Terms of use

Access to and use of this site ('gendersociety.com') are subject to the following terms and conditions:

By using The Gender Society you agree to be legally bound by our terms and conditions, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of The Gender Society. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all the following terms and conditions please do not access and/or use The Gender Society.

The Gender Society may change these terms and conditions at any time by posting changes online without notice. Please review these terms and conditions regularly to ensure you are aware of any changes made by The Gender Society. Your continued use of The Gender Society after changes are posted means you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions as updated and/or amended.

Email
To become and remain a Gender Society member you need to have a valid and working email address where you can be contacted. Please ensure that the email address you use at registration and subsequently, is one at which you can easily receive email from The Gender Society without being in trouble with:

a) Your boss

b) Your wife / partner / SO / children / auntie / another person who will not understand

Please do not use a Gender Society email address as your contact address.

As a member you agree to receive your password details, The Gender Society Tribune (our monthly newsletter), forum notifications and various other communiqués via email, although we will never bombard you with spam.

PLEASE NOTE THAT AT The Gender Society WE HAVE THE UTMOST INTEGRITY. YOUR PRIVACY IS OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE.

WE WILL NEVER SELL OR PASS ON YOUR INFORMATION TO OTHER COMPANIES. YOUR PERSONAL DETAILS ARE NEVER DIVULGED TO ANY THIRD PARTIES.

General
The goal of The Gender Society is to provide an interesting, stimulating, educational and fun place for transgender people, their significant others and their admirers. In keeping with this goal, you, as a user of The Gender Society’s services, must agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions. By accessing the The Gender Society community with a Username and Password, you agree to accept these Terms and Conditions. You agree that any Username and Password you choose or are assigned will not be transferable and can only be used by you. If you violate any of the Terms and Conditions, your access to The Gender Society may be suspended or terminated without notice. This suspension or termination is at the sole discretion of The Gender Society.

Use of The Gender Society

You may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use Gender Society content in any way except for your own personal, non-commercial use. You also agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any Gender Society content except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Any other use of Gender Society content requires the prior written permission of Gender Society management.

You agree to use The Gender Society only for lawful purposes, and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict or inhibit anyone else's use and enjoyment of Gender Society. Prohibited behaviour includes harassing or causing distress or inconvenience to any person, transmitting obscene or offensive content or disrupting the normal flow of dialogue within The Gender Society.

Neither The Gender Society nor any providers of information make any warranties, express or implied, as to results to be obtained from use of such information, and make no express or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. Neither The Gender Society nor any of its providers of information shall have any liability for the accuracy of the information contained in the service, or the contents of any advertisements, or for assertions or omissions therein. No party shall be liable to any other party or any third-party for third-party claims or losses of any nature, including, but not limited to, lost profits, punitive or consequential damages.

The Gender Society reserves the right to remove any listings or any advertisements for any reason. In no case shall The Gender Society be liable for any costs or events that occur beyond its control including, but not limited to, network outages, Internet connectivity problems and client side browser issues.

The following disclaimer and terms of use apply generally to all postings to the Gender Society site. It is hereby also understood that any person posting to The Gender Society will have read this disclaimer and terms of use prior to doing so and, as such, be subject to its terms as indicated below.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

Gender Society content, including the information, names, images, pictures, logos and icons regarding or relating to The Gender Society and/or its products and services (or to third party products and services), is provided "AS IS" and on an "IS AVAILABLE" basis without any representations or any kind of warranty made (whether express or implied by law) to the extent permitted by law, including the implied warranties of satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.

Under no circumstances will The Gender Society be liable for any of the following losses or damage (whether such losses where foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise): (a) loss of data; (b) loss of revenue or anticipated profits; (c) loss of business; (d) loss of opportunity; (e) loss of goodwill or injury to reputation; (f) losses suffered by third parties; or (g) any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of The Gender Society regardless of the form of action.

The Gender Society does not warrant that functions contained in Gender Society content will be uninterrupted or error free, that defects will be corrected, or that The Gender Society or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs.

Conditions of Use

The Gender Society is supposed to be a fun community. There is no room here for hotheads who are simply looking for a fight. You are entirely responsible and liable for all your postings to The Gender Society, whether in the forums, the chat rooms, the intra-site messenger system, the anonymous email system or elsewhere. Listed below are some, though not all, violations which may result in The Gender Society deleting your postings and /or terminating your membership. You agree not to carry out any of the following actions while posting messages to The Gender Society.

• Harass, intimidate, threaten, embarrass or slander any person or entity;
• Transmit via The Gender Society any information, data, text, files, links, software, chat, communication or other materials ("Content") that The Gender Society considers to be unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
• Impersonate at The Gender Society, any business or person, living or dead, famous or not;
• Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including but not limited to any regulations having the force of law while using or accessing The Gender Society or in connection with your use of The Gender Society in any manner.

Intellectual Property

You agree that you will not upload or transmit any content to The Gender Society that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights ("Rights") of any party. By submitting content to The Gender Society you automatically grant or warrant that the owner of such content has expressly granted The Gender Society the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any Rights that may exist in such content.

By submitting your contribution to The Gender Society, you warrant that your contribution;

• is your own original work and that you have the right to make it available to The Gender Society for all the purposes specified above;
• is not defamatory; and
• does not infringe any law; and
• indemnify The Gender Society against all legal fees, damages and other expenses that may be incurred by The Gender Society as a result of your breach of the above warranty; and
• waive any moral rights in your contribution for the purposes of its submission to and publication on The Gender Society and the purposes specified above.

The names, images and logos identifying The Gender Society or third parties and their products and services are subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks of The Gender Society and/or third parties. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise any licence or right to use any trademark, patent, design right or copyright of Gender Society or any other third party.

Content

You must evaluate, and bear the risk associated with, the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any content. The Gender Society shall not be responsible for any content. The Gender Society does not prescreen or monitor all content as a matter of policy, but The Gender Society shall have the right, but not the responsibility, to remove content which is deemed in sole discretion harmful, offensive, or otherwise in violation of this Agreement or any rules The Gender Society has in place at the time. The Gender Society may elect at its sole discretion to monitor some, all, or no areas of The Gender Society for adherence to this Agreement or rules.

Disclaimer of Warranties

You expressly agree that use of The Gender Society is at your own risk. The Gender Society shall not be responsible to you for any content found on The Gender Society. The Gender Society expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. The Gender Society makes no warranty that The Gender Society will be timely, secure, error free, or meet your requirements; nor does The Gender Society make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of The Gender Society or as to the accuracy or reliability of any information obtained through The Gender Society. No advice or information, whether oral or written obtained by you from The Gender Society shall create a warranty not expressly made herein. You understand and agree that any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of The Gender Society is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damages to your computer or loss of data that results in the downloads of such content. To the full extent permissible under the applicable law, The Gender Society shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages resulting from the use or inability to use The Gender Society or for the cost of procurement of substitute goods and services resulting from any goods or services purchased or obtained through your use of The Gender Society.

Membership and Termination of Membership

Membership termination requests are normally processed once a week. Please be aware of this when requesting account closure. We also reserve the right to terminate any member's account at any time without notice and without explanation (although in practice, members who contravene our rules will be warned on several occasions before their accounts are closed and an explanation will normally be given). In the event of the closure of The Gender Society (something we hope will never be necessary), membership refunds will not be available, outside our thirty day guarantee period. We also reserve the right not to grant membership without explanation, to users for whom we determine that Gender Society membership is inappropriate.

Gender Society Community Rules

You agree to use The Gender Society Communities (including Message Boards) in accordance with the following Community Rules. These apply across all Gender Society community sites and services.

About your posts:

• Contributions must be civil and tasteful
• No disruptive, offensive or abusive behaviour: contributions must be constructive and polite, not mean-spirited or contributed with the intention of causing trouble.
• No unlawful or objectionable content: unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable material is not acceptable.
• If you use multiple logins for the purpose of disrupting the community or annoying other users you may have action taken against your accounts.
• Be patient: users of all ages and abilities may be taking part in the relevant Gender Society Community.
• No spamming or off-topic material: we don’t allow the submission of the same or very similar contributions many times. Please don't re-submit your contribution to more than one discussion, or contribute off-topic material in subject-specific areas.
• No advertising
• No impersonation
• No inappropriate (e.g. vulgar, offensive etc) user names
• You may not refer to specific URLs (web site addresses). If you know of a worthy web site relevant to the discussion topic, please inform the host of the Community area.
  
  

Safety:

About the law:

• You may not submit any defamatory or illegal material of any nature in Gender Society Communities. This includes text, graphics, video, programs or audio.
• Contributing material with the intention of committing or promoting an illegal act is strictly prohibited.
• You agree to only submit materials which are your own original work. You must not violate, plagiarise, or infringe the rights of third parties including copyright, trade mark, trade secrets, privacy, publicity, personal or proprietary rights.
• The views expressed in Gender Society Community areas are those of members of the public and are not necessarily those of The Gender Society.
  
  

Full Membership Billing:

All Full Membership payments are handled through PayPal and PayPoint subscriptions which automatically renew either monthly, quarterly or annually so you will be automatically billed at the end of your term for the next month quarter or year if your subscription is still active. You can, however, cancel your subscription at any time from within your PayPal or PayPoint control panel. You can also request a cancellation by contacting us but be sure to give us your correct user name. If you do not cancel by the end of your term, you will be automatically billed for the next term

If you're under 18:

We are sorry but we are unable to accept members under the age of 18. Please look at this page for more information...

http://gendersociety.com/pages/under18s

If you breach these Terms of Use:

And Finally:

If there is any conflict between these terms and specific terms appearing elsewhere on The Gender Society (including local house rules) then the latter shall prevail.

If any of these terms are determined to be illegal, invalid or otherwise unenforceable by reason of the laws of any state or country in which these terms are intended to be effective, then to the extent and within the jurisdiction in which that term is illegal, invalid or unenforceable, it shall be severed and deleted from these terms and the remaining terms shall survive, remain in full force and effect and continue t be binding and enforceable.

The Gender Society site is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with this site, it's software or content.

We reserve the right to add to, remove and change the features offered by The Gender Society at any time and without notice.

These terms shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

We reserve the right to change the above terms and conditions at any time and without notice.