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Terms and Conditions of Use Thank you for visiting our Web site. This site is owned and operated by the Black Filmmaker Foundation, a non-profit organization. By using any of our services provided herein, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the terms, conditions and notices relating to its use. PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU USE THE SITE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREEMENT, YOU MAY NOT USE THE SITE. BY USING THE SITE, YOU ARE DEEMED TO HAVE ACCEPTED THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. TO USE THIS SITE, YOU MUST BE AT LEAST 14 YEARS OLD. 1. Account information and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, please see our full privacy policy. 2. As a condition of your use of this Web site and the interactive services contained therein, you represent and warrant to dvRepublic.com that you will not use this Web site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. 3. This Web site contains one or more of the following interactive services: bulletin boards, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities. You agree to use such services only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular service, area, group, forum, community or other message or communication facility. In addition to any other terms or conditions of use of any bulletin board services, news groups, forums, communities and/or other message or communication facilities, you agree that when using one, you will not:
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You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in New York County, New York, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Web site. Use of this Web site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph. 16. We make no representation that materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. 17. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to deny any user access to this Web site, any interactive service herein, or any portion of this Web site without notice. 18. We reserve the right to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which this Web site is offered. 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