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use this site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update or
revise these Terms of Use. Please check the Terms periodically for
changes. Your continued use of this site following the posting of any
changes to the Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of those changes.
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with its operators.
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marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws.
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perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from such
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Productions is prohibited. In addition, use of the content or materials
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of your content by GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother Internet Productions
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PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
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accessible on this site in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, please notify GayVancouver.Net
immediately.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
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CORRECT; THAT THIS SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR
LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE
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YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL GAYVANCOUVER.NET AND BIG
BROTHER INTERNET PRODUCTIONS, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, OR ITS LICENSORS BE
LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR
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CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, AMERICA ONLINE'S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS
SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
INDEMNIFICATION
Upon a request by GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother
Internet Productions, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless
GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother Internet Productions and its subsidiary
and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors,
officers, and directors from all liabilities, claims, and expenses,
including attorney's fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this
site. GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother Internet Productions reserves the
right, at it own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of
any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event
you will cooperate with GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother Internet
Productions in asserting any available defenses.
AGREEMENT TO RULES OF USER CONDUCT
You agree to abide by GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother
Internet Productions Rules of User Conduct, including but not limited
to, being over 18 years of age, and agreeing not to use this site for
any unlawful purpose. Use of your account to violate the security of any
computer network, crack passwords or security encryption codes, as well
as transmission or storage of any information, data or material in
violation of any Canadian law is prohibited. This includes, but is not
limited to: copyrighted material, material legally judged to be
threatening or obscene, child pornography, or material protected as a
trade secret. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless GayVancouver.Net
or Big Brother Internet Productions from any claims resulting from your
use of the service which damages you or another party. The right to use
the site is not transferable. Accounts are for your use only. You are
responsible for the confidentiality of your user IDs and passwords.
Loaning your account to others, connecting a system used by multiple
persons, group use of user logins, is explicitly prohibited. Access to
Password Protected/Secure Areas. Access to and use of password protected
and/or secure areas of the Site is restricted to authorized users only.
Unauthorized individuals attempting to access these areas of the Site
may be subject to prosecution.
INTERNATIONAL USE
GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother Internet Productions
makes no representation that materials on this site are appropriate or
available for use in locations outside Canada, and accessing them from
territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who
choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own
initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.
COLLECTION OF INFORMATION AND PRIVACY
GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother Internet Productions is
strongly committed to protecting your privacy. For more details
about our Privacy Policy, click here.
CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM
These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Province of British Columbia, excluding
its conflicts of law rules. You expressly agree that the exclusive
jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these
Terms of Use or your use of this site shall be filed only in the
provincial or federal courts located in the Province of British
Columbia, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal
jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim
or action.
SEVERABILITY AND INTEGRATION
Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement
constitutes the entire agreement between you and GayVancouver.Net or Big
Brother Internet Productions with respect to this site and supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral,
written, or electronic) between you and GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother
Internet Productions with respect to this site. If any part of these
Terms of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be
construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as
nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
TERMINATION
GayVancouver.Net or Big Brother Internet Productions
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to
all or part of this site, with or without notice.
