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You agree to not engage in the use, copying, or distribution of any of the Content other than expressly permitted herein, including any use, copying, or distribution of User Submissions of third parties obtained through the Website for any commercial purposes.
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As a TutorialTub account holder you may submit content. User submitted text and uploaded pictures are collectively referred to as "User Submissions." You understand that whether or not such User Submissions are published, TutorialTub does not guarantee any confidentiality with respect to any User Submissions.
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TutorialTub will terminate a User's access to its Website if, under appropriate circumstances, they are determined to be a repeat infringer. TutorialTub reserves the right to terminate a user’s account for any reason.
TutorialTub reserves the right to decide whether Content or a User Submission is appropriate and complies with these Terms of Service for violations other than copyright infringement and violations of intellectual property law, such as, but not limited to, pornography, obscene or defamatory material, or excessive length. TutorialTub may remove such User Submissions and/or terminate a User's access for uploading such material in violation of these Terms of Service at any time, without prior notice and at its sole discretion.
TutorialTub offers authors the ability to share in ad revenue from third party websites.
Your use of the Services constitutes your agreement to uphold and be subject to these additional terms and conditions.
TutorialTub reserves the right to modify the ad revenue percentage share (including the percentage for referrals) at any time.
As a Website user or an author, you agree to maintain compliance with the policies and eligibility requirements imposed by TutorialTub, as well as those that may be imposed by third parties with whom you may engage in the course of your participation in Impression sharing services.
By registering with third parties that share ad revenue with users and inputting that information into the Website, You hereby appoint TutorialTub as your exclusive agent to handle all such third party ad-sharing transactions as well as to input your ads into the pages you create.
It's possible that at some point, in TutorialTub's sole discretion, TutorialTub may elect not to maintain the structure described in this document. TutorialTub may, for example, have to change the percentages or details of the revenue sharing.
The revenue sharing is only for attributable impressions. These are impressions that occur directly on a tutorial which you wrote. TutorialTub splits the revenue based on a random rotation of your ads and TutorialTub’s which is about a 50/50 split.
By using this website, you acknowledge and agree that TutorialTub will not be responsible for, and will not be obligated in any manner to repay you for, any lost earnings.
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