Terms of Use for Huntington Beach Parade Website

Terms of Use

These are the Terms of Use for this Huntington Beach Parade website.  The website seeks to engage a varied audience with ideas, discussion, commentary, interaction, news, reviews, criticism, education, scholarship, research, and the like.  Access to and use of this website and its contents are subject to the following terms and conditions and all applicable laws.  BY ACCESSING AND BROWSING THIS WEBSITE, YOU FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  This website may at any time revise these terms and conditions.  You are solely responsible for being in compliance with the then-current terms and conditions.

Copyrights and Trademarks

Copyrights and other proprietary rights in the materials on this website may subsist in this website and in individuals and entities other than this website.  You hereby acknowledge and agree that, subject to valid third-party rights, this website retains all intellectual property rights, including without limitation copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, and other proprietary rights, in and to the texts, images, marks, data, and all other content contained in this website (collectively the “Materials”).

Any trademarks, service marks, collective marks, design rights or similar rights that are mentioned, used or cited in the articles, commentary, or other Materials on this website are the property of their respective owners.  The use of such Materials on this website does not imply that you may use the Materials for any other purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original author.  Unless otherwise stated, this website is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such this website cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected Materials.  Your use of any such or similar property is at your own risk.

Any copyrights and other proprietary rights in the Materials on this site are the property of their respective owners.  The use of such Materials on this website does not imply that you may use the Materials for any other purpose other than for the same or a similar informational use as contemplated by the original author.  Unless otherwise stated, this website is neither endorsed by nor affiliated with any of the holders of any such rights and as such this website cannot grant any rights to use any otherwise protected Materials. Your use of any such or similar property is at your own risk.

Fair Use

Any use of the Materials that does not qualify as fair use is subject to prior written approval from this website, and the user must request and receive such approval prior to any use.  In accordance with the applicable copyright laws, any Materials authored by this website may be used for limited personal, educational, and non-commercial purposes without permission, provided that the source of the Materials is cited.  Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print any Materials authored by this website for such uses may do so without express permission.  Users must cite the Materials as they would material from any printed work; the citation should include the notation © All rights reserved by HuntingtonBeachParade.com and include a link to the URL https://www.huntingtonbeachparade.com.

Note, however, that certain photographs, works of art, text, and other content may be protected by copyright, trademark, or related interests not owned by this website.  The responsibility for ascertaining whether any such rights exist, and for obtaining all other necessary permissions, remains solely with the user and this website will have no responsibility in connection with securing such necessary rights for any Materials.

Reservation of Rights

All rights not expressly granted by this website herein are specifically and completely reserved.  Nothing on this website or in these Terms of Use grants, expressly or implicitly, by estoppel or otherwise, any right or license to use any content or property of any third party, or may be construed to mean that this website has authority to grant any right or license on behalf of any third party.

Links

This website may contain links to third party websites.  This website is not responsible for any content of any linked website.  This website provides these links as a convenience only, and a link does not imply endorsement, sponsorship, or any affiliation with the linked website or its content, purpose, policies, or business practices.

Unrestricted Contributions, Commentary, and Discussion

This website may at times provide unrestricted access for contributions, commentary, discussion, and the like for the exchange of ideas and information by participants and visitors to the website.  This website undertakes no obligation to edit or control the information, materials, or modifications posted to, or distributed through, the website.  By posting or distributing information, materials, or modifications through the website, you expressly abandon any proprietary rights you may have therein, and you agree that such information, materials, or modifications may be freely used, copied, and distributed by others, without your permission, in any medium throughout the world.  To the extent you wish to post or distribute information, materials, or modifications to the website that you do not own, you are required to obtain any necessary permissions from the third party owners before doing so.  You acknowledge and agree that you will not upload, distribute, or otherwise post any information, materials, or modifications to the website that are libelous, defamatory, threatening, abusive, obscene, unlawful, or that encourages a criminal offense; contains any viruses or other code, file, or program that is designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment; infringes the copyright or other proprietary rights of any third party; or contains any advertising, promotional, or solicitation material.

Disclaimer

There is absolutely no obligation implied, accepted, or undertaken to monitor or censor this website.  This website assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information within the website.  Users are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.  This website will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing this website to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.

Disclaimer of Warranties

This website is provided to you “as is” and “as available” with no warranty of any kind whatsoever.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, this website disclaims all warranties or conditions of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, the implied condition of satisfactory quality and implied warranties arising from course of dealing or course of performance.  This website does not warrant, or make any representations that: (a) the website will meet your requirements; (b) the website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error free; (c) the results or information that may be obtained from use of the website will be accurate or reliable; (d) the quality of any products, services, information, other material purchased or obtained by you through the website will meet your expectations; or (e) the website or material accessible through the website is free of viruses or other harmful components.  You acknowledge that if you rely on any information or content on the website, you do so solely at your own risk.  Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.

Limitation of Liability

You expressly understand that in no event will this website, its creators, editors, contributors, owners, officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, licensors, or suppliers be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, incidental, special, exemplary, or punitive damages, including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible loss, whether in an action under contract, tort (including negligence) or otherwise, arising out of or relating to: (a) your use or inability to use the website; (b) your reliance on any content on the website; (c) any goods or services received, purchased, or transmitted through use of the website; or (d) any goods or services advertised or mentioned on the website; even if this website or any related party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.  Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

Information You Supply

Except where you specifically indicate otherwise, any communication or material you transmit to this website by electronic mail or other means (including any information, questions, comments, ideas or the like) will be deemed to be non-confidential and non-proprietary.  You agree that this website will be free, without further obligation to you, to reproduce, modify, prepare works derived from, perform, display, distribute, sell and otherwise make available, use and exploit, in any manner or medium now known or later developed, anything you transmit or post to us or this website, and to permit others to do so.  Furthermore, this website is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send for any purpose whatsoever including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such information.

Indemnification by User

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless this website, its creators, editors, contributors, owners, officers, directors, employees, parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, agents, licensors, and suppliers from all liabilities, claims, damages and expenses, including without limitation attorneys’ fees and costs, that arise from (a) any violation of these Terms of Use by you, (b) your use or misuse of this website, including but not limited to the placement or transmission of any content or information on this website, or (c) the use by this website of any content or information you provide.

Jurisdiction

These terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the State of California.  Each party hereby irrevocably consents to exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in Los Angeles, California.

Miscellaneous

These terms and conditions express the complete understanding of the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supercede all prior and contemporaneous communications and agreements, written or oral, regarding this website.  If any provision of this Agreement or portion thereof is held invalid or unenforceable, such provision or portion thereof shall be deemed severed, and the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.  The failure by this website to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of the Terms of Use by you or others will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.  You may not assign or transfer these Terms of Use or any rights hereunder, and any attempt to the contrary is void.  The Terms of Use will inure to the benefit of this website and its successors and assigns.  Section headings used in this document are for convenience only and do not have any legal effect.

Contact

For questions, inquiries, or correspondence, please contact this website using the contact form or by sending an email to admin at huntingtonbeachparade.com.