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By browsing fba-now webpage you acknowledge that, as between fba-now and you, except for user content, user comments and advertising/sponsorship materials (as discussed below), fba-now is the sole owner of all content on the fba-now website, including, without limitation, all applicable copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, trade names, logos, and other intellectual property rights thereto, as well as text, images, graphics, logos, audio, video and other material appearing on the fba-now website.

fba-now logo is a protected trademark, owned by fba-now and you are forbidden from registration, adoption or any other use of trade names, symbols or signs that are either identical or confusingly similar to any trademarks owned by fba-now.

We recognise that users of the Internet want to share information with others; thus, as long as you do not create a substitute, you may publish online the original fba-now headline and a link to the article indicating fba-now as the original source. You may also share our content via Facebook, Twitter and other social media buttons available on our website.

Except as expressly authorised by fba-now, you are not allowed to create a database in electronic or paper form comprising all or part of the material appearing on the fba-now website.

For all inquiries about distribution or reproduction of the materials, please get in touch with us via our Contact form.

Comments: In order to make it possible for you to post comments on our website, you grant us a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, sub-licensable and worldwide license to host, use, distribute, modify, run, copy, publicly perform or display, translate, and create derivative works of your content. Posting confidential information is not allowed. You are not permitted to make any comments of fraudulent, misleading, disrespectful or unlawful content. We reserve the right to review and remove comments in our sole discretion. We may also terminate your access to our website or prevent you from posting additional comments.

Content: You can also send us a story for publication on fba-now. When you submit a story to us, you agree and represent that you have created this content, or you have received permission from, or are authorised by, the owner of any part of the content to submit it to us. You or the owner of the content still own the copyright in the content sent to us, but by submitting content to us, you are granting us an unconditional, irrevocable, non-exclusive, fully transferable, perpetual, worldwide licence to use, publish or transmit, modify, make derivative works, or to authorise third-parties to use, publish or transmit your content in any format and on any platform. You further acknowledge and agree that the views expressed by you and other users in this content do not necessarily reflect the views of fba-now, and we do not support or endorse any user content. We reserve the right to refuse to publish, cut, crop or edit your content at our sole discretion. We may remove your content from use at any time. You warrant that the content you submit to us is not fraudulent, misleading, disrespectful or otherwise illegal. You warrant that the content you submit to us does not infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary or privacy right of any party or individual and acknowledge the liability for infringement of such warranty.

If you have any questions regarding user content, please reach us via our Contact forms.

Affiliate Links & Advertising: Our website may contain third party advertising and sponsorship materials (including affiliate links). Each individual advertiser and/or sponsor is solely responsible for the content of its advertising and/or sponsorship material. We accept no responsibility for the content of such material, including, without limitation, any error, omission or inaccuracy therein. If you would like to advertise on fba-now, please reach out to us via our Contact form. Our website needs funds to operate so that you could view our content and services free-of-charge. Thus, some of the links directing you to the websites of specific service providers are affiliate links. This means that we might receive some form of compensation through an arrangement with a third-party if you click on certain links on our website or purchase a product or service after clicking on one of our affiliate links (the providers know if you’ve come to their website precisely from us). For example, we are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com and/ or other Amazon sites. And as an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. Keep in mind that we link and evaluate products and services because of their quality and not because of the compensation we receive. And please be sure to check the information about terms and other details on the websites of providers before making a purchase, as it is possible that not all of the available offers are displayed.

Protection of Sources: By submitting a message in our Send Us a Tip form, you can send us a story or a tip that you think fba-now should cover. We do respect the privacy and anonymity of our sources, unless a state agency lawfully requires disclosure and we have exploited all the possible remedies at our disposal.

Liability: At fba-now we strive for thorough and ethical research. However, to the extent permitted by law, we do not accept any responsibility for any statement in the fba-now content. If you believe that an actual factual error has been made, please get in touch with us via our Contact form. This way we could sort out the issue together and either correct or confirm the facts.

fba-now accepts no liability in respect of any content submitted by users and published by us or by authorised third-parties.

fba-now is only for your general information and entertainment purposes and is not intended to address any particular requirements. For the avoidance of doubt, we are not liable for any loss caused as a result of your doing, or not doing, anything as a result of viewing, reading or listening to fba-now content or any part of it.

Our website may contain links to and from other websites. These websites have their own privacy notices and/or terms of service. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for these other websites.

We give no warranties of any kind concerning our website or content. We accept no responsibility or liability for any interruption or delay in the access of our website.

We believe this is fair on the basis that you can view our content and services free-of-charge.

Indemnification: You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless fba-now, its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of their respective officers, directors, and employees from any and all claims, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees and expenses, arising out of a breach of these terms and conditions or privacy policy or arising out of a breach of your obligations, representation and warranties under these terms and conditions.

Data Protection: Please read our Privacy Policy  to find out how fba-now deals with personal data processing. You may not license or transfer any of your rights under these terms and conditions.

Our failure to insist upon or enforce any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right of fba-now.

If any provision of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision will not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions, which will remain in full force and effect.

We may update our Terms & Conditions from time to time. This may be in relation to changes in the law, best practice or changes in our services. Any changes will become effective when we post the revised document; thus, you should check here regularly.

Cookies We employ the use of cookies. By using our website you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with our privacy policy.Most of the modern day interactive web sites use cookies to enable us to retrieve user details for each visit. Cookies are used in some areas of our site to enable the functionality of this area and ease of use for those people visiting. Some of our affiliate / advertising partners may also use cookies.

License Unless otherwise stated, we and/or our licensors own the intellectual property rights for all material on this website.All intellectual property rights are reserved.You may view and/or print pages from this website for your own personal use subject to restrictions set in these terms and conditions.You must not:1. Republish material from this website2. Sell, rent or sub-license material from this website3. Reproduce, duplicate or copy material from this website4. Redistribute content from this website (unless content is specifically made for redistribution)Hyperlinking to our Content1. The following organizations may link to our Web site without prior written approval:1. Government agencies;2. Search engines;3. News organizations;4. Online directory distributors when they list us in the directory may link to our Web site in the5. Systemwide Accredited Businesses except soliciting non-profit organizations, charity shopping malls, and charity fundraising groups which may not hyperlink to our Web site2. These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Web site information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way misleading; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and its products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.3. We may consider and approve in our sole discretion other link requests from the following types of organizations:1. Commonly-known consumer and/or business information sources such as Chambers of Commerce, American Automobile Association, AARP and Consumers Union;3. Associations or other groups representing charities, including charity giving sites,4. online directory distributors;5. internet portals;6. accounting, law and consulting firms whose primary clients are businesses; and7. educational institutions and trade associations.We will approve link requests from these organizations if we determine that: (a) the link would not reflect unfavorably on us or our accredited businesses (for example, trade associations or other organizations representing inherently suspect types of business, such as work-at-home opportunities, shall not be allowed to link); (b)the organization does not have an unsatisfactory record with us; (c) the benefit to us from the visibility associated with the hyperlink outweighs the absence; and (d) where the link is in the context of general resource information or is otherwise consistent with editorial content in a newsletter or similar product furthering the mission of the organization.These organizations may link to our home page, to publications or to other Web site information so long as the link: (a) is not in any way misleading; (b) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement or approval of the linking party and it products or services; and (c) fits within the context of the linking party’s site.If you are among the organizations listed in paragraph 2 above and are interested in linking to our website, you must notify us by contacting us from our vendor contact link at the bottom of this page. Please include your name, your organization name, contact information (such as a phone number and/or e-mail address) as well as the URL of your site, a list of any URLs from which you intend to link to our Web site, and a list of the URL(s) on our site to which you would like to link. Allow 2-3 weeks for a response.

Approved organizations may hyperlink to our Web site as follows: 1. By use of our corporate name; or2. By use of the uniform resource locator (Web address) being linked to; or3. By use of any other description of our Web site or material being linked to that makes sense within the context and format of content on the linking party’s site.No use of our logo or other artwork will be allowed for linking absent a trademark license agreement.

Iframes Without prior approval and express written permission, you may not create frames around our Web pages or use other techniques that alter in any way the visual presentation or appearance of our Web site.

Reservation of Rights We reserve the right at any time and at our sole discretion to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our Web site. You agree to immediately remove all links to our Web site upon such request.We also reserve the right to amend these terms and conditions and its linking policy at any time. By continuing to link to our Web site, you agree to be bound to and abide by these linking terms and conditions.

Removal of links from our website If you find any link on our Web site or any linked web site objectionable for any reason, you may contact us about this. We will consider requests to remove links but will have no obligation to do so or to respond directly to you.Whilst we endeavour to ensure that the information on this website is correct, we do not warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we commit to ensuring that the website remains available or that the material on the website is kept up to date.

Content Liability We shall have no responsibility or liability for any content appearing on your Web site. You agree to indemnify and defend us against all claims arising out of or based upon your Website. No link(s) may appear on any page on your Web site or within any context containing content or materials that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third party rights.

Disclaimer To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, we exclude all representations, warranties and conditions relating to our website and the use of this website (including, without limitation, any warranties implied by law in respect of satisfactory quality, fitness for purpose and/or the use of reasonable care and skill). Nothing in this disclaimer will:1. limit or exclude our or your liability for death or personal injury resulting from negligence;2. limit or exclude our or your liability for fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation;3. limit any of our or your liabilities in any way that is not permitted under applicable law; or4. exclude any of our or your liabilities that may not be excluded under applicable law.The limitations and exclusions of liability set out in this Section and elsewhere in this disclaimer: (a) are subject to the preceding paragraph; and (b) govern all liabilities arising under the disclaimer or in relation to the subject matter of this disclaimer, including liabilities arising in contract, in tort (including negligence) and for breach of statutory duty.To the extent that the website and the information and services on the website are provided free of charge, we will not be liable for any loss or damage of any nature.You hereby agree to release and hold harmless us, our affiliates, and their respective directors, officers and employees, from any liability for any injury or adverse reaction which you may experience, or any other claims or damages which may arise from your use of the site or services or products.

Contact Information If you have any queries regarding any of our terms, please contact us by clicking the vendor contact link on the bottom this page.