I know, I know, who needs to read all this legalese when what you want is good fiction and good art? Well, you do! The NetherReal was created for your enjoyment, but there are a few things you must understand to be able to do enjoy it without doing the wrong thing. So without further ado-
Carefully read the following legal agreement before using this web site. By using this web site, you signify your assent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please disconnect from and do not use this Web site.
When you visit the NetherReal, certain information is collected automatically by the server. This information is routine and is done at any site you visit. The information automatically collected is:
216.78.48.152 - - [20/Mar/2000:02:40:41 +0100] ""GET /images/2000/title4.gif HTTP/1.1" 200 3871 www.netherreal.de "http://www.chaosium.com/nifty/coc-links.shtml" "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98; DigExt)"
Deciphered, the information includes:
216.78.48.152 (Your current IP address. This changes as assigned by your ISP every time you dial up.)
[20/Mar/2000:02:40:41 +0100] (The date and time your browser requested the information. The +0100 is your time zone.)
""GET /images/2000/title4.gif HTTP/1.1" (The action your browser requested. The one shown is simply a request for a graphics.)
200 (The code for the request. This one says the request was successful.)
3871 (The size of the file requested.)
www.netherreal.de (The root domain of the request.)
"http://www.chaosium.com/nifty/coc-links.shtml" (Where you came from when you came to the page and requested the file.)
"Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.0; Windows 98; DigExt)" (What kind of browser and platform you are using. This request was done using MSIE 5.0 on a Windows 98 platform.)
The information collected is simply to help me better your service. Using the browser info, I can better design the sites for the majority of the audience and so on. NONE of this information is released to third parties.
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