PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
These Terms and Conditions apply to any access to or use of the Website, associated sites or content from this website. This website is owned and operated by Vanessa and Valancie of OurSouthernOdyssey.com.
If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, you may not use this website.
Please read these Terms of Service carefully before accessing or using our website. By accessing or using any part of the site, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the website or use any services. If these Terms of Service are considered an offer, acceptance is expressly limited to these Terms of Service.
This website is operated by Our Southern Odyssey. Throughout the site, the terms “we”, “us” and “our” refer to Our Southern Odyssey. OurSouthernOdyssey.com offers this website, including all information, tools and services available from this site to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here.
By visiting our site, you engage in our “Service” and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions (“Terms of Service”, “Terms”), including those additional terms and conditions and policies referenced herein and/or available by hyperlink. These Terms of Service apply to all users of the site, including without limitation users who are browsers, vendors, customers, merchants, and/ or contributors of content.
Any new features or tools which are added to OurSouthernOdyssey.com shall also be subject to the Terms of Service. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time on this page. We reserve the right to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and/or changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the website following the posting of any changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.
SECTION 1 – TERMS
By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent that you are at least the age of majority in your state or province of residence, or that you are the age of majority in your state or province of residence and you have given us your consent to allow any of your minor dependents to use this site.
You may not use our site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose nor may you, in the use of the Service, violate any laws in your jurisdiction (including but not limited to copyright laws).
You must not transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature.
A breach or violation of any of the Terms will result in an immediate termination of your Services.
SECTION 2 – GENERAL CONDITIONS AND ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
We reserve the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason at any time.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service or any contact on the website through which the service is provided, without express written permission by OurSouthernOdyssey.com.
The headings used in this agreement are included for convenience only and will not limit or otherwise affect these Terms.
Permission is granted to print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use. Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by OurSouthernOdyssey.com. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site.
SECTION 3 – ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND TIMELINESS OF INFORMATION
We are not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk.
Our Southern Odyssey does not represent or warrant that the functions contained in the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that the defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes the site available are free of viruses or other harmful components. OurSouthernOdyssey.com does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use of the materials in this site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. Some states do not permit limitations or exclusions on warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
This site may contain certain historical information. Historical information, necessarily, is not current and is provided for your reference only. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on our site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to our site.
You also agree by using OurSouthernOdyssey.com that none of the information here is to be in any way used as medical advice or to diagnose, treat, prevent, or cure any disease.
SECTION 4 – MODIFICATIONS TO THE SERVICE
We reserve the right at any time to modify, change the information, features, functions or discontinue the Service (or any part or content thereof) without notice, at any time.
We shall not be liable to you or to any third-party for any modification, price change, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
SECTION 5 – COPYRIGHT AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERSHIP
All information, materials, images, software, photographs, articles, functions, text, video and other content (collectively, the “Content”) contained on or offered through the Website and all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in or relating to the content are the sole property of Our Southern Odyssey and its licensors or content providers or other third parties. The Website and all of its Content and the selection and arrangement thereof, is protected as a compilation owned by OurSouthernOdyssey.com under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. OurSouthernOdyssey.com may change the Website or delete any Content or features or services at any time, in any way, for any reason. OurSouthernOdyssey.com reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the Website and the Content.
SECTION 6 – CONSULT A QUALIFIED MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
The information contained on this website, or provided at your request, is for informational purposes only. No information on this website, is or should be, used for the purpose of diagnosing, treating, curing or preventing any disease. The information on this site has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Nothing on this site is intended to recommend any particular form of medical treatment, or that persons manage their own health problems without the advice of a licensed health care practitioner. You should consult a qualified medical professional before making any health decisions or taking any products. If you suspect you have a medical problem, or should you have any health care related questions, promptly call or see your health care practitioner.
SECTION 7 – OPTIONAL TOOLS
We may provide you with access to third-party tools over which we neither monitor nor have any control nor input.
You acknowledge and agree that we provide access to such tools ”as is” and “as available” without any warranties, representations or conditions of any kind and without any endorsement. We shall have no liability whatsoever arising from or relating to your use of optional third-party tools.
Any use by you of optional tools offered through the site is entirely at your own risk and discretion and you should ensure that you are familiar with and approve of the terms on which tools are provided by the relevant third-party provider(s).
We may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall also be subject to these Terms of Service.
SECTION 8 – THIRD-PARTY LINKS AND AFFILIATES
Certain content, products and services available via our Service may include materials from third-parties.
Third-party links on this site may direct you to third-party websites that may or may not be affiliated with us. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third-parties.
We are not liable for any harm or damages related to the purchase or use of goods, services, resources, content, or any other transactions made in connection with any third-party websites or affiliates. Please review carefully the third-party’s policies and practices and make sure you understand them before you engage in any transaction. Complaints, claims, concerns, or questions regarding third-party products should be directed to the third-party.
Even if the third party is affiliated with OurSouthernOdyssey.com, please note that we have no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of OurSouthernOdyssey.com. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk.
SECTION 9 – USER CONTENT (FORUMS, BLOGS, SOCIAL MEDIA, COMMENTS, FEEDBACK AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS) ETIQUETTE
We at OurSouthernOdyssey.com are not responsible for and we do not indorse the options, advice or recommendations posted or sent by users in any Forum and we specifically disclaim any and all liability in connection therewith.
Please note that by using/contributing to OurSouthernOdyssey.com‘s Forums, Blog, Social Media, Comments, Feedback and other submissions you acknowledge that your content offered therein are for public and not private communications, and you have no expectations of privacy with regards to any content posted. Our Southern Odyssey does not guarantee the security of any information you disclose through any of these medias.
If, at our request, you send certain specific submissions (for example contest entries) or without a request from us you send creative ideas, suggestions, proposals, plans, or other materials, whether online, by email, by postal mail, or otherwise (collectively, ‘comments’), you agree that we may, at any time, without restriction, edit, copy, publish, distribute, translate and otherwise use in any medium any comments that you forward to us. We are and shall be under no obligation (1) to maintain any comments in confidence; (2) to pay compensation for any comments; or (3) to respond to any comments.
We may, but have no obligation to, monitor, edit or remove content that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, obscene or otherwise objectionable or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms of Service.
You agree that your comments will not violate any right of any third-party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, personality or other personal or proprietary right. You will not falsify or delete any author attributions, proprietary designations or origins of the source. You further agree that your comments will not contain libelous or otherwise unlawful, abusive or obscene material, or contain any computer virus or other malware that could in any way affect the operation of the Service, Blog or any related website. You will not restrict or inhibit any other user from using a Forum. You may not use a false e-mail address, pretend to be someone other than yourself, or otherwise mislead us or third-parties as to the origin of any comments. Nor will you collect information about others, without their consent. You are solely responsible for any comments you make and their accuracy. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any comments posted by you or any third-party. You may not advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such Forum specifically allows such message. You and only you are responsible for the content you post on or through the website/blog. You also agree to use the Forums only to post, send and receive messages and materials that follows OurSouthernOdyssey.com comment etiquette and relates to the particular Forum in which you comment on.
SECTION 10 – PERSONAL INFORMATION
Your submission of personal information through the blog is governed by our Privacy Policy. Our Southern Odyssey respects your privacy and permits you to control the treatment of your personal information. OurSouthernOdyssey.com privacy policy is expressly incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. To view our Privacy Policy.
SECTION 11 – ERRORS, INACCURACIES AND OMISSIONS
Occasionally there may be information on our site or in the Service that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies or omissions that may relate to product descriptions, promotions and offers. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions, and to change or update information or cancel orders if any information in the Service or on any related website is inaccurate at any time without prior notice (including after you have submitted your order).
We undertake no obligation to update, amend or clarify information in the Service or on any related website, except as required by law. No specified update or refresh date applied in the Service or on any related website, should be taken to indicate that all information in the Service or on any related website has been modified or updated.
SECTION 12 – PROHIBITED USES
In addition to other prohibitions as set forth in the Terms of Service, you are prohibited from using the site or its content: (a) for any unlawful purpose; (b) to solicit others to perform or participate in any unlawful acts; (c) to violate any international, federal, provincial or state regulations, rules, laws, or local ordinances; (d) to infringe upon or violate our intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of others; (e) to harass, abuse, insult, harm, defame, slander, disparage, intimidate, or discriminate based on gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, race, age, national origin, or disability; (f) to submit false or misleading information; (g) to upload or transmit viruses or any other type of malicious code that will or may be used in any way that will affect the functionality or operation of the Service or of any related website, other websites, or the Internet; (h) to collect or track the personal information of others; (i) to spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape; (j) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (k) to interfere with or circumvent the security features of the Service or any related website, other websites, or the Internet. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Service or any related website for violating any of the prohibited uses.
You grant OurSouthernOdyssey.com a license to use the materials you post to the site, forums, blog, social media and comments. By posting, downloading, displaying, performing, transmitting, or otherwise distributing information or other content (“User Content”) to the site or service, you are granting OurSouthernOdyssey.com, its affiliates, officers, directors, operation of the Internet business of Company, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives, including without limitation, a right to copy, distribute, transmit, public display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat the User Content. You will not be compensated for any User Content. You agree that OurSouthernOdyssey.com may publish or otherwise disclose your name in connection with your User Content. By posting User Content on the site or service, you warrant and represent that you own the right to the User Content or are otherwise authorized to post, distribute, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute User Content.
SECTION 13 – DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
We do not guarantee, represent or warrant that your use of our service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error-free.
We do not warrant that the results that may be obtained from the use of the service will be accurate or reliable.
You agree that from time to time we may remove the service for indefinite periods of time or cancel the service at any time, without notice to you.
You expressly agree that your use of, or inability to use, the service is at your sole risk. The service and all products and services delivered to you through the service are (except as expressly stated by us) provided ‘as is’ and ‘as available’ for your use, without any representation, warranties or conditions of any kind, either express or implied, including all implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, merchantable quality, fitness for a particular purpose, durability, title, and non-infringement.
In no case shall Our Southern Odyssey, our directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, interns, suppliers, service providers or licensors be liable for any injury, loss, claim, or any direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, special, or consequential damages of any kind, including, without limitation lost profits, lost revenue, lost savings, loss of data, replacement costs, or any similar damages, whether based in contract, tort (including negligence), strict liability or otherwise, arising from your use of any of the service or any products procured using the service, or for any other claim related in any way to your use of the service or any product, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of the service or any content (or product) posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the service, even if advised of their possibility. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability shall be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
SECTION 14 – INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless OurSouthernOdyssey.com and our parent, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, officers, directors, agents, contractors, licensors, service providers, subcontractors, suppliers, interns and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your internet account.
SECTION 15 – SEVERABILITY
In the event that any provision of these Terms of Service is determined to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, such provision shall nonetheless be enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and the unenforceable portion shall be deemed to be severed from these Terms of Service, such determination shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other remaining provisions.
SECTION 16 – TERMINATION
The obligations and liabilities of the parties incurred prior to the termination date shall survive the termination of this agreement for all purposes.
These Terms of Service are effective unless and until terminated by either you or OurSouthernOdyssey.com. You may terminate these Terms of Service at any time by notifying us that you no longer wish to use our Services, or when you cease using our site.
If in our sole judgment you fail, or we suspect that you have failed, to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Service, we also may terminate this agreement at any time without notice and you will remain liable for all amounts due up to and including the date of termination; and/or accordingly may deny you access to our Services (or any part thereof).
SECTION 17 – ENTIRE AGREEMENT
The failure of OurSouthernOdyssey.com to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
These Terms of Service and any policies or operating rules posted by OurSouthernOdyssey.com on this site or in respect to The Service constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between you and OurSouthernOdyssey.com and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior or contemporaneous agreements, communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between you and OurSouthernOdyssey.com (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of the Terms of Service).
Any ambiguities in the interpretation of these Terms of Service shall not be construed against the drafting party.
SECTION 18 – GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Service and any separate agreements whereby we provide you Services shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
SECTION 19 – CHANGES TO TERMS OF SERVICE
You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service at any time at this page for OurSouthernOdyssey.com.
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update, change or replace any part of these Terms of Service by posting updates and changes to our website. It is your responsibility to check our website periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to our website or the Service following the posting of any changes to these Terms of Service constitutes acceptance of those changes.
SECTION 20 – ACCOUNTS/ LOGINS
Some services provided by OurSouthernOdyssey.com require you to create an account to participate and/or to secure additional features and/or benefits. You agree to provide, maintain and update true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by our registration process. You shall not and if you do your access will be terminated if you impersonate any persons or entity or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or entity, including but not limited to using another person’s username, password or other account information, as well as another person’s name likeness, voice, image or photograph.
If you suspect, or become aware, someone has violated your rights in section 20, or any other breach of security that you become aware of involving or relating to the Website, you agree to promptly notify us by filling out our contact page. In failure to comply with these terms we reserve the right to terminate your account and your ability to use the website.
SECTION – 21 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS
As stated in these Terms and Services you agree to obey the law and to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Your use of the Service and the Site is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property. You and only you are responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third party rights caused by any Content you provide or transmit, or that is provided or transmitted using your User ID. The burden of proving that any Content does not violate any laws or third party rights rest solely with you.
SECTION – 22 DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT (“DMCA”) NOTICE
OurSouthernOdyssey.com complies with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Title 17, United States Code, Section 5129(c)(2) (“DMCA”). A complete statement of our DMCA can be found by clicking here. OurSouthernOdyssey.com‘s DMCA policy is expressly incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
SECTION – 24 FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (“FTC”) DISCLOSURE
The FTC requires bloggers to disclose and be transparent and honest whenever there is a financial interest or bias relating to a recommendation or whenever a blogger’s option may be financially motivated in any way. To view our complete FTC Disclosure click here. OurSouthernOdyssey.com‘s FTC Disclosure is expressly incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.
SECTION – 25 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
By using the services or accessing the site, you acknowledge that you have read these Terms of Services and agree to be bound by them.
SECTION 26 – CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions about the Terms of Service should be sent to us at info@oursouthernodyssey.com.
