3Ci, Inc. ("3Ci") requires that all visitors ("you") to our web site ("Site") abide by the following Terms of Use ("TOU"). By accessing and using the Site you indicate your agreement to these TOU. If you do not agree to these TOU, please do not access or use the Site.
The Site provides you with access to information concerning credit and debt management, products and services offered by independent and affiliated service providers and a variety of resources, including but not limited to articles, tools and calculators, download areas, communication forums, and product information (collectively "Services"). The Services, including any modifications, deletions, updates, enhancements and new features (collectively "Site Changes") are subject to these TOU. 3Ci reserves the right to make any Site Changes at any time and in any manner, without prior notice.
The Services are for your personal use. Except as otherwise expressly stated, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Services.
We do not knowingly solicit data online from, or market online to, children under the age of 13.
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these TOU. You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any 3Ci server, or the network(s) connected to any 3Ci server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, other usernames, computer systems or networks connected to any 3Ci server or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Services.
You agree not to remove any proprietary notices from materials you obtain through the Services, including but not limited to, copyright or trademark notices.
NOTHING ON THIS SITE IS A PROMISE TO MAKE A LOAN. ALL DECISIONS RELATING TO EXTENDING CREDIT ARE MADE BY THE SERVICE PROVIDERS TO WHOM YOU ARE REFERRED. 3Ci DOES NOT HELP YOU OBTAIN CREDIT. 3Ci DOES NOT HELP YOU IMPROVE YOUR CREDIT REPORT, RECORD, HISTORY OR RATING, OR HELP YOU DISPUTE INFORMATION IN YOUR CREDIT REPORT.
3Ci is not a lawyer and does not give legal advice.
We believe that the responsible use of personal information is critical to the continued success of the Internet. As such, we are committed to the highest standards in protecting and safeguarding your right to privacy while using the Services. For further information, please see our Privacy Policy.
You acknowledge and agree that by providing 3Ci with any personal or proprietary information through the Services, you consent to the transmission of such personal or proprietary information as necessary for processing in accordance with 3Ci's standard business practices. You should be aware that web sites not owned by 3Ci ("Linked Sites") may contain transmission of personal data provisions that differ from the provisions provided herein. 3Ci is not responsible for such provisions, and expressly disclaims any and all liability related to such provisions. For further information on how we use your personal information, please see our Privacy Policy.
If any of the Services requires you to login, you must complete the registration process by providing us with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the registration form. You also will choose a password and a username. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and username. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your username. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized access or use of your username or any other breach of security. We will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or username, either with or without your knowledge.
3Ci owns this Site and owns and/or retains the rights to all text, logo or graphic images appearing herein, and all such materials is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Nothing in these TOU transfers any rights in such materials to you or any third party.
3Ci is not responsible for the services or products offered on the Site by other service providers. We do not endorse or guarantee the content, products, or services provided by service providers and available through the Site.
The selection of a service provider included on this Web site and the transaction of business with the service provider is your sole responsibility and should be undertaken only after a thorough investigation and analysis. The service provider is solely responsible for its services to you, and you agree that 3Ci shall not be liable for any damages or costs of any type arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the services of any service provider.
Where permitted by law, 3Ci receives fees from each service provider. In addition, some of the other companies in 3Ci's family of companies receive fees from some service providers. Your use of this Site is your agreement with this compensation arrangement.
The Services may include interactive services to share useful information through discussion forums, bulletin boards, news groups, and other message facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others ("Interactive Services"). For example, the CareOne Community is a place for its members to share useful information with each other. 3Ci creates an environment to enable CareOne members to anonymously discuss their financial situation and allows you to engage in peer-to-peer discussion about financial matters and other issues that may be of relevance.
We want to ensure that all our members have a pleasant experience at all times while taking part in Interactive Services. The information contained within Interactive Services is sometimes provided by our staff and sometimes provided by other Interactive Service members. Note that 3Ci and CareOne Services, Inc. employees may also be members of the Interactive Service.
By participating in an Interactive Service, you agree not to use the Interactive Service to send or post on message boards or any place on the Site any message or material that is improper. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you will not: (i) defame, harass, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights of others; (ii) post or transmit any message, data, image, or program that would violate the property rights of others, including unauthorized copyright text, images or programs, trade secrets or other proprietary confidential information, and trademarks or service marks used in an infringing manner; (iii) display or distribute any information that is false, misleading, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive, abusive or libelous; (iv) interfere with other users use of this Site; (v) post or transmit any file which contain viruses, worms, "Trojan horses", time bombs, or the like that may damage the operation of the computer or property of another; (vi) use the Interactive Service in a commercial manner to post messages or solicitations in message boards or during live chats; or (viii) use the Interactive Service in connection with otherwise objectionable material or that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable law.
3Ci is under no obligation to monitor, post, or use any submission from you, and we may remove any submission at any time in our sole discretion and without notice. From time to time, we may re-publish your messages in our communications, including but not limited to newsletters and advertisements. If we re-publish your information, we will identify you only by your username. We may also contact you to request a testimonial about the services you have received as a member of the Interactive Service or other services provided by one of 3Ci's service providers.
We reserve the right to disclose any information as we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post, or remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, from the Site in our sole discretion.
We ask you to limit the amount of personally identifiable information that you provide in Interactive Services. We strongly discourage you from provideing your legal name, address, phone number or other personally identifying information when communicating with other members. And, never post social security numbers or account numbers.
You agree not to post any copyrighted information unless you have the consent of the owner of that information. If you post material in violation of this promise, you will be responsible for any damages. 3Ci will not be held responsible for member-posted information that may violate copyright law. You agree that by posting, uploading, inputting, providing, or submitting any materials to the Site, you are granting us and the general public a nonexclusive perpetual royalty-free worldwide license to: (i) copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, and create derivative works from your submission; (ii) publish your username in connection with your submission; and (iii) sublicense any such rights. We will not compensate you for your submission. You warrant and represent that you own or control all rights to your submission, and have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these TOU.
The Services may include tools such as financial management calculators ("Tools"). Any Tools that are made available for use from the Site are the copyrighted work of 3Ci and/or our service providers. Tools are made available for use solely according to the applicable terms of use or other agreement between you and the service provider.
We grant you permission to use documents that we make available for downloading from the Site (the "Documents") provided that your use of such Documents is in accordance with these TOU.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, any comments or materials ("Feedback") sent to 3Ci including questions, suggestions, ideas, comments, or the like relating to this Site, the Services (including Interactive Services, The Community and the Tools) and Documents shall be deemed to be non-confidential and shall become the property of 3Ci upon receipt. 3Ci shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such Feedback and shall be free to transmit, reproduce, use, exhibit, disclose, display, transform, copyright, create derivative works, and distribute the Feedback to others without limitation. Further, 3Ci shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how and techniques contained in such Feedback for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products or services incorporating such information.
THE SITE, SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTERACTIVE SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY, AND TOOLS), DOCUMENTS AND ALL OTHER INFORMATION OR SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE, INCLUDING TEXT, IMAGES, AND LINKS, AND THE INFORMATION ON ANY LINKED SITE, WHETHER AFFILIATED OR UNAFFILIATED WITH 3Ci, WHICH YOU MAY VISIT THROUGH THIS SITE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS," "WHERE IS," AND "AS AVAILABLE," BY 3Ci, AS A CONVENIENCE TO ALL USERS WITHOUT REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES (I) OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (II) OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT OR ACCURACY; (III) OF NON-INFRINGEMENT; (IV) OF QUIET ENJOYMENT; (V) OF TITLE; (VI) THAT THIS SITE OR SERVICES WILL OPERATE ERROR FREE, OR IN AN UNINTERRUPTED FASHION; (VII) THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR (VIII) THAT THIS SITE, SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTERACTIVE SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY, AND TOOLS) OR DOCUMENTS IS COMPATIBLE WITH ANY PARTICULAR HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE PLATFORM. EFFORTS BY 3Ci TO MODIFY THE SITE SHALL NOT BE DEEMED A WAIVER OF THESE LIMITATIONS.
THE SITE, SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, INTERACTIVE SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY, AND TOOLS), AND DOCUMENTS COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. 3Ci AND/OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS MAY MAKE CHANGES IN THE SITE, SERVICES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION INTERACTIVE SERVICES, THE COMMUNITY, AND TOOLS) AND/OR DOCUMENTS AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME.
3Ci SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND HOWSOEVER CAUSED, WHETHER ARISING UNDER THESE TOU OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF 3Ci WAS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR WAS NEGLIGENT. THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE TRANSMISSION OF ANY VIRUSES THAT MAY INFECT A USER'S EQUIPMENT, FAILURE OF MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT OR COMMUNICATION LINES, TELEPHONE OR OTHER INTERCONNECT PROBLEMS, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, THEFT, OPERATOR ERRORS, STRIKES OR OTHER LABOR PROBLEMS OR ANY FORCE MAJEURE EVENT.
IN JURISDICTIONS THAT PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, 3Ci'S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold 3Ci, its affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents, contractors and service providers harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, suits, damages, disputes, or expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees and costs, arising out of or in any way related to your use of the Site, the Services (including without limitation, the Interactive Services, The Community and Tools), or the Documents including any third party claims.
A link to a Linked Site does not mean that 3Ci endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, functioning or use of such Linked Site, and you enter any such web site at your own risk. You agree that 3Ci has no control over or liability for information on Linked Sites. You should be aware that Linked Sites may contain rules and regulations, privacy provisions, confidentiality provisions, transmission of personal data provisions, and other provisions that are different from the provisions provided on this Site. 3Ci is not responsible for such provisions, and expressly disclaims any and all liability related to such provisions.
3Ci prohibits unauthorized hypertext links to the Site, or the framing of the Site.
We reserve the right to discontinue providing and/or to terminate your access to the Site, the Services (including any Interactive Service, The Community and Tools), and Documents, or any portion thereof, at any time.
3Ci has registered an agent with the United States Copyright Office in accordance with the terms of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "DMCA") and avails itself of the protections under the DMCA. 3Ci reserves the right to remove any materials on the Service that allegedly infringe another person's copyright. If you believe your copyright has been infringed, please notify us info@careonecredit.com and provide the following information:
This Site is controlled by 3Ci from its Columbia, Maryland office in the United States of America. This Site only is directed to persons in the continental United States, Hawaii and Alaska, however, it may be accessed from many difference places around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of the State of Maryland, by accessing this Site, you agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles, and including the Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this Site. You further agree that exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes, claims or controversies relating to use of this Site shall be only in the federal or state court with competent jurisdiction in the State of Maryland. You consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by such courts in any such action. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
Regardless of any law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the use of the Site must be filed within 1 year after the claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
These TOU constitute the entire agreement between you and 3Ci and its supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, promises and proposals, whether oral, written or electronic, between you and 3Ci with respect to this Site, Services (including without limitation, Interactive Services, The Community and Tools) and Documents. If any part of these TOU 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 these Terms of Use shall continue in effect. A printed version of these TOU and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to these TOU to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
If you have any comments, concerns or questions regarding these TOU policy, please contact us at info@careonecredit.com.