Terms of Use

The Short Version:
Contributors own the copyrights to their materials. Users may view but not copy anything from this website.

The Long Version:
By submitting any materials to this website (the “Website”), including but not limited to any digital photos, videos or text of any kind and in any form or format (collectively referred to as the “Material” or “Materials”), I agree to this Terms of Use contract (the “Agreement”) in its entirety. I understand that this Website is built upon user contributions. As an individual who desires to contribute materials to this Website, I hereby represent and warrant that I have read this Website's policies and that I will abide by those policies. I understand that this Website's policies may be changed at any time by this Website and my continued submissions to this Website after any such changes have been made shall indicate my acceptance of and agreement to all such changes.

Website Policies

Visitors/Users of the Website:

Welcome to ClimbingSLO.org. Your use of this Website is conditioned upon your reading and agreeing to all terms, conditions, and policies on this page, including but not limited to the Disclaimer. This means that by accessing this Website and using any of the information on this Website you irrevocably agree to the terms and policies of the Website. If you do not agree with all of the terms and policies set forth here, you do not have permission to access this Website or use any of the information contained herein. Upon your agreement with the terms and policies stated here, you are permitted to browse, read, download, print, share, and use the content on the Website for your personal use ONLY. You may not sell, distribute, disseminate or otherwise use any material or information from our Website, for any purpose other than your personal use without our prior express written consent. In particular you may not republish any of the route information on any other web site, nor include it in any materials submitted for publication in any other form.

Contributors to the Website

All work submitted to the Website must be the original work created by the contributor, i.e., you must have taken the photos, written the text, created the artwork, etc., by yourself without using anyone else's work. This Website does not want and does not knowingly accept any Materials that have been copied from another source. You must be the copyright owner of all Materials you submit to this Website. If you have a photo of an individual, you must have the subject's permission to contribute the photo to this Website. By submitting any Material, you represent and warrant that all such submissions are original work that you have created on your own.

By contributing any Material, you agree that you will defend and indemnify this Website, its shareholders, members, directors, managers, employees, and agents from and against any and all liability, losses, damages, judgments, and expenses of any kind, including legal costs and attorneys fees arising from your breach of any of the representations or warranties made in this Agreement. It is infeasible for this Website to check every contribution against every resource available to confirm that the content is original. This Website relies on you, its contributors, to provide us with only original Materials. In the event this Website receives information indicating that materials submitted are not original, the Website reserves the right to take any steps it deems necessary and reasonable, including but not limited to removal of any submitted Materials from the Website. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to nor shall prevent this Website from removing any submitted Materials from its Website or prevent this Website from deciding not to publish any submitted Materials for any or no reason.

You retain the copyright to all Materials you submit. By submitting Materials, you are granting this Website an irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use these Materials in any way we deem fit on the Website. You understand and agree that this Website may or may not publish the Materials on the Website, and, if published, you agree that individuals and all other visitors to our Website may browse, download, and utilize the Materials free of charge. By submitting Materials, you also understand and agree that others will have the capability to view, copy, and print these Materials for personal use. They also have the capability to disseminate this information to other resources, although this is not a right permitted the user. Please see the section for
Visitors/Users of this Website to read the rights afforded users of this site.

By submitting Materials to the Website, you represent and warrant that the Materials are correct, complete, and accurate to the best of your knowledge and experience. This Website is about climbing, inherently a dangerous sport (see Disclaimer). Given that other individuals will be looking at your Materials, it is critical that you verify all factual Materials you submit and ensure the accuracy of all such factual Material. This Website acts as a clearinghouse by publishing information from climbers. This Website does not verify the accuracy of any Material or information submitted to the Website.

Membership

Creating an account ("registering") with the site is necessary in order to contribute materials to the site. Registration requires that you provide your name and a legitimate e-mail address (See Privacy Policy). Your account may be deactivated after extended period of disuse, if the e-mail address is invalid or unresponsive, or if a violation of these terms occurs.