Privacy Policy

General

The California Hotel & Lodging Association (“CHLA”, “we”, “our”) recognizes the importance of protecting the privacy of the users of this website. This Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy” or “Policy’’) discloses the privacy practices for the hotelcaring.com website (“website” or “site”), and it constitutes an agreement between CHLA and you, as the user of the website (“you”).

Because this website wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy, we agree to disclose its information practices and have its privacy practices reviewed for compliance and to notify you of:

• What personally identifiable information of yours or third party personally identifiable information that is collected from you through the website
• How the organization collecting the information
• How the information is used
• With whom the information may be shared
• What choices are available to you regarding collection, use and distribution of the information
• The kind of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under CHLA control
• How you can correct any inaccuracies in the information
• If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should contact Lynn Mohrfeld by sending an e-mail to lynn@calodging.com

All activities in which you may engage on this website are voluntary.  You are not required to provide any personal information to us unless you choose to access features on this site that require the information.  If you do not agree with the terms of this Policy or other terms of use on this website, then you should immediately exit this website and discontinue using the site.  If you do not agree with the terms of our Privacy Policy and our terms of use posted at hotelcaring.com please do not provide us with personal information, and leave this site.  The terms of use of this site are expressly incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this policy.  By using our website, you signify that you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy as well as to our terms of use.

The information about you collected on this website or gathered as a result of your use of this website is subject to this Privacy Policy.

Effective Date

This Privacy Policy is effective as of December 12, 2018 and will remain in effect except with respect to any of its provisions that are changed in the future, in which case the changes will become effective on the date they are posted on the website or we otherwise notify you of the changes.  We reserve the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time.  Changes, modifications, additions, or deletions will be effective immediately on their posting to this site.  Please revisit this Privacy Policy from time to time to be sure that you are familiar with the then-current Policy.  Your continued use after we post any such modifications will constitute your acknowledgement of the modified Policy and your agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Policy.  We will also revise the “last updated” date found at the beginning of this Privacy Policy when we post changes to it.

Disclaimers

This Privacy Policy does not extend to anything that is inherent on the operation of the Internet, and therefore beyond our control, and is not to be applied in manner contrary to applicable law or governmental regulation.  This online Privacy Policy only applies to information collected through this site.  This Privacy Policy does not apply to any information we collect from you in any place other than this website.

Personal Information We May Collect

We may ask you for certain information referred to on this site as “personal information,” which includes information that pertains to your identify.  Such information may include, but is not limited to, items such as your name, address, date of birth, age, gender, e-mail address, and telephone number of credit or debit card number.  You may be required to provide personal information to access or use certain parts of our website or features of the site.  If you do not provide the requested personal information, you may note be able to access or sue the features of the site where such information is requested. Your payment and personal information is always safe. Our Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) software is the industry standard and among the best software available today for secure commerce transactions. It encrypts all of your personal information, including credit card number, name, and address, so that it cannot be read over the internet.

Refund Policy

Refunds are subject to individual item/event policies and requests must be received in writing.

General Information We May Collect

There may be other instances in which we collect information from you that is more general in nature (“general information”).  Such information may include your INTERNET protocol (IP) address, which enables us to identify your computer of device on a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) network, which includes the World Wide Web.  Your computer has an IP address, which is required in order for you to communicate with others via the Internet.  Such general information, including the click stream data and cookies, as mentioned below, may be collected from you whenever you access the site, whether or not you provide us with any personal information.

Click Stream Data

When you visit our website, we may also collect “click stream date” (server address, domain name).  This information can be combined with information you have provided to us by registering, for example, which will enable us to analyze and better customize your visits. We may use click stream data for traffic analysis or e-commerce analysis of our website, to determine which features of our site are most or least effective or useful to you.

Text Message Communications

We may use text messaging to communicate with you about your membership or events. Standard messaging rates apply and the frequency of messages may vary. Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. To the extent permitted by applicable law, you agree that we will not be liable for failed, delayed, or misdirected delivery of any information sent via text messaging, any errors in such information, and/or any action you may or may not take in reliance on the information.

Your mobile information including your phone number, preferences, and any text records will not be shared with or sold to third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

Opt-Out of Text Message Communications

You may opt-out of text messaging at any time by replying to any message with STOP or contacting us at service@calodging.com. This will end the communications from that particular phone number.

Information Collection and Use

CHLA is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. We will not disclose this information to others in ways different from those disclosed in this Privacy Policy.

We collect information from our users and encourage them to communicate with us at several different points on this site, and we maintain this information electronically or in hard copy format. We use the information that we collect from our users to provide the information and features available on this site, as well as for development of new services and features and to otherwise improve this site, and for systems administration and troubleshooting purposes. The California Hotel & Lodging Association respects the privacy of visitors to www.calodging.com. E-mail addresses and other volunteered information are generally kept confidential. However, we have several partner organizations we may occasionally share information with, including but not limited to, the California Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Foundation, our national association partner, and others who deliver services to the hospitality industry. Except as otherwise provided in this Privacy Policy, we will not sell, share, rent or otherwise disclose to any third party any personally identifiable information that we collect from our users without their permission.

Some of the information collected on this site or gathered as a result of your use of this site is as follows:

• We collect and store site visitor information in aggregate form such as the operating system, platform, browser and geographic location of your computer.
• We collect and store your access times and dates, page statistics, sites that referred you to our site and the kind of errors you may encounter while using our site.
• We also collect and store the Internet Protocol (“IP”) address of the computer you use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
• If you choose to identify yourself or others by sending us e-mail, regular mail, or other correspondence, you may disclose personally identifiable information about yourself or others to us.
• We use information we collect from the site to analyze trends, administer this site, monitor overall site traffic and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use.
• We may provide certain non-personally identifiable information to third parties in aggregate form. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person.

If you send us personally identifiable information about yourself and request information that can be provided by third parties (e.g., press, clients, or others), we will share such information with those third parties to help answer or address any questions or inquiries you may have. In addition, we may contact you to respond to your particular inquiry. We may also disclose personally identifiable information and/or IP addresses to a third party if we believe in good faith that the law or legal process requires it, or to protect our rights or property or the rights or property of others.

All correspondence we receive from you, whether by e-mail, regular mail, or otherwise will be kept for as long as they are needed or are relevant.

Use of Cookies

As with all websites, www.calodging.com logs certain information from each visitor, such as which files are being accessed and the time of day. Cookies are small text files containing a string of characters that can be placed on your computer or mobile device that uniquely identify your browser or device. Cookies allow a site or services to know if your computer or device has visited that site or service before. Cookies can then be used to help understand how the site or service is being used, help you navigate between pages efficiently, help remember your preferences, and generally improve your browsing experience. Cookies can also help ensure marketing you see online is more relevant to you and your interests.

Our website stores and retrieves information on your browser using cookies. This information is used to make the site work as you expect it to. It is not personally identifiable to you, but it can be used to give you a more personalized web experience. Because we respect your right to privacy, you can choose to change your privacy preferences to prevent non-essential cookies from being set.

How We Respond to “Do Not Track” Disclosures

We are strongly committed to not sharing non-public information with third parties.  Under this Privacy Policy, we may share your information only under particular situations, as described in this Policy.  Because we protect all users in this manner, we do not change our behavior in response to a web browser’s “do not track” signal.

General Information About You

We will primarily use the personal information you provide and any general information we receive form you to provide products to you, including, but not limited to, the following:

1. To administer a content promotion survey or other site and to provide you with the relevant products or services (for example, to deliver a prize you may have won in a contest).
    
2. To send you information or materials via email about products, offers, and new we think might interest you.  This information may relate to products, offers, and news of CHLA or its licensees or selected commercial partners.  We send you this only if you have double-option-in to receive e-mails from CHLA.  If you no longer wish to receive any e-mails from us, or if you want to modify your personal data or want your personal data to be deleted from our database, you may cancel your registration at any time, and you may opt out of receiving any e-mails from us.  Additionally, you can choose to have all your personal information deleted from our database.  You may opt out, or delete or modify your personal information, by visiting by emailing us at service@calodging.com.  We encourage you promptly to update your personal information when it changes.

Security

All of the information that we collect is either stored electronically or is restricted in our offices. Only personnel who need the information to perform a specific job are granted access to personally identifiable information.

Please be advised, however, that although we have endeavored to create a secure and reliable site for you, the confidentiality of any communication or material transmitted to or from this site cannot be guaranteed. We urge you to exercise caution when conveying personal information over the Internet. For example, if you send us e-mail, you should know that e-mail is not necessarily secure against interception.

When disclosing any personal information, you should remain mindful of the fact that it is potentially accessible to the public and, consequently, may be collected and used by others without your consent. You should therefore consider carefully if you want to submit sensitive information that you would not want disclosed to the public. You should also recognize that your use of the Internet and this site is solely at your own risk. You agree that we have no responsibility or liability for the security of personal information transmitted via this Site, the Internet in general or through any other medium.

Site Links

This site may contain links to other websites, including other CHLA websites. Please be aware that our other websites have their own separate privacy policies. With the exception of our own websites, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave this site and to read the privacy statements of each and every site that collects personal information about you. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by this Site.

Privacy Contact

We welcome your questions or comments regarding this Privacy Policy and the use of your personal information. If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about our information-collection practices, or if you wish to remove any of your personal information from our database, please contact us at: lynn@calodging.com. Alternatively, you can contact us in writing at CHLA, 414 29th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816-3211, Attention: Privacy Care. If you do so, we may use the information you provide in the ways we have described in this Privacy Policy.

Notification of Change

If we are going to use your personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection, we will notify you via e-mail. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our website notifying users of the change. In some cases where we post the notice we will also e-mail users who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.

Terms of Service

Notice: Acceptance of Terms of Use; Binding Effect

Use of this Site is subject to certain Site Terms of Use, which constitute a legal agreement between you and the California Hotel & Lodging Association. By using this Site or any services provided in connection with the Site (the “Service”), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the site’s Terms of Use, as they may be amended by the California Hotel & Lodging Association (“CHLA”) from time to time in its sole discretion. CHLA will post a notice on the Site any time these Terms of Use have been changed or otherwise updated. It is your responsibility to review these Terms of Use periodically, and if at any time you find these Terms of Use unacceptable, you must immediately leave the Site and cease all use of the Service and the site. YOU AGREE THAT BY USING THE SERVICE YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD AND THAT YOU ARE LEGALLY ABLE TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

If you do not agree to these Terms of Use, do not use this site.

Terms and Conditions for Use – General

The following terms and conditions govern your use of the California Hotel & Lodging Association website (www.calodging.com) (“the Site,” or “this Site”), which is owned and operated by California Hotel & Lodging Association (“CHLA,” “we,” “our”). By accessing, browsing and/or using this site you represent and warrant that: (i) you have read, understood and agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations; and (ii) you have read and understood the terms and conditions of our Privacy Policy. CHLA’s Privacy Policy is expressly incorporated into this Agreement by this reference.

If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, do not use this Site.

Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, and your compliance therewith, CHLA grants to you a limited and revocable non-exclusive, non-transferable, license to access and display this Site, all software, text, graphics, logos, images, design elements, and all other information and materials contained in this Site (collectively, the “Proprietary Elements”). Except as expressly permitted by CHLA, you may not copy, upload, post, reproduce, transmit, download, modify, distribute, sell, sublicense, transfer, mirror, frame or create derivative works of this site or any Proprietary Elements contained therein, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. Further, you may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing our name or any Proprietary Element without our prior written consent.

Use of Software 

CHLA may make certain software available to you from the Site. If you download software from the Site, the software, including all files and images contained in or generated by the software, and accompanying data (collectively, “Software”) are deemed to be licensed to you by CHLA, for your use only. CHLA does not transfer either the title or the intellectual property rights to the Software, and CHLA retains full and complete title to the Software as well as all intellectual property rights therein. You may not sell, redistribute, or reproduce the Software, nor may you decompile, reverse-engineer, disassemble, or otherwise convert the Software to a human-perceivable form. All trademarks and logos are owned by CHLA or its licensors and you may not copy or use them in any manner.

User Content

You grant CHLA a license to use the materials you post to the Site or Service. By posting, downloading, displaying, performing, transmitting, or otherwise distributing information or other content (“User Content”) to the Site or Service, you are granting CHLA, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives a license to use User Content in connection with the operation of the Internet business of CHLA, its affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives, including without limitation, a right to copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate, and reformat User Content. You will not be compensated for any User Content. You agree that CHLA may publish or otherwise disclose your name in connection with your User Content. By posting User Content on the Site or Service, you warrant and represent that you own the rights to the User Content or are otherwise authorized to post, distribute, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute User Content.

Compliance With Intellectual Property Laws

When accessing the Site or using the Service, you agree to obey the law and to respect the intellectual property rights of others. Your use of the Service and the Site is at all times governed by and subject to laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any information or content (collectively, “Content”) in violation of any third party’s copyrights, trademarks, or other intellectual property or proprietary rights. You agree to abide by laws regarding copyright ownership and use of intellectual property, and you shall be solely responsible for any violations of any relevant laws and for any infringements of third-party rights caused by any Content you provide or transmit, or that is provided or transmitted using your User ID. The burden of proving that any Content does not violate any laws or third-party rights rests solely with you.

Inappropriate Content

You shall not make the following types of Content available. You agree not to upload, download, display, perform, transmit, or otherwise distribute any Content that (a) is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, abusive, or threatening; (b) advocates or encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or foreign law or regulation; or (c) advertises or otherwise solicits funds or is a solicitation for goods or services. CHLA reserves the right to terminate your receipt, transmission, or other distribution of any such material using the Service, and, if applicable, to delete any such material from its servers. CHLA intends to cooperate fully with any law enforcement officials or agencies in the investigation of any violation of these Terms of Use or of any applicable laws.

CHLA Member Only Area; User Names and Passwords

Some areas of the Site are available only to current members of the California Hotel & Lodging Association (“CHLA Members Only Area”). Unless you are current member in good standing of the CHLA, you are not authorized to view the CHLA Members Only areas. Unauthorized access or entry is prohibited and subject to prosecution under the laws of the United States and its various states and possessions. All activities and access attempts related to the CHLA Member Only area are logged. Each individual member of the CHLA is assigned a user name and password for that member’s sole use in accessing the CHLA Members Only area of the Site. If you are a CHLA member, you agree not to allow others to access the CHLA Members Only area of the Site using your user name and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your username and password. You agree to pay all fees and charges incurred in connection with your username and password at the rates in effect when the fees and charges were incurred. You agree to immediately notify CHLA of any unauthorized use of your username and password, or if there is any other breach of security.

Copyright Infringement

CHLA has in place certain legally mandated procedures regarding allegations of copyright infringement occurring on the Site and/or with the Service. CHLA has adopted a policy that provides for the immediate suspension and/or termination of any Site or Service user who is found to have infringed on the rights of CHLA or of a third party, or otherwise violated any intellectual property laws or regulations. CHLA’s policy is to investigate any allegations of copyright infringement brought to its attention. If you have evidence, know, or have a good faith belief that your rights or the rights of a third party have been violated and you want CHLA to delete, edit, or disable the material in question, you must provide CHLA with all of the following information: (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringed or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit CHLA to locate the material; (d) information reasonably sufficient to permit CHLA to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail address at which you may be contacted; (e) a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. For this notification to be effective, you must provide it to CHLA’s designated agent at:

Lynn Mohrfeld, President and CEO
California Hotel & Lodging Association
419 24^th Street, Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: 916-554-2644
Fax: 916-444-5848
Email: Lynn@calodging.com

Disclaimers; No Warranties

THIS SITE AND ALL CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND ARE INTENDED FOR EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, OR THAT DEFECTS, IF ANY, WILL BE CORRECTED; NOR DO WE MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, CURRENCY, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE OR SUITABILITY OF THIS SITE, ANY CONTENT, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DESCRIBED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND YOUR RELIANCE UPON ANY CONTENT IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND DISCRETION.

WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR PRINTING OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. AVAILABILITY OF THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DESCRIBED ON THIS SITE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU ASSUME THE RISK OF ANY AND ALL DAMAGE OR LOSS FROM USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR THE SERVICE. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CHLA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE SITE AND THE SERVICE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. CHLA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE.

Limitations of Liability

IN THE EVENT OF ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS SITE OR ANY CONTENT, YOU AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE REMEDY IS TO CEASE USING THIS SITE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL WE OR ANY OF OUR OFFICERS, MEMBERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES, OR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING, TRANSMITTING OR DISTRIBUTING THIS SITE OR ANY CONTENT APPEARING ON THIS SITE, OR ANY PART THEREOF, BE LIABLE FOR ANY PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, ANY CONTENT, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DESCRIBED ON THIS SITE, WHETHER UNDER A THEORY OF BREACH OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF WE, SUCH PERSONS OR SUCH PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Links; Affiliated Sites

CHLA has no control over, and no liability for any third-party website(s) or materials. CHLA works with a number of partners and affiliates whose Internet sites may be linked with or otherwise available via the Site. Because neither CHLA nor the Site has control over the content and performance of these partner and affiliate sites, CHLA makes no guarantees about the accuracy, currency, content, reliability, nature, or quality of the information provided by such sites, and CHLA assumes no responsibility for unintended, objectionable, inaccurate, misleading, or unlawful content that may reside on those sites.  We accept no responsibility in connection therewith.  No linked sites are under our control, and we are not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or for any review, changes or updates to any such sites. Any linked sites are provided to you only as a convenience. The inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement or adoption by CHLA of the linked site or any information contained therein. When leaving this site, for example to go to a linked site, you should be aware that our terms and policies may no longer govern, and, therefore, you should review the applicable terms, conditions and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of each linked site.

Prohibited Uses

CHLA imposes certain restrictions on your permissible use of the Site and the Service. You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate any security features of the Site or Service, including, without limitation, (a) accessing content or data not intended for you, or logging onto a server or account that you are not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan, or test the vulnerability of the Service, the Site, or any associated system or network, or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) interfering or attempting to interfere with service to any user, host, or network, including, without limitation, by means of submitting a virus to the Site or Service, overloading, “flooding,” “spamming,” “mail bombing,” or “crashing;” (d) using the Site or Service to send unsolicited e-mail, including, without limitation, promotions, or advertisements for products or services; (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or in any posting using the Service; or (f) attempting to modify, reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise reduce or attempt to reduce to a human-perceivable form any of the source code used by CHLA in providing the Site or Service. Any violation of system or network security may subject you to civil and/or criminal liability.

Alleged Violations

CHLA reserves the right to terminate your use of the Service and/or the Site. To ensure that CHLA provides a high quality experience for you and for other users of the Site and the Service, you agree that CHLA or its representatives may access your account and records on a case-by-case basis to investigate complaints or allegations of abuse, infringement of third party rights, or other unauthorized uses of the Site or the Service. CHLA does not intend to disclose the existence or occurrence of such an investigation unless required by law, but CHLA reserves the right to terminate your account or your access to the Site immediately, with or without notice to you, and without liability to you, if CHLA believes that you have violated any of the Terms of Use, furnished CHLA with false or misleading information, or interfered with use of the Site or the Service by others.

Confidentiality on the Internet

Use of the Internet is solely at your own risk and discretion and is subject to all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations. CHLA shall not be responsible for the security of any information transmitted over the Internet. You assume all risks in transmitting material to or from this site and must make your own determination as to these matters.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify CHLA for certain of your acts and omissions. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CHLA, its Members, affiliates, officers, directors, employees, consultants, agents, and representatives from any and all third party claims, losses, liability, damages, and/or costs (including reasonable attorney fees and costs) arising from your access to or use of the Site, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your infringement, or infringement by any other user of your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity. CHLA will notify you promptly of any such claim, loss, liability, or demand, and will provide you with reasonable assistance, at your expense, in defending any such claim, loss, liability, damage, or cost.

Copyright

All contents of Site or Service are: Copyright © 2003- 2019 California Hotel & Lodging Association. All rights reserved.

CHLA reserves the right to remove any content on this site which allegedly infringes another person’s copyright. Notices to CHLA regarding any alleged copyright infringement on this site should be directed to the following address:

California Hotel & Lodging Association
414 29th Street
Sacramento, CA 95816-3211

Governing Law

The laws of the State of California govern these terms and conditions in all respects, without giving effect to its conflicts of laws principles.  You hereby irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Sacramento County, California, USA in all disputes arising out of or related to the use of the Site or Service.

Severability; Waiver

If, for whatever reason, a court of competent jurisdiction finds any term or condition in these Terms of Use to be unenforceable, all other terms and conditions will remain unaffected and in full force and effect. No waiver of any breach of any provision of these Terms of Use shall constitute a waiver of any prior, concurrent, or subsequent breach of the same or any other provisions hereof, and no waiver shall be effective unless made in writing and signed by an authorized representative of the waiving party.

California Use Only

The Site is controlled and operated by CHLA from its offices in the State of California. CHLA makes no representation that any of the materials or the services to which you have been given access are available or appropriate for use in other locations. Your use of or access to the Site should not be construed as CHLA’s purposefully availing itself of the benefits or privilege of doing business in any state or jurisdiction other than California.

Modifications

CHLA may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, (a) revise these Terms of Use; (b) modify the Site and/or the Service; and (c) discontinue the Site and/or Service at any time. CHLA shall post any revision to these Terms of Use to the Site, and the revision shall be effective immediately on such posting. You agree to review these Terms of Use and other online policies posted on the Site periodically to be aware of any revisions. You agree that, by continuing to use or access the Site following notice of any revision, you shall abide by any such revision.