Rules and terms of use of the remote control system Skylive.

1) Registration and password request.

Users who want access to the system Skylive must go on www.skylive.it website and register for free as a user, so getting the password. The data requested during registration will be used to store users informations, for commercial service, and can be treated for Commercial communications. The requested password will arive within a few minutes via e-mail, and can not be shared with other users or other persons, is strictly personal, otherwise will effect a immediate cancellation of your account. In any case, is allowed the use of username and password even from different PC, like from home, office etc..

2) Control Panel telescopes.

The program used to access all the tools of the system Skylive is free, open-source and can be downloaded from the website www.skylive.it in the Download section. This can also be modified by other programmers, users, after notifying the staff Skylive and after their consent.

3) Use of the telescopes.

All telescopes Skylive system can be accessed through the software SkyLiveNG, free and developed by the staff SkyLive?. The telescopes can be used in two ways: 1) "Shared mode" included in the annual registration fee, and provides for the use of each telescope shared with all other connected users in the chat, pointing and carrying pictures of items in turn, by agreeing with the chat, in any case it is not allowed to keep busy the telescope for longer than 15 minutes, except that other members agree to continue. 2) "Esclusive and reserved mode". If you book in advance or more hours to use the telescope, which will be used in reservad way . Means that only the user who has booked can control the telescope and make the picture. In any case, all users, paying or not, can download the photos made by all other users, such as last photo from the same control panel, or pictures from the site located www.skylive.it

4) Booking to the exclusive use.

Is possible to reserve one or more telescopes for the exclusive use and pay for the additional hours as specified in the site www.skylive.it; During an hour reserved for the exclusive use, you and 'the only one who can' control telescope and make the picture. This system is suitable especially for research sessions that require a lot of time to use the telescope without possibility' that other users can also accidentally move the telescope. In case of bad weather or maintenance, it will not be booked and the remaining hours will be refunded. It requires a minimum of 10 hours to be used within a calendar year. The timing of reservations and the booking is done via the web site www.skylive.it or the Skylive-NG software.

5) Forum.

The Forum Site is www.skylive.it/forum5 and is the main tool to publish the results of the observations made by the Network of Telescopes Skylive. This also is used as a form of communication, updating, exchanging ideas, suggestions and recommendations for Astronomy. Who participates in the forum maintain a proper ethics, without any kind of insult to other users of the Forum, there are sections of' OFF TOPIC 'where' can talk about all topics not related to astronomy, but always respecting the rules above. It is also prohibited to do advertising of any kind, unless for commercial purposes. For any non-compliance found by a user you can report to skylive@skylive.it

6) Copyright.

All images, photos and documents produced by Skylive, are covered by the Copyright information, and may not be reproduced in any electronic or printed form without permission of SkyLive?. Is possible to request by email to staff SkyLive? to publish photos or research results.

7) Responsibilities.

Skylive is a voluntary association, no-profit. As such it has no liability for any form of ill-usage of the system or damage of any kind caused by it. You should maintain a proper ethics in using the system, without precedence in any way on other users, and be kind. Is also possible to report the staff Skylive any abuse or misconduct. Each case will be assessed and, decisions could be taken for cancellation of the user.