Terms of Service
Welcome to the Tule Lake Committee’s website. The Tule Lake Committee is a tax exempt 501(c)3, nonprofit organization incorporated in the State of California. These Terms of Service are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California. Any disputes relating to these Terms of Service are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in San Francisco, California. Please carefully read these Terms of Service as they govern your use of this website’s information and any services it provides.
1.     Agreement to Terms of Service. By using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Service. If you don’t agree to be bound by these Terms of Service, please do not use our website. If you are accessing and using our website on behalf of an organization, company or other legal entity, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization, company or entity to these Terms of Service.
2.     Changes to Terms of Service. We will periodically update these Terms of Service at our sole discretion. We will post updated Terms of Service notifications on our website and may also send notifications through other communication methods. Please review the Terms of Service as we update them or you use our website. Should you continue to use our website after we have posted our updated Terms of Service, you accept and agree to the changes. If you don’t agree to being bound by the changes, you can no longer use our website. Because our website will evolve over time we may change or discontinue all or any part of it, at any time and without notice, at our sole discretion.
3.     Personal Information. The Tule Lake Committee may collect personal information that you have voluntarily submitted, including your name, contact information, address, and payment information which you have submitted through our website for event registration, donation, or other usage. The Tule Lake Committee will only use this information for the purposes described, and to ensure event registrations and donations are processed in a prompt, secure, and satisfactory manner.
The Tule Lake Committee may access, preserve, and disclose your personal information if it is required or appropriate to 1) comply with law enforcement or national security requests and legal process 2) protect your, our or others’ rights, property, or safety 3) to collect amounts owed to us 4) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent financial loss or in connection with an investigation or prosecution of suspected or actual illegal activity or 5) if we, in good faith, believe that disclosure is otherwise necessary or advisable.
4.     Website Analytics. The Tule Lake Committee website uses cookies and log data to collect anonymous statistical information about how users use our website. By using our website, you consent to The Tule Lake Committee collecting this anonymous statistical information. Users can opt out of cookies through their browser settings or third-party cookie blockers. You will still be able to access the website, but certain functionality may be adversely affected.
5.     Third Party Sharing. We may share any personal information we collect about you with our third-party service providers, including business partners and other nonprofits, for the purpose of planning and conducting events (e.g. pilgrimages) and/or in fundraising (e.g. donations). Please be aware that the Tule Lake Committee has little or no control over how these organizations may use the information you share.
6.     Intellectual Property. The Tule Lake Committee owns the intellectual property rights to all its website content (text, images, data, information, video, audio and all other material on the website) unless otherwise expressly stated. All website content is protected by intellectual property laws. All website content is copyrighted unless it is otherwise noted.
The Tule Lake Committee prohibits the reproduction, distribution, transmission, sale, transfer, creation of derivative works, modification, public display, public performance, publication or any commercial exploitation of all its website content, except for the purposes of fair use as defined by copyright laws. Use of our website content for any reason other than fair use must receive written consent from The Tule Lake Committee or the intellectual property owners of the content on our website prior to use.
In accordance with fair use copyright laws, all content on this website can be used for limited personal, educational, non-commercial purposes without permission, provided users cite the source of the material and any other relevant information, courtesy of The Tule Lake Committee.
The Tule Lake Committee does not own the copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights of all content on its website. It is the user’s responsibility, not the Tule Lake Committee, to obtain proper permission of the copyright, trademark, or intellectual property rights owner to use any content from our website.
The Tule Lake Committee respects the intellectual property rights of others and expects its users to do the same. Please contact us if you are the intellectual property right owner of content you believe is published on this website without your authorization.
7.     System Abuse and Prohibited Activity. You agree not to do any of the following:
a.     Leasing, selling, copying, sublicensing, transferring, or assigning any information, intellectual property, or services provided on our website or any supporting computer systems.
b.     Using or attempting to use our website for any illegal purpose.
c.     Gaining unauthorized access to the Tule Lake Committee’s data or its users’ data on our website or any supporting computer systems.
d.     Altering, modifying, adapting, reverse engineering, decompiling, disassembling, or hacking the Tule Lake Committee’s or any third party’s copyright, trademark, or intellectual property used on our website or any supporting computer systems.
e.     Altering or modifying another website to falsely imply that it is associated with the Tule Lake Committee’s website or any supporting computer systems.
f.      Using or exporting the Tule Lake Committee’s information, content or services in violation of U.S. export laws and regulations.
g.     Violating anyone else’s legal rights (for example, privacy rights) or any laws (for example, copyright laws) in the user’s jurisdiction
h.     Using the Tule Lake Committee’s website or any supporting computer systems to transmit content that could be deemed unlawful, threatening, hateful, harassing, racist, bigoted, abusive, libelous, pornographic, vulgar, defamatory, obscene, indecent, or otherwise inappropriate, including any messages constituting or encouraging hate crimes, violent or criminal conduct.
i.      Breaching, or attempting to breach, the Tule Lake Committee’s website or any supporting computer systems’ security system.
j.      Enabling third parties to violate these Terms of Service.
8.     Enforcement. The Tule Lake Committee is not obligated to monitor access to or use of our website. However, we have the right to do so for the purpose of operating the website, to ensure compliance with these Terms of Service and to comply with applicable law or other legal requirements. We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to remove or disable access to any content at any time and without notice, including, but not limited to, if we, at our sole discretion, consider it objectionable or in violation of these Terms of Service. We have the right to investigate violations or conduct that affect our website, if we, in our sole discretion, determine that you have violated these Terms of Service. We may also consult and cooperate with law enforcement authorities to prosecute users who violate the law.
9.     Indemnity. You indemnify and hold The Tule Lake Committee and its officers, board, directors, employees, volunteers, and agents, harmless from and against any claims, disputes, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, fatalities, personal injury, costs and expenses, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees arising out of or in any way connected with 1) your access to or use of our website, 2) your use of The Tule Lake Committee’s website content, or 3) your violation of these Terms of Service.
10.  Limitations of Liability. The Tule Lake Committee and its officers, directors, employees, volunteers, and agents will not be held liable in relation to the content of, use of, or otherwise in connection to this website:
a.     for any direct, indirect, special, consequential, or commercial loss of revenue, income, profits or anticipated savings, loss of contracts or business relationships, loss of reputation or goodwill, loss or corruption, information, data nor any other intangible loss.
b.     for any information or services offered through our website.
c.     for products, services, and transactions between you and any third-party websites or services, including those used or linked to on this website.
These limitations of liability apply even if Tule Lake Committee has been advised of the potential for such loss of any kind. You use this website and the links on the website at your own risk.
11.  Contact Information. If you have any questions about these Terms or the Services, please contact The Tule Lake Committee at the following:

info@tulelake.org
Tule Lake Committee
PO Box 170141
San Francisco, CA 94117