This website is owned and operated by the International House of Blues Foundation (IHOBF), a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the arts to schools and communities through programs that promote cultural understanding and encourage creative expression.
By using this website (this “Website”), you (“User”) accept the following agreement (this “Agreement”). Please read this Agreement carefully before using this Website. If User does not accept this Agreement, do not use this Website. This Agreement may be updated from time to time at the sole discretion of IHOBF.
Limited Use. All content included on this Website or any website owned, operated, licensed or controlled by IHOBF, such as text, logos, graphics and images, is the property of IHOBF or other persons and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. Except as otherwise indicated on this Website, any person using this website is authorized to copy, print, or distribute any of its contents only as follows: 1. User cannot copy or download a large portion of the Website (e.g., no bots, webcrawlers, spiders, etc. that “harvest” the Website). 2. User may download, print, distribute and use pages from files made available for download on the Website only for informational, educational, non-commercial purposes. 3. Any copies of such documents or pages must not alter the original Website content and, if applicable, must include an IHOBF copyright notice as included thereon. 4. No one may frame this Website or any portion thereof. Linking to this Website is permitted, provided that the link does not falsely imply or suggest that IHOBF has endorsed or is affiliated with the linked website. IHOBF reserves the right to terminate the above authorization at any time in its sole discretion.
Prohibited Uses. User agrees not to use this Website for any prohibited purpose. The following are examples of types of uses of the Website that are prohibited: 1. Violations of Law. User is prohibited from using this Website to commit, or in connection with, criminal or civil violations of federal, state, local, or international laws, regulations, or other governmental requirements, or to infringe the rights (including intellectual property, privacy and publicity rights) of any person. IHOBF reserves the right to report any activity that may violate any law or regulation to appropriate law enforcement officials, regulators or other third parties, and may do so without prior notice. 2. Security Violations. User is prohibited from violating, or attempting to violate, the security of the Website. Any such violations by User may result in criminal and civil liabilities to User. Examples of prohibited security violations include, but are not limited to: (i) attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of any system, subsystem or network related to the Website; and (ii) tampering, hacking, modifying or otherwise corrupting or breaching security or authentication measures 3. Spam. User is prohibited from using this Website in connection with spam. Spam includes, but is not limited to, any of the following activities: (i) sending any unsolicited e-mail that could be expected, in IHOBF’s sole discretion, to provoke complaints; (ii) sending unsolicited e-mail without identifying in the e-mail a clear and easy means to be excluded from receiving additional e-mail from the originator of the e-mail; and (iii) sending e-mail that does not accurately identify the sender, the sender’s return address, and the e-mail address of origin. IHOBF reserves the right to determine, in its sole discretion, whether User has used the Website in a prohibited way. IHOBF will monitor the Website and, when IHOBF becomes aware that the Website is being used for a prohibited purpose (or an attempt has been made to do so), IHOBF will take any action it deems appropriate. IHOBF may not notify User before taking any such action against User.
Trademarks. The organizational name, the International House of Blues Foundation, the Action for the Arts Initiative name, Action for the Arts, and logos associated with the same, are trademarks of IHOBF. All other trademarks displayed on this website are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with IHOBF.
Limitations of Liability; Disclaimer; Indemnification. IHOBF will not be liable for any damages, injury or loss, including but not limited to special, consequential or punitive damages, that result from the use of (or the inability to use) this Website and its contents, or a website linked to this Website, including any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation, line failure, or other computer malfunction, even if IHOBF has been advised of the possibility of such damages, injury or loss. IHOBF also assumes no responsibility for any damages to, or viruses that may infect, User’s computer system or other property as a result of User’s access to, use of, or downloading of any material from, this Website. This Website is provided by IHOBF on an “as is” and “as available” basis. IHOBF makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this Website or the information included on this website. User expressly agrees that use of this Website is at User’s sole risk. IHOBF does not warrant that the information in this Website is accurate, reliable or correct, that this Website will be available at any particular time or location, or that the Website is free of viruses or other harmful components. User acknowledges that the content of this Website: (i) contains information available as of the publication date, and IHOBF has no obligation to update such content or to advise User of any change in the data or statements therein; and (ii) is presented by IHOBF alone, and no other persons are involved in the presentation. USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT USER SHALL USE SUCH CONTENT IN A MANNER BASED UPON USER’S OWN DETERMINATION AND EVALUATION OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN, AND IHOBF SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR SUCH USE. User agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless IHOBF, its officers, directors, employees, sponsors, donors, partners and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, arising out of or in any way connected with access to or use of this Website and/or any of the materials or information posted on, or made available through, this Website in an unlawful or unauthorized manner or in a manner inconsistent with these terms of use.
Linked Websites and Advertisements. This Website may link to or be linked from other websites that are not maintained by IHOBF. IHOBF does not endorse, and is not responsible for the content of any of those websites. IHOBF may acknowledge sponsors, donors and program partners on this Website. Advertisement banners and other forms of advertising may exist on the site from time to time. However, IHOBF is not responsible for the claims or representations made by any advertiser, sponsor, donor, or partner on the site. Furthermore, IHOBF is not responsible for the products and services of advertisers on the site. Additionally, mere presence of an advertiser on the site does not constitute an endorsement, approval or sponsorship of any advertiser by IHOBF in any respect unless expressly indicated otherwise.
Miscellaneous. User agrees that User’s use of this Website, this Agreement and any disputes relating thereto shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California. Any dispute relating to this Agreement shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in Los Angeles County in the State of California. No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement. IHOBF reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate User’s access to the site for any reason including, but not limited to, User’s breach of any of the terms of this Agreement.