Terms of Use

1. Agreement to Terms
Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc. (“ConnCAN”) provides access to, and use of, conncan.org (the "Site"), subject to your agreement to the following "Terms of Use" (the "Terms"). Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using the Site. By accessing or using the Site and/or downloading materials from the Site, you agree to be bound by these Terms.

The Terms, as well as the Site (and information contained within the Site) may be updated or revised from time to time without notice to you. You agree to periodically review these Terms and your continued access to or use of the Site shall constitute your acceptance of the updated or revised Terms.

2. Contact Information
If asked to provide your e-mail address during your use of the Site, please provide an accurate and complete e-mail address.

3. Use of Information and Services
Third parties may provide certain information displayed on the Site. Although ConnCAN believes that such information comes from trustworthy sources, the third-party information is not necessarily sponsored, endorsed, recommended, or licensed by ConnCAN. You should directly contact the third parties and/or their references for the most accurate information.

4. Advice
Neither ConnCAN nor its information sources or users are engaged in giving legal, medical, counseling or other professional services or advice on this Site.

5. No Liability
Under no circumstances will ConnCAN be liable for any consequence relating directly or indirectly to any action or inaction you take based on the information, services or other material on the Site. While ConnCAN will attempt to keep the Site current, accurate, and complete, ConnCAN and its suppliers cannot guarantee, and will not be responsible for any damage or loss related to, the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of the information, services, or other material on the Site.

6. Payment Terms
ConnCAN uses PayPal processing services for online donations. All credit card, PayPal, and e-check payments for ConnCAN are processed by PayPal, an online transaction processing company, processing billions of dollars in transactions each year. Personal information at the time of purchase is only obtained by PayPal, and not by ConnCAN. All credit card and e-check invoices will include the PayPal heading. When paying by check or money order, make checks payable to ConnCAN in U.S. funds, drawn on a U.S. bank money order & credit card orders usually ship within 2 to 3 days upon receipt of payment. Please allow an additional three weeks for bank processing of personal checks.

7. Site Conduct
When using the Site, you agree to abide by the following rules: (a) you may not post or transmit content (information, data, text, software, graphics, sound, photographs, video, messages, etc.) ("Content") that is unlawful, harassing, libelous, defamatory, obscene, fraudulent, harmful, threatening, abusive, hateful, that violates the property rights of others (including without limitation infringing use of a copyright or trademark), that violates the privacy or publicity right of others, or are otherwise objectionable; (b) you may not interfere with other users' use of the Site; (c) you may not use the Site to conduct any activity that is illegal or that violates the rights of others; (d) you may not use the Site to post promotional materials or to advertise, including offers to trade, charitable solicitations, or offers to sell products or services to others; (e) you may not impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity; (f) you may not post or transmit Content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law, or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, confidential information, etc.); (g) you may not post Content to the Site unless the Content is freely owned by you or used with the permission of all other persons with any rights in the Content; (h) because ConnCAN is an organization with tax-exempt status pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, you may not use the Site for any political activity, including advocating for or against the election of candidates to public office, or lobbying, including advocating for or against the passage of legislation; and (i) you may not use the Site to collect or store personal data about other users. While we prohibit such conduct and content, you understand and agree that you nonetheless may be exposed to such conduct and you use the Site at your own risk.

8. Removal of Content; Nonendorsement
ConnCAN does not do a prior review of Content posted by any party other than ConnCAN and has no responsibility for Content posted to the Site by any party other than ConnCAN. However, ConnCAN reserves the right in its sole discretion to preview and/or delete any Content submitted to or appearing on the Site. Message boards, "chat rooms" and/or other information sharing locations on the Site may contain the opinions and views of other users. ConnCAN is not responsible for the accuracy of any messages or postings on the Site. If you believe that any Content posted on the Site is infringing, defamatory or otherwise violate the letter or spirit of these Terms, please contact ConnCAN immediately. ConnCAN does not endorse material or information posted by you or other users and its nonremoval of material from the website shall not constitute an endorsement.

9. Submission of Content
If you submit Content to the Site, you grant to ConnCAN, or warrant that the owner of such Content has expressly granted to ConnCAN, a world-wide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such Content (in whole or part) and/or to incorporate such Content in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.

10. Internet Links
The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other websites. ConnCAN has no control over such websites; ConnCAN does not endorse, and is not responsible for, any such sites or the information, material, products or services contained on or accessible through those websites. All names, logos, pictures and data are property of their respective holders on those websites. You acknowledge that ConnCAN shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance upon any such information, material, products, or services.

11. Third Parties
Your correspondence or business transactions with, or participation in promotions of, third parties found on, or e-commerce through, the Site and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that ConnCAN shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such transactions or as the result of the presence of such third parties on the Site.

12. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless ConnCAN, its affiliates, governing board, officers, agents, employees, partners, and suppliers from any liability, loss, claim, demand, and expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) related to (a) your use of the Site; (b) your violation of these Terms; or (c) your posting of Content to the Site.

13. Modifications to Site
ConnCAN reserves the right to, from time to time, discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the information, services, products, and/or other Content on the Site with or without notice.

14. Use and Storage of Content on the Site
ConnCAN may establish general practices and limits concerning the use of the Site, including without limitation, the maximum number of days that Content will be available on, or retained by, the Site. ConnCAN, in its sole discretion, reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time.

15. Ownership of Content
All information on the Site, as well as the organization and layout of the Site, other than Content posted by you, is owned and copyrighted by ConnCAN or its suppliers or other Site users. Except as expressly authorized by ConnCAN, you may not copy, distribute, resell, display, sublicense or create derivative works based on any such information from the Site, in whole or in part.

16. Trademarks
The logo, name and all graphics on the Site are property of ConnCAN. Use, reproduction, copying or redistribution of trademarks, without the written permission of ConnCAN is prohibited. All other trademarks or servicemarks appearing on the Site are the marks of their respective owners.

17. Privacy
Our privacy policy is available in the Information section at www.conncan.org.

18. Use Outside the United States
The Site is Controlled and operated by ConnCAN from its offices within the United States. ConnCAN makes no representation that the contents of the Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations outside the United States. Access to the Site is prohibited in territories where the contents of the Site are illegal.

19. Disclaimer of Warranty
YOUR USE OF OUR SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THIS SITE, AND ALL INFORMATION AND CONTENT ON THE SITE, IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. CONNCAN AND ITS INFORMATION SUPPLIERS DISCLAIM ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THE SITE AND ALL INFORMATION, SERVICES, AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

CONNCAN MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT: (a) THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SITE WILL BE SATISFACTORY; (b) THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE; (c) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND; (d) ANY ERRORS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM CONNCAN, OR THROUGH THE SITE, SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS.

20. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL CONNCAN OR ITS AFFILIATES, GOVERNING BOARD, OFFICERS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, PARTNERS, VOLUNTEERS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, BUSINESS, DATA OR PROFITS, LITIGATION AND THE LIKE, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. WITH RESPECT TO GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED DIRECTLY FROM CONNCAN THROUGH THE SITE, CONNCAN’S LIABILITY, IN ANY CASE, IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO REPLACEMENT OF DEFECTIVE GOODS, OR, AT CONNCAN’S ELECTION, TO THE REPAYMENT OR CREDITING TO YOU OF AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE GOODS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE LIMITATIONS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THESE TERMS OF USE AND THE SITE WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO YOU ABSENT SUCH LIMITATIONS. If any jurisdictions do not allow the foregoing limitations of liability, the foregoing limitations may not apply to you.

21. Termination
ConnCAN may, in its sole discretion, with or without notice, suspend or terminate your use of the Site, and remove and discard any Content on the Site, for any reason, including, without limitation if you violate these Terms. ConnCAN may also bar you from any future access to the Site. ConnCAN will not be liable to you for any such suspension, termination or prohibition on future access.

Should you object to any subsequent modifications of the terms and conditions of these Terms, your sole recourse will be to immediately notify ConnCAN of your termination of these Terms, which termination will be effective immediately. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the terms and conditions of these Terms will survive any termination of these Terms.

22. Notices
Any notices to you by ConnCAN may be made by either e-mail or regular mail.

23. General Provisions
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and ConnCAN and govern your use of the Site, superseding any prior agreements between you and ConnCAN regarding the Site (including, but not limited to, any prior versions of these Terms).

These Terms and the resolution of any dispute related to these Terms or the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Connecticut, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. ConnCAN 's failure to insist upon strict enforcement of any provision of these Terms shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of these Terms will be enforced in accordance with their terms. The section headings in these Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, you hereby waive your right to bring any claim against ConnCAN more than 1 year after such claim first arose.

24. Arbitration
Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms will be settled by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Any such controversy or claim will be arbitrated on an individual basis, and will not be consolidated in any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other party.

25. Questions or Comments.
If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, or if you wish to report any violations of these Terms of Use, you can contact:

Marc Porter Magee
ConnCAN
85 Willow Street
New Haven, Connecticut 06511
marc.magee@conncan.org

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