2NT Terms of Use
General Rules
These terms (Hereby referred to as the "Terms of Use" or "This Document") constitute an agreement with located in , United States(Hereby referred to as "2NT") and all concerned, in relation to 2NTID and all 2NT provided Services (Hereby referred to as "Our Service(s)" or "2NT Service(s)"), to make our operation methods more clear and efficient.
Those wishing to register to use Our Services, consent to the terms within This Document when applying to register to use an 2NTID. Those registered to use an 2NTID (Hereby referred to as or "Member(s)"), or all those (including Members) who potentially use any of Our Services (Hereby referred to as "User(s)") consent to holding full liability.
Users and Members agree to these Terms of Use and the Terms of Use for each Service upon using Our Services.
Fundamental Guidelines
1. Privacy Policy
Please refer here to see our Privacy Policy
2. Using Our Services.
- 2NTID Application and Consent
An 2NTID application constitutes 2NT lending a User ID and password, necessary for use of Our Service. However, in the event that information supplied by the User during application contains falsehoods, or in the event that 2NT concludes that a User's use of 2NTID is inappropriate, 2NT retains the right to cancel any Members' 2NTID. 2NT is not obligated to notify the Member about the cancellation.
- Notice and Contact
2NT will notify users about necessary information, in a matter 2NT considers appropriate, including through 2NT's website or e-mail etc. In this case, 2NT may use the information submitted by the users (including information provided by third-party service with user's consent). When such notices are sent by email or over our website, they may come into effect from the point they were sent. Users do not retain any right to refuse emails from 2NT, and Users are obligated to inform us of any change in contact email address, immediately. Users acknowledge that 2NT does not accept contact by phone, fax or visitation. All notices which require replies must be replied to within specified period by 2NT. If 2NT does not receive a confirmed reply within this period, 2NT retains the right to freeze and/or cancel Users' account(s).
- Registered E-mail Address, User ID and Password
Users are held fully responsible for their registered email addresses, User Ids and Passwords. By applying, Users agree that 2NT cannot be held accountable for any loss or damage caused by a User's mistake and/or inproper use by a third party. Furthermore, 2NT is not obligated to reissue Users' email address, User ID or password.
- Transfer/Sale of Service Privileges
Users are in no way permitted to sell, transfer or loan their 2NTID and/or service privileges to a third party without expressed approval from 2NT, nor may these be shared in a way that detriments 2NT.
- Access
All Users are required to have Internet access in order to use 2NT services. This Internet access will need to be installed and maintained at the User's own expense. 2NT is in no way responsible for arranging Internet access for Users.
- Traffic and Domain
2NT retains the right to set and alter limitations to file sizes, savable domain space, and data transfer on its services, where otherwise undefined, and may do so at our own discretion.
- User Content
Members retain copyright and other privileges for all original, accessible information and creations on forums, blogs, websites and other 2NT services that they themselves create (Hereby referred to as "User Content" or "Content"). All User Content may be edited, translated, adapted, published, performed, presented, promoted, distributed or used for any other reason, by 2NT unconditionally. This is essential for the continual running of 2NT Services. Users consent to this.
- Third Party Contents
Users and/or Members may use, trade or download software from third party individual or business services when using Our Services. In this case the User must have permission or an agreement with the third party, separate from This Document. This Document has no legal affect on said separate agreement.
- Agent of Payee
By agreeing to 2NT terms of use, you acknowledge that 2NT is providing the payment services and related functionality and technology in support of those services as further described herein (collectively the “Services”) to customers (each a “Payor”) who desire to make payments to their designated payees (a “Payee”). You also acknowledge that any payment received by 2NT from a Payor for a Payee will be received by 2NT as an agent of the Payee pursuant to this preexisting written contract and that the delivery of the payment to 2NT shall satisfy the Payor’s obligation to the Payee.
3. Pay-for-use Services and 2NT Points
Users who use 2NT Pay-for-use Services (Hereby also referred to as "Premium Service(s)") and/or any payment in Our Services that include 2NT Points, agree to the "2NT Point Terms of Use" (also referred to as the "2NT Premium Services Terms of Use"). Following billing descriptor will display on your credit card statement as "2NT" or "2NTPoints" or "FCPoint".
4. Prohibited Conduct and Bans
- 2NT expressly prohibits the following conduct, or any corresponding conduct as determined by 2NT, on Our Services. 2NT retains the right to ban, without warning, any User who has engaged in prohibited acts or conduct, or take any possible form of legal action; and may demand compensation or reparations from any User who caused any form of damage to 2NT or a third party.
Please refer here to see our Copyright Guideline.
- Violations of these Terms of Use.
- Breaching the trust of, or defaming other Users or third parties.Infringing others' Privacy rights, Image rights etc.
- Infringing on other Users' and/or third parties' industrial property rights (patents, trademarks etc.), copyright, trade secrets and/or intellectual property rights.
- Uploading or posting unlawful content, and/or supporting or encouraging illegal activity including but not limited to causing injury, theft, suicide, the use and/or sales of illicit substances as well as acts that encourage, solicit or suggest the use and/or sales of drugs.
- Maintaining content which violates local, regional, national, or international law; in particular that which violates US law.
- Depictions and/or conduct that go against public order or are immoral. Publishing and/or releasing vulgarities, in the form of video, audio, image, text etc. against other Users and/or third parties; or assisting in such an act.
- Hindering, interfering with, disturbing or blocking the use of Our Services to other Users, or engaging in conduct or performing actions which cause difficulty for others; or assisting in such an act.
- Engaging in discrimination against individuals, specific groups, government organizations, nations, products, political administrations, beliefs, ideas, ideologies, race, religion, ethnicity, gender etc. ; or engaging in slander or libel or any similar act that causes defamation to others; or assisting in such an act.
- Claiming to be another individual, business or organization, regardless of whether or not such an entity actually exists; and/or falsely claiming to be partners and/or in collaboration with an organization or business; or other such acts.
- Impersonating 2NT, content providers or management, or any other third party.
- Publishing or posting defamatory content or information which could potentially lead to damages to 2NT or 2NT's business partner(s).
- Acting in such a way as to place burden on 2NT's server(s); disrupting, damaging, limiting or interfering with 2NT's or others' computer software, hardware capabilities etc. or assisting in such an act.
- Posting the same, or similar, post or comment repeatedly. Spamming and/or trolling or other such acts.
- Engaging in conduct which is detrimental to the healthy development of, or causes harm to minors (eg. sending or posting violent images or text of child pornography, child prostitution, bestiality, or violence), or anything that promotes or assists such conduct.
- Giving advanced notice of crimes or of actions leading to crime, or posting threatening information which can be viewed by an unspecified number of people.
- Using Our Service(s) as a medium to do illegal business or commit conduct that runs counter to the law.
- Engaging in malignant business practices, our excessive solicitation to advertisements or religion.
- Establishing or recruiting people into pyramid schemes or other similar acts.
- Selling or attempting to sell Our Service(s) to a third party.
- Using, registering or upgrading mass amounts of software or programs, causing high access, and preventing our service from operating as intended.
- Collecting, video recording, duplicating, falsifying, distributing and/or displaying of contents and/or data acquired from Our Services without permission or the use, introduction or suggesting of tools or other means that may promote or encourage these acts.
- Inappropriate use or registration of multiple accounts or other conduct that prevents the stable operation of Our Services.
- Engaging in conduct that is detrimental to 2NT through misappropriate use and/or conducting prohibited actions by taking advantage of bugs, system malfunction etc.
- Acting by deleting or concealing 2NT's advertising space, or altering the position, color, size, code or other such properties of advertisements.
- Engaging in any other action which 2NT deems to be inappropriate.
- Users and Members are forbidden to publish or post any prohibited kind of content such as text, image, music, video etc. Even in the event that such data is set as private or limited in its Exposure Settings, applicable data is considered a violation the moment it arrives on 2NT Server(s).
- 2NT retains the right to deem what counts as a violation.
- Precautions when using Premium Services and/or Points
Members who have been deemed to have violated the Terms of Service and have their accounts frozen or canceled, will also have their contracts canceled. Even if this occurs before a contract is due to finish, requests for refunds of remaining money will not be valid. Points that are held by Users shall not be refunded.
5. Content Prohibited by Age
There are pages within Our Services that are may only be viewed by adults (Hereby referred to as "Adult Content"). There is no assurance that the services provided within the Adult Content area(s) of Our Services will include sexual content.
- Conditions of Use of Adult Content
- Adult Content on Our Services is only permitted to be viewed by those of the age of 18 or over. Viewing by Users and Members below the age of 18 is prohibited.
- Publishing of Adult Content shall be restricted to the Adult areas within Our Services.
- Publishing Adult Content on Our Services that includes performers, subjects and models etc. that are under the age of 18, or cannot prove that they are above the age of 18, is prohibited.
6. Limitation of Liability
2NT takes absolutely no responsibility for any of the following.
- 2NT is in no way liable or responsible for content that users create themselves on Our Service(s) (Hereby referred to as "User Content" or "Content".) Users retain full statutory liability, including any and all court costs or damage payments due to their User Content. Also, content violating laws and/or regulations, as well as violating others' privacy or intellectual property rights; or libelous, defamatory or intimidatory content; and/or immoral or obscene content is the full responsibility of the User to delete swiftly. 2NT does not take responsibility for any User Content, and is not responsible to Users or third parties whatsoever.
- 2NT also does not guarantee the continuation of any of Our Service(s) whatsoever. 2NT retains the right to discontinue any or all of our services without forewarning, or to convert previously free services into premium services. (We will endeavor to continue services, but may not be able to due to unforeseen circumstances.) 2NT also retains the right to deny use, without forewarning, in particular cases. The same applies to third parties providing contents through Our Services. Please use Our Services with a full understanding of these Terms of Use.
- 2NT cannot be held accountable for any trouble you experience during use of Our Service(s). Users are responsible for managing their content. As such, if Users are in anyway harmed or experience damage or loss due to another User's Content 2NT is in no way responsible for compensation. This is especially true for Users engaged in business, who are obligated to explicitly specify the contractual relationship between themselves and other Users. All Users engaged in business, using 2NT Service(s), must attempt to prevent or resolve any potential or resulting issues between themselves and others.
- 2NT is not obligated to monitor or delete User Contents. Users retain all responsibility for all their Content. 2NT is not accountable for any damage or loss caused to Users or third parties due to any such Content.
- In such cases where a User is harming or causing damage to other Users and/or third parties; 2NT retains the right to, and shall not be held liable for, deleting and/or freezing the applicable User's ID and/or Contents, without forewarning, and at 2NT's own discretion.
- 2NT shall not be held responsible for any loss of data due to system failure or file corruption etc. Users shall take their own backup of data relating to User Content. 2NT shall not guarantee the integrity and security for any User Content data, in any way.
- 2NT will not disclose any personal information that Members/Users present us, such as your address, name, e-mail address, telephone number, fax number, etc. (Hereby referred to as "Personal Information") to other Users or third parties without the consent of the User. However, in the following cases 2NT retains the right to disclose Personal Information to third parties.
- Public institutions such as courts or the police, lawfully appeal for an inquiry.
- There appears to be imminent danger to a person's life, physical wellbeing, and/or property; and 2NT finds an urgent need to disclose the information.
- The sharing or disclosure of information is found to be necessary by 2NT, in order to provide desired Service(s).
- 2NT finds it necessary to disclose the information to other company(s) working with us, to better provide Service(s) to Users. (Such companies may not use Users' Personal Information, that 2NT provides them, in anyway that exceeds what is necessary to reach the intention stated above.)
- 2NT finds it necessary to disclose such information in order to protect 2NT's legal rights, property and/or Service(s); due to actions or conduct conducted by a User or Member in violation of these Terms of Use.
- 2NT finds it necessary to disclose such information in order to protect a third party's legal rights, property and/or Service(s); due to actions or conduct conducted by a User or Member in violation of these Terms of Use which violated the third party's legal rights, property and/or Service(s).
- 2NT finds it necessary to disclose such information in order to restore or prevent a reduction in 2NT's SEO, Service Quality etc.; due to actions or conduct conducted by a User or Member.
- 2NT accepts no responsibility for any damage or losses incurred to Users accessing external links posted on Our Services' content or in a User's Content. All Users must acknowledge that 2NT can not be held accountable for the security, validity, integrity or accuracy of the information on any external sites.
- In the case that a User creates merchandise and/or other salable Content on Our Services which violates the Terms of Use, 2NT takes no responsibility for the freezing of the offending User's contents or the refunding of money to purchasers.
- 2NT takes no responsibility for any damages or losses incurred from Users using Our Service(s), Users not being able to use Our Service(s) or Users not using Our Service(s).
- Our Services are managed and provided by 2NT from equipment within the United States of America. 2NT makes no assertion to the appropriateness or usability of Our Services in regards to their use in regions outside the United States of America. In the event that a User accesses from another legal jurisdiction, shall do so on their own volition, and be totally responsible for legal compliance of their place of access.
7. Withdrawal
- Users can terminate using 2NT Services and withdraw from 2NT membership in accordance with Terms of Use in the way 2NT specified.
- When you withdraw from 2NTID, you will lose any and all rights such as to use all 2NT Services including getting prizes in campaigns by 2NT.
- Your 2NT Points will become invalid when you withdraw from 2NTID and, 2NT is unable to support any refunds or converting of 2NT Points.
- 2NT shall not support any reinstatement of any of Our Services after cancellation of the Services.
8. These Terms of Use
- This Document is the original version of the Terms of Use (the English version). All Users agree and acknowledge that the original version is legally binding.
- If there is any difference or a contradiction between This Document and the translated version, the original version will be given priority.
9. Discontinuation of 2NT Service(s)
- 2NT retains the right to modify Our Service(s) without forewarning Users.
- 2NT may also, due to maintenance, system restoration, power failure, natural disaster or any other Force Majeure; permanently or temporarily discontinue any number of Our Service(s). In such cases we will attempt to notify Users beforehand; but in emergencies we may not be able to.
- 2NT retains the right to modify Service(s), or partially or completely discontinue Service(s) at 2NT's discretion, at any time 2NT deems appropriate. When or after a Service(s) is discontinued or erased, 2NT retains the right to deem whether or not to erase all posted data on 2NT servers (or third party servers used by 2NT).
- 2NT is not liable to any Users, and is not responsible for any damages or losses incurred due to the discontinuation of Our Service(s) for any reason.
10. Guarantee Limitations
2NT will always try as hard as possible to maintain stability in Our Service(s), business practices, use and effects of use. However, 2NT does not guarantee any of the following.
- Continual operation. Operation of Service(s) without interruption.
- Total or complete recovery or restoration of any Service(s) that experiences a defect or bug.
- That destructive and/or malicious components such as computer viruses do not exist within Our Service(s).
- Provision of security methods to secure against the above 3 items.
11. Force Majeure
2NT can not be held accountable for not meeting, or being delayed in fulfilling it's obligations in these Terms of Use, including but not limited to, cases of natural disasters, inaction by authorities, fire, strike, flood, pandemic, violence, acts of war or other such circumstances which are reasonably beyond the powers of 2NT to control.
12. Disputes
- The laws of Netherlands are applied to these Terms of Use.
- Any disputes resulting from the use of Our Service(s), will be resolved through arbitrary proceedings recognized by Netherlands.
- If a resolution cannot be made through arbitration, a Netherlands Court receives exclusive jurisdiction rights.
- A contract may be created between the merchant and cardholder, where in this case, the governing jurisdiction would be Netherland. All disputes resulting from this contract will be resolved through arbitrary proceedings recognized by Netherlands, and not by the above clause. If a resolution cannot be made through arbitration, a Netherlands Court receives exclusive jurisdiction rights.
- The parties concerned are responsible for their own legal costs in court and arbitration. A contract may be created between the merchant and cardholder, where the governing jurisidiction is Netherlands. All disputes resulting from the contract will be resolved through arbitrary proceedings recognized by Netherlands. if a resolution cannot be made through atbitration, a Netherlands Court received exclusive jurisdiction rights.
- If any clauses in This Document are found to be invalid, or otherwise non-binding, by a court; all other clauses will still remain as valid and binding.
13. Advertising
- All business relating to placing advertising on Our Service(s) is the responsibility of Users and corresponding advertisers. 2NT holds no responsibility for any losses or damages suffered, due to the posting of advertising on Our Service(s).
- 2NT may modify advertising space, position and/or display duration without forewarning. Users agree to and acknowledge this.
14. Revision of our Terms of Use
- 2NT retains the right to alter or revise these Terms of Use at any time, as 2NT deems necessary, without the consent of Users.
- New stipulations in a revised Terms of Use will come into effect immediately after the Terms of Use have been posted onto the web.
- The latest version of these Terms of Use shall be deemed to have been agreed to while 2NT is still being used.
15. Refunds and Returns Policy
- As for charge to use the 2NT premium services and payment, you are to follow regulations fixed by these terms of use or those fixed for each 2NT premium service.
- You are to bear commission, tax or lump-sum payment for each premium service.
- When the payment for the initial registration or renewal is not made until the specified date, we consider that you do not intend to register or renew your premium membership and will terminates the contract.
- Even if we cannot collect a charge from a card company or its agency, you must agree to make a payment charged by us.
- When you approve billing to the credit card you specified, (we receive advance payment from a credit card company), we consider that you accept not only the billing you approved but also all the billing form the 2NT premium services you use (until the user cancels the premium services and cancellation procedure is completed) as long as the credit card is valid. In order to use a credit card, you must agree to this clause.
- We may revise charges or contents of premium services without users' approval. And also the revised charges will be applied when you renew your contract of a premium service.
- When you do not make a payment until the specified date provided by these terms of use and each service you must pay a late payment charge fixed by 2NT.
- Payment must be made by the method we specify. When you make a payment by other methods or when losses are caused by it, we are not liable for them.
- Users agree to the fact that they cannot shorten the contract period of Premium Services.
- No requests for refunds, after purchasing Points or agreeing to use Premium Services, will be valid under any circumstances.
- In the event of a request for chargeback from a credit card company, the corresponding account shall be suspended.
2NT BBS Terms of Use
The 2NT BBS Terms of Use constitute a part of the 2NT Terms of Use. The 2NT BBS Terms of Use (Hereby also referred to as "This Document") and the "Fundamental Guidelines" section of the 2NT Terms of Use apply to the use of the 2NT BBS service.
2NT BBS is a service which allows registered Users; to use 2NT servers and software; and to place and run bulletin boards (AKA Forums). Users who post on, view, visit or use the 2NT BBS Service are not required to register as Members. However all Users (i.e. All parties who post on, view, visit or use This Service) are required to acknowledge and agree to these Terms of Service. Any User who does not acknowledge and agree to these Terms of Service may not use 2NT BBS in any way.
1. Private Information
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2NT BBS complies with the 2NT Privacy Policy when managing and protecting Users' Private Information.
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However, 2NT does not guarantee that 2NT BBS is a completely safe internet communication tool. All Users must acknowledge that, regardless of our Privacy Policy, 2NT cannot guarantee the confidentiality of posts and data on our BBS Service. All Users understand and acknowledge this risk when using Our Service(s).
2. Prohibited Conduct and Bans
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Users may not engage in any conduct or commit any acts prohibited by the Fundamental Guidelines, or any corresponding suspected act. Users are also prohibited from any of the following activity.
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Publishing, posting, or releasing falsehoods or anything that could potentially be misunderstood.
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Posting, publishing or releasing third parties' private Personal Information, such as names, addresses, email address, phone number etc. ; or any other act which infringes on a third party's privacy.
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Engaging in conduct which may infringe on third parties' image rights.
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Posting anywhere other than the allocated areas.
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Using 2NT BBS similarly to a "Chat" service.
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Distributing spam, chainmail, or other such data that places heavy strain on 2NT's communications network. Any conduct which could potentially cause heavy strain on 2NT's communications network.
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Acts that 2NT judges majority of 2NT users deem as inappropriate or deviant.
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In addition to the aforementioned items, any conduct or act that 2NT deems to be undesirable, or cause inconvenience to a large number of other Users.
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Engaging in any other action which 2NT deems to be inappropriate conduct as a 2NT BBS User.
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2NT has rights to take all legal measures or procedures to an offender of the prohibited acts in the guideline and the prohibited acts in the term 2.1.
2NT retains the right to take all measures or procedures against Users who violate the Fundamental Guidelines or Article 2.1 of This Document.
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Whether or not a User's conduct or omission counts as a violation is the right of 2NT to decide.
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2NT cannot be held responsible to Users for the deletion and/or erasure of posts etc. which violate This Document and the Fundamental Guidelines.
3. Technology Laws
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Users are required to follow their respective nations' laws regarding the export of technology when communicating technical information to people from other nations.
4. Canceling the Service
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When a User wishes to cancel use of the 2NT BBS Service they may do so from the 2NTID management screen.
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Users relinquish all rights they had using 2NT BBS the moment they cancel 2NT BBS.
5. Authors' rights and Copyright.
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Generally, copyright of all data created and posted onto a 2NT BBS forum (or anywhere else on This Service), becomes the property of the posting User. Users may not repost, reuse or rework content taken without the copyright holder's consent.
6. Amendments to the 2NT BBS Terms of Use
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All Users of 2NT BBS acknowledge and accept any and all amendments, changes and revisions to This Document as they occur.
Terms of Use for Each Service