TheSequitur.com Terms of Service

A. YOUR USE OF THIS WEB SITE IS SUBJECT TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. PLEASE READ!
1. Thank you for visiting this Sequitur Media, LLC Web site. We have set up some ground rules to ensure that we can keep this area useful, fun, and safe for everyone. Sequitur Media, LLC reserves the right to change these guidelines and disclaimers at any time, and you agree that each visit you make to this Sequitur Media, LLC Web site shall be subject to the current guidelines.

B. DISCLAIMER
1. All data, software and documentation in any Sequitur Media, LLC Web site is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. Sequitur Media, LLC, its affiliates, agents and licensors cannot and do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, non-infringement, merchantability or fitness of any information contained on this site. The information published on this web site was valid at the time of publication. Sequitur Media, LLC reserves the right to make changes and improvements at any time and without notice, and assumes no liability for damages incurred directly or indirectly as a result of errors, omissions or discrepancies. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action. You specifically acknowledge that Sequitur Media, LLC is not liable for your defamatory, offensive, infringing or illegal materials or conduct, or that of third parties, and Sequitur Media, LLC reserves the right to remove such materials from this Sequitur Media, LLC Web site without liability. Note: Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

C. Site content copyrighted
1. The contents of this Sequitur Media, LLC Web site’s pages, including, but not limited to text, graphics, and icons, are copyrighted materials owned or controlled by Sequitur Media, LLC and contain Sequitur Media, LLC 's name, trademarks, service marks, and trade names. (See Copyrights, trademarks and patents below.)You may download one copy of these materials on any single computer and print a copy of the materials for your use in learning about, evaluating, or acquiring Sequitur Media, LLC services or products. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, upload, download, store, display in public, alter, or modify these materials. No permission is granted here to you to use Sequitur Media, LLC icons, site address, or other means to hyperlink other Internet sites with any page in this Sequitur Media, LLC Web site, and Sequitur Media, LLC assumes no responsibility for any other party's site hyperlinked to this Sequitur Media, LLC Web site or in which any part of this Sequitur Media, LLC Web site has been hyperlinked.

D. DISCLAIMER — No responsibility for links
1. This Sequitur Media, LLC Web site contains links to and frames of sites which are not maintained by Sequitur Media, LLC. While we try to include only links to or frames of those sites which are in good taste and safe for our visitors, we are not responsible for the content of those sites and cannot guarantee that sites will not change without our knowledge, and inclusion of such links and frames in this Sequitur Media, LLC Web site does not imply Sequitur Media, LLC 's or this site’s endorsement of the linked or framed sites or their content.

E. DISCLAIMER — Letters to the Editor
1. By sending us a letter to the editor, you agree to have it along with your name posted for public viewing both here and in other Sequitur Media, LLC promotional and advertising materials without compensation. We will try to post as many of these messages as we can, although we cannot promise to post every submission. All messages that are posted here represent the opinions of other Sequitur Media, LLC Web site users and do not necessarily represent the ideas or opinions of Sequitur Media, LLC or this site. You may copy them as much as you like for personal use, but redistribution in any way requires the permission of Sequitur Media, LLC. In consideration of this authorization, you agree that any copy of this information which you make shall retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained here in this Web site.

F. DISCLAIMER — Searches
1. Any search from this site is provided to you at no cost, "as is." All efforts will be used to maintain the site but you should not assume that it is error-free or is suitable for the particular purpose that you intended when gaining access to the site. Sequitur Media, LLC is not responsible for the results of any defects that may be found to exist in the site or any lost profits or other consequential damages that may result from such defects.

2. Our search function may refer to sites and information located worldwide throughout the Internet. Because Sequitur Media, LLC has no control over such sites and information, it makes no guaranties as to those sites and information, including: (1) the accuracy, currency, content, or quality of the search results, or (2) whether the search may locate any unintended and objectionable content.

3. Because some of the content on the Internet consists of material that is adult-oriented or otherwise objectionable to some people, the results of your search may automatically and unintentionally generate links or references to objectionable material. Sequitur Media, LLC can make no claim that such results will not occur. Search technology does not give results limited to only the hits that were sought. There may be extraneous hits as well.

G. DISCLAIMER — Non-endorsement policy
1. The views and opinions of authors published on this site do not necessarily reflect those of Sequitur Media, LLC or this site.

2. Reference to any specific commercial products, processes, or services by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by Sequitur Media, LLC or this site. Nor shall any information or statements contained on this server be used for the purposes of advertising, or to imply an endorsement or recommendation.

3. With respect to documents available from this server, neither Sequitur Media, LLC nor any of its employees, editors, contributors, and other associates make any warranty, express or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Further, neither Sequitur Media, LLC nor any of its employees, editors, contributors, and other associates assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product or process disclosed; nor do they represent that its use would not infringe privately owned rights.

H. Credit card purchases
1. Sequitur Media, LLC accepts donations via PayPal and may accept payments by other methods, including online. Sequitur Media, LLC is not responsible for the content or reliability of these sites or services. You use them at your own risk.

2. Sequitur Media, LLC is concerned about your right to privacy. When you visit our web site, you can be assured that any information you share with us will be treated confidentially and will not be disclosed to anyone outside of Sequitur Media, LLC . We may use the information you provide us to send you special offers that we feel may be of interest and use to you. However, in the event Sequitur Media, LLC goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company or sale of a portion of its assets, users' personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Additionally, Sequitur Media, LLC may need to disclose personal information when required by law if we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served.

3. Information provided for your purchase (including billing name, billing address, telephone number and fax number) will not be shared or sold to anyone outside of Sequitur Media, LLC or to any third party except in accordance with these Terms of Service. Payment information (credit card numbers and expiration dates) is treated confidentially and will not be shared with anyone except the financial institutions used to process payments except in accordance with these Terms of Service.

I. Copyrights, trademarks and patents
1. All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips and software, is the exclusive property of Sequitur Media, LLC and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws unless otherwise indicated. Any software used on this site is the property of Sequitur Media, LLC or its software suppliers and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws unless otherwise indicated. Sequitur Media, LLC takes advantage of some open source software and claims no ownership of it. The content and software on this site may be used as a shopping resource. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance, of the content on this site is strictly prohibited.

2. TheSequitur.com is (or will be) a registered trademark of Sequitur Media, LLC in the United States and other countries. Other graphics, logos and service names may also be trademarks of Sequitur Media, LLC. Pleas check with us. Sequitur Media, LLC trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service that does not belong to Sequitur Media, LLC, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers or in any manner that disparages or discredits Sequitur Media, LLC.

3. Patents may cover this Web site.

J. E-mail subscriptions and Newsletters
1. If an e-mail message was forwarded to you and you wish to subscribe please respond to info ~AT~ thesequitur ~DOT~ com with subject heading: "subscribe." If your name was submitted to this list without your knowledge or permission, and you wish to discontinue this service, please reply with the subject heading "remove" and your address will be removed from this free service.

K. Message boards and Comment Areas
1. The following are guidelines for posting material on Sequitur Media, LLC Message Boards and Comment Areas:
a. Everyone (except employees, editors, contributors, and other associates of Sequitur Media, LLC without appropriate permission) is welcome to suggest new message threads that pertain to the topic of the message board or article to be commented on.

b. Because children may visit our Message Boards and Web sites, the use of profanity, vulgar language, antagonistic remarks and/or ethnic slurs is discouraged. Such language may be deleted from Message Boards and Comment Areas.

c. Advertising of any outside Web sites or placing outside Web links on the message boards and comment areas is strictly prohibited as well as the advertising or "hawking" of any products. These posts will be deleted.

d. We encourage creative, original and thought-provoking discussions. However, the Message Boards and Comment Areas will not be a free forum for personal attacks on others who log onto these Boards and Comment Areas.

2. Violators of this policy may be barred from access to our Message Boards and Comment Areas. Adherence to these guidelines will ensure that all who visit will enjoy their experience on Sequitur Media, LLC Message Boards and Comment Areas.

Last Updated: Sept. 3, 2008

Sequitur Media, LLC Privacy Policy

1. Sequitur Media, LLC (or “Company”) is committed to ensuring the privacy of our visitors. With this in mind, Sequitur Media, LLC has adopted this privacy policy. When accessing our Web site, Sequitur Media, LLC will learn certain information about you during your visit. How we will handle information we learn about you depends upon what you do when visiting our site.

2. If you visit our site to read or download information on our pages, we collect and store only the following information about you:

a. The name of the domain from which you access the Internet;

b. The date and time you access our site; and

c. The Internet address of the Web site you used to link directly to our site.

3. If you identify yourself by sending us an e-mail containing personal information, then the information collected will be solely used to respond to your message unless covered by other provisions in this or another Company policy such as the Submissions Policy.

4. The information collected is for statistical purposes. Sequitur Media, LLC uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

5. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, Sequitur Media, LLC uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

6. Sequitur Media, LLC will not obtain personally-identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us, nor will such information be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the approval of the user at the time of collection. However, in the event Sequitur Media, LLC goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company or sale of a portion of its assets, users' personal information will, in most instances, be part of the assets transferred. Additionally, Sequitur Media, LLC may need to disclose personal information when required by law if we have a good-faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a current judicial proceeding, a court order or legal process served.

7. Users should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information (e.g., user name, e-mail address) on the bulletin boards or in the chat areas on our site, that information and any substantive information disclosed in the communication can be collected and used by third parties. This could result in unsolicited messages from others who post on our site and are beyond the control of Sequitur Media, LLC

8. Upon reasonable request, Sequitur Media, LLC will take reasonable efforts to delete a user's personal information from its database. It may be impossible to delete a user's entry without some residual information because of backups and records of deletions.

9. Users of Company sites can choose to leave comments on particular articles of interest. Commenters may register anonymously. However, if a third party complains that a comment breaches our Terms of Service (e.g. libels them), then in accordance with our Terms, we may make reasonable efforts to contact the commenter and alert them to the situation. If we are required to by law to disclose commenters’ contact information, we will attempt to contact commenters to give them the opportunity to respond to such requests.

10. Sequitur Media, LLC may launch a mailing list for some or all of Company sites. In order to sign up to receive regular emails from a site’s mailing list, users may be required to submit information including a valid email address and demographic information such as location and interests. This information will be used in aggregate form only in order to assess general user interest in various internal and third party products and services, and your personal and contact information will not be passed to any other organization, unless otherwise provided in this policy. Users who choose to sign up for a mailing list will receive regular e-mails, including new articles added to the site and possibly e-mails from third-party site sponsors. If you do not wish to receive emails from third party advertisers, do not sign up for the mailing list.

11. The ads appearing on this Web site are delivered to you by Google. Information about your visits to this site, such as number of times you have viewed an ad may be used to serve ads to you in accordance with Google policies. In the course of serving advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may place or recognize a unique cookie on your browser.

12. Sequitur Media, LLC sites may contain links to other sites. Please be aware that Sequitur Media, LLC is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every Web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Sequitur Media, LLC. Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers). Sequitur Media, LLC has no access to or control over these cookies, once we have given permission for them to set cookies for advertising. This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by Sequitur Media, LLC only and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.

13. Under 13? Do not send any information about yourself to us - including information like your name, address or e-mail address. In general, we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13. If, in limited circumstances, we do knowingly collect personally identifiable information from a child under the age of 13, we will do so only with verified parental consent prior to collection. In the event that we learn that we have collected any personal information from a child under the age of 13 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information from our database as quickly as possible.

14. Sequitur Media, LLC reserves the right to change this policy at any time and will notify users at this Web page of the existence of a new privacy statement. This statement and the policies outlined here are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.

15. Please feel free to contact us at info ~AT~ thesequitur ~DOT~ .com or Sequitur Media, LLC, 400 Capital Circle SE, Suite 18-187, Tallahassee, FL 32301-3839 with any comments or concerns that you may have regarding this privacy policy. We welcome your comments and appreciate any enhancements to our Web site security.

Last Updated: Sept. 3, 2008