This Privacy Policy applies to certain
web sites which are owned and/or operated by Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company (each such web site being individually referred to herein as the
“Web Site”). If you have arrived at this Privacy Policy by “clicking” on an
authorized link from a Web Site, then this Privacy Policy applies to such Web
Site, and the individual entity which owns and/or operates the particular Web
Site from which you “clicked” to this Privacy Policy via an authorized
link shall be referred to herein as “Sponsor,” "we" or "us." Sponsor respects
the privacy of its users,
and this Privacy Policy explains what
information we collect on our Web Site and how we use such information. Please
read this Privacy Policy carefully. In
addition, please review the Terms of Use posted at the Web Site, which governs
your use of the Web Site. Your use of our Web Site indicates to us that you have
read and accepted our privacy practices, as
outlined in this Privacy
Policy and our Terms of
Use.
Applicability
Please note that
this Privacy Policy only applies to Web
Sites owned and/or operated by or for Sponsor, and upon which Sponsor has placed
a “link” which, when “clicked”, transfers you to this Privacy Policy. While on our
Web Site, you may encounter links to other web sites or online
material. If you "click" on a link to such a third party, the "click" takes you
off our Web Site and to a third party’s web site, which is beyond Sponsor’s
control. These other web sites may set their own cookies, collect data, and/or
have their own privacy
policies. This Privacy Policy only covers
information collected at the Web Site, and does not cover any information
collected by any other web site or offline by Sponsor (unless otherwise
specifically stated or disclosed by Sponsor) or any other company, and we encourage you to
review the privacy policy of any other web site
you visit.
In addition, please note that this Privacy Policy does not apply to any
information you may disclose publicly in any chat rooms, message boards, or
similar web pages. You should keep in mind that whenever you publicly disclose
information about yourself online – for example, via message boards or chat
rooms – that information could be collected and used by people that you do not
know. In addition, certain message boards and similar user forums may display IP
addresses (as defined below) along with the message poster’s name and message.
Sponsor bears no responsibility for any action or policies of any third parties
who collect any information users may disclose on the message boards, chat areas
or other user forums, if any, on the Web Site.
Information Sponsor Collects
Personally
Identifiable Information: Personally identifiable information is information
that could reasonably be used to identify you personally (such as your name,
address, birth date or e-mail address), which we refer to in this Privacy Policy as "PII." Generally,
you may browse our Web Site without providing us with PII. However, there may be
times when we ask you to provide us with certain PII, such as when you choose to
register with our Web Site and/or for newsletters or choose to participate in an
online contest, sweepstakes, survey or voting procedure. We may also ask you to
provide us with demographic information or information regarding your interests,
hobbies or similar information. Sponsor reserves the right, at any time, to add
features to our Web Site that require you to register or otherwise provide PII,
including credit card information, or to require registration to access our Web
Site. You can choose not to provide certain information, but then you may not be
able to take advantage of or participate in some of the Web Site’s features. We
may combine the information we collect with information available from other
sources, including information received from promotional partners or other third
parties. We may provide you the opportunity to e-mail a friend an article,
electronic greeting card or other special feature from our Web Site. The e-mail
addresses you supply us for those activities will be used to send the requested
e-mail and will not be used to send you or your friend any other e-mail
communications.
The Web Site does not knowingly collect PII from
children under thirteen (13) years of age: This is not a web site directed
to children under the age of 13, and Sponsor does not knowingly collect any
information from children under 13 years of age at the Web Site. If you are
under 13 years of age, do not send any information about yourself to Sponsor. If
Sponsor discovers that a child under the age of 13 has provided the Web Site
with PII, Sponsor will delete that child’s PII from its system.
Anonymous Information: When you visit the Web Site, our web
servers automatically collect web site usage information. Web site usage
information is anonymous information that describes how our visitors use and
navigate our Web Site, and it includes the number and frequency of visitors to
each web page and the length of their stays. We collect the anonymous
information automatically sent to us by your web browser, such as browser type,
referrer data that identifies the web page visited prior and subsequent to
visiting our Web Site, and IP address. We also may determine what technology is
available through your browser in order to serve you the most appropriate
version of a web page. For example, we may determine that you have installed a
version of Flash, and we will then send you the appropriate Flash version of the
web page rather than an HTML page.
IP Addresses: An IP address is
a number that is assigned to your computer or network when you are on the
Internet. When visitors request pages from our Web Site, our servers log the
visitor’s IP address. We may collect IP addresses for a variety of internal
purposes, such as system administration, to report aggregate information to our
business partners or to audit the number of visits to different pages on our Web
Site. Please note that some services within our Web Site, such as certain
message boards, may display IP addresses along with the message poster’s name
and message.
Cookies: Cookies are information files that our Web
Site may place on your computer to provide extended functionality and to
personalize your experience at our Web Site. We may use cookies for a number of
purposes. For example, we may use cookies to track usage patterns on the Web
Site and we may use cookies when we conduct polls and sweepstakes to limit
multiple responses and registrations. Or, we may use cookies to record
registration and personalization information, enabling you to save your user
name and password. We do not store any PII in cookies, but we may link the
cookie to any information we collect. You may occasionally get cookies from our
advertisers, who may also be using web beacons, to collect information, which is standard in the internet industry. We do not control these
cookies, and these cookies are not subject to our privacy policy. Visitors to our web
site should check the privacy policy of the advertiser to
see whether and how it uses cookies. You can, of course, disable cookies on your
computer by indicating this in the preferences or options menus in your browser.
However, it is possible that some parts of the Web Site will not operate
correctly if you disable cookies. You should consult with your browser’s
provider/manufacturer if you have any questions regarding disabling cookies.
November 1, 2007
TERMS OF USE
This site (the "Site") is operated by Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company. It is intended for your personal enjoyment, entertainment, enlightenment, information, education and communication. We encourage you to to
browse the Site; however, your access and use of the Site is subject to the
following terms of use ("Terms of Use") and all applicable laws. By
accessing and browsing the Site, you accept, without limitation or
qualification, the Terms of Use. Please note that this Site and the services
offered are only open to users 13 years of age or older. If you do not agree
with all of the following Terms of Use, please do not use this Site.
Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify or
otherwise alter these terms and conditions at any time. Changes and/or
modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting. Please review
these Terms of Use periodically. Your continued use of the Site following
the posting of changes and/or modifications will constitute your acceptance of
these Terms of Use.
Use of Materials
Contained on this Site
The Site contains material that is derived
in whole or in part from material supplied by Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company and other sources, and is
protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. No material
(including but not limited to the text, images, audio and/or video) and no
software (including but not limited to any images or files incorporated in or
generated by the software or data accompanying such software) (individually and
collectively the "Materials") may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded,
posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way or decompiled, reverse engineered
or disassembled, except that you may download one copy of the Materials on any
single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you
keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the
Materials or use of the Materials for any other purpose is a violation of Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company's
or such other sources' copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights. The
use of any such Materials on any other web site or networked computer
environment without Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company's express written consent is prohibited.
Trademarks, Copyrights and Service Marks
The Chicagoland Golf logo is a registered trademark of Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company and all other trademarks,
service marks and trade names used on the Service are the property of their
respective owners, and all of the above trademarks may not be copied, downloaded
or otherwise exploited without the permission of Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company or the owner of such
trademark, service mark or trade name.
Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company enjoys hearing from users and welcomes comments. However, Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company does not accept or consider
creative ideas, suggestions or materials other than those Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company has specifically
requested. This to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when
projects developed by Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company's staff might seem to others to be similar to creative ideas, works, suggestions or materials submitted by users.
If you send any
creative materials, including creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings,
concepts or other information or if you transmit to the Site by electronic mail
or otherwise, communications including any data, questions, comments,
suggestions, or the like (collectively, the "Information"), the Information
shall be deemed, and shall remain, the property of Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company. None of the Information
shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company and Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company
shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Information. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company shall
exclusively own any now known or hereafter existing rights to the Information of
every kind and nature throughout the universe and shall be entitled to
unrestricted use of the Information for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or
otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Information.
Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms,
Postings
The Site may include bulletin boards, chat rooms and
other areas where users can post and/or exchange information, ideas, opinions,
photographs, images, videos, creative works or any other materials (collectively
"Bulletin Boards").
Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company does not control the material delivered to
Bulletin Boards, and Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company has no obligation to monitor such Bulletin Boards. The
messages do not necessarily reflect the views of Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company. In no event shall Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company
assume or have any responsibility or liability for any materials posted on
Bulletin Boards or for any claims, damages or losses resulting from their use
and/or appearance on this Site. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company reserves the right at all times to disclose
any information (including the identity of the persons providing information or
materials on its Bulletin Boards) as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or
governmental request. In addition, Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company reserves the right to edit, refuse to
post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company's sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of these Terms of
Use.
By posting messages, uploading files, inputting data, or
engaging in any other form of communication through this service, you are
granting Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide
license to:
1) Use, copy, sublicense, adapt, transmit, publicly perform
or display any such communication;
2) Sublicense to third parties the
unrestricted right to exercise any of the foregoing rights granted with respect
to the communication.
The foregoing grants shall include the right to
exploit any proprietary rights in such communication, including but not limited
to rights under copyright, trademark, servicemark or patent laws under any
relevant jurisdiction.
Rules of
Conduct
It is a condition of your use of the Bulletin Boards and
this Site that you do not:
Use any Bulletin Boards for any illegal purposes (or to solicit any illegal
act);
Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Bulletin
Boards;
Post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind,
including images and language;Post any message that solicits gambling or engage
in any gambling activity;
Transmit or upload any information, software or other material which
violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material which is an
invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which 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.
Transmit or upload any information, software or other material which
contains viruses, time bombs, trojan horses, cancelbots, worms or other harmful
or deleterious components or devices;
Post any defamatory, libelous, hateful, or harassing messages, information
or material;
Post, or transmit or in any way exploit any information, software or other
material for commercial purposes or which contains advertising, promotion or
marketing.
Use the Services for the purposes of sending junk email, chain letters,
duplicative or unsolicited messages or "spamming" or in connection with
contests, surveys or pyramid schemes.
Try to gain unauthorized access to the Services, other users' accounts, or
computers connected to the Services though password mining or other means.
Interfere with another user's use and enjoyment of the Services or any other
individual's user and enjoyment of similar services.
Contests and
Sweepstakes, Auctions, and Other Activities
Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company provides rules for
certain activities on this Site including, without limitation, e-mail services,
contests, sweepstakes, and auctions by Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company and in conjunction with third
parties. These Terms of Use are incorporated by reference to the specific
rules, which appear in connection with information about a particular activity.
To the extent that any conflict exists between these Terms of Use and
specific rules, the rules for the activity in which you choose to participate
shall govern.
Hyperlinks to Third Party
Sites
The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute
endorsement by Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company of the opinions or views
expressed by these linked websites and Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company does not verify, endorse, or take
responsibility for the accuracy, currency, completeness or quality of the
content contained in these sites. Furthermore, Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company is not responsible for the
quality or delivery of the products or services offered, accessed, obtained by
or advertised by such sites. As such, Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company will be responsible for any errors or omissions or for the
results obtained from the use of such information contained in these sites. To
the extent that these sites collect personal information or postings from the
end user, be advised that in no event shall Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company assume or have any
responsibility or liability for the manner in which such information or postings
are exploited or for any claims, damages, or losses resulting from their use
and/or appearance on these sites. Finally, Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company will under no circumstances be
liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or special loss or other damage,
whether arising from negligence, breach of contract, defamation, infringement of
copyright or other intellectual property rights, caused by the exhibition,
distribution or exploitation of any information or content contained within
these sites.
Termination of Service
Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company may terminate the Site or any services included on or
through the Site at any time with or without cause or notice. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company shall not be
liable any party for such termination.
If you object to any of the Terms
of Use contained herein, you may discontinue use of the Site or services.
Shopping
CHICAGOLAND GOLF PUBLISHING COMPANY EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO
PRODUCTS SOLD BY CHICAGOLAND GOLF PUBLISHING COMPANY ON THE SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You agree that Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company's sole and exclusive
maximum liability arising from any product sold by Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company on the Site shall be the
price of the product ordered.
IN NO EVENT SHALL CHICAGOLAND GOLF PUBLISHING COMPANY AND AFFILIATED ENTITIES,DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER
REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THEM BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATED TO ANY PRODUCT SOLD ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE.
In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect
information due to typographical error or error received from its suppliers, Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company
shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at
the incorrect price. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such
orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged.
If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is
canceled, Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company will issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of
the charge.
Your receipt of an electronic or other form of order
confirmation does not signify Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company's acceptance of your order, nor does it
constitute confirmation of Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company's offer to sell. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company reserves the right at any
time after receipt of your order to accept or decline your order for any reason. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company reserves the right at any time after receipt of your order, without prior
notice to you, to supply less than the quantity you ordered of any item. All
orders placed over $500.00 (U.S.) must obtain pre-approval with an acceptable
method of payment. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company may require additional verifications or information
before accepting any order. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company may automatically charge and withhold the
applicable sales tax for orders. Otherwise, you are solely responsible for all
sales taxes, or other taxes, on orders shipped to you.
All requests for
service and support should be made directly to the manufacturer in accordance
with their terms and conditions.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify,
defend and hold harmless Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company, its officers,
directors, employees, agents, licensors, representatives, and third party
providers to the Site from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs,
including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these
Terms of Use by you. Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company reserves the right to assume, at its sole expense,
the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by
you, in which event you will fully cooperate with Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company in asserting any available
defenses.
Limitation of
Liability/Disclaimer
Your use and browsing of the Site is at your
risk. If you are dissatisfied with any of the Materials contained in the Site,
or with any of these Terms of Use, your sole and exclusive remedy is to
discontinue accessing and using the Site.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT
PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER CHICAGOLAND GOLF PUBLISHING COMPANY NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED
IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR DELIVERING THE SITE IS LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR
ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING ON
THE SITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
You specifically acknowledge and agree that Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company is not liable for any
defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any user.
Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company also assumes
no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that
may infect, your computer equipment or other property on account of your access
to, use of, or browsing in the Site (including any Bulletin Board) or your
downloading of any Materials from the Site.
Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company does not warrant or make
any representations of any kind or nature with respect to the Materials.
Therefore, you are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the
extent local laws are applicable.
NOTICE AND
PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
If you
believe that material posted on the Site infringes your copyrights, you should
follow the following procedures, which are set forth in the Digital Millennium
Copyright Act (DCMA).
Notice of the claimed infringement must be
submitted in writing to Chicagoland Golf Publishing Company, Box 4116, Wheaton, Illinois, 60189-4116.