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TERMS OF USE

  1. Terms of Use
    1. Intellectual Property Rights
    2. Using this Site
    3. Disclaimers and Warranties
    4. Changes and Termination
    5. Venue, Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

1.   Terms of Use

By accessing this Web site, you are agreeing to the following terms of use:

A.   Intellectual Property Rights

In addition to works of the U.S Government (as defined in 17 U.S.C. § 101), this site also contains matter covered by copyright licensed to the U.S. Mint and owned by third parties or assigned to and owned by the U.S. Mint. Additionally, this site contains individuals' names and likenesses, and trademarks and other intellectual property owned by the United States Mint or owned by third parties and licensed to the United States Mint. For example, "United States Mint," United States Mint Uncirculated Coin Set," "United States Mint Proof Set," "50 State Quarters" and its graphic logos and "United States Mint H.I.P. Pocket Change," among others, are trademarks of the United States Mint. Also for example, copyrights in the Dollar Coin Obverse Design featuring Sacagawea, the "Mark My Words," "PuzzleMint," "Cents of Color," "Making Change," and "Coin Memory Machine" games, and the "Time Machine" have been assigned to and are owned by the United States Mint. Designs of the new quarter-dollar coins issued under the 50 State Quarters Program may be derivative works of designs covered by third-party copyrights licensed to or assigned to the U.S. Mint, or in some cases may be covered by third-party copyrights assigned to the Mint. You should not assume anything on this site is necessarily in the public domain.

B.   Using this Site

1. Acceptable use: You may view, download, and print catalog or other ordering material on this site for noncommercial personal use only. Otherwise, for matter not in the public domain and in the absence of a valid fair use claim (but without limitation to trademark and other rights besides copyright), without the express prior written permission of the United States Mint and any other rights owner, you may not publicly display, perform, transmit, list, modify, reproduce, distribute, participate in the transfer or sale of, make derivative works from, upload or otherwise use any of this site's content or the selection, arrangement or coordination of its content. If you receive such permission, you may not delete or change the existing copyright and/or trademark notices.

You agree not to post or use any information from this site for any advertising or solicitation for products or services without the United States Mint's advance written permission. You also agree not to transmit, post, or distribute anything that is obscene, libelous, abusive, vulgar, threatening, discourteous or otherwise objectionable, violates any law or rights of any party, or a virus or other harmful material. Users are solely liable for any damage resulting from any infringement of rights or other harm resulting from such submissions. Although it is not the United States Mint's practice to edit materials or messages posted by users of this site or its contents, the Mint reserves the right (but is not obligated) to delete user messages or materials in whole or in part.

2. Commercial use: You may not use this site for trading, sales or commercial purposes other than for making purchases from the United States Mint. Please be aware that 18 U.S.C. § 709 provides criminal penalties for knowingly using, without written permission of the Director of the United States Mint, the words "United States Mint", "U.S. Mint" or colorable imitations of such words, in connection with any advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production, in a manner reasonably calculated to convey the impression that such advertisement, circular, book, pamphlet, or other publication, play, motion picture, broadcast, telecast, or other production, is approved, endorsed, or authorized by or associated in any manner with, the United States Mint (text as of 10/00). Nothing in these terms of service or on any U.S. Mint Web site or service constitutes such written permission.

In addition to, or in lieu of, criminal penalties, 31 U.S.C. § 333 provides for the assessment of civil penalties against any party who uses, in connection with, or as a part of, any advertisement, solicitation, business activity, or product--whether alone or with other words, letters, symbols, or emblems--the words ' 'Department of the Treasury," "United States Mint," U.S. Mint," ''Treasurer of the United States,'' "Director of the United States Mint," or the title of any other officer or employee of the Department of the Treasury, or any colorable imitation of any such words, titles, abbreviations, initials, symbols, or emblems, in a manner which could reasonably be interpreted or construed as conveying the false impression that such advertisement, solicitation, business activity, or product is in any manner approved, endorsed, sponsored, or authorized by, or associated with, the Department of the Treasury, the United States Mint, or any other Treasury entity or any officer or employee thereof.

3. Submissions: By submitting any personally-identifiable information such as your email address, name, or postal address, you are warranting that you are 18 years of age or older. By submitting any material (including but not limited to suggestions, ideas, messages, and artwork) to or through this site, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such materials has expressly granted) the United States Mint and its assigns the royalty-free, irrevocable, perpetual nonexclusive right and license to use, adapt and modify, incorporate in other works, translate, transmit and distribute worldwide all or part of such material in any form and in or by any medium now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose without compensation (including the right to sublicense). The terms of this section will survive any termination of this agreement.

C.   Disclaimers and Warranties

The United States Mint expresses no opinion on the soundness as an investment of any coin, medal or other numismatic product. This site and others accessible through it may contain material provided by third parties (such as information, opinions, data, software, or other content). This material does not necessarily originate from the U.S. Government. The United States Mint bears no responsibility for material or services provided or as provided by third parties, or for the quality of information provided through these other sites and computer systems. Links to other resources are provided as a convenience for informational purposes only, and links to other sites, or references to any person, organization, product, process, or service should not be construed as endorsement, recommendation, or favoring of these organizations or positions they may take by the U.S. Government, the United States Mint or any of their respective employees or contractors.

EXCEPT WITH RESPECT TO ANY EXPRESS WARRANTIES PROVIDED WITH PRODUCTS SOLD THROUGH THE UNITED STATES MINT'S ONLINE CATALOG, THE MATERIALS ON U.S. MINT WEB SITES AND ITS CONTRACTORS' SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND THE UNITED STATES MINT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW.

NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED ON THE UNITED STATES MINT WEB SITE OR SERVICES OR RELATED MATERIALS, NOTHING CONTAINED IN THE UNITED STATES MINT'S WEBSITES OR SERVICES SHALL CONSTITUTE A REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT OR A GUARANTEE OF DELIVERY OR AVAILABILITY. ANY CONTRACT OR COMMITMENT MADE TO THIRD PARTIES RELATING TO UNITED STATES MINT PRODUCTS TO BE ACQUIRED OR DELIVERED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH SUCH SITE OR SERVICES IS ENTIRELY AT THE PURCHASER'S OWN RISK.

EACH USER EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGES THAT USE OF U.S. MINT WEB SITES, ITS CONTRACTORS' SERVICES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTENTS IS AT THE USER'S SOLE RISK. THE UNITED STATES MINT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ITS WEB SITES, ITS CONTRACTORS' SERVICES, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTENTS WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, ACCESSIBLE, NONINFRINGING, OR FREE OF ERRORS OR VIRUSES, OR THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN ANY OF THEM IS ACCURATE OR RELIABLE. THE UNITED STATES MINT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES) WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE ANY PART OF ITS WEB SITES OR ITS CONTRACTORS' SERVICES, OR FROM ANYTHING SUBMITTED OR POSTED BY USERS. THE TERMS OF THIS SECTION WILL SURVIVE ANY TERMINATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.

D.   Changes and Termination

The United States Mint reserves the right to change or discontinue all or any content or features of its Web sites and services, or to change all or part of this agreement, at any time. Changes will be effective upon posting on this site or upon other notice to users. This agreement will be effective until terminated by us or by you. You may terminate this agreement at any time by ceasing your use of this Web site and destroying all materials (other than purchased products) you obtained from it.

E.   Venue, Jurisdiction and Choice of Law

By accessing this site you are consenting to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States Federal courts located in Washington D.C., USA, in any action arising out of or relating to this agreement (including without limitation any use of this Web site and the United States Mint's online catalog), and you waive any other venue to which you might be entitled by domicile or otherwise. This agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the Federal laws of the United States of America.

 
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