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Limitation of Liability
Neither Vertical Edge Marketing nor any of its owners, affiliates, licensors or licensees shall have any liability for any errors, inaccuracies, omissions, or other defects in the information contained within BassBoatCenter.com. In no event shall Vertical Edge Marketing, its owners, affiliates, licensors or licensees be liable to you or anyone else for any damages arising out of your access to or use of, or inability to use, BassBoatCenter.com or any information, products or services available through this web site, including, without limitation, any special, indirect, consequential, punitive, exemplary or similar damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for lost revenues or profits, or loss of business or data), even if Vertical Edge Marketing or any such other person has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, some of these limitations may not apply to you.
Classifieds / Boats for Sale
Use at Your Own Risk
Dealerships and private sellers provide the material available through BassBoatCenter.com for informational purposes only. Before you act on any information you have found on BassBoatCenter.com, you should independently confirm any facts that are important to your decision. If you rely on any information, product, or service available through BassBoatCenter.com, you expressly agree that you do so solely at your own risk. You understand that you are solely responsible for any damage or loss you may incur that results from your use of any information, product or service. With respect to our "Boats for Sale" and "Classifieds" services, please note that we do not sell the advertised items directly and are not involved in any actual transaction between any seller and buyer; without limiting the foregoing, we do not guarantee or insure any item advertised or the completion of any transaction or collect or process payment, act as an escrow service or transfer title, nor do we warehouse, store, ship or deliver any item that is advertised.
Disclaimer of Warranties
You agree that BassBoatCenter.com and all information, products or services available through this web site are provided by dealerships and private sellers on an "as is," "as available" basis without warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, and that your use of BassBoatCenter.com and all information, products or services available through this web site is entirely at your own risk. You understand that there may be delays, omissions, interruptions, inaccuracies, and/or other problems with the information, products and services available through, published on or promoted over BassBoatCenter.com, including information, products and services referred to, advertised or promoted on or sold though BassBoatCenter.com. Neither Vertical Edge Marketing, nor any of its owners, affiliates or licensees warrant that BassBoatCenter.com will be uninterrupted or error free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of BassBoatCenter.com, or as to the accuracy, reliability or completeness of content or any information, product or service provided or made available through this web site.
Forums
Participation in the BassBoatCenter.com forums constitutes agreement to the following guidelines, which apply to posts, profile information, avatars, signatures, photos, and any other content on this site and participation in general. This includes private messages, which we have the ability to read, but only do so when a violation is reported to us or we have a legitimate reason. Although rare, it does happen.
Due to the live nature of the discussions on this community, it is not possible for us to review and/or confirm the accuracy or validity of a message before it is posted. If you believe that someone has violated our Terms of Use or you have spotted content that may otherwise require attention, please send a private message to me or a staff member with a link to the content and a brief description of what you believe is wrong. Notification is voluntary and anonymous, but in no case should a user respond to a situation personally, thereby aggravating the situation further. Responding to a violation in an inflammatory manner is a violation in itself and will result in appropriate action.
This is a for profit website that will attempt to generate revenue through avenues that we deem appropriate. Any content that violates our Terms of Use will be removed. Interpretation of our guidelines is at the discretion of the staff.
1. Cross-posting is not allowed and will result in the removal of one or more posts. Cross-posting is defined as posting the same information in two or more locations. When posting your topic, please try to post it in the most appropriate place within the organizational structure of our community. Identical topics posted in the same or different forums will be removed.
2. While member post count has meaning, it should not be taken too seriously. Attempts to artificially increase your post count are prohibited. This includes the mass creation of short or meaningless posts.
3. Advertisements are not allowed. Generally speaking, posts made specifically for the promotion of a website, product or service are considered advertising or, at least, posts made that unnecessarily send people to a website that you are in some way affiliated with. It does not matter if it is a commercial website, a personal website, a non profit website, etc. We do authorize and/or sell advertisements on a case-by-case basis. If you are interested in utilizing this option, please contact us.
All signature links must be kept in your signature in your profile. Anyone found to be posting excessive links to their websites or suspected of using "sneaky" advertising methods is in violation of this guideline. You may only post a link to your site/a site that you are in some way affiliated with if the link specifically answers the question that is being asked and the answer cannot be simply posted without the link. Even then, link directly to the page where the information can be found. General and unnecessary links will be tagged as advertising. If you are found to be excessively posting links to your site (or you appear to be seeking out threads where your link may be relevant, so that you can post it), you may lose the ability to post links to your site.
4. You are not allowed to post an affiliate URL that leads to you earning cash, banner impressions, credits, points, etc. Such links are only allowed in signatures and profiles, but may not be referred to in posts.
5. Do not post personal, real-life information such as home addresses and home phone numbers.
6. As this is an English-speaking community, we require that posted content be in the English language, so that it can be well received and properly monitored.
7. Vulgar language and inappropriate material is not allowed and will be removed. Abbreviations, self censoring, and attempts to circumvent the word censoring feature of the community software also violate this guideline. If your post contains a word that is censored by the software, you must remove that word or the post will be removed. If you feel that the censor is acting in error, please contact us.
We maintain a family friendly atmosphere within the subject matter of this community. Please keep this in mind when participating.
8. When linking to outside websites, you must ensure that the content of the link is appropriate for our community, in line with the guidelines laid out here. This includes mentioning or referencing a site, even if the mention is not hyperlinked. If you post a link and that link is automatically censored, it is considered to be an inappropriate link and you should remove it from your post immediately. If left, all posts that feature inappropriate links will be removed.
9. Posts that discuss illegal activities, transactions, or websites will be removed. This includes the posting of information that you have obtained illegally.
10. Political and religious discussions are allowed on this website, but need to be kept strictly in the "The Lounge" forum. Strong political and religious sentiments should not be placed in profiles, signatures, or avatars.
11. Do not post copyrighted materials (articles, videos, audio, etc.) that you do not have permission to reproduce or distribute. For text articles, most of the time you may quote a small portion of the article (usually no more than 1/5 or 1/6) and you must link to the source (if online) or provide the source (if offline). Posting the entire article, even with the source, constitutes copyright infringement. This is not the place to illegally trade or distribute copyrighted (or those with questionable copyright status) video or audio clips.
12. When posting and linking to images, videos, files, etc., please refrain from hotlinking. This is the direct linking to images (.jpg, .jpeg, .gif, .png, etc.), video (.avi, .mov, .mpg, .mpeg, .wmv, etc.), audio (.mp3, .wav, etc.), archives (.zip, .rar, etc.) or otherwise downloadable or streamable files, on servers that you do not have permission to link to, instead of linking to the page where the item can be found. This includes providing a direct link to the file, even if that file is not embedded into your post. This practice costs the server owner money and resources.
13. Respect is the name of the game. You must respect your fellow members. Please refrain from inflammatory and defamatory comments as well as flaming, taunting, and general disrespect. Do not simply put down the opinion or advice given by others. If you don't agree with it, say why - respectfully. Don't just tell them they're wrong. Do not make uninvited remarks about typos, duplicate posts, posting styles, etc.
When an opinion-based discussion is being made, do not state things like "there is no argument" as if your opinion is the only one or the only one that matters. When someone has clearly stated their opinion, do not say things like "Are you serious?" and "Are you kidding me?" Remember, this is not a debate club. This is a friendly discussion community. Allow people to have their opinion. No one is to act as some sort of opinion judge, responding to each one to say whether they agree with it or not or whether or not it is a valid, well thought out opinion.
We do not allow threads to be started to discuss who or what is the most overrated, who or what is your least favorite, etc.
14. Signatures are limited to 3 lines of text. This includes blank lines. Images can be a max of 300 pixels wide and 60 pixels tall. The text in the signature may be customized by the BBCode in use on the forums. It is recommended that you stick with readable fonts and colors and that the size is not too large. You may mention websites and ventures that you are in some way related to, as long as they are otherwise appropriate for this community. Focus on things that you like, not things that you don't.
15. Each user is allowed to create one account. If you would like to change your username, please contact us. We can most likely do it for you, while still keeping all of your profile data, posts, and other content.
16. Automated account creation, participation, and content scraping is not permitted.
17. We know that people will decide to leave our community (on their own free will or otherwise), but we do not delete accounts, forum posts, or other content on the website. All content is granted to us with perpetual electronic publishing rights because any content posted on this website becomes a part of the community, even if you no longer are. You may request an item to be removed at any time, but we will decide when and if to remove content from our community. If you wish to no longer be identified with our community, we will be glad to close your account and alter your profile information to remove all identifying characteristics. After account closure, you will no longer be able to participate in this community and this action is not reversible.
18. Administrators and Moderators have the final say on anything. If you have a problem, you may make a complaint to them directly and not publicly on the website. Creating threads or posts that question or reference administrative decisions or potential administrative decisions, such as post removals and thread closures, is not permitted. We are not perfect and if you feel that we have made a mistake, please privately contact a staff member and we will review the situation. If you would like a copy of your removed post so that you can edit it and repost, please contact us.
19. Whenever you are participating in this community, please keep in mind that we strive to create a fun, friendly and inviting atmosphere. So, please have fun and enjoy the forums!
20. With the exception of the personal information you use to create this account, you agree that anything you submit to the public forums becomes the property of Vertical Edge Marketing and may be used by the Administrators for "any" purpose without your consent or knowledge. This includes the use of your submissions on other websites also owned by Vertical Edge Marketing.
21. Freedom of speech rights do not extend to privately owned websites, such as this one. These guidelines detail the types of behavior and activities that are allowed here.
Failure to abide by the Terms of Use will result in immediate account termination or suspension. We reserve the right to terminate or suspend any account and to edit or remove any content without warning.
Account Registration
Agreement of Age
For the purposes of registration on BassBoatCenter.com, you agree that you are at least 13 years of age or older. Neither Vertical Edge Marketing nor any of its owners, affiliates, licensors or licensees shall have any liability for any person that discloses inaccurate age information in order to create an account.
Vertical Edge Marketing reserves the right to change
the terms and conditions of this agreement without prior notice to
the user. It is the responsibility of the user to regularly review the
Terms of Use for this website. In addition, everything stated in the Terms of Use applies to the entire website and not just the outlined sections.
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