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MEMBER SERVICES
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Rules of the Road
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide basic information and a code of conduct for your use of the bulletin boards on the sites operated by Time Inc. and or its affiliates (collectively, "Time Inc.") on the World Wide Web of the Internet. If you have any
questions concerning terms and conditions applicable to your use of Time Inc.'s sites, please refer to the Subscriber and Member Agreement (the "Member Agreement").
- Conduct. You may use the bulletin boards for lawful purposes only and you may not transmit messages which are threatening, abusive, defamatory, vulgar, obscene or otherwise objectionable. You may not transmit
messages which encourage conduct that constitutes a criminal offense or infringe upon the publicity or privacy rights or any other rights of any person or party. If you engage in any conduct which might, in Time Inc.'s opinion, inhibit or restrict any other user's enjoyment of the bulletin boards or violate the above restrictions, Time Inc. may remove your posting and/or cancel your access to these areas. Time Inc., in its sole discretion, shall have the right to determine whether messages are in violation of these guidelines.
- Ownership of Messages. By posting messages on the bulletin boards, you are granting Time Inc. a royalty free, perpetual, non-exclusive and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display any posting by you (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed.
- No Advertisements. The bulletin boards are for discussion and debate. You may not use the bulletin boards to post or transmit advertisements or commercial solicitations of any kind, exc
ept as may be permitted in the Member Agreement.
- Proprietary Materials. You may not post or transmit any material of any nature, including, text, audio, software, animation or photographs, belonging to any person or party other than yourself, without the prior, written consent of such owner. Simply because material is available on the Internet does not mean it is in the public domain. The vast majority of materials on the Internet are protected by copyright and trademark laws. Also, the material available on Time Inc.'s sites, including the bulletin boards and chat areas are protected by copyright, owned either by Time Inc. or third party content providers and may not be disseminated by you without the consent of the copyright owner. You will be responsible for any damages resulting from any infringement of copyrights, trademarks, proprietary rights or any other harm resulting from your posting or transmission.
- Monitoring. Time Inc. will have the right but not the obligation, to monitor the content of the bulletin boards. Time Inc. may retain the services of independent contractors to perform these functions. Time Inc. maintains the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on the bulletin boards or chat areas which Time Inc. believes is (i) in violation of either the Member Agreement or these guidelines, or (ii) stale.
- Names. You may select a name to use in connection with your postings on the bulletin boards. However, you may not use a user name (or e-mail address) (i) with the intent of impersonating another person; (ii) belonging to another person without his or her consent; (iii) in violation of the intellectual property rights of any person; or (iv) that Time Inc. deems to be offensive. Whenever you post, your message will be automatically marked with your user name. You will also be able to enter a "handle" when you post, so that those of you accustomed to posting under distinctive or long phrases or names will still be able to do so.
- Third Party Content; Products or Services. Time Inc. distributes content supplied by third parties and users of the bulletin boards. Time Inc.neither endorses nor guarantees the accuracy of all views, opinions, advice or statements made on the boards. Products and services may be offered by third parties through advertisements that appear on Time Inc.. Time Inc. does not guarantee or endorse any products or services offered or sold and will not be responsible for any transactions between you and the seller.
- Privacy. Time Inc. collects no personally identifiable data about you, except that specifically and knowingly provided by you. Personally identifying information provided by you will be used only in connection with the Time Inc. sites or for such other purposes as are described at the point of collection. Such information will not be transferred to any other parties unless otherwise stated at the time of collection. If you are a child, please get your parents' approval before providing any personally identifying information. Time Inc. will only use such information collected from children for the editorial participation and feedback purposes described at the point of collection and will not transfer such information to third parties. Although Time Inc. will endeavor to require third party content providers and other parties to adhere to Time Inc.'s privacy policies, Time Inc. is not responsible for any actions or policies of any third parties. You should also be aware that any personal information that you might disclose in the bulletin boards and chat areas can be collected and used by others and may result in unsolicited messages from other posters or parties.
- Equipment. You will be responsible for obtaining all equipment necessary to access Time Inc.'s sites, including computer hardware, modem and telephone charges and Internet access provider charges incurred.
- Termination. Either Time Inc. or you may elect to terminate the Member Agreement at any time. Your rights in the event you choose to terminate your access to any paid subscription product offered by Time Inc. are spelled out in Paragraph 10 of the Member Agreement.
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Rules of the Road