Welcome to the Ask A Forensic Artist website. The term “Ask A Forensic Artist” or “Author, AAFA, I, me, my, us, we, she, her” refers to me, Lisa, the owner, author, and operator of this website (“Site”). The term “You” refers to the user or viewer of this Site.
If You read, browse, peruse, scan, skim, glance at, or otherwise use this Site in any way, You are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms (“Terms”) and conditions of use:
The views expressed on this Site (other than Commenters or Guest Bloggers) represent the Author’s thoughts, opinions, musings and general train of thought of any given day at any given point in time, and do not reflect the views of the Author’s employer, supervisors, coworkers, colleagues, friends, foes, or family members, nor do they represent the views of entities, organizations, businesses, groups, or institutions the Author is a part of.
The ability to freely express these meanderings is a right that the Author enjoys as a Proud Citizen of the United States of America under the protection of her First Amendment rights.
The Author would also like to point out that her years of military service in the United States Navy helped to ensure the safety of this country and Your rights under the Constitution as well.
The Author is not being paid to write content on this Site or to manage and in any way operate this Site. The content of this Site is not intended to malign, disparage, taunt, embarrass, or mock any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, or individual, or otherwise cause harm to any person, place or thing, living or dead, real or imagined.
If You have any concerns about the contents of this Site, please contact the Author directly. However, disagreeing with the content of the Site does not constitute sufficient grounds for You to ask the Author to remove or modify any parts of this Site. The Author reserves the right to scoff at such requests.
The content of the pages of this website are for Your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice. It is Your responsibility to know and abide by the changes when they occur. The Author is not Your Mother.
None of the information included on this Site should be considered a substitute for professional, personal, medical, legal, spiritual, career, or weight loss advice. The contents on this Site is not to be taken as fact nor absolute. It is the opinion of the Author, and the Author alone.
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You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and the Author expressly excludes liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Your use of any information, tips, tutorials, advice, hints, recommendations, or materials on this Site is entirely at Your own risk, for which the Author shall not be liable. If You choose to read this site while in the bathtub drying Your hair, or while operating heavy equipment, the Author will not be held liable for any injury that may result from said actions.
This Site includes links to other websites. These links are provided for Your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that the Author endorses the website(s). The Author bears no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
COPYRIGHT POLICY
The contents of this site are protected by copyright under international conventions and, apart from the permission stated, the reproduction, permanent storage, or retransmission of the contents of this site is prohibited without the prior written consent of the Author.
REPRODUCTION, DISTRIBUTION, REPUBLICATION, AND/OR RETRANSMISSION OF ANY MATERIAL CONTAINED WITHIN THIS WEBSITE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IS PROHIBITED UNLESS THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN OBTAINED.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
The Site provides a variety of information related to forensic art, fine art, news, entertainment, or anything else the Author finds of interest in any given moment of the day. The Site, any software used to operate the Site, and the content, services, features, subscriptions, products, merchandise and information that the Author refers to on the Site may be referred to herein collectively as the “service”. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the Service in the future shall be considered part of the Service and subject to the Terms.
PRIVACY
When You leave a comment, the Author is notified and receives IP and e-mail information pertaining to the Commenter. This information is not stored by the Author for other purposes than to moderate comments. This information is not being sold or used for other purposes. If You have concerns with the way this information is used, please contact the Author directly to arrange for complete removal of this information. Removal of all personal information will result in the removal of any content the Commenter might have contributed to this Site, including comments. This Site is hosted in the United States of America. Be aware that laws regarding personal information and privacy may differ from Your location.
COMMENT AND GUEST BLOGGER POLICY
The Author is not responsible for the content of any comments made by the Commenter(s) or Guest Blogger(s). The Author is also not responsible for knowing whether the content of Your comment is breaking the law in other countries or jurisdictions. This Site is a venue for discussion; therefore, the Author will not delete critical comments, or comments portraying a different opinion from the Author’s own. However, the Author reserves the right to edit, delete, or not publish a comment if this is deemed to be vengeful, hateful, spiteful, inane, childish, or potentially illegal (this includes, but it is not limited to comments containing, libelous and defamatory content). Please do not endanger Yourself or break the law when You comment. Comments intending to advertise and/or off-topic (”SPAM“) will be deleted. The Author also reserves the right to block Commenter(s) who have previously published offensive comments, illegal content, silly comments, or SPAM.
FORBIDDEN ACTIONS
You are not authorized to (i) use this Site to advertise for products or services of any kind and for other Sites, (ii) to infringe the Copyright policy and Comment policy of this Site, (iii) to attack this Site using malicious software and/or use this Site for data mining (iv) to commit any illegal actions while using the Site, or against this Site, (v) to restrict access to this Site, (vi) to impede the normal functioning of this Site and (vii) to menace the Author with, or cause physical or financial harm to, the Author of this Site.
CHANGES TO TERMS
By using the Site, You agree to be bound by the Terms. The Author may, in its sole discretion, modify the Terms without notice to You. Therefore, please continue to review the Terms when using the Site .It is Your responsibility to make sure that You agree with the new Terms, whenever changes have been announced. If You do not agree with the Terms, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
NO GUARANTEE
The Author makes no guarantee regarding the validity of the content of the Site. In addition, the Author does not guarantee that the Site will be accessible at all times or during any down time (i) caused by outages to any public Internet backbones, networks or servers, (ii) caused by any failures of Your equipment, systems or local access services, (iii) for previously scheduled maintenance or (iv) relating to events beyond the Author’s control such as strikes, riots, fires, floods, explosions, war, terrorism, alien invasions, governmental action, passage of the healthcare bill, labor conditions, natural and/or man-made disasters, or interruptions in Internet services to an area where the Author or Your servers are located. Although the Author will try to moderate comments quickly, the Author makes no guarantee to the Commenter that its comments or trackbacks will be displayed promptly, without modifications, or that they will be displayed at all, as all comments will be published to the discretion of the Author.
LINKS AND THIRD PARTY CONTENT
Links on the Site to third-party websites are provided only as a convenience to You. If You use these links, You will leave the Site. The Author does not control or endorse any such third-party websites. You agree that the Author will not be responsible or liable for any content, goods or services provided on or through these outside websites or for Your use or inability to use such websites. You will use these links at Your own risk.
Without limiting the foregoing, Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the use of the Service, including payment for and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between You and such advertiser. You agree that the Author shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such advertisers on the Service.
LIMTATION OF LIABILITY
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OBLIGATION TO INDEMNIFY
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Author, its agents, and applicable third parties (collectively “Indemnified Person(s)“) harmless from and against any and all third party claims, liability, loss, and expense (including damage awards, settlement amounts, and reasonable legal fees, brought against any Indemnified Person(s), arising out of, related to or which may arise from Your use of the Site and/or Your breach of any term of this Agreement.
TERMINATION
The Author reserves the right, without notice and at its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate the Terms and/or Your ability to access or use the Service, and to block or prevent future access to and use of the Service for any reason, including Your breach of the Terms or other conduct by You that the Author considers inappropriate. The Author reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. Except as otherwise expressly stated in the Terms, You agree that neither the Author nor any of its affiliated companies shall be liable to You or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuation of the Service.
GOVERNING LAW
The Terms shall be exclusively governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Virginia within the United States of America without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. The Author controls and operates the Site from its office located in the State of Virginia in the United States of America. The Author makes no representation that Materials contained on the Site or Products described or offered on the Site are appropriate or available for use in jurisdictions outside the United States, or that the Terms comply with the laws of any other country. Visitors who use the Service and reside outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. If any provision of the Terms shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from the Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
CONTACTING US
You have any comments or questions regarding these Terms of Service, or wish to report any violation of these Terms of Service, please contact the Author at lisa@askaforensicartist.com. She will address any issue to the best of her abilities as soon as possible, when not otherwise engaged in pursuits such as drawing, shopping, laughing, hanging out with her wonderful husband, or racing from the legions of adoring fans and bright lights of the paparazzi.
