Acceptance of Terms Through Use
By using California Business Journal’s website, calbizjournal.com (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by all terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein (the “Terms of Use”). We may change the Terms of Use at any time by posting revisions to the Site, and your continued use of the Site indicates your agreement to the revised terms. Accordingly, we urge you to review the Terms of Use, and if you do not agree to the terms of this or any revised policy, please exit the Site immediately.
Permitted Use
You agree that you are only authorized to visit, view, and retain a copy of pages of the Site for your own personal use, and that you shall not duplicate, download, publish, modify, or otherwise distribute the material on the Site for any purpose other than for personal use, unless otherwise specifically authorized by us to do so. You also agree not to deep-link to the Site for any purpose, unless specifically authorized by us to do so. The content and software on this Site is the property of California Business Journal and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
Limited License
California Business Journal is a fee-based publication. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, and non-transferable license to utilize and access the Site pursuant to the requirements and restrictions of these Terms of Use. California Business Journal may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Site at any time. California Business Journal may also, without notice or liability, impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to all or portions of the Site. You shall have no rights to the proprietary software and related documentation, if any, provided to you in order to access the Site. Except as provided in these Terms of Use, you shall have no right to directly or indirectly, own, use, loan, sell, rent, lease, license, sublicense, assign, copy, translate, modify, adapt, improve, or create any new or derivative works from, or display, distribute, perform, or in any way exploit the Site or any of its contents (including software) in whole or in part.
Violation of the Terms of Use
You understand and agree that in California Business Journal’s sole discretion, and without prior notice, California Business Journal may terminate your access to the Site or exercise any other remedy available and remove any unauthorized user information, if California Business Journal believes the information you provide has violated or is inconsistent with these Terms of Use, or violates the rights of California Business Journal or any third party, or violates the law. You agree that monetary damages may not provide a sufficient remedy to California Business Journal for violations of these Terms of Use, and you consent to injunctive or other equitable relief for such violations. California Business Journal may release user information about you if required by law or subpoena.
Copyright Policy
We may terminate the privileges of any user who uses the Site to unlawfully transmit copyrighted material without a license, express consent, valid defense, or fair use exemption to do so. If you submit information or content to the Site, you warrant that the information or content does not infringe the copyrights or other rights of third parties.
Views Expressed Disclaimer: The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text of any CBJ article belong solely to the author, and not necessarily to the author’s employer, organization, committee or other group or individual.
Representations By You
By visiting the Site, you represent, warrant, and covenant that (a) you are at least 18 years old; (b) that you are a resident of the United States; and (c) that all materials of any kind submitted by you through the Site or for inclusion on the Site will not plagiarize, violate, or infringe upon the rights of any third party including trade secret, copyright, trademark, trade dress, privacy, patent, or other personal or proprietary rights.
Accounts
During the registration process you will be asked to select a unique password for access to certain portions of the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the password. By logging into the Site, you represent and warrant that: (i) you are the customer who registered for the services; (ii) that you are using the services only for permitted purposes; (iii) you are not a competitor of California Business Journal or agent thereof; (iv) you will immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of the password or account or any other breach of security; and (v) you will ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. Please notify California Business Journal of any potential unauthorized use(s) of your account, or breach of security.
You also represent and warrant that: (i) you will not select or utilize a user name of another person with intent to impersonate that person; (ii) you will not select or utilize a user name in which another person has rights if you do not have that person’s authorization to use such name; and (iii) you will not select or utilize a user name that California Business Journal in its sole discretion deems offensive.
Blogs
The Blog Page of this website allows users to provide feedback to writers and editors at California Business Journal and provides a forum for real-time interaction between users of this website. Responsibility for what is posted on the Blog Page lies solely with each user—you alone are responsible and shall be held accountable for the material you post. California Business Journal controls the messages, information, or materials that you or others may submit to and through the Blog Page. It is a condition of your use of the Blog Page that you do not:
1. Use the Blog Page to post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national, or international law.
2. Use the Blog Page to post or transmit any information or material that violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material that is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or that is protected by copyright, trademark, or other proprietary right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or right holder.
3. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Blog Page.
4. Use the Blog Page to post, transmit, or in any way exploit any information or material for commercial purposes or that contains advertising.
5. Use the Blog Page to advertise or solicit to anyone, to buy or sell products or services, or to make donations of any kind.
6. Gather, for any purpose, the e-mail addresses that have been posted by other users of the Blog Page.
You understand and agree that California Business Journal has any obligation to monitor the Blog Page or other areas of the website through which users can supply information or material. However, California Business Journal reserves the right to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in California Business Journal’s sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of these Terms of Use. Further, California Business Journal reserves the right to disclose any information about the users as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request, without providing prior notice to the user.
License Granted by You
By providing content or information to us, including by submitting or uploading content or materials for use on the Site, you represent and warrant that you or the owner of all rights to such content or materials has expressly granted us an irrevocable worldwide right in all languages and in perpetuity to use and exploit all or any part of the content and materials provided by you. We may publish and distribute any such submitted content or materials at our sole discretion by any method now existing or later developed. You agree that you shall waive all claims and have no recourse against us for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary rights in any communication, content, or material submitted to us. Any communication or materials you send to us will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be disseminated or used by us for any purpose, including, but not limited to, developing, creating, manufacturing, or marketing products or services.
Advertising
The Site may contain advertisements and/or sponsorships. The advertisers and/or sponsors that provide these advertisements and sponsorships are solely responsible for insuring that the materials submitted for inclusion on the Site are accurate and comply with all applicable laws. We are not responsible for the acts or omissions of any advertiser or sponsor.
No Commercial Use
This Site may not be used by you for any commercial purposes such as to conduct sales of merchandise or services of any kind. You must obtain California Business Journal’s prior written consent to make commercial offers of any kind on the Site, whether by advertising, solicitations, links, or any other form of communication. California Business Journal will investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates this provision, including without limitation, removing the offending communication from the Site and barring such violators from use of the Site.
Links and Search Results
The Site contains links to sites operated by third parties throughout the World Wide Web. California Business Journal has no control over these sites or the content within them. California Business Journal does not guarantee, represent, or warrant that the content contained in any third party sites is accurate, legal, and/or inoffensive. California Business Journal does not endorse the content of any third party site, nor does it make any representation or warranty about these sites, including that they will not contain viruses or otherwise impact your computer. By using the Site to search for or link to another site, you agree and understand that you may not make any claim against California Business Journal for any damages or losses, whatsoever, resulting from your use of the Site to obtain search results or to link to another site. If you have a problem with a link from the Site, you may notify us at editorial@stage.calbizjournal.com.
Intellectual Property
You acknowledge that all content and materials available on this Site are protected by national and international copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, patent registration rights, trade secrets, know-how, or other proprietary rights and laws and are owned by California Business Journal. Except where otherwise noted, you may download, print, or view individual pages for noncommercial use, provided you do not delete or change any of the information, including copyright or trademark notices. You may only use the Site or its contents as expressly permitted in this Terms of Use and for no other purpose. California Business Journal, our licensors, or associates retain exclusive ownership of all data, material, and other information regarding your use of the Site. Except as we may expressly authorize, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from the content or materials on the Site. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without our written permission is prohibited. Unless otherwise indicated, all logos, names, package designs, and marks on the Site are trademarks or service marks or used under license by California Business Journal. The use or misuse of any of these materials is strictly prohibited.
DMCA Policy
If you are notifying California Business Journal of alleged copyright infringement, please be sure to provide the following information in the form required by 17 U.S.C. Section 512:
1. A description of the copyrighted work that you allege is being infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works;
2. A description of the allegedly infringing material and information sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
3. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and/or an electronic mail address;
4. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, or its agent, or the law; and
5. A statement by you that the information in the notification is accurate and that you have the authority to enforce the copyrights that are claimed to be infringed.
Designated Agent for Notification of Claimed Copyright Infringement
NAME: Rick Weinberg, Publisher and Editor
EMAIL: rick@stage.calbizjournal.com
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE (THE “WEBSITE CONTENT”) ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” FOR YOUR USE. THE WEBSITE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE, OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES WHICH ARE INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION, RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. NEITHER CALIFORNIA BUSINESS JOURNAL, NOR OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR LICENSORS, MAKE ANY WARRANTY THAT THE WEBSITE CONTENT OF THE SITE IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT THE WEBSITE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; OR THAT YOU WILL ACHIEVE SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FROM FOLLOWING ANY INSTRUCTIONS, DIRECTIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE SITE.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL CALIFORNIA BUSINESS JOURNAL, OUR SUBSIDIARIES OR OUR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR FROM INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR ANY OTHER BASIS, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. OUR LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold California Business Journal and our subsidiary and other affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, officers, and directors harmless from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, that arise from your use or misuse of the Site or the content therein. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will cooperate with us in asserting any available defenses.
International Use
By choosing to access the Site from any location other than the United States, you accept full responsibility for compliance with all local laws that are applicable. California Business Journal makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use, export, or re-export any materials from this Site in violation of any applicable laws or regulations, including, but not limited to, any United States export laws and regulations.
Choice of Law
This Agreement shall, for all domestic and international purposes, be governed, interpreted, construed, and enforced solely and exclusively in accordance with the laws of the State of Indiana, U.S.A., without regard to conflicts of law provisions. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or your use of the Site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the State of Indiana, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.
Integration and Severability
This Terms of Use constitutes the entire agreement between California Business Journal and you with respect to the Site and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals between us with respect to the Site. If any provision of this Terms of Use agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Refund Policy
No refunds are provided once an article is submitted and CBJ proceeds to edit and publish it.
No refunds are provided when an article and price are agreed upon by both parties, assigned to a CBJ correspondent who then proceeds with their research on the subject of the article and their business, formulating questions for the interview, conducting the interview and proceeding to write the first draft of the story.
For non-CBJ-staff-written “general” articles, once a buyer agrees to an article or link insert, they’re asked to process our PayPal invoice, at which point CBJ will edit and publish the article/link. No refunds for any reason other than a CBJ editorial error.
Any changes to an article or link must be brought to CBJ’s attention 48 hours ahead of the proposed publishing date.
CBJ Policy on Right to Edit Articles
CBJ reserves the right to edit any article to enhance it and present it more professionally to meet editorial standards. CBJ reserves the right to include up to two links to related CBJ staff-written articles that direct back to the CBJ website. CBJ articles do not include logos.
Timeframe on publishing articles and link inserts upon submission and/or approval: 24 hours
Section titles in the Term of Use are for convenience and do not define, limit, or extend any provision of the Terms of Use.
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