RS25.com - The Subaru Impreza RS Club

TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY STATEMENT

By using this site, you are consenting with these terms of use and are signifying your agreement with our privacy policy. This website and its related entities ("Blue and Blue, Inc., The RS Club, RSClub.com / RS25.com / RS25.net") reserve the right to modify, alter or otherwise update these Terms of Use at any time and you agree to be bound by such modifications, alterations or updates. By reading these Terms of Use, you agree to indemnify The RS Club (A Blue and Blue, Inc. holding) and any of its affiliates from and against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities, costs, or expenses, including attorney's fees, resulting from your breach of these terms of use.

Use of Material on the The RS Club website

The information, artwork, text, video, audio, or photos (hereinafter "Materials"), contained on this site are protected by copyright laws. You may only access and use the Materials for personal use or educational purposes, pursuant to Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §107, §110 (2001). You may not modify or use the Materials for any other purpose without the express consent of The RS Club. You may contact us for further information regarding obtaining consent for use other than personal or educational use.

Any Material gathered from the The RS Club site may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. Modification of the materials including, but not limited to, removal of copyright, trademark or other notice of proprietary rights, or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of this Terms of Use agreement, as well as a violation of the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. (2001).

COPYRIGHTS AND TRADEMARKS

The materials displayed on this web site, including but not limited to all text, audio, video, images, photographs, illustrations, artwork, animation files and other graphics, and names, logos, trademarks and service marks, are property of www.rs25.com or its parent or affiliated companies or its licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. This site may be displayed, downloaded and/or printed solely for your personal, non-commercial home use, provided that you do not delete or modify any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices. Any other use of the material on this site without the prior written consent of www.rs25.com is strictly prohibited.

Sites Linked from the The RS Club Site

The sites linked from the The RS Club web site are not under The RS Club control and The RS Club does not assume any responsibility or liability for any communications or materials from any communications or materials available at such linked sites. The RS Club does not intend links on the The RS Club web site to be referrals or endorsements of the linked entities; unless otherwise expressly stated.

Disclaimer of Warranty

This web site and Materials associated therewith are provided on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, The RS Club disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement of third parties' rights. The RS Club shall have absolutely no liability in connection with the services including, but not limited to, any liability for damage to your computer hardware, data, information, Materials and business resulting from the information or the lack of information available on the The RS Club web site. The RS Club shall have no liability for:

1. Any loss or injury caused, in whole or in part, by its actions, omissions, or negligence, or for contingencies beyond its control, in procuring, compiling, or delivering the information.

2. Any errors, omissions, or inaccuracies in the information regardless of how caused, or delays or interruptions in delivery of the information; or.

3. Any decision made or action taken or not taken in reliance upon the information furnished hereunder.

The RS Club makes no warranty, representation, or guarantee as to the content, sequence, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information or that the information may be relied upon for any reason.

Limitation of Liability

In no event shall The RS Club be responsible or liable to any person or entity whatsoever (including, but not limited to, persons who may use or rely on such data/materials or to whom such data/materials may be furnished) for any loss, damage, injury, claim, liability or other cause whatsoever (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting directly or indirectly, from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use this web site and/or the material associated with this web site, or resulting from any information or opinions provided on this web site and/or the material associated with this web site, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not The RS Club is advised of the possibility of such damages.

Submissions

Any communication or material submitted to The RS Club will be considered non-confidential. Such materials or submissions may consist of, but is not limited to, articles, photographs, audio and or video files. By submitting or communicating with The RS Club, you automatically grant The RS Club a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication or material alone or as a part of other works in any form of media or technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses.

The RS Club, like most car websites, will offer "how-to's" and methods to fix, repair, or enhance your car. The RS Club cannot be held responsible for any damages or injuries that may occur when follow the directions provided. Automobiles can be dangerous to work on, and tools may be dangerous to operate. When in doubt, always seek the advice or assistance of a trusted auto repair shop or mechanic.

The RS CLub is not responsible for any messages posted. The RS Club does not vouch for or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of this site or forum or The RS Club.

You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use this forum to post any material which is knowingly illegal or otherwise violative of any law. You agree not to post any copyrighted material unless the copyright is owned by you or by this forum, or the proper copyright notice is displayed with the material.

You agree that The RS Club, its staff, and any volunteer moderators of the The RS Club forums cannot be held liable for any information posted on the The RS Club forums; for any offensive, derogatory, insulting, misleading, fraudulent, libel-containing, or defamatory postings; consequences of following advice posted to any forum or topic; damage to your reputation, finances, or other aspects of your life and work from spoofing (other people posting in your name, nickname, or handle); or for deletion or modification of your messages, member title, or other information. This, of course, not not give the staff members the right to post offensive, derogatory, insulting, misleading, fraudulent, libel-containing, or defamatory comments themselves. Should you encounter a problem with a The RS Club staff member, you should report the problem to the Clubmaster for review.

You agree to hold The RS Club and its staff and volunteers blameless for any unauthorized e-mail or use of your personal and e-mail information resulting from any breach of security which allows unauthorized people to access your e-mail account.

Any posted material may be used indefinitely and without restriction, compensation, or liability by The RS Club. US in their static (nonchanging) or dynamic (changing) pages without additional permission or compensation. In addition, you agree that the The RS Club staff and volunteers may remove or modify posting and/or viewing priviledges at any time at their sole discretion, and may remove or edit posted messages at any time at their sole discretion.

Individuals are responsible for the content contained in their posts, avatars, and signatures. We do not condone the use of avatars, member titles, and signatures to display material which are offensive to another member or the forum itself, is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, libelous, or otherwise violative of any law.

PRIVACY

Your privacy and peace of mind is one of our highest priorities. We appreciate your trust, and pledge to provide travel services to you of the highest integrity. We will never use your personal information in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement.

INFORMATION COLLECTED

We want you to have the opportunity to review the various services we offer on and off our web site. We collect information from you at various points on our website and in our sales process.

LOG FILES

We use IP addresses to observe trends, administer the site, analyze user preferences, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. We use this information to better target our users with products and topcis that they are interested in, which provides better usability and targeted marketing of our site to customers.

COOKIES

A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user’s hard drive containing information about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable information while on our site. You can reject cookies at anytime and still use our full site. In choosing this option, you may not be able to participate in our purchases, updates, or forums.

PROTECTING YOUR INFORMATION

We pledge to safeguard all the information that you provide us, including information that you provide us electronically as well as information that you provide us through conventional means, such as through the mail, facsimile transmission, and telephone conversations. Only authorized personnel of rs25.com have access to the databases that hold your personal information. rs25.com may collect your credit card information for use to purchase merchandise that you requested. For your protection, we do not keep unencrypted credit card numbers in our databases.

OPTING OUT OF COMMUNICATIONS

As a subscriber to the forums, your email address is required to set up an account. While we generally will not send you any emails, the system may send emails based on your preferences from the User CP. You can change these preferences at your discretion. You may unsubscribe to any of our online publications by following the directions therein. Every automated email generated contains an unsubscribe link at the bottom which allows you to opt out of any unwanted emails. You can also opt out of ALL emails by sending an email to the site administrators and we will remove your account entirely. Email communications will generally only be sent to you when you request them, make a purchase or inquiry, to let you know about a promotion on the site, or subscribe to a discussion topic. We never sell or release email addresses to anyone.

LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Under some special circumstances, we may provide your personal information to law enforcement agencies when we are legally required to do so.

The effective and posting date of the above-stated Privacy Policy is August 1, 2007. Blue and Blue, Inc., and RS25.com reserves the right to modify or amend these policies at any time and for any reason. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this page so that you are always aware of our policies.

SITE ACCESS

By accessing this web site, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of use appearing below, such use being non-commercial in nature and conditioned on your acceptance. The materials on this web site are Copyright © 2007 The RS Club. All rights reserved. You are hereby authorized to view, copy, print, and distribute these materials subject to the following conditions:

1. The materials may be used for internal informational purposes only;

2. Any copy of these materials or any portion thereof must include the above copyright notice; and

3. The RS Club may revoke or modify any of the foregoing rights at any time.

4. Use of the site is for personal use and entertainment only, and not for journalistic usage.

You also expressly agree that you will not use any robot, spider, or other automatic or manual device or process to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of our web site, nor act as a conduit for others to effect the same result.

DISCLAIMER

Nothing on this web site will be construed as conferring any license of The RS Club, rights or any third party rights. Although the information is provided on this server to anyone, we retain the copyright on all text and graphic images. This means you may not distribute the text or graphics to others without the express written permission of The RS Club, or modify or re-use the text or graphics without the express written permission of The RS Club, It is expressly forbidden to use either The RS Club's URL, meta-tags, or other embedded web site information to effect any "matchmaker" advertising by third parties, or to act as a conduit for others to effect the same result. You may print copies of the information for your own personal use.

The RS Club also reserves all other rights, including the right to make changes or corrections at any time without notice. You are prohibited from posting on this web site or transmitting to this web site any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, objectionable or profane material or any materials that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law. The RS Club will fully cooperate with law enforcement authorities or court orders requesting or directing The RS Club to disclose the identity of or help identify anyone posting any such information or materials on this web site. The RS Club makes no commitment to update the information provided herein. The information, text, graphics, and links on this web site are provided by The RS Club as a convenience to its customers.

This web site may contain content not generated by The RS Club and The RS Club is not responsible for any third-party content. The name of The RS Club or The RS Club logos and trademarks may not be used in advertising or publicity pertaining to distribution of the information on or linked to this web site or any other server or "hot-linked" sites without specific, written prior permission. The RS Club makes no representation or warranties about the accuracy, currency, completeness, or suitability of the information provided on this web site and will not be liable for any use of this information for any purpose. The information on this web site could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors, and information may be changed, updated, and deleted without notice. The RS Club may make improvements and/or changes in the products and/or the programs described on this web site at any time.

The material provided on this web site is protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States copyright law, trademark law, and international treaties. This web site is controlled and operated by The RS Club in Arlington, Virginia, United States of America. The RS Club makes no representation that materials on this web site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent applicable.

THE RS CLUB DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEB SITE OR OTHER SITES "HOT LINKED" TO THIS SITE, INCLUDING ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT WILL THE RS CLUB BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, SALES, OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN A CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO, USE OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, ACCURACY, SUITABILITY, OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS INFORMATION, EVEN IF THE RS CLUB IS EXPRESSLY ADVISED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

ANY CLAIM RELATED TO THE INFORMATION ON THIS WEB SITE WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF VIRGINIA WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW RULES. IN THE EVENT OF ANY DISPUTE REGARDING THIS WEB SITE, THE PARTIES IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO EXCLUSIVE PERSONAL JURISDICTION AND VENUE IN THE COURTS IN FAIRFAX COUNTY IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER A STATE CLAIM INVOLVING THIS AGREEMENT OR WEB SITE AND TO THE FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS, DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER A FEDERAL CLAIM INVOLVING THIS AGREEMENT OR WEB SITE.