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You agree to indemnify and hold Galva.COM and Galva.ORG, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers and employees, harmless from any claim, demand, or damage, including reasonable attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of or conduct on the Galva.COM and Galva.ORG Sites/Services. Even if your computer should blow-up ...it's really not our fault. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES All original content on the Galva.COM and Galva.ORG Web Sites are copyright (c) protected All rights reserved. So there! TRADEMARKS. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Please respect all TRADEMARK names. Any site posted by a user should NOT use any existing company or business or corporate name. NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to Service Provider's Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. You are fully responsible for all activities that occur using your password or account. Please notify Galva.COM and Galva.ORG immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security. Galva.COM and Galva.ORG will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. You may not use anyone else's password at any time. Trading Online with Brokerage and Mutual Fund Firms The online trading services which you may access through the links contained on the MoneyCentral site are services of the listed independent brokerage and mutual fund companies. In order to use these services, you need to have an existing account with such company, or you will need to set-up an account, which you may do after linking to the company's Web site. Galva.COM and Galva.ORG provides links to selected companies for your convenience only. Galva.COM and Galva.ORG is not a registered broker-dealer or mutual fund company, and does not endorse or recommend the services of any brokerage or mutual fund company. The brokerage or mutual fund company you select is solely responsible for its services to you, and you agree that Galva.COM and Galva.ORG shall not be liable for any damages or costs of any type arising out of or in any way connected with your use of such services. SHOPPING (e-commerce pages) Galva.COM and Galva.ORG does not guarantee, warrant or endorse any product or service sold by any merchant on any Galva.COM and Galva.ORG webpage nor do we have any liability or responsibility for the quality or performance of any product or service sold to you by any merchant. The purchase of any product or service from a merchant at Galva.COM and Galva.ORG is a transaction solely between you and that merchant, and any question or dispute you may have regarding any such product or service should be addressed directly to the responsible merchant. Galva.COM and Galva.ORG has no responsibility or liability for any merchant or your relationship with such merchant. Use of Affiliated Content... Text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Respect all copyrights and trademarks. Give "credit" on any links or your use of content from other locations. Using Ad (buy/sell) Posting Services... Galva.COM and Galva.ORG a forum for you to utilize the Services to buy and sell goods. Galva.COM and Galva.ORG is not involved in any transaction between you and any other party who uses this Site, and is not acting as your or any other party's agent. Galva.COM and Galva.ORG cannot screen, censor or otherwise control the listings or any transactions, including whether a listing is accurately described, whether an item can be legally purchased or sold in your jurisdiction, or whether a transaction will be completed as described by the seller or the buyer. Further, Galva.COM and Galva.ORG cannot control or warrant the behavior of the users of the Services. As such, your use of Galva.COM and Galva.ORG Auctions & Classifieds and its Services is at your own risk, and Galva.COM and Galva.ORG disclaims any liability with regard to use of the Services and any actions resulting from your or any other party's participation in the Services. You hereby agree to release Galva.COM and Galva.ORG, its suppliers, service partners, agents, employees, consultants, officers and directors from all claims, demands and damages, whether actual or consequential, of every kind, whether known or unknown, disclosed or undisclosed, arising out of or relating to any and all listings, transactions, or any other use of Galva.COM and Galva.ORG Auctions & Classifieds and the Services. Further, because Galva.COM and Galva.ORG is not involved in any transactions between you and other users of the Services, Galva.COM and Galva.ORG cannot and will not be involved in resolving any disputes relating to any completed or uncompleted transaction for the purchase or sale of listed goods. Galva.COM and Galva.ORG reserves the right to cancel any listing or bid at any time for any reason, with or without cause, and reserves the right to prohibit or restrict access to the Services to anyone at any time, with or without cause. email: admin@galva.com filename: galva.com/terms.html latest revision: June 2001