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Terms of Use
ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
The services that Duplicate File Finder .NET provides to you are subject to the following document ("Terms of Use").
BY ACCESSING OR USING DUPLICATE FILE FINDER .NET' WEB SITE 1DFF.NET (THE "SITE") IN ANY WAY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, USE OF ANY OF THE SERVICES, DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIALS, OR MERELY
BROWSING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO AND ARE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Through its network of Web properties, Duplicate File Finder .NET provides you with access to a variety of resources,
including download areas, communication forums and product
information (collectively "Services"). The Services, including any updates,
enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web properties, are
subject to the Terms of Use.
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION
Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not
copy, modify, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish,
license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information,
software, products or services obtained from the Services.
PRIVACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
To learn about how Duplicate File Finder .NET protects your personal information, such as your
name and address, refer to the Duplicate File Finder .NET Online Privacy Policy.
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THE SITE
Any software that is made available to download from the Services ("Software") is the copyrighted work
of Duplicate File Finder .NET and/or its suppliers. Use of the Software is governed by the terms
of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies or is included
with the Software ("License Agreement"). Your continued use of the Software
will mean that you read, accepted, and bounded to the License Agreement of the
Software.
The Software is made available for download solely for use by end users according to the License
Agreement. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software not in accordance
with the License Agreement is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in
severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the
maximum extent possible.
WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR
LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED,
UNLESS SUCH REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY THE
LICENSE AGREEMENT ACCOMPANYING SUCH SOFTWARE.
THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT. EXCEPT AS
WARRANTED IN THE LICENSE AGREEMENT, DUPLICATE FILE FINDER .NET HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND
CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS
OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
NOTICE SPECIFIC TO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE ON THE SITE
Permission to use Documents (such as white papers, press releases, datasheets and FAQs) from the
Services is granted, provided that:
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The below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright
notice and this permission notice appear.
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Use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial
or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer
or broadcast in any media.
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No modifications of any Documents are made. Accredited educational
institutions, such as K-12, universities, private/public colleges, and state
community colleges, may download and reproduce the Documents for distribution
in the classroom. Distribution outside the classroom requires express written
permission. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may
result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to
the maximum extent possible.
Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the Site or any other Duplicate File Finder .NET owned,
operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements of Duplicate File Finder .NET Web site are
protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may
not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image
from any Duplicate File Finder .NET Web site may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly
permitted by Duplicate File Finder .NET.
Duplicate File Finder .NET AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED AS PART
OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE
PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Duplicate File Finder .NET AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE
SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS
INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,
WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE
AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL Duplicate File Finder .NET AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS
BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF
CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE SERVICES.
THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THE SERVICES COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN.
Duplicate File Finder .NET AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN
THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME.
NOTICES REGARDING SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THE SITE
IN NO EVENT SHALL Duplicate File Finder .NET AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE,
DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS
ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF
SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR
INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE SERVICES.
INTERNATIONAL USERS
The Site can be accessed from countries around the world and may contain
references to Duplicate File Finder .NET products, services, and programs that are not available
in your country. These references do not imply that Duplicate File Finder .NET intends to announce
such products, services, or programs in your country.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
If any of the Services requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration process by
providing us with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the
applicable registration form. You also will choose a Password and a Member ID.
You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your
password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all
activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify Duplicate File Finder .NET
immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of
security. Duplicate File Finder .NET will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as a
result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without
your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by
Duplicate File Finder .NET or another party due to someone else using your account or password.
You may not use anyone else's account at any time, without the permission of
the account holder.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the Services for any purpose that is
unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use
the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair
any Duplicate File Finder .NET server, or the network(s) connected to any Duplicate File Finder .NET server, or
interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any Services. You may not
attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts, computer
systems or networks connected to any Duplicate File Finder .NET server or to any of the Services,
through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or
attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not
intentionally made available through the Services.
USE OF SERVICES
The Services may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums,
communities, personal web pages, calendars, photo albums, file cabinets and/or
other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate
with others (each a "Communication Service" and collectively "Communication
Services"). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send and
receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to
the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a
limitation, you agree that when using the Communication Services, you will not:
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Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid
schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited
messages (commercial or otherwise).
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Abuse, Defame, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights
(such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
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Post, publish, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane,
defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
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Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs,
software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including,
by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by
rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or
have received all necessary consent to do the same.
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Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are
made available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
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Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel
bots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may
damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.
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Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business
purpose, unless such Communication Services specifically allows such messages.
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Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you
know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed,
performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
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Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author
attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or
labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a
file that is uploaded.
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Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication
Services.
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Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any
particular Communication Service.
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Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail
addresses.
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Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
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Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
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Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a
person or entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage
information or any portion thereof.
Duplicate File Finder .NET has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, Duplicate File Finder .NET reserves the
right to review materials posted to the Communication Services and to remove
any materials in its sole discretion. Duplicate File Finder .NET reserves the right to terminate
your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without
notice, for any reason whatsoever.
Duplicate File Finder .NET reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as Duplicate File Finder .NET deems necessary to
satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request,
or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole
or in part, in Duplicate File Finder .NET' sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your
children in any Communication Services. Duplicate File Finder .NET does not control or endorse the
content, messages or information found in any Communication Services and,
therefore, Duplicate File Finder .NET specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the
Communication Services and any actions resulting from your participation in any
Communication Services. Managers and hosts are not authorized Duplicate File Finder .NET
spokespersons, and their views do not necessarily reflect those of Duplicate File Finder .NET.
Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be subject to posted limitations on usage,
reproduction and/or dissemination; you are responsible for adhering to such
limitations if you download the materials.
MATERIALS PROVIDED TO Duplicate File Finder .NET OR POSTED TO THE SITE
Unless otherwise specified, Duplicate File Finder .NET does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to
Duplicate File Finder .NET (including, without limitation, information, ideas, concepts,
techniques, feedback, data, questions, comments and suggestions, or the like)
or post, upload, input or submit to any Services or its associated services for
review by the general public, or by the members of any public or private
community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions"). However, by
posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting ("Posting") your
Submission you are granting Duplicate File Finder .NET, its affiliated companies and necessary sub
licensees permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of
their Internet businesses (including, without limitation, all Duplicate File Finder .NET
Services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy,
distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit,
translate and reformat your Submission; to publish your name in connection with
your Submission; and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the
Services.
No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein.
Duplicate File Finder .NET is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide
and Duplicate File Finder .NET may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion.
By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the
rights to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without
limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or
submit the Submissions.
In addition to the warranty and representation set forth above, by Posting a Submission that
contain images, photographs, pictures or that are otherwise graphical in whole
or in part ("Images"), you warrant and represent that (a) you are the copyright
owner of such Images, or that the copyright owner of such Images has granted
you permission to use such Images or any content and/or images contained in
such Images consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise
permitted by these Terms of Use and the Services, (b) you have the rights
necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms of
Use, and (c) that each person depicted in such Images, if any, has provided
consent to the use of the Images as set forth in these Terms of Use, including,
by way of example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public display
and reproduction of such Images. By Posting Images, you are granting (a) to all
members of your private community (for each such Images available to members of
such private community), and/or (b) to the general public (for each such Images
available anywhere on the Services, other than a private community), permission
to use your Images in connection with the use, as permitted by these Terms of
Use, of any of the Services, (including, by way of example, and not as a
limitation, making prints and gift items which include such Images), and
including, without limitation, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free
license to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform,
reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Images without having your name
attached to such Images, and the right to sublicense such rights to any
supplier of the Services. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use
of your Images.
You acknowledge that Duplicate File Finder .NET does not pre-screen Submissions, but that Duplicate File Finder .NET and its designees
have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to block or
restrict access to or the availability of, or to disable, any Submissions that
is available via the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, Duplicate File Finder .NET and its
designees may disable, restrict access to or the availability of, any
Submissions that violates the Terms of Use or is otherwise objectionable. You
must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Submissions,
including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such
Submissions.
You understand that all Submissions, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the
sole responsibility of the person from whom such Submissions originated. This
means that you, and not Duplicate File Finder .NET, are entirely responsible for all Submissions
that you upload, post, provide, input, submit, or otherwise transmit via the
Site. Duplicate File Finder .NET does not control the Submissions posted via the Site and, as
such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such
Submissions. You understand that by using the Site, you may be exposed to
Submissions from others that are offensive, indecent or objectionable.
NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Duplicate File Finder .NET will investigate notices of copyright infringement and , in appropriate circumstances,
terminate the accounts of users who infringe the intellectual property rights
of others. If you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that
constitutes copyright infringement and such infringement is occurring on the
Site or on sites linked to from the Site, please provide as a notice containing
the following elements:
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A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of
the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
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Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if
multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single
notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
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Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the
subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is
to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service
provider to locate the material.
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Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the
complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an
electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted.
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A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the
material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner,
its agent, or the law.
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A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Duplicate File Finder .NET, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers,
agents, co-branders, partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or
demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or
arising out of your Submissions, your use of the Site, including any use by
your employees, your connection to the Site, your violation of the Terms of
Use, or your violation of any rights of another.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
THE LINKS IN THIS AREA WILL LET YOU LEAVE Duplicate File Finder .NET' SITE. THE LINKED SITES ARE NOT UNDER THE
CONTROL OF Duplicate File Finder .NET AND Duplicate File Finder .NET IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY
LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES
TO SUCH SITES. Duplicate File Finder .NET IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF
TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. Duplicate File Finder .NET IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO
YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY
ENDORSEMENT BY Duplicate File Finder .NET OF THE SITE.
UNSOLICITED IDEA SUBMISSION POLICY
Duplicate File Finder .NET OR ANY OF ITS EMPLOYEES DO NOT ACCEPT OR CONSIDER UNSOLICITED IDEAS, INCLUDING IDEAS FOR
NEW ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS, NEW PROMOTIONS, NEW PRODUCTS OR TECHNOLOGIES,
PROCESSES, MATERIALS, MARKETING PLANS OR NEW PRODUCT NAMES. PLEASE DO NOT SEND
ANY ORIGINAL CREATIVE ARTWORK, SAMPLES, DEMOS, OR OTHER WORKS. THE SOLE PURPOSE
OF THIS POLICY IS TO AVOID POTENTIAL MISUNDERSTANDINGS OR DISPUTES WHEN
Duplicate File Finder .NET' PRODUCTS OR MARKETING STRATEGIES MIGHT SEEM SIMILAR TO IDEAS SUBMITTED
TO Duplicate File Finder .NET. SO, PLEASE DO NOT SEND YOUR UNSOLICITED IDEAS TO Duplicate File Finder .NET OR ANYONE
AT Duplicate File Finder .NET. IF, DESPITE OUR REQUEST THAT YOU NOT SEND US YOUR IDEAS AND
MATERIALS, YOU STILL SEND THEM, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT Duplicate File Finder .NET MAKES NO
ASSURANCES THAT YOUR IDEAS AND MATERIALS WILL BE TREATED AS CONFIDENTIAL OR
PROPRIETARY.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Copyright © 2006 Duplicate File Finder .NET. All rights reserved.
All content included on the Site (such as text, manuals, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, software, the compilation, meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly of all content on the Site and so on) is the property of Duplicate File Finder .NET or its content suppliers and is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties.
TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Duplicate File Finder .NET is a registered trademark. All other trademarks contained herein are the property of their respective owners.
You are not permitted to use the trademarks, logos, and service marks ("Marks") without the prior
written consent of Duplicate File Finder .NET or such third party that may own the Marks.
For a complete list of trademarks see Duplicate File Finder .NET' Trademark Usage Guidelines.
If you have been granted a right to use a trademark of Duplicate File Finder .NET, such use shall be in accordance
with Duplicate File Finder .NET' Trademark Usage Guidelines.
CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF USE
Duplicate File Finder .NET reserves the right, at Duplicate File Finder .NET' sole discretion, to change, modify, update, add or remove
portions of the Terms of Use at any time and will notify you either by placing
a prominent notice on the home page of the Site, or by directly sending you a
notification. Your continued use of the Site, or any Materials or Services
accessible through it, after such notice has been posted constitutes your
acceptance of the changes. Your use of the Site will be subject to the most
current version of the Terms of Use, rules, and guidelines posted on the Site
at the time of such use. You should periodically check the "Terms of Use" link
on the Site's home page to view the then-current terms. If you breach any of
the Terms of Use, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates,
and any Materials downloaded or printed from the Site in violation of the Terms
of Use must be immediately destroyed.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
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