Privacy Policy
The Sonoma Index-Tribune Inc., owner of Sonomavalleydog.com, and its affiliates, subsidiaries, successors and related entities (“SIT”) is committed to maintaining the privacy of our customers. Any and all information that you provide while using our website is considered private, and is never given out to a third party for any reason. Our Website uses cookies to keep track of your preferences. This helps expedite the process of logging in and filling out forms. Additionally, our Web server logs your computer's IP address and HTTP requests as you browse the site, information we use solely to improve our site. By visiting this Website, you accept the practices described in this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection and use of your personal information as described in this Privacy Policy. This Privacy Policy is effective April 16, 2007. If our Privacy Policy changes, we will immediately post those changes to our website. Any such changes will be effective immediately upon being posted, unless otherwise stated in the change.
Trademarks
Sonoma Valley Dog, Sonomavalleydog.com, and its logo are registered trademarks, and all related product and service names, designs and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of SIT. All other product and service marks on this site are the trademarks of their respective owners. None of these trademarks, or other product or service marks contained herein, may be used in connection with any product or service, in any manner likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that may disparage or discredit the owner of the respective trademark or other product or service mark without the mark's owner's express written consent.
Copyright © Sonomavalleydog.com. All rights reserved.
This Website, HYPERLINK "http://www.sonomavalleydog.com" \t "_blank" http://www.Sonomavalleydog.com including all content and images, is copyrighted material. SIT grants you a limited license to access, use, copy, distribute and transmit the materials contained on this Website without fee on the condition that any such material or document is reproduced in its entirety and includes the above copyright notice. This limited license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of a merchant; or any use of data mining robots or other data gathering or extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of SIT. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademarked logo or other proprietary information, including images, texts, page layout, or form of Sonomavalleydog.com without the express written consent of SIT. Any other unauthorized use terminates the permission or limited license granted herein. This limited license is revocable and nonexclusive, and is granted with the further condition that no use, copy, distribution, or transmission of the materials contained on this Website portray SIT, its affiliates or their products or services, in any false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive manner.
User-Provided Information and Content.
By providing information to, communicating with, and/or placing material on, Sonomavalleydog.com or any related successor or linked site, including for example communication during registration, communication on any Sonomanews.com bulletin board, message area, or chat area or other interactive area, you represent and warrant that: (1) you own or otherwise have all necessary rights to the content you provide and the rights to use it; (2) all information you provide is true, accurate, current and complete; and, (3) the content will not cause injury to any person or entity, or violating any legally-protected right of any person, entity or third party. For all such information and material, you grant SIT, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, modify, display, archive, store, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works from such information and material in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now existing or developed in the future. Without limiting the generality of the previous sentence, you authorize SIT to share the information across all affiliated Websites, to include the information in a searchable format accessible by users of Sonomavalleydog.com and other Websites, and to use your name and any other information in connection with its use of the material you provide. You also grant SIT the right to use any material, information, ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to us for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. All rights in this paragraph are granted without the need for additional compensation of any sort to you.
Interactive Areas.
Given the nature of Sonomavalleydog.com and the volume of messages and postings, SIT cannot and does not monitor all of the material posted or transmitted by users and third party information providers. To protect your safety, please use your best judgment when using these forums and please do not submit personal information. SIT reserves the right to delete, move or edit any communications at any time, for any reason or in its discretion, but has no obligation to review or remove any such content.
Posting Rules.
We reserve the right to remove any content posted on our site at any time for any reason. Decisions as to whether content violates any Posting Rule will be made by SIT in its sole discretion. We are not responsible for any content posted on our site and do not guarantee the accuracy of such information or that such information has been posted with permission from the copyright owner. Without limiting our right to remove content, we have attempted to provide guidelines to those posting content on our site. When using Sonomanews.com, please do not post material that:
- Violates the privacy rights of any third party, is unreasonably harmful or offensive to any individual or community.
- Violates any right of SIT or any third party.
- Violates or inappropriately encourages the violation of any municipal, state, federal or international law, rule, regulation or ordinance.
- Advertises, promotes or offers to trade any goods or services, except in areas specifically designated for such purpose.
- Displays copyrighted or other proprietary material of any kind on Sonomanews.com without the express permission of the owner of that material.
- Displays or transmits viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive materials.
- Includes content that is defamatory, threatening, disparaging, grossly inflammatory, false, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent or inaccurate.
Communications with Third Parties Through Sonomavalleydog.com.
Your dealings or communications through Sonomanews.com with any party other than SIT are solely between you and that third party. For example, certain areas of Sonomanews.com may allow you to conduct transactions or purchase goods or services. In most cases, these transactions will be conducted by our third-party partners and vendors. Under no circumstances will SIT be liable for any goods, services, resources or content available through such third party dealings or communications, or for any harm related thereto. Please review carefully that third party's policies and practices and make sure you are comfortable with them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, concerns or questions relating to materials provided by third parties should be forwarded directly to the third party.During your visit to Sonomavalleydog.com you may link to, or view as part of a frame, certain content that is actually created or hosted by a third party. You may be introduced to, or be able to access, information, Websites, advertisements, features, contests or sweepstakes offered by other parties. SIT is not responsible for the actions or policies of such third parties. You should check the applicable terms of service and privacy policies of those third parties when providing information on such a feature or page.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.
THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. SIT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BY NOT LIMITED TO ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES, STATUTORY WARRANTIES, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF: MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. TO THE EXTENT YOUR JURISDICTION DOES NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON WARRANTIES, THIS LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL SIT BE LIABLE OR RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL (INCLUDING DAMAGES FROM LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOST PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), SPECIAL EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATING TO THE SITE, YOUR SITE USE, OR THE CONTENT, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE AND/OR CONTENT IS TO CEASE ALL OF YOUR SITE USE.
You may have additional rights under certain laws (including consumer laws) which do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, the exclusions or limitations in this Agreement that conflict with such laws may not apply to you.
If any of the conditions in this Agreement shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.