Terms of Use

These Terms of Use apply to the Website of Cliveden in the United States. In 1982, a local organization, Cliveden Inc., was founded to administer the site on behalf of the National Trust in a “co-stewardship” arrangement. The National Trust still owns the property and much of the collections, but Cliveden
Inc. has an independent board of directors and staff and is responsible for raising the money to operate the site.

THESE TERMS OF USE ARE A LEGAL AND BINDING AGREEMENT.  YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE CONFIRMS YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE THE WEBSITE.  YOU MAY NOT USE THE WEBSITE AND MAY NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS OF USE IF YOU ARE NOT OF LEGAL AGE TO FORM A BINDING CONTRACT WITH CLIVEDEN UNLESS YOUR PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN READS AND AGREES TO THESE TERMS OF USE ON YOUR BEHALF.  THE DRAYTON HALL PRESERVATION TRUST RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE, MODIFY, ADD TO, DELETE, OR MAKE OTHER ALTERATIONS TO THESE TERMS OF USE BY POSTING THE AMENDED TERMS OF USE ON THE WEBSITE WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.  YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THE WEBSITE FOLLOWING THE POSTING OF A REVISED VERSION OF THE TERMS OF USE MEANS YOU ACCEPT THOSE CHANGES.  THE CLIVEDEN PRIVACY POLICY ALSO GOVERNS YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE.  IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO REVIEW THESE TERMS OF USE REGULARLY.

1. COPYRIGHT; USE OF CONTENT.

Copyright; Use of Content.  COPYRIGHT 2021 Cliveden, 36401 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19144, United States.  All rights reserved.

It is prohibited to copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, alter or prepare any derivative works of any material from the Website, including without limitation, code, software, photographs, graphics and images, without the prior express written consent of Cliveden or as stated on the material.

If permission is given to use any material, such permission to use, copy and distribute materials delivered from the Website is hereby granted under the following conditions:

This Section 1 (including the above copyright notice and this permission notice) must appear in all copies;

a)  Any use of the materials available from the Website must be for informational purposes only and in no instance for commercial purposes; and

b) No materials available from the Website can be modified in any way.

2. NOTICE FOR CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT.

Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, if you believe that your work has been posted on the Website without your permission and infringes upon your copyright, please submit written or e-mail notice to Cliveden with the following information:

a)       A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyrighted work that is allegedly infringed;

b)       A description of the copyrighted work that you claim to have been infringed;

c)       A description of the location of the material that you claim to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity, including the URL of the location on the Website;

d)       Your address, telephone number, and, if available, e-mail address;

e)       A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

f)         A statement by you, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the above notice is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

3. DISCLAIMER OF ENDORSEMENTS.

Any mention of a product, service, company or sole proprietor in the Website or in links to the Website shall not constitute nor be construed as an endorsement of any such product, service, company or sole proprietor by Cliveden.

4. CONTENT POSTED BY THIRD PARTIES.

The Website may provide the opportunity to share information through blogs, online discussions, and other means.  Cliveden encourages you to respect others and their opinions and to be succinct when posting on the Website.  Any party who posts information to the Website agrees not to:

a)       Post any material which is: (i) defamatory, obscene, harassing, libelous, abusive threatening or harmful in anyway, (ii) about candidates for political office, (iii) in violation of the privacy or publicity rights of any other person, (iv)  irrelevant or off-topic, (v) spam or unauthorized advertising, (vi) containing of viruses, corrupted files or other material that may cause damage to another computer, the Website, or server, (vii) a violation of any copyright or trademark, or (viii) a violation of any law or regulation;

b)       Falsify or delete author attributions, legal notices or other proprietary designations; or

c)       Represent himself or herself as someone else, including employees and representatives of Cliveden.

Cliveden is under no obligation to monitor the information residing on or transmitted to the Website; however, any party who posts information to the Website agrees that Cliveden may take appropriate action in order to prevent the violation of the rights of Cliveden or other parties, in order to comply with any law, regulation or other governmental request, or in order to operate the Website properly or to protect itself or others.  Cliveden reserves the right to modify, reject, or eliminate any information residing on or transmitted to the Website that, in its sole discretion, it believes is unacceptable or in violation of these Terms of Use.  The use, distribution, or publication of any materials posted by third parties does not constitute or imply an endorsement of such materials or of any opinions or comments in such materials by Cliveden. Cliveden disclaims all responsibility for any defamatory, obscene, copyright or trademark infringing material posted to the Websites by any third party.  

6. LINKS TO CLIVEDEN WEBSITE.

The use of links to the Website located on other websites or contained in e-mails or other electronic formats must comply with the following:

a)       The appearance, position and other aspects of the link to the Website may not be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Cliveden names and trademarks;

b)       The appearance, position, and other attributes of the link may not create the false appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by, affiliated with, endorsed by, or otherwise associated with Cliveden; and

c)       Cliveden reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole discretion.

7. LINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES.

The Website may provide links to websites owned and operated by third parties, which are provided for convenience only.  Cliveden does not own or control third party sites, has not reviewed all the links to nor the content on third party sites on the Website.   You agree to access the third party links at your own risk and to review the terms of use and privacy policies posted on the third party sites.  Cliveden makes no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or functioning of any third party links, and does not endorse the owner of another site, its contents, or its products or services.

8. UPDATES.

Cliveden may update or make changes to the materials provided on the Website at any time without notice; however, Cliveden makes no commitment to update the information contained herein, and makes no representation or warranty concerning the accuracy of any information.