Your use the Sites is contingent upon your acceptance of and compliance with the following Terms of Use. By using ACC's Sites, you acknowledge that you have read and agreed to these terms.
If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not access or use the Sites. ACC makes no warranty of any kind in terms of the appropriateness of information for individual online users.
ACC owns and maintains the Sites for your personal and educational purposes. All materials on the Sites, including artwork, photographs, maps, data, texts, trademarks, service marks and logos are, unless otherwise noted, the exclusive property of ACC and are copyrighted. No portion of the Sites may be copied, downloaded, reproduced, reused, distributed, transmitted or modified for any purpose without the ACC’s express written permission. Any unauthorized use may violate copyright laws, trademark laws or other applicable laws. It is expressly prohibited to reprint or electronically reproduce any text, document, graphic or audio or visual material for bulk or commercial use. ACC’s logo is a trademark of ACC.
For special copyright permission, or to request ACC publications and pamphlets, please write to:
Department of Development
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The information contained in the Sites or transmitted to you electronically in response to a message from you is not intended nor implied to constitute veterinary advice, diagnosis or treatment. Always visit or speak to a qualified veterinarian in person prior to starting any new treatment, or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition of your pet. The Sites do not directly or indirectly practice veterinary medicine or dispense medical advice.
In addition, nothing contained in the Sites or transmitted to you electronically in response to a message from you is intended to be or constitutes legal advice, and users should always seek the advice of an attorney or other professional as appropriate regarding individual questions or concerns of a legal or professional nature. It is our policy to protect the privacy of the persons transmitting any messages to ACC. However, ACC reserves the right to reproduce and distribute part or all of a message without any compensation to the user, so long as any identifying information is deleted.
Although ACC makes every effort to ensure the correctness of data, ACC disclaims responsibility for any errors or omissions, such as unintended technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, in any materials. You understand that ACC cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for download through the Sites will be free of “infection” or “viruses”, “worms”, “Trojan horses”, or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. Users are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy their particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Sites for the reconstruction of lost data. Use of the Sites and the Internet generally is at the user’s own risk.
By using the Sites, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold the ACC harmless from any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from or related to your use of the Sites. Your use of the Sites constitutes an agreement between you and ACC. This agreement, which consists of the terms and conditions set forth herein, shall be governed by, construed under and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to any conflict of law provisions. You acknowledge and consent to jurisdiction in New York. Any action in connection with, relating to and/or arising from this agreement shall be brought exclusively in New York, New York, in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction. This agreement is effective unless and until terminated by either you or ACC. You may terminate this agreement at any time by discontinuing use of the Sites. ACC may also terminate this agreement at any time without notice, and accordingly deny you access to the Sites, if in ACC’s sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of these Terms of Use. Possible evidence of use of any of the Sites for illegal purposes may be provided by ACC to law enforcement authorities in the discretion of ACC. This is the entire agreement between the parties related to the use of the Sites.
These terms and conditions apply only to the Sites. In addition to our own Sites, we provide links to other third party websites that are not under ACC’s control. ACC is not responsible for the terms and conditions, privacy practices or the content of any website linked to from the Sites. You acknowledge that when you leave the Sites and access a linked site, you do so at your own risk and that ACC does not endorse any linked website.
In order to maintain informative and valuable service that meets the needs of viewers and avoids harm to others, it is necessary to establish and/or for you to follow the following User
Rules:
– You agree to use the Sites only for lawful purposes and that you are responsible for your use of and communications at the Sites.
– You agree not to post on or transmit through the Sites any unlawful, infringing, threatening, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, indecent, offensive, hateful or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including any material that encourages criminal conduct or conduct that would give rise to civil liability, infringes others’ intellectual property rights or otherwise violates any applicable law.
– You agree not to use this Sites in any manner that interferes with the Sites’ normal operation or with any other user’s use and enjoyment of the Sites.
– You agree not to posting or transmitting any content which contains “viruses”, “worms”, “Trojan horse”, or any other contaminating or destructive features.
ACC is based in the state of New York in the United States. We provide the Sites for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Sites are accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Sites may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Sites from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Please be aware that any personal information you transfer to us will be transferred to the U.S. and will be subject to U.S. law. By using the Sites, participating in any activities related to the Sites, and/or providing us with information, you consent to the transfer of your personal information to the U.S., and waive any claims that may arise under your own local and national laws.
ACC reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use at any time by posting such change here. Your continued use of the Sites after such change is made constitutes acceptance of and agreement to be bound by the Terms of Use as modified..