| 1. Acceptance of Terms:
Welcome! LAPA welcomes you to our website, and
related sub-domains.
By using or accessing any part of the LAPA
website, you, known as the "user," are agreeing to these Terms of Use,
our Privacy Policy and all other policies or notices posted by us on our
website.
If you don't agree to these Terms of Use, don't
use the website. We can change these Terms of Use at any time without
notice to you, the user. It is your responsibility to review these Terms
of Use from time to time for any changes as it creates binding legal
agreement between you and LAPA. If you use our website after we've
changed any of the Terms of Use, you are agreeing to all of the changes.
2. Permission to Use Our Website
You have our permission to use the Service, but
only if:
- you are using the Service for your own personal
use and not for any criminal purposes;
- you do not copy the website or any part of the
website;
- you follow all the rules and restrictions we've
spelled out in these Terms of Use.
3. Passwords; Security
You will need a password to use some of the
features of our website. To get a password you must be a member of LAPA,
at no time is a LAPA member to supply and third party with the password
to our "Members Section" of this website. If you, the LAPA member
discovers that someone is accessing the members section of our website,
without the express permission of the executive board, you must let us
know immediately.
4. Personal Use Only
We are making the website available to you, the
user, for your information and personal use only. All content on this
website remains the property of the respective creator/owner.
Material is placed on this website for reference purposes only and is
not to be sold or distributed, unless authorized by the creator/owner.
5. Links to Other Websites
LAPA disclaims any and all
responsibility for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality,
reliability, operability or availability of information or material
displayed in the websites to which it provides links. As such our
website may contain links to other websites that we don't own or
control. We are not responsible for any of these other websites. You
will not hold us responsible for any aspect of these other websites,
including their content, privacy policies, or anything else. You may be
exposed to things on other websites that you don't like or that you find
offensive. We are not responsible for this, either. You must use your
own discretion when you go to other websites. You should also read the
terms and conditions and privacy policies of these other websites.
6.
Warranty Disclaimer
USE OF LAPA'S WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE
WEBSITE (INCLUDING ANY APPLICATION) IS PROVIDED ON A "AS IS" AND "AS
AVAILABLE" BASIS. LAPA AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
LAPA AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS MAKE NO
WARRANTY THAT (i) THE WEBSITE OR ANY INFORMATION POSTED WILL MEET YOUR
REQUIREMENTS; (ii) THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE AVAILABLE UNINTERRUPTED,
UPDATED TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE; OR (iii) THAT THERE WILL BE NO
ERRORS IN THE WEBSITE OR THAT LAPA WILL FIX ANY ERRORS. ANY INFORMATION
OR MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH USE OF THE WEBSITE
ARE PROVIDED AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND LAPA SHALL NOT BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR COMPUTER OR DATA OR FOR ANY
BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE CODE RESULTING FROM
USE OF THE SERVICE OR ANY APPLICATION.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. YOU MAY ALSO
HAVE OTHER LEGAL RIGHTS, WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
7.
Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER LAW, LAPA
AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND PARTNERS HAVE NO OBLIGATION OR LIABILITY
(WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE),
PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE) FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LIABILITIES (INCLUDING,
BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE OR PROFIT) ARISING FROM OR
RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY APPLICATION OR CONTENT
PROVIDED BY OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN ADVANCE. THIS FOREGOING LIMITATION
APPLIES TO DAMAGES ARISING FROM (I) YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE OUR
WEBSITE; (II) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR USER CONTENT
OR DATA; (III) THIRD PARTY CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE
WEBSITE OR (IV) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE. SOME STATES DO
NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR
OTHER TYPES OF DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY
TO YOU.
8.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless LAPA and
its affiliates, partners, officers, agents, and employees from and
against any claim, demand, losses, damages or expenses (including
reasonable attorney's fees) arising from any User Content, your use of
the website, your connection to the website, your violation of these
Terms of Use or your violation of any rights of any third-party. Your
indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use
of the Website.
9.
General Terms
These Terms of Use are governed by laws of the
state of Illinois, without respect to its conflict of laws principles.
The sole jurisdiction and venue for any claim arising from the Service
and these Terms of Use shall be the state and federal courts located in
Chicago, Illinois and each party hereby consents to the exclusive
jurisdiction and venue of such courts. These Terms of Use, together with
our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices we have published on the
Service, constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding
this Website. If a court having proper authority decides that any
portion of these Terms of Use is invalid, only the part that is invalid
will not apply. The rest of these Terms of Use will still be in effect.
If we waive any of our rights under these Terms and Conditions in any
particular instance, it does not mean that we are waiving our rights
generally or in the future. Furthermore, just because we may not enforce
all our rights all of the time, it does not mean that we are waiving our
rights. We may decide to enforce them at a later date. These Terms of
Use, and any rights and licenses granted under these Terms of Use, may
not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without
restriction.
YOU AGREE THAT IF YOU WANT TO SUE US, YOU MUST
FILE YOUR LAWSUIT WITHIN 1 YEAR AFTER THE EVENT THAT GAVE RISE TO YOUR
LAWSUIT. OTHERWISE, YOUR LAWSUIT WILL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.
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