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WELCOME TO THE USGA! The following websites are owned and operated by the United States Golf Association ("USGA"): USGA.ORG, USOPEN.COM, USWOMENSOPEN.COM, USSENIOROPEN.COM, USAMATEUR.ORG, USWAMATEUR.ORG, SENIORAM.COM, SENIORWAM.ORG, USAPL.ORG, USGIRLSJUNIORAM.ORG, USJUNIORAM.ORG, USMIDAM.ORG, USWAPL.ORG, USWMIDAM.ORG, WAGC.ORG, WALKERCUP.ORG, CURTISCUP.ORG, [RULESOFGOLF.COM], GHIN.COM, GOLFJOURNAL.ORG and STATETEAM.ORG (Each such website shall be individually referred to herein as, a "USGA Site," and collectively as, "USGA Sites"). Please read the Terms of Use Agreement ("Terms of Use") described below carefully before using any USGA Site. Your access to and use of any USGA Site is subject to these Terms of Use (including the USGA's Privacy Policy described herein) and all applicable laws. By using or visiting any USGA Site, you agree to be bound by the Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, please do not use any USGA Site. The Terms of Use may be modified or amended, or new conditions may be imposed, at any time. Any such changes or additions will be reflected by an update of this posting. Please check the Terms of Use periodically for such changes. Your continued use of a USGA Site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. The USGA reserves the right to impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to parts or the entirety of any USGA Site without notice or liability at any time for any reason or purpose, including but not limited to, conduct that the USGA believes violates the Terms of Use or other policies or guidelines posted on a USGA Site. Upon any termination of these Terms of Use, you will immediately discontinue your use and access of all USGA Sites and destroy all materials that may have been obtained from any USGA Site. Top^ USE OF MATERIALS ON USGA SITES. The USGA Sites include content and materials including text, video, webcasts, audio, photos, images, scoring information, trademarks, logos and other intellectual property and proprietary materials which are either owned by, or otherwise made available to the USGA. Except as provided in these Terms of Use, no content or materials may be reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, reproduced, distributed, copied, publicly displayed or otherwise used, without written permission of the USGA. The USGA maintains the USGA Sites for your personal information, education, communication and entertainment. Subject to these Terms of Use, please feel free to browse the USGA Sites. You may download materials displayed on a USGA Site to any single computer only for your 1) personal and noncommercial use and/or 2) legitimate nonprofit educational uses, provided you also retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials. Except as set forth above, you may not, distribute, reproduce, republish, display, modify, transmit, reuse or use any materials from a USGA Site on any other website or otherwise without the written permission of the USGA. Modification of any materials displayed on a USGA Site is a violation of the USGA's copyright and other proprietary rights and is strictly prohibited. Unless otherwise noted, all trademarks and logos found on USGA Sites are either owned by or licensed to the USGA. They may not be used without the express written permission of the USGA. Images of people or places displayed on USGA Sites are either the property of or used with permission by the USGA. The use of these images by you, or anyone else authorized by you, is prohibited unless specifically permitted by these Terms of Use or specific permission permitted elsewhere on a USGA Site. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes, regardless of whether any such use is with the USGA's permission. The USGA neither warrants nor represents that your use of materials displayed on any USGA Site will not infringe rights of third parties. The USGA Site located at WWW.USOPEN.COM contains live webcasts of the U.S. Open Championship. Use of any content from such webcasts, except as provided in these Terms of Use, is strictly prohibited. Except as stated in the license agreement accompanying any software provided through or in connection with the live webcasts, you are only granted a personal, non-exclusive and non-transferable license to use such software, and unauthorized copying of such software is prohibited. The USGA only makes such content available for your entertainment; we neither warrant nor represent that your use of such content will not infringe rights of third parties. nbsp; Top^ LINKING AND FRAMING. The following restrictions apply to all links to all USGA Sites from any on-line, cable or wireless or other site, service or browser:
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The USGA recognizes the importance its visitors place on privacy issues. We do not share personal information regarding our visitors with any outside organizations. Any information you give us will only be used in accordance with the practices described below. This privacy policy statement describes the information we collect about you from the USGA Sites and how we use such information. Our statement also describes the choices you can make about how we collect and use your information. By visiting any USGA Site, you are consenting to accept the practices described below. If you do not agree with the privacy policy practices described below, please do not use any USGA Site. We suggest that you review this Privacy Policy Statement periodically as we may update it from time to time. This Privacy Policy Statement was last revised in September 2001.
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Consistent with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act which became effective April 21, 2000, we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13 without verifiable parental consent. If we become aware that anyone under the age of 13 submits information to us though any USGA Site, we will not use that information for any purpose. shop.usga.com offers children's merchandise for purchase by adults. If you are under 18, you must have the consent of your parent or guardian before making any purchases on shop.usga.com or on any USGA Site. Top^ The USGA welcomes your questions and comments about privacy. Feel free to contact us for any reason, including a request to be added to or taken off a list. Please send us an e-mail at usga@usga.org. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. While the USGA uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information on its Sites, it makes no warranties or representations as to such accuracy. The USGA assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of any USGA Site. Further, the USGA does not warrant or represent that the information contained on any USGA Site will be uninterrupted or free of errors and/or viruses. You specifically acknowledge that the USGA is not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other users of any USGA Site and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with you. You use the USGA Sites at your sole risk.
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