Terms of service

 At Personals-Network we are committed to best practice measures in all the service we will render. Our sole aim is to maintain a high level of customer support for our members as well as offering our members access to all relevant information regarding the site's terms and conditions and our commitment to respecting your privacy.
It is important that all our members understand and agree to our terms and conditions and we encourage you to contact us in need of any clarification. Our contact details are listed below for your convenience. By proceeding further, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions at all times. Please read them carefully and if you do not agree with them, please do not register as a member or use this website located at the URL http://www.personals-network.com/.
The terms and conditions are subject to change by Personals-Network at any time. Please note that Personals-Network reserves the right to terminate your membership for any reason, and reserves all its rights in relation to all other matters. These terms and conditions apply to the entire Personals-Network website and to any correspondence between Personals-Network, as the service provider, and you, as the customer.
Your agreement and subsequent use of the our Website indicates your acceptance of the current terms and conditions without modification, and as such, these may be amended from time to time, regardless of whether or not you choose to register with us, and constitutes you being a party to this Agreement.
Please note that on completion of online registration, your membership will be activated and you will have entered into an additional and legally binding agreement with Personals-Network for the provision of the personals-network.com services.

THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS TO BE DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!

The Owner or You may terminate this agreement at any time, for any reason whatsoever, effective upon sending written notice to the other party. If you send a notice of termination, your membership shall concurrently terminate. The Owner does however reserve the right to suspend or terminate your membership at any time, without notice, if you breach this Agreement or any other terms and conditions posted on the Site from time to time.

The Owner assumes no responsibility whatsoever for your use of the Service. It is for your sole, personal use and you may not distribute your user name and password allowing others to use the service through your membership. Use of the service is strictly prohibited to minors or any person under the age of 18, regardless of whether you have parental consent.

1. ADULTS ONLY: This Website is not intended for children under 18 years of age. If you are under 18, you are unauthorized to use this Website and will not be afforded access to any features of this Website that allow for you to provide information to us or to share information with other users of this Website.

2. PERSONAL SAFETY: Our Website STRONGLY ADVISES YOU TO USE EXTREME CAUTION BEFORE SHARING PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WITH OTHER USERS OF THIS WEBSITE. Since your safety and security are very important to us, therefore our Website is so designed, to promote the sharing of personal information by users with other users. Current technological developments make it possible for users of the Internet to obtain personal information about, and locate, other users, with very little other information. If you believe that any user of this Website is harassing you or is otherwise using personal information about you for unlawful purposes, we encourage you to first inform local law enforcement authorities and then to contact us so that we may take appropriate action to block further use of the Website by any user who is using this Website and information obtained from it for improper purposes. By accessing this Website, you agree to use any personal information provided to you by other users of this Website in a lawful and responsible manner. You further agree that you will not use personal information about other users of this Website for any reason without the prior consent of the user that has provided such information to you. Allowed For Personal Use by Members. The Personals-Network Website is for the personal use of individual members only and not to be used for commercial endeavours, collecting Personals-Network names and/or email addresses, or sending unsolicited emails. The Personals-Network Website may Unauthorised framing / linking to the Personals-Network Website. Appropriate legal action will be taken if any violation of this rule is investigated.

3. RANGE OF SERVICE: You may become a member of the Service at no cost. As a member Personals-Network gives you the ability to participate in all features and services available within the Service. Membership of Personals-Network gives you the ability to create one member profile only and not multiple profiles. Personals-Network.com will enable you to contact other members of our site. Personals-Network is not a marriage brokering service and is not compelled to successfully broker any other members for you.

4. DURATION, EXPIRY AND TERMINATION: This Agreement commences on your completion of this online registration and will remain effective till you are a member of the Service. You may terminate your membership at any time, for any reason, effective upon receipt by us of your written or email notice of termination. We may immediately terminate your membership and your access to the Service at any time if you are found guilty sending notice of termination at the email address you provide. We can also terminate this Agreement at any time by giving you reasonable advance written notice. In the case of violation of one or more of the terms of this Agreement by you, we may block your account(s), delete prohibited content, prevent publication of all or part of your profile, your access to all or part of the Service, either permanently or temporarily.
5. POSTED CONTENT AND PROHIBITED CONTENT:

a) We will have no obligations with respect to any material that you transmit or post to the Personals-Network Website which will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. Such materials will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use such material and all data, images, sounds, text and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes by us or our designees. This clause excludes personally identifiable information which will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy,

b) Any offensive, illegal or harmful content, emails, Instant Messenger conversati- ons, photos or profiles at Personals-Network that violates the Agreement or the rights of the members will be deleted.
c) You are solely responsible for the Content that you post on Personals-Network to other members using our Service. You agree to post a harmless content that does not breach the Agreement and harm any person in any way.

d) The information that you supply to Personals-Network Website must be accurate and be in line with reality.
e) Avoid giving your telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email addresses in you member profile.
f) You are disallowed to advertise, or solicit, other members to buy, sell or hire any products or services through our Service.

g) You are forbidden to transmit any chain letters or junk email to other members.

h) You are not allowed to create multiple profiles.
i) The following is a partial list of the kind of Content, including photos, which are prohibited on the Personals-Network Website that reserves the right to amend this list at any time. It includes Content that:
* is judged as offensive;

* that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;

* constitutes a profile or photographs of any third person used without their permission. You are strictly advised to use your own photo in your profile and not any other person;

* use of a cartoon or illustration or images of animals, scenery or objects of anything is proscribed other than your current self. This clause is not applicable to Gallery photos;

* content containing sexual references / innuendo is forbidden;

* involves the transmission of unsolicited mass mailing;

* promotes misleading information, illegal activities or conduct;

* is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libellous;

* Is an unauthorised copy of another person's copyrighted work;

* contains restricted or password only access pages, or hidden pages or images;

* contains pictures of people under the age of 18

* provides material that exploits people under the age of 18,

* solicits passwords or personal identifying information from other users;

* engages in commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent; and
* pertains to group sexual activity or soliciting contact for the purpose of extra marital (martial, de facto or relationship) encounters or affairs.
IMPORTANT: Personals-Network reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates this clause. We may suspend or terminate any member or hide the Profile if it is judged offensive or if it includes identifying information.
6. PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES: Personals-Network reserves the right to investigate and terminate your membership if you have misused the Service, or behave in a way which we regard as inappropriate, unlawful or illegal. The following is a partial list of the type of actions that you may not engage in with respect to the Service. Personals-Network reserves the right to amend this list at any time. It includes:
* You will not send or post material which constitutes or encourages conduct that would be considered a criminal offence in the USA or any other country in the world.
* You will not send or post material which infringes the rights of any third party.
* You will not post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary information without obtaining the prior consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
* You are disallowed to impersonate any person or entity
* You will not harass any other person.
* You will not solicit money from any other person
* You are disallowed to express any statements you make are supported by Personals-Network without our specific prior written consent.
* You are prohibitted to use any robot, spider, or other device or process to retrieve, index, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Service or its contents.
* You will not "frame" or "mirror" any part of the Service or the Personals-Network Website, without prior written authorisation.
* You shall not use code or other devices containing any reference to our Service or Website to direct persons to any other web page.
* Except and only to the extent permitted under applicable law, you will not modify, adapt, sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decipher, decompile or otherwise disassemble any portion of the Service or the Personals-Network Website or any software used on or for the Service or cause others to do so.
7. ACCOUNT SECURITY AND ACCESS: It is your sole responsibility for maintaining the confidentiality of your Name and password, and activities that occur under your Name and password. You agree to immediately notify Personals-Network of any unauthorised use of your Name or password or any other violation of security, and ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Personals-Network will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to adhere with this provision. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. While Personals-Network strives to ensure that the Website is normally available 24 hours a day, we do not guarantee that it will be uninterrupted or error free. Access to the Personals-Network Website may be suspended temporarily and without notice in the case of system failure, maintenance or repair or for reasons beyond our control. Personals-Network at any time may request some form of identification to establish the creditability of an account or its contents.
8. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: Personals-Network owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Personals-Network Website and the Service and any Content posted on this Website. Therefore you may not post, distribute, or reproduce in any way any copyright material, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights. If you believe that your work has been copied and posted on the Service in a way that constitutes copyright violation, please contact us at support@Personals-Network.com.
9. PRIVACY: Use of the Personals-Network Website and/or the Service is also governed by our Privacy Policy.
10. DISCLAIMERS: The material at this Personals-Network Website is provided 'as is' without any conditions, warranties or other terms of any kind. Accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted by law, Personals-Network provides you with this Personals-Network Website on the basis that Personals-Network excludes all representations, warranties, conditions and other terms (including, without limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and the use of reasonable care and skill) which but for this legal notice might have effect in relation to this Personals-Network Website. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed, uploaded or distributed through the Service by us, our partners or any member or any other person or entity. You acknowledge that any reliance upon such opinion, member profile, advice, statement or information is at your own risk. We are not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline of our members. Please use caution and common sense when using the Personals-Network Website and the Service. THIS LEGAL NOTICE AND THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS ARE WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO ANY MANDATORY LEGAL RIGHTS THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER APLICABLE LAW INCLUDING YOUR STATUTORY RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER.

11. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY: Personals-Network will not be liable or responsible to you or any third person for any amount or kind of loss or damage that may be , without limitation, any direct, indirect, punitive or consequential loss or damages, or any loss of income, profits, goodwill, data, contracts, use of money, or loss or damages arising from or connected in any way to business interruption of any type, and whether in tort (including without limitation negligence), contract or otherwise in connection with the Service, even if Personals-Network has been informed of the posibility of such damages. YOUR SOLE REMEDY IN THE EVENT OF ANY DEFICIENCY, DEFECT, FAILURE, ERROR OR INTERRUPTION SHALL BE TO REQUEST THAT Personals-Network CORRECT THE MATTER OR, IF IT FAILS TO DO SO, TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY RELEVANT GOODS OR SERVICES AT YOUR OPTION.
12. CUSTOMER SUPPORT: Personals-Network is committed to aid assistance and guidance through its customer support representatives. If we feel that your behaviour towards any of our customer support representatives or other employees is at any time threatening or offensive, we reserve the right to immediately terminate your membership.

13. CONTACT INFORMATION: If you have any questions about the rights and restrictions above, please contact us.

14. GENERAL: We may alter or amend these terms and conditions at any time and will use best attempts to render notice of any change. You may terminate your membership at any time but will be deemed to have accepted any alteration and/or amendment if you continue to use the Service after notice. In the event that you have any claim or action against any other member arising from that member's use of our Personals-Network Website or the Service, you agree to pursue such claim or action independently of and without any demands from our site, releasing Personals-Network from all claims, liability and damages, arising from or in any way connected to the claim or action. If a claim or action is brought against us from your activities or use of the Personals-Network Website or the Service, including any breach by you of this Agreement or any charges made by other parties against you, you agree to pay, hold harmless and defend us in the claim or action. You also agree to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defence of any claim and allow us to assume the exclusive defence and control of the matter. If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, 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 Agreement shall continue in effect. Personals-Network may, and you may not, assign, convey, subcontract or delegate rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement. You agree that no partnership, joint venture, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Personals-Network as a result of this agreement or use of this Personals-Network Website. You are solely responsible for your interaction with other Personals-Network Members. Personals-Network reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members. You agree that the any serious dispute will be governed by the laws of New South Wales in the courts in New South Wales. This Agreement, accepted upon use of the Personals-Network.com Website and further affirmed by becoming a member of the Service, contains the entire agreement between you and Personals-Network regarding the use of this Website and/or the Service. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.