CAMBRIASUITESFRANCHISE.COM Terms of Use

Welcome to CHOICEHOTELSFRANCHISE.COM (the “Site”). By entering the Site, you accept and agree to the following Terms of Use. These Terms of Use may change from time to time. By continuing to remain at and use this Site after we post any such changes, you accept the Terms of Use as modified. We may change, restrict access to, suspend, or discontinue this Site, or any portion of this Site, at any time without notice.

You understand that the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, certain states within the United States, and certain other countries have laws governing the offer and sale of franchises. You understand that if you reside in a jurisdiction where one of these laws is in effect, we may have an obligation to register Choice’s franchise offering, to provide you with specified information, and/or to meet other conditions before offering you a franchise. We intend to fulfill such requirements whenever they apply. We do not intend these Terms of Use or this Site to constitute our offer of a franchise; if these Terms of Use or this Site are deemed to constitute an offer, we do not intend such offer to be made in any jurisdiction or to any person for which the offer would be improper. Within the United States, we offer franchises solely by means of our Franchise Disclosure Document.

Our (a) Site content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio/video clips, digital downloads, data compilations, software used to operate the Site, and all compilations of any of the above, and (b) software available for download on this Site (if any), are our property, or the property of our content suppliers and vendors, and are protected by United States and international copyright laws. You may use this Site's content and downloadable software as defined in these Terms of Use and the online documentation, and not for any other use (direct or indirect). Prohibited uses include but are not limited to displaying, distributing, modifying, reproducing, republishing, decompiling, or transmitting any content on this Site or the software available for download on this Site in any manner without written permission from us.

You may use this Site only for the normal business purposes related to this Site. You may not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, rent, sublicense, assign, transfer, disclose or otherwise exploit the content on this Site for commercial use unless we provide you with prior written permission to do so. We may refuse service, terminate access, and/or cancel transactions at our discretion. You agree that all software, drawings, diagrams, specifications, documentation and other material relating to the use and service of this Site is confidential and the proprietary property of Choice Hotels International, Inc. (“Choice”) or its licensors, and you shall acquire no rights in them except as set forth in these Terms of Use.

You agree that you will not use any device, software, or other instrumentality to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of our Site, and that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure. In addition, you agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained herein, without prior written consent from us.

The Microsoft SQL server software included on this Site (the “Microsoft Software”) is "Runtime-Restricted Use" software; as such, the Microsoft Software may only be used in conjunction with this Site.† The rights of use granted herein with respect to the Microsoft Software are limited to use of the Microsoft Software in object code only. The Microsoft Software may not be used either (i) to develop and/or (ii) in conjunction with, computer applications, databases or tables other than those contained in this Site.† This license permits you to access or otherwise utilize the services or functionality of only the Runtime-Restricted Use version of the Microsoft Software, that is licensed and delivered to you†on this Site, in accordance with the other terms of this license.

You will not undertake any action that may interfere with or diminish our intellectual property rights (or those of Microsoft, if applicable); prohibited actions include, but are not limited to, (i) reverse engineering, decompiling and disassembling the software available on this Site or any component thereof, except and only to the extent such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation and (ii) removing, modifying or obscuring any copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights notices that appear on this Site or that appear during use of this Site.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE, OUR LICENSORS (INCLUDING MICROSOFT), AND FRANCHISEES AND RELATED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE WHATSOEVER (DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPT, OR OTHERWISE) RESULTING FROM THESE TERMS OF USE, ACCESS TO OR ANY USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE OR ACCESS, OR RELIANCE ON, OR FUNCTIONING OF, THIS SITE, OR RESULTING FROM ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE, REGARDLESS OF THE BASIS UPON WHICH LIABILITY IS CLAIMED, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OF DAMAGE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, MICROSOFT SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, WHETHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING FROM THE SERVICES UNDER THESE TERMS OF USE, EVEN IF MICROSOFT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL CHOICE’S LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, EXCEED TEN DOLLARS.

WE MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT THIS SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE PERFORMANCE OF THS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO WE MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY CONTENT OR SOFTWARE DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE DONE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH CONTENT.

WE AND MICROSOFT PROVIDE THIS SITE AND THE SITE CONTENT "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY WARRANTIES IMPLIED BY LAW CANNOT BE VALIDLY WAIVED OR DISCLAIMED. THE DISCLAIMED WARRANTIES, TO THE EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW, INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NONINFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

You agree, at your expense, to indemnify, defend and hold us, as well as our officers, directors, employees, agents, affiliates, distributors, franchisees, licensors (including Microsoft) and licensees harmless from and against any judgment, losses, deficiencies, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred in connection with or arising from any claim, demand, suit, action, or proceeding arising out of your breach of these Terms of Use or in connection with your use of this Site or any product or service related to this Site.

We create and control this Site in the State of Maryland, U.S.A. Accordingly, these Terms of Use are governed by Maryland law, except the Maryland Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act and without regard to Maryland conflicts of law principles. Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or relating to the use of this Site and the material contained in this Site shall be resolved in a Maryland court. You agree that, regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to these Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arises or this claim or cause of action will be forever barred.

Our waiver of a breach or right under these Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of any subsequent breach or right. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such provision shall be severed from the remainder of these Terms of Use, which will otherwise remain in full force and effect. We will not be responsible for any delay or failure to provide this Site or any associated services, in whole or in part, due to the following factors as they affect us, our licensors, agents or representatives or this Site: federal state or municipal action or regulation; strikes or other labor troubles, fire; damage; delay in transportation; shortages of raw materials, labor, fuel or supplies and sabotage; insurrection, riot or other acts of civil disobedience or public enemy; failures or interruptions in Internet service or other communication failures. You may not assign your rights under these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, without our prior written consent. In the event either party finds it necessary to employ legal counsel or to bring an action at law or other proceeding against the other party to enforce an of the provisions of these Terms of Use, the party prevailing in such action or proceeding shall be paid all reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses by the other party. Any rights not expressly granted to you herein are reserved to us. You acknowledge and agree that these Terms of Use are the complete and exclusive agreement between us relating to this Site, superseding all other agreements, proposals and communications (oral or written) related to this Site.

Choice Hotels International uses pixels, or transparent GIF files, to help manage online advertising. These GIF files are provided by our ad management partner, DoubleClick. These files enable DoubleClick to recognize a unique cookie on your Web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which advertisements bring users to our website. The cookie was placed by us, or by another advertiser who works with DoubleClick. With both cookies and Spotlight technology, the information that we collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. It does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address. For more information about DoubleClick, including information about how to opt out of these technologies, go to http://www.doubleclick.net/us/corporate/privacy.