Merriam-Webster reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time. Merriam-Webster will notify you of any changes by posting them on the Services or through other reasonable means of notice.  Please check this page periodically for any modifications. Your use of any of the Services following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of the changes.  The Services may contain links to third-party websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites.  You may display, reproduce, print or download content on the Services only for your personal, non-commercial use.  You may not use data mining, robots, screen scraping, or similar data gathering and extraction tools on the Services, except with our express written permission. send or post UGC that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful or embarrassing to any other person send or post a sexually-explicit image.  By sending UGC, you automatically grant to Merriam-Webster a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display it alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or technology, whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicensees. You retain the right to reuse your UGC as submitted to Merriam-Webster. Nor may you use language or engage in any activity that is threatening, abusive, vulgar, discourteous, disruptive, or unlawful.  Please be aware that once you post UGC, there is the potential for the general public to read your words, even years from now. Merriam-Webster suggests that you exercise caution when posting UGC on the Services and that you not disclose personal identifiable information like your location, medical record number, financial information, etc.  The opinions and/or views expressed in UGC represent the thoughts of individuals, and not those necessarily of Merriam-Webster or any of its affiliated companies or any of their respective directors, officers, attorneys, employees, or members of their board of directors. Accordingly, notwithstanding anything else in these Terms of Use, Merriam-Webster should not be seen as endorsing any UGC in any way. Merriam-Webster does not have any obligation to monitor, edit or delete UGC, but may do so in its sole discretion.  UGC including, but not limited to, the following may be deleted or edited by Merriam-Webster:  Abusive or hurtful UGC about a commentor or another participant; Off-topic and redundant UGC (this includes promotion of events, groups, pages, Web sites, organizations and programs not related to or affiliated with Merriam-Webster); UGC that uses foul or hateful language; Personal attacks or defamatory statements or comments; UGC that violate the privacy of our users;  UGC including, but not limited to, the following may be deleted or edited by Merriam-Webster:  Abusive or hurtful UGC about a commentor or another participant; Off-topic and redundant UGC (this includes promotion of events, groups, pages, Web sites, organizations and programs not related to or affiliated with Merriam-Webster); UGC that uses foul or hateful language; Personal attacks or defamatory statements or comments; UGC that violate the privacy of our users; UGC that is obscene, threatening, harassing, deceptive or fraudulent; UGC directed at children under the age of 13; UGC that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party or individual.  Prices for our mobile applications may change at any time, and the Services do not provide price protection or refunds in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering.  THE SERVICES AND ALL INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND OTHER CONTENT INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE), IN NO EVENT SHALL MERRIAM-WEBSTER, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, SHAREHOLDERS, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS, OR CONTENT PROVIDERS BE LIABLE: (i) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF MERRIAM-WEBSTER WAS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARISE IN CONTRACT, TORT, UNDER STATUTE, IN EQUITY, AT LAW, OR OTHERWISE.  AND (ii) FOR ANY DAMAGES, LOSSES AND/OR CAUSES OF ACTION EXCEEDING ONE THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS (US $1,000) IN THE AGGREGATE.  To the fullest extent permitted by law, you agree to indemnify and hold Merriam-Webster, its directors, officers, shareholders, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, and licensors harmless from and against all losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of (i) the information or material you submit, including, but not limited to, liability for violations of copyrights, trademark rights, trade secret rights, or any other intellectual property rights, or the privacy or publicity rights of others, or liability for information or material you provide that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful or embarrassing to any other person or entity, or is fraudulent or deceptive, (ii) your use or unauthorized copying of the Services or any of their content, or (iii) your violation of these Terms of Use or any applicable laws or regulations.  You agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Services and these Terms of Use, including all disputes, will be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws, including the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Any dispute will be conducted exclusively by binding arbitration governed by the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act.  Any proceedings to resolve or litigate any dispute in any forum will be conducted solely on an individual basis. Neither you nor Merriam-Webster will seek to have any dispute heard as a class action, private attorney general action, or in any other proceeding in which either party acts or proposes to act in a representative capacity.  Claims or disputes must be filed within one year. To the extent permitted by law, any claim or dispute must be filed within one year.&nbsp;&nbsp. The one-year period begins when the arbitration notice first could be filed. If such a claim or dispute is not filed within one year, it shall be permanently barred.   If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.  The provisions of these Terms of Use which by their nature should survive the termination of these Terms of Use shall survive such termination.  No waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such provision or any other provision, and your or our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.  You are responsible for protecting the confidentiality of your credentials for access to the Subscription Services (e.g., your username and password) and for complying with any guidelines prescribed by Merriam-Webster from time to time to prevent unauthorized access to the Subscription Services. You agree to immediately notify Merriam-Webster of any unauthorized use of your password or any other breach of security.  By granting your child permission to use the Subscription Services, you agree to these Terms of Use on behalf of your child. You are responsible for monitoring and supervising your child's use of the Subscription Service in question. If your child is using the Subscription Service and is either under 16 or does not have your permission, please contact us immediately so that we can disable his or her access.   If you believe that any copyright infringement exists on any of the Services, please use the following process to notify Merriam-Webster.  Merriam-Webster has a policy of terminating in appropriate circumstances the subscriptions of users who are infringers of copyrights held by others.  

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The service may change its terms at any time, but the user will receive notification of the changes.. Instead of asking directly, this Service will assume your consent merely from your usage.. This service assumes no responsibility and liability for the contents of links to other websites. This service is only available for use individually and non-commercially.. Spidering, crawling, or accessing the site through any automated means is not allowed. Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content. Prohibits the posting of pornographic content. This service keeps a license on user-generated content even after users close their accounts.. The service can distribute your content through any media known now or in the future . This service can license user content to third parties. The service has non-exclusive use of your content. Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes. The service informs users about the risk of publishing personal info online. This service does not condone any ideas contained in its user-generated contents. The service can delete specific content without reason and may do it without prior notice. Prohibits public posting of private messages. If you are the target of a copyright claim, your content may be removed. The service has a no refund policy. 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. Any liability on behalf of the service is only limited to $ 1,000. You are solely responsible for claims made against the service and agree to indemnify and hold harmless the service.. The court of law governing the terms is in location Delaware, USA. This service forces users into binding arbitration in the case of disputes. You waive your right to a class action.. Users have a reduced time period to take legal action against the service. Invalidity of any portion of the Terms of Service does not entail invalidity of its remainder. Indemnify, hold harmless; survives termination. Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of such provision. You are responsible for maintaining the security of your account and for the activities on your account. This service is only available to users over 16 years of age. Provides instructions on how to submit a copyright claim. The service can suspend your account for several reasons.