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Content Policy

1. Definitions

"Content" shall mean any work of authorship, creative works, graphics, images, textures, photos, logos, video, audio, text and interactive features.

"Intellectual Property Rights" shall mean rights in, arising out of, or associated with intellectual property in any jurisdiction, including without limitation rights in or arising out of, or associated with (1) copyrights, mask work rights, and other rights in published and unpublished works of authorship, including without limitation computer programs, databases, graphics, user interfaces, and similar works; (2) patents, design rights, and other rights in inventions and discoveries, including without limitation articles of manufacture, business methods, compositions of matter, improvements, machines, methods, and processes; (3) trademarks, service marks, trade dress and other logos and similar indications of origin of, or association with, a group, business, good, product, or service; (4) trade secrets and other information that is not generally known or readily ascertainable by third parties through proper means, whether tangible or intangible, including without limitation algorithms, customer lists, ideas, designs, formulas, know-how, source code, methods, processes, programs, prototypes, systems, and techniques; (5) a person's name, voice, signature, photograph, or likeness, including without limitation rights of personality, privacy, and publicity; (6) attribution and integrity and other so-called moral rights of an author; (7) internet domain names; (8) data and databases; and (9) similar proprietary rights arising under the laws of any jurisdiction

2. Prohibited Content

All Content uploaded, posted, created, displayed, transmitted or made available by the User through Genesis must not include:

  1. Content which would not be appropriate for a user of age 13, including, but not limited to, content that qualifies as (i) intensely violent or graphic, (ii) gambling or (ii) sexually explicit.
  2. Content that includes personally identifiable information of others (e.g. first and last name together, password, phone number, address, credit or debit card number, medical information, e-mail address, or other contact information)
  3. Content involving illegality, such as piracy, criminal activity, terrorism, obscenity, child pornography, gambling (subject to Section 3 below), and illegal drug use.
  4. Content that is cruel or hateful, or that could harm, harass, promote or condone violence against, or that is primarily intended to incite hatred of, animals, or individuals or groups, including, but not limited to, content based on race or ethnic origin, religion, nationality, disability, gender, age, veteran status, or sexual orientation/gender identity.
  5. Content that is libelous, false, inaccurate, misleading, or invades another person's privacy.
  6. Content that breaches the Privacy Policy or Terms of Service.
  7. Content that promotes or could be construed as primarily intended to evade the limitations above.
  8. Content infringing third party Intellectual Property Rights.

3. Breaches of this Policy

Any Content in infringement of Section 2, will be blocked by Genesis and shall not be available to other users of Genesis. The User's Account shall also be terminated in accordance with Section 14 of the Terms.

4. User Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant that at any time you submit Content, you are at least the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which you reside and are the parent or legal guardian, or have all proper consents from the parent or legal guardian, of any minor who is depicted in or contributed to any Content you submit, and that, as to that Content, (a) you are the sole author and owner of the Intellectual Property Rights to such Content, or you have a lawful right to submit the Content, all without any obligation to obtain consent of any third party and without creating any obligation or liability for the Foundation; (b) the Content is accurate; (c) the Content does not and will not infringe any Intellectual Property Right of any third party; and (d) the Content will not violate the Terms or this Content Policy, or cause injury or harm to any person.

You expressly acknowledge and accept that the Content you submit will be accessible to and viewable by other users and waive any claim with regards to the Foundation, its directors, officers, employees and affiliates in connection with said third party access. You can withdraw your Content at any time you wish.

Please remember that the Content that you submit will be accessible to and viewable by other users. Except as may be required to register and/or maintain your Account, do not submit personally identifiable information (e.g. first and last name together, password, phone number, address, credit or debit card number, medical information, e-mail address, or other contact information) on Genesis.

5. Limitations to Liability

The Foundation, its officers, and employees are not responsible or liable for the Content, conduct, or services of users or third parties. The Foundation, its officers, and employees do not control or endorse the Content of communications between users or users' interactions with each other or with Genesis.

You acknowledge that you will be exposed to various aspects of Genesis involving the conduct, Content, and services of users, and that the Foundation does not control and is not responsible or liable for the quality, safety, legality, truthfulness or accuracy of any such user conduct, Content or user services. You acknowledge that the Foundation does not guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by any user of Genesis, nor any identity information about any user. Your interactions with other users and your use of Content are entirely at your own risk. The Foundation has no obligation to become involved in any dispute that you may have or claim to have with one or more users of Geneis, or in any manner in any resolution thereof.

GENESIS MAY CONTAIN LINKS TO OR OTHERWISE ALLOW CONNECTIONS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, SERVERS, AND ONLINE SERVICES OR ENVIRONMENTS THAT ARE NOT OWNED OR CONTROLLED BY THE FOUNDATION. THE FOUNDATION, ITS OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE CONTENT, POLICIES OR PRACTICES OF ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES, SERVERS OR ONLINE SERVICES OR ENVIRONMENTS. Please consult any applicable terms of use and privacy policies provided by the third party for such websites, servers or online services or environments.

You acknowledge that the Content of Genesis is provided or made available to you under license from independent Content providers, including other users of Genesis ("Content Providers"). You acknowledge and agree that except as expressly provided in this Agreement, the Intellectual Property Rights of other Content Providers in their respective Content are not licensed to you by your mere use of Genesis. You must obtain from the applicable Content Providers any necessary license rights in Content that you desire to use or access.

You copy and use Content at your own risk. You are solely responsible and liable for your use, reproduction, distribution, modification, display, or performance of any Content in violation of any Intellectual Property Rights. You agree that the Foundation will have no liability for, and you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the Foundation harmless from, any claims, losses or damages arising out of or in connection with your use, reproduction, distribution, modification, display, or performance of any Content.