Terms of Service

By accessing or downloading content from http://www.usgeocoder.com (hereinafter the “Service”) or accessing or using any of the content available within the Service (hereinafter “Content”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, (hereinafter, “Terms”).

As a condition of downloading, accessing, or using the Service, you also agree to the terms of the USgeocoder Privacy Policy which may be found by clicking on the link “Privacy Statement” on the lower right of the USgeocoder.com home page.

1. Legal Notice

USgeocoder.com, USgeocoder software, USgeocoder maps, and USgeocoder files are all wholly owned services and products of USgeocoder LLC, a company located in San Jose California. You may contact USgeocoder through clicking “Contact” on the top right of the usgeocder.com home page. USgeocoder is the licensor and you are the licensee in these Terms of Service.

2. Use of the Service

USgeocoder grants you a nonexclusive, nontransferable license to access the Service, and to access the Content (as defined below) within the Service and according to the Terms.

3. Restrictions on Use

Unless you have received prior written authorization from USgeocoder (or, as applicable, from the provider of particular content within the Content), you must not:

(a)
access or use the Service or Content through any technology or means other than those provided in the Service, or through other explicitly authorized means USgeocoder may designate;
(b)
copy, translate, modify, or make derivative works of the Content or any part thereof;
(c)
redistribute, sublicense, rent, publish, sell, assign, lease, market, transfer, or otherwise make the Service or Content available to third parties;
(d)
reverse engineer, decompile or otherwise attempt to extract the source code of the Service or any part thereof, unless this is expressly permitted or required by applicable law;
(e)
use the Service in a manner that gives you or any other person access to mass downloads or bulk feeds of any Content, including but not limited to numerical latitude or longitude coordinates, imagery, and visible map data;
(f)
delete, obscure, or in any manner alter any warning, notice (including but not limited to any copyright or other proprietary rights notice), or link that appears in the Service or the Content; or
(g)
use the Service or Content with any service, systems, or applications for or in connection with (i) real time navigation or route guidance, including but not limited to turn by turn route guidance that is synchronized to the position of a user's sensor enabled device; or (ii) any systems or functions for automatic or autonomous control of vehicle behavior.

3. Appropriate Conduct; Compliance with Law and USgeocoder Policies

You agree that you are responsible for your own conduct and content while using the Service, and for any consequences thereof. You agree to use the Service only for purposes that are legal, proper and in accordance with the Terms and any applicable policies or guidelines USgeocoder may make available. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Service or the Content, you will not:

(a)
defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
(b)
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any inappropriate, defamatory, obscene, or unlawful content;
(c)
upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available any content that infringes any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary right of any party, unless you are the owner of the rights, or have the permission of the owner or other legal justification to use such content;
(d)
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available messages that promote pyramid schemes, chain letters, or disruptive commercial messages or advertisements;
(e)
upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any other content, message, or communication prohibited by applicable law, the Terms or any applicable Product policies or guidelines;
(f)
download any file posted by another that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner;
(g)
impersonate another person or entity, or falsify or delete any author attributions or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of Content, software or other material;
(h)
restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Service or Services;
(i)
interfere with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Services;
(j)
use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion of the Services or Content, or collect information about users for any unauthorized purpose;
(k)
submit content that falsely expresses or implies that such content is sponsored or endorsed by USgeocoder;
(l)
create user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses;
(m)
promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities;
(n)
promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual; or
(o)
transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, or any items of a destructive nature.

4. Content in the Service

Through the Service, USgeocoder allows you to access and view Content, which includes but is not limited to, maps, political jurisdictions, postal and census data, and other related information provided by USgeocoder, its licensors, and its users. Additionally, you may choose to access other third party content made available in the Service through USgeocoder Services. You understand and agree to the following:

(a)
By using the Service, you do not receive any, and USgeocoder and/or its licensors and users retain all ownership rights in the Content. You may not use, access or allow others to use or access the Content in any manner not permitted under the Terms, unless you have received specific written permission to do so by USgeocoder or by the owner of that Content, in a separate agreement.
(b)
Certain content within the Content is provided under license from third parties and is subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights owned by or licensed to such third parties. You may be held liable for any unauthorized copying or disclosure of this content if you violate these Terms of Service.

5. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY

(a)
USGEOCODER AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY CONTENT WITHIN THE SERVICE.
(b)
USGEOCODER AND ITS LICENSORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONTENT AND THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR USE FOR ANY PURPOSE AND ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT OR THE SERVICE.