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4. Usage Rules: As a condition of Your use of this Service, You warrant to Us that You will not use this Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by this Agreement. We reserve the right to deny You access to any part of this Service at Our sole discretion. You are responsible for material that You send to any "discussion" group available through the Service. The chat and newsgroup discussions on this Service are not guaranteed to be monitored for unacceptable use, nor will any statements made therein be authenticated or endorsed by Us. In order to maintain an informative and valuable service for You, but one which seeks to avoid the harm that can result from disseminating statements that are false, malicious, violative of the rights of others, or otherwise harmful, it is necessary to establish the following rules to protect against abuse.

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(f) You may not post or transmit any message which is harmful, threatening, abusive or hateful. It is not the Service's intent to discourage Users from taking controversial positions or expressing vigorously what may be unpopular views; however, We reserve the right to take such action as it deems appropriate in cases where the Service is used to disseminate statements which are deeply and widely offensive and/or harmful.

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9. Changes to Terms and Conditions in this Agreement: We reserve the right to modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement at any time, and such modifications shall be effective immediately upon either posting of the modified Agreement or by notification to You. You agree to review this Agreement periodically to be aware of such modifications and Your continued access or use of the Service shall be deemed Your conclusive acceptance of the modified Agreement. You agree that these standards for notice of changes are reasonable.