Terms of Service
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("YOU" OR THE "MEMBER") ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND YOU AGREE TO
BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT ACCESS OR
USE THIS WEB SITE.</p>
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<strong>1.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT.</strong> This Agreement comprises the entire agreement between Member and BIN and supersedes any and all prior
agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein BIN (including, but not limited to, any prior
versions of this Agreement).</p>
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<strong>2.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE.</strong> BIN provides each Member with various publishing and community services, including but not limited to
the capability to post links and comments to a web page (the "Services").
Unless stated otherwise, any new features that enhance
or otherwise change the current Services shall be subject to this Agreement.</p>
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<strong>3.
MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE AND TERMS OF SERVICE.</strong> BIN reserves the right to modify or discontinue the Services with or without
notice to Member.
BIN shall not be liable to Member or any third party should BIN exercise its right to modify or discontinue the
Service.
BIN also may change the terms and conditions of this Agreement from time to time.
Changes in the terms and conditions of
this Agreement will be incorporated in the Agreement posted at /terms/.
Member's continued use of the
Services constitutes agreement by Member to abide and be bound by this Agreement and any modifications to this Agreement.</p>
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<strong>4.
PRIVACY POLICY.</strong> BIN's Privacy Policy is incorporated by reference in this Agreement.
All personal
information, such as address, email address or other personal identifying information, entered into BIN by Member is private to
Member except to the extent that he or she opts to share that information with other BIN members and/or the public, through BIN or
otherwise.
It is BIN's policy to respect the privacy of Members.
Therefore, BIN will not disclose your personal information to any
third party unless required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to the law or
comply with legal process served on BIN.
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of BIN.
or (3) act under exigent
circumstances to protect the personal safety of other members or the public.
or (4) fix or debug problems with the BIN Services.
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<strong>5.
CONTENT OWNERSHIP.</strong> Unless stated otherwise on the BIN web site, Member will retain copyright ownership and all related rights
for information he or she authors and publishes through BIN or otherwise enters into the BIN Services.
In exchange for the
publishing services provided by BIN, Member agrees to grant a perpetual, worldwide, nonterminable license to BIN to use all
content Member publishes through BIN without further permission or remuneration, including the right to create derivative works
and re-use in other media.
Members are not allowed to use the BIN name in commercial activity without prior written consent of
BIN.</p>
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<strong>6.
CONTENT RESPONSIBILITY.</strong> Member acknowledges and agrees that BIN neither endorses the contents of any Member communications nor
assumes responsibility for any threatening, libelous, obscene, harassing or offensive material contained therein, any infringement
of third party intellectual property rights arising therefrom or any crime facilitated thereby.</p>
<p>This web site contains links to web sites maintained by third parties.
Such links are provided for your convenience and reference
only.
BIN does not operate or control in any respect any information, software, products or services available on such web sites.
BIN's inclusion of a link to a web site does not imply any endorsement of the services or the site, its contents, or its
sponsoring organization.
If you decide to access other web sites, you do so at your own risk.</p>
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<strong>7.
MEMBER CONDUCT.</strong> You understand that all information, data, links, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video,
messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the
person from which such Content originated.
This means that you, and not BIN, are entirely responsible for all Content that you
upload, post or otherwise transmit via the Services.
BIN does not control the Content posted via the Service and, as such, does
not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content.
You understand that by using the Services, you may be exposed to
Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable.</p>
<p>You agree to not use the Services to: (a) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening,
abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, damaging to Falun Dafa or its
practitioners, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
(b) harm minors in any way.
(c) impersonate any person
or entity, including, but not limited to, a BIN official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a
person or entity.
(d) upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or
under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or
disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements).
(e) upload, post or otherwise transmit any
Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party.
(f) upload, post
or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to
interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
(g) interfere
with or disrupt the Services or servers or networks connected to the Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies
or regulations of networks connected to the Services.
(h) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state,
national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S.
Securities and Exchange
Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange,
the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law.
(i) "stalk" or otherwise harass another.
(j) collect or store personal data about other users.
or (k) promote or provide instructional information about illegal
activities, promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promote any act of cruelty to animals.</p>
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<strong>8.
PROMOTING PRODUCTS ON Before It's News.</strong> If You promote, market or otherwise advertise ("Promote" or a "Promotion")
any product or service via any online or offline channel or medium for the purpose of earning a percentage of the sale price of
any product or service ("Product") sold as a result of such Promotion ("Commissions"), You agree, acknowledge,
represent and warrant that:</p>
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<li>You will not suggest or imply any endorsement by Before It's News, it's contributors or sponsors for the Product.<br>
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<li>You will not make any unlicensed or unauthorized use of or otherwise infringe or misappropriate any materials protected by any
patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, right of privacy, right of publicity or other intellectual property or other
proprietary right ("IP Rights").<br>
</li>
<li>You will not interfere with Before It's News' tracking of visits, page views, click throughs, or with the normal flow of
traffic to, through, or from the Before It's News Services.<br>
</li>
<li>All communications and/or representations made by You in connection with any Promotions and/or in relation to any Product will
be accurate and contain all disclosures and disclaimers necessary to prevent such Promotions from being false or deceptive.
Such disclosures and disclaimers must be made in a clear and conspicuous manner, and will otherwise comply with Your country's
laws and all U.S.
federal and state
laws, including U.S.
Federal Trade Commission regulations, policies and guidelines governing advertising, disclosure
and consumer protection, including the FTCs
endorsement rules.<br>
</li>
<li>You will not offer, suggest or imply the availability of any rebates, coupons, tickets, vouchers or similar incentives to
induce or encourage the purchase of a Product.<br>
Before It's News reserves the right, but not the obligation, to review your Promotions.
You agree that Before It's News, in
its sole discretion and at any time, may demand changes to product promotion and delivery pages, customer support or other
items related to the content of Your Promotions.
Before It's News may remove your Promotion at any time from its Service by
refunding any fees paid for that Promotion.<br>
</li>
<li>You will provide valid contact information, including but not limited to a working email address, where Before It's News can
send inquiries and receive a non-automated reply by end of the following business day.<br>
</li>
<li>Before It's News does not guarantee, or assume any responsibility or liability for, the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or
timeliness of any such information nor is it responsible for any bonuses, prizes or other incentives offered in any
Promotions.
Your use of any information presented by a Before It's News does not guarantee, or assume any responsibility or
liability for, the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, or timeliness of any such information nor is it responsible for any
bonuses, prizes or other incentives offered in any Promotions.
Your use of any information presented by a Promoter is strictly
at your own risk.
In no event shall Before It's News have any liability for your purchase or use of a Product or Service
Promoted on Before It's News.
</li>
<li>Promotion is voluntary, and your reliance is at your own risk.
Before It's News does not independently review or verify
information provided in any Promotion for accuracy, completeness, efficacy or timeliness.
You acknowledge and understand that
Before It's News does not verify statements, claims, incentives or promotions made by Promotions.
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<strong>9.
CONTENT SUBMITTED TO BIN.</strong> BIN does not claim ownership of the Content or links you place on your BIN site.
BIN may quote or
reproduce your content (if you have made it public), in whole or in part, in order to promote your BIN site and/or the BIN
Services.
You acknowledge that BIN does not pre-screen Content or links, but that BIN and its designees shall have the right (but
not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content or links that are available via the Services.
Without
limiting the foregoing, BIN and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content or links that violate this Agreement or
is otherwise objectionable.
You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content and
links, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content and links.</p>
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<strong>10.
INDEMNITY.</strong> You agree to indemnify and hold BIN, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, and employees,
harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your
Content or links, your use of the Services, your violation of the this Agreement, or your violation of any rights of another.</p>
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<strong>11.
NO RESALE OF SERVICE.</strong> You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Services, use of
the Services, or access to the Services.</p>
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<strong>12.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY.</strong> Once you become a member, you shall receive a password and an account.
You are
entirely
responsible if you do not maintain the confidentiality of your password and account.
Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for
any and all activities which occur under your account.
You may change your password at any time (to do so, go to the user profile
menu option).
you may also set up a new account and close an old one at your convenience.
Member agrees to immediately notify BIN
of any unauthorized use of Member's account or any other breach of security known to Member.</p>
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<strong>13.
TERMINATION.</strong> You agree that BIN, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password and use of the Services, and remove and
discard any Content or link within the Services, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if BIN believes
that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of this Agreement.
BIN may also in its sole discretion
and at any time discontinue providing the Services, or any part thereof, with or without notice.
You agree that any termination of
your access to the Services under any provision of this Agreement may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree
that BIN may immediately deactivate or delete your BIN site and all related information and files in your BIN site and/or bar any
further access to such files or the Services.
Further, you agree that BIN shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any
termination of your access to the Services.</p>
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<strong>14.
ADVERTISEMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.</strong> BIN runs advertisements and promotions on BIN sites.
By creating your BIN site, you agree that
BIN has the right to run such advertisements and promotions.
You also agree that you will not attempt to block or otherwise
interfere with advertisements displayed on your BIN site by any means.
Doing so is grounds for immediate termination of the
Services.
The manner, mode and extent of advertising by BIN on your BIN site is subject to change.
Your correspondence or business
dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Services, including payment and delivery of
related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are
solely between you and such advertiser.
You agree that BIN shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort
incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Services.</p>
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<strong>15.
BIN PROPRIETARY RIGHTS.</strong> You acknowledge and agree that the Services and any necessary software used in connection with the
Services ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and
other laws.
You further acknowledge and agree that Content contained in sponsor advertisements or information presented to you
through the Services or advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and
laws.
Except as expressly authorized by BIN or advertisers, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create
derivative works based on the Services or the Software, in whole or in part.</p>
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<strong>16.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.</strong> MEMBER EXPRESSLY AGREES THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT MEMBER'S SOLE RISK.
THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON
AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS.
BIN EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
BIN MAKES NO
WARRANTY THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE.
NOR MAKES ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF
ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED.</p>
<p>MEMBER UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICES IS
DONE AT MEMBER'S OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT MEMBER WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO MEMBER'S COMPUTER SYSTEM OR
LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.
BIN MAKES NO WARRANTY REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICES.</p>
<p>NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY MEMBER FROM OR THROUGH THE SERVICES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT
EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN.</p>
<p>SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
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<strong>17.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.</strong> BIN SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES OR FOR COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES OR
RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SERVICES
OR RESULTING FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF MEMBER'S TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE, EVEN IF MEMBER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.</p>
<p>SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO SOME OF THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.</p>
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<strong>18.
STORAGE AND OTHER LIMITATIONS.</strong> BIN assumes no responsibility for the deletion or failure to store information entered into
BIN.
BIN retains the right, at BIN's sole discretion, to determine whether or not Member's conduct is consistent with the letter and
spirit of this Agreement and may terminate Services if a Member's conduct is found to be inconsistent with this Agreement.</p>
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<strong>19.
NOTICE.</strong> All notices to a party shall be in writing and shall be made either via email or conventional mail.
BIN may distribute
notices or messages through the Services to inform Member of changes to this Agreement, the Services, or other matters of
importance.
such distribution shall constitute notices to Member.</p>
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<strong>20.
INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.</strong> You acknowledge that a violation or attempted violation of this Agreement will cause such damage to BIN as
will be irreparable, the exact amount of which would be difficult to ascertain and for which there will be no adequate remedy at
law.
Accordingly, you agree that BIN shall be entitled as a matter of right to an injunction issued by any court of competent
jurisdiction, restraining such violation or attempted violation of these terms and conditions by you, or your affiliates,
partners, or agents, as well as recover from you any and all costs and expenses sustained or incurred by BIN in obtaining such an
injunction, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees.
You agree that no bond or other security shall be required
in connection with such injunction.</p>
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<strong>21.
LAWS.</strong> This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California.
You and BIN
agree to submit to the exclusive personal and subject matter jurisdiction and venue of the courts located within California.
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<strong>22.
GENERAL INFORMATION.</strong> If any provision(s) of this Agreement are held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to
law,
then such provision(s) shall be construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the parties with the other
provisions remaining in full force and effect.
BIN's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall
not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by BIN in writing.
Member and BIN agree that
any cause of action arising out of or related to these Services must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action arose.
otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.
The section titles in this Agreement are solely used for the convenience of
the parties and have no legal or contractual significance.
You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may
apply when you use affiliate or other services, third-party content or third-party software.
If BIN takes any action to enforce
this Agreement, BIN, if the prevailing party, will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree to pay, all reasonable and
necessary attorneys' fees and any cost of litigation, in addition to any other relief, at law or in equity, to which BIN may be
entitled.</p>
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<strong>23.
VIOLATIONS.</strong> Please report any violations of this Agreement to administrators at BeforeItsNews.com via the e-mail address
abuse@beforeitsnews.com.</p>
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<strong>24.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK.</strong> Web site copyright notice: Copyright (c) 2019 NSearch Technology, Inc..
All rights reserved.</p>
<p>This web site is the copyrighted property of BIN and various third party providers and distributors ("Suppliers").</p>
<p>Before It's News and BeforeItsNews.com are a service marks of BIN.
Other product, service and company names used on this web site
are registered and common law trademarks of their respective owners.
Nothing contained on this site should be construed as
granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any of such trademarks.
Unauthorized use of this Web
site and/or the materials contained on this site may violate applicable copyright, trademark or other intellectual property laws
or other laws.
You must retain all copyright and trademark notices, including any other proprietary notices, contained in the
materials, and you must not alter, obscure or obliterate any of such notices.</p>
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<strong>25.
NOTICE OF INFRINGEMENT.</strong> If you believe that your intellectual property right (or such a right that you are responsible for
enforcing) is infringed by any Content or links on this web site, please write to BIN at the address shown below, giving a written
statement containing (i) identification of the copyrighted work or intellectual property right that you believe to be infringed,
(ii) identification of the Content or links on this web site that you request be removed, (iii) your name, address, and daytime
telephone number and e-mail address if available, (iv) a statement that you have a good faith belief that the use of the
copyrighted work or the intellectual property right is not authorized by its owner, its agent, or applicable law, (v) a statement
that the information in your statement is accurate and that, under penalty of perjury, the signatory is authorized to act on
behalf of the owner of the right you believe to be infringed, and (vi) the signature of the owner of the right that you believe to
be infringed or a person authorized to assert such infringement on behalf of the owner.
Subject to BIN's investigation and review
of such claim, BIN will remove any Content or links on this web site that infringe the copyright or other intellectual property
right of any person under United States law upon receipt of such a statement.
Statements of infringement under this section should
be submitted to Publisher, BeforeItsNews.com, NSearch Technology, Inc.
391 E.
Los Colinas Blvd., Ste 130-412, Irving, TX 75039, United States.</p>
<p>February 7, 2010</p>