Terms of Use

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Last Modified: June 14, 2023

Welcome to www.ypwp.com, an online people and business directory service (hereinafter the “Website” or the “Service”). The Website is owned and operated by YPWP.com, a division of b2bBiz.com, Inc, a corporation formed and operating in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United States (hereinafter the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). All references in these Terms and Conditions to the “Company,” “YPWP.com,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to b2bBiz.com, Inc, and all references to “you,” “your” or “user” refers to you, an individual who accesses/uses the Service.

Table of Contents

1. Acceptance of Terms
2. Eligibility
3. The Service
4. Information Disclaimer
5. Affiliate Income Disclosure
6. Intellectual Property
7. License Grant to Users
8. DMCA Notice
9. Acceptable Use Policy
10. Privacy
11. Export Control
12. Feedback and Suggestions
13. Links to Third Party Websites
14. Third-Party Services
15. Disclaimer of Warranties
16. Limitation of Liability
17. Indemnification
18. Updates to the Agreement
19. Modifications to the Service
20. Maintenance
21. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
22. Severability
23. Assignment
24. Entire Agreement
25. Force Majeure

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy (collectively the “Agreement”) govern your access and/or use of the Service, including all support services and resources provided by the Company.

By accessing the Service, you agree to be bound by this Agreement on your behalf or on behalf of the legal entity you represent (as applicable). If you do not wish to abide by this Agreement, please do not access the Service.

BY CONTINUING TO USE THE SERVICE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO BE BOUND BY THE AGREEMENT.

2. Eligibility

To be eligible to access/use the Service, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:

2.1. You must be of legal age and have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract with the Company. Please note that you are of legal age if you are legally emancipated or of the age of majority in the State where you are a resident; and

2.2. If you use the Service on behalf of a business/legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to enter into this Agreement on behalf of such legal entity and to bind the former to this Agreement.

3. The Service

The Website is a free online people and business directory that enables users to search for businesses and find people across the United States. Users can also suggest updates to business information on the Website and submit corrections or request removal of their personal information (“User Submission”).

You acknowledge and agree that YPWP.com is not a free resource for scraping or otherwise obtaining sales leads, business lists, consumer lists, or conducting business research in an automated or excessive manner. YPWP.com uses a variety of methods and algorithms to detect user behavior that it may view, in its sole discretion, as excessive or otherwise in violation of these Terms. In the event YPWP.com detects such behavior, it reserves the right, without limitation, to block further access of such user to the Site.

3.1. User Submissions

Although users are not required to sign-up for an account to use the Website features and functionality, users must provide a valid email address when submitting their User Submissions.

Confirmation of User Submission

When the Company receives a User Submission, a verification email is sent to the email address provided by the user. The user acknowledges and agrees that the Company will only review the user’s User Submission after the user confirms their submission by clicking the link provided in the verification email.

Removal of Personal Information

Where the User Submission relates to editing or removing any record from our people directory, the User Submission may only be submitted by the individual whose personal information needs to be edited or removed from the Website or by an authorized representative of such individual.

Users should allow at least seven working days for the removal of personal information from the Website. If your requested personal information has not been removed from our Website after seven working days, you may contact our support team via our contact form and provide us with the details of your request.

You acknowledge and agree that any requests for the removal of personal information are limited to the removal of such information from YPWP.com’s database. We do not have any control or authority to remove personal information from any third-party services. To avoid doubt, we are not obligated to notify any third-party services of any User Submissions we receive, including those relating to the removal of personal information.

Representation and Warranties

By submitting an update for a business listing on the Website, you represent and warrant to the Company that the proposed update is accurate, current, and complete.

By submitting any corrections or removal request relating to personal information on the Website, you represent and warrant that the correction or removal request relates to either your own personal information or you have all necessary consents and authorizations from the person whose personal information you are requesting to be corrected or removed from the Website.

By submitting your User Submission, you agree that you will indemnify us for any loss or damage we suffer as a result of your breach of the aforementioned representations and warranties.

3.2. Approval, Rejection, or Modification of User Submissions

We review each User Submission independently, and we reserve the right to approve or reject any User Submission based on the outcome of our independent review.

If we approve your User Submission, your suggested update/edit will be displayed on the Website, or the personal information will be removed from the Website (as applicable). If we reject a User Submission, the record on the Website will remain unchanged.

Please note that we reserve the right to modify any listing/information/record displayed on the Website without giving any prior notice to our users.

3.3. Use of Information

YPWP.com only makes available limited personal information about individuals on the Website. If you wish to obtain additional personal information about a specific individual, you will be redirected to a relevant third-party website where you may find a more comprehensive personal report about an individual. Please note that access and use of information from such a third-party website will be governed by such third party’s terms and conditions and privacy policy. You are advised to carefully review applicable legal terms and conditions and privacy policy before using such third-party’s services.

You acknowledge and agree that YPWP.com is not a consumer reporting/information agency as envisaged by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”), and none of the personal information available on the Website may be used for determining an individual’s suitability for any purposes covered by the FCRA.
You understand and agree that you will not use or allow any third party to use the Website or the information made available through the Website for any marketing purposes.

UNLESS EXPRESSLY STATED OTHERWISE IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YPWP.COM’S RESPONSIBILITY IS LIMITED TO FACILITATING THE AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE FEATURES AND FUNCTIONALITY. YOUR DECISION TO USE THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

4. Information Disclaimer

ALL INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE IS SOURCED FROM THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND MADE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. WE DO NOT VERIFY ALL INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE; THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO OFFER YOU ANY GUARANTEES AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR LEGALITY OF THIS INFORMATION.

ALTHOUGH WE ENDEAVOUR TO MAINTAIN CORRECT, COMPLETE, AND CURRENT INFORMATION, WHICH INCLUDES ENABLING USERS TO UPDATE/EDIT INFORMATION OR REQUEST THE REMOVAL OF INFORMATION, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN ERRORS, INACCURACIES, AND OUTDATED INFORMATION. WE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN INFORMATION DISPLAYED ON THE WEBSITE.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO UPDATE OR REMOVE ANY BUSINESS OR INDIVIDUAL INFORMATION FROM THE WEBSITE, AT ANY TIME, WITHOUT INCURRING ANY LIABILITY. WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, OR CLAIM ARISING FROM OR ASSOCIATED WITH CHANGES OR REMOVAL OF INFORMATION OR YOUR RELIANCE UPON ANY INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE DO NOT OFFER ANY GUARANTEES REGARDING THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE, AND YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

5. Affiliate Income Disclosure

We participate in the TruthFinder’s Affiliate Program, which enables us to earn a small amount of revenue when you make a purchase on the TruthFinder website using our affiliate link. Please note that when you click on an affiliate link on our Website, you will be redirected to the TruthFinder website, which is neither owned nor controlled by us. Your use of the TruthFinder service and any purchases you enter into with TruthFinder will be governed by TruthFinder’s own legal agreements and not by these Terms and Conditions. You should carefully review TruthFinder’s Terms of Use and Conditions of Sale before entering into any transactions. As with any other purchase decision, you are advised to exercise your best judgment. You acknowledge and agree that we will not assume any liability for any loss, damage, or claim arising from any transactions between you and our Affiliate Partner.

6. Intellectual Property

6.1. The Company and its licensors retain all intellectual property rights in the Service and information displayed on the Website, including but not limited to any text, audio-visual content, processes, tools, documentation, software, and the like as updated from time to time (collectively “Company Content”).

6.2. All Company Content is subject to trademark, copyright, and other applicable intellectual property laws of the United States and international conventions.

6.3. You shall not copy, modify, reverse engineer, create derivative work of, disassemble, or decompile any Company Content. You agree that you will not remove or otherwise tamper with any proprietary rights notices affixed on any Company Content.

6.4. You acknowledge and agree that any use or exploitation of the Company Content in violation of this Agreement may cause us or our licensors irreparable injury. The Company and its licensors may seek remedy for breach of this provision either in equity or through injunctive or other equitable relief.

6.5. YPWP.com, its logos, and its marks are the Company’s trademarks, whether registered or unregistered. Any use of the Company's trademarks for any product/service that is not owned or operated by the Company is expressly prohibited. Any third party's trademarks or service marks on the Website are the property of their respective owners, and you may not use such proprietary marks without the owner's express authorization.

7. License Grant to Users

Subject to your ongoing compliance with this Agreement, the Company hereby grants you a limited, personal, non-exclusive, revocable, non-assignable, non-transferable, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Service for your personal use only. Any rights that are not expressly granted in this Agreement are retained by the Company. The Company reserves the right to revoke or terminate the license granted above at its sole discretion without giving any prior notice. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a sale of any Company Content to you.

8. DMCA Notice

We do not condone copyright infringement. If you believe that your copyright has been infringed by the Company, you must send your copyright infringement notice to DMCA@ypwp.com with the following information:

8.1. The signature of the copyright owner or such copyright owner’s authorized agent, in physical or electronic form;

8.2. Identification of the (i) copyrighted work that is claimed to have been infringed, and (ii) content that is claimed to be infringing the copyrighted works, and which is to be removed from the Website (its location such as the web page where it appears);

8.3. The sender’s contact information, including name and email address;

8.4. A written and signed statement by the sender that:

8.4.1. The information provided in the copyright infringement notice is bona fide true; and

8.4.2. Under penalty of perjury, the sender has the relevant rights and authority to communicate with the Company regarding the copyright infringement on behalf of the intellectual property/copyright owner.

9. Acceptable Use Policy

You expressly agree that:

9.1. You will only use the Service for lawful purposes and in compliance with applicable laws and these Terms and Conditions;

9.2. You are solely responsible for informing yourself of all applicable laws and your compliance with such laws;

9.3. You agree not to use the Service or the Company Content for any prohibited purposes;

9.4. You will not use the Services for obtaining any information about minors;

9.5. You will not use the Services to promote any illegal activities or physical harm towards any individual or group;

9.6. You will not harass or threaten any Company employees, agents, or affiliates;

9.7. You will not use the Service for sending any unsolicited advertisements, “spam,” or other similar content that does not comply with applicable federal or State law;

9.8. You will not use the Service to infringe the privacy, publicity, or other similar personal rights of others;

9.9. You will not attempt to access the Service through means other than the interface provided by the Company;

9.10. You will not probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system put in place by the Company or breach or circumvent any security measures used by the Company to protect the Website;

9.11. You will not reproduce, modify, distribute, decompile, disassemble, adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Service;

9.12. You will not use any robot, site search/retrieval application, or other automated devices for the purposes of scraping content or to circumvent the technological methods adopted by us to prevent such prohibited use;

9.13. You will not reformat or frame any portion of the web pages without the express written consent of the Company;

9.14. You will not use the Service for the purposes of creating competitive service;

9.15. You will not introduce or transmit any virus, Trojan horse, worms, or other code or software routine of a malicious nature;

9.16. You will not disrupt or otherwise interfere with the proper working of the Website and other users’ use of the Service;

9.17. You will not impose an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our IT infrastructure.

YPWP.com has the right to investigate any violations of the above and bring claims to the fullest extent permitted by law.

10. Privacy

Our Privacy Policy governs the collection, use, and retention of our users’ personal information. Please carefully review our Privacy Policy before using our Service and providing any personal information to us.

11. Export Control

All Company software in connection with the Service is subject to U.S. export control laws. You agree to comply with such applicable laws and regulations, and you agree that you will not transfer or export such software from the United States or re-export such software outside the United States in violation of the U.S. export laws and regulations. The Company does not authorize the downloading or exportation of any software or data from the Website to any jurisdiction prohibited by the U.S. export control laws and regulations.

12. Feedback and Suggestions

Although we love to receive feedback and suggestions from our users, we want to avoid all misunderstandings as to the nature of this communication. When you send your feedback or suggestions to us, you understand that you are granting us a fully-paid and exclusive, irrevocable, perpetual, and worldwide license to use or share your submission as we deem fit and without any restriction or compensation to you, either now or ever in the future. You understand and accept that the Company has the right to use your feedback or suggestion in any manner and for any purpose we deem fit, but we are not under any obligation to do so. Your feedback and suggestions are deemed non-confidential in nature.

13. Links to Third Party Websites

The Website contains links to third-party websites that are not owned or operated by us. Please take note that if you click on any third-party links, you will be directed to such a third-party’s website. These third-party websites have their own Terms and Privacy Policy, and you are hereby advised to review their Terms and Privacy Policy prior to using their website, products, or services. We assume no responsibility for any content made available on these third-party websites or their practices. The availability of any third-party links on our Website does not constitute an endorsement of any products/services provided by the third-party website. Your access and use of any third-party websites will be solely at your own risk.

14. Third-Party Services

YPWP.com reserves the right to use third-party service providers in the provisions of all or part of the Website, including, but not limited to, information services, hosting providers, communication services, analytics services, internet advertising service providers, and platforms. Where any of the aforementioned services are provided by third parties, the user may be subject to such third party’s terms and conditions. We accept no responsibility for any services provided by any third party.

15. Disclaimer of Warranties

15.1. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND “WITH ALL FAULTS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY’S DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS, AFFILIATES, AND AGENTS (“THE COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS”) EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE AND USAGE OF TRADE, EVEN IF THE COMPANY WAS ADVISED OF SUCH POSSIBILITY.

15.2. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE COMPANY OR ITS OFFICERS OFFER ANY WARRANTIES THAT: (A) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (B) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, AND SECURE; (C) THE SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (D) THE COMPANY CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OR COMPLETE; OR (E) ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED.

15.3. THE COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY OR ITS OFFICERS BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE.

15.4. THE COMPANY PARTNERS WITH THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS WHO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE INFORMATION FROM SUCH THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INFORMATION DEEMED MISLEADING. YPWP.COM HAS NO CONTROL OVER SUCH PARTNERS’ DATABASE, AND YPWP.COM CANNOT SCREEN ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE BY OUR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS BEFORE DISPLAYING THEM ON OUR WEBSITE. YOU MAY PROPOSE UPDATES, EDITS, AND REMOVAL OF CERTAIN INFORMATION USING THE FUNCTIONALITY ON THE WEBSITE.

15.5. THE COMPANY IS NOT OWNED, OPERATED, OR AFFILIATED WITH ANY LOCAL OR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY, YELLOW PAGES, WHITE PAGES, TELEPHONE DIRECTORY OR PHONE BOOK PUBLISHER. THE COMPANY OBTAINS ITS LARGE BUSINESS AND PEOPLE DIRECTORY INFORMATION FROM THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS. IN THE EVENT THAT AN INACCURACY ARISES, THE COMPANY, IF NOTIFIED, WILL TRY TO RECTIFY SUCH INACCURACIES IN ITS OWN DATABASE/WEBSITE BUT THE COMPANY CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT SUCH INACCURACIES WILL BE CORRECTED.

15.6. NO INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES BY THE COMPANY OR ITS OFFICERS SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTIES THAT ARE NOT EXPRESSLY SPECIFIED IN THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SERVICE IS TO STOP USING IT.

15.7. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO SOME PARTS OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

16. Limitation of Liability

16.1. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY OR ITS OFFICERS BE LIABLE TO A USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS ARISING OUT OF OR CONNECTED WITH: (1) ANY USE OR RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICES OR THE COMPANY CONTENT, OR (2) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF THE SERVICE, (3) THE USE OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE LINKED TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

16.2. THE COMPANY AND ITS OFFICERS’ AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO A USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CLAIM OR ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE USE OF THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED $50 USD.

16.3. SOME STATES PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. PLEASE CONSULT THE LAWS IN YOUR JURISDICTION.

17. Indemnification

You hereby indemnify us, our directors, founders, employees, affiliates, and subsidiaries against any liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, arising out of or in any way connected with:

17.1. Your use or misuse of the Service,
17.2. Your breach of this Agreement,
17.3. Your User Submission.

We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.

18. Updates to the Agreement

We reserve the right to amend this Agreement to comply with any applicable laws, to reflect any changes in our business practices, or for any other reasons at our discretion. If we make any amendments to this Agreement, we will notify you by updating the last modified date on the top. Unless expressly specified otherwise in any provision of this Agreement, any amendments shall be effective from the date such amended version is published on the Website. The latest version of this Agreement shall supersede all previous versions. Please take the time to review this Agreement regularly to familiarise yourself with any material changes. By continuing to use the Service after the amended Agreement is published, you agree to be bound by such an updated Agreement.

19. Modifications to the Service

We reserve the right to introduce new features and functionality, remove or modify any existing features, as well as the right to discontinue the Service at our sole discretion and without providing any prior notice to you.

20. Maintenance

Your access and use of the Services may be interrupted with or without prior notice for system maintenance, upgrading, testing, repairs, or other related work. We shall not be liable to indemnify you for any loss, damage, costs, or expense that you may suffer or incur as a result of such interruptions or deactivation.

21. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any principles of conflict of law. The Company and the user hereby irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court located in the State of New York for any legal actions or disputes arising out of or linked with this Agreement.

22. Severability

If any clause in this Agreement or part of a clause is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason deemed to be unenforceable, then that clause or part of the clause will be deemed not to be part of this Agreement to the minimum extent necessary, and it shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining Agreement.

23. Assignment

You may not assign any rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, without an authorized Company representative's written consent. Any attempt to assign any rights and obligations without the Company's consent shall be void. The Company reserves the right to assign any of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a third party without requiring your consent. Please note that such a third party will be bound by the same rights and obligations as outlined in this Agreement (as amended from time to time).

24. Entire Agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding and agreement between the Company and the user with respect to its subject matter and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements or understandings expressed or implied, written or oral, between the parties.

25. Force Majeure

The Company shall not be liable for the failure to perform any of its obligations in this Agreement if such failure is caused by reasons beyond its control such as war, epidemic, insurrection, terrorist activities, government sanction, embargo, labor dispute, strike, or any interruption or any failure of electricity or server, system, computer, internet or telephone service.