Source Elements Terms and Conditions of Use
Terms & Conditions last revised August 22nd, 2023This Source Elements (source-elements.com) ("our site" or "this site") is owned and operated by Source Elements LLC ("Source Elements"). Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our site. By using this site, you automatically agree to all of these terms of use. Source Elements may revise these terms from time to time. When changes occur notification will be posted to the Support section of the source-elements.com website. If you continue to use our site after we post changes to these terms and conditions, it will mean that you accept those changes.
CONTENTS
- Privacy Policy
- Use of Materials on this Site
- Security
- Posted Materials
- Outside Links
- Limitations on Source Elements's Liability
- Code of Conduct
- General Provisions
PRIVACY POLICY
Source Elements is committed to your privacy, and firmly take your privacy concerns seriously. Source Elements has its roots in the values of openness, safety, and user control. The foundations of our platform comprises state-of-the-art security protocols designed to preserve the privacy and security of your data. We uphold stringent data protection criteria and unwaveringly embrace industry-leading methods to safeguard your information against unauthorized entry, data leaks, and any form of misuse.
YOUR DATA
Your data continues to belong to you, and our dedication lies in acquiring your explicit consent for any utilization beyond your immediate communication requirements.
USE OF MATERIALS ON THIS SITE
Source Elements maintains this site for your personal information, education, and communication. Please feel free to browse our site. All materials on our site, including but not limited to artwork, photographs, graphics, audio clips, video clips, text and trademarks, are the sole property of Source Elements or its licensors. The exclusive rights to all materials on this site are protected by U.S. and international laws of copyright, trademark and unfair competition.
You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, display, prepare derivative works based on, republish, transmit, repost or otherwise use the content of our site, without prior written authorization from Source Elements. To request such permission, contact Source Elements. In no event may Source Elements trademarks, symbols, artwork or other visual or audio elements be reproduced separately from the textual content associated with them on the site.
If you download software from the site in order to use the materials as authorized above, the software, including any files, images, audio or video clips incorporated in or generated by the software, and data accompanying the software (collectively, "the software") is licensed to you by Source Elements. Source Elements does not transfer the title to you. You own the medium on which the software is recorded, but Source Elements retains full title to the software, and all intellectual property rights therein. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the software to a human-perceivable form.
SECURITY
This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. However, your confidential use of this site cannot be guaranteed by Source Elements. Source Elements shall not be responsible for any harm that you or any person may suffer as the result of a breach of confidentiality with respect to information you transmitted to the site. Source Elements maintains a Privacy Policy, available for viewing via the link which can be accessed from source-elements.com website pages.
POSTED MATERIALS
The information and opinions expressed in materials posted by visitors on the bulletin boards, lists or other venues connected with our site (collectively, "forums") are not necessarily those of Source Elements or its affiliates and Source Elements makes no representations or warranties regarding such posted materials.
Users should be aware that our forums are public, not private communications. When you voluntarily disclose personal information on our forums, that information can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other people.
You shall not submit, upload or post to our forums any content which (1) libels, defames, invades privacy, or is obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; (2) infringes any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity, including but not limited to, violating anyone's copyrights or trademarks; (3) falsifies or deletes author attributions, legal notices or other proprietary designations; (4) violates any law; (5) advocates illegal activity; (6) contains viruses, corrupted files, or other materials that may cause damage to another's computer, or (7) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or sales of goods or services. By posting any content on our forums, you automatically agree to indemnify Source Elements from and against any and all third party claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from your breach of these posting restrictions.
By posting any content on our forums, you automatically grant to Source Elements a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable and unrestricted worldwide right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute the posted content or incorporate the posted content into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed for any purpose, including advertising and promotion, and you automatically waive all "moral rights" with respect to the posted content.
The Source Elements Forums are maintained and operated solely for the educational purposes of the Source Elements products and services. Your participation in our Forums is at your own risk. The posted materials could include misinformation, technical inaccuracies or other errors. They are provided to you "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Source Elements does not warrant that the functioning of a Forum will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that a Forum or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Source Elements does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials on a Forum in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not Source Elements) assume the entire cost of all necessary costs of correcting any malfunctions or errors to your property.
Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Source Elements be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or inability to use, the materials on a Forum, even if the Source Elements or a Source Elements-authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event shall the Source Elements' total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action, including but not limited to negligence, arising out of or in connection with your use of this Forum, exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing the Forum.
EXTERNAL LINKS
Source Elements has not reviewed all of the sites linked to this site and is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to this site, whether or not they are affiliated with Source Elements. Such linked sites are for your convenience only and you access them at your own risk. Source Elements makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or functioning of any such link. That another web site is linked to our site does not constitute endorsement by Source Elements of the owner of the other site, the content of its site, or its products or services.
LIMITATIONS ON SOURCE ELEMENT'S LIABILITY
The materials on this site are provided solely for educational and promotional purposes. Your use and browsing of this site is at your own risk. The materials could include technical inaccuracies or other errors. They are provided to you "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Source Elements does not warrant that the functions contained in source-elements.com materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that our site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. Source Elements does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials on our site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not Source Elements) assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall Source Elements be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or inability to use, the materials on our site, even if Source Elements or a Source Elements-authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event shall Source Elements's total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action, including but not limited to negligence, arising out of our in connection with your use of this site, exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Source Elements respects the rules and principles contained in the national and international legislation concerning human rights and labour rights.
Thus, no discriminatory behaviour is allowed on the basis of ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, family situation, economic situation, education, origin or social condition, genetic heritage, reduced capacity to work, disability, chronic illness, nationality, ethnic origin or race, territory of origin, language, religion, political or ideological beliefs, trade union membership or any other.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
These terms shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the state of Illinois, as they are applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within Illinois. Any claim or cause of action arising out of or relating to these terms shall be barred unless such claim or cause of action is brought within one year after it arises; any such claim or cause of action shall be brought only in the state or federal courts in the State of Illinois, and you consent to jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating such actions.
Whenever possible, each provision of these terms shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision is deemed prohibited or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of these terms.
Source Elements reserves the right to remove for any reason posted materials from our forums, and the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to our site or our forums, without notice.
This is the entire agreement between us relating to your use of this site. These terms may not be modified by you, in writing or otherwise, unless agreed to in a written document signed by Source Elements.
Source Elements LLC Chicago, Illinois, United States Last revised August 22nd, 2023