Terms & Conditions

Terms of Use

Please read the following Terms of Use (“Terms”, “Terms and Conditions”) carefully before using virginiahighlanddistrict.com (the “Website”, “site”), which is solely owned and operated by Virginia Highland District, Inc.,, a Georgia Nonprofit Corporation(“VHDA”, “us”, “we”, “our”). These Terms contain important information regarding our rights and responsibilities, as well as those of our member organizations (“members”). Accordingly, your access to and use of the Website is conditional upon your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to everyone, including but not limited to: visitors, users and others who wish to access or use the Website. By accessing or otherwise using the Website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms, then you do not have our permission to access or use the Website.

Availability, Errors and Inaccuracies

We assume no liability for availability, errors, or inaccuracies in the information that may be included on this Website. We may experience delays in updating information on the Website and in our advertising on other websites. The information, products, and services found on the Website may contain errors or inaccuracies or may not be complete or current. Services may be incorrectly priced, described inaccurately, or unavailable on the Website, and we cannot guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information found on the Website. We expressly reserve the right to correct any pricing errors on our Website. Likewise, we make no representations about the suitability of the information, products, and services contained on this Website for any purpose, and the inclusion or offering of any products or services on this Website does not constitute any endorsement or recommendation of such products or services by us. We disclaim all warranties and conditions that this Website, its servers, or any electronic communication sent from us are free of viruses or other harmful components.

Links to Third-Party Sites

This Website may contain links to websites operated by parties other than us, including but not limited to our members. We include such links for your reference and convenience only. We do not control the aforementioned websites, and are not responsible for their contents and/ or the privacy or other practices of such websites. Furthermore, you are obligated to take precautions to ensure that whatever links you select or software you download is free of such items as viruses or other malicious content. Our inclusion of links to other websites does not imply any endorsement of the content on such websites or any association with their operators.

Intellectual Property

All contents of this Website are protected by the most recent intellectual property marks held by VHDA, and all rights to these marks are hereby reserved as to the following: the Website  and any content featured on this Website, including but not limited to all logos, designs, text, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, sound files, other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, ” Content “) are the proprietary property of VHDA and are registered intellectual property  in the U.S. and/or other jurisdictions. Other logos and product and company names mentioned herein may be the registered intellectual property of their respective owners. 

We respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you are aware of an infringement of our intellectual property, we encourage you to email us at info@virginiahighlanddistrict.com. It is our policy to respond to any claim that content posted on the Website infringes on the intellectual property rights of others in a diligent and timely manner. If you are a copyright owner, or authorized on behalf of one, and you believe that the copyrighted work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please submit your claim via email to info@virginiahighlanddistrict.com, with the subject line: “Copyright Infringement,” and include in your claim a detailed description of the alleged infringement as detailed below, under “DMCA Notice and Procedure for Copyright Infringement Claims”. You may be held accountable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) for any misrepresentation or bad-faith claims on the infringement of any Content found on and/or through the Website on your copyright.

If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by us infringe your copyright or other marks, you may send us a written notice in accordance with applicable statutes. Please note that we will not process your complaint if it is not properly filled out or is incomplete. To report that your intellectual property rights have been infringed upon, please email us at info@virginiahighlanddistrict.com and include the following information: an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright’s interest; a description of the protected work, including the URL (i.e., web page address) of the location where the copyrighted work exists or a copy of the copyrighted work; your address, telephone number, and email address; and a statement  of your good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

Disclaimers

VHDA and/or its employees or membering organizations shall not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of but not limited to your access to or use of this website, or with the delay or inability to access or use this website. This includes but is not limited to your reliance upon opinions appearing on this website; any malicious content, information, software, linked sites, products and services obtained through use of this website; or otherwise arising out of the access to or use of this website, whether based on a theory of negligence, contract, tort, strict liability, consumer protection statutes, or otherwise, even when we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. This limitation of liability reflects the reasonable allocation of risk between the parties. The limitations specified in this section will survive and apply even if any limited remedy specified in these terms of use is found to have failed of its essential purpose. All of the protections contained in these terms shall insure to the benefit of VHDA.

Governing Law, Severability, Dispute Resolution, Forum Selection

These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of Georgia, United States, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. Our failure to enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not be considered a waiver of those rights. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court, the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in effect. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between the parties regarding the use of our Website, and supersede any prior agreements between the parties. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the usage of this Website shall be heard and adjudicated in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.

Website Changes

We reserve the right to amend this policy at any time without any prior notice to you.

Questions

If you have any questions about our Terms and Conditions, please contact us at info@virginiahighlanddistrict.com.

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