TERMS OF SERVICE
Welcome to the #1 local black community portal in the world!

Our number one goal is to make Blacksonville .COMmunity .NETwork (BCN) an enlightening, resourceful, interactive website for all site visitors; and in so doing we have adopted the following Terms of Service, which apply to everyone accessing and using BCN.

We strongly encourage you to read these terms and conditions carefully. By using or accessing BCN (the "Site”), this Site and any pages thereof, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions listed here. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, do not proceed to access this site or any pages thereof. BCN reserves the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time without notice. Your continued use of this Site will mean that you have accepted the following terms and conditions and any subsequent modifications.

BCN is owned and operated by Blacksonville, LLC. Whenever we refer to "BCN" in these Terms of Service, we are including Blacksonville, LLC, its parent company, and its subsidiaries and other affiliates.

OUR COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
We value the privacy of our members and the information that they provide to us. This privacy statement explains data collection and use practices of BCN; it does not apply to other online or offline sites, products or services. BCN maintains member information which is reasonably related to servicing member accounts. By using our Internet Site, you consent to the collection and use of customer information by BCN pursuant to the terms of the BCN privacy policy which is set forth herein. We may occasionally update this Terms of Service. In the event our terms or privacy policy is modified, any changes will be posted on this site so that you are always aware of the information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it. We encourage you to periodically review this Privacy Statement to stay informed about how we are protecting the personal information we collect. Your continued use of the service constitutes your agreement to BCN terms and any updates.

BCN welcomes your comments regarding this Privacy Statement. If you believe that BCN has not adhered to this Statement, please contact us by email or by postal mail at the addresses listed below, and we will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem. The information and materials contained in these pages - and the terms, conditions, and descriptions that appear - are subject to change.

CONSENT
Carefully screened companies that are a part of the BCN are sometimes permitted to use our members' names and mailing addresses to promote quality discounted products and services. If you prefer not to have your name and mailing address released or prefer that we not send you e-mail communications about offerings which may be of interest to you, please let us know by writing to: Blacksonville Member Service Center, 435 Clark Road, Suite 110, Jacksonville, FL 32218 or by sending an E-mail. Please note that this Privacy Statement and the choices you make on this Site will not necessarily apply to personal information you may have provided to other websites operated by the parent entity of BCN in the context of other products or services or other separate membership organizations.

While third party service providers may have access to our members' information to perform fulfillment services for BCN, information about a member's circumstances is confidential and is treated accordingly. Personally identifiable information collected on this site may be stored and processed in the United States or any other country in which BCN or its partners, affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain facilities, and by using this Site, you consent to any such transfer of information outside of your country.

BCN may disclose personal information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
(a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on BCN or the Site;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of BCN; or
(c) act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of BCN, its Web sites, or the public.

COOKIES
Our website and emails use "cookies" and similar means to collect aggregate statistical information. A cookie is a small text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a Web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Cookies are also used to recognize members' preferences, temporarily store session information (such as items that consumers add to their shopping cart), and past activity at our Site in order to provide better service and easier access when members return to our Site. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of this or other websites you visit.

BCN will only use your e-mail address to contact you about merchandise, service or product offerings which may be of interest to you; to contact you about your account, or for BCN internal use.

INVITATION
BCN maintains this Site for your personal entertainment, information, education and communication. You may only download material displayed on the Site for non-commercial, personal use provided you also retain all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices contained in the material. It is strictly prohibited to modify, transmit, distribute, reuse, re-post, "frame" or use the content of the Site for public or commercial purposes including the text, images, audio and/or video without BCN’s written permission. IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED TO DOWNLOAD THE IMAGES OF THE PRODUCTS FOR SALE OR ADVERTISEMENTS WITHIN THIS SITE.

ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information and passwords. If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your account or account information, you should notify BCN immediately. In the event that you fail to recall your registered password, please click here and follow the prompts.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
BCN offers Community Membership specials that are discounted from Business and Non-profit Members and advertisers prices and sometimes are altered in size in order to save registered members money. We have compiled some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to assist our members in responding to questions they may have about their membership benefits, opportunities, and roles.

You can contact BCN with any questions and/or comments about the website, your membership, or the Firm by writing to: Blacksonville .COMmunity .NETwork, Member Services Division, 435 E. Clark Rd, Suite 110 Jacksonville, FL 32218-5558 or by sending an E-mail (please be sure to include your member name, first and last name, and email address to facilitate our response).

TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS
The trademarks, logos and service marks (the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site, unless otherwise specified, are either the registered and unregistered trademarks of BCN parent entity or used under license. Nothing contained in the Site should be construed as granting by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed in the Site without the written permission of BCN or any third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the Site. You are hereby also advised that BCN will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution. Your membership subscription determines the access to content on our network including videos of our events and conference calls with investors.

OWNERSHIP
This site is protected by international copyright law. All rights are reserved. Copyright in the content, in the screens displaying the content, and their arrangement, is owned by BCN unless otherwise indicated. The content and data found on this Site may not be redistributed, copied, sold, transferred, or modified, without the express written permission of BCN. De-compilation, reverse engineering or disassembly of software used on this Site is strictly prohibited. The software database driving this site was co-engineered by Blacksonville, LLC and B'Interactive.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, PRIVACY AND PUBLICITY
Images of people or places displayed in this Site are either the property of, or used with permission by BCN. The use of these images by you, or anyone authorized by you, IS PROHIBITED unless specifically permitted by these terms and conditions or specific permission provided elsewhere on the Site or you secure the necessary permission from the rights holder. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

CONFIDENTIALITY
Any communication or material you transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post may be used by BCN or its affiliates for any purpose, including but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. BCN is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law. BCN reserves the right to remove any content posted at any time at its sole discretion. BCN will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing BCN to disclose the identity of anyone posting such information or materials.

SECURITY
BCN uses some of the best security technology available. We maintain physical, electronic, and procedural safeguards that meet or exceed industry standards to guard your nonpublic personal information. We protect your account information by placing it on the secure portion of our Website, using firewalls and other security technology to protect our network and systems from external attacks, and requiring you to enter a unique user name and password to access your account information online. Also, our servers have been enabled with Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology to prevent unauthorized parties from viewing the nonpublic personal information that you provide or access during a secure session (look for the padlock icon on your browser). In addition, we employ Rapid SSL digital certificate services to authenticate that you are transacting with our Web site. Unfortunately, as good as modern encryption methods are, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. BCN cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.

INTERNATIONAL USE
By choosing to access BCN from any location other than the United States, you accept full responsibility for compliance with all local laws. You are also subject to United States export controls and are responsible for any violations of United States embargoes or other federal rules and regulations restricting exports.

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (PUBLIC LAW 105-304)
WEBSITE POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPLIANCE
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, this Site has adopted a policy toward copyright infringement on its community portal website. In furtherance of this policy, this Site will block access to and/or remove, upon notice, any material that it believes in good faith to be copyrighted material that has been illegally copied and submitted to our Site. This policy shall cover all aspects of the Site, including but not limited to author chats, images, graphics, interviews, reviews, and all member-generated content posted on any portion of our Sites. Any content not produced by BCN will contain information about the rightful authors of information submitted.

PROCEDURE FOR REPORTING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS:
First, submit a formal Notice of Copyright Infringement containing the following information: (1) The material being infringed or otherwise objectionable (2) Where on the Site the infringements are located (3) The name of the person/entity complaining (4) How this person/entity may be contacted (5) A signed statement that the complainant has good faith belief that the material is infringing or unlawful and (6) A statement made under penalty of perjury that content of the Notice is truthful and the complaint is expressly authorized by the copyright holder to submit the Notice.

Next, send the Notice of Copyright Infringement to this Site's Designated Copyright Infringement Department:

Blacksonville, LLC
HOPE PLAZA
435 E. Clark Rd, Ste 110
Jacksonville, Florida, 32218
Attn: Legal Services Division

Fax (904) 764-7944
Or via Email

Within a reasonable time after this information is received, the following action will be taken:
(1) The infringing material or Site will be blocked
(2) Reasonable efforts will be taken to promptly inform the infringing user of the situation
(3) In the case of first-time offenders, the infringing material will be removed
(4) To the extent possible, repeat offenders will be removed permanently from the system.

The infringing user may respond with a counter notice which may include a signed statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the user has a good faith belief that the removal or disablement was a result of a mistake or misidentification. A complete listing of the infringing user's contact information and consent to jurisdiction in Federal Court in the infringing user's district must also be included, along with a statement that the infringing user will accept service of process from the original complainant. If such counter notice is received by the Site's Designated Copyright Department, a copy of the counter notice will be sent to the original complainant. The user's material and access will be restored in 10 to 14 days unless the Designated Copyright Department is informed that a lawsuit has been filed over the infringing material.

ACCURACY
While BCN uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Site, BCN makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy, adequacy or completeness nor does BCN assume any liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the Site. The information provided herein does not necessarily reflect the views of BCN. The information, advice (such as legal and financial advice), ideas and opinions contained on this site, including any text, graphics or other material, is provided on an "as is, as available" basis. BCN specifically disclaims all warranties, express or implied - including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of third party rights, title, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose.

DAMAGES and WARRANTIES
As an end user, your usage of and browsing in the Site are at your own risk. Neither BCN 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 Site. Without limitation, 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 of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.

VIRUS
BCN 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 Site or you’re downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video or audio from the Site.

LINKS
BCN has not reviewed all of the sites linked to BCN, and is not responsible for the content of any off-Site pages or any other sites linked to us. In addition, Blacksonville.com does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of the content or merchantability of products or displayed or described on linked sites, nor does it endorse the entities sponsoring those sites. Linking to this site or framing any of the materials contained on this Site without the prior written permission of BCN is strictly prohibited. Your linking to any other off-Site pages or other sites is at your own risk and the fact that there is a link to BCN's Site should not be construed as an endorsement of either the linked Site's content or sponsors.

TRADING WITH ENEMIES
Software from this Site is further subject to United States Export Controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or exported 1) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Syria or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or 2) anyone on the United Stated Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using the software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

TERMINATING ACCESS OR RELATIONSHIP
BCN reserves the right to terminate your access to this Site in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, for overuse or abuse of this Site.

BCN reserves the right to remove customer information from its databases and to cease efforts to identify sources of capital for any customer which has provided false or misleading information to BCN or its financing and service providers.

REVISIONS
BCN may at any time revise the terms and conditions herein by updating this Legal Page. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then-current terms and conditions. You understand and agree that the Terms of Service is provided "AS-IS" and that BCN assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications, personal web pages or personalization settings. In order to use the Terms of Service, you must obtain 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 provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and BCN with respect to your use of BCN and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals between you and BCN.