Submissions
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You agree that you will not submit, post or upload any material to the Sites that:
-Is inappropriate, offensive, or contrary to any applicable laws or standards. This includes, without limitation, material which: (i) is obscene or indecent, depicts violence, sexual activity, or pornography; or contains instructions in crime or drug use; or (ii) defames, harasses, menaces, threatens, abuses, offends, bullies, or embarrasses any person; Infringes the copyright, moral rights, confidentiality rights, or intellectual property rights of any person, for example, by reproducing text, images, lectures, songs, poems, articles, logos, trademarks, pictures, photos, music, or other material that is not owned by you (or which you do not have a license to reproduce on the Sites);
-Infringes any of our rights or the rights of any third person, including privacy rights;
-Impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity;
-Breaches applicable local, national, or international laws, regulations, standards, or codes as enacted, modified, or updated from time to time;
-Advocates the use of force or violence towards any person;
-Encourages, endorses, approves, or recommends the performance of dangerous or illegal acts;
-Is an advertisement or any form of commercial solicitation; or
-Contains adware, spyware, worms, viruses, or other code that has harmful or destructive properties.
You may not use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead NextGenU.org as to the origin of any Submissions. You agree to indemnify NextGenU.org for all claims arising from or in connection with any claims to any rights in any materials or Submissions.
You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to Submissions that are inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and you agree to waive, and hereby do waive, any legal or equitable rights or remedies you have or may have against NextGenU.org with respect thereto.
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