Terms of Service
Avalon Publicity’s Community Terms of Use
Avalon Publicity LLC’s Online Community Terms of Use Welcome to the Avalon Publicity LLC. (Collectively referred to as "Avalon Publicity", “Avalon Business Services”, "we", "us" or "our") Online Community. These Terms of Use and any web pages that display a direct link to these Terms of Use (collectively the "Site"), provide information and services to you as a forum member and are available to all individuals and entities, ("you", "your", "Users").
General.
You acknowledge that the Terms of Use together with Avalon Publicity's Privacy Statement (collectively the "Terms"), govern your use of the Site and participation in an Event. You may access our Privacy Statement by clicking on the Privacy link on the Site. Your access to the Site or participation in an Event in any way is evidence of your acceptance of the Terms and the enforcement of said Terms, so before using the Site or participating in an Event, please carefully read these Terms. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not contribute Postings. However, you may read the content on the Site.
Avalon Publicity reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to modify the Terms at any time effective upon posting of the modified Terms on the Site, without notice to you. Avalon Publicity also reserves the right to waive or modify any of these Terms as they apply to a specific Posting or member without affecting the application of these Terms to all other Postings and members. Your continued use of the Site or any materials or services accessible through it, after such posting or notification means you accept the modifications. "Postings" means, but is not limited to, any text, links, images, content, communications, opinions, software, data, and any other content any person provides on the Site or during an Event that may later be posted by Avalon Publicity on the Site, including, but not limited to social media, message boards, chats (discussion forums) blogs, audio and/or podcasts, live or recorded video and audio transmissions, video blogs, news groups, personal web pages, wiki pages and/or other message or communication facilities designed to enable you to communicate with others.
Avalon Publicity reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site (or any part thereof). Avalon Publicity shall not be liable to any User or other third party for any such modification, suspension, or discontinuance except as expressly provided herein.
As described below, Users who violate the Terms may be banned permanently from posting or otherwise participating within or accessing the website or social media sites.
Standards of Business Conduct
Each one of us shapes our culture through our words and actions. We strive to build a diverse and inclusive culture that fosters trust. Making good decisions and ethical choices in our work builds confidence in each other and with our customers and partners. Our Standards of Business Conduct emphasizes the role that each of us plays in building trust. When we apply these principles in our daily work, we can move forward with certainty in our capacity to make good decisions that build trust.
We will honestly state what we can deliver.
We will offer fair competitive pricing.
We will make every effort to meet budget and schedule constraints spelled out in proposals and written agreements and will communicate promptly with our clients if those commitments cannot be met.
We will protect sensitive client information.
We will do our best to ensure clients are satisfied with the delivered product, and if not, will take steps to resolve issues.
Your Privacy and Personal Information.
You can view Avalon Publicity's Privacy Statement provided at [https://www.avalonbusiness.org/privacy-policy]. You agree to the applicable Avalon Publicity Privacy Statement, and any changes published by Avalon Publicity. You agree that Avalon Publicity may use and maintain your data according to the Avalon Publicity Privacy Statement, as part of the Services. You give Avalon Publicity permission to combine information you enter or upload for the Services with that of other users of the Services and/or other Avalon Publicity services.
Consumer Protection Act. For the purposes of the Consumer Protection Act (“CPA”), Avalon Publicity shall be considered a Business and/or Third Party, as applicable. Where Avalon Publicity acts as a Third Party, you represent, warrant and covenant that all Personal Information provided or otherwise made available to Avalon Publicity is done so in compliance with applicable law, and that it has provided all necessary and appropriate notices and opt-outs, and otherwise has all necessary and appropriate rights, to enable Avalon Publicity to (i) share any and all Personal Information you provided with any Avalon Publicity company, including Avalon Publicity Inc. and any parent, subsidiary, affiliate, or related company of Avalon Publicity Inc. (collectively, the “Avalon Publicity Family Companies”), and (ii) use any such Personal Information in connection with any and all Avalon Publicity Family Companies’ internal operations and functions, including, but not limited to, improving such Avalon Publicity Family Companies’ products and/or services, operational analytics and reporting, internal financial reporting and analysis, audit functions and archival purposes. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties agree that the sharing of Personal Information between Avalon Publicity Family Companies does not constitute a “sale” of such Personal Information under the CPA. Capitalized terms in this paragraph have the meanings given those terms under the CPA.
Communication Choices.
Avalon Publicity may be required by law to send you communications about the Avalon Publicity Site, services, products, or Third-Party Products. You agree that Avalon Publicity may send these communications to you via email, by posting them on the Site or one of our sponsored websites. We may also send business communications such as confirmations or notices that will be delivered to you via email or posted on our websites. You are required to receive these communications. You can choose not to receive some types of communication, such as marketing. Please review the Privacy Statement or follow instructions on the communication.
From time to time, we may communicate with you personally concerning your participation on the Site or related matters. Those communications are not intended to be made public, and you agree not to post or otherwise disseminate those communications on the Site or elsewhere on the Internet.
Personal Use.
Avalon Publicity grants you permission to access and use the Site solely for your personal, non-commercial use, except where otherwise explicitly permitted. You may not download (other than page caching), or modify any portion of it, except content which is yours, or otherwise with the express written or e-mailed consent of Avalon Publicity. Your permission to use the Site does not include any resale or commercial use of the Site or its contents whether provided by Avalon Publicity or by registered Users contributing content in message boards, chats, blogs, wikis, or other consumer-generated-content tool; or any derivative use of this Site or its contents; or any use of data mining, robots or similar data gathering and extraction tools or processes. You agree not to store in any form, distribute, transmit, display, reproduce, modify, create derivative works from, transfer, sell or otherwise exploit any of the content, software, products, or services on this site for any commercial purpose, except where permitted. By using the Site, you warrant to Avalon Publicity that you will not use the Site, or any of the content obtained from the Site, for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms. If you violate any of these Terms, your permission to use the Site automatically terminates.
To submit Postings or set personal preferences for use on the Site, you must complete the registration process. As part of the registration process, you are required to select and use only one username. You can register a second username, if you like, but your original Postings will only be associated with your first username. The information that you supply during the registration process must be accurate and complete and you agree not to (i) register under the name of another person; (ii) choose a user name that may be deemed offensive; (iii) choose a username for the purposes of deceiving or misleading Site Users as to your true identity; (iv) choose a user name that incorporates a solicitation (e.g., yoursitedotcom, yourproduct, yourservices); or (v) violate the intellectual property or other rights of any person or entity. You agree to not impersonate any other person, including any other Site User, Moderator (Host) or any Avalon Publicity employee, Officer or Director.
You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify Avalon Publicity immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. Avalon Publicity will not be liable for any loss that you may incur because of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by Avalon Publicity or another party due to someone else using your account or username. You may not use anyone else's account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.
Your email address, last name, age, and zip code on your registration will remain confidential and used in accordance with Avalon Publicity's Privacy Statement. However, some Online Communities permit you to change your last name and email address on your registration to "public" in your member profile. It will then be available to other registered Users of the Site. Additional information provided in your registration such as Products and Services used, and Industry may be used by the Site to provide you with content unique and personalized to you and other registered Users with similar profiles.
You must maintain and promptly update your registration data as necessary to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete.
If, after investigation, Avalon Publicity has reasonable grounds to suspect that any Registered User's information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, Avalon Publicity may suspend or terminate that Registered User's account and prohibit all current or future use of the Site (or any portion thereof) by that Registered User other than as expressly provided herein.
For more information regarding our privacy policy, please click on the Privacy link on the Site.
Keeping Personal Information Private.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Postings. Any Postings that you place on the Site can be obtained and used by others. Avalon Publicity does not control or endorse the content, messages or information found in any Postings on the Site except where noted. Avalon Publicity specifically disclaims any responsibility or liability about the Postings and any actions resulting from your participation in any Postings on the Site.
Avalon Publicity provides discussion forums, blogs and other community-oriented features that enable forum members to communicate with other members. To participate in the forum, we require you to register with a valid e-mail address. We recommend that you exercise discretion in posting personal information on these message boards. Any information you provide is accessible by other users. We also have many places where users can provide feedback and suggestions. It is optional to provide your personal information. These submissions are not confidential or proprietary, and we may publish this information in a way that does not identify you personally.
Avalon Publicity reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to edit or remove any Postings on the Site containing phone numbers, street or email addresses or otherwise personally identifying information as it cannot verify such information or confirm the desire of said information to be posted by the individual to which this information pertains.
Content and Registered User Generated Content Management.
Avalon Publicity has no obligation to monitor Postings or other materials. However, Site Moderators (Hosts) may monitor the Site's Postings. Site Moderators may, but are not obligated to pre-screen Postings, monitor on a "real time" basis, or edit Postings made to the site. As a User, you may see content that is offensive or objectionable. Each User must evaluate and bear all risks associated with the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content. Postings from Users are not an indication of any Avalon Publicity sponsorship or endorsements and may not be originating from or responses from Avalon Publicity or its authorized Moderators. Please report objectionable content to the Site via the reporting function available with any post.
Registered Users may include hypertext links in Postings that connect to content hosted and maintained by third parties, so long as the content on such sites, if posted in the Site, would not violate these Terms. Avalon Publicity exercises no control whatsoever over such other websites and web-based resources and is not responsible or liable for the availability thereof or the content, advertising, products, or other materials thereon.
Clicking on links to such sites is done so at the User's own risk. Avalon Publicity and the Site staff reserves the right to review any Postings and to remove or refuse to remove or post any Postings in its sole discretion. You understand that the content within the Site is based on individual opinion and experience, which may vary significantly from one person to the next. Avalon Publicity does not endorse or guarantee the accuracy of any Posting or other content on the Site. You agree that Avalon Publicity is not responsible for the accuracy of the content of the Site and will not be liable for any damages incurred because of the submission or use of any such content.
Avalon Publicity may freely use postings and feedback you provide.
By submitting ideas, testimonials, opinions, suggestions, Postings, or any other material to the Site either directly or through participation in an Event and in any way, including in future modifications of the Site, products or services, advertising, or marketing materials. You grant Avalon Publicity a perpetual, worldwide, fully transferable, sublicensable, irrevocable, fully paid-up, royalty free license to use the Feedback and Postings you provide to Avalon Publicity in any way. Avalon Publicity will not sell, publish, or share your Feedback in a way that could identify you without your explicit permission. You agree that Avalon Publicity may publish your username in connection with your Postings. By submitting Feedback and Postings, or any other material to the Site you agree that Avalon Publicity will treat such submissions as non-confidential, that Avalon Publicity can use such submissions without any compensation to you or to any other person or entity, and that Avalon Publicity may have already developed, or is in the process of developing, and is not restricted in any way from developing and marketing, products, services, functions, features or plans similar to or competitive with any described in such submissions from you. You also agree that you are free to provide your opinion or suggestion to us.
By placing Postings on the Site, you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all the rights to your Postings as described in these Terms including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, upload, or submit the Posting.
By submitting a Posting that contains photographs, images, pictures or that are otherwise graphical in whole or in part ("Images") you warrant and represent that (a) you are the copyright owner of such Images, or that the copyright owner of such Images has granted you permission to use such Images or any content and/or images contained in such Images consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by these Terms, (b) you have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms, and (c) that each person depicted in such Images, if any, has provided consent to the use of the Images as set forth in these Terms, including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public display and reproduction of such Images. By Posting Images, you grant Avalon Publicity and its respective subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, assigns, licensees, resellers and other such parties as Avalon Publicity may designate from time to time, a non-exclusive, world-wide, perpetual, royalty-free license to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Images without having your name attached to such Images, and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Site, in any manner and in any media, for any purpose, as long as such use relates to Avalon Publicity branded software and/or services.
Moderators.
Avalon Publicity reserves the right to manage the Postings on the Site to facilitate the orderly distribution of information through the Site. For that purpose, Avalon Publicity may at its election designate Avalon Publicity employees and/or outside entities to act as Moderators for the Site. The Moderators may but are not obligated to review or edit any Postings You assume the risk of reading and acting upon information from any Postings made by a Moderator or other individual within the Site.
Moderators, Avalon Publicity employees or other authorized representatives, are the only official representatives of Avalon Publicity on the Site. Any Postings by an Avalon Publicity employee, other than those designated as Moderators, are those of such employee and do not represent the ideas and opinions of Avalon Publicity. Avalon Publicity does not endorse and is not responsible for any Postings provided by any Avalon Publicity employee who is not designated as a Moderator or other authorized representative.
Profanity, Harassment and Other Inappropriate Conduct
You will not submit Postings that are indecent, profane (including masked profanity where symbols, initials, intentional misspellings, or other characters are used to suggest profane language), obscene, pornographic, abusive, threatening, misleading, derogatory, illegal or defamatory, or any material that interferes with the ability of others to enjoy or utilize the Site. We do not tolerate harassment, or denigration based on age, gender, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, or disability.
Illegal and Objectionable Activities
Avalon Publicity does not allow the promotion of illegal conduct, activities, or fraudulent schemes in the Site. Specifically, you may not advocate illegal conduct, such as money laundering, tax evasion, pyramid schemes, etc. Furthermore, you agree to not engage in any illegal activity in connection with your Postings or post links to other web sites that deal with such illegal activities. You will not upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.
Promotions and Solicitations
You agree that you will not (either in your Postings or in your profile) solicit or promote any products or services, r implore readers to take actions that are intended to further a personal purpose or financial gain, except for links to the Avalon Publicity-approved Marketplace, or as otherwise permitted by the Community. You agree you will not use information supplied within the Site to do any of the foregoing, via email or any other method. You agree to not gather public email addresses made public in the Registered User profiles and use for your own purpose. You agree not to promote, link to, or encourage others to join or participate in competing sites that provide message boards, forums, chats, blogs, or other interactive elements with the intent of harming the flow of information and/or participation at the Site. You agree that you will not use the Site to solicit or promote surveys, contests, chain letters, junk email, or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
Rights of Third Parties
You may not submit Postings, including forms, software, derivatives work of software or property, photos, or images, that infringe in any manner on the copyright, trademark or intellectual property rights of any person or entity, or that contain any confidential or proprietary information of any person or entity, or that otherwise violate the legal rights of any person or entity. You may insert hyperlinks in your Postings for Registered Users to access copyrighted material for informational purposes -- but, except for quotes of reasonable length, you may not post such materials in the Site itself. You may not use the Site to distribute unauthorized copies of copyrighted material, including photos, artwork text, recordings, designs, computer programs or derivative works of such programs.
You may not submit Postings that contain personally identifiable information about you or other people, such as their phone numbers, street addresses or email addresses, or information about other people that could result in an invasion of privacy or harassment.
Miscellaneous.
The Terms are a complete statement of the agreement between you and Avalon Publicity, and sets forth the entire liability of Avalon Publicity and your exclusive remedy with respect to your access and use of the Site. In the event of a conflict between these Terms of Use and either the applicable Avalon Publicity Privacy Statement or the Terms of Service applicable to the Site, these Terms of Use shall prevail. The agents and employees of Avalon Publicity are not authorized to make modifications to the Terms, or to make any additional representations, commitments or warranties binding on Avalon Publicity. Any waiver of the terms herein by Avalon Publicity must be in a writing signed by an authorized officer of Avalon Publicity and expressly referencing the applicable provisions of the Terms. If any provision of the Terms is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, then it shall be, to that extent, deemed omitted and the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect. The Terms will be governed by New York as applied to agreements entered and to be performed entirely within New York, without regard to New York’s choice of law or conflicts of law principles that would require the application of law of a different jurisdiction, and applicable federal law. The parties hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the state courts in Broome County, or federal court for Syracuse NY. Headings are included for convenience only and shall not be considered in interpreting these Terms. The Terms do not limit any rights that Avalon Publicity may have under trade secret, copyright, patent, or other laws. Avalon Publicity always reserves the right to disclose any information as Avalon Publicity deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in Avalon Publicity's sole discretion.
YOU ARE USING THE SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK
Per our Disclaimer we are not responsible for the content on the Site. You should not rely on any information provided on the Site but seek professional support and consulting services. Avalon Business, Avalon Publicity, and its associates do not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice. For guidance, please consult with an attorney or CPA.
Avalon Publicity reserves the right to delete, modify, suspend, or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Site or any part thereof, including any postings at any time with or without notice. AVALON PUBLICITY PROVIDES THE SITE "AS IS," WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS, AND AVALON PUBLICITY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL AVALON PUBLICITY BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
CONTRIBUTE ONLY PERMISSABLE CONTENT
You shall not contribute or edit any information, unless you
have the legal right to submit your contributions or edits (e.g., without limitation) You are the author or licensee of any copyrighted content that You provide, and You are legally permitted to contribute it in accordance with a license or arrangements with Your employer or third parties; and
believe that it is correct, non-offensive, and legal and does not infringe any third-party rights (e.g., without limitation, under anti-defamation laws).
FREE CONTENT LICENSE TERMS
You License All Rights to Avalon Publicity LLC: You irrevocably grant a non-exclusive, perpetual, worldwide, unlimited, royalty-free, sublicensable, transferable, assignable license, without a right to ever terminate such license, to Avalon Publicity LLC to copy, modify, distribute, publish, and otherwise use and commercialize your edits and other contributions in any manner now known or in the future discovered. You are free to refrain from ever submitting any contributions. If you decide to submit contributions, you remain free to continue to use them otherwise as if you had never submitted them to the Site. However, you cannot terminate this license once You have submitted contributions to the Site.
Avalon Publicity LLC Licenses All Content on the Site to You: To the extent permitted by our licensors, we grant you a non-exclusive, worldwide, limited, royalty-free, non-sublicenseable, non-transferable license to all content published at the Site, which is subject to the following conditions and to your contractual agreement to refrain from using any content published at the Site beyond the scope of this license:
You may access, literally copy, distribute, publish, and otherwise use unmodified information published on the Site by other users, subject to the condition that You conspicuously reproduce the following notice in all literal copies, and distributed and published versions, of the information: "This information originates from [http://Avalonbusiness.org or as applicable] and is licensed subject to the terms posted at [http://.Avalonbusiness.org or as applicable]. Avalon Publicity LLC. is not responsible for this information.”
You may edit modifiable information on the Site.
You may modify information published on the Site, and distribute, publish, and otherwise use such modified information, subject to the condition that You conspicuously reproduce the following notice in all such modified information: "This information is based on information originating from Avalon Publicity/Web Development & Social Media Services (avalonbusiness.org) or as applicable] and is licensed subject to the terms posted at Avalon Publicity/Web Development & Social Media Services (avalonbusiness.org) . It has been modified. Avalon Publicity LLC. is not responsible for this information."
The license granted herein may be terminated by Avalon Publicity immediately and without notice if we determine, in our reasonable discretion, that You are excessively using content published on this Site for commercial purposes (e.g., without limitation, by publishing significant portions of the content on this Site in books or websites that You make available only for a charge, or by deep-linking to portions of this Site from a commercial website), or you fail to comply with any other term or condition of these Terms. Upon termination of the license, you shall cease to commercialize or otherwise use any content published on the Site (except content that You contributed Yourself, without any edits contributed by others). If you are concerned about such a potential termination, please notify us of any contemplated commercial use of this Site and obtain our prior written permission, which we may grant or deny at our sole discretion.
REFUND POLICY
Thanks for purchasing our digital products at Avalon Publicity/Web Development & Social Media Services (avalonbusiness.org) . We offer a money-back guarantee for all purchases made on our website. If you are not satisfied with the product that you have purchased from us, you can get your money back, no questions asked, within 24 hours of your purchase. After the 24-hour period, you will no longer be eligible and will not be able to receive a refund. If you have any additional questions, feel free to contact us.
DISCLOSURE
Avalon Publicity LLC, Avalon Publicity/Web Development & Social Media Services (avalonbusiness.org), and its associates do not provide legal, tax, or accounting advice. For guidance, please consult with an attorney or CPA.
Last updated: September 2022