Terms of Use

Last updated: March 2016

Acceptance of Terms

PalmBeachDemocracy.org, including all website-related content and services (collectively, “PalmBeachDemocracy.org”) is provided by Center for American Progress (the “Center,” “we,” “us”). Your use of PalmBeachDemocracy.org is subject to your compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Terms of Use agreement (“Terms of Use”), which supplements any additional guidelines or other terms posted by the Center in relation to specific site-related services or content. Although you can access and read portions of PalmBeachDemocracy.org just by visiting the site, you must sign up to use certain PalmBeachDemocracy.org features—such as receiving newsletters. Use of other CAP-affiliated websites is governed by the terms of use policies posted on those sites.

Please note that we reserve the right to update or modify the Terms of Use without advance notice by posting a revised Terms of Use to this website. Visitors to PalmBeachDemocracy.org (“you”) can determine whether the Terms of Use has been modified since your last visit by checking the “Last updated” legend posted at the top of the Terms of Use. By using PalmBeachDemocracy.org, you agree to be bound by the version of the Terms of Use then in effect. If at any point you no longer agree to the Terms of Use, please discontinue your use of PalmBeachDemocracy.org. The Center may deny service to you at any time, including in the event you do not adhere to the Terms of Use.

About the Center and purpose of PalmBeachDemocracy.org

The Palm Beach Center for Democracy and Policy Research is a non-partisan public policy organization, a research center, and a think tank.

The Center is a gathering of scholars, experts and community stakeholders, engaged in research and dialogue in an effort to create practical policy recommendations to current local, national, and international challenges.

The Center’s proprietary rights and reuse policy

You acknowledge and agree that the information and materials presented on or through PalmBeachDemocracy.org will remain the property of the Center and its licensors or providers and are protected by copyright, trademark, patent, and/or other proprietary rights and related laws, rules, and regulations. The materials produced by or for the Center (including photographs, graphics, video, and audio content) are protected by copyright as a collective work or compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries. All individual articles, content, and other elements comprising this compilation and produced by or for the Center are also copyrighted works. You agree to abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in any materials produced by or for the Center.

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Please review our Reuse Policy, which is incorporated into this Terms of Use by this reference, to determine how you may use certain materials posted on PalmBeachDemocracy.org.

Links

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Claims of copyright infringement

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Privacy policy

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Jurisdictional issues

PalmBeachDemocracy.org is controlled and operated by the Center from its principal office in the District of Columbia, United States of America, and is not intended to subject the Center to the laws or jurisdiction of any other state, country, or territory. Those who choose to access PalmBeachDemocracy.org do so on their own initiative and at their own risk and are solely responsible for complying with all local laws, rules, and regulations.

Termination

You agree that the Center, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of PalmBeachDemocracy.org or any part thereof, at any time and for any reason, including if the Center believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the spirit of the Terms of Use. Further, you agree that the Center will not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to PalmBeachDemocracy.org.

Disclaimers

PalmBeachDemocracy.org IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY. YOU AGREE THAT YOU MUST EVALUATE AND BEAR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF PalmBeachDemocracy.org AND ANY RELIANCE ON THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS THEREOF. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, THE CENTER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO PalmBeachDemocracy.org.

PalmBeachDemocracy.org may include inadvertent inaccuracies or errors or information or materials that violate the Terms of Use. Additionally, the possibility exists that a third party could make unauthorized alterations to PalmBeachDemocracy.org content or features. Although we attempt to ensure the integrity of PalmBeachDemocracy.org, we make no guarantees as to its completeness or correctness. In the event that a situation arises in which PalmBeachDemocracy.org’s completeness or correctness is in question, please contact us with, if possible, a description of the material to be checked and the location (URL) where such material can be found on PalmBeachDemocracy.org, as well as information sufficient to enable us to contact you.

Limitation of liability

NEITHER THE CENTER NOR ANY OF OUR AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR CONSULTANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, OR OTHER DAMAGES UNDER ANY CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR OTHER THEORY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO PalmBeachDemocracy.org AND/OR MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREON, ANY LINKED SITE, OR ANY CONTENT OR SERVICE AVAILABLE THROUGH PalmBeachDemocracy.org. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, CONTENT, SERVICES, OR ANY LINKED SITE IS TO STOP YOUR USE OF IT.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Center and our directors, officers, employees, and consultants from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), and other expenses that arise out of or from: (a) your activities in connection with PalmBeachDemocracy.org; (b) any violation of these Terms of Use by you; or (c) any allegation that any submissions or other materials you submit to us or transmit to PalmBeachDemocracy.org infringe or otherwise violate the copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other intellectual property or other rights of any third party.

Miscellaneous

These Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, United States of America, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of any court located in the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia, United States of America, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts in any matter arising out of or related to PalmBeachDemocracy.org or these Terms of Use. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severable from these Terms of Use and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The Center may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms of Use. These, together with all policies referred to herein, is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous written or oral agreements between us with respect to such subject matter.