- LEGAL & PRIVACY NOTICE including
COOKIES
TERMS OF USE
- This web site (oobdoo.com) is an online information
and communication service provided by Inter-Change Media Ltd ("Inter-Change").
The names 'Inter-Change' and 'ooBdoo' are to be regarded as one in the
same for the purpose of this Legal & Privacy Notice.Please read
this Legal and Privacy Notice carefully before using this site. By using
this site, you signify your agreement with these Terms of Use. If you
do not agree with any of the below Terms of Use, do not use this site.
ooBdoo reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify, alter
or otherwise update these Terms of Use at any time. Such modifications
shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Terms of
Use. By using this service after we have posted notice of such modifications,
alterations or updates, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.
Inter-Change retains the right to deny access to anyone at its complete
discretion for any reason including for violation of any of these Terms
of Use. This web site provides links to many other web sites affiliated
with ooBdoo that may have a Terms of Use Policy different from, or in
addition to, the Terms of Use specified herein, particularly in the
case of web sites hosting third-party content or that allow postings
by third-parties. By accessing such web sites through links provided
on this web site, you agree to abide by each applicable Terms of Use
policy as therein specified.
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- SEARCHING
By clicking on ooBdoo Search
and using the search facilities you are asking us to perform a private
search of the World Wide Web for and on behalf of you.
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- TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS
This site is controlled and operated by Inter-Change Media Ltd Registered
Office 3 Benson Road, FY3 7HP, United Kingdom. All material on this
site, including, but not limited to images, illustrations, audio clips,
and video clips, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual
property rights which are owned and controlled by Inter-Change or by
other parties that have licensed their material to ooBdoo. Material
on ooBdoo.com or any web site owned, operated, licensed or controlled
by Inter-Change Media Ltd is solely for your personal, non-commercial
use. Such material may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded,
posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, including by e-mail
or other electronic means. Without the prior written consent of Inter-Change
Media Ltd, modification of the materials, use of the materials on any
other web site or networked computer environment, or use of the materials
for any purpose other than personal, non-commercial use is a violation
of the copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary rights, and is
prohibited.
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- LINKS and RSS Feeds
This site contains links and RSS feeds to and from other web sites ("Linked
Sites"). The Linked Sites are for your convenience only, and you
access them at your own risk. ooBdoo is not responsible for, and does
not endorse, the content of the Linked Sites, whether or not ooBdoo
is affiliated with sponsors of the sites. ooBdoo does not endorse the
Linked Sites nor do the Link Sites endorse ooBdoo.
ooBdoo welcomes links to this site. You may establish a hypertext link
to this site, provided that the link does not state or imply any sponsorship
or endorsement of your site by Inter-Change or ooBdoo. You may not use
on your site any trademarks, service marks or copyrighted materials
appearing on the ooBdoo site, including but not limited to any logos
or characters, without the express written consent of the owner of the
mark or right. You may not frame or otherwise incorporate into another
web site any of the content or other materials on the ooBdoo site without
prior written consent of Inter-Change Media Ltd.
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- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
The materials on ooBdoo's web site are provided "as is"
and without warranties of any kind either express or implied. ooBdoo
disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited
to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose, other than those warranties which, under the laws applicable
to this agreement, are implied by law and are incapable of exclusion,
restriction, or modification. Neither ooBdoo, nor its affiliated or
related entities, nor any person involved in the creation, production,
and distribution of ooBdoo's web site warrant that the functions contained
in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will
be corrected, or that ooBdoo or the server that makes them available
are free of viruses or other harmful components. The material that you
read on ooBdoo's web site is provided solely for entertainment and promotional
purposes. ooBdoo does not warrant or make any representations regarding
the use or the results of the use of the materials in ooBdoo's web site
in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise.
You expressly agree that use of the ooBdoo site is at your sole risk.
You (and not ooBdoo) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing,
repair or correction. You expressly agree that neither ooBdoo, nor its
affiliated or related entities, nor any of their respective employees,
or agents, nor any person or entity involved in the creation, production,
and distribution of ooBdoo's web site are responsible or liable to any
person or entity whatsoever for any loss, damage (whether actual, consequential,
punitive or otherwise), injury, claim, liability or other cause of any
kind or character whatsoever based upon or resulting from the use of
this site or any other Inter-Change Media Ltd web site. By way of example,
and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, ooBdoo and related
persons and entities shall not be responsible or liable for any claim
or damage arising from failure of performance, error, omission, interruption,
deletion, defect, delay in operation, computer virus, theft, destruction,
unauthorized access to or alteration of personal records, or the reliance
upon or use of data, information, opinions or other materials appearing
on this site. You expressly acknowledge and agree that ooBdoo and Inter-Change
Media is not liable or responsible for any defamatory, offensive or
illegal conduct of other subscribers or third parties.
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- INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless, Inter-Change Media
Ltd, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers
and any third party information providers to the Service from and against
all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys'
fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use.
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- JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES
Unless otherwise specified, the materials in the ooBdoo web site
are presented solely for the purpose of entertainment and information
and other products available in the United Kingdom, its territories,
possessions, and protectorates. This site is controlled and operated
by Inter-Change Media Ltd from its offices in the United Kingdom. Inter-Change
Media Ltd makes no representation that materials in Inter-Change's web
sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those
who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own
initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and
to the extent local laws are applicable. This agreement shall be governed
by, construed and enforced in accordance with English Law. Any action
you, any third party or Inter-Change Media Ltd bring to enforce this
agreement or, in connection with, any matters related to this site shall
be brought only in the United Kingdom and you expressly consent to the
jurisdiction of said courts. If any provision of this agreement shall
be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision
shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the
validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the
entire agreement between the parties relating to the matters contained
herein and shall not be modified except in writing, signed by Inter-Change
Media Ltd.
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- PRIVACY
ooBdoo is very respectful about the privacy concerns of the visitors
to its sites on the Internet. As a general policy, no personal information
is automatically collected from visitors to this site. However, certain
non-personal information of visitors is recorded by the standard operation
of ooBdoo's Internet servers. This information is primarily used to
provide an enhanced online experience for the visitor. Information tracked
includes the type of browser being used by the visitor (e.g., Internet
Explorer, Firefox, Netscape), the type of operating system (e.g., Macintosh,
Windows) in use by the visitor and the domain name of the visitor's
Internet service provider (e.g., America Online, Earthlink). By having
this information, web pages optimized for a particular visitor's computer
are automatically made available to that visitor. Other use of this
information may include internal review of the number of visitors to
this site but only in an aggregate and non-personally-identifiable form.
E-mail addresses and other personally identifiable data about visitors
to this site are known to ooBdoo only when voluntarily submitted by
the user. ooBdoo affiliated web sites that are linked to this site and
that engage in any additional information practices will explain those
practices at that site.
About
Google and the DoubleClick
DART cookie:
- Google, as a third-party
vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site.
- Google's use of the DART
cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to
our sites and other sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of the
use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google
ad and content network privacy policy.
About Third Party Advertising
We use third-party advertising
companies to serve ads when you visit our Website. These companies may
use information (not including your name, address email address or telephone
number) about your visits to this and other Web sites in order to provide
advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. If you would
like more information about this practice and to know your choices about
not having this information used by these companies, click
here.
We
partner with ValueClick to serve ads and/or collect certain information
when you visit our website. ValueClick may use cookies or web beacons
to collect non-personally identifiable information during your visit to
this website in order to help show advertisements on other websites likely
to be more interesting to you. To learn more about this “behavioral
advertising” practice or to opt-out of this use of your anonymous
information, you can visit http://valueclickmedia.com/member_privacy.shtml
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
We at ooBdoo.com respect the rights of copyright owners. Unauthorized
copying, distribution, modification, public display, or public performance
of copyrighted works is an infringement of copyright holders' rights.
You acknowledge and agree that, as a condition precedent to your use of
the ooBdoo site, you may not infringe the copyrights (nor any other intellectual
property rights) of others in any way. To report copyright infringements
on the ooBdoo site, please notify us at:
Email: 
Pursuant to the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA"), ooBdoo.com will attempt
to respond expeditiously to all claims of copyright infringement, provided
that such claims comply with the requirements of the DMCA. Those requirements
are as follows: (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have
been infringed (or if multiple copyrighted works located on the ooBdoo
site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such
works); (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing
or the subject of infringing activity, and information reasonably sufficient
to all ooBdoo.com to locate the material on the ooBdoo site; (d) the name,
address, telephone number, and email address (if available) of the complaining
party; (e) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief
that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized
by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) 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 of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
A SPECIAL NOTE FOR PARENTS CONCERNING PRIVACY
On sites specifically designed for children, ooBdoo makes a special
effort to encourage children to consult with their parents before furnishing
data. However, ooBdoo believes that parents should supervise their children's
online activities and consider using parental control tools available
from online services and software manufacturers that help provide a child-friendly
online environment. These tools can also prevent children from disclosing
online their name, address, and other personal information without parental
permission.
DISCLAIMER
Readers are advised to seek appropriate
professional advice before sending any money or entering into any commitments.
Inter-Change Media Ltd cannot be held responsible for loss or damages
incurred as a result of responding to advertisements or links.
MEDICAL
All content
within ooBdoo Health and Medical categories is provided for general information
only, and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice
of your own doctor or any other health care professional. ooBdoo is not
responsible or liable for any diagnosis made by a user based on the content
of the ooBdoo website. ooBdoo is not liable for the contents of any external
internet sites listed, nor does it endorse any commercial product or service
mentioned or advised on any of the sites. Always consult your own doctor
if you're in any way concerned about your health.
COOKIES
When we provide services, we
want to make them easy, useful and reliable. Where services are delivered
on the internet, this sometimes involves placing small amounts of information
on your device, for example, computer or mobile phone. These include small
files known as cookies. They cannot be used to identify you personally.
These pieces of information are used to improve services for you through,
for example:
* enabling a service to recognise
your device so you don't have to give the same information several times
during one task
* recognising that you may already have given a username and password
so you don't need to do it for every web page requested
* measuring how many people are using services, so they can be made easier
to use and there's enough capacity to ensure they are fast
Other websites linked from
this site do not necessarily follow the same policies.
Cookies used:
Name: _utma
Third party from Google Anylitics see above
Expires: 2years
Name: _utmb
Third party from Google Anylitics, see above
Expires: 30 minutes
Name: _utmc
Third party from Google Anylitics, see above
Expires: When leaving the site
Name: _utmz
Third party from Google Anylitics, see above
Expires: 6 months
Name: _qca
Third party from quantcast.com (via ValueClick.com) a media measurement
service that lets advertisers view audience reports on millions of websites
and services, see above
Expires: 27 years
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