Updated 12/11/16
Effective Date: October 1, 2014
The following terms and conditions govern all use of the DG2FreeMaps website and all content, services and products available at or through the website (taken together, the Website). The Website is operated by a group of community admins (the Admin Team). The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, disclaimers, policies (including, without limitation, Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by the Admin Team (collectively, the “Agreement”).
Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services.
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Liability for Content
the Admin Team makes every effort to keep the information on our Website current, but accept no liability whatsoever for the content provided. The law limits our responsibility as a service provider to our own content on these webpages. the Admin Team is not obligated to monitor third party information provided or stored on our Website, however, the Admin Team shall make best efforts to promptly remove any content found to be in violation of our Terms Of Service. If you see any content you feel is in violation of our Terms Of Service please contact the Admin Team at once so that the Admin Team can investigate the issue. -
Liability for Links
Our Website contains links that may lead to third-party websites. the Admin Team has no influence whatsoever on the information or contents of these websites and some links may lead to third-party websites containing user offensive content. the Admin Team has no control over what links may be shared through this Website by our users, however, any user found to be linking to non-suitable third-party content or Website will result in the link being deleted and the user be subject to Website suspension or permanent ban. All content on any third-party websites is the responsibility of the respective owners/providers. You agree to hold harmless DG2FreeMaps, its owners, operators, content providers and other users from any damages, loss of data, lost wages, or other problems that you or your electronic equipment may have suffered from any link on our Website. -
Copyright Infringement and DMCA Policy
As the Admin Team asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by DG2FreeMaps violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify the Admin Team in accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Policy. the Admin Team will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. the Admin Team will terminate a visitor’s access to and use of the Website if, under appropriate circumstances, the visitor is determined to be a repeat infringer of the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of DG2FreeMaps or others. In the case of such termination, the Admin Team will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously donated to DG2FreeMaps. -
Data Protection, Ownership, and Storage
Please be aware that there are inherent security risks in transmitting data, such as e-mails, via the Internet, because it is impossible to safeguard completely against unauthorized access by third parties. Nevertheless, the Admin Team shall safeguard your data, subject to this limitation. In particular, personal information will be transmitted via the Internet only if it does not infringe upon third-party rights, unless the respective party has given its prior consent in view of such security risks. Accordingly, as the Website provider, the Admin Team shall not be held liable for any damages incurred as a consequence of such security risks or for any related acts of omission on our part. the Admin Team oppose the use of any available contact information by a third party for sending unsolicited advertisements. As the Website provider, the Admin Team reserve the express right to take legal action against unsolicited mailing or e-mailing of spam and other similar advertising materials. You agree that once you submit data to this Website you have given your permission to the Admin Team the right to use, alter*, move, modify*, omit, display, and/or delete any data without the users consent or notice. You agree that any data you submit to this Website will be free from and contain NO viruses, malware, spyware, undesirable or malicious code, adult material, illegal material, political content, hate speech, racial slurs, bulling, intimidation, threats, or content that a reasonable individual would have issue with. Any content found to be in violation will be subject to immediate removal and the posting user subject to suspension, permanent banning from this Website and/or legal prosecution.* Regarding file extensions with names that end with .rad and .bin. The Admin Team will make no alterations or modifications to these files.
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General Representation and Warranty
You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party. -
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless WebStudioProductions, its contractors, and its licensors, their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, and the Admin Team from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement. -
Username Policy
Usernames that are inappropriate or deemed unacceptable for use on DG2FreeMaps may be blocked, deleted, edited, or removed. These names may include attempts to advertise, mislead, or disrupt other users on this site.
Please note that we are a multi-lingual project – names of users in one language may appear offensive in another language, but are perfectly acceptable if they make sense in the language of the user’s speaking.- Promotional usernames that are used to promote a group or company.
- Disruptive usernames, this includes outright trolling or personal attacks, political issues, or otherwise clearly disruptive intentions.
- Misleading usernames that may give the impression that the account has authority it does not have.
Usernames should not contain the terms “administrator”, “admin”, “oversight”, “developer”, “bot” or similar terms meaning the same thing like “admin”, “sysop” or “moderator”. - Offensive usernames both out right, containing parts of, sounding like, and/or very similar to known offensive words.
If you have encountered an inappropriate username please contact the “Admin Team” directly using the links provided.
Usernames that are obviously inappropriate may be removed and the corresponding account removed/deleted from the site.
Usernames that are clearly unacceptable for use on DG2FreeMaps may be auto blocked during account creation. If your account has been blocked for this reason, don’t take it personally; the block is intended to disable the username or part of the username you chose, not to prevent you from creating an account. Please read this page carefully and choose a new and more appropriate name.
Disruptive usernames that have been created only to cause trouble will be blocked indefinitely. Such disruptive usernames may contain harassment or personal attacks, or be easily identifiable as a previously-blocked vandal.
Any block based on a user’s behavior may take their username into account if it is adding to the problem. These blocks may be indefinite blocks, to disallow the username.
When creating a username special characters such as ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) + = ` ~ [ ] { } \ | : ; , . < > ? / may not be used
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User Account Creation Abandonment
At the end of each month any user account that was created during the month prior and has not completed the
‘user account creation process’ witch consist of the following steps- The user has chosen an account username
- The user has entered a valid user accessible email address
- The user has created or was successfully assigned an account password
- The user successfully logged into their account at least once on dg2freemaps.com website
will have their incomplete user account removed from our server and the username associated with the removed account will be released becoming publicly available for possible use by another user
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Changes
the Admin Team reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. the Admin Team may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. -
Miscellaneous
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between DG2 Free Maps and you concerning the subject matter hereof, and they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized representative of DG2 Free Maps, or by the posting by the Admin Team of a revised version. Except to the extent applicable law, if any, provides otherwise, this Agreement, any access to or use of the Website will be governed by the laws of the Massachusetts, excluding its conflict of law provisions, and the proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to any of the same will be the state and federal courts located in Boston. Except for claims for injunctive or equitable relief or claims regarding intellectual property rights (which may be brought in any competent court without the posting of a bond), any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be finally settled in accordance with the Comprehensive Arbitration Rules of the Judicial Arbitration and Mediation Service, Inc. (“JAMS”) by three arbitrators appointed in accordance with such Rules. The arbitration shall take place in Boston, in the English language and the arbitral decision may be enforced in any court. The prevailing party in any action or proceeding to enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that part will be construed to reflect the parties’ original intent, and the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. A waiver by either party of any term or condition of this Agreement or any breach thereof, in any one instance, will not waive such term or condition or any subsequent breach thereof. You may assign your rights under this Agreement to any party that consents to, and agrees to be bound by, its terms and conditions; the Admin Team may assign its rights under this Agreement without condition. This Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties, their successors and permitted assigns.