1.1 FTT Enterprise LLC (“FTT”) provides the site and various related services (together as the “Site”) subject to your compliance with all the terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced in these Terms of Use. In addition, when using particular services or materials on this Site, users shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services or materials that may contain terms and conditions in addition to those in these Terms of Use. All such guidelines or rules are incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.

1.2 By using this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not wish to be bound by these Terms of Use, please exit the Site now. Commencement of your use is your agreement with these Terms of Use and is effectively immediately.

1.3 FTT reserves the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time without notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Site and these Terms of Use periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of this Site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgment of the modified Terms of Use and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms of Use.

2. Description of Services

2.1 This Site is an open access repository. FTT reserves the sole and exclusive right to either modify or discontinue the Site, including any features therein, and any time with or without notice to you. Any new features added to this Site shall also be subject to these Terms of Use.

2.2 Temporary interruptions of the services available through this Site may occur as normal events.

2.3 You understand and agree that the services available on this Site are provided “as is” and that FTT assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, misdelivery, or failure to store any user communications or submissions.

3. Open Access

3.1 The Site and much of the text, images, graphics, information and other content of the Site (collectively, the “Content”) are protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content consists of articles and other scholarly writings posted at the direction of authors according to their understanding of their rights in that material.

3.2 Subject to other provisions of these Terms of Use, you may use, reproduce, distribute, and display Content for only the limited reasons

3.3 Fair Use. Nothing in these Terms of Use is intended to restrict or limit you from making uses of Posted Material that, in the absence of rights granted hereunder, would not infringe or violate anyone’s copyright, trademark, or other rights.

4. Conduct on Site

4.1 All rights in the Site and the Content that are not expressly granted are reserved. You agree to use the Site and the Content only in ways that comply with copyright and all other applicable laws, as well as with these Terms of Use, and that do not infringe or violate anyone’s rights. If you wish to make any use of the Content that requires authorization under copyright, trademark or other rights, you agree to obtain all necessary permissions.

4.2 All users of the Site shall refrain from any and all conduct that is:

Unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic depictions or accounts of sexual acts, or otherwise violates our rules or policies; or
Infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party.
4.3 FTT neither endorses nor assumes any liability for the contents of any material uploaded to the Site. FTT does not prescreen, monitor, or edit the content posted by users. However, FTT has the right, and sole discretion, to remove any content that, in our judgment, does not comply with these Terms of Use.

4.4 In addition, you may not use your account to breach security of FTT or attempt to gain unauthorized access to FTT Enterprise LLC’s network or server. You shall not interfere with anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the Site or other similar services. Users who violate systems or network security may incur criminal or civil liability.

5. Linked Information

5.1 This Site may link you to other sites on the Internet or otherwise include references to information, documents, software, materials, and/or services provided by other parties. These other sites and parties are not under our control, and you acknowledge that we are not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites.

6. Trademarks

6.1 Nothing in these Terms of Use or on the Site will be construed as granting you any right or license to use any trademarks, service marks or logos displayed on the Site. You agree not to use or register any name, logo or insignia of FTT or any of its subdivisions for any purpose except with our prior written consent in accordance with any restrictions required by FTT.

7. User’s Materials

7.1 Subject to our Privacy Policy, any communication or material that you transmit to OpenFTT, whether by electronic mail or other means, for any reason, will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. While you retain all rights in such communications or material, you grant us and our designated licensees a non-exclusive, paid-up, perpetual, and worldwide right to copy, distribute, display, perform, publish, translate, adapt, modify, and otherwise use such material for any purpose regardless of the form or medium (now known or not currently known) in which it is used.

7.2 Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Sec. 512(c)

8. Indemnity

8.1 You agree to indemnify and hold harmless FTT EnterpriseLLC, and their officers, fellows, employees, and agents, from and against all claims, actions, suits, damages, liabilities, and costs (including without limitation, reasonable legal fees) arising from or relating to your use of the Site, or any of the Content, or your failure to comply with any provision of these Terms of Use.

9. Limitation of Liability

9.1 FTT Enterprise LLC makes this Site and the Content available free of charge. Your use of the Site and the Content is at your own sole risk. In no event shall we be liable to you, in contract, tort, or otherwise, for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, exemplary, or other damages of any kind arising out of or relating to the Site or the content, or your use of the Site or the Content is defective or we are negligent or otherwise at fault, and regardless whether we are advised of the possibility of such damages. The foregoing limitations shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

10. Indemnification

10.1 Upon a request by FTT, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our Affiliates harmless from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this Site. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

11. Termination of Use

11.1 You agree that we may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site with or without notice and for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms of Use. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity may be grounds for terminating your relationship and may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities.

11.2 Upon termination or suspension, regardless of the reasons therefore, your right to use the services available on this Site immediately ceases, and you acknowledge and agree that we 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 or this Site. FTT shall not be liable to you or any third party for any claims or damages arising out of any termination or suspension or any other actions taken by FTT in connection therewith.

12. Governing Law

12.1 This Site (excluding any linked sites) is controlled by us from our offices within the State of Georgia, United States of America. It can be accessed from all fifty states, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of Georgia, by accessing this Site, both of us agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to the conflict of laws principles thereof and the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this Site, and the purchase of products and services available through this Site.

13. Notices

13.1 All notices to a party shall be in writing and shall be made either via e-mail or conventional mail.

14. Entire Agreement

15.1 These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement and understanding between each user of FTT Enterprise LLC concerning the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings of the parties with respect thereto. These Terms of Use may NOT be altered, supplemented, or amended by the use of any other document(s). Any attempt to alter, supplement, or amend this document or to enter an order for products or services which are subject to additional or altered terms and conditions shall be null and void, unless otherwise agreed to in a written agreement. To the extent that anything in or associated with this Site is in conflict or inconsistent with these Terms of Use, these Terms of Use shall take precedence.

15. Miscellaneous

15.1 Users may not assign rights and obligations under these Terms of Use to any third party, and any purported attempt to do so shall be null and void. However, FTT may freely assign our rights and obligations under these Terms of Use.

15.2 Users agree not to sell, resell, reproduce duplicate, copy or use for any commercial purpose.

15.3 If any part of these Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

15.4 Any failure by us to enforce or exercise any provision of these Terms of Use or related rights shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.