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Website Terms and
Conditions Of Use
This page states the Terms and Conditions under which you may use this website.
Please read this page carefully. If you do not accept the Terms and Conditions
stated here, do not use the Web Site. The Professional Association of Innkeepers
InternationalÆ ("Company") may revise these Terms and Conditions
at any time by updating this posting. You should visit this page periodically
to review the Terms and Conditions, because they are binding on you.
Section 1. Use of Material.
The Company authorizes you to view and download a single copy of the material
on this website ("website") solely for your personal, noncommercial
use. Special rules may apply to the use of certain software and other items provided
on the website. Any such special rules are listed as "Legal Notices"
on this website and are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.
The contents of this website, such as text, graphics, images and other material
("Material"), are protected by copyright laws. Unauthorized use of the
Material may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. You must retain all
copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Material on
any copy you make of the Material. You may not sell or modify the Material or
reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the Material
in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use of the Material on any
other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.
If you violate any of these Terms, your
permission to use the Material automatically terminates and you must immediately
destroy any copies you have made of the Material.
Section 2. Company's
Liability.
The Material may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Company makes no
representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of
the Material or about the results to be obtained from using the website and the
Material. The use of the website and the Material is at your own risk. Changes
are periodically made to the website and may be made at any time.
COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THIS
WEBSITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES AND OTHER HARMFUL GOODS. IF
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING
EQUIPMENT OR DATA, COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.
THE WEBSITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON
AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY AND
ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES,
INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES
RIGHTS, AND THE WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. COMPANY AND ITS
SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY , RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS,
OR TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
Section 3. Disclaimer
of Consequential Damages.
IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED AT THIS
SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL
AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR
BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE
AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL
THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Section 4. User Submissions.
Any communication which you post to the website is considered to be non-confidential.
By posting communications to the website, you automatically grant Company a royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish,
edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication alone or as
part of other works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or hereafter
developed, and to sublicense such rights.
As a User, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible
for the consequences of their posting. You must not do the following things: Post
material that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission
of the copyright owner to post it; post material that reveals trade secrets, unless
you own them or have the permission of the owner; post material that infringes
on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity
rights of others; post material that is obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing,
abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another User or any other person or entity;
post a sexually-explicit image; post advertisements or solicitations of business;
post chain letters or pyramid schemes; or impersonate another person.
The Company does not represent or guarantee
the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any of communications posted by
other Users or endorse any opinions expressed by Users. You acknowledge that
any reliance on material posted by other Users will be at your own risk.
Company does not screen communications in
advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring material posted by
Users. If notified by a User of communications which allegedly do not conform
to this Agreement, Company may investigate the allegation and determine in good
faith and its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of the
communication. Company has no liability or responsibility to Users for performance
or nonperformance of such activities. Company reserves the right to expel Users
and prevent their further access to the website for violating this Agreement
or the law and the right to remove communications which are abusive, illegal,
or disruptive.
Section 5. Links
to Other Sites.
The Web Site contains links to third-party websites. These links are provided
solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by Company of the contents
on such third-party websites. Company is not responsible for the content of linked
third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content
or accuracy of materials on such third party websites. If you decide to access
linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.
Section 6. Software
Licenses.
All software that is made available for downloading from the website ("Software")
is protected by copyright and may be protected by other rights. The use of such
software is governed by the terms of the software license agreement or designated
"Legal Notice" accompanying such software ("License Agreement").
The downloading and use of such software is conditioned on your agreement to be
bound by the terms of the License Agreement.
Section 7. Limitation
of Liability.
Unless otherwise expressly provided in a Software License or Legal Notice, the
aggregate liability for Company to you for all claims arising from the use of
the Materials (including Software) is limited to $100.
Section 8. Indemnity.
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors,
employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including
without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting
from your use of the Material (including Software) or your breach of the terms
of this Agreement. The Company shall provide notice to you promptly of any such
claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending
any such claim, suit or proceeding.
Section 9. Export
Control.
The United States controls the export of products and information. You agree to
comply with such restrictions and not to export or re-export the Materials (including
Software) to countries or persons prohibited under the export control laws. By
downloading the Materials (including Software), you are agreeing that you are
not in a country where such export is prohibited or are a person or entity to
which such export is prohibited. You are responsible for compliance with the laws
of your local jurisdiction regarding the import, export, or re-export of the Product.
Section 10. User
Information.
The Company may use the information it obtains relating to you, including your
IP address, name, mailing address, email address and use of the website, for its
internal business and marketing purposes and may disclose the information to third
parties for such purposes.
Section 11. General.
The Company makes no claims the Materials are appropriate or may be downloaded
outside of the United States. Access to the Materials (including Software) may
not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the website
from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible
for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed
by the internal substantive laws of the State of California, without respect to
its conflict of laws or principles. If any provision of this Agreement is found
to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such
provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement,
which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Agreement
shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.
Except as expressly provided in a particular "Legal Notice" or Software
License or material on particular Web pages, this Agreement constitutes the entire
Agreement between you and the Company with respect to the use of Web Site. Any
changes to this Agreement must be made in writing, signed by an authorized representative
of the Company.
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