The following terms and conditions of use (the "Terms and Conditions") govern your ("You") use of the Advantage Business Media (ABM) Website (http://www.pddnet.com/), which shall include, without limitation, several Advantage Business Media publications within one common industry category, and all content thereon (the "Site") as provided by Advantage Business Media. ("Advantage Business Media" or "we"). BY USING THE SITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS APPLIED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you may not access or otherwise use the Site.

Services Available on the Site.
Advantage Business Media may make certain services available to individuals who register on the Site ("Registered Users") and general visitors to the Site ("Visitors") (Registered Users and Visitors are collectively referred to as "Users"). For example, Users may be able to register to receive a print publication or an e-mail newsletter, participate in forums or moderated discussions with other Users, post comments on a bulletin board, post and respond to classified ads, or enter a sweepstakes (collectively, "Services," and with the Site, the "Site"). Users may also access articles and perform research.

Advantage Business Media may make certain forums available on the Site that allow Registered Users the opportunity to participate in moderated discussions and to post information on bulletin boards (collectively, "Forums"). Registered Users who participate in these Forums are solely responsible for the information and other content they post on and through these Forums and should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personal information (e.g., name, e-mail address, telephone number) on or through these Forums, that such information is generally accessible to and may be collected and used by other Registered Users, as well as Visitors, and may result in unsolicited online and offline messages from such viewers. Registered Users are encouraged to exercise discretion when providing personal information about themselves in and through Forums.

You acknowledge and agree that in connection with your use of the Site you must: (a) provide for your own access to the World Wide Web and pay any service fees associated with such access, and (b) provide all equipment necessary for you to make such access and connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer, software, a modem and a means of connecting to or accessing the Internet. Advantage Business Media shall not be responsible for any malfunctions, errors, crashes or other adverse events that may occur from your use of the Site.

Proprietary Rights.
As between you and Advantage Business Media (including our affiliates), we are the owner and/or authorized user of any trademark, and/or service mark appearing on the Site, and are the copyright owner or licensee of the content and/or information on the Site, unless otherwise indicated. Except as otherwise provided herein, use of the Site does not grant to you a license to any content, features or materials you may access on the Site. Any commercial use of the Site is strictly prohibited, except as allowed herein or otherwise approved by us. You may not download or save a copy of any of the content or screens except as otherwise provided in these Terms and Conditions, for any purpose. You may, however, print one (1) copy of the information on the Site solely for your personal use or records. If you make other use of the Site, except as otherwise provided above, you may violate copyright and other laws of the United States, other countries, as well as applicable state laws and may be subject to liability for such unauthorized use. We do not grant any license or other authorization to any user of our trademarks, service marks, other copyrightable material or any other intellectual property, by including them on the Site. You also agree and acknowledge that any ideas, concepts, methods, systems, designs, plans, techniques or other similar materials that you submit or otherwise communicate to the Site, may be used by us in any manner.

User Information.
In the course of your use of the Site, you may be asked to provide certain information about yourself to us ("User Information"). ABM information collection and use policies with respect to such User Information are set forth in the Site Privacy Policy Click Here for Privacy Policy. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the accuracy and content of the User Information.

Submitted Material.
Any information or material that you submit or send to Advantage Business Media or otherwise make available on or through the Site ("Your Material") will be deemed not to be confidential or secret. By submitting or otherwise making Your Material available on the Site, you:
•  Agree and acknowledge that Your Material will not be treated as confidential or proprietary.
•  Represent and warrant that Your Material:
•  Is original to you and that no other party has any rights to the material;
•  Does not contain any content that is unlawful, threatening, harassing, profane, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), invasive of another's privacy, or hateful;
•  Does not contain a virus or other harmful component; and
•  Does not contain, unless the specific Service allows, any advertising of any kind, or false or misleading indications of origin or statements of fact.
•  Grant Advantage Business Media the royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, edit, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display Your Material (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You also warrant that any "moral rights" in Your Material have been waived. No Endorsement.

Advantage Business Media does not represent or warrant the truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of any material posted by others on or through the Site, nor does Advantage Business Media endorse any opinions expressed by Users or others, such as responses provided in the "Ask the Expert" portions of the Site. Users acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by others will be at their own risk. Any content placed on any discussion area by Users are the views of the User posting the statement, and do not represent the views of Advantage Business Media.

Unsolicited Materials.
Unless specifically requested, Advantage Business Media does not solicit nor does it wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other material from you through the Site, any of its services, by e-mail, or in any other way.

User Conduct.
You warrant and agree that, while using the Site, you shall not:
•  Upload, post or transmit to or distribute or otherwise publish through the Site any material that violates any provision of these Terms and Conditions;
•  Restrict or inhibit any other User from using and enjoying the Site;
•  Constitute or encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability;
•  Impersonate, or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity;
•  Upload, post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way exploit any information or other material obtained through the Site for commercial purposes (other than as expressly permitted by the provider of such information or other material);
•  Engage in spamming or flooding; or
•  Attempt to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems through the Site.

Except as otherwise expressly permitted herein, you may not upload, post, publish, reproduce, transmit or distribute in any way any component of the Site itself or derivative works with respect thereto, as the Site is copyrighted as a collective work under U.S. copyright laws.

We have no obligation to monitor any content on or through the Site and we assume no obligation. You acknowledge and agree, however, that we do retain the right to monitor the Site and to disclose any information as necessary or appropriate to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental request, to operate the Site properly, or to protect ourselves or our Users. We will not intentionally monitor or disclose any private electronic mail message unless required by law. We reserve the right to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in our sole discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, inappropriate or in violation of these Terms and Conditions. We may also suspend or terminate any User's use of the Site at any time in our sole discretion.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Advantage Business Media, its directors, officers, employees, agents and affiliates harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising in any way from your use of the Site or the placement or transmission of Your Material on or through the Site by you.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.
THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CONTENT, FUNCTIONS AND MATERIALS THEREON, IS PROVIDED "AS IS," WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION, DATA, DATA PROCESSING SERVICES, OR UNINTERRUPTED ACCESS, ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, USEFULNESS, OR CONTENT OF INFORMATION, AND ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MEDIA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE FUNCTIONS, FEATURES OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE TIMELY, SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MEDIA MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE SITE WILL MEET USERS' REQUIREMENTS. NO ADVICE, RESULTS OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MEDIA OR THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT OR FUNCTION THEREON, YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MEDIA OR ANY OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, OR CONTENT OR SERVICE PROVIDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATED TO THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE CONTENT, MATERIALS AND FUNCTIONS RELATED THERETO, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR ANTICIPATED PROFITS OR LOST BUSINESS OR LOST SALES, EVEN IF ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MEDIA OR SUCH INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO CERTAIN USERS. IN NO EVENT SHALL ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MEDIA BE LIABLE FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CONTENT POSTED, TRANSMITTED, EXCHANGED OR RECEIVED BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY USER OR OTHER PERSON ON OR THROUGH THE SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE TOTAL LIABILITY OF ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MEDIA TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE EXCEED, IN THE AGGREGATE, ANY FEE YOU MAY PAY TO ADVANTAGE BUSINESS MEDIA FOR YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE.

Links to Other Sites.
You acknowledge and agree that we have no responsibility for the accuracy or availability of information provided by Web sites to which you may link from the Site ("Linked Sites"). Links to Linked Sites are provided as a convenience to you, and do not constitute an endorsement by or association with Advantage Business Media of such sites or the content, products, advertising or other materials presented on such sites. Advantage Business Media does not author, edit, or monitor these Linked Sites. You acknowledge and agree that Advantage Business Media is not 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 such Linked Sites.

Applicable Laws.
We control and operate this Site from our offices in the United States of America. We do not represent that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Miscellaneous.
The Terms and Conditions and the relationship between you and Advantage Business Media shall be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Advantage Business Media agree that any cause of action that may arise under this Agreement shall be commenced and be heard in the appropriate court in the State of Delaware. You and Advantage Business Media each agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the State of Delaware. The failure of Advantage Business Media to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms and Conditions 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 Terms and Conditions remain in full force and effect. 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 Services or the Terms and Conditions must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

Modifications to the Site and the Services.
We may change these Terms and Conditions from time to time and at any time without notice to you, by posting such changes on the Site. We reserve the right, for any reason, in our sole discretion, to terminate, change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site, including, but not limited to, content, features or hours of availability. By using the Site following any modifications to the Terms and Conditions, you agree to be bound by any such modifications to the Terms and Conditions. We may also impose limits on certain features of the Site or restrict your access to part or all of the Site without notice or penalty.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act Agent.
We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and require that the people who use the Site do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to the Copyright Agent named below:
•  Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
•  A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
•  A description of where the alleged infringing material is located;
•  A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by you, the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
•  An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and
•  A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.

Terms of Use for RSS Feeds on Advantage Business Media, LLC. websites

Product Design & Development is operated by Advantage Business Media, LLC. or one of its affiliated companies.  You may use and link to the RSS Feeds provided via this Site provided that you comply with these terms of use:

RSS Feeds provided via this Site consist of a selection of headlines, summaries and links to full news stories which can be delivered to desktops, newsreaders or other websites using a technology called XML (individually, an "RSS Feed" and collectively, the "RSS Feeds"). The RSS Feeds are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights in and to the RSS Feeds are reserved to Advantage Business Media, LLC. The RSS Feeds are available for personal, noncommercial use and for noncommercial use on third party websites, weblogs and similar applications. But can only be used if written permission/consent is given from Advantage Business Media, LLC.

You may display, excerpt from, and link to the RSS Feeds on your Website, weblog, or similar application for personal, noncommercial purposes, provided that (a) the links redirect the user to this Site when the user clicks on them, (b) you do not insert any intermediate page, splash page or other content between the links and the applicable web page on this Site, (c) the use or display does not suggest that Advantage Business Media, LLC. , this Site or any of their respective properties, services or products are endorsing your Website, its products or services nor are promoting or endorsing any third party causes, ideas, websites, products or services, (d) the meaning of the content contained in the RSS Feeds, including the headlines and summaries, is not changed or distorted, (e) you do not modify the news stories or other content that are linked to by the RSS Feeds; and (f) your Website does not contain material that could be construed as libelous, distasteful, offensive, harassing, obscene or criminal; or that infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights. If you display an RSS Feed on your Website, weblog or similar application, (a) you may not redistribute the RSS Feed, and (b) you must provide attribution to Advantage Business Media, LLC.  and this Site adjacent to the RSS Feed by including this Site's name and the words "News Headlines"; or this Site's name in text adjacent to the RSS feed. Any use of Advantage Business Media, LLC.  trademarks or service marks, or of the RSS Feeds requires the prior written permission of Advantage Business Media, LLC. Advantage Business Media, LLC.  reserves the right to discontinue providing RSS Feeds and to require that you cease accessing or using the RSS Feeds, or any content contained in the RSS Feeds at any time for any reason. Advantage Business Media, LLC.  may amend or revise these Terms of Use at any time and you agree to be bound by such revised Terms of Use. Any such amendment or revisions will become effective upon the date it is first posted to this Site. It is your responsibility to return to this Site from time to time to review the most current Terms of Use and other Advantage Business Media, LLC.  policies, including the Advantage Business Media, LLC. You expressly and unconditionally accept and agree, without limitation or qualification, to the Advantage Business Media, LLC.  Communications Inc. Terms and Conditions of Use by displaying, excerpting from, or linking to the RSS Feeds. Advantage Business Media, LLC. does not and will not assume any obligation to notify you of changes to the Terms of Use or any other policy of Advantage Business Media, LLC. For other RSS Feed-related requests, please e-mail amy.labroo@advantagemedia.com

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