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User Agreement Terms and Conditions
1. General
1.1 This agreement governs your use of the web sites (the "Sites") operated by Northstar Computer Systems (NCS).
Additional terms and conditions of use applicable to specific areas of the Sites may
also be posted in such areas and, together with this agreement, govern your use of those areas. This agreement, together
with any such additional term and conditions, are referred to as this "Agreement."
1.2 NCS reserves the right, in its discretion, to change or modify all or any part of this
Agreement at any time, effective immediately upon notice published on the Sites. Your continued use
of the Sites constitutes your binding acceptance of these terms and conditions, including any changes
or modifications made by NCS as permitted above. If at any time the terms and conditions of this Agreement
are no longer acceptable to you, you should immediately cease all use of the Sites.
1.3 The Sites is directed to teenagers and adults and is not directed to children under the age
of 13. NCS complies with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act and does not permit registration
by and will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 13. This requirement
will be posted wherever NCS collects data within the Sites, such as during the registration process.
2. Use of Content
2.1 You acknowledge that the Sites contains information, software, photographs, audio and video clips,
graphics, links and other material (collectively, the "Content") that are protected by copyright, trademark or
other proprietary rights of NCS or third parties. All Content on the Sites is copyrighted as a collective work
of NCS pursuant to applicable copyright law. You agree to comply with any additional copyright notices,
information, or restrictions contained in any Content available on or accessed through the Sites. Users of
the Sites may use the Content only for their personal, noncommercial use.
2.2 You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer or sell, reproduce, create derivative works from,
distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit any of the Content, in whole or in part, except as expressly
permitted in this Agreement. Content consisting of downloadable software may not be reverse engineered unless
specifically authorized by the owner of the software's patent and/or copyright. You may post on the Sites any
Content owned by you (such as your original statements), Content for which you have received express permission
from the owner and Content in the public domain. You assume all risk and responsibility for determining whether
any Content is in the public domain. You grant to NCS the right to edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate
and otherwise use in any medium any Content that you place on the Sites without compensation to you. You represent
and warrant that you are authorized to grant all rights set forth in the preceding sentence.
2.3 You may download or copy the Content only for your own personal use, provided that you maintain all
copyright and other notices contained in such Content. You shall not store electronically any significant portion
of any Content. Except as expressly permitted by the copyright laws, no copying, storage, redistribution or publication
of any Content is permitted without the express permission of NCS or the owners of such Content or their authorized
persons, if other than NCS. You may download from the Sites any Content in the public domain for your own personal
use or for non-commercial redistribution.
3. Rules of Conduct
You shall not post on the Sites any Content which (a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive,
harassing or threatening, (b) contains viruses or other contaminating or destructive features, (c) violates the
rights of others, such as Content which infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or violates any
right of privacy or publicity, or (d) otherwise violates any applicable law. You may not post on the Sites any
links to any external Internet sites that are obscene or pornographic. You shall not use the Sites for any
commercial purpose, to distribute any advertising or solicitation of funds or goods and Sitess or to solicit
users to join competitive online Sites.
4. Managing Content
NCS does not and cannot review the Content posted by users on the Sites and is not responsible for such Content.
However, NCS reserves the right to delete, move or edit any Content (including Content posted in any Interactive Area)
that it may determine, in its sole discretion, violates this Agreement or is otherwise unacceptable. You shall
remain solely responsible for all Content posted by you. NCS shall have the right, but not the obligation, to
correct any errors or omissions in any Content, as it may determine in its sole discretion.
5. No Endorsement
5.1 NCS does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any Content posted on any Interactive
Area and you acknowledge that any reliance upon such Content shall be at your sole risk. Any Content placed on
any Interactive Area by users are the views of the user posting the statement, and do not represent the views of NCS.
5.2 The Sites may contain links to sites on the Internet which are owned and operated by third parties
(the "External Sites"). You acknowledge that NCS is not responsible for the availability of, or the content
located on or through, any External Site. You should contact the site administrator or Webmaster for those
External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or the content located on such External Sites.
6. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold NCS and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, owners,
agents, information providers and licensors (collectively, the "NCS Parties") harmless from and against any and
all claims, liability, losses, costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by any NCS Party in
connection with any use or alleged use of the Sites under your password by any person, whether or not authorized
by you. NCS reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter
otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and in such case, you agree to cooperate with NCS's defense of such claim.
7. Termination of Sites
NCS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend or terminate your access to all or any part
of the Sites, including the Interactive Areas, at any time for any reason without prior notice or liability.
NCS may change, suspend or discontinue all or any aspect of the Sites at any time, including the availability
of any feature, database, or Content (including the Interactive Areas), without prior notice or liability.
8. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
8.1 NEITHER NCS NOR ANY PROVIDER OF THIRD PARTY CONTENT OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS WARRANTS THAT THE SITES
WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DOES NCS, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS
MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITES OR THE CONTENT. THE SITES AND THE CONTENT
ARE DISTRIBUTED ON AN "AS IS, AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. NONE OF NCS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
AGENTS MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITES, ANY CONTENT
OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SITESS SOLD THROUGH THE SITES. NEITHER NCS NOR ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER WARRANTS THAT ANY
FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING THROUGH THE SITES WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR SIMILAR CONTAMINATION OR DESTRUCTIVE
FEATURES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SITES AND THE ACCURACY
OR COMPLETENESS OF THE CONTENT IS ASSUMED SOLELY BY YOU.
8.2 NEITHER NCS, ANY THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDER NOR THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES, EVEN
IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
8.3 SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY
OF NCS, THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
9. Miscellaneous
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, and the parties irrevocably
consent to bring any action to enforce this Agreement in the federal or state courts located in Indiana. This
Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
supersedes all previous written or oral agreements between the parties with respect to such subject matter.
If any inconsistency exists between the terms of this agreement and any additional terms and conditions posted
on the Sites, such terms shall be interpreted as to eliminate any inconsistency, if possible, and otherwise,
the additional terms and conditions shall control. Sections 2, 3, 7, 8, 10 and 11 shall survive any termination
of this Agreement as well as any other provisions which by their terms or sense are intended to survive.
Revised 4/1/2001
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