Terms And Conditions

TERMS OF SERVICE

The following are the Terms that regulate the use of the Downriver Services website by the viewer. By use or visitation of this site, the viewer explicitly agrees to be held responsible for the knowledge contained herein and understands these Terms with the intent to follow them and all related laws and regulations governing the site.

This site is protected to preserve our consumers’ personal information. When a customer chooses to give us personally identifiable information, we promise to act in a responsible manner with this information to avoid identity theft and spamming.

DISCLAIMER

We publish opinions on a wide assortment of subjects, however, we are human and information found on our site could possibly contain errors or inaccuracies. We do not make any guarantee as to the accuracy of the site’s content, but strive to keep information as accurate and up-to-date as possible.

DATA COLLECTED

As part of updating our site, we may record and/or keep customers’ personally identifiable information on occasion. This may include, but is not limited to, an IP address, e-mail address, and/or name of the customer.

SECURITY

We preserve all of our customers’ personally identifiable information in secure online storage facilities to protect our customers’ privacy properly. Personal information stored on our web server is also protected by a secure password, so those whom the viewer allows to have their password could become privcy to their respective personal information.

DISCLOSURE

We may store and/or release personally identifiable information as dictated or required by both state and federal law. We may also make necessary and/or required disclosures to protect the rights, safety or property of ourselves or other customers, in compliance with legal or regulatory requirements or for the investigation or prevention of Term violations. Additionally, we can and will make disclosures to third parties only as is absolutely necessary. For example, viewers’ personal information may be released to our web hosting provider and database contractors. Finally, in the event our business in whole or in part is acquired by another business, viewer and customer information will be an asset that is transferred.

Except as expressed herein, we will never release, sell, lease or rent our customers’ personally identifiable information without their express consent.

CHILDREN

Children are usually excluded from using our site whenever feasible. Our Service is not intended to attract any customer under the age of 18. We do not purposefully collect any personally identifiable information from any minor under the age of 18.

PERMITTED USE

Viewers and customers are only authorized to visit, view, and/or keep a copy of site pages for their own personal use, and may not reproduce, download, publish, alter or otherwise distribute the site’s material without our express written consent.

LINKS

The site occasionally links to third party sites throughout the Internet for various purposes, including affiliated sites, contests or promotions, and advertisement purposes. We neither control nor moderate the site or information found therein, and do not vouch for the accuracy or suitability of any content. We strongly advise our users to be on their guard and read the privacy statements of each and every site that collects any personally identifiable information. However, should a viewer or customer experience a technical problem with a link from our site, please notify us so that we may correct any errors as soon as possible.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY POLICY

All text, graphics, files, applets, scripts, software and other works on the site not owned by a third party are considered by us to be our property, and all rights are thereby reserved. Any unauthorized distribution or reproduction of any of our site’s copyrighted materials is strictly prohibited without prior written consent, and each linked right is the property of the respective site owner unless otherwise implied by the terms of service of that site.

USER COMMENTS

We cannot be held responsible for the information given in user comments, as these are unmediated largely and may contain errors. In order to make our comments beneficial and attention-grabbing for all readers, the following guidelines have been established for those who request to post comments on our website:

Please keep comments relevant and limited to the information or topic being commented upon.

Do not post hostile, harassing, offensive, or slanderous material, as it will not be tolerated.
Do not intentionally make inaccurate or misleading statements.
Do not offer to market or purchase any product or service on this website without our prior consent.
Do not use copyrighted material in any way in comments without the consent of the owner of said material.
Do not post confidential or sensitive information that is known to be a breach of the law.

Please note that comments posted to our site become public, and posters hereby grant us an irrevocable license to display their comment(s).

We reserve the right to delete or remove any comment we deem necessary or inappropriate, including those seen as a violation of these terms of service or our/our customers’ legal rights.

E-MAIL OWNERSHIP

E-mail sent to us by viewers or customers is viewed as our property, and all correspondence is believed to be available for publication on this site and/or affiliated sites, limited only in regard to personal information as set forth in these terms.

DISCLAIMERS

WE MAKE NO GUARANTEES THAT THE SITE WILL HAVE NO MISTAKES OR INTERRUPTIONS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, OR THAT SPECIFIC RESULTS WILL BE PROMISED FROM USE OF THE SITE OR ANY SITE CONTENT, SEARCH RESULT, OR LINK FOUND HEREIN. THE SITE AND INCLUDED SITE CONTENT ARE DELIVERED ON AN “AS-IS” AND “AS-AVAILABLE” BASIS WITH NO TYPE OF WARRANTY IMPLIED OR STATED. WE MAKE NO GUARANTEES THAT FILES THAT VIEWERS ACCESS OR DOWNLOAD FROM THE SITE WILL BE VIRUS- AND CONTAMINANT-FREE OR WITHOUT ANY DESTRUCTIVE PROPERTIES. WE DISAVOW ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND/OR WORTHINESS FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED. WE WILL NOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO: DIRECT, INDIRECT, SUBSIDIARY, SPECIAL, RETALIATORY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT, WARRANTY, NEGLIGENCE, OR PRODUCT LIABILITY, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGE BEFOREHAND.

WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTS, ERRORS, OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY, ADVERTISERS, OR SPONSORS LOCATED ON THIS SITE, IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE RELATED TO SITE’S USE AND/OR SERVICE. WE ARE ALSO NOT LIABLE FOR THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, ACTIONS, OR FAILURES OF THIRD PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH OR REFERENCED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE SITES, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Except in localities where such provisions are restricted or illegal, in no event will we be liable to the viewer or customer for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or retaliatory damages, including lost profits, even if we have been made aware of the likelihood of such damages beforehand.

INDEMNITY

The viewer agrees to indemnify us, our subsidiaries, partners, officers, agents and employees blameless in any loss, liability, or claim, including but not limited to reasonable attorneys’ fees arising out of the website’s use, including use of the site as a link to another site or use of the site to upload content or other information.

THIRD PARTY ADVERTISERS

We sometimes make provisions for third party advertisers to market on our site. However, we take no responsibility for dealings with, including any online or in-store purchases from any of said third party advertisers. We will not be held liable for any loss or damage sustained by the viewer/customer in dealings with these third party advertisers. Customers should be advised that in the process of posting advertisements to this site, our third-party advertiser may add or recognize a unique cookie on the viewer’s browser.

JURISDICTION

If there are any arguments involving our site, viewers hereby agree that the dispute will be governed by the laws of the State of Michigan without respect to any conflict of law provisions. They also agree to personal jurisdiction by venue in both the state and federal courts of the State of Michigan.

UPDATES

Terms of Service may change periodically. We will consequentially post any Term changes here, and if changes significantly affect our viewers’ rights we will provide a more central notice (e.g. a notice on our homepage advising viewers that our Terms of Service have been updated). Each specific version of the Terms of Service will be acknowledged at the top of the page by effective date. The viewers’ continuous use of the Service shall be deemed as their acceptance of any Term change.