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Comments Terms of Use

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In order to make our comments useful and interesting, the following guidelines have been established for comment users:

* Do not post abusive, obscene, threatening, harassing, defamatory, libelous, offensive or sexually explicit material.
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* Do not offer to sell or buy any product or service.
* Do not post material that infringes copyright.
* Do not post information that you know to be confidential or sensitive or otherwise in breach of the law.
* Keep all comments relevant to the particular site where the comment is being posted.
* XGadget.net will not accept responsibility for information posted in the Comments.

If XGadget.net receives notice that a comment post is not in keeping with these terms and conditions or the intended use of the comments, we reserve the right to remove that comment posting. The removal of any comment shall be solely at the discretion of XGadget.net.

Image Terms of Use

XGadget.net sites typically display images as part of blog posts written by our editors. The types of images editors are authorized to use on XGadget.net sites include:

* Images licensed from photographic archive vendors
* Images supplied to our editors or released into the public domain by public relations and marketing companies for press purposes
* Reader-submitted images, with the implied representation that the person submitting the image owns the copyright in the image and the right to give it to us for use on our site(s)
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* Images commissioned by XGadget.net
* Thumbnail images of 150x150 pixels or less
* Images used to illustrate a newsworthy story under the Fair Use doctrine
* Images where the use is transformative, such as for satire
* Images so widely distributed on the internet that they are deemed to have become part of the public domain

If XGadget.net receives notice that an image posted is not in keeping with these terms and conditions or the intended use of the Comments, we reserve to right to remove that image.

Print Syndication Terms of Use

1. The Site logo and URL must appear prominently at the top of each section displaying site content.
2. Content will appear unedited, except for replacement of hyperlinks with full URLs and use of product manufacturer’s site links where appropriate.
3. Images from a Site must not be used in print without you obtaining the appropriate copyright clearances yourself.

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Notification of Changes

Whenever XGadget.net changes its Terms of Use, it will post those changes to this Statement, and other places we deem appropriate to make users aware of such changes.

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