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Disclaimers and Terms of Use

By Robyn Broyles

June 13, 2009 14:28

By using this site, you agree to the following disclaimers and terms of use:

1. Use of the Site.

You understand that, except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by Leave the Lights On ("LTLO"), Leave the Lights Ondoes not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services on the Internet in any way. Except for LTLO-identified information, products or services, all information, products and services offered through the Site or on the Internet generally are offered by third parties, that are not affiliated with LTLO a. You also understand that LTLO cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the Site will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Site for the reconstruction of any lost data.

YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE INTERNET. LTLO PROVIDES THE SITE AND RELATED INFORMATION "AS IS" AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE, ANY MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY, AND LTLO SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. LTLO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.

YOU UNDERSTAND FURTHER THAT THE PURE NATURE OF THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOUR ACCESS TO SUCH MATERIALS IS AT YOUR RISK. LTLO HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH MATERIALS.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL LTLO BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, PERSONAL INJURY OR ILLNESS, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. EVEN IF LTLO OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, LTLO LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

LTLO makes no representations whatsoever about any other web site which you may access through this one or which may link to this Site. When you access a non-LTLO web site, please understand that it is independent from LTLO, and that LTLO has no control over the content on that web site. In addition, a link to a LTLO web site does not mean that LTLO endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such web site.

2. Indemnification.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless LTLO, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to the Service from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Service.

3. Third Party Rights.

The provisions of paragraphs 1 (Use of the Service), and 2 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of LTLO and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the Service. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.

4.Term; Termination.

This Agreement may be terminated by either party without notice at any time for any reason. The provisions of paragraphs 1 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions), 2 (Use of the Service), 3 (Indemnification), 4 (Third Party Rights) and 6 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

5.Miscellaneous.

This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of The United States of America applicable to agreements made and to be performed in The United States of America. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between LTLO and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in The United States of America . Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. LTLO's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. LTLO may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

LTLO does not offer medical advice, and information provided here is not meant to treat or prevent any injury, illness, or disease. Consult your health care practitioner before using any health, nutrition, science, or other medically related information you have read on this site.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

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Content Licensing

By Robyn Broyles

June 13, 2009 14:21

All content on Leave the lights on is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Unported (by-nc-nd) license. (CC) Some rights reserved. You are free to copy and redistribute content with attribution, but only for non-commercial purposes, and derivative works are prohibited.

Images and other works not owned us may be used on this site.  Licensing information is provided for each of these works.

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Privacy Policy

By Robyn Broyles

June 13, 2009 13:14

Leave the Lights On Privacy Policy:

1. What information do we collect?

We collect information from you when you register on our site.  In addition, we log your IP address when you comment on an article (even anonymously) or log into your existing account.

When registering on our site, you will be asked to enter a username and an email address.  You may also optionally choose to provide additional information for your profile, including optionally uploading an image to be used as an avatar. Other optional information includes your real name, location, occupation, interests, and homepage information. Your email address does not need to be verified before you can use your account.

You may visit the site anonymously and post anonymous comments to articles.  You must register an account to post new threads or replies in the forums.

We will NEVER ask for your financial information, bank account or credit card numbers, social security numbers, birthdate, or any other personal identifying information not described above. If you visit a page on this site that asks for this information, please contact the site administrator immediately. You may be the victim of a phishing attempt. (However, there is an option to donate to this site via Paypal. This transaction will be processed on the Paypal website, not on our site.)

2. What do we use your information for?

The email address is used if you forget your password, and can also be viewed by any person who visits your profile and clicks "Contact". From time to time, and only in unforeseen circumstances, it is possible that it may be used to send you important information about this site. However, we do not currently anticipate that ever being necessary.

Any visitor to the site, including anonymous users, will be able to view your email address by accessing your profile and clicking "Contact." If you have privacy concerns regarding your email address, we recommend using an alternate email address. Although the system will allow you to use a spoof email address, please be aware that you will not be able to reset your password automatically, and other visitors will not have any way of contacting you.

Any of the information we collect from you may be used to provide other visitors with information about you, for the intention of building a sense of community. The information is publicly available on your profile. (Please note that except for your email address, all of this information is completely optional!) If you choose to upload an avatar image, it will appear on your profile and will also accompany your comments and forum replies.

Your information, whether public or private, will not be sold, exchanged, transferred, or given to any other company for any reason whatsoever, without your consent.

If you decide to subscribe to one or more of our syndicated web feeds by email, you will receive an email every time a new item is posted to that feed. This includes subscriptions to follow-up comments on articles or forum posts on which you have commented. If at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails from a web feed to which you have subscribed, follow the instructions (always included in each email) about how to unsubscribe.

Your IP address is available only to site administrators and will not be shared publicly. Non-personally identifiable visitor information may be recorded for the sole purpose of recording web traffic to this site.

3. How do we protect your information?

Please note that none of the information you provide us, including your password, is encrypted. We do not use a secure server. We recommend using a unique password for this site.  All information you provide is publicly accessible except for your password and IP address, which are accessible only to side administrators.

4. Do we use cookies?

We use a cookie to remember you after you have logged in. The cookie duration is 30 days. This site does not use cookies for any other purpose.

Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer's hard drive through your Web browser, if you allow, that enables the site's or service provider's systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. If you prefer, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies via your browser settings. If you turn your cookies off, you will not be logged in when you return to this site.

5. Do we disclose any information to outside parties?

NO. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.

We may also release your information when we believe release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others' rights, property, or safety. We do not currently anticipate any circumstance under which this will be necessary.

6. Third party links

This site displays advertisements for offer third party products and services on our website. In addition, from time to time, unsponsored ("free") links for third party sites appear on this site. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

7. Do we comply with the California Online Privacy Protection Act?

Yes. You can change or remove any personal identifying information you may have chosen to provide by accessing your Control Panel (which may be labelled "My Account"), then choosing "Edit Profile."

The following is an example of what can be put in this box.

8. Do we comply with COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act)?

The website is not directed to children under 13.

9. Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions section establishing the use, disclaimers, and limitations of liability governing the use of our website at

10. Your Consent

By using our site, you consent to our privacy policy.

11. Changes to our Privacy Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. This policy was last modified on June 13, 2009.

12. Contact Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us by clicking the "Contact" link appearing at the bottom of this page.

This privacy policy was designed based on a template provided by Free Privacy Policy. Copyright © 2008 FreePrivacyPolicy.com - A Simple Free Privacy Policy Creator

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Subscription Options

By Robyn Broyles

June 09, 2009 17:13

You can have new articles e-mailed to you, or read them in a feed reader, by subscribing to one of our syndicated feeds.  For more information, see "What is a Feed?" below.

Main Site Feed

This feed includes articles posted in all the main content areas, in one feed.  It does not include the featured article listings from the homepage, posts in the "About" area, or forum posts.  Click on the link to subscribe by e-mail or in a reader:  Leave the Lights On Site Feed

Area Feeds

You can subscribe to the feeds for individual categories and forums as well.  Click on the category or forum you want to subscribe to, then look in the address bar for the orange and white RSS icon.  Subscribing to a category/forum does not subscribe you to articles in subcategories/subforums.

What is a Feed?

A web feed is a way to keep up with new content on websites that are updated frequently.  The web feed sends an update whenever a new content item, such as an article or forum post, is added.  You can receive these updates by subscribing.  There are two common ways to subscribe:  by e-mail, in which each new content item is e-mailed to you, or using a feed aggregator (more commonly called a reader) that allows you to view many feeds in one place.  Google Reader is our recommended feed aggregator, but many other options are available.

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