ADAPTonline™ Terms of Use

Acceptance of these Terms

By using ADAPTonline™, whether as a guest or a registered user, you accept and agree to these Terms. Please read these Terms as well as the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use ADAPTonline™. If you do not agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy you must not access or use ADAPTonline™.

Changes to the Terms

ADAPTonline™ is offered by the University of Minnesota. (“UMN”, “we” or “us”). We may revise and update these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Any changes are effective when we post them. Your continued use of ADAPTonline™ following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes.

Changes to ADAPTonline™

While we hope to always offer ADAPTonline™ and all of its features, we reserve the right to change or cease offering ADAPTonline™ or any part, portion or functionality of ADAPTonline™ without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of ADAPTonline™ is unavailable at any time.

Information About You and Your Access of ADAPTonline™

All information we collect on or through ADAPTonline™ is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using ADAPTonline™ , you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.

Permitted and Unpermitted Use

These Terms allow you to use ADAPTonline™ in accordance with these Terms for your personal and non-commercial use. All rights not expressly granted to you are reserved by UMN. You agree you are not permitted and will not use ADAPTonline™ as follows:

You also agree that you will not send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material which, as determined by UMN in its sole discretion:

Account Security

ADAPTonline™ allows users to create an account (“User”) which requires providing certain information to ADAPTonline™ . You agree that all information you provide to become a User and register with ADAPTonline™ , including, but not limited to, information provided through the use of any interactive features on ADAPTonline™ , is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy. If you choose, or are provided with, a user name, password, or similar information as part of our security procedures, you agree to treat such information confidential, and agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your user name or password or any other breach of security. We have the right to disable any user name, password or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.

Monitoring and Enforcement; Legal Compliance; Termination

You agree that we have the right to:

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through ADAPTonline™. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS UMN AND ITS LICENSEES AND SERVICE PROVIDERS AND ALL OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING OR AS A RESULT OF LEGAL INVESTIGATIONS AND FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER LIFE.CHURCH OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

Your Reliance on Information

The information presented on or through ADAPTonline™ is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of this information. Any reliance you place on such information is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to ADAPTonline™ , or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents.

Intellectual Property Rights

ADAPTonline™ and its contents, features and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video and audio, and the design, selection and arrangement of the same), are owned by UMN, its licensors or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.

Logos and Designs

The ADAPTonline™ name, ADAPT name and logo, all related names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans are trademarks and/or copyright of UMN. You must not use these marks and copyright without the prior written permission of UMN. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs and slogans on ADAPTonline™ are the trademarks of their respective owners.

Intellectual Property Infringement

If you believe that any ADAPTonline™ content, including User Contributions, infringes your intellectual property rights, including copyright, please send notice of the copyright infringement to www.info@adaptparenting.org. Please be aware that it is the policy of UMN to terminate the user accounts of repeat infringers.

Third Party Links and Services

ADAPTonline™ may include content provided by third parties. If ADAPTonline™ contains links to other sites and pop-ups and similar resources provided by third parties, these links and resources are provided for your convenience only. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third party websites linked from ADAPTonline™, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by UMN, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of UMN. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

Linking from and to ADAPTonline™ and Social Media Features

ADAPTonline™ may provide certain features that enable you to connect or link to or from social media as well as other third party websites and applications and share information and communications to and from ADAPTonline™ and such third party services. You may use these features solely as they are provided by us solely with respect to the content they are displayed with and otherwise in accordance with these Terms and any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. We may disable all or any of these features at any time without notice in our discretion.

Geographic Restrictions

UMN, the owner of ADAPTonline™, is based in the state of Minnesota in the United States. We make no claims that ADAPTonline™ or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to ADAPTonline™ may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access ADAPTonline™ from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

Disclaimer of Warranties

YOUR USE OF ADAPTONLINETM, ITS CONTENT AND ANY FUNCTIONALITY, SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH ADAPTONLINETM IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, ALL OF WHICH ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER UMN NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH UMN MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF ADAPTONLINETM. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER UMN NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH UMN REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT ADAPTONLINETM OR ANY FUNCTIONALITY CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH ADAPTONLINETM WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT ADAPTONLINETM OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS OR THAT ADAPTONLINETM OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH ADAPTONLINETM WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. UMN HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitation on Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL LIFE.CHURCH, ITS LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, OR ANY OF THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, ADAPTONLINETM , ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT OFFERED ON OR THROUGH ADAPTONLINETM OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH ADAPTONLINETM , INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY WHICH CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless UMN, its affiliates, licensors and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of ADAPTonline™ , including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of ADAPTonline™ content, services and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms or your use of any information obtained from ADAPTonline™.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters, disputes or claims relating to ADAPTonline™ and these Terms (including non- contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Minnesota without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule. Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or ADAPTonline™ shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Minnesota in each case located in the City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Hennepin County. By agreeing to these Terms and using ADAPTonline™, you waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

Waiver and Severability

UMN may only waive its rights under these Terms in writing. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of these Terms will continue in full force and effect.

Entire Agreement

These Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and UMN with respect to ADAPTonline™ and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to ADAPTonline™.