Terms of Use

General.  This Agreement governs the use of SouthWest Connects, its directory website, and all associated services related to the website which are owned and operated by Southwest Community Directories, Inc.  By accessing or using this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of this Agreement.  If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, you should leave this site and not use it. This Agreement may be amended or terminated at any time by us from time to time without notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the site, and you should review this Agreement prior to using this website.  We may discontinue, change or restrict your use of the site for any reason without notice.  Moreover, we reserve the sole and absolute discretion and right to deny, revoke, or otherwise restrict the access privileges of any user that, at any time, fails to comply with these Terms of Use, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to this website.

General Restrictions. You agree to use our information only for appropriate, legal purposes, and in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Additionally, you agree that our databases and information may not be used to bother, stalk, harass, threaten or embarrass any individual.  Information shall not be provided or resold to any other person or entity without our prior written consent. All searches of our databases are tracked, and you consent to such tracking and to the provision of all information about your use of our databases to law enforcement and others as may be useful to respond to allegations that our service or information has been misused. In the event that SouthWest Connects suspects that the SouthWest Connects databases or our information has been misused, we will contact our suppliers and/or law enforcement agencies (as appropriate) and will provide them with all data needed to conduct an investigation. You consent to the provision of its information (including search key data) for such investigative purposes. You further agree to fully cooperate with all audits of our customers and our systems generally. SouthWest Connects reserves the right to cancel or not offer its service to any user that it deems is inappropriately using its services.

In the event of using this service for criminal or civil background checks, you should not assume that this data provides a complete or accurate history of any person\'s criminal or civil history. You should consult state and federal laws before using this information in making decisions on hiring or firing of employees or businesses. SouthWest Connects cannot offer legal advice on how to use the information contained in criminal or civil background reports, and is not responsible for any action taken by the customer based on this information. Customers should use extreme caution when interpreting the results of a criminal or civil background search for any type of personal verification. Positive or false matches in criminal or civil searches may not provide confirmation of an individual\'s criminal or civil background. Proper use of these reports is the responsibility of you, the customer.

You acknowledge that this website contains information, software, photographs, graphics, text, images, illustrations, designs, icons, links and other material that are protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of SouthWest Connects or third parties, including but not limited to product names, logos, designs, titles, and words or phrases which may be registered in certain jurisdictions (collectively, the "Content"). This website as a whole is protected by copyright and trade dress, all worldwide right, title and interest in and to which are owned by SouthWest Connects.

Other trade names and trademarks present on this website appear with the permission of their respective owners, or appear under principles of "fair use."  Unless otherwise noted, by using a third party’s trademark or trade name on this website, we do not intend to suggest any affiliation with or endorsement of such third party or its products or services, and we hereby expressly disclaim any such affiliation or endorsement.

You agree to comply with any additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content available on or accessed through this website. Users of this website may use the Content only for their personal, non-commercial use in accordance with the limits of "fair use" under applicable copyright law.  Except as expressly permitted by "fair use" principles of applicable copyright law, no copying, storage, redistribution or publication of any Content is permitted without the express permission of SouthWest Connects, the owners of such Content, or their authorized persons, if other than SouthWest Connects.  No right, title, or interest in any downloaded materials or software is transferred to you as a result of any downloading or copying.  You may not reproduce (except as expressly provided above), modify, publish, distribute, sell or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Contents on this website or any related software, except in accordance with the limits of "fair use" under applicable copyright law.  Use of the Content or any related software which is not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use constitutes a breach of these Terms of Use, and may also constitute a violation of copyright, trademark, and other law.

Rules of Conduct.
This website is intended to be used for lawful purposes only. You may have the opportunity to transmit or otherwise make available information, images, or other content on this site ("User Content").  You may not post on this website any content which (a) is libelous, false, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, harassing or threatening; (b) contains viruses or other contaminating or destructive features; (c) violates the rights of others, such as content which infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violates any right of privacy or publicity; or (d) otherwise violates any applicable law or regulation. You may not post on this website any links to any external Internet sites that are obscene or pornographic. You may not impersonate any person or entity; falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity. You shall not use this website for any commercial purpose not expressly approved by SouthWest Connects, nor shall you distribute any "spam," advertising or solicitation of funds or goods and services or solicit users to join competitive online services.  You agree that, in submitting User Content, you will only submit User Content that is reasonably related to the subject matter of the online discussion or website, as applicable.  You are expressly prohibited from using our website to post or transmit any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.

As further conditions to your use of the swconnects.com website and the Content, you further specifically agree that you will not:

• Upload, email or otherwise transmit any images or other Content that invade the privacy of any third party, or are otherwise objectionable.

• Disseminate materials that impact or invade the privacy of others, such as photographs, video clips, sound recordings, personally identifiable information, or other materials that reveal personal, private or sensitive information about another person, without that person’s consent.

• Infringe any third party\'s copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy.  Electronic materials – such as music, videos, games, images, and text in electronic form -- can easily be copied, modified and sent over networks (such as the Internet).  These materials may not be transmitted over this website without the copyright owner\'s permission, or without a legitimate "fair use" justification for the transmittal.

• Transmit materials that contain any Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or other computer-programming routines that are intended to damage, detrimentally interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate any system, data, or personal information.

• Seek to use for this website for financial gain, related computer facilities, or information available on this site.

• Use this website in a manner that could disable, overburden, or impair the swconnects.com website or interfere with any other party\'s use and enjoyment of this website.

• Seek to obtain access to any materials or information through "hacking," "data harvesting," or through other means we have not intentionally made available to you through this site.

• Use this website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use.

User Content/Correspondence.
On specific areas of our website you will be allowed to submit User Content.  We shall have, in its sole discretion, the right to edit, refuse, remove or move any User Content from this website.

Please understand that we do not necessarily endorse – any User Content.  When you access User Content, you do so at your own risk and we expressly disclaim responsibility for the User Content.

We disclaim all responsibility or liability arising from User Content, and assume no responsibility for any error, omission, defamation, falsehood, obscenity, or threat contained in any information posted on this website or transmitted through this website.  We have no obligation to respond to any User Content, and we reserve the right, but undertake no duty, to review, edit, move, or delete, in our sole discretion and without notice.

Towards these ends, we reserve the right in our discretion (i) to monitor your use of this website, your profile, and email and other User Content transmitted through this website, (ii) to restrict or foreclose access to this website, and (iii) to take other actions we reasonably deem necessary.  Due to this monitoring, you cannot expect that communications through our website will remain "private" or otherwise free of our review.  Please refer to our Privacy Policy for a precise statement concerning your expectations of privacy.

The nature of our website is interactive and public. By posting User Content, you understand and acknowledge that any materials, ideas or other communications you transmit in any manner and for any reason will not be treated as confidential or proprietary.  All User Content shall be the property of SouthWest Community Directories, Inc.  You agree that we may use or disclose User Content in any manner.  Moreover, we shall be free to use, without restriction and without compensation to you, any ideas, concepts, know-how, suggestions, or techniques contained in any User Content you send to this website for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products or services using such information.

Privacy Policy.
We will only use the information you provide on this website in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We will not sell ANY of your information to ANY third party.  That is the extent to which we will share your information.

We will also provide any and all information to law enforcement agencies (as appropriate) and will provide them with all data needed to conduct investigations as required by law.

Third Party Information and Links.
Certain content from third parties may be made available as part of this website. This content is believed to be reliable, but we do not endorse, sanction, verify, or guarantee the accuracy or completeness of such content and SouthWest Community Directories, Inc. makes no warranty as to the accuracy of any such information.  This website may contain links to other sites on the Internet that are owned and operated by our business partners, third party vendors, or other third parties. Clicking on such a link to a third party website will cause you to leave this website. The links are only provided as a convenience and we do not endorse any of these sites.  We do not control the third party sites and therefore, we are not responsible for the content of any third party website or any link contained in any third party website.  By using this website to link to another website, you agree and understand that you may not make any claim against us for any damages or losses resulting from your use of this website to link to a third party website.  Concerns regarding any third party service, resource, or link should be directed to the particular outside service or resource.  Access to other sites linked to this website is at your own risk, and we disclaim all liability with regard to your access to such linked web sites.  In addition, we do not necessarily endorse, sanction, or verify sites that link to this website, even if the logo or mark of SouthWest Community Directories, Inc. is used as part of the link to this website.

Advertisers.
This website may contain advertising and sponsorships. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on this website is accurate and complies with applicable laws. You agree that SouthWest Community Directories, Inc. shall not be responsible for the illegality or any error, inaccuracy or problem in the advertiser\'s or sponsor\'s materials.  You also agree that SouthWest Community Directories, Inc. shall not be responsible or held liable for loss, damage or disputes resulting from dealing with advertisers or advertisements on this website.

Registration.
Certain sections of, or offerings from, this website may require you to register. If registration is requested, you agree to provide us with accurate, complete registration. Each registration is intended for your personal use only, and you are responsible for preventing (a) any other person from using the registered sections under your name; or (b) access through a single name being made available to multiple users on a network.  Such use of this website is prohibited.

Alleged Infringement.
If you believe that materials posted on this website infringe rights you enjoy under copyright law in specific materials (collectively, a "Work"), we request that you follow the procedure described below to notify us of your concerns or objections, or disable access to material that you believe infringes your Work.  If you believe materials posted on this website infringe the copyright of your Work, your concerns should be directed to us in writing at the address in the Contact Us section.

You should notify us of your concerns as follows:

(i) Place your concerns in writing, and sign the document;
(ii) Identify the Work, which you believe is being infringed;
(iii) Identify the material on our website which you believe infringes your Work, and identify this material in a sufficient manner to permit us to locate the material without undue searching; and
(iv) Provide in your notice sufficient information for us to contact you, including an address, telephone number, and, if available, an e-mail address.

To qualify for protection hereunder, you must in good faith believe the challenged use is unauthorized, and all statements in your notice must be accurate, and signed under penalty of perjury.

Upon receipt of a proper notice in the form specified above (a "Notice"), we may remove or disable access to the materials on this website which you assert infringe your Work and notify the person or persons responsible for the allegedly infringing materials (the "Respondent") that we have removed or disabled access to the materials. Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Respondent has an opportunity to dispute your claim that his or her materials infringe your Work.  The Respondent may provide us with a "counter-notification." Upon receipt of a proper counter-notification, we will act as provided in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Errors, Corrections and Changes.
We do not represent or warrant that this website will be error-free, free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects will be corrected. We do not represent or warrant that the information available on or through this website will be correct, accurate, timely or otherwise reliable. We may make changes to the features, functionality or content of this website at any time. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any documents, information or other content appearing on this website.

You acknowledge that documents posted to and Content available at this website may contain computer viruses.  Should you download any such materials from this website, IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFORM ANY SCANNING OR OTHER ANTI-VIRUS PRECAUTIONS AS YOU DEEM NECESSARY.  UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL WE BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY ANY MATERIALS DOWNLOADED FROM THIS WEBSITE.  YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS OF ANY EQUIPMENT YOU USE IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OUR SITES.  

Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us and our partners, agents, officers, directors, employees, subsidiaries, successors, assigns, third party suppliers of information and documents, advertisers, product and service providers, and affiliates harmless from and against any and all liabilities, losses, claims, demands, disputes of any kind, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of litigation resulting from or related to your violation of this Agreement or use of this website.

Disclaimer of Warranties.
YOU AGREE THAT USE OF OUR SITES IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE INFORMATION, CONTENT AND DOCUMENTS FROM OR THROUGH THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS-IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY DIRECTORIES, INC. DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, ADEQUACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS INFORMATION AND MATERIALS WITHIN THIS WEBSITE AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES IN THIS INFORMATION AND MATERIALS WITHIN THIS WEBSITE. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, IMPLIED, EXPRESSED OR STATUTORY INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, TITLE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, IS GIVEN IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS WITHIN THIS WEBSITE.  SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY DIRECTORIES, INC.HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE PERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICE. ADDITIONALLY, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING (WITHOUT LIMITATION) ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR ANY OTHER CLAIMS OF YOURS OR THIRD PARTIES, LOSS OF INFORMATION, PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA) ARISING FROM OR THAT RESULT FROM ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE OR DUE TO ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION THROUGH THE INTERNET, EVEN IF SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY DIRECTORIES, INC. WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  IN ADDITION, WE SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR:

• ANY LOSS OR FAILURE TO PERFORM OUR OBLIGATIONS DUE TO FORCE MAJEURE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, OR CIRCUMSTANCES BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL;

• ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INACCURACIES, DELAYS OR INTERRUPTIONS IN RESPECT OF THE CONTENT OR OUR SERVICES; OR

• ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN IN RELIANCE UPON THE SITE’S CONTENT OR OUR SERVICES.

You assume all risks associated with the use of our databases and information.

Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Arizona (without regard to conflict of law principles).  Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be resolved exclusively by the state or federal courts sitting in the county or judicial district which includes Maricopa County, Arizona.

We make no representation that the information in this website is appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and access to this website from locations where the provision of such information may be illegal is prohibited.  Users who determine to access this website from such locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws.

This Agreement and your information may be automatically assigned by us in our sole discretion to a third party in the event of an acquisition, sale or merger.

If any provision of this agreement is held illegal, invalid or unenforceable for any reason, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. If any provision of this Agreement is held illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be replaced, to the extent possible, with a legal, valid, and unenforceable provision that is similar in tenor to the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable provision as is legally possible.

To the extent that anything in or associated with this website is in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall take precedence.

Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.

Our rights under this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

The terms and conditions set forth here constitute our entire agreement, and any additional or different terms or conditions set forth in any other document, including and without limitation, any purchase order, shall be of no effect with regard to the swconnects.com website.