Rules And Regulations
For @sswd World Wide Web Sites

@sswd requires that all the visitors to our site(s) on the World Wide Web (the "Site") adhere to the following rules and regulations. By accessing the Site you indicate your acknowledgment and acceptance of these terms and conditions.

1. LAWS AND REGULATIONS
   User access to and use of the Site is subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

2. COPYRIGHT/TRADEMARKS
   The trademarks, logos and service marks ("Marks") displayed on the Site are the property of @sswd and other parties. Users are prohibited from using any Marks without the written permission of @sswd or such third party which may own the Marks. All content on the Site is protected by copyright. Users are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating derivative works or using any content on the Site for commercial or public purposes.

3. NO WARRANTIES
   ALL INFORMATION ON THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SECURITY OR ACCURACY. @sswd does not endorse and is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice or statement made through the Site by any party other than @sswd. Other than as required under consumer protection law, under no circumstance will @sswd be liable for any loss or damage caused by a user's reliance on information obtained through the Site. It is the responsibility of the user to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any information, opinion, advice or other content available through the Site. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice, or other content.

4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
   @sswd specifically disclaims any liability (whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise) for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of or in any way connected with access to or use of the Site, (even if @sswd has been advised of the possibility of such damages) including liability associated with any viruses which may infect a user's computer equipment.

5. CONFIDENTIALITY OF USER COMMUNICATIONS
   Except as required by law, *ASSWORD will maintain the confidentiality of all user communications which contain personal user information and which are transmitted directly to @sswd. Postings by a user on any message board or in any chat room will not be protected as confidential and @sswd may use and provide information contained in any such postings (including any ideas, concepts, know-how or other intellectual property) to any of its parent company, subsidiaries and affiliates for any purpose whatsoever and as deemed appropriate by @sswd.

6. LINKED INTERNET SITES
   @sswd is not responsible for the content available on any other Internet sites linked to the site. Access to any other Internet sites linked to the Site is at the user's own risk.

7. POSTINGS
   [For use in connection with message boards or chat rooms on the Site.] @sswd is under no obligation to review any messages, information or content ("Postings") posted on the Site by users and assumes no responsibility or liability relating to any such Postings. Notwithstanding the above, @sswd may from time to time monitor the Postings on the Site and may decline to accept and/or remove any Postings that contain:
   • Any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.
   • Advertisements or solicitations of any kind. [Note - This is not applicable for those Sites with message boards containing classified advertisements.]
   • Messages posted by users impersonating others.
   • Personal information such as messages which state phone numbers, social security numbers, account numbers, addresses, or employer references.
   • Messages by non-spokesperson employees of @sswd purporting to speak on behalf of @sswd.
   • Messages that offer unauthorized downloads of any copyrighted or private information.
   • Multiple messages placed within individual folders by the same user restating the same point.
   • Chain letters of any kind.
     
8. TRANSMISSION OF PERSONAL DATA
   [For use in connection with Sites through which proprietary @sswdmember/Customer account data may be transmitted.] User acknowledges and agrees that by providing @sswd with any personal or proprietary user information through the Site, user consents to the transmission of such personal or proprietary user information over international borders as necessary for processing in accordance with @sswd' standard business practices.

9. CHANGES TO RULES AND REGULATIONS
   @sswd reserves the right to revise these Rules and Regulations at any time and users are deemed to be apprised of and bound by any changes to these Rules and Regulations.

10. VIOLATIONS OF RULES AND REGULATIONS
    @sswd reserves the right to seek all remedies available at law and in equity for violations of these Rules and Regulations, including the right to block access from a particular Internet address to the Site.

11. ACCESS TO *ASSWORD PROTECTED/SECURE AREAS
    Access to and use of *ASSWORD protected and/or secure areas of the Site is restricted to authorized users only. Unauthorized individuals attempting to access these areas of the Site may be subject to prosecution.