Terms of Use
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Updated: January 6th, 2025
Effective: January 6th, 2025
Welcome to The EthanBlaisAlarms Network! These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of our services. By accessing or using our websites or services, you agree to be bound by these Terms, our Privacy Policy, and our Content Guidelines.
Definitions
- Service: Refers to The EthanBlaisAlarms Network, including all websites operated by EthanBlaisAlarms, all content, downloadable software, and communications between your devices and our servers. The Service includes both free and paid content, subject to the terms outlined in this agreement.
- We/Us/Our: Refers to EthanBlaisAlarms and its management team.
- You/Your: Refers to the individual user of our services, including both registered account holders and visitors.
- Account: Refers to the unique credentials created by a user to access certain features of the Service, including both free and paid content. An account grants specific privileges, and the user is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their credentials. Sharing, selling, or otherwise transferring access to your account is strictly prohibited.
- MediaWiki Account: Refers to the Account provided for MediaWiki websites operated by EthanBlaisAlarms. These accounts use separate credentials from EthanBlaisAlarms Accounts.
- Terms: Refers collectively to this Terms of Use agreement, our Privacy Policy, and our Content Guidelines. These documents govern the rights and responsibilities of both the user and EthanBlaisAlarms. Services operated by EthanBlaisAlarms but not under the EthanBlaisAlarms name may be subject to their own additional terms.
1. Overview of Services
The Service hosts content created for public and premium access, including downloadable software that may communicate with our servers. You can create an account to access certain free content, premium content, and support the creator.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Service. If you are between the ages of 13 and 17, you must have parental or legal guardian consent to use the Service. By accessing the Service, you represent that you meet these requirements. The Service is accessible globally, and we do not host any NSFW content.
3. Account Registration
To access certain features of the Service, you may need to create an account. By creating an account, you agree to provide accurate and complete information. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and all activities that occur under your account. Please not that any MediaWiki Account may be permanently deleted 7 days after the account was created if the account does not have autoconfirmed status.
4. Security Measures and User Responsibilities
To protect your account, you are required to:
- Use a strong password that is unique to your account.
- Notify us immediately of any breach of security, including unauthorized access to your account through our Contact Page by selecting "Account Issues > Compromised Account" as the reason for your inquiry.
- Enable two-factor authentication if it is available, as an additional layer of protection.
- Follow standard security practices. We will never ask for your password. We will never ask you to change your email address or any other security setting.
Failure to follow these guidelines may result in the suspension or termination of your account if it becomes compromised.
5. Sharing, Selling, and Transferring of Accounts
You are prohibited from sharing, selling, or transferring your account to others. Allowing unregistered users or non-paying users to access paid or restricted features through your account is strictly forbidden and may result in account suspension or termination.
6. Sharing of Restricted Content
You may not share content (both free and paid) with individuals who would not normally have access to that content. Sharing links to restricted content is allowed, as the Service will validate permissions and direct users to log in, register, or upgrade their account as necessary. Any violation of this policy, especially involving the unauthorized distribution of paid or copyrighted content, may result in immediate account suspension or termination, and we reserve the right to take legal action in such cases.
7. Prohibited Conduct
In addition to the above, you agree to:
- Not reverse-engineer systems or attempt to bypass paywalls or permission requirements.
- Not post illegal content of any kind. Content that violates laws or encourages illegal activity is strictly prohibited.
- Abuse multiple accounts or engage in "sockpuppetry".
For guidelines regarding acceptable user behavior, please refer to our Content Guidelines.
Violations of these rules may result in suspension or termination of your account without notice.
8. Intellectual Property
All content on the Service, including but not limited to text, images, code, and software, is owned by us unless otherwise stated. You must receive prior written approval to use, copy, distribute, or otherwise exploit any content from the Service. On our MediaWiki websites, any content is owned by the person who created the content. We reserve the right to remove, alter, share or otherwise make available or unavailable, any content created on our Service.
9. Payment and Refund Policy
Payments for access to premium content are non-refundable except in the following cases:
- You placed the order in error, have not accessed the paid material, and request a refund within 7 days of the order.
- You did not place an order and we are notified within 7 days.
If you place an order using a payment method for which you are not authorized (e.g., a stolen credit card), this will be considered fraudulent, and your account will be permanently disabled.
If the above conditions are not met, you may still request a refund. We reserve the right to deny a refund request if the above conditions are not met.
You may request a refund by contacting us through our Contact Page and selecting "Billing > Request a Refund" as the reason for the inquiry.
10. User-Generated Content
User content refers to any content that you add, modify, post, or upload to the Service. By submitting user content, you grant us a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license to use, modify, and display your content in connection with the Service.
You are solely responsible for the user content you submit, and we reserve the right to remove any content that violates these Terms or our Content Guidelines.
11. Limited Liability
We strive to maintain a secure and reliable Service; however, we cannot guarantee that any particular issue will be resolved or that fixes will be made within a specific timeframe. While we prioritize addressing technical issues that involve security vulnerabilities, you acknowledge that unforeseen delays may occur, and the Service may experience downtime, errors, or bugs that cannot always be immediately resolved.
We will not be held responsible for any data loss, disruptions in service, or damages resulting from unauthorized access to user accounts, technical errors, or other unforeseen issues. You acknowledge that no system is completely immune to disruptions, and you agree that your use of the Service is at your own risk.
12. Dispute Resolution
Before initiating any legal action, you must contact us through our Contact Page by selecting "Legal Request/Dispute > Legal Dispute" as the reason for your inquiry. We will engage in a one-on-one discussion in an attempt to resolve the dispute. You must contact us within a reasonable timeframe, and we will respond within 72 hours.
If a resolution cannot be reached, you retain the right to pursue legal action. Any legal disputes will be governed by the laws of New York State.
13. Termination and Account Suspension
We reserve the right to suspend or disable your account at any time, for any reason, with or without prior notice. Reasons for suspension or termination include but are not limited to violations of these Terms, fraudulent activity, or payment disputes.
13a. EthanBlaisAlarms Accounts
- Temporary Disablement: If your account is temporarily disabled, these Terms will remain in effect. Temporary disablement does not terminate this agreement, and you may regain access once the issue is resolved or the block is lifted.
- Permanent Disablement: If your account is permanently disabled, this agreement will be automatically terminated immediately. You will be given the option to submit an appeal. One year after the date of disablement, you will no longer have the option to appeal for reinstatement of your account.
- Enforcement Appeals: If your account has been disabled, you may request an appeal by contacting us through our Contact Page and selecting "Account Issues > Enforcement" as the reason for the inquiry. If you are unable to submit a request, you may contact us directly at [email protected].
- Account Closure: If you close your account voluntarily, the agreement will be terminated 30 days after the closure. During this 30-day period, you may reinstate your account. After the 30 days have passed, you will no longer have the option to reinstate your account.
- Termination by Request: You may request immediate termination of this agreement by contacting us through our Contact Page and selecting "Legal Request/Dispute > Terminate Agreements" as the reason for the inquiry. Upon termination, you will immediately lose access to your account. You may reinstate the agreement by reinstating your account within 14 days of termination. After 14 days, you will no longer have the option to reinstate your account.
- Account Reinstatement: You may request to reinstate your account by contacting us through our Contact Page and selecting "Account Issues > Restore Account" as the reason for the inquiry. After a successful reinstatement of your account, you will be required to agree to the Terms again before using the Service.
- Creating a New Account: If you choose or are required to create a new account following the termination of this agreement, you will not be able to restore any content (e.g., posts, settings) or data from your previous account(s). Any previously paid features or content will not transfer to the new account, and you will need to purchase them again if you wish to regain access.
Once the agreement has been terminated, your account and all associated data will be permanently deleted from our servers no sooner than 30 days from the time of termination in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
13b. MediaWiki Accounts
- Temporary Block: If your account is temporarily blocked, these Terms will remain in effect. Temporary blocks do not terminate this agreement, and you may regain access once the issue is resolved or the block is lifted.
- Indefinite Block: If your account is indefinitely blocked, this agreement will be automatically terminated immediately. If your account is unblocked, this agreement is automatically reinstated. User data will not be anonymized by default.
- Enforcement Appeals: If your account has been blocked, you may request an appeal by contacting us through our Contact Page and selecting "Account Issues > Enforcement" as the reason for the inquiry. If you are unable to submit a request, you may contact us directly at [email protected].
- Account Closure: If you close your account voluntarily, the agreement will be terminated 30 days after the closure. During this 30-day period, you may reinstate your account. After the 30 days have passed, you will no longer have the option to reinstate your account.
- Termination by Request: You may request immediate termination of this agreement by contacting us through our Contact Page and selecting "Legal Request/Dispute > Terminate Agreements" as the reason for the inquiry. Upon termination, you will immediately lose access to your account. You may reinstate the agreement by reinstating your account within 14 days of termination. After 14 days, you will no longer have the option to reinstate your account.
- Account Reinstatement: You may request to reinstate your account by contacting us through our Contact Page and selecting "Account Issues > Restore Account" as the reason for the inquiry. After a successful reinstatement of your account, this agreement will be automatically reinstated.
- Creating a New Account: If you choose to create a new account following the termination of this agreement, you will not be able to restore any content (e.g., posts, settings) or data from your previous account(s). If you were blocked, you may not create another account until the block is lifted.
Once the agreement has been terminated, your account and all associated data will be permanently anonymized no sooner than 30 days from the time of termination in accordance with our Privacy Policy. We will be unable to delete any data associated with your account.
14. Handling Security Breaches
In the event of a security breach that compromises user data, we will notify all affected users as soon as we are aware of the incident. This notification will include:
- The nature of the breach.
- The types of data that were accessed or compromised.
- Recommended actions for you to take to protect your information (e.g., changing passwords).
During a breach or cyberattack, the Service may go offline partially or entirely to protect the integrity of user data and our systems. We will work diligently to resolve the issue and restore full service as quickly as possible.
15. Modifications to Terms and Policies
We may update these Terms, our Privacy Policy, or our Content Guidelines from time to time. Any updates will be communicated to you via email.
Changes will become binding 30 days after the notification is sent. If you do not agree to the updated terms, you may terminate this agreement within the 30-day period. If you do not opt out or terminate within that time, your continued use of the Service will constitute your acceptance of the updated terms.