Terms and Conditions

Welcome to PaddleMonster.com, a service brought to you by Paddle Monster, Inc., (“Paddle Monster”). Please take a moment to read our Terms and Conditions. By using our site, you agree to these Terms and Conditions. Please note that the Internet is a rapidly changing medium, and we reserve the right to modify the terms of this agreement. By continuing to use the site after we post any such changes, you accept the modified terms.
This site is controlled and operated by Paddle Monster from its office within the United States of America. Paddle Monster makes no representation that materials in the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other countries do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. You may not use or export the Materials (as that term is defined below) in violation of U.S. export law or regulation.
We respect the privacy of our users. Please take a moment to review our privacy policy. If you have any concerns regarding privacy, contact us, or call Paddle Monster Customer Service directly — 1-910-616-9675 for more information.
As is further explained below, you should be aware that the material that appears on our site is for informational purposes only. We strive to make the information as accurate as possible, but errors may appear. We are not responsible for and do not guarantee the performance of, goods and services provided by any of our advertisers or by any third party to whose website we link. The links on this website are designed for convenience only and do not constitute an endorsement by Paddle Monster of that site or any product, service, or other material offered on that site.
All images, website design elements, text, graphics, logos, buttons, icons, other content, the presentation, selection and arrangement thereof, and all software Copyright © 2012-2020, Paddle Monster, Inc (Paddle Monster, PaddleMonster.com) 219 Huntington Road, Wilmington, NC 28403 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
COPYRIGHT AND LIMITATIONS ON USE
All Paddle Monster content is the property of Paddle Monster and is protected by Copyright. You agree not to reproduce, retransmit, distribute, disseminate, sell, publish, broadcast, or circulate the content received through PaddleMonster.com to anyone without the express written consent of PaddleMonster. You may not post any content from PaddleMonster.com to newsgroups, mail lists, or electronic bulletin boards, without the prior written consent of Paddle Monster.
OWNERSHIP OF MATERIALS
Except as otherwise noted, the information and/or software within and available through this website (including, but not limited to, articles, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips, and all such material collectively, the “Materials”) are the exclusive property of Paddle Monster or its licensors. All Materials are copyrighted and protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. Other than as otherwise described herein, they may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, downloaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, without Paddle Monster’s prior written permission. Except as expressly provided herein, Paddle Monster grants no express or implied rights to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, or trade secret information. If you would like to reproduce or distribute any of the Materials you find on our site in any manner other than that described in this agreement, please contact us.
SINGLE COPY LICENSE
By offering this website, we grant you permission to view using a browser. This means that you may download one (1) copy of the Materials on a single computer for your personal, non-commercial internal use only. This is a license, not a transfer of title, and is subject to the following restrictions: you may not (a) modify the Materials or use them for any commercial purpose, or any other public display, performance, sale, or rental; (b) decompile, reverse engineer, or disassemble software materials; (c) remove any copyright notice or other proprietary notices from the Materials; (d) transfer the materials to another person. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Materials.
YOUR CONSENT
Paddle Monster may change these terms and conditions or the privacy policy at any time by posting revisions to our website. Your use of the site constitutes acceptance of the provisions of these Terms and Conditions and your continued usage after such changes are posted constitutes acceptance of each revised Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to the terms of these Terms and Conditions or any revised policy, please exit the site.
TRADEMARKS
The marks and any designs associated with any marks on the website are trademarks and/or service marks of Paddle Monster or its licensors. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Any use of trademarks, service marks, product names, and company names or logos, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, or republication of same without the prior written permission of Paddle Monster, is strictly prohibited. Other trademarks, service marks, trade names, and company logos referenced are the property of their respective owners.
RSS FEEDS
RSS (really simple syndication) service is a means by which PaddleMonster.com offers feeds of story headlines in XML format (“RSS Content”) to visitors to PaddleMonster.com (the “Paddle Monster Site”) who use RSS aggregators. These Terms of Use govern your use of the RSS service. The use of the RSS service also is subject to the Paddle Monster terms and conditions. These Terms of Use and may be changed by Paddle Monster at any time without notice.
USE OF RSS FEEDS
RSS is a free service offered by Paddle Monster for non-commercial use. Any other uses, including without limitation the incorporation of advertising into or the placement of advertising associated with or targeted towards the RSS Content, are strictly prohibited. You must use the RSS feeds as provided by Paddle Monster, and you may not edit or modify the text, content or links supplied by Paddle Monster. For web posting, reprint, transcript or licensing requests for Paddle Monster material, please contact us.
LINKS TO CONTENT PAGES
The RSS service may be used only with those platforms from which a functional link is made available that, when accessed, takes the viewer directly to the display of the full article on the Paddle Monster Site. You may not display the RSS Content in a manner that does not permit successful linking to, redirection to or delivery of the applicable Paddle Monster Site web page. You may not insert any intermediate page, splash page, or other content between the RSS link and the applicable Paddle Monster Site web page.
OWNERSHIP/ATTRIBUTION
Paddle Monster retains all ownership and other rights in the RSS Content, and any and all Paddle Monster logos and trademarks used in connection with the RSS Service. You must provide attribution to the appropriate Paddle Monster website in connection with your use of the RSS feeds. If you provide this attribution using a graphic, you must use the appropriate Paddle Monster website’s logo that we have incorporated into the RSS feed.
RIGHT TO DISCONTINUE FEEDS
Paddle Monster reserves the right to discontinue providing any or all of the RSS feeds at any time and to require you to cease displaying, distributing or otherwise using any or all of the RSS feeds for any reason including, without limitation, your violation of any provision of these Terms of Use. Paddle Monster assumes no liability for any of your activities in connection with the RSS feeds or for your use of the RSS feeds in connection with your website.
LINKING AND FRAMING
You may link to our home page (at paddlemonster.com) provided that any such link does not imply any sponsorship of your site by Paddle Monster, but if you wish to link to the material contained at other levels within the site, please contact us at info@paddlemonster.com for permission to do so. You may not frame or otherwise incorporate into any other website or service any of the Materials without the prior written permission of Paddle Monster. If you are interested in permission to frame our content or in exploring a partnership arrangement, please contact us.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
YOU ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR THE USE OF THIS SITE AND THE INTERNET GENERALLY. PADDLE MONSTER IS PROVIDING THIS SITE AND ITS CONTENTS ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INACCURACIES, OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE MATERIALS, AND AGREE THAT IF YOU RELY ON THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SERVICE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF ANY KIND INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF CURRENTNESS, CORRECTNESS, COMPLETENESS, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND FREEDOM FROM ERRORS, VIRUSES, BUGS, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL PADDLE MONSTER (INCLUDING ITS EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, AND AGENTS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, AND DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE, EVEN IF PADDLE MONSTER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. PADDLE MONSTER DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. PADDLE MONSTER MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS OR THE MATERIALS. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES AND AS A RESULT, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF PADDLE MONSTER IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use As a condition of your use of this site, you warrant to Paddle Monster that you will not use this site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.
TERMINATION
This agreement is effective until terminated by Paddle Monster, at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access this site and the restrictions imposed on you with respect to the Materials as well as the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in this agreement shall survive.
JURISDICTION; MISCELLANEOUS
This site is created and controlled by Paddle Monster, Inc. The laws of the State of North Carolina will govern all terms, conditions, and disclaimers on this site, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. The exclusive jurisdiction of any dispute arising out of or related to these Terms and Conditions or your use of the site or the Materials shall be the appropriate state or Federal court in New Hanover County, North Carolina. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. If any part of this Agreement is for any reason found to be unenforceable, all other parts nevertheless remain enforceable. Failure of Distressed Mullet to enforce a right under these Terms and Conditions will not act as a waiver of that right or the ability to later assert that right relative to the particular situation involved. The above-stated rules represent the entire understanding between each user of the Distressed Mullet website, regarding each user’s relationship with Distressed Mullet and supersedes any prior statements or representations.
COMMENTS
Paddle Monster welcomes your feedback. If you have questions or comments about our policies, feel free to contact us, or call Paddle Monster Customer Service directly at 1-910-616-9675.