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TERMS OF USE:
Policy Updated on September 18, 2015
Welcome to the Jefferson County Fair Park website offered by Jefferson County. This website provides general information about Jefferson County Fair Park and the events offered and provides information and ticket/ reservation, ordering and purchasing services to end users of this website.
Please read these Terms of Use carefully before accessing or using any part of this Website or using or purchasing any of the Website Services. By accessing or using this Website or Website Service, you agree that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by and adhere to these Terms of Use, as amended from time to time, without limitation or qualification. Thunder Data may modify or supplement these Terms of Use at any time without notice by posting the amended terms to this Website. Your continued use of the Website and/or Website Service means that you accept and agree to the revised Terms of Use. If you disagree with the Terms of Use (as amended from time to time) or are dissatisfied with this Website or Website Service, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this Website.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright 2015 by Jefferson County, Jefferson, Wisconsin. The information and materials contained on this Website or within the Website Service may not be copied, displayed, distributed, licensed, modified, published, sold, used to create derivative work or otherwise used for public or commercial purposes without the express written permission of Jefferson County – d.b.a. Jefferson County Fair Park.
All rights reserved. No part of this software or web interface may be reproduced, transmitted, translated into any language, in any form or by any means without consent.
INFORMATION SUBMISSIONS
All information and materials (including but not limited to feedback data, documents, questions, comments, and suggestions) you submit to us via the Website Service or e-mail shall be deemed to be the property of Thunder Data and may be used by us in a manner consistent with our Privacy Policy and Notice. We shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, exhibit, display, transform, create derivative works and distribute this information and materials to others without limitation. Furthermore, we shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in such information or materials for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing purposes.
ADVERTISING DISCLOSURE AND LINKS TO OTHER INTERNET WEBSITES OR REFERRALS TO EXTERNAL VENDORS
Jefferson County – d.b.a. Jefferson County Fair Park does not provide, endorse, nor guarantee any third-party product, service, information, or recommendation available through links from the Website Service or provided by support services via email, fax or telephone or any other method. Third parties providing products and services available through the Website Service are not affiliated with Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park and are solely responsible for their products, services, information, recommendations, and all other content on their Websites. By using the Website Service and/or following a link to a third-party website or product, you hereby agree that Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park shall not be held liable for any third party’s failure with regard to such advertised products, services, and benefits. By responding to offers indicated on this Website Service or through referral made by any other method, you may be communicating information about yourself to the company that provides such product or services – for example, that you are a Thunder Data Client. Please be aware that third parties may have a different privacy policy and/or terms of use than Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park. Third-party websites may also provide less security than Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park. Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park encourages you to check individual offers, products, and services to become familiar with any applicable policies, restrictions or conditions.
Prohibited Conduct. You expressly agree to refrain from doing, either personally or through an agent, any of the following:
a. Use any device or other means to harvest information about other users of the Website or Website services.
b. Transmit, install, upload or otherwise transfer any virus or other item or process to the Website that in any way affects the use, enjoyment or service of the Website.
c. Transmit, install, upload or otherwise transfer any virus or other item to the Website that in any way affects the use, enjoyment or service of any user’s or any Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park employee’s computer or other medium used to access the Website.
d. Post any material on the Website that is offensive to any other user. Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park maintains the exclusive right to determine what is offensive.
e. Post or store on the Website any content that violates or infringes the intellectual property rights of others (including but not limited to copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, patents and publicity rights).
f. Modify the information, including headers, found on the Website.
g. Transmit, install, upload or otherwise transfer to the Website any unauthorized advertisement or communication.
h. Engage in any action that Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park determines is detrimental to the use and enjoyment of the Website.
i. Use the Website for any unlawful or defamatory means.
j. Transmit, install, upload, post or otherwise transfer any information in violation of the laws of the United States or post any information that could result in civil unrest.
k. Attempt to access, or access, the personal information of another user that is stored on this Website.
l. Permit any person to access this Website using the user’s password.
m. Attempt to, or access, this Website using another user’s password.
n. Use any “deep-link”, “page-scrape”, “robot”, “spider” or other automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to access, acquire, copy or monitor any portion of the Website or any content, or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Website or any content, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or information through any means not purposely made available through the Website. Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park reserves the right to bar any such activity.
o. Probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Website or any network connected to the Website, or breach the security or authentication measures on the Website or any network connected to the Website, or reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user or any other customer of Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park, including any Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park account not owned by you, to its source, or exploit the Website or any service or information made available or offered by or through the Website, in any way where the purpose is to reveal any information, including but not limited to personal identification or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the Website.
ACCOUNT INFORMATION AND SECURITY
If you establish an account at the Website in order to use the Web Services or purchase products or receive information from Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park or its Clients, you agree to provide accurate, current and complete information about you as may be prompted by any registration forms on the Website and you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and your password. By establishing an account, you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur at the site under your account and password.
INDEMNIFICATION
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park, its independent contractors, service providers and consultants, and their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’
fees) arising out of or related to any User Content you post, store or otherwise transmit on or through the Website or your use of the Interactive Areas.
PARTICIPATION IN THIS EVENT IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITIES
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By use of this ticket and/or other event admission material, you are agreeing to each and all of the following terms.
To expressly assume all risk incident to the event, whether occurring prior to, during or subsequent to the actual conduct of the event. To HEREBY RELEASE all event participants, sanctioning bodies, Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park and its officers, directors, members, owners, successors, assigns, agents, employees, representatives, and affiliates from any and all claims arising from the event, including claims of negligence of released parties. To grant Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park and its designees the right to use your image and/or likeness in any live or recorded video display or other transmission or reproduction of the event, including without limitation my rights of publicity. All rights to broadcast, record, photograph, repeat, reproduce or recreate the event are reserved by Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park. To not take any action, or cause others to take any action, which would infringe on the rights of Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park or its designees. To waive a refund, replacement ticket and/or other event admission material or to payment for any damages of any kind for any reason from Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park, including without limitation cancellation, shortening or other alteration of the event.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park is not responsible for interruptions or errors in the Website or Website Service. The Website and Website Service merely provides the venue through which Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park Clients communicate with their Customers, but Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park does not control, monitor, warrant or guaranty the truth, accuracy, quality, completeness, safety, or legality of the information on the Website or provided through the Website Service. The information provided on the Website or through the Website Service may include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. From time to time Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park may amend, change, add, delete, update or alter the information and/or functionality of the Website and/or the Website Service, including information, or the products and services described and offered on the Website Service, without notice. Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park assumes no liability for any errors or omissions in the processes, information or materials provided on the Website or by the Website Service and expressly disclaims any responsibility to update the processes, information or materials contained on the Website or within the Website Service. JEFFERSON COUNTY/JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR PARK PROVIDES ALL INFORMATION AND SERVICES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WEBSITE AND THE WEBSITE SERVICE, “AS IS” WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR FREE OF ERRORS, VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE DISCLAIM ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR CLIENTS, OUR CLIENTS’ CUSTOMERS, ANY OF THEIR ACTS AND OMISSIONS, AND/OR ANY EVENT POSTINGS THROUGH WEBSITE OR THE WEBSITE SERVICE.
If you are dissatisfied with the Website or the Website Service or any content provided or presented through Website or the Website Service or with these Terms and Conditions, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Website and/or the Website Service. Your use of the Website or the Website Service is at your sole risk.
BY USING THE WEBSITE SERVICE, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL JEFFERSON COUNTY/ JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR PARK OR ITS EMPLOYEES, OR OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE SERVICES WHETHER OR NOT JEFFERSON COUNTY/ JEFFERSON COUNTY FAIR PARK HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park maximum aggregate liability with respect to any claim arising from or related to the Website or the Website Service shall in no event exceed the sum or $100.00. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY AND REMEDY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IF ANY PART OF THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS FOUND TO BE INVALID, INAPPLICABLE OR UNENFORCEABLE FOR ANY REASON, THEN THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park AND ITS AFFILIATES IN SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES FOR LIABILITIES THAT OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE BEEN LIMITED SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE MINIMUM LAWFUL AMOUNT.
VENUE AND GOVERNING LAW
These Terms of Use and the relationship between you and Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park shall be governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Jefferson, in the state of Wisconsin. The failure of Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Website, the Website Service or the Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
TERMINATION
You agree that Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Website or Website Services, and remove and discard any content within the Website Services, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use, or if Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms of Use. You acknowledge and agree that Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the Website or Web Service. Further, you agree that Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Website or Website Services.
ONLINE REGISTRATIONS AND PURCHASES
All registrations and purchases made through the Website and/or Website Service are governed by these Terms of Use and any other terms specified on this Website as applicable to such registrations or purchases, which terms are hereby incorporated into these Terms of Use. All confirmed orders are final once payment is submitted. Any event or service sponsored or operated by a Client and any product or ticket sold by a Client are not the responsibility of Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park and you agree to hold Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park and its agents harmless from any liability or injury arising from or related to your attendance at or participation in any such event or service or your purchase of any such product or ticket. Clients have provided some of the information included in this Website and Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park neither verifies, certifies, nor is responsible for the accuracy or completeness thereof. All confirmed orders are final once payment is submitted.
REFUND POLICY:
Policy Updated on September 18, 2015
No Refunds or Exchanges
EVENT/ CONCERT/ GATE ADMISSION PASS/ EXHIBITOR/ BEER TICKETS
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park does not accept returns or exchanges on events, concerts, or gate admission passes or any similar type tickets. No refunds or exchanges will be accepted.
Any third party tickets are not the property of Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the third party’s policies. We do not accept returns or exchanges on third party purchases/tickets. No refunds will be accepted.
WINTER STORAGE
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park does not accept returns or exchanges on vehicle storage. No refunds will be given.
Refunds or Partial Refunds Permitted:
INDIVIDUAL CAMPING
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park accepts refunds on individual camping reservations up to 48 hrs. prior to your reservation date. If 48 hours or less have passed since your purchase, we cannot offer you a refund or an exchange. After this date no refunds or exchanges will be given. Any deposits or associated ticket fees are not refundable.
GROUP CAMPING
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park accepts refunds on group camping reservations up to 30 days prior to your reservation date. If 30 days or more have passed since your purchase, Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park cannot offer you a refund or an exchange. After this date no refunds or exchanges will be given. Any deposits or associated ticket fees are not refundable.
Ticketing fees, including but not limited to convenience, handling or credit card fees are not refundable.
Purchasing – Tickets, Reservations, Storage, Etc.
PETS AND ANIMALS
Animals allowed on Jefferson County Fair Park grounds must be brought in by exhibitors, vendors, and entertainers, or be a service animal during the duration of fair week. Jefferson County Fair Park offers camping in which allows animals to be on the grounds outside of fair week. Camping during the fair is not included in this policy.
TICKET PURCHASING OPTIONS
Tickets/camping/winter storage may be purchased on the Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park website, by calling 920-674-7148, or by stopping at the Jefferson County Fair Park Office during normal operating hours. In addition, some artists may have official fan clubs that sell tickets to their fans. These are the only official ways to purchase tickets. Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park is not liable for invalid tickets purchased via third-party ticketing sites (such as Stubhub), auction sites (such as ebay), classifieds (such as craigslist), or any ticket broker.
TICKETING FEES
Wisconsin State Sales Tax (5.5%) is applied on the total sum of most orders. Some shows have an added credit card fee of 2.6%. To avoid this fee, cash purchases may be made at the Jefferson County Fair Park office. When ordering tickets online or by phone you may be charged a convenience fee of $.50-$6.50 per ticket and/or handling fee of $1.00-$6.50 per order. In certain instances, all or some of the fees listed above are included in the listed ticket price. Please contact the Jefferson County Fair Park office if you wish to find the exact breakdown of ticketing fees for a particular show or event.
SCALPED/RESOLD TICKETS
Tickets can ONLY be resold for face value (the price printed on the ticket) or less. Tickets cannot be resold within 1500 feet of the Jefferson County Fair Park. Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park reserves the right to revoke any tickets sold in violation of its policies. No refund may be issued to buyer.
PHOTO POLICY
Audio and/or visual recording of performance prohibited
All audio and/or visual recording or the audio and/or visual broadcast of all or any part of any show/performance conducted at the Jefferson County Fair Park, without the express prior written consent of the artist(s) and/or artist’s manager, is strictly prohibited. No portion of a show/performance may be broadcast, recorded, filmed, taped, or embodied in any form, for any purpose, without the prior written consent of artist(s) and/or artist’s manager.
PURCHASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
These Purchase Terms and Conditions are in addition to and subject to the Terms of Use for the Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park Website (the “Website”) and the services provided through the Website (the “Website Services”), are incorporated herein by reference. All customers who attempt to buy or reserve a ticket or who actually buy or reserve a ticket using the Website or Website Service (“Ticket Buyer”) agree to these Purchase Terms and Conditions by accessing or using the Website or Website Services.
Must be 18 years old or older to make a purchase through this site. By initiating or completing a purchase through this site you are representing that you are 18 years old or older and the information you are entering on this site is that of someone who is 18 years old or older. Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park is not responsible for anything that may occur or happen at a Venue. The Ticket Buyer may also be subject to additional terms and conditions required by each particular Venue and each Ticket Buyer should request, locate and familiarize themselves with the policies of any Venue at which they may attend an event or performance.
CONVENIENCE CHARGES & ORDER PROCESSING FEES
Tickets purchased through Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park can be subject to a per ticket convenience charge and/or a per order processing fee. Any additional charges or fees applied to a ticket purchase are at the sole discretion of Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park.
AMOUNT OF TICKETS PER TICKET BUYER
When purchasing tickets through Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park, Ticket Buyer may be limited to a specified number of tickets for each event. If a maximum amount exists, it is posted during the purchase process and is verified with each transaction. This policy is in effect to discourage unfair ticket buying practices and to expedite the time it takes to process an order.
ORDER CONFIRMATION
It is the responsibility of the Ticket Buyer to confirm with Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park, whether or not the order has been placed. The Venue may not automatically be made aware of any problems that occur during the purchase process. Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park is not responsible for losses (monetary or otherwise) for errors that occur in the ticket purchase processing and or confirmation process if applicable.
CANCELED AND POSTPONED EVENTS
In no event will Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park in any way be responsible for any refund or reissuing of tickets for cancelled, postponed or rescheduled events.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Ticket Buyer assumes all risks incidental to the event for which a ticket is issued, whether before, during or after performance, and waives any claims for personal injury or death against Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park on behalf of Ticket Buyer, any accompanying minor and their successors, assigns, heirs or estate.
PRIVACY POLICY
Policy Updated on September 18, 2015
Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park is committed to protecting your personal information, and we respect your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we use and protect the personal information we collect when you attempt to or actual do order a ticket using our Website or Website Services. This Policy applies to all users of JCFairPark.com (the “Website”) and the Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park services (the “Website Services”) along with and subject to the Terms of Use and incorporated herein by reference.
By using the Website, you are accepting the terms of this policy and agree that they are adequate and sufficient to protect your privacy.
COLLECTING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
As an eCommerce website, Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park may collect personal information from you such as your name, phone number, and email address, etc. When you buy or attempt to buy a ticket from Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park using the Website and the Website Services. Jefferson County/ Jefferson County Fair Park may collect additional information, including, without limitation, financial information from you (credit card data, billing address, etc.).
You also provide non-personal information about your computer and about your activities on the Website. This information includes your IP address, your browser type, the date and time you access the site, and the website that referred you to our site.
DATA PROTECTION
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park has security measures in place to help safeguard your information from unauthorized access or disclosure. Only Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park employees are permitted to access your personal information.
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park takes precautions to ensure the security of your personal information. However, Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park cannot guarantee that hackers or unauthorized personnel will not gain access to your personal information despite our efforts. In using the Website, your information will travel through third party infrastructures which are not under our control.
OUR USE OF YOUR INFORMATION
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park may use information that we collect about you in one or more of the following ways, among others:
· Processing the payment for tickets you purchase
· Delivering tickets, products and services made on the Website
· To include you in Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park mailing lists.
· To communicate with you by e-mail, telephone and/or mobile devices about future events and tickets you purchase;
· To enforce our terms and conditions;
· To better protect you from or identify fraudulent transactions;
OTHER WEBSITES
Third parties have their own privacy policies that govern their use of your information. There are a number of places on the Website where you may click on a link to access other websites that don’t operate under this Privacy Policy. For example, if you click on a link on the Website from one of Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park’s sponsors, you may be taken to a website that we don’t control. These third-party websites may independently solicit and collect information, including personal information, from you. Importantly, these third parties will have their own privacy policies describing how they use and disclose your personal information. Those policies will govern the use, handling and disclosure of your personal information once you or we have shared it with those third parties. If you want to learn more about other entities’ privacy practices, please review the websites of those third parties. Privacy policies are typically located at the bottom of the web page you are visiting.
CHILDREN’S PRIVACY
The Website is not intended for children under 13, and Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park does not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13. Children aged 13 or older should not submit any personal information without the permission of their parents or guardians. By using the Website, you are representing that you are at least 18, or that you are at least 13 years old and have your parents’ permission to use the Website.
ACCESS FROM OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
The Website is directed to people residing in the United States. We do not represent that Content available on or through the Website is appropriate or available in other locations. We may limit the availability of the website or any Website service or product described on the Website to any person or geographic area at any time. If you choose to access the Website from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park will occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our practices and services. When we post changes to this Privacy Policy, we will revise the “Updated at” date at the top of this page. If Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park makes any changes in the way is collects, uses, and/or shares your personal information, Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park will notify you by displaying a notice of the changes on our website. We recommend that you check the Website periodically to be aware of any changes in our privacy or other policies.
QUESTIONS
If you have any questions, comments or complaints regarding these Terms or the Website, please contact us at:
Jefferson County/Jefferson County Fair Park
503 N. Jackson Ave.
Jefferson, WI 53549
(920)674-7148
Email: info@jeffersoncountyfairpark.com
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