Terms and Conditions of Use

Welcome to alisonchristian.com and its affiliate (“Service”). Please carefully review this User Agreement before utilizing this Service. By using this Service, you are agreeing to be bound by all the terms outlined in this Agreement. The Service retains the right to modify the terms of this Agreement or any components of this Service at any time.

Your continued use of this site signifies that you have read and consent to abide by this Agreement.

Reproduction/Use of Material

alisonchristian.com has been thoughtfully designed to present content in a user-specific format while maintaining its integrity. Any unauthorized copying, reproduction, distribution, publication, display, modification, or transmission of any part of this Service is strictly prohibited. Users are permitted to download material from this Service for personal use only. This authorization does not extend to the construction of any type of database.

See our Permissions section for more details on distribution. Additionally, these files must not be used for the creation of any database.

Disclaimer: Limited Liability

Users expressly acknowledge that the use of alisonchristian.com websites (Sites) is solely at their own risk. This Service is provided “as is,” without any warranty, express or implied. The Sites are not guaranteed to be error-free, and we reserve the right to correct any errors or omissions on this Service. The Service does not make any representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, reliability, currentness, completeness, or timeliness of the Content, software, text, graphics, videos, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the alisonchristian.com websites or other related publications.

In no event shall alisonchristian.com, its affiliates, its information providers, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on any alisonchristian.com affiliated site be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, personal injury/wrongful death, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use of or inability to use the Sites or the Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory, and whether or not alisonchristian.com, its affiliates, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the Sites are advised of the possibility of such damages. alisonchristian.com, its affiliates, its employees, its information providers, its licensors, its suppliers, or any third parties mentioned on the alisonchristian.com are not liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of any of these Sites or content. Any claims arising in connection with your use of the Site or any content must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under these Terms and Conditions are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms and Conditions.

The Content of these Sites is for informational purposes only. The Content should not be used or relied upon as medical, legal, financial, or other advice.

Nothing contained in alisonchristian.com websites or linked to by alisonchristian.com is intended by alisonchristian.com or its employees, affiliates, or information providers to be instructional for medical diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used as a substitute for a visit, call, consultation, or the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified healthcare provider promptly if you have any healthcare-related questions or before you undergo any treatment or begin a diet or fitness program. Never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on alisonchristian.com or an affiliated Site.

alisonchristian.com makes no representation regarding the satisfaction of any government regulations requiring disclosure of information on prescription drug products or the compliance or approval of any software concerning the content contained on the Sites.

Before engaging in stock trading, users are advised to consult with a professional broker or other financial representative to verify information presented on the Sites. alisonchristian.com, its affiliates, employees, and information providers shall have no liability for investment decisions based on the information provided.

While the Sites take reasonable precautions against viruses, worms, and other destructive computer/internet spread destructive materials, they do not guarantee or warranty that any material downloaded from their Sites is free from such destructive features. We are not responsible for any damages stemming from internet-related dangers. If you use this Service or any of its materials, you do so solely at your own risk.

Under no circumstances will alisonchristian.com or its affiliates or employees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential loss or damage arising from the use of or inability to use the Sites. It is the user’s responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, procedure, advice, opinion, or other content available through alisonchristian.com. Seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice, or other content presented.

The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not hold any legal significance.

Outgoing Links, Advertisers, Search Results

The Sites may provide links to third-party websites. These sites may also select certain sites as priority responses to search terms you enter, and we may permit advertisers to respond to specific search terms with advertisements or sponsored content. alisonchristian.com and its affiliates neither recommend nor endorse the content on any third-party websites. They are not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites, third-party sites provided as search results, or third-party advertisements, and do not make any representations regarding their content or accuracy. Outgoing links may lead to sites that contain inaccurate information, false or misleading advertising, or information that violates copyright, libel, or defamation laws. alisonchristian.com, its affiliates, and content providers make no representations concerning any effort to review all of the content of sites listed in outgoing links. Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and is subject to the terms and conditions of use for such sites. alisonchristian.com LLC and its affiliates do not endorse any product advertised on the Sites.

RSS Terms of Use

Through its RSS (really simple syndication) service, alisonchristian.com offers feeds of story headlines and brief summaries in XML format (“RSS Content”) to its users with RSS aggregators. The use of the RSS service is subject to this User Agreement. The Terms of Use may be changed by alisonchristian.com at any time without notice. If you do not agree to all of the terms, do not use this Site’s RSS Feed.

Use of RSS Feeds

alisonchristian.com encourages the use of the RSS feeds to supplement content on your own site or blog, provided that you do not publish the full text of our stories. You must use the RSS feeds as provided by alisonchristian.com, and you may not edit or modify the text, content, or links supplied by alisonchristian.com. Any alteration of content or failure to display content will constitute a violation of these Terms of Use. You must also provide proper attribution (included in each RSS feed) by listing “alisonchristian.com” in text as the source for each article. alisonchristian.com reserves all rights to any alisonchristian.com logos, trademarks, or trade names contained in any RSS feed, and your right to use these alisonchristian.com logos, trademarks, or trade names is limited to providing attribution in connection with these RSS feeds. Any other uses, including, without limitation, the incorporation of advertising or other promotional content into, or the placement of advertising associated with or targeted toward the RSS Content, are strictly prohibited. You agree not to associate any alisonchristian.com RSS feeds with any content that might harm the reputation of alisonchristian.com, its affiliated sites, authors, employees, contributors, or partners. Without limiting the above, you may not use the feed on any site that displays pornographic material, exploits children, provides instruction on or promotes illegal activities, or is in any way misleading, obscene, defamatory, libelous, or invasive of personal privacy.

alisonchristian.com assumes no liability for the accuracy of the information in the feed, your activities in connection with the RSS feeds, or for any consequences resulting from your use of the information therein.

You may not transfer these rights to any other party, nor may you act or warrant that you act on behalf of or as an agent of alisonchristian.com or its affiliated Sites.

No Fees Permitted

The feeds from alisonchristian.com are free of charge for use by individuals and organizations for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. Users of alisonchristian.com’s RSS feeds content cannot charge additional fees or licenses for the RSS feed content.

Attribution/Link to alisonchristian.com

You agree to use the RSS Service only to provide headlines and summaries as provided by alisonchristian.com, each with a functional link to the full story on the alisonchristian.com website, which shall display the full content immediately. You further agree not to frame or otherwise control the browser window (if any) in which our content opens, including limiting the size or position of such window, or to insert any interstitial pages or other content between the RSS link and the web page.

Copyright/Ownership

All RSS Feeds are protected by the copyright laws of the United States and international copyright treaties. All ownership rights and intellectual property rights in and to the RSS Feeds shall remain with alisonchristian.com, and no part thereof shall be deemed assigned or licensed to you.

Storing alisonchristian.com Materials

You agree not to copy, duplicate, or store any data retrieved from or derived from an alisonchristian.com feed beyond the normal amount provided by alisonchristian.com (approximately 40 headlines and summaries). Without limiting the above, no alisonchristian.com content may be entered into a database or other organizational structure without the prior written consent of alisonchristian.com.

Right to Discontinue Feeds

alisonchristian.com may modify or remove the list of available RSS feeds (or the content in the feeds) at any time without notifying you. Additionally, alisonchristian.com reserves the right to revoke RSS syndication privileges at any time, for any reason or for no reason.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold alisonchristian.com, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, information providers, and suppliers harmless from and against any claims, actions, or demands, liabilities, and settlements, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from or alleged to result from your use or inability to use alisonchristian.com or its affiliated websites and also if you violate these Terms and Conditions.

Copyright Policy

alisonchristian.com Content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws, held by alisonchristian.com and content providers. Title to the Content of alisonchristian.com and affiliated websites remains with alisonchristian.com, its affiliates, sources, and/or its licensors. Any use of the Content not expressly permitted by these Terms and Conditions is a breach of these Terms and Conditions and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Content is subject to change or termination without notice at the editorial discretion of alisonchristian.com. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to alisonchristian.com, its content providers, and its licensors.

All content on alisonchristian.com and affiliated websites, including but not limited to the home page, news headlines and summaries, articles, images, videos, and computer coding, is protected by copyright, either by alisonchristian.com or its contributors, licensors, partners, and sponsors. No one may reproduce any of these materials, either in print or electronic form, without prior written permission from the owner(s), except as detailed below.

Permissions

If you are an editor, producer, or webmaster of a website or blog that wishes to include alisonchristian.com’s headlines and, optionally, summaries on your site, you may freely reproduce our headlines and summaries from stories with “/releases/” in the path of their URLs. However, you must include the appropriate links to the corresponding articles on alisonchristian.com’s web server and mention alisonchristian.com as the source of these links (and, optionally, any sources cited in the stories). You agree to use a functional link to the full story on the alisonchristian.com website, displaying the full content immediately (e.g., no jump pages or other intermediate or interstitial pages). Furthermore, you agree not to frame or otherwise control the browser window (if any) in which our content opens, including limiting the size or position of such window. You agree not to associate any alisonchristian.com content with any content that might harm the reputation of alisonchristian.com, its affiliated sites, authors, employees, contributors, or partners. Without limiting the above, you may not use alisonchristian.com content on any site that displays pornographic material, exploits children, provides instruction on or promotes illegal activities, or is in any way misleading, obscene, defamatory, libelous, or invasive of personal privacy.