LEGAL
Last Updated: June 2009
This
website, blog, its content and other associated websites, blogs and associated
content that Silicon Valley Moms Group, LLC (“Silicon Valley Moms Group”)
may operate from time to time under a variety of titles, including but not
limited to:
- Mom Road Trip Blog
- Silicon
Valley Moms Blog
- Chicago Moms Blog
- New York City Moms Blog
- New Jersey Moms Blog
- Los Angeles Moms Blog
- Deep South Moms Blog
- 50s-Something Moms Blog
- DC Metro Moms Blog
- Philadelphia Moms Blog
- Rocky Mountain Moms Blog
- Canada Moms Blog
and other sites which may be added from time to time (defined as “SV Moms Websites”) are protected, without limitation, by U.S and foreign copyright,
trademark, patent, and/or other proprietary rights and related laws, rules and
regulations. By accessing the SV Moms Websites, you agree to the following
terms and conditions. If you do not agree, you have no right or license to
access the SV Moms Websites and you should not do so.
Silicon
Valley Moms Group reserves the right to update or modify the Terms of Use
without advance notice by posting a revised Terms of Use to any of the SV Moms
Websites. Visitors to the SV Moms Websites (“you”) can determine whether
the Terms of Use has been modified since your last visit by checking the
"Last updated" legend at the top of the Agreement. By using the SV
Moms Websites, you agree to be bound by the version of the Terms of Use then in
effect. Silicon Valley Moms Group may deny service to you at any time, including
in the event you do not adhere to the Terms of Use.
Unless otherwise indicated, the SV Moms Websites, are and will remain the sole
property, intellectual or otherwise, with all rights reserved, of Silicon
Valley Moms Group or its authorized assigns, and its licensors or providers.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each individual blogger or writer on any of SV Moms Websites
retains ownership and title to the copyright and other rights to her or his own
content and is responsible for the accuracy and legality of her or his own
content.
For permission to reprint or redistribute an individual post,
contact the author through info(at)svmoms.com. For syndication
inquiries, contact info(at)svmoms.com. No posts may be redistributed
without permission by their owners.
Third Party Content:
In the event that Silicon Valley Moms Group displays the works of third parties
besides its individual bloggers or writers on the SV Moms Websites, whether by
permission or under the provisions of copyright laws, as may vary from
jurisdiction to jurisdiction, commonly referred to as the doctrine of “fair
use,” the rights to such works remain the property of such third parties unless
otherwise stated.
Some information made available on or throught the SV Moms Websites
are provided by third parties (such as advertisements) or other
visitors to the SV Moms Websites (such as information, "Third-Party Content"). The inclusion or appearance of Third-Party Content on the
SV Moms Websites does not indicate any approval or endorsement by Silicon
Valley Moms Group. Silicon Valley Moms Group is not responsible for, and hereby
disclaims any and all liability that may arise from Third-Party Content.
The SV Moms Websites provide links to other websites and resources. Because Silicon
Valley Moms Group has no control over these sites and resources, you
acknowledge and agree that Silicon Valley Moms Group does not endorse and is
not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other
materials on or available from such sites or resources. Silicon Valley Moms
Group is providing these links to you only as a convenience. Silicon Valley
Moms Group has the right, but not the obligation, to block links from or to the
SV Moms Websites at any time.
You are authorized to download one copy of the material on the SV Moms Websites on one
computer for your personal, non-commercial use only. In doing so, you may not
remove or in any way alter any trademark, copyright, or other proprietary
notice. Except as allowed in the preceding paragraph, you may not modify, copy,
distribute, republish, commercially exploit, or upload any of the material on
the SV Moms Websites without prior, written consent from Silicon Valley Moms
Group. No intellectual property or other rights in and to the SV Moms Websites,
other than the limited right to use set forth above, are transferred to you.
Disclaimer:
Comments or opinions expressed on the SV Moms Websites are those of their respective
writers only. The outside views expressed and links to external websites do not
represent the views of Silicon Valley Moms Group, its management, or writers.
SILICON VALLEY MOMS GROUP MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT
TO THE SV MOMS WEBSITES, WHICH ARE PROVIDED FOR USE "AS IS." SILICON
VALLEY MOMS GROUP DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING
WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT,
MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE SV
MOMS WEBSITES AND ANY WEBSITE WITH WHICH THE SV MOMS WEBSITES ARE LINKED.
SILICON VALLEY MOMS GROUP ALSO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO
WHETHER THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE VIA THE SV MOMS WEBSITES, OR ANY WEBSITES
WITH WHICH THE SV MOMS WEBSITES ARE LINKED, IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT.
It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy and completeness of all information, opinions, and other material on this SV
Moms Websites or any website with which SV Moms Websites are linked. The SV
Moms Websites may include inadvertent inaccuracies or errors, or information or materials that violate the Terms of
Use (including the Community Rules as discussed below). Additionally, the
possibility exists that a third party could make unauthorized alterations to
the SV Moms Websites. Although Silicon Valley Moms Group attempt to ensure the
integrity of the SV Moms Websites, Silicon Valley Moms Group makes no
guarantees as to its completeness or correctness. In the event that a situation
arises in which the SV Moms Websites’ completeness or correctness is in
question, please contact Silicon Valley Moms Group with, if possible, a
description of the material to be checked and the location (URL) where such
material can be found on the SV Moms Websites, as well as information sufficient to enable Silicon Valley Moms
Group to contact you.
Limitation of Liability:
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws,
Silicon Valley Moms Group and its management, employees, agents, and authors
shall in no event be liable for any claims, charges, demands, damages,
liabilities, losses, and expenses of whatever nature and however arising,
including without limitation any compensatory, incidental, direct, indirect,
special, punitive, or consequential damages, loss of use, loss of data, loss
caused by a computer or electronic virus, loss of income or profit, loss of or
damage to property, claims of third parties, or other losses of any kind or
character, even if Silicon Valley Moms Group has been advised of the
possibility of such damages or losses arising out of or in connection with the
use of this SV Moms Websites or any website with which the SV Moms Websites are
linked.
Comments:
To the
extent that portions of the SV Moms Websites such as blog comments provide users
an opportunity to post and exchange information,
ideas and opinions ("Submissions"), such Submissions are
welcome, subject to your agreement to comply with these Terms of Use. Please be
aware that in order to operate the SV Moms Websites or redistribute materials
you post to the SV Moms Websites or otherwise submit to us, Silicon Valley Moms
Group requires certain rights in those materials. Thus, by transmitting
comments, pieces, ideas or other information
to Silicon Valley Moms Group, you grant
to Silicon Valley Moms Group and its designees a worldwide, non-exclusive,
sublicenseable, assignable, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right
(including any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, distribute, create
derivative works based on, perform and display such Submissions (in whole or in
part) in any media now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose
whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other provider of the
Submissions. You also permit any visitor to the SV Moms Websites to access,
display, view, store and reproduce such Submissions for personal use. You shall
have no claim or other recourse against Silicon Valley Moms Groups for
infringement of any proprietary right in Submissions.
You acknowledge that to the extent that you include personally identifiable information in Submissions, Silicon Valley Moms
Group may republish such information
as part of the SV Moms Website. If Silicon Valley Moms Group republishes your
content, Silicon Valley Moms Group may provide authorship credit by listing
your name as well.
You
hereby represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights in and to all
Submissions you provide and all material they contain; that your Submissions
shall not infringe any proprietary or other rights of third parties; that your
Submissions shall not contain any viruses or other contaminating or destructive
devices or features; that your Submissions shall not contain any defamatory,
indecent, offensive, tortious, or otherwise unlawful material or content; and
that your Submissions shall not be used to carry out or solicit any unlawful
activity and/or be used to make commercial solicitation.
BE ADVISED THAT SILICON VALLEY MOMS GROUP HAS NO OBLIGATION TO SCREEN, EDIT, OR
REVIEW SUBMISSIONS PRIOR TO THEIR APPEARANCE ON THE SV MOMS WEBSITE. However,
you acknowledge and agree that Silicon Valley Moms Group may do one or all of
the following: (a) monitor the Submissions; (b) alter, edit, or remove any
Submission for any reason; or (c) disclose any Submissions. This section will
survive any termination or expiration of these Terms of Use.
Submissions do not necessarily reflect the views of Silicon Valley Moms Group. To the
fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, Silicon Valley Moms Group shall in
no event have any responsibility or liability for the Submissions or for any
claims, damages, or losses resulting from their use and/or appearance on SV
Moms Websites.
Community Rules:
Silicon Valley Moms Group has adopted the "Community Rules" set forth
below to create a forum where information
and views can be shared in a productive way. While using the SV Moms Websites,
you agree to adhere to the Community Rules below.
You agree to:
Not threaten,
insult, abuse, intimidate or harass other SV Moms Websites users.
Not post any messages that violate
non-disclosure agreements or reveal proprietary information.
Not post any private information or otherwise harvest, collect or
disclose information about another visitor to the SV Moms Websites
without his or her express consent.
Not post any content to the SV Moms
Websites that is unlawful, racist, hateful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or
that intentionally discriminates against or harasses particular individuals or
groups.
Not post any content to the SV Moms
Websites that infringes any third-party's intellectual property or other
rights.
Not use the SV Moms Websites for
any unlawful purpose, or transmit or otherwise make available in connection
with the SV Moms Websites any material that would give rise to criminal or
civil liability.
Not use the SV Moms Websites for
advertisements, chain letters, "spamming," survey solicitations, junk
mail or solicitations.
Not impersonate any person or
entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any
person or entity.
Not transmit any harmful, invasive or disruptive code or other materials (such as
viruses, worms or web bugs) through
or to the SV Moms Websites, or otherwise "hack" or deface any portion
of the SV Moms Websites.
Not frame, mirror, or scrape any part of the SV Moms Websites without Silicon
Valley Moms Group’s prior written authorization.
You
acknowledge that Silicon Valley Moms Group has the right, but not the
obligation, to modify or remove, any Submissions that violate the Community
Rules or that otherwise violate the Terms of Use.
The trademarks, service marks, logos and trade names displayed on the SV Moms
Websites (collectively the "Marks") are the registered and
unregistered trademarks of Silicon Valley Moms Group, and its licensors and
suppliers and certain third parties. All Marks on the SV Moms Websites not
owned by Silicon Valley Moms Group are the property of their respective owners.
The Marks owned by Silicon Valley Moms Group, whether registered or
unregistered, may not be used in connection with any product or service that is
not Silicon ValleyMoms Group’s without
permission from Silicon Valley Moms Group.
All information provided by you or collected by us during visits to the SV Moms Websites is governed by Silicon Valley Moms
Group's Privacy Policy (see below), which is hereby incorporated into the Terms
of Use by reference.
Please be aware that if you decide to disclose personally
identifiable information on the SV Moms Websites, this information may
become public. Silicon Valley Moms
Group does not control the acts of other visitors to the SV Moms
Websites, so
please be cautious when deciding to reveal personal information
on the SV Moms Websites. If you believe a visitor to the SV Moms
Websites is
improperly collecting or using information
about you or other users, please contact Silicon Valley Moms Group at
info@svmoms.com.
You
agree that Silicon Valley Moms Group, in its
sole discretion, may terminate your use of the SV Moms Websites or any part
thereof, at any time and for any reason, including if Silicon Valley Moms Group
believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the spirit of the
Terms of Use. Further, you agree that Silicon Valley Moms Group will not be
liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the SV
Moms Websites.
Indemnification:
You
hereby agree to indemnify and hold Silicon Valley Moms Group harmless from and
against any and all claims, charges, demands, damages, liabilities, losses,
expenses, and liabilities of whatever nature and howsoever arising (including,
but not limited to, any legal or other professional fees and the costs of defending
or prosecuting any claim, any loss of profit, goodwill, and any other direct or
consequential loss), incurred or suffered by Silicon Valley Moms Group,
directly or indirectly, by reason of any act or omission which you commit in
breach of these terms and conditions, and the obligations and warranties
contained therein.
Miscellaneous:
The SV Moms Websites are controlled and operated by Silicon Valley
Moms Group LLC, which is incorporated as a limited liability company in
the State of California. These Terms
of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State of California, United
States of America, without regard to its conflict of law principles,
and is not intended to
subject Silicon Valley Moms Group to the laws or jurisdiction of any
other
state, country or territory. You agree to submit to the exclusive
jurisdiction
of any court located in the jurisdiction of the County of Santa Clara,
State of California,United States of America, and waive any
jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts,
in any
matter arising out of or related to the SV Moms Websites or these Terms
of Use.
If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void or
for any
reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from
these
Terms of Use and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any
remaining provisions. Silicon Valley Moms Group may assign its rights
and
obligations under these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use, together with
all
policies referred to herein, is the entire agreement between the
parties
relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior
or
contemporaneous written or oral agreements between the parties with
respect to
such subject matter.
Questions:
If you have any questions or
feedback about these Terms of Use or the SV Moms Website, feel free to contact
Silicon Valley Moms Group at info@svmoms.com.
Copyright
© 2008 Silicon Valley Moms Group, LLC. All rights reserved. Revision: 04.08.08
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Privacy Policy Silicon Valley Moms
Group, LLC Websites
Last Updated: April
2008
Silicon Valley Moms Group, LLC (“Silicon Valley
Moms Group”) values the privacy of the visitors (“you”) to the SV
Moms Websites (defined in the Terms of Use of Silicon Valley Moms Group, LLC
Website – insert link). When visiting the SV Moms Websites, you may have the
option of providing personal information including, but not limited to, emailing
the Silicon Valley Moms Group, posting a comment through the SV Moms Website,
requesting inclusion in an email or other mailing list or feed, submitting an
entry for a contest or other promotions, logging in to the SV Moms Websites,
thus requiring a username and password, and submitting a link to your personal
website or email information.
Silicon Valley Moms Group gives you the opportunity
to agree or decline to give your personal information via the SV Moms Websites.
Silicon Valley Moms Group will inform you of the purpose for the collection and
does not intend to transfer your personal information to third parties without
your consent, except under the limited conditions described under the discussion
entitled “Information Sharing and Disclosure” below. If you choose to provide us
with your personal information, we may transfer that information, within Silicon
Valley Moms Group or to a third party service provider as
necessary.
Domain Information Collection:
Silicon Valley Moms Group may collect domain
information to enable us to analyze how our visitors use the SV Moms Websites.
This data enables us to become more familiar with which people visit the SV Moms
Websites, how often they visit, and what parts of the SV Moms Websites they
visit most often. Silicon Valley Moms Group uses this information to improve the
SV Moms Websites. This information is collected automatically and requires no
action on your part.
Use of Cookies and Tracking User
Traffic:
Some pages on the SV Moms Websites may use
“cookies”—small files that the SV Moms Websites places on your hard drive for
identification purposes. A cookie file can contain information such as a user ID
to track the pages visited, but the only personal information a cookie can
contain is information you supply yourself. These files are used for site
registration and customization the next time you visit the SV Moms
Websites.
Some parts of the SV Moms sites may also use cookies
to track user traffic patterns. Silicon Valley Moms Group does this in order to
determine the usefulness of the SV Moms Websites information to our users and to
see how effective our navigational structure is in helping users reach that
information. Please note that cookies cannot read data off of your hard drive.
Your Web browser may allow you to be notified when you are receiving a cookie,
giving you the choice to accept it or not. If you prefer not to receive cookies
while browsing the SV Moms Websites, you can set your browser to warn you before
accepting cookies and refuse the cookie.
Information Sharing and
Disclosure:
Your personal information is never shared outside
Silicon Valley Moms Group without your permission.
Silicon Valley Moms Group may, however, disclose your
personal information, if required to do so by law, or in urgent circumstances,
to protect personal safety, the public or the SV Moms Websites.
Protecting the Privacy of
Children:
Children under 13 years old are not the target
audience for SV Moms Websites. To protect their privacy, Silicon Valley Moms
Group prohibits the solicitation of personal information from these
children.
Links to Third Party Sites:
This site may contain links to other websites.
Silicon Valley Moms Group does not share your personal information with those
websites and is not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to
learn about the privacy policies of those companies.
Changes to this Privacy
Policy:
Silicon Valley Moms Group reserves the right to
change, modify or update this policy at any time without notice. Any substantial
changes in the way we use your personal information will be posted on the SV
Moms Websites.
Questions:
If you have any questions or feedback about this
Privacy Policy, feel free to contact Silicon Valley Moms Group at info@svmoms.com
Copyright © 2008 Silicon Valley Moms Group, LLC. All
rights reserved. Revision: 06.24.09
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