Terms of Use

Welcome to our website.

Our rules here are pretty simple.
Be kind to others. Don’t steal our stuff or our contributors’ stuff. We, or our contributors, own the the copyrights to the content found here and it may not be used without permission. Linking and sharing of our content is encouraged. We only ask that you link to the content and attribute us and/or the contributor of the article, image, video or other content.

We moderate comments to ensure our community is free of spam and the discussion is civil.  We will edit comments to remove slurs, personal attacks, name-calling or  language at our discretion.  Comments that contain only slurs, attacks, name-calling or language will not be posted.

By using our website, you accept and agree to these terms as applied to your use of this website.

All content on this site is licensed internationally under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Deriviates license.

Adoption Voices Magazine is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

The content of the pages of this website is for your general use, information, entertainment only. It is not intended to provide any advice of a medical or therapeutic nature, and we encourage readers to seek out professional advice and expertise from licensed professionals, as warranted.

Proprietary Rights:
We own all rights, title and interest in and to the this website, including all the content (for example, audio, photographs, illustrations, graphics, other visuals, video, copy, text, software, titles, etc.), code, data and materials on it; the look and feel, design and organization of the website.Your use of the website, or the sharing of its contents with others, does not grant to you ownership of any content, code, data or materials you may access on or through the website.

Adoption Voices Magazine does not claim ownership or copyrights to any materials or content on this site that has been licensed from or contributed by third parties and used with their permission.

Contributor Content
Contributors hold rights, title and interest in their content. By providing content to Adoption Voices Magazine, you grant us a perpetual license to incorporate, publish, display and use this content on this website. By providing us content you are warranting that you own that content and have the rights to grant us permission to publish it on the Adoption Voices Magazine website.

DMCA Copyright Infringement Claim and Counter-Claim Policy
If you believe in good faith that materials we host infringe on your copyright, you may send us a notice, in accordance with the requirements of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (“DMCA”), requesting that we remove the infringing material. Include the following information in your notice to us:

• an electronic or physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
• identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
• a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on our sites;
• your address, telephone number, and email address;
• a statement by you, under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Third Party Sites
This website contains links and pointers to other websites and resources on the Internet controlled by third parties. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and do not constitute an endorsement of any third party resource or content. Links do not imply that Adoption Voices Magazine is affiliated with, is associated with or otherwise recommends, certifies or endorses the third party link or website.

Advice, Opinions and Third Party Content Disclaimer
Our website contains facts, views, opinions and statements of third parties, visitors and other organizations. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice, opinion, statement or other information displayed or distributed through our website. You acknowledge that any reliance upon any such advice, opinions, statement or other information shall be at your sole risk and you agree that this website shall not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any loss or damage caused or alleged to have been caused in any way related to any advice, opinions, statements or other information displayed or distributed on this website.

We advertise third party websites or services from which you may purchase or otherwise obtain certain goods or services. You understand that we do not operate or control the products, offerings or services offered by third party/linked websites. Third party websites are responsible for all aspects of order processing, fulfilment, billing and customer service. We are not a party to the transactions entered into between you and third party persons or websites. You agree that use of such third party websites or resources is at your sole risk and is without warranties of any kind by us, expressed, implied or otherwise. You understand we are not liable for any damages arising from the transactions between you and third parties or for any information appearing on third party websites or any other sites linked to or from our site.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” THE SITE DOES NOT WARRANT, EITHER EXPRESSLY OR BY IMPLICATION, THE ACCURACY OF ANY MATERIALS OR INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THE SITES OR THEIR SUITABILITY FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Jurisdiction
This site is located in the United States, and this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of California.

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