Our Privacy Policy and
Terms of Use
This notice explains
our online information practices and the choices you can make about
the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to
find, we make it available on our homepage and at every point where
personally identifiable information may be requested.
This notice applies to all information
collected or submitted on this website.
We do not share any
information you provide about yourself with outside parties
We use return email addresses to answer the email we receive. Such
addresses are not used for any other purpose and are not shared with outside
parties. We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design
our website. For example, we may observe that a
certain number of individuals visited a certain area on our website, but we
will not disclose anything that could be used to
identify those individuals. Finally, we never use
or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in
ways unrelated to the uses described above without also providing you an
opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.
To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data
accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place
appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and
secure the information we collect online.
Protecting the privacy of the very young is
especially important. For that reason, we never collect or maintain
information at our website from those we actually know are under 13, and no
part of our website is structured to attract anyone under 13.
Should you have other questions or concerns
about these privacy policies, please call us at the phone
number listed on our
main page (or
email us).
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By registering,
viewing, or entering this website, by sending e-mail to us, or by
using the service, you agree that we may use and disclose as we see fit and
consistent with applicable law (including posting your e-mail(s) and our
response) any information you provide or that we obtain concerning your use
of the service, subject to the terms set forth below and in our
privacy policy. If you disagree with any
material you find on our service, we suggest that you respond by noting your
disagreement in an appropriate discussion. We invite you to bring to our
attention any material you believe to be inaccurate. Please forward a copy
of the material to our
webmaster, along with an explanation of your objection.
SENDING COMMENTS TO
US
If you would like to send an
e-mail comment or suggestion about this site, please
click here. Note that all emails are subject to being posted with or
without your permission. If you don't want to have your comments posted for
all the world to see, don't send us any correspondence by email or
otherwise. We do have a telephone. It's listed on our
main
page.
SOLICITATIONS AND
SUBMISSIONS
We
expect that you will not use the
service to violate anyone's rights in copyrights, trademarks, or other
intellectual property. By submitting material to us,
you are representing that you are the owner of the material, or are making
your submission with the explicit consent of the owner. Submitting material
that is the property of another without the specific consent of its owner,
is not only a violation of this agreement, but may also subject you to legal
liability for infringement of copyright, trademark, or other intellectual
property rights.
No soliciting.
You agree not to use any area of this site to
advertise or to solicit anyone to buy or sell products or services, or to
make donations of any kind, without our express written approval.
Submission of
Materials. By submitting
material to us, you are permanently granting
us all rights to the material, including the right to modify the
material, to use it commercially, and to maintain the material in an
archive.
COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS, LINKS AND FRAMING
Although we make
our site freely accessible, we don't intend to give up our rights, or
anyone else's rights, to the materials appearing on the service. The
materials available through this site are the
property of their respective owners or their
licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual
property laws. You are free to display and print for your personal,
non-commercial use information you receive through this
site, but you may not otherwise reproduce
any of the materials without the prior written consent of the owner. You may
not distribute copies of materials found on this site
in any form (including by e-mail or other electronic means), without
prior written permission from the copyright owner. Of course, you're free to
encourage others to access the information themselves on
this site, to tell them how to find it, or to email them a link or a
page from our site. Requests for permission to otherwise reproduce or
distribute materials found on this site should be
sent to Attn: Web Rights Manager, themelioscrat.com,
215 East Orangethorpe Avenue, Suite 300, Fullerton, CA
92832-3017, or
email us.
Links.
We welcome links to our service. You are free to establish a hypertext link
to this site (using our logo, if you so desire) so long as the link does not
state or imply any sponsorship of your site by us.
No Framing.
Without our prior written permission, you may not
frame any of the content of this site, or
incorporate into another Website or other service any intellectual property
posted hereon. Requests for permission to frame
our content may be sent to the
Web Rights Manager, either by email, or at the address above.
Trademarks.
We don't want anyone to be confused as to which materials and services are
provided by us and which aren't. You may not use
any trademark or service mark appearing on this site
without the prior written consent of the owner of the mark.
Our web site domain name themelioscrat.com
and logos are trademarks
of William Welty.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
We work hard to make
this sitean interesting and enjoyable place, but we cannot guarantee
that our users will always find everything to their liking. Please read this
Disclaimer carefully before using this site.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF
THIS SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF POSSIBLE
SOURCES OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, AND THE INHERENT
HAZARDS AND UNCERTAINTIES OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, THERE MAY BE DELAYS,
OMISSIONS, INACCURACIES, OR OTHER PROBLEMS WITH SUCH INFORMATION. IF YOU
RELY ON THIS SERVICE OR ANY MATERIAL AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SERVICE, YOU
DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK.
THIS SERVICE IS PROVIDED TO
YOU "AS IS." THEMELIOSCRAT.COM AND
ITS ASSIGNS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS
CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS,
NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF
THE INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, NOR DO THEY GUARANTEE THAT
THE SERVICE WILL BE ERROR-FREE, OR CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR THAT THE
SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL
THEMELIOSCRAT.COM OR ITS
AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR
ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN DIRECT DAMAGES. THIS PROVISION INCLUDES, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT
OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOU AGREE THAT THE LIABILITY OF THEMELIOSCRAT.COM
OR ITS ASSIGNS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS, IF ANY, ARISING
OUT OF ANY KIND OF LEGAL CLAIM IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE SERVICE SHALL
NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO THE SERVICE FOR THE USE OF THE SERVICE.
By using our
web sites, you agree to abide by the terms of this Agreement
and by the following additional terms that we adapted, almost word for word,
from
http://dvorak.org.
Additional Terms of Use
Use of this website is offered
to you on your acceptance of these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and
other notices posted on this website. Your use of this website or of any
content presented in any and all areas of the website indicates your
acknowledgment and agreement to these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and
other notices posted on this website.
If you do not agree to be bound
by and comply with all of the foregoing, you may not access the website.
Themelioscrat.com has the right, at its sole
discretion, to modify, add or remove any terms or conditions of these Terms
of Use without notice or liability to you. Any changes to these Terms of Use
shall be effectively immediately following the posting of such changes on
this website.
This website is for
informational purposes only and is not intended to provide specific
commercial, financial, investment, accounting, tax, or legal advice. It is
provided to you solely for your own personal, non-commercial use. You may
link to and refer to this website freely.
This website does not guarantee
the accuracy of any information and users cannot sue us for stupidly
believing everything they read. Accordingly, we do not guarantee the
accuracy, timeliness, reliability or completeness of any of the information
contained on, downloaded or accessed from this website.
The performance of this website
and all information contained on, downloaded or accessed from this website
are provided to you on an "as is" basis, without warranties of any kind
whatsoever, including any implied warranties or warranties of
merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of the
rights of third parties.
If something weird happens to
your computer because you accessed this website, you cannot blame us in any
way. We will tolerate one nasty note and nothing more.
We reserve the right to modify,
disable access to or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, any part or
all of this website or any information contained thereon without liability
or notice to you. We tell you this for no particular reason since you cannot
do much about it anyway.
As a visitor to our website, you
acknowledge and agree that any reliance on or use by you of any information
available on this website shall be entirely at your own risk. In no event
shall themelioscrat.com nor any of its data providers, friends, allies or
hangers-on be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential or exemplary
damages arising from the use or the performance of this website.
Privacy Policy
We do not use cookies.
We do use pop-ups. We do not give a rat's
ass about your personal information. This may change, as noted above.
Confidentiality and Transmissions over the Internet
The transmission of data or
information (including communications by e-mail) over the Internet or other
publicly accessible networks is not secure, and is subject to possible loss,
interception or alteration while in transit. Accordingly, we do not assume
any liability for any damage you may experience or costs you may incur as a
result of any transmissions over the Internet or other publicly accessible
networks, such as transmissions involving the exchange of e-mail with us
(including those which may contain your personal information). We don't
care.
We make no efforts to safeguard
the privacy of the information you provide us, period. All submissions to
this website via email or otherwise becomes our property to make life
easier, on us. You accept this and live with it. It's too much work
otherwise.
In no event will the information
you provide to us be deemed to be confidential, create any fiduciary
obligations to you on our part, or result in any liability to you on our
part in the event that such information is inadvertently released by us or
accessed by third parties without our consent.
User Conduct and Obligations
You agree to follow all
applicable laws and regulations when using this website and further agree
that you will not transmit junk mail, threatening email,
death threats (in English, Arabic, or in any other language, for that
matter), chain letters, or other unsolicited bulk e-mail or
duplicative messages to any email address listed on this site
(including
william@williamwelty.com) without agreeing to pay to
William Welty the sum of US$10,000 per item. By
uploading, posting or otherwise transmitting through or to our website any
content, you grant to us, our successors and assigns, a non-exclusive,
world-wide, royalty free, perpetual, non-revocable
license to use or distribute such content in any manner otherwise
than as stated in our Privacy Policy.
Indemnification by User
You agree to indemnify, defend
and hold us and our friends, spouses, children, and agents
(including CIA agents who work part time because they have children to take
care of because Muslim conservatives have made life difficult for them and
their family) harmless from any loss, liability, claim, demand,
damage, or expense (including any legal fees) asserted by any third party
relating in any way to your use of this website or breach of these Terms of
Use. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any
matter subject to indemnification by you, which shall not excuse your
indemnity obligations. In other words, find someone else to sue.
Third Parties and Links
No matter how much we say we
love these sites, as far as you are concerned,
links or pointers to other websites and references to products and services
offered by third parties are provided to you for convenience only and do not
constitute an endorsement or approval by us of (i) the organizations that
operate such websites; (ii) the content, privacy policies or other terms of
use on such websites; or (iii) such third party products and services. As we
have no control or responsibility over websites or content maintained by
other organizations, or for products and services offered by third parties,
we do not assume any liability for your use of any of the foregoing, which
use you acknowledge and agree shall be at your own risk.
Proprietary Rights
Our policy is to comply with all
intellectual property laws and to act quickly upon receiving any notice of
claimed infringement. If you believe that your work has been reproduced on
this website in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please let
us know immediately by sending email to our
Web Rights Manager.
General
If any provision of these Terms
of Use is held invalid or unenforceable in any respect by any court having
competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be enforced to the maximum
extent permitted by law, and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use
shall continue in full force and effect. No waiver of any provision of these
Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such
provision or any other provision of these Terms of Use.
These Terms of Use shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
California and the laws of the United States of America. The parties consent
to the exclusive jurisdiction at a place to be determined by
themelioscrat.com at the last minute.
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