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ICA
"), offered to the User conditioned on acceptance by the User without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. Use of the content, services, and/or products presented in any and all areas of this site constitutes the User's agreement to abide by the following terms and conditions and those posted in specific areas of the site.
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INSURANCE
CENTER
OF ALPENA AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THIS WEB SITE AT ANY TIME INCLUDING CHANGES TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. INSURANCE JOURNAL AND/OR ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION; THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS, OR OTHER ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN THIS SITE, OR THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM ACCESSING AND USING THIS SITE AND/OR THE CONTENT CONTAINED HEREIN. INSURANCE JOURNAL DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE, INCLUDING FORUMS OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE USER ASSUMES THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.
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Links To Third-Parties' Web Sites
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E-mail
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Modification
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Termination
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Indemnity/Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall InsuranCenter of Alpena, or its affiliates be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, InsuranCenter of Alpena's materials. You specifically acknowledge and agree that Insurance Journal is not liable for any conduct of any User.
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General
InsuranCenter of Alpena reserves the right to make any and all changes to this Web site at its sole discretion without notice to the User. InsuranCenter of Alpena reserves the right to deny access to this Web site to anyone at any time.
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This Agreement has been made in and shall be construed and enforced in accordance with
Michigan
law. Any action to enforce this agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in
Iosco
County
. If any provision is deemed to be unlawful or unenforceable, that shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
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