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Disclaimer, Terms of Use, Privacy Statement Definitions In this document “cottom.org” is used with the understanding that the terms “cottom.org”, “web site”, and “the web site” represent the web site “www.cottom.org”, its “content” (all documents, images, resources, media and other material not footnoted as otherwise not belonging to the site), and all other entities in the cottom.org domain and sub-domains. Privacy and Data Collection When accessing cottom.org by any means the following information is collected about your visit.
The above-mentioned information is stored and primarily used for the statistical analysis of site traffic to permit the development of new, improved, and / or updated site content and services. The collected data contains no personal information nor do the users, individuals, or computer software, attempt to identify individuals accessing Cottom.org unless malicious activity is detected OR the user is making a submission of content to be posted on Cottom.org. [See information regarding submissions as well as security and passwords below] In the event that malicious activity is detected, all relevant information regarding the origin of the activity will be provided to the service provider(s) of both Cottom.org and the service provider(s) responsible for the origin of the activity. Security & Passwords Please note that information sent or received over the Internet is generally NOT secure and Cottom.org cannot and does not make any representation or warranty concerning security of any communication to or from Cottom.org site or any representation or warranty regarding the interception by third parties of personal or other information. To use certain features of Cottom.org, you may also need a username and password, which you will receive through the relative registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You agree to notify Cottom.org immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Cottom.org cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from a failure by Cottom.org or your failure to protect your password or account information. Exclusion of liability Neither the operators of Cottom.org, or other parties involved in the design, production, hosting or provision of Cottom.org or any related Internet site(s) accept any liability for direct damage, damage which occurs in passing, subsequent damage, indirect damage or penalty, including damage arising as a result of access to Cottom.org or any related Internet sites, as a result of the usage or the impossibility of using Cottom.org or the above mentioned Internet sites or as a result of mistakes or omissions in the content of Cottom.org or the corresponding Internet sites. The author reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality, correctness, completeness or quality of the information provided. Liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided, including any kind of information, which is incomplete or incorrect, will therefore be rejected. All offers are not binding and without obligation. Parts of the pages or the complete publication including all offers and information might be extended, changed or partly or completely deleted by the author without separate announcement. The information contained on the Cottom.org is for informational purposes only. It is not intended to provide legal, accounting, tax, investment, financial, medical, political, personal, relationship, lifestyle or other advice to you, and you should not rely upon the information to provide any such advice. YOU HEREBY RELEASE Cottom.org AND ITS AUTHORS, CONTRIBUTORS AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ANY DAMAGES THAT YOU INCUR, AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT ANY CLAIMS AGAINST THEM, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF Cottom.org OR BY THIRD PARTIES THROUGH THE WEB SITE. Third Party sites, Hypertext Links (“Links”), Hypertext Linking (“Linking”), Sites outside the domain and sub-domains of Cottom.org Cottom.org may provide links to Web pages that are not part of the Cottom.org domain. These hypertext references (“Links”) may direct you to information of third-party servers. Organizations, companies, or individuals outside of Cottom.org and not under control of Cottom.org manage these sites and/or servers, and Cottom.org is not responsible for the information or links you may find there. Cottom.org of the contents of such third-party web sites provides these links solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement. Cottom.org is not responsible for the content of any third-party web site, nor does it make any representation or warranty of any kind regarding any third-party web site including, without limitation (i) any representation or warranty regarding the legality, accuracy, reliability, completeness, timeliness, suitability of any content on any third-party web site; (ii) any representation or warranty regarding the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of any material, content, software, goods or services located at or made available through such third-party web sites; or (iii) any representation or warranty that the operation of the third-party web sites will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects or errors in such third-party web sites will be corrected or that such third-party web sites will be free from viruses or other harmful components. Cottom.org is not responsible for the data collection practices of sites outside of the Cottom.org domain. Cottom.org does not; therefore undertake to provide any guarantee regarding the correctness and accuracy or any other aspect of such information. Visitors to Cottom.org declare their agreement that the utilization of links to third-party information is carried out at their own risk. Once you link to another site, you are subject to the privacy policy of the new site, and you should read that site's policies on privacy and information collection. IF YOU DECIDE TO ACCESS OR USE ANY LINKED WEB SITE OR CONTENT, MATERIALS, SOFTWARE, GOODS OR SERVICES FROM A WEB SITE LINKED TO THE Cottom.org, YOU DO SO ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. Submissions Cottom.org provides features, which allow you to post messages and content, to participate in, chat groups, to interact with Cottom.org and other users and to upload files, documents or other materials (collectively, Submissions). When using any of the features of Cottom.org which allow you to post, upload or make Submissions, it is a condition of your use of the Web site that you observe the rules of netiquette and that you do not: (i) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying Cottom.org, interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper workings of Cottom.org or do anything which in the sole discretion of Cottom.org and its operators imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Cottom.org web site infrastructure; (ii) post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, or indecent information of any kind, including, without limitation, any Submission constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, provincial, national or international law or regulation; (iii) post or transmit any Submission, including, without limitation, articles, images, stories, software or other material, which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected by any intellectual property rights, including, without limitation, copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark or other proprietary rights herein, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or rights holder. By posting or uploading Submissions to Cottom.org, you grant Cottom.org a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, irrevocable, unrestricted, worldwide license to: (i) use, reproduce, store, adapt, translate, modify, make derivative works from, transmit, distribute, publicly perform or display such Submissions for any purpose; and (ii) to sublicense to third parties the unrestricted right to exercise any of the foregoing rights. In addition to the grant of the above license, you hereby (i) agree to waive all moral rights in any Submission in favor of Cottom.org; (ii) consent to your name, address and e-mail appearing as the contributor of any Submission, where applicable, and to the disclosure and/or display of such information and any other information which appears in or is associated with a Submission; (iii) acknowledge and agree that Cottom.org is not responsible for any loss, damage, or corruption that may occur to your Submissions; and (iv) acknowledge and agree that any Submissions you provide for display on Cottom.org will be considered non-confidential. While Cottom.org cannot and will not review Submissions before they are posted, Cottom.org reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to edit or remove any Submission, whether or not the Submission is in violation of the provisions hereof or otherwise objectionable. You acknowledge and agree that Cottom.org may, in its sole discretion, monitor Cottom.org periodically and disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or other governmental or Court request, to operate Cottom.org properly or to protect itself or other users of the Cottom.org. Cottom.org is not responsible for the content of any Submission. Submissions represent the views and opinions of the person(s) posting the Submission and do not represent the views or opinions of Cottom.org. While Cottom.org is under no obligation to investigate any complaint regarding any Submission, it may, in its sole discretion, investigate complaints and take any actions it deems appropriate in the circumstances, including, without limitation, removing the offending communication from Cottom.org and/or terminating the submitting party's right to access and use Cottom.org (or any portion thereof). Indemnity You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Cottom.org and its authors, contributors, employees, agents, licensors and their respective successors and assigns, from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, costs or expenses whatsoever, including, without limitation, legal fees and disbursements resulting directly or indirectly from: (i) your breach of any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement; (ii) your access, use or inability to access or Cottom.org or any Web site to which Cottom.org is or may be linked to from time to time; (iii) your use of, reliance on, publication, communication or distribution, uploading or downloading of anything on or from Cottom.org; and/or (iv) your violation of any law or regulation. General Any consent by Cottom.org to, or waiver of, a breach of this Agreement, which you have committed, whether express or implied, shall not constitute a consent to, or waiver of, any other, different or subsequent breach. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement or any right or obligation hereunder. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, it shall be severed and the remaining provisions shall remain in full force without being invalidated in any way. This Agreement is not intended to create a partnership, joint venture, or agency relationship between the parties. Except for any agreements with Cottom.org that expressly reference this Agreement, this is the entire agreement between you and Cottom.org relating to the matters contained herein. Use of this site certifies that you have fully read, fully understand and agree to abide by the Disclaimer, Terms of Service, and Privacy Statement This document was last modified Wednesday,
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