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LEGAL
 

The pageant industry commonly uses specific courtesy titles to clearly identify the difference between queens, pageant divisions and organizers.  The titles are those also used in business practice: Miss, Ms. and Mrs. 
 

Miss - Single, never married, nor given birth to a child.

Ms. - Single, divorced, widowed or married, with or without children.

Mrs. - Married, with or without children. 
 

The long-standing use of these titles allow the public, potential contestants and those interested in pageants to easily understand the difference between queens and pageants with similar titles.

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Ms. America® is a Registered Federal Trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Washington D.C since February 2000. The Ms. America Pageants is independently owned and operated by Ms. America Pageant Inc. and is not affiliated with any other beauty pageant, competition, contest, or event. No other person or entity can nor shall use the name Ms. America® nor add any words after the Ms. America® title without infringing on the rights of Ms. America Pageant Inc., the owner of the Ms. America® Federal Trademark. Unauthorized use of aforementioned marks or deceptively similar marks is a violation of Ms. America Pageant Inc. property rights and will result in legal action.
 

LEGAL INFORMATION

This Website is copyright© 2006 Ms. America®

REGISTERED FEDERAL TRADEMARK INFORMATION

Ms. America ® is a registered federal trademark with the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office since February 2000.
Registration Number:  2321477.

The Ms. America  ® Pageant is independently owned and operated by the Ms. America Pageant Inc
and is not affiliated with any other beauty pageant, competition, contest or event.
No other person or entity can nor shall use the name Ms. America ®, nor add any
words after the Ms. America ® title without infringing on the rights of  Ms. America pageant Inc.
owner of the Ms. America ® Federal Trademark.  Unless otherwise stated,
copyright and all intellectual property rights in all material presented on the site,
trademarks and logos appearing on this site are the property of Susan Jeske
and are protected under applicable laws.

Unauthorized use of the mark Ms. America ® or deceptively similar marks is a
violation of Susan Jeske's proprietary rights and will result in legal action.
 

For more information please contact:
The Ms. America ® Pageant
2973 Harbor  Boulevard  #235 * Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Email: MsAmericaPageant@aol.com This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it
Phone: (949) 679-8888 

 

 The following Trademarks/Service Marks apply:
 

• “Ms. America ®” and all variations of the name.
• “Ms. America® International” and all variations of the name.
• “Ms. America® Beauty” and all variations of the name.
• "Ms. America® Beauty Teen" and all variations of the name.
• “Ms. America® Fitness” and all variations of the name.
• “Ms. America’s® Beautiful Baby” and all variations of the name.
• "Ms. America® Dream Team," and all variations of the name.
• “Ms. of America” and all variations of the name.
• "Ms. for America" and all variations of the name.
• "Ms. America Elite" and all variations of the name.
• "Ms. America Classic" and all variationa of the name.
• "Ms. America Humanitarian" and all variations of the name.
•   All Logos that are within the Ms. America®, Ms. America® International,
• "Ms. International™" and all variations of the name

  Ms. America® Beauty Teen, Ms. America® Fitness, Ms. America’s® Beautiful Baby   Website(s) or Printed Materials.

•   All Symbols And Art associated with the Ms. America© Pageant system.
•   The Statement, “Empowering Women Across America,” and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Empowering Women Across the Nation," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Empowering Women Across the Nation & Around The World," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Empowering Teens Across America," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Empowering Teens Across the Nation," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Crown With A Purpose," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement,  "Crown For A Purpose,' and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement,  "Crown For A Cause," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement,  "Crown With A Cause," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Power Of The Crown," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Dream it! Believe it! Live it!" and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Enriching Womens Lives," and all variations of this statement.
•   The Statement, "Unity Through Diversity," and all variations of this statement.

 

COPYRIGHT INFORMATION

All images, art, and content of this web site are copyrighted, and cannot be used legally without prior written consent from the Ms. America Pageant. The materials on this web site are provided by as a service to its customers and employees, and may be used for informational purposes only. The materials at this Site are copyrighted and any unauthorized use of any materials at this Site may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. This is a license, not a transfer of title, and is subject to the following restrictions: you may not: (a) modify the Materials or use them for any commercial purpose, or any public display, performance, sale or rental; (b) remove any copyright or other proprietary notices from the Materials; (c) transfer the Materials to another person. You agree to prevent any unauthorized copying of the Materials.Materials are copyrighted and are protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. They may not be copied, reproduced, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, without prior written permission from the Ms. America Pageant, Ms. America International Pageant, Ms. America Beauty, Ms. America Fitness, Ms. America’s Beautiful Baby and its suppliers do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information. Other rights may be granted to you by Ms. America Pageant in writing.

Writers Guild of America, West:

Ms. America Pageant as a Reality TV show or a  pageant for television has been registered with the Writers Guild of America West on June, 2011. 

Since 1927, the Writers Guild of America, West Registry has been the industry standard in the creation of legal evidence for the protection of writers and their work. When you register your script prior to submitting it to agents, managers, or producers, you document your authorship on a given date should there be unauthorized usage.

 

The official logo of the Ms. America Pageant - no one is permitted to use it without permissions from the Ms. America Pageant.

TERMS OF USE

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE   PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE SITE. By using this site, you signify your consent to these terms of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use,  do not use the site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this site following the posting of changes to these terms (including our Privacy Policy and Terms and Condition of Use) will constitute your agreement to all such terms.

RESTRICTION’S ON USE OF MATERIALS.    This website is the Official Ms. America ®, Ms. America ® International, Ms. America® Beauty Teen, Ms. America ® Fitness website and it is owned and managed by the organizer of all Ms. America ® Pageants. Ms. America ® is a registered federal trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in Washington D.C.  No material from this site or any Web site owned, operated, licensed or controlled by the Ms. America ® Pageant systems may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you are granted permission to download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, noncommercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. In all cases Ms. America ®Pageant must be acknowledged as the source of the material and remains other proprietary owners. The grant of this limited license is conditional upon your agreement to and compliance with all these Terms of Use.

For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other websites or networked  computer environment is prohibited. You may not modify the material in any way, without the prior  written consent of the copyright owner. Except as expressly stated in this legal notice, no rights or  licenses to the material, or any portion thereof, shall be granted or implied.  Other proprietary trademarks and trade names may be featured on this website from time to time and remain the property of their respective owners.

All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, photos, button icons, images, audio clips and software, is the property of the Ms. America ® Pageant. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all content on this site is the exclusive property of the Ms. America ® Pageant or its affiliates and is protected by copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of the Ms. America ® Pageant, or its affiliates or its software suppliers and are protected by copyright laws. The content and software on this site may be used as a shopping resource. Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display or performance, of the content on this site is strictly prohibited. Ms. America ® Pageant its sponsors and its affiliates enforce their intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES    THIS WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION’S OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. THE OPERATORS EACH DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BY WAY OF EXAMPLE BUT NOT LIMITATION, AS TO FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAWS. IN ADDITION, NONE OF THE OPERATORS  REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE INFORMATION AND/OR FACILITIES ON OR  ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEBSITE ARE ACCURATE, COMPLETE OR CURRENT, OR THAT  THIS WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF DEFECTS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VIRUSES  OR OTHER HARMFUL ELEMENTS. THE USER OF THIS WEBSITE ASSUMES ALL COSTS ARISING AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE

PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy set out below forms part of these Terms of Use and sets out the way in which your personal data are handled. Therefore please read this Policy carefully, as it explains what information we will collect about you, how we will use it, and the steps we take to ensure that it is kept safe.

INFORMATION MAY BE COLLECTED:  In order to provide you with our services, we may collect personal information about you from our website, emails, and written and verbal communications. Keep a record of your name, address, delivery  address, email address, telephone number.

Information related to your visit to our website, such as which pages you visit, how often you visit, voting information and which competitions you enter and the information you supply when  becoming a registered user or when entering our competitions, giveaways, purchase of tickets  such as your name and e-mail address will be held and stored for information purposes only and  to provide you with better services.

USE OF YOUR INFORMATION:

Any personal data relating to you will be used and recorded by us in accordance with current data protection legislation and this privacy policy. We will primarily use your personal information to provide our services and products to you. We will also use the personal information that we hold to communicate with you, to prevent fraud; to improve the quality of our service; for market research; or to track activity on our website, notify you of upcoming events, specials, events or other special offers that may be of interest to you.

INDEMNIFICATION:   You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless all of the Operators and their respective directors, officers, employees, affiliates, proprietors and agents from and against all liabilities,  claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees arising out of: your use of the  website; any material you post, upload, e-mail or otherwise transmit using the site; or your  violation, breach or alleged violation or breach of these Terms of Use. Those who choose to access this website do so at their own risk and on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws. These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of California. Any dispute under these terms shall be subject to the  exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of California (subject to appeal) and, by using this website, you  hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such courts for such purposes and waive any and all  objections as to jurisdiction or venue in such courts

AMENDING THE TERMS OF USE AND PRIVACY POLICY:  We may add to, change or remove any part of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy at any time, without notice. Any changes to these Terms of Use or Privacy Policy or any terms shown on this website apply as soon as they are shown. By continuing to use this website after any changes are posted, you are indicating your acceptance of those changes. It is therefore your responsibility to check these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy each time you use this website, so that you can take note of any amendments we may make. We may add, change, discontinue,  remove or suspend any other content displayed on this website, including features and  specifications of products and services described or depicted on the website, temporarily or  permanently, at any time, without notice and without liability.

LINKS FROM THIS SITE:  This website contains links to other Internet sites on the World Wide Web. We provide such links for your convenience only, and we are not responsible for the content in any site linked to from this website. We disclaim all warranties, express or implied as to the accuracy, legality, reliability  or validity of any content on any other such site, and that such sites will be free of viruses or other harmful elements.