Terms and Conditions Date of Last Revision: October 20, 2009. Introduction Welcome to Strikeforce forum. The Strikeforce.com website and forum service (the Òwebsite,Ó the Òservice,Ó ÒStrikeforce,Ó ÒStrikeforce.com) is offered. The Strikeforce service includes the website, forum, and any other features, functions, or content we offer in relation to the website. These Terms and Conditions (Òterms and conditions,Ó terms of use,Ó ÒtermsÓ) represent a binding agreement between Strikeforce and the user (Òyou,Ó Òyour,Ó the Òuser,Ó the Òmember,Ó the ÒindividualÓ) regarding your use of the forum. By using the Strikeforce forum and website, you signify that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, regardless of whether you use the service to post your own content or to view the content posted by other users. We reserve the right to modify, add, or delete any portions of the terms and conditions at our sole discretion without any further notice. Your continued use of the Strikeforce forum signifies you agree to the current Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with these or any future Terms and Conditions, do not use, or continue to use, the service. It is your responsibility to regularly return to this page to determine if any changes modifications have been made. Privacy Policy Children Children under the age of 13 are not allowed to register for Strikeforce accounts. It is our policy not to collect information from children under 13 and we do not knowingly do so. We recommend that minors over the age of 13 ask their parentsÕ permission before sending information over the Internet. Information Collected We may collect certain information from you as described below. The information we collect will be used for authentication purposes and to improve our services. Registration Information When you register for a Strikeforce account, you will be required to provide the following information: - Username: This unique alias serves as the primary identifier to other users, Strikeforce services, and viewers on other systems. You cannot change your username and it is always publicly displayed. - Password: A password will be provided for signing into your Strikeforce account. Your password provides access to all of the information in your account, so never share your password with anyone except a parent or guardian. You may change your password at any time. - Email Address: An email address is required to activate your Strikeforce account as your generated password will be sent here. Also, notifications will be forwarded to this email address. You can control whether or not you receive these emails from your Strikeforce account. Your email address will not be displayed publicly. Profile Information After you have registered and been approved for a Strikeforce account, you will be given the opportunity to fill out a personal profile page. User Content You post User Content, as defined in the Terms and Conditions, on the forum at your own risk. We cannot control the actions of other Users with whom you may choose to share your personal information. Therefore, we cannot and do not guarantee that the User content you post on Strikeforce will not be viewed by unauthorized persons. You understand and acknowledge that, even after removal, copies of User Content may remain viewable in cached and archived pages or if other Users have copied or stored your User Content. Sharing Your Information with Third Parties We will not share, sell, or rent any of your information unless it is: - Information that you Share - Under Confidentiality agreements - Aggregate information - Legal proceedings - Safety and welfare of an individual or group - Merger, acquisition, or change of control Links The Strikeforce forums may contain links to other website. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. We are not responsible for any damages caused by other websites with links on Strikeforce. Third Party Advertising Advertisements that appear on Strikeforce.com are sometimes delivered directly to users by third party advertisers. They automatically receive your IP address when this happens. These third party advertisers may also download cookies to your computer, or use other technologies such as JavaScript and web beacons (also known as "1x1 gifs") to measure the effectiveness of their ads and to personalize advertising content. They may compile information about where individuals using your computer saw their advertisements and determine which advertisements are clicked. Strikeforce does not have control of the cookies that may be placed by the third party advertisers. Third party advertisers have no access to your contact information stored on Strikeforce unless you choose to publicly display it. Security We implements features designed to protect the security of any non-public information that is stored in our database, such as your password. We cannot, however, guaranty the security of your non-public account information. Hacking, software or hardware failure and other unauthorized access to our premises and systems may compromise the security of StrikeforceÕs forum membersÕ information. Copyright All content created by Strikeforce, or its affiliates for this service, including, but not limited to, information, text, graphics, audio, videos, logos, and software is the property of Strikeforce, Inc. and protected under U.S. and international copyright laws. Personal Information Membership for the Strikeforce service is void where prohibited. The forum is intended for users who are thirteen (13) years of age or older. Any usage of the service by anyone under 13 years of age is a direct violation of these Terms and Conditions. By using the Strikeforce service, you represent and warrant that you are 13 years of age or older. You must agree to provide Strikeforce with accurate, complete, and current information as required during the registration for a user account. It is your responsibility to maintain the security of your password and identification. We reserve the right to terminate your membership or delete all or part of your profile. User Conduct StrikeforceÕs user conduct applies to any content you post any part of the website, including text, graphics, audio, or video. We reserve the right to remove any user submitted content from the service at any time, for any reason, and without notice. You may not use Strikeforce to: - Transmit (upload, post, email, share, store, create) any content that is unlawful, harmful, vulgar, harassing, obscene, fraudulent, hateful, threatening, infringing, or otherwise objectionable. - Collect email addresses or other contact information from other users of Strikeforce for the purpose of sending unsolicited emails. - Solicit personal information from anyone under 18. - Solicit any personal information including, but not limited to, passwords or identification information for commercial or unlawful purposes. - Impersonate any person or entity or falsely represent yourself, age, or affiliation. - Use the service or website that could damage, disable, or overburden the site. - Transmit any content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law, contract, or fiduciary relationship. - Violate any local, state, national, foreign, or international laws, intentionally or unintentionally. - Transmit any content that infringes any copyright, patent, trademark or other proprietary rights of any party. - Transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or any other form of solicitation unless in areas designated for such purpose. - Transmit any content that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or software that negatively affects the functionality of any computer software, hardware, or telecommunication equipment. - Transmit any content that contains instructions about illegal activities. - Transmit any content that encourages physical harm against any group or individual, including self-harm. - Transmit any content that, in the sole judgment of the Company, is objectionable, harmful to any person using the Service, or harmful to the Company We have the right to determine whether any User Conduct violates the Rules of User Conduct in our sole discretion. We have no responsibility for monitoring User Content. We have the right, but not the obligation, to refuse or remove any content that violates the Terms of Use. User Submitted Content You retain all ownership rights to your content. By posting user content on the Strikeforce forums, your authorize us to make copies of your content in order to show your content on the website. By posting user content on Strikeforce.com, you grant us, and represent that you have the right to grant, a license to copy and distribute your user content for commercial or any other purposes on or in connection with Strikeforce.com. You may remove user content from the site at any time. Removing your content will cause the license granted above to automatically expire, except you grant us a continuing license to maintain a copy of your content for archival purposes. Data Transmission Security We have no control of the communication lines used to access Strikeforce because such lines are provided by a third party utility and, as a result, the security of such transmissions to and from the service is not the responsibility of Strikeforce, Inc. Disclaimer of Warranties Your use of the Service is at your sole risk. The service is provided on an Òas isÓ and Òas availableÓ basis. Strikeforce expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Strikeforce is not responsible for any user content posted on the site or in connection with the service. We do not control and are not responsible for any content that users transmit or any conduct of the user, whether online or offline. We make no warranty that the service will meet you requirements, the service be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free, any software errors provided through the service will be corrected. Any material downloaded through the use of the service is done at your own discretion and risk. The company is not responsible for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation, theft, loss, or any other technical malfunction to any service, computer software, hardware, or telecommunication equipment The website and forum service may be temporarily unavailable form maintenance or any other reasons. The company is not responsible for any loss or damage of content due to this unavailability. Limitation of Liability You expressly understand and agree that Strikeforce shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special, exemplary, or punitive damages including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, content, or any other intangible losses resulting from the use or inability to use the service, regardless if the company is aware of such damages.