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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE
Welcome to Racing Laps for
Best Friends (“Website”) and thank you for
reviewing the Terms and Conditions of Use. This
Website is sponsored by Prendeville Motorsports,
LLC (“Provider,” “Us” or “We”) for the benefit
of Best Friends Animal Society. This Website,
including all information, documents,
communications, files, text, graphics,
photographs, and audio/visual files
(collectively, the “Materials”), is made
available to you the website visitor (“User” or
“You”) to use subject to the Terms and
Conditions of Use set forth below. The Terms and
Conditions of Use spell out what you can expect
from us and what we expect from you.
1. Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of
Use.
You accept and agree to all terms, conditions
and notices contained or referenced on the
Website. (“Terms and Conditions of Use”). Please
read the following Terms and Conditions of Use
carefully. If you do not agree to the Terms and
Conditions of Use, do not use this Website. By
accessing, using, or downloading in any way,
without limitation, any Materials from this
Website, or merely browsing our Website, you
agree to and are bound by these Terms and
Conditions of Use.
We reserve the right to change the Terms and
Conditions of Use at any time. In such an event,
we will send you an email containing the revised
terms and conditions or a notification
containing a link to where the revised terms and
conditions can be viewed on the Website at least
two (2) weeks before they go into effect. If you
do not expressly object to the validity of the
new terms and conditions via e-mail within this
two (2) week period, then the newly revised
Terms and Conditions of Use will be considered
agreed upon. If you reject the newly revised
Terms and Conditions, then we may terminate this
agreement as provided herein.
2. Intellectual Property Rights.
A. Copyright
Information and Personal & Non-Commercial Use
Limitation.
All Materials and the compilation of all content
included on this Website are owned or licensed
by Provider and protected by United States and
international copyright laws. Copyright © 2008
Prendeville Motorsports, LLC. All Rights
Reserved. Provider does not claim ownership of
copyrights owned by third parties.
You have been granted a license to view and use
the Materials subject to these Terms and
Conditions of Use. Unless otherwise specified,
the Materials on this Website are for your
personal and non-commercial use. You may not
sell or modify Materials or reproduce, display
publicly or otherwise use the Materials in any
way for any public or commercial purpose.
Permission to reprint or electronically
reproduce any document or graphic, in whole or
in part, for any other purpose is expressly
prohibited without prior written consent from
Provider. Users may not provide copyrighted or
other proprietary information to Provider
without permission from the owner of such
material or rights. Users are solely responsible
for obtaining such permission and for any
damages resulting from unauthorized disclosures
or infringement.
B. Notice and Procedure for Making
Claims under the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA)
provides recourse to copyright owners who
believe that their rights under the United
States Copyright Act have been infringed by acts
of third parties over the Internet. If you
believe that your copyrighted work has been
copied without your authorization and is
available on this Website in a way that may
constitute copyright infringement, you may
provide notice of your claim to Provider’s
Designated Agent listed below. For your notice
to be effective, it must include the following
information:
(1) A physical or electronic signature of a
person authorized to act on behalf of the owner
of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed;
(2) A description of the copyrighted work that
you claim has been infringed upon;
(3) A description of where the material that you
claim is infringing is located on this Website;
(4) Information reasonably sufficient to permit
the service provider to contact the complaining
party, such as address, telephone number, and,
if available, an e-mail address at which the
complaining party may be contacted;
(5) A statement by you that you have a
good-faith belief that the disputed use is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or
the law; and
(6) A statement that the information in the
notification is accurate and under penalty of
perjury, that the complaining party is
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Provider’s Designated Agent
is:
Andrew Prendeville
Prendeville Motorsports, LLC
2505 Anthem Village Drive, Ste. E374
Henderson, Nevada 89052
(702) 829-7223
The Designated Agent should be
contacted only if you believe that your work has
been used or copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement and such infringement is
occurring on this Website. All other inquires to
the Designated Agent will not be answered.
C. Trademarks.
Provider owns trademarks for its many goods and
services, including, without limitation, RACING
LAPS and the associated graphics, photographs,
logos and service marks are trademarks of
Provider and may not be used without prior
written consent of Provider. The BEST FRIENDS
trademark, name and logo are owned by Best
Friends Animal Society and are used with
permission. All other trademarks, product names,
and company names and logos appearing on the
Website are the property of their respective
owners.
3. Privacy and
Protection of Personal Information.
We respect the privacy of visitors to our
Website. Please see our
Privacy Policy [insert link
to Privacy Policy] relating to the collection
and use of your information. You acknowledge and
agree that this Privacy Policy, including, but
not limited to, the manner in which your
personally identifiable information is
collected, used and disclosed, is incorporated
and made part of these Terms and Conditions of
Use. If you do not agree to each and every part
of our Privacy Policy, then you should not use
the Website or submit any personally
identifiable information through this Website.
Questions regarding privacy issues should be
directed to Provider via e-mail at
support@racinglapsforbestfriends.com.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties and
Limitation of Liability.
User expressly agrees that use of the Website,
services, and Materials is at User’s sole risk.
Neither Provider nor any of its officers,
directors, or employees, agents, merchants,
sponsors, licensors, component suppliers (both
hardware and software), and/or any third party
who provides products or services purchased from
or distributed by Provider (collectively
“Providers”), or the like, warrant that websites
affiliated with Providers, including but not
limited to this Website, will be uninterrupted,
error-free, or free of viruses, worms, Trojan
horses, keyboard loggers, spyware, adware,
malware, harmful or malicious code, or other
defects. The information, products and services
published on this Website may contain
inaccuracies or typographical errors. Provider
makes no warranty as to the results that may be
obtained from the use of the Website or as to
the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any
information content, service, or merchandise
provided through the Website.
A. Disclaimer of
Warranties.
THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED BY PROVIDER ON AN “AS
IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, PROVIDER
AND THE PROVIDERS DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
IMPLIED AND STATUTORY WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY
RIGHTS.
PROVIDER AND THE PROVIDERS MAKE NO
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE
WEBSITE, SECURITY OF THE WEBSITE, THE
AVAILABILITY OF ANY GOODS OR SERVICES OFFERED ON
OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING E-MAIL, OR THE
INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS,
INCLUDED ON THIS WEBSITE. ANY MATERIALS
DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE
OF THE WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS
OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD
AND/INSTALLATION OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. SOME
STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE
EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
B. Limitation of Liability.
PROVIDER DOES NOT GUARANTEE THE CONTINUOUS,
UNINTERRUPTED OR SECURE ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE OR
ANY RELATED SERVICES. THE OPERATION OF THE
WEBSITE MAY BE INTERFERED WITH BY NUMEROUS
FACTORS OUTSIDE THE CONTROL OF PROVIDER.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT PROVIDER
WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND
ARISING FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS
WEBSITE OR ANY RELATED SERVICES, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, AND PUNITIVE
DAMAGES WHETHER SUCH CLAIM IS BASED ON WARRANTY,
CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), OR
OTHERWISE, (EVEN IF PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES).
THE LIMITATION OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY RELIANCE BY A USER ON ANY
INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THIS WEBSITE OR THAT
RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS,
DELETION OF FILES OR E-MAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS,
VIRUSES OR OTHER MALICIOUS CODE, DELAYS IN
OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY FAILURE OF
PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS
OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT,
DESTRUCTION, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO PROVIDER
RECORDS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES, AND WHETHER OR
NOT PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY
OF SUCH DAMAGES. USER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT
THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT,
MERCHANDISE, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE
WEBSITE.
SUCH LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY WHETHER
THE DAMAGES ARISE FROM USE OR MISUSE OF AND
RELIANCE ON PROVIDER’S GOODS OR SERVICES, FROM
INABILITY TO USE PROVIDER’S GOODS OR SERVICES,
OR FROM THE INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR
TERMINATION OF PROVIDER’S SERVICES (INCLUDING
SUCH DAMAGES INCURRED BY THIRD PARTIES).
SOME STATES OR OTHER JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE
ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the
Website, your sole and exclusive remedy is to
discontinue your use of this Website.
5. Third Party Links.
This Website contains links to the Best Friends’
website located at
www.bestfriends.org and
forwards users to this website. The Best
Friend’s website is not under the control of
Provider. Provider makes no warranties or
representations, and disclaims all liability,
relating to the accuracy, content, terms of use,
privacy policy, products, services, legality,
reliability, viewpoint, accuracy, currency,
decency, or any other aspect of the Best
Friends’ website. You agree that Provider has no
responsibility to you with respect to such
material. Provider encourages you to examine
Best Friends’ privacy policy and/or terms of use
policy.
6. Online Conduct.
User agrees to use the Website and any services
provided through this Website only for lawful
purposes. Unacceptable uses of the Website
include without limitation: (i) engaging in any
illegal activity or the planning of any illegal
activity; (ii) disseminating or transmitting
statements or material that, to a reasonable
person, may be abusive, obscene, pornographic,
defamatory, harassing, grossly offensive,
vulgar, threatening or malicious; (iii)
creating, disseminating or transmitting files,
graphics, software or other material that
actually or potentially infringes the copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, publicity or
other intellectual property rights of any
person; (iv) creating a false identity or
otherwise attempting to mislead any person as to
the identity or origin of any communication; (v)
exporting, re-exporting or permitting the
downloading of any message, software or content
in violation of any export or import law,
regulation or restriction of the United States
and its agencies or authorities, or without all
required approvals, licenses or exemptions; (vi)
interfering, disrupting or attempting to gain
unauthorized access to other accounts on the
Website or any other computer network; (vii)
disseminating or transmitting viruses, worms,
Trojan horses, RATs, keyboard loggers, time
bombs, spyware, adware, cancelbots or any other
malicious or invasive code or program; (viii)
stalking Mr. Prendeville or any other user on
this Website; or (ix) engaging in any other
activity deemed by Provider to be in conflict
with the spirit or intent of this Website.
Provider reserves the right, at its sole
discretion, to institute civil or criminal
proceedings against you and/or report you to the
relevant regulatory or law enforcement
authorities for any conduct that violates to
aforementioned activities or any other
obligations under these Terms and Conditions of
Use.
7. Circumvention.
User acknowledges and agrees that User shall not
circumvent or attempt to circumvent any of these
Terms and Conditions of Use or the Materials
offered through this Website or otherwise
interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operations
of the Website (collectively, a “Circumvention
Act”). If Provider determines, in its sole
discretion, that User has engaged, or attempted
to engage, in any Circumvention Act, Provider
reserves the right to institute civil or
criminal proceedings against User and to report
User to the relevant authorities.
8. Termination.
These Terms and Conditions of Use are effective
until terminated by either party. User may
terminate these terms at any time by
discontinuing use of the Website. User’s access
to the Website may be terminated immediately
without notice from Provider if in our sole
discretion you fail to comply with any term or
provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
9. Security.
Provider reserves the right to monitor all
network traffic to this Website to identify
and/or block unauthorized attempts or intrusions
to upload or change information or cause damage
to this Website in any fashion. Anyone using
this Website expressly consents to such
monitoring.
10. Indemnification.
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless
Provider and its subsidiaries, agents, managers,
and other affiliated companies, and their
employees, contractors, agents, officers and
directors from and against all liabilities,
actions, claims and expenses, including legal
fees arising out of or relating to: (a) your use
of the Website or the Materials, including any
data transmitted or received by you or any
service provider; (b) your violation of these
Terms and Conditions of Use; or (c) your
violation of any rights of a third party or
service provider.
11. Arbitration.
Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to
Website shall be submitted to confidential
arbitration in Las Vegas, Nevada except that, to
the extent you have in any manner violated or
threatened to violate Provider intellectual
property rights, Provider may seek injunctive,
equitable, or other appropriate relief in any
state or federal court and the User consents to
exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the states
and federal courts in the State of Nevada. You
and Provider agree that any Dispute between you
and Provider shall be resolved exclusively and
finally by arbitration administered by the
National Arbitration Forum (“NAF”), using
interpretations under Nevada law, and conducted
under its rules, except as otherwise provided
below. You and Provider will agree on another
arbitration forum if NAF ceases operations. The
arbitration will be conducted before a single
arbitrator, and will be limited solely to the
Dispute between you and Provider. The
arbitrator’s award, including attorneys’ fees,
shall be binding and may be entered as a
judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction.
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable
law, no arbitration under these Terms and
Conditions of Use or Privacy Policy shall be
joined to an arbitration involving any other
party subject to these Terms and Conditions of
Use or Privacy Policy, whether through class
arbitration proceedings or otherwise. You
understand that, in the absence of this
provision, you would have had a right to
litigate disputes through a court, including the
right to litigate claims on a class-wide or
class action basis, and that you have expressly
and knowingly waived those rights and agreed to
resolve any Disputes through binding arbitration
in accordance with the provisions of this
paragraph. This arbitration provision shall be
governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9
U.S.C. § 1, et seq. For the purposes of this
provision, the term “Dispute” means any dispute,
controversy, or claim arising out of or relating
to: (i) this Privacy Policy, its interpretation,
or the breach, termination, applicability or
validity thereof; (ii) the related order for,
purchase, delivery, receipt or use of any
product or service from Provider; or iii) any
other dispute arising out of or relating to the
relationship between you and the Providers.
Information may be obtained from the NAF online
at
www.arb-forum.com, by
calling 800-474- 2371, or writing to P.O. Box
50191, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55405.
12. Applicable Law/Jurisdiction.
By visiting the Website, even if accessed from a
location outside the United States, you agree
that the laws of the State of Nevada will govern
these disclaimers, Terms and Conditions of Use
or Privacy Policy without giving effect to any
principles of conflicts of laws. Provider
reserves the right to make changes to its
Website and these disclaimers, Terms and
Conditions of Use or Privacy Policy at any time.
User hereby irrevocably and unconditionally
consents to jurisdiction in the State of Nevada.
13. Waiver/Severability.
The failure of Provider to require or enforce
strict performance by User of any provision of
these Terms and Conditions of Use or to exercise
any right under them shall not be construed as a
waiver or relinquishment of Provider’s right to
assert or rely upon any such provision or right
in that or any other instance.
The provisions of these Terms and Conditions of
Use are intended to be severable. If for any
reason any provision of these Terms and
Conditions of Use shall be held invalid or
unenforceable in whole or in part by any court
of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall,
as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the
extent of such determination of invalidity or
unenforceability without affecting the validity
or enforceability thereof in any other manner or
jurisdiction and without affecting the remaining
provisions of the Terms and Conditions of Use,
which shall continue to be in full force and
effect.
14. Statue of Limitations.
You agree that regardless of any statute or law
to the contrary, any claim or cause of action
arising out of or related to use of the Website,
Terms and Conditions of Use or Privacy Policy
must be filed within ONE (1) YEAR after such
claim or cause of action arose or be forever
barred.
15. Entire Agreement.
These Terms and Conditions of Use constitute the
entire agreement between the User and Provider
with respect to the subject matter hereof and
supersedes and replaces all prior or
contemporaneous understandings or agreements,
written or oral, regarding such subject matter.
Any waiver of any provision of the Terms and
Conditions of Use or Privacy Policy will be
effective only if in writing and signed by
Provider.
THE SECTION TITLES IN THE
TERMS OF USE ARE FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY AND
HAVE NO LEGAL OR CONTRACTUAL EFFECT.
Date Last Modified:
February 12, 2008.
These Terms and Conditions of Use may be changed
at any time.
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