Terms of Use

Use of the Business First website and its services are subject to the following Terms of Use Agreement ("TOU"). Business First reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice. By using this website, you accept and agree to these acknowledgements as set forth.

Description of Services

Business First provides you with access to a variety of resources and services including general information, message and/or communication facilities, download, and calendars, etc.

Services may include a Members Only section that can be accessed only by Business First staff and members. The services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new web properties, are subject to the TOU.

Use of Content

Use of the Business First website content (registration information, documents, whitepapers, graphics, logos, software, forums, polls, etc.) is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only.

You may not modify any content, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, post on any network, broadcast in any media or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the website unless expressly permitted by Business First.

Limits of Liability

Business First makes no warranties or representations of any kind that the services provided by this website or any linked site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that the site or the server that hosts the site are free from viruses or other forms of harmful computer code. All such information is provided "as is," and with specific disclaimer of any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, or non-infringement. Business First will try its best to maintain a virus free environment.

In no event shall Business First, its staff, or anyone else who has been involved in the creation, production, or delivery of these pages, be liable for any direct, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use of this website or any linked site.

External Links

Links to other websites do not imply an endorsement of the materials disseminated at those websites, nor does the existence of a link to another site imply that the organization or person publishing at that site endorses any of the materials at this site. Links to other websites are provided by Business First as a convenience to its users. Business First is not responsible for the materials contained at any website linked to this site.

Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of your use of the services of the Business First website, you will not use the website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair Business First, or interfere with any other party's use of the website. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any services, computer systems or networks connected to any Business First server or to any of the services, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the website.

Acceptable Use Policy

Business First Services may contain forums, calendars, and/or other messages or communication facilities designed to communicate with you. You agree to use the communication services only to view and post messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that you will not:

  • Use the Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
  • Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services outside the Business First mandate.
  • Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
  • Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
  • Provide links to files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.
  • Download any file posted by another user of a Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
  • Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services. Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Service.
  • Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
  • Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
  • Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Communication Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

Business First reserves the right to review materials posted to the website and to remove any materials at its sole discretion. Business First also reserves the right to terminate member access to any or all of the website services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.

Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information in any website. Business First does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any communication services provided by its members and, therefore, Business First specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the members' content and any actions resulting from other members' participation in Business First's website services.