Terms of Use

Conditions of Use

Salem Publishing and its affiliates provide their services to you subject to the following conditions. If you visit or interact at one of Salem Publishing’s websites, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully.

PRIVACY

Please review our Privacy Notice, which also governs your visit to a Salem Publishing website, to understand our practices.

ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

When you visit Salem Publishing or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on these sites. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.

COPYRIGHT

All content included on these sites, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Salem Publishing or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on these sites is the exclusive property of Salem Publishing and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on these sites is the property of Salem Publishing or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.

TRADEMARKS

Salem Publishing's trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Salem Publishing's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits Salem Publishing. All other trademarks not owned by Salem Publishing or its affiliates that appear on these sites are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Salem Publishing or its affiliates.

LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS

 Salem Publishing grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of its sites and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Salem Publishing. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of these sites or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of these sites or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. These sites or any portion of these sites may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Salem Publishing. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Salem Publishing and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing Salem Publishing's name or trademarks without the express written consent of Salem Publishing. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by Salem Publishing. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of Salem Publishing’s sites so long as the link does not portray Salem Publishing, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Salem Publishing logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.

YOUR ACCOUNT

 If you use these sites, 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. If you are under 18, you may use Salem Publishing only with involvement of a parent or guardian. Salem Publishing and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

REVIEWS, COMMENTS, COMMUNICATIONS, AND OTHER CONTENT

Visitors may post reviews, comments, and other content; send e-cards and other communications; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. Salem Publishing reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content.

If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Salem Publishing and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Salem Publishing and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Salem Publishing or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Salem Publishing has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Salem Publishing takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

 Salem Publishing and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please follow our Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

 THESE SITES IS PROVIDED BY SALEM PUBLISHING ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. SALEM PUBLISHING MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THESE SITES OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THESE SITES. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THESE SITES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, SALEM PUBLISHING DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. SALEM PUBLISHING DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THESE SITES, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM SALEM PUBLISHING ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SALEM PUBLISHING WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THESE SITES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

APPLICABLE LAW

 By visiting Salem Publishing, you agree that the laws of the state of Tennessee, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Salem Publishing or its affiliates.

DISPUTES

Any dispute relating in any way to your visit to Salem Publishing be submitted to confidential arbitration in Nashville, TN, except that, to the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Salem Publishing's intellectual property rights, Salem Publishing may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the state of Tennessee, and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Arbitration under this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator's award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, no arbitration under this Agreement shall be joined to an arbitration involving any other party subject to this Agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

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