The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Website Terms of Use

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is a not-for-profit educational institution dedicated to fostering an appreciation of the historical development of the game and its impact on our culture by collecting, preserving, exhibiting and interpreting its collections for a global audience, as well as honoring those who have made outstanding contributions to our National Pastime.

Welcome to theNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Web site. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

By using and participating in this Web site you signify that you have read these terms and agree to be bound by and comply with them. If you do not agree to be bound by these terms, please promptly exit all sites. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum reserves the right to modify these terms at any time and will publish notice of any such modification online at this site or elsewhere online. By continuing to access a site after notice of such modifications, you signify your agreement to be bound by the modifications.

TERMS OF USE
You may use our site for lawful purposes only. You may not use our site to post, transmit or otherwise distribute unlawful material. Examples of unlawful material include, without limitation, threats of physical harm, defamatory statements, pornographic material, and copyrighted, trademarked and other proprietary material used without proper authorization. You may not attempt to use or distribute tools designed for compromising security or take any action to compromise the security of this site. Examples of these tools include but are not limited to password guessing programs, cracking tools or network probing tools. You may not "flood" or disrupt our web site through any means or process.

COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP AND LICENSE
The information on this Web site is the property of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws, unless otherwise noted.

Copyright Notice: Copyright © National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

Except as expressly prohibited on this Web site, you are permitted to view, copy, and print documents within this Web site (such as FAQs, papers, datasheets, and so on), subject to your agreement that all of the following conditions are met:

1. Your use of the information is for informational, personal, and noncommercial purposes only.
2. You will not modify the documents or graphics.
3. You will not copy or distribute graphics separate from their accompanying text and you will not quote materials out of their context.
4. You will display the above copyright notice on all documents or portions of documents and retain any other copyright and other proprietary notices on any copy you make.
5. You agree that the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum may revoke this permission at any time and you shall immediately stop your activities related to this permission upon notice from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.

The permission above does not include permission to copy the design elements, look and feel, or layout of the Web site. Those elements are also protected by copyright law, and may not be copied or imitated in any manner.

TRADEMARKS
The logo, name and all graphics on the web site of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum or any of their affiliates or partners, are trademarks of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum or its affiliates/partners. Use, reproduction, copying or redistribution of trademarks, without the written permission of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum or its affiliates/partners is prohibited. All other trademarks or servicemarks appearing on the Site are the marks of their respective owners.

ADVERTISING POLICY
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum does not accept or permit advertisements on its Web site for tobacco, alcohol or firearms, or related-product categories or companies.

LINKS TO OTHER SITES
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Web site may include hyperlinks to sites maintained or controlled by others. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum is not responsible for and does not routinely screen, approve, review, or endorse the contents of or use of any of the products or services that may be offered at this or any other Web site. We advise you to review the individual privacy policies of the respective sites.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY
This site is provided by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum on an "as is" basis. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of the site or the information, content, or materials included on this site. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum disclaims all warranties, express or implied. These services and information are provided without implied warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for use of a particular purpose, or noninfringement. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages.

ACTIONS ON COMPLAINTS
We reserve the right to investigate suspected violations of this Agreement. If we become aware of possible violations, we may initiate an investigation that may include gathering information from you or any user involved and the complaining party, if any, and examination of other material. We may suspend the provision of our Services, temporarily or permanently remove the material involved from our servers, cancel posts, provide warnings to you, or suspend or terminate your access to the site. We will determine what action will be taken in response to a violation on a case-by-case basis, at our sole discretion. We will fully cooperate with law enforcement authorities in investigating suspected lawbreakers. Copyright violations should be reported to: info@baseballhalloffame.org.

INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to indemnify and hold the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and their affiliates harmless from any claims, losses, or damages, including legal fees, resulting from your violation of these terms, and to fully cooperate in the defense by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and their affiliates against any such claims. Without limitation, you agree to defend us from an against any and all claims, actions or demands brought by or against us alleging with respect to you a) infringement or misappropriation of any intellectual property rights; b) defamation, libel, slander, obscenity, pornography or violation of the rights of privacy or publicity, or c) spamming or any other offensive, harassing or illegal conduct or violation of this Agreement. You agree to indemnify us from and against all damages, costs, and fees awarded in favor of third parties, and you will indemnify and hold us harmless against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, expenses and costs (including reasonable attorneys fees) (collectively, "Losses") suffered by us which Losses result from or arise out of the above claims.

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