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and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the
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n us relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be
modified except in writing, signed by both parties.
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competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision will
not affect the validity of the
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Company respects the intellectual property of others and we ask our users to do the
same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we have designated a
Copyright Agent to receive notice of claims of copyright infringement on t
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Copyright Agent may be reached at
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If you believe that any user content infringes the copyright in a work that
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constitutes copyright infringement, please promptly provide our Copyright Agent the
following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) for further detail)
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and its decision shall be final and binding. Any
violation of these Terms of Use may result
in restrictions on your access to all or part of the Site and may be referred to law
enforcement authorities. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be of any force or
effect unless made in writing and signe
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reserve the right to modify or discontinue this Site, or any portion thereof (including User
Forums) without notice to you or any third party. Upon termination of your membership or
access to the Site, or upon
demand from us, you must destroy all materials obtained
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Company, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to disqualify and terminate access or
use of any individual f
ound to be (i) tampering with the operation of the Site; (ii) acting in
violation of these Terms of Use; (iii) acting in an unethical or disruptive manner; or (iv)
acting with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass Company, its representatives or
any o
ther individual in any manner related to the Site.
This Site is controlled and operated by Company from its offices within the State of
California, United States. We make no representation that materials on the Site are
appropriate or
available for use in other locations. Software from this Site is further
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Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s
Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using any such software, you represent and
war
rant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any
such country or on any such list.
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