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maintenance of the Site.
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acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism,
including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1x1
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“spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
20. Except as may be the result of standard search engine or Internet browser
usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including
without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader
that accesses the Site, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other
software.
21. Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site.
22. Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or
regulations.
23. Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or
compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or
directory without written permission from us.
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opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, perform, publish,
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but not limited to text, writings, video, audio, photographs, graphics,
comments, suggestions, or personal information or other material
(collectively, "Contributions"). Contributions may be viewable by other users
of the Site and through third-party websites. As such, any Contributions you
transmit may be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. When you
create or make available any Contributions, you thereby represent and
warrant that:
1. The creation, distribution, transmission, public display, or performance,
and the accessing, downloading, or copying of your Contributions do not and
will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the
copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, or moral rights of any third party.