Terms & Conditions
1. Rules of Engagement
This website, apparationgcc.com (the “Site”) is owned and operated by Apparation LLC (referred to as “Apparation”, “we”, “us” or “our”). ‘You’ or ‘your’ means an adult user of the Site for itself and you as parent or guardian for any minor which you allow to access the Site, for whom you will be held strictly responsible. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. By using this Site you agree to these terms of use (the “Terms”). If you do not agree to the Terms, please do not use the Site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add or remove portions of the Terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Site following the posting of changes to the Terms will mean you accept those changes.
2. Member Services
Membership services offered via this website include the ability to view the list of Apparation Golf & Country Club Eligible Clubs, to view Member Directory information and to exchange private messages with other members.
Use of most features of this website will be available only to active Apparation Golf & Country Club members via password-protected member accounts.
Apparation LLC will make a good faith effort to make the site available 7/24 except for brief periods of downtime when new features are being deployed.
We will not sell or otherwise provide lists of e-mail addresses, phone numbers, names or other personally identifiable information relating to people registered on the site to any 3rd party.
Member contact information (e.g., email address, phone number) will not be displayed on website pages other than the user profile update page. This contact information will only be used by Apparation LLC to forward club-related correspondence to members.
3. Member Obligations
Each member must provide proof that (s)he is currently a member in good standing of at least one Eligible Club. The list of Eligible Clubs is displayed on the website and may be changed at any time.
Proof of membership can either be a picture or scanned copy of a recent member statement or a reference letter from another Apparation member who belongs to the same Eligible Club. Apparation LLC will activate a member after payment has been received and after proof of membership in an Eligible Club has been received via email at support@apparationgcc.com.
Each member agrees to make a good faith effort to host at least one foursome per year enabling three other golfers to play at their club. The guests will pay for green fees, cart fees and for any other services used at the club.
Each member must pay annual dues, which are currently $100 per year and which may change from time to time at the discretion of Apparation LLC. All dues are non-refundable. If a prospective member pays dues and subsequently is unable to provide proof of membership in an Eligible Club, the amount paid will be considered to be a non-refundable application fee.
Each member agrees to adhere to the club rules of any Eligible Club when visiting as a guest or when hosting other members.
4. The Site
The Site, including but not limited to all text, graphics, logos, icons, images, data, graphs, audio, videos, computer programs and other material and information contained on, or utilized in the provision of, the Site is the property of Apparation or its content suppliers and is protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents or other proprietary rights. Apparation hereby grants you a limited, nonexclusive, non-transferable personal license to use the Site for personal or informational purposes only or as part of using Apparation’s services. Except as expressly authorized by Apparation in writing, you may not use, copy, distribute, modify or create derivative works from, disclose, display, transmit, or post any portion of the Site for any purpose. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Apparation and/or its licensors.
To use certain features of the Site or participate in certain activities sponsored by Apparation, we might ask you to register as a user or participant. If so requested, each Site user must: (1) personally provide true, accurate, current and complete information on the Site’s registration form (collectively, the “Registration Data”) and (2) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data as necessary to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If, after investigation, Apparation has reasonable grounds to suspect that any user’s Registration Data is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Apparation may suspend or terminate any and all current or future use of the Site by that user.
A user may receive passwords and account designations upon completing certain Site registration processes and is wholly responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of such passwords or designations.
5. Your Submissions
The Site may include access to or use of blogs and/or other message or communication facilities. All information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or any other materials whatsoever, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted to Apparation or the Site, shall be collectively referred to as the “Content.” The submitting user retains ownership of Content. Notwithstanding the user’s ownership of the Content, the submitting user grants the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, world-wide license to Apparation to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, distribute, perform, and display such Content (in whole or part) on the Site. Apparation has not, and will not, review, monitor or edit the Content for accuracy, timeliness, integrity or completeness. Apparation shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse or delete any Content that it considers to violate the Terms or be otherwise illegal. Apparation, in its sole and absolute discretion, may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law, judicial or governmental mandate or, to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Site users and the public.
6. Principles of Participation
In order to maximize the user experience at the Site, we ask you to follow these rules: (a) you shall not upload to, distribute through or otherwise publish through the Site any Content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or that would otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law; (b) you shall not use the Site in any manner that could be offensive to the Apparation online community, including but not limited to posting Content that promotes racism, bigotry, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual, or that could be harmful to minors or that harasses or advocates harassment of another person; (c) you will use this Site only in a manner consistent with all laws and regulations and in accordance with the Terms; (d) you will not impersonate any person or entity, misrepresent any affiliation with another person, entity, or association, use false IP addresses or headers, or otherwise conceal your identity from Apparation for any purpose; (e) you will only submit Content for which you have the copyright or other specific permission to distribute electronically; (f) you will not violate, plagiarize, or infringe on the rights of third parties including copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, publicity or proprietary rights; and (g) you shall not, without our express written approval, distribute or otherwise publish any Content containing any solicitation of funds, advertising, or solicitation for goods or services.
7. Termination
Apparation may terminate a user’s ability to use the Site in Apparation’s absolute discretion and for any reason. Apparation is likely to terminate your use of the Site for reasons that include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) violation of these Terms; (2) abuse of Site resources or attempt to gain unauthorized entry to the Site; or (3) as required by law, regulation, court or governing agency order. Apparation’s termination of any user’s access to the Site may be effected without notice and, on such termination, Apparation may immediately bar any further access to the Site. Apparation shall not be liable to any user or other third party for any termination of that user’s access to the Site. In the event of termination, Apparation reserves the right to delete, or not delete a user’s Content at Apparation’s sole discretion.
8. Links
The Site may provide links to other websites. Apparation exercises no control whatsoever over such other websites and is not responsible or liable for the availability, content, advertising, products or other materials on such websites. Your access and use of such linked websites, including information, material, products and services therein, is solely at your own risk.
9. Responsibility for Use; Limitations of Liability
Apparation does not control the Content posted to the Apparation Sites and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. Under no circumstances will Apparation be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, liability for any errors or omissions in any Content or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted or displayed via the Site. Each user must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with the use of the Site and any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, integrity or usefulness of the Site or any such Content.
Each user shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Apparation from any and all claims, demands, damages, costs, and liabilities including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of that user’s acts or omissions, including claims arising out of that user’s use of the Site; his or her submission, posting or transmission of Content or his or her violation of the Terms.
EACH USER’S USE OF THE SITE IS AT HIS OR HER SOLE RISK. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. APPARATION EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. APPARATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY USER’S USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE. IN NO EVENT SHALL APPARATION’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO ANY USER OR OTHER PARTY UNDER THESE TERMS OF SERVICE OR OTHERWISE EXCEED $10.00. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
10. Trademark Information
“Apparation Golf & Country Club” and “GroupLooper are trademarks of Apparation. All other marks, names, and logos mentioned on the Site are the property of their respective owners. Your use of the Apparation trademarks and other marks, names and logos set forth on the Site without prior written consent is strictly prohibited.
11. Copyrights
Apparation respects the intellectual property rights of others, and requires that the people who use the Site do the same. It is our policy to respond promptly to claims of intellectual property misuse. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify us by providing our copyright agent with the following information in writing: (1) the electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on the owner’s behalf; (2) identification of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; (3) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and information reasonably sufficient to permit Apparation to locate the material, including the full URL; (4) your name, address, telephone number, and email address; (5) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (6) a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
Our designated agent to receive notification of claimed infringement under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 is:
John Grudnowski
FRWD Co.
120 First Avenue North, Suite 300
Minneapolis, MN USA
1-612-235-5030
email: john.grudnowski@frwdco.com