Terms and conditions

Thanks for visiting the FREE site.
What we have to say here is really important legal stuff.

Here's the deal: The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi runs this site so that people like you can use it for information, education, and communication. So go ahead and browse around all you like. You can even download stuff from the site but only for non-commercial, personal use. If you do, though, don't modify or remove the copyright notice or any other notices. They're here for a really good reason. And don't even think about distributing, modifying, transmitting, reusing, re-posting, or anything else uncool with any of the stuff, including the text, images, audio, and video, for public or commercial purposes unless we give you written permission. And it's not likely we will. If you visit our site, you're also legally obligated to the terms and conditions listed below and any other law or regulation that applies to the site, the Internet, or the World Wide Web. You shouldn't access or browse the site if you have any problem with that, because once you start, there's no turning back -- you are bound by the terms and conditions. So here's the scoop on our Top Ten Rules for people like you who hang out on our site:

1. For everyone's sake, just assume that everything on the site is copyrighted unless we say it's not. So you can't use the stuff except how we say you can on the site without our written permission. And like we said before, it's not likely we'll give you permission. In fact, even if we wanted to, the lawyers are likely to veto the deal anyway. So it's better you don't even ask.

2. While we've made our best effort to include accurate stuff on the site, we're not promising you it's accurate, complete, or up to date. So, if you use stuff on the site, you're using it at your own risk.

3. We and anybody else who helped us create, produce, or deliver the site are not liable for any damages you suffer when you use it. In particular, in no event will we be liable for any "direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the site is provided to you 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON INFRINGEMENT. Please note that some jurisdictions, including Mississippi, may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties." (What a mouthful, huh.)

4. If you don't want the world to know something, don't post it on the site in any bulletin board or anyplace else. That's because anything you disclose to us is ours. That's right -- ours. So, we can do anything we want with the stuff you post. We can reproduce it, modify it, disclose it, transmit it, publish it, broadcast it, and post it someplace else. We can even send it to your parents. Not only that, we can even use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques you post any way we want to, including, developing advertising.

5. Pictures of people or places shown on the site are either our property or someone else's property we're using with their permission. No matter what, it's definitely not your property. You or any of your net-friends can't use it unless we said you can on this page or somewhere else on the site. And guess what -- we won't say yes. So, be careful, because unauthorized use may violate all sorts of laws. Be smart, don't use any of the material you download in a way not authorized by this agreement, OK.

6. There are also trademarks, logos, and service marks on the site, including one's like "FREE" that either we own or we're using with someone else's permission. So don't think you have any kind of license or right to use them, because you don't and we're not about to give you one. That means that we're likely to sue you for messing around with our property or the property of others. So, don't use any of the trademarks, logos, or service marks in a way not authorized by this agreement.

7. You'll probably notice we've linked our site to others. While that's cool, we aren't able to inspect all the stuff on those sites and we aren't responsible for the content, or accuracy of content, on those sites. So, don't blame us if some site you link to is bad or has stuff on it that offends you or your parents. Go ahead and link, but remember, you're doing it at your own risk.

8. That brings us to what you do on our own site. While we look at the postings in our discussion groups or on our bulletin boards, we take no responsibility and assume no liability for the content of those locations or for any mistakes, defamation, libel, slander, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, or profanity you might encounter when you visit such places on our site. While posting or transmitting any material at all from this web site without our written permission is prohibited, do not post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, nasty, mean, or profane material or any material that law enforcement types may consider a criminal offense, get someone in court on a civil lawsuit, or for that matter violate any law -- anywhere, anytime. While we certainly respect your privacy, we have no choice but to fully cooperate, when required by law, with any law enforcement authorities or court which might ask us who might have posted nasty stuff on our site.

9. Software that we use on this Site is protected by all sorts of U.S. laws. Because of that, you can't download or send the software to anyone.

10. We're also allowed to change this page and anything else on the site anytime we want to. That's because it's ours. If we do change the page, then you're bound by those changes, too, whenever you visit our site. If this all sounds kind of mean and undiplomatic, it's not intended to be. We're simply protecting ourselves.

11. If I am posting pictures of anyone on this site I have secured
permission from them and their legal guardians if they are under 18 years of
age.

Logos and Trademarks
The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi, FREE, and RAT (Reject All Tobacco) names and logos are registered trademarks of The Partnership for a Healthy Mississippi, Inc.

Thank you for understanding and cooperating.