ThriveSphere Media Guidelines and Terms of Usage

Last Revised: February 1, 2009

1. You Agree to These Terms by Using this Site

Your access to, and use of, the Site is subject to the following Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations. By accessing and using the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms of Use, and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and ThriveSphere.com or are superseded with respect to this subject matter. If you do not agree and accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms of Use, please exit the Site.

2. Ownership of Content

The Site and all of its contents including, but not limited to, all text and images ("Content") are owned and copyrighted by ThriveSphere.com or Interpersonal Communication Programs, Inc., otherwise known as ICP, Inc. or others with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted. Any Content that is a trademark, logo, or service mark is also a registered and unregistered trademark of ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. or others. Your use of any Content, except as provided in these Terms of Use, without the written permission of the Content owner is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution.

3. Your Use of the Site

ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. grants you permission to use the Site as follows:

  · with the exception of images of people or places that are located outside of the "Media Page" section of the Site, you may download Content, but only for noncommercial, personal use and provided that you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the Content;

· you may not use images of people or places that are located outside of the "Media Page" section of the Site without ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc.'s written permission;

· Content within the "Media" section of the Site may be reproduced solely for editorial purposes in daily newspapers, general circulation news magazines, trade publications and broadcast media;

· you may not distribute, modify, copy (except as set forth above), transmit, display, reuse, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, sell or otherwise use Content without ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc.'s written permission;

· you are prohibited from using the Site to post or transmit any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law - ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or any court order requesting or directing ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. to disclose the identity of anyone posting or transmitting any such information or materials; and

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you are prohibited from using the Site to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation.

4. Disclaimer of Warranties

ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Without limiting the foregoing, ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. neither warrants nor represents that your use of any Content will not infringe the rights of any third parties nor that the Content will be accurate, complete or up-to-date. We use all reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information in the Site. However, ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy, correctness or reliability of the information contained in the Site. Accordingly, ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. assumes no liability or responsibility for any omissions or errors (including, without limitation, typographical errors and technical errors) in the content of the Site. Information in the Site is subject to change without notice.

Additionally, with reference to any discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like that may be on the Site, ThriveSphere.com or ICP, Inc. assumes no responsibility or liability arising from any infringing, threatening, false, misleading, abusive, harassing, libelous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law, contained in any such locations on the Site.

5. Exclusion of Liability

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. NEITHER THRIVESPHERE.COM OR ICP, INC., NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS, NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SITE, ARE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR CONTENT WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of certain damages, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.