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Re: Moving The List

• Posted by Robert Craig <rds at RAPIDEUPHORIA.COM> Jan 24, 2001
• 465 views

Euman writes:
>From time to time, Topica does disclose aggregate
> user demographic data to advertisers or other third parties.

If you don't register with them, they won't have any demographic
data on you. If you do register, you can lie about your age or
whatever.

All they are saying is that they will tell advertisers things like
57% male, most between 20 and 40 ....

> Topica does not claim ownership of the
> Content you transmit through Topica's Service.

That's good.

> By transmitting Content through Topica for
> distribution to your Topica List, you grant Topica a
> world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive
> license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish
> the Content solely for the purpose of providing
> Topica's hosting, archiving, subscription, and
> promotion services.

Theoretically, when you create an e-mail message, you
own the copyright to that message. They just don't want
you to sue them for copying your copyrighted message
and giving it to 277 people.

> From time to time you may receive banner or other
> advertisements or promotions from third parties while
> using Topica's Service. Your dealings with such third parties,
> including, without limitation, the payment for and delivery of goods
> and services, and any terms, conditions, warranties, or
> representations associated with your dealings with third
> parties are solely between you and the third party.
> Topica does not make any representations or warranties
> with respect to any such dealings or any goods or
> services which may be obtained from such third parties,
> and you agree that Topica shall have no liability therefor.

If you buy something from one of their advertisers, you can't
sue topica when it proves to be defective.

They have a strict privacy policy. They will not give your
address to spammers, advertisers or anyone else. Your address is
safer with topica than it currently is with the Miami U. Listserver.
They even hide your address on the Web interface.
You can reply personally to someone through their Web
interface without being able to actually see that person's address.

Regards,
   Rob Craig
   Rapid Deployment Software
   http://www.RapidEuphoria.com