Terms of Use
Welcome to LevyLand.org. This website is an informational, commentary, public records, and public advocacy website concerning matters involving John Levy, 2401 Mountain View Drive in Carlsbad, California, and related California Coastal Commission enforcement activity.
By accessing, browsing, using, reading, linking to, submitting information to, or otherwise interacting with this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree, do not use this website.
1. Acceptance of Terms
Your use of LevyLand.org is voluntary. By using this website, you accept these Terms of Use and the website’s Privacy Policy.
These Terms apply to all visitors, users, readers, commenters, media representatives, government officials, researchers, attorneys, organizations, and anyone else who accesses or interacts with the website.
If you do not agree with these Terms, your only remedy is to stop using the website.
2. Informational and Commentary Purpose
LevyLand.org is provided for informational, educational, commentary, documentary, public advocacy, and public interest purposes.
The website may include commentary, opinion, analysis, public records, correspondence, legal filings, public agency materials, media materials, hearing materials, images, documents, timelines, summaries, and related content.
The website does not claim to provide a complete record of every fact, communication, legal issue, or document related to the matters discussed. Content may be updated, revised, corrected, expanded, or removed at any time.
3. No Legal Advice
Nothing on this website is legal advice.
The website does not create an attorney-client relationship, fiduciary relationship, confidential relationship, journalist-source relationship, advisory relationship, or any other protected or professional relationship.
Visitors should not rely on this website as a substitute for legal advice, professional advice, or independent investigation.
If you need legal advice, consult your own attorney.
4. Visitor Responsibility
You are responsible for your own use of this website.
By using this website, you agree that:
You are accessing the website voluntarily.
You are responsible for evaluating the information presented.
You will not rely on the website as your sole source of information.
You will independently verify information before acting on it.
You will not misuse, misrepresent, alter, or take content out of context.
You assume all risk arising from your use of the website.
LevyLand.org is not responsible for how visitors interpret, use, share, quote, rely upon, or respond to website content.
5. Public Records and Public Interest Materials
This website may discuss, quote, summarize, reproduce, analyze, or link to materials connected to matters of public concern, including but not limited to:
Public records
Government correspondence
Agency letters
Administrative materials
Permit materials
Public hearing materials
Legal filings
Media reports
Public statements
Public agency actions
Maps, images, exhibits, timelines, or other related materials
Use of such materials is for informational, commentary, public interest, public advocacy, documentary, and related purposes.
LevyLand.org reserves the right to use, discuss, analyze, quote, summarize, publish, republish, organize, preserve, and comment on public records and publicly available information.
6. Accuracy, Updates, and Corrections
LevyLand.org makes a good-faith effort to present information accurately, but the website may contain errors, omissions, outdated information, incomplete summaries, disputed facts, opinion, commentary, or evolving analysis.
The subject matter of this website involves disputed public, legal, administrative, and factual issues. Not every statement, allegation, government position, or third-party claim is accepted as true simply because it appears on or is discussed by the website.
We reserve the right to update, revise, correct, clarify, expand, remove, or reorganize content at any time, without notice.
7. No Warranty
The website and all content are provided “as is” and “as available.”
LevyLand.org makes no warranties or representations of any kind, express or implied, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, reliability, availability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, or uninterrupted access.
We do not guarantee that:
The website will always be available.
The website will be free from errors.
The website will be free from viruses or harmful code.
All information will be complete or current.
All documents or commentary will reflect every position or perspective.
Third-party links will remain active or accurate.
You use this website at your own risk.
8. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, LevyLand.org, John Levy, contributors, advisors, consultants, attorneys, researchers, website operators, and affiliated parties shall not be liable for any claims, losses, damages, costs, expenses, or liabilities arising from or related to:
Your use of the website
Your inability to use the website
Your reliance on website content
Your interpretation of website content
Your sharing or republication of website content
Errors, omissions, or outdated information
Third-party links or third-party content
Website downtime or technical issues
Unauthorized access, hacking, or security issues
Submissions you send to the website
Actions taken by other visitors, agencies, media outlets, organizations, or third parties
This limitation applies to direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, reputational, economic, legal, or other damages of any kind.
9. User Submissions
You may choose to submit messages, tips, documents, images, links, comments, media inquiries, corrections, or other information through the website or by email.
By submitting information to LevyLand.org, you agree that:
You are submitting the information voluntarily.
You have the right to submit the information.
The information does not violate the rights of others.
The information is not confidential unless expressly agreed in writing.
The submission does not create any protected relationship.
LevyLand.org may review, retain, use, quote, summarize, publish, share, analyze, or distribute the information in connection with the subject matter of the website.
LevyLand.org has no obligation to respond to, publish, return, preserve, or delete your submission.
Do not submit confidential, privileged, sensitive, proprietary, private, unlawful, defamatory, threatening, harassing, or illegally obtained material.
10. No Confidentiality
Communications sent to LevyLand.org are not confidential.
Do not send information that you expect to remain private, confidential, privileged, protected, or restricted unless there is a separate written agreement signed by an authorized representative of LevyLand.org.
By submitting information, you understand and agree that the information may be reviewed, retained, shared, quoted, summarized, published, or used in connection with the website’s public interest, legal, media, research, advocacy, or documentary purposes.
11. License to Use Submissions
By submitting content to LevyLand.org, you grant LevyLand.org a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, transferable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, publish, quote, excerpt, summarize, edit, display, distribute, archive, analyze, and create derivative works from the submitted content in connection with the website, public advocacy, media communications, legal review, document review, or related efforts.
You retain whatever rights you may have in your submission, but you grant LevyLand.org the right to use it as described above.
You represent that you have the legal right to grant this license.
12. Prohibited Uses
You agree not to use this website to:
Violate any law or regulation
Harass, threaten, defame, intimidate, or abuse anyone
Submit false, misleading, malicious, unlawful, or illegally obtained material
Impersonate another person or organization
Attempt to hack, disrupt, overload, scrape, or interfere with the website
Upload viruses, malware, tracking code, or harmful software
Misrepresent website content or attribute false statements to LevyLand.org
Use website content in a misleading, deceptive, or defamatory manner
Violate copyright, privacy, publicity, trade secret, or other rights
Interfere with the website’s security, functionality, hosting, or operation
We reserve the right to restrict, block, report, or take action against misuse of the website.
13. Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise noted, website text, structure, organization, design, commentary, original summaries, graphics, page layouts, and original materials are owned by or licensed to LevyLand.org.
You may link to the website and may quote reasonable excerpts for lawful commentary, criticism, reporting, research, or public discussion, provided that you do not misrepresent the content or imply false endorsement.
You may not copy, reproduce, republish, scrape, mirror, sell, exploit, or redistribute substantial portions of the website for commercial purposes without written permission.
Public records, government documents, third-party materials, media excerpts, and linked materials may remain subject to their own legal status, rights, limitations, or ownership.
14. Fair Use and Public Interest Use
Some content may include excerpts, references, images, documents, correspondence, media materials, or other third-party materials used for commentary, criticism, reporting, public interest, documentary, legal, educational, or research purposes.
LevyLand.org does not claim ownership of third-party materials unless expressly stated.
If you believe material on the website creates a legitimate legal concern, you may contact us at jb@levyland.org. Sending a complaint does not guarantee removal or modification.
15. Third-Party Links and Content
The website may include links to third-party websites, documents, videos, public records portals, media stories, government websites, legal materials, advocacy organizations, or other outside sources.
LevyLand.org does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, accuracy, availability, security, privacy practices, or terms.
A link does not mean LevyLand.org endorses the third-party website or agrees with every statement made there.
You access third-party links at your own risk.
16. Website Availability
We may modify, suspend, restrict, or discontinue any part of the website at any time, without notice.
We are not responsible for downtime, broken links, technical issues, hosting problems, security interruptions, data loss, or other website disruptions.
17. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LevyLand.org, John Levy, contributors, advisors, consultants, attorneys, researchers, website operators, and affiliated parties from and against any claims, demands, damages, liabilities, losses, costs, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from or related to:
Your use of the website
Your violation of these Terms
Your submission of information
Your misuse of website content
Your violation of any law
Your violation of any third-party rights
Your republication, alteration, distribution, or misrepresentation of website content
Any claim arising from material you provide to the website
18. Reservation of Rights
LevyLand.org reserves all rights not expressly granted in these Terms.
Failure to enforce any part of these Terms does not waive the right to enforce that part later.
We reserve the right to take any lawful action necessary to protect the website, its operators, contributors, sources, content, records, and related advocacy efforts.
19. Governing Law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to conflict of law principles.
To the extent any dispute is permitted to proceed, it shall be handled in a court of competent jurisdiction in California, unless another venue is required by law.
20. Severability
If any provision of these Terms is found invalid, unlawful, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in full force and effect.
The invalid provision will be interpreted as closely as possible to its original intent while remaining enforceable.
21. Changes to These Terms
We may update these Terms of Use at any time. Updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.
Your continued use of the website after changes are posted means you accept the updated Terms.
22. Contact
For questions about these Terms, contact:
LevyLand.org
Email: jb@levyland.org