Welcome to AAA Northwest Ohio’s Online Community! Here you will find valuable information on AAA products and services from AAA associates and members like you! To ensure the AAA Online Community experience is enjoyable for all, we require that you read, understand and agree to be bound by the following terms and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree to these terms, do not use this website.

GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL

The following conduct may be considered grounds for removal from the AAA Online Community:

• Vulgar, obscene, hateful, abusive or religious content.
•  Disclosure of private information or content that is not your own or that you do not have rights to transmit, such as: Membership numbers, personal phone numbers, addresses or other contact information that is not your own; copyrighted content, trade secrets or securities. As a general rule, you should avoid sharing personal information in online forums.
• Failure to comply with our Disclosure of Identity & Truthfulness requirements.
• Legal threats against Company or competitors.
• Off-topic content not relevant to community purpose
• Advertising, promotion or solicitation, including chain letters, class action lawsuits, charitable appeals (AKA SPAM)
• Content or links to content that contains contaminating or destructive features that may damage someone else's computer.
• Duplicate or excessively repeated submissions in one or more areas.
• Content designed to evade profanity or other filters.
• Hyperlinks to sites that violate the terms.
• Content used to impersonate another person, be offensive or violate intellectual property.
• Content or behavior that violates any applicable laws.
• Content or behavior that interferes with the operation of the site or with another member's ability to use the site.
• Evading site controls such as bans, or otherwise disregarding the directions of the site moderators or administrators.

ENFORCEMENT

AAA exercises the right to enforce the Terms through moderation, by any of the following methods:

• Issuance of solitary warning or multiple warnings
• Loss of community privileges
• Removal of content
• Editing submissions to remove content that violates the terms
• Restricting or otherwise limiting accounts
• Banning accounts

CONTENT

Any information or material shared within the AAA Online Community is considered to be non-confidential. By sharing information or materials, you grant AAA an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute said information or materials, and you also agree that AAA is free to use any ideas or techniques that you share with us for any purpose. We will not release your name or otherwise publicize the fact that you submitted materials or other information to AAA unless: (1) we obtain your permission to use your name; or (2) we first notify you that the materials or other information you submit to a particular part of this site will be published or otherwise used with your name on it; or (3) we are required to do so by law.

UNAUTHORIZED USE

AAA assumes no liability should your account become compromised.

MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENTS

AAA membership is NOT required to register or participate in the community forums and on the blogs; however, use of this site is restricted to residents of the AAA Northwest Ohio geographic region.

DISCLOSURE OF IDENTITY & TRUTHFULNESS

In order to ensure compliance with FTC mandated guidelines, AAA requires that all employees, partners and persons acting as official corporate representatives disclose interests which may bear on the subject being written about. These disclosures should be made upon the first encounter, should be clear & conspicuous, understandable by the average reader and should be clearly visible within the relevant content. Failure to do so may result in account suspension - with or without warning.

Examples:

• A person employed by a tourism bureau must disclose this information in their posting when participating in conversations relevant to their company.
• AAA employees must be identified via title in the community.

MODIFICATIONS AND UPDATES

Information, programs and functionality may be changed or updated without notice. To ensure that you are up to date on the latest changes to these rules and regulations, you should make it a point to visit this page periodically.

You may download material displayed on the AAA NWOH site for personal, non-commercial use only. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on downloaded and/or copied material. Any copy of material from the AAA NWOH site you make and distribute for any purpose must also include these Terms. You may not distribute, modify, transmit, use, or reuse any of the contents of the AAA NWOH site for any public or commercial purpose without the written consent of AAA NWOH or any third party AAA NWOH deems necessary. Anything you download, including the information and any images incorporated in the site, is licensed to you by AAA NWOH for your personal noncommercial use.

You should assume everything on the AAA NWOH site is copyrighted unless otherwise noted and may not be used except as provided in the Terms or with the express written consent of AAA NWOH or any third party AAA NWOH deems necessary. AAA NWOH neither warrants nor represents that your use of the material displayed on the AAA NWOH site will not infringe rights of third parties. Images of people or places displayed on the AAA NWOH site are either the property of, or used with permission by, AAA NWOH. Use of these images by you or other third parties is prohibited unless expressly permitted in the Terms or elsewhere on the AAA NWOH site. Any unauthorized use of these images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and other applicable regulations and statutes.

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (the "Trademarks") displayed on the AAA NWOH site are the property of AAA NWOH and other parties and may be registered and unregistered Trademarks of AAA NWOH and others. Nothing contained on the AAA NWOH site should be construed as granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the AAA NWOH site without the written permission of AAA NWOH or such third party that may own the Trademark. Misuse of any Trademarks, or any other content, displayed on the AAA NWOH site is prohibited. AAA NWOH reserves the right to enforce its intellectual property rights through civil and criminal proceedings

Apart from your personal information (which is addressed in our Privacy Policy), any and all communications or materials you send to the AAA NWOH site, electronically or otherwise, including but not limited to data, questions, comments, suggestions, or submissions, are and will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything you send to the AAA NWOH site may be used by AAA NWOH for any purpose including but not limited to reproduction, transmission, disclosure, publication, broadcast, and posting. By submitting material to nwohio.aaa.com, you irrevocably transfer and assign to AAA NWOH, and forever waive and agree never to assert, any copyrights, "moral" rights, or other rights that you may have in such material. AAA NWOH is free to use, without obligation of any kind, any ideas, concepts, techniques, or know-how contained in any communication you send to the AAA NWOH site for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing, and marketing products and services. By using this site, you may submit, or AAA NWOH may gather, certain limited information about you and your usage of the site. Subject to the terms of the Privacy Policy, AAA NWOH is free to use such information for any purpose it deems appropriate.

There is no warranty that any information or service provided or referenced by this site is either merchantable or accurate, that such information or service will fulfill any of your particular purposes or needs, or that such information or service does not infringe on any third party rights. Except for any express warranties stated on this site, if any, the information and services provided or referenced on this site are provided "as is" and with all faults, and the entire risk as to satisfactory quality, performance, accuracy and effort is with the user. While AAA NWOH uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up -to-date information on the AAA NWOH site, AAA NWOH makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. AAA NWOH may periodically add, change, or improve any of the information, products, services, programs, and technology described on the AAA NWOH site without notice. AAA NWOH assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the AAA NWOH site. In fact, your use of the AAA NWOH site is at your own risk. Neither AAA NWOH nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the AAA NWOH site is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the AAA NWOH site. For example, AAA NWOH assumes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, any damages from any viruses which may affect your computer equipment or other property on account of your access to, use of, or downloading from, the AAA NWOH site. Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you. Please seek the advice of professionals, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific information, opinion, advice, or other content.

AAA NWOH has not reviewed all of the sites which are linked to the AAA NWOH site, and the existence of such links does not indicate our approval or endorsement of any material contained on any linked site. AAA NWOH is not responsible for the contents of any site linked to the AAA NWOH site; your connection to any such linked site is at your own risk.

AAA NWOH operates and controls the AAA NWOH site from its headquarters in Toledo. We do not in any way imply that the materials on the site or the products we discuss are available or for use outside the United States or in jurisdictions in which we are not licensed to do business, or that we are soliciting business in any such jurisdiction. By completing an on-line request for a rate quote, you are confirming that you are not a resident in any such jurisdiction. By providing material on our web site AAA NWOH does not in any way promise that the materials will remain available to you or that you will qualify for the products we offer. It is up to you as a prudent reader to understand and determine on your own what you need to do in order to make informed decisions in connection with matters discussed on the AAA NWOH site. With respect to insurance purchased through AAA NWOH, your insurance policy, not the statements on the AAA NWOH web site, form the contract between the insured and the company issuing the policy.

Access to and use of Member-only, password-protected areas of the AAA NWOH site are restricted to Members of AAA NWOH and authorized users only.

THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON THIS WEB SITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY MADE TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. AAA NWOH AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE AAA NWOH SITE AT ANY TIME. AAA NWOH AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL AAA NWOH AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THE AAA AZ SITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE AAA NWOH SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THE AAA NWOH SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS WEB SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF AAA NWOH OR ANY OF ITS SUPPLIERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

The Terms will be governed by and construed under the laws of the State of Ohio, excluding only its conflict of law provisions. Each party to the AAA NWOH site Terms hereby submits to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts within the Township of Sylvania and County of Lucas, State of Ohio, U.S.A. and waives any jurisdictional venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. Use of the AAA NWOH site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph . Any failure by AAA NWOH to enforce any of its rights under the Terms or applicable laws shall not constitute a waiver of such right. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, you, AAA NWOH, and the court shall endeavor to give effect to the intent reflected in that provision, and the remaining Terms provisions shall retain their full force and effect. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and AAA NWOH as a result of this agreement or use of the AAA NWOH site. AAA NWOH's performance of this agreement is subject to existing laws and legal process, and nothing contained in this agreement is in derogation of AAA NWOH's right to comply with law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the AAA NWOH Site or information provided to or gathered by AAA NWOH with respect to such use. If any part of this agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law including, but not limited to, the warranty disclaimers and liability limitations set forth above, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remainder of the agreement shall continue in effect. This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the user and AAA NWOH with respect to this web site and it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written, between the user and AAA NWOH with respect to this web site. A printed version of this agreement and of any notice given in electronic form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Please also read the AAA NWOH Privacy Policy.