privacy policy | note to parents

TERMS & CONDITIONS

It is recommended that you read these terms and conditions carefully before using this site.

By using this site, you signify your assent to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site.

Albarz maintains this website ("The Site") for your personal entertainment, information, education, and communication. Please feel free to browse The Site. Please note that this is not an "adult" site in the manner in which the word "adult" has come to be known, however, neither is it a children's site, and may from time to time contain material not intended for consumption by minors, in the same way that in society at large sometimes one bumps into an event which is not to our taste. You may download material displayed on The Site for non-commercial, personal use only provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. You may not, however, distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, re-post, or use the content of The Site for public or commercial purposes, including the text, images, audio, and video without the written permission of AlBarz or the copyright holder.

No purchase or paid access is required at the moment. Contests with prizes may be conducted from to time to time, may require registration, and would be subject to eligibility restrictions, rules and regulations published for each contest. Your access to and use of The Site is also subject to the following terms and conditions ("Terms and Conditions") and all applicable laws and bye-laws:

By accessing and browsing The Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that any other agreements between you and Albarz are superseded and of no force or effect.

1. You should assume that everything you see or read on The Site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions or in the text on The Site without the written permission of Albarz. Albarz neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on The Site will not infringe rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with Albarz.

2. While Albarz uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information in The Site, Albarz makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. Albarz assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of The Site.

3. Your use of and browsing in The Site are at your own risk. Neither Albarz nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering The Site is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, The Site or of any site to which a link is provided. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on The Site is provided to you "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties. Albarz also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for, any damages to, or viruses that may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or browsing in The Site or your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from The Site.

4. Any communication or material you transmit to The Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you transmit or post may be used by Albarz or its affiliates for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting. Furthermore, Albarz is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to The Site for any purpose whatsoever including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information.

5. Images of people or places displayed on The Site are either the property of, or used with permission by, Albarz. The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorised by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms and Conditions or specific permission provided elsewhere on The Site. Any unauthorised use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.

6. The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on The Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of Albarz and/or others. Nothing contained on The Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on The Site without the written permission of Albarz or such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on The Site. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on The Site, or any other content on The Site, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. You are also advised that Albarz will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including the seeking of criminal prosecution. Don't muck about, or else.

7. Albarz has not necessarily reviewed all or any of the websites linked to The Site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other sites linked to The Site. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.

8. Albarz may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chats, postings, transmissions, bulletin boards, and the like on The Site. Albarz is under no obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on The Site. You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. Albarz will fully co-operate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Albarz to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.

9. Software from this Site is further subject to United Kingdom Export Controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or exported into (or to a national or resident of) any country to which the United Kingdom has embargoed goods. By downloading or using the software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

10. Albarz reserves the right to prohibit access to any member at any time, without warning. Valid complaints will result in a warning letter being sent via e-mail. Complaints may result in a review of chat logs and, when necessary, prohibition from Albarz. We will prohibit access to our site if any of the following occurs:

  1. use of vulgar, abusive or offensive language
  2. use of a vulgar or offensive handle
  3. harassing or threatening another user or Albarz employee
  4. impersonating an Albarz employee
  5. creating a screen name offensive to another user
  6. cheating

If you feel threatened or abused by another visitor, please notify Albarz as soon as possible with details of your complaint. Albarz takes these matters seriously. Please do not hesitate to complain if you witness any of the aforementioned infractions.

11. Albarz may at any time revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. You are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this page to review the then current Terms and Conditions to which you are bound.

Any questions regarding this policy can be sent to albarz@totalise.co.uk


This page last revised: May 22, 2000, Alex Barzdo.