Welcome to HRhome.com

The following terms and conditions are important points that you should know before using or accessing HRhome.com. Please read them carefully. By accessing or using any part of HRhome.com or any of the products or services offered by or through HRhome.com, you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions of use. If you do not wish to be bound by these terms and conditions, you may not access or use HRhome.com.

HRhome.com reserves the right to change the terms and conditions of use at any time, without any notice to you. Your continued access and use of HRhome.com means that you agree to be bound by the most current version of the terms and conditions of use. Please check the HRhome.com terms and conditions periodically for any changes that have been made.

Ask the HR Expert

Some HRhome subscriptions shall include 3 (three) free Ask the HR Expert questions per 1 (one) year period. Additional Ask the HR Expert questions are available for a fee. Please contact us at: admin@hrhome.com for more information.

Copyright and Permitted Use

HRhome.com is owned and operated by Gary D. Nelson Associates, Inc. ["GDNA"]. Except where otherwise noted, the content of HRhome.com 's web pages, including the design, text, graphics and agreement thereof, and the software used herein, is the property of and is owned and controlled by GDNA and is the copyrighted material of GDNA or its content providers. All rights are reserved. No materials from HRhome.com may be copied, duplicated, downloaded, reproduced, sold, resold, shown or displayed in public, republished, uploaded, posted, stored, transmitted or distributed, adapted or changed in any way or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by GDNA, except that you may electronically copy and print in hard copy, portions of HRhome.com for your personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use, reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance without the prior written consent of GDNA is strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986.

Trademarks

HRhome.com, all page headers, logos, custom graphics and button icons are service marks, trademarks and/or trade dress of GDNA. All other trademarks, product names and company names or logos cited anywhere on HRhome.com are the property of the respective owners.

No License

Except as expressly provided herein, nothing contained in these terms and conditions or anywhere on HRhome.com shall be construed as conferring any license under any intellectual property rights of GDNA or any third party.

Rules at HRhome.com

To guide the responsible use of HRhome.com, GDNA has established the following rules. If you do not abide by these rules while using HRhome.com, GDNA has the right to prohibit you from using HRhome.com GDNA may terminate any account that you may have on HRhome.com.
While using HRhome.com you may not:

1. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise distribute any data, text, information, messages, software, graphics, music, sound, photographs, video messages or other material:
   1. constituting or encouraging conduct that would intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, provincial, national or international law or give rise to civil liability, or otherwise use HRhome.com in a manner that is contrary to law;
   2. that is harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful or racially, ethically or otherwise objectionable;
   3. that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under any other arrangement contractual or otherwise;
   4. that is protected by patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other similar intellectual property right of any person without obtaining the permission of the holder of such intellectual property right or;
   5. that contains any virus, cancelbot, trojan horse, worm or any other computer code, file or program designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
2. Upload, post, email transmit or otherwise distribute any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes" or any other form of solicitation except where specifically permitted by HRhome.com;
3. Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; or
4. Collect or store personal data about other users of HRhome.com.

HRhome.com Links

While using HRhome.com you will likely access third party web sites through search results. Such third party web sites are not under the control of GDNA and GDNA is not responsible for the availability of such sites or their contents. Any links provided on HRhome.com are provided for your interest or convenience only and do not represent or imply any endorsement by HRhome.com or GDNA of any such linked site. You acknowledge that the use of such third party web sites is governed by the terms and conditions of use applicable to any such site.

Neither HRhome.com nor GDNA shall be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly for the accuracy, content, timeliness, completeness, legality, reliability, quality, suitability or decency of any information, advice, content, service, product or merchandise contained in sites listed in search results or on HRhome.com or otherwise linked to HRhome.com.

Third Party Services

You may order services through HRhome.com. All matters concerning services desired from a seller or provider, including but not limited to purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery, are solely between you and the seller or provider. HRhome.com is not a party to any such third party transactions and whether or not HRhome.com receives any form of revenue or other remuneration in connection with any such transaction HRhome.com shall not be liable to you or any other person for any costs or damages arising out of, or related to the transaction.

User Content

You are solely responsible for any and all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video messages, or other materials that you upload, post, email, reproduce, transmit or otherwise distribute ("Your Content") while using HRhome.com including any consequences that may result from Your Content. HRhome.com does not review and has no obligation to monitor Your Content. 

HRhome.com enables visitors to its site to post reviews and comments on products and services. HRhome.com reserves the right to refuse and remove, at its sole discretion, any content uploaded, posted, emailed, reproduced, transmitted or otherwise distributed using HRhome.com including any of Your Content and HRhome.com reserves the right to disclose Your Content (including the contents of your private communications),

1. if required by law,
2. as may be required to prevent or correct any problem with or disruption of the operation of HRhome.com,
3. in connection with any claim that Your Content violates the rights of any third party,
4. to protect itself, its  officers, directors and employees, the users of HRhome.com and the public or
5. to enforce these terms and conditions.

By providing Your Content through any publicly accessible areas of HRhome.com or submitting any of Your Content to GDNA, you automatically grant to GDNA, a perpetual, royalty free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute and display any of Your Content into any form, medium or technology now known or hereafter developed. In addition, you waive any and all proprietary rights to Your Content.

By providing Your Content through any publicly accessible areas of HRhome.com or submitting any of Your Content to GDNA you warrant that Your Content is not subject to any third party copyright or any other proprietary right and that you have full capacity and authority to make such posting, transmission, distribution or submission.

General Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties

GDNA is providing HRhome.com on an "As Is, As Available" basis to users. HRhome.com is a service to users seeking human resource news and information. You agree to use HRhome.com at your own risk. Neither HRhome.com nor GDNA or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, third-party content providers, sponsors, licensors, or the like, makes any representation or warranty or condition, either express or implied, to you that

1. HRhome.com will be uninterrupted or error free,
2. HRhome.com or the server that makes HRhome.com available are free of viruses or other harmful components,
3. the accuracy, reliability or completeness of results that may be obtained from the use of HRhome.com or
4. the accuracy, content, timeliness, completeness, legality, reliability, quality or suitability of any information, advice, content, service, product or merchandise provided through HRhome.com.

GDNA makes no representations or warranty, express or implied with respect to any content merchandise, its services, any documents, information, items or materials provided by GDNA or others in connection with your use of HRhome.com. HRhome.com makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, respecting any goods or services received through or advertised on HRhome.com or received through any links provided on HRhome.com or any information or advice received through HRhome.com or links provided on HRhome.com including without limitation, any representation or warranty regarding merchantability, suitability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of proprietary rights or otherwise.

No oral advice or written information given by HRhome.com or its affiliates, or any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, providers, merchants, sponsors, licensers, or any link, carries with it the presumption of any warranty and you agree to use such information or advice at your own risk.

The foregoing disclaimer of representation and warranties shall apply to you to the fullest extent provided by law.

Disclaimer Regarding Professional Information

HRhome.com may make available certain professional information provided by third parties including information related to law and accounting. Before you use any such professional information made available through HRhome.com or through any link on HRhome.com please re-read the above section entitled "General Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties" and the section below entitled "Limitation of Liability" as those provisions shall apply to any professional information made available to you through HRhome.com. Neither GDNA nor HRhome.com nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, sponsors, licensors, or the like is qualified to provide information or advice in any of these or similar professional fields and they do not make any representation or warranty or condition, either express or implied, to you regarding the content, accuracy, completeness, legality, reliability, quality or suitability of any such professional information. HRhome.com recommends that you see advice from a qualified professional with respect to any issues or questions that you may have relating to law, accounting or any other profession.

Disclaimer Regarding Downloading

HRhome.com may make available for downloading certain software and computer programs provided by third parties. Neither HRhome.com nor any of its officers, directors, employees, agents, sponsors, licensors, or the like makes any representation or warranty, either expressed or implied, to you regarding such software. HRhome.com and GDNA do not guarantee that any such software will meet your needs, standards or desired specifications or that such software will be free from viruses or errors. Before downloading any such software or computer programs, please re-read the above section entitled "General Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties" and the section below entitled "Limitation of Liability". Use of such software is subject to the terms and conditions of any end user license agreement that accompanies such software and by using such software you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of such license.

You agree that any software, computer programs, information, photographs, music, data or other materials obtained by you on or through HRhome.com shall be at your own risk and that you are solely responsible for any damages to your computer system or any other damages that may result from the download or use of such materials.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall GDNA or any of its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, affiliates, agents, sponsors, licensors, or any other party involved in creating, producing, or distributing HRhome.com be liable for any damages whatsoever and whether direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages (including but not limited to loss of profits, goodwill, sue data or other intangible losses) that result or arise from

1. the use of and reliance on HRhome.com
2. the inability to use HRhome.com
3. mistakes, omissions, interruptions, suspension, termination, deletion of files or email, errors, defects, viruses, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance with respect to HRhome.com, including without limitation those that result from acts of God, communications failure, theft, destruction, or unauthorized access to HRhome.com's records, programs, or services,
4. merchandise, products, or services received through or advertised on HRhome.com and merchandise, products or services received through or advertised on any links provided on HRhome.com
5. information or advice received through or advertised on HRhome.com and information or advice received through or advertised on any links provided on HRhome.com and
6. any information, data, text, messages and other materials that you email, post, upload, reproduce, transmit or otherwise distribute using HRhome.com.

The foregoing limitation of liability shall apply to you to the fullest extent provided by law.

If you are dissatisfied with any portion of HRhome.com or with any of the terms of use, your sole remedy is to discontinue use of HRhome.com.

Indemnification and Release

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless GDNA and its affiliates and related companies, officers, directors, shareholders and employees from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, arising from

1. you use HRhome.com or the Internet,
2. uploading posting, emailing, reproducing, transmitting or otherwise distributing of any information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video messages or other materials by you or any users of any account that you may have with HRhome.com or the breach of any of the HRhome.com terms and conditions by you or any user of any account that you may have with HRhome.com.

Jurisdiction and Governing Law

The terms and conditions contained herein shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Although GDNA controls HRhome.com from within the State of California, HRhome.com can, however, be accessed from other places around the world. Notwithstanding the place of access, accessing HRhome.com, you agree that the laws of the State of California will apply to all matters relating to your use of HRhome.com. You also agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California with respect to matters relating to HRhome.com.

Miscellaneous

These terms and conditions together with all documents specifically referenced herein constitute the entire agreement between you and GDNA with respect to the subject matter hereof. No failure or delay on the part of GDNA to exercise any right under these terms and conditions shall operate as a waiver of any such right. If any provision contained in these terms and conditions is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable, that provision shall be severed from these terms and conditions and the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.