Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THIS TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY, AS IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING YOUR RIGHTS IN USING OUR WEBSITE AND OUR SERVICE. THIS TERMS OF USE IS IN ADDITION TO ANY SIGNED AGREEMENT WITH ICIPA.

ICIPA reserves the right to revise its policies at any time without notice. You may check this page anytime for any Terms of Use updates.

Overview

This Universal Terms of Service Agreement (this "Agreement") is entered into by and between ICIPA - Illinois Committee for Independent Political Action, an Illinois organization ("ICIPA") and you, and is made effective as of the date of your use of this website ("Site"). This Agreement sets forth the general terms and conditions of your use of the Site and the products and services accessed through this Site (individually and collectively, the "Services"). The terms "we", "us", "members", or "our" shall refer to ICIPA. The terms "you", "your", or "User" shall refer to any individual or entity who accepts this Agreement, has access to the Site or uses the Services. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to confer any third-party rights or benefits.

Services

Our Website may contain e-mail correspondence, blogs, news, and action-related web pages specifically designed to enable you to communicate with the staff here at ICIPA.

Use of Services

Services may contain e-mail correspondence, blogs, organization news, and action-related web pages. You agree to use the website only to post messages and material that are appropriate. When browsing our Website, you agree not to upload, post, transmit or make available any Content that is in violation of both U.S. and International Law, Content that is harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable. ICIPA is not obligated to monitor content and will not be held responsible for any content posted onto the website. ICIPA does, however, reserve the right to review, edit, modify or delete messages posted and to remove any messages at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.

Restrictions

The Services ICIPA provides for you are for your personal and non-commercial use only, unless otherwise specified. The Content and Services available on our Website is copyrighted information owned by ICIPA. You may not: permit other individuals to use the Content and Services except under the terms listed above; duplicate or modify the use of the Content and Services. You also may not copy or sell any works or otherwise transfer rights to any of ICIPA's information, software, products, or Content and Services obtained from our Website. You promise that you will not use or redistribute the Content and Services for any reason—unless authorized and asked to share. You have no right to use the Content and Services for productive or commercial use.

Third Party Providers

All transactions with third party providers are solely between you and the individual provider. ICIPA is not the agent, representative, trustee or fiduciary of you or the third party provider in any transaction. Some products provided by ICIPA are provided under license with vendors, and the use of any such third party products will be governed by the applicable license agreement, if any, with such third party.

All discounts, promotions and special third party offers may be subject to additional restrictions and limitations by the third party provider. All transactions with third party providers are subject to the terms and conditions under which the provider agrees with you to provide the goods or services. You should confirm the terms of any purchase and/or use of goods or services with the specific provider with whom you are dealing.

While we may bill you for third party services, we do not make any representations or warranties regarding, and are not liable for, the quality, availability, or timeliness of goods or services provided by a third party provider. You undertake all transactions with these providers at your own risk. We do not warrant the accuracy or completeness of any information regarding third party providers.

Electronic Signatures

Both parties agree to electronic signatures for all transactions, unless agreed otherwise.

Warranty

You agree to use all Services and any information obtained through or from ICIPA, at your own risk. You acknowledge and agree that ICIPA exercises no control over, and accepts no responsibility for the content of the information passing through ICIPA's host computers, network hubs and points of presence or the Internet. YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ICIPA WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE," WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND. THE SERVICES PROVIDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS IS, AS AVAILABLE BASIS. NONE OF ICIPA, ITS PARENT, SUBSIDIARY OR AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS, OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, MEMBERS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, ATTORNEYS, SUPPLIERS, THIRD-PARTY INFORMATION PROVIDERS, MERCHANTS, LICENSORS OR THE LIKE (EACH, AN "ICIPA PERSON") MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT, FOR THE SERVICES OR ANY SERVICE OR EQUIPMENT ICIPA PROVIDES. ICIPA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ICIPA SERVICE/WEBSITE IS FREE OF MALWARE OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. NO ICIPA PERSON MAKES ANY WARRANTIES THAT THE SERVICES WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO ANY OF THEM MAKE ANY WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES OR AS TO THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR CONTENT OF ANY INFORMATION, SERVICES OR MERCHANDISE CONTAINED IN OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICES.

ICIPA IS NOT LIABLE, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY, FOR THE CONTENT OF ANY DATA TRANSFERRED EITHER TO OR FROM YOU OR STORED BY YOU VIA THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY ICIPA. NO ORAL ADVICE OR WRITTEN INFORMATION GIVEN BY ANY ICIPA PERSON (MEMBER), WILL CREATE A WARRANTY; NOR MAY YOU RELY ON ANY SUCH INFORMATION OR ADVICE.

The terms of this section shall survive any termination of this Agreement.

Indemnification

You agree that you shall defend, indemnify, save, and hold ICIPA harmless from any and all demands, liabilities, losses, costs and claims, including reasonable attorney's fees asserted against ICIPA, its agents, its members, officers and employees, that may arise or result from any service provided or performed or agreed to be performed or any product sold by you, its agents, employees or assigns. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless ICIPA against liabilities arising out of: (1) any injury to person or property caused by any products sold or otherwise distributed in connection with ICIPA; (2) any material supplied by third-party providers infringing or allegedly infringing on the proprietary rights of a third party; (3) copyright infringement; and (4) any defective products sold to you from ICIPA's server.

Disclaimer

YOU AGREE ICIPA SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES YOU MAY SUFFER. THIS INCLUDES LOSS OF DATA RESULTING FROM DELAYS, NO DELIVERIES, WRONG DELIVERY, AND ANY AND ALL SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS CAUSED BY ICIPA AND ITS MEMBERS. ICIPA SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. UNLESS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN THIS TERM OF USE, ICIPA MAKES NO, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY, REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, CONDITION OR GUARANTEE OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING, COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR USAGE OF TRADE, OR OTHERWISE WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR THE FUNCTIONALITY, PERFORMANCE OR RESULTS OF USE THEREOF. ICIPA IS NOT PERMITTED TO PROVIDE, AND DOES NOT PROVIDE, LEGAL ADVICE, AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE OF ALL CONTENT AND ADVERTISING WITH ALL LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL RULES AND REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO YOU.

Limitations

YOU AGREE ICIPA WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU (NOR TO ANY PERSON OR ENTITY CLAIMING RIGHTS DERIVED FROM YOUR RIGHTS) FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING COST OF COVER, LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS OR DATA, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ICIPA WAS ADVISED, HAD OTHER REASON TO KNOW, OR KNEW OF THE POSSIBILITY THEREOF. YOU AGREE YOU SHALL HAVE NO RECOURSE AGAINST ICIPA OR ITS DESIGNEES FOR ANY ALLEGED OR ACTUAL INFRINGEMENT OF YOUR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS BY THIRD PARTIES OR FOR LOSS OR HARM DUE TO UNAUTHORIZED USE OF YOUR CONTENT BY THIRD PARTIES. IN ANY EVENT, ICIPA's MAXIMUM LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENT, WHETHER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ARISES IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID BY YOU TO ICIPA HEREUNDER WITHIN THE SIX (6) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO THE CLAIM.

General

This Term of Use is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, excluding its conflict of laws principles and constitutes the complete and entire expression of the Terms of Use between the parties, and supersedes any and all other representations, warranties and agreements, whether written or oral, with respect to the subject matter hereof. The exclusive venue for any dispute relating to this Agreement shall be in the State of Illinois, and you hereby waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections thereto.

Software

Duplicating or copying of software owned by ICIPA to any other server, location, or person for further copying or redistribution is strictly prohibited. ICIPA software is warranted only according to the Terms of the License agreement that came with such software except what is stated in the License agreement, ICIPA disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to the software, including all warranties and conditions of merchantability, whether expressed, implied or statutory, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.

Documents and Images

ICIPA makes no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the documents and related images published as part of our Website for any purpose. All documents and related images are provided without warranty of any kind. ICIPA disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including merchantability (expressed, implied, or stated) for a particular purpose, title, and non-infringement. In no event will ICIPA be held liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits whether in an action of contract, negligence or other action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from this, or any of our Website. The documents and related images published on this Website could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information provided on our Website. ICIPA may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described here at any time, without prior notices.

Prohibited Uses

As a condition of your use of our Website, you will not use our Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You may not use our Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any ICIPA server, or the network(s) connected to any ICIPA server, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of our Website. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to our Website, other accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to any ICIPA server or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining, or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through this Website.

Dispute Resolution

Prior to initiating any dispute action by either party, the initiating party shall give the other party 60 days written notice of its dispute of this Term of Use. ICIPA will provide such notice by e-mail to your e-mail address on file with ICIPA, and you must provide such notice by e-mail to website@indyvoters.org. During such notice period, the parties will endeavor to settle amicably by mutual discussions and any disputes, differences or claims whatsoever related to this Term of Use. Failing such amicable settlement and expiration of the notice period, any controversy, claim or dispute arising under or relating to this Term of Use shall finally be settled by American Arbitration Association.

Binding Arbitration Agreement

NOTICE: THIS TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT IS SUBJECT TO BINDING ARBITRATION

In arbitration, an informal hearing will be held in accordance with the binding arbitration rules by the American Arbitration Association. An arbitrator will render a decision which the arbitrator considers to be a fair resolution of the dispute. The arbitrator's decision will be final and binding for both parties, and it is agreed that judgement on the decision may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. The arbitration shall be conducted in the State of Illinois.

Disclosure to Law Enforcement

ICIPA may disclose any subscriber information to law enforcement agencies without further consent or notification to the subscriber upon lawful request from such agencies. We will cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies.

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