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      100 MILES TERMS OF SERVICE, RULES OF USE

      100 Miles is an online service providing information in the form of written articles, photographs and comments.  I ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY.  I EVEN ASKED MY LAWYER TO MAKE IT READABLE AND INFORMATIVE.  HE’S TRIED HIS BEST.  THE 100 MILES SITE, currently hosted at www.100miles.com, AND RELATED SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW (“TERMS AND CONDITIONS”).  YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS SITE WILL INDICATE YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PROMPTLY EXIT THIS SITE.  BUT REALLY, WE DO HOPE THAT YOU WILL AGREE, STAY AND ENJOY YOUR TIME WITH US.

      1. Restrictions on Use: All pages within the 100 Miles website and any material made available for download, including updates via Twitter, RSS feed, etc. (collectively the “Site”) are the property of Mr. Charles G. Thompson (“Charles G.”) and/or his affiliates.  Federal, state and international copyright, trademark and intellectual property laws protect the Site and its contents.  No portion of the materials on these pages may be reprinted, republished, modified, or distributed in any form without Charles G.’s express advance written permission.  Email Charles G. at info@100miles.com.  This Site is for your own personal use.  If you want to make a commercial use of this Site, send Charles G. an email asking permission.  You shall keep intact any proprietary notices, including copyright notices, contained on any downloaded materials.  If you want to reference something you see on the Site, credit the Site with a link so your readers can find their way to the source.  Charles G. reserves any and all rights not expressly granted by these Terms and Conditions or any other applicable agreements.

      2. Trademark & Copyright Notice: Marks used on the Site, including 100 Miles, the logos, trademarks, and service marks are trademarks, service marks, or trade dress of Charles G. Thompson or his affiliates.  All other trademarks, service marks and logos used in this Site are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners.  Charles G. owns the copyright to all of the original writing, photography, and the arrangement and compilation of the contents of this Site.  If you like what you see, please ask about business opportunities, licensing and anything else that seems like it might be worth discussing.  For materials on the Site that are not original to Charles G., the copyright, trademarks and other intellectual property rights are the property of their respective owners.  You’ll have to ask them directly for permission to use their materials.

      3. Warranty Disclaimer: THIS SITE, INCLUDING ANY CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IT OR ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITH ALL FAULTS, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, AND HYPERLINKED WEBSITES. CHARLES G. THOMPSON, HIS AFFILIATES AND HIS SPONSORS ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE, AND/OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, AND/OR HYPERLINKED WEBSITES IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE SERVICES.

      4.  Although Charles G. does his best to attempt to ensure the integrity and accurateness of the Site, he makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the correctness or accuracy of the Site.  It is possible that the Site could include inaccuracies or errors, and that unauthorized additions, deletions and alterations could be made to the Site by third parties. In the event that you spot a possible inaccuracy, please inform Charles G. so that he can make whatever corrections he desires.  Information contained on the Site may be changed or updated without notice.

      5. Confidential and Proprietary Information: Charles G. does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through the Site.  Please note that any information or material sent to Charles G. through the Site will be deemed NOT to be confidential.  By sending Charles G. any information or material, you grant Charles G. an unrestricted, irrevocable, world-wide, royalty free license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit, and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that Charles G. is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques that you send us for any purpose.

      6. External Links to Site:  If you desire to provide a hyperlink from your Website to our Site, please send Charles G. an email at info@100miles.com with your full contact details (name, address, phone number, email and url).  If you link to 100 Miles you agree to the terms of Section 6 herein.

      (a) You acknowledge and agree that (i) our trademarks and name (collectively, the “Marks”), Site and its contents are and shall remain the sole property of Charles G.; (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall give you any right of ownership in the Marks or the Site; (iii) you shall not now, nor in the future, contest the validity of the Marks; and (iv) you shall not take any action that would impair the value or good will associated with the Marks or our image or reputation; you shall not use the Marks in any way that might be misleading including, without limitation.

      (b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Charles G. gives you a non-exclusive, limited license to use the Marks on your Web site solely for the purpose of providing a hyperlink to the Site. You may not use the Marks for any other purpose whatsoever including the promotion, advertising or publicity of your Web site. Any link you establish must transfer the user directly to the Site to enable viewing of the site as posted by UL without the imposition of any frames, browser windows or third-party content.

      (c) You shall not state or imply in any way that the Site has endorsed you or your products, service or Web site.

      (d) Charles G. reserves the right to terminate this Agreement with or without cause at any time. If Charles G. terminates this Agreement, you shall remove any and all links to the Site within twenty-four hours of receipt of notice from us.

      (e)  You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Charles G., the Site, and its trustees, officers, employees and agents from and against any claims, demands, damages, causes of action, loss or judgments arising from your breach of this agreement or your hyperlink to the Site.

      7. Links or Pointers to Other Websites From Site:  Charles G. makes no representations whatsoever about any other Website that you may access though this Site. The internet is a crazy place and Charles G. is only capable of doing his best to keep this Site accurate, functional and enjoyable.  There’s no telling what will happen when you visit sites that Charles G. does not operate.  When you access a non-Charles G. Website, please understand that it is independent from Charles G., and that Charles G. has no control over the content on that Website.  In addition, a hyperlink to a non-Charles G. Website does not mean that Charles G. endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of the linked site.  It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use or download is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses, and other items of a destructive nature.

      8.  If you are under 13, we ask you to come back and visit the Site when you are 13.

      9. A few words about your comments and contributions to the Site.

      (a) Post your own materials. If you contribute comments to the Site, you represent and warrant that all of the material you post does not violate the rights of any other party.  You agree to indemnify Charles G. for any costs, fees or royalties triggered by you posting someone else’s material.  When you post a comment, it will be made public.  When you post material, you are granting Charles G. a non-exclusive license to use your comments or related material in association with 100 Miles and its affiliates, including a printed publication.

      (b) We enjoy a spam free environment. Spamming is defined as either posting multiple times about the same issue or starting multiple topics about the same issue.  Other actions are also considered spamming, such as continuous off-topic posting as well as the posting of unrelated links to a forum topic.  Spam shall be deleted without warning and multiple acts of spamming will be reviewed and access to the forum by such user may be restricted or banned. If you post spam, advertising or other unsolicited communications on the Site, you acknowledge that you will have caused substantial harm to the Site and that the amount of harm would be extremely difficult to measure.  As a reasonable estimation of such harm, you agree to pay Charles G. $50 for each unsolicited communication that Charles G. determines is spam.

      (c) Comment lengths are monitored. Charles G. reserves the right to limit the length of threads in the comments sections and may close threads once they reach a certain length.  Such threads may be closed, but new threads can be initiated by users to readdress issue(s) present in the closed thread.  Charles G. encourages open discourse, but will moderate comments to ensure that participation does not stray off topic.  Threads that stray off topic are subject to closure, trimming, or editing.

      (d) Flame throwers are not welcome. Flame wars are banned from the Site. Flame wars are defined as topics or posts that are abrasive, offensive, or argumentative and serve no purpose but to instigate anger or provoke other forum users. Topics or posts that appear to have the sole purpose of initiated a flame war shall be treated as Spam and deleted without warning.

      (e) Conversations Between Forum Users are Not Permitted. Threads that contain multiple postings between forum users with off-topic content may be trimmed, edited or deleted without notice.

      (f) Do no harm.  If Charles G. in his sole discretion determines that you are violating any of these Terms, he may (i) notify you, and (ii) block or restrict your access to the Site, and you agree not to circumvent, avoid or bypass such restrictions.

      (g) Advertisements. Charles G. may host advertisements on the Site.  Charles G. is not responsible for any advertisements, nor for the products or services provided by the advertisers.  Charles G. is in no way responsible for any loss or claim you may have against an advertiser.

      (h) Charles G. reserves the right to edit, to delete, or ban any content found on its websites without warning.

      (i) Keep the inappropriate content to yourself. What we’re pretty much saying here is that we ask you not to say nasty things about other people, upload obscene content, transmit viruses, mess up the Site or otherwise conduct yourself in a manner that runs contrary to the law.  If you do so, Charles G. reserves his rights to pursue all remedies available to him, and to turn to the proper authorities as needed.  Charles G. may remove any user posted content that Charles G., in his sole discretion, deems unacceptable.  Content that Charles G. finds insulting to anyone based on life-style, religion, gender, ethnic groups and race, among other things, is unacceptable and will be deleted without warning.

      10.  If you believe that the Site, including links, infringes your copyright or trademarks, please notify Charles G. of your infringement claim via email at infringement@100miles.com.  Charles G. will promptly respond to your claim.  If you are claiming copyright infringement, please put “DMCA Takedown Request” in the Subject.  Please include your full contact details (name, address, phone number, email) as well as the materials requested in parts (a) through (g) of this Section.

      Charles G. designated agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement related to the Site is:

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      Charles G. Thompson

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      Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3), a notification of claimed infringement related to the Site must be a written communication addressed to the designated agent as set forth above, and must include substantially all of the following:

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      (b) Specific identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a list of each copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;

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      (e) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the work(s) in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;

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      (g) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

      11.  Choice of Law and Venue:  These Terms and Conditions are entered into in the State of California and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, exclusive of its choice of law rules.  Each party to these Terms and Conditions submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the County of Los Angeles in the State of California, and waives any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.  In any action to enforce these Terms and Conditions, the prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorney’s fees.  In the event that any of the Terms and Conditions are held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, those provisions shall be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary so that these Terms and Conditions shall otherwise remain in full force and effect.  While reserving all rights, if at all possible, Charles G. would generally prefer to settle any disputes through direct, honest and open communication, engaging a third party mediator as and when necessary.

      12.  Entire Agreement: These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and Charles G. pertaining to the subject matter of this Agreement. In his sole discretion, Charles G. may modify these Terms and Conditions by posting the revised version on this Site and you agree that each visit by you to this Site is a new transaction governed by the terms of use linked on this Site at that time.  If any part of this agreement is found to be unlawful, void or unenforceable, you and we agree that the provision will be deemed severable from these Terms and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

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