1. Acceptance of Terms
These Terms and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of our website, www.vetopower.org (“Site”), and any content, features, services, or applications offered on or through the Site (collectively, “Services”). By using the Site or any of our Services, you accept these Terms in full. If you disagree with these Terms or any part of these Terms, you must not use the Site or our Services.
2. Intellectual Property Rights
Unless otherwise stated, we or our licensors own the intellectual property rights in the Site and our Services, including but not limited to all text, graphics, images, videos, and software. Subject to the license below, all these intellectual property rights are reserved.
3. License to Use the Site and Services
- Permitted Use: You may view, download, and print pages from the Site for your own personal use, subject to the restrictions set out below and elsewhere in these Terms.
- Restrictions: You must not:
- Republish material from the Site (including republication on another website);
- Sell, rent, or sub-license material from the Site;
- Reproduce, duplicate, or copy material from the Site for any commercial purpose;
- Edit or otherwise modify any material on the Site; or
- Redistribute material from the Site (except for content specifically and expressly made available for redistribution).
- Attribution: You must always give appropriate credit to VetoPower, provide a link to the Site, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
4. User Content
- User-Generated Content: The Site may allow you to submit, post, or upload content, including but not limited to comments, articles, and multimedia (collectively, “User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform or display, create derivative works of, and otherwise exploit your User Content in connection with the Site and our Services.
- User Content Representations and Warranties: You are solely responsible for your User Content and the consequences of posting or publishing it. By posting or publishing User Content, you affirm, represent, and warrant that:
- You are the creator and owner of the User Content, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and to authorize us to use the User Content as described herein;
- The User Content does not and will not infringe, violate, or misappropriate any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; and
- The User Content does not and will not violate these Terms or any applicable law, rule, or regulation.
- User Content Review and Removal: We do not pre-screen User Content. However, we reserve the right to review, edit, or remove any User Content that, in our sole discretion, violates these Terms or any applicable law, rule, or regulation, or is otherwise inappropriate for the Site.
5. Prohibited Uses
You may use the Site and our Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to:
- Upload, post, email, transmit, or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
- Use the Site or our Services for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international law;
- Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity;
- Upload, post, email, transmit, or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- Disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to “scroll” faster than other users of the Site are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in real-time exchanges; or
- Harass, threaten, stalk, or otherwise abuse other users of the Site.
6. Registration and Account Security
- Registration: To access certain features of the Site, you may be required to register for an account. You must provide accurate and complete registration information.
- Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and for any activity that occurs on your account. You agree to notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized access to or use of your account.
7. Termination
We may, in our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Site and our Services for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of these Terms.
8. Limitations and Disclaimers
- No Warranties: The Site and our Services are provided “as is” without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. We do not warrant that the Site or our Services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, or that any defects or errors will be corrected.
- Limitation of Liability: In no event will we, our affiliates, agents, employees, or representatives be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the Site or our Services, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Our total liability for any claim or suit arising out of or in connection with the Site or our Services, whether in contract, tort (including negligence), or otherwise, shall not exceed the greater of (i) fifty dollars ($50) or (ii) the amount you paid to us, if any, in the six (6) months preceding the event giving rise to the claim.
9. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us, our affiliates, agents, employees, and representatives harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of or in any way connected with your use of the Site or our Services, or your violation of these Terms.
10. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of [Jurisdiction], without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.
11. Dispute Resolution
Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms or any breach thereof shall be resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of [Arbitration Association], and judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction.
12. Entire Agreement
These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us regarding the use of the Site and our Services, and supersede all prior understandings and agreements between you and us with respect to the subject matter of these Terms.
13. Amendments
We may amend these Terms from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Terms on the Site or by sending you an email. Your continued use of the Site and our Services following any changes constitutes your acceptance of the new Terms.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about these Terms, please contact us at:
- Email: contact@vetopower.org