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    	<h1>Terms & Conditions</h1>
       
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<H1><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>Terms of use</FONT></H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>Access to and use of this site ('root2being.me.uk') is provided by Root2Being subject to the following terms:</FONT></P><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>By using root2being.me.uk you agree to be legally bound by these terms, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of root2being.me.uk. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all the following terms please do not access and/or use root2being.me.uk.<BR></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Root2Being may change these terms at any time by posting changes online. Please review these terms regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by the Root2Being. Your continued use of root2being.me.uk after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.</FONT></LI></OL><BR></FONT>
<H2><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>Use of root2being.me.uk</FONT></H2><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use root2being.me.uk content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any root2being.me.uk content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of root2being.me.uk content requires the prior written permission of the Root2Being.<BR></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>You agree to use root2being.me.uk only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of root2being.me.uk. Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within root2being.me.uk.</FONT></LI></OL><BR></FONT>
<H2><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability</FONT></H2><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>root2being.me.uk content, including the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to the Root2Being, its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided "AS IS" and on an "IS AVAILABLE" basis without any representations or any kind of warranty made (whether express or implied by law) to the extent permitted by law, including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.<BR></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Under no circumstances will the Root2Being be liable for any of the following losses or damage (whether such losses where foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise): (a) loss of data; (b) loss of revenue or anticipated profits; (c) loss of business; (d) loss of opportunity; (e) loss of goodwill or injury to reputation; (f) losses suffered by third parties; or (g) any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of root2being.me.uk regardless of the form of action.<BR></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Root2Beingdoes not warrant that functions contained in root2being.me.uk content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that root2being.me.uk or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.</FONT></LI></OL><BR></FONT>
<H2><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>Intellectual Property</FONT></H2><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>The names, images and logos identifying Root2Being or third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks of Root2Being and/or third parties. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any licence or right to use any trademark, patent, design right or copyright of Root2Being, or any other third party.</FONT></LI></OL><BR></FONT>
<H2><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>Contributions to root2being.me.uk</FONT></H2><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Where you are invited to submit any contribution to root2being.me.uk (including any text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) you agree, by submitting your contribution, to grantRoot2Being a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licenseable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to your contribution worldwide and/or to incorporate your contribution in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution, and in accordance with privacy restrictions set out in the Root2Being's </FONT><A href="http://www.root2being.me.uk/privacy/"><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Privacy Policy</FONT></A><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>. If you do not want to grant to the Root2Being the rights set out above, please do not submit your contribution to root2being.me.uk. <BR></FONT></LI></OL>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Further to paragraph 9, by submitting your contribution to root2being.me.uk, you:<BR></FONT>
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<LI class=noBullet><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>10.1 warrant that your contribution;<BR></FONT>
<LI class=noBullet><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>10.1.1 is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to the Root2Being for all the purposes specified above;<BR></FONT>
<LI class=noBullet><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>10.1.2 is not defamatory; and<BR></FONT>
<LI class=noBullet><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>10.1.3 does not infringe any law; and<BR></FONT>
<LI class=noBullet><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>10.2 indemnify Root2Being against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by Root2Being as a result of your breach of the above warranty; and<BR></FONT>
<LI class=noBullet><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>10.3 waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on root2being.me.uk and the purposes specified above.</FONT></LI></UL></LI></OL><BR></FONT>
<H2><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>root2being.me.uk Community Rules</FONT></H2><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>
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<LI>You agree to use root2being.me.uk Communities (including Message Boards) in accordance with the following Community Rules. These apply across all root2being.me.uk community sites and services. You should, however, read the local house rules of the particular site or service youre using, as there may be some local variations to these Community Rules.</LI></OL></FONT>
<H3><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>About your posts:</FONT></H3><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><SPAN class=bold><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Contributions must be civil and tasteful</FONT></SPAN> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#666666><SPAN class=bold>No disruptive, offensive or abusive behaviour:</SPAN> contributions must be constructive and polite, not mean-spirited or contributed with the intention of causing trouble.</FONT></FONT> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#666666><SPAN class=bold>No unlawful or objectionable content:</SPAN> unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable material is not acceptable.</FONT></FONT> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>If you use <SPAN class=bold>multiple logins</SPAN> for the purpose of disrupting the community or annoying other users you may have action taken against your accounts.</FONT> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#666666><SPAN class=bold>Be patient:</SPAN> users of all ages and abilities may be taking part in the relevant root2being.me.uk Community.</FONT></FONT> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#666666><SPAN class=bold>No spamming or off-topic material:</SPAN> we dont allow the submission of the same or very similar contributions many times. Please don't re-submit your contribution to more than one discussion, or contribute off-topic material in subject-specific areas.</FONT></FONT> 
<LI><SPAN class=bold><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>No advertising</FONT></SPAN> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#666666><SPAN class=bold>No spoilers:</SPAN> material which contains plot developments which haven't been transmitted on UK analogue or digital television will be deleted unless submitted in a designated spoilers area.</FONT></FONT> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#666666><SPAN class=bold>Contributions containing languages other than English may be removed</SPAN> unless allowed in the relevant local house rules. </FONT></FONT>
<LI><SPAN class=bold><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>No impersonation</FONT></SPAN> 
<LI><SPAN class=bold><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>No inappropriate (e.g. vulgar, offensive etc) user names</FONT></SPAN> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#666666><SPAN class=bold>You may not refer to specific URLs</SPAN> (web site addresses) unless allowed under the relevant local house rules. If you know of a worthy web site relevant to the discussion topic, please inform the host of the Community area. </FONT></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma><FONT color=#666666><SPAN class=bold>Deliberate misuse of the complaints facility is not permitted.</SPAN> If you persist in doing this action may be taken against your account.</FONT></FONT></LI></UL></FONT>
<H3><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>Safety:</FONT></H3>
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>We advise that you never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example: telephone number, home address or email address), and please do not include postal addresses of any kind. If you have a helpful address to share, inform the host of the relevant Community area using the 'Contact Us' link, and they will promote it if they see fit.</FONT></P></DIV>
<H3><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>About the law:</FONT></H3><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>You may not submit any defamatory or illegal material of any nature in root2being.me.uk Communities. This includes text, graphics, video, programs or audio. </FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Contributing material with the intention of committing or promoting an illegal act is strictly prohibited. </FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>You agree to only submit materials which are your own original work. You must not violate, plagiarise, or infringe the rights of third parties including copyright, trade mark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, personal or proprietary rights. </FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>The views expressed in root2being.me.uk Community areas are those of members of the public and are not necessarily those of the Root2Being.</FONT></LI></UL></FONT>
<H3><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>If you're under 16:</FONT></H3><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Please get a parents or guardians permission before taking part in any root2being.me.uk discussion.</FONT> 
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>Never reveal any personal information about yourself or anyone else (for example, telephone number, home address or email address).</FONT></LI></UL></FONT>
<H3><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>If you breach these Terms of Use:</FONT></H3>
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<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>If you fail to abide by these Community Rules (and/or any variations in the relevant local house rules) when taking part in a root2being.me.uk Community service, you will be sent an e-mail which informs you why your contribution has been failed or edited. This mail will also include a warning that continuing to break the rules may result in action being taken against your account or accounts.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>This action may include your relevant account or accounts being placed into pre-moderation or a temporary or permanent suspension of your ability to participate in any or all of root2being.me.uk Community areas.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>If you post or send offensive or inappropriate content anywhere on or to root2being.me.uk Communities or otherwise engage in any disruptive behaviour on root2being.me.uk, and Root2Being considers such behaviour to be serious and/or repeated, the Root2Being may use whatever information that is available to it about you to stop any further such infringements. This may include informing relevant third parties such as your employer, school or email provider about the infringement/s.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>Root2Being reserves the right to delete any contribution, or take action against any account, at any time, for any reason.</FONT></P><BR></DIV>
<H2><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666 size=-1>General</FONT></H2><FONT size=-1>
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<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>If there is any conflict between these terms and specific terms appearing elsewhere on root2being.me.uk (including local house rules) then the latter shall prevail.<BR></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue to be binding and enforceable.<BR></FONT>
<LI><FONT face=Tahoma color=#666666>These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.<BR></FONT></LI></OL></FONT>
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