Advise.Us Terms of Use



Introduction

Welcome to Advise.Us (https://advise.us). This website is owned and operated by Advise Us, LLC. By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products, and tools we provide, you understand and agree to accept and adhere to the following terms and conditions as stated in this policy (hereafter referred to as 'User Agreement'), along with the terms and conditions as stated in our Privacy Policy (please refer to the Privacy Policy section below for more information).

This agreement is in effect as of September 30th, 2018

We reserve the right to change this User Agreement from time to time without notice. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this User Agreement periodically to familiarize yourself with any modifications. Your continued use of this site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgment and agreement of the modified terms and conditions.


Responsible Use and Conduct

By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products, and tools we provide for you, either directly or indirectly (hereafter referred to as 'Resources'), you agree to use these Resources only for the purposes intended as permitted by (a) the terms of this User Agreement, and (b) applicable laws, regulations and generally accepted online practices or guidelines.

Wherein, you understand that:

  1. In order to access our Resources, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself (such as identification, contact details, etc.) as part of the registration process, or as part of your ability to use the Resources. You agree that any information you provide will always be accurate, correct, and up to date.
  2. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any login information associated with any account you use to access our Resources. Accordingly, you are responsible for all activities that occur under your account/s.
  3. Accessing (or attempting to access) any of our Resources by any means other than through the means we provide, is strictly prohibited. You specifically agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of our Resources through any automated, unethical or unconventional means.
  4. Engaging in any activity that disrupts or interferes with our Resources, including the servers and/or networks to which our Resources are located or connected, is strictly prohibited.
  5. You may not deny others access to, or reverse engineer, the Resources, or attempt to do so.
  6. You may not use the Resources to infringe the intellectual property rights of others, or to commit an unlawful activity.
  7. You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any Advise.Us system or network, unless authorized by Advise.Us.
  8. You may not engage in abusive or excessive usage of the Resources, which is usage significantly in excess of average usage patterns that adversely affects the speed, responsiveness, stability, availability or functionality of the Resources for other users. Advise Us will endeavor to notify you of any abusive or excessive usage to provide you with an opportunity to reduce such usage to a level acceptable to Advise.Us.
  9. Attempting to copy, duplicate, reproduce, sell, trade, or resell our Resources is strictly prohibited, unless permission is granted by Advise.Us.
  10. You are solely responsible any consequences, losses, or damages that we may directly or indirectly incur or suffer due to any unauthorized activities conducted by you, as explained above, and may incur criminal or civil liability.
  11. We provide various open communication tools on our website, such as discussion replies/comments, discussion questions, participant-to-participant comments/chat, blogs, blog comments, various social media services, etc. You understand that generally we do not pre-screen or monitor the content posted by users of these various communication tools, which means that if you choose to use these tools to submit any type of content to our website, then it is your personal responsibility to use these tools in a responsible and ethical manner.

By posting information or otherwise using any open communication tools as mentioned, you agree that you will not upload, post, share, or otherwise distribute any content that:

  1. Is illegal, threatening, defamatory, abusive, harassing, degrading, intimidating, fraudulent, deceptive, invasive, racist, or contains any type of suggestive, inappropriate, or explicit language;
  2. Infringes on any trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right of any party;
  3. Contains any type of unauthorized or unsolicited advertising;
  4. Impersonates any person or entity.

We have the right at our sole discretion to remove any content that, we feel in our judgment does not comply with this User Agreement, along with any content that we feel is otherwise offensive, harmful, objectionable, inaccurate, or violates any 3rd party copyrights or trademarks. We are not responsible for any delay or failure in removing such content. If you post content that we choose to remove, you hereby consent to such removal, and consent to waive any claim against us.

We do not assume any liability for any content posted by you or any other 3rd party users of our website. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Advise Us, LLC and its affiliates, and their directors, officers, managers, employees, donors, agents, and licensors, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this User Agreement or the failure to fulfill any obligations relating to your account incurred by you or any other person using your account. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this User Agreement. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.


Privacy

Your privacy is very important to us, which is why we've created a separate Privacy Policy in order to explain in detail how we collect, manage, process, secure, and store your private information. Our privacy policy is included under the scope of this User Agreement. To read our privacy policy in its entirety, visit this webpage: Privacy Policy


Limitation of Warranties

By using our website, you understand and agree that all Resources we provide are "as is" and "as available." This means that we do not represent or warrant to you that:

  1. the use of our Resources will meet your needs or requirements;
  2. the use of our Resources will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or free from errors;
  3. the information obtained by using our Resources will be accurate or reliable; and
  4. any defects in the operation or functionality of any Resources we provide will be repaired or corrected.

Furthermore, you understand and agree that:

  1. any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of our Resources is done at your own discretion and risk, and that you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or other devices for any loss of data that may result from the download of such content.
  2. no information or advice, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, obtained by you from Advise Us or through any Resources we provide shall create any warranty, guarantee, or conditions of any kind, except for those expressly outlined in this User Agreement.

Limitation of Liability

In conjunction with the Limitation of Warranties as explained above, you expressly understand and agree that any claim against us shall be limited to the amount you paid, if any, for use of products and/or services. Advise Us will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary loss or damages which may be incurred by you as a result of using our Resources, or as a result of any changes, data loss or corruption, cancellation, loss of access, or downtime to the full extent that applicable limitation of liability laws apply.


Advise Us Copyright/Trademarks

All content and materials available on Advise.Us that are related to the Advise Us Resources, including but not limited to text, graphics, website name, code, images and logos are the intellectual property of Advise Us, LLC, and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. Any inappropriate use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of any content on this site is strictly prohibited, unless specifically authorized by Advise Us.


Your Content

You retain ownership of all intellectual property rights in your content. This User Agreement does not grant Advise.Us with any licenses or rights to your content, except for the rights needed to provide the Resources, and as otherwise described in this User Agreement.

You hereby grant Advise Us, LLC a worldwide, royalty-free license to use, reproduce, distribute, modify, adapt, create derivative works, make publicly available, and otherwise exploit your content, but only for the limited purposes of providing the Resources to you and as otherwise permitted by our Privacy Policy. This license continues after you stop using our Resources, though you retain the ability to delete your content such that Advise Us no longer has access to it. This license extends to any trusted third parties we work with to the extent necessary to provide the Resources to you.

If you provide Advise Us with feedback about the Resources, we may use your feedback without any obligation to you.

If you believe your content has been exploited in a way that constitutes copyright infringement in accordance with the US Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), please email Advise Us immediately at [email protected]


Acceptable Use of Advisory Board Member Data

As the creator, moderator and/or administrator of any advisory board, you agree to only use exported member data for the express purpose of administering honorariums/incentives/rewards to advisory board members (if applicable). This information is never to be distributed to third parties, unless it is absolutely necessary to fulfill member payments/incentives. In addition, this information must never be used for the purpose of sending marketing or advertising collateral to members. Any mishandling of exported member data will result in immediate termination of your account from the Advise Us website.


User Requirements

If you are an individual residing outside of the European Union (EU), you may only use the Resources if you have the power to form a contract with Advise Us. None of the Resources are intended for use by individuals less than 13 years old. If you are under 13 years old or do not have the power to form a contract with Advise Us, you may not use the Resources.

If you are a resident of the EU, you may not use Resources if you are under the age of 16.

If you are not an individual, you warrant that you are validly formed and existing under the laws of your jurisdiction of formation and that you have duly authorized your agent to bind you to this User Agreement.


Termination of Use

You agree that we may, at our sole discretion, suspend or terminate your access to all or part of our website and Resources with or without notice and for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of this User Agreement. Any suspected illegal, fraudulent or abusive activity may be grounds for terminating your relationship and may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Upon suspension or termination, your right to use the Resources we provide will immediately cease, and we reserve the right to remove or delete any information that you may have on file with us, including any account or login information.


Governing Law

This website is controlled by Advise Us, LLC from our offices located in the state of New York, United States. It can be accessed by most countries around the world. As each country has laws that may differ from those of New York, by accessing our website, you agree that the statutes and laws of New York, without regard to the conflict of laws and the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this website and the purchase of any products or services through this site.

Furthermore, any action to enforce this User Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in the State of New York, United States. You hereby agree to personal jurisdiction by such courts, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.


Guarantee

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSED, ADVISE US, LLC EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.


Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about these Terms of Service as outlined above, you can contact us at:

Advise Us, LLC
260 East Main St., Suite #6317
Rochester, NY 14604
[email protected]

Last Edited on 2018-9-30