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SELECTION FROM THE TERMS OF SERVICE
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. |
