ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.

The services that EthioTech provides to you are subject to the following Terms of Use ("TOU").
EthioTech reserves the right to update the TOU at any time without notice to you. The most 
current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on the "Terms of Use" hypertext link 
located at the bottom of this page.

DESCRIPTION OF ETHIOTECH'S SERVICES

The main services offered by EthioTech.com are discussion forums, news articles and a chat room. You
should also understand and accept that EthioTech's services shall also include advertisements and
announcements on selected or all pages under it's domain.

NOTICES REGARDING SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS AND SERVICES AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL EthioTech AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR 
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER 
IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH 
THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF SOFTWARE, DOCUMENTS, PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR INFORMATION 
AVAILABLE FROM THE SERVICES.

MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY.

If any of the Services requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration process by 
providing us with current, complete and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration 
form. You also will choose a password and a user name. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the 
confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for any and all 
activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify EthioTech immediately of any unauthorized 
use of your account or any other breach of security. EthioTech will not be liable for any loss that you 
may incur as a result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. 
However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by EthioTech or another party due to someone else 
using your account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at any time, without the permission 
of the account holder.

ETHIOTECH PRIVACY POLICY

Registration Data and certain other information about you are subject to our applicable privacy policy. 
For more information, see the full EthioTech Privacy Policy at http://www.ethiotech.com/PrivacyPolicy.html 

MEMBER CONDUCT

Use the Communication Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, 
spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy 
and publicity) of others.
Publish, post, , distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful 
topic, name, material or information.
Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material 
protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark 
laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary 
consent to do the same.
Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Services in 
any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar 
software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.
Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Communication Services 
specifically allows such messages.
Download any file posted by another user of a Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot 
be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices 
or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Communication Services.
Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the 
Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

EthioTech has no obligation to monitor the Communication Services. However, EthioTech reserves the right to review materials posted 
to the Communication Services and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. EthioTech reserves the right to terminate your 
access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.

Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination; 
you are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.

MATERIALS PROVIDED TO EthioTech OR POSTED AT ANY EthioTech WEB SITE.

EthioTech does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to EthioTech (including feedback and suggestions) or post, 
upload, input or submit to any Services or its associated services for review by the general public, or by the members of any 
public or private community, (each a "Submission" and collectively "Submissions"). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, 
providing or submitting ("Posting") your Submission you are granting EthioTech, its affiliated companies and necessary sublicensees 
permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses (including, without limitation, all 
EthioTech Services), including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly 
perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; to publish your name in connection with your Submission; and the 
right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services.

No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. EthioTech is under no obligation to 
post or use any Submission you may provide and EthioTech may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion.

By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to your Submission as 
described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input 
or submit the Submissions.

In addition to the warranty and representation set forth above, by Posting a Submission that contain images, photographs, pictures 
or that are otherwise graphical in whole or in part ("Images"), you warrant and represent that (a) you are the copyright owner of 
such Images, or that the copyright owner of such Images has granted you permission to use such Images or any content and/or images 
contained in such Images consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by these Terms of Use and 
the Services, (b) you have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms of Use, and (c) that 
each person depicted in such Images, if any, has provided consent to the use of the Images as set forth in these Terms of Use, 
including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public display and reproduction of such Images. By Posting 
Images, you are granting (a) to all members of your private community (for each such Images available to members of such private 
community), and/or (b) to the general public (for each such Images available anywhere on the Services, other than a private community), 
permission to use your Images in connection with the use, as permitted by these Terms of Use, of any of the Services, (including, by 
way of example, and not as a limitation, making prints and gift items which include such Images), and including, without limitation, 
anon-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, 
translate and reformat your Images without having your name attached to such Images, and the right to sublicense such rights to any 
supplier of the Services. The licenses granted in the preceding sentences for a Images will terminate at the time you completely remove 
such Images from the Services, provided that, such termination shall not affect any licenses granted in connection with such Images 
 prior to the time you completely remove such Images. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Images.

LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES.

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 IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES.
  IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. EthioTech IS PROVIDING 
 THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY EthioTech OF THE SITE.

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