2. By providing content to our site, you have granted stlcommunity unrestricted use of that material including your username. Your e-mail address, full name, and other personal information will never be revealed to other entities by stlcommunity. We reserve the right to modify, reproduce and distribute materials posted to our services, both internally and for commercial use. The exception to this clause is the Article Database, whereby the copyright of all original articles and images will be retained by the contributor. The contributor does, however, agree to grant stlcommunity a non-exclusive license to modify, reproduce, and distribute all Article Database content in the manner that it sees fit.

3. Under United States Federal Law, children under the age of 13 may not participate in our discussion forums.

4. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless stlcommunity and Innovative Communictions L.L.C, its affiliates, and their officers, directors, employees and representatives from any penalties, claims or liabilities, including attorneys' fees, arising from your use of this service. This expressly includes your responsibility for any and all liability arising from the violation or infringement of proprietary rights or copyrights and any libelous or unlawful material contained within your areas of content. Contents on this site are copyright 2002 by stlcommunity. Unauthorized distribution or reproduction is forbidden. Information on this site is provided for your own personal use and may be copied, printed or saved for private, non-commercial use.

5. Information contributed to our databases and forums represents the views of the person posting the content and is not necessarily endorsed by stlcommunity.

6. Do not place any material on our service that could be considered offensive, indecent, abusive, hateful, harassing, libelous, profane, vulgar or unlawful. Our audience tends to be family-oriented (including minors), and we have the right, but not the obligation, to remove, edit, or relocate any content that we feel violates the standards of our site. Because of the real-time nature of our forums, it is not always possible for us to remove offensive material immediately.

7. Information that you place on our service must be your own original content. You are responsible for assuring that any material (text and images) you provide does not violate, plagiarize or infringe upon the right of any third party, including copyright, trademark or proprietary rights. If non-original content is included in your posting, you must obtain permission from the content owner and provide due credit.

8. Owners and agents of commercial organizations are restricted from utilizing the stlcommunity services to create business opportunities, without express prior written permission from an officer of stlcommunity. This includes, but is not limited to, advertising products or services in any communication medium, including, but not limited to, the discussion forums and the member e-mail system.

9. It is the member's responsibilty to logout of stlcommunity to prevent unauthorized use of their account or the stlcommunity services.

10. stlcommunity may terminate member accounts and delete any and all account information at any time, without notice, for conduct that violates these guidelines or for any conduct that stlcommunity believes is harmful to the business of stlcommunity, or to any of its users, affiliates or partners.

11. stlcommunity provides space and bandwidth for hosting the site but makes no implied or express warranties about the reliability of this space or related services. stlcommunity is not responsible for any deletion, alteration, or loss of data due to network or system outages, file corruption, accidental deletion, or any other reasons. stlcommunity makes no guarantees about server reliability, speed, or consistency, and cannot be held liable for such.

1. Users are responsible for regularly monitoring and creating backups of their own files, and agree to use the stlcommunity resources and infrastructure at their own risk. This service is provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied. Neither stlcommunity nor its partners makes any warranty with respect to any content, information, services, or products provided through or in conjunction with this service.

2. stlcommunity and its partners make no guarantee of the accuracy, correctness, or completeness of any information on these Web pages and are not responsible for any errors or omissions arising from the use of such information; any failures, delays, or interruptions in the delivery of any content or services contained on our servers; or losses or damages arising from the use of the content or services provided by stlcommunity.

3. stlcommunity may also link to or include on its Web site resources and information provided by third-party partners and providers. We do not guarantee the reliability of this information, nor does the inclusion of this information imply our recommendation of these services; it is merely provided to add value to our service.

12. stlcommunity reserves the right to amend or change these guidelines at any time without notice.

13. This Acceptable Use Policy and Code of Conduct and any disputes arising out of or related to stlcommunity shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Missouri.