INTRODUCTION
Welcome to www.savethefamilyinstitute.org. This site is owned by the STFI, INC
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE.
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OWNERSHIP
All content included on this site, including, without limitation, text, graphics, images, logos, audio or video clips, digital downloads, data compilations and software, is the property of STFI or STFI's content suppliers or licensors and protected by the laws of the United States and other countries and international treaties. The compilation of all content of this site is the property of the STFI and is protected by the laws of the United States and other countries and international treaties. STFI Internet Solutions and other marks indicated on the site are registered trademarks of STFI in the United States. All other trademarks that are not owned by STFI that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, which may or may not be affiliated with or connected to STFI.
LICENSE AND SITE USE
STFI grants you a limited license to access and make personal, non-commercial use of this site. In accordance with these Terms of Use, you are not permitted to download any material (including, without limitation, software, text, graphics or other content), except for printing single copies of pages, as necessary to access the site (for personal, non-commercial use provided that all copyright and proprietary notices are maintained), frame, link to any page within or modify all or part of the site without STFI's express written consent. You may not redistribute, sell, de-compile, reverse engineer, disassemble or otherwise reduce to a human-readable form software that you are permitted to download from the site hereunder, except as may be permitted by law. Except only as expressly provided herein, this site (or any derivative work version of it), its contents and any member or account information may not in any form or by any means now known or hereafter developed be reproduced, displayed, downloaded, uploaded, published, repurposed, posted, distributed, transmitted, resold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without STFI's prior express written consent. All rights not expressly granted to you above, including ownership and title, are reserved for the owner and not transferred or licensed to you.
YOUR ACCOUNT
If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of membership and account information, credit card information, usernames, passwords and Ids that may be required to use the site from time to time ("Account Information") and for restricting access to your computer or other devices, and you agree that you are responsible for all activity that occurs under or with the use of your Account Information (including, without limitation, usernames and password). STFI reserves the right in its sole discretion to refuse access to the site or services provided through it, terminate accounts and usage rights, edit or remove content or Submissions (as defined below) and cancel orders or requests for materials made through the site.
SUBMISSIONS
Any information or materials you transmit, upload or otherwise submit to any STFI site (including, without limitation, comments, reviews, postings to chat, email messages or materials directed to any Forum, as the term is defined below) or any creative suggestions, ideas, notes, drawings, concepts or other information sent to STFI via our Web site or other means of transmission or delivery, shall be collectively referred to as "Submissions." If you transmit or otherwise deliver Submissions to STFI, you grant STFI a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable (or the longest period permitted under law) license (with the right to sublicense and assign) to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and display, transmit, make, sell, create derivative works from and distribute such Submissions or incorporate such Submissions into other works in any form or medium and through any means or modes of distribution or technology now known or hereafter developed. You hereby agree and represent to STFI that you own or have been granted the necessary intellectual property and other rights in the Submissions (including, without limitation, a waiver of any applicable moral rights) to grant such license to STFI, that no such Submissions are, or shall be, subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of STFI and that STFI shall be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submissions. Without limitation of the foregoing, STFI shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the Submissions.
FORUMS AND PUBLIC COMMUNICATION
"Forum" means a chat area, message board, email function or other function which allows you to transmit or submit material to a STFI site for display, storage or distribution, offered as part of any STFI site or by an affiliated company/organization and/or service provider of the STFI. Where the Forum is provided on a site other than a STFI site, you will be bound by the terms of service and privacy policy of the site you have linked to. If you participate in any Forum within a STFI site, you must not and agree that you will not through the use of any Submission or otherwise:
In addition, you must note and agree that you will not use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity or otherwise mislead others as to the source of origin of a Submission.
STFI reserves the right to remove or edit content from any STFI Forum at any time and for any reason but does not regularly review posted Submissions.
Any material transmitted, submitted or otherwise delivered to a Forum shall constitute a Submission and is hereby governed by the terms applicable to Submissions as described herein.
When participating in a Forum, never assume that people are whom they say they are, know what they say they know, or are affiliated with whom they say they are affiliated with in any chat room, message board or other user-generated content area. Information obtained in a Forum may not be reliable, and STFI is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any information.
CONTENT LINKED TO ANY STFI SITE
Please exercise discretion while browsing the Internet using any STFI site. You should be aware that while you are on a STFI site, you could be directed to other sites that are beyond our control. There are links to other sites from STFI pages that take you outside of our service. This includes links from regional sections, sponsors and content partners that may use our logo(s) as part of a co-branding or other agreement. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, solicit personal information, or contain information that you may find inappropriate or offensive. STFI reserves the right to disable links from third party sites to any STFI site. STFI makes no representations concerning the content of sites linked to any STFI site or listed in any of our directories. Consequently, STFI cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, relevancy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in sites listed in our search results or otherwise linked to a STFI site.
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CREDIT CARDS
STFI may provide your credit card number, billing and shipping information to participating merchants from whom you buy goods or services and financial institutions pursuant to transactions with the STFI. The merchants are solely responsible for how they use that information and any other information they independently acquire from you or about you. Otherwise, STFI does not share your credit card information with anyone else. For more information, please read our Privacy Policy.
To protect the security of your credit card information, STFI employs the industry-standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) technology. STFI also encrypts your credit card number when STFI stores your order and whenever STFI transfers that information to participating merchants.
INDEMNIFICATION You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality and security of your Account Information and for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold STFI, the STFI’s subsidiaries and other affiliated companies/organizations, contractors, agents, partners, and sponsors and their respective officers, directors, volunteers, employees and agents harmless from and against any third-party claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings, liabilities, damages, losses, judgments and expenses (including, but not limited to, the costs of collection, reasonable attorney’s fees and other reasonable costs of defense or enforcing your obligations hereunder) resulting from or arising out of any breach of any of your representations or misuse of this or any other STFI site or of any site linking to this or any other STFI site. You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL STFI PARTIES (AS DEFINED IN THE DISCLAIMER SECTION ABOVE) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, ANY STFI SITE OR MATERIALS OR FUNCTIONS ON ANY SUCH SITE, EVEN IF STFI PARTIES HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE STFI.
JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES
Unless otherwise specified, the materials in any STFI site are presented solely for the purpose of promoting the products and services available in the United States and its territories, possessions and protectorates. STFI makes no representation that materials on any STFI site are appropriate or available for use in any particular location. Those who choose to access a STFI site do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
TERMINATION
These Terms of Use are effective until terminated by either party. Your access to any and all STFI sites may be terminated immediately without notice from us if, in our sole discretion, you fail to comply with any term of these Terms of Use. Upon such termination, you must cease use of the STFI site and destroy all materials obtained from such site and all copies thereof, whether made under the terms of these Terms of Use or otherwise. You may terminate at any time by discontinuing use of all STFI sites. Upon such termination, you must destroy all materials obtained from any and all such sites and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under the terms of this Terms of Use or otherwise.
NOTICE AND PROCEDURE FOR MAKING CLAIMS OF COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to the Service Provider's Designated Agent.
Notification must be submitted to the following Designated Agent: STFI, INC
Attention: Legal Dept. xxxx xxxx Tel:
To be effective, the notification must be a written communication that includes the following:
GENERAL PROVISIONS