Consequently, PLEASE READ THIS TC CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING VetFriends. BY ACCESSING OR USING VetFriends, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE VetFriends. REMEMBER THAT VetFriends MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND SUCH MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT. YOU AGREE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF VetFriends SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT.

VetFriends RIGHTS AND REPRESENTATIONS
VetFriends reserves the right to deny access to you or any group of users to VetFriends, at its sole discretion, at any time. VetFriends also reserves the right to remove any listings or other information or content from VetFriends at any time and at its sole discretion.

VetFriends cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading on VetFriends will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to VetFriends for the reconstruction of any lost data.

VetFriends DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO VetFriends, ANY MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH VetFriends, OR ANY MERCHANTS LISTED ON VetFriends, AND VetFriends SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. VetFriends DOES NOT WARRANT THAT VetFriends WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN VetFriends WILL BE CORRECTED. VetFriends IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. IN NO EVENT WILL VetFriends (OR ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, DISTRIBUTORS OR AFFILIATES) BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE VetFriends, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON VetFriends OR DOWNLOADED FROM VetFriends, EVEN IF VetFriends OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN VetFriends, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DIRECTORY OR EVENT LISTINGS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH VetFriends. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, VetFriends' LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Data, Business Listings, and Residential Listings
This information is proprietary to VetFriends and its data suppliers and is protected under U.S. copyright law and international treaty provisions. This information is licensed for your personal or professional use and may not be resold or provided to others. You may not distribute, sell, rent, sublicense, or lease such information, in whole or in part to any third party; and you will not make such information available in whole or in part to any other user in any networked or time-sharing environment, or transfer the information in whole or in part to any computer other than the PC used to access this information.

Trademarks
The VetFriends name and logo, the VetFriendss.com name and logo and all related products and service names, design marks, and slogans are the trademarks, service marks or registered trademarks of VetFriends or its affiliates. All other product and service marks contained herein are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Consent to Monitoring and Disclosure
VetFriends is under no obligation and does not assume any obligation to monitor the information residing on or transmitted to this service. However, anyone using this service agrees that VetFriends may monitor the contents periodically to (1) comply with any necessary laws, regulations, or other governmental requests; (2) to operate the service properly or to protect itself and its users. VetFriends reserves the right to modify, reject or delete any information residing on or transmitted to its service that it, in its sole discretion, believes is unacceptable or in violation of these terms and conditions.

Should any user of information on this service provide VetFriends information, including without limitation feedback, data, answers, questions, comments, suggestions, plans, ideas or the like to VetFriends, such information shall be deemed to be nonconfidential and VetFriends assumes no obligation to protect such information from disclosure. The submission of such information to VetFriends shall in no way prevent the purchase, manufacture or use of similar products, services, plans and ideas by VetFriends for any purpose whatsoever and VetFriends shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute the information to others without restriction.

Disclaimer of Liability
THE USE OF THIS SYSTEM ASSUMES ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR THE USE OF THIS SERVICE AND THE INTERNET GENERALLY. VetFriends, AND ITS PARENTS SUBSIDIARIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION ACCESSED FROM, OR VIA, THIS SERVICE OR INTERNET, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

VetFriends DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LEGAL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION, APPARATUS, PRODUCT OR PROCESS DISCLOSED ON THE SERVICE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SERVICE. IN NO EVENT SHALL VetFriends BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE INFORMATION ON THIS SERVICE OR THE INTERNET GENERALLY.

Disclaimer of Liability
Any material contained on this service may include inaccuracies or errors. VetFriends has the right to make changes and updates to any information contained within this service without prior notice.

THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY VetFriends, ITS PARENTS SUBSIDIARIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. NEITHER VetFriends, NOR ITS PARENT SUBSIDIARIES WARRANTS THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY WILL BE UNINTERRUPTABLE OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SERVER IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Disclaimer of Endorsement
Reference herein to any products, services, processes, hypertext links to third parties or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by VetFriends. VetFriends makes no representation and is not responsible for the quality of the products and services provided by VetFriendss featured in VetFriendss.com. The inclusion of VetFriendss should not be construed by the consumer as an endorsement by VetFriends of any of the featured businesses, their products or services. Product and service information are the sole responsibility of each individual vendor. The VetFriends name and logo and other trademarks and trade names owned by VetFriends may not be used in any commercial manner without prior written consent of VetFriends.

For further information relating to the legal issues contained in these terms and conditions, questions or problem reports regarding this service, contact us.

MODIFICATIONS TO SITE
VetFriends reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, VetFriends (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that VetFriends shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of VetFriends.

DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through VetFriends, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that VetFriends shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on VetFriends.

LINKS
VetFriends may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because VetFriends has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that VetFriends is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that VetFriends shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

VetFriends PROPRIETARY RIGHTS AND IDEA SUBMISSIONS
You acknowledge and agree that VetFriends and any necessary software used in connection with VetFriends ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that content contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you through VetFriends or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by VetFriends or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on VetFriends or the Software, in whole or in part.

Any copying, downloading, redistribution, retransmission, display or publication of any content on VetFriends is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of VetFriends. This material may be used only for internal, informational, non-commercial purposes. You agree that you will not use VetFriends to compile any marketing lists of any kind without the express written consent of VetFriends. You agree that you will not use VetFriends to download or retrieve directory listings or other information by using any type of automated means. The use of VetFriends for any criminal purpose, or any other purpose that would violate any local, state, federal or international law, whether criminal or civil, is strictly prohibited. You may establish a hypertext link to VetFriends from your World Wide Web site so long as the page containing the link properly attributes the linked site to VetFriends and does not in any way imply VetFriends' sponsorship of your site. However, you may not, without obtaining VetFriends' written permission, republish, redistribute or otherwise make any copies, of the materials on VetFriends, as a part of the link, including by framing or similar means, or otherwise.

You agree to grant to VetFriends a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, and publicly display any content, including directory listings and other materials or information such as ideas contained therein for new or improved products and services you submit to VetFriends (such as through posting to public areas or mailing to VetFriends) by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You also agree to grant to VetFriends the right to use your name in connection with the submitted content as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing and promotional material related thereto. You grant VetFriends non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide permission to implement or use in any manner and in any media any ideas or information contained in your communications. You further agree to release VetFriends from any claims of alleged or actual infringement, or misappropriation of any proprietary rights that may result from such implementation or use.

MISCELLANEOUS
This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland applicable to agreements made and to be performed in Maryland. This site is controlled and operated by VetFriends from its offices within the United States of America. VetFriends makes no representation that materials in VetFriends 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. VetFriends failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. VetFriends may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you. The section titles in the TC are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

INDEMNIFICATION
YOU AGREE TO HOLD HARMLESS, DEFEND AND INDEMNIFY US, OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUBSIDIARIES, CONTRACTORS, SUBCONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FROM ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' FEES, THAT ARE DUE TO, OR THAT ARISE FROM YOUR USE OR MISUSE OF THIS SITE, ANY SERVICES THEREIN, OR FOR INFRINGEMENT BY YOU OR OTHERS OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS OR OTHER RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PARTY. WE MAY ASSUME EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OF ANY DEFENSE OR ANY MATTER SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, AND YOU AGREE TO COOPERATE WITH US IN SUCH EVENT.

• Follow all local, state, national and international laws and regulations.
• Take responsibility for all acts that occur under your account or password, including any content transmitted or broadcast from your account.
• Maintain the confidentiality of your password and log in identity.
• Comply with all intellectual property and other proprietary rights laws, including but not limited to federal copyright and trademark laws, in the use of the site and in making your personal profile and submissions of stories.
• Provide only accurate and appropriate personal information about yourself. Please do not post sexually explicit language. You agree to keep your personal information posted on the site within the convention of good taste. We do not review the directory or individuals' profiles looking for inappropriate material, but if it is brought to our attention, we will require that you revise or delete the inappropriate information. We have the right to request edits or make edits to your personal information at our discretion.

• Use incognito names when registering or communicating on our site.
• Use your access to Vet Friends for any commercial purpose with the exception of professional planning of a reunion.
• Send junk mail to our members or solicit our members for commercial purposes.
• Post your phone number or addresses.
• Republish information found in the site without first obtaining written permission from Vet Friends.
• Post any false, misleading, slanderous, libelous, or inaccurate information about others on our site. In the event you do, we have the right to release your identifying information to the police, our attorneys or the individual you mentioned in your posting so that they may take action against you.
• Post or forward any confidential correspondence from Vet Friends.

• Vet Friends reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate access to the site at any time without notice or refund if you are suspected of violating any of these Terms of Service. We also reserve the right, on occasion, to require you to change your log in name and password.
• Payment for joining Vet Friends is non-refundable.
• Swearing, obscenities, and inappropriate behavior (as solely determined by Vet Friends) on bulletin or message boards, chat rooms, or otherwise on the site will not be tolerated, and your membership will be immediately terminated if we determine that you have participated in such behavior on the site.

1. You shall abide by all the terms and conditions of this agreement;
2. You are of sufficient legal age to use this site and to create binding legal obligations for any liability you may incur as a result of the use of this site;
3. You will not take any action which would derogate Vet Friends' or its licensors' rights in and to their intellectual property or content;
4. You will not infringe on the copyrights of any third parties;
5. You will not violate any laws in your use or postings of information on the site; and
6. You will not interfere in the business of Vet Friends by posting information that violates the rules outlined above or by attempting to divert traffic from the Site. You shall indemnify and hold harmless, and at Vet Friends' request defend, Vet Friends, its directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents, affiliates and owners (each, an "Indemnified Party") from and against any and all claims, proceedings, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees, an allocation for in-house counsel, and other legal costs) arising out of any claim of any third party resulting from any breach of your representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this agreement. You shall reimburse each Indemnified Party on demand for any costs, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party to which this indemnity relates.

• No Partnership/Assignment. Our relationship is not one of agency or partnership and you will not be deemed to be a partner, employee, fiduciary, agent or representative of Vet Friends by your use of the site. You may not assign or transfer your rights to any third party.
• Severability. These terms are severable. In the event that any provision is determined to be unenforceable or invalid, such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.
• No Waiver. Failure to enforce a term of this agreement shall not be deemed a subsequent waiver of that term or other terms.
• Termination of Membership Permitted. The license granted in this agreement shall terminate automatically without notice from Vet Friends if you fail to comply with any provision of this agreement. Vet Friends may terminate a free membership at its sole discretion.
• Headings of No Effect. The headings in this agreement are used for convenience only and not for interpretation.
• Entire Agreement. This agreement is the entire understanding between us regarding your access to, license and use of the site and its content and supersedes any prior agreements, statements or representations with respect to the same.