babelport.com Terms and Conditions

1. General information about babelport.com

babelport.com provides a platform to all those engaged in the business of translation/interpretation. Via this web-site language professionals, translation agencies and direct clients can get together, communicate and interact in many different ways to their own benefit and that of other site-users.
babelport.com has been designed and developed and is maintained by cpi service, Christian Hansel, Haus der Demokratie, Bernhard-Göring-Str. 152, 04277 Leipzig, Germany.

2. Rules of using babelport.com

The following terms and conditions define the principles of using this web site. They contain conditions relating to the protection of provided data, including a declaration of consent for data storage (Privacy Policy). At the time of registration at babelport.com and with every new login the user fully agrees to these Terms and Conditions, which become valid immediately after registration and are subject to changes with out further notice. If changes are made a notice will be posted to the news section of babelport.com.

2.1. Member conduct

As a registered member of babelport.com you agree to contribute to this platform in a constructive and supportive manner.Therefore, users are obliged to

• a) provide only true and correct statements about themselves in their profiles and communication with other users of the site. All users must provide at least a minimum of contact and professional information about themselves. This includes entering a real name and a real address, even if some of this data might not be required in the registration process. cpi service and the babelport.com site team have the right to check this data for validity. Any violation of the completeness or validity of personal information will result in the termination of membership without prior notice and without being entitled to damages.
• b) exercise proper care when dealing with business partners via the internet. babelport.com cannot be held responsible for any losses resulting from any cooperation that was established via this web site.
• c) refrain from publishing or transmitting fraudulent, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, abusive or illegal content or content that infringes upon the right of any third party, including violations of copyright. Any violation will result in the termination of membership without prior notice and without being entitled to damages or refunds.

2.2. Forum Rules

The babelport.com discussion forum is designed as a means for all users to exchange information related to the business of translation. Users shall be committed to keeping babelport.com a friendly and supportive community. Therefore, by posting at the forum you agree to the following rules which are in conformity with the rules of member conduct listed above:

• a) The use of profanity, obscenities, or objectionable language is prohibited.
• b) Personal attacks on any other users or groups are prohibited.
• c) The sending of harassing personal massages to users of babelport.com is prohibited.
• d) The posting of content that infringes copyright is prohibited.

Postings that are not in accordance with the aforementioned rules will be edited and/or removed by the babelport.com team and continued disrespect will lead to the exclusion from babelport.com. The views expressed in the forum are those of the individual post authors and are not necessarily the views of the babelport.com team. If the reader considers a post to cause offence, then s/he should address a complaint to the site administrator.

3. Liability

babelport.com is a venue for translators and other people related to the business of translation. As such the site provides the technical means for online cooperation. However, babelport.com cannot be held responsible for any intentional or unintentional failure to provide the services described.

3.1. Member account, password, security

Every user of babelport.com is required to provide personal information in order to be able to register at the site. According to our Privacy Policy this information is strictly confidential and will not be provided to any third party except when made public in the user’s profile.

Users are, however, responsible to ensure that no third person has access to their member accounts, since every user is held responsible for any actions taken under this account.

To increase the security of their accounts users should change their passwords in regular intervals. It is prohibited to create additional accounts using different names.

Violations to this rule and any other irregularities should be reported to the site’s administrator.

3.2. Limitations

cpi service cannot be held responsible for any direct or indirect, incidental or consequential damages, resulting from the use of or the user’s inability to use the services provided through babelport.com. Furthermore, cpi service shall not be liable for any other third party services acquired through babelport.com. cpi service is not responsible and cannot be made liable for any sort of incorrect information provided by our members and users or misconduct or failures to provide the services requested, purchased or agreed upon, or deceit, deception or fraud committed by users of babelport.com or associated services.

cpi service cannot be held liable for damages resulting from unauthorized access or alteration of member's transmissions or data, including but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, use, data or other intangible, even if cpi service has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Although cpi service believes that the information on the Site is reliable, and cpi service attempts to implement control mechanisms we can make no guarantees that information is accurate or current. Thus, by registering you agree that neither cpi service nor its employees or its freelancers shall have liability of any kind arising from your use of babelport.com.

By accepting these terms and conditions you release them from any and all past, present, and/or future claims, actions, demands, rights, damages, causes of action, and rights of action whatsoever, known and unknown, anticipated and unanticipated, in any way resulting from and/or as a result of using the information contained on babelport.com or associated services.

3.3. System integrity

It is prohibited to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of babelport.com. This also includes the posting of any kind of form data, SQL injection attempts, DOS attacks and other harmful actions. You may not through any means impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure. You may not disclose or share your password to any third parties or use your password for any unauthorized purpose.

4. Disclaimer of Warranties

babelport.com is only a source of information and a venue for translators, translation agencies and other people involved in the business of translation. It is itself not a translation or any other kind of an agency. As a facilitator, cpi service is not directly involved in the actual transactions between users of the Site and as a result, it has no control over the accuracy, truth, legality, quality, or safety of postings made by the users of babelport.com. The identity of babelport.com users, their qualifications, background and any other information provided cannot be and, therefore, is not confirmed or verified.

Your interaction with other users of babelport.com (job posters, agencies, service providers, advertisers) including production and delivery of related goods and/or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such user.

5. Changes in Service

cpi service reserves the right to modify or discontinue babelport.com with or without notice to the site users. In this case cpi service shall not be liable to members or any third party.

6. Indemnification

Because cpi service is not involved in any transactions between the parties using babelport.com, you shall indemnify, defend and hold cpi service and its employees harmless from and against any claims, damages, liabilities, and expenses related thereto arising out of any dispute between the parties that use the services provided by babelport.com, any breach or violation by you of these Terms and Conditions or any use by you of babelport.com.

7. Termination

cpi service may terminate the services of babelport.com and/or your membership at any time and effective immediately. cpi service shall not be liable to you or any third party for termination of service.

If you object to any terms and conditions of this agreement or any subsequent modifications or become dissatisfied with the service in any way, your only recourse is to immediately discontinue the use of babelport.com.

Upon termination of membership, your right to use babelport.com immediately ceases. You shall have no right and cpi service will have no obligation thereafter to forward any unread or unsent messages to you or any third party.