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SERVICE, INCLUDING OFFICIAL RULES FOR ANY CONTESTS OR SWEEPSTAKES, OFFICIAL GIFT OFFER

RULES AND THE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES OF OUR THIRD PARTY PARTNERS (”SPONSORS”)

(COLLECTIVELY, THE “AGREEMENT”). ALL SUCH RULES, POLICIES AND GUIDELINES ARE INCORPORATED

BY REFERENCE INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

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or terminate any license hereunder.

2. Use of Content.

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communications provided on or through the use of the TheSwineFluFacts.com web sites.

2. The satisfaction of any government regulations requiring disclosure of information on prescription

drugs or the approval of compliance of any software applications with regard to the Content contained

on this and all TheSwineFluFacts.com web sites.

By using this web site you agree not to copy, reproduce, upload or transmit Content of any type to

public areas including blogs, message boards, forums or Authority sites that infringe or violate any rights

of any party.

3. Ownership.

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trademark, copyright and trade secret laws, and any other intellectual property or proprietary rights

recognized in any country or jurisdiction worldwide, including without limitation, moral or similar rights.

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4. Content and Infringement.

You understand that all third party content, including, without limitation all Sponsor offers, data, links,

articles, search results, graphic or video messages and all information, text, software, music, sound,

graphics or other materials made available or accessible through the Service (”Content”), whether

publicly available or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the entity from whom it

originated. TheSwineFluFacts.com does not endorse or control such Content. You understand and agree that by

using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that may be offensive, indecent or objectionable in

your community. You agree to accept all risks associated with the use of any Content, including any

reliance on the accuracy or completeness of such Content. Under no circumstances will TheSwineFluFacts.com or

its licensors be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or

omissions in any Content, or for loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content

posted or transmitted via the Service. By accepting this Agreement, you indicate that you understand,

acknowledge and agree that by using the Service, you may be subject to various risks, including the

exposure of data you have downloaded or have offered to share, and that you accept all such risk as

solely your risk and responsibility.

In addition, all Content made available or accessed through the use of the Service is the property of the

applicable Content owner and may be protected by applicable laws, including without limitation, those

relating to Intellectual Property Rights. Finally, any suggestions, ideas or innovations that you voluntarily

and optionally disclose to us through any means may be used or not used, at TheSwineFluFacts.com’s sole

discretion, and TheSwineFluFacts.com will have no obligation to pay to you for any such suggestions, ideas and

inventions.

5. Privacy.

You consent to the use and collection of your information in accordance with TheSwineFluFacts.com’s privacy

policy. This Privacy Policy is part of this Agreement and you agree that use of data as described in the

privacy policy is not an actionable breach of your privacy or publicity rights.

Passwords and Your Privacy . It is your sole responsibility to control the dissemination and use of

activation codes and passwords; authorize, monitor and control access to and use of your TheSwineFluFacts.com

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this web site you grant TheSwineFluFacts.com the right to store, transmit and monitor your information in

connection with the operation of this site. TheSwineFluFacts.com does not assume any responsibility or liability

for any information you submit, or your third parties. use or misuse of information transmitted or

received using TheSwineFluFacts.com tools and services.

6. Registration Information and Email Newsletter.

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information about yourself as prompted by the our registration form (such information being the

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you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, TheSwineFluFacts.com may in its sole

discretion have grounds to suspect that such is the case, we have the right to suspend or terminate your

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when you register for the Service, you agree to receive an email newsletter that may contain

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be sold or leased to third parties.

7. Official Gift Offer Rules.

You agree to be bound by the relevant Official Gift Offer Rules for the offer giveaways.

8. Official Sweepstakes Rules.

You agree to be bound by the relevant Official Rules for the sweepstakes you elect to participate in.

9. Indemnification

You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the information you provided to us.

Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities which occur under your account. You

agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless TheSwineFluFacts.com, its parents, affiliates and subsidiary

companies, officers, directors, employees, consultants and agents from any and all third party claims,

liability, damages and/or costs (including, but not limited to, attorneys fees) arising from your use of the

Service, your violation of the terms of this Agreement or your infringement, or infringement by any

other user through your account, of any Intellectual Property Right or other right of any person or

entity. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach

of security known to you.

10. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SERVICE AND ANY CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.WE PROVIDE THE

SERVICE AND THE CONTENT ON AN “AS IS,” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY

KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED

WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, CUSTOM, TRADE,

QUIET ENJOYMENT, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, SYSTEM INTEGRATION OR NON-

INFRINGEMENT. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE SERVICES

PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES ACCESSIBLE ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT. NEITHER

WE NOR OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS,

CONTRACTORS, THIRD PARTY VENDORS, FACILITIES, INFORMATION PROVIDERS, LICENSORS, OR OTHER

SUPPLIERS PROVIDING DATA, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES (EACH A “PROVIDER”) MAKE ANY

REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY: (A) AS TO THE TIMELINESS, SEQUENCE, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS,

RELIABILITY OF THE CONTENT OR THE SERVICE OR ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR TRANSACTION

PROVIDED THEREBY, OR (B) THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE OR WILL OPERATE IN AN

UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE MANNER, OR (C) THAT ERRORS OR DEFECTS RELATED TO THE SERVICE

WILL BE CORRECTED. WE ALSO DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE

THROUGH THE SERVICE OR THE CONTENT IS APPROPRIATE, ACCURATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ANY

PARTICULAR JURISDICTION. THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THIS

AGREEMENT.

The above exclusions may not apply in jurisdictions that do not allow the exclusion of certain implied

warranties.

11. Termination

We may terminate this Agreement or cease offering the Service, at any time and for any reason in our

sole discretion.

12. Limitation of Liability

YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT WILL TheSwineFluFacts.com ITS PARENT,

SUBSIDIARIES, OR AFFILIATES OR THEIR EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS, LICENSORS, SUPPLIERS, PARTNERS,

ADVERTISERS, DIRECTORS OR AGENTS (EACH A “PROTECTED PARTY, COLLECTIVELY “PROTECTED

PARTIES”) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR

EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OR OTHER RELIEF ARISING OUT OF, OR RELATED TO, THIS AGREEMENT OR TO

YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY OR ALL OF THE SERVICE INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST

PROFITS, LOST BUSINESS OR LOST OPPORTUNITY, GOODWILL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES. IN NO

EVENT WILL PROTECTED PARTIES’ MAXIMUM CUMULATIVE LIABILITY UNDER THIS AGREEMENT EXCEED

THE LESSER OF FIFTY DOLLARS ($50) OR THE REVENUE EXACT ACTUALLY RECEIVED DIRECTLY

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NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL

DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, OUR LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT

PERMITTED BY LAW.

13. Applicable Law

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida,

without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws, and you hereby consent to the personal and

exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Palm Beach County, FL. You agree that

any and all disputes, controversies and claims relating in any way to the Software, this Agreement or the

breach thereof (including the arbitration of any claim or dispute and the enforceability of this

paragraph) shall be submitted to and resolved by means of a confidential arbitration administered by

the American Arbitration Association under its then current Commercial Arbitration Rules and

conducted in Palm Beach County, FL. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a

judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. You and TheSwineFluFacts.com may litigate in any court of

competent jurisdiction only to stay or compel arbitration under this Agreement or to confirm, modify,

vacate or enter judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrators and to enforce the judgment that is

entered. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be

joined to an action involving any other current or former user of the Software, whether through class

arbitration proceedings or otherwise. However, to the extent you have in any manner violated or

threatened to violate TheSwineFluFacts.com’s intellectual property rights, TheSwineFluFacts.com may seek injunctive or

other appropriate relief in any court of competent jurisdiction and you irrevocably consent to

jurisdiction and venue in such courts. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International

Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement. 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 Service or the TheSwineFluFacts.com

Privacy Policy must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever

barred

14. Successor Agreements

The terms of this Agreement may change from time to time. You should check back at

http://www.TheSwineFluFacts.com (the “Home Page”) regularly to determine if any material changes have been

made. We will prominently post material changes on the Home Page. You agree that your continued use

of the Service after the effective date of any change will constitute your affirmative consent to this

revised Agreement. If you do not accept such revisions, do not access or use the Service.

15. General

This Agreement, as modified from time to time as described above, and including the TheSwineFluFacts.com

Privacy Policy, guidelines and policies incorporated by reference, sets forth the entire understanding and

agreement between the parties. Without limiting any other remedy available to us, we may suspend or

terminate this Agreement and your access and use of the Service if we have reason to believe that you

have failed to comply with your obligations under this Agreement. Upon termination, cancellation,

suspension or expiration of this Agreement for any reason and by either party, you agree to cease all use

of the Service. No delay or failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement will constitute a waiver of

such provision by TheSwineFluFacts.com or acts as estoppels against later enforcement. This Agreement

constitutes the entire agreement between you and TheSwineFluFacts.com with respect to the specific subject

matter addressed herein, and governs your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements

between you and TheSwineFluFacts.com or its affiliates or related entities relating to such subject matter, but this

Agreement may be supplemented by any other agreement you enter into with TheSwineFluFacts.com or its

affiliates or related entities pursuant to a registration to access additional software or services provided

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consent will be null and void. TheSwineFluFacts.com shall not be deemed to be in breach of this Agreement due to

any delay or failure of performance or interruption in the availability of the Service resulting directly or

indirectly from any act of nature or other cause beyond the reasonable control of TheSwineFluFacts.com. If any

provision of this Agreement 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 that the other provisions of this Agreement remain in full force and effect. All

provisions of this Agreement that are intended to survive expiration, cancellation or termination of this

Agreement shall so survive. The section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience only and

have no legal or contractual effect.

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or treatment of any medical condition. A licensed medical professional should be consulted for diagnosis

and treatment of any and all medical conditions. Call 911 for all medical emergencies. Links to other

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