Terms and Conditions
This website, www.uschesschamps.com, (the “site”) is maintained and operated by Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, a Missouri nonprofit organization (“Chess Club”).
Your access and use of the Site is subject to the following terms and conditions (the “Terms & Conditions”) and all applicable laws. By accessing or using any part of the Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, these Terms & Conditions. If you do not agree with all of the Terms & Conditions set forth below, you may not access or use any portion of the Site.
Authorized Use of the Site
This Site is provided for your personal and non-commercial use and for informational and educational purposes only; any other use of the Site requires the prior written consent of Chess Club.
Unauthorized Use of the Site
You may not take any action to interfere with or disrupt the Site or any other user’s use of the Site including, without limitation, circumventing security or exceeding the access granted to you under these Terms & Conditions. You may not use spiders, robots, data mining techniques or other automated devices or programs to catalog, download, store or otherwise reproduce, store or distribute content available on the Site. You may not frame portions of the Site within another web site. You may not resell use of, or access to, the Site to any third party without the prior written consent of Chess Club. You may not upload any information regarding a person or entity without the express written consent of that party.
Copyright and Trademarks
The graphics, text, software, audio, video and other creative materials on this Site, and all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property or proprietary rights contained therein, are owned exclusively by, or authorized for use by, Chess Club. Some materials on the Site may belong to third parties who have authorized Chess Club to display the materials, such as graphics, logos and trademarks and other proprietary materials. Except as permitted by these Terms & Conditions, you may not copy, distribute, modify, display, sell, use or make derivative works of such materials. All rights not granted under these Terms & Conditions are reserved by Chess Club.
No Marketing Ideas Accepted
Chess Club does not accept any unsolicited marketing ideas, and you are prohibited from submitting any such materials to Chess Club through the Site. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you submit any ideas, concepts or materials through the Site to Chess Club, you acknowledge that such submissions by you shall be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary and may be used, discarded or disclosed by Chess Club without obligation or compensation to you.
No Warranties
THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND CHESS CLUB MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT ON THE SITE. FURTHER, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, CHESS CLUB DISCLAIMS ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CHESS CLUB DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. CHESS CLUB SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR THE USE OF THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTENT AND ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES CONTAINED THEREIN. IN NO EVENT WILL CHESS CLUB BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, LOST OPPORTUNITIES, COSTS OF COVER, DIRECT, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, PERSONAL INJURY/WRONGFUL DEATH, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR OTHER CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EACH OF WHICH IS HEREBY EXCLUDED BY AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT EITHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IF ANY PART OF THESE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF CHESS CLUB UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES FOR LIABILITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED, SHALL NOT EXCEED TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) FOR ALL CLAIMS.
Changes
All information posted on the Site is subject to change without notice. In addition, these Terms & Conditions may be changed at any time without prior notice. Your continued access of the Site after such changes conclusively demonstrates your acceptance of those changes.
International Access
Our Site is provided from the United States of America and all servers that make it available reside in the U.S.A. The laws of other countries may differ regarding the access and use of the Site. We make no representations regarding the legality of this Site in any other country and it is your responsibility to ensure that your use complies with all applicable laws outside of the U.S.A.
Governing Law
The laws of the State of Missouri shall govern these Terms & Conditions. You hereby expressly consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the courts located in the State of Missouri for all matters arising in connection with these Terms & Conditions or your access or use of the site.
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