Terms of Service

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3Welcome to GIZMODO USA LLC, the owner and operator of Gizmodo.com. These terms of service ("Terms") serve as an agreement between you and GIZMODO ("GIZMODO," "We" or the "Company") and governs your access to and use of the Services, Sites, and Applications offered by GIZMODO. Your access to and use of the Sites is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms.
3Welcome to GIZMODO USA LLC, the [owner and operator of Gizmodo.com](https://gizmodo.com/author/jean-guillaumekleis). These terms of service ("Terms") serve as an agreement between you and GIZMODO ("GIZMODO," "We" or the "Company") and governs your access to and use of the Services, Sites, and Applications offered by GIZMODO. Your access to and use of the Sites is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms.
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55## USER AGREEMENT
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77The following Terms describe the terms and conditions on which we offer you access to our Sites and Services, defined below. Capitalized terms used in these Terms shall have the meanings set forth below under "Definitions" or in the text of these Terms. Our offer to allow you to access the Sites and Services is conditioned on your agreement to all of the terms and conditions contained in these Terms, including your compliance with the policies and terms linked to (via URLs or hyperlinks) from this Agreement, such as our [Privacy Policy](https://gizmodo.com/privacy-policy). If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms in their entirety, you must cease accessing or otherwise using the Sites and Services in any way. Your use of any of the Sites or Services constitutes your agreement to these Terms.
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99We may amend these Terms at any time in our sole discretion, effective upon posting the amended Terms at this URL where the prior version of these Terms was posted or by communicating these changes through any written contact method we have established with you. Your use of the Sites or Services following the date on which such amended Terms are published will constitute consent to such amendments. However, if you cease using the Sites or Services upon such publication, your relationship with us will continue to be controlled by the previous version of these Terms. You agree that you will periodically check this page for updates to these Terms and read the messages we send you to inform you of any changes.
2727You should only provide Content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms, and that does not violate any third-party's rights of any kind, including without limitation, any intellectual property rights, rights of privacy, or publicity rights.
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2929GIZMODO reserves the right, but is not obligated, to reject and/or remove any Content in its sole discretion, including, but not limited to, violations of these Terms. GIZMODO reserves the right, but has no obligation, to monitor disputes between you and other users. GIZMODO shall have no liability for your interactions with other users, or for any user's action or inaction.
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3131User Conduct: In exchange for your being able to use the Sites, you agree to be bound by the following obligations:
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33- **1\. Registration.**
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35 - Even if you choose to create an anonymous account, you are still agreeing to all of these Terms.
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37 - You may not: Use false information or an account owned or controlled by another person with the intent to mislead other users maliciously by impersonating that person or for any other reason; use as a User ID a name subject to any rights of a person other than yourself without appropriate authorization or in violation of these Terms; or otherwise submit false or misleading information to the Company.
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33- **1\. Registration.**- Even if you choose to create an anonymous account, you are still agreeing to all of these Terms.- You may not: Use false information or an account owned or controlled by another person with the intent to mislead other users maliciously by impersonating that person or for any other reason; use as a User ID a name subject to any rights of a person other than yourself without appropriate authorization or in violation of these Terms; or otherwise submit false or misleading information to the Company.
3934- **2\. No Changes to the Software/Prohibited Uses.**
4035 You may not and may not allow any third party to:
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42 - modify, adapt, disassemble, decompile, translate, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or structure, sequence and organization of the Sites or any portion of any website on which the Services are offered (except where the foregoing is required by applicable local law, and then only to the extent so required under such laws);
37- modify, adapt, disassemble, decompile, translate, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover the source code or structure, sequence and organization of the Sites or any portion of any website on which the Services are offered (except where the foregoing is required by applicable local law, and then only to the extent so required under such laws);
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44 - use the Sites in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Sites or another user's use of the Sites;
39- use the Sites in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Sites or another user's use of the Sites;
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46 - remove, obscure or change any copyright, trademark, hyperlink or other proprietary rights notices ("Notices") contained in or on the Sites or any website on which the Service is offered, Company code embeddable or embedded on a third party web site, and/or Company software;
41- remove, obscure or change any copyright, trademark, hyperlink or other proprietary rights notices ("Notices") contained in or on the Sites or any website on which the Service is offered, Company code embeddable or embedded on a third party web site, and/or Company software;
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48 - submit any content or material that falsely express or imply that such content or material is sponsored or endorsed by the Company; or
43- submit any content or material that falsely express or imply that such content or material is sponsored or endorsed by the Company; or
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50 - use the Sites or Services to violate the security of any computer network or transfer or store illegal material.
45- use the Sites or Services to violate the security of any computer network or transfer or store illegal material.
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5247- **3\. Usage Rules.**
5348 You agree that your use of and conduct on the Sites (including any commenting feature), and your Content shall be lawful and will not:
5449 - violate the contractual, personal, intellectual property or other rights of any party, or promote or constitute illegal activity;
5550 - be in violation of these Terms, any local, state, federal or international law, rule or regulation or the rules of conduct posted with respect to any individual feature of the Services;
5651 - create user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses or mislead others as to the origins of your communications;