Terms of Use
Welcome to the National Voter Education Week at votereducationweek.org website (the “Website”), operated by the Student Learn Students Vote Coalition, a project of the National Conference on Citizenship (“NCoC” or “we” or “us”). We are a nonpartisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to strengthening civic life in America.
By accessing the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
Privacy Policy
We value and respect your privacy. If you use the Website, you agree that your activities are covered by our Privacy Policy (see above).
Use of Intellectual Property
We provide information and resources relating to voting, which may include articles, press releases, photographs, stories and case studies, reports, newsletters, video broadcasts, social media ready materials, and interviews with personnel, corporate and community partners, and volunteers (collectively, “Intellectual Property”). Unless otherwise expressly stated, all content provided on the Website is Intellectual Property that belongs to us or has been licensed to us for use on the Website.
Any users who have submitted Intellectual Property to us for use via the Website or otherwise is also subject to our Materials Release terms which are incorporated into these Terms of Use.
You are permitted to download information from the Website for your own personal informational use. You may also copy, distribute, adapt, and transmit content from this Website solely for not-for-profit or educational purposes. If you have signed up and been accepted to be a Partner or a Creative you can refer to your relationship with NVEW as such, but you may not suggest any other relationship, endorsement or affiliation with us unless you obtain express written permission.
For any other use, you must obtain express written permission from us.
You may not use or duplicate any logos or trademarks that appear on the Website without express written permission from us.
To request permission for use of copyrighted material, trademarks, or logos, send an email via our Contact Us link on our Website.
Links to Other Websites
Links on the Website that lead to outside services and resources are provided for convenience only. We do not control the accuracy or availability of any of those outside services and resources. Any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link, should be directed to the particular service or resource.
Third Party Content
We respect copyright and trademark laws. Third-party material may appear on our site, and those creators retain all rights to their works, except where noted.
No Guarantees, Not Legal Advice
Though we strive to keep the information available on the Website current and accurate, errors can occur. We provide the information on the Website with no representations or guarantees of accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. NCoC will not be liable to you or any other person for any damages that result from the use or inability to use the Website, or as a result of any content, information, services, or resources made available through the Website. Our information about voting or voting related actions is also not legal advice. Each user of our Website should consult competent counsel in the relevant jurisdiction if such user is in need of legal advice.
No Harmful Use
You agree that you will only use the Website in compliance with all applicable laws and policies and terms laid out on our Website or in other materials describing the various levels of user engagement. You agree that you will not engage in, assist in, or allow any potentially harmful acts that are directed against the Website including, without limitation: fraudulent use, emulation or faked use, malicious interference with functionality, allowing bots or automated services to use the Website in ways not intended by, breach, probe or scan any portion of the Website, or any associated NCoC system, network or security controls, reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to derive the source code for any underlying Intellectual Property used on the Website or the NVEW program.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of us, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees and volunteers from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to, arising out of, or related to your use of this Website, the violation of these Terms of Use by you, or the infringement by you of any Intellectual Property or other right of any person or entity.
About These Terms – General Provisions
If we do not immediately take action to address a violation of these Terms of Use, we are not waiving our rights to take action in the future. If any particular provision of these Terms of Use is found to be unenforceable, that provision will be severable and will not affect any of the other provisions.
This Website is owned and operated by us from our offices in the District of Columbia. Your use of the Website, and any related legal action, will be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia and the Federal Arbitration Act. If any controversy or claim between you and us arises out of your use of the Website that cannot be resolved through direct discussions or mediation, the dispute shall be resolved by final and binding confidential arbitration before a single neutral arbitrator administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its consumer arbitration rules or subsequent versions thereof (“AAA Rules,” available at www.adr.org) or, if the claims qualify, in small claims court. We each agree that the statute of limitations for asserting any claims arising out of use of the Website shall be a period of one year from the event in question. We each agree that any and all disputes, claims and causes of actions arising out of or connected with these terms or Website shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class, consolidated, or representative action. If for any reason a claim proceeds in court rather than in arbitration, we each waive any right to a jury trial.
Changes to the Terms of Use
We reserve the right to make changes to any information or services on the Website, including these Terms of Use, without notice to you. The most current Terms of Use will be posted here on the Website and will be effective upon posting. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version of these Terms of Use.
