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Your use of this website is "as is" and The Random House Group
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legal fees, related to any violation of these Terms by you or your
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the Internet or the placement or transmission of any message or
information on this website by you or your authorized users. Random
House shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, action
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| Termination |
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This agreement may be terminated by Random House at any time
without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer
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you and Random House as to your use of the Random House website,
superceding all prior or contemporaneous communications and/or
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or unenforceability shall not in any way affect the validity or
enforceability of the remaining provisions. A printed version
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| Jurisdiction |
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| This agreement shall be governed
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Court of Justice. If any provision of this agreement is deemed unlawful,
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| International Use |
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