TechSono Engineering, Inc. Terms of Service (please read this entire document before you
access the news servers)
The content of all
discussion groups (a.k.a. “newsgroups”), including without
limitation, the descriptions of discussion groups and the content within a
specific article posted in a group, is provided by and is the full and sole
responsibility of the creator of the discussion group, or the person posting
the article, respectively. TechSono Engineering, Inc. has NO responsibility for
such content and is merely a conduit of articles traveling across Usenet.
Usenet in general, is a public discussion and posting forum, similar to the world wide web, which is also available to the public.
TechSono Engineering, Inc. does not control, condone, or censor Usenet and its
content in any way.
All articles posted on our servers are pushed to the servers via our upstream
providers, some of which are large international corporations. TechSono
Engineering, Inc. receives well over 2 million articles per day, and it is
impossible for us or any other corporation running a Usenet server to moderate
newsgroups. At this point, there are no state or
federal laws that require any ISP or Usenet provider to moderate Usenet
newsgroups.
By its very nature, Usenet groups may carry very offensive, harmful, inaccurate
or otherwise inappropriate material, or in some cases, postings that have been
mislabeled, or are deceptive in another way. We expect that you will use
caution and common sense and exercise proper judgment when using Usenet, as
well as use the service at your own risk.
Again, we must emphasize that it is impossible for us or any other Usenet
service provider to police hundreds of thousands of articles that pass through
our servers on a daily basis. Any article that passes through our servers and
its content is the SOLE RESPONSIBILITY of the person who posted the article or
created the newsgroup.
* TechSono Engineering, Inc. does not produce any content that passes through
or can be found on our servers.
* TechSono Engineering, Inc. does not publish or distribute any content that
passes through or can be found on our servers. What we mean when we say
“publish or distribute” is that we DO NOT extract pictures or programs
from Usenet for redistribution by various means, such as putting them on CD-ROM
or making slide shows, or putting them in zip files and making them available
for download.
* TechSono Engineering, Inc. does not condone, nor support users posting copyrighted
or illegal content to Usenet. If you discover an article that contains any
copyrighted or illegal content, please email us at support2@techsono.com. We will then
remove the offending article IMMEDIATELY, and forward any and all relevant
information to the appropriate federal law enforcement authorities.
Please note that the name
of a newsgroup is not illegal in nature and does not necessarily imply that
inappropriate or illegal activity occurs in it. However, we do encourage our
customers to exercise caution and discretion when viewing and posting to all
Usenet newsgroups. All content, without limitation, is provided by and is the
sole responsibility of the person posting the content. We expect all customers
to abide by Usenet etiquette, copyright laws, and civil and criminal laws.
CONDITIONS OF USE
I understand that I may only enter this site, and/or use its services, if I
agree to all of the following terms. If I do not agree to all of the terms, I
must exit now.
COMMUNITY STANDARDS
I understand the standards and laws of the community, site, and computer to
which I am transporting this material, and I am solely responsible for my
actions. I understand that posting of illegal media is prohibited and that violators
will be banned from the TechSono Engineering, Inc. servers immediately. Any
abuse issues can be reported to support2@techsono.com.
COPYRIGHT AND RESPONSIBILITY
I agree to not sell, redistribute, or copy in any way the contents of any of
the TechSono Engineering, Inc. sites. I will not allow anyone to use my
username and/or password. If I do post to the servers, I do so at my own risk.
Any copyright issues can be reported to support2@techsono.com.
POSTING ABILITY
Posting ability is a privilege, not a right. Your
posting access may be suspended at any time without notice at the discretion of
our abuse department. If you are unable to post and believe that your access may
have been revoked, you may send email to support2@techsono.com
with your account information. They will inform you if your posting access has
been revoked and the reason. If it has, and you feel this was done in error,
please contact us and explain the situation. Our abuse department will then
investigate and inform you of their decision in an email. The decision of the
abuse department is final and NO refunds will be granted due to inability to
post after your posting access has been blocked. You will still have the
ability to read articles, however.
FORBIDDEN ACTIVITIES
TechSono Engineering, Inc. has a zero-tolerance policy for the following
activities, and performing any of them will cause permanent suspension of your
posting ability. These activities include, but are not limited to:
- Child exploitation: users involved in such file transfers will be immediately and
permanently barred from using this service.
- Spamming: Advertising that is not welcome in the group where it was posted.
If you do spam, you may be billed for the cleanup costs (at the discretion of
the TechSono Engineering, Inc. management) at the rate of $200.00 USD per hour,
plus any collections and/or attorney's fees incurred in the collection of this
fee.
- Flooding: Attempting to take over a newsgroup by flooding it with your posts.
- Trolling: Harassing or annoying other newsgroup users repeatedly.
- Copyright Infringement: Posting anything that is not in the public domain and
that you do not own the rights to. This is a serious crime carrying serious
legal consequences!
- Posting Illegal Content: Posting anything that is not legal in the
- Posting Off-Topic: Posting something that does not belong in that newsgroup,
as indicated by its charter or FAQ article.
- Crossposting: Posting the same article to more than three newsgroups is
prohibited. The article posted must be on-topic for each group it is posted to.
- Harassment/Cyberstalking: Threatening or provoking confrontation with another
party, causing fear for one’s personal safety. Posting anyone's personal
information such as phone numbers, addresses, social security numbers, etc.
without that person's prior consent also falls under this category. Report
abuse issues to support2@techsono.com.
SYSTEM SECURITY
I will not attempt to bypass any security and/or access features of this site.
VIOLATIONS
If I use these services in violation of this agreement, I understand I may be
in violation of local, federal and or civil laws. I agree to be responsible for
all legal fees and loss of any income that I owe to the providers, owners,
Corporate Officers, and/or creators of this site as a result of my activities.
I understand that my membership will be canceled without notice or refund in
such situations.
USE OF INFORMATION
I will not use or provide any information about or contained within this site
against the providers, owners, Corporate Officers, and/or creators of this site
in any type of action, legal or otherwise.
INTENDED USE
Accounts are intended for personal use only. Commercial use is prohibited
without prior written authorization from support2@techsono.com.
WARNING GENERAL DISCLAIMER
TechSono Engineering, Inc., (hereinafter "TechSono") and the owners
of TechSono, do not represent nor endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of
the information, content, or advertisements (collectively, the
"Material") contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded,
or accessed from any of the services contained on this website (collectively,
the "Service"). TechSono also does not represent nor endorse the
quality of any products, information, or other materials displayed, purchased,
or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement or any other information or
offer in, or in connection with TechSono (collectively, the "Products").
You hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any Material shall be at your own
risk. TechSono reserves the right, but is not obligated to nor does it accept
any responsibility for refusing to, in its sole discretion to make improvements
to, or correct any errors or omissions in any portion of the Service or
Material contained in TechSono.
THE SERVICE AND THE MATERIAL AND THE
PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED BY TechSono ON AN "AS IS' BASIS, AND TechSono
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIAL AND PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. IN NO EVENT
SHALL TechSono BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE,
MATERIAL, AND PRODUCTS.
This web site or the servers associated with it may contain material that some
people may find offensive or inappropriate. In some communities, the contents
may be deemed to violate the community's norms or mores. If you believe that
you will find the content to be offensive, inappropriate, or in violation of
your community's norms or mores, then you must stop viewing the contents
immediately and go to a non-offensive web site.
It is also possible that some material may be inaccurate, wrong, and defamatory
in nature.
TechSono does not review the material that is posted nor exert any editorial
control over the material. As such, TechSono acts merely as a forum for the expression
of ideas, thoughts, and information, similar to the way that a public square
could be the forum for discussion of ideas, thoughts, and information.
TechSono is not responsible for any inaccurate, wrong, offensive,
inappropriate, or defamatory material that is contained herein. TechSono is
also not responsible for any material that violates a community's norms or
mores. TechSono expects and demands that users comply with all federal, state,
and local laws when using this web site and when posting content to the web
site and refrain from violating those laws. If a person is unsure whether or
not a posting will violate a law, that person is urged to contact the
Electronic Freedom Foundation or an attorney prior to posting the information,
document, or other type of content. TechSono can not enforce the laws of each
locality, state, and even federal laws for all material that is posted to this
site. As such, TechSono is not responsible for the content of this site.
INDEMNITY
If, as a result of a user's actions, postings, statements, or other activity,
TechSono is named as a defendant in a lawsuit, threatened with legal action,
has a legal judgment issued against it, or incurs expense to defend itself,
then the user shall indemnify TechSono for all expenses incurred by TechSono to
protect or defend itself, or otherwise respond to the problem. Furthermore, the
user shall hold TechSono harmless for the user's actions, postings, statements,
or other activity. These actions, postings, statements or other activity could
include, but are not limited to, defamation, libel, intentional infliction of
emotional distress, copyright infringement, trademark
infringement, theft of a trade secret, economic espionage, and transmission of
pornographic material.
SPONSORS
The sponsors of TechSono are separate legal entities and are not related to
TechSono. The sponsors are not responsible for any actions, postings,
statements, or other activities of a user. The user shall hold harmless and
indemnify the sponsors of TechSono in any lawsuit, dispute, or other legal
action should the lawsuit, dispute, or other legal action result from a user's
actions, postings, statements, or other activity.
By entering this web site or by clicking on any of the links within this web
site, I will have released and discharged the providers, owners, Corporate
Officers and or creators of this site from any and all liability which might
arise.
If you have any questions about anything listed in this disclaimer please direct them to support2@techsono.com.