Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy

12-30-05

Nonprofit Central (npocentral.net), ("the web site") is a website of the Resource Development Network, LLC. As used in these Terms and Conditions, the term "web site" refers to the Web site located at www.npocentral.net as well as online services that include, but are not limited to, our E-mail newsletters, our events, our archives, our online content, and our online discussion forums. Nonprofit Central NY/NJ and the Resource Development Network, LLC do not control, and are not responsible for, any third-party site to which the Web site links.

You agree that your use of the Web site is subject to the following Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions may be modified at any time and from time to time; the date of the most recent changes or revisions will appear on this page. Continued access to the Web site by you will constitute your acceptance of any changes or revisions to the Agreement. If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions, please do not use this web site.

The materials contained on the web site are provided by the Resource Development Network, LLC as a service to you for your use on an "as is, as available" basis. You acknowledge that you are using the web site at your own risk. The Resource Development Network, LLC assumes no responsibility for error or omissions in these materials. The Resource Development Network, LLC makes no commitment to update the information contained herein. The Resource Development Network, LLC makes no, and expressly disclaims any and all, representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the web site, including without limitation the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of text, graphics, links, products and services, and other items accessed from or via the Web site, or that the Web site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses or other harmful components. No advice or information given by the Resource Development Network, LLC or any other party on the web site shall create any warranty or liability.

The Resource Development Network, LLC does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials at the web site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, timeliness, reliability, or otherwise. Under no circumstances shall the Resource Development Network, LLC or any of its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, advisors or their respective partners, officers, directors, employees, or agents be held liable for any damages, whether direct, incidental, indirect, special, or consequential, and including, without limitation, lost revenues or lost profits, arising from or in connection with your use, reliance on, or performance of the information on the web site.

The Resource Development Network, LLC periodically schedules system downtime for maintenance and other purposes. Unplanned outages also may occur. The Resource Development Network, LLC shall have no liability for the resulting unavailability of the web site or for any loss of data or transactions caused by planned or unplanned system outages, or any outages of webhost providers or the Internet infrastructure and network external to the web site.

Copyright

All materials published on the Web site are protected by copyright laws, and may not be reproduced, republished, distributed, transmitted, resold, displayed, broadcast, or otherwise exploited in any manner without the express written permission of either the Resource Development Network, LLC or, in the case of content licensed by the Resource Development Network, LLC from third parties, the entity that is credited as the copyright holder of such licensed content. You may download freely accessible material from this Web site for your personal and noncommercial use only, without altering or removing any trademark, copyright, or other notice from such material.

User Generated Content

The Resource Development Network, LLC provides users an opportunity to post content to the Web site. The Resource Development Network, LLC does not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, or agree with content posted by users.

You shall not post or transmit any unlawful threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate and local, state, national, or international law, or infringe upon another's copyright or trademark.

You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, video, messages, or other materials posted or transmitted in a Nonprofit Central forum, whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content originated. This means that you, and not the Resource Development Network, LLC, are entirely and solely responsible for all content that you access, upload, download, post, or otherwise transmit via the Web site. The Resource Development Network, LLC cannot review 100% of the content posted by users and is not responsible for such content. However, the Resource Development Network, LLC shall have the right, but not the obligation, to delete, move, or edit any content that violates this agreement or is otherwise objectionable as determined by the Resource Development Network, LLC in its sole discretion and without notice.

If you upload, post, or otherwise transmit content to the Web site, you acknowledge that any such submissions may be edited, removed, modified, published, transmitted, and displayed by the Resource Development Network, LLC in any medium now existing or hereinafter invented, and for any purpose, including commercial uses.

You agree to indemnify the Resource Development Network, LLC and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliates, and each of their respective partners, officers, directors, employees, and agents, against, and to hold each of them harmless from, any and all claims and liabilities (including attorney's fees) that may arise from your submissions, from your unauthorized use of material obtained from the Web site, from your breach of these Terms and Conditions, and from any such acts arising through your use of the Web site.

Featured Services

The Resource Development Network, LLC is committed to providing visitors to its site with as many features as possible. The Resource Development Network, LLC is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any advice or information given, or of any statement made, by the consultants whose profiles are on this web site, or for the content, services, products, or advertising on or available from their Web sites, or for the availability and operations of their Web sites. The companies that the Resource Development Network, LLC selects as featured services providers offer products and services that site visitors may find useful. The Resource Development Network, LLC in certain cases may have a business relationship with certain third parties that it selects as featured service providers. The Resource Development Network, LLC is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any advice or information given, or of any statement made, by the companies providing featured services, or for the content, services, products, or advertising on or available from their Web sites, or for the availability and operations of their Web sites.

Jurisdiction

You agree that any claim, action, or proceeding arising out of these Terms and Conditions, or your use of the Web site, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey applicable to contracts to be wholly performed therein, and any action based on or alleging a breach of this Agreement must be brought in a state or federal court in New Jersey. In addition, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts.

Privacy Policy

This privacy policy applies to the Web site only and does not cover information collected on any third-party sites to which this Web site links. This privacy policy is part of, and must be read in conjunction with, the Web site's Terms and Conditions. You can read the entire Terms and Conditions by either scrolling up to the top of this Web page. If you do not agree with the Terms and Conditions in their entirety, please do not use this Web site.

Web Site Users

The Resource Development Network, LLC generally collects personally identifiable information such as a name, postal address, E-mail address, telephone number, or credit card information with your specific knowledge and consent.

How does the Web site use information supplied by me? Occasionally, visitors to our Web site may be asked to supply certain personally identifying information, which is then retained by the Resource Development Network, LLC. For example, we ask you for certain information if you choose to subscribe to our E-mail newsletters, register for our online discussion forums, or purchase articles from our archives or our premium online content. If you choose to give us personally identifying information at such time, such information will be retained by us and used only to provide you with products or services you have requested, or with additional information from the Resource Development Network, LLC about the Resource Development Network, LLC, its affiliates, or selected outside companies whose products or services we feel may be of use to you. Any information from selected outside companies will be transmitted by the Resource Development Network, LLC so that such companies will not have access either to your E-mail address or to your other personally identifying information. Moreover, we will not sell or rent any personally identifying information obtained through the Web site to any other company or organization.

If, at some point after giving the Resource Development Network, LLC your personally identifying information, you do not wish to continue to receive additional information from the Resource Development Network, LLC about the Resource Development Network, LLC, its affiliates, or selected outside companies, in general, you may opt out by E-mailing memberservices at @npocentral.net and put the words "remove my name" in the subject line of your E-mail; in the case of our E-mail newsletters, you also may follow the procedures at our E-mail newsletter registration page.

From time to time, the personally identifying information that you provide to us may be shared with our suppliers or service providers who assist us in maintaining and managing our E-newsletters, our archives, our premium online content, our online discussion forums, and other activities on the Web site. Such suppliers or service providers may use your personally identifying information only in the course of providing services to the Resource Development Network, LLC, but they may not use such information for other purposes.

While your individual information is protected as discussed above, the Resource Development Network, LLC reserves the right to use such individual information to create aggregated, anonymous data about users in order to develop statistics about activity on and visitors to the Web site. In addition, the Resource Development Network, LLC may disclose personal information if we in good faith believe that such action is necessary to (1) comply with the law or with legal process; (2) protect and defend our rights and property; (3) protect against misuse or unauthorized use of the Web site; or (4) protect the personal safety, property, or rights of our users or the public.

How is my credit card information used when I join Nonprofit Central or make a purchase? When you join or make a purchase, we ask you to provide your credit card information so that we can process your payment. During the ordering process, such credit card information is transmitted to the Resource Development Network and third-party credit card processors and card issuers that must use your information to process your order.