Terms of Use

Through our Services, we provide Content regarding a variety of topics.  Use of our Services is for informational purposes only.

Our Site provides you with information about certain products or services.  We hope that this information will help you with thinking about and managing the products and services that will suit you.  Please note that you are responsible for your own decisions relating to the subject matter of the Site.  Our Services provide Content that is broad in scope and that does not take into account important details (financial or otherwise) relating to your personal situation.  Your personal situation is unique and information included in the Content may not be applicable to your personal situation. You should consider additional information from other sources before making decisions about use or purchase of any product or service.

PLEASE REVIEW THESE TERMS BEFORE USING OUR SITE, AS THESE TERMS MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE YOUR LAST VISIT. IF YOU ARE VIEWING THIS ON YOUR MOBILE DEVICE, YOU CAN ALSO VIEW THESE TERMS VIA A WEB BROWSER AT http://shipcoalyo.com/terms-of-use/ IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, THEN DO NOT USE OUR SERVICES, INCLUDING OUR SITE OR APP. BY USING OUR SERVICES, INCLUDING OUR SITE OR APP, YOU REPRESENT TO US THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AND HEREBY INDICATE YOUR UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS.

Ship Coal Yo reserves the right to revise these Terms in its sole discretion at any time and without prior notice to you other than by posting the revised Terms on our Site. Revisions to the Terms are effective upon posting. The Terms will be identified as of the most recent date of revision. Your continued use of our Site or our App after a revised version of these Terms has been posted on our Site constitutes your binding acceptance of the revised Terms.

a. Internet Publications.  We and our affiliates, through our Services, may provide a venue through which a Consumer or other Users can obtain information about the subject matter of the Site, which may include information on a variety of topics.  Through our Services, we and our affiliates may provide Content created by our Service Providers.  We have contracted with freelance journalists and/or content writers who may recommend the services of other Service Providers with whom we have contracts.  Our Service Providers may also advertise their products or services through our Services.  Content relating to the subject matter of the Site provided through our Services is informational in nature only and does not create any fiduciary or other relationship or duty of any kind between or among you, us or any of our affiliates or Service Providers.  Content may include hyperlinks to websites that are not hosted by us (“Third Party Sites”).  These Terms will not apply to any Third Party Sites, as more fully described in Section 11.

b. Not a Service Provider.  You acknowledge and agree that we are not a Service Provider.  Our Services may connect you with a Service Provider and provide general information about the subject matter of the Site or other types of services or products.  We are not a financial institution, credit card issuer, insurance provider, communications service provider or any other Service Provider.

c. Use of Data. We may make available to our Service Providers certain statistical information that we collect from you in accordance with and as more fully described in our Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to alter, suspend or discontinue our Services or your access to our Services in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason, without notice.

You are responsible for ensuring that any Content that you provide complies with all applicable laws and regulations.

We may change our Services at any time. If you do not like our Services or these Terms, please let us know and provide constructive feedback by sending us an email at [email protected] . We do not promise to make any changes that you suggest, and your sole remedy if you are dissatisfied with our Services or these Terms is that you may discontinue your use of our Services at any time.

We may alter, suspend, or discontinue our Services in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason, without notice.  Our Services may also periodically become unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment or for other reasons.  In order to use our Services, you must have a computer with Internet access that can access our Site or a compatible mobile device enabled with our App.

Please note that we may be paid by a Service Provider. Content that appears on our Site or on our App may be sponsored by a Service Provider.

By using our Services, you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless us and our officers, directors, employees and agents from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and all costs and expenses of defense (collectively, “Claims”), including without limitation attorneys’ fees, resulting directly or indirectly from a claim by a third party that arises in connection with (i) your provision of any Content, (ii) your use of our Services; (iii) any User or other third party’s use of any Content that you submit via our Services; or (iv) any interaction you have with another User, including without limitation making an offer to a User of any of your products or services.  At our option and in our sole discretion, you agree to defend us from any such Claims.

You agree and acknowledge that the structure, organization and code used in conjunction with our Services are proprietary to us.  You shall not, and shall not permit any person or entity to: (i) use our Services on a service bureau, time sharing or any similar basis, or for the benefit of any other person or entity; (ii) alter, enhance or make derivative works of our Services or any Content available through the foregoing; or (iii) reverse engineer, reverse assemble or decompile, or otherwise attempt to derive source code from, our Services.  You shall not sell, transfer, publish, disclose, display or otherwise make available our Services including without limitation any modifications, enhancements, derivatives or other software or materials provided hereunder by us or copies thereof to others in violation of these Terms.

Unless otherwise noted, all Ship Coal Yo Content contained on our Services is the property of us or our affiliates or licensors, and is protected from unauthorized copying and dissemination by United States copyright law, trademark law, international conventions and other intellectual property laws.  Product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Our Services may contain links to third party sites. These links are provided to you as a convenience, and we are not responsible for the content of any linked third party site.  Any third party site accessed from our Services is independent from us, and we have no control over the content of that site. In addition, a link to any third party site does not imply that we endorse or accept any responsibility for the content or use of such site.  Use of any third party site is subject to its terms of service and privacy policy. We request that you exercise caution and good judgment when using third party sites.

You hereby acknowledge and agree that all of our licensors, suppliers or other third parties: (i) are not parties to these Terms; (ii) have no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance or support services with respect to Ship Coal Yo; (iii) are not responsible for addressing claims by you or any third party relating to our Services, including without limitation any product liability claims, claims under consumer protection laws or claims under any other law, rule or regulation; and (iv) have no responsibility to investigate, defend, settle or discharge any claim that our Services or use thereof infringes any third party intellectual property rights.

Under no circumstances will we be liable for any loss or damage caused by failed delivery or receipt of Content, your reliance on or use of information from our Services, information provided by another User or by your use of our Services.  It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through our Services.  You are solely responsible for any loss or damage caused by your decision to use or rely on any information, opinion, advice or other content available through our Services.