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- ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
- Last updated: March 22nd, 2000
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- NOTE: Tribal Voice, Inc., may revise the Acceptable Use Policy
- from time to time without notice by posting a new version
- of the document on the Tribal Voice web site at
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- http://support.tribal.com/powwow/info/policy/
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- Accordingly, you should consult the most current version of
- this document regularly to ensure your activities conform to
- the most recent version.
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- Tribal Voice, Inc. provides a pleasant environment for all users of
- its software, services, and related material to enjoy and will take
- whatever actions are necessary to reach this goal.
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- Tribal Voice, Inc. cooperates fully with Internet service providers
- and law enforcement agencies in reporting and investigating any
- illicit activities.
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- We have established the following Terms and Conditions for use. Please
- read them carefully.
-
- By using this software and services you agree to abide by the Terms and
- Conditions.
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- TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
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- You agree to use Tribal Voice, Inc.'s products only for lawful
- purposes, in compliance with all applicable laws. You are prohibited
- from using Tribal Voice, Inc.'s, products to compromise security or
- tamper with resources of any computer systems. You are solely
- responsible for any content you transmit through or which make use of
- Tribal Voice, Inc.'s products.
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- You agree to enter a valid email address, of which you are the owner or
- primary user, and a unique password. If you use an address that is not
- yours, we will not be able assist you with password problems, reply to
- answering machine messages you may leave, and so forth. In short, we
- will not be able to communicate with you. You are entirely responsible
- for any breach of privacy or security resulting from your failure to
- maintain the confidentiality of your password.
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- You are encouraged, but not required, to use your real name, unless
- you are using a service which requires or encourages anonymity. You
- may not use a name to intentionally impersonate someone or perform
- fraudulent activity. This includes, but is not limited to, the
- substitution of letters or numbers, such as the number "1" for the
- lower-case letter "l" or the number "0" for the upper-case letter
- "O," and so forth. Vulgar or sexually explicit names are prohibited.
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- If Tribal Voice, Inc.'s products are used by persons other than
- yourself on your computer, you are responsible for their actions.
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- You must behave in a responsible fashion. You agree not to do
- anything that detracts from other persons' enjoyment of the Software
- or services.
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- Tribal Voice, Inc., its suppliers, licensors, and affiliates reserve
- the right to take lawful and reasonable actions against anyone who
- violates these Terms and Conditions, including, but not limited to,
- modifying or discontinuing your access to Tribal Voice, Inc.'s
- products with or without notice to the User.
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- Tribal Voice, Inc. may, at its sole discretion, exercise its right to
- modify or discontinue use of Tribal Voice, Inc.'s products, goods, or
- services.
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- Tribal Voice, Inc., does not advocate censorship, but profanity used
- for harassment or disruption is not a question of free speech. Such
- behavior is rude, abusive, and in some cases it is illegal.
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- The purpose of PowWow is the free exchange of ideas. The unwelcome
- use of profanity and sexually-suggestive comments, is prohibited on
- PowWow. Profanity, sexually-suggestive comments knowingly made to
- minors, sexual harassment of a child, even verbally, is a serious crime
- and subject to prosecution. Do not send materials that contain viruses,
- worms, or any other destructive elements. Insults, threats, pyramid or
- other soliciting schemes, or other unwelcome actions meant to disrupt or
- abuse other PowWow users are also prohibited.
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- Tribal Voice allows users to run their own private Communities. You
- agree to adhere to the rules, regulations, policies, guidelines, and
- any other such instructions of any Community you join, regardless of
- where such information is posted. Any and all Communities should be
- regarded as privately-owned and administered/moderated as the owner
- sees fit. You agree to follow any instructions given by a Community's
- Administrator(s) and/or Moderator(s). Abusive activity within a private
- Community must be reported to the Community's Owner, Administrator(s),
- or Moderator(s).
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- Tribal Voice, Inc. exercises no screening or control of activities
- performed by users of our software. Tribal Voice disclaims any and
- all responsibility for actions taken by users of our software and
- services. You are solely responsible for maintaining the security
- of your computer and network connection.
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- Questions about the Guidelines should be addressed to policy@tribal.com.
- Reports of violations should be addressed to abuse@tribal.com, with the
- Connection Information of the abuser, the address of the Community in
- which the abuse occurred, and any logs or screen captures. Tribal
- Voice, Inc. cannot act on any complaint without proper and conclusive
- proof of abusive activity.
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- ANY USER WHO DOES NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USE OF THE PRODUCTS AND NOTIFY TRIBAL VOICE,
- INC. IMMEDIATELY SO THAT THEIR ACCOUNT MAY BE TERMINATED.
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