This website, including all of its features and content (the “Website”) is a service made available by the National Fraternal Order of Police, or its affiliates (collectively, “Provider”) and all content, information, services and software ordered or provided on or through this Website (“Content”) may be used solely under the following Terms and Conditions (“Terms of Use”). Use of this Website and the Content is further subject to any and all other policies, disclaimers, or notices published on this Website.
1. Limited License.
As a user of this Website you are granted a nonexclusive, nontransferable, revocable, limited license to access and use this Website and Content in accordance with these Terms of Use. Provider may terminate this license at any time for any reason. Except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use, nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any license or right, by implication, estoppel or otherwise, under copyright or other intellectual property rights. You agree that the Content and Website are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. For more information, see Intellectual Property Notice.
2. Limitations on Use.
The Content on this Website is for your personal use only and not for commercial exploitation. You may not decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sell, sublicense, or create derivative works from this Website or the Content, nor may you use any network monitoring or discovery software to determine the site architecture, or extract information about usage, individual identities or users. You may not use any robot, spider, other automatic software or device, or manual process to monitor or copy our Website or the Content without Provider’s prior written permission. You may not use this Website to transmit any false, misleading, fraudulent or illegal communications. You may not copy, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, display, or transmit for commercial, non-profit or public purposes all or any portion of this Website, except to the extent permitted above. You shall not distribute on or through this Website any postings containing any advertising, promotion, solicitation for goods, services or funds or solicitation for others to become members of any enterprise or organization without the express written permission of the Provider.
3. Third Party Communications.
Provider disclaims all liability for any Third Party Communications you may receive or any actions you may take or refrain from taking as a result of any Third Party Communications. You are solely responsible for assessing and verifying the identity and trustworthiness of the source and content of any Third Party Communications. Provider assumes no responsibility for verifying, and makes no representations or warranties regarding, the identity or trustworthiness of the source or content of any Third Party Communications. As used herein, “Third Party Communications” means any communications directed to you from any third party directly or indirectly in connection with this Website.
4. Intellectual Property Rights.
Provider reserves the right to remove any Content that allegedly infringes another person’s copyright, trademark, service mark, or other intellectual property. Provider will terminate, in appropriate circumstances, subscribers and account holders of the Provider’s system or network who are repeat infringers of another person’s copyright, trademark, service mark, or other intellectual property.
5. Advertisers.
This Website may contain advertising and sponsorship. Advertisers and sponsors are responsible for ensuring that material submitted for inclusion on this Website is accurate and complies with applicable laws. Provider will not be responsible for the illegality of or any error or inaccuracy in advertisers’ or sponsors’ materials or for the acts or omissions of advertisers and sponsors.
6. Registration.
Certain sections of this Website may require you to register. If registration is requested, you agree to provide accurate and complete registration information. It is your responsibility to inform Provider of any changes to that information. Each registration is for a single individual only, unless specifically designated otherwise on the registration page. Provider does not permit a) anyone other than you to use the sections requiring registration by using your name or password; or b) access through a single name being made available to multiple users on a network or otherwise. You are responsible for preventing such unauthorized use. If you believe there has been unauthorized use, you must notify Provider immediately by emailing webmaster@fop.net.
7. Errors and Corrections.
Content on this Website may contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. Content may be changed or updated without notice. Provider may also make improvements and/or changes in the services, products and/or the programs described in the Content at any time without notice.
8. Feedback Data.
Any comments or materials sent to Provider including feedback data, such as questions, comments, suggestions, or the like regarding the content of any such documents (collectively “Feedback”), shall be deemed to be non‑confidential. Provider shall have no obligation of any kind with respect to such Feedback and shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose, exhibit, display, transform, create derivative works and distribute the Feedback to others without limitation. Further, Provider shall be free to use any ideas, concepts, know‑how or techniques contained in such Feedback for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products and/or services incorporating such Feedback.
9. Geographic Limitations.
Content Provider publishes on the World Wide Web may contain references or cross references to Provider products, programs and services that are not announced or available in your country. Such references do not imply that Provider intends to announce such products, programs and/or services in your country. Consult Provider for information regarding the products, programs and/or services which may be available to you.
10. Non-Provider Websites.
Provider makes no representations whatsoever about any other Website which you may access through this one. When you access a non‑Provider Website, please understand that it is independent from Provider, and that Provider has no control over the content on that Website. In addition, a link to a non‑Provider Website does not mean that Provider endorses or accepts any responsibility for the content, or the use, of such Website. It is up to you to take precautions to ensure that whatever you select for your use is free of such items as viruses, worms, trojan horses and other items of a destructive nature.
11. Disclaimer of Warranties.
Content on this Website is provided as-is, without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non‑infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.
12. Limitation of Liability.
In no event will Provider be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages for any use of this Website, or on any other hyperlinked website, including, without limitation, any lost profits, business interruption, loss of programs or other data on your information handling system or otherwise, even if we are expressly advised of the possibility of such damages.
13. Modifications to Terms of Use.
Provider reserves the right to change these Terms of Use at any time. Updated versions of the Terms of Use will appear on this Website and are effective immediately. You are responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use. Continued use of this Website after any such changes constitutes your consent to such changes.
14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction.
The Terms of Use are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio and any action arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in state or federal courts located in Ohio and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such action.
