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Welcome…and thanks for visiting the Silicon Valley Conservation Council Web site. We believe you will find the site to be informative and easy to navigate, and we hope you will return to visit us often.

Terms of Use

This Web site is an educational and informational service provided by the Silicon Valley Conservation Council, with the express condition that users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use, and as they may be modified from time to time. Your consultation and use of this Web site constitutes your acknowledgment and acceptance of all of the following terms and conditions.

Copyright and Trademark

Materials at this site, including but not limited to, all text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio and video clips, is copyrighted by and proprietary to the Council with all rights reserved unless otherwise noted. Any unauthorized use of any materials at this site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

Permissible Use: In the interest of conservation and smart growth education and information, the content displayed on any page of this Web site may be used for personal and noncommercial uses which do not harm the reputation of the Council. You may also include excerpts or limited portions of Council information in printed memos, reports and presentations. We only ask that you attribute this information to us by including, "Used with permission from the Silicon Valley Conservation Council, www.svconservationcouncil.org. Copyright 2003 All rights reserved."

Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel, or otherwise any license or right under any trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right of the Council. Further, the Council neither warrants nor represents that the use of materials contained on this Web site will not infringe the rights of third parties.

Trademark: The name and mark, Silicon Valley Conservation Council, and its attendant logos and taglines, are trademarks of the Silicon Valley Conservation Council and may not be used or reproduced without its prior written consent.

Disclaimer

You acknowledge that the information on this Web site is provided "as is" for general information only. The Council makes no representations with respect to the information, services, products or message on this Web site and specifically disclaims any other warranties, including but not limited to implied or express warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular usage, application or purpose and non-infringement. The Council makes no warranties of any kind regarding the operation of this Web site, including but not limited to any warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any warranty that these pages, or the server that makes them available, are free of viruses, or other harmful elements or code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties and such warranties are expressly disclaimed.

Governing Law

This Web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by the Council, which is headquartered in the State of California, United States of America. It can be accessed from all fifty states, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of California, by accessing this Web site both you and the Council agree that the statutes and laws of the State of California, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to use of this Web site. You and the Council also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of Santa Clara County, California such that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Web site or these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts in and for Santa Clara County. The Council makes no representation that materials on the Web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Web site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Liability

You agree that you will hold harmless the Silicon Valley Conservation Council and its officers, directors, agents, employees, contributors, sponsors and volunteers from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this Web site or the information, services, products or messages contained in this Web site or other Web sites to which it is linked, including but not limited to claims that you have found something you have heard, viewed or downloaded from this Web site or another Web site to which it is linked to be distasteful, offensive, defamatory, or infringing upon your intellectual property rights. In no event will the Council or the contributors of information to this Web site be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on such information or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND FOREVER WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST THE SILICON VALLEY CONSERVATION COUNCIL, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, CONTRIBUTORS, SPONSORS AND VOLUNTEERS FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES YOU SUSTAIN IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE.

Links from this Web site

The Council makes no representation, warranty or endorsement, express or implied, as to any of the information, services, products or messages on any other Web sites which may be accessed through a hyperlink on this Web site. In particular, these links are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by the Council or a warranty or endorsement of any type regarding the Web site or the information, services, products or messages posted on or available from such Web site.

Linking from other Web sites

As a general practice, and in the interest of advancing its mission, the Council does not object to links made to its Web site from other sites. However, there are certain terms and conditions that should be followed. Unless the Council enters into a specific written agreement with the party wishing to link, use of any of the Council's names, logos, designs, images, photographs, slogans, product trademarks, or service marks in or with the party's links is not permissible. Sites may link to but not replicate Council content.

The Council may grant the owner of a Web site permission to use a hyperlink to this Web site from its Web site, provided:

    1. any such link must clearly be marked with the plain text name, "Silicon Valley Conservation Council".
    2. the appearance, position and other aspects of either the link or the host Web site may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Council's name and trademarks.
    3. the appearance, position and other aspects of either the link or the host Web site may not create the false appearance that any other entity is associated with or sponsored by the Council.
    4. the site contains no content that could be construed as distasteful, offensive or controversial, and contain only content that is appropriate for all age groups. The Council may take appropriate action in order to prevent the violation of the rights of the Council or of other parties, in order to comply with any law, regulation or other governmental request, or in order to operate this Web site properly or to protect itself or others.
    5. the link, when activated by a user, must display this Web site full-screen and not with a "frame" on the linked Web site. Due to frequent content updates, the Council recommends that the link be only to the home page.

The owner of any Web site with a hyperlink to this Web site agrees to the foregoing terms and agrees to delete any such link upon notice from the Council that such permission has been revoked, which notice may be given at any time and for any reason.

The Council is not responsible for the information or materials contained on Web sites linking to this Web site. Links to this Web site are provided for convenience of reference only and are not intended as an endorsement by the Council or a warranty of any type regarding the host Web site or the information on the host Web site.

Questions regarding linking from other Web sites may be addressed to info@svconservationcouncil.org.

User Submissions

The Council does not wish to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through this Web site. Any material, information or other communication you transmit to this Web site will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. The Council will be free to copy, disclose, distribute, incorporate and otherwise use the information and all data, images, sounds, text, and other things embodied therein for any and all commercial or non-commercial purposes without any royalty or compensation to you.

You are expressly prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Web site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under the law.

We do, however, welcome your feedback. If you want to send us feedback, and we hope you do, we simply request that you send it to us using the contact page. It is just one more way that we can learn how to best satisfy your needs.



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