Terms of Service (TOS)By your access and use of SteveBrooksK9U.com and any and all text, video, photos, music, products or services thereon, whether such use occurs online or at a later time offline, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, as well as all applicable laws and regulations, and you agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you must not access or use SteveBrooksK9U.com. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICESteveBrooksK9U.com is operated by SteveBrooksK9U from its offices in Los Angeles, California. The text, photos, video, music and other materials on SteveBrooksK9U.com, and the "look" and "feel" of the website—including color combinations, layout, design and all other graphical elements—(“Content”) are Copyright SteveBrooksK9U, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights reserved. “Steve Brooks,” “SteveBrooksK9U,” “SteveBrooksK9U.com,” “Sven, the Love Dog” and “K9 Fusion” are Trademarks or registered Trademarks of SteveBrooksK9U in the United States and other jurisdictions and are protected under US and international Copyright and Trademark law. Other names, products, services, programs, publications and websites are Trademarks or Service Marks of their respective owners. USE LICENSE You are hereby granted permission to temporarily download one copy of the Content on SteveBrooksK9U.com for your personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not: - modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, use, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any Content found on SteveBrooksK9U.com;
- use the Content for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
- attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on SteveBrooksK9U.com;
- remove any notice of Copyright, Trademark, Service Mark or other proprietary notice from the Content; or
- transfer the Content to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions. SteveBrooksK9U shall have the right to terminate this license for any reason at any time without prior notice to you. Upon terminating your viewing of the Content, or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any Content in your possession, whether in electronic or printed format. Re-use of any of the Content for any purpose is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of SteveBrooksK9U. Please ContactSteveBrooksK9U.com to request permission. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIESSteveBrooksK9U.com may be used only for lawful purposes. As one of the conditions of your access and use of the website, you represent, warrant and agree that you shall not use (or plan, encourage or help others to use) SteveBrooksK9U.com for any purpose or in any manner that is prohibited by these Terms of Service, or by applicable laws, regulations, rules or ordinances, including any export controls. Any and all information you post to SteveBrooksK9U.com must comply with all applicable international, national, state, and local laws, regulations, rules, and ordinances. It is your responsibility to ensure that your use of SteveBrooksK9U.com complies with these Terms of Service. By your access and use of SteveBrooksK9U.com and any and all Content thereon, you agree that you, not SteveBrooksK9U, are entirely responsible for all information and opinions that you upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available using SteveBrooksK9U.com (“User-Generated Material”). Further, you agree that SteveBrooksK9U is not responsible for User-Generated Material that users other than you post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available to the website. All User-Generated Material on SteveBrooksK9U.com is the sole responsibility of the person(s) from whom such Material originated. PROHIBITED USESBy your access and use of SteveBrooksK9U.com you agree that you shall not: - Respond to any commercial opportunity on SteveBrooksK9U.com for any reason other than to utilize the products or services offered;
- Upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available to SteveBrooksK9U.com any incomplete, false, or inaccurate information;
- Impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity in whatever form;
- Send unsolicited e-mail, telephone calls, mailings or other material to other users, or Advertisers;
- Upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available to SteveBrooksK9U.com any Content that you do not have a right to reproduce, display or transmit under any law, regulation, or rule, or under any contractual or fiduciary relationships;
- Use the website’s communications features in a manner that adversely affects the availability of its resources to other users (for example, continuous posting of repetitive or duplicative text);
- Upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available to SteveBrooksK9U.com any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, hateful, racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, harmful to minors in any way, or that may invade the right of privacy or publicity of any other person or entity in whatever form;
- Upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available to SteveBrooksK9U.com any Content that infringes any Copyright, Trademark, Service Mark, Patent, Trade Secret, or other proprietary or intellectual property right;
- Remove any notice of Copyright, Trademark, Service Mark or other proprietary notice from any User-Generated Content that you upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available to the website;
- Delete or revise any Content on SteveBrooksK9U.com, in whatever form, uploaded, posted, e-mailed, transmitted or otherwise made available to the website by any person or entity other than you;
- Upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available to SteveBrooksK9U.com any unsolicited advertising, promotional notices, "junk mail", "spam", "chain letters", "pyramid schemes", or other similar materials;
- Upload, post, e-mail, transmit or otherwise make available to SteveBrooksK9U.com any Content that contains a computer “virus” or corrupted data;
- Use any device, software, or routine to interfere with the proper operation of SteveBrooksK9U.com or directly or indirectly violate or attempt to violate the security of SteveBrooksK9U.com. Interference with the proper operation of SteveBrooksK9U.com, and violations or attempted violations of the security of SteveBrooksK9U.com or of the network that houses it may be crimes under state and federal laws. SteveBrooksK9U will investigate such possible violations of law, and may contact and/or cooperate with law enforcement agencies in prosecuting any person, persons or entities found to be guilty of such crimes.
SteveBrooksK9U may, in appropriate circumstances and at its sole discretion, suspend or terminate privileges of and take other actions against any user of SteveBrooksK9U.com who engages in any of the Prohibited Uses outlined in this section. 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ADVERTISER BUSINESS PRACTICESFrom time to time, SteveBrooksK9U may allow companies, organizations or other entities that it does not own or control (“third-party advertisers”) to place advertisements or other notices, whether paid or unpaid, on SteveBrooksK9U.com for your information or convenience. SteveBrooksK9U is not responsible or liable in any way (directly or indirectly) for the Content of any Advertisement placed on SteveBrooksK9U.com by any third-party advertiser. Nothing on SteveBrooksK9U.com shall be directly or indirectly deemed to be an endorsement, representation, or warranty regarding any third-party Advertiser, or any advertisement placed by any third-party advertiser, or of such third-party Advertiser’s business practices. You understand and agree that you must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use of any Content or in response to any third-party advertisement, including any reliance on its accuracy, completeness or usefulness. 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You hereby agree that in the event of a breach or threatened breach of these Terms of Service by you, it will not be necessary to prove monetary damages and irreparable harm will be presumed. VOID WHERE PROHIBITEDAccess and use of SteveBrooksK9U.com is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms of Service. SteveBrooksK9U makes no claims or representations that SteveBrooksK9U.com may be lawfully accessed or used outside of the United States of America. Access to or use of SteveBrooksK9U.com or the Content thereon may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access or use SteveBrooksK9U.com from outside of the United States of America, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws, regulations, rules and any other requirements (in whatever form) of your jurisdiction. SEVERABILITYWhenever possible, each provision of these Terms of Service shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of these Terms of Service is held invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of these Terms of Service shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect and the invalid or unenforceable provision shall be replaced by a valid or enforceable provision. HEADINGSThe titles of the various sections are solely for convenience and reference only and shall not affect the scope, meaning, intent or interpretation of the provisions of these Terms of Service, nor shall such headings otherwise be given any legal effect. ENTIRE AGREEMENTThese Terms of Service contain the entire understanding and agreement between you and SteveBrooksK9U with respect to your access and use of SteveBrooksK9U.com. 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