The Platt Company ("Platt Co.") welcomes you. The Platt Co. provides the services (defined below) to
you subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time
without notice to you. You can review the most current version of the TOS at any time at:
http://www.onepurrfectplace.com. By accessing and using the
Platt Company Services, you accept and agree to be bound by the terms and provision of the TOS. In
addition, when using particular Platt Company owned or operated services, you and Platt Company shall
be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services, which may be posted and
modified from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the
TOS.
Description of Platt Co. Services
The Platt Company welcomes you to www.onepurrfectplace.com, a website showcasing The Platt Company's
products and services. If you visit or shop at www.onepurrfectplace.com you accept the terms and
conditions set forth herein ("Terms of Use"). The Platt Company operates this site to provide online
access to information about The Platt Company and the products and services we provide. These Terms of
Use govern your use of this site. Your use of the site constitutes your agreement to follow and be
bound by these Terms of Use. Your participation in the One Purrfect Place forums acknowledges your
understanding of these guidelines and agreement to abide by them.
Your Registration Obligations
In consideration of your use of The Platt Company Services, you represent that you are of legal age to
form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving The Platt Company Services under
the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide true, a
ccurate, current and complete information about yourself. If you provide any information that is
untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or The Platt Company has reasonable grounds to suspect
that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, The Platt Company has the
right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of The Platt
Company Services (or any portion thereof).
Privacy Policy
When accessing our Web site, www.onepurrfectplace.com will learn certain information about you during your
visit. How we will handle information we learn about you depends upon what you do when visiting our
site. If you visit our site to read or download information on our pages, we collect and store only
the following information about you:
1. The name of the domain from which you access the Internet;
2. The date and time you access our site; and
3. The Internet address of the Web site you used to link directly to our site.
If you identify yourself by sending us an e-mail containing personal information, then the information
collected will be solely used to respond to your message.
The information collected is for statistical purposes. One Purrfect Place uses software programs to create
summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the
different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical
design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, One Purrfect Place uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or
change information, or otherwise cause damage.
One Purrfect Place will not obtain personally identifying information about you when you visit our site,
unless you choose to provide such information to us, nor will such information be sold or otherwise
transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the approval of the user at the time of collection.
USER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video,
messages, tags, or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the
sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. This means that you, and not The Platt
Company, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make a
vailable via The Platt Company Services. The Platt Company does not control the Content posted via The Platt
Company and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand
that by using The Platt Company Services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or
objectionable. Under no circumstances will The Platt Company be liable in any way for any Content, including,
but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as
a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Platt
Co. Services.
You agree to NOT use the Platt Co. Services to:
a.upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or
racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
b.harm minors in any way;
c.impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Platt Company official, forum leader,
guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
d.forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted
through The Platt Company Service;
e.upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make
available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary
and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure
agreements);
f.upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent,
trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
g.upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising,
promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of
solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping) that are designated for such purpose;
h.upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses
or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any
computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
i.disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of The Platt
Company Services are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to
engage in real time exchanges;
j.interfere with or disrupt The Platt Company Services or servers or networks connected to The Platt
Company Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to The
Platt Company Services, including using any device, software or routine to bypass our robot exclusion
headers;
k.intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law,
including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules
of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the
American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;
l.provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or
ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the United States government
as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
m."stalk" or otherwise harass another; and/or
n.collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the prohibited conduct and
activities set forth in paragraphs a through m above.
You acknowledge that The Platt Company may or may not pre-screen Content, but that The Platt Company and its
designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or
remove any Content that is available via The Platt Company Services. The Platt Company is under no
obligation to review messages on the boards. However, we do reserve the right to edit or delete any
messages that are considered in violation of the User Guidelines or TOS. Without limiting the foregoing,
The Platt Company and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or
is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of
any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this
regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by The Platt Company or submitted to The
Platt Company, including without limitation information in The Platt Company Forums and in all other parts of
The Platt Company Services.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that The Platt Company may access, preserve and disclose your account
information and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation
or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the TOS; (iii) respond to
claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (iv) respond to your requests for customer
service; or (v) protect the rights, property or personal safety of The Platt Company, its users and the
public.
You understand that The Platt Company Services and software embodied within The Platt Company Services may
include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and that use of these materials
is subject to usage rules set by The Platt Company and/or content providers who provide content to The Platt
Company Services. You may not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into The
Platt Company Services. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or public
exhibition of the materials provided on The Platt Company Services, in whole or in part, is strictly
prohibited.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold The Platt Company and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents,
employees, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees,
made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit, modify or otherwise
make available through The Platt Company Services, your use of The Platt Company Services, your connection
to The Platt Company Services, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of another.
NO COMMERCIAL REUSE OF PLATT CO. SERVICES
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes,
any portion or use of, or access to, The Platt Company Services (including Content, advertisements, and
Software).
GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that The Platt Company may establish general practices and limits concerning use of The
Platt Company Services, including without limitation the maximum number of days that email messages,
message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by The Platt Company Services, the
maximum disk space that will be allotted on The Platt Company servers on your behalf, and the maximum
number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access The Platt Company Services in a given
period of time. You agree that Platt Company has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure
to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by The Platt
Company Services. You further acknowledge that The Platt Company reserves the right to modify these general
practices and limits from time to time.
MODIFICATIONS TO PLATT CO.SERVICES
The Platt Company reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily
or permanently, The Platt Company Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that The
Platt Company shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or
discontinuance of The Platt Company Services (or any part thereof).
TERMINATION
You agree that The Platt Company may, without prior notice, immediately terminate, limit your access to or
suspend your Platt Company forum, any associated email address, and access to The Platt Company Services.
Cause for such termination, limitation of access or suspension shall include, but not be limited to, (a)
breaches or violations of the TOS or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b)requests by law
enforcement or other government agencies, (c) discontinuance or material modification to The Platt
Company Services (or any part thereof), (d) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (e)
extended periods of inactivity, (f) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities, and/or (g)
nonpayment of any fees owed by you in connection with The Platt Co. Services. Further, you agree that
all terminations, limitations of access and suspensions for cause shall be made in The Platt Company‘s
sole discretion and that The Platt Company shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination
of your account, or access to The Platt Company Services.
DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or
through The Platt Compnay Services, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any
other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between
you and such advertiser. You agree that The Platt Company shall not be responsible or liable for any loss
or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such
advertisers on The Platt Company Services.
LINKS
The Platt Company Services may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites
or resources. You acknowledge and agree that The Platt Company is not responsible for the availability of
such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content,
advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further
acknowledge and agree that The Platt Company shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly,
for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any
such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS
The content of The Platt Company's Web site pages, including, but not limited to text, graphics, and icons,
are copyrighted materials owned or controlled by The Platt Company and contain The Platt Company 's name,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, and patents including design patents on products displayed.
You may download one copy of these materials on any single computer and print a copy of the materials for
your use in learning about, evaluating, or acquiring The Platt Company services or products. No other
permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, upload, download, store,
display in public, alter, or modify these materials. No permission is granted here to you to use The Platt
Company icons, site address, or other means to hyperlink other Internet sites with any page in The Platt
Company's Web site, and The Platt Company assumes no responsibility for any other party's site hyperlinked
to The Platt Company Web site or in which any part of The Platt Company Web site has been hyperlinked.
The Platt Company respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. The
Platt Company has no responsibility for content on other web sites that you may find or access when using
the Platt Company's products or services. Material available on or through other web sites may be protected
by copyright and the intellectual property laws of the United States and/or other countries. The terms
of use of those web sites, and not The Platt Company Terms of Service, govern your use of that material.
It is The Platt Company's policy, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, to disable and/or
terminate the accounts of users who may infringe or repeatedly infringe the copyrights or other intellectual
property rights of The Platt Company and/or others.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
THE MATERIALS AND INFORMATION YOU FIND ON THE PLATT COMPANY'S WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT
WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION,
SERVICES, OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE PLATT COMPANY'S WEB SITE AND ANY IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY OR NONINFRINGEMENT.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY
The Platt Company's Web site may contain links to and frames of sites which are not maintained by The
Platt Company. While we try to include only links to or frames of those sites which are in good taste
and safe for our visitors, we are not responsible for the content of those sites and cannot guarantee
that sites will not change without our knowledge, and inclusion of such links and frames in The Platt
Company's Web site does not imply The Platt Company's endorsement of the linked or framed sites or their
content.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
THE PLATT COMPANY IS NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE, SITE-RELATED
SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, EVEN IF THE PLATT
COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE
SITE AND/OR SITE-RELATED SERVICES IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE SERVICES.
NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this TOS, there shall be no third-party
beneficiaries to this agreement.
USER SUBMISSIONS
Do not send confidential or proprietary information to The Platt Company through The Platt Company's Web
site. Any material, information or other communications you voluntarily transmit, post or otherwise
submit electronically to or through this Web site ("Submissions") will be deemed non-confidential,
except as may be set forth in The Platt Company's Privacy Policy. By sending The Platt Company your
Submissions, you grant The Platt Company an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display,
perform, modify, transmit and distribute the Submissions, and you grant The Platt Company the right to
use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in or suggested by the Submissions for any
purpose, including, but not limited to, the development, manufacturing, and marketing of products and
processes. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from The Platt Company's Web site any
material that is defamatory, knowingly false, threatening, obscene, profane, or that would otherwise could
give rise to civil or criminal liability.
REVISION AND TERMS
The Platt Company may update these Terms of Use by posting such revisions to this page from time to time.
You should review this page and the Terms of Use frequently because these Terms of Use are binding upon
you when you access or use The Platt Company's Web site, the information contained on The Platt Company's
Web site, or any of The Platt Company ‘s Web site-related services. These Terms of Use may be superseded or
extended by express terms in designated additional terms of use notices located on certain pages of The Platt
Company's Web site.
CONTROLLING LAW AND CHOICE OF VENUE
The Platt Company primarily operates this web site from Cranston, Rhode Island. The Terms of Use are governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Rhode Island, exclusive of exclusive of its
choice of law rules. You agree that all disputes relating to use of this site or purchase on any products
through The Platt Company's Web site shall be brought in the state or federal courts residing in the State
of Rhode Island, and you irrevocably consent to jurisdiction and venue in such location.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Entire Agreement. The TOS (Terms of Service) constitutes the entire agreement between you and Platt Company
Inc. and governs your use of the Platt Company Services, superseding any prior version of this TOS between you
and Platt Co. with respect to The Platt Company Services. You also may be subject to additional terms and
conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other Platt Company services, affiliate services,
third-party content or third-party software.
Waiver and Severability of Terms. The failure of Platt Company to exercise or enforce any right or provision
of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is found by
a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should
endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other
provisions of the TOS remain in full force and effect.
Statute of Limitations. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause
of action arising out of or related to use of the Platt Company Services or the TOS must be filed within
one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
The Platt Co.'s Forum User Guidelines
OnePurrfectPlac.com, and other websites owned by The Platt Company, provides users a place to meet, interact,
and share ideas with each other. Just like a real community, you may have different opinions than other
One Purrfect Place users. The One Purrfect Place experience is best when people remember a few rules. The Platt Company s
ets out the terms and conditions of your use of our services in the Platt Company's Terms of Service, our
Guidelines, and in other rules that we may place on our site. For your use of OnePurrfectPlace.com, some of the
key things to remember are:
1. You may not harass, abuse, threaten, or advocate violence against other members or individuals or groups.
2. You may not post content that is harmful to minors.
3. You may not post content that is obscene, otherwise objectionable, or in violation of federal or state law.
4. Stay on topic. Although all groups are different, most groups appreciate it when you stay on topic. If you constantly stray from the topic you may be moderated or removed from a group altogether by its owner.
5. You may not add members to a group without their permission.
6. You may not use onepurrfectplace.com for commercial or advertising purposes.
7. You may not post content which infringes the intellectual property, privacy or other rights of third parties.
8. You may only post adult-oriented content in age-restricted areas. You must be 18 years old or over to access these areas.
9. Some content may be more appropriate in some contexts than others. The Platt Company reserves the right to remove content that it determines, in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate and in violation of our rules. For example, discussions or depictions of bestiality, incest, excretory acts, or child pornography may be inappropriate if placed in a sexual or otherwise exploitative context.
10. You may not use onepurrfectplact.com solely for the purpose of storing and archiving files.
11. You cannot re-post or re-transmit content that belongs to another user without that user's permission. A OnePurrfectPlace.com owner or moderator (or any other user) cannot re-post or re-transmit OnePurrfectPlace.com content to any other site unless the person has the explicit permission of every group member whose content is being re-posted or re-transmitted.
12. Foul or explicit language.
13. Posting comments that are slanderous, disrespectful, discriminatory, threatening or in any way harmful about, or toward, other members.
14. Posting messages that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, or other destructive messages.
15. The use of the One Purrfect Place forum for illegal or fraudulent purposes.
16. Advertisements for products or services or bashing any competitor's products or services.
17. Cross posting messages (posting the same message to multiple boards).
The Platt Company's Right To Terminate
The Platt Company, in its sole discretion, may terminate or remove any content, user, or posting immediately
and without notice if (a) The Platt Company believes that you have acted inconsistently with the spirit or
the letter of The Platt Company Terms of Service or The Platt Company Guidelines, or (b) The Platt Company
believes you have violated or tried to violate the rights of others. Please help us keep OnePurrfectPlace.com
an enjoyable and positive experience. If you see content that violates our rules, please let us know. We
reserve the right to cancel memberships of those who violate these guidelines
Keep Personal Information Private
Please protect your own safety. Do not post your phone number, address, e-mail address or any other uniquely
identifying information about yourself or other forum members. Remember, once you post a message online, it
is available to anyone who wants to read it. Messages that are posted to the boards may be included in other
parts of the site, newsletters, and advertising and by posting to the boards, you are granting One Purrfect Place
the right to do so without compensation.
