Terms, User Agreement and Policies

   Welcome to Historical Route 66!
By accessing and using the Historical Route 66 website, you are agreeing to the following Terms of Use. We encourage you to review the Terms of Use, along with the Privacy Policy, as they form the total agreement between Historical Route 66 and you. Historical Route 66 may change, update or modify the Terms of Use from time to time without notice other than publishing the changes in this page. Check back periodically to view any changes that we might have made. Please note that when we make changes the changes become effective immediately at the time of posting. Remember that this Terms of Use applies only to the Website and does not apply to the content of third parties or services offered. Check with the specific services offered for terms of use and policy notes.
   In addition to everything we have additional terms, conditions, agreements, when using particular Services that are offered directly from Historical Route 66 or any third party, affiliate and partner. Historical Route 66 shall make available here and you agree to all additional terms and any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services that may be posted. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use. If any terms contained in this Terms of Use conflict with any terms contained within such guidelines or rules, or the Additional Terms, then the terms in this Agreement shall control.
In short Historical Route 66 will create special guidelines and terms that might say something different then in these guidelines and terms. We will take the information that is in favor of Historical Route 66 each and every time. This right is reserved for Historical Route 66.
   If you have any questions regarding the use of the Website please refer first to the FAQ and Info, Help Section. All other questions or comments about the Website or its contents should be directed to Historical Route 66 using the contact page form and reference the policy page.

Privacy

   Historical Route 66 believes strongly in protecting the privacy of users of the Website and providing you with notice of our collection and use of data, including personally identifying information collected from the Website. Therefore, Historical Route 66 has adopted a Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference, that you should read to fully understand how we collect and use information.
    

Copyright Infringement Policy

   Historical Route 66, in compliance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) has established the procedure outlined below to address alleged copyright infringement on the Website. If you believe that your work has been copied and has been posted to this Website in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may provide Historical Route 66 with notice of your complaint by providing Historical Route 66 with the following information in writing.
  
  • The electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on the owner's behalf.
  • Identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed.
  • Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing, with information about its location reasonably specific to permit Historical Route 66 to locate the material.
  • Your name, address, telephone number, and email address.
  • Statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law, and
  • a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
    

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

   YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
   OUR WEBSITE AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH IT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. HISTORICAL ROUTE 66 DISCLAIMS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, AND YOU WAIVE, ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE FUNCTIONS, MATERIALS AND CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE ARE NOT WARRANTED TO BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, AND HISTORICAL ROUTE 66 MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT THE INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE WILL BE 100% ACCURATE, CURRENT OR RELIABLE OR THAT THE QUALITY ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS. HISTORICAL ROUTE 66 DISCLAIMS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DELETION, FAILURE TO STORE, MISDELIVERY, OR UNTIMELY DELIVERY OF ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL. YOU ASSUME THE ENTIRE RISK OF LOSS AND DAMAGE DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE COST OF REPAIRS OR CORRECTIONS TO YOUR HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE SOME OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY

   YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR SOLE RISK. HISTORICAL ROUTE 66 AND ITS PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, AND AGENTS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOSSES (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES), WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, WHICH YOU MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF HISTORICAL ROUTE 66 HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, AND AS A CONSEQUENCE SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
    

INDEMNIFICATION

   You shall indemnify and hold harmless, and at Historical Route 66 request defend, Historical Route 66, its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, as well as the irrespective directors, officers, shareholders, employees, agents and owners each, an "Indemnified Party" from and against any and all claims, proceedings, damages, injuries, liabilities, losses, costs and expenses including reasonable attorneys fees, an allocation for in-house counsel, and other legal costs arising out of your acts or omissions, including claims resulting from your use of the Website, your submission, posting or transmission of information or Content, or any breach of your obligations set forth in this agreement. You shall reimburse each Indemnified Party on demand for any costs, expenses and liabilities incurred by such Indemnified Party to which this indemnity relates.
    

CHOICE OF LAW & VENUE

   The Terms of Use, your access and use of the Website and Services and the relationship between you and Historical Route 66 is governed by the laws of the State of Louisiana, without giving effect to its conflict of law provisions. Historical Route 66 and you both agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Louisiana. You are responsible for complying with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. Not withstanding the foregoing, Historical Route 66 shall have the right to commence and prosecute any legal or equitable action or proceeding before any United States or non-United States court of competent jurisdiction to obtain injunctive or other relief in Historical Route 66 sole discretion. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action by you arising out of or related to use of the Website or the Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
    

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE

   Website and its Contents Copyright (c) 2010 Historical Route 66. All rights reserved. Historical Route 66, ChicagoToLARoute66.Com and all the brands of other Historical Route 66 products and services shown herein are the trademarks or registered trademarks of Historical Route 66. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
    

BECOMING A MEMBER AND REGISTERING ON THE WEBSITE

   THE WEBSITE IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR ACCESS AND USE BY INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER. BY ACCESSING AND USING THE WEBSITE, YOU ARE CERTIFYING THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD. While there are parts of the Website that are available only to individuals who purchase a fee-based membership and services, there is no cost to register on our Website or use our non-fee based services. If you are merely surfing or browsing through the site and have not yet registered to become a member, your use of the Website is still subject to the Terms of Use; if you do not agree to the Terms of Use, do not use the Website. The specific Services available to you will vary depending upon whether you register as a member and whether or not you choose to purchase a fee-based membership or service. Your use of the Website may also be subject to additional terms outlined elsewhere in this agreement. Once you register with us as a non-paying member or purchase a fee-based Historical Route 66 subscription or product, we consider you a member of the Historical Route 66 community. Your membership and password are only valid for your personal, non-commercial use of the Website.
   Your Information. When you register on the Website we may ask you to provide us with certain personal information about yourself including, without limitation, your name, address, telephone number, email or other electronic address and applicable billing information. Please review our Privacy Policy for clarification on how we may use Your Information and other information that you may provide or submit while using the Website and our Services. For your part, you agree that all Your Information that you provide to us or post on the Website is complete, accurate and up to date. You will notify us of any changes to Your Information. If you fail to update Your Information or if all or part of Your Information is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete we may suspend or terminate your membership and refuse any and all current or future use of our Website and Services, without refund to you of any fees paid.
   Without limiting any of the foregoing, you are responsible for ensuring that the email address you submit to the Site as part of your registration and during the course of your membership is valid and that the services, software or systems you use to access your email do not block or filter Historical Route 66 communications. Please note that your work email may be subject to additional limitations placed on its use by your employer. We ask that you use your personal email address when registering as a member unless you are the business owner. If you choose to register with your work email, or use an email System that interferes with the delivery of Historical Route 66 communications, we may not be able to provide you with certain Services.
   In order to cooperate with governmental requests, subpoenas or court orders, to protect our systems, or to ensure the integrity and operation of our business and systems, we may access and disclose any information we consider necessary or appropriate, including, without limitation, Your Information, IP address and traffic information, usage history, and Content you have posted on the Website. Our right to disclose any such information shall govern over any terms of our Privacy Policy.
   Your Password. During the registration process we will provide you with a unique registration password. We will also ask you to create a new and different password after your first login. Because any activities that occur under your registration password are your responsibility it is important for you to keep your registration password secure. Notify us immediately if you believe that someone has used your registration or password without your authorization.
   Communications. From time to time we will send you communications, in keeping with our Privacy Policy and as otherwise permitted in these Terms of Use. Please note that any number of issues may interfere with your receipt of such communications, including, without limit, some types of email Systems that may use filtering or blocking techniques that are intended to block email. Historical Route 66 is not responsible for the actual delivery or your actual receipt of these communications.
    

MEMBER CONDUCT

   Historical Route 66 Community Guidelines. The Website contains areas that enable members of the community to communicate and share information, such as message boards, forums and other areas where you may interact with other members through posting or sharing of content. When you use the Communication Tools, you may have the opportunity to disclose, post, or otherwise upload to publicly accessible portions of the Website, or share with other members, information and other content, including but not limited to biographical information, photographs and stories. While we may provide you with these tools and opportunities, we also wish to remind you that you should choose carefully which information you post on the Website and that you provide to other members.
   You are required to use the Communication Tools responsibly, just as you would act responsibly when communicating or interacting with others in your offline communities. As a result, we expect and require that you take full responsibility for the Content that you post or send through the Website. We have established some Community Guidelines that we hope will increase your awareness of your responsibilities to others when using the Communication Tools and will enhance your enjoyment of our Website. These Guidelines are incorporated by reference into this Terms of Use. We may update these Guidelines from time to time. In addition to your adherence to the Guidelines, you specifically agree to comply with all applicable laws concerning the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country you reside in.
   The following Community Guidelines apply to and govern your use of the Communication Tools:
  
  • Do contribute responsibly in the forums.
  • Do treat others in the community with respect.
  • Do let us know if you come across Content that you find offensive, possibly unlawful, or that you believe otherwise violates these Community Guidelines.
  • Don't upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable.
  • Don't Provide any Content that encourages a criminal offense or violates the rights of any party.
  • Don't impersonate anyone else or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
  • Don't participate in any unauthorized or unsolicited promotions, advertising, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes or any other form of solicitation, or otherwise use the website for a commercial purpose.
  • Don't violate any applicable local, state, national and international law or regulation.
  • Don't Provide any correspondence from Historical Route 66 or another party without such party's permission.
  • Don't interfere with, interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Website or any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
  • Don't harass others.
  • Don't use other members personal data for purposes other than establishing contact that is reasonably expected to be welcomed by the friend, business or acquaintance.
  • Don't try to gain unauthorized access to the Website, other members accounts, or computers connected to the Website.
  • Don't post telephone numbers, street addresses, last names, URLs or email addresses in Content that is publicly accessible on the Website.
    

Monitoring and Enforcement

   Monitoring and Enforcement. We do not actively monitor the message boards and other Communication Tools or the Content that is posted or provided through such tools, nor are we obligated to do so. And since we don't, and may not have the ability to, control or actively monitor the Content, we don't guarantee its accuracy, integrity or quality. Because community standards vary and individuals sometimes choose not to comply with our policies and practices, in the process of using our Website, you may be exposed to Content that you find offensive or objectionable. You can contact our Abuse Department to let us know of Content that you find objectionable. We may investigate the complaints that come to our attention. If we choose to investigate the complaint, we will take any action that we believe is appropriate, including, but not limited to issuing warnings, removing the Content or terminating memberships. However, because situations and interpretations vary, we also reserve the right not to take any action. In such cases, we may not remove Content that you believe is objectionable or offensive. Please remember that you can always choose to refrain from using any part of the Website that exposes you to something that you are uncomfortable with. Under no circumstances will we be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any Content, or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of, access to, or denial of access to any Content.
    

SUBMITTING OR POSTING CONTENT

   When you participate in the Historical Route 66 community you are granting Historical Route 66 certain rights to use the Content you submit or post through the Website. By submitting Content you grant us a royalty-free, worldwide, non-terminable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, edit, market, publish, store, distribute, have distributed, publicly and privately display, communicate, publicly and privately perform, transmit, have transmitted, create derivative works based upon, and promote such Content (in whole or in part) in any medium now known or hereafter devised, for editorial, commercial, promotional and all other purposes including, without limitation, the right to publish your name in connection with your Content; and the right to sublicense any or all of these rights. You acknowledge that Historical Route 66 owns all right, title, and interest in any compilation, collective work or other derivative work created using or incorporating the Content. Please remember that you are ultimately responsible for all Content that you provide and you warrant and represent that: (i) the Content does not and will not infringe on any copyright or any other third party right nor violate any applicable law or regulation; and (ii) you have the right to grant any and all necessary rights and licenses provided in this Section 3, including without limitation, all necessary copyright and other related rights to the Content, free and clear of all claims and encumbrances without violating the rights of any person or entity, including any right to privacy or publicity; and (iii) that each person depicted in any picture or photograph that you submit as part of the Content, if any, has provided consent to the use of the photograph. No compensation will be paid for the use of your Content, including, without limit, any photograph you may provide.
    

Site, Login and Advertising Cookie and Privacy Policies

   Historical Route 66 uses cookies that uniquely identify you when connected to our services. The Historical Route 66 cookie uses special encryption to protect any information about your account. This cookie is removed or disabled when you click logout. If you have been timed out the cookie will expire in time but we recommend that you login and always logout.
   We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services that might be of interest to you. If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices about not having this information used by these companies. You can Opt-Out here or manage your perferences. For Dart DoubleClick privacy and policy information as well as opt-out options visit Dart doubleclick.com
(See our Privacy Policy for Google ads as well as the DoubleClick Privacy Policy.
    

Historical Route 66 PROPERTY RIGHTS

   The Website (and all of the material that it contains) is owned by Historical Route 66, or its third party licensors and is protected by intellectual property and other laws throughout the world. Nothing found on the Website maybe copied, reproduced, republished, distributed, sold, licensed, transferred or modified without the express written permission of Historical Route 66. In addition, the trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on the website are the property of Historical Route 66 or its licensors. If you are aware of material on the Website that infringes copyright, please contact us through the Copyright Infringement Policy process, which is described below. UNAUTHORIZED USE, COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, REPUBLISHING, UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING, POSTING, TRANSMITTING, DISTRIUBTING OR DUPLICATING OR ANY OTHER MISUSE OF ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE IS PROHIBITED. Nothing contained in the Terms of Use or in the materials on the Website should be construed as granting, by implication or otherwise, any license or right to use any material in any manner without the prior written consent of Historical Route 66 or such third party that may own the material or intellectual property displayed on this Website. In addition, use of the content or materials for any purpose not expressly permitted in the Terms of Use is prohibited.
    

Terms of Service

   Historical Route 66 does not provide you with access to the Internet or the equipment necessary to access the Internet or the Website or Services. You are responsible for the fees charged by other parties to obtain access to our Website and Services (by way of example only, Internet service provider or airtime charges) and for providing the equipment necessary to access the Website and Services. From time to time Historical Route 66 may modify, suspend or discontinue any of the Services offered on our Website without notice to you. Historical Route 66 shall not be liable to you for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of Services. Historical Route 66 may establish certain policies and practices concerning use of the Services, including without limitation the maximum number of email messages, message board postings or other Content that can be sent through our Services and the number of days that these items will be retained on our systems. Historical Route 66 has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by or through our Services. We reserve the right to change our practices and policies at any time, in our sole discretion, with or without notice to you.
    

THIRD-PARTY OFFERS

   We may allow other companies to offer you products and services, including offers through our Website or via email. Whether or not you decide to participate in such an offer is up to you. Your participation in any of these offers, including payment and delivery of related goods or services and the terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such offers, is solely between you and the third-party company. You agree that Historical Route 66 shall not be liable for any costs or damages you may incur resulting from your decision to enter such transactions.
    

LINKING TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE

   You cannot link to our Website without our prior written consent. While our Website may have links to the websites of other companies and parties, Historical Route 66 has no control over those websites. Historical Route 66 is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, services or other materials on or available from those websites. Historical Route 66 is not responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any content, advertising, products, services or other materials on those websites.
    

TERMINATION / CANCELLATION

   You may terminate your registration at any time by contacting Historical Route 66 using our standard contact page. If you have a dispute with us relating to the Website or the Services, you may cancel your registration or cease use of the Website. The cancellation of your membership or ceasing all use of our Website is your only remedy with respect to any such dispute that you may have with us. We will attempt to process all cancellation requests within 72 hours after we receive your request. If you have purchased a fee-based Service from us, any such termination or cancellation is subject to the refund policy described in the Additional Terms. From time to time certain members do not comply with the terms and conditions in the Terms of Use. If we determine, in our sole discretion, that you are not in compliance with the Terms of Use, we reserve the right to terminate your membership. Upon any termination or cancellation of your membership, we may immediately deactivate or delete your membership and all related information and/or bar any further access to your membership or information.
    

ADDITIONAL TERMS

    
    

MISCELLANEOUS TERMS

    
    

SPAM / ABUSE TERMS

   We use third-party and in-house SPAM filtering systems. We reserve the right to BAN any connection to our site that has SPAMMED or ABUSED our services for an indefinite period of time and for any other reason not listed.