Berecz-Luhrs Family History

Berecz-Luhrs Family History
The Fine Print and Technical Details
You wanted to read the fine print, so here it is!

Purpose and Motivation of this Website: I have created this website as a retirement hobby. Given my experience in software development, in teaching, and in family history research, it seemed a "natural" ... to me anyway! I am no longer engaged in either developing software or teaching to earn a living, and I have never pursued genealogy professionally. This is a totally not-for-profit personal effort. As such, while I look forward to your comments, questions, and other feedback, I feel no obligation to assist you in any way, to make the changes or corrections that you may recommend, or even to acknowledge your existence. [In reality, I'll seriously consider doing all three.]

Site Creation Details: This website is publicly available at www.berecz.us/famtree/ and was created largely with hand-coded HTML. But, many of the pages containing actual family history data (as opposed to the reports, etc.) were generated using Roots Magic software . I am currently using Roots Magic ver 4.1.2.1. The website was tested using Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 8 browser under Windows XP with 1280x1024 screen resolution; and also with Internet Explorer version 9 browser under Windows 7 with 1366x768 screen resolution. Therefore minor rendering differences may result if you use another browser or lower screen resolutions. I have taken one liberty with the Hungarian language, which I must explain. The Hungarian double-accent diacritic is not used in this website because it is difficult to display or print on American equipment. Rather the umlauted ö and ü are substituted. While incorrect, this usage (I believe) causes no serious ambiguity.

Your Use of this Website: I encourage you to use the website in any manner that meets your needs, yet doesn't infringe on my rights and/or property. I take no responsibility for the misuse of any information presented in the website, and assume no liability for damages actual or perceived relating to the use of this information. I'm not forcing you to access this website or read this twaddle ... that's strictly your choice.

Links Between Websites. I encourage other website owners to provide links to this website, I ask only that they do it in a manner that (a) links to my homepage [www.berecz.us/famtree/] rather than directly to any lower-level page; and (b) does not give the appearance that this website is a part of any commercial endeavor.

My Rights in Data to the Website: I understand fully that a considerable portion of the information -- including virtually all vital data on individual persons -- in this website was gathered from public domain sources and so is freely usable by anyone who accesses the site. On the other hand, the organization and formatting of the website and the content of authored informational sections are my legal intellectual property. On all of this material I claim a copyright, and expect all users to honor that claim. I fully intend to defend my copyrights in the event a user infringes on them for any profit-making or other commercial purpose.

Note on Proprietary Software:The name KinFolks^TM was selected in 1986 for a genealogy software system designed and implemented by Vic Berecz. Early versions of KinFolks were the first genealogy software to incorporate a graphical user interface and a relationship calculator, and KinFolks also provided early multimedia support. The name KinTools^TM was adopted shortly thereafter for a set of associated genealogy utilities. In 1997, KinFolks and KinTools products were tested by and these names were registered with the LDS Family History Library as GEDCOM-compliant products developed and owned by Vic Berecz. These products were never made available commercially, and are no longer in use. But, I still claim KinFolks^TM and KinTools^TM as trademarks.

Note on Previous Versions of this Website:The Berecz-Luhrs Family Ancestors website was begun in 1997. It was moved to the Berecz.us domain in 2002, major additions were made in 2006 and 2008, and the current complete rewrite was undertaken in 2011. Prior versions of the website contained a significant error in the Moré collateral line which has been corrected here.

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