Terms Of Use
In short, general IdeaIntoProduct terms are covered by few statements: 1) Respect guests, other members and their rights, and 2) Keep absolutely spam-free environment.
Specifically for inventors these terms, using plain language, are:
- IdeaIntoProduct recommends that you only submit a product for inclusion in the Database if you have the proper legal protection for your product(s). Consultation with a patent attorney is strongly recommended. You must be an owner or co-owner of the submitted material.
- IdeaIntoProduct reserves the right to reject any product for listing in the Database in the sole judgment of IdeaIntoProduct if the listing is unsuitable.
- It is solely your responsibility as an inventor and your legal council to determine the merit, viability and risk of the companies they consider doing business with.
- Listing a product in the Database may affect your international patent rights. Consultation with a patent attorney is highly recommended prior to listing a product in the Database. IdeaIntoProduct does not bear any obligations and responsibilities on this matter.
- By disclosing your invention on our web site inventors have one (1) year to file for a U.S. patent; also, inventors lose any chance of obtaining a foreign patent if they disclose their invention before filing for a U.S. patent.
- IdeaIntoProduct does not guarantee that any particular product(s) will be bought or licensed by any company. You should not rely solely on the Database in your efforts to market your product(s).
- It is assumed that inventor will conduct his own investigation of the companies he consider doing business with in order to negotiate the terms.
- IdeaIntoProduct Database does not constitute an undertaking by IdeaIntoProduct to offer for sale or to solicit an offer to buy or license any products listed on The Database. Any sale or licensing agreement of products resulting from use of The Database shall be on a negotiated basis between the inventor listing the product and any company he or she considers doing business with, without any participation by IdeaIntoProduct .
- The material contained in the First-Time Inventor’s eManual has been written for informational purposes only, and is not intended and considered to be as a legal advice. Legal advice of any nature should be sought from qualified legal counsels. We accept no returns on Manual orders. Feedbacks about Inventor’s Manual you may leave via email order(at)ideaintoproduct(dot)com.
That’s pretty much all. Since our project is all about intellectual rights, in order to preserve them for our members as well as other individuals and organizations, and to keep our work in a proper manner – here is our Terms of Use in details, – which by using IdeaIntoProduct.com you are giving your consent to accept.
1. Description. IdeaIntoProduct is a community of independent inventors and a database of new inventions, and provides tutorials (general understanding of the invention process) and a collection of ideas (patents, trademarks, copyrights and other) (referred to hereafter as “the Service”) subject to the following Terms of Use. By using the Service in any way, you agree to comply with the Terms of Use. In addition, when using particular IdeaIntoProduct services, you agree to abide by any applicable posted guidelines for all IdeaIntoProduct services, which may change from time to time. Should you object to any term or condition of the Terms of Use, any guidelines, or any subsequent modifications thereto or become dissatisfied with IdeaIntoProduct in any way, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue use of IdeaIntoProduct. IdeaIntoProduct has the right, but is not obligated, to strictly enforce the Terms of Use. We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter these terms and conditions at any time. Such modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. You must review this agreement on a regular basis to keep yourself apprised of any changes.
2. Content. You understand that all postings, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, or other materials (”Content”) posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the Service, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. More specifically, you are entirely responsible for each individual item (”Item”) of Content that you post, email or otherwise make available via the Service. You understand that exposing your invention or idea publicly on IdeaIntoProduct site is at your own risk and you are solely responsible to get proof of ownership of your invention or idea using legal procedures prior publishing it; therefore IdeIntoProduct does not bear any responsibility for your invention being stolen or used. Furthermore, the IdeaIntoProduct site and Content available through the Service may contain links to other websites, which are completely independent of IdeaIntoProduct. IdeaIntoProduct makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on the website. Your linking to any other websites is at your own risk. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, that you may not rely on said Content, and that under no circumstances will IdeaIntoProduct be liable in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the Service. You acknowledge that IdeaIntoProduct have the right in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any Content that is available via the Service, for violating the letter or spirit of the Terms of Use or for any other reason.
3. Submitted Materials. Unless specifically requested, we do not solicit nor do we wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information from you through the Service, by e-mail or in any other way. Any information, creative works (including, without limitation, text, photographs, graphics, audio, visual and audiovisual content), demos, ideas, suggestions, concepts, methods, systems, designs, plans, techniques or other materials submitted or sent to us (including, for example and without limitation, that which you submit or post to our chat rooms, message boards, review/ratings boards and/or our blogs, or send to us via e-mail) (”Submitted Materials”) will be deemed not to be confidential or secret, and may be used by us in any manner consistent with the Privacy Policy. By submitting or sending Submitted Materials to us, you: (i) represent and warrant that the Submitted Materials are not confidential or secret, and no confidential or fiduciary relationship is intended or created between you and us in any way, (ii) represent and warrant that the Submitted Materials are original to you, that no other party has any rights thereto, and that any “moral rights” in Submitted Materials have been waived. We cannot be responsible for maintaining any Submitted Materials that you provide to us, nor are we responsible for any information included in any Submitted Materials (for example, without limitation, a blog post or any comments to blog(s) created or posted by users), and we may delete or destroy any such Submitted Materials at any time. If you submit a photograph or a drawing, you also agree to, represent and warrant the following: (i) you have the rights necessary to authorize us to use the photograph or drawing as permitted by these Terms and Conditions; (ii) you authorize us to use the photograph or drawing as permitted by these Terms and Conditions; (iii) you have obtained the necessary permissions, if any, for us to use the photograph or drawing in accordance with the Terms and Conditions; and (iv) the photograph has not been manipulated or altered in any manner so as to distort or misrepresent any individual or thing depicted in it. Inventor agrees to fully indemnify, defend, and hold harmless IdeaIntoProduct from any and all claims of any type arising from participation in The Database or use of The Database in general. Inventor possesses knowledge and experience in business matters and is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of doing business with prospective companies.
4. Registering and Membership. You agree that you are at least 18 years of age on the date that you registered with IdeaIntoProduct. If any information that you provide during registration is not accurate (or if IdeaIntoProduct has reasonable grounds to believe so), then as detailed further below under “Termination”, IdeaIntoProduct has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse to grant you further access to the Service. You will be responsible for any activities that take place under your name and password. It is up to you to maintain the confidentiality of your password and account. IdeaIntoProduct is not liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the provisions of these Terms.
5. Third party sites, content and services. The IdeaIntoProduct site and Content available through the Service may contain features and functionalities that may link you or provide you with access to third party content which is completely independent of IdeaIntoProduct, including web sites, directories, servers, networks, systems, information and databases, applications, software, programs, products or services, and the Internet as a whole. Your interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties. You agree that IdeaIntoProduct shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings. If there is a dispute between participants on this site, or between users and any third party, you understand and agree that IdeaIntoProduct is under no obligation to become involved. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more other users, you hereby release IdeaIntoProduct and its employees in rights from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind or nature.
6. Conduct. You agree not to post, email, or otherwise make available Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, invasive of another’s privacy or is harmful to minors in any way; that is false, deceptive, misleading; that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party, or Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships; that constitutes or contains any form of advertising or solicitation if: posted in areas of the IdeaIntoProduct sites which are not designated for such purposes; or emailed to IdeaIntoProduct users who have not indicated in writing that it is ok to contact them about other services, products or commercial interests; that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
7. Notice of claims of infringement. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please notify IdeaIntoProduct’s agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement (”Agent”), at claim(at)IdeaIntoProduct(dot)com. Please provide us with the following information: identify the material on the IdeaIntoProduct site that you claim is infringing, with enough detail so that we may locate it on the website; a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that the above information in your Notice is accurate, and that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or that you are authorized to act on behalf of that owner; your address, telephone number, and email address; and your physical or electronic signature.
8. Privacy. We will never disclose personally identifying information, such as email addresses, IP addresses, and other user information, except as specifically authorized by you or in the good faith belief that such action is reasonably necessary to comply with the law, legal process or to enforce these Terms of Service.
9. Limitation and Termination of Service. You acknowledge that IdeaIntoProduct may establish limits concerning use of the Service, including membership, the maximum number and size of postings, or other Content that may be transmitted or stored by the Service, and the frequency with which you may access the Service. You agree that IdeaIntoProduct has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Content maintained or transmitted by the Service. You acknowledge that IdeaIntoProduct reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice, and that IdeaIntoProduct shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
You agree that IdeaIntoProduct, in its sole discretion, has the right to delete or deactivate your account (membership), block your email or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the Service (or any part thereof), immediately and without notice, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, if IdeaIntoProduct believes that you have acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms of Use. Further, you agree that IdeaIntoProduct shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Service after said termination.
10. Proprietary rights. The Service is protected to the maximum extent permitted by copyright laws and international treaties. Content displayed on or through the Service is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws, and international conventions. Any reproduction, modification, creation of derivative works from or redistribution of the site or the collective work, and/or copying or reproducing the sites or any portion thereof to any other server or location for further reproduction or redistribution is prohibited without the express written consent of IdeaIntoProduct. You further agree not to reproduce, duplicate or copy Content from the Service without the express written consent of IdeaIntoProduct, and agree to abide by any and all copyright notices displayed on the Service. You may not decompile or disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any aspect of the Service. Although IdeaIntoProduct does not claim ownership of content that its users post, by posting Content to any public area of the Service, you automatically grant to IdeaIntoProduct a license to display and distribute said Content.
11. Disclaimer of warranties. You agree that use of the IdeaIntoProduct site and the service is entirely at your own risk. The IdeaIntoProduct site and the service are provided on an “as is” or “as available” basis, without any warranties of any kind. The purpose of IdeaIntoProduct’s tutorials is to give the visitors and members a general understanding of the invention process; not to provide specific legal advice. While a great deal of care has been taken to provide accurate and current information, general principles presented on our web-site may differ depending on local, state and federal laws and regulations and court cases. Because the law constantly changes and is subject to varying interpretations, the user is urged to consult professional legal counsel in his or her state/country regarding the applicability any points of law discussed at IdeaIntoProduct web-site to any specific problem. This web site should not be used as a substitute for competent legal advice. IdeaIntoProduct does not warrant the validity of the information. Also, IdeaIntoProduct disclaims any warranties for the security, reliability, timeliness, accuracy, and performance of the IdeaIntoProduct site and the Service; any warranties for other services or goods received through or advertised on the IdeaIntoProduct site or the sites or service, or accessed through any links on The IdeaIntoProduct site; any warranties for viruses or other harmful components in Connection with the IdeaIntoProduct site or the service.
12. Limitation of liability. Under no circumstances shall IdeaIntoProduct be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages, resulting from any aspect of your use (or misuse, or inability to use, or interruption, suspension, modification, alteration, or termination) the IdeaIntoProduct site or the Service. Such limitation shall also apply with respect to damages incurred by reason of other Services or products received through or advertised in connection with the IdeaIntoProduct site or the Service or any links on the IdeaIntoProduct site, as well as by reason of any information or advice received through or advertised in connection with the IdeaIntoProduct site or the Service or any links on the IdeaIntoProduct site. These limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law.
13. Entire agreement. The Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between you and IdeaIntoProduct and governs your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and IdeaIntoProduct. The Terms of Use and the relationship between you and IdeaIntoProduct shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and IdeaIntoProduct agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within New York City, New York.