This statement covers all of the TasteTO site and any associated content including email and RSS feeds. Please read this statement carefully before proceeding to access any of the TasteTO Site. Your use of the TasteTO Site indicates your agreement to abide by the Terms in effect.

Use of Content

TasteTO provides a Creative Commons license to use all Site content and the associated RSS and Atom syndication feeds, provided that the content is not modified in anyway (including the stripping of ads, where applicable).

Online Terms of Use

1. The Site content must be clearly identified at the top of the content as being sourced from TasteTO.com, and a link must be provided back to the main TasteTO.com URL and/or the URL of the original article.
2. If being replicated in HTML format, the internal links in the Site content must not be removed.
3. The headlines, bylines, and text must not be modified in any way, save for the optional removal of TasteTO.com category tags.
4. The Site content must not be used for commercial purposes unless permission is requested and granted.

Failure to conform to these terms when using any TasteTO.com content on any website, email list, discussion forum, or other online medium will be considered a breach of copyright, and payment will be required for use of the content. Amount of said payment will be decided upon on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the nature of the use of the content, the reach of the website/email list/forum, and other factors.
Print Terms of Use

1. The TasteTO.com URL must appear prominently at the top of each section displaying site content.
2. Content will appear unedited, except for replacement of hyperlinks with full URLs and use of product manufacturer’s site links where appropriate.
3. Images from a Site must not be used in print without you obtaining the appropriate copyright clearances yourself.
4. The Site content must not be used for commercial purposes unless permission is requested and granted.

Failure to conform to these terms when using any TasteTO.com content in print will be considered a breach of copyright, and payment will be required for use of the content. Amount of said payment will be decided upon on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the nature of the use of the content, the circulation of the publication, and other factors.
RSS Feed Terms of Use

1. The RSS feeds may not be spliced into or otherwise redistributed by third-party RSS providers.
2. No content, including any advertisements or other promotional content, shall be added to the RSS feeds.
3. Images must be removed from open syndication feeds.
4. TasteTO reserves the right to object to your presentation of the RSS feeds and the right to require you to cease using the RSS feeds at any time.
5. TasteTO further reserves the right to terminate its distribution of the RSS feeds or change the content or formatting of the RSS feeds at any time without notice to you.
6. The RSS feeds may not be used for commercial purposes unless permission is requested and granted.

Failure to conform to these terms when using any TasteTO.com RSS feeds will be considered a breach of copyright, and payment will be required for use of the content. Amount of said payment will be decided upon on a case-by-case basis, taking into account the nature of the use of the feed and other factors.

General Terms of Use
TasteTO provides all content “as is” and TasteTO shall not be held liable for your use of the content and RSS feeds. Use of a Site’s content, including text and images, on your site, or in print, is entirely at your discretion.

TasteTO is not responsible for any complaints regarding content or images that you choose to display on your site or in print.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED, TASTETO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES INCLUDING WARRANTIES FOR MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. By accessing the Site content and RSS feeds, you indicate that you understand and agree to these terms and conditions.

Comments Terms of Use

The comments sections on the TasteTO site are accessible to all Site visitors.

In order to make our comments useful and interesting, the following guidelines have been established for comment users:

• Do not post threatening, harassing, defamatory, or libelous material.
• Do not intentionally make false or misleading statements.
• Do not offer to sell or buy any product or service.
• Do not post material that infringes copyright.
• Do not post information that you know to be confidential or sensitive or otherwise in breach of the law.
• Keep all comments relevant to the particular topic or post where the comment is being posted.
• TasteTO will not accept responsibility for information posted in the Comments.

If TasteTO receives notice that a comment post is not in keeping with these terms and conditions or the intended use of the comments, we reserve the right to remove that comment posting. The removal of any comment shall be solely at the discretion of TasteTO.

Image Terms of Use

TasteTO typically display images as part of blog posts and features written by our contributors and editors. The types of images contributors and editors are authorized to use on TasteTO include:

• Images photographed or created by one the contributor or editor themselves
• Images licensed from photographic archive vendors
• Images supplied to our editors or released into the public domain by public relations and marketing companies for press purposes
• Reader-submitted images, with the implied representation that the person submitting the image owns the copyright in the image and the right to give it to us for use on our site(s)
• Images published on Flickr or other public photo sites, with an implied license for use under the Creative Commons license associated with such sites
• Images commissioned by TasteTO
• Thumbnail images of 150×150 pixels or less
• Images used to illustrate a newsworthy story under the Fair Use doctrine
• Images where the use is transformative, such as for satire
• Images so widely distributed on the internet or elsewhere that they are deemed to have become part of the public domain

If you think we have published an image or text that infringes your copyright, please contact us and we will address your concerns. However, if the image falls into one of the categories listed above, we believe that our use of the image is legitimate and we will not remove it from the site.

To enable us to address your concerns, please provide the following information:

1. For each allegedly infringing image or piece of text that you wish to have removed from our site, provide the exact permanent URL for the page containing the material.
2. Provide information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you: an email address is preferred, as well as a telephone contact number.
3. Provide the following information detailing your claim to ownership of the copyright in the allegedly infringing material:
   • Proof of copyright in the image or text concerned

   OR, absent such registration:

   • a detailed description of where the photograph was taken, by whom, who or what the subject of the image is, AND
   • Evidence to support your claim that you own the copyright in the image.

   We will not comply with requests to remove an image where the complainant cannot prove that they own the copyright in the image in question.

4. Include the following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.”

Please note that you will be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) if you materially misrepresent that any material on our sites is infringing your copyrights.

We also reserve the right to publish your letter (with personal information removed) on the Site.

External Links Disclaimer

TasteTO routinely contains links to external, third party websites. By providing links to other sites, TasteTO does not guarantee, approve or endorse the information or products available at these sites, nor does a link indicate any association with or endorsement by the linked site to TasteTO.

TasteTO does not operate or control and has no responsibility for the information, products and/or services found on any external sites. Nor do such links represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any information, products and/or services provided on or through any external sites, including, without limitation, warranties of any kind, either express or implied, warranties of title or non-infringement or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Visitors to TasteTO assume complete responsibility and risk in their use of any external sites. Visitors should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.

Notification of Changes

Whenever TasteTO changes its Terms of Use, it will post those changes to this Statement, and other places we deem appropriate to make users aware of such changes.

Contact Information

If you have any questions or notices of violations to these terms and conditions, please contact us.