Terms & Conditions
These Terms of Use are a contract between you and BlackHole Decisions, a company with a principal place of business in Zebulon, NC, USA. BlackHole Decisions is pleased to provide this website (blackholedecisions.com) for your personal use. However, by using this website, you agree to the terms and conditions provided below and the Privacy Policy on the website, as they govern your access to and use of this website.
If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not visit, use this website or purchase its products. This website is not intended for use by persons under the age of 18 or by any users previously suspended or removed from this website by BlackHole Decisions. By using this website, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age and have not been previously suspended or removed from any of this website by BlackHole Decisions.
Use of Website and Material
Except as expressly stated herein, this website is provided for your personal, non-commercial use. BlackHole Decisions reserves the right to restrict your use of this website at any time. It is a condition of your use of the website that you do NOT: (i) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the website; (ii) post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind, including, without limitation, any images or other material depicting nudity; (iii) post or transmit comments containing harassing or offensive language, including sexual references, sexual nicknames, ethnic or racial slurs, hate propaganda, hate mongering, swearing or rude or deliberately offensive comments, or engage in disruptive activities online, including excessive use of the return key or flooding; (iv) post, upload or transmit any content that is fraudulent or violates or infringes the rights of others, including material that violates privacy or publicity rights, or infringes copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights, unless you first obtain permission from the owner or right holder, and such owner or holder agrees to these Terms of Use; (v) post, upload or transmit any information, software or other material that contains a virus or other harmful or corrupted component; (vi) post or transmit content that encourages or provides instructional activities about illegal activities, in particular hacking, cracking or distribution of counterfeit software; (vii) post, transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes or that contains advertising, “junk mail,” “spam,” or “chain letters”; (viii) solicit other users to join or contribute money to any online service or other organization, advocate or attempt to get users to join in illegal schemes or plan or participate in scams involving other users; (ix) impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your professional or other affiliation with any person or entity or indicate that you are an employee or representative of BlackHole Decisions or its affiliates; (x) resell or redistribute the information derived from the website in a machine-readable database; (xi) use the website to collect personally identifying information about users of the website in violation of the privacy policy for the website; or (xii) disguise a file type to thwart BlackHole Decisions detection process. If your use of the website causes BlackHole Decisions to be liable to any third party, you agree to indemnify BlackHole Decisions, its employees, officers, directors, affiliates, subsidiaries, agents, representatives and all related parties from and against any and all damages, costs, judgments and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) which it incurs as a result.
Ownership of Content
This website is owned and operated by BlackHole Decisions. The visual interfaces, graphics, design, compilation, information, computer code (including source code or object code), products, software, services, and all other elements of this website (the “Materials”) are protected by United States copyright, trade dress, patent, and trademark laws, international conventions, and all other relevant intellectual property and proprietary rights, and applicable laws and regulations. All Materials contained on this website are the property of BlackHole Decisions or its parent or affiliated companies and/or third-party licensors, and it is BlackHole Decisions’ policy to enforce its intellectual property rights to the utmost extent as set forth in applicable laws, including criminal sanctions. All trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on this website, whether registered or unregistered, are owned or licensed exclusively by BlackHole Decisions or its affiliates and/or other third parties. Nothing contained in these Terms of Use, nor your use of the Materials or the transmission of the Materials on this website, shall be construed as granting you any license or right in or to any patents, copyrights, trademarks, logos, or service marks owned or controlled by BlackHole Decisions and/or any third parties. BlackHole Decisions reserves all rights not expressly granted in this Terms of Use. You shall not reproduce, display, publish, distribute, sell, license, or modify the Materials or incorporate the Materials into other documents, websites, or publications. Except as expressly provided herein, BlackHole Decisions does not grant any express or implied right to you or any other person under any intellectual or proprietary rights. Accordingly, your unauthorized use of the website may violate intellectual property or other proprietary rights laws as well as other laws, regulations, and statutes.
Privacy
You confirm that you have read and accepted our Privacy Policy.
Modification of these Terms of Use; Termination
BlackHole Decisions reserves the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or delete portions of these Terms of Use at any time without prior notification. Please check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of this website after the posting of changes constitutes your binding acceptance of such changes. BlackHole Decisions reserves the right to limit, suspect or terminate your access and use of this website at any time without notice.
Third-Party Sites, Products and Services; Links
For the convenience of our visitors, this website may include links or references to other external websites or services (“Reference Sites”). Links on Reference Sites may lead to resources located on servers maintained by third parties over whom BlackHole Decisions has no control. BlackHole Decisions is not responsible for third party content or the consequences of your use of the Reference Sites. BlackHole Decisions does not endorse any such Reference Sites or the information, materials, products, or services contained on or accessible through Reference Sites. While BlackHole Decisions attempts to provide links only to third-party websites that comply with all applicable laws and regulations and BlackHole Decisions standards, please understand that the content on these third-party websites is subject to change without notice. Access and use of Reference Sites, including the information, materials, products, and services on or available through Reference Sites is solely at your own risk, and we therefore cannot be responsible for, and accept no liability for, any information or opinion contained in any third-party website. BlackHole Decisions makes no warranties, express, statutory or implied, with respect to the Reference Sites. You acknowledge and agree that BlackHole Decisions 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 information, materials, products, or services contained on or accessible through Reference Sites.
BlackHole Decisions claims no ownership in, nor any affiliation with, any third-party trademarks appearing in this website. Such third-party trademarks are used only to identify the products and services of their respective owners, and no sponsorship or endorsement on the part of BlackHole Decisions should be inferred from the use of these marks.
Expert Advice or Opinion
As a useful resource to our visitors, this website may contain expert opinions. Information in this website identified as expert opinion, or accessed from this site by hyperlink, represents the opinions of these respective experts, which are not necessarily those of BlackHole Decisions.
Disclaimer of Warranties
Limitation of Liability and Damages
BlackHole Decisions assumes no liability or responsibility for any damage to you, your computer, or your other property, due to your access to, use of, or downloading of this website or any materials or products provided on this website.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, save, and hold BlackHole Decisions, its affiliated companies, contractors, employees, agents and its third-party suppliers, licensors, and partners harmless from any claims, losses, damages, liabilities, including legal fees and expenses, arising out of your use or misuse of this website, any violation by you of these Terms of Use, or any breach of the representations, warranties, and covenants made by you in connection with your use of this website. BlackHole Decisions reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify BlackHole Decisions, and you agree to cooperate with BlackHole Decisions defense of these claims. BlackHole Decisions will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding upon becoming aware of it.
Special Considerations for International Use
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical and personal data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
Idea Submission
BlackHole Decisions does not accept unsolicited ideas for new products, marketing, advertising, research, business operations and the like. Should you ignore this policy and submit an idea to BlackHole Decisions, you agree that the idea becomes and remains the sole and exclusive property of BlackHole Decisions without further liability or compensation to you. BlackHole Decisions welcomes your comments and suggestions on this website, but BlackHole Decisions does not seek to solicit any confidential or proprietary ideas, suggestions, materials or other information relating to developing, designing, redesigning, modifying, or marketing its products or any new products. By submitting information, you warrant that BlackHole Decisions may publish such information, use it as part of its operations, and incorporate its concepts in BlackHole Decisions products without liability or compensation to you.
Miscellaneous
The failure of BlackHole Decisions to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of the Terms of Use to be invalid, you and BlackHole Decisions nevertheless agree that (a) the court should endeavor to give effect to the intentions as reflected in the provision, and (b) the other provisions of the Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. The section titles in the Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This is the entire agreement between the users of this website and BlackHole Decisions relating to the subject matter.
Digital Product Purchases
You agree that any purchases of BlackHole Decisions digital products are non-transferrable. You may not duplicate, screenshot, replicate or redistribute any digital products offered by BlackHole Decisions in any way.