GermanRetro:General disclaimer
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Virtually all of the contents on GermanRetro are generated by a community-supported content-editing system (a Wiki). GermanRetro and the founders of this website (Paul Palmer and/or Michael Palmer) or any business entities, or partnerships of or affliated with the founders make no guarantees about the accuracy of information found on this site. GermanRetro will not be held liable for any losses (both financial and otherwise) incurred as a result of information found on this site.
GermanRetro is an online open-content collaborative project, that is, a voluntary association of individuals and groups who are developing a common resource of knowledge about German automobiles. The structure of the project allows anyone with an Internet connection and World Wide Web browser to alter its content. Please be advised that nothing found here has necessarily been reviewed by professionals with the expertise necessary to provide you with complete, accurate or reliable information.
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Examples of other encyclopedia disclaimers
While other encyclopedias, unlike GermanRetro, are professionally peer reviewed, they still do not guarantee their content.
- The britannica.com disclaimer (from the site hosting the Encyclopedia Britannica Online):
- "YOUR USE OF BRITANNICA.COM IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK."
- The MSN.com disclaimer (from the site hosting Microsoft's Encarta)
- "...AND THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, AND EFFORT IS WITH YOU."
- The bartleby.com disclaimer (from the site hosting the Columbia Encyclopedia)
- "YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK."
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Source of this Disclaimer Notice
Much of this disclaimer notice was based on the disclaimer notice of Wikipedia and the disclaimer at Smallbusiness.com.
