Our lawyers made us include it and made us use a precious button
on our home page to get you here. At first, we thought the lawyers were a real
pain. But then we read the page. What a Netwakening! It's really important
stuff. We took the legalese the lawyers wrote and translated it into readable
English. So be a smart nethead and read the stuff on this page. It could
prevent you from hearing from our lawyers, or worse yet, from really nasty
people, like prosecutors.
Here's the deal:
We run this site so
that people like you (and people you like) can use it for personal
entertainment, information, education, communication, and cybergratification.
So go ahead and browse around all you like. You can even download stuff from
the site but only for non-commercial, personal use. If you do, though, don't
fool around with the copyright and other notices all over the stuff. They're
there for a really good reason. And don't even think about distributing,
modifying, transmitting, reusing, re-posting, or anything else un-cool with any
of the stuff, including the text, images, audio, and video, for public or
commercial purposes unless we give you written permission. And it's not likely
we will.
If you visit our site, you're also legally obligated to the terms and
conditions listed below and any other law or regulation that applies to the
site, the Internet, the World Wide Web, or the Republic of Indonesia. You
shouldn't access or browse the site if you have any problem with that, because
once you start, there's no turning back -- you are bound by [read: stuck with]
the terms and conditions.
So here's the scoop on our Top Eleven Rules for Cybersurfers who
hang out on our site:
1. For everyone's sake, just assume that everything on the site is
copyrighted unless we say it's not. So you can't use the stuff except how we
say you can on this page or anywhere else on the site without our written
permission. And like we said before, it's not likely we'll give you permission
anyway. In fact, even if we wanted to, the lawyers are likely to veto any deal
anyway. So it's better you don't even ask.
2. While we try to include accurate stuff on the site, we're not
promising you it's accurate. In fact, we're not promising you anything except
fun and entertainment. So if you use stuff on the site, you're using it at your
own risk. Don't call us if there's a problem because we assume no liability or
responsibility for errors or omissions on the site.
3. We and anybody else who helped us create, produce, or deliver
the site are not liable for any damages you suffer when you use it. In
particular, the lawyers want you to know that our disclaimer includes
"direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising
out of your access to, or use of, the site. Without limiting the foregoing,
everything on the site is provided to you 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON INFRINGEMENT.
Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of
implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check
your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of
implied warranties. Ugh! What a mouthful from the mouthpieces. We put all of
that in quotes because we couldn't figure out any other way to say it that the
lawyers would accept. But here's the bottom line -- we're not responsible if
you're browsing around and the site damages you or your computer or infects it
with any nasty viruses. We sure hope that doesn't happen, but if it does, don't
call us.
4. If you don't want the world to know something, don't post in on
the site in any bulletin board or anyplace else. That's because anything you
disclose to us is ours. That's right -- ours. So we can do anything we want
with the stuff you post. We can reproduce it, disclose it, transmit it, publish
it, broadcast it, and post it someplace else. We can even send it to your
mother (as soon as we find her address). Not only that, we can even use any
ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques you post any way we want to,
including, developing, manufacturing and marketing products or other stuff
using the information you post.
5. Pictures of people or places shown on the site are either our
property or someone else's property we're using with their permission. No
matter what, it's definitely not your property. You or any of your net-friends
can't use it unless we said you could on this page or somewhere else on the
site. And guess what -- we won't say yes. So be careful, Bunky, because
unauthorized use may violate all sorts of nasty laws. Be smart, keep the stuff
you download to yourself.
6. There's also a lot of trademarks, logos, and service marks on
the site that either we own or we're using with someone else's permission. So
don't think you have any kind of license or right to use them, because you
don't and we're not about to give you one. If you don't leave them alone and
mess with our trademarks, logos and service marks on our site, we'll probably
go ballistic, so will the companies that own the other trademarks, logos and
service marks. That means that we're likely to sue you or to ask a prosecutor
to come after you for messing around with our property or the property of
others.
7. You'll probably notice we've linked our site to lots of others.
While that's cool, it doesn't mean we've looked at all those sites, much less
checked them out periodically to see what's going on. So don't blame us if some
site you link to is bad or has stuff on it that offends you or your pets. Go
ahead and link, but remember, you're doing it at your risk.
8. That brings us to what you do on our own site. While we
occasionally listen in on chat groups, or look at the posting in our discussion
groups or on our bulletin boards, we take no responsibility and assume no
liability for the content of those locations or for any mistakes, defamation,
libel, slander, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography, or profanity you
might encounter when you visit such places on our site. And don't be stupid by
posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, nasty, mean, or profane
material or any material that law enforcement types may consider a criminal
offense, get someone in court on a civil lawsuit, or for that matter violate
any law -- anywhere, anytime. While we certainly respect your privacy, we have
no choice but to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court
which might ask us who might have posted nasty stuff on our site.
9. We're also allowed to change this page and anything else on the
site any time we want to. That's because it's ours and we have the programmers
who can do it. If we do change the page, then you're bound by those changes,
too, whenever you visit our site.
10. If either of us wants to make something of it and wants to
"sue" (a dirty word) then we have to follow these rules of
engagement. (sort of according to the Geneva Convention):
Any other disputes will be resolved as follows:
If a dispute arises under this agreement, we agree to first try to
resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator. Any costs and fees
other than attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally
by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory
solution through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding
arbitration, under the rules of the Republic of Indonesia. Judgment upon the
award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction
to do so.
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