terms of use
UNSILENCE Terms of Use
Effective Date: November 10 2017
Welcome to the website of Unsilence (www.unsilence.org, the “Site”), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Chicago, Illinois (“UNSILENCE” or “we” or “our organization”). By using the Site, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use as well as our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any provision of these Terms of Use or our Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
User Submissions
From time to time, UNSILENCE collects user-submitted human rights stories and related materials (collectively, “User-Submitted Materials”) on the Site. All user submissions to UNSILENCE are subject to and governed by our Submission Terms & Conditions which constitutes an integral part of these Terms of Use and is incorporated herein by reference.
Changes and Updates
We may change and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. By continuing to use the Site after such notice, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use as changed/updated.
Intellectual Property
Other than User-Submitted Materials, all text, visual, graphical, photographic, audio, audiovisual, and other materials displayed, exhibited, published, or otherwise made available on the Site (collectively, “Site Content”) are the property of UNSILENCE and protected by U.S. and international copyright and other intellectual property laws. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use and applicable laws, we hereby grant you a revocable, conditional and limited license to access and use the Site and Site Content for your own informational, educational, and noncommercial use only. This license is personal to you and is not transferable to others, and may be revoked and terminated by us at any time and for any reason (including, without limitation, if you violate these Terms of Use or any applicable law). Any unauthorized use, copying, reproduction or distribution of the Site Content is strictly prohibited and may result in civil and/or criminal liabilities. UNSILENCE reserves all rights not expressly granted herein.
The “UNSILENCE” name and logo are our organization’s trademarks and are protected by U.S. federal and state laws. Except as specifically permitted by applicable laws, unauthorized use of our trademarks is strictly prohibited and may give rise to civil and/or criminal liabilities.
Prohibited Use
Any unlawful, abusive, or unauthorized use of the Site or Site Content is strictly prohibited. Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, you may not: – use the Site or any Site Content in violation of these Terms of Use or any applicable law;
◆ make, display, perform, publish or distribute copies or derivative works of the Site or any Site Content, unless expressly authorized in writing by UNSILENCE or by applicable law;
◆ remove, conceal, alter, or otherwise tamper with any copyright, author/source attribution, trademark, or other legal notices that appear on the Site or are included or embedded in any Site Content;
◆ interfere in any way with the operation of the Site or any server, network or system associated with the Site, including, without limitation: hacking, mail-bombing, flooding, overloading, or making “denial of service” attacks; probing, scanning or testing the vulnerability of the Site or any server, network or system associated with the Site; breaching or circumventing firewall, encryption, security or authentication routines; or accessing data or information not intended for you;
◆ use any automated program, tool or process (including, without limitation, web crawlers, robots, bots, spiders, and automated scripts) to access the Site or any server, network or system associated with the Site, or to extract, collect, harvest or gather content from the Site; or
◆ frame or otherwise create a browser or border environment around any page or content of the Site.
Links to Third-Party Websites
For users’ convenience, the Site may contain links to third-party websites. Such linked third-party sites are neither owned, controlled or operated by, nor affiliated with, UNSILENCE. Accordingly, we assume no responsibility for such linked third-party sites or for their content, products, services, views, opinions, policies or activities, and the inclusion of any link or reference to such third-party sites does not constitute or imply UNSILENCE’s endorsement, sponsorship or approval of such third-party sites or their content, products, services, views, opinions, policies or activities.
Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE AND ALL SITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (i) THE SITE AND ALL SITE CONTENT WILL BE ERROR-FREE, ACCURATE OR UP TO DATE, OR WILL BE USEFUL OR INFORMATIVE, OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (ii) ANY DEFECT OR ERROR ON THE SITE OR IN ANY SITE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED; OR (iii) THE SITE AND ALL SITE CONTENT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE.
Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL UNSILENCE OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER USER, WHETHER UNDER A THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF USE, OR LOSS OF DATA OR INFORMATION OF ANY KIND) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE OR ANY SITE CONTENT, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, U.S.A. (without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions thereof). You and UNSILENCE both hereby submit to the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Illinois, U.S.A. for any legal action arising out of these Terms or any submission you make to UNSILENCE. If any provision contained in these Terms of Use is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed modified in such manner as to render such provision valid, legal, and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law in such jurisdiction, and the remaining provisions contained in these Terms of Use shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.
Effective Date: November 10 2017
Welcome to the website of Unsilence (www.unsilence.org, the “Site”), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Chicago, Illinois (“UNSILENCE” or “we” or “our organization”). By using the Site, you accept and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use as well as our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any provision of these Terms of Use or our Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
User Submissions
From time to time, UNSILENCE collects user-submitted human rights stories and related materials (collectively, “User-Submitted Materials”) on the Site. All user submissions to UNSILENCE are subject to and governed by our Submission Terms & Conditions which constitutes an integral part of these Terms of Use and is incorporated herein by reference.
Changes and Updates
We may change and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. By continuing to use the Site after such notice, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use as changed/updated.
Intellectual Property
Other than User-Submitted Materials, all text, visual, graphical, photographic, audio, audiovisual, and other materials displayed, exhibited, published, or otherwise made available on the Site (collectively, “Site Content”) are the property of UNSILENCE and protected by U.S. and international copyright and other intellectual property laws. Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use and applicable laws, we hereby grant you a revocable, conditional and limited license to access and use the Site and Site Content for your own informational, educational, and noncommercial use only. This license is personal to you and is not transferable to others, and may be revoked and terminated by us at any time and for any reason (including, without limitation, if you violate these Terms of Use or any applicable law). Any unauthorized use, copying, reproduction or distribution of the Site Content is strictly prohibited and may result in civil and/or criminal liabilities. UNSILENCE reserves all rights not expressly granted herein.
The “UNSILENCE” name and logo are our organization’s trademarks and are protected by U.S. federal and state laws. Except as specifically permitted by applicable laws, unauthorized use of our trademarks is strictly prohibited and may give rise to civil and/or criminal liabilities.
Prohibited Use
Any unlawful, abusive, or unauthorized use of the Site or Site Content is strictly prohibited. Without limitation to the generality of the foregoing, you may not: – use the Site or any Site Content in violation of these Terms of Use or any applicable law;
◆ make, display, perform, publish or distribute copies or derivative works of the Site or any Site Content, unless expressly authorized in writing by UNSILENCE or by applicable law;
◆ remove, conceal, alter, or otherwise tamper with any copyright, author/source attribution, trademark, or other legal notices that appear on the Site or are included or embedded in any Site Content;
◆ interfere in any way with the operation of the Site or any server, network or system associated with the Site, including, without limitation: hacking, mail-bombing, flooding, overloading, or making “denial of service” attacks; probing, scanning or testing the vulnerability of the Site or any server, network or system associated with the Site; breaching or circumventing firewall, encryption, security or authentication routines; or accessing data or information not intended for you;
◆ use any automated program, tool or process (including, without limitation, web crawlers, robots, bots, spiders, and automated scripts) to access the Site or any server, network or system associated with the Site, or to extract, collect, harvest or gather content from the Site; or
◆ frame or otherwise create a browser or border environment around any page or content of the Site.
Links to Third-Party Websites
For users’ convenience, the Site may contain links to third-party websites. Such linked third-party sites are neither owned, controlled or operated by, nor affiliated with, UNSILENCE. Accordingly, we assume no responsibility for such linked third-party sites or for their content, products, services, views, opinions, policies or activities, and the inclusion of any link or reference to such third-party sites does not constitute or imply UNSILENCE’s endorsement, sponsorship or approval of such third-party sites or their content, products, services, views, opinions, policies or activities.
Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE AND ALL SITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT: (i) THE SITE AND ALL SITE CONTENT WILL BE ERROR-FREE, ACCURATE OR UP TO DATE, OR WILL BE USEFUL OR INFORMATIVE, OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, OR WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; (ii) ANY DEFECT OR ERROR ON THE SITE OR IN ANY SITE CONTENT WILL BE CORRECTED; OR (iii) THE SITE AND ALL SITE CONTENT WILL BE SUITABLE FOR EVERYONE.
Limitation of Liability
YOU EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL UNSILENCE OR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER USER, WHETHER UNDER A THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF USE, OR LOSS OF DATA OR INFORMATION OF ANY KIND) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE OR ANY SITE CONTENT, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Miscellaneous
These Terms of Use are governed by and shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, U.S.A. (without giving effect to the conflicts of law provisions thereof). You and UNSILENCE both hereby submit to the exclusive venue and jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Illinois, U.S.A. for any legal action arising out of these Terms or any submission you make to UNSILENCE. If any provision contained in these Terms of Use is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be deemed modified in such manner as to render such provision valid, legal, and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law in such jurisdiction, and the remaining provisions contained in these Terms of Use shall not be affected and shall remain in full force and effect.