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Terms of Use
www.knoxville-zoo.org (the website
for Knoxville Zoo) is owned and operated by Knoxville Zoo and
its entities.
This website is offered to the user on the condition the user
accepts without modification the terms, conditions and notices
contained herein. By accessing and using this website, the user
of www.knoxville-zoo.org agrees to the following terms.
If you do not agree to these terms
or conditions, please do not use this site and do not submit
any orders for products or services from this site.
Copyright and Trademark Notice
www.knoxville-zoo.org contains
materials provided by KZG and other different sources. All content
is copyrighted to the KZG as a collective work under the U.S.
copyright laws. This site is for your personal, non-commercial
use, and you may not modify, copy, sell, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish or license, any material
from this site, including code or software. Violation of applicable
Intellectual Property Laws may give rise to civil and/or criminal
penalties. Copyright © 2001 Knoxville Zoological Gardens,
Inc., P.O. Box 6040, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA. All rights reserved.
KZG graphics, logos, service marks
and trademarks of KZG may not be used without prior written
consent of KZG. All other trademarks, product names, company
names and logos appearing on www.knoxville-zoo.org are the property
of their respective owners.
All comments, guest book entries,
suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or information
disclosed or offered to or in response to the KZG through this
website shall remain the property of the KZG. By utilizing this
website as a vehicle for communication, you grant KZG a royalty
free, perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted license to use
any comments for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without
compensation to the author or provider of the comments.
II. Applicable Laws
As a visitor of WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG,
you shall abide by all applicable federal, state or local laws,
including, but not limited to, areas such as libel, slander,
indecency, trade libel, product disparagement, harassment, invasion
of privacy, obscenity, indecency, and copyright and trademark
infringement.
This website is created and controlled
in the State of Tennessee and shall be governed by the laws
of Tennessee without giving effect to the principles of conflicts
of laws. User hereby consents to the exclusive jurisdiction
of the courts of the State of Tennessee and the United States
of America located in the State of Tennessee for any litigation
arising out of or relating to use of or purchase made through
WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG (and agrees not to commence any litigation
relating thereto except in such courts), waives any objection
to the venue of any such litigation in Tennessee and agrees
not to plead or claim that litigation brought therein has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Similarly, all forms of dispute
resolution shall also be convened and governed within the State
of Tennessee.
III. Limitations of Liability
Use of WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG is
at the discretion of the user. Under no circumstances shall
the KZG, its trustees, officers, employees, members, or agents
be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or
consequential damages, losses or expenses that may result from
the possession, use of, or inability to use, this site or products
purchased from this site.
The information on WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG
may contain errors, omissions, inaccuracies or outdated information.
The KZG makes no representations or warranties about the accuracy,
reliability, completeness, adequacy, or currency of the information
on the website, and will not be liable for any lack of foregoing.
Pages within this website may contain links and pointers to
other Internet websites that are maintained by third parties
and are not under the control of KZG. Accordingly, KZG makes
no representation or endorsement concerning the content of any
third party website, which you shall review "AS IS"
and use at your own discretion.
The user acknowledges that bulletin boards, chats, conferences,
guest books, and any other forms of communication which may
be hosted by this website are public and not private communications.
The content of these communications forums by yourself and others
is not to be considered endorsed by KZG, and shall not be considered
reviewed, screened or approved by KZG.
User specifically acknowledges
and agrees that KZG is not liable for any defamatory, offensive,
or illegal conduct of any user. If you are dissatisfied with
any KZG material, or with any of KZG's terms and conditions
, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using or
visiting WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG.
IV. Privacy Policy
WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG respects
the privacy of its users. If you do not agree, please exit this
process. Continuing indicates your consent.
Knoxville Zoological Gardens, Inc.
("KZG"), operators of WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG, recognize
the importance of protecting the privacy of the users of this
Website. It is necessary to gather information from you in order
to provide an efficient and pleasant shopping experience. By
using a number of security technologies in our Website, we maintain
as a priority the privacy of your information. We also adhere
to strict policies preventing the unauthorized use of your personal
information. Information collected is for internal use only;
we do not sell or collect information for the use of other parties.
WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG needs to
know your name, e-mail address, shipping address, credit card
number and expiration date in order to process and fulfill your
order. We may also request additional information, that you
choose to submit, about your interests or feedback about our
website and products so we can provide a better shopping experience
for you. The name, address and payment the user may provide
when using this website may be processed or disclosed by the
KZG as permitted under the website's Terms of Use, of which
the user agrees to upon utilizing the information and services
of WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG.
Information we collect from you
is used to help us monitor site usage and traffic patterns of
our customers. Statistical aggregate information, as well as
personal information, is collected for internal and administrative
purposes. Any public disclosure of aggregate information regarding
site usage and traffic, which is necessary for business and
marketing purposes, is always devoid of any individual identification.
As a method of tracking the use
of this website, WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG may utilize the web technology
known as "cookies," which enables the KZG to relate
a visitor's use of KZG information to any information that the
visitor may have specifically and knowingly provided to KZG.
Any such voluntarily provided identifying information, if applicable,
may be used by KZG for editorial, marketing or promotional purposes.
Such identifying information, if applicable, will not be transferred
to any other party unless otherwise stated at the time of collection.
Visitors to WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG should be aware that when
they voluntarily disclose personal information such as user
names or e-mail addresses on guest books, bulletin boards or
in chat areas, that information could possibly be collected
and used by others, and may result in unsolicited messages from
other posters or parties.
KZG only collects any type of personally
identifying information to the extent that it serves our legitimate
business purposes, and the KZG will maintain appropriate safeguards
to ensure the security, integrity and privacy of the information.
V. Modifications
These Terms of Use may be modified
by KZG at any time and will be binding at the time of implementation.
Users have the responsibility of reviewing this website's terms
and conditions.
VI. Secure Shipping Policy
Knoxville Zoological Gardens, Inc.
has incorporated the latest Internet technological standards
to design a secure purchase area of WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG. Under
no uncertain terms, any information you send us while within
the secure shopping area is protected by encryption. You can
tell when you are in our secure shopping area by viewing the
lock or key at the bottom of your browser - an unlocked or broken
key (depending on your browser) means you are in an unsecured
area.
Shopping on the Internet is safe,
and on-line credit card transactions are no more risky than
other means of shopping. Our encryption methods make credit
card fraud even more difficult than mail or phone orders, or
even in-person purchases. If you experience fraudulent use of
your credit card as a result of using our website, notify your
credit card company per its rules and procedures. Most credit
card companies will either cover the fraudulent purchases or
hold you liable for no more than $50.
As a standard Internet practice,
should your credit card company hold you liable for some portion
of a fraudulent charge, WWW.KNOXVILLE-ZOO.ORG will reimburse
you for the maximum liability of $50 - provided the purchase
was made through our secure server.
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