Web Site Terms of Use
IMPORTANT! THESE TERMS OF USE GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, WHICH IS PROVIDED BY RANELAGH GROUP, LLC d/b/a INeedASpeaker.com (the “Company”). BY ACCESSING THIS SITE, YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS OF USE. THESE TERMS OF USE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE COMPANY AT ANY TIME AT ITS DISCRETION. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AFTER SUCH CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED CONSTITUTES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES. PLEASE CONSULT THESE TERMS OF USE REGULARLY.
1. Access to This Site
To access this site or some of the resources it has to offer, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of this site that all the information you provide on this site will be correct, current, and complete. If Company believes the information you provide is not correct, current, or complete, Company has the right to refuse you access to this site or any of its resources, and to terminate or suspend your access at any time. In addition, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract.
Access to the site is permitted on a temporary basis, and Company reserves the right to withdraw or amend any service the Company provides on the site in Company’s sole discretion, without notice. Company will not be liable for any reason, if all or any part of the site is unavailable at any time or for any period of time. Company may restrict access to some parts of the site, or the entire site, to users, including registered users. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the site. You are responsible for ensuring that all persons who access the site through your internet connection are aware of and comply with these Terms of Use.
2. Services Provided
The Company enables speakers (the “Speaker”) to connect with individuals and entities (the “Audience(s)”). Speakers and any Audience that have connected through this site are solely responsible for setting and negotiating their terms of engagement and are responsible for executing any written agreement between them. The Company shall not be and is not a party to any such agreement. Any sample agreements provided by Company are for information purposes only and may not contain all terms and conditions required by the parties or applicable law. The Speaker and the Audience are encouraged to seek separate legal counsel to negotiate any agreement between them. The Company shall not be responsible for any Speaker’s performance or non-performance or any Audience’s obligations under any agreement reached by the parties, including payment. The Speaker and the Audience shall be solely responsible for complying with all laws, including any employment or federal, state or local tax laws. The Company does not screen, review or investigate any potential Speaker or potential Audience. Each party shall be responsible for completing its own due diligence and determining the appropriateness of any engagement. Company does not have any control over the quality, timing, or legality of the services provided by a Speaker nor does Company have control over the integrity, responsibility or actions of a Speaker or Audience. Company does not refer or recommend a Speaker nor does Company make any representations about the suitability, reliability, timeliness or accuracy of the Speaker or his or her content. Further, any reviews posted on this site are not the opinions of Company and Company shall not be responsible for any Audience’s reliance upon such reviews.
YOU AGREE THAT COMPANY SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE ACTIONS OR INACTIONS OF ANY SPEAKER OR AUDIENCE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE TO INDEMINFY COMPANY, ITS MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FROM ANY LIABLITY, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS, ASSOCIATED WITH OR ARISING FROM ANY DISPUTE BETWEEN YOU AND ANY THIRD PARTY.
3. Restrictions On Use
You may use this site for purposes expressly permitted by this site. You may not use this site for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without Company’s express prior written consent. For example, you may not (and may not authorize any other party to) (i) co-brand this site, or (ii) frame this site, or (iii) hyper-link to this site, without the express prior written permission of an authorized representative of Company. For purposes of these Terms of Use, “co-branding” means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any party in such a manner as is reasonably likely to give a user the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute this site or content accessible within this site. You agree to cooperate with Company in causing any unauthorized co-branding, framing or hyper-linking to cease immediately.
4. Proprietary Information
The material and content accessible from this site, and any other World Wide Web Site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by Company (the “Content”) is the proprietary information of Company or the party that provided the Content to Company, and Company or the party that provided the Content to Company retains all right, title, and interest in the Content. Accordingly, the Content may not be copied, distributed, republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent of Company, except that you may print out a copy of the Content solely for your personal use. In doing so, you may not remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the Content. Modification or use of the Content except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use violates Company’s intellectual property rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access to this site.
5. Hyper-Links
This site may be hyper-linked to other sites which are not maintained by, or related to, Company. Hyper-links to such sites are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site or Company. Company has not reviewed any or all of such sites and is not responsible for the content of those sites. Hyper-links are to be accessed at the user’s own risk, and Company makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, or accuracy of these hyper-links or the sites hyper-linked to this site. Further, the inclusion of any hyper-link to a third-party site does not necessarily imply endorsement by Company of that site.
6. Submissions
You hereby grant to Company the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display all content, remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to Company through this site (together, the “Submission”), and to incorporate any Submission in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. Company will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and may use any Submission in its business (including without limitation, for products or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties or any other consideration of any kind, and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future Company operations.
Company will treat any personal information that you submit through this site in accordance with its Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.ineedaspeaker.com/privacy-policy.
7. Disclaimer
You understand that Company cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this site for the reconstruction of any lost data. Company does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.
The Content is not necessarily complete and up-to-date and should not be used to replace any written reports, statements, or notices provided by Company. Investors, borrowers, and other persons should use the Content in the same manner as any other educational medium and should not rely on the Content to the exclusion of their own professional judgment. Information obtained by using this site is not exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant to your goals.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE, OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND COMPANY MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, AND NOT THE COMPANY, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT.
All of the information available on this site, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the date the information is posted on this site, and Company does not undertake any obligation to update such information after it is posted or to remove such information from this site if it is not, or is no longer, accurate or complete.
8. Limitation On Liability
COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO COMPANY FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.
9. Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting losses, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from this site.
10. Trademarks
Trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this site are the property of Company or the party that provided the trademarks, service marks, and logos to Company. Company and any party that provided trademarks, service marks, and logos to Company retain all rights with respect to any of their respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this site.
11. Information You Provide
You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that:
(a) you do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party;
(b) in any way violates any applicable federal, state, local and international law or regulation (including without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the U.S. or other countries);
(c) advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act;
(d) is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent;
(e) does not pertain directly to this site;
(f) threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening, or offensive;
(g) seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details, or otherwise;
(h) infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including violating anyone’s copyrights or trademarks or their rights of publicity;
(i) violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;
(j) impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;
(k) advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorized on this site;
(l) solicits funds, advertisers, or sponsors;
(m) includes programs that contain viruses, worms, and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
(n) disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type or otherwise act in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real-time activities via this site;
(o) includes .mp3, .mp4, .mpv or any other video or audio file formats known or unknown;
(p) amounts to a “pyramid” or similar scheme;
(q) disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time regarding use of this site or any networks connected to this site;
(r) transmits, or procures the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without your prior written consent, including any “junk mail”, “chain letter” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation;
(s) impersonates or attempts to impersonate the Company or an employee of Company, another user, person or entity (including without limitation, the use of e-mail addresses associated with any of the foregoing);
(t) restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the site, or which, as determined by Company, may harm the Company or users of the site or expose them to liability;
(u) uses the site in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the site, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the site.
(v) contains hyper-links to other sites that contain content that falls within the descriptions set forth above.
Company reserves the right to monitor use of this site to determine compliance with these Terms of Use, as well the right to remove or refuse any information for any reason. Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely responsible for the content of your submissions. You acknowledge and agree that neither Company nor any third party that provides Content to Company will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by Company or such third party with respect to any submission.
12. Limitation On Time to File
ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE SITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES, OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
13. Security
Any passwords used for this site are for individual use only. You will be responsible for the security of your password (if any). Company will be entitled to monitor your password and, at its discretion, require you to change it. If you use a password that Company considers insecure, Company will be entitled to require the password to be changed and/or terminate your account.
You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with this site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools, or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security, Company reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist them in resolving security incidents. Company reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use.
Company reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Company to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS COMPANY FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY COMPANY DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER COMPANY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
14. Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in the local and federal courts located in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, in connection with any dispute between you and Company arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter of these Terms of Use will be in the state and federal courts in Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to this subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions on this site will govern the items to which they pertain. Company may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. No waiver of any provision of the Terms of Use by the Company shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition, and any failure of the Company to assert a right or provision under the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
Last updated: February 2020
