general terms & conditions:
part 1
This website (the “lanternway.com”) is owned and operated by LanternWay (“LanternWay,” “we,” or “us”). By using lanternway.com, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and to use lanternway.com in accordance with these Terms of Service, our Privacy Policy, and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to specific sections of lanternway.com or to products and services available through lanternway.com or from LanternWay. Accessing lanternway.com, in any manner, whether automated or otherwise, constitutes use of lanternway.com and your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Service or to impose new conditions on the use of lanternway.com from time to time, in which case we will post the revised Terms of Service on this website. By continuing to use lanternway.com after we post any such changes, you accept the Terms of Service, as modified.
Intellectual Property Rights
Our Limited License to You
Lanternway.com and all the materials available on lanternway.com are the property of LanternWay and/or our affiliates or licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Lanternway.com is provided solely for your personal non-commercial use. You may not use lanternway.com or the materials available on lanternway.com in a manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been authorized by us. More specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms of Service or by the owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material from lanternway.com. You may, however, from time to time, download and/or print one copy of individual pages of lanternway.com for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices.
Your License to Us
By posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation, comments, blog entries, social media postings, photos, and videos) to us via lanternway.com, internet groups, social media venues, or to any of our staff via email, text, or otherwise, you are representing: (i) that you are the owner of the material or are making your posting or submission with the express consent of the owner of the material; and (ii) that you are thirteen years of age or older. In addition, when you submit, email, text, or deliver or post any material, you are granting us, and anyone authorized by us, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, transmit, sell, exploit, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or publicly perform or display such material, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such posting or submission, including, but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, service mark, or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. Also, in connection with the exercise of such rights, you grant us, and anyone authorized by us, the right to identify you as the author of any of your postings or submissions by name, email address, or screen name, as we deem appropriate.
You acknowledge and agree that any contributions originally created by you for us shall be deemed a “work made for hire” when the work performed is within the scope of the definition of a work made for hire in Section 101 of the United States Copyright Law, as amended. As such, the copyrights in those works shall belong to LanternWay from their creation. Thus, LanternWay shall be deemed the author and exclusive owner thereof and shall have the right to exploit any or all of the results and proceeds in any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, throughout the universe, in perpetuity, in all languages, as LanternWay determines. In the event that any of the results and proceeds of your submissions hereunder are not deemed a “work made for hire” under Section 101 of the Copyright Act, as amended, you hereby, without additional compensation, irrevocably assign, convey, and transfer to LanternWay all proprietary rights, including without limitation, all copyrights and trademarks throughout the universe, in perpetuity in every medium, whether now known or hereafter devised, to such material and any and all right, title, and interest in and to all such proprietary rights in every medium, whether now known or hereafter devised, throughout the universe, in perpetuity. Any posted material which are reproductions of prior works by you shall be co-owned by us.
You acknowledge that LanternWay has the right but not the obligation to use and display any postings or contributions of any kind and that LanternWay may elect to cease the use and display of any such materials (or any portion thereof) at any time for any reason whatsoever.
Limitations on Linking and Framing
You may establish a hypertext link to lanternway.com so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your lanternway.com by us or by LanternWay. However, you may not, without our prior written permission, frame or inline link any of the content of lanternway.com, or incorporate into another website or other service any of our material, content, or intellectual property.
Disclaimers
Throughout lanternway.com, we may provide links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. Our linking to such third-party sites does not imply an endorsement or sponsorship of such sites or the information, products, or services offered on or through those sites. In addition, neither we nor affiliates operate or control in any respect any information, products, or services that third parties may provide on or through lanternway.com or on websites linked to by us on lanternway.com.
If applicable, any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, are those of the respective authors or distributors, and not LanternWay. Neither LanternWay nor any third-party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content. Furthermore, LanternWay neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy and reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on lanternway.com by anyone other than an authorized LanternWay representative while acting in his/her official capacity.
THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH LANTERNWAY.COM AND BY LANTERNWAY AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT LANTERNWAY.COM OR ANY OF ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY PART OF LANTERNWAY.COM, INCLUDING BULLETIN BOARDS, OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF LANTERNWAY.COM OR MATERIALS ON THIS SITE OR ON THIRD-PARTY SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
You agree at all times to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LanternWay, its affiliates, their successors, transferees, assignees, and licensees, and their respective parent and subsidiary companies, agents, associates, officers, directors, shareholders, and employees of each from and against any and all claims, causes of action, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of or related to your breach of any obligation, warranty, representation, or covenant set forth herein.
Online Commerce
Certain sections of the LanternWay website may allow you to purchase various types of products and services online that are provided by third parties. We are not responsible for the quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or any other aspect of these products and services. If you make a purchase from a merchant on the LanternWay website or on a LanternWay linked to by the LanternWay website, the information obtained during your visit to that merchant’s online store or LanternWay, and the information that you give as part of the transaction, such as your credit card number and contact information, may be collected by both the merchant and us. A merchant may have privacy and data collection practices that are different from ours. We have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies. In addition, when you purchase products or services on or through the LanternWay website, you may be subject to additional terms and conditions that specifically apply to your purchase or use of such products or services. For more information regarding a merchant, its online store, its privacy policies, and/or any additional terms and conditions that may apply, visit that merchant’s website and click on its information links or contact the merchant directly. You release us and our affiliates from any damages that you incur and agree not to assert any claims against us or them arising from your purchase or use of any products or services made available by third parties through the LanternWay website.
Your participation, correspondence, or business dealings with any third party found on or through our LanternWay website, regarding payment and delivery of specific goods and services, and any other terms, conditions, representations, or warranties associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that LanternWay shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, or other matters of any sort incurred as a result of such dealings.
You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the LanternWay website. You agree to use the LanternWay website and to purchase services or products through the LanternWay website for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only. You also agree not to make any purchases for speculative, false, or fraudulent purposes or for the purpose of anticipating demand for a particular product or service. You agree to only purchase goods or services for yourself or for another person for whom you are legally permitted to do so. When making a purchase for a third party that requires you to submit the third party’s personal information to us or a merchant, you represent that you have obtained the express consent of such third party to provide such third party’s personal information.