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1. ACCEPTABLE USE

Among other actions, when using a Communication Service, you agree that you will not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that:

You do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party, such as files containing software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity);

Advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act;

Is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent;

Does not pertain directly to this site as described in Section 1 (Intent);

Threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening, or offensive;

Seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate Content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise;

Harvests or otherwise collects information about others, including e-mail addresses, without their consent;

Violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;

Impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the Content;

Falsifies or deletes any author attributions, legal or other proper notices, or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is permissibly uploaded;

Advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorized on this site;

Includes without limitation for advertising, publicity, promotions, graphic design, marketing within and on products, corporate communications, press articles, press releases, brochures, reports, decor, programs, and films;

Includes programs that contain viruses, worms, and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;

Disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise acts in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real-time activities via this site;

Includes MP3 format files;

Amounts to a "pyramid" or other like scheme, including contests, chain letters, and surveys;

Disobeys any policy or regulations including any code of conduct or other guidelines, established from time to time regarding use of this site or any networks connected to this site; or

Contains hyper-links to other sites that contain content that falls within the descriptions set forth above.

2. SUBMISSIONS

Common History does not claim ownership of Images you submit. However, with respect to Images you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of Common History, and subject to the additional terms set forth in Paragraph 11 below, you grant Common History the worldwide, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform and publicly display such Images solely for the purpose for which such Images were submitted or made available. This license exists only for as long as you elect to continue to include such Images on the Common History Web Site and will terminate at the time you remove (or Common History removes) such Image from the Web Site.

By submitting Images to the Common History website, you warranty to Common History that such images do not infringe on any copyright, moral right, trademark or other intellectual property right and will not violate any right of privacy or right of publicity.

Common History will treat any personal information that you submit through this site in accordance with its Privacy Policy.

3. PERMISSIONS

Under United States copyright law, the creator (usually the photographer) of a photograph is the copyright holder unless the photograph was created as a work for hire or the copyright was assigned to somebody else. Users of Common History who upload photographs to the Web Site must be the copyright owner of the Image or have permission from the owner to post the Image. Common History understands that the copyright ownership of family snapshots or similar photos may not be clear. Users must use their good judgment in posting such images and remove them upon request of Common History or third-parties. Upon request by the owner, users shall remove any uploaded images that do not belong to them.

4. PRIVACY

Any Content you upload may be visible to the general public and searchable by other users. Other Common History users may add your publicly available content to their own timelines. Please consider this before submitting personal or sensitive material. You acknowledge that Common History may or may not pre-screen Content, but that Common History and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to pre-screen, refuse, or remove any Content that you have made available on the Common History Web Site. Without limiting the foregoing, Common History and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates these Terms of Service or Common History’s Privacy Policy or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with the use of any Content, including reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.

5. DISCLAIMER

You understand that Common History cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this site for any reconstruction of any lost data. Common History does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.

The Content is not necessarily complete and up-to-date and should not be used to replace any written reports, statements, or notices provided by Common History.

YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED ‘‘AS IS’’ AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. COMMON HISTORY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMMON HISTORY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. COMMON HISTORY DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE, OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND COMMON HISTORY MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, AND NOT COMMON HISTORY, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR, OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT. COMMON HISTORY MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT.

All of the information in this site, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the date the information is posted on this site, and Common History does not undertake any obligation to update such information after it is posted or to remove such information from this site if it is not, or is no longer accurate or complete.

6. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY

COMMON HISTORY, ITS PARENT COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF COMMON HISTORY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF COMMON HISTORY AND ITS PARENT COMPANY, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF $500 OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO COMMON HISTORY IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.

7. TERMINATION OR RESTRICTION OF ACCESS

Common History reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to any or all of Common History’s Web sites and the related services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.

8. INDEMNITY

You will indemnify and hold Common History, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, Content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (the ‘‘Indemnified Parties’’) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorney’s fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from this site.

9. TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS

Trademarks, service marks, logos, and copyrighted works appearing in this site are the property of Common History or the party that provided the trademarks, services marks, logos, and copyrighted works to Common History. Common History and any party that provided trademarks, service marks, logos, and copyrighted works to Common History retain all rights with respect to any of their respective trademarks, service marks, logos, and copyrighted works appearing in this site.

All contents, except that provided by its Users, of Common History’s Web sites are: Copyright © 2025 Common. All rights reserved.

10. COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Common History’s copyright agent the written information specified below. Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying Common History and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed.

• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;

• A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;

• A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site, including the auction ID number, if applicable;

• Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;

• 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;

• 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.

Common History’s Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its site can be reached as follows: Copyright Agent: Mr. William Cramer P.O. Box 790 Narberth, PA 19072 1 610 724 1357 [email protected]

11. SECURITY

Any passwords used for this site are for individual use only. You will be responsible for the security of your password (if any). Common History will be entitled to monitor your password and, at its discretion, require you to change it. If you use a password that Common History considers insecure, Common History will be entitled to require the password to be changed and/or terminate your account.

You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with this site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools, or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security, Common History reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist them in resolving security incidents. Common History reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use.

Common History reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or direction Common History to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS COMMON HISTORY FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY COMMON HISTORY DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER COMMON HISTORY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

12. MISCELLANEOUS

These Terms of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in connection with any dispute between you and Common History arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms of Use will be in the state and federal courts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Common History as a result of this Agreement or use of Common History’s Web sites.

These Terms of Use constitute the entire Agreement among the parties relating to this subject matter and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written between the user and Common History with respect to Common History’s Web sites.

A printed version of this Agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions on this site will govern the items to which they pertain.