General
The Tennessean.com website (the
“Site”) is owned and operated by Tennessean.com (”we” or “us”).
By using this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and
to use the Site in accordance with these Terms of Service, our Privacy
Policy, and any additional terms and conditions that may apply to specific
sections of the Site or to products and services available through the Site. Accessing the Site, in any manner,
whether automated or otherwise, constitutes use of the Site and your agreement
to be bound by these Terms of Service.
We reserve the
right to change these Terms of Service or to impose new conditions on use of
the Site, from time to time, in which case we will post the revised Terms of
Service on this website. By
continuing to use the Site after we post any such changes, you accept the Terms
of Service, as modified.
Intellectual Property Rights
Our Limited License to You. This Site and all the materials
available on the Site are the property of us and/or our affiliates or licensors,
and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property
laws. The Site is provided solely
for your personal noncommercial use.
You may not use the Site or the materials available on the Site in a
manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not been
authorized by us. More
specifically, unless explicitly authorized in these Terms of Service or by the
owner of the materials, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload,
post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, exploit, or
distribute in any manner or medium (including by email or other electronic
means) any material from the Site.
You may, however, from time to time, download and/or print one copy of
individual pages of the Site for your personal, non-commercial use, provided
that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Information about requesting permission
to reproduce or distribute materials from the Site can be found here www.tennessean.com.
Your License to Us. By
posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation, photos and
videos) to us via the Site, you are representing: (i) that you are the owner of the material, or are making
your posting or submission with the express consent of the owner of the
material; and (ii) that you are thirteen years of age or older. In addition, when you submit or post
any material, you are granting us, and anyone authorized by us, a royalty-free,
perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use,
copy, modify, transmit, sell, exploit, create derivative works from,
distribute, and/or publicly perform or display such material, in whole or in
part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed, for any
purpose. The
foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in
such posting or submission, including, but not limited to, rights under
copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant
jurisdiction. Also, in
connection with the exercise of such rights, you grant us, and anyone
authorized by us, the right to identify you as the author of any of your
postings or submissions by name, email address or screen name, as we deem
appropriate.
Limitations on Linking and
Framing. You may establish a hypertext link to the Site so long as
the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by us or by the
Site. However, you may not,
without our prior written permission, frame or inline link any of the content
of the Site, or incorporate into another website or other service any of our
material, content or intellectual property.
Notice of Copyright Infringement. If
you are a copyright owner who believes your copyrighted material has been
reproduced, posted or distributed via the Site in a manner that constitutes
copyright infringement, please inform our designated copyright agent by sending
written notice by U.S. Mail to Gannett Co., Inc., 7950 Jones Branch Drive,
McLean, VA 22107, Attn: K. Jaske, or by email to kjaske@gannett.com. Please include the following
information in your written notice:
(1) a detailed description of the copyrighted work that is allegedly infringed
upon; (2) a description of the location of the allegedly infringing material on
the Site; (3) your contact information, including your address, telephone
number, and, if available, email address; (4) a statement by you indicating
that you have a good-faith belief that the allegedly infringing use is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (5) a statement by
you, made under penalty of perjury, affirming that the information in your
notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s
behalf; and (6) an electronic or physical signature
of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert
infringement of copyright and to submit the statement. Please note that the contact
information provided in this paragraph is for suspected copyright infringement
only. Contact information for
other matters is provided elsewhere in these Terms of Service or on the Site.
Associated Press Materials. Some
of the material available on the Site is provided by the Associated Press. By using this Site you agree and
acknowledge that (1) Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio, and/or video
material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or
publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium and (2) no Associated
Press materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for
personal and non-commercial use. The
Associated Press will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors
or omissions in its materials or in the transmission or delivery of all or any
part of its materials, or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.
Disclaimers
Throughout the Site, we have provided links and pointers to
Internet sites maintained by third parties. Our linking to such
third-party sites does not imply an endorsement or sponsorship of such sites,
or the information, products or services offered on or through the sites. In addition, neither we
nor our parent or subsidiary companies nor any of our respective affiliates
operate or control in any respect any information, products or services that
third parties may provide on or through the Site or on websites linked to by us
on the Site.
THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH
THE SITE AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES
OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR ANY OF ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY PART
OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING BULLETIN BOARDS, OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE IT AVAILABLE,
ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
WE DO NOT WARRANT
OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE
SITE OR MATERIALS ON THIS SITE OR ON THIRD-PARTY SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
You must provide
and are solely responsible for all hardware and/or software necessary to access
the Site. You assume the entire
cost of and responsibility for any damage to, and all necessary maintenance,
repair or correction of, that hardware and/or software.
The Site is provided for
informational purposes only, and is not intended for trading or investing
purposes, or for commercial use.
Stock and mutual fund quotes, and related financial news stories may be
delayed at least 20 minutes, as may be required by the stock exchanges and/or
the financial information services.
The Site should not be used in any high risk activities where damage or
injury to persons, property, environment, finances or business may result if an
error occurs. You expressly assume
all risk for such use.
Online Commerce
Certain sections of the Site may allow you to purchase many different
types of products and services online that are provided by third parties. We are not responsible for the quality,
accuracy, timeliness, reliability or any other aspect of these products and
services. If you make a purchase
from a merchant on the Site or on a site linked to by the Site, the information
obtained during your visit to that merchant’s online store or site, and the
information that you give as part of the transaction, such as your credit card
number and contact information, may be collected by both the merchant and us. A merchant may have privacy and data
collection practices that are different from ours. We have
no responsibility or liability for these independent policies. In addition,
when you purchase products or services on or through the Site, you may be subject to additional terms and conditions that
specifically apply to your purchase or use of such products or services. For more information regarding a
merchant, its online store, its privacy policies, and/or any additional terms
and conditions that may apply, visit that merchant’s website and click on its
information links or contact the merchant directly. You release us and our affiliates from any damages that you
incur, and agree not to assert any claims against us or them, arising from your
purchase or use of any products or services made available by third parties
through the Site.
You agree to be financially responsible
for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the
Site. You agree to use the Site
and to purchase services or products through the Site for legitimate,
non-commercial purposes only. You
also agree not to make any purchases for speculative, false or fraudulent
purposes or for the purpose of anticipating demand for a particular product or
service. You agree to only
purchase goods or services for yourself or for another person for whom you are
legally permitted to do so. When
making a purchase for a third party that requires you to submit the third
party’s personal information to us or a merchant, you represent that
you have obtained the express consent of such third party to provide such third
party’s personal information.
Use of Company Directories
The information contained in any company
directories that may be provided on the Site is provided for business lookup
purposes and is not to be used for marketing or telemarketing
applications. This information may
not be copied or redistributed and is provided “AS IS” without warranty of any
kind. In no event will we or our suppliers be liable in any way with regard
to such information.
Interactive Features
This Site may include a variety of features, such as bulletin boards, web logs, chat rooms, and email services, which allow feedback to us and real-time interaction between users, and other features, such as personalized home pages and email services, which allow users to communicate with others. Responsibility for what is posted on bulletin boards, web logs, chat rooms, and other public posting areas on the Site, or sent via any email services on the Site, lies with each user - you alone are responsible for the material you post or send. We do not control the messages, information or files that you or others may provide through the Site. It is a condition of your use of the Site that you do not:
Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Site.
Use the Site to impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
Interfere with or disrupt any servers or networks used to provide the Site
or its features, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations
of the networks we use to provide the Site.
Use the Site to instigate or encourage others to commit illegal activities
or cause injury or property damage to any person.
Gain unauthorized access to the Site, or any account, computer system, or
network connected to this Site, by means such as hacking, password mining
or other illicit means.
Obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means
not intentionally made available through this Site.
Use the Site 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.
Use the Site to post or transmit any information, software or other 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 rights holder.
Use the Site to post or transmit any information, software or other material
that contains a virus or other harmful component.
Use the Site to post, transmit or in any way exploit any information, software
or other material for commercial purposes, or that contains advertising.
Use the Site to advertise or solicit to anyone to buy or sell products or
services, or to make donations of any kind, without our express written approval.
Gather for marketing purposes any email addresses or other personal information
that has been posted by other users of the Site.
You understand
that we have no obligation to monitor any bulletin boards, chat rooms, web
logs, or other areas of the Site through which users can supply information or
material. However, we reserve the right at all times to
disclose any information we believe necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or
governmental request, or to refuse to post or to remove any information or
materials, in whole or in part, that in our sole discretion are objectionable
or in violation of these Terms of Service. We also reserve the right to deny access to the Site or any
features of the Site to anyone who violates these Terms of Service or who, in
our sole judgment, interferes with the ability of others to enjoy our website
or infringes the rights of others.
Registration
To access certain features of the Site, we may ask you to
provide certain demographic information including your gender, year of birth,
zip code and country. In addition,
if you elect to sign-up for a particular feature of the Site, such as chat
rooms, web logs, or bulletin boards, you may also be asked to register
with us on the form provided and such registration
may require you to provide personally identifiable information such as your
name and email address. You
agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about
yourself as prompted by the Site’s registration form. If we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such
information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend
or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the
Site (or any portion thereof). Our
use of any personally identifiable information you provide to us as part of the
registration process is governed by the terms of our Privacy
Policy
Passwords
To use
certain features of the Site, you will need a username and password, which you
will receive through the Site’s registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of
the password and account, and are responsible for all activities (whether by
you or by others) that occur under your password or account. You agree to notify us immediately of
any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of
security, and to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each
session. We cannot and will not be
liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your
password or account information.
Classified Advertising
When you submit a classified ad for publication on the Site, you agree
that the advertisement as it appears on the Site becomes our property and you
assign all ownership interest in the advertisement as it appears on the Site
under copyright law or otherwise to us.
Submission of an advertisement does not constitute a commitment to
publish the advertisement, and publication of an advertisement does not
constitute an agreement for continued publication. We will accept only standard abbreviations and require
proper punctuation. We reserve the
right to edit, reclassify, revise, reject or cancel any advertisement at any
time, in our sole discretion.
Rates and specifications are subject to change.
Real Estate Advertisements; Equal Housing Opportunity
The Federal Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to advertise “any
preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion,
sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any
such preference, limitation, or discrimination.” State law may also forbid discrimination based on these
factors and others. We will not
knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the
law. All persons are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity
basis. To complain of
discrimination call the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development at
800-669-9777.
Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE,
SHALL WE, OUR SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE FOR ANY
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM
THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, INCLUDING ITS MATERIALS,
PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, OR THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES MADE
AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
(BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN
CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY AND THE
LIABILITY OF OUR SUBSIDIARY AND PARENT COMPANIES OR AFFILIATES IS LIMITED TO
THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT
LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE,
ANY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON THE SITE, OR WITH ANY OF THE SITE’S
TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING
THE SITE.
Termination
We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Site or any part of
the Site at any time without notice. In the event of cancellation or
termination, you are no longer authorized to access the part of the Site
affected by such cancellation or termination. The restrictions imposed on you with respect to material
downloaded from the Site, and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities
set forth in these Terms of Service, shall survive.
Other
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between us and you
with respect to the subject matter contained in this agreement and supersedes
all previous and contemporaneous agreements, proposals and communications,
written oral. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that
may apply when you use the products or services of a third party that are
provided through the Site. In the
event of any conflict between any such third-party terms and conditions and
these Terms of Service, these Terms of Service shall govern. This agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this
agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that
provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect
the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
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