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Terms
of service:
In order for your site
to be included in the T-ShirtCountdown.com Top T-Shirt Voting you must
sign up for our t-shirtcountdown chart using our online forms. You are
currently entitled to ONE (1) FREE listing in the Top T-Shirt Countdown
Chart. This includes a text and graphical listing for your t-shirt website
and design. You may purchase additional listings using our online
form by clicking here.
Each month, all of the votes are reset and a new t-shirt is named "The
Most Popular T-Shirt on the Internet"; that t-shirt design is archived
on our site here: http://www.t-shirtcountdown.com/t-shirts/archive.html
To have your t-shirt design voted on, you must be able to upload a voting
image and HTML code to your website. To get the necessary code for your website
and t-shirt design to be voted on, you must login to your membership account
use the appropriate link to access the graphics download section.
Voting
Rules
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Sites
are voted and ranked by the votes that you send IN to t-shirtcountdown.com
via the voting graphic and HTML that is provided to you AND by the
RATING that visitors to t-shirtcountdown.com give to your site. We
also tally the number of votes/HITS/visitors sent OUT to your t-shirt
site FROM t-shirtcountdown.com. You can see these figures on the rankings
pages marked by the columns entitled RATING, IN, and OUT.
- SPAMMING is strictly
prohibited and strongly discouraged. If you engage in spamming
activities to inflate your hits, your account will be terminated
immediately. Spamming included posting to multiple and inappropriate
newsgroups, sending of mass, unsolicited emails, or posting multiple
messages to message boards. You may include a voting link in your
OPT-IN newsletter if you have an opt-out option for your newsletter
and only if your subscribers know that they are clicking on a voting
link. Do not mislead visitors into clicking on your voting link.
- Voting
for a t-shirt design by employees of that website or any person
directly or indirectly associated with that website will result in
permanent disqualification without warning. You may click the banner
ONCE to test to make sure the links work. All votes are tracked,
multiple votes by a site operator will result in having your membership
suspended.
- It is essential
that the campaigns and voting are conducted in accordance with
the voting rules. Any violation will result in permanent disqualification.
- Please report any dubious practices to T-ShirtCountdown.com at:
Disclaimer
- The T-ShirtCountdown
results are based on the votes of visitors to t-shirtcountdown.com and
the respective member websites. They do not necessarily represent the
views or recommendations of T-ShirtCountdown.com.
- Bear in mind that
all votes are voluntary.
Participating members give T-ShirtCountdown.com
permission to link to their web site's internet addresses and/or permission
to display a selected t-shirt image from their website.
T-ShirtCountdown.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine
whether sites may participate. Removal from t-shirtcountdown.com is at t-shirtcoundown's descretion. We have final say over which sites will be listed on our countdown chart.
T-ShirtCountdown.com retains ownership and all rights to the T-ShirtCountdown.com
name, logo, software, databases, reports, web site, and information. T-ShirtCountdown.com
reserves the right to restrict the use of its name, system, logo, software,
lists, databases, reports, and any information created or obtained by T-ShirtCountdown.com.
However, each individual web site may use the T-ShirtCountdown.com name,
logo, and/or banner ads in the promotion of the site or to use as voting
links in the Top T-Shirt Countdown Chart.
All members agree to utilize the services of T-ShirtCountdown.com at their
own risk. T-ShirtCountdown.com its administrators, partners and sponsors
cannot be held liable for any damage or loss of information that may occur
from the use of the services of T-ShirtCountdown.com. Although we will
make a reasonable effort to provide a high standard of quality for our
services, T-ShirtCountdown.com makes no guarantees of any kind regarding
the dependability, accuracy, or timeliness of the services of T-ShirtCountdown.com.
The information provided by T-ShirtCountdown.com to members may be proprietary
in nature. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold T-ShirtCountdown.com
harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, liability costs and
expenses (including but not limited to attorneys' fees) arising from your
violation of this Agreement or any third-party's rights, including but
not limited to infringement of any copyright, violation of any proprietary
right and invasion of any privacy rights. This obligation will survive
any termination of this Agreement.
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