TERMS OF USE

By participating (reading, completing online forms, downloading information, or merely browsing) on Samhoustonbsa.org, you're agreeing to abide by the Terms of Use below. These rules and guidelines are here to protect you (and others) and to ensure that Samhoustonbsa.org is safe and fun for everybody. By agreeing to these terms, you're taking responsibility for your own actions. Samhoustonbsa.org is provided free of charge to you under these Terms of Use. Many portions of Samhoustonbsa.org are open for anyone to view, read, or download. There are, however, some areas where logins with an ID and password may be required. You are responsible for your own actions, words, and statements while you are connected to Samhoustonbsa.org and the Sam Houston Area Council, Boy Scouts of America (the Council).

By completing the registration process, or by completing any online forms in this site, you are indicating your agreement to be bound by the terms of use and these terms may be modified periodically.

The Council cannot guarantee security, but reasonable steps are taken in an effort to maintain security on the system. Please see our Privacy Policy. If you feel security has been breached, please bring up your concerns with a Council staff member. If the Council suspects that an ID and login may be in use by someone who is not authorized by the account holder, the Council may temporarily disable that account. If such a case arises, the owner of the login ID will be contacted as soon as possible. The Council reserves the right to refuse service to anyone and to cancel an account at any time.

The Council reserves the right to terminate your registration if you are violating any of the following guidelines.

Any use by you of any other subscriber's information, personal or otherwise, for any commercial purpose or to obtain direct financial gain (e.g. mass marketing) is prohibited. Any such use shall be deemed to be a violation of these Terms of Use. Samhoustonbsa.org is to be used by you for your personal use only. Commercial uses of Samhoustonbsa.org are strictly prohibited. You agree that you will not use any service of Samhoustonbsa.org for chain letters, junk mail, "spamming", solicitations (commercial or non-commercial) or bulk communications of any kind including but not limited to distribution lists to any person who has not given specific permission to be included in such a list. The only exception to this is the Samhoustonbsa.org distribution list of registered users.

You further agree not to use Samhoustonbsa.org  for any message(s) or material that is unlawful, harassing, libelous, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, inaccurate, or otherwise objectionable material of any kind or nature or that encourages conduct that could constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law or regulation, or encourage the use of controlled substances. 

You agree not to impersonate any other person or entity, whether actual or fictitious, including impersonating an employee of the Council. You further agree not to use an inappropriate user name of any kind. If you do happen to choose an alias that a person, group, or organization deems inappropriate, you will be asked to consider changing it. If you feel that it has no inappropriate connotations, then a Council staff member will review both parties' cases and make a judgment.

You agree not to use Samhoustonbsa.org to distribute or send any illegal material of any kind, including but not limited to, illegal material in the form of text, graphics, video, programs or audio. Posting content or participating in any form of discussion with the intention to commit any illegal activity is strictly prohibited. 

By completing any online forms in the Samhoustonbsa.org Web site you grant Samhoustonbsa.org and its affiliates the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, communicate to the public, perform and display the content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You also warrant that the holder of any Rights, including moral rights in such content, has completely and effectively waived all such rights and validly and irrevocably granted to you the right to grant the license stated above. 

The Council is not responsible for any material and/or data obtained through downloading or other means, which may be responsible for any damage to your computer system, data, or any personal objects.

The Council cannot and does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information provided on the site by Council staff or volunteer editors. No individual staff member or volunteer editor can be held responsible for information provided which may be the direct or indirect cause of loss or damage to any personal property, data, or results in mental or physical harm.

The Council is not responsible for the content or links to the content of the Internet, World Wide Web, FTP sites, USENET, or any other service that is outside of the Samhoustonbsa.org web site. The Council takes no responsibility for the quality, suitability, functionality, or legality of any site which may be linked to or from Samhoustonbsa.org.

The Council does not condone personal attacks on Council employees, Scouts, parents, donors, volunteers and other persons involved with the Council. Ideas can be disputed or challenged, but attacks on a personal level are unacceptable and if they are brought to the attention of the staff, will be dealt with accordingly. 

In the event that the Council determines that you have breached any portion of these Terms of Use, or have otherwise demonstrated conduct inappropriate for the community of Samhoustonbsa.org and/or the Council, the Council reserves the right to: (i) warn you via email that you have violated these Terms of Use; (ii) delete any content provided by you or your agent(s); (iii) delete all content provided by you to Samhoustonbsa.org; (iv) revoke your membership to Samhoustonbsa.org; (v) take any other action which the Council deems necessary and appropriate.