Limitations of use

This web site is for your personal and non-commercial use. This web site contains copyrighted material, trademarks and other proprietary information, including, but not limited to, text, software, photos, video, graphics, music and sound, and the entire contents of this web site are copyrighted as a collective work under the United States copyright laws. TAF owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such content, as well as in the content original to it.You may download copyrighted material for your personal use only. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under copyright law, no copying, redistribution, retransmission, publication or commercial exploitation of downloaded material will be permitted without the express permission of TAF and the copyright owner. In the event of any permitted copying, redistribution or publication of copyrighted material, no changes in or deletion of author attribution, trademark legend or copyright notice shall be made. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights by downloading copyrighted material.

As a condition of your use of this web site, you warrant to TAF that you will not use this web site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use this web site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair this or other web sites or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of any 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 this web site.

Links to third party sites

This web site may contain links to other web sites ("Linked Sites"). Linked Sites are not under the control of TAF. Nor is TAF responsible for the content of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. TAF is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any Linked Site. TAF is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by TAF of the site or vice versa, or any association with its operators.

Use of forum services

This web site may contain bulletin board services, chat areas, news groups, forums, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with the public at large or with a group (collectively, "Forum Services"). You agree to use the Forum Services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Forum Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Forum Service, you will not:

§         defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;

§         publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information;

§         upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents;

§         upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer;

§         advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Forum Service specifically allows such messages;

§         conduct or forward surveys, contests, pyramid schemes or chain letters;

§         download any file posted by another user of a Forum Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner;

§         falsify or delete any 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;

§         restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Forum Services;

§         violate any code of conduct or other guidelines that may be applicable for any particular Forum Service;

§         harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent; or

§         violate any applicable laws or regulations.

TAF has no obligation to monitor the Forum Services. However, TAF reserves the right to review materials posted to a Forum Service and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. TAF reserves the right to terminate access to any or all of the Forum Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever. TAF reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as 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 TAF's sole discretion.

By posting, uploading, inputting, providing or sending a submission to a Forum Service you are granting TAF, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees permission to use your submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses for the duration of the copyright in such submission 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.

Liability disclaimer

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. TAF AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME.

TAF AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. TAF AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF OTHERS.

ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THIS WEB SITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.

IN NO EVENT SHALL TAF AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS WEB SITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF TAF OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THIS WEB SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS WEB SITE.

Service contact: webmaster@theGlobalist.com

Termination/access restriction

TAF reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to any or all TAF web sites and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.

General terms

This agreement is governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, U.S.A. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in the District of Columbia, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this web site. Use of this 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 TAF as a result of this agreement or use of this web site.

TAF's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of TAF's right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of this web site or information provided to or gathered by TAF 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 TAF with respect to this web site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and TAF with respect to this 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 and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Copyright and trademark notices

"The Globalist", "TheGlobalist.com" and other identifying graphical logos are trademarks of TransAtlantic Futures, Inc.

All contents of this web site are: Copyright © TransAtlantic Futures, Inc., and/or its suppliers, 927 15th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005U.S.A. All rights reserved.

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