The Hollywood Property Owners Alliance ("we," "us") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting any personal information ("Personal Information") that you provide to us. We have created this Privacy Policy ("Policy") to explain what information we collect about you and what we do with it. We reserve the right to modify this Policy at any time, but we will post any new policy here. By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by this Policy or any modified or substituted policy as posted, and agree to the collection of your Personal Information. If you have any questions, please contact Katie Zandona at katie@hollywoodbid.org. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use or visit our website.

What Personal Information We Collect & How it is Used

You can visit our website without providing us with any Personal Information. However, to use certain features of our website, such as our SMS text message alerts and e-mail notifications, you must provide us with information, such as your name, e-mail address and mobile phone number. We generally collect this information on our registration forms when you sign up to receive services from or optionally participate in certain aspects of the website. We may also collect information from optional online surveys, such as age, gender and income level. We do not knowingly collect any information from anyone under 18 years of age, and reserve the right to reject any Personal Information submitted by (and refuse certain services or access to certain website features to) anyone known to us to be under 18 years of age. We collect IP addresses, browser types and anonymous demographic information (such as zip codes), and may use this data for administration, troubleshooting and to examine overall traffic trends. Anonymous demographic information may be shared with advertisers and marketers on an aggregate basis. We use Personal Information you provide to us to provide you with information about us, some of our partners and third-party companies in which you have expressed an interest; and to contact you when necessary.

Cookies

Our website may use a cookie, a small data file stored on your computer, to customize portions of our site to your preferences. The cookie by itself does not tell us, or anyone else, who you are, what your e-mail address is, or anything else personal. If you choose to set your browser to reject all cookies, please understand that you may have limited access to some of the areas and functionalities of our website.

Opting Out

If at any time you wish to stop receiving correspondence for which you have previously registered, you may request removal of your personal information from our database at any time by sending an e-mail to Katie Zandona at katie@hollywoodbid.org.

Disclosure of Personal Information to Others

In some cases, and only with your advance permission, we will share Personal Information with third-party companies who may offer products or services in which we believe you may be interested. We may also share Personal Information with third-party companies with whom we partner to co-promote and administer contests on our website. Additionally, we may need to disclose your Personal Information when required by law and where we have a good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order or legal process served on us or our website.

External Links

As a service to you, our Web site may contain banner advertisements and links to other third-party websites. By clicking on an advertisement or other link, you will be redirected off our website and onto third-party websites. This Policy does not apply to such websites and we are not responsible for the privacy policies of such websites. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked websites as their privacy policies may differ from ours. Please also see our Terms of Use, which describe the use, disclaimers, indemnification and limitation of liability of governing the use of our entire website.

SMS Text/E-mail Alerts & Notifications

To use certain features of our website, such as our SMS text message alerts and e-mail notifications, you must provide us with information, such as your name, e-mail address and mobile phone number. We collect this information on our registration forms when you sign up to receive such alerts and notifications. TextMarks, a third-party service provider, also receives your mobile phone number when you sign up for SMS text message alerts. TextMarks’ use of your personal information, including your cell phone number, is limited, and is completely described in Text Marks’ privacy policy, which you can access at http://www.textmarks.com/info/privacy/.

About Terms of Use

By using this website, you are agreeing to accept and comply with the terms and conditions of use as stated below (the "Terms of Use"), which may be changed from time to time without notice to you. You should visit this page periodically to review the then-current Terms of Use. We may, in our sole discretion, terminate your access to the website at any time and without any notice, including without limitation due to any violation by you of these Terms of Use.

Limited Right of Use/Ownership of Contents

The contents of the website are intended for the personal non-commercial use of its users. All materials published on the website ("Contents") are protected by copyright, trademark and all applicable intellectual property laws; and are owned or controlled by the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance or the other party credited as the provider of such Contents.

Except as specifically set forth in these Terms of Use, you may not modify, adapt, translate, exhibit, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, display, reverse engineer, decompile or dissemble, or in any way exploit, any of the Content or software forming part of the website in part or in whole.

We reserve the right to republish any material contributed by our readers. By posting a message in any public area of the website or submitting any correspondence to us, you expressly grant us a global non-exclusive license to publish, reproduce, sell, disclose, distribute or use such material for any purpose whatsoever. You hereby further grant us the global non-exclusive right to use any ideas, concepts or techniques embodied in such materials for any purpose whatsoever. In addition, you hereby waive any and all moral right you may have in any such materials. Further, you hereby authorize us to edit and otherwise modify any such material prior to our use, publication, distribution, sale, reproduction or disclosure thereof. All such material will be deemed to be provided to us on a non-confidential and non-proprietary basis. Material that is copyright protected may not be submitted without permission from the copyright owner, and you are solely responsible for the failure to obtain any such permission.

Modifications to the Site

We reserve the right from time to time to make modifications and changes to the website, including but not limited to, discontinuing (temporarily or permanently) any service offered by us or through the website, with or without notice. You agree that we shall not be liable to you or any other party for any changes and modifications to the website.

Your Representations & Warranties

You represent, warrant and covenant that no material of any kind submitted by you or our use thereof in accordance with these Terms of Use will: (i) violate, plagiarize or infringe upon the rights of any third party, including without limitation, copyright, trademark, privacy or publicity, moral rights, contract or other personal propri etary rights; (ii) contain unlawful material; (iii) constitute false of misleading indications of origin or statement of fact; (iv) slander, libel or defame any person or entity; (v) cause injury of any kind to any person or entity; or (vi) violate any applicable laws, rules, regulations or any other governmental orders.

Indemnification

By accessing and/or using the website, you agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance and its respective officers, directors, employees, members, agents, information providers, affiliates, licensors, licensees (collectively the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all liability and costs, including without limitation, reasonable attorney fees and expenses incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of a breach by you of these Terms of Use or the representations, warranties and covenants deemed made by you hereunder. You agree to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. You shall not enter into any settlement agreement which affects the rights of any of the Indemnified Parties or requires the taking of any action by any of them without our prior written approval.

Limitation of Liability

You expressly understand and agree that your use of the website is at your sole risk. The services provided through the website are provided on an "as is," "as available" basis. We expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. We make no warranty that any service provided through the site will (i) meet any of your requirements, (ii) be timely, secure, uninterrupted or free from error or omission, (iii) provide results of information that will be useful, accurate or reliable, nor that any errors in the operation of the site, including the operation of any software, will be corrected.

We hereby expressly disclaim any responsibility for the content and policies of any third-party website which may be linked to the site. Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the site is done at your own risk and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or any component connected thereto, or loss of data that that results from the download (intentional or otherwise) of any such material. You expressly understand and agree that the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance shall not be liable to you for any damages arising out of or related to your use of the website or the services provided through the site, whether such damages are direct, indirect, accidental or otherwise, including but not limited to lost profits, lost savings, lost opportunity, lost sales, loss of goodwill or reputation, or any other intangible loss, and whether arising under theories of contract (tort or otherwise), and regardless of whether the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance has been advised of the possibility of such losses.

Terms of Use

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance governing your use of the website and any services offered through the site. This agreement supersedes any prior terms of use or other agreements concerning the subject matter herein between you and the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance. These Terms of Use and the relationship between you and the Hollywood Property Owners Alliance shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the county, city and state of California for the resolution of a ny disputes arising out of or relating to these.

1. Responsible conduct - You agree to act responsibly at this site and to treat other visitors with respect.
    
2. Limited License/Copyright and Intellectual Property Law Restrictions - Except for public domain material, the content on this site is protected by intellectual property laws, including U.S. property laws. You are hereby granted a non-exclusive license to use the material at this website, while connected to this website (including, where available, e-mailing individual stories to friends directly from this website.) You are also granted a limited license to print one copy of any Content posted at the website, but only for your personal use. Except as expressly provided above, all rights are reserved. Among other things, except to the extent required for the limited purpose of reviewing material on our site, electronic reproduction, adaptation, distribution, performance or display is prohibited. Changes to or deletion of author attribution or copyright notices are prohibited. You may not display this website in frames (or any of the content via in-line links) without our permission, which may be requested by contacting Katie Zandona at katie@holywoodbid.org. You may, however, establish ordinary links to our site without our written permission.
    
3. Links - We may provide links from our website to other websites as a convenience to our visitors. We have no control over linked websites and make no representations about any content or material available at these locations. Links are not intended to imply sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement.
    
4. Self-publishing Software - Although we do not have any obligation to monitor self-publishing, third-party software services or self-published content, we reserve the right at all times to remove any information or materials that are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, indecent or otherwise objectionable to us in our sole discretion and to disclose any information necessary to satisfy the law, regulation or government request. We also reserve the right to permanently block any user who violates these terms and conditions.
    
5. Disclaimer of Warranties - You expressly agree that use of this website is at your own risk. There is no warranty that your access to or use of this website will be uninterrupted or error free, or that any particular results may be obtained by use of this website. This website is made available on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title or warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement or otherwise, other than those which are implied by and incapable of exclusion, restriction or modification under the laws applicable to this agreement. Neither we nor any other person or entity providing content via this Web site shall be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages.
    
6. Modifications/Termination - The terms of this agreement will not be modified on an individual basis. You agree that we may modify the terms of this agreement (or discontinue this website) at our sole discretion without advance notice, and that your right to access this website is conditioned on an ongoing basis with your compliance with the then-current Terms and Conditions. You should therefore visit this page frequently.
    
7. Jurisdiction - This website is hosted on servers in the United States. In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to this website, you agree that the exclusive venue for litigating disputes shall be in a state or federal court in Los Angeles, California.