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“MCG is a local communications company who has been working hard to bring world-class communications to Mahaska County. They know that when the sun comes up, you're hard at it. So, when you make a phone call, you can't afford a problem. And when you get on the Internet, you need a connection right now. And, when you do relax, you like to kick back with plenty of television choices. Oskaloosa is a great place, and MCG is making it even better with their high tech communications and world class customer service.”
Terms of Use
Welcome to www.mahaska.org (this “Site”). This Site is provided by Mahaska Communications Group LLC (“MCG,” “we,” “us” and “our”).
Scope of These Terms of Use
The following Terms of Use (these “Terms of Use”) are the basic terms and conditions that govern your use of www.mahaska.org (our “Site”). These Terms of Use do not govern the terms of sale for purchasing services through this Site. Your use of the password-protected areas of our Site is governed by these Terms of Use as supplemented and amended by the separate contract and policies that apply to your use of those areas.
Your purchase and use of products and services offered by MCG are governed by separate contracts and policies, even if you access those services through this Site.
Your Acceptance of These Terms of Use
Please note that your use of this Site constitutes your agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, you must exit this Site immediately and may not use this Site.
Questions Concerning These Conditions of Use
If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Use, please contact us by email or by writing us at Mahaska Communications Group LLC, PO Box 1038, Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577.
Effective Date
These Terms of Use are effective as of May 1, 2007.
These Terms of Use May Change
We reserve the right to update or modify these Terms of Use, at any time and without prior notice, by posting the revised version of these Terms of Use on this Site. These changes will be effective as of the date we post the revised version of these Terms of Use on this Site. Your use of this Site following any such change constitutes your agreement to be bound by the revised Terms of Use.
To alert you to these changes, we will provide a notice at the top of these Terms of Use for at least 30 days after the new effective date and highlight the changes so that you can locate them easily. Unless the change is a minor change (such as a change in our contact information) or a non-substantive change (such as a clarification), we will also post notices on our home page and/or on the relevant pages of this Site for 30 days after the new effective date to alert you to the change.
You may access the current version of these Terms of Use at any time by clicking on the link marked "Terms of Use" on the bottom of each page of our Site.
Ownership, Copyright, and Trademark Matters
This Site and all of its content, including, for example, all of the text, images, illustrations, graphics, audio clips, and video clips, are protected under trademark, trade dress, copyright and other intellectual property laws. As between MCG and you, all of the rights in the Site and its content are owned by MCG. The entire content of this Site is copyrighted as a compilation under U.S. and international copyright laws and treaties, and MCG owns the copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of the content.
Individual users of this Site are permitted to download copies of the content on this Site for personal, noncommercial use. Business users of this Site may download copies of the information on this Site in connection with their business dealings with MCG. This limited, revocable privilege to use the content in no way constitutes a transfer of any right, title or interest in the content you download. You may not, under any circumstances, (a) modify the information on this Site, exploit it for any commercial purpose, use it for any public display or performance, or sell or rent it; or (b) remove any copyright, trademark registration, or other proprietary notices included in the content. The use of any content from this Site on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited. No content from this Site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any manner or form except as expressly provided above without first obtaining written permission from MCG.
The trademarks and service marks used or displayed on this Site are registered and unregistered trademarks of MCG or third parties. Nothing on this Site may be construed as transferring any right, title, or interest in any trademark displayed on this Site. You many not use any trademark displayed on this Site without first obtaining the written permission of MCG or the trademark owner. In particular, you may not use any trademark displayed on this Site as a "hot" link without the prior written approval of the trademark owner.
Online Privacy Policy
Our Online Privacy Policy is part of and is hereby incorporated in these Terms of Use. To review our Online Privacy Policy, click here.
Your Comments and Other Submissions
We welcome your comments regarding this Site which can be submitted through our Contact Form or by e-mailing our Customer Care department. Please note, however, any comments, feedback, suggestions, ideas, and other communications (collectively, “Comments”) sent to us though this Site shall be and remain the exclusive property of MCG. Your submission of Comments will constitute an assignment to MCG of all worldwide rights, title and interests in all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the Comments. The foregoing notwithstanding, we will not use your personal information except in accordance with our Online Privacy Policy or with your written consent.
MCG will be entitled to reduce to practice, use, copy, disclose, distribute, display or perform publicly, improve and modify any Comments you submit for any purpose whatsoever, without restriction and without compensating you in any way. For this reason, we ask that you not send us any Comments that you do not wish to assign to us, including any confidential information, product ideas, inventions, or original artwork.
We reserve the right to edit Comments, including reviews and testimonials, but we do not take responsibility for the truth or accuracy of the Comments, nor do we take responsibility if the Comments we publish are deemed objectionable or offensive by certain individuals or entities.
Corrections
The information published on this Site may contain typographical errors or inaccuracies and may not be complete or current. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice. These errors, inaccuracies or omissions may relate to product description, pricing and availability. If we discover that pricing information posted on our Site is incorrect, we reserve the right not to fill orders at the incorrect price. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Signing up for Communications Services
You may sign up for our communications services only if you reside within the State of Iowa and you are at least 18 years of age.
Security
As noted in the Security section of our Online Privacy Policy, certain areas of our Site are password protected. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of information that could be used to access your account such as user id and password, and you agree to accept all responsibility for all activities performed using your user id and password. Additionally, you are responsible for restricting access to your computer and not using public computers to access your account. You will be solely responsible for the activities of anyone accessing our Site using a password assigned to you, even if the individual is not, in fact authorized by you.
If you are under 18, you may use the password protected areas of this Site only with the approval and active involvement of a parent or guardian.
DISCLAIMERS
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS," "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ANY CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND MCG GOVERNING YOUR USE OF SPECIFIC MCG COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, MCG, AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE, ITS CONTENTS, AND THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MCG DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, (A) OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE; (B) RELATING TO THE SECURITY OF THIS SITE; (C) THAT THE INFORMATION ON THIS SITE, INCLUDING DESCRIPTIONS OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT; (D) THAT THIS SITE WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION OR ERROR; OR (E) THAT THE CONTENT PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS APPLICABLE OR APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF IOWA.
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES SET FORTH ABOVE, SO THIS LIMITATION OF WARRANTIES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN ANY CONTRACT BETWEEN YOU AND MCG GOVERNING YOUR USE OF SPECIFIC MCG COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, SHALL MCG OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, VENDORS, OR SUPPLIERS, BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU FOR ANY LOSSES, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, COSTS, OR EXPENSES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT PUBLISHED ON THIS SITE (INCLUDING SERVICE DESCRIPTIONS AND TESTIMONIALS), THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, OR ANY SERVICES PROVIDED OR PURCHASED THROUGH THIS SITE.
THIS IS A COMPREHENSIVE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THAT APPLIES TO ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY KIND (WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, GENERAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF DATA, INCOME OR PROFITS), WHETHER THE CLAIM IS IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE) OR STRICT LIABILITY, EVEN IF AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF MCG HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND WITHOUT REGARD TO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OTHER REMEDIES.
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SET FORTH ABOVE, SO THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION ON LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF MCG UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES FOR LIABILITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED SHALL NOT EXCEED FIVE DOLLARS ($5.00).
Links to Sites Operated by Affiliates
This Site may contain hyperlinks to other web sites operated by our affiliate Musco Sports Lighting LLC (“Musco”). Your use of a Musco site is subject to the terms of use and other legal notices published on that site. The terms of use and legal notices vary from site to site. Before using the web site of our affiliate Musco, take a few minutes to review the terms of use and other legal notices posted on that site.
Links to Sites Operated by Other Third Parties
This Site may provide links to web sites operated by third parties. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating, and we do not warrant the products or offerings of, any of these businesses or individuals or the accuracy or content of their web sites. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, product, or content of any such sites. Before you use any third party site you should review the applicable terms of use and policies. The inclusion of a link in this Site to a third party site does not imply our endorsement of the site. If you decide to access linked third party web sites, you do so at your own risk.
Interpretation
As used in these Terms of Use, the term “including” means “including, but not limited to.”
Waiver
Our failure at any time to require performance of any provision of these Terms of Use or to exercise any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision or such right. All waivers must be in writing. Unless the written waiver contains an express statement to the contrary, no waiver by MCG of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use or of any right provided for herein shall be construed as a waiver of any continuing or succeeding breach of such provision, a waiver of the provision itself, or a waiver of any right under these Terms of Use.
Severability
If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to law, such provision shall be changed and interpreted so as to best accomplish the objectives of the original provision to the fullest extent allowed by law and the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect.
Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Venue
MCG's principal place of business is in Iowa, and this Site is hosted on a web server located in Iowa. These Terms of Use shall be governed under the laws of the State of Iowa without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. All actions or proceedings arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use shall be venued exclusively in state or federal court in Iowa. You hereby irrevocably consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of said courts for all such purposes.