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contract between you and each of the sponsors
Sitemaps org: Google
Yahoo
and Microsoft Corporation (referred
collectively in this agreement as the "Sponsors
"we ,
or "US"). By using the Sitemaps org website (the "Website
you agree to be
bound by the following terms and conditions (the "Terms of Service'
Scope of Terms of Services; License
These Terms of Service govern your use of the Website _
The Sponsors' copyrights in the sitemaps protocol specification; as published on the Website (the "Specification") , are licensed
you under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License (version 2.5).
Other than the Sponsors' copyrights in this Specification, no intellectual property rights of any kind are granted or may arise under these Terms of Service or via your use of Sitemaps, whether
express; implied or otherwise
Changes in Website and Terms and Conditions; Change in Specification
We may modify or terminate the Website , for any reason, and without notice_
We also reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service from time
time without notice, and you expressly agree to be bound by such modifications when posted on the Website
Notwithstanding the foregoing
the Sponsors agree that no change that we make
these Terms of Service will terminate or modify the license granted under paragraph
above with respect
any use
implementation of the Specification occurring prior to the date that
the change
published.
Please reviel these Terms of Service from time
time so that you will be apprised of any changes.
The Sponsors reserve the right; at any time, with
without notice t0 yoU,
make changes to the Sitemaps protocol andlor the Specification, including; without limitation
make changes that result
your existing sitemaps files becoming non-compliant with the revised
protocol:   The Sponsors shall have no Iiability to YOu for any such changes:
Each of the Sponsors reserves the right tO use
or nor Use
the Sitemaps protocol
whole or
part on any or all of its products or services, and no Sponsor shall obligated
index, read or
otherwise make use of any sitemap published by you: Without limiting the generality of the foregoing; each of the Sponsors reserves the right at any time
discontinue use of the Sitemaps protocol on any
all of its products or services_
Disclaimer of Warranties
The Sponsors disclaim any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy; content; completeness. reliability, or operability or availability of information
material displayed on the Website. The Sponsors also disclaim any responsibility for any harm resulting from use of
the Specification
downloading
accessing any information
material on the Internet through the Website:
THE WEBSITE THE SPECIFICATION AND ALL MATERIALS; INFORMATION AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS
WITH NO WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER THE SPONSORS AND THEIR LICENSORS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMTO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED, AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT
OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS. THE SPONSORS AND THEIR LICENSORS DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE SECURITY RELIABILITY TIMELINESS
AND PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE THE SPONSORS AND THEIR LICENSORS DISCLAIM
ANY WARRANTIES FOR ANY INFORMATION OR ADVICE RECEIVED THROUGH ANY LINKS PROVIDED IN THE WEBSITE:
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN MATERIAL OR DATA THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL OR DATA.