Visit Cambria California (The VCC)
Terms of Use, Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) & Privacy Statement

Welcome to The VCC. The VCC supports freedom of speech, both on and off the Internet. However, the goal of this web site is to provide access to the widest selection of information to the largest group of people possible. To insure a safe, non-offensive environment for all of our users, we have established our Terms of Use. It spells out what you can expect from us and what we expect from you. By accessing any areas of The VCC, users ("Users") agree to be legally bound and to abide by the terms set forth below. The VCC is owned and operated by Cambria Computer and Internet. Any references herein to The VCC shall be deemed to refer to The VCC and/or Cambria Computer and Internet, as applicable under the circumstances.

I. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
User expressly agrees that use of The VCC is at User's sole risk. Neither The VCC , 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 The VCC will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from the use of The VCC , or as to the accuracy, reliability, or currency of any information content, service, or merchandise provided through The VCC .

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY The VCC ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. The VCC MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE, THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS OR PRODUCTS, INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, The VCC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The VCC 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 The VCC 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. Under no circumstances shall The VCC or any other party involved in creating, producing, or distributing The VCC be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages that result from the use of or inability to use The VCC , including but not limited to reliance by a User on any information obtained from The VCC 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 The VCC's records, programs, or services. User hereby acknowledges that this paragraph shall apply to all content, merchandise, and services available through The VCC. 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.

II. CONTENT
a. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
User acknowledges that The VCC contains information, data, software, photographs, graphs, videos, typefaces, graphics, music, sounds, and other material (collectively "Content") that are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media and technologies existing now or hereinafter developed. All Content is copyrighted as a collective work under the U.S. copyright laws, and The VCC owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement, and enhancement of such Content. User 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 Content, in whole or in part. If no specific restrictions are displayed, Users may make copies of select portions of the Content, provided that the copies are made only for User's personal use and that User maintains any notices contained in the Content, such as all copyright notices, trademark legends, or other proprietary rights notices. Except as provided in the preceding sentence or as permitted by the fair use privilege under the U.S. copyright laws (see, e.g., 17 U.S.C. Section 107), User may not upload, post, reproduce, or distribute in any way Content protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, without obtaining permission of the owner of the copyright or other propriety right. In addition to the foregoing, use of any software Content shall be governed by the software license agreement accompanying such software.

b. DISTRIBUTION/UPLOADING OF THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
Except as set forth in Section II a. above, User may upload to or otherwise distribute on The VCC only Content that is not subject to any copyright or other proprietary rights protection (collectively, "Public Content"), or Content in which the author has given express authorization for distribution on the World Wide Web. Any copyrighted or other proprietary Content distributed with the consent of a copyright owner should contain a phrase such as "Copyright, owned by [name of owner]; used by permission." The unauthorized submission or distribution of copyrighted or other proprietary Content is illegal and could subject the User to criminal prosecution as well as personal liability for damages in a civil suit. User 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 The VCC, 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 The VCC. By submitting Content to any User-submit areas, including, without limitation, any User book reviews or participation in any author chats, User automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such Content has expressly granted The VCC the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive right and license to use, reproduce, publish, translate, sublicense, copy, and distribute the Content in whole or in part worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that may exist in such Content. User also permits any other User to access, store, or reproduce the Content for that User's personal use. Subject to this grant, the owner of Content placed on The VCC retains any and all rights which may exist in such Content.

c. THIRD-PARTY CONTENT
The VCC is a distributor and not a publisher of Content supplied by third parties and Users. The VCC has no more editorial control over such Content than does a public library or newsstand. 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 The VCC, are those of the respective authors or distributors and not of The VCC or its affiliates or any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents. Neither The VCC nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents, nor any third party, including any Provider, or any other User of The VCC, guarantees the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any Content, nor its merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. In many instances, the Content available through The VCC represents the opinions and judgments of the respective Provider, or User not under contract with The VCC. The VCC neither endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made on The VCC by anyone other than authorized The VCC employees. Under no circumstances shall The VCC, 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 The VCC. It is the responsibility of User to evaluate the information, opinion, advice, or other Content available through The VCC.

III. ONLINE CONDUCT
User agrees to use The VCC only for lawful purposes. User is prohibited from posting on or transmitting through The VCC 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.

If The VCC is notified of allegedly infringing, defamatory, damaging, illegal, or offensive Content provided by User (e.g., through an author chat or online review), The VCC may investigate the allegation and determine in its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of such Content from The VCC. The VCC may disclose any Content or electronic communication of any kind (i) to satisfy any law, regulation, or government request; (ii) if such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to operate The VCC; or (iii) to protect the rights or property of The VCC, its Users or Providers.

The VCC reserves the right to prohibit conduct, communication, or Content that it deems in its sole discretion to be harmful to individual Users, The VCC, the communities that make up The VCC, or any rights of The VCC or any third party, or to violate any applicable law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither The VCC nor its Providers can ensure prompt removal of questionable Content after online posting. Accordingly, neither The VCC , nor its affiliates, nor any of their officers, directors, employees, or agents, nor Providers shall assume liability for any action or inaction with respect to conduct, communication, or Content on The VCC.

IV. PRIVACY POLICY
In accordance with the terms of The VCC Privacy And Security Policy, The VCC respects the privacy of its Users.

V. TERMINATION OF USAGE
The VCC may terminate User's access, or suspend any User's access to all or part of The VCC, without notice, for any conduct that The VCC, in its sole discretion, believes is in violation of any applicable law or is harmful to the interests of another User, a third-party Provider, a service provider, or The VCC.

VI. APPLICABLE LAW
This site is created and controlled by The VCC in the State of California. As such, the laws of the State of California will govern these disclaimers, terms and conditions, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of laws. The VCC reserves the right to make changes to its site and these disclaimers, terms and conditions at any time. User hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consents to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of California and of the United States of America located in the State of California for any litigation arising out of or relating to use of or purchase made through The VCC (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 California Courts and agrees not to plead or claim in any California Court that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum.

VII. SEVERABILITY
The provisions of these Terms of Use are intended to be severable. If for any reason any provision of these Terms of Use shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforceability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Terms of Use, including all documents referenced herein, represents the entire understanding between you and The VCC regarding your relationship with The VCC and supersedes any prior statements or representations. YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF USE by using the The VCC web site. The aforementioned Terms of Use are subject to change.

VIII. E-MAIL
a. SPAM
The VCC does not participate in spamming and maintains a zero tolerance spam policy. Those who enter into business relationships with The VCC (including, but not limited to, affiliates and joint venture partners) and choose to promote the The VCC, The VCC products or services, or The VCC affiliated products or services using spam will have their relationship with The VCC immediately terminated.

b. HARVESTING E-MAIL ADDRESSES
Tools and resources provided by The VCC are neither intended nor permitted to be used for the harvesting of e-mail addresses. Those who have found ways to abuse any of these tools and resources and use them for mass harvesting or spamming will have their relationship with The VCC immediately terminated.

c. UNAUTHORIZED OPT-IN
In order to protect our opt-in e-mail list, we are currently in the process of implementing a system by which we will record the IP addresses of all subscriptions, sales, and affiliates. If an e-mail address is subscribed to our system without the owner’s permission, the host of the IP will be contacted and pursued to terminate the user.

d. FRAUD
The VCC will pursue and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law any individual(s) who attempt to use our systems, software, or services for the purpose of fraudulent transactions.

The VCC maintains ethical practices and will not tolerate any misuse of our tools and resources by any third party. If misuse occurs, we will do everything in our power to immediately terminate the relationship and prevent any further misuse.

IX. PRIVACY STATEMENT
The VCC supports the right of personal privacy and corporate security on the Internet. The VCC will never sell or market names, e-mail addresses, or any other privileged information about our clients or subscribers.

X. UNSUBSCRIBE POLICY
The VCC respects the request of any individual asking to have his/her e-mail address opted-out of our database. As well, every e-mail sent by The VCC provides an automated unsubscribe option at the bottom of each e-mail. All other unsubscribe requests can easily be processed by sending an e-mail, including the e-mail address you wish to remove, to unsubscribe@visitcambriacalifornia.com.

XI. WHY IS THIS INFORMATION COLLECTED?
Information may be used by the web site to complete the activity for which it was provided, whether the activity is a one-time event, such as returning the results from a web search, forwarding an e-mail message or placing an order; or a recurring event, such as providing a subscription service or allowing access to an online address book or electronic wallet.

Information may be used for the technical support of the web site and its computer system. For example, to process computer account information, to secure and maintain the site, or to verify web site activity by the site or its agents.

Information may be used to enhance, evaluate, or otherwise review the web site, service, product, or market.

XII. WHO HAS ACCESS TO THIS INFORMATION?
This web site, entities for whom it is acting as an agent, and/or entities acting as its agent have access to this information. An agent in this instance is defined as a third party that processes data only for the completion of the stated purpose, such as a shipping firm.

XIII. WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION DOES THIS WEBSITE COLLECT?
Unique identifiers issued by a web site or service for the purpose of identifying an individual over time. Mechanisms, such as HTTP cookies, for maintaining an active connection with an individual or for automatically identifying an individual who has visited a particular site or previously accessed particular content.

XIV. CONTACT INFORMATION
We invite you to contact us if you have questions about this policy. You may contact us by mail at the following address:

The VCC - Visit Cambria California
Cambria, CA 93428
USA

You may contact us by e-mail at info@visitcambriacalifornia.com 
You may call us at 805-909-2444.

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