Tems of Use

THE GRATEFUL GREBE
TERMS OF USE

This Terms of Use agreement was last updated on July 23, 2008, and is effective as of that date.

THIS IS AN IMPORTANT AND BINDING LEGAL DOCUMENT -
PLEASE READ IT CAREFULLY

By accessing, viewing, visiting, using, or interacting with this WEB SITE or with any content, advertising, or hyperlink on it, you are agreeing to all the provisions of this Terms of Use policy, including the Copyright notice, the Privacy Policy of this WEB SITE, and the Purchase Agreement of this WEB SITE.

To use this WEB SITE, you must read and accept all the terms and provisions of all of the following documents:

  • • This Terms of Use document, as modified from time to time;
  • The Privacy Policy of this WEB SITE, as modified from time to time; and
  • The Purchase Agreement, if you use this WEB SITE to purchase or license any goods, services, or information from or through this WEB SITE.

MBD Investment Group, Inc. provides its WEB SITE, www.gratefulgrebe.com (the "WEB SITE"), and its related services to you subject to the following notices, terms, and conditions ("Terms of Use"). Please read these Terms of Use carefully BEFORE using the WEB SITE. Your continuing access and/or use of this WEB SITE SIGNIFIES YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THESE TERMS OF USE. If at any time you do not wish to accept these Terms of Use, you may choose not to use the WEB SITE. Any additional terms and conditions proposed by you which are in addition to or which conflict with these terms and conditions of service are expressly rejected by MBD Investment Group, Inc. and shall be of no force or effect.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE CHILDREN'S ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT (COPPA) AND THE REGULATIONS ACCOMPANYING THE COPPA, THIS WEB SITE DOES NOT COLLECT ANY INFORMATION FROM ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTEEN (13) YEARS. IF YOU ARE UNDER THE AGE OF THIRTEEN YEARS (13) OF AGE, YOU MAY NOT USE THIS WEB SITE.

The owner and operator of this WEB SITE may, at its sole discretion and without notice, deny to any person or viewer access to this WEB SITE.

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BD Investment Group, Inc. may, in its sole discretion and without notice, deny any person or company's access to this WEB SITE or any portion thereof. As a condition of your use of this WEB SITE, you agree that you will not use the WEB SITE for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You may not use this WEB SITE in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any MBD Investment Group, Inc. server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the WEB SITE and services offered therein. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to other's accounts, information, computer systems, or networks connected to MBD Investment Group, Inc.'s servers or to any of the services or products offered via the WEB SITE, through hacking, password mining, or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the WEB SITE.


This WEB SITE, any portion of this WEB SITE and any software, products or services obtained herein may not be decompiled, disassembled, reverse engineered, uploaded, reproduced, modified, distributed, transmitted, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, displayed, performed, published, licensed, used to create derivative works from, transferred or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly granted by MBD Investment Group, Inc. MBD Investment Group, Inc. reserves the right to refuse service, terminate account(s), and/or cancel orders in its sole discretion, including, without limitation, if MBD Investment Group, Inc. believes that conduct violates or will applicable law, is harmful to the interests of MBD Investment Group, Inc. or any person or business with whom it has a legal or business relationship, or for any other reason or for no reason. MBD Investment Group, Inc. further reserves the right to pursue any legal or equitable action available against any user whose use violates any state, federal, local, or foreign (outside the United States of America) law, these Terms of Use, or any other agreement or policy that appears on the WEB SITE or to which these Terms of Use refer.


Availability of this WEB SITE or particular information or services herein is subject to change without notice.


You agree that your continuing use of the WEB SITE after MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. notifies you of revised or additional terms and conditions of this Terms of Use agreement shall be deemed your assent to all of the revised or additional terms and conditions.

 
1.         PARTIES TO THE TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made by and between the MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., an Illinois corporation, and you, the visitor or user of this WEB SITE (each being referred to individually as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties"), by which MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. agrees to allow you access to its WEB SITE at http://www.gratefulgrebe.com (the "WEB SITE") and the content of the WEB SITE, and you agree to access the WEB SITE and its content, subject to all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

 
2.         USE OF INFORMATION FROM THIS WEB SITE

Unless you have entered into an express written contract with MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. to the contrary, and as a condition of your use of the WEB SITE, you may not use any information herein for commercial purposes. You may not broadcast, copy, save, print, sell, or publish any portions of the content of the WEB SITE. However, you may save, print, and copy the content of the WEB SITE for your own personal use; provided, however, that this permission to save, print, and copy content does not extend to any third-party content.

By viewing the contents of the WEB SITE, you agree to this condition of viewing and you acknowledge that any unauthorized use is unlawful and may subject you to civil or criminal penalties.
Unless specifically granted by this Terms of Use agreement, you may not use the content of the WEB SITE, or portions of that content, including any of the databases, invisible pages, linked pages, underlying code, or other intellectual property the WEB SITE may contain, for any reason or for any use whatsoever, other than as authorized by this Agreement or by applicable law. You represent and warrant that you understand that accepting this provision is a material condition of viewing the WEB SITE and its content, and that viewing the WEB SITE constitutes acceptance of this provision.

 
3.         OWNERSHIP OF WEB SITE OR RIGHT TO USE, SELL, PUBLISH CONTENTS OF THE WEB SITE

MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. owns or licenses the WEB SITE and its contents. Material contained on the WEB SITE must be presumed to be proprietary and protected by copyright law. Visitors to the WEB SITE have no rights in the WEB SITE's content, other than to use that content as specifically allowed by this Terms of Use Agreement.

 
4.         LINKING TO THE WEB SITE

Linking to www.gratefulgrebe.com from another WEB SITE, Web page, e-mail message, Internet instant message, text message, or other Internet-based or Internet-accessing resource ("Linking Entity") is allowed only under the following conditions:


  • Except for content in the public domain or for which the owner, operator, or user of a Linking Entity has a license or other permission from the copyright holder, a Linking Entity may link to, but not replicate, The Grateful Grebe's content.
  • A Linking Entity shall not create a frame, browser, or border environment to The Grateful Grebe's content.
  • Except as may be permitted by a separate and written licensing, affiliate, commission, or revenue-sharing agreement between the owner, operator, or user of a Linking Entity and MBD Investment Group, Inc., a Linking Entity shall not imply that The Grateful Grebe is endorsing it or its products, services, or information.
  • The Linking Entity shall not misrepresent the Linking Entity's relationship with The Grateful Grebe,
  • The Linking Entity shall not provide false information about The Grateful Grebe's products or services.
  • The Linking Entity shall not unlawfully use the copyrights, trademarks, service marks, or other intellectual property owned by MBD Investment Group, Inc. or others.
  • Linking Entities shall comply with all applicable laws.

 
5.         DISCLAIMER FOR CONTENTS OF THE WEB SITE

5.1.       MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COMPLETENESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, AVAILABILITY, OR USEFULNESS OF THE CONTENT OF THE WEB SITE. VISITORS ASSUME ALL THE RISK OF VIEWING, READING, USING, OR RELYING UPON THE CONTENT OF THE WEB SITE AND THE INFORMATION TO WHICH IT LEADS.

5.2.       MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. PROVIDES THE CONTENT, SERVICES, INFORMATION, AND PRODUCTS AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, AND DISCLAIMS ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. VISITOR SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SELECTION, USE, AND SUITABILITY OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES, INFORMATION, AND PRODUCTS AND MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY THEREFORE.

5.3.       MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. DISCLAIMS, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR OTHER ENDORSEMENTS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION ACCESSED FROM, OR THROUGH, THE WEB SITE, THE SYSTEMS THAT PROVIDE IT, AND THE INTERNET, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS.

 
6.         DISCLAIMER FOR HARM CAUSED TO YOUR COMPUTER OR SOFTWARE FROM INTERACTING WITH THE WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENTS; VISITOR ASSUMES ALL RISK OF VIRUSES, WORMS, SPYWARE, MALWARE, OR OTHER CORRUPTING FACTORS.

MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. assumes no responsibility for damage to computers or software of the Visitor or any person with whom the Visitor subsequently communicates from corrupting code or data that is inadvertently passed to the Visitor's computer. Again, Visitor views and interacts with the WEB SITE and its contents at his, her, or its own risk.

 
7.         DISCLAIMER FOR HARM CAUSED BY DOWNLOADS

Any information you download from the WEB SITE is at your own risk. Although precautions are taken to prevent data corruption, MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. makes no warranty that downloads are or will be free of corrupting computer codes, including, but not limited to, viruses and worms.

 
8.         LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

By viewing, using, or interacting in any manner with the WEB SITE, including banners, advertising, pop-ups, or downloads, and as a condition of the WEB SITE to allow his, her, or its lawful viewing, Visitor forever waives all right to claims of damage of any and all description based on any causal factor resulting in any possible harm, no matter how heinous or extensive, whether physical or emotional, foreseeable or unforeseeable, under any theory of liability, whether in contract or tort or otherwise, whether personal or business in nature.

 
9.         INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. and the parents, subsidiaries, employees, and agents of MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalties, actions, proceedings or judgments (collectively, "Losses") to which an Indemnified Party may become subject and which Losses arise out of, or relate to this Agreement or your access to and use of the WEB SITE and to reimburse an Indemnified Party for all legal and other expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating, defending, or settling any Loss whether or not in connection with pending or threatened litigation in which such Indemnified Party is a party.

 
10.       NOTICE

No additional notice of any kind for any reason is due Visitor and Visitor expressly agrees that all rights to notice are waived as a condition for permission to view or interact with the WEB SITE.

 
11.       PLACE OF ENTERING AGREEMENT

For all purposes, this Agreement shall be deemed to have been entered by the parties in Cook County, Illinois, United States of America.

 
12.       JURISDICTION AND VENUE

If any matter concerning this Agreement shall be brought before a court, pre- or post-arbitration, you agree that the sole and proper jurisdiction and venue shall be in Cook County, Illinois. In the event that litigation is in a federal court, the proper court shall be the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

 
13.       APPLICABLE LAW

For all purposes, this Agreement shall be deemed to have been made within the State of Illinois. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States of America and the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to Illinois' choice of law and conflicts of law rules, and MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. and Visitor each submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Cook County, Illinois, or to the United States District for the Northern District of Illinois, should any claim or question arise under Federal law or federal jurisdiction based upon diversity of citizenship.

 
14.       FORCE MAJEURE

MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. shall not be liable or deemed to be in default for any delay or failure in performance under this Agreement or interruption of service resulting directly or indirectly from acts of God, civil or military authority, acts of public enemy, war, terrorism, riots, civil disturbances, insurrections, accidents, fire, explosions, earthquakes, floods, the elements, strikes, labor disputes, shortages of suitable parts, materials, labor or transportation, magnetic interference, interruptions of electrical power or other utility service, unavailability of any telecommunications or wireless service or connection to any telecommunications or wireless service, or any cause beyond the reasonable control of MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

 
15.       SEVERABILITY OF TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT

In the event that any portion of this Agreement is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable portion shall be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties hereto, and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

 
16.       LIMITATION OF ACTIONS ARISING UNDER THIS AGREEMENT

Any cause of action you may have with respect to MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.'s performance or alleged non-performance of this Agreement must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is forever barred.

 
17.       CONTACT INFORMATION
MBD Investment Group, Inc.
1751-D W. Howard St. #193
Chicago, IL 60626
Toll-free 1-866-326-4333
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18.       LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES

MANY OF THE LINKS ON THE WEB SITE WILL LET YOU LEAVE THE WEB SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., AND MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES.

MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. OF THE SITE TO WHICH THE COMPANY WEB SITE LINKS, NOR SHALL ANY LINK CREATE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY BINDING ON MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

FURTHER, THE PRESENCE OF A LINK ON THE WEB SITE DOES NOT AND SHALL NOT BE DEEMED TO CREATE ANY AGENCY, PARTNERSHIP, JOINT VENTURE, PARENT, SUBSIDIARY, MEMBER, SHAREHOLDER, OR OTHER RELATIONSHIP OTHER THAN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS BETWEEN MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. AND THE OWNER OR OPERATOR OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEB PAGE OR SITE TO WHICH THE WEB SITE LINKS. IF YOU HAVE ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THE OPERATOR OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEB PAGE OR SITE, YOU AGREE THAT YOU WILL PURSUE SUCH CLAIMS AGAINST THAT THIRD PARTY AND WILL HOLD MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. HARMLESS FROM ANY LIABILITY RELATED TO SUCH CLAIMS.

 
19.       ENTIRE AGREEMENT

This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between you (the Visitor) and MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC., and supersedes any prior or previous agreements between you and MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement; provided, however, that you agree that you shall be subject to any revised or additional terms and conditions of which MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. notifies you from time to time, pursuant to this Agreement. You agree that your continuing use of MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.'s services after MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. notifies you of such revised or additional terms and conditions shall be deemed your assent to all of the revised or additional terms and conditions. If you have not registered at the WEB SITE, then you agree that the posting of such revised or additional terms and conditions shall constitute sufficient notice to you of such revisions or additions.

 
20.       NO WAIVER OF RIGHTS BY MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

Any failure by MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. to enforce this Agreement in every instance in which it might have application does not amount to a waiver of any of MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.'s rights.

 
21.       NO ORAL MODIFICATION OF THIS AGREEMENT

This Agreement may not be modified orally.

 
22.       ASSIGNMENT

Subject to the Privacy Policy for www.gratefulgrebe.com, MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. shall have the right to assign or transfer any or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement without your consent. You may not assign or transfer any of your obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.

 
23.       ARBITRATION

ANY CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY BREACH THEREOF SHALL BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION, AND JUDGMENT UPON THE AWARD RENDERED BY THE ARBITRATOR MAY BE ENTERED IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
THE ARBITRATION SHALL TAKE PLACE IN COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS, OR IN ANY OTHER PLACE AS THE PARTIES MAY AGREE, INCLUDING IN AN ONLINE, INTERNET-BASED SETTING. THE PREVAILING PARTY SHALL BE REIMBURSED BY THE OTHER PARTY FOR ANY AND ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DISPUTE ARBITRATION, INCLUDING ATTORNEY FEES, COLLECTION FEES, INVESTIGATION FEES, TRAVEL EXPENSES.

 
24.       COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE OF THIS AGREEMENT

This original text upon which this "Terms of Use" Agreement is based is Copyright © 2003-2008 by Mining Gold Corporation and Nevada Processing Center, Inc. and is fully licensed for use by this WEB SITE. MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. has modified the original text to customize it for this WEB SITE. If you wish to lawfully use this Terms of Use on your WEB SITE, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for licensing information or visit legal documents website. http://www.internetlawcompliance.com. Please note that MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. does not control, is not responsible for, and shall not be liable for any content on www.internetlawcompliance.com or any other site to which this Terms of Use document may link.

 
25.       COPYRIGHT NOTICE

Copyright © 2008, MBD Investment Group, Inc. Some rights reserved.

 25.1.    General Statement of Copyright Policy

All content and otherwise protectible features of this WEB SITE, including, but not limited to, the design, arrangements, layout, software, text, graphics, and images that were created by or at the direction of MBD Investment Group, Inc. are the property of MBD Investment Group, Inc. and are protected by United States and international copyright laws. NO PORTION OF THIS WEB SITE MAY BE COPIED, IMITATED OR RETRANSMITTED UNLESS EXPRESS PERMISSION TO DO SO IS GIVEN BY MBD INVESTMENT GROUP, INC. The compilation, collection, arrangement, and assembly of all content on this WEB SITE is the exclusive property of MBD Investment Group, Inc. and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. All software used on this WEB SITE is the property of MBD Investment Group, Inc. or its software suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. The images used on this WEB SITE are the property of their respective copyright owners, and are used by MBD Investment Group, Inc. pursuant to express authorization from the copyright owners or their duly authorized agents. The content, images, and software on this WEB SITE may be used as a shopping resource. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, or display, of the content, images, and software on this WEB SITE is strictly prohibited.

25.2.    Special Statement of Copyright Policy for Photographs

Unless otherwise noted, photographs on this WEB SITE are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License. In short: you are free to share and make derivative works of the photos under the conditions that you appropriately attribute them, and that you distribute them only under a license identical to this one.
The terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.5 License appear on the following Web page:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/

Additional information that you may find useful is available at the following sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Reusing_content_outside_Wikimedia

 








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