Sorry about this. It's a legal requirement. I can't imagine that applies to anyone who would be using BHReviews.com, but we have to state it because there are actually some idiots out there who need "Beware. Functional sharp point. Do not stick in ear" notices attached to pencils
Liability
BHReviews.com is a trading name developed and managed by FlatBear Limited ("The Company")
Information on this Website on any subject is intended only to provide you with a general outline and may not be comprehensive or complete. The Company and its employees and associates make every attempt to ensure the accuracy or completeness of any information contained on this site. However, a person using the information should verify the accuracy of the information. The material contained on the Website does not bind the company and its employees. Therefore, the company and its employees do not accept any liability to any person for the information or advice (or the use of such information or advice) which is provided on this Website or incorporates into it by reference.
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Every effort has been made to accurately represent our products and their potential. Any direct claims made of actual earnings or examples of actual results can be verified upon request. The testimonials and examples used tend to be exceptional results, don't apply to the average purchaser and are not intended to represent or guarantee that anyone will achieve the same or similar results. Each individual's success depends on his or her background, dedication, desire and motivation. As with any business endeavour, there is an inherent risk of loss of capital and there is no guarantee that you will earn any money.
Forward looking statements
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Any and all forward looking statements here or on any of our sales material are intended to express our opinion of earnings potential. Many factors will be important in determining your actual results and no guarantees are made that you will achieve results similar to ours or anybody elses, in fact no guarantees are made that you will achieve any results from the ideas and techniques in our material. The Website is provided on an "as is" basis. the company and its employees make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied as to:
(a) the operation of the Website;
(b) the information, content, materials, or products and services included on the Website; and
(c) the suitability of any organisation featured on this Website.
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This Website is created and controlled by the company and its employees in the United Kingdom. As such, the laws of the United Kingdom will govern these terms of use without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. We reserve the right to make changes to our Website and these disclaimers, terms, and conditions at any time and the current terms of use as displayed on this Website will be the terms of use which govern the usage of the Website.
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Terms of Use
The information contained in these pages was, to the best of the company and its employees' knowledge, correct at the time of publication. You are responsible for checking the information on any external pages this web site links to, before signing up for anything. The company and its employees have no control over web sites maintained by other organisations and will accept no liability for any loss sustained as a result of following external links from this, or any other site owned and operated by the company and its employees.
We've taken the legalese and translated it into English here, heavily based on a brilliant example from homepublishing.com website. Be sensible and read the stuff on this page. It could save you an awful lot of hassle.
BHReviews.com is run so that people like you can use it for personal and professional development, entertainment, information, education, etc. So feel free to browse around all you like, and even even download free stuff from the site but only for non-commercial, personal use.
If you do, though, don't fool around with any copyright and other notices on it. They're there for a really good reason. And don't even think about distributing, modifying, transmitting, reusing, re-posting, or anything else uncool with any of the stuff, including the text, images, audio, or video, for public or commercial purposes unless we give you written permission.
If you visit our site, you're also legally obligated to the terms and conditions listed below and any other law or regulation that applies to the site, the Internet, the World Wide Web, or anywhere else. You shouldn't access or browse the site if you have any problem with that, because once you start, there's no turning back -- you are bound by the terms and conditions.
So here are the key terms of use
1. Assume that everything on the site is copyrighted unless stated otherwise. That means you can't use the stuff except how we say you can on this page or anywhere else on the site without our written permission.
2. While we try to make sure that everything on the site is accurate, we're not promising you it's accurate. So if you use stuff from the site, you're using it at your own risk. Don't call us if there's a problem because we assume no liability or responsibility for errors or omissions on the site. If you buy anything directly from our site you have to click through our terms and conditions of sale. They're generous, but not stupid, so please read before you click.
3. We and anybody else who helped us create, produce, or deliver the site are not liable for any damages you suffer when you use it. In particular, the lawyers want you to know that our disclaimer includes "direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the site is provided to you 'AS IS' WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON INFRINGEMENT.
Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Check your local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding the exclusion of implied warranties. " We put all of that in quotes because we couldn't figure out any other way to say it that the lawyers would accept. But here's the bottom line -- we're not responsible if you're browsing around and the site damages you or your computer or infects it with any nasty viruses. We sure hope that doesn't happen, but if it does, don't call us.
4. Pictures of people or places shown on the site are either our property or someone else's property we're using with their permission. No matter what, it's definitely not your property. You or any of your net-friends can't use it unless we said you could on this page or somewhere else on the site. And guess what -- we won't say yes. So be careful, because unauthorized use may violate all sorts of nasty laws. Be smart, keep the stuff you download to yourself.
5. There are also a lot of trademarks, logos, and service marks on the site that either we own or we're using with someone else's permission. So don't think you have any kind of license or right to use them, because you don't and we're not about to give you one. If you don't leave them alone and mess with our trademarks, logos and service marks on our site, we'll probably go ballistic, so will the companies that own the other trademarks, logos and service marks. That means that we're likely to sue you or to ask a prosecutor to come after you for messing around with our property or the property of others.
6. You'll probably notice we've linked our site to some others. This doesn't necessarily mean we've looked at all those sites, much less checked them out periodically to see what's going on. So don't blame us if some site you link to is bad or has stuff on it that offends you or your pets. Go ahead and link, but remember, you're doing it at your risk.
7. That brings us to what you do on our own site. While we may occasionally listen in on chat groups, or look at the posting in discussion groups or on bulletin boards, we take no responsibility and assume no liability for the content of those locations or for any mistakes, defamation, libel, slander, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography, or profanity you might encounter when you visit such places via our site. And don't be stupid by posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libellous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, nasty, mean, or profane material or any material that law enforcement types may consider a criminal offence, get someone in court on a civil lawsuit, or for that matter violate any law -- anywhere, anytime. While we certainly respect your privacy, we have no choice but to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court which might ask us who might have posted nasty stuff on our site.
8. Some of the software that we use on this site is protected by all sorts of patriotic U.S. laws. Because of that, you can't download or send the software to anyone in Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other country the United States has fallen out with; or (get this) to anyone on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals, the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders, or the FBI's Most Wanted Internet Creeps List (just kidding on the last one). As if that were not tough enough, if you live in or are a national of any of those lovely places, you're not even supposed to be reading this page!
9. We're also allowed to change this page and anything else on the site any time we want to. That's because it's ours and we have the programmers who can do it. If we do change the page, then you're bound by those changes, too, whenever you visit our site.
10. If either of us wants to make something of it and wants to "sue" (a dirty word) then we have to follow these rules of engagement (sort of according to the Geneva Convention): This Agreement is governed by the laws of the United Kingdom, without regard to principles of conflict of laws.
To the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate BHReviews.com and/or its affiliates' intellectual property rights, BHReviews.com and/or its affiliates may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any court in the United Kingdom, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. That means if you think we're going Dallas to be harangued by a cute Lawyer - forget it. You can come here instead.
Any other disputes will be resolved as follows:
If a dispute arises under this agreement, we agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed-upon mediator in the following location: United Kingdom. Any costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us.
If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation, we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location: The United Kingdom, under the rules of the United Kingdom. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so.
If this all sounds kind of mean and undiplomatic, you should have seen what the lawyers gave to us in the first place. We had to remind them that human torture and sacrifice was outlawed. Boy, did they look disappointed!
We're a company of fair, God-fearing people. If you are too, we'll get on fine and always agree on any problems. OK? Let's repeat : This stuff is just for idiots who need "Beware. Functional sharp point. Do not stick in ear" notices attached to pencils. I don't imagine that applies to anyone who would be using BHReviews.com, but we have to state it.
August 2007. FlatBear Limited. The Company