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Terms of Use

Your access to and continued use of this Web Site constitutes your acceptance, without limitation, of the following simple English policies and disclaimers.

As referenced below, "We", "Us" or "Our" includes DevMaster.net and its adminstrators, collectively.

Questions or notices concerning these Terms of Use should be addressed to Us through our email: webmaster@devmaster.net


Privacy Policy

We value your privacy. We intend to give you as much control as possible over your personal information. In general, you can view this web site without telling Us who you are or revealing any information about yourself. There are times, however, when We may need information from you, such as your your IP address to administer our Web site. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests and to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site.

Although Our site compiles standard log files to measure the site's traffic, it does not specifically identify any email address.

We never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to Us online and third-parties in ways unrelated to the ones described above.

This site contains links to other sites. DevMaster.net is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.

We reserve the right to modify, amend or restate this Privacy Policy from time to time with or without prior notice. Your use of this web site after the posting of modifications to this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of the Privacy Policy as modified.

Terms and Conditions

You represent that you have read and agree to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. You further agree to comply with U.S., Canadian, or other applicable law regarding the transmission of any information obtained from the Services in accordance with the Terms and Conditions, not to use the Services for illegal purposes, and not to interfere or disrupt the networks connected to the Services.

Restrictions on Use

You may not use the Services for any illegal purposes or in any manner inconsistent with the Terms and Conditions. You agree to use the Services solely for your own noncommercial use and benefit, and not for resale or other transfer or disposition to, or use by or for the benefit of, any other person or entity.

Further Restrictions on Use

YOU MAY NOT COPY, REPRODUCE, RECOMPILE, DECOMPILE, DISASSEMBLE, REVERSE ENGINEER, DISTRIBUTE, PUBLISH, DISPLAY, PERFORM, MODIFY, UPLOAD TO, CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS FROM, TRANSMIT OR IN ANY WAY EXPLOIT ANY PART OF THE SERVICE, EXCEPT THAT YOU MAY DOWNLOAD MATERIAL FROM THE SERVICE AND/OR MAKE ONE PRINT COPY FOR YOUR OWN PERSONAL, NONCOMMERCIAL USE, PROVIDED THAT YOU RETAIN ALL COPYRIGHT AND OTHER PROPRIETARY NOTICES.

YOU MAY NOT USE THE SERVICES IN ANY WAY TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF ANY DATA SOLD OR CONTRIBUTED BY YOU TO ANY THIRD PARTY. FURTHERMORE, YOU MAY NOT USE ANY OF OUR TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES OR SERVICE MARKS IN ANY MANNER WHICH CREATES THE IMPRESSION THAT SUCH NAMES AND MARKS BELONG TO OR ARE ASSOCIATED WITH YOU OR ARE USED WITH OUR CONSENT, AND YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE NO OWNERSHIP RIGHTS IN AND TO ANY OF THESE NAMES AND MARKS.

YOU WILL NOT USE THE SERVICES OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN IN UNSOLICITED MAILINGS OR SPAM MATERIAL. YOU WILL NOT USE ANY OF OUR TRADEMARKS, TRADE NAMES OR SERVICE MARKS IN UNSOLICITED MAILINGS OR SPAM MATERIAL.

YOU WILL NOT SPAM OR SEND UNSOLICITED MAILINGS TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE SERVICES. YOU AGREE TO COMPLY WITH ANY OTHER APPLICABLE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

Intellectual Property

This web site contains material which is derived in whole or in part from materials supplied by Us and various other sources. This web site, including but not limited to its text, logos, content, photographs, flash animations, video, audio and graphics (the "Intellectual Property"), is protected by copyrights, service marks, international treaties and/or other proprietary rights and laws of the U.S. and other countries. The Intellectual Property is also protected as a collective work or compilation under U.S. copyright and other laws and treaties. All individual articles, columns and other elements making up the Services are also copyrighted works. You agree to abide by all applicable copyright and other laws, as well as any additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in the Services.

If you wish to reproduce a portion of DevMaster.net in any fashion, you may make a formal request by emailing webmaster@devmaster.net. We will evaluate your request, and respond accordingly.

No License Granted

You acquire absolutely no rights or licenses in or to the Services and materials contained therein other than the limited right to utilize the Services in accordance with the Terms and Conditions. Should you choose to download content from the Services, you must do so in accordance with the Terms and Conditions. Such download is licensed to you by Us only for your own personal, noncommercial use in accordance with the Terms and Conditions and does not transfer any other rights to you.

Accuracy and Liability Disclaimer

We do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, quality, completeness, currency, or validity of any information on the web site or linked from the web site. The ads, press releases, forum posts, and newsletters are also provided by the identified organizations. Due to the possibility of human and mechanical error, We are not responsible for any errors or omissions. The material provided on this web site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors and the web site may be subject to periods of interruption. We may make changes or improvements at anytime.

Limitation of Liability

While We endeavor to maintain the highest professional quality of the Services We offer on Our web site, We cannot be held responsible for any errors, defects, lost profits, or other consequential damages arising from the use of this web site. We will not be liable for any damages or injury, including but not limited to, special or consequential damages that result from any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation of transmission, or computer virus, the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in the Services even if there is negligence by Us or an authorized representative of Us; user has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

Indemnification

You agree, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to indemnify and hold Us, Our officers, directors, owners, agents and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Services, the violation of these Terms and Conditions by you, or the infringement by you, or other user of the Services using your computer, of any Intellectual Property or other right of any person or entity. We reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

User Submissions to the Web Site

The Services may include message systems, bulletin boards and/or chat rooms which may provide on-line participation by and interaction among users. We do not control the postings of messages, information or files to chat rooms and bulletin boards. Further, We have no obligation to monitor chat rooms or bulletin boards or any other postings of User Submissions.

All Submissions Are Subject to These Further Conditions

Your use of the Services and submission of material for publication on the pages of the web site are conditioned on your adherence to the following policies:
  • You may not restrict or inhibit any other user from using or enjoying any of the Services.
  • You may not post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national or international law.
  • You may not post or transmit any information, software or other material which violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected by intellectual property rights.
  • You may not post or transmit any information, software or other material which contains a virus or other harmful component.
  • You may not post, transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes, or which contains commercial advertising.
We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in Our sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of its Submission policies.

Under no circumstances will We be required to treat any Submission as confidential (subject to Privacy Policy then in effect), and will not be liable for any ideas for its business (including, without limitation, product or service ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future We operations.

You acknowledge that you are solely responsible for whatever material you submit, and you, not Us have full responsibility for the Submission, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright. Your communication of a Submission is in all respects subject to the Terms and Conditions, including without limitation those set forth in "Indemnification."

Links

The Services display links to other web sites that are not owned or maintained by Us. We has not reviewed such web sites and are not responsible for the content thereof. The inclusion of a link to such web site does not imply endorsement by Us. Viewing of any web site linked to the Services is at your own risk.

Trademarks

Any and all trademarks found on the DevMaster.net site do not expressly represent an endorsement by the owners of DevMaster.net, will remain the property of their respective owners, and may not be copied or modified without their explicit permission.

Endorsement Disclaimer

We do not endorse, support, sanction, or verify the information or material that is provided on this web site or linked to this web site. Unless otherwise specifically indicated, We have no affiliation with any of the organizations mentioned or described on the web site, and We make no representations or warranties with regard to those organizations. Nor do We endorse or affiliate itself with any of the organizations that are linked to or from this web site.

Privacy Policy

Our current Privacy Policy is posted above and is incorporated herein by reference. By using this web site, you expressly consent to certain disclosures of your personally identifiable and other personal information provided to you by Us to third parties, and to use of your information by Us and third parties, to the extent set forth in Our current Privacy Policy, unless you otherwise notify Us in accordance with the Privacy Policy.

General Disclaimer

We are not responsible for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or any other damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this web site or in reliance on the information available on the web site. This includes any personal injury, business interruption, loss of use, lost data, lost profits, or any other pecuniary loss, whether in an action of contract, negligence, or other tortuous action, even if We have been informed of the poss ibility.

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