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Tobacco Outlet Business (also referred to as TOB herein) maintains the tobonline.com web site as a service to its clients and subscribers. By using this web site you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use, which may change at any time without notice.

Applicable Law
Copyrights
Links to Third-Party Sites
Securities and Investments
Accuracy of Information
Trademarks
Warranties and Limitation of Liability

Applicable Law

Tobonline.com, exclusive of linked sites, is managed by TOB from its offices within the State of North Carolina, United States of America. Tobonline.com can be accessed from anywhere within the United States, as well as from other nations around the world. As each of these jurisdictions may have laws which differ from those of North Carolina, by accessing this web site both you and TOB agree that the laws of the State of North Carolina, without regard to the conflicts of legal principles thereof, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this web site.

You and TOB also agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of North Carolina with respect to such matters. TOB makes no representation that the materials on this web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from jurisdictions where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Users who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Copyrights

Commercial Use of tobonline.com Web Site Materials

Reproduction, copying, use, or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials or design elements on the tobonline.com web site is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of TOB. TOB reserves the right to refuse permission to copy, distribute, broadcast, or publish any of its copyrighted material.

Personal Use of tobonline.com Web Site Materials

You may not reproduce, copy, or redistribute the design or layout of the tobonline.com web site, individual elements of the web site design, or tobonline.com/TOB logos without the express written permission of TOB.

TOB authorizes you to view, copy, download, and print tobline.com magazine articles and legislative update material which are available on this web site, provided the documents are not modified and are used solely for personal, noncommercial, and informational purposes. In addition, the following copyright notice and permission notice must appear in each document: "Copyright © 2002 TOB, Inc. All rights reserved. Protected by the copyright laws of the United States of America and international treaties." Copyrights, trademarks, and other proprietary notices may not be removed.

Any other use of the material on this web site outside the bounds specified above is strictly forbidden and will be dealt with by the strongest legal action possible.

Links to Third-Party Sites

This tobonline.com web site may provide links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by others ("third-party sites"). TOB has not reviewed the third party sites linked to this web site and is not responsible for the contents of or any products or services offered in such third-party sites.

Securities and Investments

This web site and the information contained herein do not constitute an offer or a solicitation of an offer for the purchase or sale of any securities.

Accuracy of Information

This web site will contain magazine articles, information on pending legislation, and other information about the manufacture and sale of tobacco products. While this information was believed to be accurate as of the date inserted in this web site, TOB does not guarantee the accuracy of information contained on this web site, and disclaims any duty or obligation to update or correct any information subsequently found to be inaccurate.

Trademarks

You may make fair use of our trademarks in promotional and advertising materials, and in referring to our products and services (e.g., in a magazine article) without our permission, provided you follow standard trademark usage practices and provide proper representation.

Other uses require written permission from TOB. You may not use TOB trademarks, whether design or word marks, in the following ways: in, as, or as part of your own trademarks; in a manner likely to cause confusion; to identify products or services that are not TOB's; or in a manner that disparages TOB.

Warranties and Limitation of Liability

Your use and browsing of the web site is at your own risk. If you are dissatisfied with, or disapprove of, any of the materials contained in the site, or with any of these Terms and Conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and using the site.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PERSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER TOB NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DELIVERING THE SITE IS LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE WEB SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

You specifically acknowledge and agree that TOB is not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user.

TOB also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the web site or your downloading of any material from the web site. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold TOB and its affiliates, licensors, content and service providers, participating publishers, authors, dealers and suppliers harmless from any liability, loss, claim and expense, including attorney’s fees and expenses, related to your violation of the Online Contract or use of this web site.

TOB does not warrant or make any representations of any kind or nature with respect to the materials. Therefore, you are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.