Ypsilanti Citizen Terms
of Service
General
These Terms of Service govern
your use of the Ypsilanti Citizen website, ypsiciti.com (the "Site").
The Site is owned and operated
by the MoJo News Group ("we" or "us"). By using
this Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service and to use
the Site in accordance with these Terms of Service and any additional
terms and conditions that may apply to specific sections of the Site
or to products and services available through the Site. Accessing the
Site, in any manner, whether automated or otherwise, constitutes use
of the Site and your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service.
We reserve the right to change these Terms of Service or to impose new
conditions on use of the Site, from time to time, in which case we will
post the revised Terms of Service on this website. By continuing to
use the Site after we post any such changes, you accept the Terms of
Service, as modified.
Intellectual Property Rights
Ypsilanti Citizen's Limited
License to You. This Site and all the materials available on the
Site are the property of us and/or our affiliates or licensors, and
are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property
laws. The Site is provided solely for your personal noncommercial use.
You may not use the Site or the materials available on the Site in a
manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not
been authorized by us. More specifically, unless explicitly authorized
in these Terms of Service or by the owner of the materials, you may
not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate,
sell, create derivative works, exploit, or distribute in any manner
or medium (including by email or other electronic means) any material
from the Site. You may, however, from time to time, download and/or
print one copy of individual pages of the Site for your personal, non-commercial
use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary
notices. Information about requesting permission to reproduce or distribute
materials from the Site can be obtained by emailing editor AT ypsiciti
DOT com or by mailing P.O. Box 980124 Ypsilanti, MI 48198.
Your License to Ypsilanti Citizen. By posting or submitting any
material (including, without limitation, photos and videos) to us via
the Site, you are representing: (i) that you are the owner of the material,
or are making your posting or submission with the express consent of
the owner of the material; and (ii) that you are thirteen years of age
or older. In addition, when you submit or post any material, you are
granting us, and anyone authorized by us, a royalty-free, perpetual,
irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use,
copy, modify, transmit, sell, exploit, create derivative works from,
distribute, and/or publicly perform or display such material, in whole
or in part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed,
for any purpose. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit
any proprietary rights in such posting or submission, including, but
not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent
laws under any relevant jurisdiction. Also, in connection with the exercise
of such rights, you grant us, and anyone authorized by us, the right
to identify you as the author of any of your postings or submissions
by name, email address or screen name, as we deem appropriate.
Limitations on Linking and Framing. You may establish a hypertext
link to the Site so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship
of your site by Ypsilanti Citizen. However, you may not, without our
prior written permission, frame or inline link the entirety of on article
on the Site, or incorporate into another website or other service any
of our material, content or intellectual property.
Notice of Copyright Infringement. If you are a copyright owner
who believes your copyrighted material has been reproduced, posted or
distributed via the Site in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement,
please inform our designated copyright agent by sending written notice
by emailing editor AT ypsiciti DOT com or by mailing P.O. Box 980124
Ypsilanti, MI 48198. Please include the following information in your
written notice: (1) a detailed description of the copyrighted work that
is allegedly infringed upon; (2) a description of the location of the
allegedly infringing material on the Site; (3) your contact information,
including your address, telephone number, and, if available, email address;
(4) a statement by you indicating that you have a good-faith belief
that the allegedly infringing use is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law; (5) a statement by you, made under penalty
of perjury, affirming that the information in your notice is accurate
and that you are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf;
and (6) an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or
someone authorized on the owner's behalf to assert infringement of copyright
and to submit the statement.
Disclaimers
Throughout the Site, we have provided links and pointers to Internet
sites maintained by third parties. Our linking to such third-party sites
does not imply an endorsement or sponsorship of such sites, or the information,
products or services offered on or through the sites. In addition, neither
we nor our parent or subsidiary companies nor any of our respective
affiliates operate or control in any respect any information, products
or services that third parties may provide on or through the Site or
on websites linked to by us on the Site.
The information, products and services offered on or through the site
and any third-party sites are provided "as is" and without
warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extend
permissible pursuant to applicable law, we disclaim all warranties,
express or implied, including, but not limited to implied warranties
of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. We do not warrant
that the Site or any of its functions will be uninterrupted or error-free,
that defects will be corrected, or that any part of this Site, including
bulletin boards, or the servers that make it available, are free of
viruses or other harmful components.
We do not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the
results of the use of the site or materials on this Site or on third-party
Sites in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability
or otherwise.
You must provide and are solely responsible for all hardware and/or
software necessary to access the Site. You assume the entire cost of
and responsibility for any damage to, and all necessary maintenance,
repair or correction of, that hardware and/or software.
Ypsilanti Citizen does not
currently charge for its Service. If the Site does initiate a charge
for its Service, notification of such charges will be posted on our
home page. You will be responsible for all charges, if any, incurred
while your account is being used, including charges for any goods or
services. You are also responsible for all statements made or materials
posted under your account, including liability for harm caused by such
statements or materials. You may not transfer, sell, or otherwise assign
your rights or obligations under this Agreement.
Interactive Features
This Site may include a variety of features, such as bulletin boards,
web logs, chat rooms, and email services, which allow feedback to us
and real-time interaction between users, and other features, such as
personalized home pages and email services, which allow users to communicate
with others. Responsibility for what is posted on bulletin boards, web
logs, chat rooms, and other public posting areas on the Site, or sent
via any email services on the Site, lies with each user - you alone
are responsible for the material you post or send. We do not control
the messages, information or files that you or others may provide through
the Site. It is a condition of your use of the Site that you do not:
You understand that we have
no obligation to monitor any bulletin boards, chat rooms, web logs,
or other areas of the Site through which users can supply information
or material. However, we reserve the right at all times to disclose
any information we believe necessary to satisfy any law, regulation
or governmental request, or to refuse to post or to remove any information
or materials, in whole or in part, that in our sole discretion are objectionable
or in violation of these Terms of Service. We also reserve the right
to deny access to the Site or any features of the Site to anyone who
violates these Terms of Service or who, in our sole judgment, interferes
with the ability of others to enjoy our website or infringes the rights
of others.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall
we, our subsidiary and parent companies or affiliates be liable for
any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that
result from the use of, or the inability to use, the site, including
its materials, products, or services, or third-party materials, products,
or services made available through the site, even if we are advised
beforehand of the possibility of such damages.
You acknowledge and agree that
we are not liable for any defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of
any user. If you are dissatisfied with the Site, any materials, products,
or services on the Site, or with any of the Site’s terms and conditions,
your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the site.
Termination
We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Site or any part of
the Site at any time without notice. In the event of cancellation or
termination, you are no longer authorized to access the part of the
Site affected by such cancellation or termination. The restrictions
imposed on you with respect to material downloaded from the Site, and
the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms
of Service, shall survive.
Updated: April 6, 2009.