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Terms of Use:
The Sparkys-Answers.com website (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Sparky's Answers (or "SparkysAnswers"). By using this Site, you explicitly agree to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions” or “Agreement”). By registering for, logging into, visiting and/or otherwise using the Site in any way, you indicate that you understand and intend these Terms and Conditions to be the legal equivalent of a signed, written contract and equally binding, and that you accept the terms of use as set forth in these Terms and Conditions and agree to be legally bound by them. Sparky's Answers may change these Terms and Conditions at any time. Your continued use of the Site following reasonable notice of such modifications will be conclusively deemed acceptance of any changes to these Terms and Conditions. You agree that notice of changes to these Terms and Conditions posted on the Site constitutes reasonable and sufficient notice. At all times, you are bound by the then-current version of these Terms and Conditions and all applicable laws. Please review these Terms and Conditions periodically for changes. These Terms and Conditions were last updated on October 1, 2015. If you do not agree with the conditions outlined in these Usage Documents, do not proceed to use any service, information, or other products offered by or through the Sparky's Answers website.
By entering, using, viewing, or requesting any information or resource provided from or through Sparky's Answers and/or by registering as a membership with Sparky's Answers, you understand and agree to be bound by the terms detailed in these Usage Documents. You also understand that these Usage Documents may be updated by us from time-to-time, without notice to you. It is your responsibility to review the most current version of each Usage Document, including this one.
Contact Information:
You may contact us at any time using the information below. Please note that all correspondence with Sparky's Answers is governed by our Privacy Policy.
Sparky's Answers
P.O. Box 2006
Moncks corner, SC 29461
Phone: 843-899-0850
Email: support
Privacy:
Your privacy while using this website is governed by our Privacy Policy.
Guidelines:
Members of Sparky's Answers are also regulated by our guidelines and member agreement.
Email We Send. Members of Sparky's Answers agree to receive email from Sparky's Answers, including: technical automotive help requests from other members and periodic messages from Sparky's Answers staff, including commercial emails advertising our website's resources (such as occasional notices to non-sponsors about our sponsorship options, or notices when an industry sponsor has joined Sparky's Answers). Members may turn off the technical automotive email through our account configuration area. Members may cancel their accounts if they wish to stop receiving all email from Sparky's Answers. We have a clear privacy policy to protect our member's private personal information, such as their email address.
False SPAM Reports:
As stated above, members of Sparky's Answers agree to receive certain email from us as part of their membership on our website. It is very easy to configure your account to receive less email, and to cancel your account if you wish to stop receiving all Sparky's Answers emails. However, some members choose to falsely report our email as SPAM, either to their ISPs or the anti-SPAM organizations like SpamCop. In the event that a member falsely reports our email to them as SPAM, their account will be permanently deactivated, and they will not be permitted to reactivate it, nor will they ever be allowed to create a new account on Sparky' Answers.
Interactive Content:
Any information submitted by members to the "interactive" portions of our website is considered to be Interactive Content (henceforth "Content"). Examples of Content include, but are not limited to, forum posts, chat room discussions, question and answer sessions, files uploaded to this website, comments on other members' Content, etc. You retain all ownership rights to the Content you submit to this website. However, by submitting this Content, you grant Sparky's Answers a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sub licensable rights to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such Content throughout the world in any medium. You grant Sparky's Answers and sub licensees the right to use the name, city, state, country, and zip code that you submit in connection with such Content, if they choose.
You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the Content that you submit; that the Content is accurate; that use of the Content does not violate this agreement and will not cause injury to any person or entity; that the Content is not unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable; and that you will indemnify Sparky's Answers for all claims resulting from Content you supply.
Sparky's Answers has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor and edit or remove any activity or Content. Sparky's Answers takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted by you or any third party.
Message Visibility:
Sparky's Answers employs various technological features that can result in some member messages not being visible to all members, based on a variety of factors including: membership status, rating history, member preferences, and more. Posting a message on Sparky's Answers does not guarantee that your message will be visible (or remain visible) to all or any members.
Website Access:
Sparky's Answers grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this website and not to download (other than page cache) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with our express written consent. You may not use any automated process (software program, machine, etc.) to retrieve information from this website for the purposes of permanent storage on your computer, nor for use to circumvent viewing the information directly on this website. Sparky's Answers online resources are intended to be used only on an as-needed basis, viewed through our website, and may not be intentionally stored elsewhere. Members of Sparky's Answers may not share their username or password with anyone. All access to this website's systems is completely monitored. For more information on this, please refer to our Privacy Policy.
Premium Account Rate and Policy Changes:
Sparky's Answers may occasionally make changes to our pricing structure or other premium membership policies. Premium subscribers will be notified of major changes by email at least 30 days prior, providing time to cancel memberships should a member not agree with a policy or rate change. For this reason, it is very important to make sure the email address on file with Sparky's Answers is correct, and is accepting our email (i.e. not blocking our messages due to email filters).
Resale or Re-Use Of Service:
No portion of this website (including, but not limited to, Interactive Content) may be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, or otherwise exploited for any purpose without express written consent of Sparky's Answers. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Sparky's Answers name or trademarks without the express written consent of Sparky's Answers. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by Sparky's Answers.
Duplicate Accounts. Each person may have no more than one account opened with Sparky's Answers at a time. We reserve the right to cancel duplicate accounts, at our discretion. Attempting to establish, and use, more than one account at a time may result in the termination of all accounts registered in that name.
False Identities:
Any attempt to access this network using a false identity, or to establish a membership account under false pretense, constitutes unauthorized access to our computer systems without our permission, and is prohibited.
Endorsement:
Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Sparky's Answers.
Soliciting:
Members of Sparky's Answers may not promote themselves or their products in any area of this website, except where explicitly stated otherwise (e.g., sponsor web pages, Classifieds Forum, etc.). Members may not solicit sales for or promote the products, services, or work of any entity with which they hold a personal or business relationship.
Advertisers, Sponsors, and Affiliates. You may encounter, throughout this website, various advertisements by paid advertisers, sponsors, and affiliates of the website. You agree that Sparky's Answers shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any dealings with, or as the result of the presence of, such advertisers, sponsors or affiliates on this website.
Discontinuance of Service:
Sparky's Answers reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the services or information provided by this website with or without notice. You agree that Sparky's Answers shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the services or information provided by this website.
Unsolicited Commercial Email ("SPAM"):
You may not use Sparky's Answers website for the purpose of sending unsolicited commercial email (a.k.a. spam) to our members, or for the purpose of collecting email addresses to spam. Using any list of email addresses that contains a substantial number of Sparky's Answers member addresses is considered a violation of this agreement, regardless of whether you compiled the list yourself or obtained it elsewhere. We reserve the right to immediately terminate any member account suspected of spamming, or preparing to spam, our members. This determination is normally made through complaints received from members and/or security monitoring done within our website.
Termination:
You agree that Sparky's Answers, in its sole discretion, may terminate your membership and/or sponsorship account (or any part thereof) or use of this website, and remove and discard any Content within this website, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Sparky's Answers believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms of Use. You agree that any termination of your access to this website under any provision of this Terms Of Use may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Sparky's Answers may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files and this website. Further, you agree that Sparky's Answers shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to this website.
Trademarks and Copyrights:
Trademarked materials appearing on this server are owned by those persons and companies holding the trademark. The Sparky's Answers logo is a trademark of Sparky's Answers. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
You may not post any copyright- or trademark-protected information to this network. Sparky's Answers is not responsible for providing notice of, or enforcing any such restrictions.
You will not libel, slander nor in any other way depict a company, entity, or service in a false light on this network. Should you do so, the legal consequences are yours alone.
Copyright Infringement:
Sparky's Answers takes copyright infringement very seriously. We will actively pursue any infringement that takes place on the website. If you believe that an infringement has taken place, please follow the directions below.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") specifies that all infringement claims must be in writing (either electronic mail or paper letter) and must include the following elements:
a physical or electronic signature;
identification of the infringed work;
identification of the infringed material;
contact information for the complainant, e.g. address, telephone number, electronic mail address;
a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner or the law; and
a statement that the information contained in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.
In compliance with the DMCA, please send notifications of claimed infringements to:
ATTN: Copyright Violations
Sparky's Answers
P.O. Box 2006
Moncks Corner, S.C. 29461
Phone: 843-899-0850
Email: support
Note: Please don't send attachments without first contacting us to arrange it.
Warnings & Manufacturers' Guidelines:
While this website is made available for the dissemination of valuable information to other members of the automotive industry, you agree not to hold Sparky's Answers liable for false information, nor any discussions, instructions, ideas, etc. that lead to injury or loss of compensation.
Manufacturers' guidelines should always be followed; this website provides a means of applying visual images and real world work experiences that aide in understanding a manufacture's service information. You must always refer to official resources and manuals before using any information that you find on the Internet, and confirm all procedures with the appropriate manufacturer or specialist before proceeding.
You understand and agree that the Sparky's Answers is not responsible for any errors created in or damage to information you submit as a result of any changes made to this network.
This website's discussion groups are NOT moderated, and you agree not to hold Sparky's Answers liable for legal consequences that arise from your use of this website. The content of all messages you submit to any Sparky's Answers discussion group are solely your responsibility. However, we will respond to any complaints from our members regarding abuse of our guidelines or these Terms of Use.
Changes to Terms:
These Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy are subject to change at anytime and without notice. You should check our website frequently to see any changes.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
SPARKY'S ANSWERS MAKES NO CONDITION, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THE SITE CONTENT, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE SITE, ALL SITE CONTENT, AND ALL OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, AND SPARKY'S ANSWERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR USE, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES IN CONNECTION WITH THE FOREGOING. SPARKY'S ANSWERS ALSO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY CONDITION, WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY, RESULTS, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR PROPRIETARY CHARACTER OF THE SITE, ALL SITE CONTENT, AND ALL OTHER CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SITE. SPARKY'S ANSWERS DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE WILL BE ERROR FREE, OR CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR THAT THE SITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM SPARKY'S ANSWERS OR THROUGH OR FROM THIS WEBSITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE. YOU WAIVE AND COVENANT NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS OR ALLEGATIONS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL CLAIMS AND ALLEGATIONS RELATING TO THE ALLEGED INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, THE ALLEGED INACCURACY OF SITE CONTENT, YOUR INABILITY TO ACCESS THE SITE AT ANY GIVEN TIME, OR ALLEGATIONS THAT SPARKY'S ANSWERS HAS OR SHOULD INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, OR HOLD YOU HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM OR ALLEGATION ARISING FROM YOUR USE OR OTHER EXPLOITATION OF THE SITE. YOU USE THE SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND NEITHER SPARKY'S ANSWERS, ITS AFFILIATIES AND SUBLICENSEE NOR THE PARTIES WHO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND MATERIAL FOR PUBLICATION WITHIN THE SITE CONTENT SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY SORT ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE LINKED TO OR FROM OR ADVERTISED OR PROMOTED ON THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, AND LOSS OF DATA), EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SPARKY'S ANSWERS ALSO DISCLAIMS LIABILITY FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES BASED ON YOUR ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITE AND THE SITE CONTENT.
YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY SPARKY'S ANSWERS AND ITS OWNERS, SHAREHOLDERS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, SPONSORS AND LICENSORS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS,AND HOLD ALL OF THE FOREGOING HARMLESS, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LIABILITY AND EXPENSES, INCLUDING ATTORNEYS FEES, ARISING FROM OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR ANY BREACH OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. SPARKY'S ANSWERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
SPARKY'S ANSWERS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT:
THIS WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS,
THIS WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE,
THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE,
THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THIS WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND
ANY ERRORS IN THIS WEBSITE WILL BE CORRECTED.