Effective Date: June 23, 2025
Welcome to [the Committee to Elect Steve Garvin’s official campaign website (the “Website”). This Website is operated by the Committee to Elect Steve Garvin (referred to as “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of this Website, including any content, functionality, and services offered on or through the Website.
- Acceptance of Terms By accessing, Browse, or using this Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. If you do not agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use this Website.
- Purpose of the Website This Website is operated for the purpose of Committee to Elect Steve Garvin’s political campaign for Spokane County Prosecuting Attorney. It provides information about the candidate, his platform, news and updates, opportunities to volunteer, donate, and engage with the campaign. This is a political campaign website and is not an official government website or publication.
- Intellectual Property Rights All content on this Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, and software, is the property of Committee to Elect Steve Garvin or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website and its content for your personal, non-commercial use related to the campaign. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from the Website without our express prior written permission.
- Prohibited Conduct and Acceptable Use You agree not to use the Website in any way that: a. Violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries). b. Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable. c. Impersonates or attempts to impersonate Steve Garvin, Committee to Elect Steve Garvin, a campaign staff member, another user, or any other person or entity. d. Engages in any conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm Committee to Elect Steve Garvin or users of the Website, or expose them to liability. e. Attempts to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website. f. Introduces any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. g. Uses any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website. h. Otherwise attempts to interfere with the proper working of the Website.
- User-Generated Content (If applicable, e.g., comments, forum posts) If the Website allows you to post or submit content (“User Content”), you are solely responsible for your User Content. You agree that your User Content will not: a. Violate the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, or publicity rights. b. Be false, misleading, or deceptive. c. Contain any personal information of others without their express consent. d. Contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations.
By submitting User Content, you grant Committee to Elect Steve Garvin a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such User Content in any form, media, or technology, subject to our Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to remove or edit User Content at our sole discretion.
- Disclaimers of Warranties YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE CANNOT AND DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT FILES AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING FROM THE INTERNET OR THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE CODE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING SUFFICIENT PROCEDURES AND CHECKPOINTS TO SATISFY YOUR PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR ANTI-VIRUS PROTECTION AND ACCURACY OF DATA INPUT AND OUTPUT, AND FOR MAINTAINING A MEANS EXTERNAL TO OUR SITE FOR ANY RECONSTRUCTION OF ANY LOST DATA.
YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER [FULL NAME OF AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE] NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH [FULL NAME OF AUTHORIZED COMMITTEE] MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
- Limitation of Liability TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL Committee to Elect Steve Garvin, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.
- Indemnification You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Committee to Elect Steve Garvin, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Content, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.
- Links to Third-Party Websites This Website may contain links to third-party websites or resources. These links are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.
- Governing Law and Jurisdiction All matters relating to the Website and these Terms of Use, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Washington without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Washington, in each case located in Spokane County, Washington. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.
- Changes to the Terms of Use We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them and apply to all access to and use of the Website thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.
- Miscellaneous a. Entire Agreement: These Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Committee to Elect Steve Garvin regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website. b. Waiver and Severability: No waiver by Committee to Elect Steve Garvin of any term or condition set out in these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of [Full Name of Authorized Committee] to assert a right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.
- Your Comments and Concerns This Website is operated by Committee to Elect Steve Garvin All feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Website should be directed to: ElectSteveGarvin@gmail.com or Committee to Elect Steve Garvin, 2910 E. 57th Ave., Ste. 5, PMB 225, Spokane, WA 99223.
