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TERMS OF USE
WELCOME TO THE NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION® ("NSSF®")
This Terms of Use Statement governs all NSSF supported Web sites, including:
www.nssf.org(and
.com)
www.dontlie.org
www.familiesafield.org (and
.com)
www.firstshots.org
www.heritagefund.org
www.hsshf.org
www.huntandshoot.org
www.huntinfo.org
www.nafr.org
www.nhfday.org
www.projectchildsafe.org(and
.com)
www.projecthomesafe.org (and .com)
www.rangeinfo.org,
www.shotshow.org (and
.com)
www.stepoutside.org
www.wheretohunt.org
www.wheretoshoot.org
www.wingshootingusa.org (and
.com)
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS OF USE STATEMENT
CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING NSSF SUPPORTED WEB SITES. By accessing
NSSF supported Web sites, online visitors acknowledge that they have
read and agree to be bound by this Terms of Use Statement in addition
to any supplemental terms and conditions of use statements applicable
to the specific service being accessed on NSSF supported Web sites,
our Privacy Statement and all applicable local,
state, United States and international laws and regulations. If visitors
do not agree to these conditions, they should not use NSSF supported
Web Sites. The NSSF reserves the right to change, add, remove or otherwise
modify portions of this Terms of Use Statement at any time without
notice. Visitors should check this page frequently for changes. The
continued use of NSSF supported Web Sites following the posting of
any changes to this Terms of Use Statement means visitors accept those
changes.
Description of Services
NSSF supported Web sites currently provide users with access to a host
of online resources and services, including various communications
and news, blogs, forums, bulletin boards and branded programming. Any
new features that augment or enhance NSSF supported Web sites, including
the release of new NSSF resources and services, are subject to this
Terms of Use Statement. In some instances, this Terms of Use Statement
and separate terms and conditions will apply.F Sites.
Ownership and Usage Restrictions
All content and materials contained on NSSF supported Web sites is owned
or licensed by or to the NSSF or its affiliates or used by NSSF or
its affiliates as permitted by law, and is protected by United States
and international copyright and trademark laws, and various other intellectual
property rights. The compilation of content on NSSF supported Web
sites (meaning the collection, arrangement, assembly and general "look
and feel" of NSSF supported Web sites) is the exclusive property of
NSSF and is likewise protected by United States and international copyright,
trademark, and other laws.
All trade names, trademarks and service marks, including, without limitation,
all text, graphics, images, logos and any combination thereof (collectively
"Marks") are trademarks or registered trademarks of and proprietary to
NSSF and its affiliates or other third parties that have granted NSSF
supported Web sites the right to use such Marks, or the use of which
is permitted by law. Nothing on NSSF supported Web sites shall be construed
as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise any license or right
to use any Marks displayed on NSSF supported Web sites without the prior
written consent of the trademark owner.
NSSF supported Web sites are maintained solely for the enjoyment, education
and communication purposes of online visitors. Use of NSSF supported
Web Sites is subject to all applicable local, state, United States and
international laws and regulations. Online visitors agree not to use
NSSF supported Web sites or any content or materials therein to engage
in or assist or encourage others to engage in (i) conduct which is illegal,
harmful, harassing, offensive or otherwise inappropriate; (ii) conduct
which conflicts with the purposes for which NSSF supported Web sites
have been created; or (iii) conduct which is in violation of this Terms
of Use Statement or the terms and conditions applicable to the specific
service being accessed on NSSF supported Web sites (if any).
Online visitors may access and browse NSSF supported Web sites whenever
they wish subject to Terms of Use Statement. Online visitors may download,
distribute, publish, post on other Web sites or otherwise use any content
or materials displayed on NSSF supported Web sites provided 1) content
and materials are used or re-transmitted in their entirety, 2) copyright
and other proprietary notices contained therein remain intact, including
the source of the content or materials, and 3) no fee is charged. Separate
permission may need to be obtained from third parties for use of their
content. Any use, copying or distribution of any content or materials
not expressly authorized by this paragraph may violate copyright, trademark
and other laws.
Users posting materials and content on NSSF supported Web sites that
permit such postings are responsible for the materials and content posted. Neither NSSF nor it affiliates endorse or have control over the content
users post, including, without limitations, messages, uploaded files,
posted data, or any other materials or communications, and shall not
be responsible whatsoever in connection with, or arising from such user
submissions, or materials or information of third parties that may be
found on NSSF supported Web sites or accessed through NSSF supported
Web sites. Users acknowledge that NSSF or affiliates may not pre-screen
submissions posted on or transmitted through NSSF supported Web sites
and are not obligated or responsible for verifying the accuracy, reliability
or appropriateness of user postings. However, NSSF and its affiliates
may, in their sole discretion, refuse to post, store or transmit any
user submissions or move, remove, edit or modify any submissions for
any reason at any time.
User postings remain the intellectual property of the individual posting
such submission. By posting submissions on an NSSF website, users expressly
grant NSSF a non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, no
compensation required, fully sub-licensable right to use, reproduce,
modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute,
transmit, perform and display such content and users names and likenesses
as may be contained in their submissions, in whole or in part, and in
any form throughout the world in any media or technology, whether now
known or hereafter discovered, including all promotion, advertising,
marketing, publicity and any other ancillary uses thereof, and including
the unfettered right to sublicense such rights, in perpetuity throughout
the universe. Users release and hold harmless NSSF and its affiliates
from all claims, including claims relating to rights to privacy and/or
publicity, with respect to the use of any submissions by NSSF, its affiliates
or other third parties.
Users agree that any submissions they submit: (i) will not be fraudulent
or intentionally misleading or inaccurate; (ii) will not be unlawful,
defamatory, threatening, harassing, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane
or indecent including any communication that constitutes (or encourages
conduct that would constitute) a criminal offense, gives rise to civil
liability or otherwise violates any local, state, national or international
law; (iii) will not infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trade
secret, trademark or other intellectual property rights or rights of
privacy or publicity of any other person; (iv) will not be intentionally
malicious or derogatory toward NSSF or its affiliates or any of their
respective directors, officers, employees, representatives, advertisers,
licensors or business partners; (v) will not be for commercial purposes
or contain any unsolicited advertising, promotional materials, junk mail,
spam, chain letters or pyramid schemes; and (vi) will not contain any
virus, worm, or other program or method that is intended to damage, interfere
with or intercept, misappropriate or gain control over any computer,
system, data or personal information.
Promotions
NSSF supported Web sites may contain or offer sweepstakes, contests or
other promotions, which may be governed by separate rules that describe
the sweepstakes, contest or promotion, and may have eligibility requirements
and other restrictions. It is your responsibility to read and abide
by those rules.
Third Party Web Sites
As a convenience to online visitors, NSSF supported Web sites may provide
links to Web sites operated by nonaffiliated third parties. Such linked
sites are not controlled by the NSSF or its affiliates. If visitors
choose to use these sites, they will leave NSSF supported Web sites
and it is their responsibility to take all protective measures to guard
against viruses or other destructive elements. Third party sites may
offer goods, services and other materials to you. Your correspondence
and business dealings with third parties including, without limitation,
the payment and delivery of products and services, and any terms, conditions,
warranties and representations associated with such dealings, are solely
between you and those parties. Neither NSSF nor any of its affiliates
will be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred
as the result of any such dealings or the offering of such products,
services, and other content on third party Web sites, or does NSSF
or its affiliates make any warranty or representation regarding, and
do not endorse, any linked Web sites or the content, privacy policies,
data security measures, or other links contained on such Web pages
or any of the products or services described therein.
External Links to NSSF Web Sites
All nonaffiliated third party links to NSSF supported Web sites must
be in accordance with NSSF's Linking Policy.
Disclaimer
THE CONTENT AND MATERIALS ON NSSF SUPPORTED WEB SITES ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE NSSF AND ITS AFFILIATES
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES CONCERNING THE FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE,
MERCHANTIBILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS OR COMPLIANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE STATUTE, RULE OR REGULATION OF
ANY CONTENT OR MATERIALS CONTAINED HEREIN. THE NSSF AND ITS AFFILIATES
DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT OR MATERIALS ON ANY NSSF SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED
OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT ANY NSSF SUPPORTED
WEB SITES OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE SUCH CONTENT OR MATERIALS AVAILABLE
ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE NSSF AND ITS AFFILIATES
DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS
OF THE USE OF THE CONTENT OR MATERIALS ON ANY NSSF SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR
ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.
Jurisdictional Issues
Unless otherwise specified, the information and materials on NSSF supported
Web sites are presented solely for the purpose of promoting, protecting
and preserving hunting and the shooting sports and reaffirming the
safe and responsible enjoyment of firearms and ammunition products. Neither the NSSF nor its affiliates make any representation that information
or materials on NSSF supported Web sites are appropriate or available
for use in any particular location. Visitors who choose to access
NSSF supported Web sites do so on their own initiative and are responsible
for compliance with all applicable jurisdictional laws.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall NSSF or any of its affiliates be liable
for any direct, indirect, special, punitive, incidental or consequential
damages (including lost profits) that arise out of or in connection with any
failure of performance, errors, inaccuracies, omissions, defects, interruption,
deletion, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication
line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of
any content or materials on NSSF supported Web sites, or the use or inability
to use NSSF supported Web sites or any content or materials therein.
Indemnification
Each visitor to NSSF supported Web sites agrees to defend, indemnify
and hold the NSSF and its affiliates, and each of their respective current
and former directors, officers, employees, and other representatives
harmless from and against any claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings,
liabilities, damages, losses, judgments and expenses (including reasonable
attorney's fees and costs) made against NSSF or its affiliates due to
or arising out of or in connection with his or her misuse of NSSF supported
Web sites or any violation of this Terms of Use Statement. Each visitor
shall cooperate with NSSF and its affiliates in the defense of any claim.
Choice of Law
All disputes arising from the use of NSSF supported Web sites or relating
to this Terms of Use Statement shall be construed and governed by the
laws of the State of Connecticut, without giving effect to any principles
of conflicts of law thereunder that would require or permit the application
of any other laws.
Disputes
All disputes arising from the use of NSSF supported Web sites or relating
to this Terms of Use Statement shall be brought exclusively in a federal
or state court located in the State of Connecticut, of NSSF's or of its
affiliates' sole choosing, the jurisdiction of which each user expressly
and irrevocably gives his or her consent.
This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the matters
contained herein and shall not be modified except in writing, signed
by the NSSF or its affiliates.
Contact Us
If you have any comments or questions about this Terms of Use Statement,
please contact:
Webmaster
National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc.
11 Mile Hill Road
Newtown, Connecticut 06470-2539
(203) 426-1320
webmaster@nssf.org
LAST REVISED: November 18, 2009
© 2013 National Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc. All rights reserved.
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