Terms of Use

Effective Date: May 4, 2023

Welcome to the Jake Merrick for State Senate campaign website. By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our website.

1. Definitions

"Campaign," "we," "us," and "our" refer to the Jake Merrick for State Senate campaign.

"Website" refers to the Jake Merrick for State Senate campaign website, accessible at jakemerrick.com and all associated pages.

"User," "you," and "your" refer to the person accessing or using the Website.

"Content" refers to all text, images, videos, graphics, logos, and other materials on the Website.

2. Acceptable Use

You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe upon the rights of others or restrict their use of the Website. Prohibited activities include but are not limited to:

• Using the Website in any way that violates federal, state, or local laws or regulations
• Attempting to interfere with, compromise the system integrity or security, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running the Website
• Using the Website to distribute unsolicited promotional or commercial content, or for any other commercial purposes not expressly approved by the Campaign
• Impersonating another person or entity, or falsely stating or misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity
• Engaging in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages

3. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its original Content, features, and functionality are owned by the Campaign and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows:

• Your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials
• You may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes
• You may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own personal, non-commercial use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution
• If we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features

4. User Contributions

The Website may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other interactive features that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content or materials to other users or other persons.

Any User Contribution you post to the Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By providing any User Contribution on the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns the right to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material.

You represent and warrant that all of your User Contributions comply with these Terms of Use, and you will not post any User Contributions that are unlawful, threatening, harassing, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.

5. Disclaimer of Warranties

THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE CAMPAIGN NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE CAMPAIGN MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

6. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL THE CAMPAIGN, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

7. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Campaign, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website.

8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use and any dispute or claim arising out of or related to them, their subject matter, or their formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Oklahoma, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provisions.

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Use or the Website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Oklahoma. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

9. Changes to Terms of Use

We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time at our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them.

Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page frequently so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

10. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use will continue in full force and effect.

11. Entire Agreement

These Terms of Use constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and the Campaign with respect to the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.

12. Contact Information

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at: