These Sluggo Terms of Service comprise a legal agreement
between You and Sluggo and governs Your use of Sluggo. BY
VIEWING THE SLUGGO SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS
OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND THE ADDITIONAL TERMS, AS
MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME. If you do not agree to these
Terms of Service and the Additional Terms do not view or
use the Sluggo web site. (with me so far?)
Sluggo
is made up of Web site and Web pages operated by Geocities
and its affiliates and of various products and services
which are provided by Geocities, its affiliates or third
party service providers. These Web sites, Web pages,
products and services will be collectively referred to in
this Agreement as "Sluggo" or the "Sluggo Network." "You"
means You, Your family, Your friends, Your families
friends, Your kids friends, Your kids friends family, and
anyone who has access to use Your Sluggo; account. You
must be at least thirteen (13) years of age to subscribe
to and use any Sluggo service or product. (too bad there
isn't anything to actually subscribe to)
The general provisions Terms of Service apply to the
Sluggo Network and to all of the products and services
provided through the Sluggo network.
The Sluggo Network is offered to You on the condition
that You accept these Terms of Service and the Additional
Terms without modification. You agree to familiarize
Yourself with, and to regularly review, the Terms of
Service, the Additional Terms, and other terms and
guidelines found throughout the Sluggo Network and abide
by them if You choose to use the sites, or accept the
products, services or benefits, to which such terms apply.
Geocities reserves the right to change any of the Terms of
Service and any Additional Terms at anytime without
notice. If You continue to use the Sluggo Network after
any such changes, Your continued use will constitute Your
consent to such changes. Geocities does not and will not
assume any obligation to notify You of any changes to the
Terms of Service or Additional Terms. (if your still
reading this, your bored...continue)
YOUR WARRANTIES
By subscribing to any service offered on the Sluggo site,
You make the following representations and warranties.
Geocities shall have the right to terminate your Sluggo
account, without notice at any time, if any representation
warranty made by You proves to be untrue in any respect.
(there really isn't anything to subscribe too...just
pulling your leg)
You represent and warrant that:
- You and all users of the Sluggo Network approved by
you are at least thirteen (13) years of age; age for a
drum corps person
- You have the legal capacity and authority to; (a)
stand up, sit down, fight fight fight, (b) actually
enjoy what You are viewing, (c) to check back often for
any updated information, (d) if you are acting in a
corporate capacity, to bind Your company;
- You will not use the Sluggo Network for any purpose
that is unlawful, or prohibited by these Terms of
Service or the Additional Terms (as may be modified from
time to time); All information supplied by You or by
others using Your account is true and accurate,
including information submitted as part of the
registration and subscription process; (man, didn't
think I had to register anyone...)
- Any products or services advertised, sold or
otherwise distributed by You on or in connection with
Your Web Site are legal for sale or distribution; that
you have all licenses necessary to sell or advertise the
goods or services offered for sale or distribution and
that all sales and advertisements will be in compliance
with applicable law; and
- You have and control all of the intellectual
property, proprietary and similar rights necessary for
all material located on Your Web Site, all submissions,
and all products and services sold or otherwise
distributed by You or on Your behalf via Your Web Site.
(hehe, still reading this stuff huh?)
By using the Sluggo Network, You agree that You will
defend and indemnify Geocities and its suppliers from any
third party claim related to a breach of any of the
foregoing warranties.
LIMITATIONS ON YOUR USE OF THE SLUGGO NETWORK
The Sluggo Network is provided to assist You with the
learning capability of what Drum Corps is about. Your
right to use the Sluggo Network is limited to You, and
Your family and their friends. You are solely responsible
for Your family to keep checking back on Sluggo's site.
You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create
derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information,
software, products, services or benefits obtained from the
Sluggo Network, except as expressly provided herein.
(um...yeah)
You may not use a name in connection with operating
Your Sluggo Web site that is confusing or misleading to
participants, or otherwise impersonate or deceive
participants with respect to Your identity. (man, I'm
already confused)
You may not restrict or inhibit any other user from
using and enjoying such user's rights in Sluggo.
You may not interfere with or disrupt the Sluggo
Network or servers or any network connected to Sluggo.
You may not use the Sluggo Network or the products or
services provided through or in connection with the Sluggo
Network to:
- defame, libel, slander, impersonate, abuse, harass,
threaten, invade the privacy of or otherwise violate or
infringe the legal rights (including the rights of
privacy and publicity) of any other person;
- conduct, promote or forward illegal contests,
pyramid schemes, chain letters, unsolicited or
unauthorized advertising, promotional materials,
unsolicited e-mail ( including "spamming") or
multi-level or illegal marketing campaigns;
- harm minors in any way;
- publish, post, distribute, disseminate, advertise or
link to any: (i) content, site, topic, name, material or
information which is inappropriate, profane, defamatory,
libelous, slanderous, infringing, obscene, indecent, or
which contains nudity or adult content; (ii) software,
content or other material protected by intellectual
property laws, copyright licenses, rights of privacy or
publicity, or other proprietary rights, unless You own,
or control such rights or have received all necessary
consents for Your publication, distribution, or linking
of such software and other materials; <breathe>(iii)
software, content or other material that contains
viruses, worms, corrupted files, cracks or that may or
are intended to damage the operation of or render
inoperable another's computer, hardware, software,
security measures or system or other programs written to
defeat the security measures of any computer, system or
programs; (iv) software, content, other material or Web
site that constitutes "hate speech", whether directed at
an individual or a group, and whether based upon the
race, sex, creed, national origin, religious
affiliation, sexual orientation or language of such
individual or group;
- sell, offer to sell, distribute, promote,
facilitate, disseminate or link to any sites for
marketing, sales, promotion, facilitation or
distribution of: firearms; explosives; ammunition;
liquor; tobacco products; illegal gambling (including
gambling in connection with sporting events); food that
is not packaged or does not comply with all applicable
laws for sale to consumers by commercial merchants;
illicit drugs, pharmaceuticals and controlled
substances; counterfeit, pirated or stolen goods; any
goods or services that infringe or otherwise violate a
third party's rights including copyright, patent,
trademark, or rights of publicity or privacy; goods that
are considered indecent, obscene or pornographic; Nazi
memorabilia; registered or unregistered securities;
goods or services that You cannot legally sell; goods
which are misrepresented or which do not in fact exist;
fraudulent goods; goods or activities that if sold via
any Sluggo services or Your Web site would cause
Geocities to violate any law, statute or regulation; or
any other illegal activity;
- harvest or otherwise collect information about third
parties, including e-mail addresses, without the express
consent of such third parties;
- violate any applicable government laws or
regulations.
The information provided by Geocities to You may be
proprietary in nature. You agree not to share any
information provided to You by or on behalf of Geocities
with any third party.
CHANGES TO SERVICES, TERMINATION BY Geocities
Geocities may change any of the Sluggo services at any
time and from time to time without notice, including
terminating the offering of any Sluggo service altogether.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
Links within the Sluggo Network may let You leave the
Sluggo Network. You acknowledge that the linked sites are
not under the control of Sluggo and that Sluggo is not
responsible for the contents or operation of such linked
sites or any link contained in such linked site, any
changes or updates to such sites, or Web casting or any
other form of transmission received from any linked site.
Sluggo is providing these links to You only as a
convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply
endorsement by Sluggo of the linked site or any
association with their operators.
LICENSE YOU GRANT TO SLUGGO (hehe)
Geocities does not claim ownership of the materials You
provide to Sluggo (including feedback and suggestions) or
that You post, upload, input or submit in connection with
Your use of Sluggo or any Web site ("Your Web Site")
created by You or on Your behalf in connection with the
use of Sluggo (collectively "Submissions"). However, You
grant Sluggo a royalty-free license to use (including,
without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute,
transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce,
translate, sublicense Your Submission, and to publish Your
name in connection with Your Submission) Your Submission
only in connection with the operation and promotion of
Sluggo. You also grant Sluggo the right to publish Your
name in connection with any such use. Sluggo is under no
obligation to post or use any materials You may provide,
and may remove such materials at any time in Sluggo's sole
discretion. By posting messages, uploading files
(including graphics), inputting data, submitting any
feedback or suggestions, or engaging in any other form of
communication with or through the Sluggo Network, You
represent and warrant that You own or otherwise control
the rights necessary to do so and to grant Sluggo the
license set forth above, and You will defend and indemnify
Sluggo and its suppliers from any third party claim
related to a breach of any of the foregoing
representations or warranties.
You grant Sluggo permission to use screen shots of any
Web page that contains a link to Sluggo or Sluggo HTML
code (with respect to the Sluggo Banner Network) in Sluggo
promotional materials, and represent and warrant that You
have sufficient authority to grant the foregoing rights.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND DISCLAIMERS
The information, services and other material included in
or available through the Sluggo Network may not be
complete, and may include inaccuracies or errors, and may
also be modified, discontinued or deleted from time to
time without notice. Advice, information, products,
services or other materials received via the Sluggo
Network should not be relied upon for personal, medical,
legal, business, financial or other decisions and is not
intended to replace the advice of appropriate and
qualified professionals. You acknowledge that You should
consult an appropriate professional for specific advice
tailored to Your situation. (this site is just for
fun...lighten up and enjoy...man, still reading...then you
are truly a very boring person...worse than 2002 GLASSMEN. haha
just joking!)
GENERAL
These Terms of Service and the Additional Terms are
governed by the laws of the State of Confusion, U.S.A. You
hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction
and venue of courts in Confusion land, U.S.A. in all
disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the
Sluggo Services or the Sluggo Network.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES
All contents of the Sluggo Network are: Copyright (c) 1998
- 2003 Sluggo, Inc. and/or its suppliers, c/o SLUGGO
Corporation, One SLUGGO Way, Anytown U.S.A. All rights
reserved.
TRADEMARKS
Sluggo is either a trademark or registered trademark of
SLUGGO Corporation. The names of actual companies and
products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their
respective owners. DCI and the DCI logo are trademarks of
Drum Corps International. The Cavaliers and the Cavalier
logo is the trademark of The Cavaliers Drum and Bugle
Corps.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by
Sluggo.
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updated: October 28, 2003