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This Internet site is maintained by:
Golden Crown Literary Society
P. O. Box 120849,
Melbourne, FL 32912-0849

We can be reached by e-mail at director@goldencrown.org

By accessing or using this site, you agree to the terms set forth in this Terms of Use agreement. Golden Crown Literary Society reserves the right to change these Terms of Use from time to time by updating this posting. Please check these Terms of Use periodically for changes. Continued use of goldencrown.org following the posting of changes to these Terms of Use means you accept those changes.

All fees, unless otherwise indicated, are in U.S. dollars.

PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
This site contains material that is owned and licensed by Golden Crown Literary Society. All material is copyrighted as a collective work pursuant to U.S. and foreign copyright and trademark laws. You may not modify, remove, delete, augment, add to, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, or in any way exploit any of the material, in whole or in part. Except as provided in the preceding sentence or as permitted by the fair use privilege under the U.S. copyright laws, you may not upload, post, reproduce, or distribute in any way material protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, unless you have written permission from Golden Crown Literary Society. Any reproduction, duplication, or distribution of Golden Crown Literary Society and/or all or any part of its contents for anything other than your personal, non-commercial use is a violation not only of these Terms of Use but also of copyright and trademark laws.

The unauthorized distribution of copyrighted or other proprietary Content is illegal and could subject you to criminal prosecution as well as personal liability for damages in a civil suit. You will be liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights or proprietary rights, or from any other harm arising from such submission. Neither Golden Crown Literary Society, nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, agents, Providers, or the like, will be liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of copyrights or proprietary rights, or from any other harm arising from such User submission. In compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Users and other persons can report an infringement to Golden Crown Literary Society.

LICENSE TO GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY
By posting messages, sending e-mails, inputting data, answering questions, uploading data or files or otherwise communicating with Golden Crown Literary Society through its Web site (a "Communication"), you are granting Golden Crown Literary Society perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty-free, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, display, sublicense, adapt, transmit and copy such Communication. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such Communication, including but not limited to rights under trademark, copyright, service mark or patent laws in any relevant jurisdiction.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, ITS SERVERS, OR E-MAIL SENT FROM GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY NOR ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, PROVIDERS, OR THE LIKE, SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY; NOR SHALL USER RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE.

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF GOLDENCROWN.ORG IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY, NOR ITS AFFILIATES, NOR ANY OF THEIR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, OR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS, MERCHANTS, SPONSORS, LICENSORS (COLLECTIVELY, "PROVIDERS"), OR THE LIKE, WARRANT THAT GOLDENCROWN.ORG WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF GOLDENCROWN.ORG, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR CURRENCY OF ANY INFORMATION CONTENT, SERVICE, OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, OR DISTRIBUTING GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIANCE BY A USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY’S RECORDS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES. USER HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT, MERCHANDISE, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, IN SUCH STATES LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Golden Crown Literary Society and any affiliated company or individual harmless from any and all liabilities, costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, related to any violation of these Terms of Use by you or your authorized users, or in connection with the use of the Web site or the Internet or the placement or transmission of any message or information on this Web site by you or your authorized users. Golden Crown Literary Society shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit or proceeding and shall reasonably cooperate with you, at your expense, in your defense of any such claim, suit or proceeding.

APPLICABLE LAW
By visiting goldencrown.org, you agree that the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Terms of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Golden Crown Literary Society. As such, the laws of the State of Texas will govern these disclaimers, terms and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws and venue shall be in the state courts located in the State of Texas. Golden Crown Literary Soceity reserves the right to make changes to its site and these disclaimers, terms and conditions at any time. Users hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Texas, specifically Jefferson County, Texas, for any litigation arising out of or relating to use of or purchase made through goldencrown.org (and agrees not to commence any litigation relating thereto except in such courts), waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such litigation in the Texas Courts, and agrees not to plead or claim in any Texas Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum. If any provision of this agreement is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then such provision shall be severed from the agreement and the remainder of the agreement shall remain in effect.

THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
Golden Crown Literary Society provides links to the sites of affiliated companies and Golden Crown Literary Society site and you should always review the terms and conditions of any site that you access through a link from this site. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the content of their Web sites. Golden Crown Literary Society does not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, and content of all these and any other third parties. You should carefully review their privacy statements and other conditions of use. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information that constitutes part of Content expressed or made available by third parties, including Providers or any other User of Golden Crown Literary Society, are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of Golden Crown Literary Society or its affiliates or any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents. Under no circumstances shall Golden Crown Literary Society, or its affiliates, or any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents be liable for any loss, damage or harm caused by a User's reliance on information obtained through Golden Crown Literary Society. It is the responsibility of User to evaluate the information, opinion, advice, or other Content available through Golden Crown Literary Society.

ONLINE CONDUCT
User agrees to use goldencrown.org only for lawful purposes. User is prohibited from posting on or transmitting through goldencrown.org any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including but not limited to any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law.

PRIVACY POLICY
In accordance with the terms of Golden Crown Literary Society’s
Privacy Policy, Golden Crown Literary Society respects the privacy of its Users.

USAGE BY CHILDREN UNDER 18
Golden Crown Literary Society cannot prohibit minors from visiting this site. Golden Crown Literary Society must rely on parents, guardians and those responsible for supervising children under 18 to decide which materials are appropriate for such children to view and/or purchase. Golden Crown Literary Society requires that all purchases be made by individuals 18 years of age or older. EACH TIME YOU PURCHASE A PRODUCT AT GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY, YOU ARE REPRESENTING TO GOLDEN CROWN LITERARY SOCIETY THAT YOU ARE EITHER AN INDIVIDUAL 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER.

SEVERABILITY
These Terms of Use, along with any additional rules or conditions referred to herein and the Golden Crown Literary Society Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and Golden Crown Literary Society as to your use of the Golden Crown Literary Society Web site, superseding all prior or contemporaneous communications and/or proposals. The provisions of these Terms of Use are intended to be severable. These Terms of Use are severable, and in the event any provision is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions. A printed version of these Terms of Use shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to use of the Golden Crown Literary Society Web site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT of The Terms of Use, including all documents referenced herein, represents the entire understanding between you and Golden Crown Literary Society regarding your relationship with Golden Crown Literary Society and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous statements, communications, proposals and/or representations. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE by using the Golden Crown Literary Society Web site. The aforementioned Terms of Use are subject to change.

TERMINATION
This agreement may be terminated by Golden Crown Literary Society at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to have access to the site, and all limitations on Golden Crown Literary Society's liability and on your use of Golden Crown Literary Society material shall survive.

ADDITIONAL RULES
This Web site may contain various other features that are each governed by additional rules. Please read those rules, posted or linked at each feature, before participating in them, as they form part of these Terms to which you agree through your continued use of this site. Also, please note that your postings to any bulletin boards or forums on this site become immediately public and will be accessible to anyone on the Internet.

CONTACT US
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at
director@goldencrown.org.

 

 

   
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