Last Updated: April 7, 2021
Acceptance of Terms
Welcome to the Meadows Foundation, Incorporated (“the Foundation” or “we”) Site. The following terms and conditions, together with any documents they expressly incorporate by reference, including without limitation the Privacy Policy (collectively, these “Terms of Use”), govern your access to and use of mfi.org, including any content, functionality, and services thereon (the “Site”).
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you use the Site. BY ACCESSING, BROWSING, AND/OR USING THE SITE (INCLUDING YOUR SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THIS SITE), YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, INCLUDING THE PRIVACY POLICY (WHICH IS INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE), AND TO COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE UNITED STATES LAWS AND REGULATIONS. You agree that the Terms of Use, combined with your act of using the Site, have the same legal force and effect as a written contract with your written signature and satisfy any laws that require a writing or signature, including any applicable statute of frauds. You further agree that you shall not challenge the validity, enforceability, or admissibility of the Terms of Use on the grounds that it was electronically transmitted or authorized.
This Site is offered and available to users in the United States who are 13 years of age or older. By using this Site, you represent and warrant that you meet the foregoing eligibility requirement. If you do not meet this requirement, you must not access or use the Site.
The information presented on or through the Site is made available solely for general information purposes. We may update the content on this Site from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Site may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.
Intellectual Property
This Site contains trademarks, logos, and service marks that are the property of the Foundation and other parties (the “Marks”). In order to keep these Marks distinctive, you are prohibited from using any Marks for any purpose, including, but not limited to, use as metatags on other pages or sites on the internet without prior written permission of the Foundation or such third party who may own the Marks.
All information and content, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, logos, and any software programs available on or through the Site (“Content”) is protected by copyright and other laws. You are prohibited from modifying, copying, distributing, transmitting, displaying, publishing, selling, licensing, creating derivative works, or using any Content available on or through the Site for commercial or public purposes without our prior written consent. Without in any way waiving any of the foregoing rights, you may download one copy of the Content on the Site solely to facilitate your use of the Site resources for personal and non-commercial purposes, provided you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices. Modification or use of the Content on the Site may subject you to penalties or damages, including, but not limited to, those related to violation of trademarks, copyrights, privacy, and publicity damages.
No permission is hereby granted to you to distribute, modify, post, or frame any Content without our prior written consent.
The Foundation respects the intellectual property of others. If you believe our Site infringes your intellectual property, please contact us at: [email protected]
Prohibited Uses
You may use the Site only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms of Use.
You agree not to use the Site:
- In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries).
- For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
- To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” or “spam” or any other similar solicitation.
- To impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Foundation, our employees or representatives, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses associated with any of the foregoing).
- To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Site, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Site or users of the Site or expose them to liability.
Additionally, you agree not to:
- Use the Site in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Site, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Site.
- Share your online portal login, fail to keep your login information secure, or fail to notify the Foundation of unauthorized use of your login information.
- Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Site for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Site.
- Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Site or for any other unauthorized purpose without our prior written consent.
- Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Site, the server on which the Site is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Site.
- Attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack.
- Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Site.
Linked Sites
Although this site may be linked to other sites, the Foundation is not, directly or indirectly, implying any approval, association, sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation with the linked site. The Foundation has not reviewed all the sites linked to this site and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other site linked to this site. Your linking to any other off-site pages or other sites is at your own risk.
Privacy
All information we collect on this Site is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.
No Warranty
ALL CONTENT, INFORMATION, AND MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED TO YOU ON AN “AS IS,” ‘WHERE IS,” AND “WHERE AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND/OR ACCURACY. The Foundation expressly disclaims, to the fullest extent possible under the law, any and all liability for any infringement or other violation of intellectual property rights associated with the Site or its content.
The Foundation makes no warranty that the Site will meet your requirements or that the services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or free of errors or viruses, nor does the Foundation warrant that the results you may obtain through the Site will meet your needs or that the Foundation will correct any software defects. Any content and/or data you download or otherwise obtain through the Site comes at your own discretion and your own risk. You alone are solely responsible for any damage to your computer systems including, but not limited to, computer hardware, computer software, or connections or loss or corruption of data. No advice or information from the Foundation, whether oral or written, will create a warranty.
Limitation of Liability
By entering the Site you acknowledge and agree that your use is at your own risk and that none of the parties involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Site is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages, or any other losses, costs, or expenses of any kind (including legal fees, expert fees, or other disbursements) which may arise, directly or indirectly, through the access to, use of or browsing of this site or through your downloading of any materials, data, text, images, video, or audio from this site, including, but not limited to, anything caused by any viruses, bugs, human action or inaction, or any computer system, phone line, hardware, software, or program malfunctions or any other errors, failures, or delays in computer transmissions or network connections.
Indemnification
You are personally responsible for your behavior while you use the Site. You hereby agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Foundation and any affiliated companies harmless from and against any and all liability and costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees and settlement amounts, incurred by the Foundation and any affiliated companies in connection with any claim or demand of any third party alleging losses, damages, injuries, expenses, harm, costs, and the like arising out of your use of, or inability to use, the Site, connections to the Site, alleged violation of these Terms of Use, alleged violation of the rights of a third party or alleged violation of federal privacy law including, without limitation, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act or any other regulations or rules with respect to privacy promulgated or enforced by any federal agency.
Amendment
The Foundation reserves the right to amend this Agreement at any time and for any reason and reserves the right to make changes at any time, without notice or obligation, to any of the information contained on the Site.
Severability
If any part or section of these Terms of Use shall be held illegal, unenforceable, or invalid for any reason, the illegality, unenforceability, or invalidity of any provision or portion of the Terms of Use shall not affect the remainder of the Terms of Use, and the Terms of Use shall be construed and enforced as if the illegal, unenforceable or invalid provision or portion thereof had not been included herein.
Non-waiver
The failure of the Foundation to enforce at any time any term, provision, or condition of these Terms of Use, or to exercise any right herein, shall in no way operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise preclude any other right herein. In no way whatsoever shall a waiver of any term, provision, or condition of these Terms of Use be valid unless in writing, signed by the Foundation, and only to the extent set forth in such writing.
Governing Law and Forum Selection
This site is designed for use in the United States of America and is to be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States of America.
By accessing this Site, both you and the Foundation agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Texas, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof, will apply to all matters arising from or relating to the use of this Site. Any disputes arising under or related in any way to these Terms of Use or to this Site shall be solely and exclusively litigated, arbitrated, or otherwise heard in Dallas County, Texas. You consent to jurisdiction in any state or federal courts sitting in Dallas Country, Texas, and arbitration in Dallas County, Texas, and hereby waive any claim or defense that such forum is not convenient.
Headings
The headings appearing at the beginning of the sections contained in these Terms and Conditions have been inserted for identification and reference purposes only and shall not be used to determine the construction or interpretation of this agreement.
Contact Us
Should you have any questions about the Site or these Terms of Use, please contact us at:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 214-826-9431