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Our site provides simple content; that is, information related to human knowledge. The structure of our website allows anyone with an Internet connection to view its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information. | |||
That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information | That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on our website; much of the time you will. However, we cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields. Note that most other websites, encyclopedias, reference works experience similar issues. | ||
=== No formal peer review === | === No formal peer review === | ||
We use editing tools to monitor new and changing content. However, our website is not uniformly reviewed; while readers may see incorrect information or errors or engage, they have no legal duty to do anything but read and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or any other processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them. | |||
None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators or anyone else connected with our website in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages. | |||
=== No contract; limited license === | === No contract; limited license === | ||
Please make sure that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual | Please make sure that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual contributors, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this website or sister websites subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extra-contractual liability on the part of our website or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users. | ||
There is | There is no agreement or understanding between you and our website regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL); neither is anyone at our website responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that is posted on our website or any of its associated sites. | ||
=== Trademarks === | === Trademarks === | ||
Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of | Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of our websites are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these articles under the CC-BY-SA and GFDL licensing schemes. Unless otherwise stated by our websites are neither endorsed by nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such our website cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk. | ||
=== Personality rights === | === Personality rights === | ||
Our website contains material which may portray an identifiable person who is alive or deceased recently. The use of images of living or recently deceased individuals is, in some jurisdictions, restricted by laws pertaining to personality rights, independent from their copyright status. Before using these types of content, please ensure that you have the right to use it under the laws which apply in the circumstances of your intended use. As with life in general, you are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not infringe someone else's personality rights. | |||
=== Jurisdiction and legality of content === | === Jurisdiction and legality of content === | ||
Publication of information found in Wikipedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. | Publication of information found in Wikipedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. Our database is stored on servers in the United States of America, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under local and federal law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution. Our website does not encourage the violation of any laws, and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce or republish the information contained herein. | ||
=== Not professional advice === | === Not professional advice === | ||
If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial or risk management), please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area. | If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial or risk management), please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area. | ||
Revision as of 22:16, 23 January 2020
Our site provides simple content; that is, information related to human knowledge. The structure of our website allows anyone with an Internet connection to view its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by people with the expertise required to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information.
That is not to say that you will not find valuable and accurate information on our website; much of the time you will. However, we cannot guarantee the validity of the information found here. The content of any given article may recently have been changed, vandalized or altered by someone whose opinion does not correspond with the state of knowledge in the relevant fields. Note that most other websites, encyclopedias, reference works experience similar issues.
No formal peer review
We use editing tools to monitor new and changing content. However, our website is not uniformly reviewed; while readers may see incorrect information or errors or engage, they have no legal duty to do anything but read and thus all information read here is without any implied warranty of fitness for any purpose or use whatsoever. Even articles that have been vetted by informal peer review or any other processes may later have been edited inappropriately, just before you view them.
None of the contributors, sponsors, administrators or anyone else connected with our website in any way whatsoever can be responsible for the appearance of any inaccurate or libelous information or for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.
No contract; limited license
Please make sure that you understand that the information provided here is being provided freely, and that no kind of agreement or contract is created between you and the owners or users of this site, the owners of the servers upon which it is housed, the individual contributors, or anyone else who is in any way connected with this website or sister websites subject to your claims against them directly. You are being granted a limited license to copy anything from this site; it does not create or imply any contractual or extra-contractual liability on the part of our website or any of its agents, members, organizers or other users.
There is no agreement or understanding between you and our website regarding your use or modification of this information beyond the Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License (CC-BY-SA) and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL); neither is anyone at our website responsible should someone change, edit, modify or remove any information that is posted on our website or any of its associated sites.
Trademarks
Any of the trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles of our websites are the property of their respective owners. Their use here does not imply that you may use them for any purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original authors of these articles under the CC-BY-SA and GFDL licensing schemes. Unless otherwise stated by our websites are neither endorsed by nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such our website cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected materials. Your use of any such or similar incorporeal property is at your own risk.
Personality rights
Our website contains material which may portray an identifiable person who is alive or deceased recently. The use of images of living or recently deceased individuals is, in some jurisdictions, restricted by laws pertaining to personality rights, independent from their copyright status. Before using these types of content, please ensure that you have the right to use it under the laws which apply in the circumstances of your intended use. As with life in general, you are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not infringe someone else's personality rights.
Jurisdiction and legality of content
Publication of information found in Wikipedia may be in violation of the laws of the country or jurisdiction from where you are viewing this information. Our database is stored on servers in the United States of America, and is maintained in reference to the protections afforded under local and federal law. Laws in your country or jurisdiction may not protect or allow the same kinds of speech or distribution. Our website does not encourage the violation of any laws, and cannot be responsible for any violations of such laws, should you link to this domain or use, reproduce or republish the information contained herein.
Not professional advice
If you need specific advice (for example, medical, legal, financial or risk management), please seek a professional who is licensed or knowledgeable in that area.