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Permission

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Links to third-party Web sites

Links on this site to third-party Web sites are provided solely as a convenience to you. If you use these links, you will leave this site. The TRA has not reviewed all of these third-party sites, does not control and is not responsible for any of these sites or their content. Thus, the TRA does not endorse or make any representations about them, or any information, software or other products or materials found there, or any results that may be obtained from using them. If you decide to access any of the third-party Web sites linked to this site, you do so entirely at your own risk.

Linking to this site

You may create links to this site from other sites, but only in accordance with the terms below.

Guidelines for linking to restaurantville.com Web sites

A site that links to the TRA Web sites:

  • May link to but not replicate the TRA’s content
  • Should not create a browser or border environment around the TRA’s content
  • Should not imply that the TRA is endorsing it or its products
  • Should not misrepresent its relationship with the TRA
  • Should not present false information about the TRA’s products or services
  • Should not use the TRA’s logo without permission

Trademarks

The TRA and Texas Restaurant Association Education Foundation (TRAEF) are registered trademarks of the Texas Restaurant Association.

Editorial guidelines

Policy guidelines for editorial content

The goal for editorial content on restaurantville.com is to be accurate, fair, complete and ethical. We are committed to a policy of editorial neutrality. Although content on restaurantville.com contains information about legal issues, the content is not intended to serve as legal advice. Users who have specific questions about legal issues should consult with legal counsel.

Content from external sources and links to external sites

Content from external sources will be labeled to indicate the source of the information when the information was not generated by the Web site’s editorial staff. Content on the site may contain links to non-restaurantville.com content. These links do not constitute an endorsement of the linked content and restaurantville.com does not guarantee the accuracy of the linked content.

Corrections and clarifications

We are committed to quickly correcting any factual errors or errors in interpretation. Editorial staff members will address any errors brought to their attention and make an appropriate correction as soon as possible. This includes misspellings as well as factual or information errors identified in archival articles after they have been published. The goal is to correct all content so that no errors remain in our permanent archive. We also will provide clarifications in cases where, in our judgment, the wording or the headline on an article may lead to misinterpretation.