INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Our Limited License to You. Although we make this website freely accessible, we don't intend to give up our rights, or anyone else's rights, to the materials appearing on the service. The materials available through this website are the property of us and our affiliates or licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. You are free to display and print for your personal, non-commercial use information you receive through this website. But you may not otherwise reproduce any of the materials without the prior written consent of the owner. You may not distribute copies of materials found on this website in any form (including by email or other electronic means), without prior written permission from the owner. Of course, you're free to encourage others to access the information themselves on our website and to tell them how to find it.

Your License to Us. By submitting material to us, you are representing that you are the owner of the material, or are making your submission with the express consent of the owner. By submitting material to any public posting areas of this website, such as any message boards, forums, or community publishing areas, you agree that we may reproduce, modify, and distribute such material as we see fit in any medium and for any purpose. You also agree that we may identify you as the author of any of your postings by name, email address or screen name as we see appropriate. We also reserve the right (but assume no obligation) to delete, move, or edit any postings that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate, whether for legal or other reasons.

Links. We welcome links to our service. You are free to establish a hypertext link to this site so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by us.

No Framing. Without our prior written permission, you may not frame any of the content of this website, or incorporate into another website or other service any of our intellectual property.

Trademarks. We don't want anyone to be confused as to which materials and services are provided by us and which aren't. You may not use any trademark or service mark appearing on this website without the prior written consent of the owner of the mark.

Materials. Some of the material on our website is provided by other news sources. Their Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither these materials nor any portion of these materials may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use. The News Source will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions in these materials or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part of these materials or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.

Notice of Violations. If you are an owner of intellectual property who believes your intellectual property has been improperly posted or distributed via this website, please notify us by contacting us at:

Deborah Hill
General Manager
P.O. Box 415
Van Buren, Maine 04758
(207) 868.5433

WE PROVIDE ALL PAID AND FREE CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SERVICES TO YOU "AS-IS", AND MAKE NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY AND NONINFRINGEMENT, NOR DO WE WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY VIRUSES, WORMS OR SIMILAR HARMFUL COMPONENTS TRANSMITTED THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR FOR INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA OR USE) INCURRED BY YOU, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

PAID CLASSIFIEDS. We reserve the right to reject any ad copy. All orders are subject in all respects to our current rules and regulations and current demands upon advertising space. Our liability for an error will not exceed the cost of the space occupied by the error, and in no event shall our liability for your use of our paid classified advertising services exceed the amount you paid for the use of the services. We reserve the right to edit, reclassify, revise, or cancel any advertisement at any time. Rates and specifications are subject to change. We do not knowingly accept advertising that discriminates or intends to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or familial status. Publisher accepts no liability for error or omission. NO REFUNDS AFTER PUBLICATION DEADLINE.

FREE CLASSIFIEDS. We reserve the right to reject any ad copy. All free advertisements are subject in all respects to our current rules and regulations and current demands upon free advertising space. Our liability for an error will not exceed the cost of the free space occupied by the error, and in no event shall our liability for your use of our free classified advertising services exceed the amount you paid for the use of the services. We reserve the right to edit, reclassify, revise, or cancel any free advertisement at any time. Rates and specifications are subject to change. We do not knowingly accept advertising that discriminates or intends to discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap or familial status. Publisher accepts no liability for error or omission. NO REFUNDS AFTER PUBLICATION DEADLINE.

Personal Advertisements. We are a community, family-oriented publication. Advertisements must be appropriate for all ages. Personal free advertising participants must be 18 years or older. The personal advertising section is restricted to individuals seeking personal, monogamous relationships. All ads must be in good taste and must not solicit for sex or sexual activities. We reserve the right to edit, delete or reject ads that do not meet these standards. Use of the personal free advertising section for any illegal purpose will be subject to prosecution.

We are not liable for the content of the free personal advertisements or the responses to such advertisements. We encourage users to take appropriate safeguards when responding to personal ads and arranging meetings. Screen all respondents carefully. Meetings with new companions should occur in public places and participants should not divulge their addresses. Be smart, not sorry.

Employment Advertisements. We do not knowingly accept advertisements regarding employment that are not bona fide job offers. We also do not knowingly accept advertisements that discriminate or intend to discriminate on any illegal basis, or that are otherwise illegal. If you think that an advertisement posted on this service discriminates on any illegal basis, or is otherwise illegal, please contact us at 207.868.5433.

Positions vary. We encourage you to investigate fully and understand all aspects of any job you are considering. Some positions may require an investment or purchase on consignment on your part, or may involve your recruiting others. Positions are often paid by draw, commission or bonus instead of salary. We encourage you to investigate fully and understand all aspects of any job you are considering.

A career counseling firm does not guarantee actual placement as one of its services. Understand your individual agreement prior to payment.

Equal Housing Opportunity. Any free real estate advertising on this website is subject to the Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, family status or national origin, or an intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination." Maine state law also forbids discrimination based on these factors, except that it forbids discrimination based on "disability" rather than "handicap." Family status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians; pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. To complain of discrimination call the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at 800-699-9777.

General Advice. It is illegal for companies doing business by phone to promise you a loan and ask you to pay for it before they deliver. Before you do business with a company, check it out with the Better Business Bureau. For free information about avoiding advance free loan scams, write the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580, or call the National Fraud Information Center, 1-800-876- 7060. Don't pay for a promise, especially one relating to business opportunities or franchises. When it comes to earnings or locations, there are no guarantees.

Federal law allows you to correct your credit report for free. Credit repair clinics that do business by telephone cannot request or receive payment until six months after they perform their services. For more information about credit card scams, write the Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. 20580.

You agree that you will not use this service to upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any material that contains viruses, worms, or any other computer code, programs or files designed to interfere with, interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware or telecommunications or other equipment, or to cause a security breach of such software, hardware, or other equipment.

Because of the volume of email messages sent by users of this website, we cannot and do not always monitor the email messages and attachments sent by users. You acknowledge and agree that such email messages may contain viruses, worms or other harmful components. You also acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for screening the email messages and attachments for viruses, worms and other harmful components.

DISCLAIMERS. We work hard to make this website an interesting and enjoyable place. We cannot guarantee, however, that our users will always find everything to their liking; nor could we provide a free service if we were exposed to substantial liability. Please read these Disclaimers carefully before using this website.

Use at Your Own Risk. We provide the material available through this website for informational purposes only. You may only use the material and the services available through this website for your personal and non-commercial use. We try to ensure that information we post to this site is both timely and accurate, and that the services offered are reliable. Yet despite our efforts, errors may occur from time to time. Before you act on any information you've found on our site, you should confirm any facts that are important to your decision. IF YOU RELY ON ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS YOU MAY INCUR THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF ANY SERVICE OR ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED FROM OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE.

Materials Submitted by Other Users. We cannot and do not review every posting made in our free classifieds, paid classifieds, calendars, wwwboards, chat rooms, forums, and other areas available for public postings. You may well read any given posting before anyone on our staff does. Take what you find with a grain of salt. You can expect these areas to include information and opinions from a variety of individuals and organizations other than us. We do not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of any posting, regardless of whether the posting comes from a user, from a celebrity or "expert" guest, or from a member of our staff. There is no substitute for healthy skepticism and your own good judgment.

No Endorsements. We are not responsible for, and cannot guarantee the performance of, goods and services provided by our advertisers or others to whose sites we link. A link to another website does not constitute our endorsement of that site (nor of any product, service or other material offered on that site).

No Warranties. THIS WEBSITE AND ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH IT, ARE PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS," "WITH ALL FAULTS," AND "AS AVAILABLE." WE, OUR AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE, NOR DO THEY GUARANTEE THAT THE MATERIALS, INFORMATION OR SERVICES WILL BE ERROR- FREE, OR CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Limitations on Our Liability. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE, OR OUR AFFILIATES, AGENTS OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU AGREE THAT OUR LIABILITY AND THE LIABILITY OF OUR AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND LICENSORS, IF ANY, ARISING OUT OF ANY KIND OF LEGAL CLAIM IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE SERVICE SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE USE OF THE SERVICE.

Indemnity. You agree to indemnify and hold us and our affiliates, agents and licensors, harmless from any claim that may arise from your use of any information, material or service available through this website.

USE OF COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. We may provide a variety of services on this website through which you can directly interact with others, such as email services, chat rooms, communications tools, forums, and other public posting areas (Communications Services"). We want to encourage an open exchange of information and ideas, but at the same time we want everyone to be able to enjoy these Communications Services.

We reserve the right to deny access to any Communications Service to anyone who violates this visitor agreement or who, in our judgment, interferes with the ability of others to enjoy our sites or infringes the rights of others. We also reserve the right (but assume no obligation) to delete, move, or edit any postings that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable or inappropriate, whether for legal or other reasons. We will comply with the requirements of the law regarding disclosure of any messages to others, including law enforcement agencies.

Specific Prohibited Uses. Without limiting the foregoing, we may immediately terminate your use of any Communications Service if you engage in any of the following prohibited activities:

• Uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, libelous, or obscene;
• Impersonating any person or entity, or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity;
• Forging headers or otherwise manipulating identifiers in a manner that disguises the origin of any content you transmit through any Communications Service;
• Uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available any content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under any contractual or fiduciary relationship (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
• Uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary right of any party;
• Uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, or any other form of solicitation, without our express written approval;
• Gathering for the purpose of "spamming" any email addresses that users post in our chat rooms, forums and other public posting areas;
• Uploading, posting, emailing, transmitting or otherwise making available any content or material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
• Uploading or posting any off-topic or irrelevant material to any classifieds, chat room, forum or any public posting areas;
• Interfering with or disrupting any servers or networks used to provide the Communications Services, or disobeying any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of the networks we use to provide the Communications Services;
• Violating any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to (i) all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside, (ii) regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and (iii) any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ;
• "Stalking" or otherwise harassing another;
• Instigating or encouraging others to commit illegal activities or cause injury or property damage to any person;
• Collecting or storing personal data about other users;
• Gaining unauthorized access to our website, or any account, computer system, or network connected to this website, by means such as hacking, password mining or other illicit means; or
• Obtaining or attempting to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through this website.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Registration. To obtain access to certain services on our site, you may be given an opportunity to register with us. You agree that the information you supply during that registration process will be accurate and complete and that you will not register under the name of, nor attempt to enter the service under the name of, another person. We reserve the right to reject or terminate any user name that, in our judgment, we deem offensive. You will be responsible for preserving the confidentiality of your password and will notify us of any known or suspected unauthorized use of your account.

Jurisdiction. This visitor agreement has been made in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maine. By using this service, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Aroostook County, Maine in all disputes arising out of or relating to this agreement or this website.