CSL Web Use Policy
Use of this web site requires the user or visitor of the web site to agree to the following:
However, due to the public nature of the Internet, all information should be considered publicly accessible, and important or private information should be treated carefully.
Website Content
The CSL website provides a variety of information about CSL leagues and policies, all of which is provided "as is." While every effort is made to maintain complete, up-to-date, and accurate information, the user should be aware that site availability and scheduling, weather, and enrollment factors may result in changes that are not immediately reflected on the web site. CSL makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the site or its contents. The official source for information about CSL is the CSL main office, and CSL programs, prices, and policies are subject to change without notice here. CSL and its employees are not liable for any damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this site. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind.
Cincinnati Sports League, LLC
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Notice
Cincinnati Sports League, LLC (“CSL”) respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask that visitors to our website (“Website”) do the same. The Website may link you to other sites on the Internet (“Linked Sites”). Please note that CSL has no responsibility for the content on the Linked Sites.
It is our policy to respond to clear notices of alleged copyright infringement. This page is designed to make the process of submitting notices of alleged copyright infringement easy while at the same time reducing the burden on CSL caused by fraudulent, confusing, misleading, or unverifiable notices. Please note that you may be exposing yourself to liability if you materially misrepresent that something is or is not infringing. Please consult with an attorney if you are unsure whether you have copyright interests in any of the material you may find on the Website.
Infringement Notification
To file a notice of infringement with CSL, you must provide written notice to CSL’s Copyright Agent including the following information:
- Identify in sufficient detail the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed upon.
- Identify the material on the Website that you claim is infringing your copyrighted work listed in #1 above, including the URL of the web page.
- Provide contact information reasonably sufficient to permit CSL to contact you, including name, address, telephone number and email address.
- Include the following statement: “I have a good faith belief that the use of the copyrighted materials described above is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law and infringes the rights of such copyright owner.”
- Include the following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner with respect to the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.”
- Execute the notice. Send the written communication to the following address:Copyright Agent
Cincinnati Sports League, LLC
4240 Airport Road, Suite 114
Cincinnati, OH 45226
PLEASE DO NOT SEND THE NOTIFICATION VIA EMAIL.
CSL Response
CSL will respond within a reasonable period of time to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the DMCA (the text of which can be found at the http://www.copyright.gov) and other applicable intellectual property laws. CSL’ response may include removing or disabling access to the allegedly infringing material. If CSL removes or disables access to the allegedly
infringing material, CSL will make a good-faith attempt to contact the owner or agent of the allegedly infringing material or the website or person from whom said material was obtained by CSL. This is done so as to enable them to make a counter notification pursuant to DMCA §§ 512(g)(2) and (3). When we receive a counter notification, we may reinstate the material in
question. CSL may retain all notices of alleged infringement and counter notification.
PRIVACY POLICY
This Website is operated by Cincinnati Sports League, LLC (“CSL”). By accessing, browsing, visiting or in any way using this Website (“Site” or “Website”), you acknowledge having read and understood the Privacy Policy (“Policy”), and you agree that you are subject to all terms and conditions contained herein. This Policy is a binding agreement between CSL and you. If you do
not agree to any of these terms, you may not use the Website.
CSL reserves the right, at its discretion, to update or revise the Privacy Policy. Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to the Privacy Policy, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version. Your continued use of the Site following any posted revisions constitutes your agreement to such changes.
This policy explains what information we collect about you when you visit our Website and how we handle such information. The information we collect and how we use such information depends upon what you do when visiting our Site.
Collection of Information
For all visitors, including those who visit our home page but are not CSL members, we collect and store non-personallyidentifiable information including the name of the domain from which you access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are connecting from an America Online account); the date and time you access our Site; and the Internet address of the Website from
which you linked directly to our Site. We use the information we collect to measure the number of visitors to the different sections of our Site, and to help us make our Site more useful to visitors.
In order to access some of the features of the Website, you will be required to become a CSL member. If you are an individual member participating in CSL leagues or events, we collect information which is necessary to allow you to participate in such activities such as your name, address, email address, age, gender, and other similar information. We will also collect your credit card information to process your sign-up information.
Protection of Information
CSL takes precautions to ensure that all member account information is kept private. We use reasonable measures to protect member information that is stored within our database, and we restrict access to member information to those employees who need access to perform their job functions, such as customer service personnel and technical staff. Please note that we cannot
guarantee the security of member account information. Unauthorized entry or use, hardware or software failure, and other factors may compromise the security of member information at any time.
Sharing of Information
We may share information with third party suppliers who agree to protect its confidentiality. This information may include the aggregate data collected regarding the visitors to the Website and certain information that may have been provided to CSL by you. CSL may also choose to share aggregate usage information for marketing purposes; provided, however, that this will
generally not include the sharing of your personal information.
From time to time, CSL may also enter into a special relationship with another company that is not owned by CSL to provide additional features on the Site. These special relationships may include “powered by” partners, business partners, sponsors, and co-branded Sites (“referred to here as “co-branded pages”). These might include, for example, pages that share our name and that of another entity. You should look for a specific privacy statement on any such co-branded page. Any personal information that you provide when signing up at one of those co-branded pages may be shared with our third-party partner. You should also check our partner’s Website for information regarding its privacy policies.
[OPTIONAL: Also, the nature of some features of our Site may require that we share personal information about you with persons or companies outside of CSL. For example, this may occur at a feature that enables you, via our Site, to ask questions of persons or entities that are not part of CSL. By responding to those features of the Site, whether by email or direct entry of
information on our Website, you are consenting to our transferring that information to such persons or entities. With respect to specific registration modules, such as contests, we may disclose personal information collected, and we will post a conspicuous statement on the registration module to the effect that we will be disclosing the information collected with third parties.]
We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf, including technical support services. To perform those functions, it may be necessary for them to obtain access to CSL’s databases and servers, which may contain personally identifying information about users. They are not permitted to use such access or information for any purpose other than that for which they are retained, but CSL cannot guarantee that such third parties will not abuse their access privileges.
We will also disclose any information we possess in response to subpoenas, court orders, or legal requirements, and such information might be used by the receiving party to determine your identity, your web usage and online behavior or other things about you. We generally do not inform users of such requests for information, although we might try to do so in some cases.
If this Site is sold to, or merges with, another company not owned by CSL, you should expect that some or all of the information collected from this Website may be transferred to the buyer or surviving company. If so, CSL will seek to obligate the acquiring company to use any personal information transferred by this Site in a manner consistent with this Policy, but cannot guarantee that it will be able to impose that requirement or that the acquiring company will comply.
Except as otherwise described in this Policy, CSL will not disclose personal information to any third party unless we believe that disclosure is necessary: (1) to conform to legal requirements or to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other legal process received by CSL, whether or not a response is required by applicable law; (2) to enforce the CSL Terms of Services Agreement or to protect our rights; or (3) to protect the safety of the members of the public and users of the service.
If at any time you would like your personal information deleted from the Website or CSL’s records, please email us with your request and we will delete this information.
Option to opt out of online advertising:
Click on this link, http://optout.aboutads.info/?c=2&lang=EN#!%2F to take you to the Digital Advertising Alliance, which allows you to opt out of several ad tracking cookies placed by major social media sites and other ad tracking services.
Cookies
“Cookies” are files or pieces of information sent to your browser when you visit a website, and you will find them at most sites. Most browsers are initially set to accept cookies. If you would prefer, you can set your browser to refuse cookies or to alert you when cookies are being sent so that you can flush them from your browser if you object to their presence. There are
two types of cookies: persistent and non-persistent. Persistent cookies are stored on the hard drive of your computer, and remain there until they expire or you delete them. They are used to provide tailored information to a return visitor to the site by remembering what pages the visitor has viewed previously. We may use persistent cookies on our Website. Non-persistent
cookies are used during a particular session, but are not stored on your computer’s hard drive when the session is over. The information is stored only temporarily and is used primarily for technical reasons such as ease of navigation. We also use nonpersistent cookies to enhance your visit to our Website; these cookies disappear automatically as soon as you end your session.
Linked Sites
This Site may link you to other Sites on the Internet (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under CSL’s control, and CSL is not responsible for the content of any Linked Sites, including without limitation the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of the Linked Sites or any links contained therein. These links are provided for your convenience, and do not imply
endorsement of the Linked Sites by CSL or any association with its operators. If you choose to send personally-identifying information to Linked Sites, you do so at your own risk. We do not control the collection or use of this information, and we make no representations about the privacy policies or practices of other Sites. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when
you leave the Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other Website that you visit.
User Content
Feedback and other comments and statements that you choose to submit to CSL by any means – whether by email, telephone, letter or any other means – shall be considered nonconfidential and CSL is free to use such information on an unrestricted basis. Any personal information that you choose to voluntarily disclose online on any webpage, discussion board, messages, chat areas or otherwise is not protected. You are strongly urged not to post any personal information that you expect to be kept private. You are solely responsible for your own User submissions and the consequences of posting and publishing them. Please read the CSL Terms of Service, including your grant of a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive, transferable, fully paid, and fully sublicensable worldwide right and license to publish your submitted content and to store, translate, distribute, copy, display, perform, modify or otherwise use the content for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to marketing or advertising materials, and to exercise all copyright and rights of publicity over the material in your submissions, in any existing or future media, now known or later developed.
General
The Site is operated from a location in the State of Ohio, United States of America. We make no representation that materials found at our Sites are appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you access our Site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with local laws.
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TERMS OF SERVICE
Important - Read Carefully
This website is operated by Cincinnati Sports League, LLC (“CSL”). By accessing, browsing, visiting or in any way using this website (the "Site", or "Website") or by submitting any information or completing any forms on the Site, you agree that you are subject to these terms and conditions and the terms and conditions of any policy referenced herein (collectively the "Terms of Service"). The Terms of Service is a binding agreement between CSL and you. If you do not agree to any of these terms, you may not use the Website. CSL reserves the right, at its discretion, to update or revise this Agreement. Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to the Terms of Service, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version. Your continued use of the Site following any posted revisions constitutes your agreement to such changes.
Using the CSL Services
Subject to the restrictions of the Terms of Service, CSL grants you permission to access and use the Website and to submit User Content (as defined below). In order to access some features of the Website, you will have to create an account. When creating an account, you agree to provide accurate and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account. You agree to keep your password confidential and you may not share your password or permit anyone else to access your account. CSL is not liable for any loss that you
may incur as a result of someone else using your account, either with or without your knowledge and you hereby waive any such claim against CSL.
How You May Use Our Materials
The content of this Site may include Company Content which is created, developed or aggregated by CSL and made available on this Site and User Content which is content that a registered user of the Site may submit, post, or transmit to, or using, the Site. Content on the Website is being provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. The views expressed on the Site do not necessarily reflect those of CSL (collectively, the “Content”).
CSL is not responsible for, and does not represent or endorse the accurate or reliability of, any User Content. CSL is not responsible for monitoring the appropriate nature of such Content nor its accuracy, usefulness, safety or intellectual property rights. Because CSL does not endorse or control such Content found in these services, IT MAKES NO WARRANTIES AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY WITH REGARD TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY SUCH CONTENT.
The Company Content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. You may download and use a single copy of the materials found on the Website for your personal, noncommercial use only, provided that any such copy that you make of the material bears any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notice located on the Website which pertains to the material being copied. Except as authorized in this paragraph, you are not being granted a license under any copyright, trademark, patent or other intellectual property right in the Content. All such rights are retained by CSL or any third party owner of such rights.
How We May Use Information You Provide To Us
Any User Content, including, but not limited to any feedback, data, answers, reviews, questions, opinions, advice, statements, recommendations, comments, suggestions, ideas, photos, videos, audio or the like which you submit to CSL or post on the Site are public and not private communications which may be read by others. CSL will treat such User Content as non-confidential and nonproprietary and you agree that any such information you choose to provide may be reproduced, used, and distributed by CSL for any purpose without restriction.
You are solely responsible for your User Content and you hereby agree that any such User Content shall comply with the Terms of Services. In connection with submitting any User Content, you affirm, represent, and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize CSL to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Content to enable inclusion and use of the User Content in the manner contemplated by the Website and the Terms of Service.
CSL is not obligated to monitor the User Content. However, CSL may, at its sole discretion, edit, decline to post, or remove any User Content or any information or materials or any portion thereof. Additionally, other users may flag any User Content as inappropriate. CSL will automatically remove any User Content which has been flagged and such information will be reviewed. If CSL removes the User Content, you can assume that it was removed purposefully and you should take our warning notification seriously. Violations of the Terms of Service may
result in a warning notification or termination of your account.
License to CSL
In submitting any User Content, you are granting CSL a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, nonexclusive, transferable, fully paid, and fully sublicensable worldwide right and license to publish such content, and to store, translate, distribute, copy, display, perform, modify or otherwise use the content for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to marketing or advertising materials, and to exercise all copyright and rights of publicity over the material displayed in the User Content, in any existing or future media, now known or later developed. You also waive any “moral rights” or rights of attribution or integrity in such content. You also grant CSL, its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use your nickname or any identifying information that you submit with your User Content. You agree that this license includes a right for CSL to make such User Content available to other companies, organizations or individuals with whom CSL has relationships for the provision of syndicated services, and to use such content in connection with the provisions of those services. You understand that CSL, in performing the required technical steps to provide services to its users, may (a) transmit or distribute your User Content over various public networks and in various media; and (b) make such changes to your content as are necessary to conform and adapt that content to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices, services or media. You agree that this license shall permit CSL to take those actions. No compensation will be paid for CSL’s use of the User Content.
No Unlawful Or Prohibited Use
Your rights to use the Website are limited to the rights specifically granted to you hereunder. You agree not to use the Website or services offered on the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by the Terms of Service and/or any applicable law, ordinance, or regulation. No areas of this Site may be used by you for any commercial purposes. You agree not to use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, “robots,” “spiders,” “scripts,” “webcrawlers,” or “offline readers,” that accesses the Website in a manner that sends more request messages to our servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period using a conventional on-line web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, CSL grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the Site for the sole purpose, and solely to the extent necessary, for creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. CSL reserves the right to revoke these exceptions, either generally or in specific cases.
Anti-Spam Policy
While we encourage you to refer friends, family, colleagues, and others to use the Website, you may do so only through methods that are consistent with the terms and conditions of your own internet service provider as well as prevailing standards of acceptable internet use and behavior. In particular, you may not use the Website, name, trademarks, or other intellectual property of CSL in conjunction with sending of unsolicited email, or cause to be used CSL’s equipment, network connectivity or other resources to originate, deliver, relay, or otherwise transmit unsolicited emailed messages. You may not engage in any of these prohibited activities by using the service of any other provider, third-party agent, remailing service, or address forwarding service, in such a way that CSL’s network addresses or services are in any way identified as being associated with the sending of unsolicited mail. Incidents of “spamming” or similar inappropriate behavior should be reported to us.
Notification and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
It is CSL’s policy to respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable international intellectual property law (including, in the United States, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act) and to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. You may notify CSL if your work has been copied in a way that you believe constitutes copyright infringement. In compliance with Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), CSL has designated a Copyright Agent to receive any such notification. The complete details of providing such notification is located in the Copyright policy on this Website.
Third Party Sites
This Site may link you to other Sites on the Internet (“Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are not under CSL’s control, and CSL is not responsible for the content of any Linked Sites, including without limitation the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of the Linked Sites or any links contained therein. These links are provided for your convenience, and do not imply endorsement of the Linked Sites by CSL or any association with its operators. If you choose to send personally-identifying information to Linked Sites, you do so at your own risk. We do not
control the collection or use of this information, and we make no representations about the privacy policies or practices of other Sites. Accordingly, we encourage you to be aware when you leave the Website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other Website that you visit.
How You May Use Our Marks
CSL, our logo, and all related design marks and slogans are the trademarks or service marks of CSL or its subsidiaries or affiliates. You are not authorized to use any CSL name or mark in any advertising, publicity, or any other commercial manner without the prior written consent of CSL.
Disclaimer of Warranties/Limitation of Liability
The Website, and all content and services included in or available through this website are provided “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE.” CSL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL CSL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR DAMAGES. Some jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties; these exclusions may not apply to you.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CSL and its employees, agents, directors, officers, and shareholders from and against all liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) arising out of your use of the Services, your breach or alleged breach of this agreement, and your breach or alleged breach of the intellectual property or proprietary or other rights of third parties.
Termination
CSL reserves the right to terminate your access to the Site or to any or all of the Services at any time without notice for any reason whatsoever.
General
You acknowledge that the Website is solely based in Ohio is a passive Website that does not give rise to personal jurisdiction over CSL, either specific or general, in jurisdictions other than Ohio. The Terms of Service shall be governed by the substantive laws of the State of Ohio without regard to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and CSL that arises in whole or in part from the Website shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Hamilton County, Ohio. The Terms of Service, together with the Privacy
Policy and any other legal notices published by CSL on the Website, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and CSL concerning the Website. If any provision of the Terms of Service is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of the Terms of Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of the Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and CSL’s failure to assert any right or provision under the Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. CSL reserves the right to amend the Terms of Service at any time and without notice, and it is your responsibility to review the Terms of Service for any changes. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE WEBSITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.
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