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This site (the "Site") is owned and hosted by Word Ventures, Inc.,
and is being made available for use by the potential customers of the general
public. Please feel free to browse the Site. You may
download or print material displayed on the Site for non-commercial, personal
use only, provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices
contained on the materials. You may not, however, distribute, modify, transmit,
reuse, report, or use the contents of the Site for public or commercial
purposes, including non-profit uses, including the text, images, audio, and
video without Word Ventures' written permission.
Your access and use of the
Site is also subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and
Conditions") and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the Site, you
accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and Conditions.
Terms and Conditions
You should assume that
everything you see or read on the Site is copyrighted and the intellectual
property of Word Ventures, Inc. unless otherwise noted and
may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions or in the text
on the Site without the written permission of Word Ventures. Word Ventures
neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on the Site
will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with Word
Ventures.
While Word Ventures uses
reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the Site,
Word Ventures makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. Word
Ventures assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in
the content on the Site.
Your use and browsing of the
Site is at your risk. Neither Word Ventures nor any other party involved in
creating, producing, or delivering the Site is liable for any direct,
incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your
access to, or use of, the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on
the Site is provided to you "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please
note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties,
so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for
any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties.
Word Ventures also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any
damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other
property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in the Site.
Except as defined in our Privacy Policy, any communication or
material you transmit to the Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any
data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as,
non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post may be used
by Word Ventures or its affiliates for any purpose, including but not limited to
reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting.
Furthermore, Word Ventures is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or
techniques contained in any communication you send to the Site for any purpose
whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing
products using such information.
Images of people or places
displayed on the Site are either the property of, or used with permission by,
Word Ventures. The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorized by you,
is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions or
specific permission provided elsewhere on the Site. Any unauthorized use of the
images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and
publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.
Word Ventures has not
reviewed all of the sites linked to the Site and is not responsible for the
contents of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to the Site. Your
linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.
Although Word Ventures may
from time to time monitor or review discussions, chats, postings, transmissions,
bulletin boards, and the like on the Site, Word Ventures is under no obligation
to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of
any such locations nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission,
falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in
any information contained within such locations on the Site. You are prohibited
from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane materials or any
material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a
criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.
Word Ventures will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court
order requesting or directing Word Ventures to disclose the identity of anyone
posting any such information or materials.
Word Ventures may at any
time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You are bound
by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to
review the current Terms and Conditions to which you are bound.
Acceptable Use Policy
By using this site or any of
Word Ventures' services, all clients agree to accept the terms, conditions, and
notices of Word Ventures' Acceptable Use Policy. This policy ensures that our
clients are using Word Ventures' services with due regard to the rights of other
Internet users and in conformity with the requirements of Word Ventures' network
environment. Word Ventures reserves the right to modify any provision of its
Acceptable Use Policy at any time without prior notice. Please check back
periodically to review any changes to this policy.
Lawful Use
Word Ventures services may
only be used for lawful purposes. Distribution, transmission, or storage,
distribution of any information, data, or material in violation of any
applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited
to:
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copyrighted material;
trademarks; service marks; software piracy; patents; trade secrets or other
intellectual property rights used without proper authorization.
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material that is obscene,
defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws.
Word Ventures cannot accept
any responsibility for injury to its subscribers that results from inaccurate,
unsuitable, offensive, or illegal Internet communications.
Adult Material,
Obscene Speech or Materials
Any adult-oriented,
pornographic, and sex-related sites are prohibited. This includes sites that may
infer sexual content or provide links to adult content elsewhere. Including
sites that promote any illegal activity or content that may be damaging to our
servers or any other server on the Internet, or provide links to such sites.
Clients may not use Word Ventures' services to advertise, transmit, store, post,
display, or otherwise make available obscene speech or material.
Security
Violations of computers,
accounts, system, or network security are prohibited and may result in criminal
and civil liability. Examples include but are not limited to the following:
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unauthorized access to
data, through use, through probing, or scanning of systems security or
authentication measures, or traffic
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interference with service
to any user, host, or network including, without limitation, mail bombing,
flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system, broadcast attacks
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forging of any TCP-IP
packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup
posting.
UCE (Unsolicited
Commerce Email) - SPAM
Spamming, the sending of
unsolicited mass email from or through a Word Ventures server or using an email
address that is maintained on a Word Ventures machine is strictly prohibited.
Customers are also in violation of this provision if they engage in spamming
using the service of another ISP or IPP, but channel activities through a Word
Ventures server as a mail drop for responses. Maintaining an open SMTP relay is
also prohibited. Violators will have their service terminated upon Word
Ventures's discretion.
Sending unsolicited mail
messages, including the sending of "junk mail" or other advertising material to
individuals who did not specifically request such material, who were not
previous customers of the Customer or with whom the Customer does not have an
existing business relationship ("E-mail spam").
Other Activities
Any attempt to engage in
activities, whether lawful or unlawful, that may be considered harmful to Word
Ventures' subscribers, server, operations, reputation, goodwill, or customer
relations are strictly prohibited.
Termination
When Word Ventures becomes
aware of an alleged violation of its Acceptable Use Policy, Word Ventures will
initiate an investigation. Depending on the severity of the violation, Word
Ventures may, in its sole discretion, temporarily suspend, deactivate, or
terminate access to Word Ventures' services, without notice, if the client fails
to follow or meet any of the terms, conditions, and notices of this Acceptable
Use Policy. Word Ventures reserves the right to decide what constitutes a
violation of the Acceptable Use Policy. If such violation is a criminal offense,
Word Ventures will notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities of such
violation.
Word Ventures does not issue
credit for loss of service resulting from Acceptable Use Policy violations.
Word Ventures customers
agree to indemnify and hold harmless Word Ventures from any claims resulting
from the use of our services that damages them or any other party. The Word
Ventures service is provided on an as is, as available basis without warranties
of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to,
warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or
non-infringement. Word Ventures expressly disclaims any representation or
warranty that the Word Ventures service will be error-free, secure or
uninterrupted. No oral advice or written information given by Word Ventures, its
employees, licensors or the like, will create a warranty; nor may you rely on
any such information or advice. Word Ventures and its partners and suppliers
will not be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly
from any transaction or use of the service.
If you have any questions
about this legal statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with
Word Ventures, please contact us:
Word Ventures, Inc.
5107 Crystal View Court
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Effective Date:
March 1, 2003
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