Terms of Use

• Acceptance of Terms
• Content
• Conduct
• Limitations on Service
• Disclaimer of Warranties
• Abuse
• Privacy

Acceptance of Terms

Worldwide Whistleblowers provides a collection of online services including the Worldwide Whistleblowers Message Board and the Worldwidewhistleblowers Resource. In this document those services will be referred to as "the Service" and the policies written in this document are the "Terms". These Terms may be changed by Worldwide Whistleblowers at any time with or without notice to you. For the most up to date copy please view our Policies page periodically.

By using the Service in any way, you are agreeing to comply with these Terms.

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Content

You understand that all postings, messages, text, files, images, photos, or other materials ("Content") posted on, transmitted through, or linked from the Service, are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated.

You are entirely responsible for all Content that you post, email or otherwise make available via the Service.

You understand that Worldwide Whistleblowers does not control, and is not responsible for Content made available through the Service, and that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, inaccurate, misleading, or otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, that you may not rely on said Content, and that under no circumstances will Worldwide Whistleblowers be liable in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the Service.

You acknowledge that Worldwide Whistleblowers does not pre-screen or approve Content, but that Worldwide Whistleblowers shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any Content that is available via the Service, for violating the letter or spirit of the Terms or for any other reason.

You acknowledge and agree that Worldwide Whistleblowers may, in its sole discretion, preserve or disclose Content, as well as email addresses, IP addresses, timestamps, and other user information, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: comply with legal process; enforce the Terms; respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Worldwide Whistleblowers, its users or the general public.

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Conduct

• You agree not to post, email, or otherwise make available through the Service, Content that:
• is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, pornographic, libelous, or invasive of another's privacy
• harms minors in any way
• harasses, degrades, intimidates or is hateful toward an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability
• advertises your own business
• contains other types of advertisements like spam, junk mail, chain letters, etc.
• infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights.

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Limitations on Service

You acknowledge that Worldwide Whistleblowers establishes limits concerning use of the Service, including the retention period of the Content, and size limits on postings, email messages, or other Content that may be transmitted or stored by the Service. You agree that Worldwide Whistleblowers has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Content maintained or transmitted by the Service.

You acknowledge that Worldwide Whistleblowers reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice, and that Worldwidewhistleblowers shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

You agree that Worldwide Whistleblowers, in its sole discretion, may delete your profile, block your email or IP address, or otherwise terminate your access to or use of the Service (or any part thereof), immediately and without notice, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, if Worldwide Whistleblowers believes that you have acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms. Further, you agree that Worldwide Whistleblowers shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service. Further, you agree not to attempt to use the Service after said termination.

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Disclaimer of Warranties

You acknowledge that the Service is provided "as is" and "as available" with no express or implied warranties.

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Abuse

Abuse is defined as any violation of these Terms. Please report any abuse by e-mail.

Worldwide Whistleblowers reserves the right to take any actions necessary to rectify abuse and prevent it from reoccuring, such as removing Content, banning IP addresses, or using IP addresses to track down and report to ISPs.

Although as stated above, Worldwide Whistleblowers reserves the right to take any necessary action, the current Abuse Action Plan is posted at /home/forum/viewtopic.php?showtopic=1 for review by posters and to help resolve any controversy encountered in the implementation of this Action Plan.

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Privacy

Worldwide Whistleblowers will collect an IP address from every user who posts on the site. If a user chooses to register a profile, a valid e-mail address will also be collected. All other information users may supply is voluntary.

The IP address and e-mail address (if provided) are not visible to other users of the site. They are, however, visible to the moderator. Therefore no poster should assume they are anonymous even if they do not provide any identifying information. The IP address collected may be used by Worldwide Whistleblowers to track down perpetrators in cases where these Terms are violated.

"Cookies" are used by the board to identify repeat visitors. They are stored on your own computer (not on Worldwide Whistleblowers) and are not used to collect information, track online activity, or any other privacy violating purpose.

Worldwide Whistleblowers will not disclose the information collected about posters under normal circumstances. They would certainly never be sold to other 3rd parties or anything like that! The only exceptions would be legal or abuse-related cases as described in the section on Content.

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Last Updated Monday, September 26 2005 @ 09:06 PM PDT