In these Terms Of Use, the "Website" refers to the websites within the shartak.com domain, including but not limited to, forum.shartak.com,
www.shartak.com and wiki.shartak.com. "We/us/our/me/I/my" means Simon Amor and the Shartak Team.
1. No illegal activity please! This includes but is not limited to, unlawful behaviour, attempting to affect the functionality of the Website and attempting to affect the server on which the Website is hosted.
2. Offensive or inappropriate profiles are not permitted and may be disabled with or without notice. We decide what is offensive. If we're feeling generous and it's your display name that is deemed offensive, you will be required to change it.
3. Offensive behaviour may also lead to termination of accounts, reduced status within the game (such as removal of skills or XP, or limiting AP), or other punishments at our discretion.
4. We reserve the right to modify or withdraw the Website (or any part of) without notice and shall not be liable for any consequences.
5. If you send us any Shartak related communication, for example by email or through the website, we may use it for any purpose. This also includes postings to the official Shartak Forum. Furthermore, we are free to use any ideas, concepts or techniques contained in the communication for any purpose whatsoever.
6. We have the right to monitor activity on the Website and may use it to investigate complaints, debug problems, or just because we feel like it.
7. Any content from external sites is not our responsibility. This includes any unofficial forums and other sites providing Shartak related services but not hosted within the shartak.com domain.
** Privacy **
The only personally identifiable information we require from you is your email address. This is primarily for password recovery.
Please note that with each post your IP address (which might be considered personally identifiable information) is recorded, in the event that you need to be banned from this forum. Play nice and then it won't be required!
Also note that the software places a cookie, a text file containing bits of information (such as your username and password), in your browser's cache. This is ONLY used to keep you logged in/out. The software does not collect or send any other form of information to your computer.
** all the other stuff that no-one ever reads **
You agree, through your use of this forum, that you will not post any material which is false, defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, adult material, or otherwise in violation of any International or UK law. You also agree not to post any copyrighted material unless you own the copyright or you have written consent from the owner of the copyrighted material. Spam, flooding, advertisements, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and solicitations are also forbidden on this forum.
Note that it is impossible for the staff or the owners of this forum to confirm the validity of posts. Please remember that we do not actively monitor the posted messages, and as such, are not responsible for the content contained within. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information presented. The posted messages express the views of the author, and not necessarily the views of this forum, its staff, its subsidiaries, or this forum's owner. Anyone who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to notify an administrator or moderator of this forum immediately. The staff and the owner of this forum reserve the right to remove objectionable content, within a reasonable time frame, if they determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, please realize that they may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately. This policy applies to member profile information as well.
You remain solely responsible for the content of your posted messages. Furthermore, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owners of this forum, any related websites to this forum, its staff, and its subsidiaries. The owners of this forum also reserve the right to reveal your identity (or any other related information collected on this service) in the event of a formal complaint or legal action arising from any situation caused by your use of this forum.
You have the ability, as you register, to choose your username. We advise that you keep the name appropriate. With this user account you are about to register, you agree to never give your password out to another person, for your protection and for validity reasons. You also agree to NEVER use another person's account for any reason. We also HIGHLY recommend you use a complex and unique password for your account, to prevent account theft.
After you register and login to this forum, you will be able to fill out a detailed profile. It is your responsibility to present clean and accurate information. Any information the forum owner or staff determines to be inaccurate or vulgar in nature will be removed, with or without prior notice. Appropriate sanctions may be applicable.