PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.
The Slash and Scroll, Web site (the “Slash and Scroll,” “Web Site” or “slashandscroll.com”) is provided by Slash and Scroll and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries for your and others’ personal, non-commercial enjoyment, subject to the terms of these terms and conditions of use and all modifications thereto (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”), and the rules that may be published from time to time by Slash and Scroll. By using the site, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions of use. Slash and Scroll may change the Terms and Conditions from time to time and at any time, and without notice to you. All such changes to these Terms and Conditions will appear on slashandscroll.com. By using the slashandscroll site after we post any changes, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them. If at any time you choose not to accept these Terms and Conditions of Use, please do not use the site.
User Conduct
The Slash and Scroll and Web Site and any communications service, including the capability to contribute material through the contribution form (each such submission, a “Contribution”), chat room, message board, newsgroup, or other interactive service that may be available to you on or through the slash and scroll and site (collectively, the “Services”) are provided to you solely for entertainment and informational purposes. By using the Slash and Scroll, Web Site and Services you agree: (a) to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the subscription form, the Contribution form and any registration form(s). If any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Slash and Scroll reserves the right to terminate your subscription and refuse any and all current or future use by you of the Services.
Without limitation of the foregoing, you agree to not use the Slash and Scroll Services to:
- Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials, including any Contribution, (collectively, “Content”), that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, embarrassing, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, invasive of another’s privacy, or hateful;
- “Stalk” another;
- Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
- Harm minors in any way;
- Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Slash and Scroll official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
- Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted to or through the Slash and Scroll Web Site;
- Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary or confidentiality rights of any party;
- Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “Spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
- Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots, or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or any other similarly destructive activity, or surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
- Act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in the Slash and Scroll, Web Site or Services;
- Engage in any activity that is contrary to or which would adversely affect the purpose or intention of the Slash and Scroll Web Site or Services, including but not limited to, actually or attempting to manipulate, corrupt or otherwise affect the outcome of the Services, in whole or part, by, among other methods, subscribing another party without their authorization or registering multiple subscriptions under the same or different names;
- Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service; or
- Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.
You also agree that you will not harvest, collect or store information about the users of the Slash and Scroll, Web Site or the Content posted by others on the Slash and Scroll, Web Site or use such information for any purpose inconsistent with the purpose of the Slash and Scrolll, Web Site or for the purpose of transmitting or facilitating transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail or communications.
You acknowledge that Slash and Scroll is not responsible for material submitted to Slash and Scroll or posted by users. Slash and Scroll does not pre-screen, monitor, review or edit the Content posted by users. However, Slash and Scroll and its designees have the right (but not the obligation) at their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content, in whole or part, that, in Slash and Scroll’s judgment, does not comply with these Terms and Conditions or is otherwise undesirable, inappropriate or inaccurate. Slash and Scroll is not responsible for any failure, non-failure or delay in removing such Content. You will remain responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of such submitted material, including any Contribution or part thereof, or other communication to Slash and Scroll. You agree to immediately notify Slash and Scroll of any unauthorized use of the Service or any other breach of security known or suspected by you.
You acknowledge and agree that Slash and Scroll may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms and Conditions; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Slash and Scroll, its users or the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Slash and Scroll Website, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Slash and Scroll assumes no responsibility for the deletion, alteration or failure to store postings, Contributions or other information submitted by you or other users to the Slash and Scroll or Web site.
Any or all Content on the Slash and Scroll Web Site may be purged periodically in Slash and Scroll sole discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Content you view, submit or post is at your own discretion and risk, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. You acknowledge that you may not rely on any information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials created by Slash and Scroll or submitted to Slash and Scroll, including Content. You further acknowledge and agree that the views expressed on the Slash and Scroll Web Site do not necessarily reflect the views of Slash and Scroll, and does not support or endorse Content (including any Contribution, whether or not edited by Slash and Scroll or its designee or presented on the Slash and Scroll Web Site edited or unedited, in whole or in part, or alone or with other content) posted or submitted by you or any User.
Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials, including any Contribution, (collectively, “Content”), that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, embarrassing, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, invasive of another’s privacy, or hateful.
Restrictions On Use of Material
The content on the Slash and Scroll Web Site is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Except as expressly permitted, you agree not to use the Slash and Scroll or Web Site for sale, trade or other commercial purposes, and, you may not modify, copy, publish, display, transmit, adapt or in any way exploit the content of the Slash and Scroll Web Site. Only if you obtain prior written consent from us — and from all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property — may you publish, display or commercially exploit any material from the Slash and Scroll or Web Site. To seek our permission, you may write to us at our address provided below. If permission is granted by us and by all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property, you may not change or delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice.
You must abide by all additional copyright notices or other restrictions contained on the Slash and Scroll.
Unsolicited Materials
In operating the Slash and Scroll site, Slash and Scroll does not solicit nor does it wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other material from you through Slash and Scroll Web Site or Slash and Scroll mail and e-mail addresses, or in any other way. Any information or material submitted or sent to Slash and Scroll, will be deemed not to be confidential or secret. By submitting or sending information or other material to Slash and Scroll you represent and warrant that the information is original to you and that no other party has any rights to the material.
User’s Grant Of Limited License
By communicating with Slash and Scroll, including submitting or sending Content, a Contribution or other information or material to the Slash and Scroll Web Site, you grant Slash and Scroll the royalty-free, unrestricted, world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such Content (in whole or part), including any information, suggestions, ideas, drawings or concepts contained in such Content, worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. Such license includes incorporating a Contribution, in whole or in part, into a Slash and Scroll feature. You will remain responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of such submitted material, including any Contribution or part thereof, or other communication to Slash and Scroll.
You also warrant that any “moral rights” in posted materials have been waived.
Linked Sites
You may be able to link to third parties’ Web Sites (“Linked Sites”) from the Slash and Scroll Web Site. Linked Sites are not, however, reviewed, controlled, or examined by Slash and Scroll in any way and Slash and Scroll is not responsible for the content, availability, advertising, products or other materials of any such Linked Sites, or any additional links contained therein. These links do not imply Slash and Scroll endorsement of or association with the Linked Sites. It is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of service of the Linked Sites as well as with any other obligation under copyright, secrecy, defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws related to the use of such Linked Sites and any content contained thereon. In no event shall Slash and Scroll be liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by the creation or use of the Linked Sites or the information or material accessed-through these Linked Sites. You should direct any such concerns to that site’s administrator or webmaster. Slash and Scroll reserves the exclusive right, at its sole discretion, to add, change, decline or remove, without notice, any feature or link to any of the Linked Sites from the Slash ands Scroll Web Site and/or introduce different features or links to different users.
SPECIAL NOTICE: THE LINKED SITES MAY CONTAIN CONTENT AND GRAPHICS THAT CONTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR MINORS, OR THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE OFFENSIVE. IF YOU ENTER THESE LINKED SITES, YOU ASSERT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL ADULT AGE IN YOUR JURISDICTION TO VIEW SUCH MATERIALS AND THAT THE VIEWING, READING, AND/OR DOWNLOADING OF CONTENT FROM THESE LINKED SITES DOES NOT VIOLATE THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS OF YOUR LOCALITY, CITY, TOWN, COUNTY, STATE, PROVINCE, COUNTRY OR OTHER COMMUNITY TO WHICH YOU BELONG, AND/OR FROM WHICH YOU ACCESS THESE LINKED SITES.
Permission must be granted by us for any type of link to the Slash and Scroll the Web Site. To seek our permission, you may write to Slash and Scroll. We reserve the right, however, to rescind any permission granted by us to link through any type of link, and to require termination of any such link to the Slash and Scroll Web Site, at our discretion at any time.
Affiliate / Slash and Scroll Shop Compensation
From time to time, Slash and Scroll mentions and recommends products within editorial articles and on the Slash and Scroll Shop. If you purchase a product or service mentioned, Slash and Scroll may receive compensation from an affiliate partner. If you click on a link that takes you to an affiliate partner site and subsequently make a purchase, Slash and Scroll might receive compensation from that partner for that transaction.
Regardless of compensation, we seek to be provide recommendations to our readers and all products and services on the site reflect the honest opinions of Slash ands Scroll editors and writers.
Parental Permission
The Slash and Scroll Web Site are not intended to be a children’s site, therefore, some of the available information may concern topics that may not be appropriate for children. Slash and Scroll may, at its discretion, require users under 18 to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to view certain content, and Slash and Scroll may limit access to certain content to users above a specified age. You agree to abide by any such restrictions, and not to help anyone avoid those restrictions.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting your privacy and security and have explained in detail the steps we take to do so. We urge you to read our privacy policy.
Disclaimer Of Warranties
THE SLASH AND SCROLL WEB SITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, SLASH AND SCROLL SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (i) ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, APPROPRIATENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, OR OTHERWISE OF THE CONTENT OF THE SLASH AND SCROLL OR WEB SITE OR SERVICES; AND (ii) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY THE SLASH AND SCROLL WEB SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION AS A RESULT OF (1) ANY ERROR, OMMISSION, DELETION OR DEFECT IN THE CONTENT, OR (2) ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, DEFAMATION OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. SLASH AND SCROLL DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE (1) THAT ANY PORTION OF THE SLASH AND SCROLL OR WEB SITE WILL BE FREE OF INFECTION BY VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR ANYTHING ELSE MANIFESTING CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; OR (2) THAT ACCESS TO SLASH AND SCROLL WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.
SLASH AND SCROLL DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THE SLASH AND SCROLL WEB SITE. YOU (AND NOT SLASH AND SCROLL OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL SLASH AND SCROLL ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SPONSORS, ADVERTISERS, PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY (i) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE AVAILABILITY, USE, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SLASH AND SCROLL EMAIL, WEB SITE OR THE SERVICES , EVEN IF SLASH AND SCROLL OR ITS AGENTS SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE; OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN, OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE SLASH AND SCROLL OR WEB SITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES OR JURISDICTIONS, SLASH AND SCROLL LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Indemnification
Upon a request by Slash and Scroll, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold Slash and Scroll, its affiliates, officers, directors and employees harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising in any way from your use or misuse of the Slash and Scroll Web Site or Services, or the uploading, posting, publishing, e-mailing, reproduction, distribution or transmission of any Content or other materials by you or users authorized by you or any violation of these Terms and Conditions by you. Slash and Scroll reserves the right, at its 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 Slash and Scroll in asserting any available defense.
Copyrights and Copyright Agent
We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and require that the people who use the Slash and Scroll and Web Site do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the following information to the Copyright Agent named below:
Your username, address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
A description of where the alleged infringing material is located;
A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest; and
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
Copyright Agent
(Contact only for copyright matters. For all other inquiries, please contact us at [email protected])
Applicable Laws / Jurisdiction
You agree that the laws of the province of Ontario, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern these Terms and Conditions. Please note that your use of the Slash and Scroll and Web Site may be subject to other local, state, national, and international laws. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with Slash and Scroll or relating in any way to your use of the Slash and Scroll and Web Site resides in the courts of the Province of Ontario , and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the Province of Ontario , in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving Slash and Scroll or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers and content providers.
We control and operate the slash and scroll and site from our offices Ontario. We do not represent that materials on the slash and scroll and site are appropriate or available for use outside of Province of Ontario. Persons who choose to access the Slash and Scroll and site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
Any inquiries concerning these terms and conditions of use should be directed to email us at [email protected]
Provisions Unenforceable or Invalid
If any part of this agreement 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.
If you have any questions about this policy, the daily email or the site in general, please email us at [email protected]
Thank you for taking the time and interest to review our policies at Slash and Scroll