Terms and Conditions

May 8, 2000

PLEASE READ THIS AGREEMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE WEB SITE:

Civil Discourse provides all information and services on this web site (the "Web Site") subject to the terms and conditions (the "Agreement") set forth herein. By accessing or using CivilDiscourse.com's (Civil Discourse) Web Site, you expressly agree to be bound by this Agreement and the disclaimer set forth below. If you are not willing to be bound by this Agreement, you may not access or use the Web Site. Civil Discourse may modify this Agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon posting of the modified Agreement. You agree to review the Agreement periodically to be aware of such modifications and your continued access or use of the services shall be deemed your conclusive acceptance of the modified Agreement.

1. Copyright. The entire contents of the Web Site are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws. Civil Discourse holds the copyright in the collective work. The collective work includes works that are licensed to Civil Discourse.com, Copyright 2000, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The collective work may also include works that are the property of Civil Discourse's licensors, which are also protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download portions of the material from the different areas of the Web Site solely for your own non-commercial use. Any redistribution, retransmission, or publication of any material is strictly prohibited without the express written consent of the copyright owner. You further agree not to modify or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the Service.

2. Trademarks. All trademarks, service marks, logos, trade names, and any other proprietary designations of Civil Discourse used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of Civil Discourse. Any other trademarks, service marks, and trade names are the trademarks, or registered trademarks, of their respective parties.

3. Equipment. You must provide, at your own cost, all electronic and other equipment and services (including where necessary, telephone service and internet access service) necessary to access the Web Site.

4. Links to Third Party Sites. The links throughout this Web Site will let you leave Civil Discourse's Web Site. These linked sites are provided as a courtesy only, and are not under the control of Civil Discourse in any manner whatsoever. Therefore, Civil Discourse is in no manner responsible for the contents of any such linked site or any link contained within a linked site, including any changes or updates to such sites. Civil Discourse is providing these links merely as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not in any way imply or express endorsement or sponsorship by Civil Discourse of the site and/or any of its content therein.

5. License and Idea Submission. You agree to grant to Civil Discourse a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license, with the right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products or services) you submit to public areas of the Web Site (such as bulletin boards, guest book, forums and chat rooms) by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Civil Discourse for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communication to us.

6. Use of Service. Harassment in any manner or form on the Web Site, including via e-mail, forum, and chat is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including Civil Discourse or other licensed employee, host, or representative, as well as other members or visitors on the Web Site, is prohibited. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the Web Site any content which is threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability, or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the Web Site or solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization.

7. Review. Civil Discourse does not and cannot review all communications, or materials posted, or uploaded to the service, and is, therefore, not responsible for the content of these communications or materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to distribute your content on the Web Site, Civil Discourse is merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities on the Web Site, including the forum and chat room. However, Civil Discourse reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials at any time and without notice that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property right of another, or (d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to Civil Discourse at its sole discretion. Any messages, advice, opinions or other information contained in any discussion area should not be construed as professional advice or instruction.

8. Disclaimer. THIS WEB SITE AND THE MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE FROM THIS WEB SITE ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE, PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, CIVIL DISCOURSE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON- INFRINGEMENT. CIVIL DISCOURSE DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEB SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. CIVIL DISCOURSE DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEB SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMLINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

9. Limitation of Liability. CIVIL DISCOURSE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES ON THIS WEB SITE, OR THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCTS, EVEN IF CIVIL DISCOURSE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. CIVIL DISCOURSE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE OPERATION OF THE WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, AND THAT THE WEB SITE OR THE SERVER ON WHICH THE WEB SITE RESIDES WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. CIVIL DISCOURSE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, OR LOSS OF ANY DATA. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

10. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Civil Discourse, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and Licensors (collectively the Service Providers) from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Web Site using your Internet account.

11. Term; Termination. This Agreement shall commence upon your accessing the Web Site. This Agreement may be terminated by Civil Discourse without notice at any time for any reason and may be terminated by you upon notice to Civil Discourse at any time for any reason. The provisions of Sections 1 (Copyright), 2 (Trademarks), 8 (Disclaimer), 10 (Limitation of Liability), 11 (Indemnification) and 13 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

12. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, exclusive of its provisions on conflicts of laws.

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