This Terms of Use agreement sets forth the terms and conditions for using the websites of BowTie, Inc. and its corporate affiliates Kennel Club Books, LLC, Global Distribution Services, LLC and Thoroughbred Times Company Inc., (collectively BowTie), which include the websites at www.bowtieinc.com, www.animalnetwork.com, and other BowTie-operated websites corresponding to BowTies various publications. This Terms of Use agreement constitutes a legally binding agreement between you and BowTie. Please read this agreement carefully before using any of the BowTie Websites, registering for any services offered by BowTie, making any purchases, or activating any account with us. By using the BowTie Websites, you agree that you have read the Terms of Use agreement, understand it and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions, as we may amend from time to time and post on the BowTie Websites. Your use of the BowTie Websites signifies your agreement to these Terms of Use. Likewise, your continued use of any of the BowTie Websites after revisions have been posted indicates your acceptance of such revisions.

Your use of the BowTie Websites is governed by the BowTie Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference. You agree to BowTies collection, use and sharing of your information as set forth in the Privacy Policy.

Although children under 13 may view the BowTie Websites, we do not permit children under 13 to register for services, like our discussion forums. We also do not permit children under 18 to purchase merchandise through the BowTie Websites. We encourage parents or guardians to supervise Internet activity of all children under 18.

BowTie owns all right, title and interest in and to the material appearing on the BowTie Websites, including, without limitation, all marks, graphics, images, layouts, presentation, page headers, button icons, typefaces, trade names, trade dress, logos, content, website design, data compilations, and text, which are protected by copyright, trademark, trade dress and other intellectual property laws. Any use of BowTies trademarks, trade dress or copyrighted materials without our express permission is strictly forbidden.

Your accessing and viewing of the BowTie Websites is only for your personal, non-commercial use. Aside from page caching and the downloading of a single copy of the BowTie Websites for your own personal, non-commercial use, no other uses are permitted.

The BowTie Websites offer a number of discussion forums, which include chat areas, message boards and/or e-mail functions. You must be 13 or over to participate in the discussion forums. Prior to participation, we require users to register and provide a username, password and e-mail address. Because of the public nature of the forums, we recommend that you exercise discretion in the type of information you decide to post in our discussion forums. We have no control over the privacy practices of any forum user. Likewise, we have no control over the content posted by the users of the forums and cannot ensure that the content will not be objectionable or offensive. Objections to content can be made to forums@bowtieinc.com. Although we have no obligation to monitor content, we reserve the right to delete or edit content from any of the discussion forums at any time for any reason.

By participating in the discussion forums, you agree that you will not post any content that:

1. Is vulgar, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, harassing, hateful, threatening, abusive, slanderous, defamatory or invades the privacy of any third party;

2. Is offensive on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion;

3. Violates any rights of any third party, including patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, moral rights, or other proprietary rights or any other laws;

4. Does not relate to the subject matter of the discussion forum for which you have registered;

5. Contains any viruses, worms or other components intended to provide unauthorized access to third party data or disrupt or damage the functioning of computer hardware, software or telecommunications equipment;

6. Constitutes spam, unsolicited advertising, chain letters or any form of gambling or lottery;

7. Is commercial in nature of constitutes advertising.

By posting content to any of the discussion forums, you automatically assign to BowTie all right, title and interest in an to such content and grant BowTie the right to use your name or identifying information in connection with such posted content. Although we have no obligation to monitor content, we reserve the right to delete or edit content that you may have submitted at any time for any reason.

It is solely your responsibility to keep your account information and password secure. Do not disclose your account information, including password to anyone that you have not authorized to use your account. You assume all liability from the use of the BowTie Websites from any users that use your account. You agree to notify BowTie immediately of any unauthorized account use or security breach. BowTie disclaims all liability arising from your failure to keep your account information and password secure.

THE BOWTIE WEBSITES AND RELATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AS IS AND WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY. WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE BOWTIE WEBSITES, THE CONTENT, INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH SUCH SITES, AND GOOD OR SERVICES PURCHASED THROUGH SUCH SITES. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, ACCURACY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULR PURPOSE TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, BOWTIE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE BOWTIE WEBSITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, FREE FROM ERRORS, VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOUR USE OF THE BOWTIE WEBSITES IS SOLELY AT YOUR RISK.

THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES LINKED TO OR FROM THE BOWTIE WEBSITES ARE NOT CONTROLLED BY BOWTIE. BOWTIE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES. YOU IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ANY CLAIM AGAINST BOWTIE REGARDING SUCH THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES AND CONTENT.

BOWTIE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE BOWTIE WEBSITES OR SERVICES AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL OUR LIABILITY TO YOU IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE BOWTIE WEBSITES EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE BOWTIE WEBSITES.

You agree to indemnify and hold BowTie and its subsidiaries, affiliates, partners, directors, officers, employees, agents and representatives harmless from and against any claim or demand, including attorney fees and costs, made by any third party arising out of your use of the BowTie Websites, and content you may have posted, any violation of any third party rights, any violation of the Terms of Use, or any violation of any other law.

These Terms of Use and the relationship between you and BowTie shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. Any action relating to these Terms of Use will be brought exclusively in the federal or state courts located in Los Angeles, California, and you consent to the personal jurisdiction of such courts. No failure or delay by BowTie in exercising any right under these Terms of Use will operate as a waiver thereof. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of these Terms of Use will not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision, all of which will remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of, related to or connected with the use of the BowTie Websites or these Terms of Use must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose or be permanently barred. The section titles in these Terms of Use are for the convenience of the parties only and have no legal or contractual effect. These Terms of Use, including the Privacy Policy and the Forum Agreement incorporated herein by reference, represent the entire understanding of the parties regarding its subject matter, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous agreements and understandings between the parties regarding its subject matter. You shall not assign your rights or obligations hereunder without BowTies prior written consent.

BowTie respects the intellectual property rights of others and we expect our users to do the same. If you believe that material posted on the BowTie Websites infringes your copyright, please provide a written notification containing all of the following to our Copyright Agent:

1. A physical or electronic signature of the owner of the allegedly infringed copyright (or such persons authorized representative).

2. A description of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at issue, a list of such works.

3. A description of the material on the BowTie Websites (including the precise websites addresses on which the allegedly infringing material appears) that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, with information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material.

4. Contact information for the complaining party, including address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address.

5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the allegedly infringing material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.

6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright that is allegedly infringed.

BowTie does not guarantee that any complained-of content will be deleted or modified. BowTies Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement is:

Content Manager
Bowtie, Inc.
P.O. Box 6040
Mission Viejo, CA 92690

These Terms of Use are effective until terminated by either party. BowTie may, in its sole discretion, without notice to you, suspend or terminate your use of the BowTie Websites or terminate any account or registration for any discussion forum. You may terminate these Terms of Use at any time, by discontinuing use of the BowTie Websites. However, you are still liable for any violations of the Terms of Use prior to any termination. BowTie shall not be liable to you or any third party for any claims or damages arising out of any termination or suspension of access or use of the BowTie Websites.