Terms of Use

Terms

These Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Washington. Other than to read these terms for the first time, by accessing and using The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson website or any of its tools, products, services, and content (i.e., the text, images, data, and information) contained on the website or any portion thereof (collectively "Website Materials"), you signify your acceptance to be bound by these terms. If you do not agree to all of these terms, you may not access or use this website or download any website materials from it.

Ownership

All Website Materials, including any intellectual property rights in such Website Materials, are the property of The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson, its affiliates, licensors, or the designated owners, and are protected by applicable intellectual property laws except where they are in the public domain. You should assume that everything you see on this Website is copyrighted unless otherwise noted, and may not be used without our written permission except as provided in these Terms or identified on the applicable pages.

Limited Right To Use Website

Subject to these Terms, you may view, copy, print, and download the Website Materials solely for personal and informational purposes without modification in any way. You may not (i) copy, distribute, or use the Website Materials for any commercial purpose, (ii) make derivative works of the Website Materials, or (iii) incorporate the Website Materials in any other web page or work. The Website and the Website Materials, and all intellectual property rights therein, are the property of The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson and its licensors, and no ownership interest is transferred by virtue of making the Website Materials available on the Website or granting the foregoing licenses. All reproductions of the Website Materials or portions thereof must keep intact all copyright and proprietary notices. Further, nothing contained in the Website shall be construed as conferring by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right under any patent or trademark of The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson or any third-party.

Submitted or Posted Content

Except as specified in our Privacy Policy, all communications from you to this Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. You agree that any and all comments, information, photos, videos, feedback and ideas that you communicate to The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson or submit or post to the Website or give permission to post to the Website ("User Materials") will be deemed, at the time of communication to The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson or submission or posting to the Website, to be the property of The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson, and The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson shall be entitled to full rights of ownership, including without limitation, the unrestricted right to use or disclose such User Materials in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed, and for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to you. In the event that you have any rights in the User Materials that cannot be assigned or waived you hereby grant to The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson a royalty-free, paid-up, exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual license to (i) use, make, sell, offer to sell, have made, and further sublicense any such User Materials, and (ii) reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly perform and publicly display the User Materials in any medium or format, whether now known or later developed.

When you post your own copyrightable content on the Website or give The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson permission to post your copyrightable content on the Website, you retain ownership of any copyright you claim to your submitted content. However, by posting your content or giving The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson permission to post your content you automatically grant The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson a royalty-free, paid-up, non-exclusive, worldwide, irrevocable, perpetual license to (i) use, make, sell, offer to sell, have made, and further sublicense any such User Materials, and (ii) reproduce, distribute, create derivative works of, publicly perform and publicly display the User Materials in any medium or format, whether now known or later developed.

You agree not to submit or post User Material to this Website except for content that is fully authorized for purposes of this Website and these Terms, and you will not infringe upon any person's intellectual property rights in connection with such submissions. It is your obligation to determine the extent to which User Material you submit is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. You are solely responsible for the content of your communications and their legality under all laws and regulations. The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson does not endorse any User Materials. Nothing in these Terms shall obligate The WW2 Letters of Melvin W. Johnson to use any User Materials you submit or post any such User Materials on this Website.

No advertising or links to advertising or "spam" are permitted on the Website. For purposes of the Website, "advertising" or "spam" is defined as posting a message, advertisement, or link for the purpose of selling, soliciting or promoting by someone that has ownership or other "vested interest" in the web site or company involved, including efforts to promote other online forums or web sites by web site owners. If you are a representative of a commercial or non-profit organization, or an owner of another website and have a link or wellness product or service that you want to share, please submit it to us via email to info (at) privateletters (dot) net and we may include it in our directory and database of links. Posts and links about fundraising (including nonprofit fundraisers) are NOT permitted. Links to helpful web sites (commercial or otherwise) are allowed when they are posted by someone without any "vested interest" AND whose purpose is NOT to solicit, advertise, promote, fundraise, etc.

Compliance with Digital Millennium Copyright Act

The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson respects the rights of all copyright holders. We have made every reasonable attempt to ensure that all images and content are appropriately credited to the submitting author or in the public domain. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please immediately provide us the following information required by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 512:

•  A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed
•  Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works
•  Identification of the Website Material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and the information reasonably sufficient to permit The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson to locate the Website Material
• Information reasonably sufficient to permit The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson to contact the complaining party
•  A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that the use of the Website Material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
•  A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed

Third-Party Products, Services, Information, and Websites Links

This Website may refer to products, services, or other information from third parties and/or contain links to websites operated by third parties. Such information and these links may be provided by The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson or any user of the Website. The fact that these links, products, and services are available to you on the Website does not imply that The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson endorses or recommends, or is associated with, such third-parties or their products, services, information, websites or the contents thereof. The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson has no authority or control over, and is not responsible for, the operation, performance, availability, content, or other aspects of any third-party products, services, information, or websites. Furthermore, The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson has no obligation to verify the content of such websites or information. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website or use any third-party products, services, information, or websites or the contents thereof, you do this entirely at your own risk. The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR TITLE), TO ANY THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR LINKED WEBSITES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY TERMS AS TO THE ACCURACY, OWNERSHIP, VALIDITY OR LEGALITY OF ANY CONTENT OF A LINKED WEBSITE.

Authority of Website Administrator

Subject to the terms contained herein and in the Privacy Policy, The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson may in its discretion modify, edit, translate, suspend, restrict access to or terminate this Website, these Terms of Use, the Website Materials or any link at any time without liability or prior notice. The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson may in its discretion terminate the browsing of, registration with and use of this Website by any user at any time without liability or prior notice for any reason, including for any breach of these Terms.

Good Samaritan Policy

It is our policy not to tolerate any acts of intellectual property infringement or violations of federal or state law. We will, in good faith, make commercially reasonable efforts to remove, disable, or restrict access to the availability of Website Materials on the Website that, in our subjective view, is obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, whether or not such material is constitutionally protected. This provision does not impose upon The WW2 Letters of Private Melvin W. Johnson any contractual obligation to undertake, or refrain from undertaking, any particular course of conduct, or to monitor the Website.

If you believe that someone has violated this policy, we ask you to promptly notify us by email at info (at) privateletters (dot) net or by phone at (425) 449-0143. You must use this address or phone number if you want to ensure that the complaint is actually received by the appropriate party who is responsible for investigating alleged violations of this policy.

Disclaimer

THE WW2 LETTERS OF PRIVATE MELVIN W. JOHNSON ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY, CORRECTNESS, TIMELINESS, OR CONTENT OF THE MATERIALS PROVIDED ON THIS WEBSITE. YOU AGREE THAT THE WW2 LETTERS OF PRIVATE MELVIN W. JOHNSON IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR YOUR RELIANCE UPON ANY WEBSITE MATERIALS OR RECOMMENDATIONS OR RESULTS BASED ON OR GENERATED FROM SUCH WEBSITE MATERIALS. IN ADDITION, YOU SHOULD NOT ASSUME THAT THE WEBSITE MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE CONTINUOUSLY UPDATED OR OTHERWISE CONTAIN CURRENT INFORMATION. THE WW2 LETTERS OF PRIVATE MELVIN W. JOHNSON IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR SUPPLYING CONTENT OR MATERIALS FROM THE WEBSITE THAT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED BY OTHER USERS OF THE WEBSITE, HAVE EXPIRED, OR HAVE BEEN REMOVED. THE WEBSITE MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE WW2 LETTERS OF PRIVATE MELVIN W. JOHNSON MAKES NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY OR USEFULNESS OF ANY WEBSITE MATERIAL DISTRIBUTED THROUGH ITS WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE WW2 LETTERS OF PRIVATE MELVIN W. JOHNSON HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES (EXPRESS OR IMPLIED), CONDITIONS OR OTHER TERMS OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR TITLE.

BY USING THIS WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO ACCEPT ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE WEBSITE MATERIALS AND ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, RESULTS, OR REPORTS BASED ON OR GENERATED FROM SUCH WEBSITE MATERIALS. THE WW2 LETTERS OF PRIVATE MELVIN W. JOHNSON IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY THAT MAY RESULT FROM ACTIONS TAKEN OR NOT TAKEN BY YOU RELYING ON THE WEBSITE, WEBSITE MATERIALS, OR ANY RECOMMENDATIONS, RESULTS, OR REPORTS BASED ON OR GENERATED FROM SUCH WEBSITE MATERIALS.