Terms of Use

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE FOR THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER (“THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER”) INCLUDING EMAIL NEWSLETTERS.THESE TERMS OF USE GOVERN YOUR USE OF THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER. BY ACCESSING THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS AGREEMENT. THESE TERMS OF USE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER AT ANY TIME IN ITS DISCRETION. YOUR USE OF THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER AFTER SUCH CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED CONSTITUTES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES. PLEASE CONSULT THESE TERMS OF USE REGULARLY.

Access to The Washington Observer 

To access The Washington Observer, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of The Washington Observer that all the information you provide in using these products will be correct, current, and complete. If The Washington Observer believes the information you provide is not correct, current, or complete, The Washington Observer has the right to refuse you access, and to terminate or suspend your access at any time.

Restrictions On Use

You may use The Washington Observer’s content solely for your personal non-commercial purposes. You may not use The Washington Observer for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without The Washington Observer’s express prior written consent.

Proprietary Information

The material and content accessible on The Washington Observer’s website is the proprietary property of The Washington Observer. The Washington Observer retains all right, title, and interest in the Content. Accordingly, the Content may not be copied, distributed, republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent of The Washington Observer, except that you may print out a copy of the Content solely for your personal use. In doing so, you may not remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the Content. Modification or use of the Content except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use violates The Washington Observer intellectual property rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access to the The Washington Observer.

Hyperlinks

The Washington Observer may be hyperlinked to other sites which are not maintained by, or related to, The Washington Observer. Hyperlinks to such sites are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with  The Washington Observer. The Washington Observer has not reviewed any or all of such sites and is not responsible for the content of those sites. Hyperlinks are to be accessed at the user’s own risk, and The Washington Observer makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness or accuracy of these hyperlinks or the sites hyperlinked to The Washington Observer. Further, the inclusion of any hyperlink to a third-party site does not necessarily imply endorsement by The Washington Observer of that site.

Submissions

You hereby grant to The Washington Observer the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display all content, remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to The Washington Observer (the “Submission”), and to incorporate any Submission in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. The Washington Observer will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and may use any Submission in its business (including without limitation, for products or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties or any other consideration of any kind, and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future The Washington Observer operations. The Washington Observer will treat any personal information that you submit through The Washington Observer in accordance with its Privacy Policy.

Claims of Infringement

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please notify The Washington Observer agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement and provide the following information:

Please provide our Agent with the following Notice:

  1. A description of the material that you claim is infringing, and a description of where such material is located;
  2. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  3. A statement by you declaring under penalty of perjury that (1) the above information in your Notice is accurate, and (2) that you are the owner of the copyright interest involved or that you are authorized to act on behalf of that owner;
  4. Your address, telephone number, and email address; and
  5. Your physical or electronic signature.

You can reach us at [email protected].

Privacy Policy

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Disclaimer

You understand that The Washington Observer cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this site for the reconstruction of any lost data. The Washington Observer does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.

The Content is not necessarily complete and up-to-date and should not be used to replace any written reports, statements, or notices provided by The Washington Observer. Investors, borrowers, and other persons should use the Content in the same manner as any other educational medium and should not rely on the Content to the exclusion of their own professional judgment. Information obtained by using the Content is not exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant to your goals.

YOUR USE OF THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER AND ITS CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR MATERIAL CONTAINED IN THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER OR ITS CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE, OF THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER AND ITS CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER AND ITS CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, AND NOT THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER OR ITS CONTENT. THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER AND ITS CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER OR ITS CONTENT.

Limitation On Liability

THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, DIVISIONS, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.

Indemnity

You will indemnify and hold The Washington Observer, its subsidiaries, affiliates, divisions, licensors, content providers, service providers, employees, agents, officers, directors, and contractors (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of The Washington Observer or its content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from The Washington Observer.

Trademarks

Trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in The Washington Observer are the property of The Washington Observer or the party that provided the trademarks, service marks, and logos to The Washington Observer. The Washington Observer and any party that provided trademarks, service marks, and logos to The Washington Observer retain all rights with respect to any of their respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in The Washington Observer.

Information You Provide

You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with the The Washington Observer any material that:

  • you do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party;
  • advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act;
  • is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent (includes short forms or abbreviations of curse words);
  • does not pertain directly to these sites;
  • threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening or offensive;
  • seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details or otherwise;
  • infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including violating anyone’s copyrights or trademarks or their rights of publicity;
  • violates any law or may be considered to violate any law;
  • impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content;
  • advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorized on these sites;
  • repeats the same post over and over on multiple stories (spam);
  • solicits funds, advertisers or sponsors;
  • includes programs which contain viruses, worms and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications;
  • disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type, or otherwise act in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real time activities via these sites;
  • disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time regarding use of this site or any networks connected to these sites;
  • is written using multiple logins to troll others (or sockpuppet);
  • is not in the English language; or
  • contains hyperlinks to other sites that contain content that falls within the descriptions set forth above.

The Washington Observer reserves the right to monitor use of The Washington Observer to determine compliance with these Terms of Use, as well the right to remove or refuse any information for any reason. Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely responsible for the content of your submissions. You acknowledge and agree that neither The Washington Observer nor any third party that provides Content to The Washington Observer will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by The Washington Observer or such third party with respect to any submission.

Security

Any passwords used in association with TheWashingtonObserver.com are for individual use only. You will be responsible for the security of your password (if any). The Washington Observer will be entitled to monitor your password and, at its discretion, require you to change it. If you use a password that The Washington Observer considers insecure, The Washington Observer will be entitled to require the password to be changed and/or terminate your account.

You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with The Washington Observer to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password guessing programs, cracking tools or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security, The Washington Observer reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist them in resolving security incidents. The Washington Observer reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use.

All email communications are opt-in.

The Washington Observer acquires no personal or registration data about our users except what you explicitly and voluntarily provide (ie. opt-in). We reserve the right to use this information specifically for the purposes related to your registration and generally for any necessary future communication regarding your registration or status.

As part of your subscription, from time to time we will deliver messages from our partners that we believe would be of specific interest to you. If you would prefer not to receive these occasional messages we will discontinue them at your request.

We do not disclose personally identifying information except as provided for by these Terms of Use or our Privacy Policy.

The Washington Observer reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing The Washington Observer to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages, or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

Miscellaneous

These Terms of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the state of Florida, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in the state of Florida in connection with any dispute between you and The Washington Observer arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter of these Terms of Use will be in the courts in the state of Florida. If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to this subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions on The Washington Observer will govern the items to which they pertain. The Washington Observer may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.