This web site is designated as the Berwyn Talk Forum.  It is merely a public forum for you, the residents and friends of Berwyn, to meet and discuss a wide variety of topics relating to the city.  You should not depend on information gleaned from this site as positive fact.  Please keep in mind that all posts, opinions, views, and political beliefs expressed on this site are property of the user and not the site Administrator(s).  Unless a post is specifically signed by the Administrators, the opinions, views, and allegations expressed within this site shall in no way be construed as those of the site Administrators, the City of Berwyn, or any elected, appointed, or hired official within the City of Berwyn.  All users are encouraged to formulate their own opinions using every possible medium of information. With the exception of site users identified as “warned”, “moderated”, or “banned”, it should be recognized that posts to this site are in no way monitored prior to their listing.  Should the administrators identify a post, thread, or entire discussion that, in their opinions, breaches this TOS; those administrators reserve to the right to remove, alter, or delete in its entirety the specific post, the thread, the discussion, or any combination of such.  The Site Administrators’ further reserve the right to remove the accounts and/or all previous postings of site user’s determined over time to continually breach this TOS, without any notice to the offending user.  All information on site is presented solely for educational and informational purposes of the residents and friends of Berwyn and should not, in any way, be considered as absolute fact.

 

There are no warranties, either expressed or implied, that the information on this website is accurate and reliable. Your use of this site indicates an unconditional understanding and acceptance of this TOS. 

 

The following terms and conditions are in reference to Berwyn’s Community Forum discussion board (www.BerwynTalk.com), here in referred to as "Berwyn Talk Forum". These terms and conditions apply to all sites, services, and resources within the Berwyn Community Forum.

 

 

 

1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

 

The Berwyn Talk Forum provides its service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service (referred to as "TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice. You may review the most current version of the TOS at any time at: http://BerwynTalk.com/TOS/. In addition, when using particular Berwyn Talk Forum services, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services.

 

 

 

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

 

The Berwyn Talk Forum provides users with access to informational resources including communication and interactive resources pertaining to various items relating to the City of Berwyn. Under no circumstances shall The Berwyn Community Forum be liable to any user on account of that user's use or misuse of the site or reliance on the site. Such limitation of liability shall apply to prevent recovery of direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive and exemplary damages (even if the Berwyn Talk Forum has been advised of the possibility of such damages). Such limitation of liability shall apply whether the damages arise from use or misuse of the site or reliance on the site, from inability to use the site, or from the interruption, suspension, or termination of the site or services offered on the site (including such damages incurred by third parties/other site users).

 

Such limitation shall also apply with respect to damages incurred by reason of other services or goods received through or advertised on the site or received through any links provided on the site. .Such limitation shall apply, without limitation, to the costs of procurement of substitute goods or services, lost profits, or lost data. These limitations shall apply notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy. The Berwyn Talk Forum makes no warranties as to the accuracy of its information due to the volatile nature of the information contained within The Berwyn Talk Forum. The Berwyn Talk Forum can not screen or authenticate all articles, posts, listings or other information. The Berwyn Community Forum will not sell any member information.

 

 

 

3. TERMS OF MEMBERSHIP & USAGE RESTRICTIONS

 

Site Membership

 

a) Membership is available to any person over the age of 18 who registers and accurately provides all the required information, provides a legitimate electronic mail address and obtains a unique Berwyn Community Forum member name and password. Membership is non-transferable.

 

b) All membership information must be accurate and belong to the person registering. Invalid, incomplete, or falsified information can result in the immediate termination of all membership privileges for that user and, possibly a permanent ban, restricting the member from using any of The Berwyn Talk Forum’s services at any time.

 

c) Usage of this site is restricted to persons over the age of 18.

 

d) The Berwyn Talk Forum is not responsible for the content of any member's posts, and the views expressed on The Berwyn Community Forum are the responsibility of the posting member and not The Berwyn Community Forum. The Berwyn Talk Forum does not preview member posts in any way before they appear on the site. Any link posted to a third-party internet address does not imply an endorsement of that site or its content by The Berwyn Talk Forum.

 

e) The Berwyn Talk Forum is for the discussion of the City of Berwyn and related topics. While the administrators and moderators of The Berwyn Community Forum will attempt to keep all off-topic messages off this forum, it is impossible for us to review all messages. All messages express the views of the author, and neither the owners of The Berwyn Talk Forum nor the moderators will be held responsible for the content of any message.

 

f) The Berwyn Talk Forum may contain profanity.

g) As a condition of buying and selling items listed in any forum of The Berwyn Talk Forum, Buyer and Seller agree that The Berwyn Talk Forum is not brokering or otherwise participating in any purchase or sale. The Berwyn Talk Forum has no knowledge of the terms of sale, the condition of any items offered for sale, the accuracy of any aspect of the sale or the use to which any item shall be put. Buyer assumes all responsibility for proper use of any item so purchased. Buyer acknowledges that improper use of some or all of the items offered for sale on The Berwyn Community Forum may cause serious injury or death. Buyer shall seek qualified assistance and instruction in the use of all items purchased. Users may not post links to any off-site “for-sale” items or any auctions.

h) Pornography of any type is not allowed. Posts of an illegal nature will not be tolerated. Threats of any kind will not be tolerated and will be removed and the user suspended or banned permanently. Removed threats will be retained by the owners as evidence should legal action be desired by the threatened party.

 

i) The owners, administrators, and moderators of The Berwyn Community Forum reserve both the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason, and the right to suspend or delete any user account for any reason we feel is in violation of the TOS, both explicit and implied.

 

j) Membership in The Berwyn Talk Forum is a privilege, not a right. We reserve the right to deny service to any person at any time without cause.

 

 

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

It is the policy of The Berwyn Talk Forum to respond expeditiously to claims of intellectual property infringement. The Berwyn Community Forum will promptly process and investigate notices of alleged infringement and will take appropriate actions under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA"). Should a violation of intellectual property be discovered, the document(s) or messages in such violation will be removed in a timely manner after any and all investigating has been completed to prove the authenticity of such a claim.

 

5. PUBLIC CONTENT ON THE Berwyn Talk FORUM

 

Any and all content posted for inclusion in publicly accessible areas of The Berwyn Talk Forum are the responsibility of the creator. The Berwyn Talk Forum makes no claims or warranties about such information or its authenticity. Upon posting any content on The Berwyn Community Forum, you grant The Berwyn Talk Forum the non-exclusive right to publish, modify and use such content solely for the purpose of displaying such content.

 

No representations made or advice given by The Berwyn Community Forum Members or Moderators should be in any way considered a diagnosis, treatment or cure for any illness or condition, either discussed or implied. Answers to questions are offered as information only and should always be used in conjunction with advice from your personal physician. No responsibility is taken by The Berwyn Talk Forum, its Members or Moderators, for any conceivable consequence which might be related to any answer that is freely given to any and all questions on this site.

 

6. LIMITATION OF RE-USE

 

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes or noncommercial purposes any portion of the services or content contained within The Berwyn Talk Forum. In order to use any content, graphical art, photos or files owned by or published by The Berwyn Talk Forum, direct, written authorization must be obtained from The Berwyn Talk Forum with no exceptions at any time for any reason.

 

7. LEGAL RESTRICTIONS

 

This agreement shall be constructed and controlled by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any dispute arising hereunder will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. Each member agrees to personal jurisdiction by tile state and federal courts of the State of Illinois.

 

The Berwyn Talk Forum reserves the right to change, modify or update this TOS agreement at any time without notification. Membership in and the use of resources contained within BerwynTalk.com constitutes full agreement and acknowledgement of the restrictions, limitations and terms set forth in this agreement.