Last Updated: March 1, 2009

These terms of use ("Terms of Use") govern your use of MySalonScoop.com ("Site"), which is owned by My Salon Scoop, LLC ("MySalonScoop.com", "we," or "us"). Please read these Terms of Use before you use this Site. By using this Site, you agree to abide by the terms of these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use and to modify this Site from time to time. You are urged to check this Site and these Terms of Use frequently. By continuing to use this Site after we post any changes, you accept and agree to these Terms of Use, as modified.

Proprietary Rights

All materials on this Site, including, without limitation, names, logos, trademarks, images, videos, text, columns, graphics, photographs, illustrations, artwork, software and other elements making up this Site (collectively, "Content") are protected by copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights owned and controlled by us or by other parties that have licensed or otherwise provided their material to us. You acknowledge and agree that all Content on this Site is made available for limited, non-commercial, personal use only. Except as specifically provided herein or elsewhere on this Site, no Content may be copied, reproduced, republished, downloaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, or otherwise used for any purpose, by any person or entity, without our prior express written permission. To request permission from us, send a written request to: My Salon Scoop, P.O. Box 401, New Jersey, 07079 Attention: Business Affairs, or send an e-mail to us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . We cannot guarantee that we can accommodate your request, and our granting of your request may be conditioned on payment of a fee or other accommodation. You may not add, delete, distort, or otherwise modify the Content. Any unauthorized attempt to modify any Content, to defeat or circumvent our security features, or to utilize this Site or any part of the Content for any purpose other than its intended purposes is strictly prohibited.

Registration for Certain Features

If you elect to create an account in order to become a user of MySalonScoop.com and access and use certain features offered through this Site, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration, and (b) maintain and promptly update your account information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If we have reasonable grounds to suspect that your account information is untrue, inaccurate or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of this Site (or any portion thereof). You acknowledge and agree that we may send you important information and notices regarding your account and this Site by e-mail or other means based on the information you provide to us. You acknowledge and agree that we shall have no liability associated with or arising from your failure to maintain accurate account information, including, but not limited to, your failure to receive critical information about this Site.

You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including your password(s), and for any and all activity that occurs under your account. You agree to notify MySalonScoop.com immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or password, or any other breach of security. However, you may be held liable for losses incurred by MySalonScoop.com or any other user of or visitor to this Site due to someone else using your user name, password or account.

In order to use certain features of this Site, you may be required to install or use equipment and software. You are responsible for ensuring that your equipment and/or software do not disturb or interfere with the operation of this Site or any portion thereof. Any equipment or software causing interference shall be immediately disconnected and disabled, and we shall have the right to immediately terminate your right to use and access this Site. If any upgrade in or to this Site or any feature requires changes in your equipment or software, you must effect these changes at your own expense. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new or additional features that augment or enhance the current Sites, including the release of new products and services, shall be subject to the Terms of Use of this Agreement.

Linked Sites

This Site may contain links to other web sites that are not controlled or maintained by us. A link to another website does not constitute an endorsement of that site (nor of any product, service or other material offered on that site) by MySalonScoop.com. Orders to purchase any products or services from linked sites are subject to the terms and conditions governing that site and such transactions. MySalonScoop.com is not a party to such transactions, notwithstanding that MySalonScoop.com may benefit financially or otherwise from such transactions.

You agree that MySalonScoop.com will not be responsible for, and cannot guarantee the performance of, any products, services, content, advertising, privacy policies, or other materials on or available from such linked web sites. Use of these web sites is at your own risk. We encourage you to note when you leave this Site and to read the terms of use of such other web sites.

Submissions / Code of Conduct

Any notes, postings, ideas, suggestions, concepts, stories, videos, photos or other material submitted to this Site via e-mail, on the message boards, in the chat rooms, or via any other means that we may create or provide in the future will become the sole and exclusive property of MySalonScoop.com throughout the world and we shall be entitled (without compensation to you or any third party) to use such material in perpetuity in any form and manner in any media, whether now known or hereafter devised, and you will not have any claim against us with respect to such use. You agree that, in the event you make a submission to us (including, without limitation, any postings on our message boards or in our chat rooms): (i) your submission is original with you and accurate, (ii) your submission does not violate, and its use will not violate, the rights of any third party or any applicable law or ordinance, and (iii) your submission is not pornographic, obscene, indecent, profane, threatening, harassing, hateful, intimidating, abusive, defamatory, tortuous, fraudulent, or otherwise objectionable in any way, and does not encourage conduct that would constitute illegal activity, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national or foreign law, including any right of publicity, right of privacy or any other proprietary right of another. If it is determined that you have, at any time, violated any of the foregoing provisions, you may thereafter be barred from submitting or posting any further material on this Site or from using or accessing our message boards or chat rooms.

You agree not to (i) use this Site, the Content, or any products or services included on or available through this Site for any unlawful purpose, (ii) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying this Site, including by means of disrupting the normal flow of dialogue, causing a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of this Site are able to type, hacking or defacing any portion of this Site, introducing any virus, worm, Trojan Horse, Easter Egg, time bomb, spyware, or any other computer code, file, or program that may or is intended to damage or hijack the operation of any hardware, software, or telecommunications equipment, or otherwise acting in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges; (iii) post or transmit any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities or schemes or other unsolicited commercial communication or engage in spamming or flooding; (iv) impersonate any other person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with any other person or entity; or (v) use any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process to retrieve, index, "data mine," or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of this Site or any Content on this Site.

We reserve the right, but undertake no duty, to review, edit, move or delete any material provided for display or placed on this Site, in our sole discretion.

Ability to Accept Terms of Use

You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Use. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13 or if you are under 13 Years of age that you have consent from your parent or guardian to participate in MySalonScoop.com.

Privacy

We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your personally identifiable information. Any information we may collect through your use of this Site is subject to our Privacy Statement.

Intellectual Property Infringement Claims

We will cooperate with any law enforcement authorities and comply with any judicial order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity of anyone uploading, downloading, or posting materials, or otherwise using this Site in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local laws.

We respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in any way without your permission, please provide the following information to our Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement identified below. Your notice must contain the following:

• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner whose work you claim has been infringed;
• A description of the work you claim has been infringed;
• Identification of the work you claim infringes the copyrighted work and a description of where it is located on this Site;
• Your address, telephone number and e-mail address;
• A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the infringing use is not authorized by the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent or by law; and
• A statement by you, 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.

Our Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement can be reached as follows:

This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it         

or

MySalonScoop.com

P.O. Box 401, South Orange,NJ 07079

Attention: Legal Department

Disclaimer of Warranties

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. MYSALONSCOOP.COM DISCLAIMS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY WARRANTIES FOR THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE, FOR OTHER SERVICES OR GOODS RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THIS SITE OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON THIS SITE, OR INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THIS SITE.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT MYSALONSCOOP.COM DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, CONTENT, COMPLETENESS, SUCCESSFUL, LEGALITY, RELIABILITY, OR OPERABILITY OR AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION OR MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY PRODUCTS OR TREATMENTS DISCUSSED OR PORTRAYED ON THIS SITE. MYSALONSCOOP.COM DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELETION OR UNAVAILABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL ON THIS SITE.

MYSALONSCOOP.COM DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY HARM RESULTING FROM DOWNLOADING OR ACCESSING ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THROUGH THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR HARM CAUSED BY VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT TO THE EXTENT ANY MATERIALS ARE DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SITE, THIS IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIALS.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE, OR OUR SUBSIDIARIES, PARTNERS, VENDORS, AGENTS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SPONSORS AND ADVERTISERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, REVENUE, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, OR LOSS OF COMPUTER PROGRAMS OR DATA ARISING FROM (I) YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, OR (II) CONTENT, PRODUCTS, AND/OR SERVICES RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THIS SITE OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON THIS SITE, AS WELL AS BY REASON OF ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH OR ADVERTISED ON THIS SITE OR RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED ON THIS SITE. THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE SHALL ALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW

Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability. Therefore, the above disclaimer of warranties and/or limitation of liability may not apply to you in its entirety.

Indemnification / Release

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold us, and our subsidiaries, partners, agents, affiliates, licensors, sponsors and advertisers and their respective officers, directors, shareholders, agents and representatives ("Released Parties") harmless from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your breach of any warranties, representations and agreements set forth in these Terms of Use, including, without limitation, your unauthorized use of any Content. By using this Site, or making any submissions to MySalonScoop.com, whether or not through this Site, you are hereby agreeing to release the Released Parties from any and all claims, demands, debts, obligations, damages (actual or consequential), costs, and expenses of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, disclosed or undisclosed, that you may have against them arising out of or in any way related to such disputes and/or to any products and services obtained or used through this Site or to any disputes regarding use of ideas and/or related materials submitted to MySalonScoop.com.

YOU HEREBY AGREE TO WAIVE ALL LAWS THAT MAY LIMIT THE EFFICACY OF SUCH RELEASES.

Miscellaneous

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within Essex County, New Jersey. These Terms of Use shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be modified or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and the remaining provisions shall be enforced. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and supersede any other agreement, promise, or practice between the parties relating to the subject matter hereto. We reserve the right to terminate your access to and ability to use this Site (or any portion thereof), at any time (with or without notice). No waiver by either party of any right hereunder shall constitute a waiver of this or any other right.

Contacting Us

Questions regarding these Terms of Use should be directed to MySalonScoop.com through one of the Contact Us forms you will find on this Site, or by sending an e-mail to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or by sending a notice by U.S. Mail to:

My Salon Scoop P.O. Box 401, South Orange NJ 07079