Post by Kelvin on Nov 20, 2006 23:40:06 GMT -5
CCCYC - TERMS OF USE
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE CCCYC MESSAGE BOARD.
Last updated on December 13, 2006
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
CCCYC welcomes you. CCCYC provides its service to you subject to the following Terms of Use, which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
CCCYC provides users with access to a collection of resources, including various communications tools, forums, blogs, and our network of community partners.
You also understand and agree that you may receive communications from CCCYC, such as announcements, administrative messages and the CCCYC Newsletter, and that these communications are considered part of CCCYC membership.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of CCCYC Message Board, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of Canada or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form and (b) maintain and promptly update your information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or CCCYC has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, CCCYC has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of CCCYC Message Board (or any portion thereof). CCCYC is concerned about the safety and privacy of all its users. Please remember that the CCCYC Message Board is designed to appeal to a broad audience.
You also agree to be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any passwords or other account identifiers which you choose or are assigned as a result of any registration on the CCCYC Message Board. Further, you agree to notify CCCYC of any unauthorized use of your password or account. CCCYC will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, in any way for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of, or in connection with, your failure to comply with this Section.
4. PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy policy at cccyc2002.proboards99.com/index.cgi?board=tou&action=display&thread=1164658813 . You understand that through your use of the Terms you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to the Canada and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by CCCYC.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify CCCYC of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. CCCYC cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the Terms of Use.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags, or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. This means that you, and not CCCYC, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the CCCYC message board. CCCYC does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will CCCYC be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
1. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
2. harm minors in any way;
3. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Yahoo! official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
4. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Terms of Use;
5. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
6. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
7. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping) that are designated for such purpose (please read our complete Spam Policy);
8. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
9. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, province, national or international law;
10. provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the government as a foreign terrorist organization;
11. "stalk" or otherwise harass another; and/or
12. collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the prohibited conduct and activities set forth in paragraphs a through m above.
You acknowledge that CCCYC may or may not pre-screen Content, but that CCCYC and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or move any Content that is available via the CCCYC service. Without limiting the foregoing, CCCYC and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by CCCYC or submitted to CCCYC, including without limitation information in CCCYC message boards and in all other parts of the service.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that CCCYC may access, preserve and disclose your account information and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms of Use; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of CCCYC, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the service, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
You understand that the service and software embodied within the service may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and that use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by CCCYC and/or content providers who provide content to the service. You may not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into the service. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or public exhibition of the materials provided on the service, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
7. FORUMS AND CONTENT SUBMISSIONS
By uploading materials to any chat board or forum available on the CCCYC message board or otherwise submitting any materials to us through any other content generating or submitting service on a CCCYC Site, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials expressly grants) CCCYC a world-wide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable and non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, adapt, transmit, communicate, publicly display and perform, distribute and create compilations and derivative works from such submitted materials, for the limited purposes of publishing and promoting such materials in connection with the message board or other service through which the materials were submitted or generated, and for all promotions thereof. Such license will apply with respect to any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. In addition, you warrant that all "moral rights" in such materials have been waived.
When participating in a forum, never assume that people are who they say they are, know what they say they know, or are affiliated with whom they say they are affiliated. CCCYC and its partners cannot be responsible for the content or accuracy of any information, and will not be responsible for any reliance or decisions made based on such information. When using a forum, you may not post, transmit, link to, or otherwise distribute any information, materials or content that do not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of the particular forum. Use of a forum for commercial purposes of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please note that CCCYC reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of these Terms of Use.
8. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from Canada or the country in which you reside.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold CCCYC and its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, volunteers, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the service, your use of the service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the CCCYC services, use of the service, or access to the service.
11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that CCCYC may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the service, including without limitation the maximum number of days that email messages, message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by the service, the maximum number of email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the service, the maximum size of any email message that may be sent from or received by an account on the service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on CCCYC's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the service in a given period of time. You agree that CCCYC has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the service. You acknowledge that CCCYC reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that CCCYC reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time to time.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
CCCYC reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that CCCYC shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the service.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that CCCYC may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your CCCYC message board account, any associated email address, and access to the service. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the Terms of Use 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 the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities. Termination of your Yahoo! account includes (a) removal of access to all offerings within the Service, including but not limited to CCCYC Mail and message boards, (b) deletion of your password and all related information, files and content associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof), and (c) barring of further use of the service. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in CCCYC's sole discretion and that CCCYC shall not be liable to you for any termination of your account, any associated email address, or access to the service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that CCCYC shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the service.
15. LINKS
The service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because CCCYC has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that CCCYC is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that CCCYC shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
16. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the CCCYC Terms of Use to our CCCYC message board executives "Execs" or board administrator.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE CCCYC MESSAGE BOARD.
Last updated on December 13, 2006
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
CCCYC welcomes you. CCCYC provides its service to you subject to the following Terms of Use, which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
CCCYC provides users with access to a collection of resources, including various communications tools, forums, blogs, and our network of community partners.
You also understand and agree that you may receive communications from CCCYC, such as announcements, administrative messages and the CCCYC Newsletter, and that these communications are considered part of CCCYC membership.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of your use of CCCYC Message Board, you represent that you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person barred from receiving services under the laws of Canada or other applicable jurisdiction. You also agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form and (b) maintain and promptly update your information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or CCCYC has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, CCCYC has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of CCCYC Message Board (or any portion thereof). CCCYC is concerned about the safety and privacy of all its users. Please remember that the CCCYC Message Board is designed to appeal to a broad audience.
You also agree to be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any passwords or other account identifiers which you choose or are assigned as a result of any registration on the CCCYC Message Board. Further, you agree to notify CCCYC of any unauthorized use of your password or account. CCCYC will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, in any way for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of, or in connection with, your failure to comply with this Section.
4. PRIVACY POLICY
Registration Data and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy policy at cccyc2002.proboards99.com/index.cgi?board=tou&action=display&thread=1164658813 . You understand that through your use of the Terms you consent to the collection and use (as set forth in the Privacy Policy) of this information, including the transfer of this information to the Canada and/or other countries for storage, processing and use by CCCYC.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to (a) immediately notify CCCYC of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. CCCYC cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the Terms of Use.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags, or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. This means that you, and not CCCYC, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the CCCYC message board. CCCYC does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will CCCYC be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service.
You agree to not use the Service to:
1. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
2. harm minors in any way;
3. impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Yahoo! official, forum leader, guide or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
4. forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Terms of Use;
5. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
6. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party;
7. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping) that are designated for such purpose (please read our complete Spam Policy);
8. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
9. intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, province, national or international law;
10. provide material support or resources (or to conceal or disguise the nature, location, source, or ownership of material support or resources) to any organization(s) designated by the government as a foreign terrorist organization;
11. "stalk" or otherwise harass another; and/or
12. collect or store personal data about other users in connection with the prohibited conduct and activities set forth in paragraphs a through m above.
You acknowledge that CCCYC may or may not pre-screen Content, but that CCCYC and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or move any Content that is available via the CCCYC service. Without limiting the foregoing, CCCYC and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. In this regard, you acknowledge that you may not rely on any Content created by CCCYC or submitted to CCCYC, including without limitation information in CCCYC message boards and in all other parts of the service.
You acknowledge, consent and agree that CCCYC may access, preserve and disclose your account information and Content if required to do so by law or in a good faith belief that such access preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Terms of Use; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) respond to your requests for customer service; or (e) protect the rights, property or personal safety of CCCYC, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the service, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
You understand that the service and software embodied within the service may include security components that permit digital materials to be protected, and that use of these materials is subject to usage rules set by CCCYC and/or content providers who provide content to the service. You may not attempt to override or circumvent any of the usage rules embedded into the service. Any unauthorized reproduction, publication, further distribution or public exhibition of the materials provided on the service, in whole or in part, is strictly prohibited.
7. FORUMS AND CONTENT SUBMISSIONS
By uploading materials to any chat board or forum available on the CCCYC message board or otherwise submitting any materials to us through any other content generating or submitting service on a CCCYC Site, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials expressly grants) CCCYC a world-wide, perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable and non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, adapt, transmit, communicate, publicly display and perform, distribute and create compilations and derivative works from such submitted materials, for the limited purposes of publishing and promoting such materials in connection with the message board or other service through which the materials were submitted or generated, and for all promotions thereof. Such license will apply with respect to any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. In addition, you warrant that all "moral rights" in such materials have been waived.
When participating in a forum, never assume that people are who they say they are, know what they say they know, or are affiliated with whom they say they are affiliated. CCCYC and its partners cannot be responsible for the content or accuracy of any information, and will not be responsible for any reliance or decisions made based on such information. When using a forum, you may not post, transmit, link to, or otherwise distribute any information, materials or content that do not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of the particular forum. Use of a forum for commercial purposes of any kind is strictly prohibited. Please note that CCCYC reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that, in its sole discretion, are unacceptable, undesirable, or in violation of these Terms of Use.
8. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from Canada or the country in which you reside.
9. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold CCCYC and its affiliates, officers, agents, employees, volunteers, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the service, your use of the service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another.
10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the CCCYC services, use of the service, or access to the service.
11. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that CCCYC may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the service, including without limitation the maximum number of days that email messages, message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by the service, the maximum number of email messages that may be sent from or received by an account on the service, the maximum size of any email message that may be sent from or received by an account on the service, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on CCCYC's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the service in a given period of time. You agree that CCCYC has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the service. You acknowledge that CCCYC reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that CCCYC reserves the right to modify these general practices and limits from time to time.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
CCCYC reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that CCCYC shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the service.
13. TERMINATION
You agree that CCCYC may, under certain circumstances and without prior notice, immediately terminate your CCCYC message board account, any associated email address, and access to the service. Cause for such termination shall include, but not be limited to, (a) breaches or violations of the Terms of Use 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 the Service (or any part thereof), (e) unexpected technical or security issues or problems, (f) extended periods of inactivity, (g) engagement by you in fraudulent or illegal activities. Termination of your Yahoo! account includes (a) removal of access to all offerings within the Service, including but not limited to CCCYC Mail and message boards, (b) deletion of your password and all related information, files and content associated with or inside your account (or any part thereof), and (c) barring of further use of the service. Further, you agree that all terminations for cause shall be made in CCCYC's sole discretion and that CCCYC shall not be liable to you for any termination of your account, any associated email address, or access to the service.
14. DEALINGS WITH ADVERTISERS
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that CCCYC shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the service.
15. LINKS
The service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because CCCYC has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that CCCYC is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that CCCYC shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
16. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the CCCYC Terms of Use to our CCCYC message board executives "Execs" or board administrator.