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PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS BLOG.
Introduction. This agreement
(”Agreement“) between You and Real Bloggers
United (”the Author“) consists of these Real Bloggers
United: The Group Blog (the “the Blog“) Terms of Use
(”Terms“). “You“, “Reader” or “Commenter” means any
entity identified by its comments, e-mail, registration information or
IP address. If You use this Blog on behalf of your employer,
organization or company, they shall also be bound by the terms of this
Agreement.
Privacy. When You leave a comment, the Author is
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purposes than to moderate comments. This information is not being sold
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information is used, please contact the Author directly to arrange for
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information will result in the removal of any content the Commenter
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location.
Blog content. This Blog is a not for profit venture
that receives is submissions from members of the wholly social and not
for profit blogging club Real Bloggers United as it is found on
BlogCatalog.com. As such the posts on this Blog are submitted on an
entirely voluntary basis; reviewed for content in as much as the content
must fit the theme of month as determined by the editors of the Blog.
No author or editor will use the Blog as a forum for promoting any
particular product or service; however, the mention of particular
products, persons, or items is not barred so long as the mention is
relevant to the overall theme of the submission. This Blog is
entirely written in English and only accepts submissions in
English. The content of this Blog is not intended to cause harm, but if
You have any concerns about the contents of this Blog, please Real Bloggers
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not constitute sufficient ground for You to ask the Author to
remove or modify any parts of this Blog. The Author is not being
paid to write content on this Blog or to manage and in any way
operate this Blog.
Copyright policy. All the text,
images and other content being part of this Blog is submitted with the good faith that You have the legal right to claim and distribute the
information submitted. Submissions of any photos, must always be credited even if You must be properly are the owner. The Editors have the right to refuse any works for any
reason including but not limited to questions of ownership and content;
however, the Editors will try, in good faith, to contact You in cases
where there is a question of ownership rights. You are not allowed to reproduce, sell, and modify any part of
this Blog. You are welcome to link to this blog, and to discuss its
contents in a respectful manner. When You quote or link to this Blog,
please include Real Bloggers United: The
Group Blog in your link. You are not authorized
to use this content for personal profit. UNAUTHORIZED COPYING,
REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, POSTING,
TRANSMITTING OR DUPLICATING OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL IS PROHIBITED. Whenever
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according to fair dealing practices. Use of material from this Blog
according to fair dealing practices requires proper acknowledgment.
Simply linking back to the Blog is not considered proper acknowledgment;
please provide a link including the Author’s name, the name of
the page you are linking, and a permanent link (”Permalink“) to that
page.
Comment policy. The Author is not responsible for
the content of any comments made by the Commenter(s). The Author is also
not responsible for knowing whether the content of Your comment is
breaking the law in other countries or jurisdictions. This Blog is a
venue for discussion; therefore, the Author will not delete critical
comments, or comments portraying a different opinion from the Author’s
own. However, the Author reserves the right to edit, delete, or not
publish a comment if this is deemed to be potentially illegal (this
includes, but it is not limited to comments containing hateful,
libelous, and defamatory content). All comments on this Blog have to be
written in English. Please do not endanger Yourself or break the law
when you comment. Comments intending to advertise and/or off-topic (”SPAM“) will be
deleted. The Author also reserves the right to block Commenter(s) who
have previously published offensive comments, illegal content, or SPAM.
Forbidden actions. You are not
authorized to (i) use this Blog to advertise for products of any kind
and for other Blogs, (ii) to infringe the Copyright policy and Comment
policy of this Blog, (iii) to attack this Blog using malicious software
and/or use this Blog for data mining (iv) to commit any illegal actions
while using the Blog, or against this Blog, (v) to restrict access to
this Blog, (vi) to impede the normal functioning of this Blog and (vii)
to menace the Author with, or cause physical or financial harm to, the
Author of this Blog.
Changes to the Terms. The Author
reserves the right to change these Terms at any time. You will only be
notified by the Blog through posts or syndicated content (RSS), NOT IN
PERSON. It is Your responsibility to make sure that you agree with the
new Terms, whenever changes have been announced. Changes to the Terms
will be effective 24 hours after the notice
has been posted on the Blog. If You do not agree with the Terms, DO NOT
USE THIS BLOG.
No Guarantee. The Author
makes no guarantee regarding the validity of the content of the Blog. In
addition, the Author does not guarantee that the Blog will be
accessible at all times or during any down time (i) caused by outages to
any public Internet backbones, networks or servers, (ii) caused by any
failures of Your equipment, systems or local access services, (iii) for
previously scheduled maintenance or (iv) relating to events beyond the
Author’s control such as strikes, riots, fires, floods, explosions, war,
terrorism, governmental action, labor conditions, natural and/or
man-made disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area
where the Author or Your servers are located. Although the Author will
try to moderate comments quickly, the Author makes no guarantee to the
Commenter that its comments or trackbacks will be displayed promptly,
without modifications, or that they will be displayed at all, as all
comments will be published to the discretion of the Author.
No Warranty or Condition; Links. The Author makes
NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. If you choose to access the Blog, you do so AT
YOUR OWN RISK. To the extent links and external content are based on or
displayed in connection with the Blog, THE AUTHOR SHALL NOT HAVE ANY
LIABILITY IN CONNECTION WITH THE DISPLAY OF SUCH LINKS AND SEARCH
RESULTS, whether this external content is breaking the law in this or
other jurisdictions. YOU AGREE TO USE THE BLOG AT YOUR OWN RISK, and
that You will not consider the Blog’s content to be a suitable
substitute for professional advice.
Limitations of Liability. IN NO EVENT
SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT FOR ANY DAMAGES OR
LOSSES. Each party acknowledges that the other party has entered into
this Agreement relying on the limitations of liability stated herein and
that those limitations are an essential part of the Agreement. Without
limiting the foregoing, the Author shall not have any liability for any
failure or delay resulting from any condition beyond the reasonable
control of the Author. The Author is not liable for the
content of any comments the Commenter might leave on this Blog (see
Comment policy).
Obligation to
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Person(s)“) harmless from and against any and all third party claims,
liability, loss, and expense (including damage awards, settlement
amounts, and reasonable legal fees, brought against any Indemnified
Person(s), arising out of, related to or which may arise from Your use
of the Blog and/or Your breach of any term of this Agreement.
Applicable Laws; Venue. The Author
operates the Blog from the United States and makes no
representations that materials in the Blog are appropriate or available
for use in other locations. Access to the Blog from any location where
the content is illegal is prohibited. Any claim related to the use of
the Blog or to the Blog materials shall be governed by the laws of the United States. Any action related to the access, use,
content, or existence of this Blog shall be filed only in the
appropriate court located within the United
States. The use of this Blog constitutes Your express permission and
consent to the jurisdiction of the state and
federal courts of the United States for purposes of
such actions.
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infringed, please Real Bloggers United: The
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concerns.
Real Bloggers
United: The Group Blog would like to thank Giovanna Di Sauro
http://gdisauro.com/ for the
template with the terms of use as listed above. Please note these terms
have been modified slightly to reflect the needs and purposes of the
blog Real Bloggers United: The Group Blog.
