Terms Of Service/Use Last Updated:
3/30/2011
If you do not agree to the following Terms of Service, discontinue using the site immediately!
By using this site, you signify your Assent and Agreement to these Terms of Service/Use. If you do not agree
to these Terms of Service/Use, do not use the site.
RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS
Materials in this web site are Copyrighted and All Rights Are Reserved. Text, graphics,
databases, HTML code, XML code, any and all computer language code, and other intellectual
property are protected by US and International Copyright Laws, and may not be copied,
reprinted, published, re-engineered, translated, hosted, or otherwise distributed
by any means without explicit written permission.
INACTIVE ACCOUNT HOLDERS
All account holders must login at least once every 90 days. Inactive accounts are automatically deleted.
RSS FEED ACCEPTANCE
No porn, hate, or other undesirable feeds accepted.
FWICKI.COM - SPAM POLICY
** NOTICE: The creation of "test" fwicki's using this application will be considered as internally SPAMMING the community. fwicki users are expected to create a legitimate when using the application. This policy is to ensure the value fwicki brings to the web community at large. Violators of this policy will have their fwicki's removed from the database, their accounts locked, and their IP address will be blocked. Malicious users will be reported to the proper authorities and their ISP. IP addresses are logged and this policy will be strictly enforced.
USE OF THE FWICKI APPLICATION TECHNOLOGY
As of December 1, 2009 fwicki is open to qualified webmasters. Publishers, site owners, and online businesses must apply in order to gain access to fwicki application technology. In order to ensure compliance, value to the Internet community at large, and commitment to our existing clients, all potential clients must now undergo a review and approval process.
USE OF THE FWICKI APPLICATION - BASIC REQUIREMENTS
Anyone using the fwicki application is subject to this terms of service.
1. All users of the fwicki application are subject to the terms set forth in this document. Users who allow their accounts to expire or lapse, must re-apply in order to reinstate their accounts. Account reinstatement will be subject to current pricing at the time of reinstatement as well as additional setup fees for reactivating the account.
2. All users who register at fwicki.com agree to the terms and conditions set forth in this Terms of Service/Use.
USE OF FWICKI FEEDS
The general public and users of the fwicki application have access
to the fwicki Feeds created by the fwicki application. The following terms and conditions
apply to anyone who uses the fwicki Feeds: 1. Sites who use and benefit from the proprietary content feeds
are required to use the feed "as is" without altering the feed code. 2. This includes independent web sites, feed directories, feed libraries,
feed repositories, and blogs.
3. All users who register at fwicki.com agree to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Terms of Service/Use.
USE OF THE FWICKI FEED CLOUD AND RSS WIDGETS
The general public and users of the fwicki application have access
to the fwicki Feed Cloud and various RSS/FLASH widgets and gadgets. The following terms and conditions
apply to anyone who uses the fwicki Feed Cloud or ANY fwicki RSS Widget/Gadget :
1. It is a violation of
the fwicki Terms of Service/Use to implement the fwicki Feed Cloud (or any fwicki RSS widget/gadget) onto any web page, blog, myspace page, internet location,
or web site that contains any of the following elements: lewd, pornographic, profanity,
violence, hatred, hate speech, racial bigotry, sedition, insurrection, sexual content,
terrorism, threats, or any other content fwicki.com deems inappropriate.
2. If any
user is found to be using the fwicki Feed Cloud (or any fwicki RSS widget/gadget) on web pages
that violate these guidelines; the user account will be permanently disabled and
the users feeds will be removed from the fwicki feed database. The associated site IP address will be
blocked and the fwicki Feed Cloud will no longer be delivered to the offending domain. If the fwicki Feed Cloud (or any fwicki RSS widget/gadget) is
being used on a public site and is in violation of fwicki Terms of Service, fwicki.com reserves
the right to block the IP address of the offending web site and cease delivery of the fwicki Feed
Cloud (or any fwicki RSS widget/gadget). 3. Any user who is found in violation of this policy agrees to
forfeit any and all fees paid for the use of the fwicki application. 4. Any user found in
violation of this policy will have their IP address blocked and be permanently banned
from accessing the site.
5. All users who register at fwicki.com agree to the terms
and conditions set forth in this Terms of Service/Use.
DATABASE OWNERSHIP, LICENSE, SERVICE AND USE
You may only use this
site and the fwicki application in accordance with our creative commons license guidelines. fwicki.com grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable
license to use database(s) accessible to you subject to these Terms and Conditions.
Nothing herein
shall authorize you to create any database, directory or hard copy publication of
or from the databases, whether for internal or external distribution or use.
FEED SUBMISSION AND FEED CREATION POLICY
fwicki.com will not tolerate the submission
or creation of feeds that contain pornography, obscenities, or inappropriate content.
This includes but is not limited to: content feeds that contain profanity, violence,
hatred, hate speech, racial bigotry, sedition, insurrection, sexual content, terrorism,
threats, or any other content fwicki.com deems inappropriate. If any user is found
to be using the fwicki.com web application to submit or create feeds that violate
these guidelines; the user account will be permanently disabled and the feeds removed.
The user in violation will have their IP blocked and will no longer be able to access
the fwicki.com. web application.
LIABILITY
The materials in
this site are provided “as is” and without warranties of any kind either express
or implied. fwicki.com disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including,
but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose. fwicki.com does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials
will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this
site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful
components. fwicki.com does not warrant or make any representations regarding the
use or the results of the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness,
accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (and not fwicki.com) assume the entire
cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. Applicable law may not allow
the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall fwicki.com
be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of,
or the inability to use, the materials or feeds in this site, even if fwicki.com
or a fwicki.com authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of
such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability
or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may
not apply to you. In no event shall fwicki.com’s total liability to you for all
damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort, including but
not limited to, negligence or otherwise) exceed one percent of the amount paid by you, if any,
for accessing this site. If you choose to register and use the fwicki.com web application
or fwicki Support Community, you agree that you do so at your own risk. You also agree
that fwicki.com is blameless and not responsible for any losses incurred by using
the site or the services related to fwicki.com. Facts and information at this web
site are believed to be accurate at the time they were placed on the web site. Changes
may be made at any time without prior notice. The user agrees to be bound by any
updates to this policy from the time the updates are added to this policy. All data
provided on this web site is to be used for information purposes only. The information
contained on this web site and pages within, is not intended to provide specific
legal, financial or tax advice, or any other advice, whatsoever, for any individual
or company and should not be relied upon in that regard. The services described
on this web site are only offered in jurisdictions where they may be legally offered. fwicki
is in no way responsible for changes in search engine algorithms which may cause the portal pages
to be adjusted or removed from any search engine index. Users of the fwicki application acknowledge
by using the fwicki application technology that fwicki can not and will not be held responsible
for any deindexing or placement shift of fwicki portals within any Internet search engines. Users of
the fwicki application understand that such a shift in the algorithms or deindexing from search engine indexes is outside the control of
fwicki.com or the user (licensee). Information provided in our web site is not all-inclusive, and is limited to information
that is made available to fwicki.com and such information should not be relied upon
as all-inclusive or accurate.
LINKS AND MARKS
The owner of this site is not necessarily
affiliated with sites that may be linked to this site and is not responsible for
their content. The linked sites are for your convenience only and you access them
at your own risk. Links to other web sites or references to products, services or
publications other than those of fwicki.com and its subsidiaries and affiliates
at this web site, do not imply the endorsement or approval of such web sites, products,
services or publications by fwicki.com or its subsidiaries and affiliates.
All third-party logos, corporate identifiers, and images which appear on the fwicki website are the exclusive property of their respective owners. fwicki claims no ownership rights or privileges to said items. Third-party logos, corporate identifiers, and images which appear on certain fwicki pages are used with the express consent of companies and individuals requesting placement of said elements on fwicki pages. Certain names, graphics, logos, icons, designs, words, titles or phrases at this web site may constitute trade names, trademarks or service marks of fwicki.com or of other entities. The display of trademarks on this web site does not imply that a license of any kind has been granted.
CONFIDENTIALITY OF CODES, PASSWORDS AND INFORMATION
You agree to treat as strictly private and confidential any Subscriber Code, username,
user ID, or password which you may have received from fwicki.com, and all information
to which you have access through password-protected areas of fwicki.com’s web sites
and will not cause or permit any such information to be communicated, copied or
otherwise divulged to any other person whatsoever.
OTHER LEGAL STUFF
These Terms
of Service/Use will apply to every access to http://www.fwicki.com.
fwicki.com reserves the right to issue revisions to these Terms
of Use by publishing a revised version of this document on this site: that version
will then apply to all use by you following the date of publication. Each access
of information from fwicki.com will be a separate, discrete transaction based on
the then prevailing terms. This Terms of Service/Use and the license granted may
not be assigned or sublet by You without fwicki.com’s written consent in advance.
These Terms of Service/Use shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance
with the laws of the state of South Carolina, as it is applied to agreements entered into
and to be performed entirely within such jurisdiction. To the extent you have in
any manner violated or threatened to violate fwicki.com and/or its affiliates’ intellectual
property rights, fwicki.com and/or its affiliates may seek injunctive or other appropriate
relief in any state or federal court in the State of South Carolina, and you consent to
exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. 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 in one of the following locations:
Charleston, South Carolina. 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 at one of the following locations: Charleston, South Carolina under the rules of the
American Arbitration Association. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration
may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so. If any provision of this
agreement is void or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions
of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.
TERMINATION
These Terms of Service/Use
agreement are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate this
agreement at any time by destroying all materials obtained from any and all http://www.fwicki.com
site(s) and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof,
whether made under the terms of this agreement or otherwise. This agreement will
terminate immediately without notice at fwicki.com’s sole discretion, should you
fail to comply with any term or provision of this agreement. Upon termination, you
must destroy all materials obtained from this site and any and all other http://www.fwicki.com
site(s) and all copies thereof, whether made under the terms of this agreement or
otherwise.
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