Terms of Use

By accessing or using any of the Family First Home Alliance (the Alliance’s) website, you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use (Terms of Use). Please read these Terms of Use carefully as well as the Alliance’s Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you must immediately terminate use of the Alliance website. These Terms of Use will take effect at the time you begin using the Alliance website. The Alliance reserves the right, with or without notice, at any time and for any reason to deny you access to the Alliance website or any portion thereof, and to terminate these Terms of Use. If you violate any of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the website automatically terminates.

Copyright and Trademarks

All Alliance content including the name and logo and all related product and service names (“Alliance Content”) on this site is owned by the Alliance its licensors, sponsors, partners, content providers, or other third parties and is protected by law including, but not limited to, United States copyright, trade secret, patent, and trademark law. Reproduction, retransmission, distribution, sale, publication, broadcast, circulation, reprinting, or dissemination of any Alliance Content is prohibited without prior written permission from the Alliance or the other copyright owner if the Alliance is not the owner. You may not alter, delete, obscure, or conceal any copyright or other notices appearing on the Alliance Content, including any such notices appearing on any Alliance Content you are permitted to download, transmit, display, print, or reproduce from Alliance websites. Any use of the Alliance Content not expressly permitted by these Terms of Use is a breach of these Terms of Use and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. Alliance Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of the Alliance. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved to Alliance and its licensors.

Use of Content

The Alliance authorizes you to view or download a single copy of the material on the website solely for your personal, noncommercial use if you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright © 2024, Family First Home Alliance. All rights reserved" and other copyright and proprietary rights notices that are contained in the Alliance Content.

All other reproduction, retransmission, or reprinting of all or part of any Alliance Content found on this site is expressly prohibited, unless the Alliance has expressly granted its prior consent to so reproduce, retransmit, or reprint the material. All other rights are reserved.

If you violate any of these Terms of Use, your permission to use the Alliance Content automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of any portion of the Alliance Content.

No legal advice

The Alliance is providing information and services on this website as a benefit and service in furtherance of the Alliance’s nonprofit and tax-exempt status. The information posted here by the Alliance or any third party should not be considered legal advice, and is not intended to replace consultation with a qualified legal professional.

Warranty Disclaimed

The use of the website and the Alliance Content is at your own risk. When using the website, information will be transmitted over a medium that may be beyond the control and jurisdiction of the Alliance and its suppliers. Accordingly, the Alliance assumes no liability for or relating to the delay, failure, interruption, or corruption of any data or other information transmitted in connection with use of the website.

This website and the Alliance Content are provided on an "as is," "as available" basis. THE ALLIANCE, ITS LICENSORS, AND ITS SUPPLIERS, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE or NONINFRINGEMENT or any warranty arising from a course of dealing, usage, or trade practice. Without limiting the foregoing, the Alliance, its licensors, and its suppliers make no representations or warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, currentness, or timeliness of the Alliance Content, software, text, graphics, links, or communications provided on or through the use of the website.

Disclaimer of Liability

You assume all responsibility for the use of this website. Under no circumstances, including negligence, shall the Alliance or anyone else involved in creating or maintaining this website be liable for any claim, loss, or damage (including, without limitation, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL or CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, or LOST PROFITS of any kind whatsoever) in connection with, as a result of, or arising from the use or inability to use the website and/or any other websites that are linked to this site, including, but not limited to: (i) reliance by a member or visitor on any information obtained via the website; (ii) mistakes, omissions, interruptions, deletion of files, viruses, errors, defects, or any failure of performance, communications failure, theft, destruction or unauthorized access; ) any interruption in the availability of the website or Alliance Content; (iv) statements or conduct of any third party on the website; (iv) any other matter relating to the website.

Any claims arising in connection with your use of the website or any of the Alliance Content must be brought within one (1) year of the date of the event giving rise to such action occurred. Remedies under these Terms of Use are exclusive and are limited to those expressly provided for in these Terms of Use.

In states which do not allow some or all of the above limitations of liability, liability shall be limited to the greatest extent allowed by law.

Disclaimer of Endorsement

Reference to any product, service, hypertext link to a third party or other information by trade name, trademark, supplier or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation by the Alliance. The Alliance shall not be responsible for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the presence of such third party content. You shall be solely responsible for any correspondence or transactions with third parties.

Online Conduct

You warrant that you will abide by all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations with respect to your use of the Alliance website and not interfere with the use and enjoyment of the Alliance website by other users or with the Alliance’s operation and management of the website. You agree to use the website only for lawful purposes and are prohibited from posting on the website any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, obscene or otherwise objectionable material of any kind, including, but not limited to, any material which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.

Third Party Content

The Alliance is a distributor of the content supplied by third parties. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information or content made available by third parties are those of the respective author(s), and the Alliance is not responsible for any material posted by third parties. The Alliance cannot and does not endorse in any way, nor does it vouch for, the accuracy or usefulness of such material. Furthermore, the Alliance expressly disclaims any liability associated with material posted by third parties.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold the Alliance, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions, or demands, liabilities, and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from, or alleged to result from, your violation of these Terms of Use.

Governing Law/Forum

You expressly agree that exclusive jurisdiction for any dispute with the Alliance, or in any way relating to your use of the website, resides in the courts of the District of Columbia and you further agree and expressly consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction in the courts of the the District of Columbia in connection with any such dispute including any claim involving the website or the Alliance or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, contractors, officers, directors, and telecommunication providers. These Terms of Use are governed by the internal substantive laws of the District of Columbia, without respect to its conflict of laws principles.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

Entire Agreement

Except as expressly provided in a particular "legal notice" on the website, these Terms of Use and the Alliance Privacy Policy constitute the entire agreement between you and the Alliance with respect to the use of the website and Alliance Content.

THIS LEGAL NOTICE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.

Privacy policy

The Alliance is committed to maintaining the privacy of the personal information of visitors to its sites. Our policies are designed to disclose the information collected and how it will be used. This policy applies solely to the information provided while visiting this website. The terms of the privacy policy do not govern personal information furnished through any means other than this website (such as by telephone or mail).

E-mail Addresses and Other Personal Information

Personal information such as postal and e-mail address may be used internally for maintaining member records, marketing purposes, and alerting customers or members of additional services available. Phone numbers may also be used by the Alliance when questions about products or services ordered arise. The Alliance will not reveal any information about an individual user to third parties except to comply with applicable laws or valid legal processes.

Cookies

A cookie is a small file stored on the site user's computer or Web server and is used to aid Web navigation. Session cookies are temporary files created when a user signs in on the website or uses the personalized features (such as keeping track of items in the shopping cart). Session cookies are removed when a user logs off or when the browser is closed. Persistent cookies are permanent files and must be deleted manually. Tracking or other information collected from persistent cookies or any session cookie is used strictly for the user's efficient navigation of the site.

Information provided on a form (such as registering for the Annual Scientific Meeting) is maintained at the Alliance solely for that intended use.

Links

This site may contain links to other sites. The Alliance is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites.

Children

This website is not designed or intended to attract children under the age of 13. The Alliance does not collect personal information from anyone it knows is under the age of 13.

Information Security

The Alliance implements security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information. We restrict access to personal information to the Alliance’s business partners who may need to know that information in order to operate, develop, or improve our services. These individuals are bound by confidentiality obligations and may be subject to discipline if they fail to meet these obligations.

No Guarantee

Unfortunately, no information transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Accordingly, despite our efforts, the Alliance cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us.

The Alliance welcomes your feedback. If you have questions or comments about this site, please e-mail us at ali@familyfirsthomealliance.org.