Terms of Service

Terms of Use for Connect to One, LLC

By using the Connect to One, LLC, Website, (the “Website”) you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (this “Agreement”), whether or not you register as a member of Connect to One, LLC, (“Member”). If you wish to become a Member and make use of the Connect to One, LLC, service (the “Service”), please read these Terms of Use. If you object to anything in this Agreement, do not use the Website or the Service.

  1. Acceptance of Terms of Use Agreement.
    1. Electronic Agreement. This Agreement is an electronic contract that sets out the legally binding terms of your use of the Website and your membership for the Service. This Agreement may be modified by Connect to One, LLC, from time to time, and any such modifications shall supersede all prior terms of use. By accessing the Website or becoming a Member, you accept this Agreement and agree to all of the terms, conditions and notices, contained or referenced herein.
    2. Electronic Form. By accessing the Website and/or becoming a Member, you consent to have this Agreement provided to you in electronic form.
    3. Non-electronic Copy. You have the right to receive this Agreement in non-electronic form. You may request a non-electronic copy of this Agreement either before or after you electronically sign the Agreement. To receive a non-electronic copy of this Agreement, please contact us at craig@connectcle.org and request a copy.
    4. Withdrawing Your Consent. You have the right at any time to withdraw your consent to have this Agreement provided to you in electronic form.
      1. Effect. Should you choose to withdraw your consent to have this Agreement provided to you in electronic form, we will discontinue your then-current username and password effectively terminating your account. We will only issue you a new username and password after we receive a signed copy of a non-electronic version of this Agreement, which we will send to you upon request.
      2. Notice. To withdraw your consent and/or request a non-electronic copy of this Agreement, please contact us at craig@connectcle.org.
      3. Effective Timing. Your withdrawal of consent shall be effective within a reasonable time after we receive your withdrawal notice described above. Your withdrawal of consent will not affect the legal validity or enforceability of the Agreement provided to, and electronically signed by, you prior to the effective date of your withdrawal.
    5. Access and Retention. In order to access and retain this electronic Agreement, you must have access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such access. In addition, you must use all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. Please print a copy of this document for your records. To retain an electronic copy of this Agreement, you may save it into any word processing program. We will notify you via the Website of any changes in the hardware or software requirements needed to access and/or retain this Agreement that create a material risk that you will not be able to continue to access and/or retain this electronic Agreement.
  2. Eligibility. You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to register as a member of Connect to One or use the Website. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. In the event you have a legal guardian, he or she must consent to the terms and conditions on the Members behalf. If you become a Member, you or your legal guardian represent and warrant that you have never been convicted of a felony and that you are not required to register as a sex offender with any government entity. Membership is void where prohibited
  3. Term. This Agreement will remain in full force and effect while you use the Website and/or are a Member. You may terminate your membership and/or subscription at any time, for any reason, by notifying Connect to One, LLC, at craig@connectcle.org. If you terminate your subscription, your subscription will be terminated upon receipt of your notice of cancellation. Connect to One, LLC, may terminate your membership and/or subscription by sending notice to you at the email address you provide in your application for membership, or such other email address as you may later provide to Connect to One, LLC. Any such termination by Connect to One, LLC, shall be effective upon the transmission of the electronic notice sent by Connect to One, LLC, to you. You are responsible for providing Connect to One, LLC, with your current email address. If Connect to One, LLC, terminates your membership because you have breached this Agreement, you will not be entitled to any refund of unused subscription fees, if any. All decisions regarding the termination of accounts shall be made in the sole discretion of Connect to One, LLC. Connect to One, LLC, is not required to provide you notice prior to terminating your membership and/or subscription. Connect to One, LLC, is not required, and may be prohibited, from disclosing a reason for the termination of your account. After your membership or subscription is terminated or canceled, all terms that may survive termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be deemed to survive such termination or cancellation.
  4. Non-commercial Use by Members. The Website is for the personal use of individual Members only and may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors. Organizations, companies, and/or businesses may not become Members and should not use the Service or the Website for any purpose. Illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Website, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of members by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email and unauthorized framing of or linking to the Website may be investigated, and appropriate legal action will be taken, including without limitation, civil, criminal, and injunctive redress. Use of the Website is with the permission of Connect to One, LLC, which may be revoked at any time, for any reason, in Connect to One’s sole discretion.
  5. Account Security. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the username and password that you designate during the Registration process, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your username and password. You agree to (a) immediately notify Connect to One, LLC, of any unauthorized use of your username or password or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Connect to One, LLC, will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this provision, or any other provision of this Agreement. You should use particular caution when accessing your account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information.
  6. Your Interactions with Other Members.
    1. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEMBERS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT CONNECT TO ONE, LLC, CURRENTLY DOES NOT CONDUCT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS ON ITS MEMBERS. CONNECT TO ONE, LLC, ALSO DOES NOT INQUIRE INTO THE BACKGROUNDS OF ALL OF ITS MEMBERS OR ATTEMPT TO VERIFY THE STATEMENTS OF ALL OF ITS MEMBERS. CONNECT TO ONE, LLC, MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE CONDUCT OF MEMBERS OR THEIR COMPATIBILITY WITH ANY CURRENT OR FUTURE MEMBERS. CONNECT TO ONE, LLC, RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CONDUCT ANY CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK OR OTHER SCREENINGS (SUCH AS SEX OFFENDER REGISTER SEARCHES), AT ANY TIME. CONNECT TO ONE, LLC, HOWEVER, IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO CONDUCT ANY SUCH BACKGROUND CHECK AND IN NO WAY WARRANTS THE ACCURACY OF ANY OF ITS FINDINGS. CONNECT TO ONE, LLC, EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY RELATING TO THE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND AND/OR CONDUCT OF ITS MEMBERS.
    2. IN NO EVENT SHALL CONNECT TO ONE, LLC, BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, GENERAL, SPECIAL, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, AND/OR INCIDENTAL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE CONDUCT OF YOU OR ANYONE ELSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, BODILY INJURY, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, AND/OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES RESULTING FROM COMMUNICATIONS OR MEETINGS WITH OTHER MEMBERS OR ANY OTHER PERSON YOU MEET THROUGH THIS SERVICE. YOU AGREE TO TAKE REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS IN ALL INTERACTIONS WITH OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SERVICE, PARTICULARLY IF YOU DECIDE TO MEET OFFLINE OR IN PERSON. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT CONNECT TO ONE, LLC, MAKES NO GUARANTEES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING YOUR ULTIMATE COMPATIBILITY WITH INDIVIDUALS YOU MEET THROUGH THE SERVICE. YOU SHOULD NOT PROVIDE YOUR FINANCIAL INFORMATION (FOR EXAMPLE, YOUR CREDIT CARD OR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION) OR ANY OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION TO OTHER MEMBERS.
  7. Content on the Website.
    1. Proprietary Rights. Connect to One, LLC, owns and retains all proprietary rights in the Website and the Service. The Website contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of Connect to One, LLC, and its licensors. Except for that information which is in the public domain or for which you have been given written permission, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any such proprietary information.
    2. Reliance on Content, Advice, Etc. Opinions, advice, statements, offers, or other information or content made available through the Service should not necessarily be relied upon. You are responsible for verifying the accuracy of any content made available through the Service. Specifically, Connect to One, LLC, does not: (i) guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on the Service, or (ii) adopt, endorse or accept responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made by any party that appears on the Website. Under no circumstances will Connect to One, LLC, or its affiliates be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from your reliance on information or other content posted on the Website or transmitted to or by any Members or representatives of Connect to One, LLC.
  8. Content Posted by You on the Website.
    1. You are solely responsible for the content that you publish or display (hereinafter, “post”) on the Website and all information that you communicate and/or transmit through any medium to other Members and/or representatives of Connect to One, LLC. You will not post on the Website, or transmit to other Members and/or representatives of Connect to One, LLC, any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, offensive, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, racially offensive, or illegal material, or any material that infringes or violates another party’s rights (including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, and rights of privacy and publicity). You will not provide inaccurate, misleading or false information to Connect to One, LLC, or to any other Member. If information provided to Connect to One, LLC, or another Member, subsequently becomes inaccurate, misleading or false, you agree to promptly notify Connect to One, LLC and any Members to whom you communicated inaccurate, misleading or false information, of any such change or changes. Connect to One, LLC, is not liable for any of the Content posted by its Members, and is not responsible for verifying the accuracy of the Content posted on the Website.
    2. You understand and agree that Connect to One, LLC, may review and delete any content, messages, emails, photos or profiles (collectively, “Content”), in whole or in part, that in the sole judgment of Connect to One, LLC, violates this Agreement or which might be offensive, illegal, or that might violate the rights, harm, or threaten the safety of Members. Connect to One, LLC, disclaims all liability in connection with any inappropriate Content posted on its Website, and is under no obligation to review and/or delete Content from its Website that violates this Agreement and/or its Members rights. You assume all liability for posting Content to the Website that violates this Agreement or another Member’s rights.
    3. By posting Content to any public area of Connect to One, LLC, or providing such information to Connect to One, LLC, to share with its Members, including but not limited to photographs, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Connect to One, LLC, its affiliates, licensees and successors, an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, fully paid, worldwide license to use, copy, perform, display, reproduce, adapt, modify and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information and content, and to grant and authorize sub-licenses of the foregoing. You further represent and warrant that public posting and use of your content by Connect to One, LLC, will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party. To the extent Connect to One’s use of your Content infringes or violates the rights of any third party, you agree to indemnify Connect to One, LLC, including all reasonable attorneys’ fees, for any damages sustained by Connect to One, LLC, in connection with your Content.
    4. The following is a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited on the Website. Connect to One, LLC, reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action in its sole discretion against anyone who violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Website and terminating the membership of such violators. It includes, but is not limited to, Content that:
      • is patently offensive to the online community, such as Content that promotes racism,
        bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
      • harasses or advocates harassment of another person;
      • involves the transmission of “junk mail”, “chain letters,” or unsolicited mass mailing or “spamming”;
      • promotes information that is false, misleading or promotes illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
      • promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person’s copyrighted work, such as providing pirated computer programs or links to them, providing information to circumvent manufacture-installed copy-protect devices, or providing pirated images, audio or video, or links to pirated images, audio or video files;
      • contains restricted or password only access pages, or hidden pages or images (those not linked to or from another accessible page);
      • provides material that exploits people under the age of eighteen in a sexual or violent manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under the age of eighteen;
      • provides instructional information about illegal activities such as making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone’s privacy, or providing or creating computer viruses;
      • solicits passwords or personal identifying information for commercial or unlawful purposes from other users; and
      • engages in commercial activities and/or sales without our prior written consent such as contests, sweepstakes, barter, advertising, and pyramid schemes.
    5. Your use of the Service, including but not limited to the Content you post on the Website, must be in accordance with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
    6. You may not include in your Member profile any telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email addresses.
    7. You may not engage in advertising to, or solicitation of, other Members. This includes but is not limited to solicitation or advertising to buy or sell any products or services through the Service or to attend parties or other social functions or networking for commercial purposes. You may not transmit any chain letters or junk email to other Members. Although Connect to One, LLC, cannot monitor the conduct of its Members outside of the Website, it is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Service in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person, or in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any Member without their prior explicit consent.
  9. Prohibited Activities. Connect to One, LLC, reserves the right to investigate and terminate your membership if you have misused the Service, violated this Agreement, or behaved in a way which could be regarded as inappropriate or whose conduct is unlawful or illegal. The following is a partial list of the type of actions that you may not engage in with respect to the Service:
    • You will not impersonate any person or entity.
    • You will not “stalk” or otherwise harass any person.
    • You will not express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by Connect to One, LLC, without our specific prior written consent.
    • You will not 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 the Service or its contents.
    • You will not post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
    • You will not remove any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices contained in the Service.
    • You will not interfere with or disrupt the Services or the Website or the servers or networks connected to the Services or the Website.
    • You will not post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
    • You will not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted through the Website.
    • You will not “frame” or “mirror” any part of the Service or the Website, without Connect to One’s prior written authorization. You also shall not use meta tags or code or other devices containing any reference to Connect to One, LLC, or the Service or the Website in order to direct any person to any other website for any purpose.
    • You will not modify, adapt, sub-license, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decipher, de-compile or otherwise disassemble any portion of the Service or the Website or any software used on or for the Service, or cause others to do so.
  10. Modifications to Service. Connect to One, LLC, reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Connect to One, LLC, shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
  11. Blocking of IP Addresses. In order to protect the integrity of the Service, Connect to One, LLC, reserves the right at any time in its sole discretion to block Members using certain IP addresses from accessing the Website.
  12. Member Disputes. You are solely responsible for your interactions with other Members of Connect to One, LLC. Connect to One, LLC, reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other Members.
  13. Privacy and Communications. When you become a Member, you agree and consent to receive email messages from us. These emails may be transactional or relationship communications relating to the Service, such as administrative notices and service announcements or changes, or emails containing commercial offers, promotions or special offers from us. You agree to be bound by the Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference in this Agreement.
  14. Disclaimers.
    1. Connect to One, LLC, is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate Content posted on the Website or in connection with the Service, whether caused by users of the Website, Members or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized in the Service. Connect to One, LLC, is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any user of the Website or Member of the Service. Connect to One, LLC, assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, user or Member communications. Connect to One, LLC, is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of email or players on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any Website or combination thereof, including injury or damage to users and/or Members or to any other person’s computer related to or resulting from participating or downloading materials in connection with the Web and/or in connection with the Service. Under no circumstances will Connect to One, LLC, or any of its affiliates, advertisers, promoters or distribution partners be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from anyone’s use of the Website or the Service, any Content posted on the Website or transmitted to Members, or any interactions between users of the Website, whether online or offline. The Website and the Service are provided “AS-IS” and Connect to One, LLC, expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Connect to One, LLC, cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Website and/or the Service.
    2. In addition to the preceding paragraph and other provisions of this Agreement, any advice that may be posted on the Website is for informational and entertainment purposes only and is not intended to replace or substitute for any professional financial, medical, legal, or other advice. Connect to One, LLC, makes no representations or warranties and expressly disclaims any and all liability concerning any treatment, action by, or effect on any person following the information offered or provided within or through the Website. If you have specific concerns or a situation arises in which you require professional or medical advice, you should consult with an appropriately trained and qualified specialist.
  15. Links. The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Connect to One, LLC, has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Connect to One, LLC, is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Connect to One, LLC, shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of, or reliance upon, any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
  16. Limitation on Liability. Except in jurisdictions where such provisions are restricted, in no event will Connect to One, LLC, be liable to you or any third person for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or punitive damages, including also lost profits arising from your use of the Website or the Service, even if Connect to One, LLC, has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Connect to One’s liability to you for any cause whatsoever, and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to Connect to One, LLC, for the Service during the term of membership.
  17. Arbitration and Governing Law.
    1. Arbitration Agreement. The exclusive means of resolving any dispute or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement (including any alleged breach thereof), the Service, or the Website shall be BINDING ARBITRATION administered by the American Arbitration Association. The one exception to the exclusivity of arbitration is that you have the right to bring an individual claim against Connect to One, LLC, in a small-claims court situated in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. But whether you choose arbitration or small-claims court, you may not under any circumstances commence or maintain against Connect to One, LLC, any class action, class arbitration, or other representative action or proceeding.
    2. Notice of Rights. By using the Website or the Service in any manner, you agree to the above arbitration agreement. In doing so, YOU GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO GO TO COURT to assert or defend any claims between you and Connect to One, LLC, (except for matters that may be taken to small-claims court). YOU ALSO GIVE UP YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS ACTION OR OTHER CLASS PROCEEDING. Your rights will be determined by a NEUTRAL ARBITRATOR, NOT A JUDGE OR JURY. You are entitled to a fair hearing before the arbitrator. The arbitrator can grant any relief that a court can, but you should note that arbitration proceedings are usually simpler and more streamlined than trials and other judicial proceedings. Decisions by the arbitrator are enforceable in court and may be overturned by a court only for very limited reasons.
    3. Court Proceedings. Any proceeding to enforce this arbitration agreement, including any proceeding to confirm, modify, or vacate an arbitration award, must be commenced in federal or state courts located in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. You hereby irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of those courts for such purposes.
    4. Governing Law. This Agreement, and any dispute between you and Connect to One, LLC, shall be governed by the laws of the state of Ohio without regard to principles of conflicts of law, provided that this arbitration agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act.
  18. Indemnity by You. You agree to indemnify and hold Connect to One, LLC, its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, and other partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorney’s fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Service in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth above.
  19. No Third Party Beneficiaries. You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, there shall be no third party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
  20. The Entire Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement between you and Connect to One, LLC, regarding the use of the Website and/or the Service. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect. This Agreement is subject to change by Connect to One, LLC, at any time. At the time of any change, this Agreement will continue to govern your membership until such time that you renew your subscription. If you continue your subscription, your renewal will constitute acceptance by you of the revised Agreement. Alternatively, if you terminate your subscription at such time, your use of the Service after your termination will constitute acceptance by you of the Agreement.Please contact Connect to One, LLC, at craig@connectcle.org with any questions regarding this agreement. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE PROVISIONS CONTAINED ABOVE.