Terms of Use

These Terms of Use are effective as of March 25, 2008.

Welcome to AccessAthletes, a social and professional platform for athletes and the sports community. The AccessAthletes service and network (collectively, "AccessAthletes.com" or "the Service") are owned and operated by Access Athletes, LLC (collectively, "us", "we" or "the Company"). By using the www.accessathletes.com web site (the "Web site") you signify that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use ("Terms of Use" or "Agreement") whether you are a "Visitor" (which means that you simply browse the AccessAthletes.com website) or a "Member" (which means that you have registered with AccessAthletes.com). We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at any time without further notice. If we do this, we will post the changes to these Terms of Use on this page and will indicate at the top of this page the Terms of Use's effective date. Your continued use of the Service or the Web site after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms of Use. If you do not agree to abide by these or any future Terms of Use, please do not use or access the Service or the Web site. It is your responsibility to regularly review these Terms of Use.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY AS THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, REMEDIES AND OBLIGATIONS. THESE INCLUDE VARIOUS LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS, AND A DISPUTE RESOLUTION CLAUSE THAT GOVERNS HOW DISPUTES WILL BE RESOLVED.

ELIGIBILITY
You must be thirteen years of age or older to register as a Member of AccessAthletes.com or use the Web site. If you are under the age of 13, you are not allowed to register and become a Member of AccessAthletes.com. Membership in the Service is void where prohibited. By using the Service or the Web site, you represent and warrant that you agree to and shall abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. AccessAthletes.com may terminate your Membership and/or prohibit you from using or accessing the Service or the Web site if we believe you are under 13 years of age.

TERM
This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the AccessAthletes.com services or are a Member. You may deactivate your Membership at any time, for any reason, by following the instructions on the Help Page. AccessAthletes.com may terminate your Membership at any time, without warning. Upon termination of your Membership, AccessAthletes.com's obligations to you shall cease. However, even after Membership is terminated, this Agreement will remain in effect.

REGISTRATION DATA
In consideration of your use of the Site, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the Site ("Registration Data"); (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data, and any other information you provide to Company, to keep it accurate, current and complete; and (c) be fully responsible for all use of your account and for any actions that take place using your account.

PASSWORD
When you sign up to become a Member, you will also be asked to choose a password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You agree not to use the account, username, or password of another Member at any time or to disclose your password to any third party. You agree to notify AccessAthletes.com immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account or access to your password. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account. Your username and password are not transferable.

MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that the Service and the Web site are available for your personal, non-commercial use only. You represent, warrant and agree that no materials of any kind submitted through your account will violate or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity or other personal or proprietary rights; or contain libelous, defamatory or otherwise unlawful material. You further agree not to harvest or collect email addresses or other contact information of Members from the Service or the Web site by electronic or other means for purposes of sending unsolicited emails or other unsolicited communications. Additionally, you agree not to use automated scripts to collect information from the Service or the Web site or for any other purpose. You further agree that you may not use the Service or the Web site in any unlawful manner or in any other manner that could damage, disable, overburden or impair Web site. In addition, you agree not to use the Service or the Web site to:

Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content that we deem to be patently offensive, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;

1. Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent yourself or your affiliation with any person or entity;
2. 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;
3. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses, worms, "Trojan Horses," 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;
4. Intimidate or harass or advocate harassment of another;
5. Use or attempt to use another's account, service or system without authorization from the Company, or create a false identity on the Web site;
6. Exploit people in a sexual or violent manner;
7. Provide nudity, violence, or offensive subject matter or provide a link to an adult web site;
8. Solicit personal information from anyone under 18 years of age;
9. Promote information that you know is false or misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is defamatory or libelous;
10. Promote an illegal or unauthorized copy of another party's copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated music or links to pirated music files; or unauthorized/illegal file sharing.
11. Solicit passwords or personal identity information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users;
12. Solicit money from others.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS IN CONTENT ON WEB SITE
All content on the Web site, including but not limited to design, text, graphics, photographs, video, audio, organization, compilation, and the selection and arrangement of all of the foregoing (the "Content"), are the proprietary property of the Company or its licensors. All rights reserved. No Content may be modified, copied, distributed, framed, reproduced, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted, transmitted, or sold in any form or by any means, in whole or in part, without the Company's prior written permission. You may download or print a copy of any portion of the Content solely for your personal, non-commercial use, provided that you keep all copyright or other proprietary notices intact. You may not republish Content on any Internet, Intranet or Extranet site or incorporate the information in any other database or compilation. Any other use of the Content is strictly prohibited.

TRADEMARKS
All trademarks, logos, trade dress and service marks on the Web site are either trademarks or registered trademarks of the Company or its licensors and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of the Company.

MEMBER CONTENT POSTED ON THE WEB SITE
The Company does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, profiles, video, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, or any other materials that you publish or display (hereinafter, "post") on or through the Service or the Web site, or transmit to other Members (collectively the "Member Content"). You are solely responsible for the Member Content that you post on or through the Service or the Web site, or transmit to other Members. You understand and agree that the Company may review and delete or remove any Member Content that, in the sole judgment of the Company, violates this Agreement or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights of, harm, or threaten the safety of Members or others.

By posting Member Content to any part of the Web site, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to the Company a royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, transferable, fully paid, worldwide license (with the right to sublicense) to use, copy, modify, perform, publish, display, reformat, translate, excerpt (in whole or in part) and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing. You also represent and warrant that the holder of any rights in such content, including intellectual property rights, has completely and effectively waived all such rights and validly and irrevocably granted to you the right to grant the license stated above.

You may remove your Member Content from the Web site at any time. If you choose to remove your Member Content, the license granted above will automatically expire.

COPYRIGHT POLICY
We respect the intellectual property rights of others and we prohibit users from uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting on AccessAthletes.com or service any materials that violate another party's intellectual property rights. You may not post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material belonging to others without obtaining prior written consent. AccessAthletes.com respects the rights of all copyright holders and in this regard, AccessAthletes.com reserves the right to terminate your use of the Service and remove any infringing Content if you infringe the copyright rights of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing our Copyright Agent with the information requested below.

When we receive proper Notification of Alleged Copyright Infringement as described below in our copyright infringement notification section, we promptly remove or disable access to the allegedly infringing material and terminate the accounts of repeat infringers as described herein in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT NOTIFICATION
To file a copyright infringement notification with us, you will need to send a written communication that includes substantially the following (please consult your legal counsel or see Section 512(c)(3) of the Copyright Act to confirm these requirements):

1. A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
2. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that it is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.
4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
5. A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Such written notice should be sent to our designated agent as follows:

Please also note that under Section 512(f) any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity is infringing may be subject to liability.

COUNTER-NOTIFICATION
If you elect to send us a counter notice, to be effective it must be written communication provided to our designated agent that includes substantially the following (please consult your legal counsel or see 17 U.S.C. Section 512(g)(3) to confirm these requirements):

1. A physical or electronic signature of the subscriber.
2. Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
3. A statement under penalty of perjury that the subscriber has a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
4. The subscriber's name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that the subscriber's address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that the subscriber will accept service of process from the person who provided notification under subsection (c)(1)(C) or an agent of such person.

Such written notice should be sent to our designated agent as follows:

Please note that under Section 512(f) of the Copyright Act, any person who knowingly materially misrepresents that material or activity was removed or disabled by mistake or misidentification may be subject to liability. Please also be advised that we enforce a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of subscribers who are repeat infringers.

REPEAT INFRINGER POLICY
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and other applicable law, Company has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at Company's sole discretion, members who are deemed to be repeat infringers. Company may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Site and/or terminate the memberships of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The Web site contains links to other web sites. We are not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed in such web sites, and such web sites are in no way investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion of any linked web site on or through the Service or the Web site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked web site by us. When you access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

MOBILE SERVICES
The Service includes certain services that are available via your mobile phone, including but not limited to the ability to receive and reply to AccessAthletes messages.  We do not charge for these Mobile Services.  However, your carrier's normal messaging, data and other rates and fees will still apply. You should check with your carrier to find out what plans are available and how much they cost. In addition, downloading, installing, or using certain Mobile Services may be prohibited or restricted by your carrier, and not all Mobile Services may work with all carriers or devices. Therefore, you should check with your carrier to find out if the Mobile Services are available for your mobile devices, and what restrictions, if any, may be applicable to your use of such Mobile Services. By using the Mobile Services, you agree that we may communicate with you regarding AccessAthletes to your mobile device and that certain information about your usage of the Mobile Services may be communicated to us.

CONTESTS
The Web site may periodically contain contests, sweepstakes and/or promotions that offer prizes or invite you to send in material or information about yourself. Each contest has its own rules, which you must read and agree to before you may enter.

PRIVACY
Use of the Service and the Web site is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

MEMBER DISPUTES
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other AccessAthletes.com Members. We reserve the right, but have no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members. If you are reported by one (1) or more users, we reserve the right immediately to terminate your Membership.

MONITORING
As a matter of policy, AccessAthletes.com does not prescreen or monitor all content or dialogue. However, AccessAthletes.com shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of AccessAthletes.com and its related services, including forums, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any operating rules established by AccessAthletes.com and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. AccessAthletes.com shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on AccessAthletes.com and its related services. Without limiting the foregoing, AccessAthletes.com shall have the right to remove any material that AccessAthletes.com, in its sole and absolute discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable and terminate any account it deems warranted.

DISCLAIMER
The Company is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Web site or in connection with the Service, whether posted or caused by users of the Web site, Members or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Web site or the Service.  While AccessAthletes strives to validate our featured Members ("MVPs"), we cannot guarantee the credentials or identity of any of these Members.  Members are responsible for verifying the credentials and professional standing of any MVPs they decide to contact for professional services or interact with through the use of the Web Site, services, and/or applications.

The Company is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Web site or Member of the Service. The Web site and the Service may be temporarily unavailable from time to time for maintenance or other reasons. AccessAthletes.com assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user or Member communications. The Company is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any web site or combination thereof, including injury or damage to users and/or Members or to any other person's computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Service. Under no circumstances will the Company be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone's use of the Web site or the Service, any Content posted on or through the Web site or the Service or transmitted to Members, or any interactions between users of the Web site or Members, whether online or offline.

ACCESSATHLETES.COM, THE SERVICE AND THE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS, AS-AVAILABLE" AND THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY CANNOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE WEB SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE. COMPANY DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT SOFTWARE, CONTENT OR MATERIALS ON THE SITE, THE SERVICE OR ANY APPLICATIONS ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SITE OR SERVICE ITS SERVERS, OR ANY PLATFORM APPLICATIONS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE USE AND DOWNLOADING OF ANY SUCH SOFTWARE, CONTENT OR MATERIALS AND USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN CONTENT, MATERIAL, DATA OR SOFTWARE FROM OR THROUGH THE SERVICE AND ANY APPLICATIONS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR USE THEREOF AND ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR MOBILE DEVICE OR COMPUTER SYSTEM, LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER HARM OF ANY KIND THAT MAY RESULT.

The Company reserves the right to change any and all content, software and other items used or contained in the Site and any Services and Applications offered through the Site at any time without notice. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by Company.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
EXCEPT IN JURISDICTIONS WHERE SUCH PROVISIONS ARE RESTRICTED, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COMPANY OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST DATA ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE SERVICE, EVEN IF THE COMPANY IS AWARE OR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION, WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO ACCESSATHLETES.COM FOR THE SERVICE DURING THE TERM OF MEMBERSHIP. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IF NO FEES ARE PAID TO COMPANY FOR THE SERVICE, YOU SHALL BE LIMITED TO INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ONLY, UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED BY LAW, AND SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO DAMAGES OF ANY KIND FROM COMPANY, REGARDLESS OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION.  CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

ASSUMPTION OF THE RISKS
All Members of AccessAthletes.com agree to abide by any relevant federal and state laws, NCAA rules and bylaws, Conference rules, University rules and policies, league constitutions, players association rules, regulations, and policies, and/or collective bargaining agreements appropriate to their respective sports which cover athlete and agent activities and conduct, including but not limited to the NCAA Operating By-Laws, the Uniform Athlete Agents Act ("UAAA"), the Sports Agent Responsibility and Trust Act of 2004 ("SPARTA"), MLB-MLBPA Bargaining Agreement and any other applicable regulations, NBA-NBPA Bargaining Agreement and any other applicable regulations, NFL-NFLPA Bargaining Agreement and any other applicable regulations, NHL-NHLPA Bargaining Agreement and any other applicable regulations, and all other governing rules or regulations of any Member's respective sport. AccessAthletes is not responsible for any damages that may arise from violations of the aforementioned laws, rules, regulations, league constitutions, or collective bargaining agreements committed by any Member of the Web Site. Any risks which may result from Member use of the Web Site, services, and/or applications are assumed solely by said Members and not AccessAthletes or its affiliates.

TERMINATION
The Company may terminate your membership, delete your profile and any content or information that you have posted on the Site or through any Application and/or prohibit you from using or accessing the Service or the Site or any Application (or any portion, aspect or feature of the Service or the Site or any Application) for any reason, or no reason, at any time in its sole discretion, with or without notice, including without limitation if it believes that you are under 13.  When we are notified that a user has died, we will generally, but are not obligated to, keep the user's account active under a special memorialized status for a period of time determined by us to allow other users to post and view comments.

 THE REAL ATHLETE BLOG DISCLAIMER

Access Athletes, LLC owns the exclusive copyright to all information contained within the articles posted on The Real Athlete Blog. All information is for the End User's use only and may not be sold, redistributed, or otherwise used for commercial purposes without the expressed consent of Access Athletes, LLC. The information is an educational aid only and it is not intended as and nor shall it be construed as legal, medical, financial, psychological or other professional advice or treatment for individual situations, conditions, or predicaments. The information provided in The Real Athlete Blog articles shall not constitute an attorney-client, doctor-patient, psychologist-patient relationship or any other professional-client relationship for that matter. The End User shall seek the advice or treatment of his or her own qualified licensed professional(s) and the End User shall not rely on the information contained herein as such. End Users who leave comments on the Blog articles or email the contributors personally shall have no expectation of privilege or confidentiality. Additionally, we strongly recommend that you consult your doctor, nurse, nutritionist or pharmacist before following any of our workout or nutrition regimens to ensure that it is safe and effective for you.   

Access Athletes, LLC makes no representation or warranties as to the information, opinions, or other services or data you may access, download or use on The Real Athlete Blog. All implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose or use are hereby excluded. Access Athletes, LLC does not assume any responsibility for your use of or reliance on any of the information provided by The Real Athlete Blog.

GOVERNING LAW AND VENUE
By visiting or using the Site and/or the Service, you agree that the laws of the State of Florida, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and the Company or any of our affiliates. With respect to any disputes or claims not subject to arbitration (as set forth below), you agree not to commence or prosecute any action in connection therewith other than in the state and federal courts of Florida, and you hereby consent to, and waive all defenses of lack of personal jurisdiction and forum non conveniens with respect to, venue and jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of Florida.

ARBITRATION
YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT, EXCEPT AS MAY OTHERWISE BE PROVIDED IN REGARD TO SPECIFIC SERVICES ON THE SITE IN ANY SPECIFIC TERMS APPLICABLE TO THOSE SERVICES, THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE FORUM AND REMEDY FOR ANY AND ALL DISPUTES AND CLAIMS RELATING IN ANY WAY TO OR ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS OF USE, THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE (INCLUDING YOUR VISIT TO OR USE OF THE SITE AND/OR THE SERVICE) SHALL BE FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION, except that to the extent that either of us has in any manner infringed upon or violated or threatened to infringe upon or violate the other party's patent, copyright, trademark or trade secret rights, or you have otherwise violated any of the user conduct rules set forth above or in the Code of Conduct then the parties acknowledge that arbitration is not an adequate remedy at law and that injunctive or other appropriate relief may be sought.

Arbitration under this Agreement shall be conducted by the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") under its Commercial Arbitration Rules and, in the case of consumer disputes, the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ( the "AAA Consumer Rules") (collectively the "AAA Rules"). The location of the arbitration and the allocation of costs and fees for such arbitration shall be determined in accordance with such AAA Rules and shall be subject to the limitations provided for in the AAA Consumer Rules (for consumer disputes). If such costs are determined to be excessive in a consumer dispute, the Company will be responsible for paying all arbitration fees and arbitrator compensation in excess of what is deemed reasonable. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, NO ARBITRATION OR CLAIM UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE SHALL BE JOINED TO ANY OTHER ARBITRATION OR CLAIM, INCLUDING ANY ARBITRATION OR CLAIM INVOLVING ANY OTHER CURRENT OR FORMER USER OF THE SERVICE, AND NO CLASS ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS SHALL BE PERMITTED. In no event shall any claim, action or proceeding by you related in any way to the Site and/or the Service (including your visit to or use of the Site and/or the Service) be instituted more than three (3) years after the cause of action arose.

INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold AccessAthletes.com, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners, employees, successors and assigns (each an "Indemnitee") harmless from any loss, liability, claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Web site or the Service in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above and/or if any Content that you post on the Web site or through the Service is alleged to violate the rights of a third party. In the event you fail to promptly indemnify and defend such claims and/or pay the expenses of such Indemnitee, as provided above, such Indemnitee shall have the right to defend itself, and in that case, you shall reimburse such Indemnitee for all of its reasonable attorney's fees, costs and damages incurred in settling or defending such claims within thirty (30) days of each of such Indemnitee's written requests.

SUBMISSIONS
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Site or the Service ("Submissions"), provided by you to Company are non-confidential and shall become the sole property of Company. Company shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

OTHER
These Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy and any other policies of the Company posted by us on the Web site, constitute the entire agreement between you and AccessAthletes.com regarding the use of the Web site and/or the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and AccessAthletes.com relating to your use of the Web site or the Service.

The failure of AccessAthletes.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision in that or any other instance. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. AccessAthletes.com is a trademark of Access Athletes, LLC. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. To the extent that anything in or associated with the Web site and/or the Service is in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall take precedence.

QUESTIONS
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