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and the public.
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its Forums, you may be exposed to Content that
is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under
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Group be liable in any way for any Content,
including, but not limited to, for any errors
or omissions in any Content, or for any loss
or damage of any kind incurred as a result of
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and enjoying this Site;
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but not limited to, an employee or representative
of Fountaincity Publishing Group, or falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation
with a person or entity;
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in order to disguise the origin of any Content
transmitted by means of this Site;
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publish or transmit on this Site any Content
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publish or transmit on this Site or in any way
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Commission, any rules of any national or other
securities exchange, including, without limitation,
the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock
Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations
having the force of law;
m. "Stalk" or otherwise harass another;
or
n. Collect or store personal data about other
users.
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but not limited to any remarks, ideas, graphics,
photos, comments, product concepts, advertising
concepts or ideas, and suggestions for improving
or changing existing content) to this Site,
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or technology now known or later developed,
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in having the material altered or changed in
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pornographic, profane or indecent, or that constitutes
an infringement of anyone's patent, copyright,
trademark, trade secret or other proprietary
right, or derivative rights with respect thereto.
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THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
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To the fullest extent permitted
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and all officers, directors, owners, employees,
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by a computer or electronic virus, loss of income
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fees and the costs of defending or prosecuting
any claim and any loss of profit, goodwill,
and any other direct or consequential loss)
incurred or suffered by Fountaincity Publishing
Group and the Indemnified Parties, directly
or indirectly, by reason of any act or omission
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You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required
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to assume the exclusive defense and control
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Because you have acknowledged
that, at its sole discretion and for any reason,
Fountaincity Publishing Group may edit, refuse
to post or to delete any Content that you post,
in whole or in part, and may terminate or suspend
your access to all or part of this Site, that
you have granted (or warranted that the owner
of such rights has expressly granted) to Fountaincity
Publishing Group and Felix Dennis a royalty-free,
nonexclusive, perpetual and irrevocable right
and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish
and distribute any Content that you post, such
materials or incorporate such materials into
any form or technology now known or later developed,
and that you have waived any moral rights you
may have in such Content, you hereby agree that
if you unsuccessfully prosecute a claim against
Fountaincity Publishing Group and/or any of
the Indemnified Parties that arises from its
exercise of its rights to edit, refuse to post
or to delete any Content that you post, to terminate
or suspend your access to all or part of this
Site, to use its royalty-free, nonexclusive,
perpetual and irrevocable right and license
to use, reproduce, modify, publish and distribute
any Content that you post, or seeking to recover
for violation of your moral rights, you agree
to reimburse Fountaincity Publishing Group and/or
the Indemnified Parties for all costs of defending
any such claim, including but not limited to
any legal or other professional fees).
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that person; (ii) use a subscriber ID in which
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discretion, deems offensive. Failure to comply
with the foregoing shall constitute a breach
of this Agreement, which may result in immediate
termination of your account.
b. You shall be responsible for maintaining
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or agent of Fountaincity Publishing Group.
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Group at feedback@Fountaincity.com of any known
or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account,
or any known or suspected breach of security,
including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure
of your password or credit card information.
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all usage or activity on your Fountaincity.com
account, including use of the account by any
third party authorized by you to use your subscriber
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otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for
termination of your account, at Fountaincity
Publishing Group’s sole discretion, and
Fountaincity Publishing Group may refer you
to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS
SITE
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any files or images incorporated in or generated
by the software, and data accompanying the software
(collectively, the "Software"), is
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or is included with the Software ("License
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to install any Software that is accompanied
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property rights therein. You may not redistribute,
sell, decompile, reverse-engineer or otherwise
disassemble the Software. FOUNTAINCITY PUBLISHING
GROUP MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE QUALITY OF
SUCH SOFTWARE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Software from
this Site is further subject to United States
export controls. No software from this Site
may be downloaded or otherwise exported or reexported
into (or to a national or resident of) any country
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of, or a national or resident of any such country.
MINORS
This site contains
material that may not be appropriate for children.
If there is a concern by parents that children
may visit this site, Fountaincity Publishing
Group recommends using a parental control software
package. Some sample parental software packages
include: Net Nanny (http://www.netnanny.com),
Cyber Patrol (http://www.cyberpatrol.com), Cybersitter
(http://www.solidoak.com). Please be advised
that Fountaincity Publishing Group does not
endorse any one parental software package. While
no parental software package replaces careful
supervision of Internet use by children, these
tools can be a useful addition to your suite
of Internet applications. Please read the Fountaincity.com
Privacy Policy, in particular the Policy for
Minors, for more information regarding the collection
of personal information from children.
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