TRADEMARK POLICY
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DOUBLE UP WITH BEST WESTERN and other marks, logos,
icons, slogans, tradenames or tradedress (collectively
"trademarks") of Best Western International are
registered and/or unregistered trademarks of Best
Western International or its subsidiaries in the United
States and/or in other countries. Best Western
International's trademarks may not be used in connection
with any product or service that is not Best Western
International's, in any manner that is likely to cause
confusion among customers, or in any manner that
disparages or discredits Best Western International. All
other trademarks not owned by Best Western International
or its subsidiaries that appear on this site are the
property of their respective owners, who may or may not
be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by Best
Western International or its subsidiaries.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
All content included on this site, such as text,
graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio/video
clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and
software, is the property of Best Western International
and protected by United States and international
copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this
site is the exclusive property of Best Western
International and protected by U.S. and international
copyright laws. All software used on this site is the
property of Best Western International and protected by
United States and international copyright laws.
LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS
Best Western International grants you a limited
license to access and make personal use of this site and
not to download (other than page caching) or modify it,
or any portion of it, except with express written
consent of Best Western International. This license does
not include any resale or commercial use of this site or
its contents; any collection and use of any hotel
listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of
this site or its contents; or any use of data mining,
robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
This site or any portion of this site may not be
reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited,
or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose
without express written consent of Best Western
International. You may not frame or utilize framing
techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other
proprietary information (including images, text, page
layout, or form) of Best Western International and our
affiliates without express written consent. You may not
use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing
Best Western's name or trademarks without the express
written consent of Best Western International. Any
unauthorized use terminates the permission or license
granted by Best Western International. You are granted a
limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a
hyperlink to the home page of Best Western International
so long as the link does not portray Best Western
International, its affiliates, or their products or
services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or
otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Best
Western International logo or other proprietary graphic
or trademark as part of the link without express written
permission.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS
Best Western International and its affiliates respect
the intellectual property of others. If you believe that
your work has been copied in a way that constitutes
copyright infringement, please follow our Notice and
Procedure for making claims of copyright infringement.
Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of
Copyright Infringement
If you believe that your work has been copied in a
way that constitutes copyright infringement, please
provide Best Western International's copyright agent the
written information specified below. Please note that
this procedure is exclusively for notifying Best Western
International and its affiliates that your copyrighted
material has been infringed.
- Service Provider(s): Best Western
International and (any others)
- Name of Agent Designated to Receive
Notification of Claimed Infringement: General
Counsel
- Full Address of Designated Agent of Which
Notification Should be Sent: 6201 North 24th
Parkway, Phoenix, AZ 85016-2023
- Telephone Number of Designated Agent:
602-957-4200
- Facsimile Number of Designated Agent:
602-957-5551
To be effective, the Notification must include the
following:
1. A physical or electronic signature of a person
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed; 2. Identification of
the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or
if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site
are covered by a single notification, a representative
list of such works at that site; 3. Identification of
the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be
the subject of infringing activity and that is to be
removed or access to which is to be disabled, and
information reasonably sufficient to permit the service
provider to locate the material; 4. Information
reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to
contact the Complaining Party, such as an address,
telephone number, and if available, an electronic mail
address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
5. A statement that the Complaining Party has a good
faith belief that use of the material in the manner
complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner,
its agent, or the law; and 6. A statement that the
information in the notification is accurate, and under
penalty of perjury, that the Complaining Party is
authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed.
Upon receipt of the written Notification containing
the information as outlined in 1 through 6 above:
1. Service Provider shall remove or disable access to
the material that is alleged to be infringing; 2.
Service Provider shall forward the written notification
to such alleged infringer ("Subscriber"); 3. Service
Provider shall take reasonable steps to promptly notify
the Subscriber that it has removed or disabled access to
the material.
Counter Notification
To be effective, a Counter Notification must be a
written communication provided to the Service Provider's
Designated Agent that includes substantially the
following:
1. A physical or electronic signature of the
Subscriber; 2. Identification of the material that has
been removed or to which access has been disabled and
the location at which the material appeared before it
was removed or access to it was disabled; 3. A statement
under penalty of perjury that the Subscriber has a good
faith belief that the material was removed or disabled
as a result of mistake or misidentification of the
material to be removed or disabled; 4. The Subscriber's
name, address, and telephone number, and a statement
that the Subscriber consents to the jurisdiction of
Federal District Court for the judicial district in
which the address is located, or if the Subscriber's
address is outside of the United States, for any
judicial district in which the Service Provider may be
found, and that the Subscriber will accept service of
process from the person who provided notification or an
agent of such person
Upon receipt of a Counter Notification containing the
information as outlined in 1 through 4 above:
1. Service Provider shall promptly provide the
Complaining Party with a copy of the Counter
Notification; 2. Service Provider shall inform the
Complaining Party that it will replace the removed
material or cease disabling access to it within ten (10)
business days; 3. Service Provider shall replace the
removed material or cease disabling access to the
material within ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days
following receipt of the Counter Notification, provided
Service Provider's Designated Agent has not received
notice from the Complaining Party that an action has
been filed seeking a court order to restrain Subscriber
from engaging in infringing activity relating to the
material on Service Provider's network or system.
LINKS TO THIRD PARTY SITES
The bestwestern.com site may contain links to sites
owned or operated by parties other than Best Western
International. Such links are provided for your
convenience only. Best Western International does not
control, and is not responsible for, the content or
privacy policies on, or the security of, such sites.
Without limiting the foregoing, Best Western
International specifically disclaims any responsibility
if such sites: infringe any third party's intellectual
property rights; are inaccurate, incomplete or
misleading; are not merchantable or fit for a particular
purpose; do not provide adequate security and privacy;
contain viruses or other items of a destructive nature;
or are libelous or defamatory.
Neither does Best Western International endorse the
content, or any products or services available, on such
sites. If you establish a link to such sites, you do so
at your own risk and without the permission of Best
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