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guide:terms_of_service [2012/08/30 11:36] wesguide:terms_of_service [2017/07/23 03:52] – ↷ Links adapted because of a move operation
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 ==== General ==== ==== General ====
-  - **You will not use the website for any purpose that is unlawful**, fraudulent or contrary to the policies of StarArmy.com, and you will cooperate fully with StarArmy.com to investigate any suspected unlawful, fraudulent or improper activity. +  - **You will not use the website for any purpose that is unlawful**, fraudulentor contrary to the policies of StarArmy.com, and you will cooperate fully with StarArmy.com to investigate any suspected unlawful, fraudulent or improper activity. 
-  - **You will not use the website in any manner that harasses another member** or could interfere with any other party's use or enjoyment of the website. You will respect the privacy of others and not use the website for unwelcome, rude or abusive communications, including the creation obscene, offensive, tasteless, defamatory or hateful member names or content.+  - **You will not use the website in any manner that harasses another member** or appears to deliberately interfere with any other party's use or enjoyment of the website. You will respect the privacy of others and not use the website for unwelcome, rude or abusive communications, including the creation obscene, offensive, tasteless, defamatory or hateful member names or content.
   - **You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access** to any member account information, computer systems or networks associated with the website, or attempt to obtain any information or materials relating to the website through any means not intentionally made available through the website.   - **You will not attempt to gain unauthorized access** to any member account information, computer systems or networks associated with the website, or attempt to obtain any information or materials relating to the website through any means not intentionally made available through the website.
-    - Your accounts are yours alone; **Do not share your account password** with anyone+    - Your accounts are yours alone; **Do not share your account password** with anyone or ask for the password of another user.
-    - No one is allowed to ask for the password of another user.+
   - **You will not encourage others to violate** the StarArmy.com policies.   - **You will not encourage others to violate** the StarArmy.com policies.
  
  
 ==== Intellectual Property ==== ==== Intellectual Property ====
-StarArmy.com prohibits the unauthorized use of copyrighted materials! +You will not use StarArmy.com or its services to transmit, store, or provide links to any material that infringes copyrighted works or violates the intellectual property rights. StarArmy.com may terminate members who infringe or are believed to be infringing the rights of copyright holders.
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-You will not use StarArmy.com or its services to transmit, store, or provide links to any material that infringes copyrighted works or violates the intellectual property rights. StarArmy.com will terminate members who infringe or are believed to be infringing the rights of copyright holders.+
  
 === Infringement Remedy === === Infringement Remedy ===
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   - A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.   - A statement that the complaining party has a good-faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
  
-Notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding this website can be sent to [[[email protected]|The Admin]]+Notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding this website can be sent to [[[email protected]]] 
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 +=== User-Submitted Content === 
 +The providers ("we", "us", "our") of the service provided by this web site ("Service") are not responsible for any user-generated content and accounts ("Content"). Content submitted express the views of their author only. 
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 +All Content you submit or upload may be reviewed by staff members. All Content you submit or upload may be sent to third-party verification services (including, but not limited to, spam prevention services). Do not submit any Content that you consider to be private or confidential.
  
-=== Members' Intellectual Property === +We reserve the rights to remove or modify any Content submitted for any reason without explanationRequests for Content to be removed or modified will be undertaken only at our discretion.
-Your original creations here are your own and will remain your own property, but once you add them to Star Army, they're also the community'to use; by participating in the Star Army community, you agree to assign Star Army an irrevocable, non-exclusive, and royalty-free license to utilize the content you submit (such as wiki edits, forum posts, image uploads, and characters) giving Star Army the ability to use the material you contribute in the same way its owner would (including but not limited to public display, making derivative works, and using it in commercial works to raise funds for the Star Army community)This allows the other site members to build upon each others' ideas and also protects the site continuity by preventing anything from being suddenly removed.+
  
-If you wish to use Star Army's content, or content derived from Star Army's intellectual property (such as a Nekovalkyrja characteroutside of this website, you need to first obtain Star Army's permission.+By participating in the Star Army community, you are granting us with a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, and transferable license to display, use, publish, republish, adapt, copy, share, edit, distribute, watermark, or create derivative works, including commercial works, from any content you submit (such as wiki articles, forum posts, image uploads, and characters), provided you hold copyright to it. The termination of the license must be mutually agreed upon by both parties. You retain copyright over your Content.
  
 +If you wish to use Star Army's content or content derived from Star Army's intellectual property, outside of this website, you need to obtain Star Army's written permission first.
  
 ==== Notice of Limited Liability ==== ==== Notice of Limited Liability ====
- Use of StarArmy.com is at your own risk and we are not liable for damages.+Use of StarArmy.com is at your own risk and we are not liable for damages.
  
-StarArmy.com is not responsible for the content that is presented through member-controlled portions of the website or the forums. While the administration takes reasonable efforts to moderate user-posted content to appropriate topics, we cannot control what members post. StarArmy.com does not make any claims nor guarantee the truth, accuracy, completeness, safety, timeliness, quality, appropriateness, legality or applicability of anything said or written by members. Any information you choose to reveal about yourself to other members is done at your own risk, and we are not liable for any interruptions or errors in the service we provide to you. StarArmy.com is provided "as is" and disclaims any warranties, expressed or implied.+StarArmy.com is not responsible for the content that is presented through member-controlled portions of the website or the forums. While the administration takes reasonable efforts to moderate user-posted content to appropriate topics, we cannot control what members post. StarArmy.com does not make any claims nor guarantee the truth, accuracy, completeness, safety, timeliness, quality, appropriateness, legality or applicability of anything said or written by members. Any information you choose to reveal about yourself to other members is done at your own risk, and we are not liable for any interruptions or errors in services provide to you. StarArmy.com is provided "as is" and disclaims any warranties, expressed or implied.
  
 If you have a legal dispute with another member, or suffer any harm arising out of or connected with any StarArmy.com, you waive all claims against and release StarArmy.com from any and all liability for claims, demands, damages (actual and consequential), costs and expenses (including litigation costs and attorneys' fees) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with StarArmy.com. California residents, you waive your rights under California Civil Code §1542. Residents of other states waive their rights under their own state's corresponding laws. Under no circumstances will StarArmy.com be liable to you for any damages, whether they be exemplary, consequential, indirect, incidental, or special, arising out of in connection to the use of the StarArmy.com website, products, or services (whether or not StarArmy.com has been advised of the possibility of such damages). If you have a legal dispute with another member, or suffer any harm arising out of or connected with any StarArmy.com, you waive all claims against and release StarArmy.com from any and all liability for claims, demands, damages (actual and consequential), costs and expenses (including litigation costs and attorneys' fees) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with StarArmy.com. California residents, you waive your rights under California Civil Code §1542. Residents of other states waive their rights under their own state's corresponding laws. Under no circumstances will StarArmy.com be liable to you for any damages, whether they be exemplary, consequential, indirect, incidental, or special, arising out of in connection to the use of the StarArmy.com website, products, or services (whether or not StarArmy.com has been advised of the possibility of such damages).
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 ===== Related Pages ===== ===== Related Pages =====
   * [[guide:rules]]   * [[guide:rules]]
-  * [[guide:joint_posts]] +  * [[guide:roleplaying]] 
-  * [[guide:single_posts]] +  * [[player_rights]] 
-  * [[:player_rights]] +  * [[:faction]] 
-  * [[guide:factions]] +  * [[submission_rules]]
-  * [[:submission_rules]]+
   * [[guide:privacy]]   * [[guide:privacy]]
  

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