terms and conditions and disclaimer for lingobongo.com

Ok, this is the serious bit: you are supposed to have read all this if you want to use this website in any way- it's incredibly dry and boring, but basically it says we are not liable in any way for anything and not to copy us or do anything else that's bad. Of course it may contain a clause saying you owe us your first born child, a kidney and a round of rum and cokes, but you'll just have to read it first to find out then, won't you ?

...Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern lingobongo.com 's relationship with you in relation to this website.

The term lingobongo.com or "us" or "we" refers to the owner of the website. The term "you" refers to the user or viewer of our website.

The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:

• The content of the pages of this website is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
• Neither we nor any third parties provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
• Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
• This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
• All trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to, the operator are acknowledged on the website.
• Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
• From time to time this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
• You may not create a link to this website from another website or document without lingobongo.com's prior written consent.

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by the lingobongo.com and its users, and whilst we endeavour to keep the information up-to-date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.

In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.

Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of lingobongo.com.We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.

Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, lingobongo.com takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.

This website, its design and content is copyright of lingobongo.com - © lingobongo.com 2009. All images, graphics and artwork are copyright of Joseph Hodgson - © Joseph Hodgson 2009. All rights reserved. Any redistribution or reproduction of part or all of the contents in any form is prohibited .You may not, except with the express written permission of lingobongo.com and of Joseph Hodgson, distribute or commercially exploit the content, nor may you transmit it or store it in any other website or other form of electronic retrieval system.

...so there you go: anyone who has read all the way up to here definitely deserves not to have any problems, although they should possibly think about getting out of the house a bit more at the weekends. To this standard off-the-shelf disclaimer and terms and conditions bit we'd like to add a couple of our own points...

...STUFF NOT TO DO... Please do not do any of the following as they are offensive/illegal/downright crappy things to do...

• send spam and similar crap
• harvest people's contact information to for your own business / promotions
• contact people for any other reason than for offering them a specific job or a genuine language exchange
• send viruses
• copy anything , modify anything, or distribute anything written by anybody else
• mislead or be false in any way
• collect information about other people in any form without their permission
• infringe anybody's rights
• generally bugger about with the proper functioning of lingobongo.com
• break any laws

MESSING ABOUT WITH LINGOBONGO... Please tell us about anyone you think is abusing lingobongo.com by contacting us at info@lingobongo.com : obviously we do our best to keep idiots off our site. That said, we cannot accept any liability or responsibility for any illegal use or abuse of lingobongo.com by some of the monkeys who we get on here, nor for any offensive or obscene content posted by them.

You must be 16 or over to use the INTERCAMBIOS / LANGUAGE EXCHANGE section: this is for legal and ethical reasons (we're not sure we'd like our own teenage daughters to meet anyone like us…)

LIABILITY... Anyone using this site agrees that we are not responsible for any of the content of the website or for anything they or anyone who uses it does. If for some reason you get run over by an escaped elephant on your way to a private class or axe-murdered by an intercambio you met in a dark alleyway then we really cannot be held liable or responsible, but we will of course buy you a commiseration pint at J and Js.

...ok, that's it, glad we got that out of the way, if you have actually read this far then it might be an idea to think about putting on your jacket, switching off your computer, and going out and getting some friends and a social life...