Legal Conditions of Use of chat rooms

You and a parent or legal guardian should carefully read the following legal terms of use before using the chat rooms. By using the chat rooms or indicating your arrangement in the introductory screen, you are agreeing to become bound by the terms of these legal terms of use and indicating your acceptance of these legal terms of use. If you do not agree with them, you should not use the chat rooms.

1. Chat room.

We agree to provide you access to the chat room in accordance with these legal terms of use. Chat rooms are provided for personal use. You must obtain access to chat rooms through your own Internet connection account with another company. Our chat rooms are only for the use of individuals under the age of 18.

2. Limitations of Service.

Unfortunately, computers need routine maintenance and sometimes break down; we cannot control when subscribers access its server. As a result, we do not guarantee that you will be able to access the chat rooms at any particular time. Our chat rooms are provided on an "as-is, as-available" basis. Whilst we will not intentionally inspect the contents of your transmissions, we reserve the right to co-operate fully with local or governmental officials in any legally authorised investigation concerning in relation to any transmissions transmitted via the chat rooms.

3. Your Responsibilities.

(a) You are responsible for the use of your account by anyone using your account. You are responsible for insuring that any user of your account fully complies with the legal terms of use.

(b) You are responsible for providing and maintaining all personal computer and communications equipment and Internet access accounts necessary to gain access to the chat rooms.

(c)You are responsible for any communications, messages and other information that you receive as a result of your use of the chat rooms and bear the entire responsibility for any losses that you may experience as a result of your use of the chat rooms.

(d)You agree to inform us of any apparent breaches of security, such as loss, theft, or unauthorised disclosure or use of a password or credit card. Until we are notified, by electronic or conventional mail, or by telephone at offices of a breach of security, you will remain liable for any unauthorised use of your mykindaplace account.

(e)You agree to use the chat room in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.

(f) Any action by you that, in our sole opinion, restricts or inhibits other subscribers from using and enjoying the chat room is strictly prohibited.

(g) We do not want to play any part in your publishing or receiving defamatory remarks or obscene materials, or misappropriating the property rights of others. However, we cannot effectively monitor or edit the content of chat transmissions. You specifically agree not to submit, publish, or display on or through the chat rooms any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually orientated, threatening, racially offensive, or illegal material; nor shall you encourage the use of controlled substances.

YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH MATERIAL PUBLISHED BY YOU OR RECEIVED BY YOU AND YOU FULLY RELEASE AND INDEMNIFY US FROM ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY SUCH TRANSMISSIONS, PUBLICATIONS OR RECEIPT.

Transmission of material, information or software in violation of law or regulation is prohibited. You specifically agree not to upload, post or reproduce in any way any materials protected by copyright without the permission of the copyright owner.

(h) If you violate the restrictions in these legal terms of use, you agree to indemnify us for any losses, costs or damages, including reasonable legal fees incurred by us and relating to, or arising out of such a breach. You, not us, are responsible for your behaviour.

4. Software.

You are responsible for obtaining your own software to use the chat rooms.

5. Limitations of Liability

ALL THE CHAT ROOMS ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR INFRINGEMENT. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, AND USE OF THE SERVICES IS WITH YOU.

6. Term and Termination.

Your access to and use of the chat rooms may be terminated at any time, for any reason or for no reason by us.

7. Entire Agreement.

These legal terms of use contain the entire understanding between us with respect to use of the chat rooms and no representations, statements or inducements, oral or written, not contained herein shall bind either of us.

Miscellaneous.

Should any part of these legal terms of use, for any reason, be declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such determination shall not affect the validity of any remaining portion, and such remaining portion shall remain in force and effect, as if these legal terms of use had been had the invalid portion eliminated. These legal terms of use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales. These legal terms of use shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of each of us and our respective heirs, successors and assigns.


The chat rooms are intended for use only by individuals who are under the age of 18. No individual over the age of 18 must use the chat rooms.

If the rules and etiquette are not observed, you will be excluded from the chat rooms.

We encourage you:

- To be responsible and to respect our community as well as others participating within the community. Your conduct should be guided by common sense, basic etiquette, and these chat rules.

- To keep your home address and personal facts private. We strongly advise you NOT TO MEET UP with ANYONE from the chat room, no matter how cool they may sound!!!

- To have the permission of the bill-payer before chatting! You will obtain more chat for less cash at off peak times. For most people (in the UK) this is after 7pm in the week and all day at weekends.

We discourage any of the following:

- Participate in off-topic discussions.

- Use explicit/vulgar/obscene language.

- Post or reference sexually explicit images or other offensive conduct.

- Use racially or ethically offensive language.

- Discuss or incite illegal activity, such as taking drugs or underage drinking etc.

- Disrupt the flow of chat in chat rooms with vulgar language, abusiveness, hitting the return key repeatedly or inputting large images so the screen goes by too fast to read, etc.

- Solicit for the exchange of sexually explicit images, and/or material harmful to minors; including but not limited to any photograph, film, video, picture, or computer generated image or picture (actual or simulated).

- Harass, threaten, embarrass, or do anything else to a chat participant that is unwanted.

- Offer for sale products or services.

- Infringe anyone else's intellectual property rights, including but not limited to any copyright, trademark, rights or publicity, or other proprietary rights.

- Impersonate or represent mykindaplace, mykindaplace staff, or community leaders.

- Link to content not allowed in mykindaplace.com.

- Solicit mykindaplace member's password or other account information.

- Harvest screen names.

- Post or request personal or other information from anyone, including, without limitation, any of the following: full name, home address, telephone number, picture, or the name of their school.

June 2000

 
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