TERMS OF USE

READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE!   These terms and conditions govern your use of this web site (the " Site ") and constitute a legally binding agreement (" agreement ") between you and Machine Shop Marketing (" MSM ", " we ", " us " or " our ").   By using or attempting to use the Site, you are agreeing to be legally bound by this agreement. We will assume (and by using this Site you represent) that you either have legal capacity to enter into this agreement (i.e., that you are of sufficient age and mental capacity and are otherwise entitled to be legally bound in contract), or that your parents have consented to your use of this Site and accept this agreement on your behalf.   If for any reason you do not agree with all of the terms and conditions contained in this agreement, you may not use the Site and must discontinue using the Site immediately.

The Site may also contain links or references to additional rules, policies and terms (collectively, the " Policies ") which may apply to specific areas, features or functions of the Site and when you use those areas, features or functions, those Policies will also apply to you with respect to those areas, features or functions, and they form a part of these terms and conditions, and consequently, your agreement with us.

This Site is offered and made available only to users 13 years of age or older who reside in the United States of America. If you are not yet 13 years old, or do not reside in the United States, discontinue using the Site immediately.

This agreement does not cover your rights or responsibilities with respect to third party content or sites or any links that may direct your browser or your connection to third party sites or pages.

1. REGISTRATION

Each user is required to have a unique user name and password combination in order to use certain features and functions of the Site.   We may, from time to time, also provide users with additional codes or passwords necessary to perform certain functions on the Site. Your user name and password are personal to you and you may not allow any others to use your user name or password under any circumstances. We are not liable for any harm caused or related to the theft or misappropriation of your user name or password, disclosure of your user name or password, or your authorization to anyone else to use your user name or password. You agree to immediately notify us if you become aware of or believe there is or may have been any unauthorized use of (or activity using) your user name or password or if there is any other need to deactivate your user name or password due to security concerns. During registration (and possibly at certain other times to enable your use of other features or functions or for security purposes), you will be required to provide us with certain information about you (User Information ") in order for us to allow you to use certain features and functions of the Site, including chat rooms, message boards, electronic mail services, messaging services, auctions, shopping and other interactive features.

It is your responsibility to give us only current, complete, truthful and accurate information and to keep the information that you provide to us up to date. We cannot and will not be responsible for any problems or liability that may arise if you do not give us accurate, truthful or complete information or you fail to update the information you give us.

You are solely responsible for maintaining the strict confidentiality of your user name and password, and for any charges, costs, expenses, damages, liabilities and losses we incur or may suffer as a result of your failure to do so. You, and not us, are solely responsible and liable for your activity, behavior, use and conduct on the Site and for any use of the Site or any other activity or conduct in connection with the Site, by any others who use your user name or password (or any account established for you), unless and until you notify us that your user name or password may have been compromised, misappropriated or improperly taken or used by another party.   We have the right to disclose your User Information to third parties for the purpose of administering and maintaining services on the Site.   We respect the privacy of the contents of users' e-mail and messages (collectively, " Messages "); however, we reserve the right to monitor, edit or disclose any information about your use of the services on the Site and/or such contents if we believe such action is required by law, is necessary to protect and/or defend our rights or to avoid liability, to enforce this agreement, to protect the interests of our members and others, or as otherwise described in our Privacy Statement. The amount of storage space per user is limited.   Some Messages may not be processed due to space constraints or outbound message limitations.   We assume no responsibility for deletion of Messages or any failure to store, receive or deliver Messages in a timely manner or for any other matter relating to Messages.

2. MODIFICATIONS

We reserve the right, at any time and from time to time, for any reason in our sole discretion, to change the terms of this agreement by posting such changes on the Site. Once we post them on the Site, these changes become effective immediately and if you use the Site after they become effective it will signify your agreement to be legally bound by the changes. You should check back frequently and review the terms and conditions of this agreement regularly so you are aware of the most current rights and obligations that apply to you and the terms and conditions of your agreement with us. We may also, but are not required to, e-mail you about such changes.

3. OWNERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The Site, including all Site software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations, audio and video material, artwork, graphic material, databases, collections of content, proprietary information and all copyrighted or otherwise legally prosecutable elements of the Site, including, without limitation, the selection, compilation, sequence and "look and feel" and arrangement of items, and all trademarks, service marks and trade names (individually and/or collectively, " Material "), are the property of MSM and/or its licensors or suppliers and are legally protected, without limitation, under U.S. Federal and State, as well as applicable foreign, laws, regulations and treaties.   Unless the context clearly requires otherwise or we explicitly say so in writing, the term "Site" includes "Material" as well. The Site is to be used solely for your noncommercial and personal use and for no other purposes. You may not alter, delete or conceal any copyright or other notices contained on the Site, including notices on any Material you download, transmit, print or reproduce from the Site. You shall not reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, display or frame, perform, publish, distribute, disseminate, transmit, broadcast or circulate to any third party (including, without limitation, on or via a third party web site), or otherwise use, any Material without the express prior written consent of MSM or the owner of the material if MSM is not the owner. You further agree that you will not disassemble, decompile or reverse engineer any portion of the Site.   Use of spiders, robots and similar data gathering and extraction tools is expressly prohibited.   All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.   Any unauthorized or prohibited use of any Material may subject you to civil liability or criminal prosecution, or both, under applicable federal and state laws. We require users to respect our copyrights and other intellectual property rights. We likewise respect the intellectual property of others. On notice, we will act expeditiously to remove content on the Site that infringes the copyright rights of others and will disable the access to the Site and its services of anyone who uses them to repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that the Site contains elements that infringe your copyrights in your work, you may notify us, under the notice requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. Section 512), by following our Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement, which you may review by clicking HERE .

4. ADVERTISING

From time to time, you may communicate with, receive communications from, be re-directed to, interact with, or participate in or use the services or obtain goods and services of or from, third parties (e.g., advertisers) as a result of your use of the Site. All such communication, interaction and participation is strictly and solely between you and such third party and we shall not be responsible or liable to you in any way in connection with these activities or transactions (including, without limitation, any representations, warranties, covenants, contracts or other terms or conditions that may exist between you and the third party or any goods or services you may purchase or obtain from any third party).

5. RULES OF CONDUCT

Your use of the Site is subject to all applicable local, state and national laws and regulations and, in some cases, international treaties. You are solely responsible for all of your activities, including any acts and omissions that occur in, from, through or under your user name or password or any account established for you. You shall not use, allow or enable others to use the Site, or knowingly condone use of this Site by others, in any manner that is, attempts to, or is likely to:

• be, libelous, defamatory, indecent, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually explicit or sexually, racially, culturally, ethnically offensive, harmful, harassing, intimidating, threatening, hateful, objectionable, discriminatory, abusive or otherwise objectionable material, or which may or may appear to, impersonate anyone else;
• affect us adversely or reflect negatively on us, the Site, our goodwill, name or reputation or cause duress, distress or discomfort to us or anyone else, or discourage any person, firm or enterprise from using all or any portion, features or functions of the Site, or from advertising, linking or becoming a user or supplier to us in connection with the Site;
• send or result in the transmission of junk e-mail, chain letters, duplicative or unsolicited messages, or so-called "spamming", or send the same or similar messages to the same board, or to users that have requested that messages not be sent to them;
• be used for commercial or business purposes, including, without limitation, advertising, marketing or offering goods or services, whether or not for a charge or through linking with any other web site or web pages, or to engage in fraudulent activities;
• transmit, distribute or upload programs or material that contain malicious code, such as viruses, timebombs, cancelbots, worms, trojan horses or other potentially harmful programs or other material or information;
• violate any laws, regulations (including, without limitation, laws regarding the transmission of technical data or software exported from the United States), judicial or governmental order, any treaties or violate or infringe upon any intellectual property rights, rights of publicity or privacy, or any other rights of ours or of any other person, firm or enterprise;
• gain unauthorized access to the Site, other users' accounts, names, passwords, User Information or other computers, web sites or pages, connected or linked to the Site or to use the Site in any manner which violates or is inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this agreement;
• modify, disrupt, impair, alter or interfere with the use, features, functions, security, operation or maintenance of the Site or the rights or use and enjoyment of the Site by any other person, firm or enterprise, or otherwise violate the security or integrity of the Site or of any other service or system; or
• collect, obtain, compile, gather, transmit, reproduce, view or display any information, whether personally identifiable or not, concerning any other person, firm or enterprise, in connection with their or your use of the Site, unless you have obtained the express, prior permission of such other person, firm or enterprise to do so.

6. DEACTIVATION/TERMINATION OF YOUR REGISTRATION; CHANGES TO SITE

You may deactivate your account on the Site, at any time and for any reason, by following the procedures we post to the Site.   We may terminate your use of and registration on the Site, at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, without prior notice to you and without any liability or further obligation of any kind whatsoever to you or any other party.   In addition, we reserve the right to modify or discontinue this Site or any portion hereof at any time with or without notice to you and without any liability or further obligation of any kind whatsoever to you or any other party.

7. DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

THIS SITE, AND ALL MATERIALS, PRODUCTS AND POSTINGS ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, quality, accuracy, timeliness, completeness, quiet enjoyment, no encumbrances, no liens, or SYSTEM INTEGRATION) , AND WITHOUT ANY GUARANTY OR ASSURANCE THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, OR THAT ALL PRODUCTS, FEATURES, FUNCTIONS OR OPERATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE OR PERFORM AS DESCRIBED.   Without limiting the foregoing, MSM is not responsible or liable for any malicious code, delays, inaccuracies, errors, or omissions arising out of your use of the Site. As between you and MSM you are assuming the entire risk as to the quality, accuracy, appropriateness, performance, timeliness, adequacy, completeness, correctness, authenticity, security and validity of any and all features and functions of the Site, including, without limitation, Postings, Messages and Materials associated with your use of the Site. Use of the Site is at your sole risk.

YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, NEITHER MSM NOR ANY OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OR ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, REPRESENTATIVES OR SUPPLIERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, OF ANY KIND, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING FROM USE OF THE SITE OR FROM THIS AGREEMENT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF: (i) THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING OR USING THE PORTION OF THE SITE THAT GAVE RISE TO THE DAMAGES, OR (ii) FIFTY DOLLARS (US$50).

You further understand and acknowledge the capacity of the Site, in the aggregate and for each user, is limited. Consequently some messages and transmissions may not be processed in a timely fashion or at all, and some features or functions may be restricted or delayed or become completely inoperable. As a result, you acknowledge and agree that MSM assumes no liability, responsibility or obligation to transmit, process, store, receive or deliver postings or for any failure or delay associated with any postings and you are hereby expressly advised not to rely upon the timeliness or performance of the Site for any postings.

Some jurisdictions do not allow for the exclusion of certain warranties or certain limitations on damages and remedies, accordingly some of the exclusions and limitations described in this agreement may not apply to you.

8. SHOPPING

Unless otherwise specified, all goods and services offered for sale on the Site (Products ) are on an "as available" and "while supplies last" basis. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO ANY AND ALL PRODUCTS. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY MADE IN WRITING, WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY AND EVERY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY AND ALL PRODUCTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. If a Product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information, we reserve the right to refuse or cancel orders placed for that Product, whether or not the order has been confirmed and even if your account has been charged (in which event we will issue a credit to your account in the amount of the charge).

Our creation or transmission of an order confirmation does not signify acceptance of your order, nor constitute a binding confirmation of an offer to sell any Product and we reserve the right to accept or decline your order for any reason up until the time the Product is actually delivered to you. We reserve the right at any time, without prior notice, to limit or reduce the quantity you ordered of any Product and we will notify you if we do so. All orders placed over $500.00 (U.S.) must obtain pre-approval with an acceptable method of payment, as established by our credit and authorization policies and practices in effect at the time of your order. We may contact you and require additional information from you before we grant such pre-approval. Products on the Site are offered for sale only to end user customers or as personal gifts to end user customers and not for resale. We do not accept orders from dealers, exporters, wholesalers, distributors, resellers or other similar persons or companies, and reserve the right to refuse, cancel or seek the return of any Products that are purchased in violation of the foregoing restrictions.

You are responsible for any taxes imposed on the sale or use of Products and applicable taxes will be added to the amount charged for Products purchased on the Site.

If an order consists of multiple items, they may be shipped separately depending on availability.

9. POSTINGS

Portions of this Site provide you and other users an opportunity to submit, post, display, transmit and/or exchange information, ideas, opinions, photographs, images, video, creative works or other information, messages, transmissions or material to us, the Site or others (" Post " or " Postings "). Postings do not reflect the views of MSM and MSM does not monitor, endorse, edit or screen any Postings, nor shall MSM be liable for any Posting that is in violation of this agreement. In no event shall MSM have or be construed to have any responsibility or liability for or in connection with any Posting whatsoever; however, if we determine, in our sole discretion and judgment, that any Posting does or may violate any of the terms of this agreement or otherwise may be inappropriate, we reserve the right, at any time and without limiting any and all other rights we may have under this agreement, at law or in equity, to: (a) refuse to allow you to Post; (b) remove and delete Postings; (c) revoke your right to use the Site or any part of the Site; and/or (d) use any technological, legal, operational or other means available to MSM to enforce the provisions of this agreement, including, without limitation, blocking specific IP addresses or deactivating your registration.

If a Posting originates from you or your account, you hereby agree that: (a) you are placing the Posting in the public domain without reservation of any rights or further control over the Posting or its use and you specifically authorize MSM to use such Posting in whole or in part, throughout the universe, in perpetuity in or on any and all media, now known or hereafter devised, and alone or together or as part of other information, content and/or material of any kind or nature; (b) you represent and warrant that (i) the Posting is original to you or fully cleared and authorized for use as contemplated herein, (ii) the Posting does and will not, in any way, violate or breach any of the terms of this agreement, (iii) the Posting does not contain libelous, tortious, or otherwise unlawful information, infringe or violate any copyright or other right, or contain any matter the publication or sale of which will violate any federal or state statute or regulation, (iv) the Posting is not obscene or in any other manner unlawful, (v) the Posting shall not be injurious to the health of the user, and (vi) we shall not be required to pay or incur any sums to you or any other person or entity as a result of our use or exploitation of the Posting; (c) if your Posting incorporates the name, logo, brand, service or trademark, voice, likeness or image of any person, firm or enterprise, you specifically represent and warrant that you have the right to place such Posting in the public domain and grant MSM the right to use such Posting as described above; and (d) MSM has the right to use, delete, re-format and/or change your Posting in any manner that MSM may determine (although you will not be responsible for any changes made by MSM).

Posting is for noncommercial purposes only and you may not Post in any manner which does or is intended to promote or generate revenue for any business enterprise or commercial activity.

If you believe that any content on the Site (including, without limitation, Postings) violates any of the terms of this agreement, please click HERE to send us a message about it. We will not respond to your message and we reserve the right to take or refrain from taking any or all steps available to us once we receive any such message.

10. CONTESTS, SWEEPSTAKES, PROMOTIONS AND PROGRAMS

From time to time, MSM or its suppliers and advertisers may conduct promotions on or through the Site, including, without limitation, auctions, contests and sweepstakes (" Promotions "), or offer programs that you may participate in, such as our points program (" Programs "). Each Promotion and Program will have additional terms, conditions and rules which will be posted or otherwise made available to you and, for purposes of each Promotion, will be deemed incorporated into and form a part of this agreement (the " Rules "). If any conflict arises between this agreement and the Rules, the Rules shall govern for purposes of your participation or involvement in the Promotion or Program to which the Rules relate.

11. HYPERLINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES

The appearance, availability, or your use of URLs or hyperlinks referenced or included anywhere on the Site or any other form of link or re-direction of your connection to, with or through the Site, is for your convenience only and does not constitute an endorsement by, nor does it incur any obligation, responsibility or liability on the part of, MSM or any of its subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, representatives, licensors or suppliers. MSM does not verify, endorse, or have any responsibility for any such third party sites, nor for any goods or services associated with or obtained in connection with any such site. If any third party site obtains or collects personally identifiable information from you, in no event shall MSM assume or have any responsibility or liability.

12. INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold MSM, its subsidiaries and affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, representatives and suppliers, harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, losses, expenses, damages and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees), arising our of or resulting from any breach or violation of this agreement by you. MSM reserves the right to assume, at its sole expense, the exclusive defense and control of any such claim or action and all negotiations for settlement or compromise, and you agree to fully cooperate with MSM in the defense of any such claim, action, settlement or compromise negotiations, as requested by MSM.

13. PRIVACY

MSM respects your privacy and the use and protection of the personal information (including any personal information you provide as part of the User Information you give us). Please see our Privacy Statement for important information and disclosures relating to the collection and use of your personally identifiable information in connection with your use of the Site.

14. LAW THAT APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS TERMS

The Site is operated by or on behalf of MSM in the United States and is intended solely and exclusively for residents of the United States, its territories and possessions, who are at least 13 years of age or older. MSM makes no representations that this Site (or any portion of the Site) is appropriate or available for use in other jurisdictions. Those who choose to access this Site from other jurisdictions do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with any and all applicable local laws. This agreement, together with our Privacy Statement and any other rules, regulations, procedures and policies of ours which we post or refer to on the Site and which are hereby incorporated by reference, contains the entire understanding and agreement between you and MSM and supersedes any and all prior or inconsistent understandings relating to the Site and your use of the Site.   This agreement cannot be modified, except as specifically described in Section 2. This agreement cannot be changed or terminated orally. If any provision of this agreement is held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, this will not affect any other provisions and the agreement will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to make it legal, valid and enforceable. Any provision that by its nature should survive or that must survive in order to allow us to enforce its meaning shall survive the termination of this agreement; however, no action arising out of this agreement or your use of the Site, regardless of form or the basis of the claim, may be brought by you more than one (1) year after the cause of action has arisen (or if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause arose). This agreement and your use of the Site is governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the internal substantive laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made, executed and wholly performed in California, and, for the purposes of any and all legal or equitable actions, you specifically agree and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the State and Federal Courts situated in the State of California and agree you will not object to such jurisdiction or venue on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, forum non conveniens or otherwise. To the extent it may be applicable, you agree with us, to opt out from and expressly exclude any applicability of the Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act. IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING COMMENCED TO ENFORCE ANY RIGHT OR OBLIGATION OF THE PARTIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF, YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT YOU MAY NOW HAVE OR HEREAFTER POSSESS TO A TRIAL BY JURY.

IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE SECTION 1542, WHICH SAYS: "A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR."

NOTICE AND PROCEDURE

FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), all notifications of claimed copyright infringement on the Machine Shop Marketing system or the Site should be sent ONLY to our Designated Agent.

NOTE: THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PROVIDED SOLELY FOR NOTIFYING THE SERVICE PROVIDERS REFERENCED BELOW THAT YOUR COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL MAY HAVE BEEN INFRINGED.

WE CAUTION YOU THAT UNDER FEDERAL LAW, IF YOU KNOWINGLY MISREPRESENT THAT ONLINE MATERIAL IS INFRINGING, YOU MAY BE SUBJECT TO HEAVY CIVIL PENALTIES. THESE INCLUDE MONETARY DAMAGES, COURT COSTS, AND ATTORNEYS FEES INCURRED BY US, BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER, OR BY ANY COPYRIGHT OWNER'S LICENSEE THAT IS INJURED AS A RESULT OF OUR RELYING UPON YOUR MISREPRESENTATION. YOU MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PROSECUTION FOR PERJURY.

DO NOT SEND ANY INQUIRIES UNRELATED TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT (E.G. REQUESTS FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR CUSTOMER SERVICE, REPORTS OF E-MAIL ABUSE, ETC.) TO THE CONTACT LISTED BELOW. YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE IF SENT TO THAT CONTACT.

Written notification must be submitted to the following Designated Agent:

Under Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3)(A), the Notification of Claimed Infringement must include the following:

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

•  Identification of the copyrighted work (or works) that you claim has been infringed;

•  A description of the material that you claim is infringing, and the location where the original or an authorized copy of the copyrighted work exists (for example, the URL of the page of the web site where it is lawfully posted; the name, edition and pages of a book from which an excerpt was copied, etc.);

•  A clear description of where the infringing material is located on our web site, including as applicable its URL, so that we can locate the material;

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

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