Standards of Conduct

PUBLIC FORUM AND COMMUNICATION

Turningpointmagazine.com is a public forum, meaning we offer people the opportunity to submit information on our forum, which includes, but is not limited to a blog, social networking, message board, mobile messaging, instant messaging, profiles, email and other sharing of information.

Our forum is for public communication. It is not private and you should not have an expectation of privacy with regard to your submissions. We cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose through any of these media, and you make any such disclosures at your own risk.

We do not have a duty to monitor any public forum and you are and shall remain solely responsible for any submissions you distribute on or through turningpointmagazine.com under your username or otherwise.

You should also be skeptical about information that others provide, and you acknowledge that the use of any information posted in our public forum is at your own risk. Turningpointmagazine.com is not responsible for, and we do not endorse the opinions, advice or recommendations posted or sent by users of our public forum. We specifically disclaim any and all liability in connection therewith.

Turningpointmagazine.com owes you no obligation, and therefore may refuse to post, deliver, remove, modify or otherwise use or take any action with respect to submissions you distribute.

RULES OF CONDUCT

The following rules of conduct apply to turningpointmagazine.com.

  • By using turningpointmagazine.com, you agree that you will not submit any submission that:
    • Is defamatory, abusive, harassing, threatening, or an invasion of a right of privacy of another person
    • Is bigoted, hateful, or racially or otherwise offensive
    • Is violent, vulgar, obscene, pornographic or otherwise sexually explicit
    • Otherwise harms or can reasonably be expected to harm any person or entity
  • Is illegal or encourages or advocates illegal activity or the discussion of illegal activities with the intent to commit them, including a submission that is, or represents an attempt to engage in child pornography, stalking, sexual assault, fraud, trafficking in obscene or stolen material, drug dealing and/or drug abuse, harassment, theft, or conspiracy to commit any criminal activity
  • Infringes or violates any right of a third party including
    • Copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary or contractual rights
    • Right of privacy (specifically, you must not distribute another person’s personal information of any kind without their express permission) or publicity
    • Any confidentiality obligation; is commercial, business-related or advertises or offers to sel l any products, services or otherwise (whether or not for profit), or solicits others (including solicitations for contributions or donations)
  • Contains a virus or other harmful component, or otherwise tampers with, impairs or damages the turningpointmagazine.com site or any connected network, or otherwise interferes with any person or entity’s use or enjoyment of turningpointmagazine.com or associated sites
  • Does not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of the relevant public forum;
  • Violates any specific restrictions applicable to a public forum, including its age restrictions and procedures
  • Is antisocial, disruptive, or destructive, including “flaming,” “spamming,” “flooding,” “trolling,” and “griefing” as those terms are commonly understood and used on the Internet.

We cannot and do not assure that the other users are or will be complying with the Rules of Conduct or that any other provisions of these terms of use, and as between you and us, you hereby assume all risk of harm or injury resulting from any such lack of compliance.

COOPERATION AND REMOVAL OF SUBMISSIONS

We reserve the right, but disclaim any obligation or responsibility to:

  • Refuse to post or communicate or remove any submission from the turningpointmagazine.com site that violates these terms of use (including Rules of Conduct)
  • Identify any user to third parties, and/or disclose to third parties any submission or personally identifiable information, when we believe in good faith that such identification or disclosure will either a) facilitate compliance with the law, including, for example, compliance with a court order or subpoena, or b) help to enforce these terms of use (including Rules of Conduct) and/or any contest, sweepstakes, promotions, and game rules; and/or protect the safety or security of any person or property, including any turningpointmagazine.com site. We retain all rights to remove submissions at any time for any reason or no reason whatsoever.

CONTENT THAT IS ACCESSIBLE THROUGH LINKS FROM TURNINGPOINTMAGAZINE.COM AND SEARCH RESULTS

You should know that when you are on turningpointmagazine.com, there are links to other sites that take you outside of our service to sites that are beyond our control, such as banner advertisements and links from advertisers, sponsors and content partners that may use our logo(s) as part of a co-branding relationship. You acknowledge that when you click on any of these links, the sites you are taken to are not controlled by us; different terms of use and privacy policy may apply, and we are not responsible for such sites. We do not endorse and cannot ensure that you will be satisfied with any products or services that you purchase from a third-party site that links to or from turningpointmagazine.com or third-party content contained on our site. We strongly encourage you to make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any third parties. Nor can we w be held responsible for the accuracy, relevance, legality or decency of material contained on sites retrieved in searches and/or listed in search results or identified on search results pages.

DISCLIAMERS

THE CONTENT ON OR OTHERWISE RELATED IN ANY WAY TO TURNINGPOINTMAGAZINE.COM OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITES OR SERVICES LINKED TO OR FROM ANY SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

Turningpointmagazine.com may contain the opinions and views of others users. Given the interactive nature of sites, we cannot endorse, guarantee, or be responsible for the accuracy, efficacy, or veracity of content generated by our users.

The content of turningpointmagazine.com is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. Such content is not intended to, and do not, constitute legal, professional, investing, medical or healthcare advice or diagnosis, and may not be used for such purposes.  You should not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any content included in, or accessible through, turningpointmagazine.com without seeking the appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue from a lawyer or professional licensed in the recipient’s state, country or other appropriate licensing jurisdiction.

INDEMNIFICATION

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username(s), password(s), your account(s) as well as all activities that occur under your account(s). You hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold us, our licensors, licensees, distributors, agents, representatives and other authorized users, and each of the foregoing entities’ respective officers, directors, owners, employees, agents, representatives and assigns (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, liabilities and costs (including settlement costs and any legal or other fees and expenses for investigating or defending any actions or threatened actions) incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these terms of use or claims arising from your use of turningpointmagazine.com and/or your account(s). You shall use your best effort to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to employ separate counsel and assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall we, or licensors or licensees, or any of the foregoing entities’ respective resellers, distributors, service providers or suppliers, be liable to you or any other person or entity for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages including lost profits, personal injury (including death) and property damage of any nature whatsoever, that result from (1) the use of, or the inability to use, turningpointmagazine.com or content, or (b) the conduct of actions, whether online or offline, of any use of turningpointmagazine.com or any other person or entity, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall our total liability to you for al damages, losses and causes of action whether in contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise exceed the amount paid by you, if any, or $100 (whichever is less) for accessing or participating in any activity related to turningpointmagazine.com. Moreover, under no circumstances shall we, our licensors or licensees, or any of the foregoing entities’ respective resellers, distributors, service providers or suppliers be held liable for any delay or failure in performance resulting directly or indirectly from an act of force majeure or causes beyond our or their reasonable control.

We may terminate your further access to turningpointmagazine.com or change the site or delete content or features in any way, at any time and for any reason or no reason.

The limitations, exclusions and disclaimers in this section and elsewhere in these terms of use apply to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

AMENDMENT

At any time, we may amend these terms of use (including by modification, deletion and/or addition of any portion thereof).

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