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The Advanced Interactive Media Group, LLC, and Classified Intelligence, LLC, provide you with news, information and other services through this website and in other electronic and print forms. You agree to abide by the conditions imposed on your use of these services, as described in the following Terms and Conditions of Access, including the Privacy Policy, and in your subscription agreements to our services.
From time to time, we may change the Terms and Conditions, without notice to you, by posting such changes to the Web Site. By using the Web Site, you accept and agree to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions, you may not access or otherwise use the Web Site.
1. Proprietary Rights. All of the information accessible on our services is intellectual property that is (a) licensed to us by third parties, (b) submitted to us as Submitted Material as described below, or (c) owned solely and exclusively by us. The information is protected by copyright and other intellectual laws, and all ownership rights remain with the provider of the information. In addition, we own, solely and exclusively, all rights, title and interest in the Web site itself; all code, data and materials on the site; the design, organization and presentation of the Web Site; and logos, names and other illustrations that appear here. Your use of the Web Site does not grant you ownership of any content, code, data or materials you may access on or through the Web Site.
2. Limited License. A.) You may access the content on the Web Site on your computer or other device in a manner consistent with access rights granted to you as a free user, authorized user or Registered Member. You may make single digital or print copies of the content you access on the Web Site at your own risk and for your personal, non-commercial and internal use only, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. You may not use the Web Site for commercial purposes or in any way that is unlawful, or harms us or any other person or entity, as determined in our sole discretion. Registered Members who are also Continuous-Advisory Service clients in good standing may make single copies or prints of clients-only content on the Web site for personal and internal company use, for presentation purposes, or other uses permitted by the terms of your subscription, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein. However, web Site content may not be redistributed digitally, either internally or externally, or via printed inter-office memo or via postal services except as provided in the terms of your Continuous Advisory Service contracts. Other than as expressly allowed, you may not download, post, display, publish, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, modify, perform, broadcast, transfer, create derivative works from, sell, or otherwise exploit any content, code, data or materials on or available through the Web Site. You further agree that you may not alter, edit, delete, remove, otherwise change the meaning or appearance of, or repurpose, any of the content, code, data, or other materials on or made available through the Web Site.
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4. Reliance on Content.  We make every effort to provide accurate information and useful, reliable analysis, and we reliable on sources believed to be reliable, but neither we nor any third party shall be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or damage, direct, indirect or consequential, arising from (i) any inaccuracy or incompleteness in, or delays, interruptions, errors or omissions in the delivery of the data or any other information supplied to you through our services or (ii) any decision made or action taken by you or any third party in reliance upon the data. Nor shall we, any information service provider or any third party be liable for loss of business revenues, lost profits or any punitive, indirect, consequential, special or similar damages whatsoever, whether in contract, tort or otherwise, even if advised of the possibility of such damages incurred by you or any third party. We make no representations regarding the accuracy or reliability or any Submitted Materials from outside users, as described below, and you use those materials at your own risk. We welcome suggestions that any content on this site is inappropriate.
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using the Web Site or the Web Site’s services or features in any manner with the intent to interrupt, damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Web Site or such services or features, including, without limitation, sending mass unsolicited messages or "flooding" servers with requests;
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using the Web Site or the Web Site’s services or features in violation of our or any third party’s intellectual property or other proprietary, privacy or legal rights;
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using the Web Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Web Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Web Site or any of its services; or
obtaining or attempting to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made publicly available or provided for through the Web Site.
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