1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Welcome to Yahoo GeoCities! Yahoo provides the Yahoo GeoCities
service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"),
which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to
you; provided that, we will not alter Section 7 ("Content
Submitted to Yahoo GeoCities") without prior notice to and
acceptance by you. You can review the most current version of the
TOS at any time at: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/geoterms.html.
Please note that other Yahoo services, outside of Yahoo GeoCities,
are governed by a different Terms of Service.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
Yahoo GeoCities currently provides users with access to a rich
collection of on-line resources, including personal web page
hosting services (the "Service"). Unless explicitly
stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the
current Service, including the release of new Yahoo GeoCities
resources, shall be subject to the TOS. In order to use the
Service, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either
directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay
any service fees associated with such access. In addition, you
must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to
the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access
device. Please be aware that Yahoo has created certain areas on
the Service that contain adult or mature content. You must be at
least 18 years of age to access and view such areas.
3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
In consideration of use of the Service, you agree to: (a) provide
true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as
prompted by the Service's registration form (such information
being the "Registration Data") and (b) 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 Yahoo has
reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Yahoo has the right to
suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current
or future use of the Service (or any portion thereof).
4. YAHOO PRIVACY POLICY
Pursuant to Yahoo's privacy policy, we may disclose to third
parties certain aggregate information contained in your
Registration Data or related data, provided that, such information
will NOT include personally identifying information, except as
specifically authorized by you or in the good faith belief that
such action is reasonably necessary to comply with the law, legal
process, to enforce the TOS, or under any of the other
circumstances set forth in our privacy policy, as may be amended
from time to time. For more information, please see our full
privacy policy at http://docs.yahoo.com/info/privacy/.
5. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music,
sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials
("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately
transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which
such Content originated. This means that you, and not Yahoo, are
entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post or
otherwise transmit via the Service. Yahoo does not control the
Content posted via the Service and, as such, does not guarantee
the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand
that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is
offensive, indecent or objectionable.
You agree to not use the Service to:
(a) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is
unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious,
defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's
privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise
objectionable;
(b) harm minors in any way;
(c) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not
limited to, a Yahoo official, forum leader, guide or host, or
falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a
person or entity;
(d) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order
to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the
Service or develop restricted or password-only access pages, or
hidden pages or images (those not linked to from another
accessible page);
(e) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that you do
not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or
fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary
and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of
employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
(f) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that
infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other
proprietary rights of any party;
(g) upload, post or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or
unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk
mail," "spam," "chain letters,"
"pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation,
except in those areas of the Service that are designated for such
purpose;
(h) upload, post or otherwise transmit any material that
contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or
programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality
of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications
equipment;
(i) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to
"scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able
to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects
other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
(j) interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or
networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements,
procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the
Service;
(k) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable
local, state, national or international law, including, but not
limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities
exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock
Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any
regulations having the force of law;
(l) "stalk" or otherwise harass another;
(m) collect or store personal data about other users;
(n) promote or provide instructional information about illegal
activities, promote physical harm or injury against any group or
individual, or promote any act of cruelty to animals. This may
include, but is not limited to, providing instructions on how to
assemble bombs, grenades and other weapons, and creating
"Crush" sites;
(o) use your home page (or directory) as storage for remote
loading or as a door or signpost to another home page, whether
inside or beyond Yahoo GeoCities;
(p) have multiple Yahoo GeoCities addresses that are within the
same Yahoo GeoCities neighborhood or that have the same theme; or
(q) engage in commercial activities without enrolling in
Yahoo-approved affiliate programs. This includes, but is not
limited to, the following activities:
- offering for sale any products or services;
- soliciting for advertisers or sponsors;
- conducting raffles or contests that require any type of
entry fee;
- displaying a sponsorship banner of any kind, including those
that are generated by banner or link exchange services, with
the sole exceptions of the GeoGuide Banner Exchange program
and the Internet Link Exchange; and
- displaying banners for services that provide cash or
cash-equivalent prizes to users in exchange for hyperlinks to
their web sites.
6. SPECIAL ADMONITIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL USE
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply
with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable
Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable
laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from
the United States or the country in which you reside.
7. CONTENT SUBMITTED TO YAHOO GEOCITIES
Yahoo does not claim ownership of the Content you place on your
Yahoo GeoCities Site. By submitting Content to Yahoo for inclusion
on your Yahoo GeoCities Site, you grant Yahoo the world-wide,
royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify,
adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of
displaying, distributing and promoting your Yahoo GeoCities Site
on Yahoo's Internet properties. This license exists only for as
long as you continue to be a Yahoo GeoCities homesteader and shall
be terminated at the time your Yahoo GeoCities Site is terminated.
You acknowledge that Yahoo does not pre-screen Content, but
that Yahoo and its designees shall have the right (but not the
obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any
Content that is available via the Service. Without limiting the
foregoing, Yahoo and its designees shall have the right to remove
any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable.
You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated
with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the
accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.
8. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold Yahoo, and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and
employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of
your Content, your use of the Service, your connection to the
Service, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any
rights of another.
9. NO RESALE OF SERVICE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or
exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access
to the Service.
10. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE
You acknowledge that Yahoo may establish general practices and
limits concerning use of the Service. Currently, each Yahoo
GeoCities address allows particular individuals to have 11MB of
disk space for his or her files.
11. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
Yahoo reserves the right at any time and from time to time to
modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or
any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Yahoo
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any
modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
12. TERMINATION
You agree that Yahoo, in its sole discretion, may terminate your
password, Yahoo GeoCities Site, use of the Service or use of any
other Yahoo service, and remove and discard any Content within the
Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack
of use or if Yahoo believes that you have violated or acted
inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS. Yahoo may
also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing
the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You
agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any
provision of this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and
acknowledge and agree that Yahoo may immediately deactivate or
delete your Yahoo GeoCities Site and all related information and
files in your Yahoo GeoCities Site and/or bar any further access
to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that Yahoo shall
not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of
your access to the Service.
13. ADVERTISEMENTS AND PROMOTIONS
Yahoo runs advertisements and promotions on Yahoo GeoCities Sites.
By creating your Yahoo GeoCities Site, you agree that Yahoo has
the right to run such advertisements and promotions. The manner,
mode and extent of advertising by Yahoo on your Yahoo GeoCities
Site is subject to change. Your correspondence or business
dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers
found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of
related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions,
warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are
solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that Yahoo shall
not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort
incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of
the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
14. LINKS
The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to
other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Yahoo has no
control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree
that Yahoo is not responsible for the availability of such
external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not
responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or
other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You
further acknowledge and agree that Yahoo shall not be responsible
or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused
or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or
reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or
through any such site or resource.
15. YAHOO PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary
software used in connection with the Service
("Software") contain proprietary and confidential
information that is protected by applicable intellectual property
and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content
contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to
you through the Service or advertisers is protected by copyrights,
trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and
laws. Except as expressly authorized by Yahoo or advertisers, you
agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create
derivative works based on the Service or the Software, in whole or
in part.
Yahoo grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive
right and license to use the object code of its Software on a
single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any
third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse
engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any
source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest
in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not
to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified
versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the
purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree
not to access the Service by any means other than through the
interface that is provided by Yahoo for use in accessing the
Service.
16. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
(a) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS
PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE"
BASIS. YAHOO EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(b) YAHOO MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY,
SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM
THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE
QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR
EXPECTATIONS, AND (V) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE
CORRECTED.
(c) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE
OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT
YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER
SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH
MATERIAL.
(d) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY
YOU FROM YAHOO OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY
WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TOS.
17. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YAHOO SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS
OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN
IF YAHOO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES),
RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE;
(ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES
RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED
OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO
THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR
ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR
CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER
RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
18. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN
WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 16 AND 17 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
19. SPECIAL ADMONITION FOR SERVICES RELATING TO FINANCIAL
MATTERS
If you intend to create or join any service, receive or request
any news, messages, alerts or other information from the Service
concerning companies, stock quotes, investments or securities,
please read the above Sections 16 and 17 again. They go doubly for
you. In addition, for this type of information particularly, the
phrase "Let the investor beware" is apt. The Service is
provided for informational purposes only, and no Content included
in the Service is intended for trading or investing purposes.
Yahoo shall not be responsible or liable for the accuracy,
usefulness or availability of any information transmitted via the
Service, and shall not be responsible or liable for any trading or
investment decisions made based on such information.
20. NOTICE
Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The
Service may also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other
matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally
on the Service.
21. COPYRIGHTS
Yahoo respects the intellectual property rights of others and we
ask our users to do the same. Please see our copyright policy at http://docs.yahoo.com/info/copyright/copyright.html.
22. GENERAL INFORMATION
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Yahoo and
govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements
between you and Yahoo or GeoCities (including, but not limited to,
any prior versions of the TOS). You also may be subject to
additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use
affiliate or other Yahoo services, third-party content or
third-party software. The TOS and the relationship between you and
Yahoo shall be governed by the laws of the State of California
without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Yahoo
agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the
courts located within the county of Santa Clara, California. The
failure of Yahoo to exercise or enforce any right or provision of
the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of the TOS is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that
the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties'
intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions
of the TOS remain in full force and effect. You agree that
regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or
cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or
the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or
cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in
the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual
effect.
23. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of the TOS to our
Content
Violation Reporting Form.
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