Buffalo.comSM Visitor Agreement (updated 4/3/00)

Welcome to Buffalo.comSM, a service of The Buffalo NewsTM. Please read this visitor agreement; by using this service, you accept its terms.

We reserve the right to change the terms of this agreement without prior notice. By continuing to use the service after we post any such changes, you accept this agreement, as modified.

Buffalo.comSM respects the privacy of our users. Please take a few minutes to review our Privacy Policy.

If you disagree with any material you find on our service, we invite you to bring your disagreement to our attention by email, clearly stating your objection

The material that appears on Buffalo.comSM is for informational purposes only. Despite our efforts to provide useful and accurate information, errors may appear from time to time. Before you act on information you’ve found on our site, you should confirm any facts that are important to your decision. Buffalo.comSM and The Buffalo NewsTM are not responsible for, and cannot guarantee the performance of, goods and services provided by our partners, affiliates, sponsors, advertisers, agents, licensors or others to whose sites we link. A link to another web site does not constitute an endorsement of that site (nor of any product, service or other material offered on that site) by Buffalo.comSM, The Buffalo NewsTM, its agents, affiliates or licensors.

Copyrights and Trademarks

The materials available through Buffalo.comSM are the property of The Buffalo NewsTM, its partners, affiliates, sponsors, advertisers, agents or licensors and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property laws. You are free to display and print for your personal, non-commercial use information you receive through Buffalo.comSM, but you may not otherwise reproduce any of the materials without the prior written consent of the owner. You may not distribute copies of materials found on Buffalo.comSM in any form (including by email or other electronic means), without prior written permission from the owner, except where a link is provided by Buffalo.comSM to “email this [story] to a friend”. Of course, you are free to encourage others to access the information themselves on Buffalo.comSM and to tell them how to find it. Click here to email requests for permission to reproduce or distribute materials found on Buffalo.comSM

We welcome links to our service. You are free to establish a hypertext link to this site so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by Buffalo.comSM, The Buffalo NewsTM or its licensors. You can easily download a Buffalo.comSM graphical or text link to your site by following the instructions on the Link to Buffalo.comSM page.

You may not frame any of the content of Buffalo.comSM or incorporate into another web site or other service any intellectual property of Buffalo.comSM, The Buffalo NewsTM, its partners, affiliates, sponsors, advertisers, agents or licensors without the prior written permission of Buffalo.comSM and The Buffalo NewsTM. Click here to email requests for permission to frame content found on Buffalo.comSM.

You may not use any trademark or service mark appearing on Buffalo.comSM without the prior written consent of the owner of the mark. Buffalo.comSM and the Buffalo.comSM logo are trademarks of or licensed to The Buffalo NewsTM.

Some of the material on Buffalo.comSM is provided by various wire services. Wire service text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication, or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. No portion of these materials may be stored in a computer except for personal and non-commercial use.

Buffalo.comSM but does not condone the posting on its web site or the web sites of any of its partners, affiliates, sponsors, advertisers, agents or licensors any material which infringes a copyright. To notify Buffalo.comSM of a copyright infringement, click here.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Liability

You agree that your use of this service is at your sole risk. Because of the number of possible sources of information available through the service and the inherent hazards and uncertainties of electronic distribution, there may be delays, omissions, inaccuracies, or other problems with such information. If you rely on this service or any material available through this service, you do so at your own risk.

You understand that you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data that results from any material and/or data downloaded from or otherwise provided through Buffalo.comSM.

This service is provided to you "as is", "with all faults" and "as available". Buffalo.comSM, The Buffalo NewsTM and their partners, affiliates, sponsors, advertisers, agents and licensors cannot and do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, currentness, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose of the information available through the service, nor do they guarantee that the service will be error-free or continuously available, or that the service will be free of viruses or other harmful components.

Under no circumstances shall Buffalo.comSM, The Buffalo NewsTM, their partners, affiliates, sponsors, advertisers, agents or licensors be liable to you or anyone else for any damages arising out of use of Buffalo.comSM, including without limitation, liability for consequential, special, incidental, indirect, or similar damages. You agree that the liability of Buffalo.comSM, The Buffalo NewsTM and their partners, affiliates, sponsors, advertisers, agents or licensors, if any, arising out of any kind of legal claim in any way connected to the service shall not exceed the amount you paid to the service for the use of the service.

You will be required to register for Buffalo.comSM Free Email service. Please refer to the Terms of Service.

You will be required to become a registered member of E-vents@Buffalo.comSM in order to post events to the community calendar. Children must be 13 years of age or older to become a registered member of E-vents@Buffalo.comSM. See the Standards of Content for E-vents@Buffalo.comSM.

Children should always get their parents’ permission before providing any information about themselves over the Internet, such as name, email address, phone number, etc.

This visitor agreement has been made in and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. By using this service, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Erie County, New York, in all disputes arising out of or relating to this agreement or use of this web site. This agreement is the complete and entire agreement between the visitor and Buffalo.comSM and supersedes any prior agreement, whether written or oral.

If you don’t agree to the terms contained in this agreement, please exit the service.

By using Buffalo.comSM, you agree to abide by the terms of this visitor agreement. We hope you enjoy using Buffalo.comSM and we welcome your suggestions.