Acceptable Use Policy & Terms/Conditions

Please read the following terms and agreements for http://www.rankmytattoos.com. If you do not agree with ALL of these terms then do not use this site. By using this site, you have agreed to ALL of the following terms and agreements.

1.  The information in this document contains vital terms and conditions that may affect your legal rights and remedies. Upon clicking the "I ACCEPT", "SUBMIT", or other buttons which are user-interactive, and/or using this website, you will be acknowledging the terms and conditions stated in this document and agree to abide by them. The information provided is subject to change without notice at anytime at the discretion of its owner. Rankmytattoos.com reserves the right to modify, add or remove any of the terms and conditions without the consent of the users.

2.  This site is available to members over the age of 18. By becoming a member, you agree that you are the age of or over 18 years.  You agree that the information you register with is truthful and accurate.

3.  Rankmytattoos.com is not responsible for the misrepresentations of individuals who choose to register with stolen photos or incorrect personal information. This is including but not limited to age, location and gender. Users maintain all responsibility and liability.

4.  Rankmytattoos.com is a site designed to entertain. Spamming Rankmytattoos.com, vulgar language or other disruptive activity may result in account termination.

5.  This site is only to be used for lawful purposes. Illegal activity is not allowed to occur on Rankmytattoos.com, as a result of contact you've had with Rankmytattoos.com, or with the members of Rankmytattoos.com. You agree not to copy materials on the site, not to reverse engineer or break into the site, and not to use the Rankmytattoos.com materials, products or services to violate law.  The features in Rankmytattoos.com are not intended for harmful or unlawful use as such uses are prohibited. By agreeing to be a member of this site, you are agreeing to use this site only for lawful purposes.  Using any of the artwork for this site originally designed by or for Rankmytattoos.com on your website is prohibited unless written authorization is obtained from Rankmytattoos.com.

6.  All material on this site is protected by copyright. Anyone using the audio, video, graphics, sound contents, or pictures without prior consent from the owner of Rankmytattoos.com may result in the violators being prosecuted and/or account termination. You may not modify, edit, publish, transmit, display, or participate in any of the aforementioned activities using any of the copyrighted material from Rankmytattoos.com. You may not redistribute, publish or commercialize any material from Rankmytattoos.com without the owner's prior written consent.

7.  The use of Rankmytattoos.com is at the discretion of the owner and any use by anyone may be terminated by the owner at any time. Users may also be banned from threads at any time by administration. Content within communication facilities is not generally monitored or filtered, however Rankmytattoos.com holds the right to remove any materials without cause, notice, or explanation.

8.  Your access to this site may be limited or denied by the owner, due to changes in fees, available hours, or a violation of any of these terms. The owner is not required to give access before the changes are made.

9.  This is a public site and Rankmytattoos.com will not discriminate membership based on sex, race, ethnicity, or income levels.  You agree to abstain from using language of an overtly sexual, offensive, or obscene nature. Harassment, offensive conduct, and privacy invasion are prohibited.  No pornographic images may be submitted to Rankmytattoos.com on the forums, journals, or in profiles. Any member who directly violates this rule may be terminated.

10.  This site is to only be used for lawful purposes. No illegal activity is allowed to happen on Rankmytattoos.com, as a result of contact you’ve had with Rankmytattoos.com, or with the members of Rankmytattoos.com. By agreeing to be a member of this site, you are agreeing to use this site only for lawful purposes.  This is a public site and Rankmytattoos.com will not discriminate membership based on sex, race, ethnicity, or income levels. As a
public site, members may not post any offensive, vulgar, largely obscene or profane material that may infringe on another member’s rights.  No pornographic or drug paraphernalia related images may be submitted to Rankmytattoos.com on the forums, journals, or in profiles. Any member who directly violates this rule may be terminated.

11.  You agree to use the site as per the instructions, not to disclose your password to others for use. Rankmytattoos.com is not responsible for any damages that occur as the result of you giving your account password to anyone.  Rankmytattoos.com possesses a license for use of anything you submit or post.

12.  Rankmytattoos.com will not sell your name or password to anyone else. We value the privacy of our members.

13.  You are not allowed to post, submit, or upload anything that is protected under trademark or copyright. You are responsible for any damages as a result from violating the copyright laws, trademark laws, or any intellectual property laws.  Your access to the site may be limited or denied, by the owner, due to changes in the fees, available hours, or a violation of any of these terms. The owner is not required to give access before the changes are made.  Your Rankmytattoos.com account is password protected. You may not share your password with anyone else.
Rankmytattoos.com is not responsible for any damages that occur as the result of you giving your account password to someone.

14.  The information available in Rankmytattoos.com is not intended for commercial use unless written consent is obtained by the owner of Rankmytattoos.com. If linking from your website to our website is desired, you must only link to our homepage Rankmytattoos.com.

15.  Rankmytattoos.com does not guarantee a risk free, error free, or stress free website.

16. Rankmytattoos.com does not allow automated requests or robot-crawling of our site's contents. Any attempts to do so may result in legal action against the company or individual responsible for such attempts.

All information within Rankmytattoos.com is provided "AS IS". Rankmytattoos.com makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied as to the operations of this website, the information, or its services.  Rankmytattoos.com is not liable for damages of any kind relating to pc performance or online failures. Rankmytattoos.com is not required to or held by any agreement to offer you complete or limited service of any kind.

17.  You will indemnify and hold harmless Rankmytattoos.com against any and all actions, costs, damages and reasonable attorney fees resulting out of your use of Rankmytattoos.com services, your breach of any of these terms and conditions or your infringement of any third party's intellectual property rights.

18.  These Terms of Use shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of laws rules. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.

19.  Rankmytattoos.com has the right at any time to change or modify these Terms of Use applicable to use of the site, or any part thereof, or to impose new conditions. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means including, without limitation, posting on the site, or by electronic or conventional mail, or by any other means. Any use of the site by you after such notice shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of such changes, modifications, additions or deletions.

20.  If you have any disagreements regarding these terms and conditions, please leave the site now.

 

Rankmytattoos.com Acceptable Use Policy

1. INTRODUCTION

Rankmytattoos.com’s Acceptable Use Policy is intended to help enhance the use of the Internet by preventing unacceptable use. All users of Rankmytattoos.com’s Internet services (the "Services")-those who access some of our Services but do not have accounts ("Visitors"), as well as those who subscribe to the Services ("Members")-must comply with this ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. We support the free flow of information and ideas over the Internet however we actively monitor the use of this site. In accordance with our Internet Service Agreement, we may remove any materials that, in our sole discretion, may be illegal, may subject us to liability, or which may violate this ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. Rankmytattoos.com may cooperate with legal authorities and/or third parties in the investigation of any suspected or alleged crime or civil wrong. Your violation of this ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY may result in the suspension or termination of either your access to the Services and/or your Rankmytattoos.com account or other actions as detailed in Section 3. This ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY should be read in conjunction with our other policies.

2. VIOLATIONS OF Rankmytattoos.com’S ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

The following constitute violations of this ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY:

a. Illegal use. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that, intentionally or unintentionally, violates any applicable local, state, national or international law, or any rules or regulations promulgated hereunder.

b. Harm to minors. Using the Services to harm, attempt to harm, or exploit, minors in any way.

c. Threats. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that threatens or encourages bodily harm or destruction of property.

d. Harassment. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that harasses another.

e. Fraudulent activity. Using the Services to make fraudulent offers to sell or buy products, items, or services or to advance any type of financial scam such as "pyramid schemes," "Ponzi schemes," and "chain letters."

f. Forgery or impersonation. Adding, removing or modifying information in an effort to deceive or mislead is prohibited. Attempting to impersonate any person by using forged or other identifying information is prohibited. The use of anonymous nicknames does not constitute impersonation.

g. Posting or disclosure of personal information including but not limited to phone numbers, social security numbers, and addresses of any individual.

h. Unsolicited commercial email/Unsolicited bulk email. Using the Services to transmit any unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email. Activities that have the effect of facilitating unsolicited commercial email or unsolicited bulk email whether or not that email is commercial in nature, are prohibited.

i. Unauthorized access. Using the Services to access, or to attempt to access, the accounts of others, or to penetrate, or attempt to penetrate, security measures of Rankmytattoos.com’s or another entity's computer software or hardware, electronic communications system, or telecommunications system, whether or not the intrusion results in the corruption or loss of data.

j. Copyright or trademark infringement. Using the Services to transmit any material (by email, uploading, posting, or otherwise) that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary rights of any third party, including, but not limited to, the unauthorized copying of copyrighted material, the digitization and distribution of photographs from magazines, books, or other copyrighted sources, and the unauthorized transmittal of copyrighted software.

k. Collection of personal data. Using the Services to collect, or attempt to collect, personal information about third parties without their knowledge or consent.

l. Network disruptions and unfriendly activity. Using the Services for any activity which adversely affects the ability of other people or systems to use Rankmytattoos.com Services or the Internet. This includes "denial of service" (DoS) attacks against another network host or individual user. Interference with or disruption of other network users, network services or network equipment is prohibited. It is the Member's responsibility to ensure that their network is configured in a secure manner. A Member may not, through action or inaction, allow others to use their network for illegal or inappropriate actions. A Member may not permit their network, through action or inaction, to be configured in such a way that gives a third party the capability to use their network in an illegal or inappropriate manner.

m. Posts. Rankmytattoos.com Members should use their best judgment when posting in the forums or their profiles. Many forums have "community standards" describing what is and is not considered appropriate. Rankmytattoos.com can be a valuable resource if used properly. Commercial advertisements are off-topic in the forums. The presence of such articles in a forum is not indicative of the forum's intended use.

n. You must be eighteen or over to qualify for a membership on Rankmytattoos.com or use this Site. By applying for membership and use of this Site, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Misrepresentation of information that allows you to become a member of Rankmytattoos.com may result in your account being terminated without warning.

3. REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF Rankmytattoos.com’S ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

Rankmytattoos.com requests that anyone who believes that there is a violation of this ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY direct the information to Director-Abuse Department, at:

If available, please provide the following information:

  • The User ID used to commit the alleged violation
  • The date and time of the alleged violation
  • Evidence of the alleged violation
  • A screenshot of the alleged violation

Email with full header information provides all of the above, as do syslog files. Other situations will require different methods of providing the above information.
Rankmytattoos.com may take any one or more of the following actions in response to complaints:

  • issue warnings: written or verbal
  • suspend the Member's posting privileges
  • suspend the Member's account
  • terminate the Member's account
  • bring legal action to enjoin violations and/or to collect damages, if any, caused by violations

4. REVISIONS TO THIS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

Rankmytattoos.com reserves the right to revise, amend, or modify this ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY, our Internet Service Agreement and our other policies and agreements at any time and in any manner. Notice of any revision, amendment, or modification will be posted in accordance with the Internet Service.

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