LEGAL & PRIVACY POLICY

General Disclosures, Copyright, Privacy and Terms of use

The information contained in Scherschel Legacy records, its website and affiliated media pages has been curated and compiled by Louis Scherschel from sources believed to be reliable, but no representation or warranty, express or implied, is made by Scherschel Legacy or Louis Scherschel as to their accuracy, completeness or correctness. The material is prepared for circulation to and private use by descendants of the Scherschel surname lineage tracing back to 15th Century German records and does not have regard to the particular circumstances, records or needs of any specific person who may view it. While efforts are made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information contained herein, errors and omissions may occur.

Website Creation, Custodianship and Records Control

The Scherschel Legacy website, registrations and its similarly named affiliated media sites are created, owned, managed and curated by Louis Scherschel. All records, images, documents and communications placed within the Scherschel Legacy digital and hard copy infrastructure and archives are custodied by Louis Scherschel for the benefit of and usage by all descendants of the Scherschel surname lineage tracing back to 15th Century German records.

Access to the Scherschel ancestral private archive records is restricted to direct biological descendants of the Scherschel surname and their immediate households. Adopted descendants, spouses of biological descendants and extended family members of the Scherschel global family may be permitted access as well upon verification and approval. Descendants bearing different surnames than Scherschel are also eligible to access the private records provided they can evidence direct biological descendancy from an ancestor bearing the Scherschel surname. All records contained within the Scherschel Legacy archives are intended for personal use by all global Scherschel descendants as described above and may be downloaded solely for personal and familial immediate household usage.

Scherschel Legacy as an entity, wholly encompassed infrastructure and aggregate composition are registered and copyrighted exclusively to Louis Scherschel and are protected by law. Any similar reconstruction, mimicking or duplication of the Scherschel Legacy composite archives, online infrastructure and/or its contents through bulk downloading, copying, transferring of records and images constitutes copyright infringement. Such duplication or reconstitution of the Scherschel Legacy infrastructure and contents or dissemination to any person or entity outside of the Scherschel surname biological descendancy lines will be prosecuted accordingly for damages and violation of numerous state and federal laws.

Finances and Charitable Donations

All operational expenses of Scherschel Legacy and its complete infrastructure are solely incurred and wholly financed by Louis Scherschel.

All charitable donations, profits and/or proceeds contributed to Scherschel Legacy or its affiliated crowdfunding sites are reserved strictly for the benefit of the approved activities delineated and included on the “Benefaction” page of the website. Such donations, profits and/or proceeds are made separate to and segregated from the personal estate and finances of Louis Scherschel into separate accounts for the sole purpose of funding Scherschel descendant approved causes.

Privacy Notice

Scherschel Legacy believes that privacy is of central importance. Privacy protection is a responsibility we take seriously. We are committed to safeguarding your personal information. We consider the information we have about you to be confidential. We restrict access to information about you to Scherschel descendants.

confidentiality

Scherschel Legacy shall use reasonable precautions to maintain the confidentiality of the information you have provided to Scherschel Legacy and information you have created, input or developed in connection with your use of the information, but because such information can be accessed through the Internet, you hereby acknowledge and agree that there can be no assurance that the information, and material provided to you through the information, or any communication through e-mail will remain secure.

Information We Collect

Scherschel Legacy collects the following types of information:

  • Information contained in public domain sources such as obituaries, findagrave.com, familysearch.com, US Census records, US Immigration records, German and French Emigration records, German and French parish and familial books, ship manifest logs and a multitude of other complementary research sources.
  • Information you provide to Scherschel Legacy and Louis Scherschel via email, text, postal mail, messengers and/or any other contemporaneous form of digital file and information transfer.
  • Information you provide to Scherschel Legacy and Louis Scherschel at family reunions or other gatherings for extended family viewing and archiving.

Third Parties to Whom We Disclose Information

Scherschel Legacy does not disclose your personal information to outside parties unaffiliated with the extended Scherschel descendant relationships.

Scherschel Legacy Continuity Plan

Scherschel Legacy is solely owned and managed by Louis Scherschel for the benefit of all global descendants of the Scherschel surname dating back to the 15th Century. Upon the death of Louis Scherschel or premature untimely passing, the consolidated family genealogical digital records, website and social media infrastructure will be transferred to a designated successor within the Scherschel descendant bloodlines to continue the research, long-term document preservation and communication between family uninterrupted.

Access Agreement for Guests of Scherschel Legacy

This Access Agreement is between Louis Scherschel and any guests of Scherschel Legacy (“you” or “your”), and relates to certain information (the “Information”) to which you will have electronic access through the legacyscherschel.com or any affiliated sites, including social media sites (collectively, the “Site”):

“Guest”: Any user of the Site. If you are a Scherschel Legacy Guest, this Agreement is in addition to, and does not nullify, any other agreement between you and Scherschel Legacy governing the conduct of your relationship with Scherschel Legacy and use of the Scherschel Legacy infrastructure. You acknowledge that the information within this Site has been prepared for informational purposes only. If you wish to learn more about information contained on the Site, please contact Scherschel Legacy.

Services Provided

A Guest will be deemed to accept and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement by using the Site. Scherschel Legacy shall provide you with electronic access, through your computer or other electronic device (collectively “Computer”), to the Information, including, but not limited to, the provision of Information through the Site by means of an unaffiliated Internet service provider (the “Provider”) and the ability to communicate electronically with Scherschel Legacy (“E-mail”). Scherschel Legacy may cancel or change the Information at any time. Your continued use of the Information will constitute your acceptance of such changes. You agree not to attempt to connect to the Site, to use the Information or to view any of the Information if you do not agree to the terms of this Agreement.

Electronic Communication

The Information permits you to communicate electronically by sending an E-mail message to Scherschel Legacy. You agree not to use E-mail for mass emailing. In addition, if you are a Scherschel Legacy Guest, you agree not to use E-mail made available through the Information to disturb, harass or denigrate other members of the extended Scherschel descendant line. Scherschel Legacy shall not be liable for any actions taken or any omissions to act as a result of any E-mail message you send to Scherschel Legacy or your use of the Site.

Property Rights in Information and Services; Suitability and Compliance with Law

Any Information provided through the Site is being provided by Scherschel Legacy only for your personal, private and non-commercial use and display. You may download the Information to the Computer and print out a hard copy for your personal reference, provided that you agree not to remove any copyright or other notices contained therein.

The Information is the property of Louis Scherschel and is protected by applicable copyright, patent, trademark or other intellectual property laws. All logos, insignias, coats of arms and custom flags depicted through Scherschel Legacy media sites are exclusively created by, copyrighted, trademarked and licensed to Louis Scherschel.  Except as expressly authorized herein, you may not reproduce, transmit, sell, display, distribute, publish, broadcast, circulate, modify, disseminate, or commercially exploit such Information provided in any manner (including electronic, print or other media now known or hereafter developed) without the written consent of Louis Scherschel. You also agree not to use the Information for any unlawful purpose, and you shall comply with any request of Scherschel Legacy to protect its respective rights in the Information.

The accuracy, completeness or timeliness of the Information cannot be guaranteed and is subject to change without notice. Reliance upon any Information or statement contained in the Site, or on any links from this Site to any third party site, shall be at your risk. Neither Scherschel Legacy, Louis Scherschel, nor any affiliated entity of Scherschel Legacy, nor any of the information providers shall be liable to you or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error, omission, interruption, timeliness, completeness, deletion, defect, alteration, or use of any content herein, regardless of cause.

In the event you use the Site, the Information, or the links included on the Site to gain access to a website or an Internet location or source of information of any company, organization or person other than Scherschel Legacy, or to any other Internet location, you acknowledge that such other sites or locations are not under the control of Scherschel Legacy, you agree that Scherschel Legacy shall not be responsible for any information or other links found at any such website or Internet location or sources of information, or for your use of such information, and you agree that Scherschel Legacy does not endorse such links. Scherschel Legacy provides such links only as a convenience to you, and has not tested any software or verified any information found at such sites.

The fact that Scherschel Legacy has provided a link to another site does not signify an endorsement of the site or its contents by Scherschel Legacy. There are inherent risks in the use of any software or information found on the Internet, and you acknowledge that you understand these risks before making any use of the Site or the Information.

Transmission or use of any material in violation of this Agreement, or any applicable law, rule or regulation (whether of the United States or other countries), or the rights of any third party is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, copyright material, material which is defamatory, threatening, obscene, lewd and indecent, material protected by trademark, trade secret, or patent laws, or material that results in an invasion of privacy.

Warranties and Limitation of Liability Regarding the Information

The accuracy, completeness, sequence or timeliness of the information cannot be guaranteed. Scherschel Legacy and its affiliates, agents, and licensors shall not have any responsibility for direct, indirect, consequential, special, or other damages you may incur from any reliance by you on information or for the reliability, accuracy, completeness, sequence or timeliness thereof, or for any delays or errors in transmission or delivery of any part of the information, or for any unauthorized use by you or email.

You understand that Scherschel Legacy does not guarantee that it will continue to make the information available to you whether by the same methods currently used or otherwise. You agree not to hold Scherschel Legacy or Louis Scherschel liable for any damages arising from a discontinuation or modification of all or part of the information.

In addition to and without limiting the foregoing, Scherschel Legacy shall not be liable for any harm caused by the transmission, through the information, of a computer virus, or other computer code or programming device that might be used to access, modify, delete, damage, corrupt, deactivate, disable, disrupt, or otherwise impede in any manner the availability of the information or any of your software, hardware, date or property.

In addition to and without limiting the foregoing, Scherschel Legacy makes no representation and assumes to no liability regarding the quality, safety, accuracy, or suitability of any information or software found on any other site not under Scherschel Legacy’s control.

Scherschel Legacy and its affiliates, agents and licensors shall not be liable for any losses or damages incurred by you related in any way to your use of the information. Except as otherwise provided by law, Scherschel Legacy shall have no liability for losses caused by the negligence, actions or failure to act of the provider or any third party provider, and to the extent permitted by law, neither Scherschel Legacy nor the provider or any third party provider shall be liable to you for any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages (regardless of whether such damages are reasonably foreseeable), or for any loss that results from a cause over which Scherschel Legacy or any other such entity does not have control, including, but not limited to, failure of electronic or mechanical equipment, unauthorized access, strikes, failures of common carrier or utility systems, severe weather, or other causes commonly known as “Acts of God.”

Your Representations and Warranties

You hereby represent and warrant that you are of the age of majority.

Miscellaneous

This Agreement represents the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement and understanding between you and Scherschel Legacy, regarding our rights to access and use the Information on the Site, and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements and representations regarding such subject matter. Except as herein provided, no waiver, modification or amendment of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective against Scherschel Legacy unless the same is in writing and signed by Louis Scherschel. Scherschel Legacy may modify these terms and conditions at any time. Scherschel Legacy and Louis Scherschel reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to deny access to any user to this Site, or any portion hereof. You agree that if you use the information after such denial, you will remain liable. Should any term or provision of this Agreement be deemed or held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

Scherschel Legacy’s failure to insist at any time upon strict compliance with any term of this Agreement, or any delay or failure on the part of Scherschel Legacy to exercise any power or right given to Scherschel Legacy in this Agreement, or a continued course of such conduct on the part of Scherschel Legacy shall at no time operate as a waiver of such power or right, nor shall any single or partial exercise preclude any other future exercise, all rights and remedies given to Scherschel Legacy in this Agreement are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which Scherschel Legacy otherwise has at law or equity.

Governing Law

Except for statutes of limitation applicable to claims, this Agreement and all the terms herein shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois without giving effect to principles of conflicts of law. By browsing or accessing this Site, you accept and agree to be bound by the laws of such jurisdiction. In the event that you do not agree to be bound by such laws, you must immediately discontinue your browsing or access to this Site.

Indemnification

As a condition of your use of the Site, you hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless Scherschel Legacy and Louis Scherschel, the Provider, and any third party provider from and against any and all claims, losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) arising out of or related to your breach of your agreements, representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or your use of the Information (i) in violation of this Agreement, (ii) in violation of any rights of Scherschel Legacy, the Provider and any third party Information Provider, including copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, or other intellectual property rights and publicity and privacy rights, or (iii) in violation of any applicable law, rule or regulation. This indemnification shall be binding upon you and your executors, heirs, successors, and assigns.

BY ACCESSING THIS SITE, I AGREE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY ALL OF ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS; AND I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THIS AGREEMENT.

No matter contained in this document may be reproduced or copied by any means without the prior consent of Louis Scherschel. Additional information available upon request. Copyright © Louis Scherschel, 2024. All rights reserved.