Introduction
Welcome to 298.net. Thanks for stopping by. By accessing 298.net you are agreeing to the following terms, which are designed to make sure that 298.net works for everyone. This policy is effective 12/29/2007.

Using 298.net
You will post in the appropriate category or area and will not do any of the following bad things:

• violate any laws or the 298.net Policies;
• be false or misleading;
• infringe any third-party right;
• distribute or contain spam, chain letters, or pyramid schemes;
• distribute viruses or any other technologies that may harm 298.net or the interests or property of 298.net users;
• impose an unreasonable load on our infrastructure or interfere with the proper working of 298.net;
• copy, modify, or distribute any other person's content without their consent;
• harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including email addresses, without their consent;
• bypass measures used to prevent or restrict access to 298.net

Abusing 298.net
Please use the flagging system to tell us about any problems or offensive content so that together we can keep the site working properly. We may limit or terminate our service, remove hosted content and take technical and legal steps to keep users off 298.net if we think that they are creating problems or acting inconsistently with the letter or spirit of our policies.
However, whether we decide to take any of these steps, remove hosted content or keep a user off 298.net or not, we do not accept any liability for monitoring 298.net or for unauthorized or unlawful content on 298.net or use of 298.net by users.

Content
298.net contains content from us, you, and other users. 298.net is protected by copyright laws and international treaties. Content displayed on or via 298.net is protected as a collective work and/or compilation, pursuant to copyrights laws and international conventions. You agree not to copy, distribute or modify content from 298.net without our express written consent. You may not disassemble or decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover any source code contained in 298.net
Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to reproduce, copy, sell, resell, or exploit for any purposes any aspect of 298.net (other than your own content). When you give us content, you are granting us and representing that you have the right to grant us, a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, sub-licensable right to exercise the copyright, publicity, and database rights to that content.

Infringement
Do not post content that infringes the rights of third parties, This includes, but is not limited to, content that infringes on intellectual property rights such as copyright and trademark (e.g. offering counterfeit items for sale). We reserve the right to remove content where we have grounds for suspecting the violation of these terms, our policies or of any party�s rights.
Please provide the following in any notice of alleged infringement (whether sent through the above email address or through the postal address):

• identification of the material on 298.net that you claim is infringing, with enough detail so that we may locate it on the website (e.g. the unique ad number);
• identification of the rights (or works if relevant) claimed to have been infringed;
• a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the rights owner, its agent, or the law;
• a statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that
  (a) the above information in your notice is accurate, and
  (b) that you are the rights owner or you are authorized to act on behalf of that rights owner;
• your address, telephone number, and email address; andyour physical or electronic signature.

Liability
You agree not to hold us responsible for things other users post or do. As most of the stuff on 298.net comes from other users, we do not guarantee the accuracy of postings or user communications or the quality, safety, or legality of what's offered. We also cannot guarantee continuous or secure access to our services. Accordingly, to the extent legally permitted we expressly disclaim all warranties, representations and conditions, express or implied, including those of quality, merchantability, merchantable quality, durability, fitness for a particular purpose and those arising by statute.
We are not liable for any loss, whether of money (including profit), goodwill, or reputation, or any special, indirect, or consequential damages arising out of your use of 298.net, even if you advise us or we could reasonably foresee the possibility of any such damage occurring. Some jurisdictions do not allow the disclaimer of warranties or exclusion of damages, so such disclaimers and exclusions may not apply to you.

Personal Information
By using 298.net, you agree to the collection, transfer, storage and use of your personal information by 298.net on servers located in the United States, in the European Union and in Africa as further described in our privacy policy. You also agree to receive marketing communications from us unless you tell us that you prefer not receive such communications.

General
These terms and the other policies posted on 298.net constitute the entire agreement between 298.net and you, superseding any prior agreements. If we don't enforce any particular provision, we are not waiving our right to do so later. If a court strikes down any of these terms, the remaining terms will survive. We may automatically assign this agreement in our sole discretion in accordance with the notice provision below.
We will send notices to you via the email address you provide, or by registered mail. Notices sent by registered mail will be deemed received five days following the date of mailing. We may update this agreement at any time, with updates taking effect when you next post or after 30 days, whichever is sooner. No other amendment to this agreement will be effective unless made in writing, signed by users and by us. Send questions, comments or complaints to 298.net Customer Service.