Terms of Use

In order to keep this site safe and fun for everyone we have a few conditions.

The Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.: Website Agreement giantschnauzerclubofamerica.com (the “Site”) is an online information service provided by Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc., subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth below. PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE. GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND SUCH MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT ON THE SITE. YOU AGREE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT.

1. Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions.

The entire contents of the Site are protected by international copyright and trademark laws. The owner of the copyrights and trademarks are Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc., its affiliates or other third party licensors. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE, IN ANY MANNER, THE MATERIAL ON THE SITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE. You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of the Site solely for your own non-commercial use provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials.

You agree to grant to Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual license, with the right to sub-license, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products and services) you submit to any public areas of the Site (such as bulletin boards, forums and newsgroups) or by e-mail to Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You also grant to Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. the right to use your name in connection with the submitted materials and other information as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing and promotional material related thereto. You agree that you shall have no recourse against Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications to Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.

FAIR USE NOTICE: This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of Giant Schnauzers and purebred dogs, etc. We believe this constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law. In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, the material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml

If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond ‘fair use’, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.

TRADEMARKS.

Products and company trademarks, servicemarks, and names mentioned in the Site may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

2. Use of the Site.

YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE INTERNET. GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. PROVIDES THE SITE AND RELATED INFORMATION “AS IS” AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE, ANY MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY, AND GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. EVEN IF GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, GIANT SCHNAUZER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. makes no representations whatsoever about any other website which you may access through this one or which may link to this Site. When you access a non-Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. website, please understand that it is independent from Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc., and that Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. has no control over the content on that website. In addition, a link to a Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. website does not mean that Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such website.

4. Third Party Rights.

The provisions of paragraphs 2 (Use of the Service), and 3 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the Service. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.

5.Term; Termination.

This Agreement may be terminated by either party without notice at any time for any reason. The provisions of paragraphs 1 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions), 2 (Use of the Service), 3 (Indemnification), 4 (Third Party Rights) and 6 (Miscellaneous) shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

6.Guarantee.

Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. makes no guarantee to the accuracy of the information provided at the Site.

7.Miscellaneous.

This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California applicable to agreements made and to be performed in California. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties’ obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in California. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Service must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc.’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved..

8. California Privacy Rights California law permits users/members that reside in California to request certain personally identifiable information not be shared with other users/members or to third parties for marketing purposes. If you are a California resident, have provided the GSCA with personally identifiable information and would not like certain or all personally identifiable information shared please contact webmaster@giantschnauzerclubofamerica.com

The term “personally identifiable information” means
individually identifiable information about an individual consumer
collected online by the operator from that individual and maintained
by the operator in an accessible form, including any of the
following:

(1) A first and last name.
(2) A home or other physical address, including street name and name of a city.
(3) An e-mail address.
(4) A telephone number.

Please Note: Any GSCA member can request their personally identifiable information not be shared.

For more information visit http://www.privacy.ca.gov/lawenforcement/laws.htm

9. Linking Policy.

The Giant Schnauzer Club of America, Inc. (“GSCA”) grants nonexclusive, limited permission to website owners to develop a link (“Permitted Link”) from the owner’s website (the “Linking Site”) to the GSCA website home page (www.giantschnauzerclubofamerica.com), subject to the following terms and conditions:

Permitted Links shall be