This website belongs to Polar Bears International®. You are welcome to use this site, including all services, information and tools. Your use of this site, however, is conditioned upon your acceptance of the terms, conditions, policies and notices and disclaimers stated below. Your continued use of this site implies that you agree to these terms. When we say, “we”, “us” and “our” we are referring to Polar Bears International® (PBI).
Content of the site
PBI is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness or currency of the information contained on this site. We urge you to do additional research, especially with primary resources, before any decisions are made. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time. It is the reader’s responsibility to monitor changes, if any.
Use of materials on this site
All copyright, trademark and other applicable laws protect PBI, its licensors, or its content providers. The content protected by these laws includes, but is not limited to, images, text, audio clips, designs, downloads, icons, graphics, interfaces, codes, software, podcasts, video clips, webinars, webcasts, videoconferences, and logos. You have permission to copy, download and print the material contained on this site for your personal and non-commercial use, provided you do not modify or delete any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notice that appears on the material you access, copy, download or print. Any other use of the content is a violation of the copyright, trademark, and other laws protecting PBI, its licensors or other content providers. Other uses include but are not limited to the distribution and transmission performance, modification, broadcasting publication uploading or licensing any of the material on the site. Additionally, reverse engineering, transfer or sale or the creation of derivative works by you from any material information, software, products, or services obtained from the site is expressly prohibited. Use of any information obtained through the use of this site for marketing is strictly forbidden. Your use of this site implies that you agree to abide by all additional restriction displayed on the site as it may be updated from time to time.
Cancellation of permission
PBI may, at any time, may cancel any person registered for this site, remove any person from the site, or prohibit any person from using the site for any reason whatsoever. PBI or its licensors or content providers retain full and complete title to the material provided on the site, including all associated intellectual property rights, and provide this material to you under a license that is revocable at any time in PBI’s sole discretion. PBI neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials on this site will not infringe upon the rights of third parties not affiliated with PBI.
Unauthorized use of site
Your use of any hardware or software intended to damage or interfere with the proper working of the site or to surreptitiously intercept any system, data or personal information from the site. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of the site in any way. PBI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit or terminate your access to or use of the site at any time without notice. Termination of your access or use will not leave or affect any other right or relief to which PBI may be entitled that law or in equity.
Materials you submit
You acknowledge that you are responsible for any material you may submit via the site, including the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright of any such material. You may not upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this site any content that (1) is confidential, proprietary, false, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, infringing on intellectual property rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable; (2) may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law, or (3), may contain software viruses, political campaigning, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of “ spam”. You may not use a false e-mail address or other identifying information, impersonate any person or entity or otherwise misleading the reader as to the origin of your content is forbidden. You may not upload commercial content onto the site.
If you do submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant PBI and its affiliates and unrestricted, nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, revocable and fully sublicensed right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display such material throughout the world in any media. You further agree that PBI is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how than you or any individuals acting on your behalf provides to PBI. You grant PBI in its affiliates the right to use the name you submit in connection with such material, if they so choose. All personal information provided via this site will be handled in accordance with the sites privacy policy. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all the rights to the content you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate any provision herein and you will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify PBI for all claims resulting from content you supply.
Your use of the site
You may be required to register for some uses available on this site. This registration means that you agreed to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself. You may be required to use a password. It is your responsibility for protecting your password. Any use of your password-protected work will be your responsibility. If you believe that your password has been compromised, notify PBI immediately. PBI, otherwise, will believe that any communication that includes your password has been made by you.
Links
The PBI website may be providing links to other websites. Some of these will be operated by PBI and some will be operated by third parties. This is done as a convenience to you, and it is an avenue of access to the information contained therein. The PBI is not responsible for the content, accuracy, currency, or availability of any other site or products or services that may be offered through those other sites. The PBI is not responsible for any losses, damages, or injuries that may occur to you or others as a result of your use of these linked sites.
Trademarks and copyrights
Trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on this site are registered and unregistered trademarks of PBI, its licensors or content providers, or third parties. All of these trademarks, logos and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppels, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the site without the owner’s prior written permission, except as otherwise described herein. PBI reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the site and its content. This site and all of its content, including but not limited to text, design, graphics, interfaces and code in the selection and arrangement thereof, is protected as a compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries.
Infringement notice
If you believe that PBI or a subscriber or account holder to PBI’s website has violated your copyright please notify us immediately. Please send notification to PO Box 3008 Bozeman, MT 59772.
While an email to the site administrator is encouraged, to be effective your notification must be in writing. Your notification should include the signature of the authorized person who is permitted to act in behalf of your organization. Also, you must identify the copyrighted work claimed to have be infringed. Examples of each infringement should be included in the notice. Your contact information should also be included.
PBI is under no obligation to post, forward, transmit, distribute or otherwise provide any material available on this site, including material you provide us, and so we have an absolute right to remove any material from this site in our sole discretion at any time.
Disclaimers
This site is provided “as is” and on an “as available” basis. As such, you use this site at your sole risk, as stated previously. PBI reserves the right to restrict or terminate your access to the site or any feature or part thereof at any time. PBI expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and any warranties that materials on the site are non-infringing, as well as warranties implied from a course of performance or course of dealing that access to the site will be uninterrupted or error free. PBI warns that:
- The site may not be secure
- The site or the server that makes the site available will be virus free
- The information on this site is complete, accurate, or timely
- downloading material from the site is done at your own risk
- Any damage to your hardware or software is solely your responsibility
- No warranty is given for any advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from the PBI site.
- PBI makes no warranties or representations regarding the use of the material on this site in the terms of completeness, correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise
Some jurisdictions do not allow PBI to disclaim responsibility for the material on its site, so the above disclaimer may not apply to you.
Limitation of liability
You acknowledge and agree that you assume full responsibility for your use of this site. You acknowledge and agree that any information you send or receive during your use of this site may not be secure and may be intercepted by unauthorized parties. ou acknowledge and agree that your use of the site is at your own risk and that the site is made available to you at no charge. Recognizing such, you acknowledge and agree that fact, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, neither PBI nor its affiliates suppliers or third-party content providers will be liable for any direct, indirect, punitive, exemplary, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of or in any way related to the site or any other site you access through a link from this site or from any actions we take or fail to take as a result of communications you send to us, or delay or inability to use the site, or for any information, products or services advertised in or obtained through the site, PBI and his removal or deletion of any material submitted or posted on its site, or otherwise arising out of the use of the site, whether based on contract, tort, strict liability or otherwise, even if PBI, its affiliates or any of its suppliers has been advised of the possibility of damages. This disclaimer applies without limitation, to any damages or injury arising from any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer viruses, file corruption, communication line failure, network or system outage, your loss of profits, or theft, destruction, unauthorized access to, alteration all of, loss or use of any record or data, and any other tangible or intangible loss you specifically acknowledge and agree that neither PBI nor its suppliers shall be liable for any defamatory the offensive or illegal conduct of any user of the site. Your sole and exclusive remedy for any of the above claims or any disputed PBI is to discontinue your use of the site. You and PBI agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the site must commence within one year after the cause of action accrues or the cause of action is permanently barred. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations and how long an implied warranty lasts, or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, all or a portion of the above limitation may not apply to you.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless PBI and its affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, license sewers, service providers, subcontractors and suppliers from and against any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, arising or resulting from your use of this site and any violation of these Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers. If you cause a technical disruption of the site or the systems transmitting the site to you or others you agree to be responsible for any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys fees and court costs, arising or resulting from that disruption. PBI reserves the right at its own expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, in such case, you agree to cooperate with PBI in the defense of such matter.
Jurisdiction in applicable law
The laws of the State of Montana govern these terms, conditions and disclaimers and your use of this site, and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the County of Gallatin for any action arising out of or relating to these Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers. We recognize that it is possible for you to obtain access to the site from any jurisdiction in the world, but we have no practical ability to prevent such access. This site has been designed to comply with the laws of the State of Montana and of the United States. If any material on this site, or your use of the site, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, the site is not intended for you, and we ask that you not use the site. You are responsible for informing yourself with the laws of your jurisdiction in complying with them.
Changes to these Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers
PBI reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, it had or remove any portion of these Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers. It is your responsibility to check periodically for any changes we make to the Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers. Your continued use of the site after any changes to the Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers or other policies means you accept the changes.
Entire agreement and admissibility
This agreement and any policies are operating rules posted on this site constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and PBI with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written between the parties with respect to such subject matter. A printed version of these Terms, Conditions and Disclaimers shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on a relating to the use of the site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.
Severability
If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the agreements will remain in place.
How to contact us
Email: admin@pbears.org
Mailing address: PO Box 3008 Bozeman, MT 59772
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