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Member conduct

The Heel Press' Terms of Use is designed primarily to protect our members. To help maintain a safe and fun environment at The Heel Press, you must agree not to use The Heel Press' products or services to:

• -upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
• -harm minors in any way;
• -impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, an official for The Heel Press, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
• -forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
• -upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
• -upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ('Rights') of any party;
• -upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, 'junk mail,' 'spam,' 'chain letters,' 'pyramid schemes,' or any other form of solicitation, except in those areas (such as shopping rooms) that are designated for such purpose;
• -upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material 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;
• -'stalk' or otherwise harass another; or
• -collect or store personal data about other users.

You acknowledge that The Heel Press does not pre-screen Content, but that The Heel Press and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content that violates this Agreement or is otherwise objectionable.

You understand that all Content posted to The Heel Press system or otherwise transmitted via the Service is the sole responsiblity of the individual who originally posted the Content. You agree that The Heel Press will not be liable, under any circumstances and in any way, for any errors or omissions, loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted or otherwise transmitted via the Service. You agree that You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.

The Heel Press reserves the right to preserve and disclose Content posted to or transmitted via the Services if reasonably necessary to:

• -enforce this Agreement
• -comply with a legal process
• -protect the rights, property, or personal safety of any party.

Data Transmission Security

You acknowledge that The Heel Press has no control of the communications lines used to access The Heel Press Services because such lines are provided by a third party public utility and, as such, that the security of transmissions to and from the Services is not the responsibility of The Heel Press.

Content submitted to heelpress.com

(This section refers to Content that you create)

You retain all ownership rights to your Content. The Heel Press does not claim ownership of any Content you publish on The Heel Press Site. You are free to use your Content online or offline in any manner you choose at any time.

When you publish your Content on The Heel Press systems, you grant The Heel Press a temporary license to 'rebroadcast' it. We need this license to be able to show your Content to other members and visitors.

Here's the detailed explanation of this license: by publishing Content on The Heel Press Site you grant The Heel Press a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, distribute, transmit and display the Content (as well as permit others including without limitation The Heel Press's co-brand, content and syndication partners to do the same)

The Heel Press may use this license solely for the following purposes:

• -Displaying, distributing and promoting The Heel Press Site
• -Promoting and marketing The Heel Press's products and services
• -Promoting and marketing the products and services of The Heel Press's partners and affiliates
• -Promoting and marketing products and services related to your Content

The Heel Press hereby waives any right to use this license to:

• -Produce and sell reproductions of your Content directly to individual consumers (without your expressed consent)
• -Produce and sell derivative works based on your Content directly to individual consumers (without your expressed consent)

This license exists only for as long as the Content remains Published on The Heel Press Site and only for as long you remain a writer for The Heel Press.

Copyright Content created by The Heel Press or its suppliers

All content created by The Heel Press, its partners, or its suppliers and included on this site, such as text, logos, graphics, images, javascript code, HTML code, and other software, is the property of heelpress.com, Inc. (or its partners or suppliers) and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

Compilations of Content

Except as outlined in 'Content submitted to The Heel Press' above, the compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this site is the exclusive property of heeltribune.com and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The content and software on this site may be used as a homepage creation or web-surfing resource. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, of the content on this site is strictly prohibited.

• -Individual Contributors retain all ownership rights to their Content. The Heel Press does not claim ownership of any Content you publish on The Heel Press Site. You are free to use your Content online or offline in any manner you choose at any time.

Personal Information

You hereby certify to The Heel Press that you are at least 16 years old. The Heel Press is intended for people who are at least 16 years old. Children under 16 are not permitted write for The Heel Press.

Disclaimer

This site is provided by heelpress.com on an 'as is' basis. heelpress.com makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the site, the information, content, materials or products, included on this site. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, heelpress.com disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. heelpress.com will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental punitive and consequential damages.