Conditions of Use and Legal Notice

Welcome to the CrimShield® Web site. By using the CrimShield Web site YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ITS CONDITIONS OF USE (explained by all of the information set forth below), including, but not limited to, LEGAL NOTICES, PRIVACY POLICY; and all disclaimers and terms and conditions that appear elsewhere on the CrimShield Web site.  The policies of CrimShield may differ substantially from those applicable to your use of the CrimShield Web site.   All verbiage in this agreement is considered a legal notice and conditions of use for using the CrimShield website.
 
References to CrimShield herein refer to CrimShield Inc, or their affiliates, subsidiaries and designees as deemed appropriate by CrimShield.

CrimShield reserves the right to make changes to the CrimShield Web site and its Conditions of Use and Legal Notices at any time. Each time you use the CrimShield Web site, you should visit and review the current Conditions of Use, Legal Notices and Privacy Policy that apply to your transactions and use of this site. If you are dissatisfied with the CrimShield Web site, its content or Conditions of Use and Legal Notices, you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the CrimShield Web site.

 
Tampering with the site, misrepresenting the identity of a user or conducting fraudulent activities on the site is prohibited.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability:
 

By using the CrimShield Web site, you expressly agree that use of the CrimShield Web site is at your sole risk. The CrimShield Web site is provided on an "AS IS" and "as available" basis. Neither CrimShield nor affiliates, subsidiaries or designees nor each of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, third-party content providers, designers, contractors, distributors, partners, sponsors, licensors or the like (collectively, "Associates") warrant that use of the CrimShield Web site will be uninterrupted or error-free.  Neither CrimShield nor its Associates warrant the accuracy, integrity or completeness of the content provided on the CrimShield Web site or the products or services offered for sale on the CrimShield Web site.  Further, CrimShield makes no representation that content provided on the CrimShield Web site is applicable to, or appropriate for use in, locations outside of the United States or in any specific State unless otherwise stated. CrimShield and its Associates specifically disclaim all warranties. No oral advice or written information given by CrimShield or its Associates shall create a warranty. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.  CrimShield does not provide anyone legal advice and suggests that if you need legal advice to contact an attorney with experience and expertise sufficient for your needs.

Under no circumstances shall CrimShield or its Associates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from your use of or inability to use the CrimShield Web site, including but not limited to, reliance by you on any information obtained from the CrimShield Web site that results in mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion or corruption of files, viruses, delays in operation or transmission, or any failure of performance or for any other reason. The foregoing Limitation of Liability shall apply in any action, whether in contract, tort or any other claim, even if an authorized representative of CrimShield has been advised of or should have knowledge of the possibility of such damages. User hereby acknowledges that this paragraph shall apply to all content and services available through the CrimShield Web site. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
The information contained in a CrimShield investigative consumer report may not include a complete history of all criminal activity relating to this applicant. CrimShield only reports information regarding criminal acts pursuant to Federal and State law, and pursuant to Certification Criteria guidelines for that particular investigation pursuant to the applicable criteria. Likewise, arrests, indictments, dismissals, deferments, expungements, sealed records or any other disposition that does not result in a criminal conviction may not be reported pursuant to some applicable State laws. All records reported have been verified with the appropriate courts.  CrimShield performs a specific profile verification together with a criminal background investigation of available court criminal records on the applicant that CrimShield has found in the course of its investigation. However, please be aware and understand that CrimShield, Inc. does not guarantee that the person validated has absolutely NO criminal history. This report does not guarantee the accuracy or truthfulness of the information as to the subject of the investigation, but only that it is accurately copied from public records, and information generated as a result of identity theft, including evidence of criminal activity, may be inaccurately associated with the consumer who is subject of the report. Court inputting and other errors are possible and CrimShield investigators can only get to records the courts make available with the hope that they accurately exist in the court files. Our licensed investigators search numerous court criminal record data bases and files regarding each investigation to ascertain whether or not the applicant has been convicted of, plead no contest to, or plead guilty to any criminal activity that results in the applicant being denied a CrimShield Certification.  Therefore, CrimShield suggests you use common sense in your business relationships.

Privacy Policies and Practices:

With respect to preparation and processing of investigation consumer reports:

NOTICE TO CONSUMER: 

Personal Information Disclosure: United States and Overseas.  CrimShield does not send any consumer personal information outside of the United States or its territories.

SEPARATE NOTICE TO CONSUMER: 

Name, Mailing Address, E-mail address, Telephone number of investigative consumer reporting agency representatives who can assist a consumer with additional information regarding the investigative consumer reporting agency’s privacy practices or policies in the event of a compromise of his or her information are as follows:
 
Names: Lori, Megan
Address:  P.O. Box 5960, Mesa, Arizona, 85211.
E-Mail Address:  info@crimshield.com
Telephone Number: 888-422-2547
 
The information contained in a CrimShield investigative consumer report may not include a complete history of all criminal activity relating to this applicant. CrimShield only reports information regarding criminal acts pursuant to Federal and State law, and pursuant to Certification Criteria guidelines for that particular investigation pursuant to the applicable criteria. Likewise, arrests, indictments, dismissals, deferments, expungements, sealed records or any other disposition that does not result in a criminal conviction may not be reported pursuant to some applicable State laws. All records reported have been verified with the appropriate courts.  CrimShield performs a specific profile verification together with a criminal background investigation of available court criminal records on the applicant that CrimShield has found in the course of its investigation. However, please be aware and understand that CrimShield, Inc. does not guarantee that the person validated has absolutely NO criminal history. This report does not guarantee the accuracy or truthfulness of the information as to the subject of the investigation, but only that it is accurately copied from public records, and information generated as a result of identity theft, including evidence of criminal activity, may be inaccurately associated with the consumer who is subject of the report. Court inputting and other errors are possible and CrimShield investigators can only get to records the courts make available with the hope that they accurately exist in the court files. Our licensed investigators search numerous court criminal record data bases and files regarding each investigation to ascertain whether or not the applicant has been convicted of, plead no contest to, or plead guilty to any criminal activity that results in the applicant being denied a CrimShield Certification.  Therefore, CrimShield suggests you use common sense in your business relationships. 

Intended for Users Over 18:

 
The CrimShield Web site is intended for use by individuals 18 years of age or older. The CrimShield Web site is not directed for use by children under the age of 18. Users under the age of 18 should get the assistance of a parent or guardian to use this site.

Errors on Our Site:
 

Prices and availability of products and services are subject to change without notice. Errors will be corrected where discovered, and CrimShield reserves the right to revoke any stated offer and to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions including after an order has been submitted and whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged.

Pricing Policy:

Prices and offers are subject to change.
Paying for Your Order: 
Currently, we accept most major credit cards: Visa®, MasterCard®, American Express® and Discover® Card.
Generally, credit or debit card are charged when you make an order.  You will be charged upon making the order.


Return or Cancellation Policy:

All investigations made through the CrimShield Web site are final.

Order Limitations:
We reserve the right to reject any order you place with us, and/or or to limit quantities on any order, without giving any reason.  If we reject your order, we will generally attempt to notify you using the e-mail address you gave us when you placed the order.

Termination of Use:

 
CrimShield may, in its sole discretion, terminate your account or your use of the CrimShield Web site at anytime. You are personally liable for any orders that you place or charges that you incur prior to termination. CrimShield reserves the right to change, suspend or discontinue all or any aspects of the CrimShield Web site at any time without prior notice.
Legal Notices:
 

CrimShield reserves the right to make changes to its Legal Notices and Conditions of Use at any time. Each time you use the CrimShield Web site, you should visit and review the then current Legal Notices and Conditions of Use that apply to your use of this site and any transactions made while on the site. If you are dissatisfied with its content or Legal Notices and Conditions of Use, you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the CrimShield Web site.
Right to Download:

You may only download content displayed on the CrimShield site for non-commercial, personal use.  CrimShield retains all copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights contained in the material.  You may not modify or alter the material and you may not copy or post the material on any network computer or broadcast the material in any media. It is strictly prohibited to modify, transmit, distribute, reuse, repost, "frame" or use the content of CrimShield Web site including the text, images, logos, audio and/or video for public or commercial purposes without written permission from an authorized representative of CrimShield. It is strictly prohibited to download the images within this site without written permission.

Proprietary Rights:

All content included on or comprising the CrimShield Web site including information, data, software, photographs, graphs, videos, logos, typefaces, graphics, music, sounds and other material (collectively "Content") is protected by copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary rights, and these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media and technologies existing now or developed in the future. All Content is copyrighted as a collective work under the U.S. and international copyright laws, and CrimShield owns, to the fullest extent allowed by such laws, the copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of all content.

Except as expressly authorized or licensed, you may not copy, modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, lease or rental of, create derivative works from or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part.

The CrimShield logos and other trademarks on the site are the property of their respective owners and are owned by, licensed to, or, where required, used with permission by CrimShield and may not be reproduced, copied, or manipulated in any manner without the express, written approval of the trademark owner.

By using the CrimShield Web site, you agree that any information (except for purchase information), materials, suggestions, ideas or comments you send to CrimShield or any other third party using the CrimShield Web site is non-confidential. By submitting any solicited or unsolicited information using the CrimShield Web site, you grant CrimShield an irrevocable and unrestricted license to use, modify, reproduce, transmit, display and distribute such materials, information, suggestions, ideas or comments for any purpose whatsoever to the extent permitted by law.
Notification of Copyright Infringement Under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act:
If you believe that your copyrighted material may have been infringed, please provide CrimShield Copyright Agent with the following information in writing:
    1.  A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.      
    2.  Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
     3.  Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material. 
   4.  Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an e-mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
     5.  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, its agent, or the law.  A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

CrimShield designated agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement can be reached by:

Mail:
CrimShield, Inc., Legal Department, P.O. Box 5960, Mesa, Arizona  85211

Applicable Law:

The CrimShield Web site is created, operated and controlled by CrimShield in the State of Arizona, United States of America. The laws of the State of Arizona will govern the Legal Notices and Conditions of Use without giving effect to any principles or conflicts of laws.

Links to Third-Party Web Sites:

The CrimShield Web site contains links to other sites operated by third-parties, including but not limited to third-party sites that display the CrimShield trademarks ("Third-Party Site(s)"). These links are available for your convenience and are intended only to enable access to these Third-Party Sites and for no other purpose.

CrimShield does not warrant or make any representation about the substance, quality, functionality, accuracy, fitness for a particular purpose or any other representation about any Third-Party Site or its content. A link to a Third-Party Site on the CrimShield Web site does not constitute sponsorship, endorsement, approval or responsibility for any Third-Party Site. CrimShield makes no representation or warranty as to any products or services offered on any Third-Party Site.
 
The conditions of use and privacy policy of any Third-Party Site may differ substantially from the Conditions of Use and Legal Notices that apply to your use of the CrimShield Web site. Please review the conditions of use for all Third-Party Sites for more information about the terms and conditions that apply to your use of Third-Party Sites.

Security:

 
If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer. You agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account and password.
The CrimShield Web site may only be used for lawful purposes. Activities including, but not limited to, tampering with the site, misrepresenting the identity of a user, using buying agents or conducting fraudulent activities on the site are prohibited.
 
Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the CrimShield Web site, including, without limitation, (a) accessing data not intended for such user or logging onto a server or an account which the user is not authorized to access; (b) using the web site for unintended purposes or trying to change the behavior of the site; (c) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (d) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including without limitation via means of submitting a virus to the site, overloading, "flooding," "spamming," "mailbombing" or "crashing;"; (f) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability; or (g) forging communications on behalf of the Web site (impersonating the CrimShield Web site) or to the Web site (impersonating as a legitimate user). Sending unsolicited and unauthorized e-mail on behalf of CrimShield, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, is expressly prohibited. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability.

You agree not to use any device, software or routine or data to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the CrimShield Web site or any activity being conducted on this site. You agree, further, not to use or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent, data or other device or mechanism (including without limitation browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the CrimShield Web site other than the search engine and search agents provided by CrimShield or generally publicly available browsers.

Export:

Certain software or other materials ("Software") that you may download from the CrimShield Web site may be further subject to United States Export Controls. No Software from the CrimShield Web site may be downloaded or exported contrary to any applicable export law, including but not limited to any applicable prohibitions against download or export as follows: 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 States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using Software downloaded from the CrimShield Web site, you agree to abide by the applicable laws, rules and regulations — including, but not limited to the Export Administration Act and the Arms Export Control Act — and you represent and warrant that you will not transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, this Software to a foreign national or a foreign destination in violation of the law.