All users of this site agree to the reasonable terms of use outlined for this service. Users agree to use this service with dignity and respect. This agreement may be updated or changed with or without prior notice.
Any flags, icons, symbols or pictures used in the creation of this website is exclusively for
navigational and illustrative purposes only. This or any other website owned by Local
Computerized Services (LCS) does not promote or sponsor any religious beliefs,
patriotism, social rally, or, political objectives. Since this site has many links to other
internet presences ‐ we are not responsible for the content, intent, purposes or
otherwise that are associated with such web presences. Additionally, all web presences
(and intellectual property) created and/or hosted/published/acquired by LCS, and,
including our technology and concepts ‐ are the sole property of LCS (with copyrights).
1. GENERAL RULES AND DEFINITIONS
(applies to all Local Computerized Services websites)
1.1 This Agreement includes the Operating Rules set forth herein, constitutes User's
Agreement (including customers, subscribers, and, visitors) with respect to the use of
LCS services. User must agree to abide by all of the terms and conditions contained in
this User Agreement in order to be an authorized User of LCS technology ‐ also known
as "the service".
1.2 Use of service by User constitutes User's agreement with the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. The service reserves the right, at its discretion, to change, modify,
add or remove portions of this User Agreement at any time. Notification of changes in
service may be posted on the service, or sent via e‐mail, or sent via postal mail.
1.3 IF THESE OPERATING RULES OR ANY FUTURE CHANGES ARE UNACCEPTABLE TO
USER, OR CAUSE USER TO NO LONGER BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT,
USER MAY CANCEL AFFILIATION or MEMBERSHIP BY SENDING E‐MAIL TO LCS. USER'S
CONTINUED USE OF THE SERVICE NOW, OR FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF NOTICE OF
ANY CHANGES IN THESE OPERATING RULES, WILL CONSTITUTE A BINDING ACCEPTANCE
BY USER OF SUCH RULES, CHANGES, OR MODIFICATIONS.
1.4. The service may change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the service at any
time, including the availability of any the service feature, database, or content.
2. The Service CONTENT AND SUBMISSIONS
2.1 Unless otherwise indicated,
the contents of the service are intended for the personal, noncommercial use of its
visitors. All materials published on the service ("Content") may be protected by
copyright, and owned or controlled by the service, or the party credited as the provider
of the Content. Users shall abide by all additional copyright notices, information, or
restrictions contained by any Content accessed through the service.
2.2. The service is protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation, pursuant
to U.S. copyright laws, international conventions, and other copyright laws. User may
not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer of sale of, reproduce (except as
provided in this section of the User Agreement), create derivative works from,
distribute, perform, display, or in any way exploit, any of the service, or its Content, in
whole or in part.
2.3 User may download or copy Content and other downloadable items displayed on
the service for personal use only, provided that User abides by all copyright and other
notices contained in such Content. User shall not store any significant portion of any
Content owned by, or licensed to the service, in any form. Copying and storing of any
Content for other than personal, noncommercial use is expressly prohibited without the
prior written permission of the service, or the copyright holder identified in the
individual Content's copyright notice.
3. ACCESS AND AVAILABILITY OF SERVICE AND LINKS
The service contains links to other related World Wide Web Internet sites, resources,
member organizations, and, sponsor/advertisers of the service. The service is not
responsible for the availability of these outside resources, or their contents.
4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
4.1 User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold the service and its affiliates, officers, and
employees harmless from any claim, demand, expense or damage, including reasonable
attorneys' fees relating to use of the service or violation of this Agreement.
4.2 The service does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any advice,
opinion, statement, or other information displayed, uploaded, or distributed through
the service by any user, information provider or any other person, business or entity.
User acknowledges that any reliance upon any such opinion, advice, statement,
memorandum, or information shall be at User's sole risk. The service reserves the right,
in its sole discretion, to correct errors or omissions in any portion of the service.
4.3 Disclaimer of Warranties: the service and all downloadable software are distributed
on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including,
without limitation, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness
for a particular purpose. User hereby acknowledges that use of the service is at User's
sole risk.
5. REGISTRATION AND SECURITY
5.1 Membership/registration/subscription may become available to qualified
users who registers (via completed/signed application) with all the required
information, provides accurate/legitimate contact information including an e‐mail
address, and could obtain a unique service User Name and Password either now or at some
future point (when or if appropriate). EACH USER IS PERMITTED TO HAVE ONLY ONE
MEMBERSHIP. The service reserves the right to refuse any membership/subscription,
subject to applicable state and federal laws, or cancel any membership/subscription due
to a violation of this section.
5.2 As part of the registration/application process, Member/subscriber "may" be
required to select a password, user name, or internet address (URL) extension or this
will be selected for them by the service. Member shall provide the service with accurate,
complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a
breach of this Agreement, which may result in immediate termination of Member's
account/subscription. Member may not (i) select or use an ID name (or similar) of
another person (or entity) with the intent to impersonate that person (or entity); (ii) use
a name subject to the Rights of any person other than Member without authorization;
or (iii) use a ID name that the service, in its sole discretion, deems offensive.
5.3 (a) Member/subscriber shall immediately notify the service of any known or
suspected unauthorized use(s) of Member's account, by sending e‐mail to LCS.
5.4 Subscriber/member who is a business owner must be 18 years or older to become a
Member of the service, and, a resident of the United States. When registering for or
joining the service, citizens residing abroad must use their U.S. address.
5.5 You are required to maintain the confidentiality of your service password (if you
have one). Each Member/subscriber is responsible for all usage or activity on his or her
service account, including use of the account by any third party that may be authorized
by User to use their service ID and password.
5.6 The service has no control over the Internet and cannot prevent the interception of
information by unauthorized parties. Accordingly, under no circumstances will the
service be responsible for any loss or damage incurred by you as the result of
unauthorized interception or decryption of information transmitted.
6. COMMUNICATIONS AND PRIVACY
6.1 The service reserves the right to send electronic mail ("e‐mail") to any and all Users,
for the purpose of informing them of changes or additions to the Service, or of any
service related products and services. However, at any time, you may request that we
discontinue such e‐mail notifications to you by e‐mailing such request to LCS.
6.2 The service reserves the right to disclose information about User usage and
demographics in forms that do not reveal Users' personal identities (both in individual,
group, or aggregate form) or personal contact information.
6.3 With permission of User, the service may disclose identifying and/or contact User
information to third party vendors for the purpose of providing User with information
about products and services.
6.4 E‐mails and other communications (other than registration information) with the
service by User are not private and may be published and edited at the discretion of the
service unless specifically instructed otherwise.
6.5 Although the service will not release your identifying information to third parties,
you may be asked by third party Web sites viewed via the service to release such
information. You are never required to release this information, and whether you do is
optional and strictly up to you. However, if you do release your personal information to
a third party viewed via the service, the service will not be responsible for any adverse
consequences that may result there from.
7. MISCELLANEOUS
7.1 This User Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with Virginia law. Any action to enforce this agreement shall be brought in
the federal or state courts located in Richmond, Virginia.
7.2 In the event of any litigation arising out of the term or performance of this
agreement, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorneys' fees and costs.
7.3 Official correspondence must be sent via first‐class certified mail to: Local
Computerized Services.
7.4 Special Offers ‐ such as in the case with free Web Presence may require that LCS has (or
will soon) establish local search criteria for the local area and listings. Those who are
interested in this special offer must check in advance to see
if local listings have been established for their immediate location.
8. ASSOCIATES/CONSULTANTS/FRANCHISES OF THE SERVICE
8.1 The service may associate itself with those who are not employees of the service
and will refer to these as franchise/consultants in situations where compensation is involved.
Compensation will generally be by commissions or a flat fee payment.
8.2 Consultants of the service must complete a W‐9 form for tax purpose to report any
payments for consulting services that exceed $600 per calendar year. Consultants agree
to use their resulting 1099 at year end to report their income to the IRS.
8.3 Unless otherwise specifically indicted in writing, all consultant commissions are a
one‐time payment for services provides. This includes all individual sales made on
behalf of the service.
8.4 Any associate/consultant/user of the service agrees to not compete with LCS in it's
varied services, or, to emulate it's concepts in any way. This agreement is in effect from
the moment the associate is introduced to the LCS concept and beyond.
8.5 All those associated with LCS as a representative, consultant or user will deem the
relationship with the service in the highest esteem. Goodwill and fair play will be the
governing attitude of all associates of the service towards LCS and its employees.
8.6 Termination of the business relationship of the service with any associate will be at
the sole discretion of LCS. The associate agrees that any grievances of the associate or
former associate will be worked out directly with LCS if possible. Regardless, the final
decision will be by LCS and the associate agrees not to take legal action against the
service.
8.7 Qualified associates may apply for a local franchise. Where franchises are awarded,
the franchisee agrees to abide by the franchise rules and regulations that will be
provided by LCS. A franchise of the service is an independent separate company that
operates under the rules of LCS for the service. The franchisee agrees to pay LCS any
stated annual franchise fee and/or royalties as a reseller of the service.
9. MEMBERSHIP PROGRAMS
9.1 User membership programs may be designed to encourage greater
patronage by users (local residents) with establishment members (local businesses).
Therefore, upon presenting valid identification of membership, member organizations
agree to honor any agreed upon discounts to user members (per
individual event or purchase). Discounted products and services will be carefully and
specifically identified (and controlled) in advance by each establishment member. The
establishment member is always in control of its inventory (products or services) and
published prices.
A. Establishment Member = is a business or other establishment that specifically
subscribe to and pays annually to the LCS "Tour Main Street" (TMS) eMarketing membership
program (does not apply to FREE listings). Establishment member participation in the
discount program is completely voluntary and not a direct requirement or contingency
of the paid TMS membership. You can still become a member of TMS but not offer
discounts to resident members. Please clearly indicate your intent in writing
should you join TMS.
B. User Member = pertains to future "paid membership" programs for individual users
(local residents) of the system that subscribe annually to LCS community programs.
Such resident memberships will be designed and promoted locally and at a reasonable
cost to the local community. And, similar national programs for your participation may
become available.
9.2 All memberships are valid for one year and must be renewed annually. Proper
membership identification is required for all transactions.
9.3 Such LCS programs are designed to "help keep local dollars local" by encouraging more
local patronage to member organizations. Any abuse or misuse of such programs should
be reported immediately to Local Computerized Services.
9.4 Member organization (establishments) discount program participation is completely
voluntary. Also, all products and/or services offered at a discount are controlled by
each specific member establishment offering the discount off of published rates.
Transactions between member organizations
and patron members are exclusive to those two parties. LCS will not be included, nor is
responsible (or mediate) in any way for such transactions, disputes, or, any other
business/transaction activity between such members. All issues concerns, payments,
exchanges (or otherwise) will be coordinated only and directly between the buyer/seller
relationship of these member entities. Non‐members within the community DO NOT
qualify for LCS discount programs.