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Access to and use of this site www.new7wonders.com and related sites and locations ("www.n7w.com"or “n7w.com” or “Site”) is provided by NewOpenWorld Corporation ("NOWC"), the exclusive representative of New7Wonders ("N7W"). Use of and entry into the Site, participation in the N7W Global Voting Platform ("GVP") and any association with n7w.com is subject to the following terms:

By using the GVP and n7w.com you agree to be legally bound by these terms and conditions, which shall take effect immediately on your first use of n7w.com. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all of the following terms please do not access and/or use n7w.com

NOWC reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time by posting changes online. Please review these terms regularly to ensure that you are aware of any changes made by NOWC. Your continued use of n7w.com, after any changes are posted, signifies confirmation that you agree to be legally bound by these terms as updated and/or amended.


Use of and participation in the n7w.com website

Your use of and participation in n7w.com confirms you agree that you may not copy, reproduce, republish, download, post, broadcast, transmit, make available to the public, or otherwise use in any way in any media in any place n7w.com content in any way other than and except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Non-commercial use includes without limitation usage by registered journalists for use in a non-commercial manner and environment in print or other media.
You agree not to adapt, alter or create a derivative work from any n7w.com content except for your own personal, strictly non-commercial use. Any other use of n7w.com content requires the prior written permission of NOWC.


Use of the GVP


By participating in the GVP, you are notifying us of your voting choice online by becoming a New7Wonders Member, by purchasing a certificate online, by making a phone call to one of the provided telephone numbers and or by sending us a mobile text message. NOWC reserves the right at its absolute discretion to exclude votes and voters. In some instances you may incur certain standard or premium charges to send us your vote, such as for example to send us a mobile text message. In nearly all cases a small portion of these charges may be received by NOWC and will be used to help offset the significant costs of running the N7W campaign. Where possible and relevant the charges for participating in the GVP are as notified in the relevant section. NOWC will update this pricing information on a timely basis, but is not responsible for any incorrect information or incorrect charging. NOWC reserves the right to change the charges payable from time to time.
Users who are aged 16 or under must before using the GVP obtain permission from the person(s) who pays the telephone bill or any person responsible for the chosen method of payment.
NOWC reserves the right to withdraw the GVP at any time.


MEMBER REGISTRATION TERMS & CONDITIONS

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

n7w.com content, including information, names, images, pictures and logos relating to NOWC or GVP or its 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 non-infringement, compatibility, security and accuracy.
NOWC does not warrant that the functions contained in n7w.com content will be without delay or interruption or that the voting or other data transfer will be accurate or complete, that defects will be corrected, or that n7w.com or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or bugs or any other nasty internet based materials.
Under no circumstances is or will NOWC be responsible or liable to you or any third party for any loss (whether such losses were foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise) including but not limited to: loss of data; loss of revenue; loss of business; loss of opportunity; any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of n7w.com. You acknowledge that the GVP may, at any time, be adversely affected by problems with your telephone network within or outside NOWC’s control, including, without limitation, interference to the network coverage, congestion and dropped connections. NOWC shall not be responsible or liable to you for any loss, damage or expenses incurred directly or indirectly by you as a result of any difficulties experienced by your telephone service provider.


Intellectual Property

The names, images and logos identifying NOWC, N7W and GVP are subject to copyright, design rights and trade marks in and under national and international laws. Nothing contained in these terms shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any licence or right to use any trade mark, design right or copyright of NOWC. No right of any kind or licence is granted to use any image, mark, logo or other associated matter except for your own personal, non-commercial use. Non-commercial use includes without limitation usage by registered journalists for use in a non-commercial manner and environment in print or other media.


Privacy

Any personal information provided to NOWC via n7w.com will be used solely for the purposes of calculating votes and shall not be supplied to anyone outside NOWC.
If you are aged 16 or under, please obtain your parent/guardian's permission BEFORE providing personal information to n7w.com. Users without this consent are not allowed to provide us with personal information NOWC makes no warranty however that all votes rendered by such persons shall be removed from final vote counting although it shall make reasonable efforts to ensure that its systems provide appropriate safeguards for such. Similarly NOWC absolutely does not accept and nor can it reasonably be expected to accept any liability for voting conducted by persons who obscure or mislead as to their age.
If you have authorized NOWC to contact you for the purposes of information updates and other communication, your details may be placed on the NOWC databases. You may at any time ask to be removed from these databases by sending your details to remove(at)n7w.com. If you have authorized NOWC to contact you by mobile phone we may send you sms updates for which you may be charged a premium. To remove your mobile number from our databases please send the number and country to remove(at)n7w.com. There may be a delay between when we receive your notification to be removed from our databases and the actual removal, and you may continue to receive updates and have charges made in this short interim period.
These terms and conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Canton of Zurich/Switzerland.

The New 7 Wonders of the World will be announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07.

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Copyright
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Intellectual Property Agent for Notice
NOWC respects the intellectual property of others, and we require our users to do the same. New 7 Wonders may, in appropriate circumstances and always at its sole discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be infringing the intellectual property rights of it or others.

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please contact us.


Privacy policy
NewOpenWorld Foundation is the global source of information and commercial services for media and entertainment in relation to New7Wonders. This privacy policy applies to all brands and services within the New 7 Wonders family.


Overall privacy statement
NOWC takes your privacy seriously. Because we gather certain types of information about our users we want to help you understand the terms and conditions surrounding the collection and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses the types of information we gather, how we use it, and how to correct or change it. These privacy practices apply to the version of the web site you were viewing when you clicked through to this policy, which is operated by NOWC its partner or affiliate.

What personally identifiable information does NOWC collect?

NOWC’s primary goal in collecting personal information is to provide you with the best and most useful content and services. Because NOWC derives its revenue mainly from sponsorship, donations and advertising, collecting information is essential to keeping our services affordable to users.

NOWC collects personally identifiable information when you provide it to us, such as when you register on one of our sites, when you vote or subscribe to an e-mail newsletter, when you use certain products or services, such as our eCard Tool, and when you visit NOWC web pages. Several of the services that we offer on our sites, such as voting and message boards, may require registration as a condition of use. Once you register with one of the NOWC sites you are no longer anonymous to us.

NOWC may also receive information about you from other sources and add it to the information you have provided to us. (see below)


What anonymous information does New 7 Wonders collect?

Cookies: Your Internet browser has a feature known as "cookies" which store small amounts of data on your computer about your visit to any of our sites. However, cookies tell us nothing about who you are unless you specifically give us personally identifiable information. You do not need to have cookies turned on to visit most NOWC sites, although active participation in certain areas of our sites may require cookies. In addition, you may elect not to allow cookies to be collected by selecting certain options on your browser.

Web bugs & servers: We use electronic images known as Web bugs - sometimes called single-pixel GIFs, transparent GIFs, or clear gifs - that allow us to track general user traffic patterns. As is usual, NOWC also automatically receives and records information from its servers and from your browser, including your IP address, the time, and information about the page you requested.

We use tracking technologies in a variety of ways, including: keeping count of return visits to our site or our advertiser' or partners' sites, accumulating and reporting anonymous, aggregate (data collected in mass), statistical information on Web site and advertisement usage determining which features users like best saving your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our sites.

How does NOWC use the information?

NOWC uses the information we gather for four general purposes:

to customize the advertising and content you see
to enhance the user experience in our network of sites. We use tracking information to determine how well each page performs overall based on aggregate user demographics and traffic patterns to those pages. This helps us continue to build a better service for you
to fulfil your requests for certain products and services, such as sending out electronic newsletters and enabling users to participate in polls, contests, message boards, and auctions
to send you information you agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to you.

Terms of Service
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from Switzerland or the country in which you reside.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold NOWC, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content or other material you submit, post, transmit or make available through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the terms and condition of service, or your violation of any rights of another person or party.

No resale of service

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of this Site, use of the Site, or access to the Site.

Modification to service

NOWC reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that NOWC shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Site.

Links

The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because NOWC has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that NOWC is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that NOWC shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

Trademark Information

New 7 Wonders, and other New 7 Wonders logos and product and service names are registered trademarks of NewOpenWorld Corporation, Switzerland. Without rights owner NOWC’s prior permission, you agree not to display or use in any manner, the New 7 Wonders Marks.

Disclaimer of warranties

you expressively understand and agree that: your use of the Site is at your sole risk. the Site is provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. NOWC expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non- infringement.
NOWC makes no warranty that (i) the service will meet your requirements, (ii) the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable, (iv) the quality of any products, services, information, or other material purchased or obtained by you through the service will meet your expectations, and (v) any errors in the software will be corrected.
any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the service is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from the download of any such material. d. no advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from yahoo or through or from the service shall create any warranty not expressly stated in the tos.

MyWonder terms and conditions:
http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=523

Your images and videos @ www.new7wonders.com
Upload your most Wonderful photos (e.g. jpg, bmp) and videos (e.g. mpg, divx) here, and we will get them live as soon as we can. You can send us photos and videos featuring images of any of the 21 candidates, or you can even send us some general creative New7Wonders ideas you may have. Sorry but we cannot accept photos or videos of any other buildings or monuments, or of anything that isn't somehow connected with the 21 candidates or with the New7Wonders campaign. And of course, we have to screen briefly for content quality and appropriateness of material to make sure that this remains a site that everyone can enjoy. Any material you do provide is warranted by you as not infringing the copyright or other rights of any third party person or organisation. Please do not send us materials owned by another person where you do not have the requisite permission. NOWC expressly disclaims liability for any such third party owned material; NOWC cannot be responsible or liable to you or any third party for any loss (whether such losses were foreseen, foreseeable, known or otherwise) including but not limited to: loss of data; loss of revenue; loss of business; loss of opportunity; any indirect, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising from the use of n7w.com as a result of you wilfully or unknowingly providing third party content to NOWC.


Kids & schools submission terms and conditions:
http://www.new7wonders.com/index.php?id=423

Thank you for your interest in this exciting project that is perfect for teaching children about history, geography, culture, tradition and architecture. The Kids &  Schools section includes several areas:
Classroom Tools--In this section you will find fact-filled information sheets with text and images on each of the Seven Ancient Wonders, as well as all of the 21 candidates. CLICK for detailed fact sheets on the Ancient Wonders and the 21 Candidates!

School Champions Program--Teachers and school administrators can register for a School Champion code to share with students, school staff and community. The school that generates the most votes will be named the World School Champion and will be eligible to send a representative to the Official New7Wonders Ceremony on 07.07.07 in Lisbon, Portugal. Click here for more information and registration.
School Projects--See work of students from around the globe that was inspired by the New7Wonders Project. Schools have submitted photographs, artwork, PowerPoint presentations and even links to web sites created to display their New7Wonders work.   
For BOTH Kids & School and MyWonder submissions, the following disclaimer applies:

Disclaimer

When invited to submit any material to new7wonders.com (N7W) (including text, photographs, graphics, video or audio) you agree, by submitting your contribution, to grant N7W a perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive, sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, play, make available to the public, and exercise all copyright and publicity rights for your contribution worldwide and/or to incorporate your contribution in other works in any media now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in your contribution. If you do not want to grant to N7W the rights set out above, please do not submit your contribution to new7wonders.com.

Your use of the Site generally
You may not use the Site for any of the following purposes:

disseminating any unlawful, harassing, libellous, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or otherwise objectionable material or otherwise breaching any laws;
transmitting material that encourages conduct that constitutes a criminal offence, results in civil liability or otherwise breaches any applicable laws, regulations or code of practice in your or any other jurisdiction;
interfering with any other person's use or enjoyment of the Site; or
making, transmitting or storing electronic copies of materials protected by copyright without the permission of the owner.
You will be responsible for our losses and costs resulting from your breach of this requirement.

By submitting information through the Site you agree and acknowledge that while we may contact you in response to the information you provide, we are not obliged to provide you with any particular product or services.
The New 7 Wonders of the World have been announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07.