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Copyright © 2003 - 2004 Marine University

As used on this Web Site, the terms “we”, “our”, “us” mean Marine University and its affiliates boater101.com, boater202.com, boater303.com, boatdealeracademy.com, swim101.org, envirocareinc.com, and floridacleanboatingpartnership.com unless otherwise indicated.

1. Ownership and Copyright © of Marine University Materials

The contents of the Marine University Web Sites (which are listed in the Paragraph titled “Affiliated Web Sites” below and which are hereafter referred to, collectively, as the “Web Sites”) may not be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, downloaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed, in whole or in part, for any purpose other than individual viewing of the Web Sites without our express prior written consent. Modification of the Web Sites’ contents for any purpose will constitute a violation of our copyrights and other rights. The use of any content on any of the Web Sites or our networked computer environment is prohibited unless we approve it in writing.

Any and all materials submitted through the Web Sites via any medium (contests, message board, eMail/postal mail submissions, etc.) becomes our property. We reserve the right to review, reject, edit, modify, amend, rearrange, excerpt, or abridge any and all materials submitted to us, whether through the Web Sites or otherwise. We reserve the right to choose, in our sole and absolute discretion, which submissions, in whole or in part, will be incorporated into the content of the Web Sites. We make no guarantees that submitted materials will be selected or posted. In the event of a contest, winning entries will be posted after the end of that contest. The authors/artists/photographers/creators of contest entries, message board submissions, photographs, and other materials submitted to us will be credited for their efforts if said materials are integrated into the content of Web Sites.

If we select and post any content submitted by you to any of our Web Sites, you will be deemed to have granted to us, in perpetuity, a license to use and display that content on our Web Sites as, when and how we deem appropriate.

If you make any submissions to us for inclusion on our Web Sites, you represent and warrant that you have the right to make that submission and that we have the right to include that submission on our Web Sites. You also represent that we will not be required to obtain consent of any third parties nor will our posting of that content constitute an infringement on the rights of others.

2. Format and Appearance

The contents of the Web Sites have been specially designed for presentation in a specific format and appearance. You may not use this site in any manner that interferes with the original format and appearance as designed by us.

3. Disclaimer for Linked Sites

[a] Notification. We request that we be notified prior to the establishment of any link to any of the our Web Sites. Notification shall be sent to us via eMail at info@marineuniversiy.org

[b] Disclaimer. We are not responsible for the content of any web site that is linked to any of our Web Sites (hereafter referred to as the “Linked Sites”). The Linked Sites are for your convenience only, and may be accessed at your own risk.

4. Disclaimer of Warranty

We make no warranties or representations, express or implied, regarding the material appearing on the Web Sites, including, by way of example, any warranty as to their reliability, accuracy, or otherwise. We and our content providers shall not be responsible or liable to any person, firm, or corporation for any loss, damage, injury, claim, or liability of any kind or character based on or resulting from any information contained on the Web Sites or any Linked Site.

5. Legal Governance

This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida. If any term or provision of this agreement is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any other term or provision, and this agreement shall be interpreted as if such term or provision had never been contained in this agreement. This agreement contains the entire understanding between us and you with respect to its subject matter.