Hi All,
The RootsWeb Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) has been
rewritten and can be found at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html
Because this is important I have reproduced it below.
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Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
RootsWeb.com Terms & Conditions
Before using or subscribing to
RootsWeb.com, please review the following
terms and conditions which define your rights, responsibilities, and
benefits as a user of
RootsWeb.com.
RootsWeb.com License and Terms and Conditions of Use
RootsWeb.com is an Internet service (the "Service") owned and operated by
MyFamily.com, Inc. (hereafter "we", "our," or "us").
"You" or "your" means
an adult user of the Service for itself and you as parent or guardian for
any minor which you allow to access the Service, for whom you will be held
strictly responsible. Your use of the Service indicates that you are bound
by this agreement with us. If you don't agree with any of these terms and
conditions, don't use the Service. We may alter this agreement at our
discretion and your continued use after any change indicates your acceptance
of that change. If you don't want to be bound by a change, discontinue use
of the Service.
RootsWeb.com contains graphics, information, data, editorial and, other
content accessible by any Internet user (the "Content"). All Content is
owned and/or copyrighted by
MyFamily.com, Inc., or third party providers and
may be used only in accordance with this limited use license.
RootsWeb.com
is protected by copyright as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant
to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws.
Limited Use LICENSE
You are licensed to use the Content only for personal or professional family
history research, and may download Content only as search results relevant
to that research. The download of the whole or significant portions of any
work or database is prohibited. Resale of a work or database or portion
thereof, except as specific results relevant to specific research for an
individual, is prohibited. On line or other republication of Content is
prohibited except as unique data elements that are part of a unique family
history or genealogy. Violation of this License may result in immediate
termination of your membership and may result in legal action for
injunction, damages or both. You may use access software provided on the
Service only while on line and may not download, copy, reuse or distribute
that software, except where it is clearly stated in connection with software
that it is made available for offline use and a license for that use is
provided in connection with that software.
User-Provided Content
Portions of the Service will contain user-provided content, to which you may
contribute appropriate content (the "Content"). For this Content, the
submitter is the owner, and
RootsWeb.com is only a distributor. By
submitting Content to
RootsWeb.com, you grant
MyFamily.com, Inc., the
corporate host of the Service, a limited license to the Content to use,
host, and distribute that Content and allow hosting and distribution on
co-branded Services of that Content. You should submit only Content which
belongs to you and will not violate the property or other rights of other
people or organizations.
MyFamily.com, Inc. is sensitive to copyright and
other intellectual property rights of others. For more information
concerning copyright issues, view our corporate policy. We will not edit or
monitor user-provided content, with the exception that, to promote privacy,
an automated filtering tool will be used to suppress and omit from family
tree display information submitted to the WorldConnect Project which appears
in our best judgment to pertain to a living person. For more information on
our living persons policy, please view our Privacy Policy.
MyFamily.com,
Inc. also reserves the right to remove any user provided content that comes
to its attention and that it believes, in its sole discretion, is illegal,
obscene, indecent, defamatory, incites racial or ethnic hatred or violates
the rights of others. Any records removal requests within user-submitted
data should be directed to the submitters of that data. Sites hosted by
MyFamily.com, Inc. are not monitored. We request that all using this feature
comply with the Terms and Conditions as well as general Internet etiquette.
If it is brought to the attention of
MyFamily.com, Inc. that a posting
violates the Terms and Conditions, that Content will be removed.
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
The information, products, and services included on this Web Service may
include inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added
to the information herein.
Rootsweb.com and its third party suppliers
provide all Content in this Service "AS IS", and without any warranty of any
kind.
MyFamily.com, Inc., and its third party suppliers make no representations
concerning the suitability, reliability, or accuracy of the Content or the
service provided on the Service for any purpose. We and our third party
suppliers disclaim all warranties, expressed or implied, in connection with
the Content and the services provided on the Service, including conditions
of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and
non-infringement. In no case will we or our third party providers be liable
for any direct, indirect, punitive, special or other damages including,
without limitation, lost or delay of use, lost profits, loss of data, or any
other damage in contract, tort, equity, or any other legal theory, even if
advised of the possibility thereof.
MyFamily.com, Inc. may, from time to time, provide opportunities to users of
the Web Service to link to or buy services from third parties. Sites of
those third parties may be subject to terms and conditions different from
those found here.
MyFamily.com, Inc. makes no warranty concerning third
party provided goods or services and you agree that any recourse for
dissatisfaction or problems with those goods or services will be sought from
the third party provider and not from
MyFamily.com, Inc.
Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation
of liability for consequential or incidental damages, this limitation may
not apply in part to you. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THIS
WEB SERVICE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS WEB SERVICE.
Additional Registered Member Terms
1. REGISTRATION AND SECURITY
1.1 Registration of e-mail address as well as selection of a password and
Membership name
("Username") are required to use some portions of this site. You must
provide
MyFamily.com, Inc. with accurate, complete, and updated registration
information. Failure to do so will breach this Agreement. You understand
that you may not (i) select or use a name of another person with the intent
to impersonate that person; (ii) use the Rights of any person other than
yourself without authorization; or (iii) use a name that we, in our sole
discretion, deem offensive. As you submit information, you understand that
the network of Internet Sites including
Ancestry.com, Ancestry.co.uk,
MyFamily.com,
RootsWeb.com, and
FamilyHistory.com are owned and operated by
MyFamly.com, Inc., incorporated in Delaware, USA. The Sites are operated in
the United States of America and operated to be in compliance with the laws
of the United States. Access is governed by these terms and conditions under
the laws of the State of Utah and the United States. Registration as a user
of or subscriber to any of the Sites or services provided on them results in
your customer information being stored and processed in the United States,
and you, in registering or subscribing, specifically consent that storage
and processing. You may access that information at any time to confirm its
correctness and to keep it current in connection with your registration or
subscription. If you are subscribing or registering for use of this site
from outside of the United States of America, you consent to the storage and
processing in the United States of the personal data you submit, within the
scope of the Privacy Policy of
MyFamily.com, Inc. You may and should review
and correct this information regularly.
1.2 You shall notify us by regular mail or by e-mail at
support(a)ancestry-inc.com of any known or suspected unauthorized user(s) of
your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss,
theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password. (b) You will be
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password. You will
never be required to reveal your password to any representative or agent of
Ancestry.com, its owners or agents.
1.3 You are responsible for all usage or activity on
Ancestry.com via your
password account. Distribution of your password for access to
MyFamily.com,
Inc sites is expressly prohibited and shall constitute a breech of this
Agreement. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be
grounds for termination of your account, at our sole discretion, and you may
be referred to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
2. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN
ROOTSWEB.COM AND YOU.
If you are a registered user,
RootsWeb.com will send electronic mail to you,
for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to
RootsWeb.com, or
of any
RootsWeb.com related products and services. You may opt out of this
notification service by sending an e-mail to rwr-admin(a)rootsweb.com. To
unsubscribe from the RootsWeb Product Watch, please visit
http://www.rootsweb.com/productwatch/rpwrunsub.html. For further information
on our use of subscriber demographic information, see the Privacy Policy on
the Service.
3. MODIFICATIONS TO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE SERVICE.
MyFamily.com, Inc. has the right, at its sole discretion, to modify this
Agreement or the Service at any time. Changes in service will be posted at
RootsWeb.com, or sent via e-mail, or postal mail to you. In addition to this
general acceptable use policy, other specific policies may apply to
websites, mailing lists, message boards, and other facilities at
RootsWeb.com. Continued use of the service now or following posted notices
of changes in this Agreement means that you have accepted and are bound by
the changes.
4. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 This Subscriber Agreement is governed by the law of the State of Utah,
without regard to its principles on conflicts of laws, and the federal law
of the United States of America. Any action to enforce this Agreement shall
be brought in the federal or state courts located in Salt Lake City.
4.2 Official correspondence must be sent via postal mail to:
MyFamily.com, Inc.
Attn:
RootsWeb.com HelpDesk
360 W 4800 N
Provo, UT 84604
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