Acceptance of Terms
The Pendulum Foundation welcomes you to use our website and online message boards as well as resources that are together referred to as the "Service." The Foundation provides its online Service to you subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated from time to time without notice to you. You can review the most current version of the TOS at any time at pendulumfoundation.com/TOS.html. In addition, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such Service, which may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the TOS. By using the Service in any way, you are agreeing to fully comply with the TOS, and should you object to any term or condition for the use of the Service or contained in the TOS, your only recourse is to discontinue using the Service.
User Content
Content posted by users does not represent the opinion of the Foundation, its principal or representatives. All Content is the sole responsibility of the person from whom the Content originated, and you agree that users bear all legal liability resulting from the posting of Content. The Foundation makes no representations as to the accuracy or validity of user-generated Content and is not liable in any way for the use of or reliance upon such Content. Whenever possible, such information is marked with the name of the source. The Foundation reserves the right to pre-screen, move, refuse, or remove any of your Content, or to bar access to the Service, at any time for any reason and without prior notice.
By using the service, you may be exposed to Content that you find indecent, offensive or otherwise objectionable. You may report such Content or other Content or conduct that violates these TOS. However, the Foundation will determine, without limitation and in its sole discretion, as what action, if any, should be taken with respect to such activity.
You agree that the Foundation may establish separate Guidelines and/or limits for the use of the Service. These may include additional Guidelines pertaining to the etiquette of use, as need be, as well as limits on the amount of Content and the frequency of postings.
Proprietary Information
The Foundation's site may contain proprietary information and all information contained in the Foundation's Service is protected by all applicable copyright, trademark and intellectual property laws to the maximum extent permitted. You acknowledge that all code and specifications are subject to the respective express or implied licenses. As a user, when you provide any Content, you automatically grant to the Foundation a worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual, non-exclusive, and fully sublicensable license to use, copy, perform, display, and distribute the Content that you have provided. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, exploit, or otherwise use any Content, in full or part, or any use or access to the Service, without the express written consent of the Foundation.
The Foundation reserves the right to use your Content in promotional, advertising, fundraising or other material that furthers the Foundation's purpose, without compensation. The Foundation has also implemented a privacy policy, which you may refer to, in order to learn how the Foundation uses information that you provide.
User Conduct
You agree that all postings and communications you make through the Service are your sole responsibility. This means that you, and not the Foundation, are entirely responsible for all Content you post. You agree to not use the Service (and you agree not to allow others to use the Service) to:
1. Upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content or otherwise use the Service in a manner that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, pornographic, obscene, or libelous;
2. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content or otherwise use the Service in a manner that is hateful or discriminatory against any individual or group on the basis of race, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or disability, or promotes physical harm or injury against any individual or group;
3. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content or otherwise use the Service in a manner that is harmful to minors in any way;
4. impersonate any person or entity, or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents your identity or affiliation with another person or entity;
5. stalk or harass another person or entity;
6. employ misleading email addresses, forged headers, or other manipulated identifiers;
7. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships
8. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content or otherwise use the Service in a manner that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
9. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content or otherwise use the Service in a manner that is invasive to another's privacy or includes personal or identifying information about another person, without that person's explicit consent;
10. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of commercial solicitation;
11. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that contains software viruses or any other computer codes, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
12. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content or use the Service to interfere with or disrupt the Service, or servers or networks connected to the Service;
13. upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content or use the Service to collect or store personal data about other users for commercial purposes or engage in commercial activities, without the Foundation's prior approval.
Any use of the Service that is in violation of the above will be subject to immediate removal and user/account suspension or termination, at the sole discretion of the Foundation.
Modifications to Service
The Foundation reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify, limit or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that The Foundation shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
Linking
The Foundation may, from time-to-time, link to other websites which are operated independently from the Foundation, including websites of government agencies, vendors, and news media. You agree that your linking to any such website is at your own risk, and the Foundation bears no responsibility for your linking or for the content or information contained in any such website, including the accuracy thereof.