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Instant Message User Agreement and Policies

Below is the obligatory fine print. for the meticulous, please read the entire document. for everyone else, allow us to paraphrase our rules…

  • if you're submitting ideas and/or designs, make sure they are your own and do not violate anyone’s intellectual property rights — that’s stealing, and stealing is wrong.
  • please proudly wear the brilliant products you find on Instant Message, just don’t claim any of ideas and/or designs as your own or sell them.
  • we reserve the right to refuse to produce any ideas and/or designs for any reason. our reputation is on the line here.
  • we will always respect and protect your privacy and personal information. anything less would be unacceptable on our part.
  • the internet is a wide open, often crazy, place. we can control what you see on theinstantmessage.com, but outside of our walls, you're on your own.
  • our payment process is verified, safe and secure. this is something our customers should expect and never have to worry about.

Instant Message business policies

This user agreement (“Agreement”) governs your use of the theinstantmessage.com website and its services (“Site”). you understand that by using the Site, you have agreed to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and you agree to use the Site solely as provided in this Agreement.

Intellectual property rights of Instant Message and third parties

Instant Message is committed to the appropriate and legal use of the intellectual property of others, and we require our users to behave similarly. unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs and written and other materials that appear on the Site are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual properties owned, controlled or licensed by Instant Message.

Air Waves LLC is the owner of the Instant Message trademark; other trademarks made available through this Site, including logos, slogans, color schemes and design trademarks, are licensed for use by Instant Message from Institutions and other third parties. By using the Site, you agree to limit your use of Licensed Marks to uses that are directly related to such third parties and to comply with any restrictions or conditions imposed on the use and access of the Licensed Marks by the third parties. Instant Message will notify you of such terms if your usage is in violation of such terms. generally, products created using images available on the Site should not be resold commercially. in the event that you wish to resell such products, you agree to contact Instant Message and verify the legality of reselling such products prior to doing so. designs created using the text tools and images available through the Site are in no way the exclusive property of the customers who assemble such designs. Instant Message retains the right to display such designs or offer them (or variations of such designs) to other customers.

Additionally, Instant Message has the sole discretion to reject any order that it considers libelous, defamatory, obscene, profanity, portraying irresponsible use of alcohol or other substances, advocating persecution based on gender, age, race, religion, disability or national origin, containing explicit sexual content or is otherwise inappropriate for production. you agree to not use the site to create any material that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, or that infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any third party.

Intellectual property claims

Instant Message respects the intellectual property rights of others. by submitting content to the Site, you are representing that you are the owner of the content and that the content does not infringe upon the property right, intellectual property rights such as trademarks and copyrights of other. we have a policy of removing user submissions that violate copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property laws, suspending or blocking access to the design-saving or other features of our site to any user who uses our site in violation of any such law, and/or terminating in appropriate circumstances the account (if any) of any user who uses our site in violation of any such law. pursuant to Title 17 of the United States Code, Section 512, we have implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed copyright infringement and for processing such claims in accordance with such law.

If you believe your copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right is being infringed by a user of the Site, please provide written notice to cs@theinstantmessage.com.com in order for us to respond to your notice, it must: (i) contain your physical or electronic signature; (ii) identify the copyrighted work, trademark, or other intellectual property alleged to have been infringed; (iii) identify the allegedly infringing material in a sufficiently precise manner to allow us to locate that material; (iv) contain adequate information by which we can contact you (including postal address, telephone number, and e-mail address); (v) contain a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material, trademark, or other intellectual property is not authorized by the owner, the owner's agent, or the law; (vi) contain a statement that the information in the written notice is accurate; and (vii) contain a statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right owner.

Privacy Policy

Instant Message recognizes that you have a right to privacy, and we will not give or sell anyone specific information about you or any orders you have placed through the Site except that: (i) Instant Message may share information about you or an order that you have placed with a relevant Institution in order to allow such Institution to review the use of the Licensed Marks as necessary; (ii) Instant Message may provide information about you and your order to its subcontractors; and (iii)

Instant Message may share information about you with its marketing partners and affiliates for purposes of marketing Instant Message. In addition, Instant Message may share information about you or your order if we believe in good faith that disclosure of specific information is necessary to (i) resolve disputes, investigate problems, or enforce our Agreement; (ii) comply with relevant laws or respond to requests from law enforcement or other government officials relating to investigations or alleged illegal activity (in which case we can, and you authorize us to, disclose personal information without subpoenas or warrants served on us); or (iii) protect and defend our rights or property or the rights and property of you or third parties. Instant Message employs third party cookies which are used to target customers for advertising purposes. Instant Message collects information (including email addresses) that allows us, among other things, to: process and fill your order; contact you regarding the processing of your order; share your design with those whom you request; improve our website and service; and send informative and promotional emails that may be of interest to you. while this information may be used by us for marketing purposes, it is never shared or sold to other organizations for commercial purposes. if you have any questions, comments or concerns about our privacy policy, contact us at cs@theinstantmessage.com

Limit of Instant Message responsibility

Instant Message will be responsible for acting only on those instructions sent to the Site that actually are received and does not assume responsibility for malfunctions in communications facilities not under its control that may affect the accuracy or timeliness of any orders you send. Instant Message is not responsible for any losses or delays in transmission of orders arising out of the use of any Internet Access Service Provider or caused by any browser software or any computer virus or related problem that may be attributable to services provided by any Internet Access Service Provider.

Instant Message is not responsible should you give incorrect instructions or if your credit-card payment is not processed by your credit-card company. The information and materials contained in this Site, including text, graphics, links or other items, are provided "as is", "as available". Instant Message does not warrant the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of the information and materials on the Site and expressly disclaims liability for errors or omissions in this information and materials. no warranty of any kind, implied, express or statutory, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose or freedom from computer virus, is given in conjunction with the information and materials. In no event will Instant Message be liable for any damages, including without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages, losses or expenses arising in connection with the Site or use thereof or inability to use by any party, or in connection with any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus or line or system failure, even if Instant Message, or representatives thereof, are advised of the possibility of such damages, losses or expenses.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Instant Message and its affiliates harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from or relating to your use of the Site, your violation of this Agreement, or your violation of any rights of another.

Payment Policies

Instant Message accepts payment online via credit card or debit card. all payments sent electronically are securely transmitted.

Governing Law

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Ohio and, where applicable, by federal law.

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