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Organization Name:	Lanier Publishing International (LPI)
Address:	P.O. Drawer D
City, Zip:	Petaluma , 94953
State:	CA
Country:	U.S.
Controller:	Web Development Department
Web Sites:	www.lanierbb.com www.elegantsmallhotel.com www.familytravelguides.com www.travelguides.com www.golfguides.com

AGREEMENT BETWEEN CUSTOMER AND LPI

This Web site is offered to you, the customer, conditioned on your acceptance without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Your use of this Web site constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.

PERSONAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION

This Web site is for your personal and noncommercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained from this Web site, except for certain e-mail functionality specifically identified on the site.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER

The information, products, and services published on this Web site may include inaccuracies or typographical errors. In the event of any such inaccuracies or typographical errors that are brought to its attention, LPI will attempt to correct such errors as soon as reasonably practicable, however, in no event will LPI be liable for such errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein. LPI, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates and/or respective suppliers, may make improvements and/or changes in this web site at any time.

LPI, its subsidiaries and/or affiliates, and/or their respective suppliers make no representations about the suitability of the information, products, and services contained on this Web site for any purpose. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. LPI, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATES, AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL LPI, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND/OR AFFILIATES, AND/OR THEIR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEB SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF LPI, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND/OR AFFILIATES OR ANY OF THEIR SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.

NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE

As a condition of your use of this Web site, you warrant that you will not use this Web site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

This Web site may contain hyperlinks to Web sites operated by parties other than LPI. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. LPI does not control such Web sites and is not responsible for their contents. LPI's inclusion of hyperlinks to such Web sites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such Web sites or any association with their operators.

LINKS TO THIS WEB SITE; WEB SERVICES

Subject to any additional rights or restrictions set forth in any separate linking agreements regarding this Web site that you may have entered into with LPI, you may provide links to this Web site provided that you adhere to the following requirements: (i) any link to the Web site must be a text only link clearly marked “Lanier Publishing Web site,” (ii) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with LPI names or its marks, (iii) the link must “point” to the top level Web page listed above and not to other pages within the Web site, (iv) the appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with, or associated with LPI, (v) when selected by a user, the link must display the Web site on full-screen and not within a “frame” on the linking Web site, and (vi) LPI reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole discretion.

You may not access any page on this Web site or any information or data contained on or accessible through this Web site for the purpose of providing any form of service for your internal use or for the use of any third party unless you have entered into a written agreement, such as a portal agreement, with LPI for this purpose.

THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION, MATERIALS AND SUBMISSIONS

This Web site may contain information and materials that third parties have provided to LPI (“Third-Party Content”). LPI does not independently verify Third-Party Content, makes no representation as to its accuracy, and assumes no responsibility for your use of the Third-Party Content and any consequences of that use, including, without limitation, any damages, injuries or results that may result from its use.

Submissions by visitors to this Web site, including feedback data such as questions, comments, suggestions regarding the content of the material on this Web site shall be deemed to be non-confidential and in the public domain. LPI shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such submission and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, and distribute the information that such submissions contain to others without limitation. Potential uses may include, without limitation, use of ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information for any purpose whatsoever, such as, for example developing, manufacturing and marketing products incorporating such information.

The foregoing paragraph does not apply to submissions that LPI expressly makes subject to additional restrictions.

PRIVATE ACCESS AREAS

Certain areas of the Web site are password protected and available only to users whom LPI has given special access privileges. You agree that you will not attempt to access these areas unless LPI has provided you with access privileges and that you will not attempt to access materials and information within the limited access area that are outside of scope of the access privileges that LPI has granted you.

USE OF BULLETIN BOARD, CHAT ROOMS, AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS FORUMS

If you use the bulletin boards, chat rooms, or other message or communication facilities (collectively "Forums") on this Web site, you agree to use the Forums only to send and receive messages and material that are proper and related to the particular Forum. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using a Forum, you shall not do any of the following:

Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
Publish, post, distribute, or disseminate any defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful material or information.
Upload files that contain software or other material protected by intellectual property laws (or by rights of privacy of publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consents.
Delete any author attributions, legal notices, or proprietary designations or labels in any file that is uploaded.
Upload files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer.
Falsify the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services or conduct or forward surveys, contests, or chain letters.
Download any file posted by another user of a Forum that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally distributed in such manner

You acknowledge that all Forums are public and not private communications. Further, you acknowledge that chats, postings, conferences, and other communications by other users are not endorsed by LPI, or its subsidiaries or affiliates, and such communications shall not be considered reviewed, screened, or approved by LPI, or its subsidiaries or affiliates. LPI, reserves the right for any reason to remove without notice any contents of the Forums received from users, including, without limitation, bulletin board postings. LPI reserves the right to deny in its sole discretion any user access to this Web site or any portion thereof without notice.

MODIFICATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

LPI reserves the right at any time and without notice to change the terms, conditions, and notices under which this Web site is offered.

GENERAL

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of California, U.S.A. You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Sonoma County, California, U.S.A., in all disputes arising out of or relating to the use of this Web site. Use of this Web site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and LPI as a result of this agreement or use of this Web site.

LPI's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of LPI's right to comply with law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of this Web site or information provided to or gathered by LPI with respect to such use.

If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect.

This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the you and LPI with respect to this Web site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between the customer and LPI, with respect to this Web site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.