These Terms and Conditions of Use apply to you when you view, access or
otherwise use the blogs located at the Card Smart Message Board (the “blogs”).
The blogs are owned by Designer Greetings, Inc. We provide this blog for general
informational purposes only. The information within these blogs may be changed
without notice and is not guaranteed to be complete, correct or up-to-date.
While we attempt to maintain these blogs on a regular basis, they may not
reflect the most current developments. The opinions expressed at or through the
blogs are the opinions of the individual author and may not reflect the opinions
of Designer Greetings, Inc. Copyright Notice. All materials and software
published on or used in the blogs are protected by copyright, and are owned or
controlled by or licensed to Designer Greetings, Inc., or the party listed as
the provider/author of the materials.
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1. Links to Other Blogs, Webspace and/or Materials. Links may a Links may
appear on the blogs that may be used to link to other blogs, websites, or
resources. These links are provided solely as a courtesy to our visitors.
Designer Greetings, Inc. has no control over the linked sites or the materials,
information, goods or services available or contained on these linked sites.
Designer Greetings, Inc. is not responsible for and does not endorse in any way
the materials, information, goods or services available through such linked
sites or any privacy or other practices of such sites. Designer Greetings, Inc.
does not warrant that any information is complete or accurate or that any
information or links provided are free of rogue programming. If you decide to
access any of the linked sites, you do so entirely at your own risk. Designer
Greetings, Inc. reserves the right to terminate any link at any time.
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2. Comment Policy. Designer Greetings, Inc. reserves the right to remove any
and all comments that do not comply with the guidelines contained below.
These include comments that use profanity, make personal attacks, or contain
other inappropriate comments or material. Additionally, entries that are
unsigned or contain “signatures” by someone other than the actual author may be
removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our
posting standards, terms of use or any other policies governing this site.
Designer Greetings, Inc. makes no warranties of any kind with regard to the
contents of this site or to any comments posted by third parties. See “Blog
Comment Guidelines” below* for additional information.
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3. Prohibited Actions. You agree not to interrupt, or attempt to
interrupt, the operation of the blogs in any way. Unauthorized use or
modification of any information stored on the blogs may result in criminal
and/or civil prosecution under federal, State and local law. You may not use the
blogs for anything other than a lawful and legitimate purpose. You agree not to
use the blogs to carry out any unauthorized alteration of any data or
information on the blogs or to conduct any activity that infringes on the
copyright, patent, trademark, service mark or other rights of any person or
entity. You shall not restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying
any service conducted on the blogs. Designer Greetings, Inc. reserves the right
to limit or deny your access to the blogs or take other appropriate action if
you violate any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use or if you conduct
any activity that violates the rights of any person or entity, or which we in
our sole discretion deem unlawful, offensive, threatening, abusive or
potentially harmful or malicious.
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4. Modification of Terms and Conditions of Use. Designer Greetings, Inc.
reserves the right to revise these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time by
updating this Web page. Your continued use of the blogs constitutes your
agreement to comply with such revisions, so you should visit this page from time
to time.
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Blog Comment Guidelines
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We welcome your participation in blog comment threads. In order to keep the
experience a positive one for all of our users, we ask that you follow the rules
outlined below. By submitting comments to this blog, you are consenting to the
following rules:
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1. You agree that you are fully responsible for the content that you post.
You may not post content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, that
violates a third party’s right to privacy, that otherwise violates any
applicable local, state, national or international law, or that is otherwise
inappropriate. Furthermore, you may not post content that degrades others on the
basis of gender, race, class, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sexual
preference, disability or other classification. Language intended to intimidate
or to incite violence will not be tolerated. In addition, by posting material on
the blog comments, you represent that you have the legal right to reproduce,
adapt, display, and distribute this material to others. Designer Greetings, Inc.
will not be held responsible for posted information that may infringe on a third
party’s copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property rights.
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2. You understand and agree that Designer Greetings, Inc. may modify and
republish the content of your comments. Designer Greetings, Inc. may monitor
user-generated content as it chooses and reserves the right to remove, edit or
otherwise alter content that it deems inappropriate for any reason. By posting
you agree that your comments may be republished by Designer Greetings, Inc.
online and in print.
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3. You understand and agree that the blog comment areas are to be used only
for non-commercial purposes. This blog prohibits any actions to solicit
funds, promote commercial entities or otherwise engage in commercial activity
through the blog comment function.
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