I. Acceptance of Terms
http://victimsofthestolentissue.com (hereinafter “website”) provides a collection of online resources, including forums and chat services, (hereinafter “the Service”) used in interstate communication and subject to the following Terms of Use (hereinafter “TOU”).
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SERVICES. BY ACCESSING THIS SITE OR USING ANY PART OF THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT OR SERVICE (AS EACH IS DEFINED BELOW) ON THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THESE TOU. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TOU, THEN YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE SITE OR USE THE CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES IN THE SITE.
Accessing the Service without authorization or in any manner that exceeds authorized access is prohibited and may subject the unauthorized user to civil and criminal penalties including federal prosecution pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2) which provides for up to one (1) year imprisonment and up to five (5) years imprisonment when such unauthorized access is “committed in furtherance of any criminal or tortious act in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or of any State.”
II. Modifications to this Agreement
The website reserves the right, at its owner’s sole discretion, to change, modify or otherwise alter these terms and conditions at any time. Such modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting thereof. You must review this agreement on a regular basis to keep yourself apprised of any changes.
III. Limited License – Viewing of Material
The website provides materials on this site for the personal, non-commercial use by registered users and/or potential registered user of said site.
Users of this site are granted a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to only view the information offered on this site. The viewing of said information does not constitute the right to print or copy any of the information made available for viewing on this site.
This license does not include: (a) access to the Service by RTI Biologics, Inc.; (b) access to the Service by Medtronic Sofamor Danek, USA, Inc.; (c) access to the Service by Zimmer Dental, Inc., (d) access to the Service by any officer, director, employee, agent, attorney, or representative of the above-named corporations, including the above-named corporations’ parent, subsidiary, and affiliate corporations.
This website should not be used on behalf of any individual or corporate entity that is currently named as a defendant in any lawsuit whose factual basis includes the harvesting of stolen tissue by Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd.
The viewing of information on this site is for personal, non-commercial use by individuals who received stolen tissue, their family members, and their authorized agents and representatives.
The website reserves the right to terminate this license at any time if you breach or violate any provision of this Terms of Use agreement. Site owner reserves all other rights coincident or related to this site.
IV. Limited License – Posting of Material
The website permits registered users the capability to post and transmit through postings, messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, or other materials (hereinafter “Content”).
Registered users of this site are granted a limited, revocable, nonexclusive license to post Content on this site. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, that you may not rely on said Content, and that under no circumstances will the website be liable in any way for any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise made available via the Service.
You acknowledge that the website does not pre-screen or approve Content, but that the website shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse, delete or move any Content that is available via the Service, for violating the letter or spirit of the TOU or for any other reason.
Although access to this website is restricted by the TOU, Registered Users are cautioned that Content posted on this site has been used by the Defendants’ attorneys in depositions of individuals who are victims of stolen tissue.
Communications between you and your attorneys should not be posted on the website.
V. User Conduct
As a condition of use, you promise not to use the Service for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or any other purpose not reasonably intended by “%2$s”.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree not to use the Service:
- To abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate or intimidate other users;
- To obtain factual information pertaining to any plaintiff in a civil action;
- To post information pertaining to communications between you and your attorneys;
- To obtain information pertaining to communication between attorneys and their clients;
- To post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any Content that is infringing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, offensive, profane, or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party;
- For any illegal or unauthorized purpose. If you are an international user, you agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content;
- To post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any communication or solicitation designed or intended to obtain password, account, or private information from any user;
- To create or submit unwanted email ("Spam") to any other users or any URL;
- To violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws);
- To submit stories or comments linking to affiliate programs, multi-level marketing schemes, sites/blogs repurposing existing stories (source hops), or off-topic content;
- To advertise to, or solicit, any user to buy or sell any products or services. It is also a violation of these rules to use any information obtained from the Services in order to contact, advertise to, solicit, or sell to any user without their prior explicit consent;
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person;
