Car Buyers Beware

Use of the CarBuyersBeware.org website ("Website") is governed by the terms and conditions contained here ("Terms and Conditions"). By using any component of the Website, you are stating that as a user ("End User"), you agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions:

Copyright and Trademarks

All materials provided on e-mails or Web pages generated at or through the Website, including, but not limited to, information, documents, content, products, graphics, sounds, images, and software, are provided by CarBuyersBeware, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters or their third party licensors and are protected by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters or its third party licensors' copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws. You agree not to use any such trademarks without the prior written permission of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

End User Information

As a condition of using the Services, if you decide to provide information as prompted by various forms, you agree to provide true and accurate information.

End User Conduct and Acceptable Use

You agree to abide by all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations in connection with the Services. CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are conduits for all data ("Data") that you post and send and receive through its Services. Data includes but is not limited to any information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, Web content or other materials, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that you are in violation of this Agreement, and CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters may immediately terminate your use of this website, if they believe, in their sole discretion, that you are engaged in any of the following activities:

i. Creating or transmitting Data that contains nudity, pornography, or other content harmful to a minor; ii. Using the Services for illegal purposes or for posting Data that is obscene, tortious, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, providing instructional information about illegal activities, or otherwise unlawful; iii. Violating the rights of third parties, including but not limited to rights of publicity, copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property rights; iv. Interfering with, disrupting or violating the regulations, policies, or procedures of the Services or servers, computer systems, or networks connected to the Services, or interfering with another End User's use and enjoyment of the Services, including but not limited to (a) transmitting any Data that contains viruses, trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, or any other harmful or deleterious programs, or (b) attempting to gain unauthorized access to the Services or private mailing lists on the Services; v. Providing false information on registration forms, or attempting to mislead others as to the identity of the sender, replier, or the origin of a communication facilitated by CarBuyersBeware or the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; vi. Using the Services to facilitate chain letters, pyramid schemes, Ponzi schemes, and other similarly illegal forms of solicitation; or vii. Distributing Data containing hyperlinks to sites that contain content prohibited on the Services.

User-Provided Content

On some Web pages hosted by CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, you are provided the option of posting content, which may include messages, text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, profiles, works of authorship, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") on or through the Services. If you choose to post Content, which may be posted on the website at the sole discretion of CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, you hereby grant to CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters a non-exclusive, fully-paid and royalty-free, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, adapt, translate, publicly perform, publicly display, store, reproduce, transmit, and distribute such Content on and through the Services. A back-up or residual copy of the Content posted by you may remain on servers maintained by CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters even if the Content is removed from the Services, and CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters retain the rights to those copies. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own the Content posted by you on or through the Services or otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth in this section, and (ii) the posting of your Content on or through the Services does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any Content posted by you to or through the Services. Except for Content posted by you, you may not copy, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any Content appearing on or through the Services.

External Links

CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters may create e-mails and Web pages that contain links to other Internet sites. CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters are not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents, nor do CarBuyersBeware or the International Brotherhood of Teamsters endorse or take responsibility for any of the content, advertising, products or other materials on such sites.

No Resale of Services

You agree not to resell, lease, rent, or distribute or make any commercial use of the Services or access to the Services.

Modifications to Terms and Conditions

CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions and the right to modify or discontinue the Services at any time without notice. Any modifications to the Terms and Conditions will be posted here within these Terms and Conditions.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and its affiliates, directors, officers, and employees from any loss, liability, claim, demand, damage, or expenses (including attorneys' fees) asserted by any third party due to or arising from or in connection with your use of or conduct related to the Services.

Disclaimer

CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters make no representations as to the accuracy, completeness, currentness, suitability, or validity of any user-provided content posted on this site, and are not and will not be liable for any errors, or omissions in this information or any losses, injuries, or damages arising from its display or use. All information is provided on an as-is basis.

Privacy Policy

To make your experience more convenient, we gather information from you. We collect personal information from visitors when they register to receive email updates, submit responses, or use the action tools on our website. The personal information we collect is always voluntarily submitted by you. The information is used by CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to communicate with you in the future, and to understand your interests and activities. We keep confidential all personal information entered.

If, for any reason, you would like to be removed from any or all of our email lists, you can unsubscribe by sending us a message or by replying to any of our emails with the word "Unsubscribe" in the subject line.

 We may also monitor and track information such as visitor usage patterns for our website. We compile this information into a de-identified statistical aggregate that we use for internal purposes including improving our web service.

 CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters may amend this privacy policy from time to time. We maintain the option to change this Privacy Statement at any time by electronic notice posted on our web site. Your continued use of our web site after the date that such notices are posted will be deemed to be your agreement to the changed terms.

Protecting your privacy

As part of our commitment to your privacy, CarBuyersBeware and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters do not sell, exchange, or share names or other personally identifiable information about our online visitors with, for example, mass marketers.

We maintain the privacy of your information using security technologies and adhere to policies that prevent unauthorized use of your personal information. Your privacy could be compromised in the unlikely event of hardware failure or network attack. We will take all reasonable precautions against such occurrence, but assume no liability in the event such an event occurs.

We may also provide personal information to third parties on a completely confidential basis to enable a third party to perform certain tasks, such as maintain membership databases or send email updates on our behalf. These third party providers are committed to protecting your privacy, and will not utilize your information for any other purpose but to provide the services which we contract for. We may share aggregate information, stripped of any personally identifiable information, to third parties to comply with various reporting obligations.