Welcome to The Village Country Inn's Web site (the "Site"). These terms and conditions of use ("Site Terms") apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, the Site so please read them carefully. They do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with The Village Country Inn for other products or services. The Village Country Inn reserves the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in the Site Terms or any policy or guideline of the Site, at any time and in its sole discretion. Any changes or modification will be effective upon posting of the revisions on the Site. Your continued use of this Site following the posting of its changes or modifications will constitute your acceptance of such changes or modifications.

BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, AND USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED BELOW AND ALL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE SITE TERMS OR ANY SUBSEQUENT MODIFICATION, DO NOT ACCESS, BROWSE OR OTHERWISE USE THIS SITE.

If you have any other questions or comments about the Site or its contents you should contact our webmaster directly.

Privacy Policy

The Village Country Inn believes strongly in protecting user privacy. The Village Country Inn does not collect personal identifying information from this site. If you communicate to the The Village Country Inn, a record of that communication may be kept for internal use, but under no circumstances will that information be distributed to any third party.

Licenses and Site Access

Subject to the terms outlined below, The Village Country Inn grants you a limited license to make personal use only of the Site. Such grant does not include, without limitation: (a) any resale or commercial use of the Site or content therein; (b) making derivative uses of the Site or its contents; or (c) use of any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction methods. Except as expressly stated in these Site Terms, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel, or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right of The Village Country Inn or any third party. Elements of the Site, including page headers, custom graphics, logos, sounds, images, button icons, text and software are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound, image, text or other element from the Site may be copied, reproduced, redistributed or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by The Village Country Inn.

You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any The Village Country Inn trademark, logo or other proprietary information (including the images found at this Site, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page) without The Village Country Inn's express written consent. Further, you may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing any The Village Country Inn name or trademark without The Village Country Inn's express written consent.

Any unauthorized use of this Site will terminate the permission or license granted by these Site Terms and may violate applicable law including copyright laws, trademark laws (including trade dress), and communications regulations and statutes. All violators will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Copyright

All copyrighted and copyrightable materials on this Site, including, without limitation, the The Village Country Inn logo, design, text, graphics, pictures, sound files and other files (the "Materials") and the selection and arrangement thereof are Copyright © 2004 The Village Country Inn ALL RIGHTS RESERVED and/or its suppliers. Except as stated herein, none of the Materials may be copied, reproduced, distributed, republished, downloaded, displayed, posted or transmitted in any form or by any means, including, but not limited to, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of The Village Country Inn or the respective copyright owner. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute and download the Materials on this Site for personal, non-commercial, and informational use only; provided that, you may not, without the permission of The Village Country Inn or the respective copyright owner, (a) copy, publish, or post any Materials on any computer network or broadcast or publications media, (b) modify the Materials, and (c) remove or alter any copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the Materials.

Trademarks and Service Marks

The Village Country Inn, the The Village Country Inn logo, and the other products and services listed below or described in this Site are either trademarks and service marks, or registered trademarks and service marks of The Village Country Inn and its suppliers and licensors, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of The Village Country Inn or its suppliers or licensors. In addition, all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts are service marks, trademarks, and/or trade dress of The Village Country Inn, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of The Village Country Inn. All other trademarks, service marks, product or service names or logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

Submissions

You agree that any Materials, including but not limited to questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, original or creative materials or other information, provided by you in the form of e-mail or submissions to The Village Country Inn, or postings on this Site, are non-confidential (subject to The Village Country Inn's privacy policy) and shall become the sole property of The Village Country Inn. Unless otherwise agreed in writing, The Village Country Inn shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use of these materials for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you. The submission of any Materials to The Village Country Inn, including the posting of materials to any forum or interactive area, irrevocably waives any and all "moral rights" in such materials, including the rights of paternity and integrity.

Linking

Our Site. You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create a hyperlink to this Site provided such link does not portray The Village Country Inn or any of its products and services in a false, misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner. You may not use any The Village Country Inn logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark of The Village Country Inn to link to this Site without the express written permission of The Village Country Inn. This limited right may be revoked at any time.

Third-Party Sites & Products.

The Village Country Inn makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature or reliability of sites accessible by hyperlink from this Site, or sites linking to this Site. The inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement, or adoption by The Village Country Inn of any linked site (or any information contained therein). The linked sites are not under the control of The Village Country Inn and The Village Country Inn is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any review, changes or updates to such sites. The Village Country Inn is providing these links to you only as a convenience. When leaving the Site, you should be aware that The Village Country Inn's terms and policies no longer govern, and, therefore, you should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of that site. In addition, The Village Country Inn expressly disclaims any affiliation with, sponsorship of, or control over any individual or entity that posts content on, that links to or from, or is referenced on, this Site. Reference to any third-party products, services, processes, research, techniques, events or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute nor imply endorsement, affiliation, or sponsorship thereof. Individuals should use their independent judgment to evaluate the merits of any individual or entity found on the Site.

The Village Country Inn may provide links to third-party Web sites or services that contain financial or investment information about The Village Country Inn. Access to such sites and the information contained therein is provided as service to those interested in the information. The Village Country Inn neither regularly monitors nor has control over the content of third parties' statements or Web sites. Accordingly, The Village Country Inn does not endorse or adopt these sites or any information contained therein, including, without limitation, analyst's reports and stock quotes. The Village Country Inn makes no representations or warranties whatsoever regarding the accuracy or completeness of the content, information, or opinions of third-party Web-sites or other third- party information that is identified on the Site. Users visit these sites and use the information contained therein at their own risk.

Disclaimers

"AS IS" BASIS. THIS SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT AND PRODUCTS HEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT, DATA OR SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTED BY, DOWNLOADED OR ACCESSED FROM OR THROUGH THIS SITE, IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. The Village Country Inn RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CHANGE ANY AND ALL CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. The Village Country Inn DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT AND PRODUCTS ON THE SITE. The Village Country Inn DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE. The Village Country Inn IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS RELATING TO PRICING, TEXT, OR PHOTOGRAPHY. The Village Country Inn DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THIS SITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL The Village Country Inn BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF The Village Country Inn OR A The Village Country Inn AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, CONTENT OR PRODUCTS CONTAINED IN, ACCESSED THROUGH, OR AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE.

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF The Village Country Inn WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF THE SITE EXCEED THE COMPENSATION YOU PAID The Village Country Inn FOR USE OF THIS SITE.

SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Applicable Law

These Site Terms will be governed by the laws of the State of Vermont without reference to its choice of law rules. You hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal and state courts of Vermont with respect to any claim or proceeding arising out of or in connection with the use of this site or any other items or services provided by The Village Country Inn, and agree not to commence or prosecute any such claim or proceeding other than in the aforementioned courts.

Termination

Notwithstanding any of these terms, The Village Country Inn reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use the Site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of the Site.

Severability

If any provision of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Site Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.