1. Agreement to terms of usage as prerequisite to using the Arts Council Sonoma County website: Welcome to the Arts Council Sonoma County's website. By accessing and using the Arts Council Sonoma County's website you agree to be bound by the following terms of usage, including but not limited to ACSC's disclaimer of all warranties, including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. If you elect to not agree to the following terms of usage, you are not permitted to use ACSC's website or any of the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations available on or accessible through ACSC's website. If you violate any of the terms of this Agreement, ACSC may terminate your use of this site, bar you from future use of this site, and/or take the appropriate legal action against you.

2. Copyright notice: All original contents of ACSC's website, including but not limited to words, images and sounds, are: (c) 2007 Arts Council Sonoma County. All rights reserved. You may not reproduce, copy, download or distribute any content of this site without first obtaining ACSC's express written permission unless specific information is granted for the use of such information, as in the case of educational materials for classroom use. Violations of ACSC's copyrights may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.All images and representations therein of artist's work of any discipline are the copyright of the represented artist or organization.

3. Trademark notice: Trademarks appearing on ACSC's website, including but not limited to Arts Council Sonoma County, are the property of their respective owners and may not be reproduced without their owners' express permission. The design and layout of ACSC's website is protected as trade dress and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. Violations of ACSC's trademark rights may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.

4. Permissible uses of website materials: ACSC's website is for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained from ACSC's website unless specific permission is granted for such use of information, as in the case of educational materials made available through the Arts Council Sonoma County website specifically for classroom use.

5. Disclaimer of all express and implied warranties: ACSC does not make any representation about the accuracy or suitability of any information, representation, image, graphic, content, product or service contained on or accessible through this website; all information, representations, images, graphics, content, product and services are provided "as is" and without any warranty of any kind. WITH REGARD TO ALL INFORMATION, REPRESENTATIONS, IMAGES, GRAPHICS, CONTENT, PRODUCT AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, ACSC HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY TYPE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

6. Limitation on liability for damages: ACSC IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE VIEWING OF, USAGE OF AND/OR RELIANCE ON ANY INFORMATION, REPRESENTATIONS, IMAGES, GRAPHICS, CONTENT, PRODUCT AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON OR ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE; ACSC IS NOT LIABLE FOR THESE DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER AN ACTION IS BROUGHT IN TORT OR CONTRACT AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU WARNED ACSC OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

7. Disclaimer of responsibility for errors and omissions in website materials: While every effort is made to ensure accuracy, this website may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. ACSC does not warrant the accuracy of any of the information, content, services, images, graphics, products or representations appearing on this website.

8. Disclaimer of responsibility for material posted at other "linked" sites: There are links on ACSC's website which allow you to leave this website and to visit other websites which are not under ACSC's control or direction. Accordingly, ACSC is not and cannot be held liable or responsible for the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations of any linked website. ACSC cannot and does not guarantee, represent or warrant that the content contained in those linked websites is accurate, legal and inoffensive, or that those sites do not contain viruses or will not otherwise adversely affect your computer. ACSC provides links to these other websites solely as a convenience to you. ACSC's inclusion of any link does not imply ACSC's sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, or approval of the linked website.

9. Requirement of indemnification for damage caused by website visitors: As a condition of your use of the ACSC's website, you warrant to ACSC that you will not use its site for unlawful purposes or in ways which are prohibited by these terms of usage or which could damage or disable the site or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of this site. You agree to indemnify and hold ACSC and its officers, agents and employees harmless from any loss, liability, claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of ACSC's site.

10. ACSC's right to modify the content and rules: ACSC reserves the right to make changes at any time, with or without notice, to this Agreement and to this website and to the information, representations, images, graphics, content, products and services contained on or accessible through this website. These changes are effective immediately upon posting on the ACSC website. Please check this page periodically so that you become aware of any changes.

11. Jurisdiction: ACSC controls and operates this site from its offices in Santa Rosa, California. Any dispute regarding this Agreement or the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations provided on or through this website is to be governed by the substantive internal law of the State of California. In the event of a dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement or to the content, services, images, graphics, products or representations provided on or through this website, litigation must brought in state or federal court in San Francisco or Santa Rosa, California.

13. Severability of provisions: The provisions of this Agreement are severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions. If any provision of this Agreement is invalid or unenforceable, (1) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (2) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other persons, entities or circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction. A printed version of this Agreement shall be admissible in any proceeding based upon or relating to this Agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

PRIVACY NOTICE

Our Commitment To Privacy: Your privacy is important to us.To better protect your privacy we provide this notice explaining our online information practices and the choices you can make about the way your information is collected and used. To make this notice easy to find, we make it available on our homepage and at other points where personally identifiable information may be requested.

The Information We Collect: This notice applies to all information collected or submitted on the Arts Council Sonoma County website. On some pages, you can make requests, answer surveys, send email and register to receive materials. The types of personal information that may be requested at these pages are:

Name
Address
Email Address
Website Address
Phone number
Organization
Discipline of the arts

At a point in the future, you may be able to order tickets, memberships, merchandise and/or conduct other business online. When these activities become functional, we will also collect credit and debit card information. On some pages, you will be able to submit information about other people. For example, if you order a gift membership for a third party and want it sent directly to the recipient, you will need to submit the recipient's address. In such cases, you will be asked to submit name, address and phone number.

The Way We Use Information: We use non-identifying and aggregate information to better design our website and tailor programs and services to meet the needs of our visitors. We will not disclose any information that could be used to identify those individuals.

Please note that we may occasionally make the information that we collect available to sister cultural organizations and may use our lists for membership and other solicitations and informational mailings.

Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.

Our Commitment To Data Security: To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How To Contact Us: Should you have other questions or concerns about these privacy policies, please send an email to: jsloan@sonomaarts.com

Or write:
Webmaster
Arts Council Sonoma County
404 Mendocino Avenue, Suite C, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Or, you may call us at (707) 579-2787.