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Terms & Conditions
CompassionAndPeace.org
Last
Updated November 05, 2009
If you use the CompassionAndPeace.org web site you agree to
be bound by the following terms and conditions ('Terms of Use').
Basic Terms
- You must be 13
years and older to use this site.
- You are
responsible for any activity that occurs under your screen name and
account.
- You are
responsible for keeping your password secure. If you suspect any
unauthorized use of your account, notify us immediately.
- You agree to
provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself
as prompted by the Site's registration form (such information being the
"Registration Data"), and you agree to maintain and promptly
update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current, and
complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not
current, or incomplete, or we have any reasonable grounds to suspect that
such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we may
suspend or terminate your account and refuse to offer you any and all
current or future use of the Services and the Site.
- You agree not
to impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise misrepresent your
affiliation with a person or entity.
- You
acknowledge and agree that we may preserve user information and may also
disclose user information if required to do so by law or if we believe in
good faith that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary
to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms and Conditions;
(c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third
parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of
CompassionAndPeace.org, its users, or the public.
- You must not
abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate other
CompassionAndPeace.org users.
- You may not
use the CompassionAndPeace.org service for any illegal or unauthorized
purpose. International users agree to comply with all local laws regarding
online conduct and acceptable content.
- You are solely
responsible for your conduct and any data, text, information, screen
names, graphics, photos, profiles, audio and video clips, links
('Content')that you submit, post, and display on the
CompassionAndPeace.org service.
- CompassionAndPeace.org
is intended for personal use, not a business solution. Professional or
corporate uses of CompassionAndPeace.org are at your own risk.
- You must not
modify, adapt or hack CompassionAndPeace.org or modify another website so
as to falsely imply that it is associated with CompassionAndPeace.org.
- You must not
create or submit unwanted email to any CompassionAndPeace.org members
('Spam').
- You must not
transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
- You must not,
in the use of CompassionAndPeace.org, violate any laws in your
jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
- Any loss of,
or damage to, data is not the responsibility of CompassionAndPeace.org.
Use of this service is at your own risk.
Violation
of any of these agreements will result in the termination of your
CompassionAndPeace.org account. While CompassionAndPeace.org prohibits such
conduct and content on its site, you understand and agree that
CompassionAndPeace.org cannot be responsible for the Content posted on its web
site and, despite our best efforts, may be exposed to such materials and that
you use the CompassionAndPeace.org service at your own risk.
General Conditions
- We reserve the
right to modify or terminate the CompassionAndPeace.org service for any
reason, without notice at any time.
- We reserve the
right to alter these Terms of Use at any time. If the alterations
constitute a material change to the Terms of Use, we will notify you via
an appropriate method. What is a 'material change' is at our discretion
- We reserve the
right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
- CompassionAndPeace.org
and it's administrators and moderators are not responsible for any actions
of any users on or off the site.
- In no event is
CompassionAndPeace.org or any third party mentioned on the site liable for
any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, direct, incidental
or consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost
data or business interruption) resulting from the use of or inability to
use this site, the reliability of the Internet, or the material contained
on the site, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence, strict
liability, operation of law, or any other legal theory, and whether or not
CompassionAndPeace.org is advised of the possibility of such damages.
Medical/Legal Disclaimer
CompassionAndPeace.org
provides you with the resources on this site for your personal education
and entertainment, but nothing on this site constitutes a recommendation
for medical care, nor does CompassionAndPeace.org make a warranty of any
kind in terms of their appropriateness for individual online users. Information
provided on CompassionAndPeace.org does not constitute medical, legal, or
other professional advice. Information provided or discussed on
CompassionAndPeace.org, E-mail, message boards, or chat rooms does not
constitute medical, legal or otherwise professional advice. The
information contained in the CompassionAndPeace.org or any transmission or
response to a message from you, the sender, is not intended nor implied to
qualify as medical advice, diagnosis of a medical condition or treatment for
any medical condition. Any questions discussed via a chat room, message
board, or E-mail should not be construed as psychological counselling or
any emotional or mental health diagnosis or treatment.
We are not
medical professionals. Neither CompassionAndPeace nor
CompassionAndPeace.org imparts, dispenses, or offers either directly or
indirectly, medical advice as part of this service. Users should always
visit or speak to a qualified health service provider in person before
starting any new treatment or with any individual questions or concerns
regarding a medical condition. In addition,
nothing from CompassionAndPeace.org is intended to be or constitutes legal
advice, and users should always seek the advice of an appropriate attorney
or professional regarding individual questions or concerns of a legal or
professional nature.
Disclaimer of Warranty and Liability
CompassionAndPeace.org
assumes no liability for any diagnosis, treatment decision, or action
taken based on information found on CompassionAndPeace.org or any other
Web sites linked to it in any way. CompassionAndPeace.org does not assume
any responsibility for and is not liable for any risk for your use of
CompassionAndPeace.org or the Internet.
CompassionAndPeace.org
does not make any express or implied warranties, representations, or
endorsements in any way in connection with the CompassionAndPeace.org,
other Web sites connected to the CompassionAndPeace.org by hyperlink, or
the Internet in general (including without limitation, warranties of title
or non-infringement, or the implied warranties of merchantability or
fitness for a particular purpose).
Under no
circumstances shall CompassionAndPeace.org be liable for injury, loss,
claim, damage, or any incidental or consequential damages arising either
directly or indirectly out of or in any way connected with
CompassionAndPeace.org, or any failure or delay in updating or including
any information or materials on CompassionAndPeace.org, or any use of or
inability to use any materials on CompassionAndPeace.org, even if
CompassionAndPeace.org has been advised of the possibility of such
damages.
Submission of materials by Users
When you submit
a question, article, forum post or other materials to
CompassionAndPeace.org through the Web site, you are authorizing
CompassionAndPeace.org to read it, edit it and publish it on the Web site,
where it can be read all over the world and downloaded and copied. Do not submit
anything if you do not want your question, article, or materials posted
and read by others. Make sure before you submit anything to
CompassionAndPeace.org that you have removed any personal information that
could be used to identify you or others mentioned in your submission. CompassionAndPeace.org
is not obligated to and makes no representation that it will publish any
particular submission and retains the right to delete any submission or
forum post at any time. All material you submit must be original work or
give proper references. Once a submission is published on the Web site,
CompassionAndPeace.org may take it down for any or no reason. CompassionAndPeace.org
does not intend to discourage Users from taking controversial positions
expressing vigorously what may be unpopular views; however
CompassionAndPeace.org reserves the right to take such actions as it deems
appropriate in cases where the site is inappropriately used to disseminate
statements or materials that are reasonably construed as abusive,
destructive, harmful, or threatening to the safety of others.
Waiver of Responsibility for Defective or Contaminated
Material
Although
CompassionAndPeace.org makes every effort to ensure the correctness of
data, CompassionAndPeace.org disclaims responsibility for any errors or
omissions, such as unintended inaccuracies or typographical errors, in the
materials. You also
understand that CompassionAndPeace.org cannot and does not guarantee or
warrant that files available for downloading through the service will be
free of "infection" or "viruses," "worms,"
"Trojan horses," or other code that manifest contaminating or
destructive properties. Users are responsible for implementing sufficient
procedures and checkpoints to satisfy their particular requirements for
accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a procedure outside
of CompassionAndPeace.org for the reconstruction of any lost data. Use of
CompassionAndPeace.org and the Internet generally is at the User's own
risk.
Copyright
The User may
download, print or transmit information from CompassionAndPeace.org for
personal, private use. However, the User must make sure that the proper
copyright notice—©2009, CompassionAndPeace.org —is included on each copy
transmitted or printed and in no case may the materials be reproduced in
quantity or for commercial use without express, written permission from CompassionAndPeace.org
Claims of Copyright Infringement
CompassionAndPeace.org
respects the intellectual property rights of others, and requires that the
people who use the Site and the Services do the same. It is our policy to
respond promptly to claims of intellectual property misuse.
If
you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on the Site or the
Services in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us by
providing our copyright agent with the following information in writing:
- The electronic or physical signature of the owner of the
copyright or the person authorized to act on the owner's behalf;
- Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim
has been infringed;
- Identification of the material that is claimed to be
infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the
material;
- Your name, address, telephone number, and email address;
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief
that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law;
- A statement made under penalty of perjury that the above
information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or
are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
If
we receive such a claim, we reserve the right to refuse or delete Content as
described under these Terms and Conditions and to terminate a user's account.
Our
designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement is:
Axamas
Corporation
Re:
CompassionAndPeace.org
Suite
1005
3601
Highway 7 East
Markham,
Ontario, Canada
L3R
0M3
After
receiving a claim of infringement, we will process and investigate notices of
alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the applicable
intellectual property laws. Upon receipt of notices complying or substantially
complying with these laws, we will act expeditiously to remove or disable
access to any material claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of
infringing activity, and will act expeditiously to remove or disable access to
any reference or link to material or activity that is claimed to be infringing.
We will take reasonable steps promptly to notify the user that we have removed
or disabled access to such material.
Upon
receipt of a proper counter notification under the applicable intellectual
property laws, we will promptly provide the person who provided the initial
notification of claimed infringement with a copy of the counter notification
and inform that person that we will replace the removed material or cease
disabling access to it in 10 business days.
Unless
our designated agent first receives notice from the person who submitted the
initial notification that such person has filed an action seeking a court order
to restrain the user from engaging in infringing activity relating to the
material on the Site or the Services, we will replace the removed material and
cease disabling access to it.
You
may provide us with a counter notification by providing our copyright agent the
following information in writing:
- Your physical or electronic signature;
- Identification of the material that has been removed or
to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material
appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled;
- A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a
good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of
mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled;
- Your name, address, and telephone number, and a
statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for
the judicial district in which your address is located, or if your address is
outside of Canada, for any judicial district in which we may be found and that
you will accept service of process from the person who provided the initial
notification of infringement.
We
claim no intellectual property rights over any material you provide to the
CompassionAndPeace.org service
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