Terms and Conditions

TERMS & CONDITIONS

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY.

MadameLefo (Madamelefo.com) lifestyle website, Weekly Email, is provided by Madamelefo Ltd., at Aigisthou 18, Engomi, 2412, Nicosia, Cyprus and/or its affiliates and subsidiaries for your and others’ personal, non-commercial enjoyment, subject to the terms of these terms and conditions of use and all modifications thereto (collectively, the “Terms and Conditions”), and the rules that may be published from time to time by Madamelefo. By using the weekly email or site, you are deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions of use. Madamelefo may change the Terms and Conditions from time to time and at any time, and without notice to you. All such changes to these Terms and Conditions will appear on Madamelefo.com. By using the weekly email or site after we post any changes, you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed them. If at any time you choose not to accept these Terms and Conditions of Use, please do not use the weekly email or site.

User Conduct

The Weekly Email and Web Site and any communications service, including the capability to contribute material through the comments section, chat room, message board, newsgroup, or other interactive service that may be available to you on or through the weekly email and site are provided to you solely for entertainment and informational purposes. By using the Weekly Email, Web Site and Services you agree: (a) to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the subscription form and any registration form(s). If any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Madamelefo reserves the right to terminate your subscription and refuse any and all current or future use by you on the Website.

Without limitation of the foregoing, you agree to not use the Weekly Email, Web Site or Services to:

  • Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials, including any Contribution, (collectively, “Content”), that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, embarrassing, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, invasive of another’s privacy, or hateful;
  • “Stalk” another;
  • Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
  • Harm minors in any way;
  • Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Madamelefo official, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
  • Forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted to or through the Weekly Email or Web Site;
  • Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
  • Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary or confidentiality rights of any party;
  • Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “Spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
  • Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancel bots, or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment or any other similarly destructive activity, or surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information;
  • Act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in the Weekly Email, Web Site or Services;
  • Engage in any activity that is contrary to or which would adversely affect the purpose or intention of the Weekly Email, Web Site or Services, including but not limited to, actually or attempting to manipulate, corrupt or otherwise affect the outcome of the Services, in whole or part, by, among other methods, subscribing another party without their authorization or registering multiple subscriptions under the same or different names;
  • Interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service; or
  • Intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.

You also agree that you will not harvest, collect or store information about the users of the Weekly Email, Web Site or the Content posted by others on the Weekly Email, Web Site or use such information for any purpose inconsistent with the purpose of the Weekly Email, Web Site or for the purpose of transmitting or facilitating transmission of unsolicited bulk electronic mail or communications.

You acknowledge that Madamelefo is not responsible for material submitted to Madamelefo or posted to the Weekly Email or Web Site by users. Madamelefo does not pre-screen, monitor, review or edit the Content posted by users. However, Madamelefo and its designees have the right (but not the obligation) at their sole discretion to refuse or remove any Content, in whole or part, that, in Madamelefo’s judgment, does not comply with these Terms and Conditions or is otherwise undesirable, inappropriate or inaccurate. Madamelefo is not responsible for any failure, non-failure or delay in removing such Content. You will remain responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of such submitted material, including any Contribution or part thereof, or other communication to Madamelefo. You agree to immediately notify Madamelefo of any unauthorized use of the Service or any other breach of security known or suspected by you.

You acknowledge and agree that Madamelefo may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these Terms and Conditions; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Madamelefo, its users or the public.

You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Weekly Email and Web Site, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. Madamelefo assumes no responsibility for the deletion, alteration or failure to store postings, Contributions or other information submitted by you or other users to the Weekly Email or Web site.

Any or all Content on the Weekly Email and Web Site may be purged periodically in Madamelefo’s sole discretion. You acknowledge and agree that Content you view, submit or post is at your own discretion and risk, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. You acknowledge that you may not rely on any information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials created by Madamelefo or submitted to Madamelefo, including Content. You further acknowledge and agree that the views expressed on the Weekly Email and Web Site do not necessarily reflect the views of Madamelefo, and Madamelefo does not support or endorse Content (including any Contribution, whether or not edited by Madamelefo or its designee or presented on the Weekly Email or Web Site edited or unedited, in whole or in part, or alone or with other content) posted or submitted by you or any User.

Upload, post, publish, e-mail, reproduce, distribute or otherwise transmit any information, data, text, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials, including any Contribution, (collectively, “Content”), that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, embarrassing, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libellous, deceptive, fraudulent, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, invasive of another’s privacy, or hateful;

Mobile / Wireless Policy

In addition to any fee of which you are notified, your provider’s standard messaging rates apply to our confirmation and all subsequent SMS correspondence. No more than two messages per day per SMS subscription will be sent. All mobile and wireless charges applicable to your use of the Web Site or the Services are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider.

We will not be liable for any delays in the receipt of any SMS messages, as delivery is subject to effective transmission from your network operator. SMS message services are provided on an AS IS basis.

Data obtained from you in connection with this SMS service may include your cell phone number, your provider’s name, and the date, time, and content of your messages. We may use this information to contact you and to provide the services you request from us. We will never share this information with a third party.

 

 

Restrictions On Use of Material

The content on the Weekly Email and Web Site is intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Except as expressly permitted, you agree not to use the Weekly Email or Web Site for sale, trade or other commercial purposes, and, you may not modify, copy, publish, display, transmit, adapt or in any way exploit the content of the Weekly Email or Web Site. Only if you obtain prior written consent from us — and from all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property — may you publish, display or commercially exploit any material from the Weekly Email or Web Site. To seek our permission, you may write to us at our address provided below. If permission is granted by us and by all other entities with an interest in the relevant intellectual property, you may not change or delete any author attribution, trademark, legend or copyright notice.

You must abide by all additional copyright notices or other restrictions contained on the Daily Email or Web Site.

Unsolicited Materials

In operating the weekly email and site, Madamelefo does not solicit nor does it wish to receive any confidential, secret or proprietary information or other material from you through the Weekly Email or Web Site or Madamelefo mail and e-mail addresses, or in any other way. Any information or material submitted or sent to Madamelefo, will be deemed not to be confidential or secret. By submitting or sending information or other material to Madamelefo you represent and warrant that the information is original to you and that no other party has any rights to the material.

User’s Grant Of Limited License

By communicating with Madamelefo, including submitting or sending Content, a Contribution or other information or material to the Weekly Email or Web Site, you grant Madamelefo the royalty-free, unrestricted, world-wide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such Content (in whole or part), including any information, suggestions, ideas, drawings or concepts contained in such Content, worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. Such license includes incorporating a Contribution, in whole or in part, into a Madamelefo feature. You will remain responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of such submitted material, including any Contribution or part thereof, or other communication to Madamelefo.

You also warrant that any “moral rights” in posted materials have been waived.

Linked Sites

You may be able to link to third parties’ Web Sites (“Linked Sites”) from the Weekly Email or Web Site. Linked Sites are not, however, reviewed, controlled, or examined by Madamelefo in any way and Madamelefo is not responsible for the content, availability, advertising, products or other materials of any such Linked Sites, or any additional links contained therein. These links do not imply Madamelefo’s endorsement of or association with the Linked Sites. It is your sole responsibility to comply with the appropriate terms of service of the Linked Sites as well as with any other obligation under copyright, secrecy, defamation, decency, privacy, security and export laws related to the use of such Linked Sites and any content contained thereon. In no event shall Madamelefo be liable, directly or indirectly, to anyone for any loss or damage arising from or occasioned by the creation or use of the Linked Sites or the information or material accessed-through these Linked Sites. You should direct any such concerns to that site’s administrator or webmaster. Madamelefo reserves the exclusive right, at its sole discretion, to add, change, decline or remove, without notice, any feature or link to any of the Linked Sites from the Weekly Email or Web Site and/or introduce different features or links to different users.

SPECIAL NOTICE: THE LINKED SITES MAY CONTAIN CONTENT AND GRAPHICS THAT CONTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATERIAL UNSUITABLE FOR MINORS, OR THAT MAY OTHERWISE BE OFFENSIVE. IF YOU ENTER THESE LINKED SITES, YOU ASSERT THAT YOU ARE OF LEGAL ADULT AGE IN YOUR JURISDICTION TO VIEW SUCH MATERIALS AND THAT THE VIEWING, READING, AND/OR DOWNLOADING OF CONTENT FROM THESE LINKED SITES DOES NOT VIOLATE THE COMMUNITY STANDARDS OF YOUR LOCALITY, CITY, TOWN, COUNTRY OR OTHER COMMUNITY TO WHICH YOU BELONG, AND/OR FROM WHICH YOU ACCESS THESE LINKED SITES.

Permission must be granted by us for any type of link to the Weekly Email or the Web Site. To seek our permission, you may write to Madamelefo. We reserve the right, however, to rescind any permission granted by us to link through any type of link, and to require termination of any such link to the Weekly Email or Web Site, at our discretion at any time.

Affiliate/Madamelefo Shop Compensation

From time to time, Madamelefo mentions and recommends products within editorial articles. If you purchase a product or service mentioned, Madamelefo may receive compensation from an affiliate partner. If you click on a link that takes you to an affiliate partner site and subsequently make a purchase, Madamelefo might receive compensation from that partner for that transaction.

Regardless of compensation, we seek to be provide recommendations to our readers and all products and services on the site reflect the honest opinions of Madamelefo editors and writers.

Events, Contests, Promotions, Simulations or Games

From time to time, Madamelefo may offer as part of the Services, either on or through the Weekly Email and the Web Site, events, contests, promotions, webinars, as well as product testing. To participate in you may be required to complete a registration form. Upon submission, all registrations become the exclusive property of Madamelefo. Registered users (each, a “Registered User”) are permitted only one account. Registered Users with more than one account are subject to immediate disqualification. Madamelefo, at its sole discretion, may suspend or revoke the registration of any Registered User.

Registered Users agree to release Madamelefo and its agents, advertisers, sponsors or promotional partners, from all liability arising from participation in any of any events, contests, promotions, webinars, as well as product testing located on, or accessed through, the Weekly Email or Web Site. Madamelefo is not responsible for technical, hardware or software failures of any kind, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incomplete, garbled or delayed computer transmissions which may limit any Registered User’s ability to participate in any of the above.

Each Registered User agrees to be bound by the rules of any of the above and by the rules of fair play and consideration of fellow Registered User. A Registered User who violates any of the rules or guidelines for behavior published on the Weekly Email or Web Site, are subject to immediate disqualification and revocation of their registration. Madamelefo is under no obligation to award any prize to any Registered User who violates a published rule or guideline.

Events, Contests, promotions, webinars, as well as product testing may offer prizes to Registered Users. All prizes are subject to the official rules published by Madamelefo.

Madamelefo reserves the right to cancel, terminate or alter any events, contests, promotions, webinars, as well as product testing or the rules thereof at any time without prior notification.

Payment

Payment for Products can be made by Visa, MasterCard and any other methods which may be provided for on the Website from time to time. Once your payment is complete, you will then return to the Website. Payment will be debited and cleared from your account in full at the time you place your order, including with respect to any pre-order. You confirm that the credit/debit card that is being used is yours or that you have been specifically authorized by the owner of the credit/debit card to use it and that there are sufficient funds or credit facilities to cover the cost of the Product(s), services, tickets ordered.

We take reasonable care to make our Website secure. All credit/debit card transactions on the Website are processed using SIX Payment Services (Europe) S.A, a secure on-line payment gateway that encrypts your credit/debit card details in a secure host environment. These details will only be used to process credit/debit card transaction which you have initiated. We do not store your credit card information on our Website, but rely on SIX Payment Services (Europe) S.A to do so. See here for more information on how SIX Payment Services (Europe) S.A protects your information.

We take reasonable care, in so far as it is within our control to do so, to keep the details of your order and payment secure. However, in the absence of negligence on our part we cannot be held liable for any loss you may suffer if a third-party procures unauthorized access to any data and/or personal information that you provide when accessing or ordering from the Website.

Events Cancellation Policy

Sometimes stuff comes up—we’re so sorry if we have to cancel! In the case an event is cancelled, MadameLeFo Ltd,will fully refunded your ticket.

Intellectual Property Rights

All materials contained in the Weekly Email and Web Site are the copyrighted property of Madamelefo and its affiliates or licensors. As between Madamelefo and you, Madamelefo is the sole owner of all content on the Weekly Email and Web Site, including without limitation, all applicable EU and non-EU copyrights, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets, and other intellectual property rights thereto. Except as otherwise specifically provided in these Terms and Conditions, you may not download or save a copy of the Weekly Email or Web Site or any portion thereof, for any purpose. You may, however, print a copy of individual screens appearing as part of the Weekly Email or Web Site solely for your personal, non-commercial use or records, provided that any marks, logos or other legends that appear on the copied screens remain on, and are not removed from the printed or stored images of such screens. All title and intellectual property rights in and to the content of the Linked Sites is the property of the respective content owner and may be protected by applicable copyright or other intellectual property laws and treaties.

Parental Permission

The Weekly Email and Web Site are not intended to be a children’s site, therefore, some of the available information may concern topics that may not be appropriate for children. Madamelefo may, at its discretion, require users under 18 to obtain the consent of a parent or guardian to view certain content, and Madamelefo may limit access to certain content to users above a specified age. You agree to abide by any such restrictions, and not to help anyone avoid those restrictions.

Editorial

Madamelefo items are selected by our editors and on occasion, we will send out “advertorial” e-mails on behalf of sponsors. You’ll recognize them from the subject line, which will indicate that the email is advertorial. Advertorial emails are paid for. When you sign up for Madamelefo you are agreeing not only to get our content delivered to you free, but also to occasionally receive one of these advertorial e-mails from our sponsors. If you would prefer not to get these e-mails, just unsubscribe from all editions of Madamelefo (unfortunately you won’t be getting -any- Madamelefo e-mails any more).

Privacy Policy

We are committed to protecting your privacy and security and have explained in detail the steps we take to do so. We urge you to read our privacy policy. [link]

Disclaimer Of Warranties

THE WEEKLY EMAIL AND WEB SITE AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS,” “WHERE IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE FOREGOING, MADAMELEFO SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: (i) ANY WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, APPROPRIATENESS, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, OR OTHERWISE OF THE CONTENT OF THE WEEKLY EMAIL OR WEB SITE OR SERVICES; AND (ii) ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY THE WEEKLY EMAIL OR WEB SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION AS A RESULT OF (1) ANY ERROR, OMMISSION, DELETION OR DEFECT IN THE CONTENT, OR (2) ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, DEFAMATION OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. MADAMELEFO DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE (1) THAT ANY PORTION OF THE WEEKLY EMAIL OR WEB SITE WILL BE FREE OF INFECTION BY VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES OR ANYTHING ELSE MANIFESTING CONTAMINATING OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES; OR (2) THAT ACCESS TO THE DAILY EMAIL OR WEB SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

MADAMELEFO DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THE WEEKLY EMAIL OR WEB SITE. YOU (AND NOT MADAMELEFO OR ANY OF ITS AGENTS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL MADAMELEFO, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SPONSORS, ADVERTISERS, PARENTS, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY (i) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE AVAILABILITY, USE, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEEKLY EMAIL, WEB SITE OR THE SERVICES , EVEN IF MADAMELEFO OR ITS AGENTS SHALL HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE; OR (ii) FOR ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN, OR DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE WEEKLY EMAIL OR WEB SITE. BECAUSE SOME COUNTRIES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH COUNTRIES OR JURISDICTIONS, MADAMELEFO’S LIABILITY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Indemnification

Upon a request by Madamelefo, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold Madamelefo, its affiliates, officers, directors and employees harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising in any way from your use or misuse of the Weekly Email, Web Site or Services, or the uploading, posting, publishing, e-mailing, reproduction, distribution or transmission of any Content or other materials by you or users authorized by you or any violation of these Terms and Conditions by you. Madamelefo reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with Madamelefo in asserting any available defence.

Copyrights and Copyright Agent

We respect the intellectual property rights of others, and require that the people who use the Madamelefo Weekly Email and Web Site do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please forward the below information to info@madamelefo

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

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

A description of where the alleged infringing material is located;

A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

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

A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Applicable Laws / Jurisdiction

You agree that the laws of the European Union, excluding its conflicts-of-law rules, shall govern these Terms and Conditions. Please note that your use of the Weekly Email and Web Site may be subject to other international laws. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or dispute with Madamelefo or relating in any way to your use of the Weekly Email and Web Site resides in the courts of the Cyprus Government, and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the Cyprus Government, in connection with any such dispute and including any claim involving Madamelefo or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, telecommunication providers and content providers.

We control and operate the weekly email and site from our offices in Nicosia, Cyprus. We do not represent that materials on the weekly email and site are appropriate or available for use outside of Cyprus. Persons who choose to access the weekly email and site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Any inquiries concerning these terms and conditions of use should be directed to email us at info@madamelefo.com

Provisions Unenforceable or Invalid

If any part of this agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

Assignment

You shall not transfer, assign, sublicense nor pledge in any manner whatsoever, any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement. Madamelefo may transfer, assign sublicense or pledge in any manner whatsoever, any of its rights and obligations under this agreement to a subsidiary, affiliate, or successor thereof or to any third party whatsoever, without notifying you or receiving your consent.

If you have any questions about this policy, the weekly email or the site in general, please email us at info@madamelefo.com

Thank you for taking the time and interest to review our policies at Madamelefo.

 

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