Terms of Use
THESE TERMS OF USE DESCRIBE YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WHEN USING COMMITTOCITIZENSHIP.ORG PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY.
Last updated: September 15, 2015
1. Acceptance of Terms. Committocitizenship.org, including all site-related content and services (collectively, “Committocitizenship.org”) is provided by Stand Stronger, a project of Civic nation (“we,” “us” “Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation” “Stand Stronger/Civic Nation”). Your use of Committocitizenship.org is subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Terms of Use agreement (“Terms of Use”), which supplement any additional guidelines or other terms posted by Committocitizenship.org in relation to specific site-related services or content.
Please note that we reserve the right to update or modify the Terms of Use without advance notice by posting a revised Terms of Use to this website. Visitors to Committocitizenship.org (“you”) can determine whether the Terms of Use has been modified since your last visit by checking the “Last updated” legend posted at the top of the Agreement. By using Committocitizenship.org, you agree to be bound by the version of the Terms of Use then in effect. If at any point you no longer agree to the Terms of Use, please discontinue your use of Committocitizenship.org. Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation may deny service to you at any time, including in the event you do not adhere to the Terms of Use.
2. About Stand Stronger; Purpose of Stand Stronger Civic Nation is a nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization dedicated to supporting progressive policies. Stand Stronger is a program of Civic Nation, dedicated to raise awareness about the rights, responsibilities and importance of U.S. citizenship and to provide information about the naturalization process.
As a tax-exempt organization, Civic Nation is prohibited from supporting attempts to influence the outcome of any election for public office. Accordingly, with Stand Stronger, Civic Nation seeks to provide information—not to advance the interests of any particular political party or candidate for office.
3. Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation's Proprietary Rights and Re-Use Policy. You acknowledge and agree that the information and materials presented on or through Committocitizenship.org will remain the property of Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation and its licensors or providers, and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and/or other proprietary rights and related laws, rules and regulations. The materials produced by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation (including photographs, graphics, video and audio content) are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All individual articles, content and other elements comprising this compilation and produced by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation are also copyrighted works. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in any materials produced by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation.
The trademarks, service marks, logos, and trade names displayed on Committocitizenship.org (collectively the “Marks”) are the registered and unregistered trademarks of Civic Nation and/or Stand Stronger, Civic Nation’s licensors and suppliers, and others. All Marks on Committocitizenship.org not owned by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation are the property of their respective owners. The Marks owned by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation, whether registered or unregistered, may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not Committocitizenship.org.
Stand Stronger/Civic Nation Partner logos are provided to Committocitizenship.org by the relevant Partners and may not be reused in any manner without explicit authorization from the applicable Partner. TWITTER, TWEET, RETWEET and the Twitter Bird are trademarks of Twitter, Inc. or its affiliates.
General Re-Use Policy
You may copy reprint, publish, reproduce, or otherwise display materials created by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation and made available through Committocitizenship.org (collectively, the “Committocitizenship.org Works”) on the condition that you attribute those materials to Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation, as applicable, and provide a link to the Committocitizenship.org website or the Civic Nation site (www.civicnation.org), as applicable. Specifically, any article or materials that you reprint or otherwise reproduce must be displayed with its by-line, if applicable, under the following heading:
“This material [article] was created by Civic Nation. (committocitizenship.org)”
If you are uncertain whether a work is a Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation Work, please contact us. Please contact the author of works published on Committocitizenship.org that are not Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation Works for permission to re-use such works.
Limit On Use
Except as expressly permitted above, you may not copy, reproduce, distribute, publish, enter into a database, display, perform, modify, create derivative works, transmit, or in any way exploit any material produced by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, you may not distribute any material produced by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation over any network, including a local area network, nor sell or offer it for sale.
You may not make any editorial changes to articles or materials without first receiving express permission from Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation. This provision does not restrict excerpting portions of content in a manner that does not alter the editorial intent. If any of these terms are breached, we reserve the right to withdraw your license to republish our material. In this situation, you must take immediate steps to remove our material from all current and past communications.
4. Information Available on or Through Committocitizenship.org. Much information made available on or through Committocitizenship.org is provided by third parties or other Committocitizenship.org visitors or users (such information, “Third-Party Content”). The inclusion or appearance of Third-Party Content on Committocitizenship.org does not indicate any approval or endorsement by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation. Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation is not responsible for, and hereby disclaims any and all liability that may arise from Third-Pary Content
5. Links The Site provides links to other websites and resources. Because Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation has no control over these sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation is providing these links to you only as a convenience. Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation has the right, but not the obligation to block links from or to Committocitizenship.org at any time.
6. Claims of Copyright Infringment The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed, or access to it blocked. Notices and counter-notices must meet the then-current statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA; see http://www.loc.gov/copyright/ for details. Notices and counter-notices with respect to Committocitizenship.org should be sent to:
By Mail:
Dara Lindenbaum
Counsel
Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock
Washington DC, 20005
By email: [email protected]
7. Privacy Policy All information provided by you or collected by us during visits to Committocitizenship.org (including when you register to become a member or sign up to use certain features) is governed by Committocitizenship.org’ Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated into the Terms of Use by this reference.
Please be aware that if you decide to disclose personally identifiable information on forums open to other site visitors or Committocitizenship.org members, this information may become public. Stand Stronger and Civic Nation do not control the acts of other Committocitizenship.org visitors or members, so please be cautious when deciding to reveal personal information on Committocitizenship.org. If you believe a Committocitizenship.org visitor or member is improperly collecting or using information about you or other users, please contact us.
8. Jurisdictional Issues The Site is controlled and operated by Civic Nation from its principal office in the District of Columbia, U.S.A., and is not intended to subject Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation to the laws or jurisdiction of any other state, country, or territory. Those who choose to access Committocitizenship.org do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are solely responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations.
9. Termination You agree that Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of Committocitizenship.org or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason, including if Committocitizenship.org believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the spirit of the Terms of Use. Further, you agree that Stand Stronger and Civic Nation will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to Committocitizenship.org.
10. Disclaimers COMMITTOCITIZENSHIP.ORG IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MUST EVALUATE AND BEAR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF COMMITTOCITIZENSHIP.ORG, AND ANY RELIANCE ON THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS THEREOF. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, STAND STRONGER AND CIVIC NATION DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO COMMITTOCITIZENSHIP.ORG.
The Site may include inadvertent inaccuracies or errors, or information or materials that violate the Terms of Use. Additionally, the possibility exists that a third party could make unauthorized alterations to Committocitizenship.org, Content or Services. Although we attempt to ensure the integrity of Committocitizenship.org, we make no guarantees as to its completeness or correctness. In the event that a situation arises in which Committocitizenship.org’s completeness or correctness is in question, please contact us with, if possible, a description of the material to be checked and the location (URL) where such material can be found on Committocitizenship.org, as well as information sufficient to enable us to contact you.
11. Limitation of Liability NEITHER STAND STRONGER/CIVIC NATION NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR CONSULTANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER THEORY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE COMMITTOCITIZENSHIP.ORG AND/OR MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE, ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY CONTENT OR SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, CONTENT, SERVICES OR ANY LINKED SITE IS TO STOP YOUR USE OF IT.
12. Indemnification You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Stand Stronger, Civic Nation and our directors, officers, employees and consultants, from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) and other expenses that arise out of or from A) your activities in connection with Committocitizenship.org; B) any violation of these Terms of Use by you; or C) any allegation that any Submissions or other materials you submit to us or transmit to Committocitizenship.org infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property or other rights of any third party.
13. Miscellaneous These Terms of Use is governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court located in the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia, United States of America, and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts, in any matter arising out of or related to Committocitizenship.org or these Terms of Use. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Stand Stronger and/or Civic Nation may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms of Use. These, together with all policies referred to herein, is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between us with respect to such subject matter.
14. Questions If you have any questions or feedback about these Terms of Use or Committocitizenship.org, feel free to contact us at [email protected] or write to:
Dara Lindenbaum
Counsel
Sandler Reiff Lamb Rosenstein & Birkenstock
1025 Vermont Ave. N.W. Suite 300
Washington DC 20005
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