LAST UPDATED: May 5, 2025

1. Your Agreement to These Terms of Use

We are glad you decided to use a Slashdot Media, LLC ("Slashdot Media", "Company", "we", "us", "our") website including, but not limited to, slashdotmedia.com, sourceforge.net, linuxjournal.com, voipreview.org, wirefly.com, myrateplan.com, tahoesbest.com, topbusiensssoftware.com, myvoipprovider.com, sourceforge.io, tmonews.com and voipmechanic.com (collectively, the "Site" or "Sites"). The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference (collectively, "Terms of Use" or "Agreement"), govern your access to and use of the Sites.

Please read these Terms of Use carefully before using this Site. By using the Sites, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, please do not use the Sites. This Agreement is made between the Company and you, the site visitor and/or registered user ("you").

The Sites are offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older. By using this Site, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with us and meet the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet this requirement, you must not access or use the Sites.

2. Definitions

For purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall have the following meanings:

"Code" means any software code you submit, post, transmit, display or distribute via any of our software configuration management ("SCM") repositories (including, but not limited to, Subversion, Git, and Mercurial) or SourceForge.net's file release system.

"Content" means Code, information, data, ideas, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, notes, messages, concepts, trademarks, service marks, or any other materials whatsoever on, uploaded to, posted, submitted, displayed or transmitted via the Sites.

3. Changes To These Terms of Use

We reserve the right at our sole discretion and at any time to:

• Change the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
• Change the Sites, including eliminating, removing, modifying or discontinuing any Content on or feature of the Sites, restricting the hours of availability or limiting the amount of use permitted of the Sites; or
• Change any fees or charges for use of the Sites, including instituting new or increased fees or charges for the use of the Sites, any of the Sites features or any other related services or any feature thereof.

Any changes we make will be effective immediately upon notice to you, which we may provide by any means including, without limitation, posting on the Sites, updates to these Terms of Use or via electronic mail. Your use of any of the Sites after such notice will be deemed acceptance of such changes. Be sure to review this Agreement periodically so that you are aware of any change, as they are binding on you. Upon our request, you agree to sign a non-electronic version of this Agreement in order to continue having access to our Sites.

4. Ownership; Proprietary Notices

© 1990 – 2025 Slashdot Media, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

The Sites are the property of Slashdot Media.

Slashdot Media, the Slashdot Media logos and other Slashdot Media trademarks including, but not limited to, "SLASHDOT," "NEWS FOR NERDS, STUFF THAT MATTERS," "FREECODE," "LINUXJOURNAL.COM," "SOURCEFORGE.NET," the Sourceforge.net logo, the freecode.com logo, the Slashdot.org logo, the LinuxJournal.com and their logos, service marks, products and service names are Slashdot Media trademarks and are registered trademarks in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks and/or service marks used on these Sites are the trademarks and/or service marks of their respective owners.

The Sites are owned and operated by us in conjunction with others pursuant to contractual arrangements. Unauthorized use of any Content on the Sites may violate copyright, trademark, patent and other laws and is prohibited. You acknowledge that you do not acquire any ownership rights of the Sites or of any Content found on the Sites by using the Sites.

5. Data Storage and Transmission

While Slashdot Media will use commercially reasonable efforts to back up Site data and make such data available in the event of loss or deletion, Slashdot Media has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store Content uploaded, maintained, submitted, posted or transmitted by or to any Site. Slashdot Media reserves the right to mark as "inactive" and archive accounts and/or Content that are inactive for an extended period of time as determined by Slashdot Media in its sole discretion. Slashdot Media reserves the right to change these practices at any time, in its sole discretion, with notice to users and the public as described above.

6. Linked Sites

The Sites may contain links to other sites and resources provided by third parties ("Linked Sites"), these links are provided for your convenience only and we are neither affiliated with nor endorse any of the Linked Sites. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any Linked Sites, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

7. Void Where Prohibited

Although the Sites are accessible worldwide, not all Content, products or services discussed, referenced or made available on the Sites are available to all persons or in all geographic locations or jurisdictions. We make no representation that Content, products or services on the Sites are appropriate, lawful or available for use in locations outside the United States. Those who choose to access the Sites from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk and are responsible to ensure that their use of the Sites is in compliance with local and applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to limit the availability of the Sites and/or the provision of any Content, product or service described thereon to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction it so desires at any time and in its sole discretion and to limit the quantities of any such Content, product or service that we provide. Use of the Sites is void where prohibited.

8. Code of Conduct

The Sites are owned and operated by Slashdot Media for the purposes of software comparison, software development, discussion, implementation and innovation as well as industry-specific news, destination information, trip planning and comparisons (the "Purpose"). The Sites provide technology news, tools, products and education for the IT and developer community as well as certain other news sites for specific industries and destination planning for select destinations.

Uploaded Content:

All Content, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted or uploaded, is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. This means that the user, and not Slashdot Media, is entirely responsible for all Content that he or she uploads, posts, submits, displays, emails or otherwise transmits via the Sites. No user shall transmit, display, post, submit or upload Content or otherwise conduct or participate in any activities on the Sites that, in the judgment of Slashdot Media, is likely to be prohibited by law in any applicable jurisdiction, including laws governing the encryption of software, the export of technology, the transmission of obscenity, or the permissible uses of intellectual property. When you create, post, display, upload, transmit or make available your Content on the Sites, you represent and warrant that:

• you own or have sufficient rights to post display, upload, transmit or make available your Content on or through the Sites
• the posting displaying, uploading, transmitting and/or making available of your Content on or through the Sites does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights, including intellectual property rights, of any person or entity;
• you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to your Content, agree to pay for all royalties, fees and any other monies owing any person by reason of any of your Content that you posted displayed, uploaded, transmitted on or through the Sites;
• your Content does not contain any viruses, worms, trojan horses, malicious code or other harmful or destructive content;
• your Content is not obscene, lewd, lascivious, racist, violent, harassing, libelous or slanderous, does not advocate the overthrow of the government of the United States, does not incite, encourage or threaten physical harm against another individual, group or property, and does not discriminate, incite harassment or advocate harassment of any group or individual;
• your Content does not contain material that solicits personal information from anyone under 18 or exploit any person in any manner, including but not limited to, a sexual or violent manner, and does not violate any law concerning child pornography or any other law intended to protect the health and well-being of minors or otherwise;
• if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either received permission from your employer to make available your Content, or secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to your Content;
• your Content does not constitute, contain, install or attempt to install or promote spyware or malware or any other computer code (whether on Slashdot Media's or others sites, computers or equipment) intended to, or that does, enable you or others to gather information about or monitor the online or other activities of another party, unless it discloses such functionality to the user in a clear and conspicuous manner and the user affirmatively consents to such use;
• your Content does not otherwise violate, or link to material that violates, any provision of these Terms of Use or any local, state, or federal law or regulation, including any law designed to regulate electronic advertising;
• your Content shall not constitute, contain, install or attempt to install or promote any toolbar or secondary offer without the express written consent of Slashdot Media;
• in the case of Code, your Code does not contain any ads or advertisements; and
• you shall notify Slashdot Media of all third-party add-on(s), extension(s), plug-in(s) and other executable software distributed or bundled with your Content prior to the release, posting, displaying, uploading or transmission of such Content by sending an email to [email protected] prior to posting of such Content.

Slashdot Media reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to refuse or delete any Content at any time including if any Content is deemed to violate this Agreement or be illegal or does not fulfill the Purpose as determined by Slashdot Media in its sole discretion. Slashdot Media, in its sole and absolute discretion, may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or judicial or governmental mandate/order or as reasonably determined by Slashdot Media to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of the Sites' users, Slashdot Media and the public.

Outside Content:

We do not require users of our Sites to make use of the complete set of services we offer. To help ensure community access to Content, when users establish Content on our Sites but elect to instead release future Content through other external sites, Slashdot Media has the right (but not the obligation) to archive the original Content and make a new copy of the Content curated by Slashdot Media. The Content included in this curated copy is determined by Slashdot Media within its sole discretion, and may include updates and/or a subset and/or a superset of the Content posted by the user externally and you hereby allow Slashdot Media to create any such curated copy notwithstanding any terms of use, end-user license agreement or other terms that may govern the use of such content available on your external site.

9. Licensing & Ownership of Site Data and Content

By sending, uploading, displaying, posting or transmitting Content to any area of the Sites, you grant us and our subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, employees and designees a worldwide, non-exclusive, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers), assignable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right to link to, reproduce, distribute (through multiple tiers), adapt, create derivative works of, publicly perform, publicly display, digitally perform or otherwise use such Content in any media or site now known or hereafter developed. You further hereby grant Company permission to display your logo, trademarks and company name on the Sites and in press and other public releases or filings. Further, by submitting Content to the Company, you acknowledge that you have the authority to grant such rights to the Company. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF ANY COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS IN ANY CONTENT YOU SUBMIT.

Except for any Open Source Initiative ("OSI") compliant Code found on SourceForge.net, your use, reproduction or modification to Content on the Sites will be subject to licensing arrangements on terms that are approved in writing by Slashdot Media as determined in its sole discretion. Licensing inquiries shall be directed to [email protected]

Content located on any Slashdot Media-hosted subdomain which is subject to the sole editorial control of the owner or licensee of such subdomain, shall be subject to the appropriate license applicable to such Content, or to such other licensing arrangements as may be approved by Slashdot Media in writing as applicable to such Content.

10. SourceForge.net

Submissions

When you submit, post, upload, transmit, display or otherwise provide Code to SourceForge.net, you must promptly designate the software license pursuant to which licensees, including Slashdot Media, obtain rights with respect to such Code. Except as otherwise expressly permitted by these Terms of Use, any Code submitted, uploaded, posted, or transmitted to SourceForge.net must be licensed to Slashdot Media and other licensees under a license that is: compliant with the OSI's Open Source Definition (https://www.opensource.org/docs/osd) or certified as an "OSI-Approved License" (https://opensource.org/licenses). Please note that Slashdot Media is not affiliated with the OSI.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these Terms of Use, once you have selected the OSI-Approved or compliant license applicable to your Code, Slashdot Media shall be a licensee of such Code under the applicable OSI-Approved or compliant license that you have chosen. You shall promptly notify us in writing if you do not have the right to grant Slashdot Media or any other user an OSI-Approved or compliant license to your Code. Until such time as you have selected the OSI-Approved or compliant license applicable to your Code, Slashdot Media shall be a licensee of such Code under the license terms applicable to Content as set out in Section 9 above.

In addition to the foregoing, by submitting, uploading, posting or transmitting Code to SourceForge.net, you certify that your Code is in compliance with the OSI-Approved or compliant license that you designate, and you hereby represent and warrant that you have all rights, licenses and consents necessary to grant Slashdot Media and other users the rights and licenses granted herein, and under the OSI-Approved or compliant license you designate, without infringement of any third party rights. In addition, the Code that you submit must also be made available in human-readable (i.e., "Source Code") form. Whenever reasonably feasible, you agree that you will make Source Code available on or via SourceForge.net corresponding to Code that you post, submit, display or distribute on or via SourceForge.net. You must also make Source Code available for all portions of Code that you have modified, enhanced or otherwise created derivative works from.

Slashdot Media acknowledges that there may be situations where posting Source Code is not reasonably feasible and in such scenarios you may be exempt from posting Source Code; examples of such situations are when you are posting Code that: (a) is ancillary to other Code that you have changed but such Code is only available to you in binary or executable form (such as closed-source device drivers or closed-source software frameworks); (b) is otherwise readily available in Source Code form online as part of an Open Source distribution, and where you notify users that the Source Code for such distribution is available elsewhere on the Internet (and you also provide a link to that location); or (c) Slashdot Media agrees in writing that such Code does not need to be posted in Source Code form.

For users posting on Sourceforge.net, you are aware that certain postings of open-source encryption code are controlled under U.S. Export Control Classification Number (ECCN) 5D002, License Exemption TSU, which requires notice prior to export of such code. Notice must be given by email to the U.S. government. Submit the notification or copy to [email protected] and to [email protected] You are responsible for submitting this email to the U.S. government and Section 740.13(e) of the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") 15 C.F.R. Parts 730-772. Note that products which use encryption solely for authentication are deemed 5×992.c and prior notification is not required for their export. For more information see: Homepage | Bureau of Industry and Security.

Project Web:

SourceForge.net offers web hosting services that permits project teams to share information among developers and end users ("Project Web"). Your use of the Project Web must comply with all applicable laws, regulations and ordinances, including any laws regarding the export of data or software. You agree that Content you post display, upload or transmit to Project Web shall not contain or embed advertising. You agree that you will protect the privacy and legal rights of the end users of your Project Web application. You must provide legally adequate privacy notice(s) and protection(s) for end users of your Content and are responsible for the security of such information. If end users provide you with usernames, passwords, or other login information or personally identifiable information, you must make the users aware that the information will be available to your application and to Slashdot Media. You agree that Slashdot Media has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any Project Web Content or Project Web Content related information and other communications maintained or transmitted through use of the Project Web service. You further acknowledge that you are solely responsible for securing and backing up your applications, any Project Web Content and any Project Web Content related information.

11. Registration; Use of Secure Areas and Passwords

Some areas of the Sites may require you to register with us. When and if you register, you agree to (a) provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by our registration form (including your e-mail address) and (b) to maintain and update your information (including your e-mail address) to keep it accurate, current, and complete.

You will receive passwords and account designations upon completing certain Site registration processes and are wholly responsible for maintaining the confidentiality thereof and wholly liable for all activities occurring thereunder even if such activities are not authorized by you. You agree not to distribute, transfer or resell your use of or access to the any of the Sites to any third party. Slashdot Media will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply, including any loss or damage arising from your failure to: (1) immediately notify Slashdot Media of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security; and (2) ensure that you have exited from your account at the end of each session.

We have the right to disable any account, username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use. Upon such deactivation or deletion of your account we may bar any further access to any Content uploaded to the Sites and we shall not be liable to you or any third party for damages arising from or relating to such deactivation or deletion, including for any losses or damages arising from the deletion and/or loss of any Content you may have uploaded displayed, uploaded or transmitted to the Sites.

For users of Sourceforge.net, you represent you are not a person on any debarred persons list that would bar you from receiving services or accessing and/or downloading any of the Content under U.S. laws or the laws of any other jurisdiction applicable to your use of the Sites, including without limitations, the Denied Persons List and the Entity List, and other lists issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, detailed at https://www.bis.doc.gov/index.php/policy-guidance/lists-of-parties-of-concern (or successor sites thereto). Users residing in countries on the United States Office of Foreign Assets Control sanction list, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria, may not post, display, upload or transmit Content to, or access Content available through, SourceForge.net.

Slashdot Media handles user Registration Data in accordance with the Sites Privacy Policy.

12. Claims of Infringement

Copyright Infringement Claims:

Slashdot Media respects the intellectual property rights of others and requires that the people who use the Sites do the same. It is our policy to respond promptly to claims of intellectual property misuse. Our procedures for responding to alleged copyright infringement are consistent with the form suggested by the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the text of which can be found at the U.S. Copyright Office web site https://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf. Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys' fees) if you make any material misrepresentations when making or countering a copyright infringement claim.

If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us by providing our copyright agent with the following information in writing:

1. Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
2. Identification of the Content that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit Slashdot Media to locate the Content (e.g., URL).
3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Slashdot Media to contact you, such as name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which you may be contacted.
4. Include the following statement: "I have a good faith belief that use of the material described above in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."
5. Include the following statement: "The information in this notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."
6. A physical, electronic or digital signature, in a form reasonably acceptable to Slashdot Media, of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
7. Send the written communication to the following contact:
   Slashdot Media
   PO Box 12190
   San Diego, CA 92112
   Attention: Vice President Business Affairs & General Counsel.
8. Send electronically-signed communication to [email protected]. A copy of your notice (with your personal contact information removed) may be forwarded to Chilling Effects (https://www.chillingeffects.org) for publication. A link to your published notice may also be displayed in our Site search results in place of the removed Content.

DMCA Counter-Notification Procedure: After receiving a notification of alleged infringement, Slashdot Media will remove or disable access to the Content claimed to be infringing or claimed to be the subject of infringing activity. Simultaneously, Slashdot Media will provide the project administrator(s) of the affected project or the provider of affected Content with a copy of the notice. The administrator of an affected project or the provider of affected Content may make a counter notification pursuant to sections 512(g)(2) and (3) of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Please be advised that you may be held liable for damages if you make material misrepresentations pursuant to federal law in the counter notification. When We receive a counter notification, we may reinstate the Content in question. To file a counter notification with us, the administrator of an affected site or the provider of affected Content must provide a written communication (by postal mail, overnight mail, or, when digitally-signed, by email) that sets forth the items specified below using the following format (including section numbers):

1. Identify the Content that Slashdot Media has removed or to which Slashdot Media has disabled access and the location at which the Content appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.
2. Provide your name, postal address, telephone number, email address, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in San Diego, California, and that you will accept service of process from the person or entity who provided the initial notification of infringement or an agent of such person or entity.
3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit Slashdot Media to contact you, such as name, postal address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which you may be contacted.
4. Include the following statement: "I swear, under penalty of perjury, that I have a good faith belief that the removed material was removed or disabled as a result of a mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled."
5. Sign the paper or affix an electronic or digital signature to the communication in a form reasonably acceptable to Slashdot Media.
6. Send written communication to the following address and contact: Slashdot Media
   PO Box 12190
   San Diego, CA 92112
   Attention: Vice President Business Affairs & General Counsel. If sending electronically (for digitally-signed communication) send the digital communication to [email protected]
7. Upon receipt of a counter notification in substantial compliance with the DMCA and the requirements of this Agreement, Slashdot Media will provide the person who provided the initial notification of claimed infringement with a copy of the counter notification promptly. After receipt of the counter notification, Slashdot Media will generally replace the removed Content and cease disabling access to it, unless Slashdot Media's designated agent first receives notice from the person who submitted the initial notification that such person has filed an action seeking a court order regarding the removed Content.

Trademark Infringement Claims:

Slashdot Media is generally unable to evaluate the merits of trademark disputes because trademark rights may be based on registration or common law use, exist only for certain categories of goods or services and may differ internationally. Therefore, Slashdot Media expects you to resolve trademark disputes directly with the project administrator(s) rather than utilizing Slashdot Media as an intermediary.

13. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our affiliates, sponsors, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees), or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your breach of this Agreement, (b) your violation of these Terms of Use, and/or (c) your use of or your activities in connection with the Sites, any Site Content or Site-related services or products.

14. Limited Warranty

THE SITES, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IT OR ANY SITE RELATED SERVICE, OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE LICENSED, PURCHASED OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITES (INCLUDING ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR USE AND/OR DOWNLOAD THROUGH THE SITES), IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, SLASHDOT MEDIA, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, SPONSORS, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NEITHER SLASHDOT MEDIA, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SPONSORS, SUPPLIERS OR AGENTS MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION AS TO THE RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED FROM USE OF THE SITES OR THE SITE-RELATED SERVICES, ANY ADVERTISERS ON THE SITES OR THAT ANY SITE'S CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE.

SLASHDOT MEDIA AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, AND AGENTS DO NOT WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITES OR THAT ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR USE AND/OR DOWNLOAD ON THE SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, FREE OF DEFECTS, SECURE, OR THAT THE SITES (OR THE SERVER(S) ON WHICH IT IS HOSTED) OR CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR USE AND/OR DOWNLOAD ON THE SITES ARE FREE OF VIRUSES, MALWARE, ADVERTISEMENTS OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING ALL TELEPHONE, COMPUTER HARDWARE AND OTHER EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO ACCESS AND USE THE SITES, AND THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CHARGES RELATED THERETO. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITES, THE CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR USE AND/OR DOWNLOAD ON THE SITES AND YOUR RELIANCE THEREON AND FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS OF ANY ADVERTISERS ON THE SITES. NO OPINION, ADVICE, OR STATEMENT OF SLASHDOT MEDIA OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, AGENTS, REGISTERED USERS, OR VISITORS, WHETHER MADE ON THE SITE, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY. YOUR USE OF THE SITES AND ANY CONTENT PROVIDED THROUGH THE SITES (INCLUDING ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR USE AND/OR DOWNLOAD ON THE SITES) ARE ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

You acknowledge that the Sites and Content available through the Sites (including Content available for use and/or download from the Sites) may include inaccuracies or errors, or materials that violate these Terms of Use (specifically, the "Code of Conduct" section). Additionally, you acknowledge that unauthorized additions, deletions and alterations could be made by third parties to the Sites and Content contained on the Sites (including Content available for use and/or download from the Sites). Although the Company attempts to ensure the integrity and the accuracy of the Sites, it makes no guarantee whatsoever as to the accuracy of any Site or Content. In the event that you believe that any Site Content is inaccurate, please contact us at [email protected] with, if possible, a description of the material to be checked and the location (URL) where such material can be found on the Site, as well as information sufficient to enable us to contact you. We will try to address your concerns as soon as reasonably practicable. For copyright infringement claims, see the section on "Copyright Infringement Claims."

Company cannot and does not verify that users of the Sites that you may interact with are who they claim to be. Further, Company is not involved in user-to-user transactions or control the behavior of any Site's users and Company does not monitor user-to-user communications on the Sites. In the event that you have a dispute with one or more Site users, you release Slashdot Media, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents and employees, from all claims, demands and damages of any kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way related to such disputes or your interactions with any other Site users. You acknowledge that there are risks, including but not limited to the risk of physical harm or risk of damage to property, tangible or intangible (including theft of property), when dealing with and transacting with strangers, underage persons or people acting under false pretenses when pursuing relationships with or transacting with people found on the Internet. You assume all risks related to dealing with other users with whom you have had contact with through the Site.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

15. Limitation of Liability

NEITHER SLASHDOT MEDIA NOR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS, ADVERTISERS, AGENTS OR SPONSORS ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITES AND/OR CONTENT CONTAINED ON THE SITES (INCLUDING ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AND/OR USE FROM THE SITES), OR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE PURCHASED THROUGH THE SITE OR ANY ADVERTISER ON THE SITES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITES OR FROM DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITES AND/OR CONTENT CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITES (INCLUDING ANY CONTENT AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AND/OR USE FROM THE SITES) IS TO STOP USING THE SITES OR CONTENT TAKEN FROM THE SITES. THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO COMPANY FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) SHALL BE THE GREATER OF (1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, TO ACCESS THE SITES IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PERIOD PRIOR TO WHICH LIABILITY AROSE OR (2) ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100).

16. Miscellaneous

This Agreement is entered into in the State of California and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, exclusive of its choice of law rules. Each party to this Agreement hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of San Diego in the State of California for any dispute arising under or in connection with this Agreement, the Sites or any Site-related services, and waives any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. In any action to enforce this Agreement, the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys' fees.

In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable. Failure of any party to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of any similar right or power at any subsequent time.

Slashdot Media reserves the right to share or transfer personal information and aggregate information to third party(s) should Slashdot Media ever file for bankruptcy or in the event of a sale, merger, transfer or acquisition of all or a material part of the Company or any of the Sites. In addition, we may share your personal information with affiliated companies.

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof, and except for any Insertion Order(s), any and all written or oral agreements heretofore existing between the parties and relating to the subject matter hereto are expressly canceled.

This Agreement is not assignable, transferable or sub-licensable by you except with the prior written consent of Slashdot Media. Slashdot Media may assign, transfer or sub-license this Agreement without your consent and without notice to you.

Any heading, caption or section title contained in this Agreement is inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof.

Please report any violations of this Agreement (except for claims of intellectual property infringement) to the Site Director at [email protected] Slashdot.

17. Legal Notices

Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California residents are entitled to the following specific consumer rights information:

• Pricing Information: Current rates for our services may be obtained by calling us at (800) 552-9000, by sending a fax to (707) 237-2321, writing to Slashdot Media at PO Box 12190 San Diego, CA 92112 or via e-mail to the Slashdot Media Sales Department. We reserve the right to change fees, surcharges, monthly or other periodic subscription fees or to institute new fees at any time as provided in this Agreement.
• Complaints: The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the California Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, CA 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210.

18. Contacting Us with Security Vulnerabilities

If you've verified or identified a potential or actual security vulnerability, please contact us as soon as possible by emailing [email protected] with full details and information on how to reproduce the issue and how to contact you.