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This Boost Labs network site makes Discussion Forums available for your use on this website (the “Site”) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use. By accessing this Site and the Discussion Forums contained herein, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. This Boost Labs network site may change these Terms of Use from time to time without any notice to you. You are responsible for reviewing these Terms of Use each time you access the Site. Please read this page carefully before using our Site. You also agree that you have reviewed this Boost Labs network site’s privacy policy.

Warranties and Disclaimers
Considering the real-time nature of our forums, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that this Boost Labs network site does not actively monitor the contents of and is not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message.

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No information or materials posted here are intended to constitute advice, nor can we guarantee the accuracy of posted information, especially as to each individual situation. This Boost Labs network site does not independently check the information contained herein and does not refer or endorse any product, service, or firm.

Please understand that all information submitted on the Site might potentially be publicly accessible. Important and private information should be protected by you. We are not liable for protection of privacy of any information transferred through the internet or any other network provider that you may use.

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Deleting Messages
Although this Boost Labs network site does not and cannot review each and every message that is posted and is not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to delete any message for any reason whatsoever.

Site and Forums Acceptable Use Policy
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, tags, or other materials ("Content"), are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such Content originated. This Boost Labs network site does not control the Content posted and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Site and Discussion Forums, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, transmitted or otherwise made available via the Discussion Forums.

You agree, through your use of the Discussion Forums, that you will not post any material that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, knowingly false and/or defamatory, libelous inaccurate, tortious, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise objectionable or that violates any law., You agree not to post or transmit a virus or any other harmful component, or contact other site users through unsolicited e-mail, telephone calls, mailings or any other method of communication.

You agree, through your use of the Discussion Forums, not to post any material that infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any other party.

Should you decide to submit, enter or transmit through the Site information or materials of any kind (including, without limitation, ideas, concepts or techniques for new or improved services and products), you understand that such submissions are unrestricted and shall be deemed non-confidential. You are responsible for ensuring that you may make the transmission and that such information and materials may be accessed, used, copied, distributed and adapted by other users of the Site (including this Boost Labs network site or its host providers) without liability or restriction.

You agree that if you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant this Boost Labs network site and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant this Boost Labs network site and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify this Boost Labs network site or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. This Boost Labs network site has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. This Boost Labs network site takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

You are authorized to access, use and copy information and materials available through the Site for the limited purpose of your posting on the Site. The information and materials, including pages and content, may not be copied, distributed, modified, published, or transmitted in any other manner, including for use for creative work or to sell or promote other products. Violation of this policy may result in infringement of intellectual property and contractual rights of this Boost Labs network site or third parties which is prohibited by law and could result in substantial civil and criminal penalties. This Boost Labs network site and other identified marks are trademarks and may not be used without our written permission.

Owners of copyrighted works who believe that their rights under U.S. copyright law have been infringed may take advantage of certain provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") to report alleged infringements. Copyright owners may report alleged infringements of their works that are stored on the Site or Discussion Forums by sending this Boost Labs network site’s authorized agent a notification of claimed infringement that includes the following: (1) the signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright; (2) A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon; (3) A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site; (4) contact information including your address, telephone number, and e-mail address; (5) A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (6) A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf. This Boost Labs network site’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its site can be reached at info@boostlabs.com.

You agree, through your use of the Site and Discussion Forums, that advertising on this Boost Labs network site will only be permitted by officially recognized site sponsors and advertisers. Advertising includes, but is not limited to, direct and indirect solicitation of business in posts, business contact information, use of corporate logos, or use of any language or image that can be construed as an advertisement. Posting is defined by posts in forums, signature files, personal messages and e-mails sent from this Boost Labs network site. Examples of what is not allowed as per this policy:

signatures with member's corporate information, including but not limited to name, number, description of work offered and corporate logos or graphic images.
repetitive posting of graphic images with corporate logos inserted.

The owners and administrators of this Boost Labs network site’s Forums have the right to remove, edit, move or close any thread for any reason, including your failure to abide by its rules and regulations hereunder or your involvement in or facilitation of illegal, abusive or unethical activities as determined in accordance with our usage policies. Such activities include (without limitation) pornography, obscenity, nudity, violations of law or privacy, hacking, computer viruses, gambling or other business activities requiring licensure not properly obtained, impersonation of originating messages ("spoofing"), breach of security, or any harassing or harmful materials or uses.

Forum Rules
The following rules apply to all members of evolutionm.net. They are instated to ensure a well-run board and to embrace meaningful discussions related to the Mitsubishi Lancer, Lancer Evolution, and Ralliart Lancer:

No vendor advertising unless registered with our site. This includes but is not limited to threads, posts, avatars, and signatures. For advertising information please click here.
Before posting a question, please conduct a search for an answer and check our Newbie forum.
Absolutely no postings of nudity or sexually explicit materials. This site is "work friendly" and any images or avatars deemed unacceptable will be removed.
The moderators and administrators of evolutionm.net have the right to edit/open/close/move/delete any thread or post.
Posting in all CAPS is forbidden. If the majority of a message if determined to be made up of CAPS it will be deleted and the user will be warned.
Circumventing the inappropriate language filter is forbidden. Repeat offenders will be banned.
No bashing vendors, shops, or other websites without just cause. evolutionm.net reserves the right to determine when just cause has been proven, so all complaints should be sent to our staff for evaluation. If you don't like it and haven't talked to our staff about it, don't post.
Evolutionm.net is an english-speaking forum. The contents of every message SHOULD be written with proper English. If you have been warned and the content is not corrected within 24 hours, your message will be deleted. The international forums are allowed to use some native language but entire threads may not be in a language other then english.
Post subjects should give an honest description of the content inside. This information should either be included in the subject or description line. Furthermore, subjects and messages should not have any derogatory comments towards any race, gender, sexuality, ethnic background, or age.
All issues with members should be taken up by email or through the use of our pm system. If you like, you may contact a moderator or staff member to mediate.
Flaming will not be tolerated for any reason. Users who verbally assault other posters on a regular basis will be banned. Name-calling is not acceptable. Moderator's judgment applies here. "You are wrong" is not a personal attack; "You are an idiot" is. Forum-wide abuse of this rule will result in the enforcement of the Zero-tolerance policy found here.
New Topics should be posted in the correct forum with an accurate description. Topics posted in the wrong forum will either be moved or deleted without moderator notification. If you continue to post messages in the wrong forum, you will be warned. If you cannot locate your thread view your started threads in your profile. If it is not listed it was deleted.
Our tech forums are here to answer important technical questions pertaining to the Lancer. The quality of the content is very important, thus questions lacking technical merit will either be deleted or moved.
The advanced forums are restricted to advanced discussions only. The moderators will determine what belongs or does not belong in the advanced forums. The additional rules for this forum may be found in the user guide here.
When replying to a thread in ANY of our tech forums, the poster should have at least one of the following: additional content pertaining to the subject, a related technical question. Replies with useless, unrelated comments or questions will be deleted.
No cross posting allowed. Do not copy the text from your new thread to another thread in a different forum. You may copy the link to your first thread and post that in another forum if you feel that the topic is related. The goal is to prevent two discussions on the same topic at the same time.
Street racing related threads are not permitted and will be deleted on sight. No questions asked. Evolutionm.net does not tolerate nor condone illicit activities.
The Marketplace section of the forum is for contributing members of the site. In order to sell or buy anything in the Marketplace you must have at least 50 posts and have been a member for 30 days. All "For Sale" threads must be posted in the Marketplace only, all other threads will be deleted. Please click here for more information.
Lowballing in the Marketplace is not allowed. This includes comments on price, where to get it cheaper or any inflammatory remarks.

Evolutionm.net is in no way responsible for any transaction that takes place through this site.

Using the PM system to solicit non-vendor sales or to circumvent any of the site rules or policies is strictly prohibited. Any member engaging in this activity will be banned.
No posting of copyrighted or proprietary information without consent. This includes service manuals, software, music and last but not least vendor maps. Log files such as evoscan are permitted. Any use of log files to flame or discredit a vendor will result in deletion of the logs and/or the thread in it's entirety.
Multiple screen names is strictly forbidden. Any member found to be posting under two screen names will be banned for a minimum of 7 days and the additional accounts will be removed. Any repeat offense of this rule will result in a permanent ban of the member.

Members that violate these rules will typically be warned. If the offense is repeated then they may be banned for a time determined by the administrators and moderators.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL THIS BOOST LABS NETWORK SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES RELATING TO LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOST DATA, WORK STOPPAGE, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION) RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OF ANY MATERIALS POSTED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE IN THE DISCUSSION FORUMS OR ANY OTHER WEB SITE TO WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED OR ON WHICH A LINK IS PROVIDED TO THESE DISCUSSION FORUMS, EVEN IF THIS BOOST LABS NETWORK SITE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE LEGAL THEORY ON WHICH SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED. THESE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY WITHOUT REGARD TO WHETHER THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM (1) BREACH OF CONTRACT, (2) BREACH OF WARRANTY, (3) NEGLIGENCE, OR (4) ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION, TO THE EXTENT SUCH EXCLUSION AND LIMITATIONS ARE NOT PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE DISCUSSION FORUMS, YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH ANY PART OF THESE TERMS OF USE, OR YOU HAVE ANY OTHER DISPUTE OR CLAIM WITH OR AGAINST BOOST LABS NETWORK SITE WITH RESPECT TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THE DISCUSSION FORUMS, THEN YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE AND DISCUSSION FORUMS.

You agree to accept sole responsibility for any use of internet facilities conducted or permitted by you; the conduct of any business, advertising, marketing or sales in connection therewith; and any negligent or illegal act or omission of you or your agents, contractors, servants, employees, or other users or accesses.

You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Site or Discussion Forums must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold this Boost Labs network site and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, partners and licensors harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post, transmit or otherwise make available through the Site or Discussion Forums, your use of the Site or Discussion Forums, or your violation of any rights of another.

Choice of Law
This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without giving effect to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof. The Parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Howard County, Maryland, for any dispute arising out of their relationship, including violation of this Agreement. Each provision of this Agreement shall be considered separable and if for any reason any provision or provisions herein are determined to be invalid an contrary to any existing or future law, such invalidity shall not impair the operation of or affect those portions of this Agreement which are valid. The prevailing party in any action to interpret or enforce this Agreement shall be entitled to an additional award for all costs, expenses and attorneys fees reasonably incurred.

You agree that the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act, Annotated Code of Maryland, Commercial Law § 22-101 et seq (“UCITA”), shall not apply to this Agreement to the extent allowable by law. The Parties agree that this Boost Labs network site shall be entitled to the use of self-help, including electronic self-help as those terms are defined in UCITA.

Waiver and Severability of Terms. The failure of this Boost Labs network site to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the Parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the Parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect.

This Agreement is intended by the parties hereto to be the final expression of their agreement, and it constitutes the full and entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject hereof, notwithstanding any representations, statements, or agreements to the contrary heretofore made.

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