—Terms and Conditions—
The FREE ZONE PROJECT
Title 1. —Declaration of existence; Disclaimer—
§ 101. The FREE ZONE PROJECT (“the project” or “project”) exists and operates under the laws of the United States of America, and all information related herein is based on the applicable laws thereof, including but not limited to title 17 of the United States Code (U.S.C.).
§ 102. Disclaimer: This project does not claim to be an expert or claim to provide expert advice on United States copyright law (17 U.S.C.); all parties seeking expert advice on matters of intellectual property, relative to the laws of the United States, are actively encouraged and advised by this project to seek out an attorney knowledgeable of such matters. All persons or parties using these terms and conditions are liable for their own actions relative to the laws of the United States. The project assumes no liability for parties using this project (or its logo) that violate the laws of the United States or infringe on the intellectual property of others. Note: neither this project nor its terms and conditions should be construed as encouraging or advocating open or blatant violations of copyright law.
Title 2. —Use of logo; consequences thereof—
§ 201. Use of the logo of this project (“the logo”) signifies the acceptance of these terms and conditions. Using the logo or placing the image of the logo of this project on your website means that you are declaring that all contents (as defined by these terms and conditions) are public domain under the applicable laws of the United States, meaning that such contents may be used freely by other persons, parties, or websites.
§ 202. All persons using the logo of this project do so at their own risk for legal purposes, both civil and criminal under the applicable laws of the United States of America. This project is not responsible for the illegal behaviour or actions of parties using the logo of this project.
§ 203. All persons using the logo of this project contractually agree, as a matter of contract between yourself and the project, that the logo of this project is the intellectual property of the project, and is only to be used in conjunction and FULL acceptance of these terms and conditions.
§ 204. All persons or parties not wishing to accept the terms and conditions of the project are not authorized by the project to use the logo or place the image thereof on their respective websites.
§ 205. Use of the logo of this project constitutes a contract between yourself and the project, whereby you accept these terms and conditions. For purposes of better enforcing this contract, the logo of the FREE ZONE PROJECT is the intellectual property of this project.
Title 3. —Public domain; Miscellaneous—
§ 301. All persons using the logo of this project, thereby accepting these terms and conditions, declare that the contents of their website are public domain in accordance with the laws of the United States of America. Your use of the logo of this project signifies your acceptance that the contents of your website are public domain under the applicable laws of the United States of America.
§ 302. These terms and conditions are valid as they are written; any error in grammar, spelling, or other like error does not nullify or invalidate these terms and conditions in anyway. These terms and conditions are valid regardless of errors in spelling or grammar. The project reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions at anytime, as the project may deem necessary.
§ 303. This project is only meant and intended to be used under the applicable laws of the United States of America, and is not meant or intended to be used or applied under the laws of other nations or countries. This project is not liable for your violations of the laws of other countries.
§ 304. Note: Licenses from Creative Commons cannot apply to the contents of your website, otherwise you are in violation of this contractual agreement (terms and conditions). Creative Commons licenses may be used and applied to the design, template, or layout of your website, assuming you hold the intellectual property rights to such, and assuming that the license agreement (legal code) of such license does not violate or contradict these terms and conditions. If you use a Creative Commons license on your website, you agree as a matter of contract that such license from Creative Commons only applies to the design, layout, or template of your website. Unless otherwise stated, Creative Commons licenses may be used for all other aspects of your website not prohibited by these terms and conditions, assuming the license agreement (legal code) does not violate or contradict these terms and conditions.
Title 4. —Definitions—
§ 401. Unless otherwise stated, the following definitions apply to these terms and conditions:
A. “Ad” or “ads” means any advertisement or image of an advertisement.
B. “Administrator” or “administrators” means the person or individuals responsible for handling the everyday operations and functions of a particular website.
C. “Author” or “authors” means the person or individuals responsible for updating a particular website with textual posts, blogs, updates or any other textual form.
D. “Contents” means—
a. All text written by the authors or administrators of the website; and
b. All images on the website provided by the authors or administrators of such website (excluding the logo of this project), assuming the authors or administrators of such website used such image or images legally and not in violation of applicable copyright laws;
c. “Contents” does NOT mean or apply to the design, layout or template of such website or any ads featured on such website, nor does “contents” mean or include uploaded files for download, including but not limited to .doc, .docx, .ppt, .pdf, .exe, and other such extensions, etc
E. “Copyright law” means the copyright laws of the United States of America as found in title 17 of the United States Code.
F. “Expert” means a person or individual having sufficient or above-average knowledge of legal issues, including civil or criminal prosecutions, relative to the copyright laws of the United States of America.
G. “Project”, “the project”, or “this project” means the FREE ZONE PROJECT.
H. “Logo” or “the logo” means the logo of the FREE ZONE PROJECT.
I. “United States” means the nation or country known and styled as the Untied States of America.
J. “Use of the logo” means placing the logo of the FREE ZONE PROJECT (or the image thereof) on your website.
K. “You”, “your”, or “yourself” means or refers to any person, individual, or party that accepts the terms and conditions of the project.
L. The symbol “§” means section.
M. “This contract” means these terms and conditions.
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