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Copyright

©1999-2001 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, 2291 W Broadway, Missoula, Montana 59803, U.S.A. All Rights Reserved. The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and International copyright laws, and is the property of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and/or its contributors.

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Guidelines for the Use or Reproduction of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation Materials Obtained from the NWRMEF.ORG Web Site

Permission to use, copy and distribute materials delivered from this Web site is hereby granted under the following conditions:

It is prohibited to copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, alter or prepare any photographs from this Web site without the prior express written consent of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation;

You may use written content from this Web site for educational uses, news reporting, scholarships and informational purposes. However, to use written material containing an additional copyright in the name of a third party, you must obtain the permission of the copyright holder;

Materials available from this Web site cannot be modified in any way;

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation should be acknowledged as the source of the material;

Content used from the Web site must remain consistent with the mission and purpose of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation;

It is unlawful to falsely claim copyright or other rights in Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation material;

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation does not indemnify nor hold harmless users of Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation material, nor release such users from copyright infringement, nor grant exclusive use rights with respect to the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation material.

Disclaimer

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is providing this site and its content on an “as is” basis and makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to this site or its contents. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation disclaims all such representations and warranties, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In addition, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation does not represent or warrant the information accessible via this site is accurate, complete or current. Except as specifically stated on this site, neither the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation nor any of its officers, directors, employees or other representatives will be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of this site. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including (without limitation) compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of third parties. This includes all links outside the NWRMEF.ORG domain.

Third-Party Links

In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation may choose third-party Web sites to link to from its own site. However, even if the third party is affiliated with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, the Foundation has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has no responsibility or liability for these independent policies or actions and is not responsible for privacy practices or the content of such Web sites. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation seeks to protect the integrity of its Web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).

Third-Party Content

Any party who posts information to this Web site agrees not to post any material that is defamatory, obscene, or a violation of any copyright or trademark rights, and further agrees not to represent himself or herself as someone else. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is under no obligation to monitor the information residing on or transmitted to this Web site; however, any party who posts information to this Web site agrees that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation may take appropriate action in order to prevent the violation of the rights of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation or of other parties, in order to comply with any law, regulation or other governmental request, or in order to operate this Web site properly or to protect itself or others. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation reserves the right to modify, reject, or eliminate any information residing on or transmitted to this Web site that, in its sole discretion, it believes is unacceptable or in violation of these terms and conditions. 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. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation disclaims all responsibility for any defamatory, obscene, or copyright or trademark infringing material posted to this Web site by any third party. Any party who posts information to this Web site represents that it is the sole owner of all rights in materials posted by it (including all related copyrights) or that it has the absolute right to license their use as provided in this section. While the posting party will retain ownership of the copyright in the materials it posts, the posting party agrees that all of the materials it posts shall become part of a database, and that the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation will own the compilation copyright in that database. The posting party hereby grants the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, publicly perform, publicly display, and distribute its posting, any portion of such posting and any derivative works created from such posting, in print electronic and other media, by any means now known or developed in the future. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation may sublicense all of its rights and licenses or assign them to third parties. Neither the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation nor any third party using the posting in accordance with this section will be obligated to pay the posting party any royalties or other compensation for use of the posting. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation shall have no duty to attribute authorship of the posting to the posting party. The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation shall not be obligated to enforce any form of attribution by third parties.

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is committed to respecting the privacy rights of all visitors to our Web site. The following policy describes how we use information we receive from visitors to our site.

Visitor Protection

We implement a variety of security measures to maintain the safety of your personal information. Your personal information is contained behind secured networks and is only accessible by a limited number of persons who have special access rights to such systems and who are required to keep the information confidential. When you place orders or access your personal information, we offer the use of a secure server. All sensitive/credit information you supply is transmitted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology and then encrypted into our databases to be only accessed as stated above.

Do we disclose the information we collect to outside parties?

Except for Web site hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our Web site, we do not sell, trade or otherwise transfer to outside parties personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us unless we receive your express consent in advance.

Do we use "cookies"?

Yes. Cookies are bits of electronic information that a Web site operator can transfer to your hard drive to help tailor and keep records of your visit to the site. The use of cookies is standard on the Internet and many Web sites use them. Cookies allow us to better customize your visits to our site to your individual preferences. We also contract with third party service providers who assign cookies (which do not contain any personally identifiable information) to conduct site tracking for us. These companies use cookies solely to provide us with aggregate data about site traffic. Although most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, you can usually change your browser to prevent that or notify you whenever you’re sent a cookie. This gives you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. If you choose to disable cookies, many portions of this site may not be accessible to you.

Links to Third-Party Sites

We provide links to third-party sites. Since we do not control those Web sites, we encourage you to review the privacy policies posted on these third-party sites.

Your Consent

By using our web site, you consent to our privacy policy.

Changes to Our Policy

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page. Policy changes will apply only to information collected after the date of the change. This policy was last modified August 25, 2001.

Terms and Conditions

Please also visit our Terms and Conditions establishing the use, disclaimers and limitations of liability governing the use of our Web site.

Questions

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation welcomes comments and questions on this policy. We are dedicated to protecting your personal information, and will make every reasonable effort to keep that information secure.

National Office Address

Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation
2291 W Broadway
Missoula, MT 59803
USA

Upcoming Events

• 3/12/2010: Upper Yellowstone Big Game Banquet in Livingston, MT
• 3/13/2010: Lone Tree Big Game Banquet in Harvey, ND
• 3/13/2010: Northern Hills BGB in Sturgis/Spearfish, SD

Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities

• Mt. St. Helen’s Wildlife Area Tree Planting II in Mt. St. Helens, WA., WA
• Mt. St. Helen’s Wildlife Area Tree Planting in Mt. St. Helens, WA., WA
• Elk Tooth Collection in NW Oregon Hunting Units, OR

Recent Projects

• Mt. St. Helen’s Wildlife Area Tree Planting II in Mt. St. Helens, WA., WA
• Mt. St. Helen’s Wildlife Area Tree Planting in Mt. St. Helens, WA., WA
• MT. St. Helen’s Mud Flow Mortality Count in Mt. St. Helens, WA., WA