These Terms and Conditions of Use (the Terms of Use) apply to the PMAR web site located at www.PMAR.org, and all associated sites that may now or in the future be linked to WWW.PMAR.ORG by PMAR, its subsidiaries, and affiliates (collectively, the Site). The Site is the property of PMAR and its licensors. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, YOU DO NOT HAVE PERMISSION TO USE THE SITE.
PMAR reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of these Terms of Use at any time without notice. It is your responsibility to check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes will mean you accept and agree to the changes. As long as you comply with these Terms of Use, PMAR grants you a personal, nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited privilege to enter and use the Site. In the case of any violation of these Terms of Use, PMAR reserves the right to seek all remedies available by law and in equity for such violations.
All text, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces, photographs, trademarks, logos, sounds, music, artwork and computer code (collectively, Content), including but not limited to the design, structure, selection, coordination, expression, look and feel and arrangement of such Content, contained on the Site is owned, controlled or licensed by or to PMAR and is protected by trade dress, copyright, patent and trademark laws, and various other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.
You may view, download, print and retain a copy of pages from the Site provided that (1) your use of such information from the Site is for your informational, personal and non-commercial use only; (2) you will not copy, transfer or transmit such information to another person or entity, post it on any network computer or broadcast it in any media; (3) any copy of this information that you make shall retain all legal notices, copyright and other proprietary notices contained therein; (4) you make no modifications of such information; and (5) you make no additional representations or warranties relating to such documents.
Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, you may not use, download, upload, copy, print, display, perform, reproduce, republish, license, post, transmit or distribute any information from the Site in whole or in part without PMAR’s prior written permission. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
PMAR (and its licensors, where applicable) solely owns any and all rights, title and interest, including any and all related intellectual property rights, in and to the Service, the Site and related Content, and any suggestions, ideas, enhancements, requests, feedback, recommendations or other comments or information relating to the Service, the Site and/or the Content provided by you or any other party. These Terms of Use do not represent a sale and do not convey to you any rights of ownership in or related to the Service, the Site, the Content or any intellectual property owned by PMAR.
You will not use any deep-link, page-scrape, robot, spider or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the Site or any Content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site or any Content to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Site. PMAR reserves the right to bar any such activity.
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Site, or any other systems or networks connected to the Site, or to any PMAR server, or to any of the services offered on or through the Site, by hacking, password mining or any other illegitimate means.
You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network connected to the Site, nor breach the security or authentication measures on the Site or any network connected to the Site. You may not reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of or visitor to the Site, or any other customer of PMAR, to its source, or exploit the Site or any service or information made available or offered by or through the Site, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including but not limited to personal identification or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the Site.
You agree you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Sites infrastructure or PMAR s systems or networks, or any systems or networks connected to the Site or to PMAR. You agree not to use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the Sites proper working or any transaction being conducted on the Site, or with any other person’s use of the Site.
You may not forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any message or transmittal you send to PMAR on or through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site. You may not pretend that you are, or that you represent, someone else, or impersonate any other individual or entity.
You may not use the Site or any Content for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of PMAR or others.
PMAR’s Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are made a part of these Terms of Use by reference. To view PMAR’s Privacy Policy, click here. Additionally, by using the Site, you acknowledge and agree that Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message or information you send to the Site may be read or intercepted by others, even if there is a special notice that a particular transmission (for example, credit card information) is encrypted.
The Site may contain links to other independent third-party web sites (Linked Sites). Such Linked Sites are provided solely as a convenience to our visitors, and PMAR may discontinue such convenience at any time. Such Linked Sites are not under PMAR’s control, and PMAR is not responsible for and does not endorse any Linked Site, including any information, content or materials contained on such Linked Sites. PMAR does not endorse companies, products or services contained in Linked Sites. You need to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction with these Linked Sites, and if you decide to access any Linked Sites, you do this entirely at your own risk.
PMAR may disclose any information we have about you, including your identity, if we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of the Site, or to identify, contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference with (either intentionally or unintentionally) PMAR’s rights or property, or the rights or property of visitors to or users of the Site, including PMAR’s customers. PMAR reserves the right at all times to disclose any information that PMAR deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request. PMAR also may disclose your information when PMAR determines that applicable law requires or permits such disclosure, including exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection purposes.
You acknowledge and agree that PMAR may preserve any transmittal or communication by you with PMAR through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or in the event PMAR determines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply with legal process; (2) enforce these Terms of Use; (3) respond to claims that any such data violates the rights of others; or (4) protect the rights, property or personal safety of PMAR , its employees, users of or visitors to the Site, and the public.
You agree that PMAR, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, may terminate your access to the Site, for any reason, including but not limited to (1) requests for termination by law enforcement or other government agencies; (2) a request for termination by you (self-initiated account deletions), (3) discontinuance or material modification of the Site or any service offered on or through the Site; or (4) unexpected technical issues or problems.
If PMAR does take legal action against you as a result of your violation of these Terms of Use, PMAR will be entitled to recover from you, and you agree to pay, all reasonable attorneys fees and costs of such action, in addition to any other relief granted to PMAR. You agree that PMAR will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination of your access to the Site.
Except where prohibited by law, in no event will PMAR, its licensors, its suppliers or any third parties mentioned on the Site be liable to you for any damages (including without limitation, indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental or punitive damages), including lost profits, even if PMAR, its licensors, its suppliers or any third party has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
If, notwithstanding the other provisions of these Terms of Use, PMAR is found to be liable to you for any damage or loss which arises out of or is in any way connected with your use of or inability to use the Site or any Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory, PMAR, its licensors, its suppliers or any third parties mentioned on the Site shall be liable only to the extent of actual damages incurred by you, and in any case not to exceed U.S. $100.00. Any claims arising in connection with your use of the Site or Content must be brought within one year from the date of the event giving rise to such action. Remedies under these Terms of Use are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms of Use.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, PMAR assumes no responsibility for and does not guarantee the accuracy of the information. ALL CONTENT MATERIALS, INFORMATION AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” PMAR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT. PMAR DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT OF THE SITE IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; THAT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION OR THAT THE SITES AVAILABILITY WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU USE THE SITE SOLELY AT YOUR RISK.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless PMAR, its officers, directors, shareholders, predecessors, successors in interest, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys fees) made against PMAR by any third party due to or arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site.
You agree that all matters relating to your access to or use of the Site, including all disputes, will be governed by the laws of the United States and by the laws of the State of Oregon without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. You agree to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts in PORTLAND, OREGON and waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue. Any claim under these Terms of Use must be brought within one year after the cause of action arises, or such claim or cause of action is barred. No recovery may be sought or received for damages other than out-of-pocket expenses, except that the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys fees. In the event of any controversy or dispute between PMAR and you arising out of or in connection with your use of the Site, the parties shall attempt, promptly and in good faith, to resolve any such dispute. If we are unable to resolve any such dispute within a reasonable time (not to exceed 60 days), then either party may submit such controversy or dispute to mediation. If the dispute cannot be resolved through mediation, then the parties shall be free to pursue any right or remedy available to them under applicable law.
PMAR administers and operates the WWW.PMAR.ORG site from its location in PORTLAND, OREGON, USA. Although the Site is accessible worldwide, not all features, products or services discussed, referenced, provided or offered through or on the Site are available to all persons or in all geographic locations, or appropriate or available for use outside the United States. PMAR reserves the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the provision and quantity of any feature, product or service to any person or geographic area. Any offer for any feature, product or service made on the Site is void where prohibited. If you choose to access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and you are solely responsible for complying with applicable local laws.
You may not use or export or re-export any Content or any copy or adaptation of such Content, or any product or service offered on the Site, in violation of any applicable laws or regulations, including without limitation United States export laws and regulations.
If any of the provisions of these Terms of Use are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and replaced with a valid provision that best embodies the intent of these Terms of Use, so that these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and PMAR with regard to your use of the Site, and any and all other written or oral agreements or understandings previously existing between you and PMAR with respect to such are hereby superseded and cancelled. PMAR will not accept any counter-offers to these Terms of Use, and all such offers are hereby categorically rejected. PMAR’s failure to insist on or enforce strict performance of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver by PMAR or any provision or any right it has to enforce these Terms of Use, nor shall any course of conduct between PMAR or you or any other party be deemed to modify any provision of these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use shall not be interpreted or construed to confer any rights or remedies on any third parties.
The Site may provide access to or information about PMAR international data and, therefore, may contain reference or cross references to PMAR products, programs and services that are not announced in your country. Such reference does not imply that PMAR intends to announce such products, programs or services in your country.
Any general feedback you provide at the Site, for example through Contact Us, shall be deemed to be non-confidential. PMAR shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE SITE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
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