Computer Technology Documentation Project - Member Terms and Information

Posted Material

Posted material includes postings of links, documentation, postings to forums, and any use of email on this site including any email group or newsletter. Submission of X rated, adult only sites, gambling, hate oriented sites, profanity, or prejudiced material or sites is not accepted. Material posted on this site must be appropriate to the theme of the site and not include unsolicited advertising that does not provide valuable technical information, tools, or material. Use of e-mail groups or newsletters on this site to advertise products to members that are not of a benefit appropriate to the theme of the site is prohibited. Final judgement of use of material which may be perceived as inappropriate advertising rests with the founders and co-founders of this site.

Material Ownership

Ownership of the following types of items shall be as follows:

Manuals, guides, books, and computer programs submitted to the Computer Technology Documentation Project website which are of a larger and more complex nature shall be considered copyright of the creator and not a part of the public domain unless specified otherwise by the author. This does not mean that if the author chooses not to charge the public for this item, that it is part of the public domain. The author must inform the Computer Technology Documentation Project webmaster at the time of submission whether the item is to be part of the public domain. If no specification is made, it is assumed to be part of the public domain.
Articles, editorials, graphics images along with other minor items normally posted freely on the Computer Technology Documentation Project website shall be considered to be copyright of the creator or author. However, unless designated otherwise at the time of submission to the Computer Technology Documentation Project website, these items shall be considered part of the \"public domain\" and shall not be required to be withdrawn from the Computer Technology Documentation Project website for any reason.
Minor submitted materials such as submitted links, postings to forums, newsletter articles, and postings through group e-mail will be considered property of the Computer Technology Documentation Project.

The definition of "public domain" means open for free use by the general public. However certain copyright laws may still apply in some instances. I am not a lawyer, so I cannot specify exact details.

The Computer Technology Documentation Project will NOT release submitted manuals, guides, books, and computer programs for use by third parties other than through this website or advertise on these submitted pages without permission of the author so long as the author lives.

Security

Any attempt to use the this website or any associated services for any use other than their intended use may result in cancellation or your membership, and forfeiture of all points or refunds associated with your account. Any attempt to violate security on this website will result in banishment from this website, cancellation or your acount, and forfeiture of all points or refunds associated with your account.

Services

The services on this site are used at your own risk. Although our best effort will be made, this website makes no guarantee of any kind about the timeliness, dependability, or accuracy of the services on this website. We will make our best effort to correct any inconsistencies in any credits owed to any member of this site. This website may stop its service at any time. Accounts in good standing with unused points or other tradeable credits will be given a chance to trade credits if at all possible.

Damages

This website, its staff, or partners cannot be held liable for any damages that may occur either directly or indirectly due to the services on this website. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold this website, its staff, and partners harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability costs, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney\'s fees) arising from your violation of this agreement or any third party's rights, including but not limited to infringement of any copyright, violation of any proprietary right, and invasion of any privacy rights. This obligation will survive any termination of this agreement.

Account Cancellation or Inactivity

Memberships of members retaining less than 500 points may be cancelled after six months of account inactivity. One attempt will be made to notify members whose accounts may be cancelled one month prior to cancellation. Any refunds provided in this event will be provided at the sole discretion of this website, staff, and/or partners.

Fraud or Ratings Abuse

Although members are allowed to rate documentation and links submitted to this site, to avoid abuse and to keep the ratings accurate, they are not allowed to rate documentation or links that they have submitted. Members are not allowed to create a second account or have their "friends" rate their own submissions. Judgement as to whether an abuse is occurring by any members and the methods used to determine the abuse rests with the founders and co-founders of this site. Abuse of this policy may result in the demotion of the offending members and cancellation of any membership points or banishment of the offending members. Offending members will not loose their rights to materials submitted as in the above stated policy.

Terms Modification

We reserve the right to change these terms at any time. You will be notified by email to any changes to these terms.