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and http://www.centerforpublicpolicyanalysis.org

Introduction

Welcome to http://www.cppa-dc.org , http://www.centerforpublicpolicyanalysis.org and http://www.centreforpublicpolicyanalysis.org ). This website(s) is /are  owned and operated by Center for Public Policy Analysis ( CPPA also known as the Centre for Public Policy Analysis)
, or its parent company or affilitates  ("us", "we", "our", "Center for Public Policy Analysis", "CPPA", "Centre for Public Policy Analysis", "affiliates", "parent company"). By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products, and tools we provide, you understand and agree to accept and adhere to the following terms and conditions as stated in this policy (hereafter referred to as 'User Agreement'), along with the terms and conditions as stated in our Privacy Policy (please refer to the Privacy Policy section below for more information). If you do not agree to these terms under this User Agreement, you may not use or further access this web site, or this website, or any of the websites listed in this User Agreeement / Terms of Service, or affiliated websites operated or owned by us.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE VERY CAREFULLY. THEY MAY HAVE CHANGED SINCE THE LAST TIME YOU USED THIS SERVICE. BY USING THIS SERVICE, YOU INDICATE YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT ACCEPT THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE. This is a legal agreement, User Agreement,  ("User Agreement") between you and the Center for Public Policy Analysis or its parent company or affilitates  ("us", "we", "our", Center for Public Policy Analysis) governing your use of this website.

BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU REPRESENT AND WARRANT THAT YOU ARE AT LEAST EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS OF AGE AND THAT YOU HAVE READ ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, UNDERSTAND THEM, AND AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY THEM.

 This agreement is in effect as of Jan 1, 2000. Using this website indicates your consent to and agreement to be bound by this User Agreement and its terms of use.

We reserve the right to change this User Agreement from time to time without notice. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this User Agreement periodically to familiarize yourself with any modifications. Your continued use of this site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgment and agreement of the modified terms and conditions.

Responsible Use and Conduct

By visiting our website and accessing the information, resources, services, products, and tools we provide for you, either directly or indirectly (hereafter referred to as 'Resources'), you agree to use these Resources only for the purposes intended as permitted by (a) the terms of this User Agreement, and (b) applicable laws, regulations and generally accepted online practices or guidelines.

Wherein, you understand that:

a. In order to access our Resources, you may be required to provide certain information about yourself (such as identification, contact details, etc.) as part of the registration process, or as part of your ability to use the Resources. You agree that any information you provide will always be accurate, correct, and up to date.

b. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any login information associated with any account you use to access our Resources. Accordingly, you are responsible for all activities that occur under your account/s.

c. Accessing (or attempting to access) any of our Resources by any means other than through the means we provide, is strictly prohibited. You specifically agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of our Resources through any automated, unethical or unconventional means.

d. Engaging in any activity that disrupts or interferes with our Resources, including the servers and/or networks to which our Resources are located or connected, is strictly prohibited.

e. Attempting to copy, duplicate, reproduce, sell, trade, or resell our Resources is strictly prohibited.

f. You are solely responsible any consequences, losses, or damages that we may directly or indirectly incur or suffer due to any unauthorized activities conducted by you, as explained above, and may incur criminal or civil liability.

g. We may provide various open communication tools on our website, such as blog comments, blog posts, public chat, forums, message boards, newsgroups, product ratings and reviews, various social media services, etc. You understand that generally we do not pre-screen or monitor the content posted by users of these various communication tools, which means that if you choose to use these tools to submit any type of content to our website, then it is your personal responsibility to use these tools in a responsible and ethical manner. By posting information or otherwise using any open communication tools as mentioned, you agree that you will not upload, post, share, or otherwise distribute any content that:

i. Is illegal, threatening, defamatory, abusive, harassing, degrading, intimidating, fraudulent, deceptive, invasive, racist, or contains any type of suggestive, inappropriate, or explicit language;
ii. Infringes on any trademark, patent, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right of any party;
Iii. Contains any type of unauthorized or unsolicited advertising;
Iiii. Impersonates any person or entity, including any http://www.cppa-dc.org or http://www.centerforpublicpolicyanalysis.org employees or representatives.


We have the right at our sole discretion to remove any content that, we feel in our judgment does not comply with this User Agreement, along with any content that we feel is otherwise offensive, harmful, objectionable, inaccurate, or violates any 3rd party copyrights or trademarks. We are not responsible for any delay or failure in removing such content. If you post content that we choose to remove, you hereby consent to such removal, and consent to waive any claim against us.

h. We do not assume any liability for any content posted by you or any other 3rd party users of our website. However, any content posted by you using any open communication tools on our website, provided that it doesn't violate or infringe on any 3rd party copyrights or trademarks, becomes the property of Center for Public Policy Analysis, or its parent companies or designated affiliates, and as such, gives us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, publish, publicly display and/or distribute as we see fit. This only refers and applies to content posted via open communication tools as described, and does not refer to information that is provided as part of the registration process, necessary in order to use our Resources. All information provided as part of our registration process is covered by our Privacy Policy.
 
I. This website contains links to other sites that may be of interest to you. We have no control over the content on these sites, and its links to these sites do not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the content there. We do not endorse or assume any liability for any links provided on our website or an content posted or provided by 3rd party website (s).  The Center for Public Policy Analysis (CPPA) is not responsible for, and does not endorse any organization, person, information, link, website, resources or their content provided in links that may be provided by our website.  The CPPA does not endorse any of the organizations, people, information,  links, sites, or their content, that may be listed on its website.  Any such links may be, or are, provided for entertainment purposes only and we assume no liability. This website contains links to other sites that may be of interest to you. We have no control over the content on these sites, and its links to these sites do not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the content there.

j. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Center for Public Policy Analysis, and any and all of its parent companies and affiliates, as well as their directors, officers, managers, employees, volunteers, associates, shareholders, donors, agents, and licensors, and insurerers from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this User Agreement or the failure to fulfill any obligations relating to your account incurred by you or any other person using your account. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this User Agreement. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.
 
K. Although we attempt to provide a useful website, We does not guarantee that the Information is accurate, current or suitable for any particular purpose.

 

L. We assume no obligation to update or continue to post information. We do not guarantee that access to this website will be uninterrupted, that this website will be free of viruses or other harmful components, or that this website cannot be tampered with by third parties. We do not guarantee that information sent to this website will not be obtained, reviewed, disclosed or tampered with by third parties, whether or not measures are taken to secure such information.
 
M. You agree that you shall not engage in the following activities, which are illustrative of "Prohibited Conduct" and are in not intended to limit the meaning of that term. You shall not: (i) use the system in any way that may be considered unlawful, illegal, harmful, hostile, insulting, harassing, stalking, slanderous, vulgar, obscene, offensive, or pornographic. (ii) Interfere with, interrupt, intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal information, or infect any system with any malicious computer code, "trojan horse," "spyware",  "key logger software", computer virus,  or "worm", or destroy any programming, files, data, or web site, (iii) consent to or engage in activity, which may violate a local, national, or international law, or any activity which may result in civil liability under any such laws. (iv) falsefy, "spoof", mimic or misrepresent your identity or association with any person or entity, or falsify or otherwise seek to conceal the source of any content or information provided by you; (v) use this site for illicit, crimininal, fraudulent activity or advertising of any kind; (vi) use this site for spaming, or to gather information for spamming lists, bulk mailing or any commercial mass mailing operation, such as junk mail, spam, or similar schemes for profit; (vii) act or seek to create a "mail drop" for such communications, or engage or permit e-mail relay services; (viii) collect information prepared by or about other users for any purpose; (ix) send or receive any material that infringes or violates any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including, without limitation, copyrights, patents, trademarks, trade secrets, rights to privacy, or publicity; (x) send or receive any material that you do not have a right to send or receive; (xi) engage in conduct that would expose the Center for Public Policy Analysis, or its employees, and any and all of its parent companies and affiliates, as well as our, and their, owners, shareholders, managers, directors, officers, staff, volunteers, agents, licensors, licensees, insurers, and information providers, to civil or criminal liability; or (xii) assist others in engaging in any Prohibited Conduct.


Privacy

Your privacy is very important to us, which is why we've created a separate Privacy Policy in order to explain in detail how we collect, manage, process, secure, and store your private information. Our privacy policy is included under the scope of this User Agreement. To read our privacy policy in its entirety, click here.

Limitation of Warranties

By using our website, you understand and agree that all Resources we provide are "as is" and "as available". This means that we do not represent or warrant to you that:
i) the use of our Resources will meet your needs or requirements.
ii) the use of our Resources will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or free from errors.
iii) the information obtained by using our Resources will be accurate or reliable, and
iv) any defects in the operation or functionality of any Resources we provide will be repaired or corrected.
 
Furthermore, you understand and agree that:

v) any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of our Resources is done at your own discretion and risk, and that you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or other devices for any loss of data that may result from the download of such content.
vi) no information or advice, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, obtained by you from Center for Public Policy Analysis or through any Resources we provide shall create any warranty, guarantee, or conditions of any kind, except for those expressly outlined in this User Agreement.

THIS WEBSITE, THE INFORMATION AND ANY SOFTWARE RELATED THERETO ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR ACCURACY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE OF THIS WEBSITE, THE INFORMATION AND SUCH SOFTWARE IS AT THE USERS SOLE RISK. IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY SOFTWARE RELATED TO THIS WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITE OPERATED BY A THIRD PARTY, OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER UNDER A CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF We IS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Limitation of Liability

In conjunction with the Limitation of Warranties as explained above, you expressly understand and agree that any claim against us shall be limited to the amount you paid, if any, for use of products and/or services. The Center for Public Policy Analysis, and any and all of our,  parent companies and affiliates, as well as our and their, owners, managers, directors, officers, shareholders, staff, volunteers, agents,
licensors, licensees information providers,and insurers will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary loss or damages which may be incurred by you as a result of using our Resources, or as a result of any changes, data loss or corruption, cancellation, loss of access, or downtime to the full extent that applicable limitation of liability laws apply.
 
Some jurisdictions may not allow the disclaimer of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so some of the above limitations may not apply to you.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Center for Public Policy Analysis, its owners, managers, officers, editors, directors, employees, volunteers, agents, associates, information providers, licensors and licensees, and any and all of its parent companies, affiliates, or associates, from any damages, losses, costs or expenses (including, but not limited to, attorneys fees) which any of such persons may incur as a result of your use of this website or as a result of information entered into this website by you. You agree to cooperate fully with We in the defense of any claim. We reserves the right, at its expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of us.

Copyrights/Trademarks

All trademarks, copyrights and the intellectual property on this website are the property of the respective owner(s).

Most content and materials available on http://www.cppa-dc.org and http://www.centeforpublicpolicyanalysis.org, including but not limited to text, graphics, website name, code, images and logos are the intellectual property of Center for Public Policy Analysis or its parent company or affiliates, and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. Any inappropriate use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of any content on this site is strictly prohibited, unless specifically authorized in writing by Center for Public Policy Analysis, or the respective intellectual property owner. All trademarks, copyrights and the intellectual property on this website are the property of the Center for Public Policy Analysis and, or, their respective owner(s).

By using this site you agree to abide by any and all intellectual property laws and the ownership rights of any and all trademark, copyright, patent and intellectual property owners.

You have a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited, revocable right to use the website solely for your informational use in evaluating the Center for Public Policy Analysis and its products and services. You may not use the website for any other purpose without the our express prior written consent, including, without limitation, any commercial purpose. For example, you may not and may not authorize any other person or entity (“Person”) to (i) frame the website or any portion thereof (whereby the website or a portion thereof will appear on a user’s screen with a portion of another web site, or with content or advertising of any Person without the our consent), or (ii) Co-brand the website or any portion thereof. "Co-branding" means the display of a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any Person in such a manner reasonably likely to give a user of the website the impression that such the Person is associated or affiliated with the Center for Public Policy Analysis, or has the right to display, publish, transmit or distribute the website or content accessible within the website. In addition, You may not and may not authorize any Person to link to any part of the website without the our prior written consent from the Center for Public Policy Analysis..   You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing, Co-branding, linking or similar activity to immediately cease.  Reproduction in whole or in part without written persmission is prohibited.

By using this site you agree to abide by any and all intellectual property laws and the ownership rights of any and all trademark, copyright, patent and intellectual property owners.

 

 

Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited.

 

Termination of Use

You agree that we may, at our sole discretion, suspend or terminate your access to all or part of our website and Resources with or without notice and for any reason, including, without limitation, breach of this User Agreement. Any suspected illegal, fraudulent or abusive activity may be grounds for terminating your relationship and may be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Upon suspension or termination, your right to use the Resources we provide will immediately cease, and we reserve the right to remove or delete any information that you may have on file with us, including any account or login information.

Governing Law

This website is controlled by Center for Public Policy Analysis from our offices located in the District of Columbia, USA. It can be accessed by most countries around the world. As each country has laws that may differ from those of DC, by accessing our website, you agree that the statutes and laws of DC, without regard to the conflict of laws and the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this website and the purchase of any products or services through this site.

Furthermore, any action to enforce this User Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts located in USA, District of Columbia You hereby agree to personal jurisdiction by such courts, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.

Guarantee

UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPRESSED, Center for Public Policy Analysis EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
 

THIS WEBSITE, THE INFORMATION AND ANY SOFTWARE RELATED THERETO ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS, WITH NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE. Although we attempt to provide a useful website, We does not guarantee that the Information is accurate, current or suitable for any particular purpose.

We assume no obligation to update or continue to post the Information. We does not guarantee that access to this website will be uninterrupted, that this website will be free of viruses or other harmful components, or that this website cannot be tampered with by third parties. We do not guarantee that information sent to this website will not be obtained, reviewed, disclosed or tampered with by third parties, whether or not measures are taken to secure such information.

ACCURACY OR ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. USE OF THIS WEBSITE, THE INFORMATION AND SUCH SOFTWARE IS AT THE USERS SOLE RISK. IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS WEBSITE (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY SOFTWARE RELATED TO THIS WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITE OPERATED BY A THIRD PARTY, OR ANY INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER WEBSITE), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, WHETHER UNDER A CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY OF LIABILITY, EVEN IF We IS AWARE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.


Other Terms

The provisions of this User Agreement may be exercised and are applicable and binding only to the extent that they do not violate any applicable laws and are intended to be limited to the extent necessary so that they will not render these Terms and Conditions illegal, invalid or unenforceable. Indeed, if any provision or portion of any provision of this User Agreement are held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions or portions thereof shall apply with respect to the subject matter hereof, and all such remaining provisions or portions thereof shall remain in full force and effect.

No failure or delay on the part of us to exercise any right or remedy in this User Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or remedy by us and preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy.

 
No express waiver or assent by the us to any breach of or default in any of these provisions in the User Agreement shall constitute a waiver of or an assent to any succeeding breach of or default in the same or any other term or condition in the User Agreement hereof.

We shall have the right at any time and without prior notice to revise the terms and provisions of these Terms, in the User Agreement, or to impose new terms and conditions with respect to access to or use of this website. Such revisions and additions shall be effective immediately upon notice thereof, which may be given by any means, including but not limited to posting the revised or additional terms and conditions on the webste. Any access or use of this website by you after notice of revisions or additions to these Terms shall constitute and be deemed to be your agreement to such revisions or additions.
 
Although we attempt to provide a useful website, We does not guarantee that the Information is accurate, current or suitable for any particular purpose. The facts, figures, reviews, records, stats, and other data and information presented on this website is for suggestion and information purposes only.

 We assume no obligation to update or continue to post information. We do not guarantee that access to this website will be uninterrupted, that this website will be free of viruses or other harmful components, or that this website cannot be tampered with by third parties. We do not guarantee that information sent to this website will not be obtained, reviewed, disclosed or tampered with by third parties, whether or not measures are taken to secure such information. 

 

If you do not agree to these terms under this User Agreement, you may not use or further access this web site.

 
 
 
Contact Information

If you have any questions or comments about this User Agreement,  and these our Terms of Service as outlined above in the User Agreement, you can contact us at:

Center for Public Policy Analysis
2020 Pennsylvania Ave. NW 
Washington, DC 20006

 
 
 
 
 
 
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