Terms of Use
Last updated on September 8, 2006
General
These terms of use ("Terms of Use") are for the American Dental
Education Association ("ADEA") website located at www.adea.org (the
"Website"). By using this Website, you agree to be bound by the
terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use. A number of
products and services available through the Website may have their
own terms and conditions and in such cases, the terms associated
with the product or service shall also apply. In the event that any
of the terms and conditions contained herein conflict with the
terms governing a particular product or service, the terms
governing the product or service shall control.
Scope of Use
ADEA invites you to view, use, and download portions of the
Website for your informational, non-commercial use; provided that
you leave all the copyright, trademark and other proprietary
notices intact. Except as expressly described in this paragraph,
you may not modify, reproduce, perform, or display (a) the content
of the Website; (b) the design or layout of this Website, or
individual sections of the design or layout of the Website; or (c)
ADEA trademarks, service marks or logos without ADEA's prior
written permission.
It is a violation of these Terms of Use for you to: (a) use the
Website for illegal purposes, in violation of any application laws
and regulations or in violation of the rules of any ADEA service
providers, (b) copy, sell, resell or exploit for commercial
purposes, any portion of the Website, except as expressly permitted
by ADEA; or (c) decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer or
otherwise attempt to discover the source code or trade secrets of
the Website or of any software provided by ADEA or its licensors to
use this Website.
License
By transmitting content to the Website, you grant ADEA a
perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable
license to use, reproduce, cache, store, modify, publicly perform,
publicly display, distribute, prepare derivative works based on and
transmit such content for any purpose related to the Website or
ADEA's business purposes, and waive any moral rights and publicity
rights in such content.
Products & Services
Any description or reference to non-ADEA products or services in
the Website is for informational purposes only and shall not
constitute an endorsement or a recommendation of such products or
services by ADEA.
No Warranties
THE WEBSITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
AVAILABLE THROUGH IT (COLLECTIVELY, THE "MATERIALS") ARE PROVIDED
TO YOU ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF
ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, DATA ACCURACY, AND QUIET ENJOYMENT. ADEA
MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, OR
RELIABILITY OF ANY MATERIALS 2
AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR
VERIFYING ANY OF THE MATERIALS BEFORE RELYING ON THEM. ADEA MAKES
NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, COMPLETELY SECURE OR FREE OF
VIRUSES.
IDs; Passwords; Security
User IDs and passwords are confidential and proprietary. It is a
violation of these Terms of Use for you to share your password or
ID, or to use your ID and password for unauthorized purposes. You
are solely responsible for any unauthorized use of your ID and
password. Submissions over the Internet may not be secure and
nothing posted on the Website is confidential. Please consider this
fact before e-mailing or submitting any personal or confidential
information.
Limitation of Liability
YOUR USE OF THE MATERIALS IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ADEA
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT,
TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR SPECIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT
OF OR RELATING TO THE MATERIALS, EVEN IF ADEA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold ADEA and its subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, agents, partners, and employees, harmless
from any claim, action, demand, loss or damages (including
reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or related to your use
of the Website, the content you post or transmit on the Website,
any violation of these Terms of Use by you, or any violation of any
rights of any person by you.
Proprietary Rights
The Website contains trademarks of ADEA and its third party
licensors. Unauthorized use of any ADEA trademarks, service marks,
or logos may be a violation of federal and state trademark laws.
ADEA and/or its licensors own all intellectual property rights in
the Website, except as otherwise expressly indicated. The Website
is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.
Violations; Termination of Usage
ADEA may terminate or suspend your access to the Website
immediately without notice, for conduct that ADEA believes is in
violation of these Terms of Use or is harmful to the interests of
ADEA or a third party. ADEA reserves the right to seek all remedies
available at law and in equity for violations of these Terms of
Use.
Links
Links or recommendations of links to other websites, products,
or services does not imply endorsement by ADEA. The linked
websites, products and services are not under the control of ADEA,
and ADEA disclaims all liability with regard to your access to such
links. The links or recommendations of links are provided as a
convenience to users, and access is at your own risk. 3
Unless otherwise set forth in a written agreement between you
and ADEA you must adhere to ADEA's linking policy as follows: (i)
the appearance, position and other attributes of the link may not
be such as to damage or dilute the goodwill associated with ADEA's
names and trademarks; (ii) the link must "point" to the URL
www.adea.org and not to other web pages within the Website (unless
you receive permission from ADEA to do so); (iii) the appearance,
position and other attributes of the link may not create the false
appearance that your organization or entity is sponsored by,
affiliated with, or associated with ADEA; (iv) when selected by a
user, the link must display the Website on full-screen and not
within a "frame" on the linking web site; and (v) ADEA reserves the
right to revoke its consent to the link at any time and in its sole
discretion.
Compliance with Laws
Each user shall comply with all applicable laws, statutes,
ordinances and regulations regarding the use of the Website, and
posting and retrieval of information.
Privacy
See our Privacy Policy for
information regarding the collection and use of your
information.
Modifications
ADEA may update or modify these Terms of Use at any time. When
we modify these Terms of Use, we will incorporate the modifications
into this document and will revise the "last updated" date at the
top of this web page. Modifications to these Terms of Use will
automatically be effective two (2) days after they are initially
posted on the Website. Please check these Terms of Use periodically
for changes. Your continued use of this Website following the
posting of changes to the Terms of Use constitutes acceptance of
those changes.
Miscellaneous
The laws of the District of Columbia shall govern these Terms of
Use, without reference to its choice of law rules. The Website is
operated by ADEA from the United States of America. ADEA makes no
representation that the information in the Website is appropriate
or available for use in other locations, and access to the Website
from territories where the content may be illegal is prohibited.
Those who choose to access the Website from other locations do so
on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with
applicable local laws. If any provision of these Terms of Use shall
be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then
that provision shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the
validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. ADEA's
failure to enforce the strict performance of any provision of these
Terms of Use will not constitute a waiver of ADEA's right to
subsequently enforce such provision or any other provisions of
these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use constitute the entire
agreement between ADEA and you with respect to the Website. You may
not assign or otherwise transfer any rights or obligations you may
have under these Terms of Use.
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