The following are terms of a legal agreement (“Agreement”) between you and the Limburgish Academy Foundation (Stiechting Limbörgse Academie). By accessing, browsing and/or using this website (“Site”) you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this Site. This Site may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information, the terms of which must be observed and followed. Information on this Site may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Please read this Agreement carefully and be aware that the Limburgish Academy may, in its sole discretion and without notice, revise these terms at any time by updating this posting.

Hyperlinking

The Limburgish Academy makes no representations whatsoever about any other non-Limburgish Academy website which you may access through this one. When you access a non-the Limburgish Academy website, please understand that it is independent from the Limburgish Academy , and that the Limburgish Academy has no control over the content on that website, even if the Limburgish Academy provides information or services to the owner of that website. In addition, a link to a non-the Limburgish Academy website does not mean that the Limburgish Academy endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content or the use of such website. In fact, the Limburgish Academy disclaims any and all liability and responsibility for such content. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature.

Copyrights and use of site content

The copyright in all materials provided on this Site is held by the Limburgish Academy. Except as stated herein, none of the materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Limburgish Academy. Permission is granted to download one copy of the materials on this Site on a single computer for your personal or internal business use only provided that you do not modify the materials and that you retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the materials. This permission is conditional upon notifying the Limburgish Academy of your intention to download one copy of the materials on this Site prior to downloading this information. This permission terminates immediately if you breach this Agreement. You may not “mirror” any material contained on this Site without the Limburgish Academy ’s express written permission. Any unauthorized use of the materials contained on this Site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity and/or communications regulations and statutes. All content and functionality on this Site, including text, graphics, logos, icons, and images and the selection and arrangement thereof, are the exclusive property of the Limburgish Academy or its licensors and is protected by international, U.S., European Union and Dutch copyright laws. All rights not expressly granted are reserved.

Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks and logos (the “Trademarks”) used and displayed on this Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of the Limburgish Academy. Other trademarks, service marks and trade names may be owned by others. Nothing on this Site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark or any other the Limburgish Academy intellectual property displayed on this Site. The Limburgish Academy aggressively enforces its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law. The name the Limburgish Academy or any other Trademarks may not be used in any way, including in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of materials on this Site, without prior written permission from the Limburgish Academy. The Limburgish Academy also prohibits use of the Limburgish Academy or any other Trademark as part of a link to or from any site unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by the Limburgish Academy in writing.

No services, endorsement of professional consultation

There may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in information obtained through your use of this Site. The Limburgish Academy does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement, or other information displayed, uploaded, downloaded or distributed through this Site by the Limburgish Academy , any user, information provider or any other person or entity. You acknowledge that any reliance upon such opinion, advice, statement, memorandum, or information shall be at your sole option and risk. Moreover, the Limburgish Academy does not grant any license or other authorization to you to use this Site in any manner if such use in whole or in part suggests that the Limburgish Academy promotes or endorses any third party’s causes, ideas, political campaigns, political views, websites, products or services.

Access to this site

The Limburgish Academy may alter, suspend or discontinue this Site or your access to use this Site at any time for any reason without notice or liability to you or any third party. This Site may become unavailable due to maintenance or malfunction of computer equipment or for other reasons and may result in damages to the user’s systems or operations. The user shall be solely responsible for ensuring that any information or content obtained from this Site does not contain any virus or other computer software code or subroutine designed to disable, erase, impair or otherwise damage the user’s systems, software or data.

Disclaimer of warranties

The site and all materials thereon are distributed on an as is basis without warranties of any kind. To the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the Limburgish Academy disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. Specifically, but without limitation, the Limburgish Academy does not warrant that: (1) the information on this site is correct, accurate or reliable; (2) the functions contained on this site will be uninterrupted or error-free; or (3) defects will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes them available are free of viruses or other harmful components. You hereby acknowledge that use of the site is at your sole risk. If you are a California resident, you hereby waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides: ‘A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know now or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.’

Limitation of liability

Under no circumstances shall the Limburgish Academy or any of its successors, board members, members of commissions, volunteers or others participating in the projects of the Limburgish Academy be liable for any damages, including direct, incidental, punitive, special, consequential or exemplary damages that directly or indirectly result from the use of, or the inability to use, this site or the information contained on this site or obtained from use of this site, including for viruses alleged to have been obtained from this site, even if the Limburgish Academy has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall the Limburgish Academy or any of its successors, board members, members of commissions, volunteers or others participating in the projects of the Limburgish Academy total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence) or otherwise exceed $1. Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties in which cases some of the above exclusions may not apply to all users.

Indemnification

You hereby indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Limburgish Academy and any of its successors, board members, members of commissions, volunteers or others participating in the projects of the Limburgish Academy (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all liability and costs, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of or relating to any breach by you of this Agreement or the representations, warranties, and covenants you have made by agreeing to the terms of this Agreement. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim. The Limburgish Academy reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

Enforcement of terms and conditions

This Agreement is governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, European Union, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction resides in the courts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. You further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the Kingdom of the Netherlands in connection with any dispute or claim involving the Limburgish Academy. If any part of these terms is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.

Infringement notices and takedown

The Limburgish Academy prohibits the posting of any information that infringes or violates the copyright rights and/or other intellectual property rights (including rights of privacy and publicity) of any person or entity. If you believe that any material contained on this Site infringes your copyright, you should notify the Limburgish Academy of your copyright infringement claim in accordance with the following procedure. The Limburgish Academy will process notices of alleged infringement which it receives and will take appropriate action as required by the applicable international, US, EU and EU members States’ copyright laws.
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the following information:
Physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Entire agreement

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Limburgish Academy with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersedes and replaces all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding that subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of this Agreement will be effective only if in writing and signed by the Limburgish Academy.