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Terms & Conditions

Please read these Terms and Conditions before using, or submitting content in any form or medium for publication on www.neptuneops.com. By continuing to use www.neptuneops.com, or by submitting content for publication on www.neptuneops.com, you agree to abide and be bound by these Terms and Conditions.

Neptune Ops LLC reserves the right to change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and you agree by virtue of your continued use of our site to be bound by any such changes.

Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features or functionality that augment or enhance our site shall be subject to these Terms and Conditions.

The most current version of these Terms and Conditions can be viewed at any time at www.neptuneops.com.

1. Modifications and Discontinuance of Site

Neptune Ops LLC reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, all or any portion of the site at any time with or without notice to you.

You agree that Neptune Ops LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, content providers, or other related entities shall not be liable to you or any third party for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance of our site.

2. Terminating Your Use of Our Site

Neptune Ops LLC reserves the right to terminate your access to our site for any reason, and to take any other actions that Neptune Ops LLC, in its sole discretion, believes to be in the interest of our organization, etiquette, and of our users as a whole.

It is our policy, pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), to terminate use of our site by repeat copyright infringers.

You agree that Neptune Ops LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, content providers, or other related entities will not be liable to you or any third party in the event of such termination.

3. Contributor Content on the Site

Any content submitted or otherwise made available by individual independent contributors on the site is not the responsibility of Neptune Ops LLC, but rather the sole responsibility of the person who created the content for use on the site.

Neptune Ops LLC does not claim ownership of content created and posted by independent contributors.

By submitting content to www.neptuneops.com, you grant Neptune Ops LLC and its sponsors an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, nonexclusive, worldwide license to use, publish, copy, modify, edit, create derivative works, reproduce, distribute, sub-license, and exploit such content in any manner, media, or format now known or hereafter developed.

You, as content provider, are solely responsible for your submissions and any consequences that arise from posting and publishing them.

You affirm that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions for any copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, or other proprietary rights in your submissions.

You agree that you will not use the site to transmit or make available any content that:

  • Infringes any intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or publicity rights of any party.
  • Contains falsehoods or misrepresentations that could damage Neptune Ops LLC or any third party.
  • Contains threats, harassment, pornography, hateful or offensive material, unlawful conduct, obscenity, libel, defamation, or other inappropriate material.
  • You know or have reason to know is false, misleading, or fraudulent.
  • Is in any way an advertisement or solicitation of business.

Neptune Ops LLC reserves the right, without obligation, to edit, pre-screen, remove, or refuse to publish submissions to the site without prior notice.

When you submit content to www.neptuneops.com, we may authorize that content to be distributed, syndicated, or published on other Neptune Ops LLC branded environments, affiliates, related entities, or sub-licensees.

You take sole responsibility for postings on the site and any disputes that result from those postings. Neptune Ops LLC has no obligation to resolve or become involved in disputes between users or third parties.

4. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold Neptune Ops LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, content providers, and related entities harmless from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation by you of these Terms and Conditions.

This includes any breach by you of your representations and warranties, or any infringement by you of a third party's intellectual property or other rights.

We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification. In that event, you shall provide the cooperation reasonably requested by us.

5. Copyright Ownership

www.neptuneops.com contains copyrighted material, including text, photographs, graphics, video, and audio content, protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries.

All articles, blogs, content, and other elements on our site are copyrighted works, and Neptune Ops LLC retains all rights therein, subject to the rights of licensors and licensees under applicable agreements.

Unless expressly permitted, or as authorized by the principles of fair use, you may not copy, reproduce, publish, distribute, display, modify, create derivative works from, transmit, or otherwise exploit any part of our site or any content therein.

These files may not be used to construct any kind of database. Neptune Ops LLC respects the right of others to use site materials consistent with fair use.

Neptune Ops LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, content providers, and related entities own all rights to the logos and trademarks used in connection with the site. Other logos and trademarks on www.neptuneops.com are property of their respective owners.

6. Copyright Infringement

If you are a copyright owner or agent and believe that any of our content infringes upon your copyright ownership, please contact Neptune Ops LLC in writing with a signed statement containing the following information pursuant to the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the DMCA:

  • Your name, address, telephone number, and email address. If acting on behalf of a third party, state their name.
  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right allegedly infringed.
  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or a representative list of such works.
  • Identification of the material claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material.
  • A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
  • A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

Please send your notice of alleged infringement by mail to: Copyright Agent, Neptune Ops LLC, 3290 Sweet Drive, Lafayette, CA 94549.

You may also contact miller@neptuneops.com.

Neptune Ops LLC acts in accordance with the requirements of the DMCA and implements a policy to terminate use of our site by repeat infringers when appropriate.

7. Intellectual Property Infringement

If you are the owner or agent of any intellectual property rights other than copyright, including patent, trade secret, trademark, privacy, or publicity rights, and believe that any of our content infringes upon your ownership of such rights, please contact us at miller@neptuneops.com.

8. Disclaimer Regarding Content Accuracy and Opinion

As an Internet Service Provider, we are not responsible for inaccuracies in the content and opinions expressed by content providers.

Opinions and statements expressed by independent contributors, bloggers, legislators, and other third parties are not the opinions of Neptune Ops LLC.

Content created by third parties is the sole responsibility of those third parties. Neptune Ops LLC makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy of third-party content on the site.

Neptune Ops LLC and related entities do not undertake any duty to monitor the site for unlawful or inappropriate conduct and do not assume liability arising from content, including claims for defamation, slander, libel, infringement, invasion of privacy or publicity rights, profanity, obscenity, misrepresentation, or fraud.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Neptune Ops LLC reserves the right to block or remove communications, postings, or materials at any time in our sole discretion.

9. Neptune Ops LLC is Not Responsible for Linked Sites

Neptune Ops LLC is not responsible for the content or availability of other services that may be linked to our site.

Because Neptune Ops LLC has no control over such services, you agree that Neptune Ops LLC is not responsible for the availability of external services, does not endorse them, and is not responsible or liable for any content, accuracy, quality, products, advertising, or other materials on or available from those services or links.

You further acknowledge and agree that Neptune Ops LLC shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any goods, services, or content available on or through such services or links.

10. Neptune Ops LLC May be Legally Compelled to Disclose Certain Information

You understand that Neptune Ops LLC will comply with subpoenas issued by a court or from a law enforcement or government agency, without your consent or prior notice to you.

In such event, Neptune Ops LLC may disclose your name, username, IP address, IP location, or other information in response.

11. Limited Liability

Neptune Ops LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, content providers, or other related entities are not liable for incidental, indirect, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages of any kind, including lost profits or revenues, loss of data, or loss of business.

This limitation applies in any way related to this site or for any claim, loss, or injury based on omissions, errors, interruptions, or other inaccuracies in our site, including as a result of breach of any warranty or other term of these Terms and Conditions.

12. Disputes Governed by California State Law

Without regard to conflict of laws principles, these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the United States and California State, and are applicable to agreements made and to be performed therein.

BY CONTINUING TO USE OUR SITE, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

13. Disclaimer

OUR SITE IS AVAILABLE AS-IS. Neptune Ops LLC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT OUR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

There may be delays, omissions, interruptions, and inaccuracies in the news, information, or other materials available through our site.

Neptune Ops LLC does not make warranties, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, with respect to our site or any information or goods available, advertised, or sold through our site.

Neptune Ops LLC does not endorse the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, material, or database displayed, uploaded, distributed on this site, or available through links on our site.

Although Neptune Ops LLC intends to take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other destructive materials, Neptune Ops LLC does not guarantee that the site or downloadable materials are free of such destructive features.

If you rely on our site or materials available through our site, you do so solely at your own risk.

Our site may contain combinations of text, images, audiovisual productions, opinions, statements, facts, articles, market data, stock quotes, or other information created by us or by third parties. Due to the number of sources and hazards of electronic distribution, such content is for reference only and should not be relied upon for any purpose.

Such content is not intended for tax or investment advice and does not advocate the purchase or sale of any security or investment.

Information created by third parties that you may access on our site or through links is not adopted or endorsed by Neptune Ops LLC and remains the responsibility of those third parties.

Neptune Ops LLC reserves the right to correct any errors or omissions on our site.