diff --git a/content/DEV/Terms-Of-Use.md b/content/DEV/Terms-Of-Use.md index 8aa2bb05c9..10d519c67b 100644 --- a/content/DEV/Terms-Of-Use.md +++ b/content/DEV/Terms-Of-Use.md @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ # NuGet Website Terms of Use +Updated: May 3, 2017 + ## Legal Notices. -The NuGet Website [http://nuget.org](http://nuget.org) (the "Website") is provided by the .NET Foundation (".NET Foundation") as a public service to our users. Please carefully review the following basic rules that govern your use of the Website. Please note that your use of the Website constitutes your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, do not use the Website, provide any materials to the site or download any materials from it. .NET Foundation reserves the right to update or modify these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice. Your use of the Website following any such change constitutes your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use as changed. For this reason, we encourage you to review these Terms of Use whenever you use the Website. These Terms of Use apply to the use of Website and do not extend to any linked third-party websites. These Terms of Use and our Privacy Statement, which is hereby incorporated by reference, contain the entire agreement between .NET Foundation and you with respect to this site. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. +The NuGet Website [https://nuget.org](https://nuget.org) (the "Website") is provided by the .NET Foundation (".NET Foundation") as a public service to our users. Please carefully review the following basic rules that govern your use of the Website. Please note that your use of the Website constitutes your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, do not use the Website, provide any materials to the site or download any materials from it. .NET Foundation reserves the right to update or modify these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice. Your use of the Website following any such change constitutes your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use as changed. For this reason, we encourage you to review these Terms of Use whenever you use the Website. These Terms of Use apply to the use of Website and do not extend to any linked third-party websites. These Terms of Use and our Privacy Statement, which is hereby incorporated by reference, contain the entire agreement between .NET Foundation and you with respect to this site. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. ## Permitted and Prohibited Uses. You may use the Website for the sole purpose of sharing and obtaining NuGet packages. You may not use the Website to violate any applicable laws, including without limitation any U.S. laws, rules, or regulations governing the export or re-export of commodities or technical data. You may not upload or transmit any material that infringes or misappropriates any person's copyright, patent, trademark, or trade secret, or disclose via the Website any information the disclosure of which would constitute a violation of a confidentiality obligation on your part. You may not upload any viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other forms of harmful computer code, subject the Website's network or servers to unreasonable traffic loads, or otherwise engage in conduct deemed disruptive to the ordinary operation of the Website. Your are strictly prohibited from communicating on or through this site any unlawful, harmful, offensive, threatening, abusive, libelous, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, fraudulent, sexually explicit, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any sort, including, but not limited to, any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law. @@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ Although sections of the Website may be viewed simply by visiting the Website, i You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless .NET Foundation and its employees, directors, officers, affiliated companies, agents, vendors, and suppliers from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising from or related to your use or misuse of the Website, including, without limitation, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your infringement, or infringement by any other user of your account, of any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity. ## Termination. -These Terms of Use are effective until terminated by either party. If you no longer agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, you must cease all use of the Website. If you are dissatisfied with the Website, its content, or any of these terms, conditions, or policies, your sole legal remedy is to discontinue using the Website. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to and use of the Website, or parts of the Website, without notice, if we believe, in our sole discretion, that such use is (i) in violation of any applicable law; (ii) is harmful to our interests or the interests, including intellectual property or other rights, of another person or entity; or (iii) where we have reason to believe that you are in violation of these Terms of Use. +These Terms of Use are effective until terminated by either party. If you no longer agree to be bound by these Terms of Use, you must cease all use of the Website. If you are dissatisfied with the Website, its content, or any of these terms, conditions, or policies, your sole legal remedy is to discontinue using the Website. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access to and use of the Website, or parts of the Website, without notice, if we believe, in our sole discretion, that such use is (i) in violation of any applicable law; (ii) is harmful to our interests or the interests, including intellectual property or other rights, of another person or entity; (iii) where we have reason to believe that you are in violation of these Terms of Use; or (iv) for any reason whatsoever. ## WARRANTY DISCLAIMER. THE WEBSITE AND ANY ASSOCIATED MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, .NET FOUNDATION DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. .NET FOUNDATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTY THAT THE WEB SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE. .NET FOUNDATION MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE, THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE, OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THE WEBSITE. @@ -44,5 +46,5 @@ UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT, The Website may contain links to sites owned or operated by independent third parties. These links are provided for your convenience and reference only. We do not control such sites and, therefore, we are not responsible for any content posted on these sites. The fact that .NET Foundation offers such links should not be construed in any way as an endorsement, authorization, or sponsorship of such sites, their content, or the companies or products referenced therein, and .NET Foundation reserves the right to note its lack of affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement on the Website. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to from the Website, you do so entirely at your own risk. Because some sites employ automated search results or otherwise link you to sites containing information that may be deemed inappropriate or offensive, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in third-party sites, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against us with respect to such sites. ## Notification of Possible Copyright Infringement. -In the event you believe that material or content published on the Website may infringe your copyright or that of another, please utilize the ‘Report Abuse’ link on the Website, and provide details of the possible infringement in the abuse report. +In the event you believe that material or content published on the Website may infringe your copyright or that of another, please utilize the ‘Report Abuse’ link on the Website, and provide details of the possible infringement in the abuse report or you may email your notice to admin@nuget.org. The Website uses the processes set out in Title 17, United States Code, Section 512 to respond to notices of copyright infringement. In appropriate circumstances, we may also disable or terminate accounts who may be repeat infringers, including deleting all packages related to the account.