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In connection with the use of the OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED Website, you shall abide by all applicable federal, state or local laws, including those pertaining to such areas as libel, slander, defamation, trade libel, product disparagement, harassment, invasion of privacy, tort, obscenity, indecency, and copyright or trademark infringement ("Applicable Law"). The Information available on the OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED Website may include intellectual property that is protected under the copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws of the United States and/or other countries ("Intellectual Property Laws"). Such Intellectual Property Laws generally prohibit the unauthorized reproduction, distribution or exhibition of all text, photographic and graphic (art and electronic) images, music, sound samplings and other protected materials. The violation of applicable Intellectual Property Laws may give rise to civil and/or criminal penalties.

The OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED Website is an online information exchange service for use by OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED and the general public. You shall not post, publish, transmit, reproduce, distribute or in any way use or exploit any Information for commercial purposes or otherwise use the Information in a manner that is inconsistent with these rules and regulations.

You are cautioned that any online communications may not be fully confidential. In addition, you should be aware that federal postal regulations do not protect electronic mail. You should be aware that some administrative personnel of OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED may, in the course of their regular duties, have access to communications for technical or operational purposes. OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED may also disclose any communications to the extent permitted or required by law.

You shall not post, transmit or make available in any way through the OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED Website any software or other materials which contain a computer virus, trojan horse, timebomb, worm or other rogue programming ("Rogue Programming"). OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED has no obligation to detect the presence of any Rogue Programming. Any downloading of software or other materials or any other use of the Information on the OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED Website is at your risk, and you are advised to take adequate precautions to minimize any loss to your system caused by Rogue Programming, including use of anti-virus programs and proper backup of files.

You are responsible for the content of any Information you put on the OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED Website. OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED has no obligation to, and does not in the normal course, monitor or control any Information that is or becomes available on the OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED Website. OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED reserves the right to review any Information that is or becomes available on the OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED Website. OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any Information that is, in OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED's sole discretion, unacceptable, undesirable or in violation of these rules. However, OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED has no obligation to exercise such reservation of rights by OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED.

THE OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY INFORMATION IS COMPLETE OR ACCURATE, THAT THE OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT ANY INFORMATION IS FREE OF ROGUE PROGRAMMING.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED WEBSITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION USE OF OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION AVAILABLE ON THE OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED WEBSITE, 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.

YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS AND/OR LIABILITY AGAINST OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED AND/OR THE MEMBER STATIONS ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED WEBSITE. YOU ALSO AGREE TO DEFEND, INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS, OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED FROM AND AGAINST, ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR LIABILITY, INCLUDING COSTS AND ATTORNEYS FEES, ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED WEBSITE OR FAILURE TO ABIDE BY APPLICABLE LAW.

These rules may be modified by OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED from time to time and such modifications will be binding on you when placed online.

Please also make sure to read OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED's online Privacy Policy to understand the additional terms and conditions which apply to your use of our site.

OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED strive not only to broadcast top quality educational programs, but to create opportunities to go beyond the broadcast for additional learning and community development.

The distribution of intellectual property not belonging to you is not permitted. You must have the legal right to upload or download any content you upload to or download from the discussion board and/or blog comments. By posting material on the discussion board and/or blog comments you represent that you have the legal right to reproduce, adapt, perform, display and distribute such content to others. Much of the information available on the Internet is protected by the copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights of others. Do not upload or download any information unless you are certain that you have the legal right to do so.

Any comments you wish to send directly to OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED be emailed directly to the department or program of your choice as listed on our Contact Us page. If you have reason to believe that any use of the discussion board is unlawful or contrary to the guidelines set forth above, please notify us immediately at contact@oceanfutures.org.

As the Internet evolves, it may be necessary to change these guidelines. OCEAN FUTURES SOCIETY/KQED reserves the right to changes these guidelines at any time in its sole discretion. The current guidelines will be available to you online.

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