Terms of Use policy

PLEASE READ VERY CAREFULLY THESE TERMS OF USE BEFORE READING, COMMENTING ON, DOWNLOADING, COPYING, REPRODUCING, ALTERING MATERIALS OF ANY KIND, SUBSCRIBING TO, AND LINKING TO (COLLECTIVELY “USING”) THIS Site. USING THIS Site INDICATES THAT YOU ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.

Introduction. This agreement (“Agreement“) between “You” and thesocietyct.org (“the Site“) consists of these thesocietyct.org Website (the “the Site“) Terms of Use (“Terms“). “You“, “Reader” or “Commenter” means any entity identified by its comments, e-mail, registration information or IP address. If You use this Site on behalf of your employer, organization or company, they shall also be bound by the terms of this Agreement.

Privacy. When You leave a comment, the “Site” is automatically notified and receives IP, WHOIS, and e-mail information pertaining to the Commenter. This information is not stored by the “Site” for other purposes than to moderate comments. This information is not being sold or used for other purposes. If you have concerns with the way this information is used, please contact the “Site” directly to arrange for complete removal of this information. Removal of all personal information will result in the removal of any content the Commenter might have contributed to this Site, including comments. Review our Privacy Policy.

Site content. All the contents of the Site, EXCEPT FOR COMMENTS, constitute the opinion of the “Site”, and the “Site” alone; they do not represent the views and opinions of the “Site”’s employers, supervisors, nor do they represent the view of organizations, businesses or institutions the “Site” is a part of. This Site is entirely written in English. The content of this Site is not intended to cause harm, but if You have any concerns about the contents of this Site, please contact the “Site”. Disagreeing with the content of the Site does not constitute sufficient ground for You to ask the “Site” to remove or modify any parts of this Site. The “Site” is not being paid to write content on this Site or to manage and in any way operate this Site.

Copyright policy. All the text, images and other content being part of this Site is property of the “Site”, unless noted otherwise. All logos and trademarks are property of their respective owners. You are not allowed to reproduce, sell, and modify any part of this Site. You are welcome to link to this Site, and to discuss its contents in a respectful manner. When You quote or link to this Site, please include the Site’s name in your link. You are not Authorized to use this content for personal profit. UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING OR DUPLICATING OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. Whenever copyrighted material is mentioned or use, the “Site” is doing so according to fair dealing practices. Use of material from this Site according to fair dealing practices requires proper acknowledgment. Simply linking back to the Site is not considered proper acknowledgment; please provide a link including the “Site”’s name, the name of the page you are linking, and a permanent link (“Permalink“) to that page.

Comment policy. The “Site” is not responsible for the content of any comments made by the Commenter(s). The “Site” is also not responsible for knowing whether the content of Your comment is breaking the law in other countries or jurisdictions. This Site is a venue for discussion; therefore, the “Site” will not delete critical comments, or comments portraying a different opinion from the “Site”’s own. However, the “Site” reserves the right to edit, delete, or not publish a comment if this is deemed to be potentially illegal (this includes, but it is not limited to comments containing hateful, libelous, and defamatory content). All comments on this Site have to be written in English. Please do not endanger Yourself or break the law when you comment. Comments intending to advertise and/or off-topic (“SPAM“) will be deleted. The “Site” also reserves the right to block Commenter(s) who have previously published offensive comments, illegal content, or SPAM.

Forbidden actions. You are not authorized to (i) use this Site to advertise for products of any kind and for other Sites, (ii) to infringe the Copyright policy and Comment policy of this Site, (iii) to attack this Site using malicious software and/or use this Site for data mining (iv) to commit any illegal actions while using the Site, or against this Site, (v) to restrict access to this Site, (vi) to impede the normal functioning of this Site and (vii) to menace the “Site” with, or cause physical or financial harm to, the “Site” of this Site.

Changes to the Terms. The “Site” reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. You will only be notified by the Site through posts or syndicated content (RSS), NOT IN PERSON. It is Your responsibility to make sure that you agree with the new Terms, whenever changes have been announced. Changes to the Terms will be effective 48 hours after the notice has been posted on the Site. If You do not agree with the Terms, DO NOT USE THIS Site.

No Guarantee. The “Site” makes no guarantee regarding the validity of the content of the Site. In addition, the “Site” does not guarantee that the Site will be accessible at all times or during any down time (i) caused by outages to any public Internet backbones, networks or servers, (ii) caused by any failures of Your equipment, systems or local access services, (iii) for previously scheduled maintenance or (iv) relating to events beyond the “Site”’s control such as strikes, riots, fires, floods, explosions, war, terrorism, governmental action, labor conditions, natural and/or man-made disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area where the “Site” or Your servers are located. Although the “Site” will try to moderate comments quickly, the “Site” makes no guarantee to the Commenter that its comments or trackbacks will be displayed promptly, without modifications, or that they will be displayed at all, as all comments will be published to the discretion of the “Site”.

No Warranty or Condition; Links. The “Site” makes NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. If you choose to access the Site, you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK. To the extent links and external content are based on or displayed in connection with the Site, THE “Site” SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISPLAY OF SUCH LINKS AND SEARCH RESULTS, whether this external content is breaking the law in this or other jurisdictions. YOU AGREE TO USE the Site AT YOUR OWN RISK, and that You will not consider the Site’s content to be a suitable substitute for professional advice.

Limitations of Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE “Site” BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES, AND THE “Site”’S LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY CLAIM IS LIMITED TO THE GROSS MONTHLY AMOUNT PAID BY THE “Site” FOR HOSTING SERVICES DURING THE ONE MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE DATE OF THE CLAIM. Each party acknowledges that the other party has entered into this Agreement relying on the limitations of liability stated herein and that those limitations are an essential part of the Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, the “Site” shall not have any liability for any failure or delay resulting from any condition beyond the reasonable control of the “Site”, including but not limited to governmental action, labor conditions, power failures, natural and/or man-made disasters. The “Site” is not liable for the content of any comments the Commenter might leave on this Site (see Comment policy).

Obligation to Indemnify. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the “Site”, its agents, and applicable third parties (collectively “Indemnified Person(s)“) harmless from and against any and all third party claims, liability, loss, and expense (including damage awards, settlement amounts, and reasonable legal fees, brought against any Indemnified Person(s), arising out of, related to or which may arise from Your use of the Site and/or Your breach of any term of this Agreement.

Legal notices and Contact information. If You are intending to carry out legal action of any kind against the Site or the “Site”, you are required to contact the “Site” SEVEN BUSINESS DAYS before any legal claim is made. Please remember that the “Site” means to DO NO HARM to You or anyone else by writing this Site. If You feel that your rights have been infringed, please contact the “Site” using the form below, and allow seven business days for the reply to be received. The “Site” will do whatever possible to address Your concerns.