Terms and Conditions | San Diego Velodrome

Purpose

To establish terms, conditions for use and a privacy policy for SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION FORUMS.

General Disclaimer

Information presented on the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website is collected, maintained, and provided for the convenience of the user. While every effort is made to keep such information accurate and up-to-date, SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION does not certify the authenticity of any information that is provided on this website. Under no circumstances will the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION owners or staff be liable for any actions taken or omissions made from reliance on any information contained herein from whatever source nor will SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION be liable for any other consequences from any such reliance.

Conditions of Use

By visiting the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website, users agree that they will not use the site for any unlawful activity, or use it in any way that would violate the terms and conditions of use. This website is governed and construed by the laws of the State of California. Any use of the website shall comply with all local and State laws and regulations as well as with all United States federal laws and regulations. Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this website are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under State law and Federal statutes including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act. SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum staff monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information or to otherwise cause damage to the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website. Anyone using the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website expressly consents to such monitoring.

Users agree to any information they submit to this website being stored in a database and publicly displayed. By submitting content including but not limited to text, photographs and documents to the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION FORUMS website users grant the operators of SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION a non-commercial license to post that content on the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website. Further, users grant the operators of SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum a non-commercial license to post or otherwise syndicate submitted content on the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum, Facebook, Twitter and other social media website accounts under the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION name or brand.

Posting of any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-oriented or other material that may be offensive or violate any applicable laws will not be tolerated. Related actions may result in permanent banning. By registering for a SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum member account user agrees that the webmaster, administrator and moderators of SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time. An explanation for doing so may or may not be provided. A warning may or may not be offered.

Promotional Links / Content / SPAM: Post content or member profiles containing links or other information where the intent is to advertise or promote third party websites, products or services will not be tolerated. Offending posts and member accounts will be deleted immediately unless prior authorization to publish the content was provided in writing by the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION Board of Directors. For questions regarding what is or is not acceptable, please contact SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum staff via email or the PM feature of the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum.

Indemnification / Hold Harmless

By using the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum website, user agrees to indemnify or hold harmless SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION owners and staff for any occurrence resulting from an act of user’s use of the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum website. SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum will take all reasonable precautions to safeguard the confidentiality of user information, but is not liable for any injury caused by the disclosure of that information, whether caused by security breach, accident, inadvertence, or any other act resulting in disclosure.

The SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION logo, slogans, brand and banners are trademarks of SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION. Any use of the materials stored on the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website is prohibited without the written permission of SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION. SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION retains and holds in trust for its members all intellectual property rights including copyrights on all text, graphic images and other content. This means that the following acts or activities are prohibited without prior, written permission from the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION: (1) modification and/or re-use of text, images or other website content from the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website host server; (2) distribution of SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION Website content; or (3) “mirroring” SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION Website information on a non-SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION server, through use of an “iFrame” or “hotlinking”. These restrictions to not apply to public use of RSS feeds provided by the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION Website.

External Linking Policy

The SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website may contain links to local, state, and federal government agencies and to other, non-government websites. The sole and limited purpose of the permitted external links is to provide information that is relevant to engaging in, promoting, encouraging, and otherwise supporting bicycle track racing, both as an athletic sport as well as a recreational activity, including such related activities as, but not limited to, bicycle safety programs, bicycle swap meets, and youth bicycling programs. Since SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION has little to no control over third party websites, we do not warrant that third party websites are accurate or reliable or that they have operational links. The user acknowledges and agrees that SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION is not liable in any way for the content, accuracy, reliability, viewpoints, policies, or products provided by these external resources.

SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION reserves the right, at any time and without notice, to:

Deny a link that does not meet the criteria set forth in this policy;
Deny or discontinue an external link at any time if the website provides or promotes false, slanderous, illegal, infringing or incorrect information;
Remove any external link if the nature of the organization to which the link relates no longer complies with SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum’s external link policy;
Determine how and where External links will appear on its website; i.e. what page the link appears on and where the link is placed on the page;
Revise this policy without prior notice when SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION owners and staff consider such revision to be in their best interests.

Furthermore, newly registered SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forum members or members whom haven’t meaningfully contributed to the community are prohibited from posting, including in their profile or profile signature what appear to be promotional links to their blogs, online photo galleries or other websites without prior authorization from the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION Admin team. At any time SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION reserves the right to remove off-site links or require a reciprocal link (quid pro quo) in exchange for allowing use of an off-site link.

Types of Information Collected: The information collected by SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION via its website is either information that is voluntarily supplied to SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION , or information gathered on usage patterns and preferences as visitors navigate the website, read e-mail newsletters or use other services that are tied to the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website.

To help make the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website more responsive to the needs of visitors, a standard feature of browser software, called a “cookie,” is used to assign each visitor a unique, random number that resides on their computer. The cookie does not identify the visitor, just the computer that a visitor uses to access the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website. Unless a visitor voluntarily identifies himself/herself, SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION does not know who they are; even if the visitor has been assigned a cookie. The only personal information a cookie can contain is information supplied by the website visitor. A cookie cannot read unrelated data off of a computer. Cookies are used to help deliver a better, more personalized service. For example, SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION uses cookies to track the pages and services on its website visited by users. SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION owners and staff can build a better website if they can identify which pages and features are visited and how often.

Browser Level Information and IP Addresses: The SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION web server automatically collects limited information about computer configurations when visitors are on the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website, including the type of browser being used, the operating system that is running, the resolution of a user’s computer monitor, the website or search engine that referred the visitor, and the visitor’s IP address. An IP address is a number that is used by computers connected to the Internet to identify each computer so that data such as the web pages viewed can be properly transmitted. SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION uses IP address information solely for the purposes of systems administration and trouble-shooting purposes.

Email Addresses and PM Feature: By default registered user e-mail addresses are used for confirming account details and activating an account following registration. Optionally, e-mail addresses may also be used to 1) reset and send new passwords, 2) send notification of new personal messages (PM’s), and 3) send notification of new content posted to a forum or thread subscribed to by a user. Registered users of the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forums may modify subscription and notification settings in the User Control Panel. In very rare cases, the mass-email function of the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION forums may be used by the website’s operators to send urgent updates and announcements.

Other Disclosures & Notices: SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION may occasionally release information about website visitors when appropriate to comply with the law, or to protect the rights, property or safety of visitors to our sites, the public, our members, or our staff, agents, partners and affiliates.

Much of the SAN DIEGO VELODROME ASSOCIATION website is a high traffic public space crawled by numerous search engines. Visitors should refrain from posting or otherwise providing personal, confidential or otherwise sensitive information. Users are responsible for their own actions.

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