Boxturtleworld.com (“Site” or “Website”) is owned and operated by LookSee Information Solutions, LLC (“Owner”). We reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) as necessary. If changed, the revised Terms will appear on this page.

Terms effective May 30, 2014

Your use of this Site are subject to the following Terms and Conditions. By viewing this site, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms in these two documents, do not use this Site.

Terms Overview

In plain language, by using this Site, you agree that you understand:

• Nothing on this Site is veterinary advice
• We are not veterinarians and are not making any diagnosis or medical recommendations.
• Information on the Site is offered based on our research and sometimes personal experience, but it is up to you to decide how well the information applies to your situation.
• We are not responsible for how you use the information on this Site. If you use any information you find through this Site without talking with a veterinarian first, you do so at your own risk.
• We are not responsible for information on sites we link to.
• If you choose to post on this Site, we have the right to use or delete what you post as we see fit.

Also, you agree that you will not post hateful or harmful comments, spam, material that you do not own or any other illegal material on the site.

If you can’t or do not want to follow these terms, you may not use this Site.

For more details on these Terms, keep reading.

Conditions of Use

Use of this Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these Terms, including without limitation this paragraph.

Site is Informational Only

The content on this Website is for informational use only. It is not intended to be, and can not be considered, a substitute for veterinary advice, diagnosis or treatment. We do not give veterinary advice or provide any medical or diagnostic services, and we are not veterinarians.

You should always seek professional, veterinary advice before acting on any information you find on or through this Site.

Any statements made in this Site are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any condition or disease. They are informational only.

No Endorsement Made

We do not endorse any specific websites, tests, procedures, opinions, products or other information we may mention, describe or link to in this Site. Links (including text links, buttons or other referral devices of any kind) are provided only for your use and convenience.

Owner does not control, is not responsible for and does not endorse the content on any third-party website; and links do not constitute an endorsement, recommendation or certification by us. We are not responsible for the content or advertising found on linked third-party websites and do not make any representations regarding the content or its accuracy.

Your use of third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions, if any, of those websites.

If you rely solely on information you found on or through this Site, you do so at your own risk.

You are solely responsible for compliance with the laws and regulations applicable to your place or country of residence and accessing this Website from any country where its content does not comply with its laws and regulation is prohibited.

Your Use of Our Content and Responsibilities

This Site is provided for your information only.

The Site and its content, including but not limited to text, images, photos and designs (collectively the “Content”) is owned, controlled or licensed by or to Owner, and it is protected by all applicable intellectual property rights.

Except as expressly provided in these Terms or expressly stated in the Site Content, you may not copy, distribute, modify, transmit or revise the Content of this Site without express written permission from Owner. Your use of this Site does not transfer any title nor intellectual rights nor interest in the Site to you. All right, title and interest in and to any part of this Site remain the sole property of Owner.

If information is made available for downloading, you may use this information only for your personal, non-commercial use, provided you do not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices.

You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Owner as a result of this agreement or your use of the Site.

As a condition of your use of the Site, you warrant to Owner that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. If you post any information or material to this Site you agree to do so solely for lawful purposes and in compliance with all applicable laws, and you agree you are responsible for such information or material and any consequences of its posting.

You expressly agree that we have no responsibility for or control over any information, creations, data or material you may post to this Site. We make no representation that your use of this Website will comply with applicable laws or that they were designed to comply with the applicable laws.

In addition, neither Owner nor its affiliates is under any obligation to respond to messages posted to this Site, nor need we provide any compensation for any such communication.

Harmful Posts and “Spam”

To be clear, you expressly agree that you will not post any material that:

1. Is defamatory, libelous, abusive, or obscene, including, without limitation, material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, federal, or international law; or
2. Infringes on the intellectual property or any other proprietary right of a third party; or
3. Would invade the privacy of any other person; or
4. Is intended to advertise to or solicit others without our express permission; or
5. Constitutes solicitations, chain letters or pyramid schemes; or
6. Contains a harmful program or component (including but not limited to a virus, worm or trojan horse); or
7. Does not generally pertain to the designated topic or theme of the website.

You further expressly agree that you will not:

1. After receiving warning, continue to post material which we have advised you not to post;
2. Create a false identity or forged email address, or otherwise attempt to mislead others as to the identity of the origin of the message;
3. Post, generate or disseminate so-called “spam;”
4. Harvest or otherwise collect email addresses or other personal information of other users, without their consent;
5. Interfere with or disrupt networks connected to the website, or used for purposes of delivering the content (or violate the regulations, policies or procedures of such networks);
6. Obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to materials, information, restricted areas of the website, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the website, through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Site; or
7. Use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or interfere with any other person’s use and enjoyment of the Site

Owner reserves the right to remove material that is abusive, illegal, disruptive or that otherwise fails to conform to these terms and conditions. We also reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to edit or delete any material posted on our Website at any time and without notice, regardless of whether such material violates these standards for content.

We have no liability or responsibility to you or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the screening activities set forth above.

User Assumes Risk

We further do not represent, warrant or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of any of the material posted by others on the Website. We also do not endorse any opinions expressed by others on the Website. You acknowledge that any reliance on content posted by others on the Website, and your use of that content, is at your own risk.

Intellectual Property Rights

You hereby grant to Owner a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual license, with right to sublicense, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information you submit to the Website by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed for any use or purpose.

Owner only purports to use names, logos or marks appearing in this Site in those territories in which it or its affiliates are entitled to do so, whether by virtue of pending or registered trademarks, licenses, or otherwise. To be clear, Owner does not purport to use any name, logo or mark in any territory in which it is not so entitled, and will not supply or offer to supply products and/or services bearing any such name, logo or mark into any such territory. The use of these trademarks or any other content on this Site, except as provided in these Terms or in the Site Content, is strictly prohibited.

We do not knowingly link to websites that may infringe on valid intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to copyrights and trademarks).

Section Headings

The titles to the sections of these Terms are solely for the convenience of the parties and shall not be used to explain, modify, simplify or aid in the interpretation of the provisions of these Terms.

Liability and Applicable Law

This Website, its Content and access are provided on an “as is” basis. Owner, and its affiliates, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, statutory or otherwise, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, non-infringement of third-parties’ rights, title, or fitness for a particular purpose, or warranties arising by course of dealing or custom of trade. Specifically, we make no representations or warranties regarding the

1. Accuracy, completeness, currency or timeliness of the Content, or
2. Links provided on or through the use of this Website, or
3. The quality and security of the Website, or inability to access the Content or Website, including whether they will be free of viruses, unauthorized code or other harmful components

You agree that Owner and its affiliates shall not be liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury caused in whole or in part by relying upon, using, or interpreting the content or any other information obtained through use of this Site. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, in no event will Owner or its affiliates be liable to you or anyone else for any incidental, consequential, indirect, direct, special or exemplary damages or lost profits arising out of the use or inability to use the Content, the Website or any other information obtained through the Site, even if Owner, its affiliates, its licensors, agent or representative know or have been advised of the possibility of such damages. These excluded damages include, but are not limited to, medical, legal and accounting malpractice damage claims or awards, pain and suffering, personal injury/wrongful death, loss of income, loss of consortium, business interruption, medical bills, damages for loss of data, loss of programs, and/or cost of procurement of substitute services or service interruptions. Because some states/jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you. In no event shall Owner or its affiliates be liable for any personal injury, including death, caused by your use or misuse of this Website or the Content.

If you are dissatisfied with any portion of the site, or with any of these Terms, you sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the site.

Your use of this Website shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois or the applicable United States federal laws. Any controversy, claim, action or suit (“Actions”) arising out of or in relation to your use of this Site shall be brought in, and only in, a United States federal or Illinois state court sitting in Chicago, Illinois. By using this Site, you consent to the exercise of jurisdiction by such courts and irrevocably waive any objection you may now or later have to such jurisdiction or venue. Provided, however, that the parties may mutually agree to have the Action(s) arbitrated by an arbitration company of mutual choosing located within the Chicago, Illinois Metro Area.

If any of these provisions shall be held unconstitutional or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction and/or arbitration, the decision and such court or arbitrator shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Owner with regard to your use of the Site. It supersedes any and all prior and contemporaneous representations, communications, agreements and understandings that may have existed between you and Owner with respect to the subject matter hereof.

Owner’s failure to insist upon strict performance of any provision of the Terms or to exercise any right arising out of these Terms shall not consitutte a waiver of that provision or right, in whole or in part, in that instance or in any other instance.