Welcome to Stargate Alpha, you have chosen to have the experience of a lifetime... but...what a but I hear you say? Yes a but, there are a couple of tinsy weansy terms we'd like you to adhere to:

1. This is for FUN, you know, what you do when you are not working...take my advice, if it's no longer fun GET OUT, go sit in the park and feed the ducks... at least they have a life you don't!
2. Don't copy anything from this site that's not yours or you don't have permission to take. This includes the writings on the Universe section, passing exam answer questions and any other material related to point gain. If in doubt e-mail the site creators: universe@stargate-alpha.com or command@stargate-alpha.com We worked many months on setting this up and we don't want our work springing legs and walking into someone else's hands. Copyright is for a reason, please respect it. Confirmation of cheating by this method, or abuse of copyright will result in a point penalty decided upon by the sites owners. Where material, in whole or part is copied without express permission of the site's owners, this will result in legal action to protect intellectual property. If there is something that appears on this site and is owned by you and not properly credited or you wish it to be removed, contact the creators.
3. We will not tolerate bad language or any other type of behaviour that upsets others. Please respect others, if you are reported you will be stripped of rank and your IP blocked from further joining. We want this to be FUN. Please keep it to PG-13, this means the swearing, violence and sexual situations must be kept within the realms of decency. This includes portaying suicide and murder. Gratutious violence is not within the sites mandate and as such will be treated harshly. Those that break the site rules, either in messages, PL, chat or e-mail to the site's creators, will be banned from using certain features. Moderators are charged with upholding the sites values and have the power to stop the use of PL or messages if behaviour is unbecoming of this site. This site is not moderated 24/7 and is not designed for persons under the age of 13. We at Stargate Alpha will not take responsibility for language used on the site by others, nor police the site to ensure there are no under age users. It is the responsibility of the parents to ensure their children do not view items they do not wish them to see.
4. Please only join once, with one persona... We have a limited amount of bandwidth and we wish to get as many people as possible to enjoy the experience. To that end, anyone found joining more than once will have their main Persona suspended or removed.
5. Please read the following information on Copyright and Restrictions...

COPYRIGHTS AND RESTRICTIONS

© 2002 Stargate Alpha

All material on this site, including, but not limited to images, illustrations, audio clips, and video clips (collectively, the 'Material') is protected by copyrights owned or controlled by Stargate Alpha. All coding for this site is original and owned by Stargate Alpha.

UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, REPRODUCTION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING OR DUPLICATING OF ANY OF THE MATERIAL, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IS PROHIBITED.
Any unauthorized use may subject the offender to civil liability and criminal prosecution under applicable UK/International law. Should you wish to use any material on this site please contact the site's owners: universe@stargate-alpha.com and command@stargate-alpha.com.

Your use of this site constitutes your agreement to abide by these Terms of Use. Stargate Alpha, reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms of Use at any time and you agree to be bound by such modifications, alterations or updates. You agree to review these Terms of Use on a periodic basis.

SUBMISSIONS POLICY
Although we welcome your comments to our site, Stargate Alpha does not accept unsolicited material. If you do send us a submission, you agree not to assert any ownership right of any kind in the submission (including, but not limited to copyright, trademark, unfair competition, moral rights, or implied contract) and you waive the right to receive any financial or other consideration in connection with such unsolicited submission including, but not limited to, credit.

DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY
Stargate Alpha is not responsible or liable for any infections or contamination of your system or delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions arising out of your use of this site or with respect to the Material contained on this site. This site and all Material contained on it are distributed and transmitted 'as is' without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, adequacy, completeness, correctness and validity of any material rests with you. Stargate Alpha is not responsible for any special, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages that may result from the use of, or the inability to use, the Material contained on this site whether the Material is provided or otherwise supplied by Stargate Alpha or anyone else. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Stargate Alpha total liability to you for any and all claims, damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract or tort or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site. This site is maintained privately and is currently without advertising and adware. Currently there is no charge for accessing this site or subscribing to it. Stargate Alpha reserves the right to review this should site traffic increase to the extent that the site requires sponsorship and or advertising to continue it's existence on the world wide web.

RULES FOR BULLETIN BOARDS AND CHATROOMS
Any Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms, Personnel Log or other forums conducted on this site ('Forums') are dedicated to providing an opportunity for users to exchange ideas and opinions. As such, any comments, ideas, opinions, advice, concepts, stories, visual images, information or other content (collectively, the 'Comments') appearing within any such Forum do not necessarily come from or reflect the views or opinions of Stargate Alpha. Stargate Alpha makes no warranties concerning the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any Comments nor their merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Stargate Alpha assumes no responsibility or liability for the Comments, nor for any claims, damages, or losses resulting from any use of the Forums/Personnel Log or the Comments.

By communication with a Forum/Personnel Log, you hereby represent that you have all necessary rights in the Comments that you have provided, transmitted or sent to this site, and you hereby authorize Stargate Alpha to use, and/or authorize others to use, any such Comments in any manner Stargate Alpha sees fit, in any medium for no compensation. IN OTHER WORDS, WE MAY WANT TO USE WHAT YOU SAY FOR THINGS LIKE PORTIONS OF OUR CHATS OR ON ONE OF OUR FEATURES, AND BY PUTTING IT HERE, YOU ARE AGREEING TO LET US USE IT ANY WAY WE WANT FOR NO COMPENSATION.
You shall not upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish through such Forums any content which:

a) libels, defames, or is obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening;
b) infringes any intellectual property right of any entity or person, including, but not limited to violating anyone's copyrights or trademarks;
c) violates any law;
d) advocates illegal activity;
e) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services.

You agree to indemnify Stargate Alpha for any and all claims, damages, losses, and causes of action arising out of your publication or transmittal of any Comments or your failure to comply with these Terms of Use. While Stargate Alpha does not and cannot review every message posted by users in the Forums/Personnel Log and is not responsible for the content of these messages, Stargate Alpha reserves the right to delete, move, or edit messages that it, in its sole discretion, deems abusive, defamatory, obscene, in violation of copyright or trademark laws, or otherwise unacceptable.

OTHER
This site is controlled and operated by Stargate Alpha in the UK by Emma Wall and Nick Jones. Stargate Alpha makes no representations that materials in this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. No software from this site may be downloaded, exported or reexported into (or to a national or resident of) any countries that are subject to international restrictions.

This agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the United Kingdom. Any action you bring to enforce this agreement or any matters related to this site shall be brought in either the courts of the UK. If any provision of this agreement is void or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.