Rotary
International website terms and
conditions of use
Last updated: 1 October 2009
Please read these terms and
conditions of use carefully.
Access
to and use of
http://rotaryclubsanpedrosula.org
("Site," "the Site," and "this
Site") is subject to the
following terms and conditions
of use ("Terms and Conditions"
and "these Terms and
Conditions") and all applicable
laws. By accessing, using, or
browsing the Site, you ("you,"
"User," and "Users") agree to be
bound by these Terms and
Conditions and accept, without
limitation or qualification,
these Terms and Conditions and
all terms, policies, guidelines,
or other notices incorporated by
reference, whether or not you
are a member of a Rotary club,
Interact club, or Rotaract club.
If you do not agree to these
Terms and Conditions, do not use
or access this Site. By using
this Site, you represent and
warrant that you are over the
age of 13 and are lawfully able
to accept these Terms and
Conditions.
The term "Site" includes all
websites and Web pages within
http://rotaryclubsanpedrosula.org,
as well as any equivalent,
replacement, substitute, or
backup websites or Web pages
that are associated with the
Site. These Terms and Conditions
govern your use of this Site and
do not alter in any way the
terms or conditions of any other
agreement you may have with
Rotary International. Any
additional terms that govern
certain products and services
will be presented in conjunction
with those products and
services.
Ownership of
the Site and Site Content
This Site is owned by Rotary
International ("RI"). Unless
otherwise indicated, all of the
content or information featured,
contained, or displayed on this
Site, including, but not limited
to, design, text, articles,
graphics, public service
announcements, illustrations,
photographs, images, data,
video, moving images, sound,
audio, music, software,
applications, and the selection
and arrangement thereof ("Site
Content") and trademarks and
logos are the proprietary
property of and owned and
controlled by Rotary
International, its licensors, or
third-party partners, or used
herein with permission and are
legally protected, without
limitation, under U.S. federal
and state, as well as foreign,
laws, regulations, and treaties.
All elements of the Site,
including the Site Content, are
protected by copyright,
trademark, moral rights, trade
dress, and other laws relating
to the protection of
intellectual property.
Use of this
Site and Site Content
Provided that you are
eligible to use this Site, you
may access and use this Site and
some of the Site Content solely
for your personal, noncommercial
use. User may download or print
a single copy of any article or
text solely for personal,
noncommercial use, unless
specifically prohibited,
provided the User does not
remove any trademark, copyright,
or other notice from such Site
Content. No other use is
permitted by User without the
prior written permission of
Rotary International, unless
otherwise set forth below.
Unless particular materials
are specifically restricted or
restricted as noted on the Site,
RI grants Rotary club, Interact
club, and Rotaract club members
("Members") only
a nonexclusive license
to reproduce and distribute
certain articles, photographs,
text, public service
announcements, and graphics
posted on this Site, provided
the Member complies with all of
the following conditions:
The copies are
reproduced in a publication
of a Rotary Entity (as
defined in the
Rotary Code of Policies);
The copies are
distributed only for the
noncommercial educational or
public policy purposes of
promoting humanitarian
service through RI;
The particular article,
photograph, text, public
service announcement, or
graphic is reproduced in its
entirety and in its original
form (you may not edit or
otherwise change the
substance of the content, or
change or delete any
copyright, trademark, and
other proprietary notices);
No fee is charged for
any Site Content or for
access to Site Content. All
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responsible for any claim, loss,
or damage arising from any use
of these photographs.
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described above, all Users are
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reproducing, distributing,
displaying, republishing,
retransmitting, reposting,
archiving, selling, or
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All commercial uses of
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Content;
Using the Site or the
Site Content other than for
its intended purpose; and
Manipulating or framing
any trademark or logo of
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Site Content, or any portion
of the Site.
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must
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of RI. Any unauthorized use of
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audio or video clips
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INTERNATIONAL," the ROTARY
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the TRF Logo, "TRF," "ROTARIAN,"
"INTERACT," "INTERACT CLUB,"
"ROTARACT," "ROTARACT CLUB,"
among numerous others
(collectively the "Rotary
Marks"), are the registered and
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district, or other Rotary Entity
and use the Rotary Marks
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use of the Rotary Marks found in
the
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Linking
policy
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districts, and other Rotary
Entities to link to this Site.
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Direct linking to partial
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You may not use a Rotary
International trademark,
other proprietary RI
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You may not frame any
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any pages and files.
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RI reserves the right to
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representations regarding and
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directly or indirectly for the
quality, content, nature, or
reliability of Linked Sites or
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and is not responsible for the
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including without limitation any
link contained in a Linked Site,
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the United States, your access,
use, and download of User Forums
or participation in Promotion is
at your own risk.
Change
in the Terms and Conditions
RI may change, add, or remove
portions of these Terms and
Conditions at any time and will
post such changes on the Site.
It is your responsibility to
review these Terms and
Conditions prior to each use of
the Site and by continuing to
use this Site, you agree to any
changes in the Terms and
Conditions, including, but not
limited to, the provisions
regarding liability, and all
other provisions for which
survival is equitable or
appropriate.
Discontinuation of service
RI may change, suspend, or
discontinue any aspect of the
Site at any time, including the
availability of Site Content. RI
may also restrict your access to
parts of or the entire Site
without notice or liability. RI
reserves the right, without
notice and in its sole
discretion, to terminate and/or
block your use of the Site. In
the event of termination of your
use of this Site for any reason,
you agree that the following
provisions of these Terms and
Conditions will survive:
limitations on your use of Site
Content, copyright complaints,
the license(s) you have granted
to RI, warranties, disclaimers,
indemnification, and limitation
of liability.
General
The section titles used in
these Terms and Conditions are
for convenience and do not have
any legal or contractual effect.
The Site’s Privacy Policy is
incorporated herein by
reference. These Terms and
Conditions shall be governed and
construed by and under the laws
of the State of Illinois,
without regard to its conflict
of laws. You hereby consent to
the exclusive jurisdiction and
venue of the state courts
sitting in Cook County,
Illinois, or the federal courts
in the Northern District of
Illinois to resolve any disputes
arising under these Terms and
Conditions.
These Terms and Conditions
contain the complete agreement
between you and RI with respect
to your use of this Site, and
supersede all prior or
contemporaneous agreements or
understandings, whether oral or
written. You shall have no
rights in or to RI’s proprietary
property made available to you
to use or access the Site. You
may not sublicense, assign, or
transfer any licenses granted to
you by RI, and any attempt to
sublicense, assign, or transfer
shall be null and void. Any
failure or delay of RI to
enforce or exercise any
provision of or its rights under
these Terms and Conditions or
related right shall not be
deemed a waiver of those rights
or provisions or a breach of
these Terms and Conditions by
RI. If any part of these Terms
and Conditions shall be held by
a court of competent
jurisdiction to be contrary to
law, that provision will be
enforced to the maximum extent
permissible and the remaining
provisions of the Terms and
Conditions will remain in full
force and effect. These Terms
and Conditions may not be
modified by you, in writing or
otherwise, unless agreed to in a
written document signed by RI.
