TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
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FORUMS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
"Forum" means a chat area, bulletin board, or e-mail function offered as part of GLOBIKE.NET. You shall not upload to, distribute through, or otherwise publish through GLOBIKE.NET any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise give rise to liability or violates any law.

The Forums shall be used only in a noncommercial manner. You shall not, without our express approval, distribute or otherwise publish any material containing any solicitation of funds, promotion, advertising, or solicitation for goods or services. You specifically acknowledge that soliciting other GLOBIKE.NET guests to join or become members of any commercial online service or other organization is expressly prohibited.

By uploading materials to any Forum or submitting any materials to us, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) us a perpetual, royaltyfree, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe. In addition, you warrant that all so-called "moral rights" in those materials have been waived.

COMMENTS BY USERS ARE NOT ENDORSED BY GLOBIKE.NET
GLOBIKE.NET does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or agree with the comments, opinions, or statements posted on the Forums or otherwise contained in the service. Any information or material placed online, including advice and opinions, are the views and responsibility of those who post the statements, and does not necessarily represent the views of GLOBIKE.NET.

MATERIALS POSTED BY OTHERS
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INDEMNIFICATION
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EDITING AND DELETIONS
The service provider reserves the right, but undertakes no duty, to review, edit, move, or delete any material provided for display or placed on the service or its bulletin boards, in its sole discretion, without notice.

TERMINATION OF ACCESS TO THE SERVICE
GLOBIKE.NET has the right to terminate your ability to access the service, for any reason, without notice.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS
This site is owned and operated by Mathias C. Hoeschen and Robert J. Stephan (referred to as "we," "us," or "our" herein). No material from GLOBIKE.NET or any Web site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by us may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, noncommercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of our proprietary rights. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other Web site or networked computer environment is prohibited.

DISCLAIMER
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LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
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