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TERMS OF WEB SITE USE
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Below. If You Do Not Wish To Be Bound By These Terms And Conditions, You Should
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DISCLAIMER
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COMPONENTS.
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including without limitation, lost revenues, lost profits, or loss of
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transmission or any failure of performance, even if the Animals and Society Institute has
been advised of the possibility of such damages, or of any claim by another
party.
CLICK THROUGH ACCESS
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you with access to other sites through our site as a convenience only, either by
means of a direct link or through a software script (collectively,
"Click-Through Access"). If the Animals and Society Institute provides you access to
content, whether at our site or by Click-through access, your rights to such
content are limited to whatever rights are provided to you by the owner of the
content, the owner or operator of the site accessed through Click-Through
Access. You agree that you will not use any portion of our site in violation of
any agreements or membership rules of such programs or other sites.
INDEMNIFICATION
AS A CONDITION OF USE OF THIS WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND
HOLD THE Animals and Society Institute HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, COSTS AND
EXPENSES, INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS` FEES, RELATED TO ANY VIOLATION OF
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BY YOU.
SUBMISSIONS TO US
The Animals and Society Institute always appreciates hearing from its
members and users of its Web site, and we welcome any feedback. Nevertheless, to
avoid any disputes we must ask you not to send us anything unless you agree that
we will own what you send. Specifically, all suggestions, ideas, concepts,
messages, e-mails, samples, and all other Content or submissions (collectively
"Submissions") shall be deemed, and shall remain, the property of the Appraisal
Institute and you hereby assign all rights in the Submissions to us. If for any
reason any rights in any Submissions are not assigned, you hereby grant us a
perpetual, irrevocable, fully paid up license to use the Submissions for any
purpose whatsoever. You also hereby give your consent for us to use your name in
connection with your Submissions, or for promotional purposes.
PRIVACY
The information that the user provides via this Web site, together
with information regarding the manner in which the user uses this Web site, will
not be processed or disclosed by Animals and Society Institute except as permitted by
these terms and conditions. By being a user of this Web site, the user agrees
that the Animals and Society Institute may share with other parties aggregate, individual,
and locator information gathered by the Animals and Society Institute in the course of the
user`s continuing individual use of this Web site. "Aggregate information" is
information that describes the habits, usage patterns and/or demographics of
users as a group but does not describe or reveal the identity of any particular
user. "Individual information" is information about a user that is presented in
a form distinguishable from information relating to other users but not in a
form that personally identifies any user or enables the recipient to communicate
directly with any user. "Locator information" consists of a user`s name, e-mail
address, physical address and/or other data about the user that enables the
recipient to personally identify the user. Any user who does not wish to receive
any special offers or communications from the Animals and Society Institute directly or on
behalf of suppliers, may so notify the Animals and Society Institute at the address listed below. (Note that a user`s election not to receive such information will not affect the user`s receipt of offers and communications that were processed prior to the users election.) Locator information and individual information will be processed and stored by the Animals and Society Institute in the United States. Users may contact the Animals and Society Institute to determine whether such information has been accurately recorded and, if not, to request correction of any inaccuracies in the information recorded by the Animals and Society Institute.
MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The Animals and Society Institute reserves the right to change this
agreement at any time by revising the terms and conditions herein. Users are
responsible for regularly reviewing these terms and conditions. Continued use of
this Web site following any such changes shall constitute the user`s acceptance
of such changes.
GOVERNING LAW
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of California, U.S.A., without giving effect to any
principles of conflicts of laws. User consents to the exclusive jurisdiction and
venue of courts in the State of California, U.S.A. in all disputes arising out of
or relating to the use of this Web site.
Use of this Web site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does
not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including
without limitation this paragraph. Those who choose to access this site from
other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance
with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
FULL AGREEMENT/SEVERABILITY
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the
Animals and Society Institute and the user with respect to this Web site and it supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic,
oral or written, between the Animals and Society Institute and the user with respect to
this Web site.
If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void, or for
any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from
this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any
remaining provisions.
ADMISSIBILITY
A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in
electronic form will be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings
based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the
same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and
maintained by the Animals and Society Institute.
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