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AudiWorld - Terms of Use

Terms of Use regarding use of the AudiWorld web site
AudiWorld makes available for your use on this Web site information and documents subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this document. By accessing this Web site, you agree to the Terms of Use. AudiWorld may change the Terms of Use any time. Please read this page carefully before using our website.

Copyright
All site design, text, graphics, interfaces and the selection/arrangements thereof are Copyright © 1996-2006 AudiWorld. You may download, view, copy or print Materials and graphics incorporated in the Materials subject to the following: (1) you can use the Materials only for personal, informational, internal, non-commercial purposes; (2) the copyright notice set forth on each page of this Web site must appear on each downloaded or copied page of any Materials; and (3) you cannot modify the Materials in any way.

Trademarks
AudiWorld and the AudiWorld logo are trademarks of AudiWorld. All other company, product, or service names references in this Web site are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. AudiWorld and AudiWorld's website publications, A4.Org and Audi-TT.Org, are not affiliated with or endorsed by Audi AG or Audi of America, Inc. Audi ®, Quattro ®, Avant, Tiptronic, 'A2', 'A3', `A4,' `A6,' `A8,' 'S3, `S4,' `S6,' `S8,' 'TT,' 'RS4,' 'allroad' and `FrontTrak' are trademarks of Audi AG and are used with permission.

Links to Third Parties
This Web site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites controlled by parties other than AudiWorld AudiWorld is not responsible for and does not endorse or accept responsibility for the contents or use of these Web sites.

Warranties and Disclaimers
ALL MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARANTY OR ANY KIND, EXPRES OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TTLE AND NON INFRINGEMENT.

The Materials posted on this Web site could include technical or other mistakes or inaccuracies. AudiWorld disclaims all warranties and makes no representations regarding the quality, accuracy, completeness or suitability of the Materials on this or any other Web site, and disclaims any duty to keep this information current or accurate. In particular, AudiWorld makes no representation or warranty that any customer or potential customer will achieve the same performance results that are reflected in any story or FAQ article contained on this Web site. AudiWorld may change any information on this Web site or any product or service described on this Web site, including functionality or performance thereof, any time without notice.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL AUDIWORLD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES RELATING TO LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOST DATA, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION) RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE AT THIS WEB SITE OR ANY OTHER WEB SITE TO WHICH A LNK IS PROVIDED OR ON WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED TO THIS WEB SITE, EVEN IF AUDIWORLD.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED.

For more information policies, see our Privacy Policy and Discussion Forum Terms of Use.


AudiWorld Privacy Policy

AudiWorld is committed to its policy of protecting the privacy and confidential information of its members.

What personally identifiable information does AudiWorld collect and what does AudiWorld do with it?

Upon registration for the discussion forums, members provide us with personal information such as their name and e-mail address. We use this information to establish individual accounts, protected by a password the member selects. With respect to members, AudiWorld uses the e-mail address supplied in the registration process to confirm registration, and to send notices and updates to you concerning the services and the site.

AudiWorld also uses "cookies," or small pieces of information that we store on users' computers, to recognize returning users and to monitor traffic through the site. This information helps us to make the site better and more user-friendly. We also collect with either cookies or weblogs users' IP addresses and log in times that are identified by individual user.

Does AudiWorld Disclose My Personally Identifiable Information to Other Members?

Each Member chooses during registration whether to allow the public to view his or her e-mail address. The member can change this preference at any time through the discussion forum user preferences. AudiWorld does not otherwise disclose personal information.

Members should be aware, however, that in posting to the discussion forums that they may be disclosing their own personally identifiable information to members. The security and privacy protections in place on this site and through the service provided herein do not cover this type of transfer or disclosure of personal information. Members making or responding to discussion forum postings are solely responsible for the content.

To Whom Do We Disclose Personal Information?

As a rule, we will not sell, distribute, publish or otherwise disclose your personally identifying information without your express permission. However, if we believe you have breached the Terms of Use, especially with regard to transmitting, publishing or distributing material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, offensive, hateful, harassing, vulgar, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law, we will report such conduct to the appropriate authorities and turn over any and all information, including personal identifying information, to appropriate persons or entities. We will also comply with any laws or legal process that may require disclosure of personal identifying information.

How does AudiWorld store my Personally Identifiable Information?

AudiWorld stores personal information of members in secure databases protected by passwords as well as database and network firewalls to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of personal information. While no security systems are infallible, BVerticals Inc. (AudiWorld's parent company) will prosecute any unauthorized access to secured information to the fullest extent of the law. AudiWorld periodically reviews and updates security measures to insure the best possible protections for the membership.

Can I Delete Personally Identifiable Information on the site?

You can notify us at any time to remove your registration information from our discussion forum database by emailing us at forums@audiworld.com. If you do that, we will not keep any personally identifiable records concerning you unless required to do so by law. However, if you make this request you will be unable to access or use the account you previously created and its associated content without going through the registration process again.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

If AudiWorld wishes to change this policy, it will publish changes on this Web site before those changes will take effect. As always, if you do not agree with AudiWorld's privacy policy, you have the option of requesting that we delete your personally identifiable information from the site. For more information policies, see our Terms of Use and Discussion Forum Tips.


Discussion Forums Terms of Use

AudiWorld makes Discussion Forums available for your use on this Web site subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this document. By accessing this Web site and the Discussion Forums contained herein, you agree to the Terms of Use. AudiWorld may change the Terms of Use any time. Please READ THIS PAGE CAREFULLY before using our website.

Warranties and Disclaimers

Considering the real-time nature of the Discussion Forums, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that AudiWorld does not actively monitor the contents of and are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message.

The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of AudiWorld. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.

Deleting Messages

Although AudiWorld does not and cannot review each and every message that is posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any reason whatsoever.

Messages are typically deleted as a result of the following:

  • Profanity in subject lines or signatures, or profanity within messages deemed to be blatant as opposed to incidental
  • Spamming or commercial solicitation
  • Flaming other members with the apparent intent of inciting or perpetuating a conflict or argument
  • Bombing forums or individual threads with repetitive, pointless posts
  • Posting personal e-mail or chat dialogues
  • Posting pornographic or otherwise objectionable material
  • Impersonating other individuals or false representation
  • Discussion of illegal activity, or posting links to other websites that deal with such activities
  • Discussion of ad blocking software. AudiWorld relies on ads to keep the site free
  • Posts made under active secondary usernames or other aliases
  • Posts which are completely unrelated to the forum in which they are posted
  • Posts which contain for sale, wanted or trades. Please use the classifieds
  • Excessive cross-posting (this is considered spam)
  • Posts which breach another member's privacy, i.e. containing phone numbers, addresses or other personal information
  • Copyright violations

    Forums Acceptable Use

    You agree, through your use of the Discussion Forums, that you will not post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise violative of any law.

    You agree, through your use of the Discussion Forums, not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or AudiWorld.

    You agree, through your use of the Discussion Forums, not to post advertising of any kind in the Forums (with the exception of links to AudiWorld Classified advertisements) whether you are a private party or company. The only exceptions to this policy are granted for current AudiWorld banner advertisers.

    AudiWorld also reserves the right to reveal your identity (or whatever information we know about you) in the event of a complaint or legal action arising from any message posted by you.

    Forum Software

    The Discussion Forum software was developed by Johannes Erdfelt, AudiWorld Internet Technology Director. The software cannot be reproduced without AudiWorld's express written consent.

    Limitation of Liability

    IN NO EVENT WILL AUDIWORLD BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES RELATING TO LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOST DATA, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION) RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE IN THE DISCUSSION FORUMS OR ANY OTHER WEB SITE TO WHICH A LNK IS PROVIDED OR ON WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED TO THESE DISCUSSION FORUMS, EVEN IF AUDIWORLD.COM HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED.

    Please contact us at forums@audiworld.com with any questions.




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