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==Terms of Service==
==Terms of Service==
{{Notice|The following are selected bits copied from http://www.poundhost.com/tos/. Here "you" means [[User:Kevan|Kevan]], "service" means the hosting service, and "we" means [http://www.poundhost.com/ PoundHost]}}
{{Notice|The following are selected bits copied from http://www.poundhost.com/tos/. The parts of the TOS not appearing on this page have been judged to be of no consequence to the operation of the wiki.<br/>Here "you" means [[User:Kevan|Kevan]], "service" means the hosting service, and "we" means [http://www.poundhost.com/ PoundHost]}}


'''You agree not to use the service to:'''
'''You agree not to use the service to:'''
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PoundHost.com may without notice suspend restrict or terminate your access if such access shall prejudice the efficiency or integrity of the Site. If your server is attacked (DDoS) then we reserve the right to remove your server from our network without notice. PoundHost.com shall report if appropriate misuse or abuse of the Site by You to any regulatory authority or, in the case of criminal matters, the police.
PoundHost.com may without notice suspend restrict or terminate your access if such access shall prejudice the efficiency or integrity of the Site. If your server is attacked (DDoS) then we reserve the right to remove your server from our network without notice. PoundHost.com shall report if appropriate misuse or abuse of the Site by You to any regulatory authority or, in the case of criminal matters, the police.
Limitation of liability
Limitation of liability
PoundHost.com shall not be liable for any direct or indirect loss or damages you may incur or suffer arising out of or in connection with your use of the service or a linked service which shall include without limitation, except for network issues which are dealt with by our SLA below;
* Delay or inability to use the service or a Linked service
* Reliance upon Third Party Content
* Loss of confidentiality
* Termination of your access
* Virus transmitted
* Failure of communication media
* Unauthorised access to your server/computer
* Theft
* Loss or damage to any data or other information or property
PoundHost treats Your privacy seriously.
Your use of the service signifies your consent to us collecting and using personal information about you in accordance with this policy of terms and conditions.
PoundHost.com use the personal information collected about You to let you know about new goods, services or offers.
PoundHost.com reserves the right to access and disclose individually identifiable information to comply with Laws or to protect itself or its users.


The laws of England and Wales shall govern these terms.
The laws of England and Wales shall govern these terms.

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As all webpages, the Urban Dead Wiki is hosted on a server. The hosting service is provided by PoundHost and bought by Kevan. Kevan (and consequently the wiki) is bound by the PoundHost Terms of Service.

Effects on the Urban Dead Wiki

Discussion in progress, see the talk page.

Terms of Service

Notice
The following are selected bits copied from http://www.poundhost.com/tos/. The parts of the TOS not appearing on this page have been judged to be of no consequence to the operation of the wiki.
Here "you" means Kevan, "service" means the hosting service, and "we" means PoundHost


You agree not to use the service to:

  • Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene (illegal pornography), libellous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable. Please note that IRC services may not be run on our network. Contact us for clarification where needed.
  • Harm minors in any way.
  • Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity. Forge headers or spoof or monitor/sniff IP packets.
  • Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content or Third Party Content transmitted via the Site.
  • Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Third Party Content that you do not have a right to transmit under Law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships.
  • Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Third Party Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party.
  • Upload, post or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorised advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas of the Site that are designated for such purpose.
  • Upload, post or otherwise transmit any Third Party Content that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
  • Promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities, promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promote any act of cruelty to animals.
  • Do anything that in the opinion of PoundHost.com is likely to bring the service into disrepute.

PoundHost.com will take reasonable steps to safeguard the security of any information you input to the Site or send to us on the internet. You are responsible for the security and confidentiality of your username and password.

PoundHost.com may without notice suspend restrict or terminate your access if such access shall prejudice the efficiency or integrity of the Site. If your server is attacked (DDoS) then we reserve the right to remove your server from our network without notice. PoundHost.com shall report if appropriate misuse or abuse of the Site by You to any regulatory authority or, in the case of criminal matters, the police. Limitation of liability

The laws of England and Wales shall govern these terms.