An HTTP GET is not a Binding Contract

At the site of FunWebProducts is this warning.

Please read carefully. By clicking one of the “FunWebProducts” above, you accept and agree to abide by the End User License Agreement.

Clicking on any of the links in question will trigger an HTTP GET request, and the installation of the FunWebProducts spyware.

The HTTP specification, RFC 2616, discusses the meaning of GET in Section 9.1.1 Safe Methods.

Naturally, it is not possible to ensure that the server does not generate side-effects as a result of performing a GET request; in fact, some dynamic resources consider that a feature. The important distinction here is that the user did not request the side-effects, so therefore cannot be held accountable for them. [emphasis mine]

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