GLOBAL AREAS USER AGREEMENT

The Web site located at http://www.globalareas.com ("Site") is provided by GlobalAreas.com. Your access to and use of the Site is governed by this User Agreement ("Agreement"). As used in this Agreement, "GlobalAreas.com," "we," "us'" or "our" refers to GlobalAreas.com, and "you" or "your" refers to you, the user of the Site. The Agreement below is the agreement you consent to when submitting your business listings or business reviews to the site. The Agreement does not apply to use of the publicly available Web Site maintained by GlobalAreas.com.

1. Access and Passwords

As part of the sign-up process for this Site, you will select or be assigned a particular username and password in accordance with GlobalAreas.com's username and password guidelines. YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL ENTITLED TO ACCESS THE SITE USING YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORD, AND YOU AGREE NOT TO PERMIT OTHERS TO ACCESS THE SITE USING YOUR USERNAME OR PASSWORD. You agree that all actions taken by you, or any other user that accesses the Site using your username and password, at or through the Site will be attributed to and legally bind you, even with respect to acts for which the user had no actual authority or made an error. You assume all resulting liability from use of the Site and any services available on it by you or others using your username or password. If you lose your username or password, please click here to request your information.

2. Fees and Payments

You can always find the current fees posted on our site. If there are any annual, monthly, or similar periodic fees for your ad/s, these fees will be billed automatically via PayPal's subscription services. PayPal is the payment processing company we use for goods and services provided by GlobalAreas. You agree to pay or have paid all fees and charges incurred in connection with your username and password for the Site (including any applicable taxes) at the rates in effect when the charges were incurred. GlobalAreas.com may change the fees and charges then in effect, or add new fees or charges, by giving you notice in advance. If the fees are increased by Global Areas, then the new rates do not apply to current listings amd/or ads that have already been submitted, so long as the listings and/or ads remain active. If a listing and/or ad is terminated for non-payment then the new fees will apply if one wishes to re-submit the listing and/or ad.

You are also responsible for any fees or charges incurred to access the Site through an Internet service provider or other third party service. YOU, AND NOT GLOBALAREAS.COM, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING ANY AMOUNTS BILLED TO YOUR CREDIT CARD BY A THIRD PARTY WHICH WERE NOT AUTHORIZED BY YOU.

3. Cancellation And Refunds

Customers may cancel their classified ads at any time by deleting their ads or by contacting us via the online support center at http://www.globalareas.com/contact.php. Once a classified ad has been approved and appears live on the site, there are no refunds for the ad due to the nature of the service. Refunds requested before ad approval will be refunded in full, and the ad will be deleted.

4. Privacy

Our Privacy Notice is a part of this Agreement and its terms are incorporated herein by this reference. Please read it now by clicking the "Privacy Policy" link at the bottom of our site.

5. User Conduct

You agree, through your use of GlobalAreas.com, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of ANY law. You also agree not to post ads for prohibited items. Click here to view our list of prohibited items.

We do not allow ads for hate items, sexual items (adult toys, pornography, rated X videos etc.), illegal items or items and/or services that we consider to be offensive. We reserve the right to refuse any listing for any reason that we deem necessary.

You also agree not to post any copyrighted material, or use trademarks of other businesses, unless you own the copyright or trademark; or if you have consent from the owner of the copyrighted or trademarked material and are a representative for said company that owns the copyright or trademark.

Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also inappropriate to GlobalAreas.com.

The site does not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information presented. The ads express the views of the account holders, and are not necessarily the views of the GlobalAreas.com.

Anyone who feels that a posted ad is objectionable is encouraged to us immediately. GlobalAreas.com has the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if it is thought that removal is necessary. This is a manual process however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular ads immediately.

You remain solely responsible for the content of your classified ads, and you agree to indemnify and hold harmless this directory, and any related websites to this directory. The GlobalAreas.com directory also reserves the right to reveal your identity (or any information we have about you) in the event of legal action arising from any information posted by you. This would only happen if subpoenaed by a court of law, because we do value our users privacy.

This is not the place for the airing of personal vendettas with other people or businesses, the naming of other people or businesses that you may have an on going disagreement with or the identification of those other people or businesses by inference.

Legal actions can be taken against you by anyone named or referred to in this way.

Please note that with each ad posted, your IP address is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this GlobalAreas.com or your ISP contacted. This will only happen in the event of a major violation of this agreement.

The Site may contain bulletin board services, news groups, forums, and/or other message or communication facilities ("Communication Services") designed to enable you to communicate with others. You agree to use the Communication Services only to submit or post messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service.

You are also prohibited from submitting to, posting or transmitting through GlobalAreas.com any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including but not limited to any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law. Content that consists of or contains software viruses, political campaigning, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam" is prohibited. You may not use a false email or postal address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of your posted content.

Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information that constitutes part of the content expressed or made available by third parties are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of GlobalAreas.com nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents. You acknowledge that GlobalAreas.com does not pre-screen all content, but that GlobalAreas.com and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or move any content that is made available via the Communication Services. Without limiting the foregoing, GlobalAreas.com and its designees shall have the right to remove any content that violates this Agreement or is otherwise objectionable. You specifically agree that GlobalAreas.com is not responsible for any content sent using and/or included in the Site by any third party.

6. Copyright and Restrictions

This Web site contains proprietary material of GlobalAreas.com (or material that other suppliers have licensed to GlobalAreas.com for their use) which is protected by copyright and other laws respecting proprietary rights. GlobalAreas.com retains all rights in the material and media, including (without limitation) all copyright and other proprietary rights worldwide in all media. You may not use GlobalAreas.com except as expressly permitted under this Agreement and under U.S. copyright laws. Any routine and/or systematic redistribution of any portion of the products licensed herein is expressly prohibited.

End users who are duly authorized may Access GlobalAreas.com for individual use, i.e., may view the information on screen; may download small portions of the information to a computer disk for personal convenience and later reference; and may print paper copies of small portions for personal use only.

The rights granted here are an expansion of the rights granted under the Copyright Act and do not include any rights to reproduce in its entirety any portion of the information or materials contained therein. No part of the information may be duplicated in any medium or format beyond the express terms of this Agreement without prior written authorization from GlobalAreas.com. Any use not authorized by the Agreement is prohibited and is not a fair use under the U.S. copyright law.

You acknowledge that the information (and the licensed materials contained therein) is highly proprietary in nature and that unauthorized copying, transfer or use may cause GlobalAreas.com and/or GlobalAreas.com's suppliers irreparable injury that cannot be adequately compensated for by means of monetary damages. You agree that any breach of this provision by you, or any subscriber or end-user, may be enforced by GlobalAreas.com, and/or any of GlobalAreas.com's suppliers, by means of equitable relief (including, but not limited to, injunctive relief) in addition to any other available legal rights and remedies.

You agree that any supplier of any portion of the licensed materials may enforce its rights against you, even though that supplier is not a party to the Agreement.

You may not and may not permit others to: reproduce, publish, distribute, sell, or otherwise access or use any material retrieved from or contained in or on this Site in any manner whatsoever that may infringe any copyright or proprietary interest of GlobalAreas.com; distribute the information contained in and/on this Site to other users not duly authorized to Access the Site; distribute, rent, sublicense, lease, transfer or assign the information or Agreement; decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse-engineer this Site or information contained in or on this Site or any software contained therein, or alter, translate, modify, or adapt it to create derivative works. Unauthorized reproduction, transfer, and/or use may be a violation of criminal as well as civil law.

You are expressly prohibited from placing or installing any portion of the information on any electronic media, including, but not limited to, local or wide area networks, timesharing services, multiple processing units, multiple site arrangements, service or software rental bureaus, list servers, online services, electronic bulletin boards or forums, World Wide Web sites or any other server that is Internet-enabled, without written authorization by GlobalAreas.com.

If you breach any provision of this Agreement, GlobalAreas.com may immediately terminate this Agreement and all licenses granted hereunder without prior notice and in addition to any other available rights and remedies

7. Limitations on Use

The following activities are prohibited. You agree not to:

a. Use Web-accelerated browsers, software or products (including but not limited to NetJet, NetSonic, MSIECrawler and Teleport-Pro), or other applications that are capable of copying large portions of content from the Site. GlobalAreas.com can detect the use of these systems through live logfile analysis and will ban any future use by offenders. We will also bill offenders for the bandwidth that is stolen by use of such products, browsers, applications or software.

b. Use robots and crawlers, or similar technology. We are able to detect robots violating the guidelines and we will ban any offenders. WE will also bill offenders for the bandwidth that is stolen by use of robots or crawlers. The only robots or crawlers allowed are those search engines that we approve through the use of our robots text file.

c. Use any device, software or routine or the like to interfere or attempt to interfere with any Site functionality;

d. Take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Site infrastructure;

e. Use any email addresses appearing on the Site for purposes not relating specifically to the Site;

f. Access the Site by any means other than through the interface that is provided by GlobalAreas.com, or attempt or access any area of the Site to which your access is not authorized; or

g. Reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code relating the Site, except to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation.

8. Accuracy and Availability of Information

The Site contains database information and other content compiled by GlobalAreas.com. While we use commercially reasonable efforts to provide accurate information, GlobalAreas.com gives no warranty as to the accuracy of the database and other content on the Site. GlobalAreas.com reserves the right to withdraw or delete information or content from the Site at any time.

9. Links to Third Party Sites

GlobalAreas.com does not endorse the content on any third-party Web site, including Web sites of GlobalAreas.com's affiliates ("Third-Party Sites"). GlobalAreas.com is not responsible for the content of Third-Party Sites that you reach through links on the Site, sites framed within the Site, or third-party advertisements on the Site, and we do not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Your use of Third-Party Sites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites. Any transaction that you conduct at a Third-Party site, or with a Third-Party, will be between you and the party providing that Web site, product or service. This means that GlobalAreas.com is not your agent and is not a party to any transaction at a Third-Party Site or with a Third-Party person or business.

10. Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant to GlobalAreas.com that: (a) you possess the legal right and ability to enter into this Agreement; (b) all information submitted by you to the Site is true and accurate; (c) you will be responsible for all use of your username and password even if such use was conducted without your authority or permission; (d) you are at least 18 years old; and (e) you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement.

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

ALL CONTENT, SOFTWARE, AND OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED AT OR FOUND WITHIN THIS SITE BY GLOBALAREAS.COM AND ITS AFFILIATES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "WITH ALL FAULTS," WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND GLOBALAREAS.COM AND ITS AFFILIATES HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. SPECIFICALLY, BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, GLOBALAREAS.COM DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: (a) AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME; (b) ACCURACY OF THE CONTENT OR HOW CURRENT ANY CONTENT IS THAT IS FOUND ON THE SITE; (c) TRANSMISSIONS TO, FROM OR WITHIN THE SITE; (d) FUNCTIONALITY; (e) LACK OF VIRUSES; (f) COMPLIANCE OF THE SOFTWARE, SERVICES AND CONTENT PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WITH UNITED STATES, FEDERAL OR STATE LAWS; OR (g) THAT THE SOFTWARE, CONTENT OR SERVICES CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL MEET ANY PARTICULAR CRITERIA OF PERFORMANCE OR QUALITY.

12. Limitation of Damages

IN NO EVENT WILL GLOBALAREAS.COM OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE, EVEN IN THE EVENT OF FAULT, TORT, BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR BREACH OF WARRANTY, AND EVEN IF GLOBALAREAS.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

13. Limitation of Liability; Exclusive Remedy

ALSO, IN NO EVENT WILL GLOBALAREAS.COM OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO YOU AND/OR ANY AGENCY FOR ANY AMOUNT IN EXCESS OF THE TOTAL DOLLAR AMOUNT ACTUALLY RECEIVED BY GLOBALAREAS.COM FROM YOU FOR ACCESS TO THE SITE AND ANY OF THE SERVICES AVAILABLE AT THE SITE DURING THE YEAR PRIOR TO YOUR CLAIM.

14. Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless, and pay our attorney's fees and costs, if we become liable for or incur any damages in connection with your breach of this Agreement. You may not settle any dispute without our prior consent, which may only be given in a non-electronic writing signed by an authorized representative of GlobalAreas.com.

15. Consent to Electronic Notices and Other Communications

You agree that all of your transactions relating to the Site may, at our option, be conducted electronically, including any that we are otherwise required to provide in "writing". For example, we may send you notices via postings at the Site or via email to any email address that you provide to us during registration as a Site member. If you do not wish to deal with us electronically, you should not use the Site or enter into this Agreement. If applicable law now or later requires us to communicate with you non-electronically, we reserve the right to charge a fee for doing so. Notice will be deemed given 24 hours after the email is sent, unless (for email) we are notified that the email address is invalid. Alternatively, we may give you notice by mail to the address provided during registration.

16. Print a Copy for Your Records

You agree to print or make an electronic copy of this Agreement (and any amendment from time to time) and retain it in your records. You also agree to make a copy of any other information that we deliver to you in writing.

17. Termination

GlobalAreas.com may terminate your account and/or access, or suspend access to all or part of the Site, without notice, for any conduct that GlobalAreas.com, in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of this Agreement, any applicable law, or any act which is harmful to the interests of another user, service provider, or GlobalAreas.com. GlobalAreas.com may also elect not to renew your ad/s and access by providing a notice of non-renewal prior to the end of your current ad/s term. Applicable sections of this agreement will survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.

18. Assignment

You agree not to assign your rights under this Agreement without the consent of an authorized representative of GlobalAreas.com in a non-electronic record, and any assignment without GlobalAreas.com's consent will be voidable at GlobalAreas.com's option. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and bind the parties' respective successors and permitted assigns.

19. Applicable Law and Disputes

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.

To the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate GlobalAreas.com and/or its affiliates' intellectual property rights, GlobalAreas.com and/or its affiliates may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the State of Georgia, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts.

Any other disputes will be resolved as follows:

If a dispute arises under this agreement, we agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following location: Laurens County, GA. Any costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us.

If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location: Laurens County, GA, under the rules of the American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so.

20. Amendments

GlobalAreas.com may change the provisions of this Agreement. When GlobalAreas.com changes the terms of this Agreement, GlobalAreas.com will notify you by email or online postings on this Site. The changes will also appear in this document, which you can access any time. You already agree to be bound by the changes when you first subscribe to the site. If you do not agree to be bound by the changes, you should not use the Site again and you should cancel your account to the Site. Even if you have not clicked on the "I Agree" button or checked the I agree box when creating your account, if you use the Site after you have been notified of a change to this Agreement, you are agreeing now to be bound by that change.

21. Entire Agreement; Severability; No Waiver

This Agreement (including all documents incorporated by reference) is the entire agreement between the parties for its subject matter and supercedes all prior and contemporaneous communications between the parties. No term of this Agreement may be waived by GlobalAreas.com except in a signed, non-electronic writing signed by an authorized representative of GlobalAreas.com.

22. General

If any provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties agree that its remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect, provided that the allocation of risks described herein is given effect to the fullest extent possible. Our failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or similar breaches. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment or agency relationship exists between you and GlobalAreas.com or its affiliates as a result of this Agreement or your use of the Site.