These Terms of
Service (the “Agreement”) set forth the terms and conditions that apply to your
use of the web site located at http://www.autismlebanon.org (the “Site”) and the
services and materials offered thereon (the “Service”), including e-mails as
further described below, which are made available to you by Autismlebanon.org Inc.
(“Autismlebanon.org”). BY USING THIS SITE, AND ITS SERVICE, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS
OF THIS AGREEMENT, AND THE PRIVACY POLICY FOR THIS SITE, JUST AS IF YOU HAD
SIGNED IT. If you do not agree to be bound by this Agreement, please discontinue
your use of the Service.
1. Privacy Policy
Please see our complete Privacy Policy.
2. Restrictions on Use
The Service is a computer
online service. It is accessible to you through a personal computer, or other
access device at the Site using a communications connection (such as a modem and
telephone or cable line). As part of the Service, you will be provided with
services that may include information, editorial content, chat rooms, links to
other web sites and other computer services that Autismlebanon.org may decide to
offer, subject to the terms hereof. Autismlebanon.org may, in its sole discretion,
discontinue or alter any aspect of the Service, including, but not limited to,
(i) restricting the time of availability, (ii) restricting the availability
and/or scope of the Service for certain platforms (i.e., computer types and
operating systems), (iii) restricting the amount of use permitted, and (iv)
restricting or terminating any user's right to use all or part of the Service,
at any time in Autismlebanon.org' sole discretion and without prior notice or
liability. You are responsible for all charges (e.g., telephone) associated with
connecting to the Service through an available access number. You are also
responsible for obtaining or providing all telephone access lines, telephone and
computer equipment (including modem), or other access device, necessary to
access the Service. You certify that you are an individual (i.e., not a
corporation).
The Service is owned and operated by Autismlebanon.org and
contains material that is derived in whole or in part from material supplied and
owned by Autismlebanon.org and other sources. Such material is protected by
copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws. Unless otherwise expressly
provided, you may not modify or prepare derivative works based on any material
from the Service, including but not limited to code and software (“Material”),
but you may copy and distribute white papers and other related publications on
the Site provided that such distribution is made with full attribution to Autismlebanon.org.
You may also download Material from the Service for your personal,
non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other
proprietary notices and use the Material in accordance with all restrictions
applicable to your use of the Service in general. In the event that you download
Material from the Service, such Material is licensed to you by Autismlebanon.org and
Autismlebanon.org does not transfer title to any such Material to you.
Autismlebanon.org does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction,
encourage, verify or agree with the comments, opinions or other statements made
public at the Site by visitors through the interactive services available at the
Site. Any information or material sent by visitors through such services,
including advice and opinions, represents the views and is the responsibility of
those visitors and does not necessarily represent the views of Autismlebanon.org.
3. Registration Rules and Guidelines
(a)
Registration
Should Autismlebanon.org choose to provide registration-based
services, when you register to use these Services, you will be required to
provide certain information about yourself. You agree to provide true, accurate
and complete information about yourself, and to update this information when it
changes. If you provide any information that is untrue or inaccurate, not
current, or incomplete, or if Autismlebanon.org suspects that your information is
untrue or inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, Autismlebanon.org may, in its sole
discretion, suspend or terminate your membership and refuse current or future
access to the Service. Any personal information supplied hereunder will be
subject to the terms of our privacy policy.
(b) Passwords
Should
Autismlebanon.org provide to you a password that allows you to access certain parts
of the Service, you will be solely responsible for maintaining the
confidentiality of the password and your account information, and are fully
responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You
agree that you will immediately notify Autismlebanon.org of any unauthorized use of
your password or account, or any other breach of security, and that you will log
off of the Service at the end of each session to prevent fraud on your account
by third parties.
(c) General
Autismlebanon.org may choose to send
you e-mails on a variety of topics - for example, informing you of information,
letting you know of problems with the site or with services offered by Autismlebanon.org,
or presenting you with the opportunity to make donations or participate
in fund-raising events or buy selected products and services. You may elect
during registration to receive these e-mails, and you may stop receiving such
e-mails at any time by sending an e-mail to unsubscribe@autismlebanon.org.
(d) Rules for Use of the Service
(1) Conduct Required for Use of
the Service
It is a condition of your use of the Service that you do
not: (i) restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Service;
(ii) post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane or indecent information of any kind,
including without limitation, any images or other material depicting nudity as
herein defined; (iii) post or transmit comments containing harassing or
offensive language, or engage in disruptive activities online; (iv) post or
transmit any information, software or other material that is fraudulent or
violates or infringes the rights of others, including material that violates
privacy or publicity rights, or infringes copyright, trademark or other
proprietary rights, without first obtaining permission from the owner or right
holder; (v) post or transmit any information, software or other material that
contains a virus or other harmful component; (vi) post or transmit content that
encourages or provides instructional activities about illegal activities, in
particular hacking, cracking or phreaking; (vii) post, transmit or in any way
exploit any information, software or other material for commercial purposes or
that contains advertising, “junk mail,” “spam,” or “chain letters”; (viii)
solicit other users to join, become members of, or contribute money to any
online service or other organization, advocate or attempt to get users to join
in legal or illegal schemes or plan or participate in scams involving other
users; (ix) impersonate any person or entity or falsely state or otherwise
misrepresent your professional or other affiliation with any person or entity;
(x) resell, redistribute, broadcast or transfer the information or use the
information derived from the Service in a searchable, machine-readable database;
(xi) use the Service to collect personally identifying information about users
of the Service in violation of our Privacy Policy; (xii) disguise a file type to
thwart Autismlebanon.org's detection processes; (xiii) post or transmit any
transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a
criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local,
state, national or international law; or (xiv) attempt to gain unauthorized
access to other computer systems or networks connected to the Service. You agree
that you will not use the Service, including the information provided therein
and all related equipment, networks and network devices (specifically including
Internet access) for any unlawful purpose. Autismlebanon.org, at its sole and
absolute discretion, shall determine whether any information transmitted or
received violates this provision. You may not use any Material in connection
with any site or other use that contains or is associated with information or
content prohibited by this section.
(2) Monitoring
Autismlebanon.org
has no obligation to monitor the use of the Service by members. You acknowledge
and agree that Autismlebanon.org reserves the right to, and may from time to time,
monitor any and all information transmitted or received through the Service for
operational and other purposes. During monitoring, information may be examined,
recorded, copied, and used for authorized purposes in accordance with our
Privacy Policy. Use of the Service constitutes consent to such monitoring.
Furthermore, Autismlebanon.org reserves the right at all times to disclose any
information posted on any portion of the Service as necessary to satisfy any
law, regulation or governmental request, or to refuse to post, or to remove, any
information or materials, in whole or in part, that in Autismlebanon.org' sole and
absolute discretion are objectionable or in violation of this Agreement.
4. Disclaimer of Warranties
Autismlebanon.org MAY
PROVIDE ACCESS TO INFORMATION OR RESOURCES RELATED TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, OR
TREATMENT OF AUTISM. SUCH MATERIAL IS PROVIDED FOR YOUR REFERENCE ONLY AND DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE MEDICAL ADVICE OR AN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY CLINICAL OR THERAPEUTIC
METHOD, TREATMENT OR ORGANIZATION. Autismlebanon.org IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE
CONTENT PRODUCED BY ANY THIRD PARTY THAT IS REFERENCED OR TO WHICH ACCESS MAY BE
PROVIDED VIA THE SERVICE. Autismlebanon.org HAS PROVIDED LINKS AND POINTERS TO
INTERNET SITES MAINTAINED BY THIRD PARTIES (“THIRD PARTY SITES”) AND MAY FROM
TIME TO TIME PROVIDE THIRD PARTY MATERIALS ON THE SERVICE. Autismlebanon.org DOES
NOT OPERATE OR CONTROL IN ANY RESPECT ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ON
THESE THIRD PARTY SITES. THE SERVICE, THE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS AVAILABLE IN OR
ACCESSIBLE THROUGH THE SERVICE, AND THE THIRD PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”
AND, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, Autismlebanon.org
DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR COURSE
OF DEALING. Autismlebanon.org DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN SUCH
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS, OR IN THE SERVICE, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE,
WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR USE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SERVICE,
INCLUDING THE STORAGE SERVICES AND THEIR CONTENTS, OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THEM
AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Autismlebanon.org DOES
NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, OR THE RESULTS OF THE
USE, OF THE MATERIALS IN THE SERVICE OR IN THIRD PARTY SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR
CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS OR OTHERWISE. You
assume all risk of errors and/or omissions in the Service, including the
transmission or translation of information. You assume full responsibility for
implementing sufficient procedures and checks to satisfy your requirements for
the accuracy and suitability of the Service, including the information, and for
maintaining any means that you may require for the reconstruction of lost data
or subsequent manipulations or analyses of the information provided hereunder.
You acknowledge and agree that your use of the Service, and any information sent
or received in connection therewith, may not be secure and may be intercepted by
unauthorized parties. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED BY LAW,
YOU ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE,
REPAIR OR CORRECTION TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER PROPERTY.
5. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL
Autismlebanon.org BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE
USE OF THE SERVICE OR WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE OR
OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SERVICE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT,
TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF Autismlebanon.org HAS BEEN ADVISED OF
THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. THIS WAIVER APPLIES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO ANY
DAMAGES OR INJURY ARISING FROM ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION,
INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER
VIRUS, FILE CORRUPTION, COMMUNICATION-LINE FAILURE, NETWORK OR SYSTEM OUTAGE, OR
THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF ANY RECORD.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT Autismlebanon.org SHALL NOT BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE SERVICE.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, SO
THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC
LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.
6. Indemnification
You agree to defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Autismlebanon.org and its directors, officers, employees
and agents from and against any and all claims, actions, suits or proceedings,
as well as any and all losses, liabilities, damages, costs and expenses
(including reasonable attorneys fees) arising out of or accruing from (a) any
material posted or otherwise provided by you that infringes any copyright,
trademark, trade secret, trade dress, patent or other intellectual property
right of any person or defames any person or violates their rights of publicity
or privacy, (b) any misrepresentation made by you in connection with your use of
the Service; (c) any non-compliance by you with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement; and (d) claims brought by persons or entities other than the parties
to this Agreement arising from or related to your access and use of the Service,
including the information obtained through the Service.
7.
Termination
Autismlebanon.org may, in its sole discretion, terminate
your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the Service, or remove
and discard any communication transmitted by you, or information stored, sent,
or received via the Service without prior notice and for any reason, including,
but not limited to: (i) concurrent access of the Service with identical user
identification numbers, (ii) permitting another person or entity to use your
user identification number to access the Service, (iii) any other access or use
of the Service except as expressly provided in this Agreement, (iv) any
violation of the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the rules and
regulations relating to the use of, the software and/or data files contained in,
or accessed through, the Service, (v) tampering with or alteration of any of the
software and/or data files contained in, or accessed through, the Service, or
(vi) failure to use the Service or portion thereof on a regular basis. You may
terminate your registration hereunder upon thirty (30) days written notice by
you to Autismlebanon.org of your intent to terminate this Agreement. Termination,
suspension, or cancellation of this Agreement or your access rights shall not
affect any right or relief to which Autismlebanon.org may be entitled, at law or in
equity. Upon termination of this Agreement, all rights granted to you will
automatically terminate and immediately revert to Autismlebanon.org and its
licensors.
8. Modification
Autismlebanon.org
reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to amend this Agreement, and to
modify, add or discontinue any aspect, content, or feature of the Service. Such
amendments, modifications, additions or deletions shall become effective upon
notice thereof, which may be provided to you by posting on the Service, via
e-mail or any other reasonable means. Continued use of the Service by you shall
constitute your binding acceptance of any such amendments, modifications,
additions or deletions.
9. Miscellaneous
This
Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Lebanon
without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.
This Agreement is personal between you and us, and no one shall be a third party
beneficiary to this Agreement. Although you acknowledge that we will have the
ability to enforce our rights in any court of competent jurisdiction, you hereby
consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Lebanon,
regarding any and all disputes relating to this Agreement or your use of
the Service. You acknowledge and agree that the warranty disclaimers and
liability and remedy limitations in this Agreement are material terms of this
Agreement and that they have been taken into account in the decision by Autismlebanon.org
to provide the Service hereunder. You may not assign any of your rights,
obligations or privileges hereunder without the prior, written consent of Autismlebanon.org.
Any assignment of the foregoing other than as provided for in this
section shall be null and void, ab initio. If any provision of this agreement
shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision
shall be deemed severable from this Agreement, shall be enforced to the fullest
extent allowed by law as to effect the intention of the parties, and shall not
affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This
Agreement and any posted operating rules constitute the entire agreement of the
parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and supersede all prior or
contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between
the parties with respect to such subject matter. No waiver of any provision or
any right granted hereunder will be effective unless set forth in a written
instrument signed by the waiving party. No waiver by either party of any breach
or default hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach or
default. You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell, or exploit
for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service or access to the
Service. The titles and subtitles used in this Agreement are used for
convenience only and are not to be considered in construing or interpreting this
Agreement.
