The Portland Mercury's Guidelines and Terms of Use

Please review the following guidelines and terms of use ("Guidelines and Terms of Use") which constitute a binding license agreement that condition your use of this website. If you choose not to be bound by the Guidelines and Terms of Use, please leave The Portland Mercury's website. If you remain on this site, or return thereafter, you agree to be bound by the Guidelines and Terms of Use.

Classified/Discussion Board Guidelines

The Portland Mercury does not control the content of the classified ads or discussion board listings, nor does it guarantee the accuracy or quality of their content. You, as a user of this website, understand that by browsing The Portland Mercury's classifieds, you will be reading content that may be objectionable to you. Under no circumstances will The Portland Mercury be liable in any way for any classified ad or discussion board listing, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any content posted on The Portland Mercury's website. By using this site you agree to the following: to never sell anything illegal; to fully and accurately describe your service or sale item; and to comply with all applicable laws. You are entirely responsible and liable for any content you post or any content that is posted through your account. The Portland Mercury reserves the right to remove any classified ad or discussion board listing without notice, warning or refund. The Portland Mercury reserves the right to modify or discontinue any and all parts of the website without notice even though such changes may affect the way you use the website. You agree that The Portland Mercury shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the classified listing and display system.

Content Posting Guidelines

You agree not to use The Portland Mercury's website to: (A) publish content that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, or reflective of racial or ethnic bias; (B) misrepresent your identity; (C) post an advertisement that infringes any trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary right of another party; (D) include any information about an individual other than yourself in a listing; (E) post any material that contains software viruses or any other damaging computer programs; or (F) delete or alter any material posted by another user. The information you provide in The Portland Mercury's website shall not: (A) violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation; (B) be fraudulent or involve the sale of illegal items; (C) infringe any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy; (D) be false, inaccurate or misleading; (E) contain any software viruses or any other damaging computer programs; (F) discriminate on the grounds of race, religion, national origin, gender, disability, age, marital status, or sexual orientation; or (G) refer to matters prohibited by law. If you fail to comply with these Content Posting Guidelines, including without limitation infringing another's copyright, The Portland Mercury shall take down your listing and advise you that your listing has been taken down. In the event you fail to comply with these Content Posting Guidelines, including without limitation infringing another's copyright on more than one occasion, The Portland Mercury shall suspend or terminate your use of the website. The Portland Mercury reserves the right to refuse to provide services for any reason and with no warning.

Fair Housing

All real estate advertising is subject to Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (Fair Housing Act), as amended, which prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings, and in other housing-related transactions, based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, familial status (including children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women, and people securing custody of children under the age of 18), and handicap (disability). The Portland Mercury will not knowingly accept any real estate advertisements which are in violation of any applicable law. Users are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised on thestrangerclassifieds.com are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination, call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free number for the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

Permission to Use

The user of The Portland Mercury's website grants The Portland Mercury a world-wide, royalty-free, non-exclusive, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sub-licensable license to use, distribute, publish, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, publicly perform and publicly display (in whole or in part) all graphics, photographs, audio recordings, video recordings, or other content you post on, or link to from, The Portland Mercury's website, along with the right to incorporate any such content into other works in any format or medium now known or later developed.

Use of Material Published by The Portland Mercury

Except for material in the public domain, the content on this website is protected by intellectual property laws, including U.S. copyright laws. All content is copyrighted by Index Newspapers LLC. All content of this site and its feeds are for personal non-commercial use and not for further dissemination in any medium.

Links

The Portland Mercury has no control over and is not responsible for the content in linked sites and makes no representations about any content or material available at these locations. Links are not intended to imply sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement and you access them at your own risk.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES.

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE PORTLAND MERCURY SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY CONTENT FOUND IN THE ADS ON THIS SITE. THERE IS NO WARRANTY THAT YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; OR THAT ANY PARTICULAR RESULTS MAY BE OBTAINED BY USE OF THIS SITE. THIS SITE IS MADE AVAILABLE ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR OTHERWISE. NEITHER THE PORTLAND MERCURY NOR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY PROVIDING CONTENT VIA THIS WEBSITE SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. If you are dissatisfied with the website, or any aspect thereof, or do not agree with these terms, your only recourse and exclusive remedy shall be to stop using the site.

Modifications/Termination

The terms of the Guidelines and Terms of Use will not be modified on an individual basis. You agree that The Portland Mercury may modify the Guidelines and Terms of Use (or discontinue this website) in its sole discretion, without advance notice, and that your right to access this site is conditioned on an ongoing basis with your compliance with the then-current version of the Guidelines and Terms of Use. You should therefore visit this page frequently.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The Portland Mercury, its affiliated and parent companies, employees, and agents from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney's fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the website, the violation of these terms by you, or the infringement by you, or others using your computer to access this website, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. The Portland Mercury reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

Jurisdiction

The Portland Mercury's website is hosted on servers located in the United States of America and is intended to be viewed by residents of the United States only. In the event of any dispute arising out of or relating to this website, you agree that the exclusive venue for litigating disputes shall be in state or federal court in Seattle, Washington. You also agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any lawsuit asserting claims or causes of action arising out of or related to use of this website or these Guidelines and Terms of Use must be filed and served within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action accrues or be forever barred.

Severance and Waiver

You, the user, acknowledge and agree that if any provision of the Guidelines and Terms of Use shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Guidelines and Terms of Use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. You also acknowledge and agree that The Portland Mercury may fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing disclosure of information or materials in The Portland Mercury's possession. Furthermore, if any provision of the Guidelines and Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the invalid provision. The Portland Mercury's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Guidelines and Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless acknowledged and agreed to by The Portland Mercury.

Violations and Misuse

Please report any violations of the Guidelines and Terms of Use or misuse of the system to violations@portlandmercury.com.