Newsfeeds.com Terms of Service (please read this entire document before you access
the news servers)
The content of all
discussion groups (a.k.a. “newsgroups”), including without
limitation, the descriptions of discussion groups and the content within a specific
article posted in a group, is provided by and is the full and sole
responsibility of the creator of the discussion group, or the person posting
the article, respectively. Newsfeeds.com has NO responsibility for such content
and is merely a conduit of articles traveling across Usenet. Usenet in general,
is a public discussion and posting forum, similar to the world
wide web, which is also available to the public. Newsfeeds.com does not
control, condone, or censor Usenet and its content in any way.
All articles posted on our servers are pushed to the servers via our upstream
providers, some of which are large international corporations. Newsfeeds.com
receives well over 2 million articles per day, and it is impossible for us or
any other corporation running a Usenet server to moderate newsgroups. At this
point, there are no state or federal laws that require
any ISP or Usenet provider to moderate Usenet newsgroups.
By its very nature, Usenet groups may carry very offensive, harmful, inaccurate
or otherwise inappropriate material, or in some cases, postings that have been
mislabeled, or are deceptive in another way. We expect that you will use
caution and common sense and exercise proper judgment when using Usenet, as
well as use the service at your own risk.
Again, we must emphasize that it is impossible for us or any other Usenet
service provider to police hundreds of thousands of articles that pass through
our servers on a daily basis. Any article that passes through our servers and
its content is the SOLE RESPONSIBILITY of the person who posted the article or
created the newsgroup.
* Newsfeeds.com does not produce any content that passes through or can be
found on our servers.
* Newsfeeds.com does not publish or distribute any content that passes through
or can be found on our servers. What we mean when we say “publish or
distribute” is that we DO NOT extract pictures or programs from Usenet
for redistribution by various means, such as putting them on CD-ROM or making
slide shows, or putting them in zip files and making them available for
download.
* Newsfeeds.com does not condone, nor support users posting copyrighted or
illegal content to Usenet. If you discover an article that contains any
copyrighted or illegal content, please email us at abuse@newsfeeds.com or submit a support
request at http://www.newsfeeds.com/support.htm.
We will then remove the offending article IMMEDIATELY, and forward any and all
relevant information to the appropriate federal law enforcement authorities.
Please not that the name
of a newsgroup is not illegal in nature and does not necessarily imply that
inappropriate or illegal activity occurs in it. However, we do encourage our
customers to exercise caution and discretion when viewing and posting to all
Usenet newsgroups. All content, without limitation, is provided by and is the
sole responsibility of the person posting the content. We expect all customers
to abide by Usenet etiquette, copyright laws, and civil and criminal laws.
CONDITIONS OF USE
I understand that I may only enter this site, and/or use its services, if I
agree to all of the following terms. If I do not agree to all of the terms, I
must exit now.
COMMUNITY STANDARDS
I understand the standards and laws of the community, site, and computer to
which I am transporting this material, and I am solely responsible for my
actions. I understand that posting of illegal media is prohibited and that
violators will be banned from the Newsfeeds.com servers immediately. Any abuse
issues can be reported here.
COPYRIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY
I agree to not sell, redistribute, or copy in any way the contents of any of
the Newsfeeds.com sites. I will not allow anyone to use my username and/or password. If I do post to the servers, I do so at my
own risk. Any copyright issues can be reported here.
POSTING ABILITY
Posting ability is a privilege, not a right. Your
posting access may be suspended at any time without notice at the discretion of
our abuse department. If you are unable to post and believe that your access
may have been revoked, you may send email to abuse@newsfeeds.com with your
account information. They will inform you if your posting access has been
revoked and the reason. If it has, and you feel this was done in error, please
contact us and explain the situation. Our abuse department will then investigate
and inform you of their decision in an email. The decision of the abuse
department is final and NO refunds will be granted due to inability to post
after your posting access has been blocked. You will still have the ability to
read articles, however.
FORBIDDEN ACTIVITIES
Newsfeeds.com has a zero-tolerance policy for the following activities, and
performing any of them will cause permanent suspension of your posting ability.
These activities include, but are not limited to:
- Spamming: Advertising that is not welcome in the group where it was posted.
If you do spam, you may be billed for the cleanup costs (at the discretion of
the Newsfeeds.com management) at the rate of $200.00 USD per hour, plus any
collections and/or attorney's fees incurred in the collection of this fee.
- Flooding: Attempting to take over a newsgroup by flooding it with your posts.
- Trolling: Harassing or annoying other newsgroup users repeatedly.
- Copyright Infringement: Posting anything that is not in the public domain and
that you do not own the rights to. This is a serious crime carrying serious
legal consequences!
- Posting Illegal Content: Posting anything that is not legal in the United
States.
- Posting Off-Topic: Posting something that does not belong in that newsgroup,
as indicated by its charter or FAQ article.
- Crossposting: Posting the same article to more than
three newsgroups is prohibited. The article posted must be on-topic for each
group it is posted to.
- Harassment/Cyberstalking: Threatening or provoking
confrontation with another party, causing fear for one’s personal safety.
Posting anyone's personal information such as phone numbers, addresses, social
security numbers, etc. without that person's prior consent also falls under
this category. Report abuse issues here.
SYSTEM SECURITY
I will not attempt to bypass any security and/or access features of this site.
VIOLATIONS
If I use these services in violation of this agreement, I understand I may be
in violation of local, federal and or civil laws. I agree to be responsible for
all legal fees and loss of any income that I owe to the providers, owners,
Corporate Officers, and/or creators of this site as a result of my activities.
I understand that my membership will be canceled without notice or refund in
such situations.
USE OF INFORMATION
I will not use or provide any information about or contained within this site
against the providers, owners, Corporate Officers, and/or creators of this site
in any type of action, legal or otherwise.
INTENDED USE
Accounts are intended for personal use only. Commercial use is prohibited
without prior written authorization from Newsfeeds.com.
WARNING GENERAL DISCLAIMER
Newsfeeds.com, (hereinafter "Newsfeeds.com") and the owners of
Newsfeeds.com, do not represent nor endorse the accuracy or reliability of any
of the information, content, or advertisements (collectively, the
"Material") contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded,
or accessed from any of the services contained on this website (collectively,
the "Service"). Newsfeeds.com also does not represent nor endorse the
quality of any products, information, or other materials displayed, purchased,
or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement or any other information or
offer in, or in connection with Newsfeeds.com (collectively, the
"Products"). You hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any
Material shall be at your own risk. Newsfeeds.com reserves the right, but is
not obligated to nor does it accept any responsibility for refusing to, in its
sole discretion to make improvements to, or correct any errors or omissions in
any portion of the Service or Material contained in Newsfeeds.com.
THE SERVICE AND THE MATERIAL AND THE
PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED BY Newsfeeds.com ON AN "AS IS' BASIS, AND
Newsfeeds.com EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIAL AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. IN
NO EVENT SHALL Newsfeeds.com BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE
SERVICE, MATERIAL, AND PRODUCTS.
This web site or the servers associated with it may contain material that some
people may find offensive or inappropriate. In some communities, the contents
may be deemed to violate the community's norms or mores. If you believe that you
will find the content to be offensive, inappropriate, or in violation of your
community's norms or mores, then you must stop viewing the contents immediately
and go to a non-offensive web site.
It is also possible that some material may be inaccurate, wrong, and defamatory
in nature.
Newsfeeds.com does not review the material that is posted nor exert any
editorial control over the material. As such, Newsfeeds.com acts merely as a
forum for the expression of ideas, thoughts, and information, similar to the
way that a public square could be the forum for discussion of ideas, thoughts,
and information.
Newsfeeds.com is not responsible for any inaccurate, wrong, offensive,
inappropriate, or defamatory material that is contained herein. Newsfeeds.com
is also not responsible for any material that violates a community's norms or
mores. Newsfeeds.com expects and demands that users comply with all federal,
state, and local laws when using this web site and when posting content to the
web site and refrain from violating those laws. If a person is unsure whether
or not a posting will violate a law, that person is urged to contact the
Electronic Freedom Foundation or an attorney prior to posting the information,
document, or other type of content. Newsfeeds.com can not enforce the laws of
each locality, state, and even federal laws for all material that is posted to
this site. As such, Newsfeeds.com is not responsible for the content of this
site.
INDEMNITY
If, as a result of a user's actions, postings, statements, or other activity,
Newsfeeds.com is named as a defendant in a lawsuit, threatened with legal
action, has a legal judgment issued against it, or incurs expense to defend
itself, then the user shall indemnify Newsfeeds.com for all expenses incurred
by Newsfeeds.com to protect or defend itself, or otherwise respond to the
problem. Furthermore, the user shall hold Newsfeeds.com harmless for the user's
actions, postings, statements, or other activity. These actions, postings,
statements or other activity could include, but are not limited to, defamation,
libel, intentional infliction of emotional distress, copyright infringement, trademark infringement, theft of a trade secret, economic
espionage, and transmission of pornographic material.
SPONSORS
The sponsors of Newsfeeds.com are separate legal entities and are not related
to Newsfeeds.com. The sponsors are not responsible for any actions, postings,
statements, or other activities of a user. The user shall hold harmless and
indemnify the sponsors of Newsfeeds.com in any lawsuit, dispute, or other legal
action should the lawsuit, dispute, or other legal action result from a user's
actions, postings, statements, or other activity.
By entering this web site or by clicking on any of the links within this web
site, I will have released and discharged the providers, owners, Corporate
Officers and or creators of this site from any and all liability which might
arise.
If you have any questions about anything listed in this disclaimer please direct them to our support form.