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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 395955" data-attributes="member: 1">Well, yeah - it is canned. I certainly didn't write it! What you're looking at is fairly common practice for a web site (presumably every Post Nuke site out there contains these terms - and that's a lot of sites!)This is the terms and policies file which comes as default when you install PostNuke.  Presumably it can be edited somewhere - not that I feel qualified to edit a legal document!Anyway, until then, here are my thoughts on the bits you raised:1) That "Doubleclick" and "Commission Junction" just appears in a list of sample advertisers as far as I can tell.  Not a very good sample for this site, but harmless.2) I don't see a problem with the use of data if the site should be sold line (not that I have any immediate plans to sell it! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> ) - it's just saying "If someone else takes over the site, we won't be deleting all of the user accounts".  It says that any data will be used by the person who takes over in the same way as the current owner (me) uses it (which includes your ability to request its removal).  If I've missed a problem there due to not being able to speak legalese, let me know - but I think that's just saying clearly what is pretty much common sense anyway.  When I took over the messageboards from Eric I didn't delete all the user accounts.  In fact, I'd say that this clause seems important should someone else take over one day - and is beneficial to you, so as not to interrupt the operation of the site should such a thing hapen.3) The use of submitted content malarky - well, as I said, I'm no expert.  But it seems to me that it gives me the permission I need in order to run the site (permission which we've all taken for granted so far). I need to be able to reproduce info, edit it, present it in various ways on the site and so forth.  If 12 people all send me scoops regarding a new WotC product, I need to be able to gather all that info, combine it into a coherent report and publish it on the site.  All it says is "when you send me info, I can use it in the way I think best."I think you're reading far more into it than is actually there.  But then again, as I said, I'm no expert on this sort of thing! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Notice also, it's a "worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive right and license" -- it is not giving me ownership of anything.  It is not taking anything away from the owner of the material.  All it is saying is that I can use it.I'm not sure what the best thing to do is.  I don't feel confident enough to edit it; I presume that removing it wouldn't do any harm, but only in the sense that everything has been an unspoken good faith agreement so far and no one has tried to cause any trouble for me in that way.  Perhaps, as the site grows, I need a little protection spelled out - especially since I seem to be unwittingly making a few enemies here and there these days!What do people think?</blockquote>

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