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Terms of Use
The Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC) maintains this Web site for the
convenience MPC's members, other organizations and interested individuals.
By accessing this site you agree to the Terms and Conditions stated in
these Terms of Use, which include the MPC Privacy Policy. If you do not wish these Terms of Use to apply
to you, do not use the site.
1. Proprietary Materials
The entire contents of this site (including all information, software,
displays, images and audio), and their design, selection and arrangement
(collectively, the "Content"), are proprietary to MPC or its licensors and are
protected by the copyright laws of the United States and other countries.
You may not commercially exploit any part of this site or the Content. You
may not modify the Content. You may make copies of the Content only for
non-commercial use. Any other use or modification of any content without MPC's
consent constitutes an infringement of MPC's intellectual property and other
proprietary rights. All authorized copies of any Content must display the
original copyright notice, trademark legend, author attribution or other notice
placed on such Content.
"Metropolitan Planning Council," "MPC" and the associated logos and other
marks identified in this site as MPC's are MPC trademarks. You may not use such
marks without MPC's prior written permission. All other names, brands and marks
are used for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
2. Usage Restrictions
You may use this site and the Content only in accordance with these Terms of
Use, any other terms applicable to particular features of this site and all
applicable laws, rules and regulations.
3. External Links
For your convenience, MPC provides hyperlinks to other Web sites that contain
information we believe may be of interest to you. We also provide hyperlinks to
Web sites of our sponsors. MPC is not responsible for any Web sites to which you
may link from our site, including, but not limited to, the availability of such
third-party sites; their treatment of your personally identifiable information;
their use of cookies; or the information, products, services, content or other
materials on or available from such sites. If you would like information on any
other site's terms and conditions of use or its privacy policy, you should
contact that site directly.
4. Downloading and Use of Materials
You assume the full responsibility and risk for any damage resulting from
your downloading or use of any information, software or other materials through
this site.
5. Submission of Materials
If you submit any comments or other materials to MPC through this site (e.g.,
a comment to our Instant Poll), by submitting such materials you are: (i)
authorizing MPC to publish all or portions of such materials on its Web site and
in other publications, together with your name, and (ii) warranting that the
materials are your original work or that you otherwise have the right to submit
them to MPC and to authorize MPC to publish them. MPC reserves the right to
determine whether to publish some or all of any materials submitted to it, and
to remove any materials it does publish at any time.
6. Disclaimer
This site and the Content are provided on an "as is," "as available" basis.
MPC disclaims all representations and warranties, whether express or implied,
with respect to this site and the Content, and the use thereof, including, but
not limited to, warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose.
7. Compliance with Law
You access this site at your own initiative and are responsible for
compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and policies of all relevant
jurisdictions, including, without limitation, laws and regulations regarding the
transmission of data or information out of the country in which you reside.
8. These Terms of Use Apply to All Users
Your use of this site constitutes acceptance of these Terms of Use,
including, but not limited to, the MPC
Privacy Policy. MPC expressly reserves the right to make changes to these
Terms of Use and this site and its contents, and to restrict service or access
to any part of this site, for any reason, at any time, without prior notice.
Changes in these Terms of Use are effective immediately upon posting of the
modified text on this site.
9. General
You agree that these Terms of Use, and any operating rules posted on this
site, describe the entire agreement between us with respect to their subject
matter. This site was created and is operated under the laws of the State of
Illinois, which will govern these Terms of Use, without giving effect to any
principles of conflict of laws. Although you acknowledge that we have the
ability to enforce our rights in any court of competent jurisdiction, you hereby
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Chicago, Illinois
regarding any and all disputes relating to these Terms of Use, the Content or
any part of this site.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds that any provision of these Terms
of Use is invalid or unenforceable, we both agree that the other provisions of
these Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect. You acknowledge and
agree that the warranty disclaimers are material terms of these Terms of Use and
that they have been taken into account in the decision by MPC to provide this
site.
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