Where's George? ® 2.2 User Guidelines/Terms of Service/Rules

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All Where's George? users must agree to and abide by these guidelines..
Any user violating these rules can have their account suspended or terminated without warning.
Please read and understand these rules before using the site. They are written in plain English, so go ahead and take a minute to read them over.

#1 Natural Circulation
	The purpose of Where's George? is to track the natural and geographic circulation of currency. This means that any bills you enter should be spent by you in the normal course of everyday life. Giving bills to friends, relatives and/or associates for the purpose of re-entry into the website violates the whole premise of Where's George?. After you enter any bills, just enter them into natural circulation by spending them as you would any other bills. Sending bills via U.S mail or any transportation methods to people in other locales does not constitute natural and geographic circulation. In general, the Where's George? definition of natural and geographic circulation is spending your cash in the course of any normal transaction with any unknown person/entity.


#2 Bill Marking
	Where's George? does not encourage the defacement of U.S Currency. If you choose to mark your bills, do so in a reasonable and prudent manner. Please see the FAQ page for the legal details, but remember, the bill must not be 'unfit to be re-issued.' If you deface the bills in such a manner that does render the bills 'unfit to be re-issued,' you may violate the law. IMPORTANT NOTE: If you choose to mark your bills, you MUST FIRST 'Enter' them into Where's George?, then 'Mark' the bills, then finally 'Spend' them. Think 'Enter-Mark-Spend' or just 'EMS'. Bills that are marked but not entered into the database cause problems for the next person to find the bill, since it has no existing history. If you enter your bills after you have marked and spent them, then the 'hits' could be out of order and you will not get credit for them. Always follow the rules of 'Enter-Mark-Spend', and everyone will be happy.


#3 Bill Acquisition
	There are many ways to acquire bills for entry into Where's George?. Many people go to a bank and request packs of new/uncirculated bills/notes to enter into the website. This is an acceptable method of acquisition of bills. Some people gather and enter and then return all the bills of their spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend/family members. This is also acceptable, assuming that the spouse/boyfriend/girlfriend/family member doesn't turn around and enter the same bills. Stealing from people and/or robbing a bank is NOT an acceptable method of acquiring bills.


#4 Bulk Bill Distribution
	Taking any large quantity of bills, entering them into Where's George?, and then depositing them into a bank or any other financial institution or dumping them at any merchant is a strictly forbidden method of bill distribution. This could cause the Bank management to question your actions, refuse the bills, and generally cause trouble for Where's George? and all its users. It is also clearly not Natural and Geographic Circulation as defined in Guideline #1. Should you choose to mark bills, your actions may arouse suspicions of people who are unfamiliar with this interpretation. Of course, the larger the quantity of bills presented to such people, the greater the likelihood for them to question your activities. Where's George? offers no assistance to users who find themselves in such situations. Any user who is detected as making bulk deposits or bill dumping will have their account terminated.


#5 Website Associations and/or Affiliations
	Where's George? is in no way associated or affiliated with any other website. Using Where's George? for tracking bills as part of any other website, program, scheme or company, whose web address is not 'www.wheresgeorge.com' is strictly forbidden. Any accounts created for these purposes will be suspended or terminated without warning or notice. The Where's George? website is to be used for entertainment ONLY, and will never offer any prizes, cash, or any other incentives for use. Any website that links Where's George? to any money making program or illegal pyramid scheme is in violation of these User Guidelines as well as local, state, and federal laws. For more information from the Federal Trade Commission about illegal pyramid schemes, please see this report: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/pyrdalrt.htm.


#6 Hit Validation
	The Where's George? staff reserves the sole right to delete or otherwise edit bills and/or hits that it deems violates any or all of these guidelines. In extreme cases of abuse, the users' accounts may be suspended or terminated.


#7 Abuse/User Account Termination
	Any Where's George? user that abuses this website by entering fake bills, generating fake hits, entering bills that they don't personally have possession of at the time and place (zip code) of entry, or for any other misuse or abuse of the site or any harassment of the users or staff, entirely at the sole discretion of the Where's George? Management, can have their accounts disabled or totally removed from the system without warning. Users wishing to be removed from the system should email your request with your user-number, email address, and password on the Contact Us page.


#8 Public Forum Moderation
	The Where's George? management reserves the right to moderate, delete or otherwise censor any posts made in the Public Forums that do not follow the simple guidelines posted on the Public Forum pages.


#9 Copyright/Ownership
	All text, pages, data, reports, and images are owned by and copyright © 1998-2008 Where's George? LLC, and cannot be used or duplicated without prior written consent from Where's George? LLC. All data entered into Where's George?,Where's Willy?,www.wheresgeorge.com and/or www.whereswilly.com becomes the sole property of Where's George? LLC.


#10 Legal Disclaimer
	THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY WHERE'S GEORGE LLC AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL WHERE'S GEORGE? LLC OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.