Terms and Conditions
USTRC ONLINE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE | |
PLEASE REVIEW THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY USING USTRC ONLINE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED AND LINKED TO BELOW. | |
USTRC ONLINE USER AGREEMENT | |
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USTRC, PROHIBITED ITEMS LIST | |
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USTRC, INC. ONLINE PRIVACY POLICY
| This statement discloses the privacy practices for www.ustrc.com ("USTRC Online").
USTRC wants to demonstrate its commitment to your privacy and this policy statement informs you about what personal information is gathered and tracked from this Web Site and how that information is used. | |
| INFORMATION GATHERED AT OUR SITES | |
USTRC collects personally identifying information provided through optional, voluntary membership registration on our site. These
include:
If you choose not to provide the information we request, you can still visit most of USTRC, Inc. web sites, but you may be unable to access certain options, offers, downloads and services. Personal information gathered at USTRC, Inc. web sites may be shared with third parties, such as USTRC partners, or for specific prize awards. | |
| USE OF COOKIES | |
| A Cookie is a tiny piece of text that a Web site desires to
transfer to an individual's hard drive for record-keeping purposes. Your browser
can be set to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the
chance to decide whether or not to accept it. If your browser does
agree to accept the cookie, it is added to your hard drive as a small file; if
your browser declines the cookie, USTRC Online will try to send you one
with every hit until you accept it. This means every page and item on that page you request from
USTRC Online will come with a cookie request unless you already have one.
A cookie's purpose is to let us know that you are a returning visitor to USTRC Online and restore your settings from your privious visit. This cookie, by itself, doesn't tell us your e-mail address or who you are. If you want to give us that information later via sign-in or online purchase, that's your choice. There are several immediate advantages on USTRC Online that you will see through the use of cookies: personalized events, offers, and site access are easier to use with the cookie technology. A cookie also tells us what pages are being used and which ones aren't, helping us make improvements to USTRC Online to better meet your needs and cut down on pages that don't get used. We want to be sure you understand that accepting a cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any personal information about you. We know that a lot of people have concerns about cookies, but in talking with many of our users we feel that the benefit we both gain from their proper use is worthwhile. We value the relationships we have with our customers and future customers, so we respect these concerns. | |
| OPT-OUT | |
| USTRC provides web site visitors the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us at the point where we request information about you. During registration, you can choose not to receive our e-mail. | |
| CORRECT/UPDATE POLICY | |
| USTRC, Inc. provides you with an opportunity to correct or change the information collected during registration. The instructions for doing this can be found in our Member Services site. Users may change this information at any time and as often as necessary. Users who are experiencing problems or who have any questions about how our site works can contact us at our Feedback page. | |
| DELETE/DEACTIVATE | |
USTRC gives you the following option for
removing yourself from future communications:
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| YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS | |
| By your use of this site, you signify your assent to the USTRC, Inc. Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our sites. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy at any time. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of the USTRC, Inc. web sites following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes. The USTRC site contains links to other sites. USTRC, Inc. is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such web sites. | |
BROWSER SECURITY |
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ENCRYPTION PROTECTION |
Encryption is a process by which software is used to scramble sensitive information while it is in transit to and from USTRC Online. Providing encrypted information online has proven overall to be as safe as providing it over the phone. USTRC Online currently uses the industry-standard SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) encryption protocol, but we continue to keep up with current Internet technologies in order to provide the best security for our customers. |
Full and Unconditional Release for Participation in any USTRC Event
################### 2023 Version - updated 4/4/23 ################################PARTICIPANT HAS READ AND VOLUNTARILY AGREES TO THE RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT on this form, and further agrees that no oral representations, statements, or inducements apart from the foregoing written agreement have been made. By participating I acknowledge that I have been sufficiently informed of the risks involved by my own free act and deed; that by participating I give voluntary consent with full intention to be bound by the same, and free from any inducement or representation. Whether signed or not, by participating, I agree that this waiver will remain effective from time of entry at any USTRC event, including qualifiers forward whenever I participate in any USTRC event.
Each participant is fully aware, completely understands, and accepts that participation in any USTRC Event, whether as a contestant, independent contractor, employee, volunteer, exhibitor, sponsor or spectator, is dangerous and that the events and activities associated with, relating to, arising out of, and concerning this participation present substantial, serious, and real risks of personal injury or death to the participant, and the loss of, damage to, or destruction of the participant's personal property including livestock. Participant further acknowledges, that The World Health Organization has declared the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) a worldwide pandemic. Due to its capacity to transmit from person-to-person through respiratory droplets I acknowledge its risks of contraction. I am fully and personally responsible for my own safety and actions while and during my participation and I recognize that I may be at risk of contracting COVID-19 and may be unintentionally exposed and harmed due to COVID-19. With full knowledge of the risks involved, I hereby release, waive, and discharge per this release, liability for all claims related to COVID-19.
In Consideration of being permitted to participate in, enter upon any venue or any facility including the City of Fort Worth, Will Rogers Memorial Center and associated facilities for the event of the Cinch USTRC National Finals of Team Roping and its individual qualification events, I and all persons under my management and control including minor children, acknowledge the dangers inherent with COVID-19, the dangers inherent in horse related events, and in the use of the facilities. I fully and completely accept and assume these substantial, serious, and real risks whether or not apparent, known, unknown, foreseen, unforeseen, present, or contingent, and whether or not caused by any negligence of the RELEASED PARTIES (as defined below), or the negligence of any contestant, volunteer or spectator including but not limited to, any negligence associated with the design or designing, staging, supervising, maintaining or in any way presenting, conducting or sponsoring the Event, further I agree to use extraordinary care and prudence in my activities and those of charges, and do: HEREBY RELEASE, WAIVE, DISCHARGE AND COVENANT NOT TO SUE the organizers or any subdivision thereof, chairmen, agents, officials, City of Fort Worth dba Will Rogers Memorial Center and associated facilities, any other facilities used for a USTRC event, Equine Network, LLC, dba United States Team Roping Championships (USTRC), its sponsors, and each of their agents, servants, employees, and representatives (collectively, the "RELEASED PARTIES"); and HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND SAVE AND HOLD HARMLESS the RELEASED PARTIES from any claim, demand, or liability for personal injuries or property damage arising from participation or use and enjoyment of the event and facilities.
PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS: As a Participant(s) I grant permission to the United States Team Roping Championships and its assigns/or the Will Rogers Memorial Center or its assigns to use photographs, videos, recordings and/or words said by participants in its promotional and advertising materials without notification or compensation.
ASSURANCES. As a participant I fully understand and agree that this Release is to be interpreted and applied in the broadest and most comprehensive manner in favor of the RELEASED PARTIES. As a participant I agree that I have full power authority, capacity and right without limitation to sign, deliver and perform this Release. This release shall be and is binding upon the participants and his/her spouse, legal representatives, heirs, successors, and assigns. The participant agrees that the laws of the States of New Mexico govern this Participation Release. The participant also agrees that upon entry to any event, I have read and understand said agreement whether the signature has been returned or not.
ARBITRATION.
PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY - IT MAY SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS, INCLUDING YOUR RIGHT TO FILE A LAWSUIT IN COURT.Dispute Resolution: In the event of any dispute relating to this Agreement, the relationship between Equine Network, LLC ("EN") and you (including but not limited to your membership in the WSTR and/or USTRC or as a Key Card holder), or any other dispute between EN and you (including but not limited to disputes regarding any claim, demand, or liability for personal injuries or property damage arising from participation or use and enjoyment of any sponsored event and facilities, claims of negligence, breach of contract, fraud or any claims based upon a written law and any disputes concerning any agents, partners, employees, officers, insurers, related entities, or persons of either you or EN), both EN and you agree to final and binding arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator (the "Arbitrator") applying New Mexico law, including in connection with any issue relating to the scope or proper interpretation of this arbitration obligation.
Either party may initiate the arbitration process by filing an initiating document with American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), or alternatively a mutually agreed upon arbitrator or arbitration service, under the applicable commercial arbitration rules for the AAA or the mutually agreed upon arbitration service. Unless otherwise required by applicable law, the arbitration will be conducted in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
EN and you agree to share equally in the cost of the arbitration, except that each side is responsible for its own attorney's fees and costs, unless the Arbitrator determines that a claim or defense was put forward in bad faith or in a frivolous manner, resulting in a reallocation of fees or costs as the Arbitrator may reasonably decide.
Unless this provision is prohibited by applicable law, you expressly represent and agree that in any dispute or arbitration proceeding, you can and will only seek to represent and advance your own interests; you shall be prohibited from seeking to assert a claim on behalf of any other party or person, either on a multi-party, representative, or class action basis; and in no event shall you be entitled to seek punitive or exemplary damages, or consequential or remote damages, in the absence of proof of knowing and intentional misconduct expressly approved or ratified by EN.
It is important that you make an informed decision about the implications of arbitration and that you understand the advantages and disadvantages of forgoing a judicial forum and proceeding with arbitration if a dispute arises. You agree that this dispute resolution process is not required by law, regulation, or ethical standard, but is an important provision to EN that is required in the acceptance of your membership to participate in a WSTR and/or USTRC event. By entering into this binding arbitration provision, you agree and acknowledge that:
- You and EN are waiving the right to submit the dispute to a judge or jury, although you and EN both retain the right to seek immediate injunctive or declaratory relief, including relief by ex parte expedited proceedings, in the case of breaches of confidence or violations of law or equity that require immediate judicial intervention in the protection of either, or both, parties' protected privacy, safety, or ethical rights or interests;
- Pre-arbitration discovery is generally more limited, and different from, the discovery allowed in court proceedings, and you and EN jointly request that the Arbitrator affirmatively prohibit discovery unless it is deemed actually necessary to the preparation of a party's case, in conformity with principles of due process, with the Arbitrator still directed to impose reasonable time, manner, and location limitations in order to expedite the discovery and overall resolution of the dispute;
- The Arbitrator's award is not required to include factual findings or legal reasonings, and it may contain factual or legal errors that cannot be reviewed on appeal or through separate legal challenge;
- This Agreement shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1, et seq. ("FAA");
- The Arbitrator is entitled to grant any remedy that an administrative agency, court, or jury would be entitled to issue, except for those damages or limitations noted above; and
- Judgment on any arbitration award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction, and the parties consent to the jurisdiction of the state or federal district court for the purpose of entry of the Judgment and any requirements contained therein.
By signing this Agreement and becoming a member of WSTR and/or USTRC or a Key Card holder, you warrant that you have received sufficient information regarding the arbitration process and have had the opportunity to seek any advice from independent counsel in reviewing the Agreement and its arbitration provision, allowing you to make an informed decision with respect to forgoing a judicial forum. In addition to the information about arbitration provided above, the rules and regulations for arbitrations conducted by the AAA are available for review on their website at www.adr.org. If you have any questions, you may contact consult your own independent counsel.
Further, Equine Network, LLC, dba, United States Team Roping Championships has the right to refuse entry to anyone for any reason it deems necessary, including but not limited to classification issues.
If signing for any minors under eighteen (18) years old, please list the names, ages, and relationship to you on this release.
Questions or concerns should be directed to the USTRC Office at 505-899-1870.
USTRC: 7500 Alamo Rd NW Albuquerque, NM 87120, infoustrc@equinenetwork.com or fax 505-792-3143.
