Your use of the message board(s) (and inclusive
forums and video services) and any other public medium hosted on the
CelticRadio.net, and any other website(s) owned and operated by CelticRadio.net
and any related organization(s) (collectively referred to as the "Websites")
indicates your acceptance of the following Terms and Conditions of Use. The
Above Network, LLC, its owners, and any related organization(s) will be referred
to collectively from this point forward as "MCF." The Terms and Conditions of
Use applies to unregistered users, registered users, and all other users
accessing any type of content on the Websites (individually, a "User" and
collectively, the "Users"). Certain additional terms apply to registered members
of the Websites and are identified in the Terms and Conditions of Membership
below.
MCF may change the Terms and Conditions of Use (and the Additional Terms and
Conditions of Membership) at any time and the changes will become effective 15
days after posting the revised Terms and Conditions of Use (and the Additional
Terms and Conditions of Membership) (the "Effective Date"). You can review the
most current version of the Terms and Conditions of Use (and the Additional
Terms and Conditions of Membership) at any time at CelticRadio.net. You are
responsible for checking periodically for changes, and your continued use of the
Websites after the Effective Date indicates your acceptance of any changes
specified in the new Terms and Conditions of Use (and for members, the new
Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership). Additional operating guidelines
may be posted from time to time. MCF may also offer certain services (e.g.,
podcasting, media hosting, Internet radio, etc.) that are governed by different
terms of service, and such different terms of service will be clearly posted on
web pages associated with the service and govern the use of such service.
1) Service Changes and Discontinuation. Our services provide you with access to
a diverse collection of online resources, including several types of
communication tools, online forums, personalized content and branded features.
Services are provided free of charge with no warranty as to quality or
availability. MCF reserves the right to change or to discontinue temporarily or
permanently the services at any time without notice. You agree that MCF will not
be liable to you or any third party for any modification or discontinuance of
the services.
2) Service Limitations. We work hard to make your experience enjoyable. However,
we cannot always anticipate technical or other operational difficulties which
may result in loss of data, personalization settings or other service
interruptions. For this reason, you agree that the Websites, including the
services of our third-party service providers, are provided "AS IS" and "AS
AVAILABLE". Neither MCF nor our third-party service providers assume
responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store
any data, communications or personalization settings.
3) Privacy Policy. MCF respects your privacy and has developed a detailed
Privacy Policy that is incorporated into the Terms and Conditions of Use (and
for members, the Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership). Please take the
time to read our Privacy Policy which is available at the Privacy Policy Link .
By accessing the Websites, you are accepting the terms of our Privacy Policy.
3) DMCA Enforcement: MCF endeavors to comply with the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (hereinafter "DMCA") and other applicable intellectual property
laws. MCF will respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the
DMCA and remove material from public view that we believe in good faith to be
copyrighted material that has been illegally copied and distributed by any of
our members or users. MCF will also terminate the accounts of repeat offenders.
If MCF removes or disables access to comply with the DMCA, MCF will make a
good-faith attempt to contact the owner, author, or administrator of each
affected posts so that they may make a counter notification pursuant to sections
512(g)(2) and (3) of the DMCA. For more information about our DMCA policy and
how to file a DMCA takedown notice, please see our DMCA Policy Page.
4) No Endorsement of User Content. Our Users are solely responsible for all
posted Content (as defined in the next sentence) that is uploaded, posted,
emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available on or through the Websites
(collectively, "Post"). "User Content" means User-Posted content or information
of any type or medium, including but not limited to: letters, emails or other
messages; other forms of communication through the Websites; personal User
information; board posts; reader reviews; blogs, ratings, data, notes and
testimonials; images; audio or video files; and podcasts. User acknowledges and
agree that MCF does not endorse any User Content and is not responsible or
liable for any User Content, even though it may be unlawful, harassing,
libelous, privacy invading, abusive, threatening, harmful, hateful, vulgar,
obscene, and/or disruptive, or may infringe upon, misappropriate, or otherwise
violate the intellectual property or other rights of another. User acknowledges
that MCF does not pre-screen User Content, and has no obligation to do so, but
that MCF and its designees will have the right (but not the obligation) in their
sole discretion to refuse, edit, move or remove any User Content that is posted
on the Websites. If you find any Posts in these forums to be offensive or
threatening, please contact MCF or the moderators with the address of the Post.
If we determine that removal of a Post or Posts is necessary, we will make
reasonable efforts to do so in a timely manner. MCF will make every effort to
provide a free and open discussion environment within the boundaries of the
Terms and Conditions of Use and the Terms and Conditions Membership that does
not contain offensive or threatening messages, but cannot guarantee that all
such messages will be found and removed within any specific timeframe. You must
evaluate and bear all risk associated with the use of any postings, including
any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such postings.
5) Third Party Sites; Advertisers. The Websites may provide Users with
opportunities, links or other incentives to use certain sites, services,
products, applications or content offered by or through MCF's third-party
providers, including but not limited to advertisers, and content and ecommerce
providers (collectively, "Third-Party Services"). Your use of any Third-Party
Services is subject to any terms of service or conditions of use associated with
the Third-Party Services. MCF does not control Third-Party Services and is not
responsible for any Third-Party Services or for the contents thereof, including,
without limitation, any links that may be contained in or accessible through
Third-Party Services. MCF does not endorse any Third-Party Services or any
products, content or communications linked to or accessible from the Websites.
You agree you are wholly responsible for making your own independent judgment
regarding your user or interaction with Third-Party Services.
6) Use Of Content; Copyright. All content created by Users of MCF website are
governed by an "Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivs 3.0 Unported" Creative
Commons Deed (hereinafter "Creative Commons License"). Users can share,
distribute, copy, and transmit the work Users find on MCF websites provided
Users provide proper attribution that includes the name of the Website User, the
name of the Website, and a link to the content thread. These usage rights do not
apply to any commercial use of the content found on MCF websites, and such use
is strictly prohibited without prior written authorization from MCF. These usage
rights also do not apply to derivative works, and such use is strictly
prohibited without prior written authorization from MCF. Each post of each
thread contains a "copyright" link that clearly specifies the method in which
the material may be shared, distributed, modified, or used.
You will not copy, distribute, display, or publicly perform material from the
Websites to Post on other websites or quote in offline research in a manner that
does not comply with the Creative Commons License that specifies the author's
member name as a member of CelticRadio.net and the member as owners of the
content, provides the title of the thread, and a full URL to the board thread.
7) DISCLAIMER. You expressly understand and agree that:
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN
"AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. MCF, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS,
EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PARTNERS AND LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "MCF PARTIES")
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM 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 MCF PARTIES MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (I) THE WEBSITES WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, (II) THE WEBSITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR
ERROR-FREE, (III) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITES
WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (IV) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES,
INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITES
WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, (V) THAT YOUR MESSAGES, DATA OR INFORMATION, IN
WHATEVER FORM OR MEDIUM, WILL NOT BE LOST, OR (VI) ANY ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED.
ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITES IS DONE AT
YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE
TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY
SUCH MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY
YOU FROM ANY MCF PARTY, OR THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITES WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY
NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OR (FOR MEMBERS) THE
ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP.
A SMALL NUMBER OF USERS MAY EXPERIENCE EPILEPTIC SEIZURES WHEN EXPOSED TO
CERTAIN LIGHT PATTERNS OR BACKGROUNDS ON A COMPUTER SCREEN OR WHILE USING THE
WEBSITES. CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAY INDUCE PREVIOUSLY UNDETECTED EPILEPTIC SYMPTOMS
EVEN IN USERS WITH NO HISTORY OF SUCH SYMPTOMS. CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN PRIOR TO
USE OF THE WEBSITES IF YOU HAVE HAD ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS, AND DISCONTINUE USE
OF THE WEBSITES IMMEDIATELY IF YOU EXPERIENCE DIZZINESS, ALTERED VISION, EYE OR
MUSCLE TWITCHES, LOSS OF AWARENESS, DISORIENTATION OR INVOLUNTARY MOVEMENTS OR
CONVULSIONS.
YOU AGREE THAT THE MCF PARTIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER
INMCFGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE MCF PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (I) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITES;
(II) THE COST OF GETTING SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY
PRODUCTS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR
TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO, THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITES; (III) UNAUTHORIZED
ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (IV) STATEMENTS OR
CONDUCT OF ANYONE ON THE WEBSITES; OR (V) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE
WEBSITES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. IN
SUCH JURISDICTIONS, LIABILITY OF THE MCF PARTIES WILL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY PART OF THIS SECTION IS NOT
CONSISTENT WITH ANY OTHER PART OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OR THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF MEMBERSHIP, THEN THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES WILL OVERRIDE
IT.
8) INDEMNIFICATION: You agree to protect and fully compensate the MCF Parties
from any and all third-party claims, liability, damages, expenses and costs
(including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising from your
use of the Websites, or violation of the Terms and Conditions of Use (or for
members, the Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership) by you or any other
user of your account (whether or not authorized), and you agree to indemnify and
hold the MCF Parties harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of
the Websites, your connection to the Websites, your violation of these terms and
conditions, or your violation of the rights of another.
9) General Liability Notice: The open and real-time nature of the discussion
forums makes it impossible for MCF to vouch for the validity or honesty of posts
from individual members. MCF is not responsible for any messages posted, nor the
consequences of reading them. The views expressed in the messages within the
forums are those of the authors, who accept total responsibility for the content
of their posts.
10) Registration: When you register for our discussion boards, the only
requirement is a functioning email address to confirm your registration. Your
board password will be sent to the address you specify. Your email address will
also be subscribed to our email newsletter service for which you can unsubscribe
if you wish. The address you provide will never be shared with any other party
as specified in our Privacy Policy.
11) MCF Proprietary Rights: You acknowledge and agree that the Websites and any
necessary software used in connection with the Websites contain proprietary and
confidential information of MCF and third parties that is protected by
applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and
agree that advertisements or information presented to you through the Websites
or by advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents
or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly permitted by
applicable law or as authorized by these Terms and Conditions of Use (and for
members, the Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership) or the applicable
licensor (such as an advertiser), you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan,
sell, distribute, transmit, broadcast, publicly perform, publicly display, or
create derivative works based on the material on the Websites, in whole or in
part.
12) General Terms:
12a) Entire Agreement. These Terms and Conditions of Use (and for members, the
Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership) are the complete and exclusive
agreement between you and MCF with respect to the subject matter hereof,
superseding and replacing any and all prior and contemporaneous agreements,
communications, and understandings (both written and oral) regarding such
subject matter.
12b) Export Restrictions: You shall adhere to all applicable laws, regulations
and rules relating to the export of technical data and shall not export or
re-export any technical data or the direct product of such technical data to any
proscribed country listed in such applicable laws, regulations, and rules,
unless properly authorized. In particular, you: (a) represent that you are not a
party identified on any government export exclusion list, including but not
limited to the U.S. Denied Persons, Entity, and Specially Designated Nationals
Lists, nor will you transfer software, technology, and other technical data via
the Websites to parties identified on such lists; (b) agree not to use the
Websites for military, nuclear, missile, chemical or biological weaponry end
uses in violation of U.S. export laws; (c) agree not to transfer, upload, or
Post via the Websites any software, technology or other technical data in
violation of U.S. or other applicable export or import laws.
12c) Choice of Law. These Terms and Conditions of Use (and for members, the
Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership) shall be deemed to have been
entered into in the State of MA. The rights of you and MCF hereunder shall be
governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of MA
without regard to conflicts of laws principles. Each party to this Agreement
irrevocably (a) submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal
court located in MA in litigating any action or proceeding arising out of or
relating to this Terms and Conditions of Use (and for members, the Additional
Terms and Conditions of Membership), and (b) agrees that any such action or
proceeding may be litigated only in such courts. MCF and you agree to waive, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, the defenses of lack of personal
jurisdiction, inconvenient forum, and improper venue to the maintenance of any
such action or proceeding. Any final judgment rendered against a party in any
such action or proceeding shall be conclusive as to the subject of such final
judgment and may be enforced in other jurisdictions in any manner provided by
law.
12d) Severability/Waiver: If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction
finds any provision of the Terms and Conditions of Use (or the Additional Terms
and Conditions of Membership) invalid or unenforceable, that provision of the
Terms and Conditions of Use (or the Additional Terms and Conditions of
Membership) will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and the other
provisions of this Terms and Conditions of Use (or the Additional Terms and
Conditions of Membership) will remain in full force and effect. Failure by
either party to enforce any provision of this Terms and Conditions of Use (or
the Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership) will not be deemed a waiver
of future enforcement of that or any other provision. Any waiver, amendment, or
other modification of any provision of this Agreement will be effective only if
in writing and signed by duly authorized representatives of the parties.
12e) Compliance With Laws: You agree to comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws, rules, and regulations in connection with your activities under
the Terms and Conditions of Use (and for members, the Additional Terms and
Conditions of Membership).
12f) No Assignment. Except as expressly provided herein, neither this Agreement
nor any right, interest, duty, or obligation hereunder may be assigned,
transferred, or delegated you, by operation of law or otherwise, without the
express prior written consent of MCF, which consent may be withheld in the sole
and absolute discretion of MCF.
12g) Non-exclusive Remedy: Except as expressly set forth in the Terms and
Conditions of Use (and for members, the Additional Terms and Conditions of
Membership), the exercise by a party of any remedies provided in the Terms and
Conditions of Use (and for members, the Additional Terms and Conditions of
Membership) will not be deemed an election of remedies, and will be without
prejudice to its other remedies under the Terms and Conditions of Use (and for
members, the Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership) or under any other
agreement, or at law or equity or otherwise.
12h) Headings: The headings of the sections hereof are inserted merely for
convenience and shall not be used or relied upon in or in connection with the
construction or interpretation of these Terms and Conditions of Use (and for
members, the Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership).
13) Additional Terms And Conditions For Members Summary: The below specific and
itemized rules not withstanding, all Users and members are expected to
participate with the same common every-day social graces used in civilized mixed
company. Our desire is to foster an environment of civil decorum that enables
our members to discuss highly provocative and intensely speculative topics
without concern over personal attacks or insults.
14) Term of These Agreed Upon Conditions By using and/or joining the Websites
governed under these Terms and Conditions of Use (and for members, the
Additional Terms and Conditions of Membership), you agree to honor these rules
for so long as your account status remains active, and for 18 months after the
termination of any account privileges due to violation of these conditions or
other guidelines.
By becoming a member of the Websites,
you agree to the following additional terms and conditions:
Your membership in the Websites indicates your acceptance of the above Terms and
Conditions for Use as well as the following Additional Terms and Conditions of
Membership. These terms and conditions are subject to change without warning, so
please review them regularly.
Forum posts, private messages, PODcasts, blog entries, videos, images, and other
supported content that violate these terms and conditions are subject to action
that may include, but is not limited to, edits, removal, or account termination
of the poster.
15). Posting: You will not Post any material that is knowingly false,
misleading, or inaccurate. You will not solicit personal information from any
member. You will not use information gathered from this website to harass, abuse
or harm other people.
15a) Offensive Content: You will not Post forum posts, private messages,
PODcasts, blog entries, videos, images, and other supported content, links to
images or use avatars and/or signatures that are unlawful, harassing, libelous,
privacy invading, abusive, threatening, harmful, hateful, vulgar, obscene,
and/or disruptive. You will not use text, images, avatars or link to images or
domains that contain gore, mutilation, pornography or illegal content. Doing so
will result in removal of your Post(s) and immediate termination of your
account.
15b.) Profanity: You will not use profanity in our forums on the Websites, and
will neither Post with language or content that is obscene, sexually oriented,
or sexually suggestive nor link to sites that contain such content. You will
also not use common alternative spellings or net-speak alternative for profane
words.
15c.) Intellectual Property: You will not Post any copyrighted material owned by
others, material belonging to another person, material previously Posted by you
on another website, or link to any copyrighted material without providing proper
attribution*, as defined by MCF, to its original source. You will not Post any
material that infringes, misappropriates, or violates any patent, trademark,
trade secret, or other proprietary rights of MCF or any third party. You will
not use your Postings on the Websites to promote your own personal website or
any other website with which you may be associated without first receiving
permission from MCF.
* Proper Attribution for the posting of copyrighted material owned by others is
defined as posting a relevant snippet of the online content not to exceed 10% of
the entire piece, a properly formed link back to the source website, and a clear
indication of the name of the source website. The posting to these websites of
any copyrighted material owned by others that is not found elsewhere online is
prohibited.
15d.) Cross-Posting: You will not cross-post content from other discussion
boards (unless you receive advance written permission from MCF or their agents).
You will not post-by-proxy the material of banned members or other individuals
who are not members, but have written a response to content within a thread on
these forums.
15e.) Recruitment/Solicitation:
i) You will not use your membership in the Websites for any type of recruitment
to any causes whatsoever. You will not Post, use the chat feature, use videos,
or use the private message system to disseminate advertisements, chain letters,
petitions, pyramid schemes, or any kind of solicitation for political action,
social action, letter campaigns, or related online and/or offline coordinated
actions of any kind.
ii) You will not Post, use the chat feature, use videos, or use the private
message system to collect or ask for the personal information (data mining)
about forum members, including email addresses and "real life" names, in any
manner whatsoever, or for any reason whatsoever.
iii) You will not Post, use the chat feature, use videos, or use the private
message system to solicit members of the Websites on behalf of another message
board, online community or competitor. You will not attempt to use your
membership to encourage or lure other members in any way to other websites or
discussion boards in competition with MCF. Doing so will result in removal of
your Post(s) and immediate termination of your account.
15f.) Relevant Content: You will not Post messages that are clearly outside of
the stated topic of any forums or disrupt a forum by deliberately posting
repeated irrelevant messages or copies of identical messages (also known as
"flooding").
15g.) Political Baiting: You will not engage in politically-charged rhetoric,
politically-inspired name-calling, and related right-versus-left political
bickering while Posting in any topical forum or discussion thread on the
Websites. You will not alter political candidate names or party affiliations in
order to insult or deride the opposition.
15h.) Spamming: You will not Post identical content, or snippets of identical
content, to multiple threads in the discussion forums. You will also not create
more than one thread for your topic, or create multiple "slightly different"
threads for a single topic.
15i.) Language: The dominant language of our users and moderation staff is
English. In order to promote a smooth-running environment and fair enforcement
of the Terms and Conditions of Use (and the Terms and Conditions of Membership),
you agree not to Post or chat in any language other than English.
15j.) URL Links: You will not place a link on any of the Websites that initiates
an automatic download or execution of a file of any sort.
15k.) Video links/embeds: You will not embed or Post a link to a video without a
reasonable description of its content and why it interests you, is germane to
the topics discussed on the Websites or the topic of an existing thread should
you post it in a reply to an existing thread.
15l.) [HOAX]: In the event you Post more than three items that are later
determined to be of an obviously hoax, fraudulent, or faked nature, your account
may be terminated without warning.
15m.) Termination: In the event your account or access privileges are terminated
for any reason, your information and Posts will not be removed unless there is a
violation of the Terms and Conditions of Use and the Terms and Conditions of
Membership. Requests for voluntary "account deletion" and removal of your
content will not be honored without a reasonable reason, provided in writing, to
MCF.
16) Behavior: You will not behave in an abusive, libelous, defamatory, hateful,
intolerant, bigoted and/or racist manner, and will not harass, threaten, nor
attack anyone.
16a.) Identity Spoofing: You will not impersonate any person or entity, forge
headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of
any posting. Doing so will result in removal of your Post(s) and immediate
termination of your account.
16b.) HaXor: You will not use the Websites for the purposes of sharing or
distributing viruses, licenses, registration information, software keys,
"cracks," or other information designed to do harm to or allow unlawful access
to any computer hardware, software, networks, or any other systems. You will
also not link to sites that contains discussion of such material. Doing so will
result in removal of your Post(s) and immediate termination of your account.
16c.) Multiple Accounts: You will not create multiple user accounts and "talk to
yourself."
16d.) Forum Gangs: You will not engaged in an organized collaboration with other
members to disrupt thread topics or interrupt the flow of normal collaborative
discussion. Doing so will result in removal of your Post(s) and immediate
termination of your account.
16e.) Illicit Activity: Discussion of illicit activities, specifically the use
of mind-altering drugs & substances, engaging in computer hacking, promoting
criminal hate, discussing sexual relations with minors, and furtherance of
financial schemes and scams are strictly forbidden. You will also not link to
sites or online content that contains discussion or advocacy of such material.
Any Post mentioning or advocating personal use of illicit mind-altering drugs
will result in immediate account termination.
i) Narcotics and illicit mind-altering substances: Due to abuse of the subject
matter by some (promoting various aspects of personal use, and discussing actual
personal use), no new topics on this subject are allowed in any form.
Threats of suicide, discussion of past suicide attempts, or asking for advice on
ways to commit suicide are also forbidden and will result in immediate account
termination.
16f.) Private Messages: You will not use the private messaging system to send
mass messages to multiple member accounts. All private messages are subject to
the Terms and Conditions of Use and the Terms and Conditions of Membership.
Violations will result in immediate account termination. You also agree that
Private Messages are confidential. You will not post or publically display
messages received from MCF, their agents, or any other members, in any way,
without the written permission of the author. MCF, at their discretion, may
review the content of your private messages when, and only when, complaints are
received from the recipient(s) of your messages.
16g.) Board Wars: You will not use these boards to organize "attacks" on other
boards, blogs, or discussion groups, and similarly, you will not organize such
attacks against this board. Doing so will result in removal of your Post(s) and
immediate termination of your account.
16h.) Public Affection: Explicit or overt displays of affection towards other
members seen by staff as being disruptive to the board are strictly forbidden.
17) Rights In Posted Materials: By posting on this message board, you relinquish
all exclusive copyrights to any materials you Post and furthermore, you grant
MCF non-exclusive, non-revocable worldwide, royalty-free rights to copy,
distribute, display, reproduce, modify, adapt, create derivative works, and
publicly perform the materials in perpetuity in all forms. This license applies
to all works of authorship including, but not limited to, written materials
(e.g., text), audio, audio-visual materials, graphics, and images (including,
but not limited to, graphics and images used as avatars). You also grant all
third parties the right to copy, distribute, display, reproduces, and publicly
perform the materials you post under the terms of the Creative Commons License.
MCF has the authority to decide to display your postings or not, and you grant
MCF the right to modify your posts, remove offensive material, modify your post
title to accurately reflect content, remove vulgar comments, remove insults, or
delete any other content deemed inappropriate, all at our discretion.
18) DMCA Enforcement: By posting on these domains, you grant MCF the right to
seek enforcement and legal remedy for any and all discovered usage violations
falling under the DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and the Creative
Commons License. Remedy in such cases, will place a priority on proper
attribution of you as the author and a link-back to your post (or posts), rather
than removal. For more information about our DMCA policy and how to file a DMCA
takedown notice, please see our DMCA Policy Page.
19) Advertising: You will not advertise or promote other discussion boards, chat
systems, online communities or other websites on the Websites within posts,
private messages, avatars and/or signatures without prior written permission
from MCF. You will not choose a username that is the same as a website domain,
subdomain, URL, organization, or business for which you are associated. Doing so
will result in removal of your Post(s) and immediate termination of your
account.
20a) Unauthorized Marketing: ATTENTION MARKETERS: You will not engage in efforts
of viral or "stealth marketing" on these discussion boards without prior
approval of MCF. If marketing activity for the promotion of any other commercial
entity outside of these boards is discovered you agree that you are responsible
for paying MCF $2.00 US for each "thread view" of the thread(s) in which your
marketing messages are contained. Your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions
of Membership for joining these discussion boards signifies your approval of
these payment terms.
20b) Ad Blockers: As the Websites are provided as a free service, in part
through the income of our advertising, you agree not to use "ad-blocking"
software or similar built-in web browser options designed to obfuscate or block
online advertising while using the Websites.
21) Personal Responsibilities/Indemnity: At all times, you agree to remain
solely responsible for anything found within your posts, images, and videos and
agree to indemnify and hold the MCF parties harmless from any claim or demand,
including attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of any
material you submit, Post to or transmit through the Websites, your use of the
Websites, your connection to the Websites, your violation of these Terms and
Conditions of Membership (or the Terms and Conditions of Use), or your violation
of the rights of another.
21a) Unauthorized Access: You will not attempt to access any protected sections
of the Websites, or make use of any hacks, cracks, bug exploits, etc. to bypass
or modify the features of the forum software or to obtain information beyond the
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