TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

By using this site, you agree to the following conditions. If you disagree with any of the conditions, do not use this site. I reserve the right to change these conditions at any time, so please check for changes when you use the site. Your continued use of the site following the posting of changes to these conditions means that you accept those changes.

LICENSES AND RESTRICTIONS

This site is owned and operated by Thomas Earl Ricks of 360 Caldwell Circle, Athens, Georgia 30605. All material found at this site (including visuals, text, icons, displays, databases, and general information), is owned or licensed by me. You may view, download, and print material from this site only for your personal, noncommercial use (please include my copyright symbol and website address on any hard copies made).  In addition, materials may be reproduced by media personnel for use in traditional public news forums unless otherwise indicated.  

Materials copied from this site may not be altered in any way.

You may post material from this site on another web site or on a computer network under the following conditions:  1) it is for personal, non-commercial use, 2) it includes a link and reference to www.tomricks.com and 3) if it is an image, it includes the copyright information and web link. 

I would appreciate an email (tomricks @ gmail.com) to document your reproduction.

You may not use this site or information found at this site (including the names and addresses of those who submitted information) for selling or promoting products or services, soliciting clients, or any other commercial purpose.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, I reserve sole discretion and right to deny, revoke, or limit use of this site, including reproduction. It is not my responsibility, however, to determine what "Fair Use" means for persons wishing to use materials from this site. That remains wholly a responsibility of the user. Further, I am not required to give additional source citations, nor to guarantee that the materials are cleared for alternate uses. Such ultimately remains the responsibility of the user. However, I maintain the right to prevent infringement of its materials and to interpret "Fair Use" as it understands the law.

LINKING

For your convenience, this site may contain links to web sites operated by others. These sites are not maintained or controlled by me, and I am not responsible for their content. Although I have made a good faith effort to link only to tasteful, appropriate sites, some may contain inappropriate or objectionable material. If you find such material while using this site, please notify me immediately. I believe that those who make information available on the Internet expect that it will be publicly and widely available. Therefore, I believe that linking to other sites is legally permissible and consistent with the expectations of those who use the Internet. However, if access to a particular site should be restricted, the site operator should promptly notify us.

JURISDICTION AND APPLICABLE LAW

This is protect by United States and International Copyright laws. 

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Georgia, United States of America, as applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within the state, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.  If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void, or unenforceable in whole or in part, the remaining provisions shall not be affected, unless I determine that the invalid or unenforceable provision is an essential term to the agreement, in which case I may at my sole discretion amend the agreement.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

I am not liable for any special or consequential damages resulting from your use of, or your inability to use, the materials in this site or any linked site, including, but not limited to, lost profits, business interruption and loss of programs or other data on your information handling system. In no event shall my total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site or any linked site.

DISCLAIMERS

THE MATERIALS AT THIS SITE AND ANY LINKED SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, I DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. I DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED AT THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

I have constructed this terms and conditions page by borrowing information found at www.lds.org’s rights and use information page.