MountainHandbook.com - Terms of use

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The rules for participating in this site are simple: be respectful. The following formal definition regarding participation in this site is provided for reference.

You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any laws be it of your country, the country where “MountainHandbook.com” is hosted or International Law. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned, with notification of your Internet Service Provider if deemed required by us. The IP address of all posts are recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions. You agree that “MountainHandbook.com” have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should we see fit. As a user you agree to any information you have entered to being stored in a database. While this information will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent, neither “MountainHandbook.com” nor phpBB shall be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised.

Spammers, trolls, and suspicious accounts created to wreak havoc and hide their identity are not welcome and may be deleted without notice.

All information uploaded to “MountainHandbook.com” by site users, including trip reports, photographs, GPS data, and any other content becomes an asset wholly owned by “MountainHandbook.com”. Site users retain the rights to content they have uploaded and are free to continue to own and redistribute that content themselves.

Just as “MountainHandbook.com” requires users to respect our copyrights, and those of our affiliates and partners, we respect the copyrights of others. If you believe in good faith that your copyrighted work has been reproduced on our site without authorization in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify "MountainHandbook.com" via the site administrator by email through the Forum. If this requires creating an account, the account may be considered temporary and may be deleted at your request.

You could be seriously injured or die when participating in the activities described herein. Content provided by MountainHandbook may be inaccurate or outdated and MountainHandbook makes no claims or warranties, either express or implied, to the accuracy of any Content. In particular, GPS data such as GPS tracks that can be downloaded and used by you or someone else should first be verified by you that it is functional and accurate before being used for any activity. MountainHandbook is not responsible for any loss or injury resulting from inaccurate data. Your use of this site and its Content is at your own discretion and risk. Be aware that nothing can replace your own judgement in pursuing these activities.

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