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INTERNET LAWYER that can tell me if the TERMS OF SERVICE and PRIVACY POLICY of the Website i want to registering into are not going to result in negative consequences. And what would be negative that i would be sorry about.
Already Tried: I don't want to read all of it because i don't understand it anyway
There are two principal difficulties with the website terms of service:1. The website retains the absolute authority to close your account and/or delete any/all of your creative work at will, without notice to you and without liability. So, you could create a huge amount of work, generate a great deal of public goodwill, and then wake up in the morning, and it could be completely gone -- and there wouldn't be a thing you could do about it.2. The website requires that users "indemnify" the website against any damages caused by the user's materials, whether intentional, negligent or innocent. So, for example, if you accidentally upload copyright protected materials, and the website is contacted to remove the information, and to respond to a subpoena concerning your contact information. The website can charge you for its costs associated with that legal process. And, you would be liable for the website's attorney's fees and costs if it is required to sue you to collect, in the event that you refuse to pay the website's damages voluntarily. That said, the website's terms of use are not significantly different than any other website. So, if you want to maintain this type of internet presence, then you will either have to play by the website's rules, or you will have to establish your own internet domain and webserver, so that you can control the entire process yourself.Hope this helps. NOTICE: My goal here is to entertain while educating the public about the law. I hope my answer is useful and informative to you. During our conversation, the website may ask you to rate my answer. If you rate my answer lower than the middle rating, then the website retains your entire payment, and I receive nothing. It is entirely your choice as to how you rate my answer. However, because your payment to me is in the nature of a donation/gift, rather than as compensation for any services rendered, you are entitled to know how your rating affects the final distribution of your donation. If you need to contact me again, please put my user id at the beginning of your question ("To Socrateaser"), and the system will send me an alert. Please Click the following link for IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION. Thanks and best wishes!
These 2 things are the worse that the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy state? And is there stuff like, they can sell my name to their advertisers?
Based on my reading of the TOS, the website does not acquire any license to your creative work/intellectual property -- and, the website privacy policy states that it will not share your identifiable contact information with anyone -- though the website may share IP addresses or similar information as a means of providing direct advertising to you. Hope this helps. NOTICE: My goal here is to entertain while educating the public about the law. I hope my answer is useful and informative to you. During our conversation, the website may ask you to rate my answer. If you rate my answer lower than the middle rating, then the website retains your entire payment, and I receive nothing. It is entirely your choice as to how you rate my answer. However, because your payment to me is in the nature of a donation/gift, rather than as compensation for any services rendered, you are entitled to know how your rating affects the final distribution of your donation. If you need to contact me again, please put my user id at the beginning of your question ("To Socrateaser"), and the system will send me an alert. Please Click the following link for IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION. Thanks and best wishes!
And did you also skim the privacy policy? Does anything pose a consequence to me on that?
You may have missed it, but I just previously explained that "the website privacy policy states that it will not share your identifiable contact information with anyone -- though the website may share IP addresses or similar information as a means of providing direct advertising to you." So, yes, I reviewed the policy. However, I am not in a position to specifically state whether or not the website policies have a negative consequence for you -- because I don't know what you are trying to accomplish, nor do I know what you personally view as a risk to your various goals. All I can say is that the things that I have identified appear to be the most potentially risky for someone using the website. Whether or not it's risky for your purposes -- that's something that only you can determine for yourself. Hope this helps. NOTICE: My goal here is to entertain while educating the public about the law. I hope my answer is useful and informative to you. During our conversation, the website may ask you to rate my answer. If you rate my answer lower than the middle rating, then the website retains your entire payment, and I receive nothing. It is entirely your choice as to how you rate my answer. However, because your payment to me is in the nature of a donation/gift, rather than as compensation for any services rendered, you are entitled to know how your rating affects the final distribution of your donation. If you need to contact me again, please put my user id at the beginning of your question ("To Socrateaser"), and the system will send me an alert. Please Click the following link for IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION. Thanks and best wishes!
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Hi, i have another Terms of Service from a bank that i want to open another account online. I posted the question earilier today because you were not online. Can you retrieve it?
I can retrieve the question.Please don't respond to this memo. It will reopen this Q&A.