Privacy Policy

The 15-40 Connection Privacy Policy and Terms of Use

Last Updated May 14, 2010

The 15-40 Connection, Inc. ("15-40") may collect information independent of Verve Hosting the operator of the website and Blackbaud, the host of many pages, including the pages for donations. For the Verve Hosting privacy policy, please visit Verve Hosting Privacy Policy Page, last accessed May 11, 2010. For Blackbaud's privacy policy, please visit Blackbaud Privacy Policy, last accessed February 26, 2008.

Information we collect and how we use it:

Contact and Personal Information

You may choose to provide contact information (such as your name, address, telephone number and email address) and other information (such as age or dates of physician visits) on this web site. Providing this information is strictly voluntary for most purposes, and the failure to provide information in most instances will not restrict your use of the website. We will not ask you for any credit card number, social security number, driver's license number or other financial account number on the website except through the donation pages that are hosted by our partner, Blackbaud. From time to time, 15-40 may host contests or sweepstakes, which will require you to provide information to participate. Here are some of the ways you may provide the information and the types of information you may submit. We also tell you how we may use the information.

Contact Us

If you email us through the "Contact Us" link on this site, we ask you for information such as your name and email address so we can respond to your questions and comments. You may choose to provide additional information as well. You should not provide any credit card number, social security number or other financial account number when using the contact us screen.

Questionnaires and Surveys

We occasionally may ask visitors to our web site to complete online surveys and opinion polls about their activities, attitudes and interests. These surveys help us serve you better and improve the usefulness of our site. In conducting these surveys we may ask you for your name and email address. We do not keep any personal information about you in connection with your participation in a 15-40.org survey unless you specifically agree to provide that information.

Send Content to a Friend

You can send certain content to your friends. To do so, we ask you to provide your name and your friend's email address. We use this information to send the content to your friend.

Sweepstakes or Contest Registration

We occasionally may conduct sweepstakes or contests that ask visitors to our web site to complete registration forms that include name, mailing address, phone and email address and additional personal information about their age, activities, attitudes and interests. Registration questions allow us to contact you if you are a winner and help us serve you better and improve the usefulness of our site. Your name, age and home state may be posted on our web site if your name is drawn as a winner. In conjunction with your Contest Registration, we will also register you as a user of the 15-40 website. As a registered user, we may also send you news, announcements, requests for donations or similar communications as a result of your Sweepstakes or Contest Registration. Instructions for opting out of receiving this information appears in the section titled "Opting Out". We will not sell you information to any other person.

Public Areas

The 15-40 Connection is currently in the process of expanding the content in its public areas. You may submit a blog, comment on a blog, share your personal or otherwise post personal information on the 15-40 Connection web site. Sharing information is helpful to other visitors to the 15-40 Connection web site who may learn from you experiences and opinions. We do keep your personal information in association with your submission. We do not share your contact information with others without your permission; however, if you provide contact information in a public area, we do not automatically remove it. Any person visiting the public area would be able to see the information. You may not provide any credit card number, social security number or other financial account number about yourself or another in a public area. Such information will be violation of the terms of use of the web site.

Donations

You may choose to make a donation to the 15-40 Connection by visiting pages marked to provide donations. When making a donation, we will ask for your name, mailing address, phone number and email address and may ask for additional information about your age, activities, attitudes and interests. You may also choose to have your donation processed with ACH transfers of credit card transactions, which will necessitate that you provide financial account numbers, such as a credit card number, bank account number and bank routing number ("Financial Account Information"). In conjunction with your Donation, we will also register you as a user of the 15-40 website. As a registered user, we may also send you news, announcements, requests for donations or similar communications as a result of your Sweepstakes or Contest Registration. Instructions for opting out of receiving this information appears in the section titled "Opting Out". We will not sell your information to any other person. We will not store any of your Financial Account Information

Registrations

From time to time, we may offer you other methods to become a registered user for the website. When registering, we will ask for information that includes name, mailing address, phone and email address and may ask for additional personal information about your age, activities, attitudes and interests. As a registered user, we may also send you news, announcements, requests for donations or similar communications as a result of your Sweepstakes or Contest Registration. Instructions for opting out of receiving this information appears in the section titled "Opting Out".

Other Information

We collect certain aggregate and non-personal information when you visit this web site. Aggregate and non-personal information does not relate to a single identifiable visitor. It tells us such things as how many users visited our site and the pages accessed. By collecting this information, we learn how to best tailor our web site to our visitors. We collect this information either through "cookie" technology or with "web beacons," as explained below.

Cookies

Like many organizations, we use browser cookies on this web site. Browser cookies are bits of text that are placed on your computer's hard drive when you visit certain web sites. We use browser cookies to tell us, for example, whether you've visited us before or if you're a new visitor and to help us identify site features in which you may have the greatest interest. Browser cookies may enhance your online experience by saving your preferences while you are visiting a particular site. The "help" portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new browser cookies, how to be notified when you receive a new browser cookie, and how to disable existing browser cookies. Remember though, without browser cookies, you may not be able to take full advantage of all our web site features. We may also use flash cookies on our web site to enhance your online experience. Flash cookies are similar to browser cookies, except that they can store data more complex than simple text. Flash cookies, by themselves, cannot do anything to or with the data on your computer. In addition, flash cookies cannot access or remember your email address or other personal information unless you provide the information on this site. We use flash cookies to provide you with a better user experience.

Web Beacons

Certain pages on our site contain "web beacons" (also known as Internet tags, pixel tags and clear GIFs). These web beacons allow third parties to obtain information such as the IP address of the computer that downloaded the page on which the beacon appears, the URL of the page on which the beacon appears, the time the page containing the beacon was viewed, the type of browser used to view the page, and the information in cookies set by the third party. We use log files to store the data that is collected through web beacons. The 15-40 Connection may also use third party web beacons to help manage online advertising. These web beacons would be provided by our ad management partners and Google Analytics. These files enable Google Analytics to recognize a unique cookie on your web browser, which in turn enables us to learn which advertisements bring users to our web site. The cookie on your web browser was placed by the 15-40 Connection, or by another advertiser who works with Google Analytics. With both cookies and web beacon technology, the information that we collect and share is anonymous and not personally identifiable. It does not contain your name, address, telephone number, or email address.

Information We Share

We do not sell or otherwise disclose personal information about our web site visitors, except as described here. We may share information provided by our visitors to 15-40.org with service providers we have retained to perform services on our behalf, including but not limited to performing routine maintenance, design, web site management and public relations. In addition, we may disclose information about you (i) if we are required to do so by law or legal process, (ii) to law enforcement authorities or other government officials, or (iii) when we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to prevent physical harm or financial loss or in connection with an investigation of suspected or actual illegal activity.

We reserve the right to transfer any information we have about you in the event we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use personal information you have provided through this web site in a manner that is consistent with this Privacy Statement.

If you provide Financial Account Information, this information will be shared with our service providers for processing the transaction. We will not store your Financial Account Information.

Links to Other Sites

We provide links to other web sites for your convenience and information. These sites may have their own privacy statements in place, which we recommend you review if you visit any linked web sites. We are not responsible for the content of linked sites or any use of the sites. Presently, all collections of donations are handled through a third party provider, who has a privacy policy located here (http://www.blackbaud.com/privacy/overview.aspx), last accessed February 26, 2008).

Children's Privacy

This web site is not directed to children under the age of thirteen and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of thirteen on the site. If we become aware that we have inadvertently received personal information from a visitor under the age of thirteen on the site, we will delete the information from our records.

How We Protect Personal Information

We maintain administrative, technical and physical safeguards to protect against unauthorized disclosure, use, alteration or destruction of the personal information you provide on this web site. We use secure socket layer (SSL) technology for all transactions involving Financial Account Information and registration, including Sweepstakes and Contest Registrations to help keep the personal information you provide on this site secure.

How To Opt out of Receiving Emails from Us

If you no longer wish to receive email news, announcements, requests for donations or similar email communications please:

Click the unsubscribe link within the most recent email you have received from us

Email us at: info@15-40.org
Call us at: +1.508.703.0654
Write us at:

Database Administrator

15-40 Connection

17 Briden Street

Worcester, MA 01605

How To Update Your Personal Information

If you would like to update your personal information, you may go to www.awareness.15-40.org and enter your user id and password to view and change your personal information.

Email us at: info@15-40.org
Call us at: +1.508.703.0654
Write us at:

Database Administrator

15-40 Connection

17 Briden Street

Worcester, MA 01605

Updates to Our Privacy Statement

This Privacy Statement may be updated periodically and without prior notice to you to reflect changes in our online information practices. We will post a prominent notice on this web site to notify you of any significant changes to our Privacy Statement and indicate at the top of the statement when it was most recently updated.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about this Privacy Statement, or if you would like us to update information we have about you or your preferences, please contact us by:

Visiting our Contact Form (http://www.15-40.org/contact.html)
Calling us at +1 508.703.0654 or
Writing us at:

Office of Privacy

15-40 Connection
17 Briden St
Worcester, MA 01605

Emailing us at: info@15-40.org

Thank you for visiting our site. We hope you find the 15-40.org helpful and convenient to use! Questions or comments regarding this website, including any reports of non-functioning links, should be submitted using our Contact Us Form or via U.S. mail to: 15-40 Connection, Office of Privacy, 17 Briden Street, Worcester, MA 01605

15-40.org Terms of Use

Last Updated May 14, 2010

This Web site is operated by the 15-40 Connection, Inc. ("15-40 Connection") Throughout the site, the terms "we," "us" and "our" refer to the 15-40 Connection. The 15-40 Connection offers this web site located at www.15-40.org, including all information, tools and services available from this site, to you, the user, conditioned upon your acceptance of all the terms, conditions, policies and notices stated here ("15-40.org"). Your use of this site constitutes your agreement to these Terms of Use. The 15-40 Connection, Inc. ("15-40") may have terms that are in addition to and independent of Verve Hosting policy the operator of the website. For Verve Hosting privacy policy, please visit here, last accessed May 11, 2010.

Accuracy, Completeness and Timeliness of Information on This Site

The 15-40 Connection is not responsible if information made available on this site is not accurate, complete or current. The material on this site is provided for general information only and should not be relied upon or used as the sole basis for making decisions without consulting primary, more accurate, more complete or more timely sources of information. The Content is not intended to be professional medical advice or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read on 15-40.org. Any reliance on the material on this site is at your own risk. We reserve the right to modify the contents of this site at any time, but we have no obligation to update any information on the site. You agree that it is your responsibility to monitor changes to the site.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor or 911 immediately. The 15-40 Connection does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the site. 15-40.org may contain health- or medical-related materials that are sexually explicit. If you find these materials offensive, you may not want to use 15-40.org.

Use of Materials on the Site

All content on this site (including, without limitation, text, design, graphics, logos, icons, images, audio clips, downloads, interfaces, code and software, as well as the selection and arrangement thereof), is the exclusive property of and owned or licensed by the 15-40 Connection or its content providers and is protected by copyright, trademark and other applicable laws. You may access, copy, download and print the material contained on the site for your personal and non-commercial use, provided you include the following copyright notice: "Copyright ©2010, 15-40 Connection. All rights reserved." Any other use of content on the site, including but not limited to the modification, distribution, transmission, performance, broadcast, publication, uploading, licensing, transfer or sale of, or the creation of derivative works from, any material, information, software, products or services obtained from the site, or use of the site for purposes competitive to the 15-40 Connection, is expressly prohibited. You agree to abide by all additional restrictions displayed on the site as it may be updated from time to time. The 15-40 Connection reserves the right to refuse or cancel any person's registration for this site, remove any person from this site or prohibit any person from using this site for any reason whatsoever

You may not use contact information provided on the site for unauthorized purposes, including marketing. You may not use any hardware or software intended to damage or interfere with the proper working of the site or to surreptitiously intercept any system, data or personal information from the site. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of the site in any way. The 15-40 Connection reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to limit or terminate your access to or use of the site at any time without notice. Termination of your access or use will not waive or affect any other right or relief to which 15-40 Connection may be entitled at law or in equity.

Materials You Submit

You acknowledge that you are responsible for any material you may submit via the site, including the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright of any such material. You may not upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this site any content that (i) is confidential, proprietary, false, fraudulent, libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, infringing on intellectual property rights, abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable; (ii) may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law; or (iii) may contain software viruses, political campaigning, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false email address or other identifying information, impersonate any person or entity or otherwise mislead as to the origin of any content. You may not upload commercial content onto the site.

If you do submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant the 15-40 Connection an unrestricted, nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute and display such material throughout the world in any media. You further agree that the 15-40 Connection is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how that you or individuals acting on your behalf provide to the 15-40 Connection. You grant the 15-40 Connection the right to use the name you submit in connection with such material, if they so choose. All personal information provided via this site will be handled in accordance with the site's online Privacy Policy. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all the rights to the content you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate any provision herein and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify the 15-40 Connection for all claims resulting from content you supply. You agree that you may not post any social security number, drivers license number, credit card account number of other financial account number of any person, including yourself, on any portion of this website.

Conduct on the Site

Some features that may be available on this site require registration. We will register you for an account if you provide a donation or if you register through a Sweepstakes or Contest Registration. We may from time to time provide you other methods to register for an account at this site. By registering (including registering through a Sweepstakes and Contest registration) at and in consideration of your use of the site you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself.

Some features on this site require use of a password. You are responsible for protecting your password. You agree that you will be responsible for any and all statements made, and acts or omissions that occur, through the use of your password. If you have any reason to believe or become aware of any loss, theft or unauthorized use of your password, notify the 15-40 Connection immediately. The 15-40 Connection may assume that any communications it receives under your password have been made by you unless the 15-40 Connection receives notice otherwise.

You or third parties acting on your behalf are not allowed to frame this site or use our proprietary marks as meta tags, without our written consent. These marks include, but are not limited to the 15-40 Connection, 15-40.org, Check Yourself, and Rock the Doc. You may not use frames or utilize framing techniques or technology to enclose any content included on the site without the 15-40 Connection's express written consent. Further, you may not utilize any site content in any meta tags or any other "hidden text" techniques or technologies without the 15-40 Connection's express written consent. We may from time to time include the trademarks of others. You will be responsible for obtaining any person from third parties to use their trademarks and the 15-40 Connection does not give you any permission to use those trademarks.

15-40.org Community and Member to Member Areas ("Public Areas")

If you use a Public Area, such as personal stories, blogs or post questions on public pages, you are solely responsible for your own communications, the consequences of posting those communications, and your reliance on any communications found in the Public Areas. The 15-40 Connection is not responsible for the consequences of any communications in the Public Areas. In cases where you feel threatened or believe someone else is in danger, you should contact your local law enforcement agency immediately.

In consideration of being allowed to use the Public Areas, you agree that the following actions shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and Conditions:

Using a Public Area for any purpose in violation of local, state, national, or international laws;
Posting material that infringes on the intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others;
Posting material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, hateful, or embarrassing to any other person or entity as determined by the 15-40 Connection in its sole discretion;
Posting advertisements or solicitations of business;
After receiving a warning, continuing to disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, or posting comments that are not related to the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion is free-form);
Posting chain letters or pyramid schemes;
Impersonating another person;
Distributing viruses or other harmful computer code;
Harvesting or otherwise collecting information about others, including email addresses, without their identification for posting or viewing comments; consent;
Allowing any other person or entity to use your identification for posting or viewing comments;
Posting the same note more than once or "spamming";
Engaging in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any other person from using or enjoying the Public Area or the Site, or which, in the judgment of the 15-40 Connection, exposes the 15-40 Connection or any of its customers or suppliers to any liability or detriment of any type.;
Posting any information about yourself or others that has either: (i) a first name and a last name or (ii) a first initial and last name; and either: (a) financial account number, including any credit card number; (b) drivers license number or state issued identification number; or (c) social security number; or
Posting any information that would make the 15-40 Connection responsible for the care or privacy of the information.

The 15-40 Connection reserves the right (but is not obligated) to do any or all of the following:

Investigate an allegation that a communication(s) do(es) not conform to the terms of this section and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request the removal of the communication(s).
Remove communications which are abusive, illegal, or disruptive, or that otherwise fail to conform with these Terms and Conditions.
Terminate a user's access to any or all Public Areas and/or 15-40.org upon any breach of these Terms and Conditions.
Monitor, edit, or disclose any communication in the Public Areas.
Edit or delete any communication(s) posted on the 15-40.org, regardless of whether such communication(s) violate these standards.

The 15-40 Connection or its licensors have no liability or responsibility to users of 15-40.org or any other person or entity for performance or nonperformance of the aforementioned activities.

Links

This site may contain links to other Web sites. These links are provided as a convenience to you and as an additional avenue of access to the information contained therein. We have not necessarily reviewed all the information on those other sites and are not responsible for the content of those or any other sites or any products or services that may be offered through those or any other sites. Inclusion of links to other sites should not be viewed as an endorsement of the content of linked sites. Different terms and conditions may apply to your use of any linked sites. The 15-40 Connection is not responsible for any losses, damages or other liabilities incurred as a result of your use of any linked sites.

Trademarks and Copyrights

Trademarks, logos and service marks displayed on this site are registered and unregistered trademarks the 15-40 Connection, or content providers, or other third parties. All of these trademarks, logos and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Nothing on this site shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any trademark, logo or service mark displayed on the site without the owner's prior written permission, except as otherwise described herein. The 15-40 Connection reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the site and its content. This site and all of its content, including but not limited to text, design, graphics, interfaces and code, and the selection and arrangement thereof, is protected as a compilation under the copyright laws of the United States and other countries.

Notice and Takedown Procedures; and Copyright Agent

Agent Contact Information

Name: Christopher Palermo

Address of Designated Agent to which Notification should be sent:

The 15-40 Connection

Attn: Office of Privacy
17 Briden Street

Worcester, MA 01605

Elements of Notification

If you believe any materials accessible on or from the 15-40.org infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access thereto) from this web site by submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act by contacting the 15-40 Connection's copyright agent (identified above) and providing the following information:,:

Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative.
Identification of the copyrighted work that you believe to be infringed. Please describe the work, and where possible include a copy or the location (e.g., URL) of an authorized version of the work.
Identification of the material that you believe to be infringing and its location. Please describe the material, and provide us with its URL or any other pertinent information that will allow us to locate the material.
Your name, address, telephone number and (if available) e-mail address.
A statement that you have a good faith belief that the complained of use of the materials is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.
A statement that the information that you have supplied is accurate, and indicating that "under penalty of perjury," you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
A signature or the electronic equivalent from the copyright holder or authorized representative

Elements of Counter-Notification

If you believe that your content that was removed (or to which access was disabled) is not infringing, or that you have authorization from the copyright owner, the copyright owner's agent, or pursuant to the law, to post and use the content, then you may send a counter-notice containing the following information to our agent:

(i) A physical or electronic signature.

(ii) Identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or access to it was disabled.

(iii) A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.

(iv) Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of Federal District Court for the judicial district in which the address is located, or if your address is outside of the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider may be found, and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

If a counter-notice is received, The 15-40 Connection may send a copy of the counter-notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member, or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days or more after receipt of the counter-notice, at the 15-40 Connection's sole discretion.

Policy on Repeat Infringers, pursuant to 17 U.S.C. 512(i):

The 15-40 Connection has adopted and implemented a policy respecting the copyright law that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of users of the 15-40.org or network who are repeat infringers. The 15-40 Connection may terminate services, suspend, or revoke accounts of any person found to repeatedly violate the copyrights of others.

DISCLAIMERS

YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO RESTRICT OR TERMINATE YOUR ACCESS TO THE SITE OR ANY FEATURE OR PART THEREOF AT ANY TIME. THE 15-40 CONNECTION EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED AS WELL AS WARRANTIES IMPLIED FROM A COURSE OF PERFORMANCE OR COURSE OF DEALING; THAT ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE; THAT THE SITE WILL BE SECURE; THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE WILL BE VIRUS-FREE; OR THAT INFORMATION ON THE SITE WILL BE COMPLETE, ACCURATE OR TIMELY. IF YOU DOWNLOAD ANY MATERIALS FROM THIS SITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIALS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE 15-40 CONNECTION OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE 15-40 CONNECTION DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.

IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS, THE LAW MAY NOT PERMIT THE DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE DISCLAIMER MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT ANY INFORMATION YOU SEND OR RECEIVE DURING YOUR USE OF THE SITE MAY NOT BE SECURE AND MAY BE INTERCEPTED BY UNAUTHORIZED PARTIES. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND THAT THE SITE IS MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU AT NO CHARGE. RECOGNIZING SUCH, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER THE 15-40 CONNECTION NOR ITS THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE SITE, OR ANY OTHER SITE YOU ACCESS THROUGH A LINK FROM THIS SITE OR FROM ANY ACTIONS WE TAKE OR FAIL TO TAKE AS A RESULT OF COMMUNICATIONS YOU SEND TO US, OR THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES ADVERTISED IN OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SITE, REMOVAL OR DELETION OF ANY MATERIALS SUBMITTED OR POSTED ON ITS SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE SITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF THE 15-40 CONNECTION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. THIS DISCLAIMER APPLIES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY ARISING FROM ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECTS, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUSES, FILE CORRUPTION, COMMUNICATION-LINE FAILURE, NETWORK OR SYSTEM OUTAGE, YOUR LOSS OF PROFITS, OR THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, LOSS OR USE OF ANY RECORD OR DATA, AND ANY OTHER TANGIBLE OR INTANGIBLE LOSS. YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NEITHER THE 15-40 CONNECTION NOR THIRD-PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF THE SITE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY OF THE ABOVE CLAIMS OR ANY DISPUTE WITH THE 15-40 CONNECTION IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SITE. YOU AND THE 15-40 CONNECTION AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES OR THE CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, ALL OR A PORTION OF THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the 15-40 Connection and its officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, service providers, subcontractors and suppliers from and against any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs, arising or resulting from your use of the site and any violation of these Terms of Use. If you cause a technical disruption of the site or the systems transmitting the site to you or others, you agree to be responsible for any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs, arising or resulting from that disruption. The 15-40 Connection reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and, in such case, you agree to cooperate with the 15-40 Connection in the defense of such matter.

Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

The laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts govern these Terms of Use and your use of the site, and you irrevocably consent to the jurisdiction of the courts located in the County of Worcester for any action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use. We recognize that it is possible for you to obtain access to this site from any jurisdiction in the world, but we have no practical ability to prevent such access. This site has been designed to comply with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and of the United States. If any material on this site, or your use of the site, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, the site is not intended for you, and we ask you not to use the site. You are responsible for informing yourself of the laws of your jurisdiction and complying with them.

Changes to These Terms of Use

The 15-40 Connection reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change, modify, add or remove any portion of these Terms of Use, in whole or in part, at any time, by posting revised terms on the site. It is your responsibility to check periodically for any changes we make to the Terms of Use. Your continued use of the site after any changes to the Terms of Use or other policies means you accept the changes.

Entire Agreement and Admissibility

This agreement and any policies or operating rules posted on this site constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and the 15-40 Connection with respect to the subject matter thereof and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral or written, between the parties with respect to such subject matter. A printed version of these Terms of Use shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to use of the site to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form. Additional rules may apply for sweepstakes, contests or other promotions.

Severability

If any provision of this agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the agreement will remain in place.

How to Contact Us

If you have any questions or comments about these Terms of Use or this site, please contact us by:

Emailing us at: info@15-40.org
Calling us at: +1.508.703.0654
Writing us at:

15-40 Connection

17 Briden Street

Worcester, MA 01605