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This Web site is provided to you free of charge, "as is," by Davitt Publications. Our sites are commonly known under the name "German Corner".

By using the information, services and products available through this Web site you are agreeing to the terms and conditions contained herein. This Web site contains links to other Davitt Publications sites that contain additional Terms of Use. Your use of any Davitt Publications site shall also subject you to the Terms of Use of each of those sites. To the extent that the Terms of Use on any Davitt Publications site conflicts with any terms and condition contained herein, the Terms of Use of such site shall control.

Liability Disclaimer

The information, services and products available to you on this Web site may contain errors and is subject to periods of interruption. While Davitt Publications does its best to maintain the information, services and products it offers on the Web site, it cannot be held responsible for any errors, defects, lost profits, or other consequential damages arising from the use of this Web site.

DAVITT PUBLICATIONS PROVIDES THE INFORMATION, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE "AS IS," WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. ALL EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

IN NO EVENT SHALL DAVITT PUBLICATIONS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL AND EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, ARISING FROM THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEB SITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, EVEN IF DAVITT PUBLICATIONS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE TO CEASE USING THE WEB SITE.

Davit Publications links may result in outdated links to reference sites and information located throughout the world. We carefully choose site we link to, but do not warrant the content or the possibility of change in content. Some of these sites may contain offensive adult-oriented material, other objectionable content or even dangerous computer viruses. It is the user's responsibility to determine what restrictions are applicable at each site and abide by such restrictions. Furthermore, Davit Publications assumes no responsibility for the content of any site found through Davit Publications and will not be responsible for any contamination or damage a user sustains as a result of entering a site found through Davit Publications. The user proceeds at his or her own risk.

Use of Message Boards

This Web site contains certain message boards which are provided as a free service to users who agree to abide by the following terms and conditions. Davit Publications assumes no responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or usefulness of information, views, opinions or advice in any material on a message board contained on this Web site and it does not endorse any opinions or recommendations posted by others. The information posted here is the responsibility of the person or persons posting the message. Any message that violates the terms and conditions listed herein may be permanently removed. Davit Publications reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time and for any reason.

You are entirely responsible and liable for any message you post or any message that is posted through your Account. You agree to refrain from the following actions while using a message board on this Web site:

1. harass, threaten, embarrass, or cause distress or discomfort upon another individual or entity;
2. transmit any information, data, text, files, links, software, chat, communication or other materials that are unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, invasive of another's privacy, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially or otherwise objectionable;
3. impersonate any person, including but not limited to a Davit Publications employee;
4. post or transmit any advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation, including but not limited to "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," or unsolicited mass distribution of email;
5. post or transmit third-party copyrighted information or in any way infringing on the intellectual property rights, contractual or fiduciary rights of others;
6. post or transmit a message that has to do with a stock or stocks (any message found under such thread may be deleted without prior notice);
7. provide false information , or impersonate someone else.
8. post improper messages, or post more than twenty messages in six hours
9. violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.

You agree that Davit Publications in its sole discretion may remove posts by you if it believes that you may have in any way violated the terms and conditions contained herein, or any subsequent modifications. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive or illegal activity may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Davit Publications shall not be liable to you or any third party for the removal of your material or any claims related to the removal. Davit Publications does not prescreen, or edit messages posted on its message boards. Nonetheless, Davit Publications reserves the right to monitor or remove any information transmitted or received through the message boards. We rely on our monitoring and other users to bring violations to our attention, although we do not guarantee any action based upon such information.

Should you object to any of the terms and conditions set forth herein or any subsequent modifications or become dissatisfied with the message boards in any way your only recourse is to immediately: (1) discontinue use of the message boards; (2) and, notify Davit Publications of removal by sending an e-mail to davitt@german-usa.com. Continued use of the message boards is an acceptance of the terms of use and any subsequent changes.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANITES FOR MESSAGE BOARDS YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF MESSAGE BOARDS CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. DAVITT PULICATIONS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT FOUND ON THESE MESSAGE BOARDS. DAVITT PULICATIONS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. DAVITT PULICATIONS MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT ITS MESSAGE BOARDS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR FREE.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY MATERIAL, AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE MESSAGE BOARDS ON THIS WEB SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL AND/OR DATA.

DAVITT PULICATIONS, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OWNERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THE MESSAGE BOARDS CONTAINED ON ITS WEB SITE, OR FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE ON CONTENT CONTAINED IN ITS MESSAGE BOARDS. DAVITT PULICATIONS, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OWNERS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify and hold Davitt Publications, its officers, directors, owners, 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 use of the message boards on Davitt Publications's Web sites, the violation of these terms and conditions by you, or the infringement by you, or other user of the message boards using your computer, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. Davitt Publications reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

COPYRIGHTED INFORMATION

The message boards on these Web sites may contain material that has been copied from another individual or entity. Please contact us if you believe someone has posted copyrighted information on a message board contained on these Web sites.

TERMINATION

Davitt Publications reserves the right to terminate your message at any time or for any reason, with or without notice. Once your message is terminated you agree not to post on the message boards, or to assist or cause another person to post messages on your behalf.

Miscellaneous

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of California, U.S., and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the state of California. In the event that any portion of these terms and conditions is deemed by a court to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to the message boards contained on these Web sites, or the use of these Web sites, must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose.

Copyright and Trademark Notices

All contents in these Web sites are Copyright 1996-99 Davitt Publications. All rights reserved.

German Corner and German American Corner are trademarks of Davitt Publications. All other marks that appear throughout these Web sites belong to Davitt Publications and are protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Any use of any of the marks appearing throughout these Web sites without the express written permission of Davitt Publications is strictly prohibited.