User Agreement

THIS AGREEMENT BINDS YOU

Slowtwitch, Slowtwitch.com, and to its reader FORUM will cumulatively be called “Service”. By using this Service, you agree to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement. We reserve the right to change the terms of this Agreement or to modify features of this Service at any time. By registering for this Service and/or continuing to use this Service after the posting of Notices regarding such changes, you agree to be bound by such changes.

WHAT YOU SEE AND READ ON THESE PAGES IS COPYRIGHT PROTECTED

This Service (including, but not limited to, text, photographs, graphics and video content), except as noted in our Privacy Policy statement on FORUM authorship, is protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All individual articles, content and other elements comprising this Service are also copyrighted works. You must abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in this Service. Reproduction of material from any Slowtwitch.com page without written permission by the Slowtwitch publisher (Dan Empfield) is strictly prohibited.

IF YOU FEEL YOUR COPYRIGHT IS BEING ABUSED, PLEASE CONTACT US

Just as Slowtwitch requires users to respect our copyrights, and those of our affiliates and partners, we respect the copyrights of others. If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on our site without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please notify the Slowtwitch publisher via the contact information provided at the bottom of most Slowtwitch pages.

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR STATEMENTS

You are responsible for all statements made or materials posted under your account, including liability for harm caused by such statements or materials. You may not transfer, sell, or otherwise assign your rights or obligations under this Agreement. By posting content on the Service, a user is giving Slowtwitch the right to display such content on the Service

YOU HOLD US HARMLESS FOR YOUR BAD ACTS

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Slowtwitch, Slowtwitch.com, and its owners, directors, officers, managers, authors, contractors, employees, agents, and licensors, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement, or the failure to fulfill any obligations relating to your account incurred by you or any other person using your account. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this Section. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.

THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE “AS IS”

We do not warrant that this Service will be uninterrupted or error-free. There may be delays, omissions, interruptions and inaccuracies in the news, information or other materials available through this Service. We are not responsible for the availability or content of other services that may be linked to this Service. Although we intend to take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses, worms, “Trojan horses” or other destructive materials to this Service, we do not guarantee or warrant that this Service or materials that may be downloaded from this Service do not contain such destructive features. We are not liable for any damages or harm attributable to such features. If you rely on this Service and any materials available through this Service, you do so solely at your own risk.

This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California. BY CONTINUING TO READ AND USE SLOWTWITCH.COM, YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.