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Terms of Service
Please read these terms carefully before using or accessing any pages in this website (“Website”).
Acceptance of Terms
By accessing or using any part of Best in Pest Control or the services provided on it as set forth below (collectively, the “Services”), you agree to accept and comply with the terms, conditions, and notices stated herein and as may be modified by Best in Pest Control from time-to-time without notice to you (the “Terms of Use”). These Terms of Use constitute a binding contract between Best in Pest Control and you. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use, please do not access or use any part of Best in Pest Control.
General Use of Best in Pest Control
Unless specified otherwise, Best in Pest Control offers you access to Best in Pest Control solely for your personal and noncommercial uses. You agree to only access or use Best in Pest Control only for legal purposes that are permitted by the Terms of Use. Among other things, you agree not to:
- except with the express written permission of Best in Pest Control, modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, frame in another web page, use on any other website, transfer or sell any information, software, lists of users, databases or other lists, products or services provided through or obtained from Best in Pest Control, including without limitation, engaging in the practices of “screen scraping,” “database scraping,” or any other activity with the purpose of obtaining lists of users or other information;
- damage, disable, overburden, or impair Best in Pest Control or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of Best in Pest Control;
- obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not made readily accessible by Best in Pest Control;
- except with the express written permission of Best in Pest Control, access or attempt to access password protected, secure or non-public areas of Best in Pest Control.
Best in Pest Control grants you a non-exclusive, limited license, revocable at our discretion, for you to link to the Best in Pest Control home page or other Best in Pest Control posts from any site you own or control that is not commercially competitive with Best in Pest Control and does not criticize or otherwise injure us, so long as the site where the link resides, and all other locations to which such site links, comply with all applicable laws and do not in any way abuse, defame, stalk, threaten or violate the rights of privacy, publicity, intellectual property or other legal rights of others or, in any way, post, publish, distribute, disseminate or facilitate any inappropriate, infringing, defamatory, profane, indecent, obscene or illegal/unlawful information, topic, name or other material or that violates the spirit of our mission.
You agree that Best in Pest Control may in its sole discretion and at any time terminate your access to and use of Best in Pest Control, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You further agree that use of Best in Pest Control and any of its Services shall be immediately terminated if you violate these Terms of Use. In addition, Best in Pest Control reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify or discontinue the Services or any portion thereof, with or without notice, and without liability to you.
The Services provided through Best in Pest Control may also be located on third party websites or applications, via a link, click-through advertising, or otherwise. Nothing contained in any of these Services is an offer or promise by Best in Pest Control to sell a specific product for a specific price or that any advertiser will sell any product or service for any purpose or price or on any specific terms. In addition, Best in Pest Control does not make any representation or warranty with respect to such third-party Services, and is not responsible for their accuracy, sufficiency, veracity, completeness, or timeliness. You are responsible for confirming the sufficiency and reliability of any third-party Services, and you hereby release Best in Pest Control from any and all claims, demands, liability and damages (actual or consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with your use of such Services.
Please note that you may be subject to additional and/or different terms, conditions, and privacy policies when you use third party Services, Content (as defined below), software or sites.
Content Contained in Best in Pest Control
Best in Pest Control and its contents including, but not limited to, all information, text, messages, images, photos, illustrations, designs, icons, video clips, sounds, files, trademarks, copyrighted material, trade dress, software, specifications, catalogs, literature, technical information, advertisements and other content or materials on Best in Pest Control (collectively, “Content”) is owned by Best in Pest Control and/or third parties with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted. Best in Pest Control grants you a limited license to access and use Best in Pest Control and Content solely for informational, personal and non-commercial purposes (including printing individual pages from Best in Pest Control provided that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained thereon). You are strictly prohibited from downloading (other than page caching), modifying, or making any other use of Best in Pest Control or Content, except with express written consent of Best in Pest Control. You understand that all third party Content posted on, transmitted through, or linked from Best in Pest Control, is the sole responsibility of the third party originator of such Content. Content is provided through the Best in Pest Control AS IS, and you agree that the use of and reliance on any Content is at your own risk, and that under no circumstances shall Best in Pest Control be liable for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content made available via the Services.
Some materials, unless otherwise noted, were taken from the Internet and are assumed to be in the public domain. In addition to original photography, this site makes use of licensed stock photography. Such photography is for illustrative purposes only and persons depicted are models. In the event that there is still a problem or error with copyrighted material, the break of the copyright is unintentional and non-commercial and the material will be removed immediately upon presented proof via emailing legal@bestinpestcontrol.com
You acknowledge that Best in Pest Control does not screen or approve third-party Content, and that Best in Pest Control shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, modify, delete or move any Content that is available via Best in Pest Control, for any reason.
Best in Pest Control is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com, amazon.ca, amazon.co.uk, and/or other Amazon marketplaces. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.
Content You Provide
To the extent that you post, upload, input, submit or otherwise transmit (collectively, “Transmit” or “Transmitting” as appropriate) Content on or through Best in Pest Control, you agree to provide true, accurate and complete information and to refrain from impersonating or falsely representing your affiliation with any person or entity. You are entirely responsible for all Content that you provide or otherwise make available via Best in Pest Control. You also warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to such Content including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to Transmit such Content, and to transfer your or others’ interests in such Content to Best in Pest Control as provided below.
You promise that you will not use the Best in Pest Control to:
- Transmit any Content
- not related to appropriate subject matters;
- which is misleading to others, including consumers;
- that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- that you do not have a right to post and transmit under any law or under contractual relationships;
- such that such posting, uploading, or transmission constitutes the infringement of any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
- and materials that contain software viruses 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; or
- intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, or any regulations having the force of law, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the Fair Housing Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
By Transmitting Content to Best in Pest Control, you grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Best in Pest Control an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute the Content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, the Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses (through multiple tiers) of the foregoing. Furthermore, by posting Content to any public area of Best in Pest Control, you grant Best in Pest Control all rights necessary to prohibit any subsequent aggregation, display, copying, duplication, reproduction, or exploitation of the Content on Best in Pest Control by any party for any purpose.
Any content placed on any discussion area are the views of the user posting the statement, and do not represent the views of Best in Pest Control.
If you submit any products, concepts, ideas, images, photographs, descriptions or other materials (each, a “Submission”), you acknowledge, understand and agree that Best in Pest Control is under no obligation whatsoever to review, consider, publish, develop, sell or otherwise use your Submission, or to develop, continue to develop or otherwise produce any product or any other material or content, whether or not involving your or anyone else’s Submission or otherwise. By making a Submission, you represent and warrant that you have read, understand and shall follow these Terms of Use. You understand, acknowledge and agree that upon your submission of the Submission to Best in Pest Control, that the Submission materials become the property of Best in Pest Control and Best in Pest Control shall not have any obligation to return or account to you for any Submissions you submit to Best in Pest Control, that Best in Pest Control is not under any obligation to provide you with any compensation or credit (verbal or written) for the Submission and/or Best in Pest Control’s use of the Submissions. You represent and warrant that the Submission is your original creation, there are no adverse claims in or to the Submission and the Submission does not violate any copyright, patent (including design patent), trademark, trade name, or the rights of any third party, and is not otherwise unlawful. You acknowledge that other persons may have submitted photographs, ideas, concepts, products or other material to Best in Pest Control, may have made public, or may originate, submit or make public, material similar or identical to any materials, proposals, suggestions, concepts and the like relating to your Submission. You acknowledge both that Best in Pest Control receives numerous submissions of similar, equivalent or even identical content, products, information or material from many parties and/or may have already developed and/or considered similar or identical concepts to those contained in the Submission and that Best in Pest Control’s review of the Submission is not an admission of novelty, priority or originality. You understand and agree you will not be entitled to any compensation because of the use of, or because of the manner associated with, any content, information or material that is similar, equivalent or even identical to the content, information or material relating to your Submission. Even if you subsequently see or learn of a product which appears to incorporate any idea or concept or include anything similar to that contained in the Submission that you or anyone else submits to Best in Pest Control (“Other Product”), you agree that Best in Pest Control shall have no obligation to you with respect to any such Other Product. You will not assume or infer that your Submission has been accepted, produced or otherwise used. You acknowledge, understand and agree that (a) there does not now exist, nor has there ever existed, nor will there exist, a fiduciary or confidential relationship between you and Best in Pest Control and that the Submission is not being submitted in confidence or in trust, nor are you an agent nor acting on behalf of or as a representative of Best in Pest Control in connection with the Submission; (b) you are making this submission on a voluntary and unsolicited basis; (c) you have not agreed to this disclaimer in reliance upon any representation or promise, whether written or oral; (d) you acknowledge that you will be required to execute a formal agreement with Best in Pest Control in the event that Best in Pest Control intends to use your Submission.
Best in Pest Control is committed to maintaining the privacy and security of any and all such information that you provide to Best in Pest Control in accordance with its Privacy Policy.
Connecting to Best in Pest Control via a Mobile Device
Best in Pest Control may include certain Services that may be available via your mobile device, including without limitation, the ability to upload to the Website via your mobile device, the ability to receive and reply to messages and to send content and messages using text messaging, and the ability to access the Website from your mobile device (collectively, the “Mobile Services”). Best in Pest Control does not currently charge for Mobile Services. Your carrier’s normal messaging, data and other rates and fees will, however, still apply. You should check with your carrier to find out what plans are available and how much they cost.
General Terms
Applicable Law
This Terms of Use is governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to conflicts of laws principles. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts sitting in Texas, County of Travis, in all disputes arising out of or relating to accessing or using of Best in Pest Control. Access or use of Best in Pest Control is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph.
You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Best in Pest Control as a result of the Terms of Use or accessing or using Best in Pest Control. Best in Pest Control’s performance under the Terms of Use is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in the Terms of Use is in derogation of Best in Pest Control’s right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your access or use of Best in Pest Control or information provided to or gathered by Best in Pest Control with respect to such use.
Interpretation of the Terms of Use
If any part of the Terms of Use is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations contained herein, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the Terms of Use shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein (or in any other definitive written agreement between you and Best in Pest Control), the Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between you and Best in Pest Control with respect to Best in Pest Control and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and Best in Pest Control with respect to Best in Pest Control. A printed version of the Terms of Use and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to the Terms of Use to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
Disclaimer of Warranties
You expressly understand and agree that: your use of and reliance upon best in pest control, services and/or content is at your sole risk and is made available on an “as is” and “as available” basis. Best in pest control makes no express or implied representations, warranties, or guarantees with regard to the appropriateness, accuracy, sufficiency, correctness, veracity, value, completeness, or timeliness of best in pest control, services and/or content. Best in pest control expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold best in pest control, its third-party vendors, corporate affiliates, directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims and demands, including, but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third-party due to or arising out of any content, submitted, posted, or otherwise provided by you to best in pest control/or its third party advertisers and any breach by you or your affiliates, employees, agents and representatives of these terms of use.
Limitation of Liability
In no event shall best in pest control be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, incidental, special, consequential damages or any damages whatsoever including, without limitation, damages for loss of use, data or profits, arising out of or in any way connected with the use or performance of best in pest control, with the delay or inability to access or use best in pest control or related services, the provision of or failure to provide services, or for any content, software, products and services made available or obtained through best in pest control, or otherwise arising out of the use of best in pest control, whether based on contract, tort, negligence, strict liability or otherwise, even if best in pest control has been advised of the possibility of damages. Any services or content made available or obtained through the use of best in pest control, and all other use of best in pest control, is done at your own discretion and risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results therefrom.
If you are dissatisfied with any portion of best in pest control, or with any of these terms of use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using best in pest control.
Copyright
All materials on Best in Pest Control (as well as the organization and layout of Best in Pest Control) are owned and copyrighted or licensed by Best in Pest Control, its corporate affiliates or its third-party vendors. No reproduction, distribution, or transmission of the copyrighted materials on Best in Pest Control is permitted without the written permission of Best in Pest Control. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512, notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to Best in Pest Control’s Designated Agent set forth below. All inquiries must be filed in accordance with Title 17, United States Code, Section 512.
Legal Department, Best in Pest Control