Welcome to the MerlinOne, Inc. ("Merlin-Net") Web Site (the "Site"). To insure a pleasant experience for all visitors, we have established rules for using the Site. By accessing any areas of the Site, you agree to be legally bound and to abide by the rules set forth below.

Copyright
All Site design, text, graphics, and content, the selection and arrangement of these elements, and all software and databases are: Copyright © 1999-2000, MerlinOne, Inc. and/or its suppliers. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Any use of materials on this Site--including reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication--without the prior written permission of MerlinOne, Inc. is strictly prohibited.

Images used on the Site ("Images") are the property of the photographers, newspapers or other owners who provided them and are used by Merlin-Net. pursuant to express authorization from these copyright owners or their agents. Any use of the Images, including their reproduction, modification, distribution or republication, without the prior written permission of the owner of the copyright, its agent, or Merlin-Net is strictly prohibited.

IF YOU BELIEVE THAT ANY OF YOUR COPYRIGHTED MATERIALS ARE BEING USED HERE IMPROPERLY, SEE OUR "COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT POLICY" BELOW.

Trademarks
"Merlin-Net" is a trademark and service mark of MerlinOne, Inc. All other trademarks, service marks, product names and company names or logos appearing on the Site are the property of their respective owners. The display of these marks and names on this Site does not give you the right to copy, distribute or make other uses of them.

Use of Images
Licensed Uses: Any Images you acquire from us are licensed for your own personal, noncommercial use, including (i) the home and office display of the Images in print or electronic form on a stand-alone basis or in combination with other printed and electronic materials and (ii) the use of the Images for reference, research an other private and noncommercial purposes.

Prohibited Uses: You may not use the Images except as permitted above. In particular, you may not:

incorporate the Images in any advertising or promotional materials, or in materials, goods or services for which you receive fees or other consideration, whether directly or indirectly through barter, advertising, sponsorship or otherwise; resell, license or otherwise distribute the Images, whether on a stand-alone basis, as derivative works, or incorporated into other works; use any of the Images that contain recognizable persons, entities or business names in a manner that suggests their association with or endorsement of any product or service; use any of the Images that contain products, trademarks, or service marks in a manner that suggests their association with any other products or services; use the Images in a manner that is pornographic, defamatory, libelous, or otherwise unlawful; remove or disable, or attempt to remove or disable, any proprietary notices or markings (including digital watermarks) that may be included with the Images; or transfer or sublicense any of your rights under this license.

In addition, for Images purchased in hard copy (print) form, you may not recreate or reproduce the Images, in whole or in part, including by photographing, photocopying, scanning, faxing or any other means. Thus, the hard copy you receive from us is the only copy you may use.

Third Party Content
Merlin-Net is a distributor of Images and other content supplied by third parties on the Site. Any opinions, advice, statements, or other information that constitutes part of the content expressed or made available by third parties are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of Merlin-Net or its affiliates, or any of its shareholders, officers, directors, employees or agents (the "Merlin-Net Parties"). Neither the Merlin-Net Parties nor any third party, including content providers, sponsors and licensors, guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Merlin-Net neither endorses, nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of, any opinion, advice or statement made on the Site by anyone other than an authorized Merlin-Net employee. Further, descriptions of and references to products do not imply endorsement of that product. Under no circumstances shall any of the Merlin-Net Parties be liable for any loss or damage caused by a user's relying on or being exposed to information obtained from or contained on the Site. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the information, opinion, advice, or other content available through the Site.

Links
This Site contains hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other than Merlin-Net. Such links are provided for your convenience and reference only. Merlin-Net does not control these sites and is not responsible for their contents. Merlin-Net's inclusion of these links does not imply any association with these site's operation or any endorsement or approval of the services, merchandise, materials or contents available from or on these sites.

Disclaimer
As indicated above, the Images (and much of the additional content) appearing on this Site are provided by third parties over whom Merlin-Net exercises no control or supervision. Therefore, MERLIN-NET PROVIDES THIS SITE AND ITS IMAGES AND CONTENTS ON AN "AS IS" BASIS AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS, INCLUDING NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS SITE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT. MERLIN-NET DISCLAIMS ALL SUCH REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Except as specifically stated on this Site, none of the Merlin-Net Parties or third-party content providers, sponsors, licensors, and other representatives, shall be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this Site. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability and UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL MERLIN-NET OR ANY PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DISTRIBUTING THE SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, including, but not limited to, damages due to: loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property, claims of third parties, reliance by a user on information obtained from Merlin-Net, errors, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files or e-mail, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission or any failure of performance, whether or not resulting from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to Merlin-Net's records, programs or services. Each user of the Site hereby acknowledges that this paragraph shall apply to all Images, content, merchandise, and services available through the Site.

If and to the extent any state does not permit the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, Merlin-Net's liability, in such state, shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Price and availability information is subject to change without advance notice, by posting on the Site. (This will not affect the price of any order that has been confirmed by Merlin-Net.)

Governing Law
This site is created and controlled by Merlin-Net in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will govern all terms, conditions and disclaimers on this Site, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. You agree that if you file any lawsuit or proceeding against Merlin-Net, you will do so in the federal or state courts of Massachusetts.

Copyright Infringement Policy
It is Merlin-Net's policy to respond promptly to claims of copyright infringement, and to remove, or disable access, to infringing material. If you believe that any of the content or materials appearing on this Site contain infringing materials or infringing property, please send a notice to contact information shown below.

Your notice should contain the following: a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner ("claimant"); identification of the copyrighted work claimed to be infringed; identification of the content or material claimed to be infringing; a reference or link to the infringing material or activity, or the subject of the infringing activity, including information to enable us to locate that material or reference; the address, telephone number or email address of the claimant; a statement that the claimant has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and a statement that the information in the notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that the claimant is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Merlin-Net's policy is to quickly respond to notices that meet the above rules by removing the material in question from the Site and providing copies of these notices of infringement to the appropriate content provider.

Notices under this policy should be sent to: Merlin-Net Photo Editor, 17 Whitney Road, Quincy, MA 02169, toll-free phone: 877 619-1277, fax: 617 328-9845, email: copyright@merlin-net.com.

Acknowledgement
The above rules (and the specific terms stated within the Site to govern any orders you submit) represent the entire understanding between you and Merlin-Net and supersede any prior statements or representations. Any violation of these rules may lead to expulsion and denial of future access to our Site. These above rules and disclaimers are subject to change by Merlin-Net, in its sole discretion, by posting the revised rules at the Site.

BY ENTERING AND USING THE SITE YOU ARE AFFIRMATIVELY STATING THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE RULES SET FORTH HEREIN AND ARE AFFIRMATIVELY INDICATING THAT YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY SAME.