Paramount Pulse

Paramount Pulse FAQs

1. What browsers/versions do you support?
Internet Explorer 9 and above; Firefox 13 and above; Safari 5 and above; Google Chrome 17 and above

2. What operating systems do you support?
Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Mac OS 10.x.

3. How do I become a member?
All communities have different criteria for membership. Typically, users are invited to join a community and must take a poll to qualify for membership.

4. How do I activate my account?
Once you complete registration, an email is sent to the email address provided during registration. The email includes an activation link, which you must click to activate your account.

If you have not received an activation email, check your spam folder first. If you still did not receive the email, login to the community and click the “Resend Activation Email” link at to the top of the homepage. You can also change the email account associated with your account if needed and resend the activation email.

5. Why can’t I post or participate in the community until my account is activated?
Only activated accounts can participate in the community. Until your account is activated, you are only able to view the community content or edit your account details. To activate your account, click on the link in the activation email you received after completing registration.

6. How do I login?
Visit your community URL and enter either your username or email address associated with your account and your password. If you forgot your login information, click the Forgot Password link and enter your email address. An email will be with your username and a link to reset your password.

7. I forgot my username or password?
Click on the “Forgot Password” link from your community URL. You will be prompted to enter your username or email address associated with your account. An email will be sent to your email address with your username and a link to reset your password.

8. How do I reset my password?
Login to your account from the community URL and click on the arrow next to your username in the upper right corner and select “Edit Account” from the dropdown menu. From the Edit Account page, click “Reset Password” link. On the Reset Password page, enter your old password, new password and click “Save Changes” button. Your password will now be reset.

9. How do I change my account information?
Login to your account from the community URL and click on the arrow next to your username in the upper right corner and select “Edit Account” from the dropdown menu. Change any fields or upload a new user avatar as needed and click the “Save” button for changes to take effect.

10. How do I navigate the site?
The top header includes quick links to all the content in the site as well as your account and profile links.

To perform a search, enter a keyword in the upper left corner where it says “Looking for something?” Click on the magnifying glass icon or hit enter to search.

Notifications are a feed of all activity related to content you have submitted to the community. If there are new notifications to view since you last logged in, the number of new notifications will display next to Notifications in the top bar.

Announcements are special messages from the community moderator for community members. If there are new announcements to view since you last logged in, the number of new announcements will display next to Announcements in the top bar.

Clicking on your avatar and username in the upper right corner displays a dropdown menu with the following options:

Profile: Takes you to the view of your Public Profile
Edit Account: Takes you to the edit screen for your account details
Logout: Logs you out of the community and returns you to the login screen.

Community navigation options include Topics, Categories and People. Please note: Terminology for these sections may be different for your community. All content is organized into Topics and Categories to better assist you in finding the content you are most interested in. The People section lists all users in the community and allows to view the profiles of other members.

11. What are Topics and Categories?
Topics and Categories are how content is organized in the community. Topics group content by interest, such as Winter Sports. Categories group content by type, such as Polls or Discussions. Please note: Terminology for these sections maybe different for your community.

12. What are Live Chats?
Live Chats are real-time chat sessions around a particular topic. A community moderator hosts the live chat and presents different types of content for discussion, such as videos or photos. You can chat and participate with other members of the community during this time.

You must attend at the date and time specified for the live chat in order to participate. You can save a live chat date to your computer’s calendar by selecting “Add to Calendar” from the live chat notification page. You will be alerted 15 minutes before the start time of the event when you add it to your calendar.

13. What are Polls?
Polls are questionnaires published by a community moderator on topics of interest to your community. Participating in polls allows you to give valuable feedback and opinions on a number of topics.

14. What types of content can I post in the community?
You can post comments anywhere you see the comment button.

Comments can include hyperlinks and file attachments. File attachments allowed include photos, videos, and text documents such as PDF, Word, and Powerpoint.

You can also attach files to any content that includes an “Add Your Own File” option.

There are also areas where you can submit your own content. These topics will include instructions about what to contribute in the section. Member content can be rated and you can comment on other members’ content as well.

15. Who can see what I post?
All community members can see the comments, files, and content you submit. Poll results are only visible to the community moderator and client members.
16. Can I edit my posts after publishing?
You can edit your posts if that option has been enabled for your community. Your posts can only be edited if no comments to your posts exist. As soon as a comment has been posted by another member to your post, you can no longer edit that post.

17. How can I see when other members reply to, like, or rate something I post?
When other members interact with your posts, they will show up in your Notification feed. The number of new notifications since your last login displays in the Notifications area in the top bar. Clicking Notifications will take you to your feed where you can reply back to comments and see all other notifications.

18. What happens when I follow content?
You can follow any content by clicking the “Follow” button. When you follow content, new comments and file attachments will display in your Notification feed. Following content allows you to stay active in discussions you are most interested in.

19. What are notifications?
Notifications are your personal feed based on activity around the content you’ve posted and content you’re following. Comments, file attachments, ratings, and likes will display in your notification feed.

20. How can I change my notification settings?
Go to your Notifications feed and click on the “Edit Settings” link at the top. You can enable or disable the weekly Community Digest email, which is a weekly snapshot of what’s new in the community. You can also choose to have your personal notifications emailed to you daily, weekly or turned off. Your personal notification email can include replies, ratings and likes, and new posts to content your following. You can enable or disable these features per your preference.

21. What are announcements?
Announcements are special messages from the community moderator for community members. If there are new announcements to view since you last logged in, the number of new announcements will display next to Announcements in the top bar.

22. How do I search for content?
To perform a search, enter a keyword in the upper left corner where it says “Looking for something?” Click on the magnifying glass icon or hit enter to search. The search results will return matches across all content and members in the community.

23. Who can view my profile and what do they see?
All other members can view your public profile. Your profile includes your avatar, username, basic details about your activity in the community such as number of likes and comments, and your answers to all account questions marked as public profile. Client and moderator users can see answers to all your account questions including the ones not marked as public profile.

24. Why are there account questions that aren’t visible on my public profile?
Non-public profile questions are only visible to moderator and client users. They are used to help target content that is most relevant to you. For example, if you specify that you are interested in a particular topic, content in that topic will be highlighted for you in the community.

25. How do I view profiles of other people in the community?
To browse through community members, click on the People tab in the top navigation. You can filter users by type (member, client or moderator) as well as by activity, such as most active or number of logins. Clicking on another member’s avatar or username will take you to that person’s public profile.

26. Can I contact or follow other community members?
At this time, you cannot contact or follow other community members, but this functionality will be added shortly.

27. How do I contact the community moderator?
Look for the Contact Moderator button in the lower right corner of any page in the community. From there, you can select a topic of your inquiry and include a message for the moderator.

28. How do I delete my account?
To delete your account, please contact the moderator at moderator@theparamountpulse.com

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TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BECAUSE THEY DESCRIBE YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

This is the official Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") for theparamountpulse.com ("Site," "we," "us," or "our"), an Internet website offered in cooperation or connection with the television channel or programming services owned and operated by Viacom Media Networks (“VMN”), a division of Viacom International Inc. (together with VMN, the “Parent Companies”) and this Agreement applies whether you are accessing the Site via a personal computer, a mobile device or any other technology or devices now known or hereafter developed or discovered (each, a “Device”). The Site is hosted and operated by Think Passenger, Inc. (“Passenger”) on behalf of VMN. This Agreement governs only the content, features, and activities related to this Site and does not cover any other websites offered by the Parent Companies any subsidiaries and affiliates of the Parent Companies (collectively, “Affiliates”), or Passenger, or any other company, unless specifically stated.

We use this Site to conduct market research. Such research may include surveys, quick polls, discussion forums and online focus groups and discussion panels. In order to participate in such research and to use the Site, you must meet certain eligibility requirements. This Site is offered and made available only to users 13 years of age or older who reside in the United States of America, its territories and possessions (“U.S.”) and certain features on this Site (including, but not limited to, user registration and newsletter signups) may be subject to heightened age and/or other eligibility requirements. If you are not yet 13 years old or the required greater age for certain features, do not reside in the U.S. and/or do not meet any other eligibility requirements, please discontinue using the Site immediately or, if for any reason, you do not agree with all of the terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, please discontinue using the Site immediately because by using or attempting to use the Site, you certify that you are at least 13 years of age or other required greater age for certain features and meet any other eligibility and residency requirements of the Site.

These terms and conditions regarding your use of the Site constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the Site and the Parent Companies. In this Agreement, the term "Site" includes all websites and web pages within the Site as well as any equivalent, mirror, replacement, substitute or backup websites and web pages that are associated with the Site (but only those pages included with the specific subdomain theparamountpulse.com). By using this Site, you understand, acknowledge and agree that you will abide by the terms of this Agreement and any additional terms that govern certain products and services, which will be presented in conjunction with those products and services ("Additional Terms"), including, but not limited to, the User Content Submission Agreement which governs your submission of User Content as such term is defined therein. The Site may also provide rules of participation ("Rules") for certain activities and services including, but not limited to, contests and sweepstakes, award programs, membership clubs, email, and dating services. The Site's Additional Terms and the Privacy Policy and the Rules are hereby incorporated in this Agreement by reference. To the extent that there is a conflict between this Agreement and Additional Terms for the activity in which you choose to participate, the Additional Terms shall govern. To the extent that there is a conflict between this Agreement and the specific Rules for the activity in which you choose to participate, the Rules shall govern. This Agreement will remain in full force and effect as long as you are a user of the Site and in the event of termination of any membership, service or feature, you will still be bound by your obligations under this Agreement, the Privacy Policy, any Additional Terms or Rules, including any indemnifications, warranties and limitations of liability.

The words "use" or "using" in this Agreement means any time an individual (a "user"), directly or indirectly, with or without the aid of a machine or device, does or attempts to access, interact with use, display, view, print or copy from the Site, transmit, receive or exchange data or communicate with the Site, or in any way utilizes, benefits, takes advantage of or interacts with any function, service or feature of the Site, for any purpose whatsoever. This Agreement does not cover your rights or responsibilities with respect to third party content or sites or any links that may direct your browser or your connection to third party sites or pages. This is the entire and exclusive Agreement between you and us regarding use of the Site and it cannot be modified, except as specifically described below in Section 2.

1. REGISTRATION
We may require each user to have a unique user name and password combination in order to access and use certain features or functions of the Site and may also, from time to time, provide users with additional codes or passwords necessary to access and use certain features or functions of the Site. Please read our Privacy Policy, which describes the personally identifiable information ("Personal Information") we collect, use, disclose, manage and store. As part of the registration process for the feature or function, you will choose a user name and password (or we may assign an initial password which we will give you the option to change). Your user name and password are personal to you and you may not allow any others to use your user name or password under any circumstances. We are not liable for any harm caused or related to the theft or misappropriation of your user name or password, disclosure of your user name or password, or your authorization of anyone else to use your user name or password. You agree to immediately notify us if you become aware of or believe there is or may have been any unauthorized use of (or activity using) your user name or password or any other need to deactivate your user name or password due to security concerns.

2. MODIFICATIONS
We reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, for any reason in our sole discretion, to change the terms of this Agreement. We will post or display notices of material changes on the Site and/or e-mail you or notify you upon login about these changes; the form of such notice is at our discretion. Once we post them on the Site, these changes become effective immediately and if you use the Site after they become effective it will signify your agreement to be bound by the changes. You should check back frequently and review the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, but not limited to, the User Content Submission Agreement, other Additional Terms, Rules and Privacy Policy, regularly so you are aware of the most current rights and obligations that apply to you and the terms and conditions of your agreement with us.

3. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
The contents of this Site, including all Site software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations, audio and video material, artwork, graphic material, databases, proprietary information and all copyrightable or otherwise legally protectable elements of the Site, including, without limitation, the selection, sequence and 'look and feel' and arrangement of items, and all trademarks, service marks and trade names (individually and/or collectively, "Material"), are the property of the Parent Companies, and their Affiliates, and any of their successors and assigns, and any of their respective licensors, suppliers, and operational service providers and are legally protected, without limitation, under U.S. Federal and State, as well as applicable foreign laws, regulations and treaties. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise or we explicitly say so in writing, the term "Site" includes "Material" as well. The Site is to be used solely for your noncommercial, non-exclusive, non-assignable, non-transferable and limited personal use and for no other purposes. You must not alter, delete or conceal any copyright or other notices contained on the Site, including notices on any Material you download, transmit, display, print or reproduce from the Site. You shall not, nor will you allow any third party (whether or not for your benefit) to reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, broadcast or circulate to any third party (including, without limitation, on or via a third party website), or otherwise use, any Material without the express prior written consent of VMN or its owner if VMN is not the owner. Any unauthorized or prohibited use of any Material may subject you to civil liability, criminal prosecution, or both, under applicable federal, state and local laws. We require users to respect our copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property rights. We likewise respect the intellectual property of others. On notice, we will act expeditiously to remove content on the Site that infringes the copyright rights of others and will disable the access to the Site and its services of anyone who uses them to repeatedly to infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

We take protection of copyrights, both our own and others, very seriously. We therefore employ multiple measures to prevent copyright infringement over this Site and to promptly end any infringement that might occur. If you believe that the Site contains elements that infringe your copyrights in your work, please follow the procedures set forth in our Copyright Compliance Policy.

4. RULES OF CONDUCT
Your use of the Site is subject to all applicable local, state, national laws and regulations and, in some cases, international treaties. You are solely responsible for all activities, acts and omissions that occur in, from, through or under your user name or password. You shall not use, allow, or enable others to use the Site, or knowingly condone use of this Site by others, in any manner that is, attempts to, or is likely to:
be libelous, defamatory, indecent, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit or sexually suggestive, racially, culturally, or ethnically offensive, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, or abusive, or which may or may appear to impersonate anyone else;
affect us adversely or reflect negatively on us, the Site, our goodwill, name or reputation or cause duress, distress or discomfort to us or anyone else, or discourage any person, firm or enterprise from using all or any portion, features or functions of the Site, or from advertising, linking or becoming a supplier to us in connection with the Site;
send or result in the transmission of junk e-mail, chain letters, duplicative or unsolicited messages, or so-called "spamming" and "phishing";
be used for commercial or business purposes, including, without limitation, advertising, marketing or offering goods or services, whether or not for financial or any other form of compensation or through linking with any other website or web pages;
transmit, distribute or upload programs or material that contain malicious code, such as viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, trojan horses, spyware, or other potentially harmful programs or other material or information;
forge any TCP/IP packet header or part of the header information in any email or newsgroup posting for any reason;
violate any laws, regulations (including, without limitation, laws regarding the transmission of technical data or software exported from the United States), judicial or governmental order or any treaties, or violate or infringe upon any intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or privacy or any other rights of ours or of any other person, firm or enterprise; gain unauthorized access to the Site, other users' accounts, names, passwords, personally identifiable information or other computers, websites or pages, connected or linked to the Site or to use the Site in any manner which violates or is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
modify, disrupt, impair, alter or interfere with the use, features, functions, operation or maintenance of the Site or the rights of use and enjoyment of the Site by any other person, firm or enterprise; or
collect, obtain, compile, gather, transmit, reproduce, delete, revise, view or display any material or information, whether personally identifiable or not, posted by or concerning any other person, firm or enterprise, in connection with their or your use of the Site, unless you have obtained the express, prior permission of such other person, firm or enterprise to do so.

5. VIRAL FEATURES
There may be portions of our Site, content, functionality or features (e.g, digital streaming media player(s)) ("Viral Features") that we make available to users for your personal use. While we can obviously change how, to whom and to what extent we make these Viral Features available at any time without any notice and in our sole discretion, so long as they are available to you, whenever you visit our Site or take advantage of any of these Viral Features (whether you use these Viral Features on your own personal or customized web pages, whether they are displayed or appear embedded or housed within a web page or website of anyone else, whether a commercial website or web page, an advertisement, promotional message or even a personalized or customized web page of a friend or through any Device that can access any of these Viral Features) you agree not to download any content made available as part of the Viral Features and acknowledge that such content is available only for streaming viewing and, further, that you are bound by the applicable provisions of this Agreement and our Privacy Policy.

6. POSTINGS
In conducting the research on this Site, you will be asked to respond to surveys and participate in discussion panels and focus groups. Your responses to the questions that we ask, as well as your comments, suggestions and other information that you provide are important to us. Portions of this Site may provide you and other users an opportunity to participate in forum services, blogs, web communities and other message and communication facilities (“Communities”) and may provide you with the opportunity, through such Communities or otherwise, to submit, post, display, transmit and/or exchange (a) information, ideas, opinions, messages or other information (“Post” or “Postings”) and (b) User Content (as defined in the User Content Submission Agreement), your submission of which is also governed by the terms and conditions therein, and considered a Posting for purposes of this Agreement. You understand, acknowledge and agree that such Postings are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Postings originated. This means that you are solely and entirely responsible for the consequences of all Postings that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Site. Postings do not reflect the views of the Site, VMN, the Parent Companies or the Affiliates. We reserve the right to monitor, edit or screen any Postings. If we determine, in our sole discretion and judgment, that any Posting does or may violate any of the terms of this Agreement, we reserve the right, at any time and without limiting any and all other rights we may have under this Agreement, at law or in equity, to: (a) refuse to allow you to Post; (b) remove and delete Postings; (c) revoke your right to use the Site; and/or (d) use any technological, legal, operational or other means available to us to enforce the provisions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, blocking specific IP addresses or deactivating your registration on the Site.

If a Posting originates from you or your account, you hereby agree that: (a) you specifically authorize the Site, VMN, the Parent Companies and their Affiliates to use such Posting in whole or in part, throughout the universe, in perpetuity in or on any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, and alone or together with or as part of other information, content and/or material of any kind or nature; (b) you represent and warrant that (i) the Posting is original to you and/or fully cleared for use as contemplated herein, (ii) the Posting does and will not, in any way, violate or breach any of the terms of this Agreement, (iii) the Posting does not contain libelous, tortious, or otherwise unlawful information, infringe or violate any copyright or other right, or contain any matter the publication or sale of which will violate any federal or state statute or regulation, (iv) the Posting is not obscene or in any other manner unlawful, (v) the Posting shall not be injurious to the health of any user, and (vi) we shall not be required to pay or incur any sums to any person or entity as a result of our use or exploitation of the Posting; and (c) if your Posting incorporates the name, logo, brand, service or trademark, voice, likeness or image of any person, firm or enterprise, you specifically represent and warrant that (i) you have the right to grant the Site, VMN, the Parent Companies and their Affiliates the right to use all such Postings as described above, (ii) the Posting was produced in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and (iii) for any User Content Posting that contains original videos, you will comply with any applicable identification verification and record-keeping requirements, and you will secure and maintain the requisite personal information and identification documentation for all individuals who appear in any such original videos, as may be required by law and/or otherwise requested or required by us in connection with our corporate compliance policies and practices, which includes (y) the individual’s full legal name, current address, date of birth and (z) a legible photocopy of a valid government-issued identification document (e.g., a U.S. passport, state driver’s license or valid photo ID card) to verify the individual’s identity. With the submission of each such Posting, VMN, the Parent Companies and the Affiliates reserve the right to request that you, and upon such request you must, deliver a full and complete set of such identification verification records to us, as well as a legible photocopy of your valid driver’s license, passport or other acceptable government-issued photo identification for our verification and record-keeping purposes. In addition, you specifically acknowledge and agree to abide by our policies regarding governmental certification procedures relating to the foregoing identification verification and record-keeping procedures and, if applicable, you will promptly comply with any specific requests or directions we give you in connection with Postings you submit that may be subject to these requirements.

You understand, acknowledge and agree that we have the right to delete, re-format and/or change your Postings in any manner that we may determine (although you will not be responsible for any such changes made). The amount of storage space on the Site per user is limited. Some Postings may not be processed due to space constraints or outbound message limitations. You understand, acknowledge and agree that we assume no responsibility for deletion of Postings or any failure to store, receive or deliver Postings in a timely manner or any other matter relating to Postings. Posting is for noncommercial purposes only and you may not Post in any manner which does or is intended to promote or generate revenue for any business enterprise or commercial activity.

If you believe that any content on the Site (including, without limitation, Postings) violates any of the terms of this Agreement (except for any notices covered by the Copyright Compliance Policy), please click here to send us a message about it (please refer to our Copyright Compliance Policy for any notices covered by the Copyright Compliance Policy). We cannot guarantee that we will respond to your message and we reserve the right to take or refrain from taking any or all steps available to us once we receive any such message.

7. CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES, AUCTIONS AND PROMOTIONS

From time to time, VMN, the Parent Companies, the Affiliates or the Site's operational service providers (such as Passenger), suppliers, or third parties who advertise their products and services on other VMN, Parent Company or Affiliate properties (“Advertisers”), may conduct promotions on or through the Site, including, without limitation, auctions, contests and sweepstakes ("Promotions"). Each Promotion may have Additional Terms and/or Rules which will be posted or otherwise made available to you and, for purposes of each Promotion, will be deemed incorporated into and form a part of this Agreement. In the Terms of Use: In Section 7 (Contest, Sweepstakes, Auctions and Promotions), I would add the following sentence at the end:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, during any calendar year, no individual shall be awarded a prize or prizes or given other items of value, which, solely or in the aggregate, as the case may be, have an approximate retail value of greater than $599.99, from Passenger, a third-party beneficiary hereto, on behalf of any VMN, the Parent Companies, the Affiliates, or any other company.

8. HYPERLINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The appearance, availability, or your use of URLs or hyperlinks referenced or included anywhere on the Site or any other form of link or re-direction of your connection to, with or through the Site, does not constitute an endorsement by, nor does it incur any obligation, responsibility or liability on the part of, the Site, VMN, the Parent Companies or any of their Affiliates, any of their successors and assigns, and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, licensors, Advertisers, suppliers, and operational service providers. We do not verify, endorse or have any responsibility for any such third party sites, their business practices (including their privacy policies), or any goods or services associated with or obtained in connection with any such site, whether the Site's, VMN's, the Parent Companies’ or any of their Affiliates’ logo or sponsorship identification is on the third party site as part of a co-branding or promotional arrangement. If any third party site obtains or collects Personal Information from you, in no event shall we assume or have any responsibility or liability. Please read our Privacy Policy, which describes how VMN collects and uses your Personal Information and co-branding relationships.

9. DEACTIVATION/TERMINATION OF YOUR REGISTRATION OR USE
If you are registered to use the Site, you may deactivate your account on the Site, at any time and for any reason, by logging in to your account, clicking “Profile” or your display name at the top of the Site and then selecting “Manage Account” and following the instructions to deactivate your account. We may terminate your use of and registration on the Site, at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, without prior notice to you and without any liability or further obligation of any kind whatsoever to you or any other party.

10. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
THIS SITE, AND ALL MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND POSTINGS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR ANY GUARANTY OR ASSURANCE THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, OR THAT ALL PRODUCTS, FEATURES, FUNCTIONS OR OPERATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE OR PERFORM AS DESCRIBED. Without limiting the foregoing, we are not responsible or liable for any malicious code, delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions arising out of your use of the Site. You understand, acknowledge and agree that you are assuming the entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, performance, timeliness, adequacy, completeness, correctness, authenticity, security and validity of any and all features and functions of the Site, including, without limitation, Postings and Materials associated with your use of the Site.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, THIS SITE, VMN, THE PARENT COMPANIES, ANY OF THEIR AFFILIATES, OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES, LICENSORS, OPERATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, ADVERTISERS, OR SUPPLIERS, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, OF ANY KIND, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM USE OF THE SITE OR FROM THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES.

Notwithstanding any claim that a sole or exclusive remedy which is provided in this Agreement may or does fail of its essential purpose, you specifically acknowledge and agree that your sole and exclusive remedy for any loss or damage shall be to have the Parent Companies, upon written notice from you to us, attempt to repair, correct or replace any deficient goods or services under this Agreement and, if repair, correction or replacement is not reasonably commercially practicable for the Parent Companies, to refund any monies actually paid by you for the Products involved and to terminate and discontinue your use of the Site. You further understand and acknowledge the capacity of the Site, in the aggregate and for each user, is limited. Consequently some messages and transmissions may not be processed in a timely fashion or at all, and some features or functions may be restricted or delayed or become completely inoperable. As a result, you acknowledge and agree that the Parent Companies assume no liability, responsibility or obligation to transmit, process, store, receive or deliver transactions or Postings or for any failure or delay associated with any Postings and you are hereby expressly advised not to rely upon the timeliness or performance of the Site for any transactions or Postings. Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion of certain warranties or certain limitations on damages and remedies; accordingly some of the exclusions and limitations described in this Agreement may not apply to you.

11. INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Site, VMN, the Parent Companies, and any of their Affiliates, or any of their successors and assigns, and any of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, licensors, Advertisers, suppliers, and operational service providers harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees), resulting from any breach or violation of this Agreement by you, or public posting of your Postings.

The Parent Companies reserves the right to assume, at its sole expense, the exclusive defense and control of any such claim or action and all negotiations for settlement or compromise, and you agree to fully cooperate with the Parent Companies in the defense of any such claim, action, settlement or compromise negotiations, as requested by the Parent Companies.

12. ADS AND MALWARE
We take great care and pride in creating this Site. We are always on the lookout for technical glitches that effect how the Site works. When we find them on our end, we will fix them. Unfortunately, your home computer may cause some glitches that effect how you see our Site -- and that is beyond our control.

If you experience any unusual behavior, content or ads on the Site, it may be the result of Malware on your computer. Malware -- short for MALicious softWARE -- is a term used to broadly classify a form of software which is installed in a computer system with malicious intentions, usually without the owner’s knowledge or permission. Malware includes computer viruses, key loggers, malicious active content, rogue programs and dialers, among others. While we continuously work closely with our partners to ensure that everything on the Site is working properly, sometimes Malware programs on your personal computer may interfere with your experience on our Site and on other sites that you visit.

We suggest that you take some of the following actions which may help to clean your computer and which could prevent future installations of Malware.
Update your computer via Windows Update (found in the Tools menu in your Internet Explorer web browser).
Install a SpyWare Removal Tool such as Spybot Search and Destroy or AdAware to clean your computer of Malware.
Install antivirus software, such as Norton anti-virus or McAfee Virus-shield.
Install Microsoft Defender (for Windows computers).

Please note that we cannot be responsible for the effects of any third-party software including Malware on your computer system. Please make sure to carefully read the Help or Customer Support areas of any software download site. If you do discover any Malware on your system, we also suggest you speak with a qualified computer technician. If, after taking the above actions, you are still experiencing any problems, please feel free to contact us at moderator@theparamountpulse.com

13. PRIVACY
We respect your privacy and the use and protection of your Personal Information. Please see our Privacy Policy for important information and disclosures relating to the collection and use of your Personal Information in connection with your use of the Site.

14. LAW THAT APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS TERMS
This Agreement, together with any Additional Terms, Rules, our Privacy Policy and any other regulations, procedures and policies which we refer to and which are hereby incorporated by reference, contains the entire understanding and agreement between you and the Site and supersedes any and all prior or inconsistent understandings relating to the Site and your use of the Site. This Agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, this will not affect any other provisions and the Agreement will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable. Any provision which must survive in order to allow us to enforce its meaning shall survive the termination of this Agreement; however, no action arising out of this Agreement or your use of the Site, regardless of form or the basis of the claim, may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action has arisen (or if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause arose).

This Agreement and your use of the Site is governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of New York (notwithstanding the State's conflict of laws provisions) applicable to contracts made, executed and wholly performed in New York, and, for the purposes of any and all legal or equitable actions, you specifically agree and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the State and Federal Courts situated in the State and County of New York and agree you will not object to such jurisdiction or venue on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens or otherwise. To the extent it may be applicable, you agree to opt out from and expressly exclude any applicability of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHT OR OBLIGATION OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY NOW HAVE OR HEREAFTER POSSESS TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

This Terms of Use Agreement was last modified on November 14, 2011 and is effective immediately.

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