Last Updated - February 19, 2002

1. GENERAL RULES AND DEFINITIONS

   1. If you choose to use the The Forensic Panel Web services (the "Service"), you will be agreeing to abide by all of the terms and conditions of this Agreement between you and The Forensic Panel ("TFP").

   2. TFP may change, add or remove portions of this Agreement at any time, but if it does so, it will post such changes on the Service, or send them to you via e-mail or postal mail.

   3. Your continued use of the Service now, or following the posting of notice of any changes in these operating rules, will indicated by of such rules, changes, or modifications.

   4. TFP may change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Service at any time, including the availability of any Service feature, database, or content. TFP may also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or all of the Service without notice or liability.
      

2. TFP CONTENT AND SUBSCRIBER SUBMISSIONS

   1. The contents of the TFP Internet service are intended for your personal, noncommercial use. All materials published on TFP (including, but not limited to news articles, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips and video clips, also known as the "Content") are protected by copyright, and owned or controlled by TFP, or the party credited as the provider of the Content. You shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or restrictions contained in any Content accessed through the Service.

   2. The Service and its Contents are protected by copyright pursuant to U.S. and international copyright laws. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce (except as provided in Section 2.3 of this Agreement), create new works from, distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the Content or the Service (including software) in whole or in part.

   3. You may download or copy the Content and other downloadable items displayed on the Service for personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained therein. Copying or storing of any Content for other than personal use is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from The Forensic Panel, or the copyright holder identified in the copyright notice contained in the Content.
      
      
3. EMAIL USE
   
   
   1. You acknowledge and agree that email addresses located on TFP site(s) may only be for corporate communication and not for resale, distribution, or posting on any public or private forum without written consent.
      
      
   2. Individuals or corporations who resale, distribute freely, or post in an public or private forum without written consent from TFP will be responsible to pay $1,000 per email address, per use in fees.
      
      
   3. Individuals or companies who include email addresses from TFP site(s) into mass-mail address databases must pay $1,000 per email address, per database, included, plus $10 per use, per email for each time the address is used by a user of the database.
      
      

4. SUBMISSION OF CONTENT

   1. You acknowledge that any submissions you make to the Service (e.g. Letter to the Editor, Review or Commentary) may be edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, and displayed by TFP and you waive any moral rights you may have in having the material altered or changed in a manner not agreeable to you.

5. ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE AND LINKS

   1. TFP contains links to other related World Wide Web Internet sites, resources, and partners of TFP. Since TFP is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources, or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to the site administrator or Webmaster of such site.

6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

   1. You represent, warrant and covenant (a) that no materials of any kind submitted through your account will (i) violate, plagiarize, or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy or other personal or proprietary rights; or (ii) contain libelous or otherwise unlawful material; and (b) that you are at least thirteen years old. You hereby indemnify, defend and hold harmless TFP, and all officers, directors, owners, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors and licensees (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you or any user of your account of this Agreement or the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim. TFP reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

   2. TFP does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed, uploaded, or distributed through the Service by any user, information provider or any other person or entity. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your sole risk.

   3. The service and all downloadable software, images, files, and media are distributed on an "As Is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including withouth liimiation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. You hereby acknowledge that use of the Service is at your sole risk.

7. REGISTRATION AND SECURITY

   1. As part of the registration process, you will select a password and a subscriber ID. You also have to give us certain registration information, all of which must be accurate and updated. (a) You may not (i) select or use a subscriber ID of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) use a subscriber ID in which another person has rights without such person's authorization; or (iii) use a subscriber ID that TFP, in its sole discretion, deems offensive. Failure to comply with the foregoing shall constitute a breach of this Agreement, which may result in immediate termination of your account. (b) You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, which you will not have to reveal to any representative or agent of TFP, though TFP agents will have access to it.

   2. You shall notify of any known or suspected unauthorized use(s) of your account, or any known or suspected breach of security, including loss, theft, or unauthorized disclosure of your password or other personal information.

   3. You must be 13 years or older to subscribe to the Service; however, persons of all ages may use it. Thus, you may share your password and subscriber ID with others, subject to Section 6.D.

   4. You are responsible for all usage or activity on your TFP account, including use of the account by any third party authorized by you to use your subscriber ID and password. Any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity may be grounds for termination of your account, at TFP's sole discretion, and TFP may refer you to appropriate law enforcement agencies.

8. FEES AND PAYMENTS

   1. TFP reserves the right at any time to charge fees for access to portions of the Service or the Service as a whole. However, in no event will you be charged for access to the Service unless we obtain your prior agreement to pay such charges. Thus, if at any time TFP requires a fee for portions of the Service that are now free (e.g., a domestic subscription fee), TFP will give you advance notice of such fees and the opportunity to cancel the account before such charges are imposed. All new fees, if any, will be posted in the Help Center and in other appropriate locations on the Service. You shall pay all fees and charges incurred through your account at the rates in effect for the billing period in which such fees and charges are incurred, including, but not limited to charges for any products or services offered for sale through the Service by TFP or by any other vendor or service provider. All fees and charges shall be billed to and paid for by you. You shall pay all applicable taxes relating to use of the Service through your account.

9. COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN TFP AND SUBSCRIBERS

   1. TFP, its owners and assigns do not provide any information about users to third party vendors to provide you with information about products and services.

   2. TFP reserves the right to send electronic mail to you for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the Service.

   3. TFP reserves the right to disclose information about your usage and demographics, provided that it will not reveal your personal identity in connection with the disclosure of such information.

10. SOFTWARE LICENSES

    1. You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, or any enhancements or modifications thereto, provided to you in order to access the Service ("Access Software"). You may not sublicense, assign or transfer any licenses granted by TFP, and any attempt at such sublicense, assignment or transfer shall be null and void. You may make one copy of such software for archival purposes only. You may not otherwise copy, distribute, modify, reverse engineer, or create derivative works from Access Software.

11. TERMINATION

    1. You may terminate your account at any time by sending e-mail to: . You must indicate in the email your username, first name, last name, and reason for canceling the account and all priveledges that come with an account. Upon receipt, you will not longer receive any such perks the account holders have.

    2. TFP may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Service for any reason, including, without limitation, breach or assignment of this Agreement.

12. MISCELLANEOUS

    1. This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with New York law. Any action to enforce this agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in New York City.

    2. Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, nothing in this Subscriber Agreement will serve to preempt the promises made in The Forensic Panel Privacy Notice.

    3. Correspondence should be sent to .

    4. Digital Copyright Act On Oct. 28, 1998, President Clinton signed into law the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Pub. L. 105-304 (1998). Title II of the Act (subtitled the "Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act") amended chapter 5 of the copyright law, title 17 United States Code, to provide limitations for service provider liability relating to material online. Pursuant to the Act, The Forenisc Panel Corp.'s Designated Agent to Receive Notification of Claimed Infringement is: Hilary Cairnie Esq., Dykema Gossett PLLC. 1300 I Street N.W. Washington D.C. 20005-3353. Phone: 202-522-8654. Email: hilary@dykema.com View copyright policy for more information on this matter.