{"id":2042,"date":"2024-03-31T21:19:13","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T04:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/livingdesert23.wpengine.com\/?page_id=2042"},"modified":"2025-11-07T15:12:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-07T23:12:26","slug":"terms-of-use","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.livingdesert.org\/terms-of-use\/","title":{"rendered":"Terms of Use"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2042\" class=\"elementor elementor-2042\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66776e13 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"66776e13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e3afd74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e3afd74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Terms of Use<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6a77c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d6a77c7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8bdee elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e8bdee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">TERMS OF USE<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-842f302 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"842f302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Living Desert Zoo and Garden\u2019s website (www.livingdesert.org) and all related domains directed to this site are owned, operated, and maintained by The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens (also referred to herein as \u201cThe Living Desert\u201d). The Living Desert Zoo and Garden\u2019s website is offered to the user on the condition the user accepts without modification of the terms, conditions, and notices contained herein.<br \/><strong>BY ACCESSING AND USING THE LIVING DESERT ZOO AND GARDEN\u2019S WEBSITE, THE USER AGREES TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dce115c lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dce115c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Living Desert Zoo and Garden\u2019s website contains materials which are derived in whole or in part from material supplied by The Living Desert Zoo and Garden and other sources and are protected by copyright and trademark laws. Our site is for the user\u2019s personal, noncommercial use, and the user may not modify, copy, sell, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, or license any material from our site, including code or software.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfd62c1 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bfd62c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll form submissions, emails, comments, suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts, or information disclosed or offered to or in response to The Living Desert Zoo and Garden through our website shall remain the property of The Living Desert Zoo and Garden. By utilizing our website as a vehicle for communication, the user grants The Living Desert Zoo and Garden a royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted license to use any comments for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the author or provider of the comments.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfdebc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dcfdebc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PROHIBITED USES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67d7237 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67d7237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhile using the site you agree not to (1) restrict or inhibit any other visitor or member from using the site, including, without limitation, by means of \u201chacking\u201d or \u201ccracking\u201d or defacing any portion of any of the site; (2) use the site for any unlawful purpose; (3) express or imply that any statements you make are endorsed by us, without our prior written consent; (4) transmit (a) any content or information that is unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, harassing, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable, or infringes on our or any third party\u2019s intellectual property or other rights; (b) any material, non-public information about companies without the authorization to do so; (c) any trade secret of any third party; or (d) any advertisements, solicitations, chain letters, pyramid schemes, investment opportunities, or other unsolicited commercial communication (except as otherwise expressly permitted by us); (5) engage in spamming or flooding; (6) transmit any software or other materials that contain any virus, worm, time bomb, Trojan horse, or other harmful or disruptive component; (7) modify, adopt sublicense, translate, sell, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble any portion of any of the site; (8) remove any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices contained in the site; (9) \u201cFrame\u201d or \u201cmirror\u201d any part of the site without our prior written authorization; (10) use any robot, spider, site search\/retrieval application, or other manual or automatic device or process or retrieve, index, \u201cdata mine,\u201d or in any way reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the site or its contents; (11) harvest or collect information about site visitors or members without their express consent; or (12) permit anyone else whose access was terminated to use any of the site through your username or password.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8169a1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8169a1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a923c2 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a923c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll contents of The Living Desert Zoo and Garden\u2019s website is Copyright 2001-2004 The Living Desert is a 501\u00a93 non-profit public benefit corporation located at 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, CA 92260, aka The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. All rights reserved. Certain articles or materials contained on our website are also separately copyrighted. Violation of applicable Intellectual Property Laws may give rise to civil and\/or criminal penalties.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf52999 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cf52999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAll rights in photographs, illustrations, artworks, and other graphic materials are reserved for The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens and\/or the copyright owners (licensors). Prior permission to use, download, reproduce, or reprint any photograph, illustration, artwork, or other graphic material must be obtained from the copyright owner, regardless of the intended use.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40031a1 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"40031a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAny use of \u201cThe Living Desert Zoo and Gardens,\u201d \u201cThe Living Desert,\u201d any other trademarks or service marks of The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, its logo, or the text or graphic materials contained in this website in any manner to express or imply endorsement, sponsorship, affiliation, or association of the user with or by The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens, is strictly prohibited.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-666d01f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"666d01f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">APPLICABLE LAWS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4914557 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4914557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe user must abide by all applicable federal, state, or local laws, including, but not limited to, areas such as libel, slander, indecency, trade libel, product disparagement, harassment, invasion of privacy, obscenity, indecency, and copyright and trademark infringement.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227eea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"227eea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5506b4b lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5506b4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Use of The Living Desert Zoo and Garden\u2019s website is at the discretion of the user. <strong>UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE LIVING DESERT, ITS TRUSTEES, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, MEMBERS OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT MAY RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE LIVING DESERT\u2019S MATERIALS, INCLUDING THOSE COMPRISING OUR WEBSITE<\/strong>. The user specifically acknowledges and agrees that The Living Desert Zoo and Garden is not liable for any defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of any user. If the user is dissatisfied with any of The Living Desert Zoo and Garden\u2019s materials or with any of our terms and conditions, the user\u2019s sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using or visiting The Living Desert Zoo and Garden\u2019s website.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a025121 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a025121\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LINKS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27655af lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27655af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPages within our website may contain links and pointers to other websites that are maintained by third parties and are not under the control of The Living Desert Zoo and Garden. Accordingly, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens makes no representation or endorsement concerning the content of any third-party website, which the user shall use at their own discretion.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb7dea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecb7dea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NO WARRANTIES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4c5fd lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e4c5fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>THIS SITE AND THE CONTENTS OF THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN \u201cAS IS\u201d AND \u201cAS AVAILABLE\u201d BASIS. THE LIVING DESERT ZOO AND GARDENS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR FREEDOM FROM MALICIOUS PROGRAMS (SUCH AS VIRUSES, WORMS, OR TROJAN HORSES) OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENTS AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. THE LIVING DESERT ZOO AND GARDENS DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR UP-TO-DATE, THAT THIS SITE IS FREE OF DEFECTS, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE REMEDIED. YOU AGREE, BY USING THIS SITE, THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA, AND COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALL NECESSARY SERVICING OR REPAIRS OF ANY EQUIPMENT AND\/OR SOFTWARE THAT YOU USE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS SITE, AND THAT THE LIVING DESERT ZOO AND GARDENS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF, CAUSED BY OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THIS SITE. WHERE APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SOME OR ALL OF THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS OF WARRANTY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9bb76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9bb76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WAIVER OF RESPONSIBILITY<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db359c lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db359c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Living Desert Zoo and Gardens disclaims responsibility for any errors or omissions, including technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Furthermore, The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files made available for downloading will be free of viruses, infections, or similar software contaminations which may render the software useless or cause damage or destruction to the user\u2019s hardware, software, or system(s). Users are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and protections against possible damage. Use of The Living Desert Zoo and Garden\u2019s website and the Internet in general is at the user\u2019s own risk.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e81995d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e81995d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INDEMNIFICATION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22d2f96 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22d2f96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYou agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our officers, directors, consultants, employees, agents and representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys\u2019 fees), or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your breach of this Agreement, including any violation of any condition hereof; (b) any allegation that any materials that you submit to us or transmit to the site infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property or other rights of any third party; and\/or (c) your activities in connection with the site, the project, or any services related to the site.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637baa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"637baa6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JURISDICTION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7daa81f lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7daa81f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe site is solely directed to individuals residing in the United States. We make no representation that materials on the site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access the site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent applicable. We reserve the right to limit the availability of the site and\/or the provisions of any service or product described thereon to any person, geographic area, or jurisdiction we so desire at any time and in our sole discretion and to limit the quantities of any such service or product that we provide.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-602bf7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"602bf7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MISCELLANEOUS<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04a95d lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04a95d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Riverside County, United States of America, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. You agree to personal jurisdiction by the federal and state courts located in Riverside, California, United States of America, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This Agreement is not assignable, transferable, or sub-licensable by you except with our prior written consent. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption, or section title contained in this Agreement is inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof. This, together with all policies referred to herein, constitutes the entire Agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral Agreements between us.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b073cc0 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b073cc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese Terms of Use may be modified by The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens at any time and will be binding at the time of implementation. Users have the responsibility of reviewing our website\u2019s terms and conditions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51dbdac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51dbdac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">CONTACT INFORMATION<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5d627a lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5d627a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If users have any questions or suggestions regarding our Terms of Use, please contact us at:<\/p><p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:7603465694\">760-346-5694<\/a><br \/>Fax: 760-568-9685<br \/>Email: <a href=\"mailto:Social@livingdesert.org\">Social@livingdesert.org<\/a><br \/>Postal Address: 47900 Portola Avenue, Palm Desert, CA, 92260<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9502e24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9502e24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb2824b lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bb2824b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThese Terms of Use may be modified by The Living Desert Zoo and Gardens at any time and will be binding at the time of implementation. Users have the responsibility of reviewing our website\u2019s terms and conditions.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abec82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3abec82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">USER AGREEMENT<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffdb6d1 lead-text elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffdb6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis Agreement is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Riverside County, United States of America, without regard to its principles of conflicts of law. You agree to personal jurisdiction by the federal and state courts located in Riverside, California, United States of America, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this Agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This Agreement is not assignable, transferable, or sub-licensable by you except with our prior written consent. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default. Any heading, caption, or section title contained in this Agreement is inserted only as a matter of convenience and in no way defines or explains any section or provision hereof. 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