The Site Administration may make changes and/or additions to these Terms unilaterally without any special notification.  In these Terms and other special documents, the VK Site Administration (hereinafter the Site Administration, Administration) is understood as LLC "V Kontakte", a legal entity created under the laws of the Russian Federation and registered at prem. 1-N, bld. 12-14, Lit. A, Khersonskaya st., St. Petersburg, Russia, 191024.  The Site User is the individual which is registered at the Site according to the procedure set by these Terms, reached the sufficient age for such registration under the applicable laws and/or has all necessary consents (e.g. parental consents) in full compliance with the applicable laws, including for purposes of data protection laws and has the relevant powers (hereinbefore and hereinafter the User) When registering at the Site the User must provide the Site Administration with the necessary true and updated information to form the User’s personal page, including the User’s unique login and the password for access to the Site as well as the User’s first and last names.  The User may register a maximum of one personal page at the Site.  The User also approves to receive different types of informational mailings, including advertising and informational content, including from the Site Administration and third-partners by means of the internal Site’s functionality. The Administration of the Site processes the User's personal data in order to provide to the latter access to the services of the Site, including targeted advertisements to the User. The information provided by the User, including personal data, may be used by the Site Administration to ensure compliance with the requirements of effective Russian legislation, other applicable/relevant legislation, as well as to transfer it to the third-parties in order to protect right and interests of the Users, the Site Administration and third-parties (including in order to prevent, control/investigate and/or suppress illegal actions).  The User does not have the right to transfer his/her login and password to third parties and bears full responsibility for their confidentiality, choosing himself / herself the method of their storage.  When creating and administering the Community, including in case of registration of the sub-domain name used for directing to the Community page, the User confirms that he/she acts on lawful grounds (e.g., on the basis of the power of attorney), has all necessary rights and his/her actions do not infringe the lawful rights and interests of third parties and effective Russian legislation, including legislation on competition and rights to intellectual property results and means of individualization.  No outside commercial or political advertising is permitted in the Community, including in the Community description, profile photo, albums, published content, pinned wall posts, discussions, polls, cover image, messages, Community stories, etc.  In case of the violation of third parties’ legitimate rights and interests provided by Russian legislation or these Terms in the Сommunity, the Site Administration has the right to take the following measures at its opinion: (a) delete Content or other information the Community uploads and/or block the access to it. (b) block the access to the Community page for certain users. (c) block the access to the Community for the User that administrates Community. (d) transfer the Community administration rights and the use of sub-domain to the legal right holder that has confirmed their right for the Community Content according to the established procedure, including the right to the objects of copyright and related rights, the right to means of individualization, confusingly similar to those used in the Community sub-domain names. (e) exclude the Community from the search and/or block the Community. (f) temporary ban the publication of any links in the Community.  When using the Site Services the User is obliged:  to comply with the provisions of effective Russian legislation, other applicable/relevant legislation,   contains threats is vulgar or obscene, contains pornographic images and texts or sexual scenes with the participation of minors.  propagandizes and/or contributes to racial, religious, ethnic hatred or hostility, propagandizes fascism or racial superiority. carrying out the mass mailing of messages without the Site Users’ consent. posting any other information which in the personal opinion of the Site Administration is undesirable, does not meet the Site purposes, infringes on the Users’ rights or is otherwise undesirable for posting on the Site.   The User grants to the Site Administration a non-exclusive right to use on a free of charge basis the Content published on the Site  The Site Administration has a right to transfer these rights described in this clause to the third-parties.   Upon detection of the rights violations, please use [http://vk.com/help?act=cc_terms|Regulations for Investigating Complaints concerning users' content] to complain.  The Site Administration has the right but is not obliged to check the Site for prohibited Content and can delete or remove (without giving advance notice) any Content or Users at its own discretion for any reason or without reason, including, without limitation, removal or deletion of the Content which, in the personal opinion of the Site Administration, infringes these Terms, Russian legislation and/or may infringe the rights of, cause damage to, or threaten the security of other Users or third parties.   The Site contains (or may contain) links to other web-sites (third parties’ sites) as well as articles, photos, illustrations, graphic images, music, sound, video, information, applications, software and other Content belonging to or originating from third parties (Third Parties’ Content), which is the result of intellectual activity and is protected in accordance with Russian legislation.   7.3.2. The Site Administration does not check these third parties and their Content for conformity to any requirements (truthfulness, completeness, good faith etc.). The Site Administration does not bear liability for any information on third parties’ sites to which the User gains access via the Site or Third Parties’ Content, including any opinions or statements expressed on the Third Parties’ Sites or in their Content.  The Site Administration makes it technically possible for the Users to use the Site, does not participate in forming the content of the Users’ personal pages, does not control and does not bear liability for the actions or omissions of any persons regarding use of the Site or formation and use of the content of the Users’ personal pages on the Site.   suspend, limit or terminate the User’s access to all or any sections or services of the Site at any time for any reason or without explaining the reason, with or without advance notice.  The Site Administration does not bear liability for any damage to the computer of the User or any third party, mobile devices, any other equipment or software caused by or connected with the download of materials from the Site or via the links available on the Site. For the purposes of operation and technical support of the Site and compliance with these Terms the Site Administration has the technical ability to access the Users’ personal pages but does it only in the cases specified herein.  THE SITE AND ITS SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL SCRIPTS, APPLICATIONS, CONTENT AND THE SITE DESIGN ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON THE “AS IS” BASIS. THE SITE ADMINISTRATION DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES THAT THE SITE OR ITS SERVICES MAY BE SUITABLE OR UNSUITABLE FOR ANY SPECIFIC PURPOSES OF USE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES THE SITE ADMINISTRATION OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES BEAR LIABILITY TO THE USER OR ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY INDIRECT, ACCIDENTAL, UNINTENTIONAL DAMAGE, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT OR LOST DATA, DAMAGE TO THE HONOR, DIGNITY OR BUSINESS REPUTATION IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SITE, ITS CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS WHICH BECAME AVAILABLE TO THE USER OR OTHER PERSONS THROUGH THE SITE, EVEN IF THE SITE ADMINISTRATION HAS WARNED OF, OR INDICATED TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. In the event that one or more provisions hereof become invalid or unenforceable for any reason, this will not affect the validity or applicability of the remaining provisions.   Date of Last Revision: May 21, 2018   

Summary:
 Terms may be changed any time at their discretion, without notice to the user . The court of law governing the terms is in a jurisdiction that is less friendly to user privacy protection (St. Petersburg, Russia). This service is only available to users over a certain age. You must provide your legal name, pseudonyms are not allowed. Service does not allow alternative accounts. This service may use your personal information for marketing purposes. The service uses your personal data for advertising. This service can share your personal information to third parties . You cannot distribute or disclose your account to third parties. Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes. Prohibits political discussions or campaigning. Service can block or censor user communications. Users agree to comply with the law of the service's country. Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content. Prohibits the posting of pornographic content. Prohibits the posting of content which promotes or glorifies violence or politically or religiously extremist values.. This service prohibits users sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages. Per the service's terms, users may not express negative opinions about them. The service has non-exclusive use of your content. This service can license user content to third parties. Provides instructions on how to submit a copyright claim. The service can delete specific content without reason and may do it without prior notice. The service is not responsible for linked or (clearly) quoted content from third-party content providers. This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents. The service can delete your account without prior notice and without a reason. Users are responsible for any risks, damages, or losses they may incur by downloading materials. The service can read your private messages. The service is provided 'as is' and to be used at the users' sole risk. This service does not guarantee that it or the products obtained through it meet the users' expectations or requirements. This service assumes no liability for any losses or damages resulting from any matter relating to the service. Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder. There is a date of the last update of the terms.