Alliance of Reston Clusters and Homeowners (ARCH)
Legal Conditions & Disclaimers.

By accessing, browsing, and/or using our web site you acknowledge that you have read and understand the following Legal Conditions & Disclaimers, which may be updated from time-to-time without prior notice to you. You should, therefore, periodically visit this page to determine the then-current Legal Conditions & Disclaimers.

Important Legal Information

Unless otherwise indicated, the content of this site is owned and operated by Alliance of Reston Clusters and Homeowners ("ARCH").

1. Copyright

Unless otherwise indicated, all text, photographs, graphics, images and underlying source html files which implement the hypertext features of this web site (collectively, "material") contained in this web site are the copyrighted property of ARCH. Except as may be provided for below, or as otherwise agreed to, in advance, pursuant to a written agreement with ARCH, no material on the ARCH web site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way and/or in any media. You may, for your own personal non-commercial one-time use, download or print individual portions from this web site, which individual pages continue to be subject to, and must include any copyright or other legal notices contained therein.

2. Trademarks, Service Marks & Logos

The following is a partial list of trademarks and service marks of ARCH: Alliance of Reston Clusters and Homeowners; and ARCH. No trademarks or service marks of ARCH may be used in advertising, publicity or any other form or medium without the prior written consent of ARCH. Use for any unauthorized purpose is expressly prohibited by law, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

Nothing in these terms, or anywhere else within the ARCH web site shall be construed as granting any permission to use, license or other rights in ARCH’s trademarks or service marks, or any other material (as defined herein) or intellectual property of ARCH, other than as may be expressly set forth herein.

ARCH strictly prohibits caching, embedding, creating unauthorized hypertext links, or any other use of its trademarks or service marks as any portion of a domain name, meta-tag, hypertext reference link, or image link, to create a link or other reference to the Internet web site of a party other than ARCH, unless authorized by the ARCH Board of Directors or acting web master. Any unauthorized hypertext link or meta-tag which utilizes any of ARCH’s trademarks or service marks is unauthorized, and will be considered a willful infringement of same, fully enforceable pursuant to any and all of ARCH’s applicable trademark and service mark rights.

You may not use or display ARCH’s trademarks or service marks in any manner that implies sponsorship, endorsement, or license by ARCH, or in any manner that can be reasonably interpreted to suggest that text or other materials, whether written or electronic, has been authored by, or represents the view or opinion of, ARCH. ARCH’s trademarks or service marks may not be used for promotional merchandise, press releases, advertising, or any other purpose other than as may be agreed upon, in advance and in writing by ARCH.

All other trademarks, service marks, product names, and company names or logos appearing on the ARCH web site are the property of their respective owners, and used by us to identify and to let the public know the source of their respective products and services.

3. Linking

This site may, from time to time, provide links or references to other sites. ARCH has no responsibility for the content of such other sites and will not be liable for any damages or injury arising from that content. Any links to other sites are provided merely as a convenience to the users of this Internet site. ARCH does not regularly review materials posted on the sites to which it is linked, and ARCH does not necessarily endorse all of the materials appearing on such linked sites. Any decision to view any of the linked sites is at the viewer’s own risk.

4. Disclaimers

Where the ARCH web site permits or requests you to submit information or other communications on or through our web site, you expressly agree not to submit, upload, post, reproduce, distribute or otherwise publish through the ARCH website any content which is (a) obscene, pornographic, libelous, defamatory, threatening, illegal, abusive or otherwise objectionable that would constitute a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party; (b) the subject of any other previously published material, written or electronic; or (c) otherwise gives rise to liability or violates any law. In the event any objectionable material is submitted, uploaded, posted, reproduced, distributed, or otherwise published through the ARCH website, in violation of the foregoing, ARCH reserves the right immediately to remove same without prior notice.

Any data, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, concepts, proposals, or other material submitted to us by you will be treated as non-confidential. By submitting any data, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, concepts, proposals, or other material to us, you automatically grant us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed. Furthermore, ARCH may use, without further permission, attribution or payment of royalties, at its sole discretion, data, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, concepts, proposals, or other material submitted to us by you, for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing and marketing products and services.

All materials and content in this web site are provided "as is", without warranties of any kind either express or implied, including, but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. ARCH does not warrant that the functions contained in the materials will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.

ARCH does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. You (not ARCH) assume the entire cost of all necessary service, repair or correction. applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to negligence, shall ARCH be liable for any special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the materials in this site, even if renaissance cruises or its authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.

5. Jurisdiction

This web site is operated by ARCH from its location in Reston, Virginia. These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms will be filed only in courts located in Fairfax County, Virginia, and hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

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