Welcome to Degrassi Online. This site provides its service to you, without any costs at all. This site is non-profit and paid for by an individual and not an organization or corporate entity. The site is maintained and created by one person and the purpose of the site is to provide reference service in the forum of an electronic mailing list and through electronic mail. There is no charge for the service and users of the site are not expected to pay for the services that this site provides. This site is subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. In addition, when using this web site, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to this web site. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the TOS. If you are a subscriber of Degrassi Digest please note this TOS applies to Degrassi Digest as well.

2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

Degrassi Online currently provides users with access to a rich collection of unofficial resources, including, current information, mailing addresses, episode guides, photos, sounds, and online forums, and free web-based electronic mail. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current Service, including the release of new Degrassi Online services, this shall be subject to the TOS. You understand and agree that the Service is provided "AS-IS" and that Degrassi Online assumes no responsibility for the deletion, errors, or mis-delivery of information since this site is not official.

In order to use the Service, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such access. There is not print version to Degrassi Digest or Degrassi Online. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. Please be aware that Degrassi Online and Degrassi Digest is family friendly and can be accessed by anyone in any age group. The opinions expressed on Degrassi Online and Degrassi Digest do not represent the Degrassi Television Series or Playing With Time/Epitome Pictures/Time to Play/Timeless Pictures.

3. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS FOR DEGRASSI DIGEST

In consideration of your use of the Service, you agree to: (a) conduct responsible behaviour on Degrassi Digest or else you will be banned from the mailing list. Degrassi Online respects every cast and crew member of the Degrassi TV series so bashing on the list is prohibited. Long-winded postings will be edited and offensive language will not be tolerated. Degrassi Online is concerned about the safety and privacy of all its users, particularly children, so email address for Degrassi Digest will not be posted, unless the subscriber requests that they have their email address exposed. Degrassi Online is not responsible for the outcome of exposing email addresses on the Degrassi Online Guestbook or Degrassi Digest. For this reason, parents of children under the age of 13 who wish to allow their children access Degrassi Digest may do so, but they must be aware that the list is made up of subscribers of all ages and some of the content may have adult themes. Degrassi Digest and Degrassi World Fan Fiction are not responsible for the illegal dissemination of the stories. The stories on Degrassi World Fan Fiction are not copyright and they can be stolen by others. Degrassi Online is not responsible for stolen stories of Degrassi World Fan Fiction. Authors must take their own precautions when disseminating their artistic work on the Internet as it may be stolen by other web users and Television production companies in order to make profit or to draw ideas from their work to create storylines for their television productions. Please remember that Degrassi Online is designed to appeal to a broad audience. Accordingly, as the legal guardian, it is your responsibility to determine whether any of the Services and Content are appropriate for your child.

4. DEGRASSI ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY

Registration Data and certain other information about you will not be disseminated to anyone. Your email address and personal information on Degrassi Mail will not sold or used to solicit information.

6. MEMBER CONDUCT

You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Degrassi Online, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Service. Degrassi Online does not control the Content on the Degrassi Online Guestbook, on Degrassi Digest, or on Degrassi World Fan Fiction, unless it is deemed inappropriate, vulgar, offensive, pornographic, or it expresses hate, prejudice, bigotry, racism, anti-semitism. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will Degrassi Online be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Service. Degrassi Online will try to edit and to make sure that such content will not appear on the web site, mailing list, guestbook, or any of its related sites. Degrassi Online will not tolerate any postings of guestbook entries or comments that are: unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable harm minors in any way, impersonate any person or entity. All of the email received for Degrassi Online contains full headers. Degrassi Online will not tolerate postings or guestbook entries with forged headers or other forms of email that disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service. Degrassi Online will not tolerate postings or guestbook entries or any content being sent to us that is unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," or any other form of solicitation. Any guestbook entries or Degrassi Digest postings which solicit information will be deleted immediately. Degrassi Online will not tolerate email viruses, and will report it to the abuse department of the ISP or WebHost. Degrassi Online and Degrassi Digest will not tolerate stalking or otherwise harassing others on their services. Subscribers and users of the web site will be banned and not allowed to participate in the chatrooms, Degrassi Digest, Degrassi World Fan Fiction, or join the Degrassi Chatroom, or sign for a Web-Based Degrassi Mail Account.

8. PUBLIC CONTENT POSTED TO DEGRASSI ONLINE

(a) For purposes of the TOS, "publicly accessible areas of the Service" are those areas of Degrassi Online are accessible by the general public. By way of example, a publicly accessible area of the Service would include Degrassi Online, Degrassi Digest, The Degrassi Chatroom, Degrassi Online Guestbook, Degrassi Webring, and Degrassi World Fan Fiction.

9. INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold Degrassi Online, Degrassi Digest, Degrassi Webring, Degrassi Online Guestbook, Degrassi World Fan Fiction,

10. NO RESALE OF SERVICE

You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the site.

12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE

Degrassi Online reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Degrassi Online shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

13. TERMINATION

You agree that Degrassi Online, in its sole discretion, may terminate your email account, guestbook entry, subscription to Degrassi Digest, or remove your site from the Degrassi Webring, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Degrassi Online believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS. Degrassi Online may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Service under any provision of this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Degrassi Online may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Service. Further, you agree that Degrassi Online shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service.

15. LINKS

The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Degrassi Online has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Degrassi Online is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Degrassi Online shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. DEGRASSI ONLINE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS THAT IT IS UNOFFICIAL AND NOT SUPPORTED BY PLAYING WITH TIME/TIME TO PLAY/EPITOME PICTURES OR TIMELESS PICTURES. b. DEGRASSI ONLINE MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. d. THE ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM DEGRASSI ONLINE IS NOT OFFICIAL. IT DOES NOT CLAIM TO BE OFFICIAL SO THIS IS NOT THE OFFICIAL RESOURCE FOR INFORMATION. IT IS RECOMMENDED TO CHECK OUT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITES OF THE PRODUCTION COMPANIES THAT ARE INVOLVED IN THE OLD AND NEW DEGRASSI SERIES.

22. TRADEMARK INFORMATION

DEGRASSI ONLINE, DEGRASSI DIGEST, DEGRASSI WORLD, DEGRASSI WORLD FAN FICTION, DEGRASSI WEBRING, DEGRASSI ONLINE GUESTBOOK, DEGRASSI.CA, and DEGRASSI.ORG ARE NOT TRADEMARKED.

23. COPYRIGHTS

Degrassi Online respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please email the person who has copied your work and ask them to give you credit. The images and text from Degrassi Online has been stolen and placed on many web sites and the authors have claimed it as their own. It is difficult to track them down and it is a waste of time to prosecute teenagers or young adults over their fan sites.

24. GENERAL INFORMATION

The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Degrassi Online and govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements between you and Degrassi Online.