Sister Cities Community Connector: Terms of Use

Sister Cities International: Community Connector

Terms of Use

We reserve the right to modify or terminate the Community Connector service for any reason, and without notice, without liability to you, any other Member or any third party. We also reserve the right to modify these Terms of Use from time to time without notice. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms of Use so that you will be apprised of any changes. Appropriate conduct and content; Personal Use Only

The Community Connector service is made available for your personal, non-commercial use only. Individuals, businesses, organizations or other legal entities may not use the Community Connector service for any commercial purpose without the express written consent of Community Connector.

You may not use the Community Connector service for any illegal or unauthorized purpose. International users agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable content, including laws regulating the export of data from the United States or your country of residence. You are solely responsible for your conduct and any data, text, information, photos, links and other content (“materials”) that you submit, post, and display on the Community Connector service.

We may, but shall have no obligation to, remove materials that we determine in our sole discretion are unlawful, fraudulent, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable, or infringes or violates any party’s intellectual property or other proprietary rights or these Terms of Service.

Because Community Connector is a public site, anything that may be deemed obscene by Community Connector will be removed or edited with or without your notice. The Community Connector service is a serious site focused on global issues and their potential solutions. All members agree to interact in a purposeful manner and avoid engaging in any conduct that: 1. Violates or infringes the rights of others including, without limitation, patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, publicity or other proprietary rights. 2. Is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, or contains explicit or graphic descriptions, or accounts of, sexual acts. 3. Victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability. 4. Impersonates any person, business or entity, including Community Connector and its employees and agents. 5. Encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, or that gives rise to civil liability. 6. Violates these terms of use, guidelines or any policy posted on Community Connector. 7. Interferes with the use of Community Connector by others.

Other examples of illegal or unauthorized uses include, but are not limited to:

Modifying, adapting, translating, or reverse engineering any portion of the Community Connector service; using any robot, spider, site search/retrieval application, or other device to retrieve or index any portion or the Community Connector service; collecting any information about other members (including usernames and/or email addresses) for unauthorized purposes; reformatting or framing any portion of the Web pages or site images that are part of the Community Connector service; creating user accounts by automated means or under false or fraudulent pretenses; creating or transmitting unwanted electronic communications such as “spam,” or chain letters to other members or otherwise interfering with other member’s enjoyment of the service; submitting materials of any third party without such third party’s prior written consent; directing any user (for example, by linking) to any materials of any third party without such third party’s prior written consent; submitting materials that falsely express or imply that such materials are sponsored or endorsed by Community Connector; submitting materials that infringe, misappropriate or violate the intellectual property, publicity, privacy or other proprietary rights of any party; transmitting any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses or other items of a destructive nature; submitting materials that are unlawful or promote or encourage illegal activity; or submitting false or misleading information.

While Community Connector prohibits such conduct and content on its site, you understand and agree that you nonetheless may be exposed to such materials and that you use the Community Connector service at your own risk.

Links to Other Websites and Content:

Community Connector may include links to third party Web sites. You acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible or liable for any content or other materials on these third party sites.

Community Connector’s Proprietary Rights

By submitting, posting or displaying any materials on or through the Community Connector service, you automatically grant to us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, right to publicly display or re-display such materials in other formats not simply limited to Web sites.

Except as expressly authorized by Community Connector, you may not copy, modify, publish, transmit, distribute, perform, display or sell any of Community Connector’s proprietary information which includes the sum of all postings and photos to the site.

Disclaimer of Warranties

Community Connector disclaims any and all responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, completeness, legality, reliability, or operability or availability of information or materials displayed on the Community Connector service. Community Connector disclaims any and all responsibility and liability for the conduct of any member.

The Community Connector service, and all materials, information (including, without limitation, any information or materials obtained or accessed through the Community Connector services), products and services included therein are provided “as is,” with no warranties whatsoever. Community Connector expressly disclaims to the fullest extent permitted by law all express, implied, and statutory warranties, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of proprietary rights. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties, so the above disclaimers and exclusions may not apply to you.

You agree that your use of the Community Connector service is entirely at your own risk.

Hold Harmless and Indemnity

You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Community Connector from and against any third party claim arising from or in any way related to your use of the Community Connector service, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature.

Limitation of Liability

Under no circumstances will Community Connector be liable to you for any indirect, incidental, consequential, special or exemplary damages arising out of or in connection with use of the Community Connector service, whether or not Community Connector has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Such limitation of liability shall apply (i) whether the damages arise from use or misuse of and reliance on the Community Connector service, from inability to use the Community Connector service, or from the interruption, suspension, or termination of the Community Connector service (including such damages incurred by third parties), and (ii) notwithstanding any failure of essential purpose of any limited remedy and to the fullest extent permitted by law. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation and exclusions may not apply to you. Under no circumstances shall Community Connector be liable to you for any amount exceeding one dollar ($1.00).

Term and Termination

These Terms of Service will apply to your use of the Community Connector service. We may terminate your membership immediately at any time, for any reason. Once your membership terminates, you will have no right to use the Community Connector service. Our proprietary rights, disclaimer of warranties, indemnities, limitations of liability and miscellaneous provisions shall survive any termination of your membership.

Notices

Community Connector may provide you with notices regarding the Community Connector service or these Terms of Service by regular mail, email, or postings to this Web site.