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about yourself and to update that information if it changes. During registration
we will send you a verification email. You will need to follow the instructions
in this email to activate your account. This is to make sure you control the email
account you are using to register.
2. ArmedForcesFriends currently offers one type of membership; Standard Membership
(which is free to all registered visitors)
Members may:
Post their name in all relevant ArmedForecesFriends areas (units etc)
Receive messages from members
The following are when available
View the various member directories including browsing other units
Read message board postings
Read base information, including reunion details
Optionally choose to receive email from us which detailing new members in your
units
You may opt-out of these email services at any time.
ArmedForcesFriends reserve the right to restrict the service and the right to introduce
a membership subscription.
One of the primary services we offer is the ability to reconnect with your friends. Initial connections need to
be made via our service. This also protects your privacy and the potential
misuse of your personal information by others for mischievous purposes.
Post your phone number or addresses. Once two members are connected, you can
share your personal information (email address, phone number, etc.) directly
with the person contacting you if you so choose.
Republish information found in the site without first obtaining written
permission from ArmedForcesFriends.
Post any false, misleading, slanderous, libelous, or inaccurate information
about others on our site. In the event you do, we have the right to release your
identifying information to the police, our solicitors or the individual you
mentioned in your posting so that they may take action against you. A few
individuals have abused their membership privileges in the past and they are
hereby notified that we will not tolerate slanderous postings.
Post or forward any confidential correspondence from ArmedForcesFriends.
Other important rules:
ArmedForcesFriends reserves the right to modify, suspend or terminate access to the
site at any time without notice if you are suspected of violating any
of these Terms of Service.
We also reserve the right, on occasion, to require you to change your login name
and password.
Swearing, obscenities, and inappropriate behavior (as solely determined by
ArmedForcesFriends) on bulletin or message boards, chat rooms, or otherwise on the
site will not be tolerated, and your membership will be immediately terminated
if we determine that you have participated in such behavior on the site.
5. Privacy: ArmedForcesFriends respects the privacy of its members. While we do our
best to safeguard your information, please remember that privacy over the
Internet cannot be guaranteed. For this reason, we discourage the posting of
detailed personal contact information. It is against our policy to sell or rent
your personal information to other companies. We may provide your personal
information to the police or other investigating agencies to assist them in the
investigation of any suspected violations of law. We also have the right to
share your name and contact information with our solicitors in the event of
serious violations of conduct.
6. Abuse of Conduct: Reporting abusive conduct: Please contact us in the event you need to report abusive conduct. Although we have no obligation to police the site, we do try to remove content that is clearly inappropriate when it is brought to our attention.
Consequences for abusive conduct: In the event you violate these Terms of
Service, ArmedForcesFriends has the right to terminate your account without refund.
In the event of a serious violation (as solely determined by ArmedForcesFriends)
ArmedForcesFriends may also seek compensation from you for potential damage to our
reputation caused by your actions.
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permission. This site (ArmedForcesFriends.co.uk), and all of the content of the
site, is protected by intellectual property and other laws throughout the world,
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of the content found on this site may be copied, reproduced, republished,
distributed, sold, licensed, transferred, distributed or modified without the
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and related information to us, you are thereby granting to ArmedForcesFriends a
royalty-free, worldwide, nonterminable, exclusive license to use this
information and your exact words (and excerpts and edited versions of your
submissions) in all media now known or hereinafter developed, and in promotions,
and to sublicense and transfer this right to third parties, and you waive all
claims against ArmedForcesFriends for any violations of copyright, rights of
privacy, publicity, and defamation or other personal torts arising from
ArmedForcesFriends' use of the information in such media. No payments shall be due
to you for such grant of rights, and you may or may not receive credit as the
author of such works in any use of them.
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HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE DUE TO THE USE OF THE SITE. This disclaimer of warranty may
not apply to all users.
10. Limitations of Liability & Remedies: YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS ENTIRELY AT
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EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, AGENTS OR AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY
THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER FROM USE OF THE SITE OR VIRUSES,
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WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF REVENUES, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR
OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS EVEN IF ArmedForcesFriends HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. Your sole and exclusive remedy for any breach of this
agreement by ArmedForcesFriends shall be a refund of the fees paid for membership.
ArmedForcesFriends is not responsible for, and shall have no liability with respect
to, the content of third party Web sites that are linked to or from the site.
ArmedForcesFriends is not responsible for the user generated content on the site.
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conditions of this agreement; You are of sufficient legal age to use this site
and to create binding legal obligations for any liability you may incur as a
result of the use of this site; You will not take any action which would
derogate ArmedForcesFriends's rights in and to their intellectual property or
content; You will not infringe on the copyrights of any third parties; You will
not violate any laws in your use or postings of information on the site; and You
will not interfere in the business of ArmedForcesFriends by posting information
that violates the rules outlined above or by attempting to divert traffic from
the Site. You shall indemnify and hold harmless, and at ArmedForcesFriends' request
defend, ArmedForcesFriends, its directors, officers, shareholders, employees,
agents, affiliates and owners (each, an "Indemnified Party") from and against
any and all claims, proceedings, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs
and expenses (inc
luding reasonable attorneys' fees, an allocation for in-house counsel, and other
legal costs) arising out of any claim of any third party resulting from any
breach of your representations, warranties or covenants set forth in this
agreement. You shall reimburse each Indemnified Party on demand for any costs,
expenses and liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party to which this
indemnity relates.
12. The site may contain links to other sites. ArmedForcesFriends does not endorse
any other site and is not liable for any loss or damages related to the content,
products or services available through those sites. If you have any problems or
concerns regarding other sites, please contact their site administrator or Web
master directly.
13. ArmedForcesFriends reserves the right to discontinue, delete and change the
content or purposes of the site from time to time. ArmedForcesFriends also reserves
the right to change the Terms of Service. The Terms of Service in effect at the
time of your use shall govern your use of the site.
14. This Agreement shall for all purposes be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of England.
15. These terms are severable. In the event that any provision is determined to
be unenforceable or invalid, such provision shall nonetheless be enforced to the
fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and such determination shall not
affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.
16. The license granted in this agreement shall terminate automatically without
notice from ArmedForcesFriends if you fail to comply with any provision of this
agreement. ArmedForcesFriends may terminate a membership at its sole
discretion.
17. This agreement is the entire understanding between us regarding your access
to, license and use of the site and its content and supersedes any prior
agreements, statements or representations with respect to the same.