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k7l4d4 · 4 years ago

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Blood for Blood: An Owl House Story Chapter 1 Part 4

Here’s part 4! Everybody clap your hands!!

As Luz was whisked back to the tent, and the stand, she had fled earlier, the words of the crazy lady rang through her head.

‘Customer.’

This woman was a saleswoman, and, going by the state of her wares and how she most likely acquired them, probably not a legal one. A soft smile climbed up Luz’s face. Okay, she could work with this. Maybe.

As she was plopped down in front of the stand, Luz finally got a good look at the stand, and it was indeed a huge mishmash of stuff of dubious quality and durability, but the most striking thing was how severely mislabeled some of the things were.

“NOW!”

With a jolt, she turned back to the woman, who she was starting to get the hint wasn’t actually crazy, leaning forward expectantly, giving the kind of grin Luz had been told repeatedly never to fully trust when shopping or making a deal.

“What can I offer a fine specimen such as yourself?” So she knew flattery, good start, but she was laying it on just a shade too thick. “How about a decapitated human foot?” She held up a crock. What?

“A torture device that forces you to chase it forever?” She plopped a slinky on the table. Again, what?

“I know, how about a shadow box that reflects only sadness?” She finally brought over a portable mini-TV, like from the 70′s or 80′s. That’s when it struck Luz, as she glanced around at the stand, taking stock of everything in the blink of an eye.

She literally has no idea what ANY of this stuff is or what it does! While that brought up further questions as to where exactly she was, it also brought up that spirit of adventure and generosity that just wouldn’t disappear.

As Luz couldn’t fight off the soft chuckle, she decided to throw the woman a bone. “That’s not all it can do.”

Glancing around to refresh her memory, Luz spotted a pair of batteries stored in a bowl labeled ‘Human Candy.’ Shudder. Here’s hoping no one was stupid enough to actually buy something from that particular part of the tent, especially when she spotted both a stick of deodorant and a thumbtack within.

Grabbing the batteries, and moving before the lady could protest, Luz deftly opened up the TV and slipped the batteries in, watching as a cringy Disco-exercise video started playing, probably whatever was put in last. As the video blared, a crowd of figures rapidly were drawn to the tent, each and every one clambering for the TV, desperate to buy it, and whatever else was available at the now much more interesting market stall.

As bids flew with greater and greater intensity, the lady turned an impressed glance Luz’s way, a slight hint of gratitude in her gaze; business must of been going pretty slow. “What did you say your name was?”

Realizing she and the strange lady had never exchanged names, which would honestly be common sense because, you know, stranger danger and all, but now Luz just felt embarrassed at her own poor manners. “I’m Luz. Luz Noceda.”

Well, Luz,” The woman began, shifting her weight to better move the goods being sold and the funds being received, which Luz noticed were definitely not dollars, “That was pretty impressive. For a human.”

Hello. If that wasn’t a flag, Luz would eat her lucky knife. It might’ve sounded dismissive, but Luz heard the note of interest, and well, she didn’t have anything better to do. Why not play along?

“That’s a funny thing for another human to say?” Yeah, this lady was definitely no human, but why spoil the fun she was having? Both of them, that is.

“Oh, I’m not like you.” With a dramatic sweep, the woman whipped off her headband, letting her impressive mane of wild grey hair run free, exposing her sharply pointed ears to the world. An elf? Sweet!

“I am Eda the Owl Lady! The Most Powerful Witch on the Boiling Isles!” Okay, so she was a witch. Even Better! This was like every fantasy she had ever had since taking her first life rolled into one! Or, at least, it felt like it could be. “I am respected. Feared!-”

“Busted!” Before Eda could build up her monologue any further, a pair of massive arms crashed onto the stall, goods flying and customers scattering, screaming about the guards.

“Eda the Owl Lady, you are under arrest for contraband, illegal potioneering and enchantments, and demonic misdemeanors!” Ooo... witch criminal! No wonder Luz found herself liking her! Welp, better see where this was going. Not that she would drop her guard. Huh, she punned!

With that thought, Luz quickly palmed one of her knives, ready to spring at a moment’s notice. She grew slightly more agitated at the sight of the guard roughly grabbing Eda by the arm.

“You are hereby ordered to come with me to the Conformatorium.” And there it was, that name just screamed bad news.

With a harsh jerk of her arm and a scowl, Eda easily broke the larger man’s grip on her. “Would you bozos quit following me? I haven’t done squat!”

Luz doubted that, but she wasn’t getting any genuinely bad vibes from Eda, so she thought it was safe to say that the charges were either bogus, or blown way out of proportion.

“And you are coming with us..” Say what? The guard leaned over and grabbed Luz by the back of her hoodie. This was a limited edition darn it!

Steadying herself, Luz, despite not being able to see the face, instantly recognized the type of law enforcement this guard was; corrupt, but not in the way that could be bribed, but the kind that reveled in their power and frequently abused it, seeing themselves as above criminals.

Yeah, she was gonna make this punk hurt. “... for fraternizing with a criminal.” Yep, corrupt, right on the money.

Seeing how this was going, Luz prepared herself to strike, waiting for the opening she knew in her gut Eda was gonna give her. “Ugh, fine, all right, you win. Just let me get my staff.”

There it was. As she reached below the Booth, Eda whipped up in a flash, clocking the guard in front of her. Spotting her opportunity, Luz whipped herself on top of the guard’s arm, knife flashing forward, the guard avoided an interesting scar by the skin of his teeth by leaning back in the nick of time.

As Luz flipped onto the ground, she was quickly scooped up by the overhead Eda, her staff soaring through the air, her stall compressed into an easy to carry sack slung over her shoulder.

Seeing the guards running after them, Luz decided to summarize the situation. “This is crazy. And not the fun kind! My mom is gonna kill me if I die!”

The amused look Eda sent her way was oddly more comforting than Luz thought it should.

Luz looked down, gazing at the rapidly shifting landscape, idly tracing the environment as Eda replied. “Don’t worry, I won’t let those morons hurt you. A human like you is worth more to me alive than dead!”

A bolt of fear rushed through Luz, one she quickly tamped down once she realized Eda would have no understanding of the true significance of what she just said.

Still, she had to ask. “Just what is that supposed to-” Any further words were cut off as the Staff and passengers took off into the sky, leaving the guards to curse in frustration, one in particular bemoaning how Eda got away again.

Eda gave an amused snort at the sight of the human girl’s eyes screwed up shut, but she supposed it was natural considering the sudden acceleration. Didn’t mean she wasn’t gonna tease her though.

“You can open your eyes now, human.” She watched in amusement as the girl’s eyes slowly peaked open, and smirked as the awe at the sight before her came into view. Seeing newbies react to their first taste of the view was always a treat.

As Luz tried to process the sheer bizarre majesty spread out below her, she decided to, once again, summarize her thoughts aloud. “Flying staffs, crazy monsters, YOUR A WITCH!! Just what is this place?”

Eda turns and gives a fierce grin, proudly flashing her gold fang. “This is the Boiling Isles, located in the ever scenic Demon Realm! Every myth your world has is a result of some of our world interacting with some of yours.”

Luz was a little dubious of that, but she wouldn’t start up anything, this was way too awesome to pass up after all. Before she could reply, she caught sight of something overhead. “A griffon!”

And it was, specifically a griffon with a pigeon head spewing spiders from its mouth. Huh, so that book on griffon breeds was right!

Eda smirked, feeling some measure of Isles Pride at the human’s amazement. “Yep. Griffons, vampires, werewolves, giraffes-”

Luz had to question that one, she knew for a fact that giraffes weren’t a mythological species. “Giraffes?” Noting the shudder and creeped out look Eda got at the mention of the long-necked beasts.

“Yep, we banished them a long time ago. Bunch of freaks.” She muttered the last part, easily climbing off the staff with the ease of long practice, not noticing the hand that popped off.

Luz had some questions there, but nothing pressing. Instead, she gently pried the hand off the staff, presenting it to Eda. “Here. You, uh, dropped this.”

Blinking lightly at how nonchalant the human was being about handling a severed hand, Eda had honestly thought they were wimpier than that, Eda never the less graciously accepted, popping hand back into place.

“Thanks kid. That tends to happen every so often these days.” Luz filed that away for ‘Things to Ask Later,’ before turning to the impressive home before her. It wasn’t the biggest or most fantastic she had ever seen, but it was definitely one of the most unique and fascinating in appearance.

Turning to Eda, Luz decided beating around the bush. “So. Earlier you said that you had a use for a “human like me.” I am taking that to mean you want something, either or object or a task, but you need a human to actually get it done. And I also assume you are gonna hold that portal door of yours as leverage. Am I right?”

Luz was a lot of things, but a fool wasn’t one of them. This whole thing smelled shady, but not the kind that she couldn’t get out of.

Eda blinked, both surprised and impressed at just how fast Luz had pieced it together, and how utterly unconcerned she was. It was, frankly, a little scary to the veteran witch how easily the girl was taking this.

But let it never be said that Eda couldn’t roll with the best of them. “Indeed. Let’s take this inside though, make ourselves comfortable before we get into the nitty gritty.”

With her piece said, Eda took the human up to her house, waiting for Hooty to respond. “Password please!”

Ugh, that voice of his! Not wanting to deal with this, Eda lightly jabbed Hooty in both eyes, just hard enough to hurt, but not enough for him to be angry. Hooty was an annoying idiot, but he was a loyal and powerful annoying idiot, and it wouldn’t due to endanger that, not to mention she did actually care about the menace.

“Never mind that Hooty, just let us in!” As Hooty grumblingly did as he was told, Eda noted how Luz never once reacted to the whole exchange. Thist just kept getting more and more interesting, eh?

“Welcome.” Eda intoned, dramatically setting off the lights inside. “The Owl House!” What could she say, she loved dramatics, and she was never gonna be ashamed of it. At least the human looked impressed.

Luz let out a low whistle, taking stock of the beautiful home, cluttered with garbage and knickknacks as it was. “I gotta say, this is a sweet place. I’m assuming the talking door knocker is your security system?”

Sure, its voice made her want to draw blood, preferably its, but it seemed loyal to her if it let her stab it in the eyes.

Once more blinking at how perspective the human child was, Eda quickly smirked, pleased that she didn’t have to explain as much.

“Yep. His name’s Hooty, and he’s as loyal as they come. Here, I hide away from the stresses of modern life,” She plopped herself down in one of her comfier chairs, “Also the cops. Also Ex-Boyfriends. HA!” Luz cracked a smile, appreciating how feisty the older witch was.

Taking a sharper look around, Luz admitted it was a very nice place, even with all the stuff cluttering everything. It honestly kept it from feeling to spacious.

“So, you live out here, all alone?” She was honestly curious, because if anyone could keep up with someone as spicy as the witch in front of her, she wanted to meet them.

Smirking in mischief, Eda decided to have some fun with this, subtly casting some spells that would screw around with the sound and echoes just a bit.

“Well, I do have a roommate...” With her piece said, Eda turned to the sight of said roommate’s seemingly hulking shadow skulking down the steps, footsteps thudding all the way. She looked at the human out of the corner of her eye, expecting at least some nervousness, and was a little put off that all she saw was excitement.

This girl really didn’t scare easy, did she?

“Who dares intrude upon I?” As the deep, rasping voice echoed down, the footsteps rattling, shadow hanging across the walls, Luz leaned forward in anticipation of the majesty about to appear before her. Her expectation slowly shifted to confusion, than curiosity, as the steps seemed to get lighter, and the shadow got smaller.

“The KING OF DEMONS!?” She would not lose control. She would not release her emotions. She would not run over there and hug that adorable little wolf thing for all it was worth. “

QUE LINDO~!” Okay, so she would do all those things.

As she eagerly snuggled the fiercely struggling creature in her arms, Luz couldn’t help but coo. “Whose a widdle guy? Whose a widdle guy? Is it you? Is it you!?”

Luz idly noticed the face of badly suppressed laughter across Eda’s face, and guessed this was something of a trick on both of them, but she didn’t really care.

“GaH! Stop! I don’t know who your little guy is!?” Still struggling, the tiny demon, still clad in his bath supplies, turned to Eda. “Eda, who is this monster?”

Finally getting her laughter under control, Eda decided to bring the situation back under control. Moving over to Luz, and marveling at how someone so composed could get like this so quickly, she deftly pulled her away from King.

“This is Luz, the human. She’s here to help us with our... situation.”

At that, the annoyance faded finally, and King cheered. “Oh, hooray!”

Getting herself under control, if only barely, Luz decided to address the situation. “Yep. But if I’m gonna help, I will need some more info to work worth, you understand, right?” No way was she going into this unprepared, whatever it may be.

Eda grinned, excited at the spunk being shown by the human, and decided to get things going. “Alright!”

With a twirl, she manifested a spell circle, which would detail King’s ‘Story.’ “King here was once a mighty king of demons,” gesturing to the fierce picture in the circle, “before his crown of power was stolen and he became” she turned, and caught sight of Luz snuggling King, an annoyed but resigned expression on his face, “This.”

Luz was having a little trouble believing it, and not just because of how cute King was, but she couldn’t deny she was intrigued. Ah well, better play along and see how this plays out.

“You mean this bundle of joy!?” She made sure to inject just the right amount of skepticism amid her cooing into her voice.

Eda was amused, feeling that the human was more aware of this whole deal than she let on. Still, she could make this work.

“The crown is being held by the evil Warden Wrath, kept behind a magical barrier that prevents anything magical from crossing it. And what do you know, we just happen to have a magic-less human right here!”

She was really glad story time was done, the less she had to talk about that creep Wrath the better. “A human like you. If you help us retrieve the crown, we’ll return you to your realm safe and sound. What do you say?” Feeling she would need a little extra punch, she decided to bring out the big guns: King. “And really, who could say no to this little face?”

King squirmed in outrage; he hated it when Eda tried to weaponize his appearance, it was so demeaning! “No! Please don’t encourage her!” The less time he had to spend in that monster grip, the better, thank you very much!

Luz was far less worried than she probably should be. This whole situation was shady as hell. She was still concerned she might actually BE in hell. But, she couldn’t deny, this was way too fun to stop now! “Where do we gotta go?”

Eda grinned. She knew there was a reason she was liking this kid! “Somewhere super fun!”

Because I am starting to get tired, I’ll upload the last part of chapter 1 tomorrow, peace!

#the owl house #owl house au #luz noceda #eda clawthorne #king the owl house #hooty the owl house #owlbert #Blood for Blood AU

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Part 43 of 83

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Kurin digested that for a few moments before asking, “When we heard the woman Pollet sing, she looked at us in the door before she started. What her hands were doing was the real song, wasn’t it?”

Sula nodded. “Right Kurin. It took me a long time to learn to see songs properly. You need to watch what both hands are saying at the same time because the right and left hand words interlock.”

Kurin looked up from her bed at Sula’s face and said, “The Corlis fleet must be a strange place. Everyone wearing hoods to hide their faces and all. I mean, besides that writing there are both spoken words and signs, um, you called them Dayspeech and you all go armed to the teeth.”

Sula smiled at Kurin and said, “No, Kurin. Winternight customs and law are as strange for them as they are for you. They are Southers too, much like your own fleet in all but a few customs. We stay as guests among them because we have orders to do so. Believe me, we would rather not.”

Kurin’s brow wrinkled as she thought out what Sula told her. Suddenly she grinned and asked Sula, “Do you give the Corlis fleet your log copies and other records written in Winternight? More to the point, can any of them read Winternight?”

Sula gave a return grin as she said, “Yes we do and no they can’t.”

Kurin more thoughtfully asked, “May I see a book of yours up close? I saw one and it was bound differently from any book in our fleet. The parchment looked different from ours, too.”

Sula took a small and very worn book from a pouch and handed it to Kurin. “Here. I don’t need to tell you to be careful with it. This Meditations of the Dragon of Life was an adoption gift from the Warrior Lora. She took me under her wing and taught me the ways of the School of Anorak and the Battle Guild.”

Kurin found that she couldn’t hold the book without help. Sula knelt beside her and showed Kurin whatever she wanted to see. The cover had an embossed image of Dark Iren accompanied by two Orcas. The thing that caught Kurin’s eye the most was the pure white, perfectly sized pages.

Sula explained, “We make this parchment right here on the Dark Dragon. When we can manage it, I’ll show you the shop.”

In a few hours they picked up the sails of the Soaring Bird and shortly after that drum talk began thundering on the hailing drum. Deep, clear horn notes returned across the glittering sea. They had missed the Grandalor. Captain Barad’s cunning had hidden his ship from their search.

They began to beat back, against the wind to the Gathering. Both ships pulled closer to the wind than Kurin had thought possible, and still made good speed. Kurin asked Sula, “Sula, I’ve never seen a ship get so much speed sailing this tight into the wind; what does your wind nomogram look like?”

Sula considered the question seriously but finally replied, “I would like to show you, Kurin, but I can’t. The Corlis fleet Council has ordered secrecy in connection with all combat performance information.” Silence stretched uncomfortably after this statement. Eventually Kurin’s curiosity got the better of her and she asked about the tubes along the back of the bridge.

Sula shook her head sadly and replied, “I hate to say it, Kurin, but those are also a secret. All that I can say is that they are part of our combat equipment.” After a pause, Sula added with a grin, “The Corlis fleet would like to know what they do as well. Winternight keeps its secrets too.”

Frowning as she digested the idea that somebody would have a Battle Guild and keep as Ship’s Business the means to kill other people, Kurin began to ask about the workings of the wheel and how it controlled the rudders.

Doctor Worran brought Kurin’s evening meal up to the bridge. Seeing that Sula was unhooded, she removed her own so that Kurin could see her face. Doctor Worran seemed surprised at Kurin’s condition.

“I thought that you would be more tired, I think that after dinner you may be allowed to stand and walk, with help,” she pronounced, after examining Kurin’s muscle tone, her eyes and listening to her chest.

Kurin looked at the Doctor’s face curiously. “Dr. Worran, why do you look different from the rest of Sula’s crew?”

Dr. Worran’s black eyes hardened, and she twitched her soot black hair back behind her. She jammed her pale golden hands into her pockets, out of sight. Defiantly, she said abruptly, “I’m from the Boren fleet.”

Sula said soothingly, “She is only curious, Doctor She has never seen anyone like you in appearance. You have seen how few yellow skinned folk there are in this part of the world. If you don’t want to tell her more, don’t.”

Doctor Worran visibly made an effort to relax, and began, “Many people of the Boren fleet look like me. I was a Doctor, a respected healer. The Captain of Captains made me a slave. He did not want my services as a healer. I and many others were made to serve him in any way that pleased him,” a look of disgust crossed her face.

“When the Dark Dragon bore down on the Pleasure Barge, as he called the ship that he kept us on, he was already gone. Sula did not know that, and sank us. As she always did, she rescued the survivors. I was among them. I helped in the sickbay because I could and Captain Sula was wise enough to allow it.

“At the end of the Second War, prisoners were to be returned. Sula asked me if I wished to go, and I replied that only prisoners were to be returned, and I was no prisoner on her ship. I signed the Dark Dragon’s Crew Register have been with her ever since.”

Kurin, eyes glistening, held out her hands to Doctor Worran, “I’m glad that you did stay Doctor. I owe you my life.” Doctor Worran slowly took her hands out of her pockets and took Kurin’s pale brown hands in her yellow ones.

Kurin was eager to try standing and moving about. She quickly found out why Doctor Worran insisted on support. She felt strong. Her muscles responded normally but only for a moment. Then, though she still felt strong, her big muscles slowly relaxed and let her down, onto the deck. Sula and Doctor Worran controlled her collapse, and then picked her up and held her.

Kurin looked at them in dawning comprehension of her condition. A smile twitched her lips and she said, “It’s just like with the chopsticks or trying to hold that book. Control but no strength for long enough to do anything.” Kurin took a few more steps and the cycle repeated. By late evening she was getting the length of the bridge, but not without support the whole way.

The middle of the next morning, they raised the masts of the Naral fleet, still Gathered. By early afternoon they were riding at anchorage. Sula needed to go to the Council to report on the unsuccessful search sweep for the Grandalor and on the state of Kurin’s recovery. There was also the canvas wrapped body of Garfin to return to the Grython. He’d died in his sleep during the night before the Dark Dragon returned. The plotters had killed. The wrong victim.

TO BE CONTINUED

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Return to the Master Story Index

Return to World of Sea

#SEA DRAGON’S GIFT #Part 43 of 83 #World of Sea #Written by De Writer

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Queries from a Divorce Lawyer for Making the Process Easy

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Questions

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Cell phone correspondence is a lot simpler than email. Through cell phones, you can contact your lawyer even from a significant distance.

What will be the cycle of divorce? It is your legitimate option to get some information about the entire cycle through which you are to pass. He should instruct you on the best way to document an appeal, how to arrange with respect to impermanent requests, and about the preliminary cycle.

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Effective date: Sep 1, 2020

This Policy describes the ways in which the company collects and uses information about you when you play the company’s product which accessed via Apple’s ‘App Store’ or Google Play.

@MU Studio(“we”, “our” or “us”) respect the rights and our obligations regarding the privacy and personal information of our users (“users” or “you”). This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes the ways we collect, store, use, and manage the information, including personal information, that you provide or we collect in connection with Rise Up game provided on a mobile platform (collectively, the “Service”). Please note that the scope of this Policy is limited to information collected or received by us through your use of the Service. We are not responsible for the actions of third party people or companies, the content of their sites, the use of information you provide to them, or any products or services they may offer. Any link to those sites does not constitute our sponsorship of, or affiliation with, those people or companies. As used herein, the term “use” shall mean use, access, play, install, sign into, connect with, download, visit or browse our Sites or Services. By using the Service, you are expressing your agreement to this Policy and the processing of your data, including your personal information, in the manner provided in this Policy. You should not use our Services if you do not agree with this Policy.

HOW WE COLLECT AND USE INFORMATION

We collect information as described below. Our primary goals in collecting and using information is to create your account, provide Services to you, improve our Service, contact you, conduct research and create reports for internal use. We store only a limited information about game stats in our in house servers.

IOS AND ANDROID PLATFORMS

We may collect and record certain information such as your unique device ID, hardware type, media access control (“MAC”) address, the version of your operating system (“OS”), your device name, your email address (if you have connected to Facebook), and your location (based on your Internet Protocol (“IP”) address). This information is useful to us for troubleshooting and helps us understand usage trends.

CUSTOMER SERVICE

We may collect your email address when you contact our customer service group and we may use that email address to contact you about your gaming experience with Rise Up game and notify you about company news and promotions.

GAME DATA COLLECTION

We may collect data about all of your interactions with our games and with the other players inside the game via server log files.

Like many websites, we use server log files and automated data collection tools, such as cookies and web beacons (collectively, “Data Collection Tools”) when you access our Service and/or use the Site. We tie the information gathered by these means to our customers’ personally identifiable information. These Data Collection Tools automatically track and collect certain technical information that your computer or device sends to our Site such as your IP addresses, browser types, browser language, referring and exit pages, URLs, platform type, the number of clicks, domain names, landing pages, clickstream data, pages viewed and the order of those pages, the amount of time spent on particular pages, game information and the date and time of activity on our Service, and other similar information. In some cases, we will associate this technical information with your ID number for our internal use. By using our Service, you consent to our use of cookies, web beacons and Data Collection Tools.

We use cookies for a variety of reasons, including to: analyze the usage of our Site and Service; provide a more personalized experience; manage advertising; allow you to more easily login to our Site and Service; help make your visit to our Site and/or use of our Service more efficient and more valuable by providing you with a customized experience and recognizing you when you return.

THIRD PARTY SERVICES Our services may contain third party tracking tools from our service providers, examples of which include Google Analytics and GameAnalytics.Such third parties may use cookies, APIs, and SDKs in our services to enable them to collect and analyze user information on our behalf. The third parties may have access to information such as your device identifier, Media Access Control (“MAC”) address, International Mobile Equipment Identity (“IMEI”), locale (specific location where a given language is spoken), geo-location information, and IP address.

Here is a link to the Privacy Policies for all our third party service providers: Apple - https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Google - https://policies.google.com/privacy

ADVERTISING OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

We do not actively share personal information with third party advertisers for their direct marketing purposes unless you give us your consent. We may share (i) aggregated information (information about you and other users collectively, but not specifically identifiable to you); (ii) anonymous information; and (iii) certain technical information (including IP Addresses and mobile device IDs) to develop and deliver targeted advertising in the Games and on the websites of third parties.

We may also allow advertisers to collect these types of information within the Games and they may share it with us. Advertisers may collect this information through the use of tracking technologies like browser cookies and web beacons. The information collected may be used to offer you targeted ad-selection and delivery in order to personalize your user experience by ensuring that advertisements for products and services you see will appeal to you, a practice

known as behavioral advertising, and to undertake web and mobile analytics (i.e. to analyze traffic and other end user activity to improve your experience).

We may disclose aggregated and anonymous information to describe the Services to prospective partners, advertisers, and other third parties, and for other lawful purposes. We may use aggregate, non-personally identifiable information for our own internal promotion or marketing purposes and we may share such aggregate non-personally identifiable information with others for marketing purposes.

In certain instances, you may need to opt in or opt out of advertising directly through our partners. Click here to see our advertising network database.

Here is a link to the Privacy Policies for all our advertising partners:

Apple - https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Google - https://policies.google.com/privacy Unity Ads - https://unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

We may use the information we collect through your use of the Services for a variety of purposes, primarily related to providing and improving the quality of our Services. For example, we may use the information we collect in the following ways:

- Providing, administering, and facilitating your use of the Services, including the creation of game accounts;

- Managing your account preferences, establishing your Profile and Registration Information;

- Connecting you with your friends and/or contacts that are using the Services;

- Analyzing trends and user traffic to improve our Service;

- Notifying you of products, new products, services, features, promotions, enhancements, and updates, including in-game updates, loyalty and rewards programs, and updates to the Services and Privacy Policy;

- Marketing our products and/or services to you, including sending you offers, promotions information, newsletters, e-mail campaigns, and communications regarding new, improved or existing products, contests and/or sweepstakes;

- Resolving site problems; handling or responding to customer support questions and issues;

- Enabling user-to-user communication and interaction and soliciting input and feedback to improve user experience;

- Tracking purchases and usage information;

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We do not share your personal information except as approved by you or as described below:

- We may release your information as permitted by law or when we believe that release is appropriate to comply with the law; enforce or apply our rights; or protect the rights, property, or safety of us or our users, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection.

- If you opt-in or otherwise agree to have your information shared with a third party for marketing purposes, we will share you information with the third party (or third parties) in which case the third party’s use of your information is subject to the third party’s own privacy policy.

- In the event that we undergoe a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition, corporate divestiture or dissolution (including bankruptcy), or a sale of all or a portion of its assets, we may share, disclose or transfer all of your information, including personal information, to the successor organization in such transition.

HOW WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SECURE

We take commercially reasonable security measures to protect against unauthorized access to, or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of, sensitive data that you share and we collect and store. These security measures may include practices such as keeping your sensitive data on a secured server behind a firewall, transmitting sensitive information (such as a credit card number) entered on our site or mobile application using secure socket layer technology (SSL), internal reviews of our data collection practices and platforms, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store your information. Although we make good faith efforts to store the information collected on the Service in a secure operating environment that is not available to the public, we cannot guarantee the absolute security of that information during its transmission or its storage on our systems. Further, while we attempt to ensure the integrity and security of our network and systems, we cannot guarantee that our security measures will prevent third-party “hackers” from illegally obtaining access to this information. We do not warrant or represent that your information will be protected against, loss, misuse, or alteration by third parties.

YOUR CHOICES REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data and certain anonymous data.

- Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you service related communication, including notices of any updates to our Privacy Policy, terms of use, or license.

- Changes to Personal Data. You may request deletion of your Personal Data by us, but please note that we may be required to keep this information and not delete it (or to keep this information for a certain time, in which case we will comply with your deletion request only after we have fulfilled such requirements). When we delete any information, it will be deleted from the active database, but may remain in our archives.

CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 13

We do not intentionally gather personal data from users who are under the age of 13. In the event that we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under age 13, we will delete that information as quickly as possible.

CHANGES TO THE POLICY

We reserve the right to change this Policy at any time. If we decide to change this Policy, we will post those changes on this page and update the date at the top of the page. The changes will be effective when posted. Please check this page on a regular basis so that you remain aware of what information we collect and how we use it.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy and/or practices, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

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Effective date: May 1, 2020

This Policy describes the ways in which the company collects and uses information about you when you play the company’s product which accessed via Apple’s ‘App Store’ or Google Play.

Fun FPS Gun Shooting Games(“we”, “our” or “us”) respect the rights and our obligations regarding the privacy and personal information of our users (“users” or “you”). This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes the ways we collect, store, use, and manage the information, including personal information, that you provide or we collect in connection with Rise Up game provided on a mobile platform (collectively, the “Service”). Please note that the scope of this Policy is limited to information collected or received by us through your use of the Service. We are not responsible for the actions of third party people or companies, the content of their sites, the use of information you provide to them, or any products or services they may offer. Any link to those sites does not constitute our sponsorship of, or affiliation with, those people or companies. As used herein, the term “use” shall mean use, access, play, install, sign into, connect with, download, visit or browse our Sites or Services. By using the Service, you are expressing your agreement to this Policy and the processing of your data, including your personal information, in the manner provided in this Policy. You should not use our Services if you do not agree with this Policy.

HOW WE COLLECT AND USE INFORMATION

IOS AND ANDROID PLATFORMS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

GAME DATA COLLECTION

We may collect data about all of your interactions with our games and with the other players inside the game via server log files.

Here is a link to the Privacy Policies for all our third party service providers: Apple - https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Google - https://policies.google.com/privacy

ADVERTISING OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

known as behavioral advertising, and to undertake web and mobile analytics (i.e. to analyze traffic and other end user activity to improve your experience).

In certain instances, you may need to opt in or opt out of advertising directly through our partners. Click here to see our advertising network database.

Here is a link to the Privacy Policies for all our advertising partners:

Apple - https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Chartboost, Inc - https://answers.chartboost.com/en-us/zingtree Google - https://policies.google.com/privacy Unity Ads - https://unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy

IronSource - http://www.ironsrc.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ironSource-Privacy-Policy.pdf

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

- Providing, administering, and facilitating your use of the Services, including the creation of game accounts;

- Managing your account preferences, establishing your Profile and Registration Information;

- Connecting you with your friends and/or contacts that are using the Services;

- Analyzing trends and user traffic to improve our Service;

- Resolving site problems; handling or responding to customer support questions and issues;

- Enabling user-to-user communication and interaction and soliciting input and feedback to improve user experience;

- Tracking purchases and usage information;

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We do not share your personal information except as approved by you or as described below:

HOW WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SECURE

YOUR CHOICES REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data and certain anonymous data.

- Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you service related communication, including notices of any updates to our Privacy Policy, terms of use, or license.

CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 13

CHANGES TO THE POLICY

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy and/or practices, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

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broadcastingbartender · 5 years ago

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[Transcript File Name: "Appꙮ)|-<ear"]

[Date Recorded: "=/%/=*"]

[Prerequisitional Notes: Research into the 'golden fluid' has lead to a high amount of seratonin and endorphins. If this is truly a liquid created by the broadcaster, further research must be done. Prying is of high risk, and yet...]

[Begin Transcript]

Broadcaster: A wonderful mornight to all of you lovelies obeying their respective law enforcement by listening in to this broadcast, and a special greeting to those here in attendance at the bar today. Typically I only allow special patrons within my charming, only partly existant facility, but... Those that believe they are above me and 'run the show' have told me to keep my doors open no matter what I happen to see past the orange stained glass windows of my establishment.

DiscJockey: Kinda weird for them to be open about anything, or to make anything open in general. Guess they're just trying to get a bit more outta you, huh?

Broadcaster: Oddly enough, that is precisely what most of our little auditory show is here to bring the audience today. From here on, they are even allowing for external input from those within the town to personally offer me questions rather than having me speak for our occasionally literally stunning- paralyzing- town of our's. Although... I suppose becoming closer to the townsfolk would be incredibly useful for one reason or another...

DiscJockey: So... What, do you have some kinda list of questions written down for you? Do you just telepathically know what questions are going to be asked? Like-

Broadcaster: You were going to complete your sentence with "-some sort of paranormal, anomalous being", correct?

DiscJockey: Uh... Yea, actually. A bit wordier than how I would've said it, but wow. I guess the customer is always right, huh? Haha-

Broadcaster: You've never bought a drink here legitimately in your life. [His voice is oddly deadpan. To most who listened, they became frozen just by the tone alone.] You always found a way to swoon someone else into paying for your drink so you could keep your riches as most monopolizers and rich individuals who dare not make any form of dent in their large pile of valueable paper and metallic coins do. By this standing, you have been incorrect for the entirety of your living life. Thankfully, you are no longer a part of that, as your corporeal form was so covered in grime and greed-fueled intentions it could not withstand itself.

[DiscJockey is left absolutely speechless for the time being, they can only puff out a breath of air they aren't even able to process in their spectral form before the Broadcaster breaks into laughter. The laughter echos, not by means of the bar and the fellow speaker laughing with him, but it seems his own voice seems to have multiplied itself for just the momentary abatement of seriousness instilled into the air.]

Broadcaster: Pay it no mind, it was a simple joke. Now, onto the business at hand, as our banter has cut into our precious time to speak. More than likely we will not have time to the weather, is that quite alright with you, oh musical being who vanished into the sky?

DiscJockey: I... I... Uh... [Rather than speaking, the "trusted partner" only ends up sputtering. This sputtering slowly fades out, more than likely growing distance from the microphone.]

Broadcaster: Abstaining from an answer is an automatic rejection, just as with marriage and consent. Understood. Let us have... Three questions? I suppose that should suffice for the mornight section. Others will be recieved later on, I am certain of that.

Now, let us see... My scent of curiosity asks me the first question "Are you making these broadcasts out of seriousness or clownery?" Intriguing... That implies I would dare ever make a fool of myself while broadcasting on purpose. That also implies that I would never take any joy in any form of practical or immature joke upon air. I am making these broadcasts out of the kindness of my heart, and my fateful resurgence from the gates of blessed-cursed chance. The dazzling lights have chosen this vessel to allow me to commune with others, and I will be the only one doing this for quite some time.

Next question, next question... Ah, my mind gives the prediction that-

DiscJockey: How common are uncommon occurances?

Broadcaster: Ah, what a wonderful sight it is to see you back in all of your partly transparent nature. If that is the question I must answer, then so be it.

[DiscJockey can be heard mumbling, but it is unfortunately inaudible. From this, there is a small tinge of annoyance that hangs in the Broadcaster's voice that quickly shifts to chipper. It is much akin to a toddler having their toy tugged away, only to relish in another's toy moments later. Children... Are too easy to appease, in some moments.]

Broadcaster: Commonality is as subjective as likes and dislikes. One may call the occurance of spinach leaves falling from the sky an uncommon occurance, but another may call it just the usual for our little town. For an answer, there is no answer. Or- if there is one- it certainly is as dented and twisted as the sentient satellite figure that flew overhead just a day prior. Apparently it still yielded flesh underneath its outer coating of metallics. It held a scent of fresh greens and the earth before it rotted into a bitter paste of what it once was. Now, would you call that common or not?

DiscJockey: I dunno... Uncommon? Common-uncommon? I haven't been dead long enough to form a proper opinion, y'know?

Broadcaster: It was rhetorical, but of course you would say such, as it is subjective. This is why we counteract such by attempting to speak of things as common-uncommon, or another such case, local-unlocal. The 'un' portion can be placed in whatever section, first or scond, as long as it is present. Such is the language of vaguality.

And for the final question of this section, ah... [There is a hum. A thoughtful one. The one similar to when you wish to say something positive to a friend about their creation, yet cannot find anything specific about it to compliment, so you only give a general remark. Although the answer, by only partly legal and only partly metaphorical bindings, it must be more than cut and dry.] ..."How many dimensions is he aware of?", it seems.

...Limitless amounts. [Rather than a dry answer, the lack of moisture shifted into the air... And the speaker's voice, no doubt.] They accumulate by the second, and dissipate millimoments later. To describe the true number in any sensical means would shatter the fabric of your mind as if it were stitched to break like glass. Millions of shards interwoven with fabric, even the simplest of understandings would wound an individual beyond comprehension. It is with this answer that you are to take caution when questioning the true feats of a glimmering light.

Stay tuned, dear listeners, for our evenight broadcast. Our existential adventure will never seem to end, but there will be a casket closed very soon if one does not follow our instruction. Please, do take caution. And respect the glitters.

[End Transcript]

[Postrequisitional Notes: Conflicting reactions are ridden throughout the questioning. It is unclear if the questionee approves of being pried into, as those who approached the establishment did not see a moment where "$£@=()*.:" was unhappy, yet his tone signified otherwise, albeit strained to attain something more chipper.]

#🔊 they speak for us (dj)#🎙 the gilded voice (sparkling)#💛 hosting and attending (ic)#sparkling cookie #dj cookie #broadcastingbartender

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fuyatonggames-blog · 6 years ago

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Effective date: September 1, 2019

This Policy describes the ways in which the company collects and uses information about you when you play the company’s product which accessed via Apple’s ‘App Store’ or Google Play.

Fuya Tong (“we”, “our” or “us”) respect the rights and our obligations regarding the privacy and personal information of our users (“users” or “you”). This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes the ways we collect, store, use, and manage the information, including personal information, that you provide or we collect in connection with Rise Up game provided on a mobile platform (collectively, the “Service”). Please note that the scope of this Policy is limited to information collected or received by us through your use of the Service. We are not responsible for the actions of third party people or companies, the content of their sites, the use of information you provide to them, or any products or services they may offer. Any link to those sites does not constitute our sponsorship of, or affiliation with, those people or companies. As used herein, the term “use” shall mean use, access, play, install, sign into, connect with, download, visit or browse our Sites or Services. By using the Service, you are expressing your agreement to this Policy and the processing of your data, including your personal information, in the manner provided in this Policy. You should not use our Services if you do not agree with this Policy.

HOW WE COLLECT AND USE INFORMATION

IOS AND ANDROID PLATFORMS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

GAME DATA COLLECTION

We may collect data about all of your interactions with our games and with the other players inside the game via server log files.

Here is a link to the Privacy Policies for all our third party service providers: Apple - https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Google - https://policies.google.com/privacy

ADVERTISING OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

known as behavioral advertising, and to undertake web and mobile analytics (i.e. to analyze traffic and other end user activity to improve your experience).

In certain instances, you may need to opt in or opt out of advertising directly through our partners. Click here to see our advertising network database.

Here is a link to the Privacy Policies for all our advertising partners:

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

- Providing, administering, and facilitating your use of the Services, including the creation of game accounts;

- Managing your account preferences, establishing your Profile and Registration Information;

- Connecting you with your friends and/or contacts that are using the Services;

- Analyzing trends and user traffic to improve our Service;

- Resolving site problems; handling or responding to customer support questions and issues;

- Enabling user-to-user communication and interaction and soliciting input and feedback to improve user experience;

- Tracking purchases and usage information;

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We do not share your personal information except as approved by you or as described below:

HOW WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SECURE

YOUR CHOICES REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data and certain anonymous data.

- Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you service related communication, including notices of any updates to our Privacy Policy, terms of use, or license.

CHILDREN UNDER AGE OF 13

CHANGES TO THE POLICY

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy and/or practices, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

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shuangwanggame-blog · 6 years ago

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Effective date: July 1, 2019

This Policy describes the ways in which the company collects and uses information about you when you play the company’s product which accessed via Apple’s ‘App Store’ or Google Play.

Yanwen Cheng(“we”, “our” or “us”) respect the rights and our obligations regarding the privacy and personal information of our users (“users” or “you”). This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes the ways we collect, store, use, and manage the information, including personal information, that you provide or we collect in connection with Rise Up game provided on a mobile platform (collectively, the “Service”). Please note that the scope of this Policy is limited to information collected or received by us through your use of the Service. We are not responsible for the actions of third party people or companies, the content of their sites, the use of information you provide to them, or any products or services they may offer. Any link to those sites does not constitute our sponsorship of, or affiliation with, those people or companies. As used herein, the term “use” shall mean use, access, play, install, sign into, connect with, download, visit or browse our Sites or Services. By using the Service, you are expressing your agreement to this Policy and the processing of your data, including your personal information, in the manner provided in this Policy. You should not use our Services if you do not agree with this Policy.

HOW WE COLLECT AND USE INFORMATION

IOS AND ANDROID PLATFORMS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

GAME DATA COLLECTION

We may collect data about all of your interactions with our games and with the other players inside the game via server log files.

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ADVERTISING OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

known as behavioral advertising, and to undertake web and mobile analytics (i.e. to analyze traffic and other end user activity to improve your experience).

In certain instances, you may need to opt in or opt out of advertising directly through our partners. Click here to see our advertising network database.

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HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

- Providing, administering, and facilitating your use of the Services, including the creation of game accounts;

- Managing your account preferences, establishing your Profile and Registration Information;

- Connecting you with your friends and/or contacts that are using the Services;

- Analyzing trends and user traffic to improve our Service;

- Resolving site problems; handling or responding to customer support questions and issues;

- Enabling user-to-user communication and interaction and soliciting input and feedback to improve user experience;

- Tracking purchases and usage information;

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We do not share your personal information except as approved by you or as described below:

HOW WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SECURE

YOUR CHOICES REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data and certain anonymous data.

- Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you service related communication, including notices of any updates to our Privacy Policy, terms of use, or license.

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Contact Clauses Secrets

It is simpler to find and refer to pertinent information when it's broken into clauses. Such a relative clause merely provides extra details. A relative clause is nonessential once you don't need the information it gives. The meaning is comparable to who. To easily identify it is a noun clause, make sure you have a look at the relative pronouns which are found at the start of this kind of class. Be cautious If the subjects in both pieces of a sentence are the very same, we cannot omit the pronoun, since it will become the topic of the clause.

As the name implies, defining relative clauses give essential info to define or determine the man or thing we're discussing. A seaman is a person who works on a ship. The objective of an indemnity is to supply a guaranteed remedy for a predetermined event. Add in administrative expenses and your own attorney fees (should you hire one) and the procedure might even be more expensive than litigation. An insurer has to be able with some level of certainty to compute the risks it may incur from a specific clause so that it can control the price of defending claims.

A court could discover the clause to not be valid, so you'll need to work with your attorney in your own jurisdiction to learn if the limits are valid. Whether to create an individual Survival clause or maybe to include survivability in the provisions themselves is an issue of preference for those parties, whether they wish to bring an extra clause to their agreement. Confusion over which clause is really intended in contract documents has caused considerable litigation when subcontractors aren't paid.

The Good, the Bad and Contact Clauses

Joining a couple of clauses together can be very tricky, particularly if you are uncertain of how to punctuate different sentence formations. Besides the use of dependent markers or conjunctions, they may also be combined by a semicolon. Defining relative clauses are frequently used in definitions. Phrases do not include a subject and a predicate, or we'd call them clauses. Distinguishing between essential and nonessential clauses is vital to maintaining the intended significance of a sentence. It isn't simple to understand what idioms are in fashion and which aren't. Typically, an adjective clause is extremely near the noun it describes.

If you're entering into a partnership that includes the buying and selling of products, you may use an Exclusivity Agreement to set up the terms. The sellers want to understand in writing if they're eligible to get any profit resulting with an assignment. what are contact clauses ? Clauses can cover nearly any component of business dealings and offer coverage for business interests in a contract. They can be located in various places in the contract, but most of the time they appear towards the end of the document. Noun clauses act as the complement of the object the moment it follows the direct object and refers to precisely the same entity as that object. They are specific to certain aspects of the agreement.

House sale contingencies can be hard on the seller, who might be made to pass up another offer whilst waiting for the results of the contingency. As an example, suppose 1 party only makes payments every other month as soon as the contract demands monthly payments. We work to assist you understand what's commonly before you, and know what things to look out for. Even if this sort of clause consists of a subject and a verb, you're able to still not consider it like a comprehensive sentence due to the subordinating conjunction which is set at first. Though irregular, such a contact clause is found in a variety of kinds of vernacular English. A relative clause is nonessential once you don't need the information it gives. It is by far the most usual form. Modern-day usage has blurred the distinction between both. On these pages you'll be able to find general details on how best to use relative pronouns and exercises to practise.

The Unexpected Truth About Contact Clauses

Because it is often hard to figure out the inherent risk in such clauses, insurers generally won't insure a doctor's hold harmless liability. You're not authorized to get any other kinds of compensation aside from the 1 commission or flat fee described above. Finally, take note of forms of liability aren't permitted to be excluded in your region, either by legislation or case law.

On the flip side, with respect to case law in the usa, the Markborough v. Superior Court, 1991 landmark Californian case, established that limitation of liability clauses are legal, provided that the customer was provided a fair chance to critique the clause. For simple contract disputes where the issue can be heard in 1 day, arbitration is generally a good option. These clauses make an effort to shift responsibility for financial harm or liability from 1 party to another. Appropriate sentence construction is extremely important not only for formal settings, but for casual conversations also. Discussing clauses is also the ideal time to deal with another grammar issue which goes together with them, the use of which and that.

A clause may be an independent clause, or it is sometimes a dependent clause within another sentence. In the event the relative clause gives additional info, it's a non-defining relative clause and you want to use commas around it. When it gives extra information about the noun, offset it with commas. You have to connect them to main clauses to complete the notion. We are in need of clauses to express our preferences. You can also make your own clauses that are created especially for your client. It isn't simple to understand what idioms are in fashion and which aren't. When the relative pronoun is the topic of the clause, it cannot be omitted.

As a consequence, many public schools have gotten religion-free zones. If you are not sure of which clauses ought to be in your contract, you may have to work with your attorney to make sure your contract is solid. It's simple enough to prepare a penalty clause, but nevertheless, it would need to be just and reasonable otherwise subs are not likely to bid if it's too ownerous. It is simpler to find and refer to pertinent information when it's broken into clauses. Such a relative clause merely provides extra details. A clause is an assortment of words which has a subject that's actively doing a verb.

Ruthless Contact Clauses Strategies Exploited

In case you have any legal needs regarding contract clauses, you should speak to a qualified contracts lawyer in your region. This exclusivity agreement contract is between a couple of parties to buy goods exclusively from a seller, so the seller is the sole provider of the goods. Clauses can cover nearly any component of business dealings and offer coverage for business interests in a contract. As the name implies, defining relative clauses give essential info to define or determine the man or thing we're discussing. A seaman is a person who works on a ship.

Danish men and women, that are blond and tall, speak an excellent language. Aside from grammar, the correct use of punctuation marks is another element to concentrate on. Be cautious If the subjects in both pieces of a sentence are the very same, we cannot omit the pronoun, since it will become the topic of the clause. A relative clause describes a noun and connects that noun to the most important clause so as to express an entire idea. Dependent clauses are created up of a subject and predicate but can't stand alone because of the presence of a subordinating word, like although, if, or because. Simply put, if it identifies a generic noun, do not use commas.

Forpractice, read a number of sentences over again from this exact post, and see whether you can spot the independent versus dependent clauses. Distinguishing between essential and nonessential clauses is vital to maintaining the intended significance of a sentence. Let's look at how to be sure your clauses cover off each one of the above legal bases. The principal clause produces a sentence in itself. A nonessential relative clause does call for a comma to separate it from the remainder of the sentence. Clauses are found in any portion of a contract, but they are ordinarily found in the rear of the document. Noun clauses act as the complement of the object the moment it follows the direct object and refers to precisely the same entity as that object. They are specific to certain aspects of the agreement. The sum of liquidated damages have to be a fair approximation of the sum of damages that the injured party will suffer because of a breach of the contract. Commonly used clauses like confidentiality, consideration, indemnification and force majeure can easily be accessible to accelerate the practice of contract creation and execution. You must think about the way that it could influence the expense of litigation if it were to happen.

And in the event the topic of the dispute is technical--for instance, about a patent--the parties can pick an arbitrator who has technical knowledge in that area, as opposed to a judge who might not know about the problems. They may have a profound effect on dispute resolution. Confusion over which clause is really intended in contract documents has caused considerable litigation when subcontractors aren't paid.

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Effective date: Jan 1, 2020

This Policy describes the ways in which the company collects and uses information about you when you play the company’s product which accessed via Apple’s ‘App Store’ or Google Play.

@UV Studio(“we”, “our” or “us”) respect the rights and our obligations regarding the privacy and personal information of our users (“users” or “you”). This Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) describes the ways we collect, store, use, and manage the information, including personal information, that you provide or we collect in connection with Rise Up game provided on a mobile platform (collectively, the “Service”). Please note that the scope of this Policy is limited to information collected or received by us through your use of the Service. We are not responsible for the actions of third party people or companies, the content of their sites, the use of information you provide to them, or any products or services they may offer. Any link to those sites does not constitute our sponsorship of, or affiliation with, those people or companies. As used herein, the term “use” shall mean use, access, play, install, sign into, connect with, download, visit or browse our Sites or Services. By using the Service, you are expressing your agreement to this Policy and the processing of your data, including your personal information, in the manner provided in this Policy. You should not use our Services if you do not agree with this Policy.

HOW WE COLLECT AND USE INFORMATION

IOS AND ANDROID PLATFORMS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

GAME DATA COLLECTION

We may collect data about all of your interactions with our games and with the other players inside the game via server log files.

Here is a link to the Privacy Policies for all our third party service providers: Apple - https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Google - https://policies.google.com/privacy

ADVERTISING OF THIRD PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

known as behavioral advertising, and to undertake web and mobile analytics (i.e. to analyze traffic and other end user activity to improve your experience).

In certain instances, you may need to opt in or opt out of advertising directly through our partners. Click here to see our advertising network database.

Here is a link to the Privacy Policies for all our advertising partners:

Apple - https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/en-ww/ Google - https://policies.google.com/privacy Unity Ads - https://unity3d.com/legal/privacy-policy

HOW WE USE THE INFORMATION WE COLLECT

- Providing, administering, and facilitating your use of the Services, including the creation of game accounts;

- Managing your account preferences, establishing your Profile and Registration Information;

- Connecting you with your friends and/or contacts that are using the Services;

- Analyzing trends and user traffic to improve our Service;

- Resolving site problems; handling or responding to customer support questions and issues;

- Enabling user-to-user communication and interaction and soliciting input and feedback to improve user experience;

- Tracking purchases and usage information;

DISCLOSURE OF YOUR INFORMATION

We do not share your personal information except as approved by you or as described below:

HOW WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SECURE

YOUR CHOICES REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL DATA

We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal data and certain anonymous data.

- Despite your indicated e-mail preferences, we may send you service related communication, including notices of any updates to our Privacy Policy, terms of use, or license.

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If you have any questions, comments or concerns regarding our Privacy Policy and/or practices, please send an e-mail to [email protected].

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Cedars Business Services: The Story Behind Debt Collection

Every now and then many of us have received calls from debt collection companies. But the problem arises when we have no clue about how such companies function. Of course, you have multiple questions in your mind. It's normal to be anxious to understand the overall process. Thus we are here with this article! Through this detailed piece, you will come to know all about companies like Cedars Business Services and their operations.

To start off with, the process of debt collection is actually quite easy.

Who Are Debt Collectors?

To start with, debt collectors are institutions who are responsible for the collection of unpaid debts from debtors. Generally, such financial services work for a third party company to retrieve unpaid debts.

If you miss out multiple payments, the source company sells the unpaid debts to these financial services, who now become responsible for the collection of the payment.

For the source company, it is easier and works out cheaper to hire a debt collection company than to spend their own money and resource for the collection of the pay.

As per financial review such as cedars financial services, the unpaid debts of outstanding credit card bills are given off to the collector company after a deadline of 180 days. In cases of other debts, the accounts are moved with the collector company after 2 months or if they have missed two payments.

How Does It All Function?

Debt collector companies do the work for third-party financial institutions for all sorts of credits. These can include medical debt, personal or automobile loan, business loan, education debt, or even unpaid debt.

The debt collector company receives a substantial percentage of 25 percent to 45 percent of the debt collected from the source company. Collection agencies specialize in all sort of debt collections.

While most of these unpaid loans are quite easy to collect for the debt collecting companies, there are some which are difficult to collect. In such cases, the collector company tries to negotiate with the consumers and settles for an amount which is less than what was previously decided. The collector agency is also empowered to take legal action against those individuals who refuse to pay the money or try to eschew refund.

Purchase Packages:

Many a time, the source company decides to sell the debts to the third agency. In such times, the company can split the losses and sell the pending debts to the buyer. The creditor then makes a big package of the multiple accounts which have similar features and gives it off as a group. The collecting company then can choose a package which suits its purpose. Debt collectors usually choose not-so-old packages and the once which are being handled by other debt collectors.

Companies like Cedars Business Services offer such packages before bidding on them. As a buyer, it is important to keep in mind that older debts cost less since they are less likely to be collected. Additionally, the bidding price is determined by the type of debt.

In many cases, the debt collecting company keeps everything it has collected since it has already purchased the debt from the source company. However, most debt collectors are paid only when they are successful in collecting the overdue amount. In other words, their earning is inversely proportional to the amount they collect.

The Process Followed:

Debt collectors are ill-famed and it is believed that they harass customers on call. However, that is not true. Multiple complaints have been filled with the Federal Trade Commission against debt collectors. However, they do not act this way to be rude to the customers. Since it is their job to secure the money by any means, the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act has defined certain rules giving a guideline for the collection companies to follow.

Reputable debt collection companies like Cedars Financial services follow these rules diligently and are careful not to violate any of these rules.

There are a few crucial points about reputable debt collectors. Such collectors are usually noble, honest, respectful and law-abiding. A consumer always has the option to verify the debt request by the collector in writing. Once the verification process is complete, a reputable debt collector puts all the activities associated with debt collection on hold and reverts to the source company with a written notice about the pending amount, the details of the company which demands it and the mode of the pay to be followed.

But in any case, if the collector fails to verify the written process, the collector company has no right to continue the process of debt collection. Additionally, collectors must follow a certain time limit. Any reputable collector reports and files all debts and does not hold on to debts which are more than 7 years old.

It is the responsibility of the collector to send a debt validation letter within 5 days of the completion of the first contract. Such companies try to get accurate and complete records so that there is nothing pending in the future.

If the consumer claims that a particular debt was due to a case of identity theft then, the collector makes an effort to verify that claim. So if you have been receiving threat calls, it may not be a debt collector but an imposter. Because reputable debt collectors do not threaten an individual based on sex, caste, creed or other social or geographic characteristic. It is important to note that they are just doing their job. They have no interest in maligning you and thus all transactions and dealings are kept confidential and are not publicized. So again, if you have faced issues like this in the past, it may not have been a debt collecting company.

Since the ideal time is important for any business, debt collectors do not contact customers before 8:00 am and after 9:00 pm unless they have permission to do so.

The Task of Debt Collectors:

Most debt collectors make use of phone calls and letters to contact consumers and request them to make their payments as soon as possible. However, many a time, the consumers are not reachable through the contact information provided by the source company. In such cases, the debt collectors have to make deeper investigations and in worst case scenarios, even contact private investigators.

In addition to this, the debt collectors can even make a search of the bank accounts and brokerage accounts of the debtor to find out his/her ability to repay. The credit collectors can report the debtor to the credit bureau and request the consumers to pay since these are very serious complains. Additionally, such complaints can affect the credit score of the specific consumer.

However, it must be noted that the debt collector can only accept payment for the debtor himself. It is illegal to collect a paycheque or to try to leach the money out from a customer’s bank account even though the account number may be known. If the consumer refuses to make the payment, the debt collector can move against the consumer in the court and fight the case in a legal manner. Only on winning the argument can the court allow the debt collector to extract the payment from the bank account.

Though the process of debt collection sounds very difficult involving a lot of loops, in reality, it is not exactly this way. It is important for the consumers to know that if they have taken a loan, it is their responsibility to repay the loan.

Just in case you face any trouble returning the pay, you can always talk to the concerned company and request them to give you some time. It must be understood that lending money is their business, it is not a charitable firm and one must abide by the rules that are mentioned.

Though debt collectors companies follow decorum and rules they must not be taken for granted.

In Conclusion:

Debt collection is a legitimate business involving lots of hard work and effort. Debt collectors are not goons trying to beat you to mush. Do not panic on receiving a call from a debt collector in the future, it is not the start of an abusive relationship. It is a part of their job to call you and to rescue the payment. The best you can do is coordinate with them to make a plan which will assist in the smooth transfer of the payment.

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pls reply immediately they are on a tight schedule (got to make sure they terrorize enough people to meet the quota)

Early Konoha oc art pt. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

Hear me out: warring states era Hatake who went on a mission somewhere in the land of waves and fell off the fucking map— where they then witnessed the Unspeakable Timeless Horrors Of The Sea And Spiral, then washed up on shore a solid years later, irreversible changed and tangibly Other.

Their wolf contract no longer works because there is something so deeply Wrong with them that animals (especially contract beats and spirits) can feel it. There is something tangibly, legitimately Other(tm) about them, and while they've been wholeheartedly accepted back into the clan, everyone knows this is not the same person who they lost a year ago

They gazed into the abyss and the abyss gazed back type shit fr

#thinking it could be fun if they get a contract w a really fucked up octopus or smthn #they insist its a wolf to anyone who questions them #the tentacles say otherwise.#they are clinically insane and also probably deeply religious/superstitious #before the Witnessing Of Horrors they were probably still religious and superstitious just bc like #warring states japan #but after the event it got ramped up to like. a 20 on a scale of 10 #note: this does not mean they follow the specific customs and respect the specific “laws” of religion/superstition #it just means that by GOD do they believe in it #and interact w it probably #could be fun if rhey were a yokai magnet idk #they are banned from Uzushio bc theyre one of the only people to come back from the spiral demon or whatever in 1 piece #and the Uzumaki think that they have a chunk of it lodged in their soul #which.#they might.#so.#priests see them and start seizing #all in a days work <3 #wolves of the woods #birds rambles #hatake oc #naruto oc #naruto #birds art #birds ocs #art #artist of tumblr

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HeYin Privacy Policy

app (“app” or “we”) is committed to protecting the privacy of users of our applications and websites (“you”). We have prepared this privacy policy to describe to you our practices regarding the Personal Data (as defined below) that we collect from users of our applications and websites (collectively, the “Site”) and online services (the “Services”). This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control.

By using our Site and our Services you understand and agree to the terms of this privacy policy and you expressly consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your Personal Data in accordance with this policy. If you do not agree to this policy, do not install, use, or access our Site or our Services. We may update this policy from time to time and will post updates to this policy on this web page, including the policy’s effective date.

A Note to Users Outside of the Vietnam. If you are a non Vietnam user of the Site or the Services, by visiting the Site, using the Services and providing us with Personal Data, you acknowledge and agree that your Personal Data may be processed for the purposes identified in this privacy policy. In addition, your Personal Data may be processed in the country in which it was collected and in other countries, including the Vietnam, where laws regarding processing of Personal Data may be less stringent than the laws in your country. By providing your data, you consent to such transfer.

1. INFORMATION COLLECTION AND USE“Personal Data” means data that allows someone to identify or contact you, including, for example, your name, address, telephone number, bank account，email address, as well as any other non-public information about you that is associated with or linked to any of the foregoing data, including musical content that you create using our Site and our Services (“Content”). “Aggregate Data” means Personal Data that has been combined by or for app into anonymous groups of users where the groups are large enough to reasonably prevent individual users from being identified, and “Anonymized Data” is Personal Data that has been anonymized by or for app so that it does not allow a third party to easily identify a specific individual.2. INFORMATION THAT YOU PROVIDE TO US DIRECTLYBasic account informationIn order to register for a app account on the Site, you are required to provide app with certain Personal Data, such as your email address, username and password. Your user name is listed publicly on the Services, including in search results. We may use your email address to send you information about the Services, provide customer support or to notify you of additional app products and services. You may use your account settings to unsubscribe from notifications from app.Additional profile informationYou may also choose to provide app with additional Personal Data for your profile, which we will make public (your “Public Profile”), such as a picture, your location and an additional blurb about yourself. The information that you provide in your Public Profile will be visible to others, including anonymous visitors to the Site.Information from third party social network accountsIf you sign into the Site with a third party social network, such as Facebook Connect, we will collect any information that you have agreed to make available to app through such account, which may include: (1) your first and last name, (2) your user ID/URL, (3) your profile picture, (4) your list of friends, (5) your email address, and/or (6) your birthday. This information will be primarily used for user registration and to enhance your social experience on the Site, which may include friend-to-friend interaction and notifications, chat, or messaging functionality, public leaderboards, head-to-head competition and other similar features. If you sign into app with a third party social network and agree to make your list of friends on such network available to app, your friends on such network will automatically follow you on the Site and your app account will be automatically configured to follow your friends. You can, however, unfollow any other user on app at any time.Content, following and other public informationapp’s Services are designed to help you create and share Content. Most of the information you provide app is information you are asking app to make public. This includes the Content you create and the metadata associated with it, such as when you created it, the people you follow, the songs you mark as favorites or share, and your comments on Content provided by other users. We will associate this information with your Personal Data and we may use this information and other information that results from your use of the Site and/or Services to customize the content we show you, including ads. When you share information or Content via the Site or the Services, you should think carefully about what you are making public.Public forumsForums, message boards, blogs and/or news groups may be available to you through the Site and/or the Services. Please remember that any information you post in these areas becomes public information. If you post personal information online that is accessible to the public, you may receive unsolicited responses. You should exercise caution when deciding to disclose any of your personal information in a public forum. Surveys and contestsWe sometimes conduct or sponsor surveys and contests. Participation in surveys and contests is completely voluntary. If you elect to participate, we may ask you for contact, demographic, and other information. We use this Personal Data to understand our users and their use of the Site and Services and to improve the Site and Services, and we may provide users with the results of such surveys and contests.3. INFORMATION THAT WE GET FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICESLog data and location informationWhen you use the Services, we automatically collect certain log data, including your IP address, browser type, hardware type, unique device ID, the version of your operating system, your activity within the Services, and your location (based on opt-in location-based services, which rely upon a device’s GPS coordinates). We use this information to administer, troubleshoot and improve the Services, and to help us understand how you and our other users use the Site and Services. We may also collect similar information from emails sent to app’s users, which helps us track which emails are opened and which links are clicked by recipients.Cookies and similar technologiesThe Site uses cookies, which deposit certain record keeping information on your computer or mobile device, and other similar technologies, to collect usage data, to keep track of your preferences, to deliver content and advertising specific to your interests and for other similar purposes. We may use both session cookies (which expire once you close your web browser) and persistent cookies (which stay on your computer until you delete them) to provide you with a more personal and interactive experience on our Site. These cookies can’t read other data from your hard drive or read cookie files created by other sites or applications. Most browsers are set to accept cookies unless you reconfigure your browser to refuse them or to notify you when you will have received one. If you do not accept cookies, you will not be able to use certain features of the Site and Services. We may also ask advertisers or other partners to serve ads or services to your devices, which may use cookies or similar technologies placed by app or such third party. We do not currently respond to “do not track” signals or other mechanisms that might enable consumers to opt out of tracking on the Site and Services.Google AnalyticsWe use Google Analytics’ Demographics and Interest Reporting feature to collect information about use of the Site. Google Analytics collects information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit when they do so, and what other sites they used prior to coming to the Site. We will not facilitate the merging of your Personal Data with non-personally identifiable information collected through Google Analytics unless we have given you notice of that merger. You may opt-out of Google Analytics tracking with the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on.4. INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSUREWe do not sell or disclose your Personal Data to unaffiliated third parties except under the circumstances described in this Privacy Policy.Other usersAny information in your Public Profile (e.g., your username and any profile image, location or additional information that you provide as part of your Public Profile, but not your first and last name or email address) will be accessible by other users of the Site and Services. Content that you create through or upload to the Site or the Services will by default be public and available to users of the Site and the Services. For information about how to change your privacy settings with respect to Content or delete Content from the Site or the Services, see the frequently asked questions at our website . Similarly, if you comment on any Content on the Site or the Services, your comments will be public and available to users of the Site and the Services.With your consentWe may disclose your Personal Data when we have your express permission.Advertisers and other business partnersWe may share Anonymized or Aggregated Data about our users or the use of the Site or Services with our advertisers and partners. This means that we may tell our advertisers general information about the characteristics of our user base, but we do not specifically identify a particular user or visitor by name or provide the user’s contact information. We may share your unique device ID and/or your location (based on opt-in location-based services, which rely upon a device’s GPS coordinates) with third parties, including advertisers and partners, or provide reports to such parties about the number of unique users who saw or clicked on their advertisements. We may also share certain information such as cookie data with third-party advertising partners. This information, among other things, allows third-party ad networks to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you.Service providersWe may disclose your information on a confidential basis to nonaffiliated service providers we engage to perform services for app in connection with the Site and our provision of the Services. 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SEA DRAGON’S GIFT : World of Sea : Part 43

SEA DRAGON’S GIFT

De Writer (Glen Ten-Eyck)

140406 words

written 2007

Reproduction in any form, physical, electronic or digital is prohibited without the express consent of the author.

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Sula nodded. “Right Kurin. It took me a long time to learn to see songs properly. You need to watch what both hands are saying at the same time because the right and left hand words interlock.”

Kurin looked up from her bed at Sula's face and said, “The Corlis fleet must be a strange place. Everyone wearing hoods to hide their faces and all. I mean, besides that writing there is both spoken words and signs, um, you called them Dayspeech. Besides, you all go armed to the teeth.”

Kurin's brow wrinkled as she thought out what Sula told her. Suddenly she grinned and asked Sula, “Do you give the Corlis fleet your log copies and other records written in Winternight? More to the point, can any of them read Winternight?”

Sula gave a return grin as she said, “Yes we do and no they can't.”

Kurin more thoughtfully asked, “May I see a book of yours up close? I saw one and it was bound differently from any book in our fleet. The parchment looked different from ours, too.”

Sula took a small and very worn book from a pouch and handed it to Kurin. “Here. I don't need to tell you to be careful with it. This Meditations of the Dragon of Life was an adoption gift from the Warrior Lora. She took me under her wing and taught me the ways of the School of Anorak and the Battle Guild.”

Kurin found that she couldn't hold the book without help. Sula knelt beside her and showed Kurin whatever she wanted to see. The cover had an embossed image of Dark Iren accompanied by two Orcas. The thing that caught Kurin's eye the most was the pure white, perfectly sized pages.

Sula explained, “We make this parchment right here on the Dark Dragon. When we can manage it, I'll show you the shop.”

Kurin looked at the Doctor's face curiously. “Dr. Worran, why do you look different from the rest of Sula’s crew?”

TO BE CONTINUED

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