By accessing and using any part of this Website, you shall be deemed to have accepted to be legally bound by these Terms of Use.
General
1. The Terms of Use for this Website shall also apply to all of this Website’s contents.
Proprietary & Copy Rights
2. The contents of this Website including, but not limited to, text, information, images, documentation, software, files, audio and video files/clips and other materials contained on or available through this Website (the Content) are protected by copyright, trademark and other forms of proprietary rights and restrictions.
3. Compass fully retains all rights, title and interest it may hold in the Contents, including but not limited to copyright.
4. Copyright in the Content on this Website may also reside in persons and entities other than, and in addition to, Compass. Compass is fully committed to respecting the intellectual property rights belonging to others. Reasonable effort has therefore been made to trace any such copyright holders to obtain their permission for the use of copyright material on this Website. < do we need this??? >
Restrictions on Use of Contents
5. No part of the Contents of this Website shall be reproduced, copied, published, adapted, uploaded, posted, transmitted or otherwise distributed in any way, without the prior written permission of Compass. A request for permission in writing, stating the part(s) of the Contents required; the nature of the use; time frame of use and identity of the user can be addressed to Compass. Compass reserves the right to require more information about the proposed use or the user; and to refuse permission without assigning any reason.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability
6. The Compass provides this Website and its Contents on an “as is” basis and your use shall be at your own risk. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Compass disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties:
(a) as to the accuracy, correctness, reliability, timeliness, non-infringement of copyright or other intellectual property rights, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose; and
(b) that the Website or any functions associated with it will provide a prompt, uninterrupted or error-free service, or that defects will be corrected or that this Website and the server is and will be free of all viruses and/or other harmful elements.
7. Compass shall also not be liable for any damage or loss of any kind caused as a result (direct or indirect) of the use of the Website, including but not limited to any damage or loss suffered as a result of use of or reliance on the Contents contained in or available from the Website.
8. By using this Website, you represent and warrant that your use will be in accordance with these Terms of Use. If your use of this Website is not in accordance with these Terms of Use, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold Compass harmless against all liabilities, losses, damages, claims, costs, expenses, fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), and judgments that may arise from or relating to such use.
Links from this Site to other websites
9. This Site contains hyperlinks to websites which are not maintained by Compass. Compass is not responsible for the contents of those websites and shall not be liable for any damages or loss arising from access to those websites. Use of the hyper-links and access to such websites are entirely at your own risk.