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34            <h1>
35                Terms of service
36            </h1>
37            <p>
38                This is a contract between you and each of the sponsors of Sitemaps.org: Google,
39                Inc., Yahoo, Inc., and Microsoft Corporation (referred to collectively in this agreement
40                as the “Sponsors,” “we,” or “us”). By using the Sitemaps.org website (the “Website”)
41                you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (the &quot;Terms of
42                Service&quot;).
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45                Scope of Terms of Services; License
46            </h2>
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48                These Terms of Service govern your use of the Website. The Sponsors’ copyrights
49                in the sitemaps protocol specification, as published on the Website (the “Specification”),
50                are licensed to you under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (version
51                2.5). Other than the Sponsors’ copyrights in this Specification, no intellectual
52                property rights of any kind are granted or may arise under these Terms of Service
53                or via your use of Sitemaps, whether express, implied or otherwise.
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56                Changes in Website and Terms and Conditions; Change in Specification</h2>
57            <p>
58                We may modify or terminate the Website, for any reason, and without notice. We also
59                reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service from time to time without notice,
60                and you expressly agree to be bound by such modifications when posted on the Website.
61                Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Sponsors agree that no change that we make to
62                these Terms of Service will terminate or modify the license granted under paragraph
63                1 above with respect to any use or implementation of the Specification occurring
64                prior to the date that the change is published. Please review these Terms of Service
65                from time to time so that you will be apprised of any changes.
66            </p>
67            <p>
68                The Sponsors reserve the right, at any time, with or without notice to you, to make
69                changes to the Sitemaps protocol and/or the Specification, including, without limitation,
70                to make changes that result in your existing sitemaps files becoming non-compliant
71                with the revised protocol.&nbsp; The Sponsors shall have no liability to you for
72                any such changes. Each of the Sponsors reserves the right to use, or not use, the
73                Sitemaps protocol in whole or in part, on any or all of its products or services,
74                and no Sponsor shall obligated to index, read or otherwise make use of any sitemap
75                published by you. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each of the
76                Sponsors reserves the right at any time to discontinue use of the Sitemaps protocol
77                on any or all of its products or services.
78            </p>
79            <h2>
80                Disclaimer of Warranties</h2>
81            <p>
82                The Sponsors disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy,
83                content, completeness, reliability, or operability or availability of information
84                or material displayed on the Website. The Sponsors also disclaim any responsibility
85                for any harm resulting from use of the Specification or downloading or accessing
86                any information or material on the Internet through the Website.
87            </p>
88            <p>
89                THE WEBSITE, THE SPECIFICATION AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND SERVICES INCLUDED
90                IN THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED &quot;AS IS,&quot; WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER. THE
91                SPONSORS AND THEIR LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED
92                BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
93                THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT
94                OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. THE SPONSORS AND THEIR LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES
95                REGARDING THE SECURITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE.
96                THE SPONSORS AND THEIR LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES FOR ANY INFORMATION OR
97                ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE WEBSITE.
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100                YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN MATERIAL OR DATA
101                THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL
102                BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT
103                RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA.
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105            <h2>
106                Limitation of Liability</h2>
107            <p>
108                UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE SPONSORS OR THEIR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO ANY USER
109                ON ACCOUNT OF THAT USER'S USE OR MISUSE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE WEBSITE OR THE SPECIFICATION
110                ARISING FROM ANY CLAIM RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF.
111                SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO PREVENT RECOVERY OF DIRECT, INDIRECT,
112                INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHETHER SUCH
113                CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE,
114                (EVEN IF THE SPONSORS OR THEIR LICENSORS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
115                SUCH DAMAGES). SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE
116                FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND RELIANCE ON THE WEBSITE, FROM INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE,
117                OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE WEBSITE (INCLUDING SUCH
118                DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES). THIS LIMITATION SHALL ALSO APPLY, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
119                TO THE COSTS OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, LOST PROFITS, OR LOST
120                DATA. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL FURTHER APPLY WITH RESPECT TO THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE
121                OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION THAT APPEARS ON, OR IS LINKED OR RELATED IN ANY
122                WAY TO, THE WEBSITE. SUCH LIMITATION SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF
123                ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY AND TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
124            </p>
125            <h2>
126                Privacy</h2>
127            <p>
128                We make no effort to personally identify users of the Website. No identifying data
129                is collected from the Website or disclosed to any third party for any purpose. Non-identifying
130                data that we collect in connection with the Website is used only for server administration
131                and the general operation of the Website. The foregoing does not apply to email
132                sent to contact email addresses listed on the Website, which may contain personally
133                identifiable information, and which we will use solely as necessary to respond to
134                the applicable email.
135            </p>
136            <p>
137                We log http requests to the Website. As a result, we are aware of the originating
138                IP address of a machine requesting a Website URL. We do not log the specific identity
139                of visitors. We may analyze our log files to determine how the Website is being
140                used. Logged information is kept indefinitely as administrative and research material,
141                but it is not disclosed other than to the Sponsors’ personnel. Aggregate, non-identifiable
142                statistics generated from our logs may be used for research purposes.
143            </p>
144            <h2>
145                Miscellaneous Provisions</h2>
146            <p>
147                These Terms of Service will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
148                laws of the State of California, without giving effect to their conflict of laws
149                provisions or those of your actual state or country of residence. If for any reason
150                a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision or portion of the Terms of
151                Service to be unenforceable, the remainder of the Terms of Service will c
151ontinue
152                in full force and effect.
153            </p>
154            <p>
155                These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and Sponsors
156                with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and replaces all prior
157                or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such
158                subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of the Terms of Service will be effective
159                only if in writing and signed by all of the Sponsors.
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162                Last Updated: 27 February 2008
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