Legal Information / Disclaimer
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The Pulse Of Boston recognizes the importance of modern technology and access to information and to The Pulse Of Boston's efforts to provide its users the best and most efficient services. Therefore, The Pulse Of Boston has provided many of its user's with e-mail as well as limited access to the Internet. All information technology provided by The Pulse Of Boston to its user's, including, but not limited to, Internet access and e-mail, is, and remains at all times, the property of The Pulse Of Boston. Accordingly, The Pulse Of Boston has the right to review any and all activity, including, but not limited to, all data and information accessed, created, sent, displayed, stored, downloaded and/or printed through the e-mail and Internet services provided by The Pulse Of Boston. While The Pulse Of Boston encourages its users to utilize this information technology, use of The Pulse Of Boston’s e-mail and the Internet is restricted to the business purposes of The Pulse Of Boston. All users are responsible for their own actions with respect to their use of The Pulse Of Boston’s e-mail and the Internet.
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Accordingly, users may not use another user's password to create, send or retrieve e-mail messages, or to access Internet sites, unless express permission is granted. Under no circumstance are The Pulse Of Boston’s e-mail and Internet systems to be used for any purposes prohibited by state, local or federal law. Users are advised that copyright laws apply to information accessed over the e-mail system and the Internet. Any improper use of The Pulse Of Boston’s e-mail and Internet systems, at any time, including, but not limited to, accessing, creating, sending, displaying, storing, downloading and/or printing sexually explicit or otherwise potentially offensive materials, will not be tolerated and will subject the member to discipline, up to and including, site access termination. Use of The Pulse Of Boston’s e-mail and Internet system is not private. All e-mail messages and Internet sites visited by users are automatically stored on The Pulse Of Boston’s computer back-up systems. Further, users should be aware that even when a message is deleted, it may exist on a backup tape . The Pulse Of Boston reserves the right to retrieve, save, monitor and review all messages created, sent, or received, at any time, with or without advance notice or prior consent. The Pulse Of Boston further reserves its right to retrieve, save, monitor and review all web sites visited by a user and all information and/or data accessed, created, sent, displayed, stored, downloaded and/or printed through the user’s access to the Internet, at any time, with or without advance notice or prior consent. Such access may occur during or after working hours by any network manager, or other personnel designated by The Pulse Of Boston. Further, users are reminded that information accessed and/or distributed over the e-mail system and the Internet may be considered a public record pursuant Massachusetts General Law, c. 66. Use of The Pulse Of Boston’s e-mail system and/or access to the Internet through The Pulse Of Boston’s system constitutes the users agreement to comply with The Pulse Of Boston’s E-mail and Internet Use Policy as well as his/her consent to The Pulse Of Boston’s recording and monitoring of his/her use of the e-mail and Internet systems. Users are subject to all Rules and Regulations promulgated by The Pulse Of Boston. This policy may be altered or amended at the discretion of The Pulse Of Boston at any time. Users will be notified of any change in the policy. Ownership of Intellectual Property All site design software, design, text, illustrations, audio clips, video clips, artwork, graphic material, source code or other copyrightable elements, and the selection and arrangements thereof, and trademarks, service marks and trade names (the "Material") are the property of DB Web Design and/or its subsidiaries, affiliates or assigns or DB Web Design's licensors or other respective owners and are protected, without limitation, pursuant to U.S. and foreign copyright, trademark and other applicable laws. You agree not to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate any Material to any third party (including, without limitation, the display and distribution of the Material via a third party website) without the express prior written consent of DB Web Design. Use of this website and/or its licensors' Material is only permitted with their express written permission. You further agree that you will not disassemble, recompile, reverse engineer or otherwise modify the Material. Any unauthorized or prohibited use may subject the offender to civil liability and criminal prosecution under applicable federal and state laws. Copyrights All content on ThePulseOfBoston.com is protected under copyright law (although ThePulseOfBoston.com makes no representations or warranties nor accepts any liability for the content created, reproduced, published or posted by end users in personal web pages). You may not otherwise license, sell, modify, copy, publish, record, distribute or display any of the ThePulseOfBoston.com content. |