We invite our subscribers to enjoy all the features this site has to offer. But we must require that each subscriber abide by certain rules so that no one's rights are stepped on.

These Terms of Use constitute a legal agreement between you and BasementEmpires, Inc.("BasementEmpires").

The BasementEmpires Web Site is offered to you conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of the BasementEmpires Web Site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

Failure to abide by these rules can result in immediate termination of access to this site, without refund or recourse.

Terms of Use

1. Do not share your login passwords and user names. Our system is designed to detect this immediately, and suspend any account where more than one person signs on using the same username and password.
   
   
2. Do not reprint, republish, repost, or otherwise distribute or transmit content or images presented on this site. Downloading is easy, but just because you may be able to copy our content doesn't mean you own it. Unauthorized use of or copying of our content, trademarks, and other proprietary material can subject you to civil or even criminal liability. Please don't violate our copyright.
   
   
3. No advertising, trading of goods or services, or other commercial use is allowed except in classified ad forums. No bulk e-mail, junk mail or spam, chain letters, or repeat postings of the same message is permitted anywhere on the forums.
   
   
4. Please use your own name when posting to the discussion forums. Do not impersonate anyone else.
   
   
5. Treat other subscribers with courtesy and respect when posting messages to the discussion groups. No unnecessary name calling or abuse toward any subscriber is allowed.
   
   
6. Please avoid shouting (using all capital letters) in the discussion forums.
   
   
7. Do not use vulgarity, obscenity, profanity, ethnic slurs, hate speech, or sexually explicit language, or harass, abuse, or threaten other subscribers in the discussion forums. Do not libel or defame others. This site strongly disapproves flaming.
   
   
8. When you post content in the discussion forums, you permit this site to display and distribute the content, and to use it for advertising and promotion. You grant to this site the complete, perpetual, but non-exclusive right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, sub-license, etc. the content in whole or in part, throughout the world and universe, on a royalty-free basis.
   
   We do not try to edit or to monitor messages posted on the discussion forums, but we reserve the right to edit or remove objectionable postings. The person posting a message is solely responsible for it, not this site. Violators may be permanently banned from using the forums, or even have their subscriptions terminated.

All editorial content and graphics on this site are protected by U.S. copyright and international treaties and may not be copied or re-used without the express written permission of this site, which reserves all rights .

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

BasementEmpires reserves the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which the BasementEmpires Web Site is offered, including but not limited to the charges associated with the use of the BasementEmpires Web Site. All changes shall be effective and deemed accepted by all users upon posting of such changes on the BasementEmpires Web Site. That version will then apply to all use by you following the date of publication. Each access of information from BasementEmpires will be a separate, discrete transaction based on the then prevailing terms. These Terms of Use and the license granted by it may not be assigned or sublet by you without BasementEmpires's advance written consent.

SUBSCRIPTION TERMS

Use of the BasementEmpires Web Site requires the payment of a monthly or bi-yearly subscription service. Each user agrees to pay to BasementEmpires a subscription fee, in advance, via credit card or other method from time to time established by BasementEmpires, for each term's use of the BasementEmpires Web Site. Each user authorizes BasementEmpires to automatically debit the payment source or mechanism associated with his or her registered account for each monthly / bi-yearly subscription fee. Subscription fees are not refundable for any reason. Automatic debits shall continue unless the user terminates the subscription in accordance with these terms and conditions. For termination on the BasementEmpires Web Site and to cancel your subscription please send your request to webmaster@BasementEmpires.com

BasementEmpires may from time to time establish special promotional "trial offers", in its discretion, on such terms and conditions as may be posted on the BasementEmpires Web Site. BasementEmpires may provide access to or use of promotional or trial offers using promotion codes, coupons, credits or other mechanisms, in its sole discretion. Promotional or trial offers may be modified or terminated at any time, in BasementEmpires's discretion, and will in any case be limited to one offer per user. At the end of any promotional or trial offer, the user's credit card or Pay Pal account will automatically be debited for each subsequent monthly subscription period, and such automatic debits shall continue unless the user terminates the subscription during the trial period, in accordance with the terms and conditions for termination on the BasementEmpires Web Site.

Promotional or trial subscriptions provide the user to access to limited portions of the BasementEmpires Web site. The entire BasementEmpires Web site will be made available only to users paying the complete monthly subscription fee for a given month.

From time to time, BasementEmpires may provide its members with access to offers or promotions made available by or from third parties. If a BasementEmpires member provides an e-mail address or other information to such a third party, BasementEmpires will not be responsible for the use of the information so provided.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the BasementEmpires Web Site, you warrant to BasementEmpires that you will not use the BasementEmpires Web Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the BasementEmpires Web Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the BasementEmpires Web Site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the BasementEmpires Web Site. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the BasementEmpires Web Sites.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO BASEMENTEMPIRES OR POSTED AT ANY BASEMENTEMPIRES WEB SITE

BasementEmpires does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to BasementEmpires (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit to any BasementEmpires Web Site or its associated services (collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you are granting BasementEmpires, its affiliated companies, licensees and sublicensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses including, without limitation, the rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; and to publish your name in connection with your Submission.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. BasementEmpires is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and may remove any Submission at any time in BasementEmpires's sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting your Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as described in this section including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

Limitation of Liability

THIS SITE PROVIDES THE INFORMATION, SERVICES AND PRODUCTS ON THIS WEBSITE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. YOU ALSO AGREE THAT THIS SITE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT FOUND ON THE THIS SITE FORUMS AND THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE FORUMS AND ANY DOWNLOADING OF MATERIALS FOUND ON OR THROUGHOUT THE THIS SITE FORUMS IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER OR DATA THAT RESULTS.

ALL EXPRESS WARRANTIES AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. THIS SITE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE USE OF PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE WILL BE TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE OF ERROR, OR THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ITS SERVER WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THIS SITE, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING FROM THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEBSITE OR FROM ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, EVEN IF THIS SITE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN THE EVENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW PREVENTS THE EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN WARRANTIES, SUCH EXCLUSION DOES NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT LIMITED BY LAW.

TERMINATION/ACCESS RESTRICTION

BasementEmpires reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the BasementEmpires Web Site and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice. GENERAL To the maximum extent permitted by law, this agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A. and you hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in San Francisco County, CA, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the BasementEmpires Web Site. Use of the BasementEmpires Web Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and BasementEmpires as a result of this agreement or use of the BasementEmpires Web Site. BasementEmpires's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of BasementEmpires's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the BasementEmpires Web Site or information provided to or gathered by BasementEmpires with respect to such use.

If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and BasementEmpires with respect to the BasementEmpires Web Site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and BasementEmpires with respect to the BasementEmpires Web Site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent an d subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. It is the express wish to the parties that this agreement and all related documents be drawn up in English.

TRADEMARKS

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The example companies, organizations, products, people and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement under United States copyright law should be sent to Service Provider's Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. See Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.

Confidentiality of Codes, Passwords and Information

You agree to treat as strictly private and confidential any Subscriber Code, username, user ID, or password which you may have received from BasementEmpires, and all information to which you have access through password-protected areas of BasementEmpires's Website and will not cause or permit any such information to be communicated, copied or otherwise divulged to any other person whatsoever.

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