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Terms
and Conditions
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE
MISSAATX.ORG WEBSITE (the “Site”). This site is owned
and operated by Miss Asian American Texas Pageant ("MAATX",
"Miss AATX Pageant", “we”, “us”
or “our”). It is intended for your personal entertainment,
information, education and communication. Please feel free to browse
the Site; however, your access and use of the Site is subject to the
following terms and conditions of use ("Terms and Conditions
of Use") and all applicable laws. By accessing and using the
Site, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms and
Conditions of Use and agree to be legally bound by the Terms and Conditions
of Use. You also agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the
operation of this Site in any way. Please note that this Site and
any services offered on the Site, such as chat rooms, message boards,
links, polls, shopping and downloads (collectively, the “Services”)
are only open to users 13 years of age and older. If you do not agree
with all of the following Terms and Conditions of Use, please do not
use this Site.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to change, modify or
otherwise alter these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time. Changes
and/or modifications shall become effective immediately upon the posting
thereof. Please review these Terms and Conditions of Use periodically.
Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes and/or
modifications will constitute your acceptance of the revised Terms
and Conditions of Use. For your information, this page was last updated
on Feb 11, 2003.
Ownership of Intellectual Property and Restrictions of Use
All materials contained in this Site, including, without limitation,
software, design, text, images, photographs, illustrations, audio,
videoclips, artwork and graphic material (the “Materials”)
are the property of the Miss AATX Pageant and/or its affiliates, assigns
or licensors and are protected, without limitation, pursuant to U.S.
and international copyright and other laws. You cannot use the Materials,
except as specified herein. You agree to follow all instructions on
this Site limiting the way you may use the Materials. This Site also
contains proprietary trademarks, service marks and logos. By making
them available on this Site, the Miss AATX Pageant is not granting
you any license to use such trademarks, service marks and logos. As
long as you comply with the Terms and Conditions of Use, the Miss
AATX Pageant grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable,
non-transferable limited right to enter, display and use this Site.
You agree not to copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit
or distribute in any way or decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble
or otherwise modify the Materials, except you may download one (1)
copy of the Materials on any single computer for your personal, noncommercial
home use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other
proprietary notices contained in such Materials. Any unauthorized
or prohibited use may subject the offender to civil liability and
criminal prosecution under applicable federal and state laws.
Bulletin Boards, Chat Rooms and Other Public Forums
The Site may include bulletin boards, chat rooms and other areas where
users can submit, post and/or exchange information, ideas, opinions,
photographs, images, videos, creative work or any other materials
(collectively "Public Forums"). The Public Forums are for
use for noncommercial purposes only. Users may not post any information
intended to promote and/or generate revenue for any third-party business
activity. The Miss AATX Pageant does not control postings on such
Public Forums, and the postings do not necessarily reflect the views
of the Miss AATX Pageant. In no event shall the Miss AATX Pageant
assume or have any responsibility or liability for any materials posted
on Public Forums or for any claims, damages or losses resulting from
their use and/or appearance on this Site.
The Miss AATX Pageant has no obligation to monitor the Public Forums
and is not responsible or liable for failure to monitor or edit any
materials sent over the Services or posted on Public Forums. Although
the Miss AATX Pageant may from time to time monitor or review the
content posted on this Site, we cannot be responsible for the views
or opinions expressed by third parties. Nevertheless, the Miss AATX
Pageant reserves the right to edit, change, refuse to post or remove
any user materials or postings, in whole or in part, that in the Miss
AATX Pageant’s sole discretion are objectionable or in violation
of these Terms and Conditions of Use, as well as revoke the privileges
of users who do not comply with such Terms and Conditions of Use or
block specific IP addresses. The Miss AATX Pageant reserves the right
at all times to disclose any information (including, without limitation,
the identity of the persons providing information or materials on
the Public Forums) as necessary to satisfy any law, regulation or
governmental request.
Rules Of Conduct
You agree that your use of the Services, Public Forums and this Site
is subject to all applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations
and that you are solely responsible for all of your acts and omissions,
including, without limitation, the contents of your transmissions
through the Services and Public Forums. As a condition of your use
of the Services, Public Forums and this Site, you agree not to:
1. Use any Service or Public Forum for any illegal purposes (or to
solicit or encourage any illegal act);
2. Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the
Services or Public Forums;
3. Post or transmit any messages, information or material intended
to harass, abuse, threaten, or impersonate any other individual or
entity;
4. Post or transmit any defamatory, indecent, obscene, vulgar, pornographic,
profane, indecent, harmful, hateful, libelous, unlawful and/or other
objectionable messages, information or material of any kind, including
images and language;
5. Post any message that solicits gambling or engage in any gambling
activity;
6. Transmit or upload any information, software or other material
that violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material
that is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or which is protected
by copyright, trademark or any other proprietary right, or derivative
works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from
the owner or right holder;
7. Transmit or upload any information, software or other material
that contains viruses, time bombs, trojan horses, cancelbots, worms
or other harmful or deleterious programs;
8. Post or transmit or in any way exploit any information or other
material for commercial purposes, including, without limitation, for
the advertising, promotion or marketing of goods or services;
9. Use the Services and Public Forums for the purposes of sending
junk email, chain letters, duplicative or unsolicited messages or
“spamming” or in connection with contests, surveys, or
pyramid schemes;
10. Try to gain unauthorized access to the Services, other users’
accounts, or computers connected to the Services through password
mining or other means; and
11. Interfere with another user’s use and enjoyment of the Services
or Public Forums or any other individual’s use and enjoyment
of similar services.
User Submissions/Communications
If you send any communications or materials to the Site by posting
messages, uploading files, inputting data, or engaging in any other
form of communication through this Site, the Services or the Public
Forums, including, without limitation, any comments, data, questions,
ideas, concepts, suggestions, responses to contests, sweepstakes
or other promotions, or the like (collectively, “User Content”),
you grant the Miss AATX Pageant and its affiliates, licensees, designees,
successors and assigns a royalty-free, unrestricted, irrevocable,
non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, copy, post, publish,
disclose, distribute, broadcast, exhibit, transmit, publicly and
privately perform, publicly and private display, adapt, translate,
edit, change, modify, license, sell, create derivative works from,
incorporate into any other material or works, or otherwise exploit
any such User Content, in whole or in part, throughout the universe
and in perpetuity, in any manner and in any and all media (whether
now known or hereafter devised or developed), alone or together
or as part of other material or work of any kind or nature and for
any purpose whatsoever as the Miss AATX Pageant may determine. You
agree and understand that the Miss AATX Pageant is not obligated
to use any User Content, and you have no right to compel such use.
You further agree and understand that you have no right inspect
or approve the way the Miss AATX Pageant uses such User Content.
Please be advised that in no event shall the Miss AATX Pageant assume
or have any responsibility or liability for the manner in which
the User Content is exploited or for any claim, damages or losses
resulting from the use and/or appearance of such User Content on
the Miss AATX Pageant’s websites, affiliated television programming
services or elsewhere. Please also understand that you give up any
claim that any use of User Content violates any of your rights,
including, without limitation, moral rights, privacy rights, proprietary
or other property rights, publicity rights, rights to credit for
material or ideas, or any other right of any kind or nature that
you may have with respect to such User Content. Also, please understand
that your User Content shall not be returned by the Miss AATX Pageant.
By submitting any User Content, you represent and warrant that you
own, control or have all necessary rights in such User Content,
and all information contained therein, and that such User Content,
and the use of such User Content by the Miss AATX Pageant, does
not infringe upon or violate the rights of any third party. In addition,
you warrant and represent that all so-called “moral rights”
in those materials have been waived. If your User Content incorporates
the name, voice, likeness or image of any individual, you represent
and warrant that you have the right to grant the Miss AATX Pageant
permission to use such name, voice, likeness or image of such individual
appearing in the User Content in any manner and in any and all media
(whether known or hereafter devised or developed) throughout the
universe and in perpetuity to the same extent that the Miss AATX
Pageant uses the User Content.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Miss AATX Pageant,
its parents, subsidiaries, and other affiliated or related entities,
and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors,
licensees suppliers and representatives, from and against all losses,
expenses, damages and costs (including, without limitation, reasonable
attorneys’ fees and costs) resulting from any actual or alleged
breach of any of your representations, warranties or undertakings
hereunder. The Miss AATX Pageant reserves the right to assume, at
its sole expense, the exclusive defense and control of any matter
subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully
cooperate with the Miss AATX Pageant in asserting any available
defenses.
Contests, Sweepstakes and Other Activities
The Miss AATX Pageant provides rules for certain activities on this
Site, including, without limitation, contests and sweepstakes by
the Miss AATX Pageant and in conjunction with third parties. The
specific rules for a particular activity shall govern your participation
in that activity.
Links to Third Party Sites
This Site may contain links to other web sites. These links are
for your convenience only, and you access them at your own risk.
The appearance of links from this Site to any other site does not
constitute endorsement by the Miss AATX Pageant, its parents, subsidiaries,
and other affiliated or related entities of the opinions or views
expressed by these linked sites, and the Miss AATX Pageant does
not verify, endorse, or take responsibility for the accuracy, reliability,
legality, validity, completeness or quality of the content of any
linked sites. Furthermore, the Miss AATX Pageant is not responsible
for the quality or delivery of the products or services offered,
accessed, obtained by or advertised by such sites. As such, neither
the Miss AATX Pageant nor any of its parents, subsidiaries, and
other affiliated or related entities will be responsible for any
errors or omissions or for the results obtained from the use of
such information contained in these linked sites. To the extent
that these linked sites collect personal information or postings
from users, be advised that in no event shall the Miss AATX Pageant
assume or have any responsibility or liability for the manner in
which such information or postings are exploited or for any claims,
damages, or losses resulting from their use and/or appearance on
these linked sites. Finally, the Miss AATX Pageant will under no
circumstances be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or
special loss or other damage, whether arising from negligence, breach
of contract, defamation, infringement of copyright or other intellectual
property rights, caused by the exhibition, distribution or exploitation
of any information or content contained within these linked sites.
Termination
The Miss AATX Pageant reserves the right, in its sole discretion,
to terminate this Site or any Services, or terminate any user’s
access to all or part of this Site, at any time with or without
cause or notice. The Miss AATX Pageant shall not be liable to you
or any other party for such termination.
Shopping
THE MISS AATX PAGEANT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND WITH RESPECT TO PRODUCTS SOLD BY THE MISS
AATX PAGEANT ON THE SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You agree that the Miss AATX
Pageant’s sole and exclusive maximum liability arising from
any product sold on the Site is the price of the product ordered.
In no event shall the Miss AATX Pageant, its parents, subsidiaries,
and other affiliated or related entities, and each of their respective
directors, officers, employees, or other representatives, be liable
for special, indirect, consequential, or punitive damages related
to any product sold on or through the Site.
In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect
information due to typographical error or error in pricing or product
information received from our suppliers, we shall have the right
to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the
incorrect price. We shall have the right to refuse or cancel any
such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your
credit card charged. If your credit card already has been charged
for the purchase and your order is canceled, we will issue a credit
to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.
Your receipt of an electronic or other form of order confirmation
does not signify our acceptance of your order, nor does it constitute
confirmation of our offer to sell. We reserve the right at any time
after receipt of your order to accept or decline your order for
any reason. We reserve the right at any time after receipt of your
order, without prior notice to you, to supply less than the quantity
you ordered of any item. We may require additional verifications
or information before accepting any order. We are a reseller to
end user customers and do not accept orders from dealers, exporters,
wholesalers, or other customers who intend to resell the products
offered by us. We shall automatically charge and withhold the applicable
sales tax for orders to be delivered to addresses within New York.
Each customer shall be solely responsible for all sales taxes, or
other taxes, on orders shipped to any other state.
All requests for technical service and support should be made directly
to the manufacturer in accordance with their terms and conditions.
Transmitted Material
Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You
understand that any message or information you send to this Site
may be read or intercepted by others, unless there is a special
notice that a particular message is encrypted (that is, sent in
code). Sending a message to this Site does not cause the Miss AATX
Pageant to have any special responsibility to you.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Miss AATX Pageant,
its parents, subsidiaries, and other affiliated or related entities,
and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors,
licensees, suppliers, representatives and third party information
providers from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs
(including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees
and costs) resulting from any actual or alleged violation of these
Terms and Conditions of Use by you. The Miss AATX Pageant reserves
the right to assume, at its sole expense, the exclusive defense
and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you, in
which event you will fully cooperate with the Miss AATX Pageant
in asserting any available defenses.
Disclaimers/Limitation of Liability
YOUR USE AND BROWSING OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THIS SITE
AND ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES CONTAINED OR MADE AVAILABLE ON OR
ACCESSED THROUGH THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS"
AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE
PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, THE MISS AATX PAGEANT MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS
OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, FOR THE ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF ANY MATERIALS PROVIDED
ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. The Miss AATX Pageant is not
responsible or liable for any damages to your computer equipment
(whether due to any viruses, infections or contamination of your
computer system or otherwise) or other property, delays, inaccuracies,
errors, or omissions arising out of or on account of your access
to, use of, or browsing in this Site (including any Public Forums),
your downloading of any Materials from the Site, or with respect
to the information and material contained on this Site.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, THE
MISS AATX PAGEANT, ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES AND OTHER AFFILIATED
OR RELATED ENTITIES, ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING,
OR DELIVERING THE SITE AND/OR ANY MATERIALS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, LICENSORS, LICENSEES AND
REPRESENTATIVES, WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL,
DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR
ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE AND THE MATERIALS.
IN ADDITION, YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE MISS
AATX PAGEANT IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL
CONDUCT OF ANY USER. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT
SHALL THE MISS AATX PAGEANT’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND
ALL CLAIMS, DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING
THIS SITE.
Miscellaneous
The Miss AATX Pageant makes no representation that materials on
this Site are appropriate or available for use in any particular
location, and accessing them from locations where their contents
are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Site
do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance
with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
No software from this Site may be downloaded, exported or reexported
in violation of any law, including, without limitation, to countries
that are subject to U.S. export restrictions.
These Terms and Conditions of Use and all matters or issues collateral
thereto will be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas applicable to contracts executed and
performed entirely therein without regard to its conflicts of law
rules. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use
of this Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause
of action arises. Any action, whether at law or in equity, arising
out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions of Use and/or your
use of this Site shall be brought only in the state or federal courts
located in Dallas County, Texas, and you expressly consent and submit
to the personal jurisdiction of such courts. These Terms and Conditions
of Use constitute the entire agreement between the Miss AATX Pageant
and you with respect to your use of this Site and supersede all
prior understandings of the parties hereto relating to the subject
matter hereof, and cannot be changed or terminated orally. If any
provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use is found to be unlawful,
void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall
be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions of Use and shall
not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions,
which shall remain in full force and effect.
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