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\n1.<\/strong> By using ZeroAggressionProject.org you agree to be legally bound by these terms, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of ZeroAggressionProject.org. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all the following terms, then please, do not access and\/or use ZeroAggressionProject.org.
\n2.<\/strong> Downsize DC Foundation may change these terms at any time by posting changes online. Please review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by Downsize DC Foundation. Your continued use of ZeroAggressionProject.org after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and\/or amended.
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\n3.<\/strong> You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use ZeroAggressionProject.org content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any ZeroAggressionProject.org content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of ZeroAggressionProject.org content requires the prior written permission of Downsize DC Foundation.
\n4.<\/strong> You agree to use ZeroAggressionProject.org only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of ZeroAggressionProject.org. Prohibited behavior includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content, or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within ZeroAggressionProject.org.
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\n5.<\/strong> Website content, including the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to the Zero Aggression Project, its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided \u201cAS IS\u201d and on an \u201cAS AVAILABLE\u201d basis without any representations or any kind of warranty made (whether express or implied by law) to the extent permitted by law, including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security, and accuracy.
\n6.<\/strong> Under no circumstances will Downsize DC Foundation be liable for any of the following losses or damage (whether such losses where foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise): (a) loss of data; (b) loss of revenue or anticipated profits; (c) loss of business; (d) loss of opportunity; (e) loss of goodwill or injury to reputation; (f) losses suffered by third parties; or (g) any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of ZeroAggressionProject.org regardless of the form of action.
\n7.<\/strong> Although every effort is made to provide a safe and enjoyable experience to users, Downsize DC Foundation does not warrant that functions contained in ZeroAggressionProject.org content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that either the website or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.
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\n8.<\/strong> The names, images, and logos identifying the Zero Aggression Project, Downsize DC Foundation, DownsizeDC.org, or third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights, trademarks, and servicemarks of the Downsize DC Foundation, DownsizeDC.org, Inc., and\/or third parties. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right to use any trademark, patent, design right, or copyright of the Downsize DC Foundation, DownsizeDC.org, Inc., or any other third party.
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\nSubmissions to ZeroAggressionProject.org<\/strong>
\n10.<\/strong> Where you are invited to submit any contribution to ZeroAggressionProject.org (including any text, photographs, graphics, video, or audio) you agree, by submitting your contribution, to grant Downsize DC Foundation and the Zero Aggression Project, along with its sister organization DownsizeDC.org, Inc., a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licenseable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and\/or to incorporate your contribution in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution, and in accordance with privacy restrictions set out in the Downsize DC Foundation’s, Zero Aggression Project, Privacy Policy (Version 1.0, December 1, 2016). If you do not want to grant to Downsize DC Foundation the rights set out above, please do not submit your contribution to the Zero Aggression Project.
\n11.<\/strong> In addition to paragraph 10, by submitting your contribution to ZeroAggressionProject.org, you:
\n* 11.1<\/strong> warrant that your contribution:
\n* 11.1.1<\/strong> is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to Downsize DC Foundation for all the purposes specified above;
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\n* 11.1.3<\/strong> does not infringe any copyright or trademark right, or violate any law.
\n* 11.2<\/strong> you further warrant that you will indemnify Downsize DC Foundation against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by Downsize DC Foundation as a result of your breach of the above warranty; and
\n* 11.3<\/strong> you waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on ZeroAggressionProject.org and the purposes specified above.
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\n12.<\/strong> You agree to use any ZeroAggressionProject.org blogs, bulletin boards, or chat rooms in accordance with the following Rules. These apply across all Downsize DC Foundation sites and services. You should, however, read the local house rules of the particular site or service you are using, as there may be some local variations to these Rules.<\/p>\n
\n13.<\/strong> If there is any conflict between these terms and specific terms appearing elsewhere on ZeroAggressionProject.org (including local rules for any section of the site), then the latter shall prevail.
\n14.<\/strong> If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid, or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect, and continue to be binding and enforceable.
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