Terms Of Service



  • Terms and Conditions of Use

  • Participation and Conduct

  • Copyright and Trademarks

  • Intellectual Property Infringement Claims

  • Permissions

  • Exclusions of Warranty and Liability

  • Notices

  • General

  • Indemnity


  • Terms and Conditions of Use
    Welcome to our web site (”Service”), an online service. Your use of the Service will be subject
    to the terms of this Terms of Service Agreement (TOS). The TOS may change
    from time to time. Use of service after a change will subject you to the
    new terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS DO NOT USE THE SERVICE AS
    VIOLATION OF THE TERMS CAN LEAD TO LEGAL LIABILITY.
     

    Participation and Conduct
    During the term of this Agreement, we grants to you a
    terminable at will non-exclusive license to use and display the Service,
    and to download materials available through the Service, all solely for your
    personal, non-commercial use. You may not transfer, assign, sub-license,
    lend, or re-sell the rights granted under this license.
    Any use in violation of these limits shall constitute a violation of the terms
    of this license. Absolutely no framing of our site is permitted.
     

    You may participate in any forums or messaging threads offered through the
    Service, but you agree not to post any material the content of which (i) is
    defamatory, libelous, obscene, indecent, abusive, threatening to others, or
    in violation of any law; or (ii) infringes the copyright, trademark right,
    or other intellectual property right of any third party. You will be solely
    responsible for all content that you post on the Service.
     

    You agree to indemnify us and its officers and employees from
    and against all liabilities, judgments, damages, and costs (including attorney’s fees)
    incurred by any of them which arise out of or are related to the content that
    you post. Forums and messaging are intended only for the personal use of
    subscribers, and may not be used for commercial purposes or for organized
    political activity.
     

    We reserve the right to monitor content posted on the Service,
    and to modify or remove any messages or postings that it deems, in its
    sole discretion, to be abusive, defamatory, in violation of the copyright,
    trademark right, or other intellectual property right of any third party, or
    otherwise inappropriate for the Service. We also reserve the
    right to edit or modify any submissions in response to requests for feedback,
    Letters to the Editor, or other commentary. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
    we are not obligated to take any such actions, and will not be
    responsible or liable for content posted by any subscriber in any forum,
    message board, or other area within the Service.
     

    Copyright and Trademarks
    The Service is our personal property. We retain
    the right to bar any individual or entity from the Service. Accessing the Service
    after being barred shall constitute an act of trespass. The Service and all
    materials published therein, including but not limited to articles, graphical
    images, interactive applications, audio clips, and video clips (collectively,
    the “Content”), are protected by copyright and are owned by us
    or its licensors. You may not modify the Content or re-publish, re-transmit,
    or otherwise distribute directly or via links any Content to any third person
    except for your personal, non-commercial use, as permitted by the license
    granted above. It is understood that some of the content appearing on the
    site is news and as such releases are not obtained from individuals or
    entities for the use of the name, likeness, or trademarks. It is your sole
    obligation to a) determine if your uses require releases or permission,
    and b) to obtain the necessary releases.
    Our site and their respective logos are trademarks. All other trademarks on the Service are
    the property of their respective holders.
     

    Intellectual Property Infringement Claims
    It is our policy to respond expeditiously to claims of intellectual property infringement. We will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual property laws, up to and including blocking or removing the offending content. We will terminate access for subscribers and account holders who are repeat infringers.
    Please direct any notices of claimed copyright infringement to copyright@.com.

    Permissions
    Please review the Reprints, Photocopying, and the Licensing section above
    for detailed instructions.
    All requests for licensing, reprints, linking and other usage of material on
    our web site should be addressed to copyright@.com.
    We will review your request and provide you with an approval or rejection as soon
    as we have evaluated the request. We will attempt to approve or disapprove
    within 24 hours of each request.
     

    Exclusions of Warranty and Liability
    THE SERVICE AND ANY EXECUTABLE PROGRAMS AND OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH
    THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND ALL EXPRESS
    OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
    WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.WE
    DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE
    ARE VIRUS-FREE. IF YOU DOWNLOAD EXECUTABLE PROGRAMS FROM THE SERVICE, THE ENTIRE
    RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PROGRAMS IS ASSUMED BY YOU.
    WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF OR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS
    IN ANY SUCH PROGRAMS, AND PCWCI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF ANY SUCH
    PROGRAMS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS IN ANY SUCH
    PROGRAMS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT OF
    ITS STORIES WILL BE ERROR FREE. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
    DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
    WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE; LOSS OF USE
    OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDED OR OF ANY EXECUTABLE PROGRAMS;
    LOSS OF USE OF DATA OR EQUIPMENT; OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF THE USE
    OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR ANY EXECUTABLE PROGRAM OBTAINED THROUGH THE
    SERVICE, EVEN IF CW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT
    SHALL WE TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION
    (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO THE SERVICE EXCEED $100.
    SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION
    OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT
    APPLY TO YOU.
     

    Notices
    We may give notice to you through general posting on the Service, through
    postal notification, or through E-mail notification, in its sole discretion. You may
    give notice to us via E-mail at copyright@.com or by postal
    mail to this website 1253 Second Street San Francisco, CA 94102 U.S.A. We reserve
    the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict or block the access of any subscriber to
    the Service, or any section thereof.
     

    General
    Any failure by us to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not
    be construed as a continuing waiver of any rights under such provision. In the event
    that any portion of this Agreement is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions of
    the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
     

    Indemnity
    In the event you breach the terms of this license, or if, any claims are made against
    us (its employees, officers or directors resulting from your actions) you
    shall be liable to CW for all damages, costs, judgments, expenses (including reasonable
    attorney fees) which it incurs. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed
    in accordance with the laws of the State of California, as applied to contracts entered
    into and performed within California. You agree to grant jurisdiction over yourself to
    the courts of Massachusetts and designate it as the forum for resolution of all disputes
    arising under this Agreement. This Agreement states the entire agreement between the
    parties with respect to the Service, and all prior or contemporaneous agreements are
    merged herein and superseded hereby.
     


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