Copyright Policy
TERMS AND CONDITIONS

By entering this site, you, the viewer, acknowledge and agree to the following conditions and terms.  If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this site.

By entering this site, you agree and acknowledge that this site will only be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States.  If you
use this site from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with any and all applicable regional laws.   

Sandra Miller-Louden is the copyright owner of www.sandralouden.com and www.greetingcardwriting.com and NO PORTION OF THIS SITE, including, but not limited to the text, images and any intellectual properties, including but
not limited to any books, pamphlets, courses, columns, interviews and theoretical or practical exercises having to do with the subject of writing for greeting cards and all related alternate products, including, but not limited to sticky notes, mugs, calendars, bookmarks, plaques, posters, as well as any intellectual properties, including but not limited to any books, pamphlets, courses, columns, interviews and theoretical or practical exercises having to do with the subject of writing for the specific genres covered in Sandra Miller-Louden's books and course material, both online
instruction and traditional instruction,  may be used in any manner, or for any purpose, without Sandra Miller-Louden's express written permission.

In addition, any visitors to www.sandralouden.com and
www.greetingcardwriting.com use this site with the understanding that all text, images and any intellectual properties, including but not limited to
any books, pamphlets, courses, columns, interviews and theoretical or practical exercises having to do with the subject of writing for greeting cards and all related alternate products, including, but not limited to sticky notes, mugs, calendars, bookmarks, plaques, posters, plus any books, pamphlets, courses, columns, interviews and theoretical or practical exercises having to do with the subject of writing for the specific genres
covered in Sandra Miller-Louden's books and course material, both online instruction and traditional instruction,  are the copyrighted property of Sandra Miller-Louden.  Any copying with the intent to re-sell, rewrite or otherwise use any intellectual property contained on this site for commercial gain is strictly prohibited.  Any such usage will be prosecuted to the full extent the law allows.

In addition, while www.sandralouden.com and www.greetingcardwriting.com will strictly adhere to its procedures as outlined in our Privacy Policy, we will
also protect our intellectual properties to the extent that if undue logging onto this site from a particular source is tracked and this particular source is found to be using our site under the definition of Internet Stalking or for the purpose of fusing or combining this site's intellectual properties with another site not owned by Sandra Miller-Louden, or found to be directly or indirectly plagiarizing or using our intellectual properties for financial and commercial gain, such covert activity will be investigated.  Any such usage will be considered a direct infringement of our copyright policy and as such will be prosecuted to the full extent the law allows.  See our Privacy Policy.

By entering this site, you also acknowledge and agree that your use is at your own risk and that none of the parties involved in creating, producing or delivering this site is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages or any other losses, costs or expenses of any kind (including legal fees, expert fees or other expenditures) which may arise, directly or indirectly, through the access to, use of, or browsing of this site, including but not limited to anything caused by any viruses, bugs, human action or inaction or any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or any other errors, failures, delays or surges in computer transmissions or network connections.

Although the information, features, advice and philosophy of www.sandralouden.com and www.greetingcardwriting.com are based upon up-to-date information and while Sandra Miller-Louden makes all reasonable efforts to ensure that all material on this site is accurate and correct, accuracy cannot be guaranteed and Sandra Miller-Louden makes no warranties or representations that anticipated or desired results be attained.  All content information and materials contained in this site are provided to you "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not
limited to, the implied warranty of salability, fitness for a particular purpose or goal, title and non-infringement.

In the event live chats or public bulletin boards become an integral part of www.sandralouden.com and www.greetingcardwriting.com, users also acknowledge
and agree to the following:  you will not post on this site or transmit to this site, any pornographic, obscene, profane, defamatory, racist, sexist, libelous, threatening, unlawful or other material which could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law or regulation.  Notwithstanding the fact that Sandra Miller-Louden or other parties involved in creating, producing or delivering this site, may monitor or review transmissions, posting, discussions or chats, Sandra Miller-Louden and all parties involved in creating, producing or delivering this site, assume no responsibility or liability which may arise from the content thereof, including but not limited to claims for defamation, racism, sexism, libel, slander, obscenity,
pornography, profanity or misrepresentation in the field of greeting card writing or any other field.

By entering this site you acknowledge and agree that any communication or material you transmit to this site or Sandra Miller-Louden or any other parties directly involved in creating, producing or delivering this site (hereafter referred to as "et al"), in any   manner and for any reason, will not be treated as confidential or proprietary.  Furthermore, you acknowledge and agree that any ideas, concepts, suggestions, feedback, procedures, techniques, methods, systems, designs, plans, charts, reviews or other materials you transmit to Sandra Miller-Louden et al. may be used by Sandra Miller-Louden anywhere, anytime, and for any reason whatsoever. 

By entering this site you acknowledge and agree that any name, logo, trademark, or service mark contained on this site is owned or licensed by Sandra Miller-Louden and may not be used by you without prior written approval.  Sandra Miller-Louden will aggressively enforce her intellectual property rights and ownership to the full extent of the law.  Text, information, graphics, images of people or places are either the property of Sandra Miller-Louden or used on this site with permission.  Your use of any of these materials  is prohibited unless specifically provided for on the site.  Any unauthorized use of these materials may subject you to penalties or damages, including but not limited to those related to violation of trademarks, copyrights, intellectual property rights, privacy and publicity rights.

Although this site may be linked to other sites, Sandra Miller-Louden et al. is not, directly or indirectly, implying any approval, association, endorsement, affiliation, sponsorship or agreement with the linked site, unless specifically stated therein.  By entering this site, you agree and acknowledge that Sandra Miller-Louden et al. have not reviewed all the sites linked to this site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other site linked to this site.  Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.

Sandra Miller-Louden reserves the right to revise this legal information at any time and for any reason and reserves the right to make changes at any time, without notice or obligation, to any of the information contained on this site.  By entering this site, you agree and acknowledge that you shall be bound by any such revisions.  We suggest periodically visiting this page of the site to update and review these terms and conditions.

The information contained in this web site is current as of the date indicated thereon or, if no date is indicated, as of July 1 , 2001 and may no longer be accurate on the date of your review of the material.  Sandra Miller-Louden disclaims any obligation to update these materials.

Questions regarding these Terms and Conditions and Copyright Policy should be directed to sandra@greetingcardwriting.com