TERMS AND CONDITIONS

The Animal Welfare League web site is an on-line community of people interested in promoting the mission of the AWL. The following guidelines are expected to be followed by all interacting with this site and related social media accounts:

• Do not use profanity or excessive negativity. Do not incite and/or approve of violent or illegal activities.
• Do not post personal attacks, or excessive and explicit criticism of fellow contributors. Spamming or off-topic material is prohibited.
• Do not post unlawful or objectionable content, including unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, threatening, harmful, graphic, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, racially offensive or otherwise objectionable material.
• No advertising is permitted without express written consent from the Board of Directors. 

We will remove content and messages which do not follow the above guidelines. The Animal Welfare League reserves the right to delete any contribution, or act against any account, at any time, for any reason. We reserve the right to modify or expand the above guidelines as necessary.

We welcome your access and use of this web site and our social media accounts. As consideration for access to and use of AWL hosted sites, you agree to abide by these Terms and Conditions of Use, including the Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to all of these terms and conditions, please do not access or otherwise use this web site or related social media accounts. These Terms and Conditions of Use may be revised periodically, and we advise you to check from time to time for any changes. Your continued use of the web site and social media accounts shall be deemed your consent to such changes.

Intellectual Property and Use of Web Site Content

The design of this web site and all materials published on it by our partners and friends, including text, names, trademarks, service marks, logos, graphics, photographs, video, or other visuals or content are the property of the Animal Welfare League. The AWL authorizes you to view and download any portion of this web site only for personal, non-commercial use. You agree you will not otherwise reproduce, retransmit, or distribute any part of this web site, its design or content without the prior written permission of the Board of Directors. 

User Conduct

By posting content to the website or social media pages, you warrant and represent that you either own or otherwise control all of the rights to that content, or that your use of the content is a protected fair use under copyright law. You agree you will not knowingly provide content with intent to defraud or submit misleading or false information. By uploading or posting to the website or social media site, you grant the AWL a non-exclusive, royalty-free, assignable, perpetual, irrevocable, and worldwide license to reproduce, use and distribute your content. You represent and warrant the content you supply does not violate these Terms and you will indemnify and the AWL harmless for any and all claims resulting from content you supply.

You are prohibited from uploading, posting, emailing or otherwise transmitting any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, harassing, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. You further agree not to upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any confidential information, trade secrets, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," pyramid schemes," any other form of solicitation, or software viruses.

You understand and agree all content posted is the sole responsibility of the individual who originally posted the content. If you believe any content posted by others is infringing or otherwise objectionable, please notify us at president@mcawl.com.

You agree that AWL has the right in its sole discretion to edit, alter, or remove any content submitted by you or others to the site. We reserve the right to take all available and appropriate legal action to protect this web site and its contents from such misuse and abuse.

DISCLAIMERS

YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THIS WEB SITE, ITS FORUMS AND BLOGS ARE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. YOU ARE ENTIRELY LIABLE FOR YOUR ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THIS SITE AND REALTED SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. AWL DOES NOT WARRANT (A) THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS OR OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF ANY AVAILABLE CONTENT; (B) THAT INFORMATION IS ACCESSIBLE ALL THE TIME OR AT ANY TIME ON A CONTINUOUS, UNINTERRUPTED BASIS; (C) THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT CAN OR WILL BE CORRECTED; OR (D) THAT THIS WEB SITE OR ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CODE OR MATERIALS. THIS WEB SITE AND CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS." AWL MAKES NO REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU MUST EVALUATE AND BEAR ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF ANY CONTENT, INCLUDING ANY RELIANCE ON THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF THE CONTENT. AWL IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER, HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, PROPERTY OR PERSON, OR ANY OTHER INCONVENIENCE OR LOSS, RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM YOUR USE OF THIS NEWS WEB SITE, FORUMS OR BLOGS.

DISCLAIMER AND RELEASE OF LIABILITY

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL AWL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THIS WEB SITE OR THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THIS WEB SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

YOU AGREE NEVER TO BRING A CLAIM AGAINST AND RELEASE AWL AND ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, FOUNDERS AND SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FROM ALL LIABILITY ARISING FROM ACCESS, UPLOADS, POSTINGS, EMAILS, DOWNLOADS OR OTHER USE OF THE WEB SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SOCIAL MEDIA SITES AND LINKED SITES. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS AGREEMENT DISCHARGES AWL AND ITS EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, FOUNDERS AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS FROM ANY LIABILITY TO YOU WITH RESPECT TO BODILY INJURY, PERSONAL INJURY, INJURY TO REPUTATION, DEFAMATION, ILLNESS, DEATH, PROPERTY DAMAGE OR OTHER LOSS THAT MAY RESULT AS A RESULT OF ACCESS, UPLOADS, POSTINGS, EMAILS, DOWNLOADS OR OTHER ACTIVITIES OR USE RELATED TO THE WEB SITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESCENCE. 

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold AWL and its employees, agents, officers, directors, founders, successors and assigns harmless from and against all liabilities, damages, claims, actions, costs, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) in connection with or arising from your access, uploads, postings, emails, downloads or other use or misuse of this web site and social media accounts. AWL may participate in the defense of any claim or action and any negotiations for settlement at your expense. AWL reserves the right, upon notice to you, to assume exclusive defense and control of any claim or action against it that is subject to indemnification by you, without relieving you of your indemnification obligations.

Interpretation

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use is held invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible, and all other provisions shall remain enforceable and in full effect. No failure or delay in enforcing any condition of the Terms of Use or Privacy Policy term shall be a waiver of that or any other term or condition.

Links to Third Party Sites

This web site may contain hyperlinks to web sites operated by persons or entities other than the AWL. If you decide to access or use any such third party web sites, you do this entirely at your own risk. The linked sites are not under the control of the AWL and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. We provide these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by AWL.

Choice of Law and Forum

These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States of America and the State of Indiana, excluding choice of law provisions. You expressly agree the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions of Use or your use of this site shall be in the state or federal courts located in the State of Indiana, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of those courts for the purpose  

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