UCE/SPAM WARNING

Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE, also known as Electronic Mail Advertising, or SPAM) is both state and FEDERAL CRIME* as well as a violation of the Terms of Use or our websites. Presence of our email addresses on any of our sites does not invite Unsolicited Commercial Email (UCE or “SPAM”). This computer system is private property — unauthorized use is prohibited by law. Operation of a spider or any other software, hardware, and/or scripts for the purpose of collecting and/or harvesting email addresses or our visitors personal information is strictly forbidden.

Pursuant to United States Code, Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, ¶227 [47 USC 227], West Virginia Code 46A-6G, and Ohio Revised Code 2307.63, any and all unsolicited commercial E-mail sent to any address at FamilyBible.org, TheHerbDoc.com, TheHerbDoc.net, TheHerbDoc.org, or to any of our clients, is subject to a download and retrieval fee in the amount of Fifteen U.S. Dollars ($15.00). Sending an eMail message to any of our domain addresses denotes acceptance of our complete Terms of Use and Spam Policy. Failure to rebmit the required fee may result in civil and criminal prosecution resulting in fines of up to $1,100.00 per message, plus court costs and attorney fees.

Our websites operate on computer systems that are located in West Virginia, Ohio, and New York, and are therefore subject to the laws of those three states.

West Virginia Code 46A-6G imposes “Limitations on unauthorized electronic mail: ... No person may initiate the transmission of an unauthorized electronic mail message … or a bulk electronic mail message from a computer located in the state of West Virginia or to an electronic mail address that the sender knows, or has reason to know, is held by a West Virginia resident … a minimum damage assessment of one thousand dollars may be recovered for violations of this article. Punitive damages may be awarded for the willful failure to cease initiating unauthorized bulk electronic mail messages. Court costs and reasonable attorney fees may be awarded for violations of this article.”

Ohio Revised Code 2307.63: “If a person transmits or causes to be transmitted an electronic mail advertisement in violation of division (B) of this section, the recipient of the electronic mail advertisement may bring a civil action against that person to enforce that division. The recipient may recover both of the following in the civil action: (1) Actual damages or damages of one hundred dollars per electronic mail advertisement received in violation of division (B) of this section, whichever is greater; (2) Reasonable attorney's fees, court costs, and other costs of bringing the action.”

If you feel that it is unfair that your free use of the Internet should be restricted because of the unethical and illegal acts of a small minority of Internet citizens, please (a) contact your Internet Service Provider and ask them to take a firm anti-SPAM stance if they have not already done so; (b) contact your state and Federal lawmakers and and them to pass and aggressively enforce anti-SPAM legislation; and (c) join the fight against SPAM by clicking on the links below.
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* US Code: Title 47, Chapter 5, Subchapter II, Section 227 (Fine: $500 per recipient per message), California Business and Professions Code Section 17538.45 (an additional fine of $50 per recipient per message), Revised Code of Washington, RCW 19.190 (an additional fine of $500 per recipient per message), Ohio Revised Code sections 2913.01-04 (defines violation as a felony), and many others. [RETURN]

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