The following are the terms and conditions of participation (“Terms and Conditions”) in the Planview.com blogs. By participating in this blog, users hereby agree to be bound by and warrant their full compliance with the following Terms and Conditions, along with the Planview.com Legal and Privacy Statement, whose terms are incorporated herein by reference.

This blog may only be used for the purpose of discussing matters related to or arising out of the software and services management industries. Planview.com accepts no responsibility for the opinions and information posted on this blog by others. PLANVIEW.COM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO INFORMATION POSTED ON THIS BLOG, WHETHER POSTED BY PLANVIEW.COM OR OTHERS; THIS DISCLAIMER INCLUDES ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL PLANVIEW.COM OR PLANVIEW, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF ANY INFORMATION POSTED ON THIS BLOG.

Do not post any defamatory, libelous, vulgar, obscene, abusive, profane, threatening, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise offensive or illegal information or material, and do not utilize this blog in any illegal manner. Do not post any information or other material protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner. Do not use any words, logos or other marks that would infringe upon the trademark, service mark, certification mark, or other intellectual property rights of the owners of such marks without the permission of such owners. Do not post any confidential information or any information that would infringe upon the proprietary, privacy or personal rights of others. Do not post, upload, email or otherwise transmit any material containing software viruses or other computer code or files designed to interrupt, harm, delete, or otherwise interfere with or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment. Do not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in your post in an attempt to disguise, impersonate, or otherwise misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any other person or entity. You agree to indemnify and hold Planview.com, Planview, Inc. and their subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any party due to or arising from your use of or posting upon this blog, or your violation of any rights of another.

By posting material, the posting party warrants and represents that it owns the copyright with respect to such material, has received permission from the copyright owner, or that the material is in the public domain. The posting party further warrants and represents that it otherwise has the full and unencumbered right to post such material and that such posting will not infringe any rights or interests of others. In addition, the posting party grants Planview.com and users of this blog a non-exclusive, irrevocable license to display, copy, publish, distribute, transmit, print, and use such information or material in any manner, without payment to the posting party.

This blog shall not be utilized in any manner that violates federal or state antitrust laws or other laws prohibiting anticompetitive practices. The antitrust laws generally prohibit any agreement or understanding inconsistent with the right and obligation of competitors to exercise independent business judgment in pricing their products or services, dealing with their customers and suppliers, and selecting the markets in which to compete. No express agreement or understanding is required; one can be inferred from statements or conduct. Do not post any information regarding specific prices or fees charged or paid, and do not post any information concerning prices, pricing practices, discounts, or other terms or conditions of sale either obtained by or offered to another entity. Do not post any information concerning market shares, salaries, costs, sales territories, profit margins, or encouraging the selection or rejection of customers or suppliers.

All postings shall be of an informational nature and for informational purposes only. Commercial use or any other unauthorized use of this blog is prohibited. Do not use this blog to solicit or conduct business, including the direct or indirect marketing of users’ products or services, in any manner. This blog may not be used to provide information, materials, products, or services in exchange for compensation of any kind.

Blog owners and Planview.com reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor this blog for inappropriate postings, but do not undertake editorial control of postings or comments. However, in the event that any inappropriate posting or unauthorized use of this blog is brought to Planview.com’s attention, including but not limited to prohibited posting and usage as outlined herein, Planview.com reserves the right to terminate, without prior notice, blog access of any user who does not abide by these guidelines. During monitoring, postings may be examined, recorded, copied, censored, deleted, or used for authorized purposes. Use of the blog, authorized or unauthorized, constitutes consent to such monitoring. Planview.com reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue this blog with or without notice, and shall not be liable to any party for such modification, suspension, or discontinuance.

These Terms and Conditions shall be interpreted under and governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of laws provisions that would apply the laws of another jurisdiction. In any claim or cause of action arising from or related to your use of this blog, you agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts located within Travis County, Texas.