1.    Use of the StatePoint.net Web site is conditioned upon the acceptance of the Terms and Conditions of Use as set forth below. By using this Web site, you represent that you have read and understand the Terms and Conditions of Use and that you or anyone to whom you provide your user name and password agree to these Terms and Conditions of Use.

2.    EDITORIAL PRODUCTS FOR PUBLICATION

A.    Editorial products displayed or transmitted on this StatePoint.net Web site for publication, including StatePoint Media's General Interest Features, articles for Special Supplements, Crosswords, Short Takes, Sudoku puzzles and more (StatePoint Media Editorial Products), are made available to you individually and free of charge to publish in your newspaper(s), magazine(s) and/or on your Web sites.

B.    StatePoint Media has developed an automated online system that allows you to easily and quickly inform StatePoint Media where and when the StatePoint Media Editorial Products you download are to be published. You only are permitted to publish StatePoint Media Editorial Products in the print and online publications that you register within your StatePoint.net account, and not in any other publications.

C.    You may alter the design, style and text formatting of any StatePoint Media Editorial Products to meet the physical layout and editorial requirements of your publication(s), including any necessary changes to font, column size, etc. Additionally, you may delete certain text or a photograph or illustration within any Editorial Product except StatePoint Crossword or StatePoint Sudoku.

D.    You may not alter the text or accompanying image of any StatePoint Media Editorial Products in such a way that would change its intended meaning.

E.    You may not publish or misuse any StatePoint Media Editorial Products or related in any libelous, defamatory, obscene, immoral or fraudulent manner.

F.     You must properly attribute StatePoint Media Editorial Products. You may not remove the StatePoint Media attribution (e.g. ‘StatePoint’ or ‘SPM Wire’) within any StatePoint Media story or puzzle. You must include the proper attribution designated in the Editorial Product. If desired, you may move this attribution to a different location within a story. Puzzle grid images, however, must be published as-is, with no changes to content.

G.    You may not delete or modify the respective logo, tagline and/or Web address that appears underneath each blank Puzzle Grid within StatePoint Crossword, or above each blank Puzzle Grid within StatePoint Sudoku. 

3.    AUTOMATED FEEDS FOR WEB SITES

A.    Automated feeds of stories (Automated Feeds) are made available to you free of charge to publish on your Web site(s).

B.    You may not copy or otherwise select individual stories from StatePoint Media’s Automated Feeds for publication in print publication(s), or on any Web site(s) except as part of the automated feed on the Web site you designated in your StatePoint.net account. If you wish to publish individual StatePoint stories in a print or Web publication, you must register that publication in your StatePoint.net account and download individual stories from the StatePoint.net Web site.

C.    You may alter the design, style and text formatting of any Automated Feed headlines or stories to meet the physical layout and editorial requirements of your Web site(s), including any necessary changes to font, column size, etc.

D.    You may not alter the text or accompanying image of any Automated Feed headline or story in such a way that would change its intended meaning.

E.    You may not publish or misuse any Automated Feed headline or story in any libelous, defamatory, obscene, immoral or fraudulent manner.

F.     You may not modify the Automated Feed source code for any immoral, illicit or illegal purposes.

G.    You only are permitted to run StatePoint Automated Feeds on those Web site(s) registered in your StatePoint.net account. You may run feeds on as many Web sites as you wish, but each Web site and customized feed must be registered in your account separately. You may not re-use automated feed code generated by StatePoint Media for one of your Web sites on another site.

H.    You may not license, sublicense, sell, assign or transfer Automated Feeds to another party.

I.     StatePoint Media reserves the right to modify the presentation of the Automated Feeds at its sole discretion, including but not limited to changing the look, content and/or format of the stories contained therein.

4.    All material ("Materials") displayed or transmitted on this site, including but not limited to StatePoint Media Editorial Products, Automated Feeds, text, photographs, images, illustrations and graphics are owned by StatePoint Media or its partners and are protected by United States copyright, trademarks, service marks, and other proprietary rights, laws and treaties.

5.    Except as provided in this agreement, you may not sell, rent or in any way commercially exploit the Materials carried on this site, nor may you infringe upon any of the copyrights or other intellectual property rights contained in the Materials.

6.    You acquire no rights or license in the Materials other than the limited rights to use the site in accordance with these Terms and Conditions of Use. StatePoint Media reserves any rights not expressly granted under these Terms and Conditions of Use.

7.    Materials may not be used in any print publications or on any Web sites that StatePoint Media determines to be unsuitable for any reasons, including but not limited to those that: (i) promote discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation or age; (ii) include pornographic or objectionable content; (ii) violate intellectual property rights.

8.    StatePoint Media reserves the right to modify, update, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of or access to this Web site or any portion of this Web site, including Automated Feeds, at any time and without notice or liability.

9.    This Web site and StatePoint Media Materials may contain links or pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. StatePoint Media does not operate or control any information, products or services on these third-party sites and expressly disclaims any responsibility for such third-party links, which are provided for your convenience on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind.

10.  Although all Materials are believed to be reliable, StatePoint Media makes no representation, neither expressed nor implied, as to the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or reliability of the Materials or any information on this Web site.

11.  StatePoint Media expressly disclaims any warranties, expressed or implied. StatePoint Media’s Editorial Products and Automated Feeds are provided on an "as-is" basis and shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or damages whatsoever, including but not limited to any direct, indirect, special, consequential, incidental, punitive or other damages, arising out of the use of or inability to use the StatePoint.net Web sites, StatePoint Media Editorial Products, Automated Feeds or any Materials carried on this Web site.

12.  You hereby agree to absolutely indemnify, defend and hold harmless StatePoint Media, its agents, affiliates, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, and applicable third parties (e.g., all relevant Partner(s), licensors, licensees, media users, consultants and contractors), against all claims, demands, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, expenses, actions and proceedings of whatsoever nature which may be brought, commenced or prosecuted against StatePoint Media by reason directly, consequently or indirectly relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use any StatePoint Media Editorial Products, Automated Feeds, StatePoint.net or any other StatePoint Media Web Sites; and also against all costs (including legal costs on full indemnity basis) and damage which StatePoint Media may incur arising out of any such claims, actions or proceedings including third-party proceedings.

13.  Without limiting the foregoing, neither party shall have any liability for any failure or delay resulting from any condition beyond the reasonable control of such party, including but not limited to governmental action or acts of terrorism, earthquake or other acts of God, labor conditions, and power failures.

14.  StatePoint Media, Inc. reserves the right at its discretion to modify the Terms and Conditions of Use under which this Web site is offered. Use of this Web site after the posting of any such modification constitutes your agreement to the Terms and Conditions of Use as modified.

15.  This agreement will be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. 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.

16.  This constitutes the entire agreement between the parties concerning the Terms and Conditions of Use of this Web site.