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Neopoet.com – Terms of Use Agreement
Definitions. “We”, “us”, and “our” collectively refers to the partnership that owns and operates Neopoet.com, formed as “Neopoet Partnership”
“Service(s)” or "this site" refers to the resources on Neopoet and any other related websites that are operated by us.
You must accept these terms to use this site. The services that we provide are subject to these Terms of Use (“TOU”). The most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking the “Terms of Use” hyperlink at the bottom of our webpages or by visiting http://www.neopoet.com/terms. This serves as notice that you must accept this TOU agreement to use our services.
You must be of age to use this site. You must 18 years of age, as measured from specific day of birth, to use this site and our services. In the United States, if you are older than 13 but under 18, you may use this website only if you have parental permission. However, we reserve to the right to restrict access to those under the age of 18 without notice and without giving reason. If, in your country, the age of majority is older than 18, you must be the age of majority in your country to use this site. In "your country" is defined as the country in which you have citizenship or residence, or the country that has legal jurisdiction over your actions. "Age of majority" is defined as the age that a person must be in your country to enter into legal contracts. 
You must use our services only for personal and non-commercial use. Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Services. However, nothing in the paragraph above shall reduce or infringe on your personal right to the full and complete copyright of your work, and all rights associated with holding copyright to your own work. "Your work" is defined as the original work that is authored by you and submitted to this site. This includes works of poetry, short stories, blog entries, comments, and private messages.
You cannot use our services for unlawful or prohibited purposes or uses. As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any of our servers, or the network(s) connected to any of our servers, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any of our servers or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means. If you believe you have been given, in error, an ability to access any area of the site that normally would be off limits to members, you agree that you will not use these rights and that you will use all available means to contact us immediately. These access rights include "administrative rights" or rights to edit membership information, other member's works, or access areas of the site that don't appear to be intended for members. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Services.
You can’t abuse our services. The Services may contain e-mail services, chat areas, forums, communities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file cabinets and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others. You agree to use these services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the Communication Services, you will not:

 

  • Use the service in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise). 
  • Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
  • Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any unlawful topic, name, material or information.
  • Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the same.
  • Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
  • Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.
  • Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless you gain an exemption in writing from an authorized Neopoet Spokesperson.
  • Download any file posted by another user of a service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
  • Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Services.
  • Falsely report e-mail messages or newsletters that you signed up for as "spam". If you are receiving too much e-mail from us, please follow the instructions (at the bottom of every e-mail) to unsubscribe. You may also contact the technology team directly.
  • Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
  • Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
  • Create a false identity for the purpose of intentionally misleading others. However, creating a pen name for anonymity is an acceptable use as long as you (A) do not have any other pen name on the site that you are actively using, (B) are not intentionally misrepresenting yourself, and (C) make clear to those that inquire that you are using a pen name for the purpose of anonymity.
  • Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

     

    We have  no obligation to monitor the services. However, we reserve the right to review materials posted to the Services and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. We reserve the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.
    We reserve  the right at all times to disclose any information as we deem necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in our sole discretion.
    You should be careful when conducting yourself on the public Internet.
    Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself in any services. We do not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Services and, therefore, we specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any Services.
    Only the official spokesperson is designated to speak on behalf of Neopoet.
    Only the official spokeperson, currently the user with the pen name “Andrew”, can speak on behalf of Neopoet. Hosts, Advocates, Moderators, Trustees and other users with these types of designations are not authorized Neopoet spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Neopoet.
    We don’t claim copyright on member works, but you give us the right to display submitted work on Neopoet Services, until and unless you delete the work or otherwise contact us to remove the work.
    TRADEMARK RIGHTS. "Neopoet" is pending trademark registration in the U.S. Patent & Trademark office.
    Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. We may change these TOU without notice – however the latest notice is always posted on the TOU section.
    Procedure for making a copyright claim.Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent Certified mail, return receipt requested to Neopoet.com, 3904 Central Avenue, Suite A106, Cheyenne, WY 82001, ATTN: COPYRIGHT ENFORCEMENT.

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    Submitted by col albert on 2 May 2008 - 11:47am.

    Terms and conditions

    I agree with the terms and conditions stipulated by Neopoet and the contents reasonable and just. Col. Albert.