Terms of Use

CIRI Alaska Tourism Corporation ("CATC") offers the website located at www.alaskaheritagetours.com (the "Site") to you subject to the following terms and conditions and our privacy statement (the "Terms"). Your use of the Site shall be your agreement to abide by the Terms. If you do not agree with any of the Terms, you may not use the Site.

Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise noted, you should assume that everything you see, hear, or otherwise receive from or on this Site (the "Materials") are copyright, trademark, trade dress or other intellectual property owned or licensed by CATC or its licensors and protected under U.S. and international law and treaties. The Materials include, without limitation, text, files, images, graphics, artwork, illustrations, audio clips, video clips, sounds, photographs, trademarks, logos, documents, the Site as a whole, and the selection, coordination and arrangement of Materials. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms, you may not use, reproduce, perform, display, create derivative works from, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute in any way whatsoever any Materials from this Site or any other website owned or operated by CATC without the prior written permission of CATC.

The names and logos of CIRI Alaska Tourism Corporation, Alaska Heritage Tours, Prince William Sound Glacier Cruises, Kenai Fjords Tours, Mariah Tours, Talkeetna Alaskan Lodge, Seward Windsong Lodge, Kenai Fjords Wilderness Lodge and all products denoted with ™ or ® are trademarks or registered trademarks of CATC. CATC trademarks may not be used in connection with any product or service without the prior written permission of CATC.

Your Use of this Site
You may download one copy of the Materials solely for your personal, non-commercial use consistent with the purpose for which the Materials are made available by CATC, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials are left intact. You may also distribute the Materials to third parties solely for the third party's personal, non-commercial use consistent with the purpose for which the Materials are made available by CATC, provided that you only distribute the Materials to third parties using the tools available on this Site for such purpose. Any modification of the Materials, or any portion thereof, or use of the Materials for any other purpose constitutes an infringement of CATC's or its licensors' intellectual property rights. Use of the Materials on any other website or other networked computer environment, whether by way of copying or otherwise framing the Materials or this Site, is prohibited without prior written permission from CATC. Your right to use this Site and the Materials shall terminate automatically, without notice to you, if you breach any of these Terms. Upon termination, you must immediately destroy any downloaded and printed materials.

You promise to make only lawful use of the Site. You promise to make no use of the Site that violates anyone else's rights, including copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy or other rights. CATC is not responsible or liable for the conduct of any Site user, or for materials published to the Site by any Site user other than CATC.

You may not: (a) use spiders, robots, avatars, intelligent agents or other automated data mining techniques to extract, copy, download, store, reproduce, distribute or post content; (b) interfere with the Site or any other user's use of the Site, including, without limitation, overloading, "flooding", "mailbombing" or "crashing" the Site; (c) send unsolicited e-mail through the Site or forge or mask your identity in any e-mail or posting; (e) decompile, reverse engineer or disassemble any software or other products or processes accessible through the Site, or (e) insert any code or product or manipulate the content in any way that affects any user's experience of the Site.

If CATC becomes aware of inappropriate use of the Site or any of its Services, CATC will respond in any way that, in its sole discretion, CATC deems appropriate. You acknowledge that CATC will have the right to report to law enforcement authorities any actions that may be considered illegal, as well as any reports it receives of such conduct. When requested, CATC will cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies in any investigation of alleged illegal activity on the Internet.

Third Party Sites
This Site may be linked to other sites on the World Wide Web that are not under the control of or maintained by CATC. Such links do not constitute an endorsement by CATC of any such sites. You acknowledge that CATC is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and you agree that CATC is not responsible for the content or links displayed on such sites to which you may be linked. In your use of the Site, you may enter into correspondence with, purchase goods and/or services from, or participate in promotions of third parties. Unless otherwise stated, any such correspondence, advertisement, purchase or promotion, including the delivery of and the payment for goods and/or services, and any other term, condition, warranty or representation associated with such correspondence, purchase or promotion, is solely between you and the applicable third party. You agree that CATC has no liability, obligation or responsibility for any such correspondence, purchase or promotion between you and any such third party.

Disclaimer of Warranties
Your use of this Site is at your own risk. This Site may include inaccuracies or errors that may affect the quality of the materials on the Site. The materials have not been independently verified or authenticated in whole or in part by CATC. CATC does not warrant the accuracy or timeliness of the materials. CATC has no liability for any errors or omissions in the materials, whether provided by CATC or third parties.

This Site is provided to you on an "as is" and "where-is" basis, without any warranty. CATC, for itself and any third party providing materials, services, or content to this Site, make no representations or warranties in connection with the Site including, but not limited to, the quality, suitability, truth, accuracy or completeness of any material, information, product, or service contained on the Site.

All conditions, representations and warranties, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, including any implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of third party rights, are hereby disclaimed. CATC will not be liable to you or any third party for any damages of any kind, including but not limited to, direct indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, arising from or connected with the Site, including but not limited to, your use of this Site or your inability to use the Site, even if CATC has been previously advised of the possibility of such damages.

Inaccuracies or Errors
The descriptions, pictures and other representations of products on this Site may contain inaccuracies and errors. CATC does not make any warranty or representation with respect to the accuracy or completeness of any such information.

Furthermore, the prices and availability of products on this site may change without notice to you at any time, at CATC's sole discretion.

CATC shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at incorrect price. CATC shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, CATC shall promptly issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.

Local Laws; Export Control
CATC controls and operates this Site from its headquarters in the United States of America and makes no representation that the materials are appropriate or will be available for use in other locations.

Unless otherwise explicitly stated, all marketing or promotional materials found on this Site are solely directed to individuals, companies or other entities located in the United States. If you use this Site from outside the United States of America, you are entirely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, including but not limited to the export and import regulations.

Terms of Use Revisions
CATC may revise these Terms at any time without notice by updating this posting. Your continued use of the Site after such modifications have been made will constitute your acceptance of such revised Terms.

Indemnification of CATC
You agree to indemnify and hold CATC and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, agents, licensors, and business partners harmless from and against any and all costs, damages, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in relation to, arising from, or for the purpose of avoiding, any claim or demand from a third party that your use of the Site or any of the Materials violates any applicable law or regulation, or the rights of any third party.

Choice of Law and Forum
Claims arising from your use of this Site, or concerning these Terms or CATC's Privacy Statement, shall be governed by the laws of Alaska and applicable federal law. You agree to bring any such claims only before a federal or state court located in Anchorage, Alaska, and you further agree to waive any objections to the jurisdiction or venue of such courts.

How To Contact Us
Should you have other questions or concerns about these Terms, please call Michele Christiansen at (907) 265-4525 or email [email protected].

Last Updated January 19, 2006