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MarylandDogMag.com owned by Tiam Media  is  an online information and communications service (the “Service”)provided by MarylandDogMag.com. Use of the Service is governed by the terms and  conditions of this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully before  accessing or using the Service. Throughout this Agreement, MarylandDogMag.com  is referred to as “we” or  “us.”

General terms and Conditions
Your  access and use of this site and its services bind you to this Agreement. If  you do not agree to the Terms and Conditions  of Use for this site, you may not use the site or its services.
We may  modify this Agreement at any time. Any modifications made to this Agreement  will be effective immediately upon posting on the site. By accessing or using  the Service, you agree to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of the  Agreement as posted on the Service at the time of your access or use. You agree  to review the Agreement posted on the Service each time you use the Service so  that you are aware of any modifications made to this Agreement.

Disclaimer
THE  SERVICE AND ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE IS  PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS. THAT MEANS THAT THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SERVICE IS INTENDED FOR GENERAL CONSUMER  UNDERSTANDING AND EDUCATION. ANY ACCESS TO THIS SITE IS VOLUNTARY. WE WILL  REGARD ALL ACCESS AS VOLUNTARY AND AT THE SOLE RISK OF THE USER.
This site  and its services are for consumer educational use only. Nothing contained in this  site is or should be considered, or used as a substitute for, medical advice,  diagnosis or treatment. The services provided on this site are here to educate  consumers on health care and medical issues that may affect their daily lives.  This site and its services do not constitute the practice of any medical,  nursing or other professional health care advice, diagnosis or treatment.
Because  of the designated purpose of this site and the services it provides, you agree  that MarylandDogMag.com does not constitute a service that targets any one  community, user group, business or industry.
We advise  users to always seek the advice of a physician with any questions regarding  health or medical conditions. Never disregard, avoid or delay in obtaining  medical advice from your doctor or other qualified health care provider because  of something you have read on this site. If you have or suspect that you have a  medical problem or condition, please contact a qualified health care  professional immediately.
We do not  operate, control, supply, endorse, warrant or guarantee any information,  products, services or merchandise that is not clearly identified as  information, products, services or merchandise supplied by us. We also do not  warrant or guarantee that files available for downloading through the service  will be free of infections or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that  contains contaminating or destructive properties.
We, and  our content providers, cannot and do not guarantee or warrant against errors,  omissions, delays, interruptions or losses, including loss of data. Users of  this site are responsible for maintaining a means external to  MarylandDogMag.com for the reconstruction of any lost data.
We  reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue,  temporarily or permanently, this site, or any part thereof, with or without  notice.

Warranties and Limitation of Liability
WE DO NOT  MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS OF ANY  KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR  NONINFRINGEMENT, OR ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A  PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE, OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY  INFORMATION, PRODUCT, SERVICE, MERCHANDISE OR OTHER MATERIAL PROVIDED ON OR  THROUGH THE SERVICE. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS,  CORRECTNESS, TIMELINESS OR USEFULNESS OF ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, SERVICES,  MERCHANDISE OR OTHER MATERIAL PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET  GENERALLY. WE MAKE NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTEE THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE  UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE.
WE ARE  NOT LIABLE TO ANY USER OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY  BASED ON RELIANCE UPON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE  SERVICE.

Users' Agreement
Users  will not upload or transmit any communications or content of any type that  infringes or violates any rights of any party.
Users  will not use this site for any purpose in violation of local, state, national  or international laws.
Users  will not use this site as a means to distribute advertising or other  unsolicited material to any third party.
Users  will not post material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening,  harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful or embarrassing to any other person or  entity as determined by us in our sole discretion.
Users  will not impersonate another person.
Users  will not hold us or any of our affiliates, subsidiaries or parent company  liable for damages including (but not limited to) loss of wages, revenue or  business because of any services related to or provided by this site. The sole  and exclusive remedy for dissatisfaction with the services of this site will be  to stop using the Service. 
Users  will indemnify us and any of our parent or subsidiary companies or  organizations, and any of our successors, assigns or licensees, together with  any of their respective officers, directors and employees, against any damages,  losses, liabilities, judgments, costs or expenses (including reasonable  attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of a claim by a third party relating to  use of the service, or any breach or violation of this Agreement or any other  term or condition contained on the Service. 
Users  agree to comply with all user responsibilities and obligations as stated in  these Terms of Service.

Users' Representations
All site  users represent and warrant that they are at least 18 years of age and that  they possess the legal right and ability to agree to these Terms of Service and  to use this site in accordance with these Terms of Service.

Blogs 
If you  use the blog feature, you agree to the following. 
By  posting any comments, posts or other material on the blog, you give My Hometown  Health  the irrevocable right to  reproduce, distribute, publish, display, edit, modify, create derivative works  from, and otherwise use your submission for any purpose in any form and on any  media. You also agree that you will not: 
1. Post  material that infringes on the rights of any third party, including  intellectual property, privacy or publicity rights 
2. Post  material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing,  abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as  determined by MarylandDogMag.com  in its  sole discretion 
3. Post  advertisements or solicitations of business 
4. Post  chain letters or pyramid schemes 
5.  Impersonate another person 
6. Allow  any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing  comments 
7. Post  the same note more than once or “spam” 
MarylandDogMag.com reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of  the following: 
1. Remove  communications that are abusive, illegal or disruptive, or that otherwise fail  to conform with these Terms and Conditions. 
2. Terminate  a user's access to the blog feature upon any breach of these Terms and  Conditions. 
3. Edit  or delete any communications posted on the blog feature, regardless of whether  such communications violate these standards.
Finally,  you agree that you will indemnify MarylandDogMag.com and Tiam Media against any  damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs or expenses (including  reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of a claim by a third party  relating to any material you have posted.

Conflict Resolution
You agree  that this Agreement is entered into between you and us in the State of Maryland,  United States of America, and is performed within the State of Maryland  and governed by and shall be construed in all  respects under the laws of the State of Maryland, exclusive of its choice of  law or conflict of law’s provisions. In any claim or action by you directly or  indirectly arising under this Agreement or related to the Service, you and we  each irrevocably agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the Maryland  State District Court.  If any of the  provisions of this Agreement are held to be not enforceable by a court or other  tribunal of competent jurisdiction, then such provisions shall be limited or  eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that this Agreement shall  otherwise remain in full force and effect.
This  Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us relating to the  access and use of the site and any of its services. This Agreement may not be  modified, in whole or in part, except as described elsewhere in this Agreement.  Anything contained on the service inconsistent with or conflicting with the  terms of this Agreement is superseded by the terms of this Agreement.

Termination of Services
If you  violate these Terms and Conditions of Use, your use of this site will  terminate. We may notify you that you have breached the Agreement. We may, in  our sole discretion, terminate your access to this site, or any portion  thereof, or discontinue providing the site, or any portion thereof. These  actions are in addition to and not in lieu or limitation of any other right or  remedy we may have available at law. Further, we shall not be liable to you or  any third party for any such termination or discontinuance.

General
We do not  guarantee continuous, uninterrupted or secure access to our services, and  operation of this site may be interfered with by numerous factors outside of  our control. You agree that these Terms and Conditions of Use and all  incorporated agreements between us and you may be automatically assigned by us,  in our sole discretion, to a third party in the event of a merger, acquisition  or liquidation.
Our  failure to act with respect to a breach by you or others of these Terms and  Conditions of Use does not waive our right to act with respect to subsequent or  similar breaches. These Terms and Conditions of Use set forth the entire  understanding and agreement between us and any site user with respect to the  site, its uses and services.

Copyright and trademarks
 The marks  MarylandDogMag.com & Tiam  Media logos are trademarks and service marks of Tiam  Media. The  materials on the site are copyrighted by us and/or other applicable rights  holders. You may download and reprint a single copy of the materials from the service  for your own personal, noncommercial use only, provided you include all  applicable notices and disclaimers. Any other use of the materials is strictly  prohibited without our prior written permission and the permission of the  applicable rights holder(s).

Use of Cookies
 ”Cookies” are small pieces of information that some Web sites store on your computer's  hard drive when you visit them. We use cookies to provide us with information  relating to the sources of our site traffic. Most Web browsers automatically  accept cookies but allow you to modify security settings so that you can  approve or reject cookies on a case-by-case basis. Our site requires that  cookies, JavaScript and Java Applets be enabled. If you reject cookies from our  site, some parts of our site may not work properly. 
Our  sponsors and advertisers and their Ad Servers may use cookies when you view  pages on our site. They use those cookies to collect nonpersonal information as  a way of measuring the effectiveness of their advertising. We do not control  these third parties' use of cookies or how they manage the nonpersonal  information they gather through them. However, our sponsors and advertisers  have agreed that they will not collect any personally identifiable information  from our site visitors while they are on MarylandDogMag.com. If you click  on an advertisement on MarylandDogMag.com and visit a site maintained by  one of our sponsors or advertisers, please be aware that we are not responsible  for the privacy practices of those sites. You should read the privacy policies  of each site you visit to determine what information that site may be  collecting about you. 
Some Ad  Servers allow you to opt out of anonymous data collection through the use of  cookies. To do so, you must opt out of such data collection with each  individual site. You can opt out of cookies for several Ad Servers by visiting  the Network Advertising Initiative gateway opt-out site. At that site you can  also review the privacy policies of those Ad Servers.

Contact Information
If you have any questions about  the Service, please contact us at: info@MarylandDogMag.com