Terms & Conditions: User Agreement

Welcome to the StateFarmBayouClassic.com website (the "Website"). This Website is provided solely to assist customers in gathering travel information, determining the availability of travel-related goods and services, making legitimate reservations or otherwise transacting business with travel suppliers, and for no other purposes. The terms "we", "us", "our" and "StateFarmBayouClassic.com" refer to StateFarmBayouClassic.com. The term "you" refers to the customer visiting the Website and/or booking a reservation through us on this Website, or through our customer service agents.

This Website is offered to you conditioned upon your acceptance without modification of all the terms, conditions, and notices set forth below (collectively, the "Agreement"). By accessing or using this Website in any manner, you agree to be bound by the Agreement. Please read the Agreement carefully. If you do not accept all of these terms and conditions, please do not use this Website. Be sure to return to this page periodically to review the most current version of the Agreement. We reserve the right at any time, at our sole discretion, to change or otherwise modify the Agreement without prior notice, and your continued access or use of this Website signifies your acceptance of the updated or modified Agreement.

USE OF THE WEBSITE

As a condition of your use of this Website, you warrant that

* (i) you are at least 18 years of age,
* (ii) you possess the legal authority to create a binding legal obligation,
* (iii) you will use this Website in accordance with this Agreement,
* (iv) you will only use this Website to make legitimate reservations for you or for another person for whom you are legally authorized to act,
* (v) all information supplied by you on this Website is true, accurate, current and complete, and
* (vi) if you have an Hotels.com account, you will safeguard your account information and will supervise and be completely responsible for any use of your account by anyone other than you. We retain the right at our sole discretion to deny access to anyone to this Website and the services we offer, at any time and for any reason, including, but not limited to, for violation of this Agreement.

PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES

The content and information on this Website (including, but not limited to, price and availability of travel services), as well as the infrastructure used to provide such content and information, is proprietary to us or our suppliers and providers. While you may make limited copies of your travel itinerary (and related documents) for travel or services booked through this Website, you agree not to otherwise modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell or re-sell any information, software, products, or services obtained from or through this Website. Additionally, you agree not to:

* (i) use this Website or its contents for any commercial purpose;
* (ii) make any speculative, false, or fraudulent reservation or any reservation in anticipation of demand;
* (iii) access, monitor or copy any content or information of this Website using any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means or any manual process for any purpose without our express written permission;
* (iv) violate the restrictions in any robot exclusion headers on this Website or bypass or circumvent other measures employed to prevent or limit access to this Website;
* (v) take any action that imposes, or may impose, in our discretion, an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
* (vi) deep-link to any portion of this Website (including, without limitation, the purchase path for any travel services) for any purpose without our express written permission; or
* (vii) "frame", "mirror" or otherwise incorporate any part of this Website into any other website without our prior written authorization.

SUPPLIER RULES AND RESTRICTIONS

Separate terms and conditions will apply to your reservation and purchase of travel- related goods and services that you select. Please read these separate terms and conditions carefully. You agree to abide by the terms and conditions of purchase imposed by any supplier with whom you elect to deal, including, but not limited to, payment of all amounts when due and compliance with the supplier's rules and restrictions regarding availability and use of fares, products, or services. You acknowledge that some third-party providers offering certain services and/or activities may require you to sign their liability waiver prior to participating in the service and/or activity they offer. You understand that any violation of any such supplier's rules and restrictions may result in cancellation of your reservation(s), in your being denied access to the applicable travel product or services, in your forfeiting any monies paid for such reservation(s), and/or in our debiting your account for any costs we incur as a result of such violation.

REVIEWS, COMMENTS AND OTHER SUBMISSIONS

We appreciate hearing from you. Please be aware that by submitting content to this Website by electronic mail, postings on this Website or otherwise, including any hotel reviews, photographs, video, questions, comments, suggestions, ideas or the like contained in any submissions (collectively, "Submissions"), you (a) grant StateFarmBayouClassic.com and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, transferable, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, distribute, publish, create derivative works from and publicly display and perform such Submissions throughout the world in any media, now known or hereafter devised; and (b) grant StateFarmBayouClassic.com and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such Submission, if they choose. However, you acknowledge that StateFarmBayouClassic.com may choose to provide attribution of your comments or reviews (for example, listing your name and hometown on a hotel review that you submit) at our discretion. You further grant StateFarmBayouClassic.com the right to pursue at law any person or entity that violates your or Hotels.com's rights in the Submissions by a breach of this Agreement. We take no responsibility and assume no liability for any Submissions posted or submitted by you. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not provide us with any Submissions.

You are fully responsible for the content of your Submissions, (specifically including, but not limited to, reviews posted to this Website). You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Website: (i) any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, or other material or content that would violate rights of publicity and/or privacy or that would violate any law; (ii) any commercial material or content (including, but not limited to, solicitation of funds, advertising, or marketing of any good or services); and (iii) any material or content that infringes, misappropriates or violates any copyright, trademark, patent right or other proprietary right of any third party. You shall be solely liable for any damages resulting from any violation of the foregoing restrictions, or any other harm resulting from your posting of content to this Website. You acknowledge that StateFarmBayouClassic.com has the right to control (e.g. use, publish, remove) any content you submit without notice to you. If you submit more than one review for the same hotel, only your most recent submission is eligible for use.

If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by us infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a written notice that includes the following information:

1. A clear identification of the copyrighted work you claim was infringed.
2. A clear identification of the material you claim is infringing the copyrighted work, and information that will allow us to locate that material on the Website, such as a link to the infringing material.
3. Your contact information so that we can reply to your complaint, preferably including an email address and telephone number.
4. A statement that you have a "good faith belief that the material that is claimed as copyright infringement is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law."
5. A statement that "the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed."
6. The notice must be signed by the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

* Notices with respect to this Website should be sent to:
* State Farm Bayou Classic Attn: IP/Trademark Counsel 4401-A Connecticut Avenue NW Washington DC 20008

We will review and address all notices that comply with the requirements above.

We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counter-notice. Also, be aware that you may be liable for damages if you make a false claim of copyright infringement.

PREPAID HOTEL RESERVATIONS

You acknowledge that StateFarmBayouClassic.com pre-negotiates certain room rates with hotel suppliers to facilitate the booking of reservations on your behalf. The room rate displayed on the Website is a combination of the pre-negotiated room rate for rooms reserved on your behalf by StateFarmBayouClassic.com and the facilitation fee retained by StateFarmBayouClassic.com to compensate us for our services. You authorize StateFarmBayouClassic.com to book reservations for the total reservation price, which includes the room rate displayed on the Website, plus tax recovery charges, and service fees. You agree that your credit card will be charged by StateFarmBayouClassic.com for the total reservation price. Upon submitting your reservation request you authorize StateFarmBayouClassic.com to facilitate hotel reservations on your behalf, including making payment arrangements with hotel suppliers.

You acknowledge that StateFarmBayouClassic.com does not collect taxes for remittance to applicable taxing authorities. The tax recovery charges on prepaid hotel transactions are a recovery of the estimated transaction taxes (e.g. sales and use, occupancy, room tax, excise tax, value added tax, etc) that StateFarmBayouClassic.com pays to the hotel supplier in connection with your hotel reservations. The hotel suppliers invoice StateFarmBayouClassic.com for tax amounts. The Hotel suppliers remit applicable taxes to the applicable taxing jurisdictions. StateFarmBayouClassic.com does not act as co-vendors with the supplier with whom we book or reserve our customer's travel arrangements. Taxability and the appropriate tax rate vary greatly by location. The actual tax amounts paid by StateFarmBayouClassic.com to the hotel suppliers may vary from the tax recovery charge amounts, depending upon the rates, taxability, etc. in effect at the time of the actual use of the hotel by our customers. We retain our service fees as compensation in servicing your travel reservation. Our service fees vary based on the amount and type of hotel reservation.
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CHANGE OR CANCELLATION FEES

StateFarmBayouClassic.com has waived its change and cancellation fees for lodging bookings. You can change or cancel your lodging booking online or by calling (888) 843-1273. You may still be subject to change and cancellation fees that our lodging suppliers impose and require us to pass on, as indicated in the rules and restrictions for the reservation. Valid only for lodging bookings made after May 17, 2007. Fee waivers are applicable only to StateFarmBayouClassic.com change and cancellation fees. Hotels, vacation properties, condominiums, bed and breakfast and other suppliers may impose their own change and/or cancellation fees. Change and cancellation requirements and penalties vary by supplier. Check your booking confirmation for details. To change or cancel your lodging booking, go online or call (888) 843-1273. The StateFarmBayouClassic.com fee waivers may be discontinued or modified at any time. These terms and conditions may not be changed by any unauthorized person, including employees of StateFarmBayouClassic.com.

You agree to pay any supplier required cancellation or change fees that you incur. In limited cases, some hotels do not permit changes to or cancellations of reservations after they are made, as indicated in the rules and restrictions for the hotel reservation. You agree to abide by the terms and conditions imposed with respect to your prepaid hotel reservations.

TRAVEL DESTINATIONS

Although most travel, including travel to international destinations, is completed without incident, travel to certain destinations may involve greater risk than others. Hotels.com urges passengers to review travel prohibitions, warnings, announcements and advisories issued by the United States Government prior to booking travel to international destinations. Information on conditions in various countries and the level of risk associated with travel to particular international destinations can be found at www.state.gov, www.tsa.gov, www.dot.gov, www.faa.gov, www.cdc.gov, www.treas.gov/ofac and www.customs.gov.

BY OFFERING FOR SALE TRAVEL TO PARTICULAR INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS, HOTELS.COM DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT TRAVEL TO SUCH POINTS IS ADVISABLE OR WITHOUT RISK, AND IS NOT LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR LOSSES THAT MAY RESULT FROM TRAVEL TO SUCH DESTINATIONS.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES PUBLISHED ON THIS WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR ERRORS, INCLUDING PRICING ERRORS. IN PARTICULAR, STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM, ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND CORPORATE AFFILIATES (COLLECTIVELY, THE "STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES") AND THE AFFILIATED, CO- BRANDED AND/OR LINKED WEBSITE PARTNERS THROUGH WHOM WE PROVIDE SERVICE (COLLECTIVELY, "STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES") DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF, AND DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR OTHER INACCURACIES RELATING TO THE INFORMATION AND DESCRIPTION OF THE HOTEL, AIR, CRUISE, CAR AND OTHER TRAVEL PRODUCTS DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE PRICING, PHOTOGRAPHS, LIST OF HOTEL AMENITIES, GENERAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTIONS, ETC.), MUCH OF WHICH INFORMATION IS PROVIDED BY THE RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS. IN ADDITION, STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM EXPRESSLY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY PRICING ERRORS ON OUR WEBSITE AND/OR ON PENDING RESERVATIONS MADE UNDER AN INCORRECT PRICE. IN SUCH EVENT, WE WILL OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP YOUR PENDING RESERVATION AT THE CORRECT PRICE OR, AT YOUR OPTION, WE WILL CANCEL YOUR RESERVATION WITHOUT ANY STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM CHANGE OR CANCELLATION FEES.

HOTEL RATINGS DISPLAYED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE INTENDED AS ONLY GENERAL GUIDELINES, AND THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES AND THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES DO NOT GUARANTEE THE ACCURACY OF THE RATINGS. THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES, THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO GUARANTEES ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFIC PRODUCTS AND SERVICES. THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES, THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES ON THIS WEBSITE AT ANY TIME.

THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES, THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE FOR ANY PURPOSE, AND THE INCLUSION OR OFFERING OF ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ON THIS WEBSITE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY ENDORSEMENT OR RECOMMENDATION OF SUCH PRODUCTS OR SERVICES BY THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES OR THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES. ALL SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES, THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS THAT THIS WEBSITE, ITS SERVERS OR ANY EMAIL SENT FROM THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES, THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES, AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES, THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.

THE CARRIERS, HOTELS AND OTHER SUPPLIERS PROVIDING TRAVEL OR OTHER SERVICES ON THIS WEBSITE ARE INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND NOT AGENTS OR EMPLOYEES OF THE HOTELS.COM COMPANIES, OR THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES. THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES AND THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR THE ACTS, ERRORS, OMISSIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES, BREACHES OR NEGLIGENCE OF ANY SUCH SUPPLIERS OR FOR ANY PERSONAL INJURIES, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE, OR OTHER DAMAGES OR EXPENSES RESULTING THEREFROM. THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES AND THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES HAVE NO LIABILITY AND WILL MAKE NO REFUND IN THE EVENT OF ANY DELAY, CANCELLATION, OVERBOOKING, STRIKE, FORCE MAJEURE OR OTHER CAUSES BEYOND THEIR DIRECT CONTROL, AND THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSE, OMISSIONS, DELAYS, RE-ROUTING OR ACTS OF ANY GOVERNMENT OR AUTHORITY.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES, THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES, AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH, YOUR ACCESS TO, DISPLAY OF OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO ACCESS, DISPLAY OR USE THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, YOUR RELIANCE UPON OPINIONS APPEARING ON THIS WEB SITE; ANY COMPUTER VIRUSES, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, LINKED SITES, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE; OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE ACCESS TO, DISPLAY OF OR USE OF THIS WEBSITE) WHETHER BASED ON A THEORY OF NEGLIGENCE, CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, AND EVEN IF THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM COMPANIES, THE STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.COM AFFILIATES AND/OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

If, despite the limitation above, the STATE FARM BAYOU CLASSIC Companies, the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Affiliates or their respective suppliers are found liable for any loss or damage which arises out of or in any way connected with any of the occurrences described above, then the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Companies, the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Affiliates or their respective suppliers liabilities will in no event exceed, in the aggregate, the greater of (a) the transaction fees assessed for your transactions on this Website, or (b) One-Hundred Dollars (US$100.00).

The limitation of liability reflects the allocation of risk between the parties. The limitations specified in this section will survive and apply even if any limited remedy specified in these terms is found to have failed of its essential purpose. The limitations of liability provided in these terms inure to the benefit of the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Companies, the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Affiliates, and/or their respective suppliers.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend and indemnify the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Companies, the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Affiliates, and/or their respective suppliers and any of their officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claims, causes of action, demands, recoveries, losses, damages, fines, penalties or other costs or expenses of any kind or nature including but not limited to reasonable legal and accounting fees, brought by third parties as a result of:
(a) your breach of this Agreement or the documents referenced herein;
(b) your violation of any law or the rights of a third party; or
(c) your use of this Website.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES

This Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by parties other than STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. We do not control such websites and are not responsible for their contents or the privacy or other practices of such websites. Further, it is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever links you select or software you download (whether from this Website or other websites) is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses, defects and other items of a destructive nature. Our inclusion of hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any endorsement of the material on such websites or any association with their operators.

SOFTWARE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE

Any software that is made available to download from this Website ("Software") is the copyrighted work of STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com, STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Affiliates, and/or our respective suppliers. Your use of such Software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement, if any, which accompanies, or is included with, the Software ("License Agreement"). You may not install or use any Software that is accompanied by or includes a License Agreement unless you first agree to the License Agreement terms. For any Software made available for download on this Website not accompanied by a License Agreement, we hereby grant to you, the user, a limited, personal, nontransferable license to use the Software for viewing and otherwise using this Website in accordance with these terms and conditions and for no other purpose.

Please note that all Software, including, without limitation, all HTML code and Active X controls contained on this Website, is owned by the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Companies, STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Affiliates, and/or our respective suppliers, and is protected by copyright laws and international treaty provisions. Any reproduction or redistribution of the Software is expressly prohibited, and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COPYING OR REPRODUCTION OF THE SOFTWARE TO ANY OTHER SERVER OR LOCATION FOR FURTHER REPRODUCTION OR REDISTRIBUTION IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED. THE SOFTWARE IS WARRANTED, IF AT ALL, ONLY ACCORDING TO THE TERMS OF THE LICENSE AGREEMENT.

CURRENCY CONVERTER

Currency rates are based on various publicly available sources and should be used as guidelines only. Rates are not verified as accurate, and actual rates may vary. Currency quotes are not updated every day. Check the date on the currency converter feature for the day that currency was last updated. The information supplied by this application is believed to be accurate, but the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Companies, the STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com Affiliates, and/or our respective suppliers do not warrant or guarantee such accuracy. When using this information for any financial purpose, we advise you to consult a qualified professional to verify the accuracy of the currency rates. We do not authorize the use of this information for any purpose other than your personal use and you are expressly prohibited from the resale, redistribution, and use of this information for commercial purposes.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES

All contents of this website are copyrighted 2007 STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com, 2007 All rights reserved. STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com, is not responsible for content on websites operated by parties other than STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com, STATEFARMBAYOUCLASSIC.com, the STATE FARM BAYOU CLASSIC logo are trademarks or registered trademarks in the U.S. Other product and company names mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

If you are aware of an infringement of our brand, please let us know by e-mailing us at info@statefarmbayouclassic.com. We only address messages concerning brand infringement at this email address.

Revised and Effective as of June 11, 2007
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