Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Terms of Use

AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND Sheltie News Information online

Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees is a service operated by Sheltie News Information online that makes it easy to share pedigree data.

These Terms of Use constitute a legal agreement between you and Sheltie News Information online. You must accept without modification all of the terms, conditions, and notices contained in these Terms of Use in order to access and use the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services. If you do not accept these Terms of Use in their entirety, you may not access or use the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services.

Portions of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees  Services may be governed by posted guidelines, rules, or other terms and conditions. All such guidelines, rules, and terms and conditions are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use. In the event of a conflict between such other guidelines, rules, and terms and conditions and these Terms of Use, the Terms of Use shall control. However, the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Privacy Statement, discussed in the Privacy and Personal Information section below, supersedes any conflicting language in these Terms of Use and/or any other guidelines, rules, and terms and conditions published on the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services with respect to the subject matter covered by the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Privacy Statement.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS OF USE

Sheltie News Information online may wish to update or change the terms, conditions, and notices for the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services from time to time to reflect changes in the Services, changes in the laws affecting the Services, or for other good reasons. You understand that Sheltie News Information online reserves the right to make these changes and that you are responsible for regularly reviewing these terms, conditions, and notices. Continued access to or use of the Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesServices after any such change shall constitute your consent to such change. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that change or improve the Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesServices shall be subject to the Terms of Use, as modified from time to time.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION

You may only use the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services for your own personal and non-commercial purposes.

You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services that are part of the Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesServices except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use.

PRIVACY AND PERSONAL INFORMATION

You may be required to have a Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees account to use some Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services. To set up an account, you must provide information about yourself and update this information as necessary in order to keep it current. 

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account information. Furthermore, you are responsible for all activities that occur in your account and you agree to notify Sheltie News Information onlineimmediately of any unauthorized use of your account. Sheltie News Information online is not responsible for any loss that you may incur as a result of any unauthorized person using your account or your password.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

The Web pages that are part of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services may contain links to other Web sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked Sites are not under the control of Sheltie News Information online and Sheltie News Information onlineis 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. Sheltie News Information online is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Sheltie News Information online of the site or any association with its operators. You are responsible for viewing and abiding by the privacy statements and terms of use posted at the Linked Sites.

You are solely responsible for any dealings with third parties (including advertisers) who support the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services or are identified in the Web pages that are part of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services, including the delivery of and payment for goods and services.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services, you agree that you will not use the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services for any purpose that is unlawful or contrary to these Terms of Use. You also may not use the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of them. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees account, computer systems or networks associated with the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services.

TERMS OF USE FOR Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees PARTICIPATING SITES AND SERVICES

These Terms of Use apply to you whenever you access or use any Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services. When you use the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services to gain access to any Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees participating site or service, the terms and conditions associated with that site or service may also apply to you. Please refer to the applicable terms of use associated with each participating site or service that you visit.

DATA YOU SUBMIT

You warrant that you own copyright in any data submitted to us, or that it is information which is in the public domain, and that it does not infringe any existing copyright or any other rights of any third party and that you have full authority to enter into this Agreement and grant the rights granted to Sheltie News Information online without resulting in a breach of any obligation you may have.

You retain copyright to data you have submitted to Sheltie News Information online. If you submit data then you grant to Sheltie News Information online a non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use or modify the data for any purpose including publishing on-line.

Sheltie News Information online may modify the data or combine it with other data. In such an event you agree that Sheltie News Information online owns copyright to the resulting data.

DATA AVAILABLE ON THE Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees SERVICES

All data  that is made available to view and/or download from the Web pages that are part of the Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesServices ("Data") is owned by and is the copyrighted work of Sheltie News Information onlineand/or its suppliers. Except for personal use of the data, any reproduction or redistribution of the Data is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE DATA TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED . 

All Data is supplied "as is" without any warranty as to its accuracy or completeness and any use of this Data is entirely at the users own risk.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

Sheltie News Information online AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED ON OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. Sheltie News Information online AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL Sheltie News Information online AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees SERVICES, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees SERVICES, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Sheltie News Information online OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees SERVICES, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesSERVICES.

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Sheltie News Information online provides information about how to use the Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesServices on the Web pages that are part of the Services. If you have any questions about the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services or any problems that you would like to report, please email us at Feldhoff-SheltieNews@t-online.de.

TERMINATION AND RESTRICTION OF ACCESS

Sheltie News Information online reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services or any portion thereof at any time, without notice.

Sheltie News Information online may also terminate or suspend your access to the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services for inactivity, which is defined as failing to sign in to the Services for an extended period of time, as determined by Sheltie News Information online. Upon termination of your Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees account, your right to use the Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesServices immediately ceases.

GENERAL

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Sheltie News Information online as a result of these Terms of Use or use of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services.

Sheltie News Information online may assign these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, at any time. Sheltie News Information online's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in these Terms of Use is in derogation of Sheltie News Information online's right to comply with governmental, court, and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesServices or information provided to or gathered by Sheltie News Information online with respect to such use. You agree to indemnify and hold Sheltie News Information online, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, and employees, harmless from any claim, demand, or damage, including reasonable attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of or conduct on the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services. If any part of these Terms of Use are determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of these Terms of Use shall continue in effect. These Terms of Use, including the documents expressly incorporated by reference above, constitute the entire agreement between you and Sheltie News Information online with respect to the Shetland Sheepdog PedigreesServices and such agreements supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and Sheltie News Information online with respect to the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services. A printed version of these Terms of Use and of any notices given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICES

All contents of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Web Site are: Copyright (C) 2019 -2024 by the Sheltie News Information online and/or its suppliers.

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

The example companies, organizations, products, people, and events depicted herein are fictitious. No association with any real company, organization, product, person, or event is intended or should be inferred.

Sheltie News Information online may have patents, patent applications, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property rights covering subject matter in the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services, including the Web pages that are part of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, the provision of the Shetland Sheepdog Pedigrees Services and the furnishing of such Web pages to you does not give you any license to these patents, trademarks, copyrights, or other intellectual property. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

NOTICES AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

Notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be emailed to us at Feldhoff-SheltieNews@t-online.de