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Community Guidelines

By accessing or using Caribbean Folklore, you agree to abide by our guidelines for the community set forth in these Community Guidelines.

  1. Privacy
    Regarding any expectation of privacy that you might have, please note generally that the internet is a public forum. Accordingly, any information that you post on Caribbean Folklore and you accessing or using Caribbean Folklore materially impacts the reasonable expectation of privacy that you might otherwise have. Our Privacy Policy is created to give you important information regarding how we collect and use information that you post on Caribbean Folklore, or that we might collect in the normal course of you accessing Caribbean Folklore. Please read our Privacy Policy and use the information provided to help you make informed decisions to meet any expectation of privacy that you might have in the context of accessing or using Caribbean Folklore, a website on the internet.
  2. Content
    We have two varieties of content and information that you might access, use, or otherwise engage with on the Caribbean Folklore website: (i) content and information that we share with you, and (ii) content and information that you and others might post.
  3. Content and Information That We Share With You
    We or other third parties own all of the content and information that we share with you on Caribbean Folklore, including content and information subject to any ownership rights that we might have because of any arrangement between you and us. Relating to such content and information that we share with you, you have a non-exclusive, personal license to use only or promote for use such content and information in the reasonable course of your engagement with the Caribbean Folklore website; provided, however, that you also agree to abide by such special terms of use as we shall make known to you from time to time in connection with your use of certain content and information and you shall not take any direct or indirect steps to violate such special terms of use specifically identified by us to you.
  4. Content and Information that You Share
    If content and information originating with you is not subject to a use arrangement with us, you own all of the content and information that you post on Caribbean Folklore, and you can control how we share your content and information through your privacy settings. In order for us to use certain types of content that you might post on Caribbean Folklore, you agree to the following:
    1. For content that is covered by intellectual property rights, like photos, videos, and certain written pieces ("IP content"), you specifically give us the following permission, subject to your privacy and application settings: you grant to us a non-exclusive, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any IP content that you post on or in connection with Caribbean Folklore ("IP License"). This IP License ends when you delete your IP content or your account (except to the extent that your content has been shared with others, and they have not deleted it).
    2. When you delete IP content, it is deleted in a manner similar to emptying the recycle bin on a computer. However, you understand that removed content may persist in backup copies for a reasonable period of time (but will not be available to others).
    3. We always appreciate your feedback or other suggestions regarding Caribbean Folklore, but you understand and agree that we may use any feedback or other suggestion that you provide without any obligation to compensate you.
  5. Safety
    We cannot guarantee that all of your engagement with Caribbean Folklore will be safe in all respects, but with your help and the help of other users (whether Community Members or visitors to the Caribbean Folklore community), we can take reasonable steps necessary to a safe community. Your help in this regard includes the following commitments:
    1. You will not send or otherwise post unauthorized commercial communications to users (such as spam).
    2. You will not collect information regarding users, or otherwise access Caribbean Folklore, using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers) without our permission.
    3. You will not upload viruses or other malicious code.
    4. You will not solicit login information or access an account belonging to someone else.
    5. You will not bully, intimidate, or harass any user.
    6. You will not post content that is hateful, threatening, pornographic, or that contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
    7. You will not advertise or otherwise market alcohol-related or other mature content without appropriate age-based restrictions.
    8. You will not use Caribbean Folklore to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory.
    9. You will not facilitate or encourage any violations of any Caribbean Folklore policy and procedures.
  6. Registration and Account Security
    We at Caribbean Folklore have a policy that all users, and certainly Community Members, provide their real names and information, and we need your help to maintain this policy. Here are some commitments you make to us relating to registering and maintaining the security of your account:
    1. You will not provide any false personal information on Caribbean Folklore, or create an account for anyone other than yourself without permission.
    2. You will not use Caribbean Folklore if you are under 13.
    3. You will not use Caribbean Folklore if you are located in a country embargoed by the United States, or are on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals.
    4. You will not use Caribbean Folklore if you are a convicted sex offender.
    5. You will keep your contact information accurate and up-to-date.
    6. You will not share your password, let anyone else access your account, or do anything else that might jeopardize the security of your account.
    7. You will not transfer your account to anyone without first getting our written permission.
  7. Protecting Other People's Rights
    We believe that all users of Caribbean Folklore are entitled to a climate of mutual respect, even as we cannot guarantee this result, and we count on you to respect other people's rights.
    1. You will not post content or take any action on Caribbean Folklore that infringes someone else's rights or otherwise violates the law.
    2. We can remove any content that you post on Caribbean Folklore if we believe that it violates our Community Guidelines or policies.
    3. If you are the owner of IP rights that you believe are being infringed, please let us know by sending us an e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
    4. If we removed your content for infringing someone else's copyright, and you believe we removed it in error, we will provide you with an opportunity to appeal once we receive an e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
    5. If you repeatedly infringe other people's intellectual property rights, we may disable your account.
    6. You will not represent that you are authorized to act on our behalf or use our name, logos, copyrights or trademarks without our prior written consent.
    7. You will not post anyone's identification documents or sensitive financial or health information on Caribbean Folklore.
  8. Mobile
    1. While it is possible to access Caribbean Folklore from a mobile device with internet service, please remember that your carrier's normal rates and fees, if any (such as text messaging fees), will still apply.
    2. In the event that you change or deactivate your mobile telephone number, you will update your account information on Caribbean Folklore within 48 hours to ensure that your messages are not sent to the person who acquires your old number.
  9. Caribbean Folklore Credits
    1. From time to time, we may choose to provide to you and other users the ability to receive Caribbean Folklore Credits for your involvement with the Caribbean Folklore community. If and when we do so, even if your accumulation of Caribbean Folklore Credits can be an important marker of your value and standing in the Caribbean Folklore community, Caribbean Folklore Credits have no actual exchange and general commercial use value, and you shall have no expectation in this regard. Nonetheless, from time to time, we may choose at our sole discretion to redeem Caribbean Folklore credits from our top holder or holders of such credits for value that may be provided by our advertisers and sponsors, but there is no expectation, certainty or commitment made at any time in this regard.
  10. Special Provisions Applicable to Share Links
    If you include our Share Link button on your website, the following additional terms apply to you:
    1. We give you permission to use Caribbean Folklore's Share Link button so that users can post links or content from your website on Caribbean Folklore.
    2. You give us permission to use such links and content on Caribbean Folklore.
    3. You will not place a Share Link button on any page containing content that would violate our Community Guidelines or policies if posted on Caribbean Folklore.
  11. About Advertisements on Caribbean Folklore - Our goal is to deliver ads that are not only valuable to advertisers, but also valuable to you. In order to do that, you agree to the following:
    1. You give us permission to use your information (aggregated with that of others) in connection with delivering valuable ads to you.
    2. We do not give your content to advertisers.
    3. You understand that we may not always identify paid services and communications as such.
  12. Special Provisions Applicable to Advertisers - You can purchase advertising on Caribbean Folklore by sending us an e-mail at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . The following additional terms apply to you if you advertise on Caribbean Folklore, including by placing an order with us ("Order"): Whether you are placing ads on your own behalf or on behalf of someone else, you are responsible for knowing and following our guidelines relating to placing ads, including the following:
    1. If we come to an arrangement with you regarding any Order that you place with us, unless otherwise agree to, we will deliver your ads as inventory becomes available.
    2. You will pay for your Orders in accordance with our Payments Terms. The amount you owe will be calculated based on your agreement with us in this regard.
    3. Your ads will comply with our advertising guidelines as we disclose them to you.
    4. Unless otherwise agreed, we will determine the size, placement, and positioning of your ads.
    5. We do not guarantee the activity that your ads will receive, such as the number of clicks you will get.
    6. We cannot control how people interact with your ads, and are not responsible for click fraud or other improper actions that might affect the cost of running ads, depending on your arrangement with us.
    7. You will not offer any contest or sweepstakes ("promotion") without our prior written consent. If we consent, you take full responsibility for the promotion, and will follow all applicable laws. By taking full responsibility for the promotion, you agree, among other things, that you may not in any way: (1) Use Caribbean Folklore's name, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, or any other Caribbean Folklore intellectual property in the rules to or any other materials relating to the promotion; (2) Directly or indirectly indicate that Caribbean Folklore is a sponsor or administrator of the promotion; or (3) Administer the promotion on the Caribbean Folklore website.
    8. You can cancel your Order at any time with us, but it may take us a reasonable time, up to seven days, before the ad stops running.
    9. Our license to run your ad will end when we have completed your Order. You understand, however, that if users have interacted with your ads, your ads may remain until the users delete it.
    10. We can use your ads and related information for marketing or promotional purposes.
    11. You will not issue any press release or make public statements about your relationship with Caribbean Folklore without prior written permission.
    12. We may reject or remove any ad for any reason.
    13. You warrant that you have the legal authority to bind the advertiser to these Community Guidelines, as applicable, including these advertising guidelines.
    14. You agree that if the advertiser you represent violates these Community Guidelines, including these advertising guidelines, then we may hold you responsible for that violation.
  13. Amendments
    1. We can change our Community Guidelines so long as we provide you notice through, or by way of the information that we have for you through, Caribbean Folklore (unless you opt-out of such notice) and an opportunity to comment.
    2. For most changes, we will give you reasonable notice commensurate with the circumstances.
    3. If a material portion of our community comment on the proposed change, we will also give you the opportunity to participate in a vote in which you will be provided alternatives. The vote shall be binding on us if more than 30% of all active registered users as of the date of the notice vote.
    4. We can make changes for legal or administrative reasons upon notice without opportunity to comment.
  14. Termination
    If you violate the letter or spirit of these Community Guidelines or our policies, or otherwise create possible legal exposure for us, we can stop providing all or part of Caribbean Folklore to you. We will generally try to notify you, but have no obligation to do so. You may also request that we delete or disable your account at any time by letting us know at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . In all such cases, these Community Guidelines shall terminate, but such provisions shall remain in effect as necessary by their meaning, intent and sense to enable you to continue to fulfill your reasonable obligations established at the time that you had an opportunity to receive notice of these Community Guidelines.
  15. Disputes
    1. You will resolve any claim, cause of action or dispute ("claim") you have with us arising out of or relating to our Community Guidelines or Caribbean Folklore in a state or federal court located in the State of New Jersey. The laws of the State of New Jersey will govern the resolution of any issues under our Community Guidelines and policies, as well as any other claim generally that might arise between you and us, without regard to conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located in New Jersey for the purpose of litigating all such claims.
    2. If anyone brings a claim against us related to your actions or your content on Caribbean Folklore, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from and against all damages, losses, costs, and expenses of any kind (including reasonable legal fees and costs of suit) related to such claim.
    3. WE TRY TO KEEP CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE UP, BUG-FREE, AND SAFE, BUT YOU USE IT AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE MAKE NO GUARANTEES OR WARRANTIES AS TO THE SAFETY, SECURITY OR ACCURACY OF CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE OR ANY CONTENT AND INFORMATION DELIVERED BY WAY OF CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE OR ANY CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE RELATED TECHNOLOGY OR WEBSITE.  WE ARE PROVIDING CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE WILL BE SAFE, SECURE OR ACCURATE. CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ACTIONS OR CONTENT OF THIRD PARTIES, AND YOU RELEASE US, OUR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FROM ANY CLAIMS AND DAMAGES, KNOWN AND UNKNOWN, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY CLAIM YOU HAVE AGAINST ANY SUCH THIRD PARTIES. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE §1542, WHICH SAYS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR." WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OUR COMMUNITY GUIDELINES, POLICIES, OR CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF THIS STATEMENT OR CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100) OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID US IN THE PAST TWELVE MONTHS, IF ANYTHING. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH CASES, CARIBBEAN FOLKLORE'S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
  16. Definitions
    1. By "Caribbean Folklore" we mean our website at www.caribbeanfolklore.com and any other Caribbean Folklore branded or co-branded websites (including sub-domains, international versions, and mobile versions), including, as applicable, the features, services, information, platforms and technology relating thereto, and as such may relate to any other media, devices or networks now existing or later developed.
    2. By "Community Member" we mean a user of Caribbean Folklore.
    3. By "content" we mean the content and information you, we or others post on Caribbean Folklore, including information about you and the actions you take.
    4. By "post" or “share” we mean post on Caribbean Folklore or otherwise make available.
    5. By "us," "we" and "our" we mean Caribbean Folklore as a business organization, now or as later developed or reorganized at our sole discretion, including its affiliates.
    6. By "use" we mean use, copy, publicly perform or display, distribute, modify, translate, and create derivative works of.
    7. By "user" we mean any user of the Caribbean Folklore website, including Community Members, and others, as applicable.
  17. Other
    1. These Community Guidelines make up the entire agreement between you and us regarding Caribbean Folklore, and supersedes any prior agreements.
    2. If any portion of these Community Guidelines is found to be unenforceable, the remaining portion will remain in full force and effect.
    3. If we fail to enforce any portion of these Community Guidelines, it will not be considered a waiver.
    4. Any amendment to or waiver of any portion of these Community Guidelines must be made in writing and signed by us.
    5. You will not transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Community Guidelines to anyone else without our consent.
    6. All of our rights and obligations under these Community Guidelines are freely assignable by us in connection with a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, or by operation of law or otherwise.
    7. Nothing in this agreement shall prevent us from complying with the law. These Community Guidelines do not confer any third party beneficiary rights.

You may also want to review the following documents:
Privacy Policy: The Privacy Policy is designed to help you understand how we collect and use information.

Payment Terms: These additional terms apply to all payments made on or through Caribbean Folklore.

Appropriate Use Policy: The Appropriate Use Policy is designed to promote the integrity, security, reliability and privacy of Caribbean Folklore sponsored technology. 

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