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These terms and conditions regulate the business relationship between you and us. By using Our Web Site in any way, or by buying from us, you agree to be bound by them.
No person under the age of 18 years may purchase Services. We look forward to seeing you again when you are over 18.

We are: Business Virtual Assist

Our address is: 1830 Broadway, Seattle, WA 98122

You are: visitor to Our Web Site / our customer

The terms and conditions

1; Definitions
In this agreement:
“Our Web Site” means the entire computing hardware and software installation that is or supports Our Web Site.
“Services” means any of the Services we offer for sale on our web site
“Content” means information in any form published on Our Web Site by us or any third party with our consent.

2 Our contract with you
2.1 These terms and conditions apply:
2.1.1 so far as the context allows, to you as a visitor to Our Web Site; and
2.1.2 in any event to you as a buyer or prospective buyer of our Services.
2.2 Services advertised may not be available.
2.3 We shall accept your order by e-mail confirmation from Business Virtual Assist. Our message will also confirm details of your purchase. That is when our contract is made and the quotation price is confirmed.
2.4 We may change these terms from time to time. The terms that apply to you are those posted here on Our Web Site on the day you order Services.
2.5 If we do not have the Service you order available, we will offer you alternatives. If this happens you may:
2.5.1 accept the alternatives we offer;
2.5.2 cancel your order;
2.6 If we owe you money (for this or any other reason), we will credit your credit, debit card or bank account as soon as reasonably practicable but in any event no later than 30 days from the date of your order.

3 Price and Payment
3.1 You must pay us the full price of your order before any Services commence, unless credit terms/deposit arrangements have been agreed in writing.
3.2 Banking charges by the receiving bank on payments to us will be borne by us. All other charges relating to payment in a currency other than US Dollars will be borne by you.
3.3 Any details given by us in relation to exchange rates are approximate only and may vary from time to time.
3.4 You will pay all sums due to us under these terms by the means specified without any set-off, deduction or counterclaim.

4 Information you give us
4.1 You agree that you have provided, and will continue to provide accurate, up to date, and complete information about yourself. We need this information to provide you with the Service.
4.2 We will use our reasonable endeavours to respond to any point of dissatisfaction by you, provided you contact us within three months of purchase.

5 Taxes and duties
5.1 We have no knowledge of, and no responsibility for, the laws in your country of residence.

6 Disclaimers
6.1 We or our Content suppliers may make improvements or changes to Our Web Site, the Content, or to any of the Services, at any time and without advance notice.
6.2 You are advised that Content may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.
6.3 We give no warranty and make no representation, express or implied, as to:
6.3.1 the adequacy or appropriateness of the Service for your purpose.
6.3.2 the truth of any information given on Our Web Site;
6.3.3 any implied warranty or condition as to merchantability or fitness of the Goods and Services for a particular purpose;
6.3.4 compatibility of Our Web Site with your equipment software or telecommunications connection.
6.3.5 compliance with any law;
6.3.6 non-infringement of any right.
6.4 Our Web Site contains links to other Internet web sites. We have neither power nor control over any such web site. You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be liable in any way for the Content of any such linked web site, nor for any loss or damage arising from your use of any such web site.
6.5 We are not liable in any circumstances for special, indirect or consequential loss or any damages Whatsoever resulting from loss of use, loss of data or loss of revenues or profits, whether in an action of contract, negligence or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with your use of Our Web Site or the purchase of Services.
6.6 In any claim against us our liability is limited to the value of the Services you have purchased in the contract which is the subject of the dispute.

7 Content and Intellectual Property Rights
7.1 Title, ownership rights, and intellectual property rights in the Content whether provided by us or by any other Content provider shall remain the sole property of us and / or the other Content provider. We will strongly protect its rights in all countries.
7.2 You may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, except as is expressly permitted in this agreement.
7.3 You may download or copy the Content only for your own personal use, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You may not store electronically any significant portion of any Content.

8 System Security
8.1 You agree that you will not, and will not allow any other person to, violate or attempt to violate any aspect of the security of the Installation;
8.2 you agree that you will in no way modify, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, copy, or cause damage or unintended effect to any portion of Our Web Site, or any software used on Our Web Site, and that you will not permit any other person to do so.
8.3 You understand that any such violation is unlawful in many jurisdictions and that any contravention of law may result in criminal prosecution.
8.4 Examples of violations are:
8.4.1 accessing data unlawfully or without consent;
8.4.2 attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures;
8.4.3 attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of overloading, "flooding", "mail bombing" or "crashing";
8.4.4 forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting;
8.4.5 taking any action in order to obtain Services to which you are not entitled.
8.5 You agree to indemnify us against any claim or demand, including reasonable lawyers’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of:
8.5.1 any violation of system security as set out above;
8.5.2 your use of Our Web Site;
8.5.3 any other breach or violation of this agreement by you;
8.5.4 the infringement by you, or by any other user of your computer, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity, or as a result of any threatening, libellous, obscene, harassing or offensive material contained in any of your communications.

9 Indemnity
You agree to indemnify us against any claim or demand, including reasonable lawyers’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising in any way out of your use of Our Web Site, or the infringement by you, or by any other person using your computer, of any intellectual property or other right of any person.

10 Contractual Limitation
Where we provide Services without specific charge, then it (or they) is deemed to be provided free of charge, and not to be associated with any other service for which a charge is made. Accordingly, there is no contractual nor other obligation upon us in respect of any such goods.

13 Rights of third parties
Nothing in this agreement or on our web site shall confer on any third party.

14 Severability
If any of these terms is at any time held by any jurisdiction to be void, invalid or unenforceable, then it shall be treated as changed or reduced, only to the extent minimally necessary to bring it within the laws of that jurisdiction and to prevent it from being void and it shall be binding in that changed or reduced form. Subject to that, each provision shall be interpreted as severable and shall not in any way affect any other of these terms.

15 No Waiver
No waiver by us, in exercising any right, power or provision hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any other right or of that same right at a future time; nor shall any delay in exercise of any power or right be interpreted as a waiver.

16 Dispute Resolution
In the event of a dispute arising out of or in connection with these terms or any contract between you and us, then you agree to attempt to settle the dispute by engaging in good faith with us in a process of mediation before commencing arbitration or litigation.

17 Force majeure
We are not liable for any breach of our obligations resulting from causes beyond our reasonable control including strikes of our own employees.

18 Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law in Kings County, Washington. This agreement shall not be governed by the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, the application of which is hereby expressly excluded.

Copyright Information

This website and its content is copyright of Business Virtual Assist - © “Business Virtual Assist” 2002-2009. All rights reserved.
Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited other than the following:
you may print or download to a local hard disk extracts for your personal and non-commercial use only
you may copy the content to individual third parties for their personal use, but only if you acknowledge the website as the source of the material
You may not, except with our express written permission, distribute or commercially exploit the content. Nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy sets out how Business Virtual Assist uses and protects any information that you give Business Virtual Assist when you use this website.
Business Virtual Assist is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you to provide certain information by which you can be identified when using this website, then you can be assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement.
Business Virtual Assist may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to ensure that you are happy with any changes. This policy is effective from 1st January 2008.

What we collect

We may collect the following information:
name and job title
contact information including email address
demographic information such as post code, preferences and interests
other information relevant to customer surveys and/or offers

What we do with the information we gather

We require this information to understand your needs and provide you with a better service, and in particular for the following reasons:
Internal record keeping.
We may use the information to improve our products and services.
We may periodically send promotional email about new products, special offers or other information which we think you may find interesting using the email address which you have provided.
From time to time, we may also use your information to contact you for market research purposes. We may contact you by email, phone, fax or mail.
We may use the information to customise the website according to your interests.

Security

We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. In order to prevent unauthorised access or disclosure we have put in place suitable physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How we use cookies

A cookie is a small file which asks permission to be placed on your computer's hard drive. Once you agree, the file is added and the cookie helps analyse web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can tailor its operations to your needs, likes and dislikes by gathering and remembering information about your preferences.

We use traffic log cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyse data about web page traffic and improve our website in order to tailor it to customer needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
Overall, cookies help us provide you with a better website, by enabling us to monitor which pages you find useful and which you do not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us.
You can choose to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from taking full advantage of the website.

Links to other websites

Our website may contain links to enable you to visit other websites of interest easily. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You should exercise caution and look at the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.

Controlling your personal information

You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:
whenever you are asked to fill in a form on the website, look for the box that you can click to indicate that you do not want the information to be used by anybody for direct marketing purposes
if you have previously agreed to us using your personal information for direct marketing purposes, you may change your mind at any time by writing to or emailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
We will not sell, distribute or lease your personal information to third parties unless we have your permission or are required by law. We may use your personal information to send you promotional information about third parties which we think you may find interesting if you tell us that you wish this to happen.

If you believe that any information we are holding on you is incorrect or incomplete, please write to or email us as soon as possible, at the above address. We will promptly correct any information found to be incorrect.