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Thank you for using SantaCruzSentinel.com, the Web site of the Santa Cruz Sentinel. By accessing and using SantaCruzSentinel.com (the "Web Site"), you are agreeing to be legally bound by these Terms and Conditions. 1. General By using the Web Site, you are representing the Santa Cruz Sentinel and the Web Site, that you are at least 18 years old (or the minimum legal age in the jurisdiction in which you are viewing the Web Site). You may not use the Web Site for any unlawful purpose. Santa Cruz Sentinel may change any term in these Terms and Conditions at any time. The changes will appear in these Terms and Conditions, and your use of the Web Site after any changes have been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified Terms and Conditions each time you access the Web Site, before you begin using the Web Site. You may print a copy of these Terms and Conditions for your reference.
You understand and agree that the Santa Cruz Sentinel may discontinue
or change the Web Site at any time, without notice. You also understand
and agree that the Santa Cruz Sentinel may discontinue or restrict your
use of this Web Site for any reason without notice.
You may, on an occasional and irregular basis, produce, distribute, display or transmit an insubstantial portion of Content, for a noncommercial purpose and without charge, to a limited number of individuals, provided you include all copyright and other proprietary rights and notices with such portion of the Content in the same form in which the notices appear at the Web Site, the original source of attribution, and the phrase "Used with permission from Santa Cruz Sentinel and santacruzsentinel.com, publications of The Santa Cruz Sentinel Newspapers, Inc." However, you may not post any Content from the Web Site to forums, newsgroups, mail lists, electronic bulletin boards, or other web sites, without the prior written consent of the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
You also agree not to provide links to the Web Site for commercial purposes
or to provide links to the Web Site that bypass the Web Site's home
page, http://www.SantaCruzSentinel.com.
Additional Terms of Use are listed below:
Terms of Use These Terms of Use were last updated on 6/22/01.
Ottaway Newspapers, Inc., the parent company of Ottaway Newspaper Group,
and its affiliates (collectively referred to as "Ottaway", "we", "us"
or "our", as applicable) provide you access to their respective web
sites (the "Ottaway Web Sites") under the following terms. By accessing
and using the Ottaway Web Sites, you are agreeing to be legally bound
by these Terms of Use.
General We may change these Terms of Use from time to time. The changes will appear in these Terms of Use so be sure to check back periodically. Your use of the Ottaway Web Sites after any changes have been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified Terms of Use and all of the changes. You understand and agree that we may discontinue or change the Ottaway Web Sites at any time, without notice. You also understand and agree that we may discontinue or restrict your use of the Ottaway Web Sites for any reason without notice. Copyright And Limitations On Use The content displayed on the Ottaway Web Sites, including the selection, arrangement, and design of the content of the Ottaway Web Sites ("Content") is our or our licensors' property, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way any Content including code and software. You may download Content from the Ottaway Web Sites for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices and you include the phrase "Used with permission from Santa Cruz Sentinel and SantaCruzSentinel.com, publications of Ottaway Newspapers, Inc." when you display or otherwise use the Content. All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved. Lawful Purpose You may not use the Ottaway Web Sites for any unlawful purpose. You shall not post or transmit through the Ottaway Web Sites any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, gives rise to civil liability or otherwise violates any law. Any conduct by you that in our sole discretion restricts or inhibits any other user of the Ottaway Web Sites from using or enjoying the Ottaway Web Sites will not be permitted. Privacy We are committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information that you provided to us. Our Privacy Policy is set forth below and by accessing and using the Ottaway Web Sites, you are agreeing to be legally bound by the Privacy Policy. Disclaimer Of Warranties THE CONTENT AND THE OTTAWAY WEB SITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. DUE TO THE NUMBER OF SOURCES FROM WHICH THE CONTENT IS OBTAINED, AND THE INHERENT HAZARDS OF ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION, THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS OR INACCURACIES IN SUCH CONTENT AND THE OTTAWAY WEB SITES. WE AND OUR AGENTS AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OTTAWAY WEB SITES, OR THE OTTAWAY WEB SITES THEMSELVES, AND WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ANY SUCH EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES.
IF ANY REMEDY HEREUNDER IS DETERMINED TO HAVE FAILED OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, ALL LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY, DISCLAIMERS AND EXCLUSIONS OF WARRANTIES AND DAMAGES SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT. Links to Third Party Sites The Ottaway Web Sites may contain links to web sites operated by persons other than us. Those links are provided for your reference and convenience only. A link from an Ottaway Web Site to another web site does not imply or mean that we endorse the content on that web site or the operator or operations of that site. You are solely responsible for determining the extent to which you may use any content, make any purchases or provided any information at any other web site to which you might link from the Ottaway Web Sites. You agree not to hold us responsible for the content or operation of such web sites. Dealings With Advertisers Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Ottaway Web Sites, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. You agree that we are not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Ottaway Web Sites. Public Areas By submitting any information to the public areas of the Ottaway Web Sites including but not limited to, chat services, bulletin boards, reviews, letters to the editor (collectively "Public Areas") you agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions. If you do not want to be bound by these terms, then do not use the Public Areas. The Public Areas are free services provided to users of the Ottaway Web Sites and may be terminated at any time without notice. Information submitted to the Public Areas and posted by us have been selected by us in our sole discretion from among the information submitted to such Public Areas. We have the right to refuse to post or remove, edit or abridge any message, letter or posting for any reason and to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, all in our sole discretion. You agree to be fully responsible for your own postings and agree to access and use the Public Areas at your own risk on an as-is basis. By submitting any information to the Public Areas, you are granting us a perpetual, royalty-free and irrevocable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, sublicense, create derivative works from, transfer, and sell such information and to use your name and other identifying information you provide in connection with information. You agree to indemnify and hold us and our affiliates and their respective officers, directors and employees harmless from any claims, damages, losses or costs (including reasonable attorney's fees) that arise out of any of your submissions and postings to the Public Areas and any material contained therein, including, without limitation, any material posted or otherwise provided by you that infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property right of any person or defames any person or violates any person's rights of publicity or privacy. Copyrights and Copyright Agents We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our Copyright Agent the following information:
* an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act
on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
* a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
* a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is
located on the site;
* your address, telephone number, and email address;
* 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;
* a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above
information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright
owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
In the event that you have a claim of copyright infringement with respect
to the Content, we encourage you to contact our Copyright Agent Peter
Stone,
By mail at: Ottaway Newspapers PO Box 401 Campbell Hall, NY 10916
By e-mail at: alanghoff@ottaway.com
By phone at: 845-294-8181
By fax at: 845-294-1659
We cannot guarantee that any action will be taken as a result of your correspondence. Monitoring We have the right, but not the obligation, to monitor your use of the Ottaway Web Sites to determine compliance with this Agreement and any operating rules established by us and to satisfy any law, regulation, authorized government request or trade association guideline.
All rights reserved. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. Copyright (c) 2001.
The Community Newspaper Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co. Inc.
Ottaway Newspapers, Inc., the parent company of Ottaway Newspaper Group, and its affiliates (collectively referred to as "Ottaway", "we", "us" or "our", as applicable) are committed to maintaining the privacy of personal information that you provide to us when using their respective web sites (the "Ottaway Web Sites"). This Privacy Policy describes how we treat personal information received about you when you visit the Ottaway Web Sites. Information
Collected Special Features: When you use some of the special features of the Ottaway Web Sites and at other , we may collect personally identifiable information from you that may include your name, age, address, e-mail address, credit-card number and facts about your interests and similar information. Surveys and Form: We may conduct occasional online surveys or ask you to fill in forms. For example, when you are within the Ottaway Web Sites, you may see a pop-up window offering you the optional opportunity of participating in a survey. These surveys and forms are entirely voluntary and you may easily decline to participate.
Children: We do not knowingly collect information from children under
the age of 13 although certain third party sites that we link to may
do so. These third-party sites have their own terms of use and privacy
policies and we encourage parents and legal guardians to monitor their
children's Internet usage and to help enforce our Privacy Policy by
instructing their children to never provide information on the Ottaway
Web Sites without their permission.
How
We Use Information Collected
We may use information that you provide us in the following ways: * For the purposes for which you specifically provided the information, for example, when you request that additional information be sent to you, we will use your personal information to process your request.
* To send you e-mail notifications about our new or existing services,
special offers, or to otherwise contact you.
* To allow us to personalize the content and advertising that you and
others see based on personal characteristics or preferences.
* To enhance existing features or develop new features, products and
services.
* To provide advertisers and other third parties with aggregate information
about our user base and usage patterns.
We may combine the information that we collect from you on the Ottaway
Web Sites with information that you provide to us in connection with
your use of our other products, services and web sites.
We use third party network advertisers to deliver ads to you on our
behalf. We may also use third-party service providers to contact you
on our behalf, or facilitate some aspects of our services or fulfill
your requests. These network advertisers and service providers may be
supplied with or have access to your personally identifiable information
solely for the purpose of providing these services to us or on our behalf.
We may disclose and use personally identifiable information in special circumstances where it is necessary to enforce our Terms of Use (for example, when necessary to protect our intellectual property rights) or when we, in our sole discretion, believe it is necessary or appropriate, in connection with a sale or transfer of some or all of our assets in the Ottaway Web Sites. We may also disclose personally identifiable information when we, in good faith, believe that the law requires us to do so. As we develop our business, we might sell or buy businesses or assets. In transactions such as these, customer information is generally one of the transferred business assets. Moreover, in the unlikely event that we or one of our publishing lines are acquired, customer information may be one of the transferred assets. Except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Policy, we will not share your personally identifiable information outside of Ottaway unless you "opt in" to having your personally identifiable information shared with a company that is not affiliated with us. Your
Ability to Choose
You can always decide not to provide your personal information to the Ottaway Web Sites, however in some cases failing to provide such information may limit your ability to use certain features available at the Ottaway Web Sites. You can let us know that you do not wish to receive information about special offers and new products and features by opting out at the time you give us your personally identifiable information or after opting in by contacting us at the following e-mail address: alanghoff@ottaway.com. Cookies We use cookies to allow you to move quickly through our site, to recognize repeat visitors and to allow you to take advantage of some of our site's special features. A cookie is a string of information that is sent by a Web site and stored on your hard drive or temporarily in your computer's memory. Cookies are small files (just a few hundred bytes) and should not pose any significant disk-space concerns. When you visit the Ottaway Web Sites, or use some of the features, like saving your personalized Ottaway Web Sites settings, we may pass cookies to your computer. Some of the cookies that we pass to your computer are long term. Otherwise, we would need to ask you for certain information with each new session, such as your login information. Some cookies do expire after a short period of time.
Other cookies that you will receive during your sessions here are from
third-party service providers or third party network advertisers. These
network advertisers may use their own cookies in order to serve ads
on the Ottaway Web Sites, ensuring that you will not see the same ads
over and over again. We are not responsible for the cookies of such
third parties or any use of your personal information collected by such
third parties.
Ottaway
Web Sites Ads
When you view an ad for the Ottaway Web Sites on other sites, our third party advertising company may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser. The Ottaway Web Sites and the advertising company may also use invisible images (often referred to as pixel tags, clear GIFs or web beacons) to note which Ottaway Web Sites pages you visit after viewing our ads. The information that is collected through the use of these images is not personally identifiable and is used only to track responses to our advertising efforts. Links
to Third Party Web Sites
We may make third party content or services from other web sites available to you from links located on the Ottaway Web Sites. These other web sites are not subject to this Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review the terms of use and privacy policy at each such web site to determine how that site protects your privacy. We are not responsible for the content of those web sites or the actions of third party web site operators. Security The personally identifiable information we collect about you is stored in limited access servers. We will maintain reasonable safeguards to protect the security of these servers and your personally identifiable information. Review and Correction You can also request to review, change or delete any of your personally identifiable information held by us by contacting us at the following e-mail address: alanghoff@ottaway.com. Exclusions Any submissions that you make to any public areas of the Ottaway Web Sites including but not limited to, chat services, bulletin boards, reviews, letters to the editor (collectively "Public Areas") will be public and will not be subject to this Privacy Policy. We do not control, and are not responsible for, the actions of other users of the Ottaway Web Sites with respect to any information you post in Public Areas. In addition, information that you submit to Public Areas may be collected and used by us and by others to send you unsolicited messages and for other purposes. Policy Modifications We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will post any changes here, so be sure to check back periodically. Comments and Questions If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our Privacy Policy, you may contact us by e-mail at alanghoff@ottaway.com or by regular mail at: P.C. Box 401, Campbell Hall, NY 10916, Attn: Peter Stone.
All rights reserved. Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. Copyright (c) 2001.
The Community Newspaper Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co. Inc.
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