(A) privacy points (plain english key points)

(A.1) We do not sell your email address or personal details we do not use web-bugs or spy-ware. You will not receive spam email or pop-up adverts when using the site, we give you tools and options to maintain your privacy. Our full privacy policy is here..

(B) terms of use (plain english key points)

(B.1) We do not guarantee any information provided in our forums, we disclaim any liabilities for any information we carry. Any information you contribute to the site becomes our property. We reserve the right to edit or remove any postings, or user accounts, for any reason whatsoever.

(C) Disclaimer for site Message Boards:

(C.1) The Message Boards, and remark functions, of testmy.net are not affiliated with or endorsed by the companies they may describe. The opinions expressed on testmy.net Message Boards reflect solely the opinions of the participants. testmy.net cannot effectively monitor all material posted on its Message Boards and, therefore, makes no representation and warranty with respect thereto. Participants of message boards may or may not actually be ISP customers, or whomever they represent themselves as, and the information they provide may or may not be true.

(C.2) The testmy.net Message Boards are designed to help readers obtain DSL ISP information discuss ways to make ISP choices. This information is provided by other contributors, many of whom use anonymous screen names and are people we've never met.

(C.3) We recognize that people sometimes post messages on our Message Boards or make statements that are misleading, deceptive, or downright wrong. They may do this unintentionally and even intentionally.

(C.4) Please treat the contributors here the same way you would treat anyone you had met for the first time. This is important because anyone can post on our Message Boards: no membership or proof of identity is required.

(C.5) You should NOT rely only upon the information or opinions you read on this site. Rather, you should use what you read here as starting points for doing independent research on an ISP or DSL provider, then judge for yourself the merits of the material that has been shared in our forum.

(C.6) testmy.net does not guarantee the veracity, reliability or completeness of any information provided in our forum or in any hyperlink appearing on our site.

(C.7) testmy.net will not be responsible for any errors or omissions in articles or postings, for hyperlinks embedded in messages, or for any results obtained from the use of such information. testmy.net will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a reader's reliance on information obtained in our area, or in a hyperlinked area. If you don't accept this responsibility for yourself, then you should not use testmy.net.

(C.8) If you ignore our advice to do independent research of company services and choose to make decision based on, or take at face value, opinions found in our forum, you have made a conscious, willing, free, and personal decision to do so.

Please proceed with caution and do your homework.

(D) General Disclaimer:

(D.1) The ISPs and other companies described are not associated or affiliated with testmy.net, and ISPs may not endorse testmy.net or the information provided. testmy.net Inc. does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any of the information, content or advertisements (collectively, the "Materials") contained on, distributed through, or linked, downloaded or accessed from any of the services contained on this website (the "Service"), nor the quality of any products, information or other materials displayed, purchased, or obtained by you as a result of an advertisement or any other information or offer in or in connection with the Service (the "Products"). You hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any Materials shall be at your sole risk. testmy.net reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without any obligation, to make improvements to, or correct any error or omissions in any portion of the Service or the Materials. Furthermore, by using testmy.net forums you understand that posts may be altered for content as admins and moderators see fit. If you do not agree with testmy.net's policies then don't use our service.

(D.2) THE SERVICE AND THE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED BY TESTMY.NET ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, AND TESTMY.NET EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL TESTMY.NET BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE, THE MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER testmy.net HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS, INJURY, OR DAMAGES.

(E) TERMS OF USE

(E.1) All users of testmy.net agree to follow the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to abide by the Terms of Use, do not use testmy.net. Users represent that they have read, understand, and agree to all legal disclaimers. Users agree that they will not post any material that is defamatory, infringing, obscene or otherwise unlawful. If you post material, you represent and warrant that the material you post is not defamatory, infringing, obscene or otherwise unlawful and that you have rights to post any material you supply. testmy.net may, in appropriate circumstances and in its sole discretion, terminate the accounts of users that infringe or otherwise violate such rights of others. testmy.net reserves the right to remove any postings for any or no reason. Users may not post third-party links which use trademarks of testmy.net or otherwise could cause confusion, wrongfully imply an endorsement of goods and services, or contain defamatory, obscene or illegal material.

(E.2) Users of testmy.net shall not deploy data-mining, web-mirroring or web-copying of any kind against the site. Any such effort will be construed as an attempt to duplicate copyright data, and/or to destabilize the operation of the website. testmy.net employs active log checking in order to identify users who ignore this condition of use, and will investigate fully any suspected cases. Furthermore, the 'testmy' name in any form may NOT be used outside of testmy.net (or testmy affiliated sites) without permission of the owner of testmy.net. If you ignore this condition of use this will be considered copyright infringement and charges may be brought against you with either your ISP or local law. It is reccomended that you keep your email/message upon receiving the proper permission to use the 'testmy' name, to clear up and confusion in the future. This permission may ONLY be given by the owner of testmy.net NOT moderators and admins. Testmy.net requires said permission so that people do not affiliate themselves with testmy.net in a way that may make testmy.net look negative to the public. Although, You may post links to testmy.net without consent as long as the website the link is housed at is a legal and ethical website. We don't need or want traffic from unethical or illegal websites nor does testmy.net want anything to do with these websites.

(E.3) testmy.net users authorize testmy.net to use, reproduce, transmit, store and display any user-supplied content (including message board postings and replies) for any purpose in any and all media.

(E.4) testmy.net respects user privacy, in accordance with our Privacy Policy. testmy.net may disclose individual account or user information in cases when we have reason to believe that disclosing this information is necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be violating testmy.net Terms of Use or may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) testmy.net's rights or property, other testmy.net users, or anyone else that could be harmed by such activities. testmy.net may disclose or access account information when we believe in good faith that the law requires it and for administrative and other purposes that we deem necessary to maintain, service, and improve our products and services.

(E.5) testmy.net's policies and terms of use may change at any time without notice, members are responsible for visiting the testmy.net legal section to keep up-to-date with the current policies and terms.

(F) CONTACTING US REGARDING POSTED MATERIAL

(F.1) If you believe that material posted is defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful, and you are, or represent, the person or entity whose rights are being violated, please contact testmy.net via this page. Include full details including your contact, location of material and we will respond.