Girlports’ Terms of Use

Thank you for visiting the Girlports’ Web site located at http://www.girlports.com (“the website” or “the site”). We hope you enjoy your stay. These Terms of Use are provided to ensure you get the most out of your visit.

By visiting this site, you agree to be bound by the terms of the present policy, known as the Terms of Use. The Terms of Use include information about intellectual property, our Privacy Policy, disclaimers, and other general terms.

Copyright and Intellectual Property

The content, arrangement and layout of this site, including, but not limited to, the trademarks and text, are proprietary to Girlports, and should not be copied, imitated, reproduced, displayed, distributed, or transmitted without the express permission of Girlports. Any unauthorized use of the content, arrangement or layout of the site, or the trademarks found in the site may violate civil or criminal laws, including, but not limited to, copyright and trademark laws, and Girlports may take action accordingly.

Privacy Policy

It is the policy of Girlports, Inc. to respect your privacy, and the privacy of all visitors to our website. This policy statement has been established to help you understand our commitment to protecting your privacy, and the steps we take to ensure it.

Your privacy is very important to us and we want you to know everything we do and don’t do with the information you provide. Our guiding principle is that any information we collect from you will be treated with the utmost care and respect, and every effort will be made to ensure the information is kept private.

Girlports automatically collects certain information to help us understand how our users use the site. For example, each time you visit the site we automatically collect your IP address, browser and computer type, access times, the web page from which you came, and the web page(s) you access. We use this information only to better understand your needs and the needs of Girlports users in the aggregate, and to be able to trace fraudulent activities if necessary.

It is Girlports' policy to collect only certain personal information, such as email addresses or demographic data, when that information is voluntarily submitted by our visitors. Your email is required to set up an account with Girlports, and an account is required for certain functionalities of the website. Other information such as sex, age, geographic location, education level, income level, and relationship status may also be collected, but their provision by you is voluntary. This information will be kept strictly confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented, loaned or otherwise disclosed to anyone outside Girlports and our necessary service providers. We use this information only to answer your requests for information, or to better understand your needs and the needs of Girlports users in the aggregate.

Notwithstanding anything in this privacy policy to the contrary, we may share any information we have collected about you or that you have submitted: (1) in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish, protect, or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims or demands; (2) if we believe it is necessary in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, fraud, or situations involving potential threats to the safety of any person; (3) if we believe it is necessary to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding situations that involve abuse of our site infrastructure or the Internet in general (such as voluminous spamming, denial of service attacks, or attempts to compromise the security of the site infrastructure); (4) to a parent company, subsidiaries, joint ventures, or other companies under common control with Girlports (in which case we will require such entities to honor this privacy policy); and (5) if Girlports is acquired by or merged with another entity (in which case we will require such entity to assume our obligations under this privacy policy).

Aggregated Information

Girlports may use your personal information to generate Aggregated Information that does not allow you to be personally identified or contacted. Aggregated Information shows user activity as a whole rather than on an individual basis and may be used by Girlports to provide insight on the usage of the services. For example, we might compile personal information in order to determine the percentage of users that live in a particular geographic area.

Tracking Technology ("Cookies")

Girlports may use tracking technology ("cookies") on our site(s), and by using this site you agree to their use. Cookies are small text files placed on your hard drive when you visit a Web site, in order to track use of the site and to improve the user experience by storing certain data on your computer. Our website may use cookies to collect data regarding the functionality of the site or to help analyze browsing patterns and use of the site. Your browser can be set to refuse cookies or delete them after they have been stored. However, deleting these cookies may reduce your user experience on the site by requiring you to re-enter certain information such as login information.

Disclaimer of Liability

We are not responsible for any problems that may arise from use of the information on this site. All information, materials and services presented within this site are for educational purposes only. Information and statements regarding locations or events have not been evaluated by any governmental or non-governmental organization.

Opinions expressed herein are the views of Girlports and do not necessarily reflect the opinions, policies and/or procedures of any advertisers or site sponsors. Where site users have posted comments about specific information presented on the site, those comments are the opinions of the individual site users and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Girlports, and Girlports disavows any responsibility from your use of those opinions.

The information provided on the website written by Girlports staff is known to be as accurate as possible at the time of writing. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information on this website is as accurate and up-to-date as possible. However, certain information may change, and errors may occur, and Girlports is not responsible for any loss, financial or otherwise, resulting from changes or errors in information.

INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

General Disclaimer

The mention or appearance or likeness of any individual, business, or organization in articles or advertising on Girlports is not to be taken as any indication of sexual, social or political orientation of such individuals, businesses, or organizations.

User-generated Comments

The website allows for registered users to post comments on the site. These comments are moderated, and Girlports reserves the right to refuse any comment, in whole or in part, for any reason, including, but not limited to:

racist, hateful, sexist, homophobic, slanderous, insulting, or life-threatening messages;
serious, unproven or inaccurate accusations against individuals, businesses, or organizations;
aggressive, coarse, violent, obscene, or pornographic comments;
messages where the sender is not the author;
messages for advertising purposes;
unintelligible or irrelevant messages.

Decisions made by Girlports’ editorial staff with regard to the posting or non-posting of comments, in whole or in part, are final and without appeal.

Fees

We reserve the right at any time to charge fees for access to Girlports content or services or to portions of the existing Girlports content or services or to the site as a whole. In no event will you be charged for access to any site content or service, or to the site as a whole, unless we obtain your prior agreement to pay such charges. If you do not consent to such charges, however, you may not have access to certain content or services.

Termination of Service

You agree that Girlports, in its sole discretion, has the right (but not the obligation) to delete or deactivate your account, block your email or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the site (or any part thereof), immediately and without notice, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, if Girlports believes that you have acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use.

Revisions to these Terms of Use

Girlports reserves the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time. Any changes in our terms of Use will be posted here at this URL, so we encourage you to revisit this section frequently. This policy was last modified on August 22, 2007.

General and links

From time to time we may provide links to other sites. Links from the Girlports' site may take you to sites not covered by these Terms of Use. We provide those links as a convenience to you and take no responsibility for the protection of your privacy on those other sites. We encourage you to check the Terms of Use and /or Privacy Statement of any site you visit. Girlports does not make any claim or warranty whatsoever about the content of those sites to which we link. In no way will Girlports be held responsible for any damages, direct or indirect, pecuniary or non-pecuniary, for your use of sites we may link to, or any virus, Trojan horse, worm or other similar destructive file received as a result of your use of those sites.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

Use of the site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of Quebec in effect at the time without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between you and Girlports shall be brought exclusively in the courts of the judicial district of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Contact

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at , or by mail at:

Girlports Legal Department
101-372 Ste Catherine Street West
Montreal, QC, Canada, H3B 1A2.