Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Legal Notices, Disclaimers, and Terms of Use

Access to and use of the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police ("Lodge") World Wide Web site is provided subject to these terms and conditions. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

• Liability
• Warranties/Accuracy of Information
• Endorsement
• Hypertext Links
• Continued Provision of Information
• Choice of Law
• Copyright
• Linking to the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police Website

Disclaimer of Liability

Neither the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police nor any of its members or officers shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone's use of the information. In no event shall the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police or its members or officers be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence or under any other cause of action. [ Top of page ]

Disclaimer of warranties and accuracy of data

Although the data found using the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police's access systems have been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability or usefulness of any information. This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregate uses of the information. The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police provides this information on an "as is" basis. All warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed. Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the publication. If you have obtained information from the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police from a source other than the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police, be aware that electronic data can be altered subsequent to original distribution. Data can also quickly become out-of-date. It is recommended that careful attention be paid to the contents of any data associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use. If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them to the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police's webmaster (webmaster@scfop.org). [ Top of page ]

Disclaimer of endorsement

The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police is a distributor of content sometimes supplied by third parties and users. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users, or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes. Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police. [ Top of page ]

Disclaimer for External Links

The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced. The user specifically acknowledges that the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police is not liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with the user. Links from the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police on the World Wide Web to other sites do not constitute an endorsement from the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police. These links are provided as an information service only. It is the responsibility of the web surfer to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites. The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police's Homepage contains links to other related World Wide Web Internet sites and resources. Since the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police's Homepage is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources, or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or Webmaster. [ Top of page ]

Disclaimer of Duty to Continue Provision of Data

Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restricted access the next, and the location of items may change as menus, homepages, and files are reorganized. The user expressly agrees that use of the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police's website is at the user's sole risk. The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error free. The documents and related graphics published on this server could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police and/or its respective programs may make improvements and/or changes in the information and/or programs described herein at any time. [ Top of page ]

Choice of Law

Construction of the disclaimers above and resolution of disputes thereof are governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina. The laws of the State of South Carolina, U.S.A., shall apply to all uses of this data and this system. By use of this system and any data contained therein, the user agrees that use shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations and user shall not violate the rights of any third parties. [ Top of page ]

Copyright

The South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police shall remain the sole and exclusive owner of all rights, title and interest in and to all specifically copyrighted information created and posted for inclusion in this system. However, the FOP star logo, the FOP scroll logo, the name "Fraternal Order of Police" and the name "FOP" are registered trademarks of the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police. The use or reproduction of the FOP name or logo is forbidden without the express written consent of the Grand Lodge Fraternal Order of Police. Please e-mail webmaster (webmaster@scfop.org) for permission requests. [ Top of page ]

Linking to the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police's Website

Links to the South Carolina Fraternal Order of Police's website are permissible, if not encouraged. However, we do recommend that links point to the home page (http://www.scfop.org) rather than to a specific page as those links may change. [ Top of page ]

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Legal notices and disclaimers

Last Date Revised: Tuesday, September 16, 2008