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You are permitted to use The Texas Lobby Guide solely in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to update and/or revise these Terms and Conditions without notice to you. Please check periodically for changes.
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The following terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) govern your access to and use of this website and the related mobile applications provided by us, including any content and services offered on or through this website and/or the applications (referred to collectively as the “Website”). By using the Website, you accept and agree to follow these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy, found at txlobbyguide.com/privacy. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.
Privacy & Protection of Personal Information
See the Privacy Policy relating to the collection and use of your information.
Electronic Communications
Your use of The Texas Lobby Guide, or sending emails to The Texas Lobby Guide, constitutes electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications from The Texas Lobby Guide, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically, via email and on the Site, satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
Modification of Website
We may modify or update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content may not be complete or up-to-date at any given time.
Ownership and Use of the Website and Information
All rights, title and interests with respect to the Website, including without limitation, the information, products, materials, software and services contained therein or otherwise provided thereby (collectively, the “Information”) and all trademarks, trade names, logos, service marks, page headers, scripts and button icons (collectively “Intellectual Property”) are the property of and owned by The Texas Lobby Guide and are protected by state and federal copyright and trademark law. All rights to the intellectual property are strictly reserved by The Texas Lobby Guide. Except as expressly provided herein, no right, title or interest in the Website, Information or Intellectual Property is transferred to you. Except for your personal and non-commercial use as authorized below, nothing contained in these Terms or on the Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to copy, imitate, or use, in whole or in part, the Intellectual Property or Information, without the express written permission of The Texas Lobby Guide. Unauthorized copying or use of any Intellectual Property or Information is strictly prohibited. The Texas Lobby Guide may amend the Website and/or the Information at any time without prior notice to you as well as deny or limit access to the Website and/or the Information, including without limitation if The Texas Lobby Guide learns of or suspects of your breach of these Terms.
Subject to these Terms, The Texas Lobby Guide hereby grants you a limited, non-exclusive, revocable, non-assignable, non-transferable and non-sublicensable right to use the Website and the Information for use only that is lawful and in accordance with these Terms. All other use is prohibited, including disclosure, copying, distribution and linking (including scraping, framing and deeplinking). All rights not expressly granted in these Terms are reserved and retained by The Texas Lobby Guide.
By accessing and using the Website, you agree to use the Website, Information, and features associated therewith in accordance with these Terms and all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and further agree that you will not:
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- Rent, lease, loan, or sell access to the Website to any third party.
- Engage in any reverse engineering, or otherwise attempt to gain unauthorized access to The Texas Lobby Guide’s computer networks or servers, the Website, or any Information, content, or data associated therewith.
The Texas Lobby Guide makes no representation that materials contained on the Website or products described or offered on the Website are appropriate or available for use outside of their relevant jurisdictions. Visitors who use the Website and reside outside the relevant jurisdictions do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. You agree that you will not access the Website from any territory where its contents are illegal, and that you, and not The Texas Lobby Guide and its Affiliated Parties, are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.
The Website Terms and Conditions is effective unless and until terminated by either you or The Texas Lobby Guide. You may terminate this Agreement at any time, provided that you discontinue any further use of the Website. The Texas Lobby Guide also may terminate or suspend this Website Terms of Use, at any time, without notice, and accordingly deny you access to the Website, for any reason, including without limitation, if in The Texas Lobby Guide’s sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of this Website Terms and Conditions or your use is harmful to the interests of another user or The Texas Lobby Guide and its Affiliated Parties.
Any trademarks that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with The Texas Lobby Guide. The Texas Lobby Guide respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please contact us. For more information, please write to The Texas Lobby Guide, P.O. Box 461753, San Antonio, TX 78246.
This Section shall survive any termination of this Website Terms and Conditions.
Accuracy and Reliance on Website Information
The information presented on or through the Website is made available solely for general information purposes.
We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of this information, and disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance on such information.
This Website may include content provided by third parties. All statements and opinions of such third parties are solely the responsibility of the person providing those materials and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of The Texas Lobby Guide.
Monitoring and Enforcement
We reserve the right to (a) remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any reason; (b) take any action with respect to any User Contribution that we deem necessary or appropriate, including if we believe that such User Contribution violates the Terms and Conditions, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity or could create liability for The Texas Lobby Guide; (c) disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy; (d) take appropriate legal action, including referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website; and (e) terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any reason, including any violation of these Terms and Conditions.
However, we do not undertake to review all material before it is posted on the Website, and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted.
Content Standards
These content standards (“Content Standards”) apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must comply with all applicable laws and regulations and must not: (a) contain any material which is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable; (b) promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination; (c) infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person; (d) promote any illegal activity; (e) misrepresent your identity or affiliation; (f) involve commercial activities, such as contests, sweepstakes and other sales promotions (this term is very broad so not sure what the intention is with this language.) or advertising; or (g) give the impression that they are posted or endorsed by The Texas Lobby Guide or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.
Security and E-Commerce
The Texas Lobby Guide is dedicated to maintaining and upholding your privacy and security. We have safeguards in place to protect personal information about you. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information within our systems, The Texas Lobby Guide cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk.
This site uses Secured Sockets Layer (SSL) for secure transmissions. SSL applies encryption between two communicating applications, such as your PC and the Legislative Solutions server. When your data is transmitted over the Internet, it is encrypted or “scrambled” at the sending end and then decrypted or “unscrambled” at the receiving end.
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You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use The Texas Lobby Guide strictly in accordance with these terms of use. If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. You may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. You acknowledge that The Texas Lobby Guide is not responsible for third party access to your account that results from theft or misappropriation of your account. The Texas Lobby Guide and its associates reserve the right to refuse or cancel service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in our sole discretion.
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The Texas Lobby Guide may contain links to other websites (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under the control of The Texas Lobby Guide and Legislative Solutions is not responsible for the contents of any Linked Site, including without limitation any link contained in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to a Linked Site. The Texas Lobby Guide is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by The Texas Lobby Guide of the site or any association with its owners or operators.
You may retrieve and display the content of the Website on a computer screen, store such content in electronic form on disk (but not any server or other storage device connected to a network) or print copies of such content for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you keep intact all and any copyright and proprietary notices. You may not otherwise reproduce, modify, copy or distribute or use for commercial purposes any of the materials or content of The Texas Lobby Guide’s without prior express written permission.
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You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless The Texas Lobby Guide and its affiliates, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal costs) arising out of or in connection with your violation of these Terms and Conditions or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
Waiver and Severability
No waiver by The Texas Lobby Guide of any term or condition set forth in these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of The Texas Lobby Guide to assert a right or provision under these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent possible such that the remaining provisions of the Terms and Conditions will continue in full force and effect.
Cautionary Language Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This Website may contain “forward-looking statements” as defined under U.S. Federal Securities Laws. These statements may relate to analyses and other information based on forecasts of future results and estimates of amounts not yet determinable. These statements may also relate to our future prospects, developments and business strategies. These forward-looking statements are made based on our management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future events affecting us and are subject to uncertainties and factors relating to our operations and business environment, all of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These uncertainties and factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from those matters expressed in or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statements are made. The Texas Lobby Guide assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws.
Jurisdiction
The Texas Lobby Guide oversees and maintains this Website from its headquarters in Austin, Texas, United States of America. Any dispute or claim relating to the Website and these Terms and Conditions shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Texas or any other jurisdiction).
Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms and Conditions or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Texas in each case located in the City of Austin. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
Entire Agreement
The Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and The Texas Lobby Guide with respect to the Website and supersede all prior understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral.
