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Copyright Notice

All contents of nglcc.com/biz (the "Website") are: Copyright © 2008 the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce and OmniStudio, Inc. ("Publisher"), 2000 P St. NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, or third-party content providers and are protected by international copyright law. All rights reserved.

Free Access to the content made available to you on the Website is possible due to the paid advertising that appears on the Website. Without this advertising, we would not be able to provide you with this content for free. In exchange for your free access to this content, you agree that you will not, and will not permit any third party to, remove, obstruct, modify or otherwise interfere with the delivery or display of advertisements on the Website.

All of the information, content, services and software displayed on, transmitted through, or used in connection with the Website, including for example, advertising, directories, guides, articles, opinions, reviews, text, photographs, images, illustrations, audio clips, video, html, source and object code, software, data, and all other matters related to this Website, including without limitation, the selection and arrangement of the aforementioned and the "look and feel" of this Website (collectively, the "Content"), are protected under applicable copyrights and other proprietary (included but not limited to intellectual property) rights and are the intellectual property of the NGLCC, and its affiliated entities, companies, licensors and suppliers. The NGLCC actively protects its rights to the Content to the fullest extent of the law. The copying, rearrangement, redistribution, modification, use or publication by you, directly or indirectly, of any such material or any part of the Website, including the removal or alteration of advertising, except for limited rights of use granted hereunder, is strictly prohibited. You may not use such material except as provided in these Terms and Conditions.

Third Party Copyright Notice

Nglcc.com/biz contains text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material licensed from several third party content providers ("Third Party Content"). Third Party Content shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. Neither Third Party Content, nor any portion thereof, may be stored in a computer except for personal or non-commercial use. Neither the NGLCC nor any third party content provider will be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing.

Copyright Complaints

The NGLCC respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement or are aware of any infringing material placed by any third party on nglcc.com/biz, please contact us at editor@nglcc.org

Use of Content is subject to the following Terms and Conditions:

Fair Use is Permitted

Fair use of copyrighted material includes the use of protected materials for non-commercial educational purposes, such as teaching, scholarship, research, criticism, commentary, news reporting, and other content. Unless otherwise noted, users who wish to download or print text and image files from this Website for such uses may do so without the NGLCC's express permission, provided that they comply with the following conditions:

1. The Content may only be used for personal, educational or noncommercial purposes;
2. Users must cite the source of the Content as they would material from any printed work;
3. The citation must include all copyright information and other information associated with the Content and the URL for the NGLCC BIZ Website;
4. None of the Content may be altered or modified;
5. None of the trademarks, copyrights or other notices contained in such Content; and
6. Users must comply with all other terms or restrictions that may be applicable to the individual file, image or text.

Requests to use the Content for any purpose other than as expressly permitted in this section should be directed to editor@nglcc.org.

Warranty

By downloading, printing, or otherwise using text and image files from this Website, users agree and warrant that they will limit their use of such files to fair use and will comply with all other Terms and Conditions of this license, and will not violate the rights of the NGLCC or any other person or entity. The NGLCC does not warrant that use of the Content displayed on the Website will not infringe the rights of third parties not owned by or affiliated with the NGLCC.

Commercial Use is Restricted

Unauthorized commercial publication or exploitation of Content of this Website is specifically prohibited. Anyone wishing to use any of these files or images for commercial use, publication, or any purpose other than fair use as defined by law, must request and receive prior written permission from the NGLCC. Permission for such use is granted on a case-by-case basis at the sole discretion of NGLCC and BIZ publisher, OmniStudio, Inc. A usage fee may be assessed depending on the type and nature of the proposed use.

Trademarks

Many of the trademarks, service marks, and logos (collectively, the "Trademarks") displayed on the Website, including, but not limited to, the NGLCC and BIZ logos, are registered and/or unregistered common law trademarks of the NGLCC. The trademarks of third parties may also be displayed on this Website. Nothing contained in this Website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademarks displayed on the Website without the express written permission of the NGLCC or any third party that may own the Trademarks displayed on the site. Any unauthorized use of the Trademarks or any other Content, except as authorized in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited.

Links to Third Party Websites

Some BIZ Web pages contain links to third party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of the NGLCC, and the NGLCC is not responsible for the contents of any linked Website. These links are provided as a convenience only and shall not be construed as an endorsement of, sponsorship of, or affiliated with the linked Website by the NGLCC.

User-Created Content

By placing material on the Website, or communicating with nglcc.com/biz, including for example communication during registration, communication on any nglcc.com/biz bulletin board or message or chat area, entering any contest, etc., you represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you provide, that the content is accurate, that it does not violate these Terms and Conditions, and that it will not cause injury to any person or entity. You grant the NGLCC, its affiliates and related entities a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, copy, modify, display, archive, store, distribute, reproduce and create derivative works from all information you provide to us in any public area of the Website, in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now existing or developed in the future. Without limiting the generality of the previous sentence, you authorize the NGLCC to include the information you provide in a searchable format that may be accessed by users of Website or other NGLCC Websites. You also grant the NGLCC and its affiliates and related entities the right to use your name and any other information about you that you provide in connection with its use and with the reproduction or distribution of such material, and also grant the NGLCC the right to use any material, information, ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to us for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. All rights in this paragraph are granted without the need for additional compensation of any sort to you.

Please note that the NGLCC does not accept unsolicited materials or ideas for use or publication. The NGLCC is not responsible for the similarity of any of its content or programming in any media to materials or ideas transmitted to the NGLCC.

Other Specifics About Interactive Areas (Message Boards, Chat Areas, etc.)

Nglcc.com/biz bulletin boards and other such interactive areas are provided to give users an interesting and stimulating forum to express their opinions and share their ideas and information. Given the nature of nglcc.com/biz and the volume of messages and postings, nglcc.com/biz cannot and does not monitor all of the material posted or transmitted by users and third party information providers. To protect your safety, please use your best judgment when using these forums. We particularly discourage divulging personal phone numbers and addresses or other information that can be used to identify or locate you. nglcc.com/biz reserves the right to delete, move or edit any communications at any time, for any reason or in its discretion, but has no obligation to review or remove any such content.

Posting Rules

Interactive areas, discussion boards, chat rooms, etc., are intended to encourage public debate. We expect people to differ - judgment and opinion are subjective things - and we encourage freedom of speech and a marketplace of ideas. But by using these areas of nglcc.com/biz, you are participating in a community that is intended for all our users. Therefore, we reserve the right to remove any content posted on our site at any time for any reason. Decisions as to whether content violates any Posting Rule will be made by nglcc.com/biz in its discretion after we have actual notice of such posting. Without limiting our right to remove content, we have attempted to provide guidelines to those posting content on our Website. When using nglcc.com/biz, please do not post material that:

• contains vulgar, profane, abusive or hateful language, epithets or slurs, text or illustrations in poor taste, inflammatory attacks of a personal, racial or religious nature, or expressions of bigotry, racism, discrimination or hate.
• is defamatory, threatening, disparaging, grossly inflammatory, false, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, inaccurate, unfair, contains gross exaggeration or unsubstantiated claims, violates the privacy rights of any third party, is unreasonably harmful or offensive to any individual or community, contains any actionable statement, or tends to mislead or reflect unfairly on any other person, business or entity.
• violates any right of NGLCC or any third party.
• discriminates on the grounds of race, religion, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation or disability, or refers to such matters in any manner prohibited by law.
• violates any municipal, state or federal law, rule, regulation or ordinance, or attempts to encourage such an evasion or violation.
• unfairly interferes with any third party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of nglcc.com/biz.
• advertises, promotes or offers to trade any goods or services, except in areas specifically designated for such purpose.
• uploads copyrighted or other proprietary material of any kind on nglcc.com/biz without the express permission of the owner of that material.
• uses or attempts to use another's account, password, service or system except as expressly permitted by the Terms of Service.
• includes images, photos, articles or other content that constitutes, promotes or encourages illegal acts, violation of any right of any individual or entity, violation of any local, state, national or international law, rule, guideline or regulation, or otherwise creates liability.
• uploads or transmits viruses or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files.
• disrupts, interferes with, or otherwise harms or violates the security of nglcc.com/biz, or any services, system resources, accounts, passwords, servers or networks connected to or accessible through nglcc.com/biz or affiliated or linked sites.
• "flames" any individual or entity (e.g., sends repeated messages related to another user and/or makes derogatory or offensive comments about another individual), or repeats prior posting of the same message under multiple threads or subjects.

A violation of certain of these Posting Rules may be referred to law enforcement authorities. NGLCC reserves the right to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or governmental request.

International Users

nglcc.com/biz is controlled, operated and administered by NGLCC from its offices within the United States. nglcc.com/biz makes no representation that materials or Content available through nglcc.com/biz are appropriate or available for use outside the United States and access to them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. You may not use nglcc.com/biz or export the Content in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations. If you access nglcc.com/biz from a location outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws.

Modification

NGLCC shall have the right, at its discretion, to change, modify, add or remove terms of this agreement at any time without notice. Changes shall be effective immediately. You agree to review this agreement periodically since subsequent use by you of this site shall constitute your acceptance of any changes. NGLCC shall have the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect of nglcc.com/biz, including, but not limited to, the community areas, content, hours of availability and equipment needed for access to use. Such changes, modifications, additions or deletions shall be effective immediately upon posting and any subsequent use by you after such posting shall conclusively be deemed to be acceptance by you of such changes, modifications or deletions.

Disclaimer

ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES IN THIS SITE AND THIRD-PARTY SITES TO WHICH IT LINKS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE CONTENT PUBLISHED ON THIS WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. NGLCC AND/OR ITS AFFILIATES MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME INCLUDING CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE. NGLCC AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION; THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, OR OTHER ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SITE, OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM ACCESSING AND USING THIS SITE AND/OR THE CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN. NGLCC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE, INCLUDING BULLETIN BOARDS OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR CORRECTION OF THE USERS COMPUTER AND OTHER EQUIPMENT.

Indemnity/Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall NGLCC, or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the Content, unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, the Content or any errors or omissions in the Content, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. You specifically acknowledge and agree that NGLCC is not liable for any conduct of any User.

AS A CONDITION OF USE OF THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD HARMLESS, NGLCC.COM/BIZ AND ITS SUPPLIERS, EACH OF THEIR PARENT AND AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE PARTNERS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONTRACTORS AND AGENTS, FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, TRADE DISPARAGEMENT, PRIVACY AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY INFRINGEMENT) AND DAMAGES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS' FEES AND COURT COSTS) ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO ANY ALLEGATION REGARDING: (A) YOUR USE OF NGLCC.COM/BIZ; (B) NGLCC'S USE OF ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE, AS LONG AS OUR USE IS NOT INCONSISTENT WITH THIS AGREEMENT; (C) INFORMATION OR MATERIAL POSTED OR TRANSMITTED THROUGH YOUR MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNT, EVEN IF NOT POSTED BY YOU; AND, (D) ANY VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE BY YOU. If you are dissatisfied with any material on this Website, or with any of these Terms and Conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this Website.

General

This Agreement shall be deemed to include all other notices, policies, disclaimers, and other terms contained in this Website; provided, however, that in the event of a conflict between such other terms and the terms of this Agreement, the terms of this Agreement shall control.

This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the District of Columbia. Any action to enforce this agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in the District of Columbia. If any provision is deemed to be unlawful or unenforceable, that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions. Any failure of nglcc.com/biz to enforce or exercise any provision of this Agreement or related right shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. The section titles used in this Agreement are purely for convenience and carry with them no legal or contractual effect. In the event of termination of this Agreement for any reason, you agree that the following provisions will survive: the provisions regarding the limitations on your use of Content, the license(s) you have granted to nglcc.com/biz, and all other provisions for which survival is equitable or appropriate.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

© 2008 NGLCC, INC.

Contact Information

For permission to reproduce or use the materials on this Website for other than educational, non-profit and fair use purposes, please contact:

Email: editor@nglcc.org