Terms of Use/User Agreement

PLEASE READ THIS USER AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING AND USING THIS SITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE / USER AGREEMENT.

YOU MUST BE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OR OLDER TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE. IF YOU ARE UNDER EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACCESS THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY REASON. GIVEN THE AGE RESTRICTIONS FOR USE OF THIS WEB SITE, NO INFORMATION OBTAINED BY THIS WEB SITE FALLS WITHIN THE CHILD ONLINE PRIVACY ACT (COPPA).

1. By using this website, you agree to be bound by all of the terms of this User Agreement and Privacy Policy. The owner of this website reserves the right to change the terms of this User Agreement or to modify any features of this site at any time. By using this site, you agree to be bound by such changes.
2. This website is protected by copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All individual articles, content and other elements comprising this website are also copyrighted works. You must abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in the site.
3. You may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit or in any way exploit any part of this site without prior written consent from the site’s owner. Also, you may not sell or offer for sale any part of this site or use any part of this site for commercial purposes or any other reason without prior written consent from the site’s owner.
4. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the owner of this site, its directors, officers, managers, employees, parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, licensors and contractors from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of this Terms of Use / User Agreement or the Privacy Policy. You also agree to indemnify and hold harmless the above mentioned parties from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of this site and the site’s associated content.
5. This website is available “as is.” We do not warrant that this website will be error-free. There may be omissions, interruptions and inaccuracies in the news, information and other materials available through this website. We do not make any representations, nor do we endorse the accuracy, completeness, timeliness or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other material displayed, uploaded or distributed through this website or links in this website. We reserve the right to correct any errors or omissions in site. Although we intend to take reasonable steps to prevent the introduction of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other destructive materials that may be downloaded from this website or links present on this website, we do not guarantee or warrant that this website or materials that can be downloaded from this website do not contain such destructive features. We are not liable for any damages or harm attributable to such features. If you rely on the information or content resident on this website, you do so only at your own risk.
6. The owner of this website, and its officers, directors, managers, employees, parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, contractors or licensors are not liable for incidental, indirect, consequential, special, punitive, or exemplary damages of any kind, including lost revenues or profits, loss of business or loss of data, in any way related to use of this website or for any claim, loss or injury based on errors, omissions, interruptions or any other inaccuracies on this website. Any claim against us shall be limited to the amount you paid, if any, for use of this service.
7. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the United States and the State of California. The parties to this Terms of Use / User Agreement agree that any dispute pertaining to this agreement or this website will be arbitrated or litigated exclusively in Marin County, California.

If any part of this Terms of Use / User Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

This Terms of Use / User Agreement constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to this subject matter. The owners of this website may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.

Last Revision: June 16, 2010