NrdFeed Official Guidelines

Part I - Terms of Service

By signing up for a NrdFeed Account™(2), you certify that you understand, agree with, and will comply with the following terms and conditions:

1. These Terms of Service are subject to change without notice
2. NrdFeed™(1) requires the saving of browser cookies on your device in order to function properly.
3. You must be at least thirteen (13) years of age to register for a NrdFeed account.
4. Any content submitted by users to the Nrd Network™(2) is may be used or displayed in promotional material, including, but not limited to:
   1. Demonstrations of NrdFeed at conventions or other events,
   2. Posts to official Nrd Network(3) social media accounts and pages, and
   3. Fliers, brochures, and other publications produced by or approved by NrdFeed, LLC.
5. Users must have the legal right to publish any images or other content through the Nrd Network™(2).
6. Users are solely responsible for the content they submit.
7. Users may not falsely assume the identity of and/or act on behalf of a real person who he or she is not without said person's permission.
8. Users may not falsely claim to be a member of and/or act on behalf of an organization which he or she does not belong to
9. Users may not publish any images or other content which break(s) any law in their countries of residence, including, but not limited to:
   1. Copyright Laws
   2. Slander & Libel Laws
   3. Pornography Laws
   4. Privacy Protection Laws
   5. Cyber Crime Laws"
10. Users may not publish any images or content or otherwise use the site in a way that break(s) any United States law, including, but not limited to:
    1. Health Information Protection Act of 1999
    2. Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
    3. Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act of 1987
    4. Cyber Security Enforcement Act of 2002
    5. Digital Millenium Copyright Act of 1998
11. Users may not attempt to fraudulently access or damage any database or file server owned, operated, or leased by NrdFeed, LLC where fraudulent access is defined as in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986
12. You may not publish any images or other content which can be considered Obscene(4) as defined below
13. NrdFeed, LLC reserves the right to delete any data from its databases
14. NrdFeed, LLC reserves the right to delete any file(s) from its servers.

Definitions

1. NrdFeed™ - The website located at http://www.nrdfeed.com/, which is owned and maintained by NrdFeed, LLC(4).
2. NrdFeed™ Account(2) - An account, defined by a username, email, password, and user ID, which you create in our database upon registration. This account is used to access the Nrd Network™
3. Nrd Network™ - NrdFeed™(1) and every website is owned and maintained by NrdFeed, LLC, and all social media pages and accounts associated with those websites.
4. NrdFeed, LLC - The company, registered as a Limited Liability Company in the State of Texas, which owns the Nrd Network™ and all websites therein.
5. Obscene - adjective used to describe any image or content which contains objectionable materials, including but not limited to:
   1. Nudity
   2. Racism and/or hateful rhetoric
   3. Personal attacks and threats to others' lives or safety
   4. Real life violence and/or gore
   5. Illegal content of any kind

Part II - Privacy Policy

NrdFeed takes privacy rights seriously. The following are guidelines that NrdFeed has set forth and believes will best assure the protection of all persons' privacy, including registered users and other person(s).

NrdFeed, LLC WILL:

• Work with law enforcement authorities in investigations regarding our website.
• Occasionally share user submitted content on our official social media outlets for promotional purposes
• Remove any user submitted content from the aforementioned social media outlet at the request of the user who originally posted it
• Take action to investigate and/or remove any content that violates any person or organization's privacy and/or copyright rights at the request of that person or organization
• Take action to investigate and/or remove any content which is deemed libellous or slanderous
• Disclose private information only when required by law, such as in the case of court subpoena
• Save browser cookies onto a user's device
• Delete user-submitted content

NrdFeed, LLC WILL NOT:

• Track user activity on third party websites
• Disclose private information, such as email addresses and passwords, to any third party except where required by law
• Re-upload previously deleted content
• Create an account on a person's behalf without express permission
• Post or edit content on behalf of a user except when it is necessary to troubleshoot a system malfunction or where permission has been received from the user in question

You, the user, MAY:

• Operate under a pseudonym or pen name
• Access the Nrd Network through a proxy, virtual private network, or the onion router, so long as cookies and javascript remain operable
• Request investigation and/or removal of content which violates your rights, including but not limited to use of likeness, libel, slander, and/or copyright by emailing support@nrdfeed.com

Part III - Guru Affiliate Policies

1. NrdFeed's Reserved Rights

NrdFeed, LLC claims any applicable copyrights, ownership, and/or monetization rights to the following content/properties:

• NrdFeed.com and all other websites, apps, or other technologies created in-house by NrdFeed staff
• All articles submitted to NrdFeed by Gurus
• All official NrdFeed social media accounts, and social media accounts related to any app or website created by NrdFeed (See section 3 below)
• Any videos produced by in-house by NrdFeed official staff members
• Any web traffic on NrdFeed, LLC's website network.

2. Gurus' Reserved Rights

NrdFeed, LLC makes NO claim of ownership of the following properties:

• Any social media accounts owned or created by Gurus that fits the description of an "Un-Official" Guru Social Media Page (See section 4 below)
• Disclose private information, such as email addresses and passwords, to any third party except where required by law
• Re-upload previously deleted content

3. Rights Claimed By Neither Gurus Nor NrdFeed

NrdFeed does not claim ownership of, and therefore cannot relinquish ownership to Gurus, the copyrights to any of the following:

• Memes & Fandom Fights
• Any content created by a third party that is used in a Guru article under Fair Use
• Videos made by any third party that is shared by Gurus through NrdFeed
• Users' account information, such as avatars, signatures, and profile questions.
• The source code, trademarks, and logos, and advertising revenue owned by social media platforms not affiliated with NrdFeed, such as Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Instagram, and others.

4. Official NrdFeed/Guru Social Media Pages

Any website accounts, pages, groups, or other properties that are claim or appear to claim to be an OFFICIAL counterpart to a website or app owned by NrdFeed, LLC (Examples: The "Star Trek Guru" Facebook page, a "NrdFeed" blog, or "Fandom Fights" YouTube channel) are subject to the following guidelines:

• Creation of the properties should be performed by a NrdFeed editorial / administrative staff member at the request of a Guru
• If creation of a property was performed by a Guru, then ownership the property must be surrendered to NrdFeed, LLC
• Any use of the properties is subject to guidelines and instructions given by NrdFeed editorial / administrative staff
• Access and administrative privileges to the properties may be revoked along with Guruship revocation and/or termination of employment by NrdFeed LLC
• NrdFeed reserves any and all rights to monetization of the properties
• The only exception to this is the "Star Wars Guru" facebook page, which has been grandfathered in as an "Un-Official" Guru social media page

5. Un-Official Guru Social Media Pages

Any website accounts, pages, groups, or other properties that are created by a Guru before, during, or after Guruship that does NOT claim or appear to claim to be an official counterpart to a website or app owned by NrdFeed, LLC (Examples: a YouTube channel named "Comics Review Center", or a FaceBook group for SciFi fans) are not claimed as properties of NrdFeed, LLC, and are subject to the following guidelines:

• People with access to these properties are allowed and encouraged to use any logos, slogans, or other trademarks owned by NrdFeed, LLC as much as they like, under the following conditions:
  • The property does not claim to be an official property of NrdFeed, LLC
  • The person posting content with NrdFeed trademarks or copyrights is a Guru at the time of posting, or the content was created in collaboration with NrdFeed Gurus or official staff
  • The person posting content with NrdFeed trademarks does not obscure their meaning in such a way as to intentionally lead users to misinterpret their meaning entirely.
  • The property owner does not claim sole ownership of the trademarks used
• Owners of the properties reserve any and all monetization rights associated with the properties.
• Owners of the properties are allowed to claim to be a NrdFeed "Guru" and use that title with any or all of its implications, so long as they are a Guru on NrdFeed at the time the claim is made.

Part IV - Fair Use Policy

NrdFeed is intended as a platform with a wide array of applications for social commentary, criticism, and journalism, and information. NrdFeed only allows officially verified users (Gurus) to post articles and videos to NrdFeed. We have a process in place to ensure that our Gurus are using copyrighted material appropriately, and we encourage anyone who has concerns about copyright issues to contact support@nrdfeed.com

Part V - Guru Opinion Disclaimer

NrdFeed officially endorses Gurus as experts on certain fandoms, and NrdFeed enforces certain guidelines for journalistic integrity, conduct, and professionalism. However, NrdFeed aims to create a platform for Gurus to express their opinions freely, while also being part of an organized editorial process. Our editorial staffs only concerns are with grammar, integrity, and qualification. They perform on the following functions:

• Fixing grammatical or spelling errors
• Correcting incorrect or unverified factual information
• Blocking content which is illegal or is obscene as defined by the NrdFeed Terms of Service
• Blocking content which is unprofessional and/or highly inflammatory

It should be noted that failure on the part of the editorial staff to correct incorrect facts or block obscene content does NOT imply NrdFeed's endorsement of such content. Further, it should be noted that all opinions expressed by gurus are solely and entirely the opinion of the Guru in question, and do not reflect the official viewpoints of NrdFeed, LLC.