1. Binding Agreement. We have developed these Terms of Use
to govern your use of this World Wide Web Site. Your use of our site
tells us you have read and agreed to these Terms of Use. Please read
them carefully. These Terms of Use represent a binding contract regarding
your use of our web site. If you do not agree with any of these
terms, please exit the web site.
2. Copyright. All information, content, artwork, text and
photographs displayed on, transmitted through, or used in connection with
our web site, including for example, news releases, directories, guides,
text, photographs, images, illustrations, trademarks, logos and the like
(collectively, the "Content"), as well as its selection and arrangement, is
owned by the Diocese of Allentown and/or its parishes, schools and
officially recognized and approved affiliated organizations (collectively
hereinafter referred to as the "Diocese of Allentown"). You may use the
Content online only, and solely for your personal, non-commercial use, and
you may download or print a single copy of any portion of the Content solely
for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not remove any
trademark, copyright or other notice from such Content. No other use is
permitted without prior written permission of the Diocese of Allentown. The
permitted use described in this paragraph is contingent on your compliance
at all times with these Terms of Use.
3. General Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability. While we
use reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information, we
make no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of the Content and
assume no liability or responsibility for any error or omission in the
Content. The Diocese of Allentown does not represent or warrant that use of
any Content will not infringe rights of third parties. The Diocese of
Allentown has no responsibility for actions of third parties or for content
provided or posted by others.
4. No Warranties. The information on this web site is
provided "as is", "as available" and all warranties, express or implied, are
disclaimed (including but not limited to the disclaimer of any implied
warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose). All
responsibility and liability for any damages caused by viruses contained
within the electronic files of this web site are disclaimed. The information
may contain errors, problems or other limitations. As a condition to our
providing the information on this web site, the viewer agrees that we are
not liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential damages or
any other damages (including damages for loss of business, loss of profits,
litigation or the like), whether based on breach of contract, breach of
warranty, tort (including negligence), product liability or otherwise, even
if advised of the possibility of such damages. We would not provide this web
site and information without such limitations. No representations,
warranties or guarantees whatsoever are made as to the accuracy, adequacy,
reliability, current-ness, completeness, suitability or applicability of the
information to a particular situation.
5. Indemnity. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the Diocese of Allentown and each of its employees,
representatives, contractors and agents, from any and all claims (including,
but not limited to, claims for defamation, trade disparagement, privacy and
intellectual property infringement) and damages (including attorneys' fees
and court costs) arising from or relating to any allegation regarding: (1)
your use of this web site; (2) the use of any content or information you
provide, as long as such use is not inconsistent with this agreement; (3)
information or material posted or transmitted by you; and (4) any violation
of this agreement by you.
6. Laws of Pennsylvania Apply. These Terms of Use will be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. You hereby
agree that any cause of action you may have with respect to the Diocese of
Allentown must be filed in a state court located in Lehigh County,
Pennsylvania, within two months of the time in which the events giving rise
to such claim began, or you agree to waive such claim. If for any reason any
provision of this Agreement is found unenforceable, that provision shall be
enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of the
parties as reflected in that provision, and the remainder of the Agreement
shall continue in full force and effect. Any failure of the Diocese of
Allentown to enforce or exercise any provision of this Agreement or related
right shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. The section
titles used in this Agreement are purely for convenience and carry with them
no legal or contractual effect. In the event of termination of this
Agreement for any reason, you agree the following provisions will survive:
the provisions regarding limitations on your use of Content, and all other
provisions for which survival is equitable or appropriate.
7. Communications. You should not send any confidential
information to the Diocese of Allentown on this web site and the content of
any such communication to this web site or e-mail, will not be considered
confidential. Any information sent to this web site via Internet e-mail or
through the web site is not secure and is done so on a non-confidential
basis. We assume no responsibility for the loss of confidentiality for any
information that you transmit to us via the Internet.
8. Links. This web site may contain links to non-Diocese of Allentown web sites. These links are provided to you only as a convenience. Such linked web sites are not under the control of the Diocese of Allentown and the Diocese of Allentown is not responsible for the content of any linked web site, or any link contained in a linked web site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the Diocese of Allentown of the web site, and the Diocese of Allentown shall have no responsibility for information which is referenced by or linked to this web site.
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