Beaverton Oregon Important Phone Numbers

Beaverton Oregon Important Phone Numbers
Here is a list of frequently called phone numbers for the City of Beaverton, Oregon. It also includes Washington County, State of Oregon, and US Government Contacts.

ANIMAL INFORMATION
Oregon Humane Society
503-285-7722 http://www.Oregonhumane.org

Washington County Animal Services
503-846—7041 http://www.co.washington.or.us/HHS/animalservices

CRISIS HOTLINES
Beaverton Multi-Service Center
833455-9090 http://www.oregon.gov/dhs

Domestic Violence Resource Center – Crisis Line
503-469-8620 (24 hours) http://www.dvrc-or.org

Oregon SafeNet
800-723-3638 http:://www.oregonsafenet.org

Oregon Poison Center
800-222-1222 http://www.ohsu.edu/poison

Sexual Assault Resource Center
503-640-5311 (24 hours) http://www.sacoregon.org

State Office of Child Services
503—681—6917 http://www.oregon.gov/dhs/children

Washington County Mental Health Services
503-846-4528 http://www.co.wushington.or.us/HHS/MentalHealth

ECONOMIC RESOURCES
Beaverton Area Chamber of Commerce
503-644-0123 http://www.beaverton.org

City of Beaverton Community and Economic Development Offices
503-526-2493 http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/departments/cdd

Westside Economic Alliance
503-968-3100 http://www.westside-alliunce.org

EMERGENCY AND COMMUNITY INFO
Police/Fire/Medical
911

Help Referral – Community Assistance
211 http://www.zoneinfo.org

Road & Travel Info – Oregon Department of Transportation
511 http://www.tripcheck.com

EMPLOYMENT
Worksource Oregon — Beaverton/Hillsboro
503-526-2700 http://www.worksourceoregon.org

Workforce Alliance PCC/ Washington County
971722-2713 http://www.workforceallianceonline.org

GENERAL INFORMATION AND RESOURCES
Beaverton Community Center
503-526-2565 http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/facilities.aspx

Beaverton Library
503-644-2197 http://www.beavertonlibrary.org

Better Business Bureau
503-212-3022 http://www.alaskaoregonwesternwashington.bbb.org

City of Beaverton Neighborhood Assoc.
503-526-2243 http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/departments/neighborhoods

Department of Environmental Quality
800-452-4011 http://www.oregon.gov/DEQ

Department of Motor Vehicles
503-299-9999 http://www.oregongov/odot/dmv

Disability, Aging, & Veteran Services
503-846-3060 http://www.co.washington.or.us/hhs/davs

Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon
503-221-1054 http://www.emoregon.org

Elsie Stuhr Senior Center
503-629-6342 http://www.thprd.org/fudlities/stuhr

METRO Recycling Hotline
503-234-3000 http://www.oregonmetro.gov/recycling

Social Security Administration
800-772-1213 http://www.ssa.gov

TriMet (Public Transportation)
503-238-RIDE (7433) http://www.trimet.org

Tualatin Hills Park & Recreation District
503-645-6433 http://www.thprd.org

United States Postal Service
800-275-8777 http://www.usps.com

GOVERNMENT
City of Beaverton
4755 Southwest Griffith Drive
Beaverton, OR 97005
503-526-2222 http://www.beavertonoregon.gov

Denny Doyle, Mayor
503-526-2497 mayormail@beavertonoregon.gov

Beaverton City Councilors
Cate Arnold, Council
President – Position 4
503-526-2508

Ian King — Position 1
503-526-2345

Betty Bode — Position 2
503-526-2347

Mark Fagin Position 3
503-526-2343

Marc San Soucie Position 5
503-526-2370

WASHINGTON COUNTY
155 North First Avenue, Suite 300
Hillsboro, OR 97124-3072
General Information: 503-846-8611
Administrative Office: 503-846-8685
http://www.co.washington.or.us

Washington County Board of Commissioners
Andy Duyck, Chair – At-Large
Dick Schouten — District 1
Greg Malinowski, Vice
Chair – District 2
Roy Rogers – District;
Bob Terry — District 4
Commission Main: 503-846-8681 http://www.co.washfngton.or.us/BOC

Metro Regional Government
600 NE Grand Avenue Portland, OR 97232—2736
Main: 503-797-1700 http://www.bluebook.state.or.us/

Metro Council
http://www.oregonmetro.gov/council
Tom Hughes — Metro Council President — 503-797-4889
Shirley Craddick — District 1 – 503-797-4547
Carlotta Collette — District 2 – 503-797-1337
Craig Dirksen District 3 – 503-797-1549
Kathryn Harrington – District 4 – 503-797-1553
Sam Chase District 5 – 503-797-4552
Bob Stacey — District 6 – 503-797-1546

STATE GOVERNMENT
http://www.oregon.gov

Oregon State Governor
Governorjohn Kitzhaber 503—378-4532
http://www.oregon.gov/gov/pages/index.aspx

Oregon State Representatives
http://www.Ieg.state.or.us/hhouse

Representative Tobias Read (D)
Beaverton — District: 27 503-936-4427 http://www.leg.stater.or.us/read

Representative Jeff Barker (D)
Aloha District: 28 503-986-1428
http://www.leg.stater.or.us/barker

Representative Chris Harker (D)
Beaverton — District: 34 503-626-8140
http://www.leg.stater.or.us/harker

Oregon State Senators
http://www.leg.state.or.us/senate

Senator Mark Hass (D)
Beaverton — District: 14 503-936-4714
http://www.leg.stater.or.us/hass

Senator Elizabeth Steiner Hayward (D)
NW Portland & Beaverton — District: 17 503-936-1717
http://www.leg.stater.or.us/steinerhayward

US GOVERNMENT
US House Representative
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D), OR lst District
503—326 —2901 http://www.bonumici.house.gov

US Senators
Senator Ron Wyden (D)
503-326-7525 http://www.wyden.senate.gov

Senator Jeff Merkley (D)
503-325-3386 http://www.merkley.senate.gov

PUBLIC SAFETY
Beaverton Police
Non—Emergency: 503-629-0111
Main: 503-526-2260 http://www.beavertonpolice.org

City of Beaverton Municipal Court
503-526-2290 http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/departments/court

Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue
503-549-3577 http://www.tvfr.com

Washington County Sheriff
Sherriff Pat Garrett
Non—Emergency: 503-629-0111
Main: 503-846-2700
http://www.co.washington.or.us/sheriff

UTILITIES
Beaverton Garbage and Recycling
503-526-2665 http://www.beavertonoregon.gov/recycling

City of Beaverton Utilities
503-526-2257 http://www.beavertonoregon.gov

Clean Water Services
503-681-3600 http://www.cleanwaterservices.org

Comcast
800/266-2278 http://www.Comcast.com

Frontier
800-921-8101 http://www.Frontier.com

Metro Garbage and Recycling
503-234-3000 http://www.oregonmetro.gov/garbage

NW Natural Residential
800—422—4012 http://www.nwnatural.com

Portland General Electric
800-542-8818 http://www.portlandgeneral.com

Tualatin/Valley Water District
503-642-1511 http://www.tvwd.org

VISITORS ASSOCIATlONS
Washington County Visitors Association
503-644-5555 http://www.oregonswashingtoncounty.org

Job Searching Tips for the Modern Economy

Job Searching Tips for the Modern Economy

Long gone are the days of beating the streets and knocking on doors to find jobs. The modern world wide economy and tough job market makes job searching a much harder task, it’s realistically a full time job in itself. While I was unemployed for about eighteen months, I developed the following strategies to find a job. Hopefully they are useful to you.

1.) Write multiple versions of your resume based on the job title you are applying for. I keep a full resume that covers everything I’ve done, which is also copied to my LinkedIn.com Profile. But I never physically give this resume to anyone. Instead I have generalized resumes for the various positions I’m qualified for that each emphasize the skills related to that job. So in my case, I have a Desktop Support/Help Desk resume, one for System Administration, and another for Project Management/Business Analyst. As I apply for jobs, I modify one of these resumes to the specific position. For instance if the job calls for certain skills I move them to the top of the skills list portion of my resume.

Make 100% sure that your resume is free of errors. Have friends or family proof read it. Read it outloud to yourself to be sure that it flows right. Be sure to use industry keywords. You’ll likely be surprised at how many errors there may be, even by English Majors. Utilize your software’s built in Dictionary!

Lastly, do not be afraid to ask the recruiter if there are any changes they can suggest to your resume for the specific job they are hiring for. Remember, they get paid when they place you into a position, so they’re invested in getting you hired and will gladly make suggestions.

2.) Track your resume submissions. I use an excel spread sheet (Job Search Template) to keep track of all jobs I’ve applied for. For those who are drawing unemployment, this is a good thing to give to your advisor when they ask how your job searches are going. More importantly though, it helps keep you keep track of what jobs you’ve submitted yourself for. In the IT industry, multiple recruiters frequently contact you about the same job. But the HR departments of many companies will toss resumes if they’re submitted twice.

This sheet also helps me remember what recruiters I’ve talked to before, and identifies those who were helpful to me before. If I haven’t talked to them in a while, it’s a chance to reconnect with that specific recruiter to let them know I’m still looking.

I tend to go a step further, and store each resume I’ve submitted with the name of the job title and date submitted in the file name so that if I do get contacted on specific job, I can pull up that resume and talk to the specific experience they are looking for.

3.) Post your resume on each of the major job boards, Monster, Dice, Jobs.com, Indeed.com. Create a calendar reminder to change the basic resume once every two weeks on all the Job Boards you submit it too. You should make at least one full sentence of changes. The goal is to keep your resume “new” so that it filter towards the top of the search results. Recruiters aren’t bothering to look at any resumes older then two to four weeks because they have so many choices.

Some of these job boards allow you to post multiple resumes with different keywords, take advantage of that. Upload each of your job specific resumes to the board and be sure to describe accurately it with targeted keywords. If the job board doesn’t allow multiple resumes, get a new email address and start a second, third, fourth account as needed.

4.) Most of these job sites allow you to crease RSS Feeds out of their Job Search Strings. These can be imported into Google Reader, Thunderbird Email Reader or any other RSS aggregator you wish to use.

While this may seem overwhelming at first, by setting up RSS feeds you can automate job searching, and will get jobs sent to you almost as soon as they are posted. This frees up a ton of time allowing the job searcher to concentrate on networking, custom tailoring resumes, and doing job searches with keywords that are atypical.

You can also use the same trick for Twitter Users who frequently repost jobs and Craiglist Ads. Many company specific Job Boards are based on the Taleo software, which also has the functionality to create RSS feeds off of job searches.

5.) Even if you are not drawing unemployment, take advantage of the services your local employment office offers. These are usually low cost or free. They frequently have a board of jobs that are only posted to the employment office. They have classes for lots of things from resume tips to basic keyboarding skills, job fairs, etc. They also frequently have a list of local professional groups in your field, which are great opportunities for networking with others. Sometimes large companies give discounted or free training vouchers to the Employment Office.

If they have a group for interview skills practice, take full advantage of this! You may think you did good in an interview, but there is likely something you said or did unconsciously that may have turned off the interviewer. Practicing with an impartial person is invaluable, will help polish your answers, and pose, and will get you used to the process.

6.) Apply to temp agencies and take every single job offered to you. This is another great way to network, as a manager who is sufficiently impressed with your work is more likely to offer you a full time job. Or they are likely to hand your resume over to someone they may know who is hiring.

If the Temp Agency gets good feedback on you, they’re more likely to place you into positions that can lead to full time work late on. They do know where and who has these jobs! Treat Temp agencies as you would any other recruiter. They have just as many and sometimes more insight into the Employment industry as a whole.

7.) Take every bit of contract work that comes your way. Even if it’s for a day or a week. This helps fill in the unemployment gaps, shows recruiters and hiring managers that you’re willing to do whatever is needed, and likely adds valuable skills and experience to your resume.

8.) Volunteer. Even if you’re not making any money, you’ll still be learning skills. Most cities have a listing of local non-profits looking for volunteers. There are likely major opportunities that desperately need any skill you may have.

9.) Check out the local Young Professionals Chapter in your city. These groups are great for networking, and frequently have a few non-profit of the month activities. This gives you a chance to find non-profits that you would be interested in, and give you a chance to meet and talk with people in diverse industries. Your skills may translate into another industry very easily.

10.) If you do not have a LinkedIn.com profile – create one! Take at least a full day to do this. This is just as important as your resume! Get a friend to take a good picture of you in professional attire for your profile photo. Include your full work history, and all job skills you might have. Be sure to snag the LinkedIn URL with your name in it. Do not link your profile to your Facebook Profile, unless it’s very professional. If you have a blog that is industry specific, do link it to your LinkedIn profile.

Be sure to add all your own professional contacts. Give and ask for recommendations from everyone.

11.) Get business cards printed up with your custom LinkedIn profile URL on it, including all your contact info. Have at least two phone numbers (Google Voice works here.) You can also print up your own cards, but this is one area where the money spent is well worth it. Hand these out at every opportunity. Likely they’ll be stashed away, but they’re an invaluable asset to show your professionalism.

12.) Scrub the heck out of your Facebook, Twitter, Google+, and Tumblr profiles!!!! Anything that you’re less then proud of, or shows you in a negative light, get rid of it! Or just delete your profile totally and create a new one. Recruiters and HR people do check these resources before hiring and will use it to heavily influence their decisions on you.

13.) Prove that you have experience and knowledge of your specific industry. Join a large public forum and start posting. Use your real name so that Google Searches by HR people and recruiters finds it. Be polite and be helpful to others. Learn and teach as much as possible. Ask well informed and direct questions. If the forum is geared towards your dream job in some way, even better.

14.) Get your own domain name and create your own blog. This takes a lot of time to setup initially, but once it’s done you can cruise along with occasional posts, two to three a week is a good pace. If you link this with Google Adsense, it’s a good way to make a few extra bucks. Scape other sites for news articles related to your industry, comment and deeply analyze them. You want to show potential employers that you know the industry well.

I realize that the bulk of these tips sound pretty daunting, and there is a huge amount of up front work. It’s possible that it’ll take two weeks just to get the basics going. But don’t feel overwhelmed, once you do most of these processes they pretty much take care of themselves and will help make your job search better.

Bread and Ink Cafe Review

Bread and Ink Cafe Review

Originally posted: 11/11/02:

3610 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR 97214 On Hawthorne, I’m currently at a toss up about this place. It’s busy, crowded, and the wait staff is harder to find then a good Sylvester Stalone movie. But… the food is good enough that it almost makes up for it. Dinner dishes range between $10-$15 each. Apparently the Coconut crusted chicken is their most popular dish, my date liked it a lot. I had the pork medallions, and while they were pretty good, I was disappointed in the portion size. Especially when compared to the chicken dish, or the steaks the couple at the next table had. Over all I’d give about 3 stars. When I say the wait staff is hard to find… I mean it. Somebody came by the table a total of 4 times, once to get our order, once to deliver drinks, then to deliver the meal, then the pay check. In the two hours I was there I feel that’s a little slow, especially when wanting a refill on the drink. Perhaps on a weekday when they’re not so busy, the service is better.

Originally posted; 11/5/03:

So a year later I try again. We went for Sunday breakfast. There was a line out the door and a 45 minute wait when we got there at 10am. Wandered down Hawthorne for a while and came back at about 11:30, was seated at 11:45, and had food by 12:30. The service was better, still not as great as I’d like it to be – especially for that side of town. But the food was just as good as last time. Eggs were perfect, home-style potatos were cooked perfectly in olive oil. The side of Canadian bacon I had was very good, and tasted organic. They make their own ketchup – my GF didn’t like it, but I didn’t mind as it has less sugar then the major brands so it had a tangy quality about it. It tasted like it was made of sun dried tomatos. The bill was about $25 including tip, about as much as we would have spent at Elmers. While there was smaller portions, we did not go away hungry. Oh – and they have crayons and paper on the table to keep you entertained.

Originally posted: 10/10/05:

Yet another visit. New GF, better service, same good food. I had home made cinnamon raisin french toast dipped in a vanilla cinnamon custard with the side of Canadian Bacon. GF had a Mushroom spinach omelet with the side of potatoes mentioned in an earlier post. The service was MUCH better this time. Arrived at 10:30. Got seated right away, had food by 10:45, out the door by 11:15. The waiter came by several times, filled water glasses, etc. All in all, this place is just getting better.

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Misuse of Service. You may not connect to or use the Service in any way not expressly permitted by this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree that you will not (a) institute, assist, or become involved in any type of attack, including without limitation denial of service attacks, upon the Service or otherwise attempt to disrupt the Service or any other person’s use of the Service; or (b) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service, Accounts registered to other players, or the computer systems or networks connected to the Service.

No Data Mining. You agree that you will not (a) obtain or attempt to obtain any information from the Service or any Game using any method not expressly permitted by Blizzard; (b) intercept, examine or otherwise observe any proprietary communications protocol used by a client or the Service, whether through the use of a network analyzer, packet sniffer or other device; (c) use any third-party software to collect information from or through a Game client or the Service, including without limitation information about your character, any Account registered to you, virtual items, other players, or other Game data.

User Content. “User Content” means any communications, images, sounds, and all the material and information that you upload or transmit through a Game client or the Service, or that other users upload or transmit, including without limitation any chat text. You hereby grant Blizzard a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, paid-up, non-exclusive, license, including the right to sublicense to third parties, and right to reproduce, fix, adapt, modify, translate, reformat, create derivative works from, manufacture, introduce into circulation, publish, distribute, sell, license, sublicense, transfer, rent, lease, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, or provide access to electronically, broadcast, communicate to the public by telecommunication, display, perform, enter into computer memory, and use and practice such User Content as well as all modified and derivative works thereof. To the extent permitted by applicable laws, you hereby waive any moral rights you may have in any User Content.

Content Screening and Disclosure. We do not, and cannot, pre-screen or monitor all User Content. However, our representatives may monitor and/or record your communications (including without limitation chat text) when you are using the Service or playing a Game, and you hereby provide your irrevocable consent to such monitoring and recording. You acknowledge and agree that you have no expectation of privacy concerning the transmission of any User Content, including without limitation chat text or voice communications. We do not assume any responsibility or liability for User Content that is generated by users. We have the right, but not the obligation, in our sole discretion to edit, refuse to post, or remove any User Content. WE ALSO RESERVE THE RIGHT, AT ALL TIMES AND IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION, TO DISCLOSE ANY USER CONTENT AND OTHER INFORMATION (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION CHAT TEXT, VOICE COMMUNICATIONS, IP ADDRESSES, AND YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION) FOR ANY REASON, including without limitation (a) to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request; (b) to enforce the terms of this or any other agreement or Blizzard policy; (c) to protect our legal rights and remedies; (d) where we feel someone’s health or safety may be threatened; or (e) to report a crime or other offensive behavior.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS FOR YOUR USE, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND THOSE ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE. BLIZZARD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICE AT THE TIMES OR LOCATIONS OF YOUR CHOOSING; THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE GAME CLIENT OR THE SERVICE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY; SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; INDEMNIFICATION
BLIZZARD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE. IN NO CASE SHALL BLIZZARD BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE, ANY GAME OR ANY GAME CLIENT. IN NO CASE SHALL THE LIABILITY OF BLIZZARD EXCEED THE AMOUNT THAT YOU PAID TO US DURING THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE TIME YOUR CAUSE OF ACTION AROSE. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, the liability of Blizzard and its affiliates shall be limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY DISPUTE WITH BLIZZARD IS TO STOP USING THE SERVICE, AND TO CANCEL ALL ACCOUNTS REGISTERED TO YOU.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Blizzard harmless from any claim, demand, damages or other losses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, asserted by any third-party resulting from or arising out of your use of the Service or any Game, or any breach by you of this Agreement, the Code of Conduct or any Game EULA.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND GOVERNING LAW.
Disputes can be expensive and time consuming for both parties. In an effort to accelerate resolution and reduce the cost of any dispute, controversy or claim related to these Terms of Use (“Dispute”), you and Blizzard agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute (except those Disputes expressly provided below) informally for at least thirty (30) days before initiating any arbitration or court proceeding. Negotiations will begin upon written notice. Blizzard will send its notice to your billing address and email you a copy to the email address you have provided to us. You will send your notice to Blizzard at Blizzard Entertainment, P.O. Box 18979, Irvine CA 92623, ATTN: Legal Department.

Binding Arbitration. If the parties are unable to resolve a Dispute through negotiations, either you or Blizzard may elect to have the Dispute (with the exception of those Disputes expressly excluded below) finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. Any election to arbitrate by one party shall be final and binding on the other. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT ABSENT THIS PROVISION, YOU WOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) and, where appropriate, the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes (“AAA Consumer Rules”), both of which are available that the AAA website www.adr.org. The determination of whether a Dispute is subject to arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act and determined by a court rather than an arbitrator. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation shall be governed by the AAA Rules and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules. If the arbitrator determines those costs to be excessive, Blizzard will pay all arbitration fees and expenses. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone or online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by a party. The arbitrator must follow applicable law, and any award may be challenged if the arbitrator fails to do so. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, you and Blizzard may litigate in court to compel arbitration, stay proceeding pending arbitration, or to confirm, modify, vacate or enter judgment on the award entered by the arbitrator.

Restrictions. You and Blizzard agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between Blizzard and you individually. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT (1) NO ARBITRATION SHALL BE JOINED WITH ANY OTHER; (2) THERE IS NO RIGHT OR AUTHORITY FOR ANY DISPUTE TO BE ARBITRATED ON A CLASS-ACTION BASIS OR TO UTILIZE CLASS ACTION PROCEDURES; AND (3) THERE IS NO RIGHT OR AUTHORITY FOR ANY DISPUTE TO BE BROUGHT IN A PURPORTED REPRESENTATIVE CAPACITY ON BEHALF OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR ANY OTHER PERSONS.

Exceptions to Negotiations and Arbitration. You and Blizzard agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions concerning negotiations and binding arbitration: (1) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of your or Blizzard’s intellectual property rights; (2) any Dispute related to, or arising from, allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy or unauthorized use; and (3) any claim for injunctive relief.

If you are a resident of the United States, any arbitration will take place at any reasonable location within the United States convenient for you. For residents outside the United States, any arbitration shall be initiated in the County of Los Angeles, State of California, United States of America. Any Dispute not subject to arbitration (other than claims proceeding in any small claims court), or where no election to arbitrate has been made, shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the County of Los Angeles, State of California, United States of America, and you and Blizzard agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.

Governing Law. Except as expressly provided otherwise, this Agreement shall be is governed by, and will be construed under, the Laws of the United States of America and the law of the State of Delaware, without regard to choice of law principles. The application of the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods is expressly excluded. For our customers who access the Service from Canada, Chile, Mexico, Argentina, Australia, Singapore, Thailand, or New Zealand, other laws may apply if you choose not to agree to arbitrate as set forth above, and in such an event, shall affect this Agreement only to the extent required by such jurisdiction. In such a case, this Agreement shall be interpreted to give maximum effect to the terms and conditions hereof. If you access the Service from New Zealand, and are a resident of New Zealand, The New Zealand Consumer Guarantees Act of 1993 (“Act”) may apply to the Game and/or the Service as supplied by Blizzard to you. If the Act applies, then notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, you may have rights or remedies as set out in the Act which may apply in addition to, or, to the extent that they are inconsistent, instead of, the rights or remedies set out in this Agreement. Those who choose to access the Service from locations outside of the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, or New Zealand do so on their own initiative contrary to the terms of this Agreement, and are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

Severability. You and Blizzard agree that if any portion of this Section 14 is found illegal or unenforceable (except any portion of Section 14C above), that portion shall be severed and the remainder of the Section shall be given full force and effect. If this Section 14 is found to be illegal or unenforceable then neither you nor Blizzard will elect to arbitrate any Dispute falling within that portion of this Section 14 found to be illegal or unenforceable and such Dispute shall be decided by a court of competent jurisdiction within the County of Los Angeles, State of California, United States of America, and you and Blizzard agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of that court.

Third Party Advertising. Blizzard’s Games and the Service may incorporate technology of Massive Incorporated (“Massive”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”), that enables in-game advertising, and the display of other similar in-game objects, which are downloaded temporarily to your personal computer and replaced during online game play. As part of this process, Massive may collect some information about the game and the advertisements delivered to you, as well as standard information that is sent when your personal computer or game console connects to the Internet including your Internet protocol (IP) address. Massive will use this information to transmit and measure in-game advertising, as well as to improve the products and services of Massive and its affiliates. None of the information collected by Massive will be used to identify you. For additional details regarding Massive’s in-game advertising practices, please see Massive’s In-Game Advertising privacy statement at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=122085&clcid=0x409. The trademarks and copyrighted material contained in all in-game advertising are the property of the respective owners. Portions of the Service are © 2008 Massive Incorporated. All rights reserved.

GENERAL
TOU Revisions. The TOU may only be revised in a writing signed by Blizzard or published by Blizzard on its website.

Assignment. Blizzard may assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any person or entity at any time with or without your consent. You may not assign the TOU without Blizzard’s prior written consent, and any unauthorized assignment by you shall be null and void.

Severability. If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, then that portion shall be severed, and the remainder of the Agreement shall be given full force and effect.

Attorneys’ Fees. In the event any litigation is brought by either party in connection with the TOU, the prevailing party in such litigation shall be entitled to recover from the other party all the reasonable costs, attorneys’ fees and other expenses incurred by such prevailing party in the litigation.

Entire Agreement. This TOU, including the documents expressly incorporated by reference herein, constitutes the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the Service and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications, whether electronic, oral or written, between you and us with respect to the Service; provided, however, that this Agreement shall coexist with, and shall not supersede, Game EULAs and Terms of Use specific to a Blizzard Game.

No Waiver. Our failure to enforce any provision of the TOU shall in no way be construed to be a present or future waiver of such provision, nor in any way affect the right of any party to enforce each and every such provision thereafter. The express waiver by us of any provision, condition or requirement of the TOU shall not constitute a waiver of any future obligation to comply with such provision, condition or requirement.

Notices. All notices given by you or required under the TOU shall be in writing and addressed to: Blizzard Entertainment, P.O. Box 18979, Irvine CA 92623, ATTN: Legal Department.

Equitable Remedies. You hereby agree that Blizzard would be irreparably damaged if the terms of this Agreement were not specifically enforced, and therefore you agree that we shall be entitled, without bond, other security, or proof of damages, to appropriate equitable remedies with respect to breaches of the TOU, in addition to such other remedies as we may otherwise have available to us under applicable laws.

Force Majeure. Blizzard shall not be liable for any delay or failure to perform resulting from causes outside the reasonable control of Blizzard, including without limitation any failure to perform hereunder due to unforeseen circumstances or cause beyond Blizzard’s control such as acts of God, war, terrorism, riots, embargoes, acts of civil or military authorities, fire, floods, accidents, strikes, or shortages of transportation facilities, fuel, energy, labor or materials.

BY CLICKING “ACCEPT” BELOW OR BY USING THE SERVICE, YOU REPRESENT THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO THIS TERMS OF USE, THAT YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY OUR IN GAME POLICIES, AND THAT YOU UNDERSTAND AND ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PRIVACY POLICY.