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and Conditions
SilentTimer.com refers to
the website owned and operated solely by Silent Technology LLC. By using SilentTimer.com,
you signify your agreement to all terms, conditions, and notices contained or
referenced herein (the "Terms and Conditions"). If you do not agree
to these Terms and Conditions please do not use this site. We reserve the right,
at our discretion, to update or revise these Terms and Conditions. Please check
the Terms and Conditions periodically for changes. Your continued use of this
site following the posting of any changes to the Terms and Conditions constitutes
acceptance of those changes. Our privacy policy follows
these Terms and Conditions.
LICENSE AND SITE
ACCESS
Silent Technology LLC grants
you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site. You agree
not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it,
except with express written consent of Silent Technology LLC. This license does
not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection
and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use
of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information
for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar
data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may
not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited
for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Silent Technology
LLC. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark,
logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout,
or form) of Silent Technology LLC without express written consent. You may not
use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Silent Technology
LLC's name or trademarks without the express written consent of Silent Technology
LLC. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by Silent
Technology LLC. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right
to create a hyperlink to the home page of Silent Technology LLC so long as the
link does not portray Silent Technology LLC or their products or services in
a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not
use any Silent Technology LLC logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark
as part of the link without express written permission.
USE OF SITE BY CHILDREN
Silent Technology LLC does
sell products for children, but it sells them to adults, who can purchase with
a credit card. If you are under 18, you may use SilentTimer.com only with involvement
of a parent or guardian. Silent Technology LLC and its affiliates reserve the
right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel
orders in their sole discretion.
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
When you visit SilentTimer.com
or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent
to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you
by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements,
notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically
satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
You may submit suggestions,
ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is
not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing
of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or
objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political
campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form
of "spam.” You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any
person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content.
Any communications with
Silent Technology LLC becomes the property of Silent Technology LLC.
DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business
dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through
SilentTimer.com, including payment and delivery of related goods or services,
and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with
such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that Silent
Technology LLC shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of
any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the
presence of such advertisers on SilentTimer.com.
LINKS
SilentTimer.com may provide,
or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources.
Because Silent Technology LLC has no control over such sites and resources,
you acknowledge and agree that Silent Technology LLC is not responsible for
the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and
is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other
materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge
and agree that Silent Technology LLC shall not be responsible or liable, directly
or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in
connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available
on or through any such site or resource.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS
Silent Technology LLC attempts
to be as accurate as possible. However, Silent Technology LLC does not warrant
that product descriptions or other content of this site is accurate, complete,
reliable, current, or error-free. If a product offered by Silent Technology
LLC itself is not as described, your sole remedy is to return it in unused condition,
and you will be refunded in full for the cost of the product but not any associated
shipping charges.
PRICING
Silent Technology LLC reserves
the right to change the price of The Silent Timer™ and any of its
other products at any time, with changes effective immediately upon posting
on SilentTimer.com. However, the total cost reflected on the Confirm Order
page will be the amount charged to your credit card. Price changes occurring
after your purchase do not affect the amount charged to your credit card,
and you will not be penalized or rewarded for such changes.
ORDER ACCEPTANCE
The receipt of an email
order confirmation does not constitute the acceptance of an order or a confirmation
of an offer to sell. Silent Technology LLC reserves the right, without prior
notification, to limit the order quantity on any item and/or refuse service
to any customer. Verification of information may be required prior to the acceptance
of any order.
TEST TAKING AND
SCORES
Although The Silent Timer™
is made with standardized tests in mind, Silent Technology LLC does not take
responsibility for its use during the actual test. If a proctor or other authority
does not allow the use of The Silent Timer™ during testing, Silent Technology
LLC does not take responsibility for any consequences suffered by the user,
such as cancelled scores or seizure of The Silent Timer™. Silent Technology
LLC also makes no guarantees or promises that scores will either increase, decrease,
or remain the same, and therefore does not take responsibility for your score.
As a purchaser of the product, you take full responsibility for your use of
the product and for checking with the testing company regarding the legality
of the product during your test. You release Silent Technology LLC of all liability
in the manner of your use of the product.
RISK OF LOSS
Silent Technology LLC passes
the risk of loss and title for items purchased from Silent Technology LLC
to you upon our delivery to the carrier. Items lost or stolen during shipping
are not the responsibility of Silent Technology LLC. If an error was made
on our part, we will fix it.
APPLICABLE LAW
By visiting Silent Technology LLC, you agree that the laws of the state of Texas,
without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms and
Conditions and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Silent
Technology LLC.
DISPUTES
Any dispute relating in
any way to your visit to SilentTimer.com or products you purchase through Silent
Technology LLC shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in Austin, Texas,
except that to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate
Silent Technology LLC’s intellectual property rights, Silent Technology
LLC may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal
court in the state of Texas, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue
in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the
rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator’s
reward shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent
jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration
under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other part
subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or
otherwise.
INDEMNIFICATION
Upon a request by Silent
Technology LLC, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Silent Technology
LLC and its employees, contractors, officers, and directors from all liabilities,
claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your use or
misuse of this site. Silent Technology LLC reserves the right, at it own expense,
to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject
to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Silent Technology
LLC in asserting any available defenses.
INTERNATIONAL USE
Silent Technology LLC makes
no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or available for
use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories
where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this
site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible
for compliance with local laws.
COPYRIGHT
All content included on
this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips,
video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property
of Silent Technology LLC or its content suppliers and protected by United States
and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site
is the exclusive property of Silent Technology LLC and protected by U.S. and
international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property
of Silent Technology LLC or its software suppliers and protected by United States
and international copyright laws.
If you believe that your
work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please
provide Silent Technology LLC's copyright agent the written information specified
below. Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Silent Technology
LLC that your copyrighted material has been infringed.
- An electronic or physical
signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright
interest;
- A description of the
copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
- A description of where
the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
- Your address, telephone
number, and e-mail address;
- 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;
- A statement by you, made
under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate
and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright
owner's behalf.
Silent Technology LLC's
Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its site can
be reached as follows:
Silent Technology LLC Legal Department
Austin, TX 78704
E-mail: info@silenttimer.com
TRADEMARKS
THE SILENT TIMER, TIMING
MATTERS, and other marks indicated on our site are trademarks of Silent Technology
LLC in the United States and other countries. Other Silent Technology LLC graphics,
logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, and service names are trademarks
or trade dress of Silent Technology LLC. Silent Technology LLC's trademarks
and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that
is not Silent Technology LLC's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion
among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Silent Technology
LLC. All other trademarks not owned by Silent Technology LLC that appear on
this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be
affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Silent Technology LLC.
All
trademarks are held by their respective holders.
| Test
Type Trademarks |
Owner |
| ACT |
ACT
and ACT Assessment are registered trademarks of ACT, Inc. |
| AP |
AP is a registered
trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board |
| DAT/OAT |
DAT
and OAT are registered trademarks of the American Dental Association |
| GMAT |
GMAT
is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admission Council |
| GRE |
GRE
is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service |
| LSAT |
LSAT
is a registered trademark of the Law School Admission Council, Inc. |
| MCAT |
MCAT
is a registered trademark of the Association of American Medical Colleges |
| PSAT/NMSQT |
PSAT/NMSQT
is a trademark jointly owned by the College Entrance Examination Board
and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation |
| SAT |
SAT
is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board |
| TOEFL |
TOEFL
is a registered trademark of the Educational Testing Service |
| USMLE |
USMLE
is a joint program of The Federation of State Medical Boards of the United
States, Inc. and the National Board of American Medical Examiners |
| The Princeton Review |
The Princeton Review
is a trademark of The Princeton Review, Inc. and has no connection with
Princeton University. |
| Kaplan |
Kaplan is a registered
trademark of Kaplan, Inc. |
None of the above entities
(or any other entities not listed here) is affiliated with Silent Technology
LLC and none endorse any of the products or services described on this Web
site.
PATENTS
The Silent Timer™
is patent pending with the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. No reproduction
of this product or any other similar testing product may be produced without
the express written consent of Silent Technology LLC. All violations will be
persecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
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OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS,
OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS
SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE
BY APPLICABLE LAW, SILENT TECHNOLOGY LLC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SILENT TECHNOLOGY LLC DOES NOT WARRANT
THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM SILENT TECHNOLOGY LLC ARE FREE
OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SILENT TECHNOLOGY LLC WILL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT
ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN
DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS,
OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
SILENT TECHNOLOGY LLC BE LIABLE TO ANY USER ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER'S USE OR
MISUSE OF OR RELIANCE ON SILENT TECHNOLOGY LLC SERVICES. ARISING FROM ANY CLAIM
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SHALL APPLY TO PREVENT RECOVERY OF DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY,
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, (EVEN IF SILENT TECHNOLOGY
LLC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES). SUCH LIMITATION OF
LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE
ON SILENTTIMER.COM, FROM INABILITY TO USE SILENTTIMER.COM, OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION,
SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF SILENT SILENTTIMER.COM (INCLUDING SUCH DAMAGES
INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES). THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY WITH RESPECT TO
DAMAGES INCURRED BY REASON OF OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED
ON SILENTTIMER.COM OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON SILENTTIMER.COM,
AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED
ON SILENTTIMER.COM OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON SILENTTIMER.COM.
THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE COSTS OF PROCUREMENT
OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST DATA. SUCH LIMITATION
SHALL FURTHER APPLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF SILENTTIMER.COM
OR ANY INFORMATION OR MERCHANDISE THAT APPEARS ON, OR IS LINKED OR RELATED IN
ANY WAY TO, SILENTTIMER.COM. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW.
SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
TERMINATION
Silent Technology LLC reserves
the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to all or part of
this site, with or without notice.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
REVISIONS
Silent Technology LLC reserves
the right to make changes to the SilentTimer.com site, posted policies, and
these Terms and Conditions at any time without notice. By using this site, you
agree to be bound to these Terms and Conditions and any revisions and should
therefore check periodically for updates. If you disagree or do not wish to
comply with the Terms and Conditions, then do not use or access the site.
Last Revised: July 9, 2009
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