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1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
F150 Forum provides its service
to you, subject to the following Terms of Service (referred to as "TOS"),
which may be updated by us from time to time without notice. You may
review the most current version of the TOS at any time at: http://www.F150Forum.com/
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
F150 Forum provides users with access to informational resources including communication and interactive resources pertaining to Ford F150s. Under no circumstances shall F150 Forum be liable to any user on account of that user's use or misuse of the site or reliance on the site. Such limitation of liability shall apply to prevent recovery of direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive and exemplary damages (even if F150 Forum has been advised of the possibility of such damages). Such limitation of liability shall apply whether the damages arise from use or misuse of the site or reliance on the site, from inability to use the site, or from the interruption, suspension, or termination of the site or services offered on the site (including such damages incurred by third parties).
Such limitation shall also apply with respect to damages incurred by reason of other services or goods received through or advertised on the site or received through any links provided on the site. Such limitation shall apply, without limitation, to the costs of procurement of substitute goods or services, lost profits, or lost data. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. F150 Forum makes no warranties as to the accuracy of its information and due to the volatile nature of the information contained within F150 Forum, F150 Forum cannot screen or authenticate articles, posts, listings or other information.
3. TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP & USAGE RESTRICTIONS
Site Membership
a) Membership is generally available to any person at least 13 years old who registers and accurately provides all the required information, provides a legitimate electronic mail address and obtains a unique F150 Forum member name and password; however, F150 Forum reserves the right to deny membership to any person, for any reason, with or without cause. Membership is non-transferable. The use of web-based email accounts may be denied due to abuse.
b) All membership information must be accurate and belong to the person registering. Invalid, incomplete, or falsified information can result in: the immediate termination of all membership privileges for that user; the user being permanently banned; and/or restricting the user from using any of F150 Forum’s (or any affiliated website) services at any time.
c) Usage of this site is restricted to persons at least 13 years old. Any person at least 13 years old, but still a minor, may only use this site in conjunction with a parent or guardian.
d) F150 Forum is not responsible for the content of any member's posts, and the views expressed on F150 Forum are the responsibility of the posting member and not F150 Forum. F150 Forum does not preview member posts before they appear on the site. Any link posted to a third-party internet address does not imply an endorsement of that site or its content by F150 Forum.
e) F150 Forum forums are for the discussion of Ford F150s and related topics. While the administrators and moderators of F150 Forum will attempt to keep all off-topic messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and the owners, administrators, and moderators of F150 Forum will not be held responsible for the content of any message.
f) F150 Forum forums may contain profanity.
g) As a condition of buying and selling items listed in any forum of F150 Forum, Buyer and Seller agree that F150 Forum is not brokering or otherwise participating in any purchase or sale. F150 Forum has no knowledge of the terms of sale, the condition of any items offered for sale, the accuracy of any aspect of the sale or the use to which any item shall be put. Buyer assumes all responsibility for proper use of any item so purchased. Buyer acknowledges that improper use of some or all of the items offered for sale on F150 Forum may cause serious injury or death. Buyer shall seek qualified assistance and instruction in the use of all items purchased. Users may not post links to any off-site “for-sale” items or any auctions.
h) Pornography of any type is not allowed.
i) The owners, administrators, and moderators of F150 Forum reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason, and the right to suspend or delete any user account for any reason, with or without cause.
j) Membership in F150 Forum is a privilege, not a right. We reserve the right to deny service to any person, at any time, for any reason, with or without cause.
4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
It is the policy of F150 Forum to respond expeditiously to claims of intellectual property infringement. F150 Forum will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). Should a violation of intellectual property be discovered, the document(s) or messages in such violation will be removed in a timely manner after any and all investigating has been completed to prove the authenticity of such a claim. The designated agent for receiving DMCA notices is Nathan Wingate (name) who can be contacted at 13492 Research BLVD, Suite 120 PMB 253, Austin, TX 78613(address) or via email abuse@F150Forum.com.
5. PUBLIC CONTENT ON F150 Forum
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6. DISABLING ACCOUNTS
Upon written request, F150 Forum will disable your account. In an effort to safeguard user’s accounts, we may require validation of the request to disable the account. For accounts with no posts, the account can be completely deleted from the system. For accounts with posts, F150 Forum will disable the account; however, F150 Forum, in its sole and absolute discretion, may choose to not remove posts attributed to the account. F150 Forum will evaluate each request to remove posts on an individual basis. As a way of description and not of limitation, some of the factors used in evaluationg whether to remove a user’s posts are: the number of posts, the length of any posts, the potential impact on the forum and/or thread continuity, the age of posts, the age of the account, etc. Generally, a user is banned as a result of a request to disable. Upon request, F150 Forum may, at its sole and absolute discretion, reinstate a previously disabled account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this paragraph, F150 Forum reserves the right to retain information about disabled accounts, which may include user information, in an effort to curb and/or combat illicit activity and to aid in civil and criminal legal matters.
7. THE ROLE OF MODERATORS
Moderators are an important part of F150 Forum. Moderators are established members who have exhibited a knowledge and adherence to the forum rules and attempt to keep F150 Forum civil and spam free. However, Moderators do not work for or represent F150 Forum, or its parent company. Moderators words and actions are their own. Any concerns over Moderator action, or inaction, should be reported to a F150 Forum administrator at abuse@F150Forum.com.
8. LIMITATION OF RE-USE
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit, for any purpose whatsoever, whether commercial or non-commercial, any portion of the services or content contained within F150 Forum and/or its subsidiary sites. In order to use any content, graphical art, photos or files owned by or published by F150 Forum, express written authorization must be obtained from F150 Forum.
9. LEGAL RESTRICTIONS
This agreement shall be constructed and controlled by the laws of the State of Virginia, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising hereunder will be governed by the laws of the State of Virginia. Each member and/or user EXPRESSLY agrees to personal jurisdiction IN AND to the courts of the State of Virginia.
F150 Forum reserves the right to change, modify or update this TOS agreement at any time without notification. Membership in and the use of resources contained within F150 Forum constitutes full agreement and acknowledgement of the restrictions, limitations and terms set forth in this agreement.
What advertising is allowed?
We allow you to create a signature file found here: http://www.f150forum.com/profile.php?do=editsignature
This signature file can be four lines long and contain a link to your company, phone number, and a quick line of text. Text in the signature must be standard font size (2) and must not contain any questionable content.
Any signature file that is longer than four lines or contains large fonts will be deleted.
Once you create a signature file you are free to participate in meaningful conversation on the board. As you gain a reputation on the board you will also be advertising your company via your signature.
What type of advertising is NOT allowed?
Users who post messages that promote any products or services that they sell or provide will be deleted. Anyone who posts ads or meaningless content just to get their signature out there will have their posts deleted as well.
Users who violate these rules will also have their accounts disabled.
Last, if you have a product or service that you really want to reach the board with then you can buy a banner ad from us. Please contact us if you would like to receive more information on advertising.
The following is a list of basic guidelines about what is and is not allowed while posting on F150Forum.com. Please read through all of these sections before using our site and contact us if you have questions..
- Users shall treat each other with respect at all times on F150Forum.com. Name calling, personal attacks, or other inappropriate behavior will not be allowed and may cause your account to be banned.
- You may not post advertisements on our site. Members who try to sell products and/or services will have their accounts revoked.
- No pornographic material (or material remotely close to pornography) or links to pornographic material may be posted on this site.
- Profanity is not permitted in the general public forum and staff members will use their personal judgement on what is/is not “profanity”.
- You may only post material and content that you own. Posting copyrighted material, trademarks, and other violations of the DMCA is prohibited.
These rules may be altered at anytime without notice so please check this page often. Thanks.