Terms of Use
This website and its contents are the property of the Chemical Educational Foundation (“CEF”). This web page states the “Terms of Use” for the use of the www.CEF.com website (the “Website”). By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. CEF may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. The terms “You” and “User” are used to refer to anyone who is accessing the Website. If you are using the Website on behalf of a company or other legal entity, such entity may have a separate agreement with CEF, but you are nevertheless individually bound by these Terms of Use.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
Ownership of Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property
The entire contents of the Website, including the text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, HTML code, and other “material” are copyrighted by CEF under the copyright laws of the United States. User agrees not to remove or obscure copyright notices appearing on the Website. CEF grants no copyright or ownership interests to User for any of the material and proprietary information referred to herein belonging to CEF; limited use of the materials is permitted only as expressly stated in these Terms of Use below. Permission to the Website content may be granted in special circumstances on a case-by-case basis. Please direct any request to use content to CEF’s office at 703-527-6223 or email comments@chemed.org
Permitted Uses of Materials
Below are selected permitted and prohibited uses of CEF materials that are posted at the Website.
- CEF volunteers, event organizers, and event participants may use and utilize event resources posted on the Website for the intended purposes of said resources, provided that CEF’s copyright notices are not removed, and that use of said resources do not conflict with any of the prohibited uses below.
- Anyone who is doing personal, noncommercial research may view, print material, and temporarily store materials from the Website, provided that CEF’s copyright notices are not removed and that the reuse of material does not conflict with any of the prohibited uses below.
- Any use other than as described in paragraph 1 and 2 above require prior written permission from CEF. Please direct any request by emailing comments@chemed.org
- User’s Link: you may link or post the link of this Website to any document or location. CEF does not have any control over link(s) made to any document or location at the Website, and is not responsible for any of the content therein.
Prohibited Uses of Materials
- Except for the permitted uses above, User agrees not to reproduce, distribute, transmit (via print, fax, electronic, or other means), modify, alter, or create derivative works of the materials contained in the Website without prior written permission from CEF.
- User agrees that materials may not be commercially exploited or sold to third parties without prior written authorization from CEF.
- User agrees that materials may not be systematically stored on a server so as to substitute for the purchase of a subscription and/or license agreement to/for the materials.
Name and Logo
Except for CEF volunteers, event organizers, and event participants using the event resources consistent with the intended purposes, User agrees not to use the name of Chemical Educational Foundation, CEF, or its logo for any promotional or commercial purpose or any other purpose without the prior written consent of CEF.
Prohibited Uses of Website
User agrees not to post any false or inaccurate biographical information, delete or change any information posted by another person, and share User’s password with any third-party.
User agrees not to post material that is copyrighted without first obtaining proper written consent from the copyright owner.
Website Security
Interference with Website operation: User agrees to not access or use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, impair or cause undue burden on the Website and/or its host, servers, network, systems or other users. User agrees to not attempt to interfere in any way with the operation of the Website, that User will not transmit any virus or worm to the Website, that User will not use any spider, robot or any other automated mechanism to access the Website and/or its servers or systems, and that you will not engage in flooding, spamming, mail-bombing, crashing or otherwise sending unsolicited e-mail to other users of the Website. User further agrees that User will not attempt to access data that is not intended for your use, that User will not attempt to log on to a server or account that User is not authorized to access, and that User will not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network related in any way to the Website without authorization.
Alteration of Website content: None of the material contained on the Website (including all software, HTML code, and other code) may be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, retransmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo-reproduction, recordation, or otherwise), resold or redistributed without the prior written permission of CEF.
Violation of Website security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Website. This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Please see our [Privacy Policy] for further details concerning the Website’s privacy practices.
Compliance: User agrees to comply with all applicable laws, as well as with these Terms of Use. User agrees not to engage in any unlawful or commercial activity on the Website.
User Submissions
By voluntarily providing or posting information on the Website, User must grant, and User actually grants by agreeing to these Terms of Use, a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, unlimited, assignable, sublicenseable, fully paid up, and royalty-free right to CEF the right to use and commercialize, in any way now known or in the future discovered, anything that you submit to CEF, without further consent, notice and/or compensation to User or any third parties. In addition, by posting information on the Website, User grants any other user the right to access, display, view, store, and reproduce this material solely for their personal use.
By submitting any information to CEF, you represent and warrant that the submission is accurate to your best knowledge, not confidential, and not in violation of any contractual restrictions or other third party rights. CEF does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of communications posted by users or endorses any opinions expressed by users. User acknowledges that any reliance on material posted by other users will be at your own risk. CEF is under no obligation to exercise control over any content you or others submit when using the website.
Registration and Password
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their information and password. User is responsible for all use associated with User’s registration and the compliance with all Terms of Use. User agrees to immediately notify CEF of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security.
Termination of Account
CEF reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pursue all of its legal remedies, including, but not limited to deletion of User’s postings from the Website and immediate termination of User’s registration with the Website or ability to access the Website and/or any other service provided to User by CEF, upon any breach by User of these Terms of Use or if CEF is unable to verify or authenticate any information User submits to the Website for registration. CEF shall not be liable to User nor any third party for any termination of User’s account or access to the Website.
Waiver of Liability
CEF does not screen or censor User-generated content made available on the Website. CEF is NOT LIABLE for any content posted on the website. User assumes all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom User comes in contact through the Website. Should a dispute arise between User and another user, User hereby agrees to release CEF from all claims, demand, and damages associated with such a dispute.
IN NO EVENT SHALL CEF OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT CEF IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
No Warranties
THE CONTENT THAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CEF MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE WEBSITE, THE MATERIAL OR OTHER POSTED CONTENT, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
THE WEBSITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. CEF DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
CEF DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEBSITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, CEF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.
Links to Other Sites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to User and not as an endorsement by CEF of the third-party or the contents of such third-party websites. Because we do not have any control over such third-party websites, CEF is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. Linking to third-party websites is performed at User’s own risk.
Indemnity
User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CEF, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal fees, resulting from your use of the Website or your breach of the Terms of Use, including, without limitation, your submission of content that violates third party rights or applicable law. CEF shall provide notice to User promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist User, at User’s expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.
Foreign Access
If User accesses this Website from outside the United States, User does so at User’s own risk. User agrees to comply with all applicable local rules and laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under these Terms of Use shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within the Commonwealth of Virginia. If any provisions of these Terms of Use are found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.
Effective Date: September 2016
