Your terms of use here
Please read the Terms of Use carefully. By using the Service, you agree to all of the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use outlined in this document and as they may be changed by BlackaCulture.com from time to time. It is your obligation to read the Terms of Use and comply with them. If you do not agree to all of the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use, please do not use the Service. BlackaCulture.com reserves the right to change, modify, add or remove portions of the Terms of Use at any time, in its sole discretion. If you continue to use the Service after BlackaCulture.com has posted changes to the Terms of Use, it means you have accepted those changed terms. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to distribute your Content, the Service is acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and BlackaCulture.com is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any Content or activities of its Members. BlackPlanet.com cannot prevent Members from placing prohibited content on the Service. Furthermore, BlackaCulture.com may elect at its sole discretion to monitor some, all, or no areas of the Service for adherence to these Terms of Service or other terms and conditions that may be published by BlackaCulture.com from time to time. Upon notification of inappropriate material, BlackaCulture.com reserves the right, but not the responsibility to remove the Content from the Service. BlackaCulture.com further reserves the right to stop a member from accessing the Service upon receipt of complaints about the member's contributions and participation on the Service.You must evaluate, and bear the risk associated with, the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any Content posted by you to the Service. BlackaCulture.com does pre-screen Content as a matter of policy, but BlackaCulture.com reserves the right, but has no responsibility to you, to monitor and/or remove Content which is deemed in BlackaCulture.com's sole discretion harmful, offensive, inaccurate or otherwise in violation of the Terms of Use or any rules or policies which BlackaCulture.com has in place at the time. These Terms of Service constitute the entire understanding of you and BlackaCulture.com with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no understandings, agreements, conditions or representations, oral or written, express or implied, with reference to the subject matter hereof that are not merged herein, expressly referenced herein, or superseded hereby. Nothing contained in these Terms of Use shall be construed as creating any agency, partnership, joint venture or other form of joint enterprise between you and BlackaCulture.com.The provisions of these Terms of Use are independent of each other and the invalidity of any provision or a portion thereof shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision. In the event that any particular provision is found to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed to have been replaced with a valid and enforceable provision that approximates as closely as possible the intent of you and BlackaCulture.com as reflected in the original provision.Any delay or failure on the part of BlackaCulture.com to enforce any rights hereunder to which it may be entitled shall not be construed as a waiver of the right and privilege to do so at any subsequent time.You indemnify and hold harmless BlackaCulture.com net, and the officers, directors, employees, partners, principals, agents, contracted service vendors, advisers and representatives of BlackaCulture.com, from, against and in respect of any and all demands, claims, actions or causes of action, liabilities, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of or relating to any breach by you of any covenant, representation or warranty made pursuant to these Terms of Use.All provisions which must survive in order to give effect to their meaning, shall survive any expiration or termination of these Terms of Use, including without limitation all of your representations, warranties and indemnification obligations. You are entirely responsible and liable for all of your activities on BlackaCulture.com. Listed below are some, but not all, violations that may result in termination of your access to BlackaCulture.com. By using BlackaCulture.com you agree NOT to do any of the following: Post, transmit, promote, or distribute content that is illegal, that encourages illegal activity, or that infringes upon the copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, publicity right or other intellectual property or proprietary right of any third party. Transmit or facilitate distribution of content that is libelous, harmful, threatening, harassing, abusive, racially or ethnically offensive, vulgar, sexually explicit, pornographic, obscene, defamatory, or objectionable in a reasonable person's view. Pretend to be anyone whom you are not. You may not impersonate another member, a CCI staff member, or anyone else. Attempt to get a password, other account information, or other private information from a member, or harvest email addresses or other information. Post any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, or any other forms of solicitation. Pornography, obscenities, and defamatory postings are not allowed anywhere on BlackaCulture.com. Postings of this kind will be removed immediately, and a violation will be issued to the Member responsible for the posting (several violations will result in the termination of your account). If you see any pornographic, obscene or defamatory postings, please Alert Us immediately. BlackaCulture.com is committed to providing a safe environment for our members to express themselves and meet new people in the community.To ensure safe and positive experiences for all users, we have written guidelines for our members to follow. The guidelines and tips are for parents, teens and daters. Members must be 14 years or older to join our site. If your teenager has just recently started using the internet we encourage you to talk to them about their online experience. You can use these guidelines to start the conversation with your teenager. Please review the Terms of Use with your teenager to ensure that you both understand the rules to which our members (and by extension, you as the parent of a teen under 18 years of age) are subject. Community based internet sites are just like neighborhoods except that they are online - make sure your teens take caution in interacting with and adding members to their friends list. Suggest they talk to you if they want to meet an online friend in person, and if you think it's safe, make sure that any planned meeting occurs in public with friends or a trusted adult present. In real life would you probably wouldn't let your child lie about his or her age to get into a club. Don't let them lie about their age online! Members must be 14 years or older to join the site. We have an age restriction because there are certain areas of the site that may not be appropriate for those less than 14 years old. If your teens lie about their age they may be exposed to mature and potentially inappropriate content.Although we are a community based site and we make every effort to remove inappropriate members your teens should understand the dangers of giving out personal information to strangers. This is a free site that anyone can access and personal info should not be given to strangers. Don't let your teens give personal information to strangers online! No one has a right to bully or harass another member. Talk to your teens about what to do if someone harasses them or sends them unwanted emails. Your teens should know that harassing messages can be stopped by blocking the member or reporting them for abuse. To report a member for harassment please click on the Report Abuse link on the member's personal page.We developed the guidelines stated above to help you understand that situations that happen in the real world can also happen in online. Go online, surf the internet, learn the lingo your teens are using. This will allow you to have a continuous, open dialogue with them about who they are meeting and who they are talking to in the real world and online. This will help your teens stay safe in the real world and online. Our site is a fun and cool place for you to meet new people and express yourself. Before you get started we recommend that you read the following guidelines that are designed to help you have fun and be safe while on our site. This is a pubic environment and anyone will be able to see what you add to your personal page. Do you want your friends, your teachers, your parents or potential employers to see what you have written and uploaded? Think about this before you add anything. There are some people who join the site just so they can instigate and annoy other members. Don't fall into the trap of responding back with negativity. Click on the Report Abuse link next to the member.s name to report the violation and WE will investigate the situation. Other members may get the wrong idea about who you are and what your intentions are. Additionally, accounts with inappropriate names violate our Terms of Use and will be shut down. Some people make stuff up and there are a few people who join the site in an attempt to make a quick buck. Protect yourself from scams. Don't give other members money, credit card information or any other financial information. We ask your age for a reason - to protect you from mature and potentially inappropriate content. Lying about your age violates our Terms of Use and will result in your account being terminated. This is a community based site and we encourage members to freely express themselves. Don't harass or bully another member if you disagree with them in a chat room or a forum post.No one, including us, likes a bully. If you act like one, we will shut your page down immediately. If you feel there is content on our site that violates one of our Terms of Use, click on the Report Abuse link and our member services tea will investigate and take appropriate action.
