COASTAL K9 GERMAN SHEPHERD RESCUE OF SAN DIEGO TERMS AND CONDITIONS

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Coastal K9 German Shepherd Rescue ("Coastal") is made up of a family of dedicated staff and volunteers who are committed to helping our rescue dogs become as well-adjusted, happy, and healthy as possible. In light of this labor of love, we ask that you follow a few guidelines when communicating on our website, with our staff and/or volunteers, or posting on our social media pages:

 

• Please do not use profanity in your messages.

• Please do not post personal attacks.

• You must be over 18 to post comments and/or content.

• Please avoid excessive negativity, and incitement and/or approval of violent or illegal activities.

• Please do not post unlawful or objectionable content, including unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, graphic, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive, or otherwise objectionable material.

• We do not allow advertising.

• Please avoid spamming or off-topic material.

• Further, you agree not to engage in any activity that could harm, disable, overburden, or impair the functionality of our website or interfere with others' use of the platform. Unauthorized access, hacking, or misuse of our systems is strictly prohibited.

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Coastal reserves the right to suspend or ban users from accessing our platforms for violating these Terms and Conditions, including the posting of prohibited content.

As consideration for your access and use, you agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Use, including our Privacy Policy. Coastal takes reasonable measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access or disclosure. Please review our Privacy Policy for detailed information on how we collect, use, and safeguard your data. If you do not agree to all of these terms and conditions, please do not access or otherwise use this website, forums, blogs, and/or any of our social media pages.

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These Terms and Conditions of Use may be revised periodically, and we advise you to check here from time to time for any changes. Your continued use of the website, forums, blogs, and/or social media pages shall be deemed your consent to such changes.

Accessibility

 

Coastal is committed to ensuring that our website is accessible to all individuals, including those with disabilities. If you experience any accessibility issues, please contact us at info@coastalk9gsr.org.

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Use of Web Site Content

This website, including text, names, trademarks, service marks, logos, graphics, photographs, video, or other visuals or content is the property of Coastal and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. Coastal authorizes you to view and download the content portion of this website only for your personal, non-commercial use and only if you keep any copies of all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original materials. You agree you will not otherwise reproduce, retransmit, or distribute, in any manner or to any extent whatsoever, any part of this website, its design, or content published by Coastal, without prior written consent. 

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Posting Content

By posting content, including but not limited to text and photographs, to any of our forums blog, or social media pages, you warrant and represent that you either own or otherwise control all of the rights to that content, including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to post or upload the content, or that your use of the content is a protected fair use under copyright law. You agree you will not knowingly provide content with intent to defraud or submit misleading or false information. You represent and warrant that the content you supply does not violate these Terms and you will indemnify and hold Coastal harmless for any and all claims resulting from content you supply.

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By uploading or posting to Coastal, you are granting Coastal a non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, perpetual, irrevocable, and worldwide license to reproduce, use, and distribute your content. 

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You understand and agree all content posted to forums, blogs, and/or social media pages is the sole responsibility of the individual who originally posted the content. Coastal does not necessarily approve of and is not responsible for and disclaims any and all liability that may arise from content posted by you or other individuals or groups. If you believe any content posted by others is infringing or otherwise objectionable, please notify us. 

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SMS and Third-Party Information Disclosure 

If you choose to adopt, volunteer, foster, or donate through our website, you may be redirected to third-party platforms (e.g., Petstablished, Wagtopia, PayPal, Venmo, Donor Perfect, Give Cloud) that may collect and process your information. Coastal is not responsible for the practices of these platforms. By providing your information, you agree to the respective terms and conditions of these third parties.

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Children’s Privacy

Coastal does not knowingly collect personal information from individuals under the age of 13. If we discover that we have inadvertently obtained information from a child under 13, we will delete it promptly. Users under 18 must have parental or guardian consent to engage with our services or post on our platforms.

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Disclaimer

Coastal does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or other content available on or through its website.

Further, Coastal does not guarantee the content of these sites will be available for access all of the time or at any time. Coastal makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particulate purpose, or non-infringement. You are responsible for risks associated with the content and Coastal is not responsible for any damage to your computer, hardware, software, property, or person or any other inconvenience or loss, resulting from your use of this website, forum, blog, and or social media pages.

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Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Coastal and its employees, agents, officers, directors, agents, founders, successors and assigns harmless from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, actions, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) in connection with or arising from your access, uploads, postings, emails, downloads or other use or misuse of this website, forums, blog, social media pages, and linked websites.

 

Links to Third-Party Sites

This website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by persons or entities other than Coastal. If you decide to access or use any such third-party websites, you do this entirely at your own risk. The linked sites are not under the control of Coastal and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Coastal of the site.

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Choice of Law and Forum

These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and the State of California. You expressly agree the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions of Use or your use of this site shall be in the state or federal courts located in the State of California, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of those courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.

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Coastal controls this website from the United States of America. Coastal makes no representation that information and materials on this website ("Materials") are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and access to them from territories where their content is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Coastal.

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Updated 01.20.25