliates, officers, directors, attorneys, and employees, harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses, alleged or actual, arising out of any claim for infringement, dilution, unfair competition, or any other claim relating to any such Submission. All users agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Blue Planet Registrar, its affiliates, officers, directors, attorneys, and employees from any liability, loss, claim and expense (including reasonable attorney fees) related to your violation of these Terms of Use and your use of this Web Site or its services. These Terms of Use constitute the sole agreement between you and Blue Planet Registrar and its affiliated entities relating to your use and our provision of the Web Site and the services and the subject matter hereof. The laws of the State of Minnesota govern these Terms of Use in all respects, without giving effect to conflicts of laws principles. Any dispute or controversy between you and Blue Planet Registrar and its affiliated entities, or arising under or concerning performance or breach of these Terms of Use, shall be brought exclusively in the sate and federal courts having jurisdiction over Minnesota and you irrevocably consent to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of those courts for such purposes. Any cause of action brought by you against Blue Planet Registrar or its affiliated entities must be instituted within the required statute of limitations for the State of Minnesota or be deemed forever waived and barred. This Terms of Use statement was last updated on February 18, 2008. |

