Gearlogy Community Use Agreement
Updated May 24, 2024
This Gearlogy Community Use Agreement (the "Agreement") provides important information about your use of the Gearlogy Community site (the "Site").
IMPORTANT: IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST ACCEPT IT AS PRESENTED TO YOU, WITHOUT CHANGES. GEARLOGY WILL ACCEPT NO ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS. At any time, Gearlogy may change, add, or remove any part of this Agreement or any part of the services and features provided at the Site. If it does so, Gearlogy will update the Agreement here (Terms of Use) and may also post such changes elsewhere on the Site.
IF ANY FUTURE CHANGE IS UNACCEPTABLE TO YOU, YOU SHOULD DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE. YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE SITE WILL ALWAYS INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY CHANGES TO IT.
General
1. Usage Rights:
• As long as you comply with the Agreement, Gearlogy grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site.
• In addition to the terms and conditions in the Agreement, all use of the Site is governed by the Gearlogy Website Terms of Use.
• In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Gearlogy Website Terms of Use, the terms of this Agreement will govern for use of the Site.
2. Content and Views:
• Views expressed on the Site are not endorsed by Gearlogy.
• Gearlogy does not prescreen content, including but not limited to questions, statements, images, avatars, and links, submitted by users of the Site ("Submissions"). Gearlogy retains the right, but not the responsibility, to edit or remove any Submission, including those deemed by Gearlogy to violate the Agreement.
• Gearlogy will make good faith efforts to investigate allegations that Submissions violate the Agreement but (a) makes no warranty to you that it will edit, remove, or continue to permit the display of any specific Submission, whether or not subject to such allegations, and (b) will have no liability whatsoever for editing, removing, or continuing to permit the display of any Submission whatsoever.
3. Third-Party Information:
• Some Submissions may contain information about products not manufactured by Gearlogy or links to independent websites not controlled or tested by Gearlogy. Information about non-Gearlogy products or links to non-Gearlogy websites are provided without recommendation or endorsement by Gearlogy. Gearlogy assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance, or use of third-party websites or products. Gearlogy makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability.
• Gearlogy may remove links to third-party websites containing information about products or instructions that could damage a user’s device, create a potential safety risk, or invalidate warranties.
4. Cookies and Technologies:
• Gearlogy may use cookies and other technologies within the Gearlogy Community. Such cookies enable us to maintain your session and to personalize your experience on the site, help us measure the effectiveness of the site, and improve user experience.
5. Submissions and Content:
• To submit content to the Site, you must have a Gearlogy account.
• If you provide any ideas, suggestions, or recommendations on this site regarding Gearlogy’s products, technologies, or services ("Feedback"), Gearlogy may use such Feedback and incorporate it in Gearlogy products, technologies, and services without paying royalties and without any other obligations or restrictions.
• When you use the Community, you also have the choice to receive certain communications from Gearlogy in connection with the Community.
6. Reporting and Support:
• For questions or problems regarding your Gearlogy Community account, please post a question in the appropriate forum or email communityaccounts@gearlogy.com.
• You can report posts that you find to be off-topic, inappropriate, contain personal information, or do not comply with these terms. The Gearlogy Community team reviews the reports to keep the community a great place to learn and engage with others.
Submissions
1. Stay on Topic:
• Gearlogy Community is here to help people use technology more effectively. Unless otherwise noted, do not post Submissions about non-technical topics.
2. Community Guidelines:
• Be polite and constructive. Everyone should feel comfortable reading Submissions and participating in discussions.
• Submissions must not be inflammatory or inappropriate and will be edited or removed if they contain content that is libelous, defamatory, indecent, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, politically divisive, inflammatory, abusive, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit, or offensive, or otherwise illegal.
3. Constructive Participation:
• Post constructive comments and questions. Your Submission should either be a technical support question or a technical support answer. Constructive feedback about product features is also welcome.
4. No Advertising:
• Do not use the Site to sell or market products or services to others and do not post URLs unless they directly answer a user’s question.
5. User Names and Impersonation:
• No inappropriate or offensive user names ("Aliases") or impersonations. Inappropriate or offensive Aliases will be removed, and persons attempting to impersonate another person will have their Submissions removed or may have their account deactivated.
6. Legal Compliance:
• No content may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act. Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware.
7. Ownership and Licensing:
• Material submitted must be your own work or work to which you have a license. By posting a Submission, you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the information contained in your Submission.
• License to Use Submission: By posting a Submission, you agree to grant Gearlogy a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive worldwide right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights with respect to the Submission.
8. Privacy:
• Never reveal any personal information about yourself or others.
Minors
1. Age Requirement:
• You must be at least 13 years old (or the equivalent minimum age in your region) to make a Submission to the Site. If you are over 13 years old (or the equivalent minimum age in your region) but have not yet reached the age of majority, you must have your parent’s or guardian’s permission to make a Submission to the Site.
Interference with the Site
2. No Interference:
• You agree not to interfere with or disrupt the Site.
• Gearlogy may provide a system whereby users acquire points for various activities on the Site. Do not ‘game’ the system. You agree not to create multiple user accounts on the Site or otherwise manipulate the points system. Do not ask for points.
Breach of the Agreement
Consequences:
• If you fail to abide by these terms, Gearlogy may remove your Submission and may also send you an email informing you that your Submission has been deleted or edited.
• Repeated inappropriate Submissions or disruptive behavior may result in your account being placed into temporary or permanent suspension, limiting your ability to participate in any or all areas on the Site.
• Gearlogy reserves the right to delete any Submission or take action against any account at any time, for any reason.
Thank you for being a part of the Gearlogy Community! Together, we can create a valuable and enjoyable space for all tech enthusiasts.
For further clarification or questions, please contact us at communityaccounts@gearlogy.com.