TERMS OF SERVICE
• You Contractually Agree that you are at least 18 years of age and that you are accessing this web site and its content for personal use only.
• You Contractually Agree that you wish to join as a member to this private establishment and that any communication taking place here is considered private communication between members which you agree not to publicly disclose or disseminate.
• You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your IP Address and device on this web site, including your conduct and any User Content you provide or that you allow others to provide under your IP Address and device.
• You will not use this web site to harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate another person, government, or legal entity.
• You will not use this web site to promote, recruit for, or organize any real life group, political or otherwise.
• You will not provide, submit or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, hateful, harmful, racist, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, or otherwise illegal.
• You will not provide, submit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” “affiliate links” or any other form of solicitation.
• You will not violate any local laws in your jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, hate speech and intellectual property laws).
• You will not use our Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
• You will not access, “hack,” alter or otherwise use any part of the Site in any unauthorized manner.
• You will not utilize any software bugs, robots, web spiders, or other such technological device to automatically access, extract, collect, harvest, archive, screen shot, or preserve in any way data or information contained on the Site.
• You understand and agree that your membership in this private association can be revoked by this web site’s staff at any time for any reason whatsoever or no reason at all.
• You Contractually Agree to a Class Action Waiver: Except as otherwise required under applicable law, You agree that you will not assert class action or representative action claims against this web site, its owners, users, or representatives, whether in arbitration or otherwise, which actions are hereby waived; and you shall only submit your own, individual claims and will not seek to represent the interests of any other person.
• You Contractually Agree to abide by and be bound by the additional terms of service, disclaimer, and privacy policy found below on this page.
I Agree to The Terms of This Membership Contract.
I have read and accept the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
Terms and Conditions
1. Your Acceptance.
By using and/or visiting this web site (collectively, including all content and available through the Karate Hack.net domain name and any country-specific domains or subdomains thereof, the “Karate Hack Web site”, or “web site”), you signify your agreement to (1) these terms and conditions (the “Terms of Service”), (2) Karate Hack’s privacy notice, found at http://www.Karate Hack.net/privacy-policy/and incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree to any of these terms or the Karate Hack privacy notice, please do not use the Karate Hack web site.Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to these Terms of Service, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version. Karate Hack may, in its sole discretion, modify or revise these Terms of Service and policies at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications or revisions. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.
2. Karate Hack Web site
A. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the Karate Hack web site, including users who are also contributors of video content, information, and other materials or services on the Web site. The Karate Hack web site includes all aspects of Karate Hack, including but not limited to Karate Hack forums and various Karate Hack video platforms.
B. The Karate Hack Web site may contain links to third party web sites that are not owned or controlled by Karate Hack. Karate Hack has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party web sites. In addition, Karate Hack will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Web site, you expressly relieve Karate Hack from any and all liability arising from your use of any third-party web site.
C. Accordingly, we encourage you when you leave the Karate Hack web site to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other web site that you visit.
3. Karate Hack Accounts
A. In order to access some features of the web site, you have to be assigned a Karate Hack account. You may never use another’s account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify Karate Hack immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
B. Although Karate Hack will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of Karate Hack or others due to such unauthorized use.
4. General Use of the web site—Permissions and Restrictions
Karate Hack hereby grants you permission to access and use the web site as set forth in these Terms of Service, provided that:
A. You agree not to distribute in any medium any part of the web site, including but not limited to User Submissions (defined below), without Karate Hack’s prior written authorization.
B. You agree not to alter or modify any part of the Web site.
C. You agree not to access User Submissions (defined below) or Karate Hack Content through any technology or means other than the pages of the Web site itself, or other explicitly authorized means Karate Hack may designate.
D. You agree not to use the Web site for any commercial use, without the prior written authorization of Karate Hack. Prohibited commercial uses include any of the following actions taken without Karate Hack’s express approval:
* sale of access to the web site or its related services on another web site;
* use of the web site or its related services, for the primary purpose of gaining advertising or subscription revenue;
* the sale of advertising, on the Karate Hack web site or any third-party web site, targeted to the content of specific User Submissions or Karate Hack content;
* and any use of the web site or its related services that Karate Hack finds, in its sole discretion, to use Karate Hack’s resources or User Submissions with the effect of competing with or displacing the market for Karate Hack, Karate Hack content, or its User Submissions.
E. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” or “offline readers,” that accesses the Web site in a manner that sends more request messages to the Karate Hack servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Karate Hack grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose of and solely to the extent necessary for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches, copies, or archives of such materials. Karate Hack reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases.
F. You agree and understand that Karate Hack is a private, members only, forum. Access to material on this web site requires accepting our membership contract wherein you acknowledge that you wish to become a member of this private forum and that all posts on Karate Hack.net are intended as private communications taking place between members of a private club. THIS IS NOT A PUBLIC FORUM. Only users who have accepted our legally binding digital membership contract are able to view or post content on this web site. You agree not to collect, harvest, archive, screen shot, or preserve in any way information from this web site, including original posts, account names or user ID numbers.
G. In your use of the web site, you will otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of these Terms of Service, Karate Hack Community Guidelines, and all applicable local, national, and international laws and regulations.
H. Karate Hack reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the Karate Hack Web site at any time.
5. Your Use of Content on the Site
In addition to the general restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of content on the Karate Hack web site.
A. The content on the Karate Hack web site, except all User Submissions (as defined below), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (“Content”) and the trademarks, service marks and logos contained therein (“Marks”), are owned by or licensed to Karate Hack, subject to copyright and other intellectual property rights under the law. Content on the web site is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only and may not be downloaded, copied, modified, produced, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, translated, published, performed or otherwise exploited for any other purposes whatsoever without the prior written consent of the respective owners. Karate Hack reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the web site and the Content.
B. You may access User Submissions solely:
* for your information and personal use;
* as intended through the normal functionality of the Karate Hack service; and
C. User Comments are made available to you for your information and personal use solely as intended through the normal functionality of the Karate Hack service. User comments are made available “as is”, and may not be used, copied, modified, produced, reproduced, distributed, transmitted, broadcast, displayed, sold, licensed, downloaded, translated, published, performed or otherwise exploited in any manner not intended by the normal functionality of the Karate Hack Service or otherwise as prohibited under this Agreement.
D. You may access Karate Hack Content, User Submissions and other content only as permitted under this Agreement. Karate Hack reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Karate Hack content and the Karate Hack service.
E. You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through the web site for any commercial purposes.
F. You agree not to circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Karate Hack web site or features that prevent or restrict use or copying of any Content or enforce limitations on use of the Karate Hack web site or the Content therein.
G. You understand that when using the Karate Hack web site, you will be exposed to User Submissions from a variety of sources, and that Karate Hack is not responsible for the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such User Submissions. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against Karate Hack with respect thereto, and agree to indemnify and hold Karate Hack, its Owners/Operators, affiliates, and/or licensors, harmless to the fullest extent allowed by law regarding all matters related to your use of the site.
6. Your User Submissions and Conduct
A. As a Karate Hack account holder you may submit video content (“User Videos”) and textual content (“User Comments”). User Videos and User Comments are collectively referred to as “User Submissions.” You understand that whether or not such User Submissions are published, Karate Hack does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions.
B. You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. In connection with User Submissions, you affirm, represent, and/or warrant that: you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize Karate Hack to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Submissions and have all necessary consents to collect, use and disclose any personally identifiable information contained or displayed in any and all User Submissions to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the web site and these Terms of Service.
C. For clarity, you retain all of your ownership rights in your User Submissions. However, by submitting User Submissions to Karate Hack, you hereby grant Karate Hack a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform the User Submissions in connection with the Karate Hack web site and Karate Hack’s (and its successors’ and affiliates’) business, including without limitation for promoting and redistributing part or all of the Karate Hack web site(and derivative works thereof) in any media formats and through any media channels. You also hereby waive any moral rights you may have in your User Submissions and grant each user of the Karate Hack web site a non-exclusive license to access your User Submissions through the web site, and to use, reproduce, distribute, display and perform such User Submissions as permitted through the functionality of the web site and under these Terms of Service. The above licenses granted by you are perpetual and irrevocable.
D. In connection with User Submissions, you further agree that you will not submit material that is, unlawful, hateful, harmful, racist, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, copyrighted, protected by trade secret or otherwise subject to third party proprietary rights, including privacy and publicity rights, unless you are the owner of such rights or have permission from their rightful owner and the necessary consents from any individuals whose personally identifiable information is contained in such material to post the material and to grant Karate Hack all of the license rights granted herein.
E. Karate Hack does not endorse any User Submission or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and Karate Hack expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with User Submissions. Karate Hack does not permit copyright infringing activities and infringement of intellectual property rights on its Web site, and Karate Hack will remove all content and User Submissions if properly notified that such content or User Submission infringes on another’s intellectual property rights or contravenes any applicable privacy legislation. Karate Hack reserves the right to remove content and User Submissions without prior notice.
7. Account Termination Policy
A. Karate Hack may terminate a User’s access to its web site at any time without notice for any reason or no reason at all.
B. Karate Hack reserves the right to decide whether content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright infringement or privacy law, such as, but not limited to, hate crimes, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length. Karate Hack may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User’s access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.
8. Copyright Policy.
Karate Hack operates a clear copyright policy in relation to any User Submissions that are alleged to infringe the copyright of a third party. Karate Hack will not be responsible for users who violate international copyright law, and the violation will be removed immediately from the site.B. As part of Karate Hack’s copyright policy, Karate Hack will terminate user access to the web site if a user has been determined to be a repeat infringer. A repeat infringer is a user who has been notified of infringing activity more than twice.
9. Warranty and Condition Disclaimer
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE KARATE HACK WEB SITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, KARATE HACK, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS, WHETHER WRITTEN, ORAL, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, LEGAL, STATUTORY, CONTRACTUAL, EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL, DELICTUAL OR IN TORT, AND WHETHER ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, CUSTOM, COURSE OF DEALING OR PERFORMANCE, OR THE PARTIES’ CONDUCT OR COMMUNICATION WITH ONE ANOTHER, OR AS A RESULT OF THE NATURE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THE WEB SITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF OR IN CONFORMITY WITH USAGE, EQUITY OR LAW OR OTHERWISE. KARATE HACK MAKES NO WARRANTIES, CONDITIONS OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE’S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY, BODILY, MORAL OR MATERIAL DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEB SITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEB SITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEB SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE Karate Hack WEB SITE. KARATE HACK EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR OR GENERAL PURPOSE, QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY, WORKMANSHIP, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE AND OWNERSHIP. KARATE HACK DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE KARATE HACK WEB SITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEB SITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND KARATE HACK WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PROVISIONS OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED.
10. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL KARATE HACK, COMMON SENSE LLC, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY, PROPERTY, BODILY, MORAL OR MATERIAL DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO OUR EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND THE USE THEREOF, OR USE OF OUR WEB SITE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEB SITE, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEB SITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE KARATE HACK WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER ARISING BY LAW, STATUTE, USAGE OF TRADE, CUSTOM, COURSE OF DEALING OR PERFORMANCE, OR THE PARTIES’ CONDUCT OR COMMUNICATION WITH ONE ANOTHER, OR AS A RESULT OF THE NATURE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR IN CONFORMITY WITH USAGE, EQUITY OR LAW OR OTHERWISE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT KARATE HACK SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
Karate Hack makes no representations that the Karate Hack web site is appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who access or use the Karate Hack web site from other jurisdictions do so at their own volition and are responsible for compliance with local law.
11. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Karate Hack, its parent corporation, officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any and all claims, demands, causes of action, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs or debt, and expenses, (including but not limited to reasonable legal fees) arising from: (i) your use of and access to the Karate Hack web site; (ii) your violation of any term of these Terms of Service; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any copyright, intellectual property, or privacy right; or (iv) any claim that one of your User Submissions caused damage to a third party. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Service and your use of the Karate Hack web site.
12. Ability to Accept Terms of Service
You affirm that you are either more than the age of majority in your jurisdiction of residence, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 18, as the Karate Hack web site is not intended for children under 18. If you are under 18 years of age, then please do not use the Karate Hack web site—there are lots of other great web sites for you. Talk to your parents about what sites are appropriate for you.
13. Assignment
These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Karate Hack without restriction.
14. General
You agree that: (i) the Karate Hack web site shall be deemed solely based in the United States of America; and (ii) the Karate Hack Web site shall be deemed a passive web site that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over Karate Hack, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than the United States of America. Unless prohibited by local law, these Terms of Service shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of the United States of America, without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Unless prohibited by local law, any claim or dispute between you and Karate Hack that arises in whole or in part from the Karate Hack web site shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in the United States of America. These Terms of Service, together with the Privacy Notice at http://Karate Hack.net/privacyand any other legal notices published by Karate Hack on the Web site, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and Karate Hack concerning the Karate Hack web site. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and Karate Hack’s failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. Karate Hack reserves the right to amend these Terms of Service at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review these Terms of Service for any changes. Your use of the Karate Hack web site following any amendment of these Terms of Service will signify your assent to and acceptance of its revised terms. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LOCAL LAW, YOU AND KARATE HACK AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE KARATE HACK WEB SITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
15. Language
The parties confirm that it is their wish that this agreement, as well as any other documents relating to this agreement, including notices, schedules and authorizations have been and shall be drawn up in the English language only.
INFORMATION EXPRESSED ON THE MEMBER FORUM IS NOT DETERMINED TO BE ACCURATE AND FACTUAL!
The reader is responsible for discerning the validity, factuality or implications of information posted here, be it fictional or based on real events. Moderators on this forum make every effort to review the material posted on this site however, it is not realistically possible for our small staff to manually review each and every one.
The content of posts on this site, including but not limited to links to other web sites, are the expressed opinion of the original poster and are in no way representative of or endorsed by the owners or administration of this web site. The posts on this web site forum are the opinion of the specific author and are not statements of advice, opinion, or factual information on behalf of the owner or administration of Karate Hack. This site may contain adult language, if you feel you might be offended by such content, you should log off immediately.
Not all posts on this web site are intended as truthful or factual assertion by their authors. Some users of this web site, as with other forums, may be participating in internet role playing, with or without the use of an avatar. NO post on this web site should be considered factual information on face value alone. Users are encouraged to
USE DISCERNMENT
and do their own follow up research while reading and posting on this web site. www.karatehack.net reserves the right to make changes to, corrections and/or remove entirely at any time posts made on this web site without notice. In addition, Karate Hack disclaims any and all liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of a post on this web site.
This web site implements certain security features in order to prevent spam and posting abuse. By making a post on this web site you consent to any automated security checks required by our system to authenticate your IP address as belonging to an actual human. It is forbidden to make posts on this web site from open proxy servers. By making a post on this web site you consent to an automated one-time limited port scan of your IP address which is required by our security system to validate the authenticity of your internet connection.
This site is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. You should not assume that this site is error-free or that it will be suitable for the particular purpose which you have in mind when using it. In no event shall karatehack.net or Common Sense LLC be liable for any special, incidental, indirect or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this site or other documents which are referenced by or linked to this site.
Some events depicted in certain posting and threads on this web site may be fictitious and any similarity to any person living or dead is merely coincidental. Some other articles may be based on actual events but which in certain cases incidents, characters and timelines have been changed for dramatic purposes. Certain characters may be composites, or entirely fictitious.
Fair Use Notice:
This site may contain copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Users may make such material available in an effort to advance awareness and understanding of issues relating to civil rights, economics, individual rights, international affairs, liberty, science & technology, etc. We believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
At some point freedom of speech and copyright law merge. The following interpretation of “Fair Use” and subsequent posting policy were developed with the assistance of qualified legal counsel; however, we are not lawyers and cannot offer you legal advice as to the limits of “Fair Use”.
In accordance with industry accepted best practices we ask that users limit their copy / paste of copyrighted material to the relevant portions of the article you wish to discuss and no more than 50% of the source material, provide a link back to the original article and provide your original comments / criticism in your post with the article.
Though legally each situation is evaluated independently according to guidelines that were intentionally left open to interpretation, we believe generally this policy represents “Fair Use” of any such copyrighted material for the purposes of education and discussion.
You are responsible for what you “publish” on the internet. You must be sure any copyrighted material you choose to post for discussion on this forum falls within the limits of “Fair Use” as defined by the law.
If you are a legal copyright holder or a designated agent for such and you believe a post on this web sitefalls outside the boundaries of “Fair Use” and legitimately infringes on yours or your clients copyright
we may be contacted concerning copyright matters at:
E-Mail: knuckledragger@karatehack.net
For expedited human review & removal of potential copyright violations we encourage users & copyright holders to put “Report Copyright Violation” in the subject field of the email.
In accordance with section 512 of the U.S. Copyright Act our contact information has been registered with the United States Copyright Office. “Safe Harbor” noticing procedures as outlined in the DMCA apply to this web site concerning all 3rd party posts published herein.
All 3rd party material posted on this web site is copyright the respective owners / authors. Karate Hack makes no claim of copyright on such material.
Please be aware any communications sent complaining about a post on this web sitemay be posted publicly at the discretion of the administration.
DON’T BREAK THE LAW!
Other than that, you can do / say whatever you want on this forum.
We reserve the right to block access to this web site by any individual or organization at any time for any reason whatsoever or no reason at all.
This Disclaimer is subject to change at anytime.
Mail webmaster with questions or comments about this site.
PRIVACY POLICY
What information do we collect?
We collect standard network information about you such as your IP address, geographical location, operating system, web browser, device type, and other non-personally identifiable information sent by your web browser or operating system when you connect to this web site. We collect personal information from you when you register for an account on our site or place an order.
When ordering or registering on our site, as appropriate, you may be asked to enter your: name, e-mail address, country, or other information.
You may, however, visit our site anonymously without registering for an account.
Third party vendors use cookies and other tracking mechanisms to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our sites and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
What do we use your information for?
Any of the information we collect from you may be used in one of the following ways:
• To personalize your experience
(your information helps us to better respond to your individual needs)
• To improve our web site
(we continually strive to improve our web site offerings based on the information and feedback we receive from you)
• To improve customer service
(your information helps us to more effectively respond to your customer service requests and support needs)
• To process transactions
Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent, other than for the express purpose of delivering the purchased product or service requested.
- To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature• To send periodic emails
The email address you provide will be used to send you information, company news, updates, related product or service information, etc.
Note: If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails, we include detailed unsubscribe instructions at the bottom of each email.
- To comply with law enforcement requests
We will comply with all requests from law enforcement for data obtained from your interaction with this web site and will report crimes committed on or against this web site, it’s staff, or visitors to the appropriate authorities. If you commit a crime or civil violation during your use of this web site, we reserve the right to use any data obtained from your interaction here to pursue civil and or criminal charges against you.
How do we protect your information?
We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information when you place an order or access your personal information.
We offer the use of a secure server. All supplied sensitive/credit information is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our Payment gateway providers database only to be accessible by those authorized with special access rights to such systems, and are required to keep the information confidential.
After a transaction, your private information (credit cards, social security numbers, financials, etc.) will not be stored on our servers.
Do we use cookies?
Yes (Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computers hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the sites or service providers systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information
We use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart, understand and save your preferences for future visits, keep track of advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may contract with third-party service providers to assist us in better understanding our site visitors. These service providers are not permitted to use the information collected on our behalf except to help us conduct and improve our business.
Do we disclose any information to outside parties?
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information. This does not include trusted third parties who assist us in operating our web site, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property, or safety. However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Your IP address is not considered personally identifiable information as it would require a court order to determine your identity from your IP address. Therefor your IP address may be disclosed to 3rd party partners or to the public in general at the discretion of the administration of this web site.
Third party links
Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on our web site. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.
Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act Compliance
We are in compliance with the requirements of COPPA (Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act), we do not collect any information from anyone under 18 years of age. Our web site, products and services are all directed to people who are at least 18 years old or older.
GDPR Compliance
· Users may edit their personal account information at any time by logging in and navigating to the “Your Profile” page at the top of the left menu bar.
- Users may permanently delete their personal account information at any time by choosing “Close Account” at the bottom of their profile page.
- We will notify you of a data breach within 72 hours.
- We maintain a Data Retention Policy that details the retention period for personal data based on our analysis of how long the specific data is reasonably required for legal or business purposes. When we no longer need personal data, we securely delete or destroy it. Aggregated data, which cannot identify a device/browser (or individual) and is used for purposes of reporting and analysis, is maintained for as long as commercially necessary.
- You may contact our Data Protection Officer by emailing knuckledragger@karatehack.net with the subject line “ATTN: Data Protection Officer”. You must include the words “Data Protection Officer” in your subject line for your email to be routed correctly. Please allow up to 14 days for a response.
- Log and Usage DataWe may log information when you access or view this web site. This may include your IP address, user-agent string, browser type, operating system, referral URLs, device information (e.g., device IDs), pages visited, links clicked, the requested URL, hardware settings, search terms, etc. We will delete any IP addresses collected associated with such view only type browsing “http request data” after one year.If you post data to this web site in the form of logging into your account, submitting a new thread (topic), reply to an existing thread, vote, rate, etc., the IP address associated with that “http post” interaction will remain in our database as long as the associated published material is available to the members. If a post is deleted the associated IP address will be deleted within 100 days. If you are banned from this web site your IP address will remain in our database until the next ban reset which happens periodically.While you grant us a lifetime royalty free licenses to publish your posts on this web site under certain circumstances, we will delete the IP address or any other “personal data” associated with a user id number or post from our data base. If you feel you have submitted “personal data” to this web site in the form of a post you can edit that post at any time by logging into your account.If you do not have an account on this web site and feel information you or others have submitted amounts to “personal data” as defined by GDPR such as a name, a home address, a photo, an email address, bank details, medical information, IP address, etc. you may request removal and get immediate attention by using the “report abusive post” feature located next to each post on our web site or contact our Data Protection Officer by emailing knuckledragger@karatehack.net with the subject “ATTN: Data Protection Officer” to address your concerns.Your ConsentBy using our site, you consent to our online privacy policy.
Changes to our Privacy Policy
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.
1/24/2021