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Terms of Use

epilepsyfoundationmn.org

Website Terms of Use

Welcome to the website of the Epilepsy Foundation of Minnesota, Inc., a Minnesota nonprofit (“EFMN,” “we,” “us” and “our”).  These Terms of Use (“Terms of Use“) are entered into by and between you and us and govern your use of the website on which these Terms of Use appear, including any content, functionality, products and services offered therein (collectively, the “Site”). 

These Terms of Use apply to your access to and use of the Site and do not alter in any way the terms and conditions of any other agreement you may have with EFMN or the national Epilepsy Foundation.  If you breach any of the terms and conditions in these Terms of Use, your authorization to use the Site automatically terminates and you must immediately discontinue use of this Site.

1. Acceptance of these Terms of Use.

By using the Site, you accept these Terms of Use and agree to be bound by them. By using the Site, you represent that you are capable of entering into a binding agreement, and that you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.  Use of the Site is strictly voluntary.  If you do not agree to these Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy, you must immediately log off the Site and may not use the Site.

2. Collection of Visitor Information on the Site.

Any information collected at this Site and the purposes for which we may use this information are set forth in our Privacy Policy, unless otherwise stated.  The terms of our Privacy Policy are incorporated herein by this reference. Please carefully review the information contained in our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to waive and release us from any claim or liability in connection with the collection, use, or disclosure of information that is consistent with the terms of our Privacy Policy.

3. Changes to these Terms of Use.

We may change these Terms of Use without notice to you. Your access or use of the Site following the date on which changes to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy are published in this location shall constitute your acceptance of all such changes.  You expressly agree that EFMN shall have no obligation to provide you with any notice of any changes, and you hereby expressly waive any right you may have to receive notice of any changes to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy.

4. Copyright.

All software, technology, and content included on the Site or used in the operation of the Site, is EFMN’s owned or licensed property, or our software, technology, and content providers’ property, and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.  In addition, the compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content in the Site is EFMN’s exclusive property and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.  Subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, we grant you a limited, non- exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, non-transferable license to access and use the content, information, and functionality made available on the Site, for your use of the Site.  Any other use, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance, of the content, software, and technology on the Site is prohibited without our written permission.

5. Trademarks.

The trademarks, service marks, trade dress, and “look and feel” (the “Trademarks”) used and displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of us and others.  Nothing in the Site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed in the Site, without the prior written permission of the Trademark owner.  Other product and company names mentioned in the Site may be the Trademarks of their respective owners.

6. Other Intellectual Property.

All other intellectual property rights related to the content included in the Site or used in the operation of the Site, including without limitation, trade dress, publicity rights, character rights, titles, and artistic and moral rights are EFMN’s owned or licensed property.  Any use of these rights without our prior written permission is strictly prohibited.

7. Reserved Rights. 

We or our licensors own and reserve all right, title, and interest in and to the Site. These Terms of Use do not grant you any rights in or to the Site or any of its components except for the limited rights to use the Site expressly granted by these Terms of Use.

8. Termination.

Your license to the Site and our obligations under these Terms of Use will automatically terminate if you fail to comply with any provision of these Terms of Use or if the reason you were granted access to the Site terminates.  No notice will be required from us to effectuate such termination.  Upon termination of these Terms of Use, all of your rights to use the Site shall terminate immediately and we may delete or remove your account and related data.

9. Restrictions.

You may not: (i) reproduce, modify, prepare derivative works based upon, translate, tamper with, distribute, sublicense, lease, sell, resell, transfer, publicly display, publicly perform, transmit, stream, broadcast or otherwise exploit the Site except as expressly permitted by us; (ii) reverse engineer, disassemble, or decompile the Site or apply any other process or procedure to derive the source code of any software included in the Site; (iii) use the Site in a manner that interferes with other users’ use of the Site; (iv) link to, mirror or frame any portion of the Site; or (v) attempt to gain unauthorized access to or impair any aspect of the Site or its related systems or networks.

10. Additional Prohibited Activities and Visitor Obligations.

Without limiting any other provision in these Terms of Use, you agree not to do, or assist others to do, the following:

  • violate any applicable law, rule, or regulation;
  • upload, post, use, transmit, or otherwise make available, including by e-mail, (each, a “Post”) any content or information that is false or inaccurate;
  • Post any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, or content that could otherwise be considered to be objectionable;
  • Post any publicly available content that is subject to any disclosure restrictions;
  • Post any materials, items, information or content that infringes or otherwise violates any patent, copyright, trademark, or any other intellectual property rights;
  • Post any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or promotional materials, including without limitation, junk mail, spam, “chain letters, “pyramid schemes, or any other form of solicitation;
  • Post any material that contains software viruses or any other corrupt computer code, files or programs that impair the use of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
  • impersonate or use the identity of another person or organization, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or organization;
  • engage in any activities or manipulate identifying material to misrepresent the origin of content;
  • use the Site for any activity that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, or information or content that could otherwise be considered to be objectionable;
  • interfere with or otherwise limit the use of the Site by other users;
  • collect, compile, or store personal information about other users of the Site;
  • disrupt or interfere with the security of, operation of, or otherwise cause harm to, the Site or the systems resources; accounts; usernames and passwords; servers; or networks connected to or accessible through this Site or any affiliated or linked sites;
  • modify, reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile, translate, create derivative works from, or otherwise alter the Site;
  • use the Site in a manner that could cause us to violate any law, rule or regulation; or
  • use any robot, spider, scripts, other automatic device, or manual process to “screen scrape,” index, monitor, “mine,” or copy the web pages on the Site or the content contained therein without our prior, express, and written permission; or
  • use the Site for your own commercial purposes.

11. Payment.

You authorize EFMN and any payment processing service provider it may engage to charge your credit card, or to debit or process payment through any other offered means, for any charitable donations you make through the Site. You shall be responsible for any and all uses of your credit card, debit card, or any other payment means used in or under your name. We may use a third party to manage or process payments made by you on the Site. You agree and acknowledge that services rendered by such a third party to us are provided on an independent contractor basis and that nothing herein shall be construed as creating a joint venture, partnership or for sale agency by and between the third party and us.  Unless otherwise specified, any amounts paid to EFMN are nonrefundable.

12. Accuracy.

Information on the Site may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions in relation to services, descriptions, information, and other matters.  EFMN reserves the right, but has no obligation, to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to discontinue, change or update information or services at any time without notice to you.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability.

THE SITE AND ALL CONTENT, DATA, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, WITH ALL DEFECTS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE.  TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF ANY COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE.  WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SITE OR ANY CONTENT, DATA OR MATERIAL IS FREE FROM ERRORS, VIRUSES, BUGS, OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.  FURTHER, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT CONTENT, DATA OR MATERIAL PROVIDED ON THE SITE IS APPLICABLE OR APPROPRIATE FOR USE IN LOCATIONS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

NOTHING IN THESE TERMS OF USE OR IN ANY ORAL OR WRITTEN DESCRIPTION OF THE SITE WILL CONSTITUTE A REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR USE OF THE SITE, THAT SUCH USE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH DAMAGES.

Certain state laws do not allow the exclusion of or limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages.  If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or limitations may not apply to you, and you might have additional rights.  In these states, our liability shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.

Under no circumstances whatsoever shall we or any of our affiliates’ liability resulting from or relating to your use of this Site exceed Five United States Dollars (USD $5.00).

14. Indemnification.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us, our affiliates, our successors and assigns harmless from and against any claims, demands, damages, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that we incur or suffer which relate to or arise out of any third party claim concerning your use of the Site, your failure to perform any of your obligations under these Terms of Use, or your breach of any of your representations or warranties made under these Terms of Use.

15. Links to Other Websites.

The Site may contain links to other websites.  Additionally, other websites may contain links to the Site.  We do not review or monitor the websites linked to the Site and we are not responsible for the content or policies of any other websites.  Any link established by us does not in any respect whatsoever constitute an endorsement of the other websites or create a relationship between us and the operators of other websites.  We disclaim any liability with respect to your use of any other website, and you release us from any liability related to your use of any link to another website or your use of any other website.  Where the Site contains a link to another website owned and/or operated by us or on our behalf, such website use may be subject to different and additional terms of use and privacy policy terms and conditions.

16. Third Party Providers of Functionality.

We may have functionality in the Site that is provided, in whole or in part, by a third-party service provider.  You can usually identify such third-party functionality by the use of a trademark not owned by us on or near the functionality.  For such ‎third-party functionality, you will need to review the terms of use and privacy policy for ‎that third party, which in some cases may require you to visit that party’s website and ‎locate the terms of use and privacy policy.  Your review should include determining ‎whether such terms and policy are acceptable to you.  If they are not, do not use the ‎associated functionality on the Site.

17. Continued Operation, Accessibility, and Maintenance of the Site.

We may modify, change, suspend, terminate, or discontinue the operation of the Site or the provision of any services therein without notice and we reserve the right to refuse service to anyone at any time, with or without cause.

18. Submissions.

Any and all comments, suggestions, and similar materials or information that you send or submit to EFMN or a third party provider on the Site, by a Post or otherwise (collectively, “Submissions”), shall become EFMN’s property; and you hereby transfer, sell, and assign to us all of your right, title, and interest in and to any such Submissions, including without limitation, any and all related patent, copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property rights. We have no obligation of any kind whatsoever to maintain any confidentiality with respect to any such Submissions. We shall be free to use them for any purpose whatsoever without providing you notice or receiving your consent, and without restriction or compensation.

19. General Provisions.

English has been used in the preparation of these Terms of Use, and English shall be the controlling language with respect to these Terms of Use and their interpretation.  Any and all communications relating to the Site must be in the English language.

Any failure by us to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or the right to enforce same.

These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota (without regard to its choice of law principles or rules) in the United States and the applicable laws of the United States.  For the purpose of resolving conflicts relating to or arising out of these Terms of Use, or arising out of any other dispute or claim associated with EFMN, you irrevocably and unconditionally: (i) consent to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State of Minnesota (the “Minnesota Courts”) for any litigation or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use; (ii) agree not to commence any litigation arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use except in the Minnesota Courts; (iii) agree not to plead or claim that such litigation brought therein has been brought in an inconvenient forum; and (iv) agree the Minnesota Courts represent the exclusive jurisdiction for all disputes relating to these Terms of Use.

If any portion of these Terms of Use is held to be invalid, such holding shall not invalidate the other provisions of these Terms of Use.

These Terms of Use do not, and will not be construed to, create any partnership, joint venture, employer-employee, or agency relationship between you and us. 

Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give full effect to all provisions of these Terms of Use, including without limitation this paragraph and the warranty disclaimers and liability exclusions above.  Use of the Site is unauthorized in any jurisdiction where all or any portion of the Site may violate any legal requirements and you agree not to access the Site in any such jurisdiction.

You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws.

20. Contact.

For questions or comments related to this Site or these Terms of Use, please email us at info@efmn.org.

Last updated February 2024

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