TERMS OF USE

These Terms of Use apply to all websites maintained, owned and operated by DK PUBLISHING.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF WEBSITE

This website is owned and operated by DK Publishing (“DK”). By accessing or using this site, you agree to be bound by and comply with these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not use this site. PGI reserves the right, at its own discretion, to update and modify these Terms of Use at any time and by using this site you agree to be bound by and comply with these modifications.

USE OF MATERIALS

Unless otherwise indicated, all content appearing on this site is the property of DKand/or its subsidiaries or affiliates and is protected, without limitation, by US and foreign copyright and trademark laws. The information and materials, including text, images, audio, video, computer code and software, appearing on this site are presented for your non-commercial, personal use only. Copying these materials for anything other than your personal use is a violation of copyright and trademark laws. You may not reproduce, duplicate, distribute or modify in any way any materials available on this website without written permission from DK. DK and Penguin Group are trademarks, and misuse of these names or of any of the information appearing on this site may violate copyright and trademark law. If you access this material outside the US you are responsible for compliance with local laws.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

DK WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, FOR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ABOUT THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS APPEARING ON THIS WEBSITE, WHICH IS PROVIDED "AS IS." DK DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. DK DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS THAT THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS WILL BE ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, SHALL DK BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND EXPENSES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR FOR ANY MATERIALS CONTAINED HEREIN, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

USER CONDUCT

DK is not responsible for material submitted or posted to any of its sites, including materials posted on any message board or chat room. You acknowledge that DK may or may not pre-screen these materials, and DK or its designees have the right, in their sole discretion, to pre-screen, refuse, or remove any content that violates these Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable. DK reserves the right to disclose information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or government request. You shall not upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish through this site any content that: a) libels, defames, is obscene, pornographic, abusive or threatening; b) infringes any intellectual property right or any other rights of any entity or person, including but not limited to violating anyone's copyrights or trademarks; c) violates any law; d) advocates illegal activity; e) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services; f) contains a virus or other harmful component.

LICENSE FOR SUBMITTED CONTENT

You agree that by posting content, sending emails, inputting data, answering questions, uploading data or files or otherwise communicating with DK, you are granting to DK a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, unrestricted license to use, display, adapt, modify and reproduce these materials as DK sees fit and you shall have no claims against DK for using these materials. You represent and warrant that you have all the necessary rights in and to any material you submit and the material does not infringe or violate the rights of any third-party.

INDEMNITY

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold DK and its parent, subsidiaries, affiliates and the agencies of any of them harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, related to any violation of these Terms of Use by you or arising out of your use of this site, including but not limited to the placement or transmission of any message or information on this site by you.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

This site may contain links to websites that are run and maintained by third-parties. DK is not responsible, nor shall it be held liable for, the content, services or products provided on these websites, nor for the practices of any third party. These Terms of Use apply solely to DK websites and you should always review the terms and conditions of any site that you access through a link from this or any other DK website.

UNSOLICITED MAUNSCRIPTS

DK does not accept the submission of unsolicited manuscripts via this site and does not accept responsibility for any such submissions.

JURISDICTION

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You and DK each agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the federal courts of the southern district, located in New York City, New York. If any provision of this agreement shall be considered unlawful or void or is unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall remaining full force and effect.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

DK prohibits the posting of any information or materials that violates or infringes the copyrights of any person or entity. If you believe that your work has been copied and made available on this site in a manner that would constitute copyright infringement, please provide the following information in writing to our designated DMCA Copyright Agent:

   1. an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;

   2. a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;

   3. a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;

   4. your address, telephone number, and email address;

   5. a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

   6. a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.

DK Copyright designated DMCA Agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:

By mail:

Copyright Agent

Attn: Legal/DMCA Complaints

Penguin Group (USA) Inc.

375 Hudson Street, 3rd Floor

New York, NY 10014

By phone: (800) 631-8571

By fax: (212) 366-2867

By email:copyright@us.penguingroup.com

Upon receipt of such notification, DK will remove any posted submission found to be infringing the rights of any person or entity in conformance with 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3). United States law provides strict penalties for submitting false claims of infringement.

TERMINATION

Many DK sites do not have account holders or subscribers. For those sites that do, in appropriate cases, DK will terminate subscriptions or accounts of repeat copyright infringers. If you believe that a user of this site is a repeat infringer, please contact DK DMCA Copyright Agent as described above and provide enough information for us to verify the individual is a repeat infringer.