The Organization for Research and Learning Web Site
Terms of Use Agreement
Welcome to our Web site. By using our site, you are agreeing
to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use.
Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not
agree to these terms, you should not use this site. The
term “Organization for Research and Learning”, “O.R.L.”,
or “us” or “we” or “our” refers to the Organization for
Research and Learning, the owner of the Web site. The term
“you” refers to the user or viewer of our Web Site.
1. Acceptance of Agreement.
You agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms
of Use Agreement ("Agreement") with respect to
our site (the "Site"). This Agreement constitutes
the entire and only agreement between us and you, and supersedes
all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations,
warranties and understandings with respect to the Site,
the content, products or services provided by or through
the Site, and the subject matter of this Agreement. This
Agreement may be amended at any time by us from time to
time without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement
will be posted on the Site, and you should review this Agreement
prior to using the Site.
2. Copyright.
The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation,
magnetic translation, digital conversion and other matters
related to the Site are protected under applicable copyrights,
trademarks and other proprietary (including but not limited
to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution,
use or publication by you of any such matters or any part
of the Site, except as allowed by Section 4 below, is strictly
prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content,
document or other materials viewed through the Site. The
posting of information or materials on the Site does not
constitute a waiver of any right in such information and
materials. Some of the content on the site is the copyrighted
work of third parties.
3. Service Marks.
"www.o4rl.com" and others are our service marks
or registered service marks or trademarks. Other product
and company names mentioned on the Site may be trademarks
of their respective owners.
4. Limited License; Permitted Uses.
You are granted a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable
license (a) to access and use the Site strictly in accordance
with this Agreement; (b) to use the Site solely for internal,
personal, non-commercial purposes; and (c) to print out
discrete information from the Site solely for internal,
personal, non-commercial purposes and provided that you
maintain all copyright and other policies contained therein.
No print out or electronic version of any part of the Site
or its contents may be used by you in any litigation or
arbitration matter whatsoever under any circumstances.
5. Restrictions and Prohibitions on Use.
Your license for access and use of the Site and any information,
materials or documents (collectively defined as “Content
and Materials”) therein are subject to the following restrictions
and prohibitions on use: You may not (a) copy, print (except
for the express limited purpose permitted by Section 4 above),
republish, display, distribute, transmit, sell, rent, lease,
loan or otherwise make available in any form or by any means
all or any portion of the Site or any Content and Materials
retrieved from the Site; (b) use the Site or any materials
obtained from the Site to develop, as a component of, any
information, storage and retrieval system, database, information
base, or similar resource (in any media now existing or
hereafter developed), that is offered for commercial distribution
of any kind, including through sale, license, lease, rental,
subscription, or any other commercial distribution mechanism;
(c) create compilations or derivative works of any Content
and Materials from the Site; (d) use any Content and Materials
from the Site in any manner that may infringe any copyright,
intellectual property right, proprietary right, or property
right of us or any third parties; (e) remove, change or
obscure any copyright notice or other proprietary notice
or terms of use contained in the Site; (f) make any portion
of the Site available through any timesharing system, service
bureau, the Internet or any other technology now existing
or developed in the future; (g) remove, decompile, disassemble
or reverse engineer any Site software or use any network
monitoring or discovery software to determine the Site architecture;
(h) use any automatic or manual process to harvest information
from the Site; (i) use the Site for the purpose of gathering
information for or transmitting (1) unsolicited commercial
email; (2) email that makes use of headers, invalid or nonexistent
domain names, or other means of deceptive addressing; and
(3) unsolicited telephone calls or facsimile transmissions;
(j) use the Site in a manner that violates any state or
federal law regulating email, facsimile transmissions or
telephone solicitations; and (k) export or re-export the
Site or any portion thereof, or any software available on
or through the Site, in violation of the export control
laws or regulations of the United States.
6. Forms, Agreements & Documents
We may make available through the Site or through other
Web sites sample and actual forms, checklists, business
documents or legal documents (collectively, “Documents”).
All Documents are provided on a non-exclusive license basis
only for your personal one-time use for non-commercial purposes,
without any right to re-license, sublicense, distribute,
assign or transfer such license. Documents may be provided
for a charge and without any representations or warranties,
express or implied, as to their suitability, legal effect,
completeness, currentness, accuracy, and/or appropriateness.
THE DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE”, AND
WITH “ALL FAULTS”, AND WE AND ANY PROVIDER OF THE DOCUMENTS
DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. The Documents may be inappropriate for your particular
circumstances. Furthermore, state laws or clinical practice
guidelines may require different or additional provisions
to ensure the desired result. You should consult with legal
and clinical counsel to determine the appropriate legal,
business, or clinical documents necessary for your particular
needs, as the Documents are only samples and may not be
applicable to a particular situation.
7. No Clinical Advice or Behavior Analyst-Client Relationship.
Information contained on or made available through the Site
is not intended to and does not constitute clinical advice,
recommendations, mediation or counseling under any circumstance
and no behavior analyst-client relationship is formed. We
do not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness,
adequacy or currency of the information contained in or
linked to the Site. Your use of information on the Site
or materials linked to the Site is entirely at your own
risk.
8. Linking to the Site.
You may provide links to the Site, provided (a) that you
do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, the copyright
notice, or other notices on the Site, (b) your site does
not engage in illegal or pornographic activities, and (c)
you discontinue providing links to the Site immediately
upon request by us.
9. Registration.
Certain sections of, or offerings from, the Site may require
you to register. If registration is requested, you agree
to provide us with accurate, complete registration information.
Your registration must be done using your real name and
accurate information. Each registration is for your personal
use only and not on behalf of any other person or entity.
We do not permit (a) any other person using the registered
sections under your name; or (b) access through a single
name being made available to multiple users on a network.
You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use.
10. Errors, Corrections and Changes.
We do not represent or warrant that the Site will be error-free,
free of viruses or other harmful components, or that defects
will be corrected. We do not represent or warrant that the
information available on or through the Site will be correct,
accurate, timely or otherwise reliable. We may make changes
to the features, functionality or content of the Site at
any time. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to
edit or delete any documents, information or other content
appearing on the Site.
11. Third Party Content.
Third party content may appear on the Site or may be accessible
via links from the Site. We are not responsible for and
assume no liability for any mistakes, misstatements, defamation,
omissions, falsehood, obscenity, pornography or profanity
in the statements, opinions, representations or any other
form of content on the Site. You understand that the information
and opinions in the third party content represent solely
the thoughts of the author(s) and is neither endorsed by
nor does it necessarily reflect our belief.
12. Unlawful Activity.
We reserve the right to investigate complaints or reported
violations of this Agreement and to take any action we deem
appropriate, including but not limited to reporting any
suspected unlawful activity to law enforcement officials,
regulators, or other third parties and disclosing any information
necessary or appropriate to such persons or entities relating
to your profile, email addresses, usage history, posted
materials, IP addresses and traffic information.
13. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold us and our partners,
agents, officers, directors, employees, subcontractors,
successors, assigns, third party suppliers of information
and documents, attorneys, advertisers, product and service
providers, and affiliates (collectively, "Affiliated
Parties") harmless from any liability, loss, claim
and expense, including reasonable attorney's fees, related
to your violation of this Agreement or use of the Site.
14. Nontransferable.
Your right to use the Site is not transferable or assignable.
Any password or right given to you to obtain information
or documents is not transferable or assignable.
15. Disclaimer.
THE INFORMATION, CONTENT AND DOCUMENTS FROM OR THROUGH THE
SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS-IS," "AS AVAILABLE,"
WITH “ALL FAULTS”, AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
ARE DISCLAIMED (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE DISCLAIMER
OF ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE). THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES
MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS.
WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER
FOR YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE, EXCEPT AS PROVIDED
IN SECTION 16(b). IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT AS A LIMITATION
THEREOF, WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR
ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
(INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR CLINICAL HARM, LACK OF CLINICAL PROGRESS,
LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE),
WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY,
TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE,
EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE
NEGATION AND LIMITATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL
ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN US AND YOU.
THIS SITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION
PRESENTED WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS.
NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED
BY YOU FROM US THROUGH THE SITE OR OTHERWISE SHALL CREATE
ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY
VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN THE ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING
A FORM OR DOCUMENT IS DISCLAIMED.
16. Limitation of Liability
(a) We and any Affiliated Party shall not be liable for
any loss, injury, claim, liability, or damage of any kind
resulting in any way from (a) any errors in or omissions
from the Site or any services or products obtainable therefrom,
(b) the unavailability or interruption of the Site or any
features thereof, (c) your use of the Site, (d) the content
contained on the Site, or (e) any delay or failure in performance
beyond the control of a Covered Party.
(b) THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF US AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES
IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING
TO THE SITE AND/OR THE PRODUCTS, INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS
AND SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN OR HEREBY SHALL NOT EXCEED
ONE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($100.00 USD) AND THAT
AMOUNT SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES THAT YOU MAY
HAVE AGAINST US AND ANY AFFILIATED PARTY.
17. Use of Information.
We reserve the right, and you authorize us, to the use and
assignment of all information regarding Site uses by you
and all information provided by you in any manner consistent
with our Privacy Policy. All remarks, suggestions, ideas,
graphics, or other information communicated by you to us
(collectively, a "Submission") will forever be
our property. We will not be required to treat any Submission
as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas (including
without limitation, product, service or advertising ideas)
and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities
that may appear in our future products, services or operations.
Without limitation, we will have exclusive ownership of
all present and future existing rights to the Submission
of every kind and nature everywhere. We will be entitled
to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose
whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person
sending the Submission. You acknowledge that you are responsible
for whatever material you submit, and you, not us, have
full responsibility for the message, including its legality,
reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.
18. Third-Party Services.
We may allow access to or advertise certain third-party
product or service providers ("Merchants") from
which you may purchase certain goods or services. You understand
that we do not operate or control the products or services
offered by Merchants. Merchants are responsible for all
aspects of order processing, fulfillment, billing and customer
service. We are not a party to the transactions entered
into between you and Merchants. You agree that use of or
purchase from such Merchants is AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND BY US, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED
OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR
PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
ARE WE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE TRANSACTIONS
BETWEEN YOU AND MERCHANTS OR FOR ANY INFORMATION APPEARING
ON MERCHANT SITES OR ANY OTHER SITE LINKED TO OUR SITE.
19. Third-Party Merchant Policies.
All rules, policies (including privacy policies) and operating
procedures of Merchants will apply to you while on any Merchant
sites. We are not responsible for information provided by
you to Merchants. We and the Merchants are independent contractors
and neither party has authority to make any representations
or commitments on behalf of the other.
20. Privacy Policy.
Our Privacy Policy, as it may change from time to time,
is a part of this Agreement. You must review this Privacy
Policy by clicking on this link.
21. Payments.
You represent and warrant that if you purchase something
from us or from Merchants that (i) any credit information
you supply is true and complete, (ii) charges incurred by
you will be honored by your credit card company, and (iii)
you will pay the charges incurred by you at the posted prices,
including any applicable taxes.
22. Securities Laws.
The Site may include statements concerning our operations,
clients, affiliates, prospects, strategies, financial condition,
future economic performance and demand for our products
or services, as well as our intentions, plans and objectives
(particularly with respect to product and service offerings),
that are forward-looking statements. These statements are
based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are
subject to significant uncertainties, many of which are
beyond our control. When used on our Site, words like "anticipates,"
"expects," "believes," "estimates,"
"seeks," "plans," "intends,"
"will" and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements designed to fall within
securities law safe harbors for forward-looking statements.
The Site and the information contained herein does not constitute
an offer or a solicitation of an offer for sale of any securities.
None of the information contained herein is intended to
be, and shall not be deemed to be, incorporated into any
of our securities-related filings or documents.
23. Links to other Web Sites.
The Site contains links to other Web sites. We are not responsible
for the content, accuracy or opinions express in such Web
sites, and such Web sites are not investigated, monitored
or checked for accuracy or completeness by us. Inclusion
of any linked Web site on our Site does not imply approval
or endorsement of the linked Web site by us. If you decide
to leave our Site and access these third-party sites, you
do so at your own risk.
24. Copyrights and Copyright Agents.
We respect the intellectual property of others, and we ask
you to do the same. If you believe that your work has been
copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement,
please provide our Copyright Agent the following information:
a. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
b. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim
has been infringed;
c. A description of where the material that you claim is
infringing is located on the Site;
d. Your address, telephone number, and email address;
e. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief
that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright
owner, its agent, or the law; and
f. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that
the above information in your Notice is accurate and that
you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the
copyright owner's behalf.
Our Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement
on the Site can be reached by directing an e-mail to the
Copyright Agent at webmaster@o4rl.com
25. Information and Press Releases.
The Site contains information and press releases about us.
We disclaim any duty or obligation to update this information
or any press releases. Information about companies other
than ours contained in the press release or otherwise, should
not be relied upon as being provided or endorsed by us.
26. Legal Compliance.
You agree to comply with all applicable domestic and international
laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations regarding your
use of the Site and the Content and Materials provided therein.
27. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall be treated as though it were executed
and performed in Seattle, Washington, and shall be governed
by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State
of Washington (without regard to conflict of law principles).
Any cause of action by you with respect to the Site (and/or
any information, Documents, products or services related
thereto) must be instituted within one (1) year after the
cause of action arose or be forever waived and barred. All
actions shall be subject to the limitations set forth in
Section 15 and Section 16. The language in this Agreement
shall be interpreted as to its fair meaning and not strictly
for or against any party. This Agreement and all incorporated
agreements and your information may be automatically assigned
by us in our sole discretion to a third party in the event
of an acquisition, sale or merger. Should any part of this
Agreement be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion
shall be construed consistent with applicable law and the
remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.
To the extent that anything in or associated with the Site
is in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement, this
Agreement shall take precedence. Our failure to enforce
any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver
of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision.
Our rights under this Agreement shall survive any termination
of this Agreement.
28. Arbitration.
Any legal controversy or legal claim arising out of or relating
to this Agreement or our services, excluding legal action
taken by us to collect or recover damages for, or obtain
any injunction relating to, Site operations, intellectual
property, and our services, shall be settled solely by binding
arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration
rules of JAMS. Any such controversy or claim shall be arbitrated
on an individual basis, and shall not be consolidated in
any arbitration with any claim or controversy of any other
party. The arbitration shall be conducted in Seattle, Washington,
and judgment on the arbitration award may be entered into
any court having jurisdiction thereof. Either you or us
may seek any interim or preliminary relief from a court
of competent jurisdiction in Seattle, Washington necessary
to protect the rights or property of you and us pending
the completion of arbitration. Each party shall bear one-half
of the arbitration fees and costs incurred through JAMS.