Forums, Public Communications, Minors and Third Parties
USE OF FORUMS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
"Forum" means any bulletin board; chat area; discussion or news group; email function; fax or letter to Objectivity, its webmaster or employees; that may be accessed via the Site.
Forums must be used in a noncommercial manner only. You will not distribute or otherwise publish any content containing advertising, any solicitation of funds, any promotion or solicitation for goods or services, or any other commercial matter.
You agree not to solicit other users of the Site to use
or join or become members of any commercial online or offline
service or other organization.
Except where expressly authorized by Objectivity, you agree not to collect or store personal data about other users.
You agree to immediately desist from sending e-mail to or otherwise communicating with a recipient who has indicated that he/she does not wish to receive further communication from you.
You agree not to upload, email, post, publish or otherwise
transmit through a Forum any content that:
a) Is false or misleading;
b) Is defamatory, or is harassing or invades another's privacy,
or promotes bigotry, racism, hatred or harm against any
group or individual;
c) Exploits children in any way, or is deemed obscene or
unsuitable for children;
d) Infringes another's rights, including but not limited
to intellectual property rights;
e) Constitutes unsolicited bulk e-mail, "junk mail,"
"spam" or chain letters;
f) Violates or encourages others to violate any applicable
laws or regulations; or
g) May give rise to civil liability.
You agree not to impersonate any individual or entity, falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your identity or affiliation
in any way, or alter, delete or forge any part of the TCP/IP
packet header information in any e-mail or other posting.
By emailing, posting, publishing, uploading or otherwise transmitting content to any Forum or submitting any content to Objectivity, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) Objectivity an irrevocable, non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free license and right to adapt, distribute, modify, publish, reproduce and transmit such content in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, subject to prior agreements with Objectivity. In addition, you warrant that you have waived all so-called moral rights in the content. You should note that legally executed Non-Disclosure Agreements with Objectivity, Inc. generally over-ride the prior contents of this paragraph.
MINORS
Posting material that exploits children or is unsuitable for viewing by children on Forums on the Site is forbidden and will result in Termination of Use. We are unable to reliably verify the age of any user of the Site. Minors are not eligible to use the Site and we ask that they do not submit any personal information to us.
Third Party Web sites, Content, Products and Services
The Site provides links to Web sites and access to content, products and services from third parties, including advertisers, affiliates, sponsors and other such users of the Site. You should refer to the policies posted by other Web sites regarding privacy and other topics before you use them.
You agree that Objectivity is not responsible for any third party content accessible through the Site, including advertisements, advice, opinions and statements and you understand that you bear all risks associated with the use of such content. If you choose to purchase any products or services from a third party, any relationship resulting therefrom is directly with the third party and not with Objectivity
You agree that Objectivity is not responsible for any loss
or damage of any sort you may incur from dealing with any
third party you reach via the Site. You agree that Objectivity
is not responsible for the quality of third party products
or services nor for fulfilling any of the terms of your
agreement with a third party seller, including delivery
of products or services and warranty obligations related
to purchased products or services.