Welcome to the ever-growing community of AOL Instant Messenger users! This exciting and easy-to-use instant communications service allows you to see when your Instant Messenger buddies are online and then communicate with them instantly -- no matter how they access the Internet.
When an AOL Instant Messenger buddy sends you an instant message, you'll get the message on a small pop-up screen, and you can respond instantly. It's that easy. But, just like any terrific communications service -- the telephone, for example -- there are bound to be pranksters who may try to contact and bother you. And, because AOL wants your Instant Messenger experience to be the best it can be, we have designed a special feature for you to use against such pranksters. In the event you do get a crank instant message, you can use our "Neighborhood Watch" feature to "hang up." This feature empowers you to prevent the crank instant messenger from contacting you again for a period of time and also to warn others about him. This way, you can control with whom you communicate on AOL Instant Messenger. For your information, AOL doesn't monitor the service or read, record or retain any messages, so if you want AOL to know about a crank instant message, you'll need to save and send the message to AOL. While AOL expects that Neighborhood Watch will empower you against most crank instant messengers, AOL may also decide to terminate serious offenders.
Now that we've explained how the AOL Instant Messenger service works, let's get you registered. Read the registration agreement below, and when you've agreed to it, you'll be all set to join the AOL Instant Messenger Community!
Registration Agreement
By clicking below, you warrant that you are eighteen years or older and agree to use the AOL Instant Messenger(TM) software ("Software") and service ("Service") as provided in this Registration Agreement.
AOL may, in its sole discretion and at any time, modify or discontinue the Service; limit, terminate or suspend your use of the Service; and/or with 30 days advance notice, introduce charges for the use of the Service or make changes to this Registration Agreement. To terminate your registration, simply discontinue using the Service.
You understand that you use the Service at your own risk and, that in general, AOL provides no assistance other than the information posted on the AOL Web site located at http://www.aol.co.uk/aim/help.html.Other than where such liability cannot be limited or excluded, AOL is in no way liable for any claims arising from your use of the Service and AOL makes no warranty, representation or undertaking in respect of the Service (including the Software, for the avoidance of doubt) including, without limitation, any as to satisfactory quality, suitability for any particular purpose or that the Software is free of errors, bugs or viruses. Nothing in this Registration Agreement limits or excludes AOL's liability for death or personal injury caused by its negligence or that of its employees.
The Service contains a Neighborhood Watch feature which allows Service users from the Internet, in their sole discretion, to assess "warnings" against other Service users. These "warnings" may limit your use of the Service. AOL is not responsible for the imposition of "warnings," or for the availability to other Service users of such warnings and information about your Service session length or tenure on the Service. You understand that Service users from AOL may have other or additional AOL Instant Messenger features that are not available to Service users from the Internet, e.g., a doorbell tool that allows them to decide whether to accept a message from other AIM users.
AOL grants to you a non-exclusive, limited license to use the Software, pursuant to the terms hereof, to connect to the Service only, and you may not modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, or disassemble the Software other than to the extent expressly permitted by law.
The Service and Software is provided "as is", without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, unless such warranties are legally incapable of exclusion. AOL's entire liability and your exclusive remedy with respect to use of the Service and the Software shall be the replacement of any Software found to be defective. Neither AOL, its employees, distributors, suppliers, directors, nor agents shall be liable for any indirect, incidental or consequential damages, including but not limited to lost profits, in any way arising out of or relating to this Registration Agreement, even in the event such party has been advised as to the possibility of such damages.
If any part of the Registration Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed to reflect, the parties' original intent, and the remaining portions remain in full force and effect.
This Registration Agreement sets out the entire agreement and understanding between the parties in relation to its subject matter and supersedes all prior representations (other than any made negligently or fraudulently), statements agreements and understandings thereof.
This Registration Agreement is a contract made under and subject to English law and the parties hereby submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
