Prior to obtaining a member account and  "user name" the following Consent and Waiver Terms of Use must be read &  understood.
By accepting these terms and conditions during the registration process you are consenting that you agree to abide by them.

Passwords

To become a Member of the theNaturalOptions.com website, (herein known as "Our Site" or "theNaturalOptions.com") you recognize that you will provide a personally generated screen / user name and password. This user name will appear in connection with any communications you post on theNaturalOptions.com. It will also be the information required to log into our site. 
You shall provide theNaturalOptions.com with accurate, complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of the Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your account.

You may not:

(i) request or use as a theNaturalOptions.com User ID a name of another person with the intent to impersonate that person;

(ii) use as a theNaturalOptions.com User ID a name subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization; or

(iii) request for use as a theNaturalOptions.com User ID name that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene.

theNaturalOptions.com reserves the right to refuse registration of, or cancel, a theNaturalOptions.com User ID at its discretion. You shall be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your theNaturalOptions.com password.

Unless you voluntarily and affirmatively choose to list your email address in your membership profile, biography, posting or other location on theNaturalOptions.com, you understand that your actual email address is not public, shared in anyway, or displayed on theNaturalOptions.com. You also understand and agree that theNaturalOptions.com in no way encourages members to disclose private information, including their email addresses, on the publicly accessible portions of our site. The email feature of the member's profile uses the website's address to send mail, therefore protecting your email address.

Personal Information

You understand that you are not required to post any personal information that is not required to become a member. However, if you voluntarily choose to include personal information in your member profile, biography or other postings on theNaturalOptions.com or any of our affiliated sites you may do so. You understand and agree that theNaturalOptions.com in no way encourages members to disclose private information, including your email addresses, on the publicly accessible portions of TtheNaturalOptions.com or affiliated sites that we are also aligned with.

You understand and agree that theNaturalOptions.com and its directors, officers, employees and agents are not liable for the disclosure of any personal information which you voluntarily include in your profile, biography and or posts. You recognize that you have no legitimate expectation of privacy in any information which you voluntarily disclose on theNaturalOptions.com or affiliated sites that we are aligned with if you chose to register there, and hereby waive any legislative, constitutional, statutory or common law right to privacy which you might otherwise claim in such information.

Acceptable User Conduct

Responsibility for Reviewing Content.
You are also responsible for the interpretation of the content that is posted on theNaturalOptions.com. You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. The information on this site may be written by any number of people associated with our website, and is generally a representation of their opinions and is not stated as fact, rather as information for your consideration.

Responsibility for Posting Content.
All information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or any other materials whatsoever (collectively, "content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content originated. This means that you, and not theNaturalOptions.com, are entirely responsible for all content that you upload, posts, emails or otherwise transmits via theNaturalOptions.com.

Regarding your contributions to content on theNaturalOptions.com. All postings must strive to:

1. Increase the knowledge of other readers / users

2. Help create dialogue and discussion around topics

3. Maintain a positive contribution to the lives of others

Ten Rules For Unacceptable User Conduct

As a condition of use, you promise to only use the services for lawful purposes and are in compliance with these Terms of Use. You understand and agree that theNaturalOptions.com is not under any obligation to control, monitor or verify the statements made by members of theNaturalOptions.com online community. If theNaturalOptions.com discovers that you are making unacceptable use of our site, however,  we may terminate your account.

Some examples of such unacceptable uses are

1) Abuse, harass, humiliate, deceive, threaten, impersonate, intimidate or engage in any other abusive behaviors with those who comment on theNaturalOptions.com.

2) Contribute any content that is infringing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, offensive or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party;

3) Post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any communication or solicitation designed or intended to obtain password, account, or private information from theNaturalOptions.com.

4) Create or submit unwanted email ("Spam") to any other theNaturalOptions.com users or any URL;

5) Violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws);

6) Submit stories or comments linking to affiliate programs, multi-level marketing schemes, or off-topic content or any other system that will result in your personal financial or commercial gain.

7) Use for illegal or unauthorized purpose. If you are an international user, you agree to comply with all local laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content

8) With the exception of accessing RSS feeds, you will not use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Site for any purpose without our express written permission. Additionally, you agree that you will not:
(i) take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
(ii) interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site; or
(iii) bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Site;

9) Create separate user accounts with the intention of artificially inflating your theNaturalOptions.com account, comments, or any other theNaturalOptions.com service.

10) Post personal communications from anyone without their consent

Reporting Violations of Terms of Use

theNaturalOptions.com may remove any Content and user accounts at any time for any reason (including, but not limited to, upon receipt of claims or allegations from third parties or authorities relating to such Content), or for no reason at all. To report Terms of Use abuse, please email us via our contact us page.
You understand and agree that it is impossible for theNaturalOptions.com to guarantee complete security.You understand and agree that theNaturalOptions.com accepts no responsibility for any consequences of unauthorized entry, even if such entry could have been prevented by procedures known to theNaturalOptions.com, but not adopted, and you hereby waive any claim against theNaturalOptions.com and/or its directors, officers, employees or agents, based upon any unauthorized acts by third parties.

Reprint Information

You understand and agree that theNaturalOptions.com may collect and utilize any personal information which you voluntarily provide, and may combine the personal information collected from you with information from others to provide a better user experience. You further understand and agree that theNaturalOptions.com may summarize and/or reprint any information or comments which you voluntarily post on the website as a part of newsletters and other publications.

Modifications Of Terms Of Use

theNaturalOptions.com reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace the Terms of Use at any time. If the alterations constitute a material change to the Terms of Use, theNaturalOptions.com will notify you via email. What constitutes a "material change" will be determined at theNaturalOptions.com's sole discretion, in good faith and using common sense and reasonable judgment.
You shall be responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such modifications. Use of the Services by you following such notification constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use as modified.

Links to Other Web Sites

Users may provide links to other web sites or resources. Because theNaturalOptions.com has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that theNaturalOptions.com 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 agree not to knowingly link to any web site, web page or resource that contains defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or offensive material, or otherwise violates any law or right of any third party.

You further acknowledge and agree that theNaturalOptions.com 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.

theNaturalOptions.com: Limitation Of Liability

In no event shall theNaturalOptions.com or its suppliers be liable under contract, tort, strict liability, negligence or other legal theory:
(i) with respect to the site, the service or any content for any lost profits or special, indirect, incidental, punitive, or consequential damages of any kind whatsoever, substitute goods or services (however arising), or
(ii) for any direct damages in excess of (in the aggregate) $100. Some jurisdiction do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations and exclusions may not apply to you.

Miscellaneous

No agency, partnership, joint venture, or employment is created as a result of the Terms of Use and you do not have any authority of any kind to bind theNaturalOptions.com in any respect whatsoever. The failure of either party to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder.

theNaturalOptions.com shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations hereunder where such failure results from any cause beyond theNaturalOptions.com's reasonable control, including, without limitation,

. mechanical,

. electronic or

. communications failure or

. degradation (including "line-noise" interference).


If any provision of the Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable or invalid, that provision shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that the Terms of Use shall otherwise remain in full force and effect and enforceable.

The Terms of Use is not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with TussockJumper.com prior written consent.

theNaturalOptions.com may transfer, assign or delegate the Terms of Use and its rights and obligations without consent. The Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of New Zealand, as if made within New Zealand between two residents thereof, and the parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and any other limitations on how they will address legal claims.

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