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Terms of Use

1. Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to our Site. By accessing or using our Site in any manner, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms”). If you do not agree to all of these Terms, do not access or use our Site. We reserve the right to change these Terms at any time, and by continuing to use our Site after changes are posted, you agree to be legally bound by the updated or amended Terms.

2. Description of Service

Our Site provides users with access to various resources and content (collectively, “Services”). You understand and agree that the Services may include communications from us, such as service announcements and administrative messages, and that these communications are considered part of the membership and you may not be able to opt out of receiving them. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Services shall be subject to these Terms. You are responsible for obtaining access to our Site, and that access may involve third-party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime charges). You are responsible for those fees.  

3. User Conduct and Obligations

You agree to use our Site only for lawful purposes. You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting through our Site any material that:

  • is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;  
  • encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law;  
  • infringes on the intellectual property rights, privacy rights, or other rights of any third party;
  • contains advertising or solicitation of any kind;
  • contains viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer or property of another.  

You further agree not to:

  • Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;  
  • Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in real-time exchanges;  
  • Interfere with or disrupt our Site, servers, or networks connected to our Site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to our Site.  

4. Intellectual Property Rights

All content included on our Site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of the owner of our Site or its content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on our Site is the exclusive property of the owner of our Site and protected by international copyright laws. All software used on our Site is the property of the owner of our Site or its software suppliers and protected by international copyright laws. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of our Site, use of our Site, or access to our Site without express written permission from us.  

5. User-Generated Content

If you post, upload, input, provide or submit your personal data to us, including without limitation, your name, email address, IP address, navigator information, reader history, registration time, posts, comments, or any other content (“User Content”) to our Site, you must ensure that the User Content provided by you is accurate, complete, and up-to-date. You grant us an irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, copy, store, perform, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such User Content throughout the world in any media. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the User Content that you post; that the User Content is accurate; that use of the User Content you supply does not violate these Terms and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify the owner of our Site for all claims resulting from User Content you supply.  

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF OUR SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. OUR SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS (INCLUDING SOFTWARE) AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH OUR SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. THE OWNER OF OUR SITE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.  

THE OWNER OF OUR SITE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) OUR SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) OUR SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF OUR SITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH OUR SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.  

7. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OWNER OF OUR SITE, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF OUR SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE OUR SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH OUR SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OUR SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE OWNER OF OUR SITE OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF OUR SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING OUR SITE.  

8. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the owner of our Site, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third-party information providers to our Site from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing our Site using your account.  

9. Modification of Terms

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will try to provide notice prior to any new terms taking effect, though we are not obligated to do so. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. Your continued use of our Site following the posting of any changes to these Terms constitutes acceptance of those changes.  

10. Termination

You agree that the owner of our Site may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your access to our Site. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the Terms or other incorporated agreements or guidelines, (b) requests by law enforcement or other government agencies, (c) a request by you (self-initiated account deletions), (d) discontinuance or material modification to our Site (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, and/or (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities. Termination of your access includes removal of access to all offerings within our Site and may also bar you from further use of our Site. Furthermore, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in the sole discretion of the owner of our Site and that the owner of our Site shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access.  

11. Governing Law

These Terms and your use of our Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the owner of our Site primarily operates, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within that jurisdiction.  

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us through the designated contact methods provided on our Site.

13. General Information

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and the owner of our Site and govern your use of our Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and the owner of our Site. The failure of the owner of our Site to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms remain in full force and effect.