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Advertising
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Linking to Other Sites
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Children’s Guidelines
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Other Disclosure of Personal Information
Verifiedpolitics.com will not use or disclose your personal information without your consent, except (i) as described in this privacy policy or (ii) as required by law, court order or as requested by other government or law enforcement authority. This policy does not protect information you post to any comment thread in an article hosted on our site.
Verifiedpolitics.com reserves the right to amend this Privacy Statement at any time without notice, and only the current Privacy Statement may be deemed effective.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Acceptance of Terms.
Verifiedpolitics.com, including all site-related content and services (collectively, the “Website”) is provided by Verified Politics (collectively, “the company”). Your use of the Website is subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Terms of Use agreement (“Terms of Use”), which supplement any additional guidelines or other terms posted by the company in relation to specific Website-related services or content.
We reserve the right to update or modify the Terms of Use without advance notice by posting a revised Terms of Use to this website. By using the Website, you agree to be bound by the version of the Terms of Use then in effect. The company advises you to print and retain a copy of this Terms of Use in hard copy as a record.
The company may deny service to you at any time and in its sole discretion, including, in the event you do not adhere to the Terms of Use, including the Website Community Rules set forth below.
2. Submissions.
a. Submissions to Most Website Areas: We welcome you to post progressive ideas and views to the Website through our comments section or other feature that we may provide, subject to your agreement to comply with these Terms of Use and acknowledgement of our Privacy Policy. In addition, if you login via a third-party service, you are also subject to their terms of use or terms of service and Privacy Policy.
Please be aware that in order to operate the Website or redistribute materials you post to the Website or otherwise submit to us, we require certain rights in those materials. So, by posting to the Website or otherwise transmitting comments, pieces, ideas or other information in any form including visual or audio data (collectively, “Submissions”) to us, you grant to us and our designees a worldwide, non-exclusive, sublicenseable, assignable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right (including any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, distribute, create derivative works based on, perform and display such Submissions (in whole or in part) in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other provider of the Submissions. You also permit any Websitegoer to access, display, view, store and reproduce such Submissions for personal use.
You acknowledge that to the extent that you include personally identifiable information in Submissions, we may republish such information as part of the content. If we republish your content, we may provide authorship credit by listing your name as well.
Although the company has no obligation to monitor the Submissions, you acknowledge and agree that we may do one or all of the following: (a) monitor the Submissions; (b) alter, edit, or remove any Submission in whole or in part; or (c) disclose any Submissions. This section will survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use.
3. Website Community Rules.
We have adopted the “Website Community Rules” set forth below to create a forum where information and progressive views can be shared in a productive way. While using the Website, you agree to adhere to the Website Community Rules below.
You agree to:
Respect other Websitegoers — please do not threaten, insult, abuse, intimidate or harass other Website users.
Use the Website for your personal use only. Posting entries solely to promote your own projects are not allowed.
You agree not to:
Post any private information, or otherwise harvest, collect or disclose information, about another Websitegoer without his or her express consent.
Post any content to the Website that is unlawful, racist, hateful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or that intentionally discriminates against or harasses particular individuals or groups.
Post any death threats.
Post any content to the Website that infringes any third-party’s intellectual property or other rights.
Use the Website for any unlawful purpose, or transmit or otherwise make available in connection with the Website any material that would give rise to criminal or civil liability.
Use the Website for advertisements, chain letters, “spamming,” survey solicitations, junk mail or solicitations.
Impersonate any person or entity, including any company employees, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.
Imply that the company endorses any of your statements or positions.
Transmit any harmful, invasive or disruptive code or other materials (such as viruses, worms or web bugs) through or to the Website, or otherwise “hack” or deface any portion of the Website.
Frame or mirror any part of the Website without our prior written authorization.
You acknowledge that the company has the right, but not the obligation, to modify or remove, any Submissions that violate the Website Community Rules or that otherwise violate the Terms of Use.
4. The Company’s Proprietary Rights and Re-Use Policy.
You acknowledge and agree that the information and materials presented on or through the Website will remain the property of the company and its licensors or providers, and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and/or other proprietary rights and related laws, rules and regulations. The materials produced by the company (including photographs, graphics, video and audio content) are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All individual articles, content and other elements comprising this compilation and produced by the company are also copyrighted works. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in any materials produced by the company.
The trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names displayed on the Website (collectively the “Marks”) are the registered and unregistered trademarks of the company, the company’s licensors and suppliers, and others. All Marks on the Website not owned by CAPAF are the property of their respective owners. The Marks owned by the company, whether registered or unregistered, may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not the company’s.
Please review our Re-Use Policy, which is incorporated into this Terms of Use by this reference, to determine how you may use certain materials posted on the Website.
5. Your Additional Representations and Warranties.
You represent and warrant to the company that (a) you have full power and authority to enter into this Terms of Use; (b) your Submissions are original to you or you have obtained all permissions, releases, rights or licenses required to grant the rights and assignments granted herein without obtaining any further releases or consents; (c) your Submissions do not violate, infringe or misappropriate any third party’s copyright, trademark, right of privacy or publicity, or other personal or proprietary right, and do not contain any matter that is defamatory; and (d) you are eighteen years of age or older. If you are under 18 years of age, your parent or legal guardian must submit your Submissions on your behalf.
6. Information Available on or Through the Website.
Some information made available on or through the Website is provided by third parties (such as news services) or other Websitegoers (such information, “Third-Party Content”). The inclusion or appearance of Third-Party Content on the Website does not indicate any approval or endorsement by the company of such Third-Party Content, or of any opinion, advice, or other information made or displayed on the Website by any user or other third party. The company is not responsible for, and hereby disclaims any and all liability that may arise from Third-Party Content.
7. Links.
The Website provides links to other websites and resources. Because the company has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that the company 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, or for the availability of such external sites or resources. The company is providing these links to you only as a convenience. The company shall have the right, but not the obligation, at any time and in its sole discretion, to block links from or to the Website through technological or other means, without prior notice.
8. Claims of Copyright Infringement.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by the company infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed, or access to it blocked. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ for details. Notices and counter-notices with respect to the Website should be sent by email to verifiedpolitics@gmail.com.
9. Privacy Policy.
All information provided by you or collected by us during visits to the Website is governed by our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into the Terms of Use by this reference. Please review it carefully by clicking here (LINK TO PRIVACY POLICY).
Please be aware that if you decide to disclose personally identifiable information on the Website, this information may become public. The company does not control the acts of other visitors to the Website, so please be cautious when deciding to reveal personal information on the Website. If you believe a Websitegoer is improperly collecting or using information about you or other users, please contact us at verifiedpolitics@gmail.com.
10. Access By Minors.
The Website is intended for visitors aged 18 and up. Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 230(d), as amended, we hereby notify you that parental control protections (such as computer hardware, software or filtering services) are commercially available that may assist you in limiting access to material that is harmful to minors.
11. Jurisdictional Issues.
The Website is controlled and operated by the company from its principal office in the state of New Hampshire, U.S.A., and is not intended to subject the company to the laws or jurisdiction of any other state, country or territory. Those who choose to access the Website do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are solely responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations.
12. Termination.
You agree that the company, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of the Website or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason, including if the company believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the spirit of the Terms of Use. Further, you agree that the company shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Website.
13. Disclaimers.
THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MUST EVALUATE AND BEAR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE SITE, AND ANY RELIANCE ON THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS THEREOF. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE.
The Website may include inadvertent inaccuracies or errors, or information or materials that violate the Terms of Use (including the Rules of Conduct above). Additionally, the possibility exists that a third party could make unauthorized alterations to the Website. Although we attempt to ensure the integrity of the Website, we make no guarantees as to its completeness or correctness. In the event that a situation arises in which the Website’s completeness or correctness is in question, please contact us with, if possible, a description of the material to be checked and the location (URL) where such material can be found on the Website, as well as information sufficient to enable us to contact you.
14. Limitation of Liability.
NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ANY OF OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE AND/OR MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE, ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY CONTENT OR SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, CONTENT, SERVICES OR ANY LINKED SITE IS TO STOP YOUR USE OF IT.
15. Indemnification.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the company and our directors, officers, employees and consultants, from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and other expenses that arise out of or from (a) your activities in connection with the Website; and (b) any violation of these Terms of Use by you, including breach of any representations or warranties made by you in this Terms of Use.
16. Miscellaneous.
These Terms of Use is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Hampshire, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court located in the jurisdiction of the State of New Hampshire, United States of America, and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts, in any matter arising out of or related to the Website or these Terms of Use. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The company may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms of Use. These, together with all policies referred to herein, is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between us with respect to such subject matter.