This is the user agreement which governs your use of the website www.Techie7.com (“Website”) and your use of the services we provide on the website including the forum and auction pages. The website is owned and operated by D24 Media Limited trading as Techie7 ("Techie7", "we", "us") a company registered in England and Wales with registered number 05548883 and registered address Westfield House, Bonnetts Lane, Ifield, Crawley, West Sussex, RH11 0NY. If you do not agree to be bound by this user agreement, you are not authorised to access our services. We may update this user agreement from time to time so please check back here regularly.

A. GENERAL TERMS

1. Please take time to read these terms and conditions. We will not allow you to become a subscriber to the website unless you have confirmed that you have read and accept these terms

2. You must choose a User ID and password when registering on the Website as a subscriber. You are responsible for all actions taken under that User ID and password and shall only use or utilise the Website using your own User ID and password. You must use every effort to keep your password safe and should not disclose it to any other person. You shall not transfer or sell your User ID to any other person. You shall also not permit, either directly or indirectly, any other person to utilise your User ID or password.

3. If there are any changes to the details supplied to us by you it is your responsibility to inform Techie7 by contacting us as soon as possible.

4. Our Free Computer Help services are not available to, and may not be used by, persons under the age of 13 years. Our Auction services are not available to, and may not be used by, persons under the age of 18 years. None of our services should not be used by temporarily or indefinitely suspended members. If you do not qualify, please do not use our services.

5. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. You expressly understand and agree that you grant us an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty free licence to use, for any purposes we consider appropriate, any material of any nature that you contribute to the Website.

6. You expressly understand and agree that neither we nor Jelsoft Enterprises Limited (developers of VBulletin) shall be liable under any circumstances to you whatsoever for any loss or damage of whatever nature suffered by you in connection with your use of the Forum, although neither party excludes or limits its liability for death or personal injury resulting from its negligence or any other liability which we are not permitted by law to exclude or limit.

7. You agree to indemnify and hold D24 Media Limited and its employees, agents and contractors, harmless against all losses, claims, demands and expenses (including the cost of defending or settling any claim or demand), whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, suffered or incurred by us arising directly or indirectly out of your use of the Website.

8. All brand names and trade marks used on the Website are the trade marks, service marks or trade names of their respective holders.

9. By registering on Techie7.com you will automatically be added to our weekly computer tips newsletter which will be emailed to the address provided during registration. You can unsubscribe from this newsletter at any time using the links provided in the email or by selecting not to receive email from the administrator of this forum from your User Control Panel.

B. FORUM

ALTHOUGH THE ADMINISTRATORS AND MODERATORS OF Techie7 WILL ATTEMPT TO KEEP ALL OBJECTIONABLE MESSAGES OFF THIS FORUM, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO REVIEW ALL MESSAGES. ALL MESSAGES EXPRESS THE VIEWS OF THE AUTHOR, AND NEITHER D24 MEDIA LIMITED, NOR JELSOFT ENTERPRISES LIMITED. (DEVELOPERS OF VBULLETIN) WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY MESSAGE. YOU AGREE THAT YOU ARE ENTIRELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CONTENT THAT YOU MAKE AVAILABLE ON THE FORUM.

1. The following rules are in place to ensure that the Website and in particular the Forum, continue to be a friendly, safe and helpful resource for everyone. If you have any questions about these rules please contact us using the contact button above.

2. Please read Announcements before posting. Announcements are located at the top of each forum section.

3. Please do not contact a moderator, administrator or other member for computer help directly, either by Private Message or email. You will get a far quicker and more comprehensive response by posting your question in the appropriate category on the Forum, as it will be read by all members and techs.

4. Discussing P2P file sharing programs such as Kazza and Imesh is fine, however PLEASE DO NOT ask for any assistance in using, finding or sharing files using P2P programs. As many of you are aware, these programs can be used to share copyrighted material which is illegal.

5. Posting your question more than once creates more work for the administrators and moderators. Please only post your question once, it will still be seen and will be dealt with much quicker if you only post it once.

6. Please do not Hijack other members posts. For example, if you are browsing the Forum and see a member has posted a question with a problem very similar to your own, PLEASE DO NOT post in the same thread and say "I have this problem also! please help!" Instead simply click the new thread button and ask your question in your own thread. There are a ton of reasons for this but the main one being that although your problem sounds the same, it will most likely require a different solution.

7. Please search the Forum first to see if your question has been asked previously, it will save both yourself and the Techie7 Techs an awful lot of time! THIS MAY NOT BE THE CASE with regard to security issues including viruses and spyware, cases such as these are almost always original in some way, so please post your own thread and ask for help.

8. Techie7 is a friendly community so please refrain from being rude or arrogant toward another members. If you feel you have had a rough deal then report the post (There's a button on each thread to do this) or contact us, but remember.... all the people helping out on Techie7 are volunteers, so complaining because your question hasn't been answered in 5mins is not acceptable and you will be ignored. All the tech's here are friendly and always willing to help so if you don't get a response to your query within 24 hours simply post *BUMP* in the reply box on your thread and someone will hopefully help you out ASAP.

9. ANY posts which are deemed to be advertising a website or product on the Forum will be deleted immediately. If you wish to advertise on Techie7.com please contact us using the button above. Posting links to other Websites which are generally offering help or a useful resource is of course no problem. You may also include links to your own website or a website you like or find useful in your signature as long as it meets with our link approval. Just to clarify, a post which says:

“Hi, Please see http://www.sometechhelpsite.com for help with this.”

…would be deemed fine. However, a post such as this:

“Hi, please visit this great site of mine http://www.somespammylink.com“

…would be deemed advertising. We are always watching! If you want to advertise a product or service then just contact us and we can see what we can do. Please note that repeat offenders who advertise on the site will be banned from the Techie7.com network.

10. Any advice deemed to be intentionally harmful will be deleted, an example of this would be telling someone to delete the Windows directory on there PC to get rid of a virus. Its useless information and could cause further grief to the user. SIMPLY, if you can't help someone then ask a Tech to come along to help out. Anyone seen to be trying to mislead another member or guests on the Website in a way which may cause grief or harm to them or there computer, whether intentional or unintentional, may result in a permanent ban from the Techie7.com network.

11. The following is unacceptable behaviour which may lead to you being banned from using the Website: Please follow the next set of rules VERY CAREFULLY, going against some of the following rules can result in you being permanently banned from the Techie7 network.

a) Posting hacks, cracks or links to any site which promotes or contains illegal activity or pornographic material.

b) Swearing or the use of language which is obscene, threatening, sexual, sexist, libellous, defamatory, or invasive of another person's privacy.

c) Expressions of hatred towards racial, ethnic, national, religious or other groups including those pertaining to sexual orientation.

d) Discussions that encourage, promote or provide information about illegal or criminal activities (including pornography, explosives, weapons, drugs, programming viruses, computer hacking and copyright infringement).

e) Posting material or conducting activities which breach any applicable laws or regulations (including, but not limited to, laws governing export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, false advertising).

f) Harassing other subscribers, either privately or in a public forum.

g) Impersonating a Moderator, Administrator or our staff.

h) Actions that would disrupt or impair the functioning, stability or security of the Website.

i) Post anything on the Website that contains any computer viruses, macro viruses, trojan horses, worms or anything else designed to interfere with, interrupt or disrupt the normal operating procedures of a computer or to surreptitiously intercept, access without authority or expropriate any system, data or personal information or creates liability for us or causes us to lose (in whole or in part) the services of our ISPs or other suppliers.

j) Activities which are defamatory, or in breach of copyright, confidence or infringe any third party's copyright, patent, trade mark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy.

k) Advertisements or use of the Website for unauthorised commercial purposes.

l) Linking directly or indirectly to or including descriptions of goods or services that you do not have a right to link to or include.

m) Promoting particular stocks or shares, financial services or pyramid schemes.

12. To the extent that we are notified of or become aware that you have posted content that is in breach of these terms and conditions we will delete or amend it and we reserve the right to suspend your subscription to the Website without notification, temporarily or permanently, and to take any other action we consider appropriate, including legal action.

13. We reserve the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason.

14. You expressly understand and agree that your use of the Forum (including downloading of content) is at your sole risk and understand that by using Forum you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. We make no warranties in respect of, nor do we guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of any content posted on the Website.

15. You may use extracts from the Forum for your own personal use provided that you fully acknowledge that this Website is the source of the material. Commercial use is not permitted unless written permission from D24 Media Limited is obtained before any such use.

16. The Website Forum pages are designed for information purposes only and is not engaged in rendering professional services.

C. AUCTIONS

Techie7 is only a venue – it is not an auctioneer

1. The Techie7 auction Website acts as a venue which allows our subscribers to offer, sell, and buy computer related products to other subscribers. Techie7 does not review listings offered on the auctions Website by subscribers. It never possesses the items offered through the Website and we are not involved in transactions between buyers and sellers. We have no control over the quality, safety or legality of the items listed, the truth or accuracy of the listings, the ability of sellers to sell items or the ability of buyers to pay for items. Do not assume that the offer, sale, purchase, export or import of any item is valid and legal simply because it is listed on the auctions Website. We are not responsible for ensuring that buyers and sellers actually complete a transaction. You accept sole responsibility for the legality of your actions under laws applying to you.

2. Our User ID feedback rating system will also help you to evaluate the subscriber with whom you are dealing. We encourage you to communicate with potential trading partners using the tools available on the Website.

3. In the event that you have any right, claim or action against any other subscriber arising from their use of the Website, you agree to pursue such right, claim or action independently of and without recourse to us, and you release Techie7 (and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents and employees) from all claims, liability, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including legal fees, known and unknown, arising from or in any way connected with such right, claim or action.

4. We do not control the information provided by other subscribers which is made available through the auctions pages of the Website. You may find other subscriber's information to be offensive, harmful, inaccurate, or deceptive. Please use caution, common sense, and practice safe trading when using the Website. Please note that there are also risks of dealing with underage persons or people acting under false pretences. By using this Website, you agree to accept such risks and agree that Techie7 is not responsible for the acts or omissions of subscribers on the Website.

Bidding and Buying

5. As a buyer, you have a legal obligation to complete a transaction with a seller: (a) if you purchase an item through one of our fixed price formats; or (b) if you are the highest bidder at the end of an auction-style listing (meeting the applicable minimum bid or reserve requirements and including any bid that becomes the highest after a valid bid retraction) and your bid is accepted by the seller, unless the transaction is prohibited by law or by this user agreement.

6. By bidding on an item you agree to be bound by the conditions of sale included in the item's description provided that those conditions of sale. Bids are not retractable. As buyer, you must ensure that you are legally able to bid for and buy any item that you bid for.

Listing and Selling

7. If you are a seller, you must ensure that you are legally able to sell each item included in a listing on the Website, and that it is lawful to sell such item to UK residents or (if the buyer is resident overseas) that it is lawful to sell and export such items to a person resident in the buyer's jurisdiction. You must describe your item and all terms of sale on the listing page of the Website. Your listings may only include text descriptions, graphics, pictures and other content relevant to the sale of that item and you are responsible for ensuring that you have the right to use all content in your listings and we have the right to host it on our servers.

8. A seller who receives at least one bid at or above the stated minimum bid price (or in the case of reserve auctions, at or above the reserve price) must complete the transaction with the highest bidder on completion of the listing, unless: (a) the buyer fails to meet the conditions of the seller's listing (such as payment method); or (b) the seller cannot authenticate the buyer's identity.

D. MISCELLANEOUS

1. Techie7 does not make any warranty that the Website is free from infection by viruses or anything else that has contaminating or destructive properties.

2. Techie7 does not accept any liability for any losses or claims arising from any inability to access the Website, any interruption in the conduct of any auction nor for any failure to complete a transaction.

3. Techie7 does not accept liability for any indirect or consequential loss of any kind in contract, tort or otherwise arising out of the use of the Website or for any products or services purchased from the Website.

4. Without limiting any other remedies, we may suspend or terminate your account if we suspect that you have engaged or are about to engage in, or have been in any way involved in or linked to, fraudulent activity in connection with the Website.

5. This user agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English law and all parties agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

6. A person who is not a party to this User Agreement has no right under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this user agreement but this does not affect any right or remedy of a third party specified in this user agreement or which exists or is available apart from that Act.

7. Any member deemed to be hacking or interfering with the correct operation of this Website will be reported and banned from the Techie7 network.