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SHOUT RESEARCH™ TERMS OF USE


June 2008


ATTENTION: Please carefully read these Terms of Use which set forth the legally binding terms for use of the Shout Research website (the "Shout Research Website"). These Terms of Use, as well as the Shout Research Corp. ("Shout Research") Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference, apply to all users of the Shout Research Website.


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  • CHANGES. Shout Research may modify these Terms of Use from time to time and such modification shall be effective upon posting by Shout Research on the Shout Research Website. The date on which the latest update was made is indicated at the top of this document. You agree to be bound to any changes to these Terms of Use when you use the Shout Research Website after any such modification is posted. It is therefore important that you review these Terms of Use regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes.
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