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Note: MyBlogSite.com is a free service. The following conditions are enforced to ensure the trouble free operation of the software for everyone. Members that violate these terms will have their Blogs deleted without prior notices. Keep a back up copy of all of your photos on your local computer. We hope you enjoy using MyBlogSite.

MyBlogSite.com is a service from FortuneCity.com Inc., for more information about FortuneCity please visit our web site at www.fortunecity.com

1. UNACCEPTABLE CONTENT. FortuneCity will delete your account along with all images without prior notice if you use MyBlogSite for the following:
    a. Transmission, storage, or distribution of any information, data, or material in violation of any applicable law or regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material; trademarks; trade secrets or other intellectual property rights used without proper authorization; material that is obscene, defamatory, constitutes an illegal threat, or violates export control laws.

    b. To store and/or display pornography or sex-related images of any kind. It is FortuneCity's sole desecration what constitutes pornography. Photo Galleries displaying or storing pornography will be deleted

    c. Blatant expressions of bigotry, racism, hatred, or profanity;

    d. Promotion or display of instructional information supporting illegal activities; this includes, but is not limited to, instructions for the building or use of weapons, propagation of "spam" email and/or computer viruses, or any material that infringes the intellectual property rights of third parties;

    e. Promotion of physical harm or injury against any group or individual;

    f. Anything illegal including, but not limited to, illegal software, warez or hacked software, serial numbers, mail fraud, or pyramid schemes;

    g. Material insulting, or that could be considered defamatory or libelous, to other persons, institutions or companies;

    h. Material that exploits children;

    i. Material which attempts to collect personal information about users;

    j. Publishing content or displaying photos for commercial use in any manner;
2. ACCOUNT ACTIVITY. Your account should be active - that is, it is either receiving visitor traffic or is being updated/posted to on a regular basis. Sites that either receive no visitor traffic or are not updated for a period of 90 days will be considered 'inactive' and may be removed by FortuneCity to make room for other users.

3. ALLOWABLE FILETYPES. The following types of files are allowed in your account:
    .gif (CompuServe Graphics Interchange format)

    .jpg/.jpeg (JPEG format)

    .png (Portable Network Graphics format)

    Any other files located by FortuneCity will be automatically deleted.
4. FILESIZE RESTRICTIONS AND STORAGE RESTRICTIONS. As of December 31, 2004 all free MyBlogSite accounts are allotted 10MB of disk space and 100 MB of data transfer.

5. CONTENT LANGUAGE. The textual content of your account must be entirely or predominantly in one of the following languages: English, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Dutch, Flemish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Catalan, Danish, Swedish or Finnish. Accounts that do not satisfy this criterion may be removed at FortuneCity's discretion.

6. HOTLINKING. You may not use your account solely for the purpose of hosting images which are principally displayed within, or linked from, HTML pages resident upon servers other than those of MyBlogSite.com. Accounts that are determined to be in violation of this condition shall be subject to suspension and/or removal, at the sole discretion of FortuneCity.

7. ACCOUNT INFORMATION. As consideration for the Services, you agree to: (1) provide certain current, complete and accurate information about you as required by the registration process and (2) maintain and update this information as needed to keep it current, complete and accurate. All such information shall be referred to as account information ("Account Information"). You hereby grant us the right to disclose to third parties as needed to maintain your services. We do not share your information with third parties in an attempt to monetize your information through advertising, spam, or other devices that would compromise your trust in MyBlogSite or FortuneCity.com. By submitting to this Agreement, you represent that the statements you have made herein are true and you will not use our Services for any unlawful purpose.

8. SECURITY. Violations of system or network security are prohibited and may result in criminal and civil liability. Examples include but are not limited to the following: unauthorized access, use, probing, or scanning of systems security or authentication measures, data, or traffic; interference with service to any user, host, or network including, without limitation, mail bombing, flooding, deliberate attempts to overload a system, broadcast attacks; forging of any TCP-IP packet header or any part of the header information in an email or a newsgroup posting.

9. SERVER ABUSE. FortuneCity reserves the right to restrict access to our servers from areas of the globe with a high level of abusive activity. These areas change periodically based on the origins of this inappropriate activity. The current restriction applies to Russia, Romania, Indonesia, Malaysia, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkey, China, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan.

10. CUSTOMER CONDUCT. You are solely responsible for the contents of your transmissions through FortuneCity. Your use of the FortuneCity service(s) is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations. You agree:
    a. To comply with US law regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States through FortuneCity;

    b. Not to use FortuneCity for illegal purposes;

    c. Not to interfere or disrupt networks connected to FortuneCity; and

    d. To comply with all regulations, policies and procedures of networks connected to FortuneCity. You agree not to transmit through FortuneCity's service(s) any unlawful, harassing, libelous, abusive, threatening, harmful, or otherwise legally objectionable material of any kind or nature. You further agree not to transmit any material that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation. Attempts to gain unauthorized access to other computer systems are prohibited. You shall not interfere with another customer's use and enjoyment of FortuneCity's service(s) or another entity's use and enjoyment of similar services. FortuneCity may, at its sole discretion, immediately terminate your service or any agreement with us should your conduct fail to conform to these terms and conditions.
11. ACTIONS TAKEN BY FortuneCity. Your failure to meet or follow any of the Terms and Conditions set forth by FortuneCity is grounds for account deactivation. FortuneCity will be the sole arbiter as to what constitutes a violation of its Terms and Conditions. FortuneCity reserves the right to remove any account without prior notice. When FortuneCity becomes aware of an alleged violation of its Terms and Conditions, FortuneCity will initiate an investigation. During the investigation, FortuneCity may restrict a customer's access in order to prevent further potentially unauthorized activity. Depending on the severity of the violation, FortuneCity may, at its sole discretion, restrict, suspend, or terminate a customer's web hosting account and/or pursue other civil remedies. If such violation is a criminal offense, FortuneCity will notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities of such violation. Should such violation take place, FortuneCity retains the right to communicate personally identifiable information to other interested parties in connection with law enforcement operations.

12. MODIFICATIONS TO AGREEMENT. You agree, during the period of this Agreement, that we may: (1) revise the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and (2) change the services provided under this Agreement. Any such revision or change will be binding and effective immediately on posting of the revised Agreement or change to the service(s) on our web site, or on notification to you by e-mail or regular mail as per the Notices section of this agreement, Section 23. You agree to review our web site, including the Agreement, periodically to be aware of any such revisions. If you do not agree with any revision to the Agreement, you may terminate this Agreement at any time by providing us with notice by e-mail or regular mail as per the Notices section of this agreement, Section 24. Notice of your termination will be effective on receipt and processing by us. You agree that, by continuing to use the Services following notice of any revision to this Agreement or change in service(s), you abide by any such revisions or changes.

13. MODIFICATIONS TO YOUR ACCOUNT. In order to change any of your account information with us, you must use your Username and Password that you selected when you opened your account with us. Please safeguard your Username and Password from any unauthorized use. In no event will we be liable for the unauthorized use or misuse of your Account Identifier or Password.

14. ANNOUNCEMENTS. We reserve the right to distribute information to you that is pertinent to the quality or operation of our services and those of our service partners. These announcements will be predominately informative in nature and may include notices describing changes, upgrades, new products and services offered by FortuneCity or 3rd Parties or other information to add security or to enhance your identity on the Internet. By accepting these Terms and Conditions and by using FortuneCity's Services you agree to receive these communications.

15. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. You agree that our entire liability, and your exclusive remedy, with respect to any Services(s) provided under this Agreement and any breach of this Agreement is solely limited to the amount you paid for such Service(s). We and our contractors shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability to use any of the Services or for the cost of procurement of substitute services. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states, our liability is limited to the extent permitted by law. We disclaim any and all loss or liability resulting from, but not limited to: (1) loss or liability resulting from access delays or access interruptions; (2) loss or liability resulting from data non-delivery or data mis-delivery; (3) loss or liability resulting from acts of God; (4) loss or liability resulting from the unauthorized use or misuse of your Account Identifier or Password; (5) loss or liability resulting from errors, omissions, or misstatements in any and all information or services(s) provided under this Agreement; (6) loss or liability resulting from the development or interruption of your Web site or email service. You agree that we will not be liable for interruption of business, or any indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any kind (including lost profits) regardless of the form of action whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall our maximum liability exceed one hundred ($100.00) dollars.

16. INDEMNITY. You agree to release, indemnify, and hold us, our contractors, agents, employees, officers, directors and affiliates harmless from all liabilities, claims and expenses, including attorney's fees, of third parties relating to or arising under this Agreement, the Services provided hereunder or your use of the Services, including without limitation infringement by you, or someone else using the E-mail Service with your computer, of any intellectual property or other proprietary right of any person or entity, or from the violation of any of our operating rules or policy relating to the service(s) provided. When we are threatened with suit by a third party, we may seek written assurances from you concerning your promise to indemnify us; your failure to provide those assurances may be considered by us to be a breach of your Agreement and may result in termination of our Services to you.

17. NO GUARANTY. You agree that, by registration or reservation of your chosen domain name, such registration or reservation does not confer immunity from objection to either the registration, reservation, or use of the domain name.

18. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. You agree and warrant that the information that you provide to us to register for our Services is, to the best of your knowledge and belief, accurate and complete, and that any future changes to this information will be provided to us in a timely manner according to the modification procedures in place at that time. You agree that your use of our Services is solely at your own risk. You agree that such Service(s) is provided on an "as is," "as available" basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We make no warranty that the Services will meet your requirements, or that the Service(s) will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; nor do we make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of the Service(s) or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through the our e-mail service or that defects in the Services software will be corrected. You understand and agree that any material and/or data downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the our e-mail service is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of such material and/or data. We make no warranty regarding any goods or services purchased or obtained through the e-mail service or any transactions entered into through the e-mail service. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from us or through the e-mail service shall create any warranty not expressly made herein. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.

19. CONTENT LICENSING. By submitting content to FortuneCity's MyBlogSite service, you grant FortuneCity a royalty-free, nonexclusive, worldwide, unrestricted license to use, copy, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, create compilations including, and distribute such content, for the limited purposes of publishing and promoting the user's content in connection with the particular service with which the user has chosen to have the content hosted and for publishing and promoting such content elsewhere within the FortuneCity Network. Such license shall apply with respect to any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. This term will extend only for the duration of the user's membership with the particular FortuneCity service. In the event that such membership is terminated, FortuneCity will relinquish all rights to the user's Content following the duration of any applicable promotional activities ongoing at the time the membership is terminated.

20. REVOCATION. You agree that we may terminate your right to use our Services if the information that you provided to register for our Services, or subsequently to modify it, contains false or misleading information, or conceals or omits any information we would likely consider material.

21. RIGHT OF REFUSAL. We, in our sole discretion, reserve the right to refuse to host your website or register you for other Services, or to terminate the Services we provide you within thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of your payment for such services. In the event we do not host your website or register you for other Services within such thirty (30) calendar day period, we agree to refund your applicable fee(s). You agree that we shall not be liable to you for loss or damages that may result from our refusal to host your website or register you for other Services.

22. SEVERABILITY. You agree that the terms of this Agreement are severable. If any term or provision is declared invalid or unenforceable, that term or provision will be construed consistent with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining terms and provisions will remain in full force and effect.

23. NON-AGENCY. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, or other form of joint enterprise between the parties.

24. NON-WAIVER. Our failure to require performance by you of any provision hereof shall not affect the full right to require such performance at any time thereafter; nor shall the waiver by us of a breach of any provision hereof be taken or held to be a waiver of the provision itself.

25. NOTICES. Any notice, direction or other communication given under this Agreement shall be in writing and given by sending it via e-mail or via regular mail. In the case of e-mail, valid notice shall only have been deemed to be given when the sender has obtained an electronic confirmation of delivery. E-mail notice shall be sent to you at the e-mail address you have provided in your registration application or as updated from time to time. Mail shall be sent to us at FortuneCity Web Hosting Services, c/o FortuneCity Host Master; 322 8th Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001, United States, and mail shall be sent to you at the mailing address you have provided in your registration application or as updated from time to time.

26. ENTIRETY. You agree that this Agreement and the rules and policies published by us are the complete and exclusive agreement between you and us regarding our Services. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether established by custom, practice, policy or precedent.

28. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE THEREIN WITHOUT REFERENCE TO RULES GOVERNING CHOICE OF LAWS. ANY ACTION RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT MUST BE BROUGHT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK AND YOU IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS.

29. INFANCY.If you are 13 years of age or under you may not join MyBlogSite! The protection of children's online privacy is very important to The FortuneCity Network. For that reason, it is our policy not to collect or maintain information at our web sites from those we actually know are under 13 and no part of our web sites is structured to attract anyone under 13.

30. ACCEPTANCE OF AGREEMENT. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO ALL ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
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