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Welcome!
Rover 411 is happy to have you with us, and encourage you to read this entire Privacy Policy and Disclaimer before using or submitting information to this site. Whenever you use and/or submit information via this site, you consent to this Privacy Policy, Rover 411 Terms of Use and the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Children
This site is not intended for children under the age of 13. We will not knowingly collect personally identifiable information via this site from visitors in this age group.
Data Collection: Information You Provide
This site actively collects information from its visitors both through specific questions and by permitting you to communicate directly with us via e-mail, feedback forms, and/or chat rooms. Some of the information you submit may be personally identifiable (such as name, address, e-mail address and phone number). Some areas of this site may ask you to submit personally identifiable information in order for you to benefit from the specified features (such as newsletter subscriptions, tips/pointers, order processing, or application access) or to participate in a particular activity (such as sweepstakes or other promotions). You will be informed what information is required and what information is optional.
Passive Information Collection
As you navigate through this site, various technologies, such as cookies, Internet tags or web beacoms, along with navigation data collection (log files, server logs, click stream) may be used to collect certain anonymous information. Your Internet browser automatically transmits to this site some of this anonymous information, such as the URL of the Web site you just came from and the Internet Protocol (IP) address and the browser version your computer is currently using. This site may also collect anonymous information from your computer through cookies and Internet tags or web beacons. You may set your browser to notify you when a cookie is sent or to refuse cookies altogether, but certain features of this site might not work without cookies.
This site may use and combine data collected to provide better service to site visitors, customize the site based on your preferences, compile and analyze statistics and trends, and otherwise administer and improve the site for your use.
Terms and Conditions
Introduction
This Web Site is provided to you under this Terms of Use Agreement (Agreement) and any amendments or supplements to them that may be posted by Rover 411. Your use of this Web Site shall be deemed to constitute your consent to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement and shall be enforceable in the same way as if you had signed the Agreement. If you are not willing to accept the terms and conditions in the Agreement, we ask that you not use the Web Site or order any items from it.
Ownership
This Web site ("Web Site") is owned by Rover 411. All right to, title to, and interest in the content displayed on the Web Site, including but not limited to the Web Site's look and feel, data, information, text, graphics, images, sound or video materials, designs, trademarks, service marks, trade names, and URL, are the property of Rover 411.
Modifications to the Agreement
Rover 411 may make changes to the Agreement from time to time in its sole discretion, and will post any such changes on the Web Site. Each time changes are made to the Agreement, notice of these changes will be posted on the home page. Your continued use of the Web Site or placement of orders following the posting of changes constitutes your acceptance of any such changes.
Web Site Intended Audience
This Web Site is intended for and directed to adults in the United States only. This Web Site is not intended for any children under the age of 13.
Privacy
The information that we obtain through your use of the Web Site, whether through the registration process or otherwise, is subject to our Privacy Policy. That Privacy Policy addresses our collection and use of the data you provide to us, including your rights relative to that information. Please review the Privacy Policy before you use the Web Site. If you are unwilling to accept the terms and conditions of the Privacy Policy, we ask that you not use the Web Site or order any items from it.
Electronic Communications
The information communicated on the Web Site constitutes an electronic communication. When you communicate with us through the Web Site or via other forms of electronic media, such as e-mail, you are communicating with us electronically. You agree that we may communicate electronically and that such communications, as well as notices, disclosures, agreements, and other communications that we provide to you electronically, are equivalent to communications in writing and shall have the same force and effect as if they were in writing and signed by the party sending the communication.
Compliance With Laws
You agree to comply with all applicable local laws regarding your use of the Web Site, including, without limitation, laws regarding import/export of technical data by virtue of your online transmission.
User Conduct
You understand and agree that all text, graphics, software, music, sound, photographs, videos, messages, posts, data, information, or other materials ("Content") are the sole responsibility of the person with whom the Content originated. Thus, you are responsible for all Content that you disseminate or transmit through or by means of the Web Site. You agree that you will not use the Web Site in any way to: (1) post, disseminate, or transmit any Content that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, obscene, harmful, tortuous, libelous, or invasive of another's privacy; (2) post, disseminate, or transmit any Content that infringes or violates any party's copyright, trademark, trade secret, patent, or other proprietary right, including, but not limited to, using third-party copyrighted materials without appropriate permission, using third-party trademarks without appropriate permission or attribution, and using or distributing third-party information (whether or not protected as a trade secret) in violation of a duty of confidentiality; (3) post, disseminate, or transmit any worms, viruses, or other harmful, disruptive, or destructive files, code, or programs; (4) post, disseminate, or transmit any unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, chain letters, spam, junk mail, or any other type of unsolicited mass e-mail to people or entities that have not agreed to be part of such mailings; (5) impersonate any person or entity; falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; intentionally omit, delete, forge, or misrepresent transmission information, including headers, return mailing, and Internet protocol addresses; or otherwise manipulate identifiers to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Web Site; (6) post, disseminate, or transmit any Content you do not have the right to post, disseminate, or transmit; (7) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real-time exchanges; (8) interfere with, disrupt, or harm in any way the Web Site or servers or networks connected to the Web Site; (9) electronically stalk or otherwise harass another user; (10) collect or store personal data about other users; (11) engage in any activities that would violate the personal privacy rights of others, including but not limited to collecting and distributing information about other users without their permission, except as permitted by applicable law; (12) use the Web Site for any illegal purpose, in violation of any applicable laws or regulations or in violation of the rules of any other Web site's providers, Web sites, chat rooms, or the like; or (13) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law or any regulations having the force of law.
Protection of Intellectual Rights and License
You acknowledge that content available through the Web Site, including, without limitation, content in the form of text, graphics, software, music, sound, photographs, and videos, and content provided by suppliers, sponsors, or third-party advertisers ("Intellectual Property Rights"), is protected by copyrights, trademarks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Rover 411 herein, you agree not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, license, reverse engineer, or create derivative works based on the Web Site or any content (including, without limitation, any software) available through the Web Site. You are hereby granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to view, copy, print, and distribute content retrieved from the Web Site for your personal, noncommercial purposes, provided that you do not remove or obscure the copyright notice or other notices displayed on the content. You may not copy, reprint, modify, distribute, or sell content retrieved from the Web Site in any way, for any commercial use or provide it to any commercial source, including other Web sites, regardless of whether you receive compensation, without the prior written permission of Rover 411. You may not frame any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information on this Web Site without the express written consent of Rover 411. Except as expressly provided in the Agreement, nothing contained in the Agreement or on the Web Site shall be construed as conferring any other license or right, expressly, by implication, by estoppel, or otherwise under any of Rover 411's Intellectual Property Rights or under any third party's Intellectual Property Rights. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
User Content and Correspondence
You acknowledge that Rover 411 may not generally prescreen Content, but that Rover 411 and its designees will have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to edit, refuse, remove, or move any Content that is available via the Web Site. Rover 411 reserves the right in its sole discretion to refuse access to the site to any user for any reason, including without limitation, any reason that violates the Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Rover 411 and its designees will have the right to remove any Content that violates the Agreement or that Rover 411 considers, in its sole discretion, objectionable, whether for legal or for other reasons. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Web Site, including your Content, may involve transmissions over various networks and require changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. You acknowledge and agree that Rover 411 may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the Agreement; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Rover 411, its users, and the public. Details regarding our use of personally identifiable information included in Content are set out in our Privacy Policy. By posting Content to the Web Site or by transmitting Content using the Web Site, you (1) represent and warrant Rover 411 that you have all necessary permission to post or transmit Content; and (2) grant to Rover 411 a worldwide, nonexclusive, perpetual, fully sub-licensable, royalty-free right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. Bulletin boards and chat rooms contain the opinions and views of other users. Rover 411 is not responsible for the accuracy of any messages on this site and you should always consult a physician or other qualified healthcare provider before relying on any information you find on this site. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content. Any comments, materials, or letters sent by you to Rover 411 regarding the Web Site, including, without limitation, questions, comments, suggestions, criticisms, or the like ("Received Materials") shall be deemed to be nonconfidential and free of any claims of proprietary or personal rights unless you explicitly state in the correspondence that the letter (i) is "not for publication" and (ii) contains "private and proprietary" information that may not be distributed. Rover 411 will have no obligation of any kind with respect to Received Materials that you do not restrict and Rover 411 will be free to reproduce, use, disclose, exhibit, display, transform, edit, abridge, create derivative works from, and/or distribute Received Materials that you do not restrict. Furthermore, Rover 411 is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to Rover 411, whether you restrict its distribution or not, for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such information, without compensation or any other obligations to anyone, including yourself.
Storage of Content
You agree that Rover 411 may establish, in its sole discretion and without prior notice to you, a maximum amount of storage space for Content maintained, disseminated, or transmitted through the Web Site. You agree that Rover 411 has no responsibility or liability for the deletion of or failure to store any messages, communications, or other Content maintained, disseminated, or transmitted through the Web Site.
Your Contact With Advertisers or Other Third Parties
Your dealings with advertisers or other third parties found on or through the Web Site are solely between you and the third party. These dealings include, but are not limited to, your participation in promotions, the payment for and delivery of items if any, and any terms, conditions, warranties, or representations associated with such dealings. Rover 411 does not make any representations or warranties with respect to any items or services that may be obtained from such third parties, and you agree that Rover 411 will have no liability with respect to any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of any dealings between you and any third party, or as a result of the presence of such third parties on the Web Site.
Other Web Sites
Links to Other Web sites
Rover 411, or third parties on Rover 411, may provide links to other sites and/or resources, including advertisers, over which Rover 411 has no control. These links are provided solely as a convenience to users and should not be construed as an endorsement by Rover 411 of content, items, or services on those third-party Web sites. You access and use such sites, including the content, items, or services on those sites, solely at your own risk. Rover 411 makes no representations or warranties with respect to the Content, ownership, or legality of any such linked Web sites. You agree that Rover 411 has no responsibility or liability for the availability of such external sites or resources, or for the Content, advertising, products, or other materials available through such sites or resources.
Linking to Rover 411
You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of Rover 411 so long as the link does not portray Rover 411, its affiliates, or their items or services in a false, misleading, or offensive matter. You may not use any Rover 411 logo or graphic or trademark as part of the link without the express written permission of Rover 411.
You agree that Rover 411 may, in its sole discretion, and at any time, modify, discontinue, or suspend its operation of this Web Site, or any part thereof, temporarily or permanently, without notice to you, and you agree that Rover 411 will not be liable for the consequences of doing so.
You agree that Rover 411may, in its sole discretion, and at any time, terminate your use of the Web Site, and may remove or delete any or all of your Content within the Web Site, without prior notice to you for any reason that Rover 411, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate. You further agree that Rover 411will not be liable to you or to any third party for the consequences of any termination of your use of or access to the Web Site. In the event of any termination of your use of or access to the Web Site, you agree that the provisions of the Agreement regarding Protection of Intellectual Property Rights and License, Trademark Notices, Indemnification, Disclaimer or Warranties, Limitations of Liability, and Applicable Law shall survive any such termination.
The Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Michigan, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
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