By visiting and posting on HSOM:

1. Harry Potter
You understand that:
(a) all the references to Harry Potter and related items are not intending to breach any copyrights held by J. K. Rowling and Warner Brothers Studios
(b) HSOM is only based on the world created by J. K. Rowling and is not claiming to be Hogwarts.
(c) HSOM is a role playing game and not real life
(d) HSOM and all sister boards are in no way affiliated with J. K. Rowling or Warner Brothers Studios in anyway

2. Copyright Infringment
You understand that:
(a) anything posted by members which infringes a copyright is not intended
(b) the administrators are not responsible for the members infringing on copyrights
(c) to address the infringement you need to contact that member directly or ask an administrator for their contact details

3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
(a) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. HSOM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
(b) HSOM MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE INFORMATION THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE.
(c) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS OBTAINED AND USED AT YOUR SOLE| RISK AND DISCRETION AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.
(d) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY BY HSOM.

4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE STAFF OF HSOM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.

5. EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF SECTIONS 3 AND 4 MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IT IS SOLEY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT YOU ADHERE TO ANY LIMITATIONS THAT DO APPLY TO YOU.

6. INDEMNITY
You agree to indemnify and hold HSOM, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, contractors and the other staff harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post to or transmit through the Service, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the law, this Agreement or the rights of another.

7. PRIVACY
All data kept on hsom's server shall only be directly accessed for backup or audit purposes by authorised personnel. Audits can be carried out with no notice or warning in response to complaints of rule violations. Passwords are stored in an encrypted format in the database and cannot be retrieved and decoded by anyone for any reason. Should you wish to leave HSOM then all data stored on the server relating to you will be deleted when the Administrators of HSOM are informed of your leaving or in the next membership cull. Under privacy laws you are entitled to:
(a) Request knowledge of what information is stored on you
(b) Request all or parts of your information be removed from our system
(c) Request a copy of all information stored on you. Costs for hard copies (print outs) of information will be imposed for mailing out the hard copies. Soft copies (online/emails) of the data are availiable also and are free of charge.
(d) Update your information at any time.
(e) To know that we can only use your information for the purpose for which it was collected, for a directly related purpose, or for a purpose to which you have given your consent. It can also be used without your consent in order to deal with a serious and imminent threat to any person’s health or safety.
(f) To know that your information will never be forwarded on to any other organisations without your consent or a court order requesting the said information

This disclaimer may change at anytime without prior notice being sent to you. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are always aware of the liability and limitations resulting from any action you perform.