Terms of Service Terms and conditions associated with use of this web site, and distribution. SoVerse privacy and legal stuff. Definitions “SoVerse” is the interactive on-line service operated by SoVerse, LLC on the World Wide Web of the Internet, consisting of information services and content provided by SoVerse, affiliates of SoVerse and other third parties. "Subscriber" means each person who establishes or accesses a connection ("Account") for access to and use of SoVerse LLC. Copyright The website HTML, text, images audio, video, software or other content that is made available on this website are the property of someone - the author in the case of content produced elsewhere and reproduced here with permission, or Canonical or its content suppliers. Before you use this content in some way please take care to ensure that you have the relevant rights and permissions from the copyright holder. 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You may also send an e-mail or letter to the following e-mail or street address requesting access to or correction of your personally identifiable information. For verification purposes please include your first name, last name, e-mail address and the password you use for such service. E-mail Administration email: info@SoVerse.com Disclaimer This website and any of the websites generated by SoVerse and all information, products and services on it are provided on an “as is” basis, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Your use of this website is at your own risk. SoVerse, LLC. disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including without limitation, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. SoVerse, LLC. disclaims liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, punitive or other damages, or lost profits, that may result directly or indirectly from the use of this website or websites generated as a result and any material that is downloaded or obtained through the use of this website. This includes, without limitation, any damage to computer systems, hardware or software, loss of data, or any other performance failures, any errors, bugs, viruses or other defects that result from, or are associated with the use of this website. General (A) This Agreement, which incorporates by reference other provisions applicable to use of SoVerse LLC, including, but not limited to, supplemental terms and conditions set forth in paragraph 14 hereof ("Supplemental Terms") governing the use of certain specific material contained in SoVerse LLC, sets forth the terms and conditions that apply to use of SoVerse LLC by Subscriber. By using SoVerse LLC (other than to read this Agreement for the first time), Subscriber agrees to comply with all of the terms and conditions hereof. The right to use SoVerse LLC is personal to Subscriber and is not transferable to any other person or entity. Subscriber is responsible for all use of Subscriber's Account (under any screen name or password) and for ensuring that all use of Subscriber's Account complies fully with the provisions of this Agreement. Subscriber shall be responsible for protecting the confidentiality of Subscriber's password(s), if any. (B) SoVerse shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of SoVerse LLC, including, but not limited to, content, hours of availability, and equipment needed for access or use. Changed Terms Soverse shall have the right at any time to change or modify the terms and conditions applicable to Subscriber's use of Soverse LLC, or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions, including, but not limited to, adding fees and charges for use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by means including, but not limited to, posting on Soverse LLC, or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means by which Subscriber obtains notice thereof. Any use of Soverse LLC by Subscriber after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance by Subscriber of such changes, modifications or additions. Equipment Subscriber shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of Soverse LLC and all charges related thereto. Subscriber Conduct (A) Subscriber shall use SoVerse LLC for lawful purposes only. Subscriber shall not post or transmit through SoVerse LLC any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law, or which, without SoVerse's express prior approval, contains advertising or any solicitation with respect to products or services. Any conduct by a Subscriber that in SoVerse's discretion restricts or inhibits any other Subscriber from using or enjoying SoVerse LLC will not be permitted. Subscriber shall not (without the express permission of SoVerse LLC in writing), use SoVerse LLC to advertise or perform any commercial solicitation, including, but not limited to, the solicitation of users to become subscribers of other on-line information services competitive with SoVerse LLC. (B) SoVerse LLC contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of SoVerse LLC are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States copyright laws. SoVerse owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it. Subscriber may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the content, in whole or in part. Subscriber may download copyrighted material for Subscriber's personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of SoVerse and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. Subscriber acknowledges that it does not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material. (C) Subscriber shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on SoVerse LLC any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right and the burden of determining that any material is not protected by copyright rests with Subscriber. Subscriber shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. By submitting material to any public area of SoVerse LLC, Subscriber automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such material has expressly granted SoVerse the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute such material (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such material. Subscriber also permits any other Subscriber to access, view, store or reproduce the material for that Subscriber's personal use. Subscriber hereby grants SoVerse the right to edit, copy, publish and distribute any material made available on SoVerse LLC by Subscriber. (D) The foregoing provisions of Section 5 are for the benefit of SoVerse, its subsidiaries, affiliates and its third party content providers and licensors and each shall have the right to assert and enforce such provisions directly or on its own behalf. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability (A) SUBSCRIBER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF SoVerse LLC IS AT SUBSCRIBER'S SOLE RISK. NEITHER SoVerse, ITS AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS OR LICENSORS WARRANT THAT SoVerse LLC WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF SoVerse LLC, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH SoVerse LLC. (B) SoVerse LLC IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER THE LAWS APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT. (C) THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. SUBSCRIBER SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT SoVerse IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER SUBSCRIBERS OR THIRD-PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH SUBSCRIBER. Monitoring SoVerse shall have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor the content of SoVerse LLC, including chat rooms and forums, to determine compliance with this Agreement and any operating rules established by SoVerse and to satisfy any law, regulation or authorized government request. SoVerse shall have the right in its sole discretion to edit, refuse to post or remove any material submitted to or posted on SoVerse LLC. Without limiting the foregoing, SoVerse shall have the right to remove any material that SoVerse, in its sole discretion, finds to be in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable. Indemnification Subscriber agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless SoVerse, its affiliates and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against all claims and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of the use of SoVerse LLC by Subscriber or Subscriber's Account. Termination Either SoVerse or Subscriber may terminate this Agreement at any time. Without limiting the foregoing, SoVerse shall have the right to immediately terminate Subscriber's Account in the event of any conduct by Subscriber which SoVerse, in its sole discretion, considers to be unacceptable, or in the event of any breach by Subscriber of this Agreement. The provisions of Sections 5(B), 5(C), 5(D), 6, 8, 10 and this Section 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement. Trademarks SoVerse, Soverse, SoVerse LLC, Soverce LLC and each of their logos are trademarks of SoVerse LLC. All rights reserved. All other trademarks appearing on SoVerse LLC are the property of their respective owners. Third Party Content SoVerse is a distributor (and not a publisher) of content supplied by third parties and Subscribers. Accordingly, SoVerse has no more editorial control over such content than does a public library, bookstore, or newsstand. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, Subscribers or any other user of SoVerse LLC, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and not of SoVerse. Neither SoVerse nor any third-party provider of information guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. (Refer to Section 6 above for the complete provisions governing limitation of liabilities and disclaimers of warranty.) In many instances, the content available through SoVerse LLC represents the opinions and judgments of the respective information provider, Subscriber, or other user not under contract with SoVerse. SoVerse neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made on SoVerse LLC by anyone other than authorized SoVerse employee spokespersons while acting in their official capacities. Under no circumstances will SoVerse be liable for any loss or damage caused by a Subscriber's reliance on information obtained through SoVerse LLC. It is the responsibility of Subscriber to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through SoVerse LLC. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice or other content. Miscellaneous This Agreement and any operating rules for SoVerse LLC established by SoVerse constitute the entire agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import. Copyrights and Copyright Agent SoVerse respects the rights of all copyright holders and in this regard, SoVerse has adopted and implemented a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of subscribers and account holders who infringe the rights of copyright holders. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide SoVerse's Copyright Agent the following information required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512: Yes, it gives most of us a headache to read all of this, but it's important so thank you for your patience and now, enjoy the site!