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Service Agreement

Welcome to our web site ("Service"), an online service. Your use of the Service will be subject
to the terms of this Terms of Service Agreement (TOS). The TOS may change
from time to time. Use of service after a change will subject you to the
new terms. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS DO NOT USE THE SERVICE AS
VIOLATION OF THE TERMS CAN LEAD TO LEGAL LIABILITY.



Participation and Conduct


During the term of this Agreement, we grants to you a
terminable at will non-exclusive license to use and display the Service,
and to download materials available through the Service, all solely for your
personal, non-commercial use. You may not transfer, assign, sub-license,
lend, or re-sell the rights granted under this license.
Any use in violation of these limits shall constitute a violation of the terms
of this license. Absolutely no framing of our site is permitted.


You may participate in any forums or messaging threads offered through the
Service, but you agree not to post any material the content of which (i) is
defamatory, libelous, obscene, indecent, abusive, threatening to others, or
in violation of any law; or (ii) infringes the copyright, trademark right,
or other intellectual property right of any third party. You will be solely
responsible for all content that you post on the Service.



You agree to indemnify us and its officers and employees from
and against all liabilities, judgments, damages, and costs (including attorney's fees)
incurred by any of them which arise out of or are related to the content that
you post. Forums and messaging are intended only for the personal use of
subscribers, and may not be used for commercial purposes or for organized
political activity.



We reserve the right to monitor content posted on the Service,
and to modify or remove any messages or postings that it deems, in its
sole discretion, to be abusive, defamatory, in violation of the copyright,
trademark right, or other intellectual property right of any third party, or
otherwise inappropriate for the Service. We also reserve the
right to edit or modify any submissions in response to requests for feedback,
Letters to the Editor, or other commentary. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
we are not obligated to take any such actions, and will not be
responsible or liable for content posted by any subscriber in any forum,
message board, or other area within the Service.




Copyright and Trademarks


The Service is our personal property. We retain
the right to bar any individual or entity from the Service. Accessing the Service
after being barred shall constitute an act of trespass. The Service and all
materials published therein, including but not limited to articles, graphical
images, interactive applications, audio clips, and video clips (collectively,
the "Content"), are protected by copyright and are owned by us
or its licensors. You may not modify the Content or re-publish, re-transmit,
or otherwise distribute directly or via links any Content to any third person
except for your personal, non-commercial use, as permitted by the license
granted above. It is understood that some of the content appearing on the
site is news and as such releases are not obtained from individuals or
entities for the use of the name, likeness, or trademarks. It is your sole
obligation to a) determine if your uses require releases or permission,
and b) to obtain the necessary releases.
Our site and their respective logos are trademarks. All other trademarks on the Service are
the property of their respective holders.


Intellectual Property Infringement Claims


It is our policy to respond expeditiously to claims of intellectual property infringement. We will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable intellectual property laws, up to and including blocking or removing the offending content. We will terminate access for subscribers and account holders who are repeat infringers.
Please direct any notices of claimed copyright infringement to our contact form.



Permissions



Please review the Reprints, Photocopying, and the Licensing section above
for detailed instructions.
All requests for licensing, reprints, linking and other usage of material on
our web site should be addressed to our contact form.
We will review your request and provide you with an approval or rejection as soon
as we have evaluated the request. We will attempt to approve or disapprove
within 24 hours of each request.



Exclusions of Warranty and Liability


THE SERVICE AND ANY EXECUTABLE PROGRAMS AND OTHER MATERIALS PROVIDED THROUGH
THE SERVICE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND ALL EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE HEREBY EXCLUDED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.WE
DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE
ARE VIRUS-FREE. IF YOU DOWNLOAD EXECUTABLE PROGRAMS FROM THE SERVICE, THE ENTIRE
RISK AS TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF SUCH PROGRAMS IS ASSUMED BY YOU.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACCURACY OF OR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS
IN ANY SUCH PROGRAMS, AND PCWCI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF ANY SUCH
PROGRAMS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS IN ANY SUCH
PROGRAMS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT OF
ITS STORIES WILL BE ERROR FREE. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST PROFITS OR REVENUE; LOSS OF USE
OF OR RELIANCE ON THE SERVICE, INFORMATION PROVIDED OR OF ANY EXECUTABLE PROGRAMS;
LOSS OF USE OF DATA OR EQUIPMENT; OR OTHER SIMILAR DAMAGES) ARISING OUT OF THE USE
OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR ANY EXECUTABLE PROGRAM OBTAINED THROUGH THE
SERVICE, EVEN IF CW HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT
SHALL WE TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION
(WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) RELATING TO THE SERVICE EXCEED $100.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATION
OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT
APPLY TO YOU.


General



Any failure by us to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not
be construed as a continuing waiver of any rights under such provision. In the event
that any portion of this Agreement is held unenforceable, the remaining provisions of
the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.