Macclesfield Forum - Registration

In order to use, access or register with Macclesfield Forum, you must agree to the following Terms of Use:

  1. Definition & Agreement to be Bound

    1. This Terms of Use Agreement [hereinafter "Agreement"] describes the circumstances under which you may access and use the http://www.macclesfieldforum.co.uk web site, including its web pages, forums, sub-forums, categories, directories, text, images and other content [hereinafter "Forum"]. The Agreement includes the Forum Rules.
    2. Each and every time you access or use the Forum, you accept the requirements of this Agreement and agree to be legally bound by it. If you do not agree to be so bound, then you are not permitted to access or to use the Forum.

  2. Forum Usage & Content

    1. You must be 14 years old or older, to use or to access the Forum.
    2. You agree that the posts and messages on the Forum express the views of the author of the post or message, not necessarily the views of Macclesfield Forum, its successors and assigns, owners, officers, administrators, moderators, directors, agents and /or employees [hereinafter "Macclesfield Forum", "we", "us" and "our"].
    3. You agree to use the Forum for lawful purposes only. You agree not to post or publish any content or materials that are knowingly false and / or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, harassing, threatening, invasive of personal privacy, sexually-orientated, which encourage conduct that would constitute a criminal offence, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any laws, be they of your country, the country where the Forum is hosted or international law. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned, with notification of your Internet Service Provider if deemed required by us. The IP address of all posts are recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions. You agree that Macclesfield Forum has the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should we see fit.
    4. You agree that all of your published content is published voluntarily, and as a result, you, not Macclesfield Forum, are solely responsible for the content published. You agree that Macclesfield Forum does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message or published content, and is not responsible for the contents of any message.

  3. Data Storage

    1. As a user you agree to any information you have entered to being stored in a database. While this information will not be voluntarily disclosed to any third party without your consent or a valid court order, Macclesfield Forum shall not be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised.

  4. Third Party Web Sites & Hyperlinks

    1. The Forum might contain hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other than Macclesfield Forum. Macclesfield Forum does not necessarily endorse such Web sites or their contents, nor is Macclesfield Forum associated with them or their operators in any way. Such hyperlinks are provided for convenience only and Macclesfield Forum does not control such Web sites, and is not responsible for their content.
    2. You acknowledge that the use of any third party Web site is governed by the terms and conditions of use for those Web sites, and not by these Forum Terms & Conditions. You further acknowledge that accessing these third-party sites is at their own risk.

  5. Copyright

    1. You agree not to publish, post, upload or otherwise make available on the Forum any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right [except in a clearly "fair use" capacity] without the express permission of the owner of the copyright, trademark or other proprietary right. You agree that you are responsible for determining that any material is not protected by copyright. You shall be solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission. You further agree to indemnify Macclesfield Forum from any liability [including reasonable attorney fees] related to any violation by you of copyright law in this respect.
    2. You agree not to copy, re-publish, alter, adapt or create a derivative work from any of the text, images, structure or other materials contained in the Forum, or use it for any other purpose, without the express written permission of Macclesfield Forum.

  6. Rights Granted

    1. You hereby grant Macclesfield Forum a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, right, licence and privilege worldwide [hereinafter "Rights"], to any and all text, posts, private messages, comments and any other original content that you post or cause to be posted within the Forum [hereinafter "Materials"].
    2. You further grant Macclesfield Forum similar Rights to incorporate the Materials into the Forum and to archive, publish or otherwise utilize the Materials within the Forum, and to publicly display the Materials within the Forum.

  7. Rights Waived

    1. You hereby warrant and represent that you are aware of your rights in the United Kingdom and other countries, to claim authorship rights in respect to the Materials, in which copyright subsists and your moral rights relating thereto.
    2. In the event that your membership, user account or other association with Macclesfield Forum is deactivated or terminated, by either yourself or by Macclesfield Forum, for any reason whatsoever, you hereby permanently and irrevocably waive all moral rights that you may have under the laws of any country in and to the Materials. This waiver is made in favor of Macclesfield Forum, who may hereinafter use, modify or do anything to or with the Materials referenced above that would or might, but for this waiver, constitute a breach of your moral rights anywhere worldwide.

  8. Obligations & Warranties

    1. You hereby warrant and represent that you own all right, title and interest in and to the Materials.
    2. Macclesfield Forum shall be the sole owner of the Forum and all proprietary rights in and to the Forum; except, such ownership shall not include ownership of the copyright in and to the Materials or any other rights to the Materials not specifically granted or waived above.
    3. You hereby warrant and represent that you have the full right, power and authority to accept and be subject to these Forum Terms & Conditions and to waive and to grant the rights granted herein; and that inclusion and use of the Materials by Macclesfield Forum will not violate any rights of any kind or nature whatsoever of any third party. You shall indemnify and hold harmless Macclesfield Forum from and against any and all claims, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses [including reasonable attorney fee], arising out of or in any way connected with any breach of any representation or warranty made by you herein.

  9. Disclaimer

    1. The Forum is provided on an "AS IS" basis, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability, non-infringement, accuracy and security. Macclesfield Forum, its successors and assigns, owners, officers, administrators, moderators, directors, agents and / or employees [hereinafter "Macclesfield Forum", "we", "us" and "our"] does not warrant that the functionality of the Forum will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that it is free of viruses or bugs or represents the full functionality, accuracy, reliability of the materials.

  10. Limitation of Damages

    1. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall Macclesfield Forum be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, punitive or consequential damages that may result from the use or inability to use the Forum including without limitation use of or reliance on information available through the Forum, interruptions, errors, defects, mistakes, omissions, deletions of files, delays in operation or transmission, nondelivery of information, disclosure of communications, or any other failure of performance.

  11. Release and Indemnity

    1. You hereby release and waive any and all claims and/or liability against Macclesfield Forum arising from or in connection with your use of the Forum. You also agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless, Macclesfield Forum from and against, any and all claims or liability, including costs and attorneys fees, arising from or in connection with your use of the Forum or failure to abide by applicable law.

  12. Scope and Changes

    1. This Agreement is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the respective successors and/or assigns of the parties hereto. It sets forth the entire Agreement and understanding between you and Macclesfield Forum, with respect to the subject matter hereof.
    2. This Agreement [including the Forum Rules] may be changed by us at any time and without notice; while we will take reasonable measures to promptly informing you of such changes, you hereby agree that it is your responsibility to review this Agreement regularly yourself. You also agree that continued usage of Macclesfield Forum after any such changes, indicates that you agree to be legally bound by the Agreement, after it is updated and/or amended.

  13. General Provisions

    1. The failure by Macclesfield Forum to require performance of any provision of the Agreement shall not affect our right to require performance at any time thereafter, nor shall a waiver of any breach or default of the Agreement constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach or default or a waiver of the provision itself.
    2. If any provision herein is held unenforceable, then such provision will be modified to reflect the intention of Macclesfield Forum, and the remaining provisions of the Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
    3. The section titles in the Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
    4. Disputes arising from the Agreement shall be exclusively subject to the laws of a jurisdiction chosen by Macclesfield Forum.

  14. Revision Date

    1. This Agreement was last updated on April 2, 2008.

 

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