Membership Application and Agreement

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Account Registration

The term “User Account” as used herein, shall mean any Website account created by a member of the public that allows the user to communicate with other people and/or entities through use of the Website. When you create an account on the Website, you shall provide true, accurate and complete registration information. If we, in our sole and absolute discretion, believe that any such information is inaccurate or incomplete, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account. You must be over the age of 13 years, in compliance with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (15 U.S.C. § 6501). When prompted, you must provide a valid e-mail address and date of birth. You must select a username and password. You will be personally responsible for all activities related to your username. You are responsible for keeping your password secure.

Content

YOU WILL NOT KNOWINGLY POST CONTENT THAT VIOLATES ANY COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, PATENT, OR OTHER INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT OF ANY THIRD PERSON. YOU WILL NOT POST CONTENT THAT IS LIBELOUS, DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, ABUSIVE, VIOLATES A THIRD PARTY’S RIGHT TO PRIVACY, THAT OTHERWISE VIOLATES ANY APPLICABLE LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL OR INTERNATIONAL LAW, OR THAT IS OTHERWISE INAPPROPRIATE. YOU WILL NOT POST CONTENT THAT IS LIBELOUS, DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, ABUSIVE, OR OTHERWISE DEGRADING OF OTHERS BASED ON GENDER, RACE, CLASS, ETHNICITY, NATIONAL ORIGIN, RELIGION, SEXUAL PREFERENCE, DISABILITY OR OTHER CLASSIFICATION. YOU WILL NOT POST EPITHETS OR OTHER LANGUAGE INTENDED TO INTIMIDATE OR TO INCITE VIOLENCE. YOU WILL NOT IMPERSONATE OTHERS. YOU WILL REMOVE THE SAME SHOULD YOU DISCOVER THAT YOU HAVE VIOLATED THIS PROVISION. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE DISCUSSION FORUMS ARE TO BE USED FOR NON-COMMERCIAL PURPOSES ONLY. YOU CANNOT SOLICIT FUNDS, PROMOTE COMMERCIAL ENTITIES OR OTHERWISE ENGAGE IN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY IN OUR DISCUSSION FORUMS. YOU WILL REMOVE THE SAME SHOULD YOU DISCOVER THAT YOU HAVE VIOLATED THIS PROVISION.  You hereby indemnify the Website and Michigan Farm Bureau, their employees, agents, and affiliates from any and all claims and/or damages (including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees) resulting from any claim brought by any third party relating to content posted by you. We reserve the right to: monitor any user-generated content as we choose; remove, edit or otherwise alter content that we deem inappropriate for any reason whatever, without consent; to, in our sole and absolute discretion, remove a user’s privilege to post content on our site for any reason.

License to Use

For any content that you post, you hereby grant to Website the royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual, exclusive and fully sub-licensable license to use, reproduce, modify adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such content in whole or in part, in any form, media or technology now known or later developed.