Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 8/27/2025
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This Privacy Policy (“Policy”) explains how San Antonio Spurs, LLC (“San Antonio Spurs, LLC,” “us,” or “we” collects, uses, and shares the information of individuals who visit our website located at howsawins.com and any other websites or online apps or services that link to this Policy (collectively, the “Site”).
By using the Site, you agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy in effect at the time of use. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
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Information Collection
When using our Site, we may collect information directly from you, such as your name, address, email address, phone number, and any other information you choose to provide. If you make a donation or purchase, we will collect payment information and other details needed for the transaction, such as billing and shipping information. We collect this information when you subscribe to our mailing list, make a donation or purchase, contact us through the Site, volunteer for the San Antonio Spurs, LLC, or interact with us for any other purpose.
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We may also collect information about you from other individuals and organizations, and we may combine this information with any information that you provide to us.
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We (or authorized third parties on the Site) may also collect information automatically when you visit the Site, such as the following: Browser and Device Information. Certain information may be automatically collected by most browsers or devices, such as information about user devices (such as IP addresses and MAC addresses), operating systems, and browsers.
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Information Stored in Cookies. The Site may also use available web-based technologies to collect information, such as cookies, pixels, or web beacons. Cookies are pieces of information stored directly on users’ computers or devices. Cookies allow us to collect information such as browser type, time spent on online services, pages visited, referring URL, and other traffic and usage data. We may also use cookies for purposes such as determining what features interest our users, revising our site features or operations, and as further described below. For more information, see the Managing and Blocking Cookies, Your Choices, and Opt-out Preference Signals sections below.
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Pixel Tags and Log Files. The Site may also use other tracking systems such as log files and pixel tags. For example, pixel tags, sometimes called web beacons, are similar in function to a cookie and can tell us certain information like what content has been viewed.
Information Collected in Connection with Analytics Technology. We may use various technologies to learn more about how visitors use the Websites and as part of our marketing activities, such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense Advertising. Google Analytics and Google AdSense Advertising uses cookies to help us analyze how visitors use the Site and tailor ads provider to users based on their interests and websites they have visited. The information generated by the cookies about your use of the Site includes your IP address and device IDs. If you so choose, you may be able to opt out by turning off cookies in the preferences settings in your browser. For more information on Google Analytics, including how Google Analytics collects, uses, and discloses information, refer to the following page: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. To opt out of Google Analytics, visit https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout/. We may also use other technologies to monitor your activities on our Site.
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On our Site, we may use one or more of the following cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies. These are used to provide the Site and to prevent fraudulent activity, improve security, and for the administration of the Site.
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Functional and Preference Cookies. These are used to remember choices you make regarding the Site and help remember you when you visit the Site to manage your access and privileges.
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Performance Cookies. These are used to collect information of about how you use our Site and improve the Site’s performance by showing us pages you visit, any difficulties experienced, and whether or not the content provided is effective.
Targeting Cookies. These cookies may be placed on our Site by us or our third-party partners and are used to show you advertisements for goods and services that are targeted to your interests based on your actions on our Site and information submitted by users of our Site. These personalized advertisements may appear on our Site or the websites of our third-party partners. We also use these to provide you with content that is tailored to your interests.
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Managing and Blocking Cookies
Through browser settings, you can manage or block the use of cookies. In addition, you can use opt-out tools for ad networks and firms who participate in the Network Advertising Initiative as http://optout.networkadvertising.org/ or the Digital Advertising Alliance as http://optout.aboutads.info/.
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To effectively manage cookies via browser settings or through these ad industry opt-out tools, you must opt-out and set cookie preferences on all browsers and all devices that you use. If you clear the browser cache or cookies, be sure to reset your preferences.
Please note that blocking or disabling cookies may prevent or impair functionality and use of the Websites.
Please see your browsers help files for additional information about viewing and changing your browser settings to manage or block cookies.
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Information Use
We may use your information for any lawful purpose, including the following:
To respond to your inquiries;
To provide the products or information that you request;
To operate, personalize, and improve the Site, including for analytics purposes;
Operating, evaluating, debugging, identifying and repairing errors, effectuating similar functional enhancements, and improving our Site;
To send San Antonio Spurs, LLC updates and other communications that may be of interest to you;
To comply with the law and to maintain the security of our Site; or
With your consent, or as otherwise disclosed at the time information is collected.
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Information Sharing
We may share the information we collect with other parties, including the following:
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Service providers or agents that perform activities for us, such as those for statistical analysis, payment processing, or sending you email, SMS, or postal mail;
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As part of a change of corporate control or other transfer of all or part of our assets, including in the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, your information may be transferred as a business asset;
Pursuant to a subpoena, court order, governmental inquiry, or other legal process or as otherwise required by law, or when needed in our judgment to protect our rights or the rights of third parties or for safety or security reasons;
If reasonably necessary to protect our operations, staff, or users or detect, prevent or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues;
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With your consent or as otherwise disclosed at the time of data collection or sharing. Our employees, volunteers, and agents may view your information to perform their jobs and address your needs. We authorize their access to your information on a need-to-know basis to provide you with information or services, or for one of the other reasons listed in this Policy.
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Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent will not be shared with third parties, provided that we may share text messaging originator opt-in data and consent with our third-party vendors, consultants and other service providers who need access to such information to carry out work on our behalf (and who will not use such information for their own purposes); if we believe disclosure is required by law.
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We may share information that has been anonymized or aggregated, without limitation.
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Opt-out Preference Signals
We have configured our Site to process opt-out preference signals, also sometimes referred to as global privacy controls, that may allow you to inform us of your desire to opt out of sales or sharing as described in this Policy. Opt-out preference signals must be in a format commonly used and recognized by businesses and be delivered by a platform, technology, or mechanism that makes clear to consumers that the use of the signal is meant to have the effect of opting the consumer out of sales and sharing of personal information as described in this Policy. If you do not have an account with us or are not logged into your account, your opt-out preference signal will be linked to your browser identifier only and may not be linked to other information, such as account information, about you that we process that is not associated with your browser identifier. For more information regarding global privacy controls and how to use them please visit the GPC website, https://globalprivacycontrol.org/.
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Digital Advertising & Analytics
We may partner with ad networks and other ad serving providers (“Advertising Providers”) that serve ads on behalf of us and others on non-affiliated platforms. Some of those ads may be personalized, meaning that they are intended to be relevant to you based on information Advertising Providers collect about your use of the Site and other sites or apps over time, including information about relationships among different browsers and devices. This type of advertising is known as interest-based advertising or third-party behavioral tracking.
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You may visit the DAA Webchoices tool at www.aboutads.info or the Network Advertising Initiative (“NAI”) at the NAI’s Site to learn more about this type of advertising and how to opt out of this advertising on websites by companies participating in the DAA and NAI self-regulatory program. If you delete your cookies or use a different browser or mobile device, you will need to renew your opt-out choices exercised through the DAA Webchoices tool. Note that electing to opt out will not stop advertising from appearing in your browser or applications. It may make the ads you see less relevant to your interests. Additionally, your browser may offer tools to limit the use of cookies or to delete cookies; however, if you use these tools, our Site may not function as intended. If you agreed to receive future marketing communications directly from a third party through our Site, you will need to contact that party to opt-out of such communications.
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Third-Party Links and Tools
The Site may provide links to third-party websites or apps, including our social media pages. We do not control the privacy practices of those websites or apps, and they are not covered by this privacy notice. You should review the privacy notices of other websites or apps that you use to learn about their data practices.
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The Site may also include integrated social media tools or “plug-ins,” such as social networking tools offered by third parties. If you use these tools to share personal information or you otherwise interact with these features on the Site, those companies may collect information about you and may use and share such information in accordance with your account settings, including by sharing such information with the general public. Your interactions with third-party companies and your use of their features are governed by the privacy notices of the companies that provide those features. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy notices of any accounts you create and use.
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Your Choices
You may choose not to provide the information we request through the Site. However, not providing information we request may restrict your ability to use certain features of the Site. For example, you may be able to restrict the collection of information or functionality through your device’s operating system or by disabling cookies but doing so may prevent you from using the functionality of the Websites or Services. Some Internet browsers have a “do-not-track” feature that let you tell the Websites or Services that you do not want to have your online activities tracked. We honor “do-not-track” signals and do not track, place cookies, or use advertising when a “do-not-track” browser mechanism is in place.
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To opt out of our email San Antonio Spurs, LLC updates and donation requests, you can use the link provided at the bottom of each message. You may also opt out or unsubscribe from future emails by sending a request to info@howsawins.com using the subject line “Unsubscribe from email communications.” To ensure your opt-out request is properly processed, be sure to send your message using the same email account to which we sent our correspondence.
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Personal Information of Children
We do not direct our Site to children under the age of 13 and do not knowingly collect the personal information from children under the age of 13 through our Websites. If you are the parent of a child under 13, and you believe that you child has provided us with information about him or herself, please contact us using the contact information in the Contact section below. To learn more about how to protect your child online, visit the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) website.
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How We Protect Your Information
Our Site is scanned on a regular basis for security holes, malware, and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit to our Site as safe as possible.
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Disclaimer
Our Site does not constitute an offer or contract. Information on the Site may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. Information may be changed or updated without notice.
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Changes to Our Privacy Policy
If our information practices change, we will post an updated version of this privacy notice. We encourage you to visit this page periodically to learn of any updates.
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Contact
If you have questions, comments, or concerns about this Policy, please contact us at: info@howsawins.com
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Mobile Terms of Service
San Antonio Spurs, LLC mobile campaigns provide subscribers with updates, event invitations, donation asks and voting reminders.
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By providing your mobile number and opting in, you agree to be contacted by or on behalf of San Antonio Spurs, LLC at the provided mobile number. This includes text messages for informational, product, or service-related purposes (e.g., donation requests, advocacy actions, etc.). Message frequency varies, and standard message and data rates may apply.
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We may share your Personal Data, including your SMS opt-in or consent status, with third parties that help us provide our messaging services, including but not limited to platform providers, phone companies, and any other vendors who assist us in the delivery of text messages.
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You can cancel the SMS service at any time. Just text “STOP”. After this, you will no longer receive SMS messages from us. If you want to join again, just sign up as you did the first time and we will start sending SMS messages to you again.
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If you are experiencing issues with the messaging program you can reply with the keyword “HELP” for more assistance, or you can get help directly at info@howsawins.com
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Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. T-Mobile is not liable for delayed or undelivered messages
You can expect to receive no more than 2 text message(s) per day from San Antonio Spurs, LLC.
If you have any questions about your text plan or data plan, it is best to contact your wireless provider.
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If you have any questions regarding privacy, please read our privacy policy.
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Terms and Conditions of Use
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND ALL TERMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
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These Terms of Service (“Terms”) apply to your access to and use of the websites, mobile sites and other online offerings (collectively, the “Site”) provided by San Antonio Spurs, LLC (the “San Antonio Spurs, LLC,” “we,” or “us”) that link to these Terms. By accessing or by using our Site, you agree to these Terms, and any terms incorporated by reference.If you do not agree to these Terms, do not use our Site.
Consent to Use of Data and Mobile Communication; SMS Program Terms
You consent to our communicating with you about the Site and the San Antonio Spurs, LLC by SMS, text message, email or other electronic means. Your carrier’s normal messaging, data and other rates and fees will apply to these communications.
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If you subscribe to any text programs that the San Antonio Spurs, LLC makes available, the above Mobile Terms of Service terms apply.
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User Content
Our Site may allow you and other users to create, post, store and share content, including messages, comments, stories, text, photos, graphics, videos, music, and other materials (collectively, “User Content”). You may also submit User Content to the San Antonio Spurs, LLC by other means, including email and text message. Except for the license you grant below, you retain all rights in and to your User Content, as between you and the San Antonio Spurs, LLC.
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By posting, submitting or otherwise providing any User Content to the San Antonio Spurs, LLC, you grant the San Antonio Spurs, LLC and its independent contractors, service providers, consultants and joint committee members, a perpetual, irrevocable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, fully paid, and sublicensable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly perform and display your User Content and any name, username or likeness provided in connection with your User Content in all media formats and channels now known or later developed without compensation to you. When you post or otherwise share User Content with the San Antonio Spurs, LLC, whether through our Site or otherwise, you understand that your User Content and any associated information (such as your username or profile photo) may be visible to others and you release the San Antonio Spurs, LLC, and anyone acting under its authorization, from any claims that any use of your User Content as authorized herein violates any of your rights, including any rights of publicity or privacy.
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You may not create, post, store or share any User Content that violates these Terms or for which you do not have all the rights necessary to grant us the license described above. You represent and warrant that your User Content, and our use of such content as permitted by these Terms, will not violate any rights of or cause injury to any person or entity. Although we have no obligation to screen, edit or monitor User Content, we may delete or remove User Content at any time and for any reason with or without notice.
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Prohibited Conduct and Content
You will not violate any applicable law, contract, intellectual property right or other third-party right or commit a tort in connection with any User Content you post to the Site or otherwise provide to the San Antonio Spurs, LLC, and you are solely responsible for your conduct while using our Site. You will not:
Engage in any harassing, threatening, intimidating, predatory or stalking conduct; Use or attempt to use another user’s account without authorization from that user and the San Antonio Spurs, LLC; Impersonate or post on behalf of any person or entity or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; Sell, resell or commercially use our Site; Copy, reproduce, distribute, publicly perform or publicly display all or portions of our Site, except as expressly permitted by us or our licensors; Modify our Site, remove any proprietary rights notices or markings, or otherwise make any derivative works based upon our Site; Use our Site other than for its intended purpose and in any manner that could interfere with, disrupt, negatively affect or inhibit other users from fully enjoying our Site or that could damage, disable, overburden or impair the functioning of our Site in any manner; Reverse engineer any aspect of our Site or do anything that might discover source code or bypass or circumvent measures employed to prevent or limit access to any part of our Site;
Use any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods designed to scrape or extract data from our Site;
Develop or use any applications that interact with our Site without our prior written consent; Send, distribute or post spam, unsolicited or bulk commercial electronic communications, chain letters, or pyramid schemes; Bypass or ignore instructions contained in our robots.txt file; or Use our Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, or engage in, encourage or promote any activity that violates these Terms. You may also post, submit, or otherwise share only User Content that is nonconfidential and that you have all necessary rights to disclose. You may not create, post, submit, store or share any User Content that: Is unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or fraudulent;
Would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national or international law; May infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or proprietary right of any party; Contains or depicts any statements, remarks or claims that do not reflect your honest views and experiences; Impersonates, or misrepresents your affiliation with any person or entity; Contains any unsolicited promotions, advertising or solicitations; Contains any private or personal information of a third party without such third party’s consent; Contains any viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files or content; or In our sole judgment, is objectionable, restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying our Site, or may expose the San Antonio Spurs, LLC or others to any harm or liability of any type.
Enforcement is solely at the San Antonio Spurs, LLC’s discretion, and failure to enforce this section in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce it in other instances. In addition, this section does not create any private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation that the Site will not contain any content that is prohibited by such rules.
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Ownership; Limited License
The Site, including the text, graphics, images, photographs, videos, illustrations and other content contained therein, are owned by the San Antonio Spurs, LLC or our licensors and are protected under both United States and foreign laws. Except as explicitly stated in these Terms, all rights in and to the Site are reserved by us or our licensors. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you are hereby granted a limited, nonexclusive, nontransferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use our Site for your own personal, noncommercial use. Any use of the Site other than as specifically authorized herein, without our prior written permission, is strictly prohibited, will terminate the license granted herein and violate our intellectual property rights.
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Trademarks
San Antonio Spurs, LLC and our logos, our product or service names, our slogans and the look and feel of the Site are trademarks of the San Antonio Spurs, LLC and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and San Antonio Spurs, LLC names or logos mentioned on the Site are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by us.
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Feedback
You may voluntarily post, submit or otherwise communicate to us any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, original or creative materials or other information about the San Antonio Spurs, LLC or our Site (collectively, “Feedback”). You understand that we may use such Feedback for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you, including, without limitation, to develop, copy, publish, or improve the Feedback in San Antonio Spurs, LLC’s sole discretion. You understand that the San Antonio Spurs, LLC may treat Feedback as nonconfidential.
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Repeat Infringer Policy; Copyright Complaints
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act and other applicable law, we have adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances, the accounts of users who repeatedly infringe the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that anything on our Site infringes any copyright that you own or control, you may notify the San Antonio Spurs, LLC’s designated agent. E-Mail Address: info@howsawins.com
Please see 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3) for the requirements of a proper notification. Also, please note that if you knowingly misrepresent that any activity or material on our Site is infringing, you may be liable to the San Antonio Spurs, LLC for certain costs and damages.
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Third-Party Content, Products, and Sites.
We may provide information about third-party organizations, events, products, services, or activities, or we may allow third parties to make their content and information available on or through the Site (collectively, “Third-Party Content”). We provide Third-Party Content as a service to those interested in such content. Your dealings or correspondence with third parties and your use of or interaction with any Third-Party Content are solely between you and the third party. The San Antonio Spurs, LLC does not control or endorse, and makes no representations or warranties regarding, any Third-Party Content, and your access to and use of such Third-Party Content is at your own risk.
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Disclaimers
Your use of our Site is at your sole risk. Except as otherwise provided in a writing by us, our Site and any content therein are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. In addition, the San Antonio Spurs, LLC does not represent or warrant that our Site is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. While the San Antonio Spurs, LLC attempts to make your use of our Site safe, we cannot and do not represent or warrant that our Site or servers are free of viruses or other harmful components. You assume the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the Site.
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Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL SAN ANTONIO SPURS, LLC, OR OUR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR VOLUNTEERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT 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, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT OR THE SITE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM SAN ANTONIO SPURS, LLC, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO SAN ANTONIO SPURS, LLC’S RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF SAN ANTONIO SPURS, LLC, 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 OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE SITE MATERIALS EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO SAN ANTONIO SPURS, LLC FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITE.
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Governing Law and Venue
Any dispute arising from these Terms and your use of the Site will be governed by, construed, and enforced in accordance with the laws of Texas, except to the extent preempted by U.S. federal law, without regard to conflict of law rules or principles (whether of Texas or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Any dispute between the parties will be resolved in the state or federal courts of Texas and the United States, respectively.
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Modifying and Terminating our Site
We reserve the right to modify our Site or to suspend or stop providing all or portions of our Site at any time. You also have the right to stop using our Site at any time. We are not responsible for any loss or harm related to your inability to access or use our Site.
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Severability
If any provision or part of a provision of these Terms is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
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Miscellaneous
The failure of the San Antonio Spurs, LLC to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms will not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. Except as otherwise provided herein, these Terms are intended solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer third-party beneficiary rights upon any other person or entity. You agree that the communications and transactions between us may be conducted electronically.