Terms and Conditions

Welcome to official MCHB FASD Project website. This Web Site and its contents, unless otherwise indicated, are the property of Children's Research Triangle (CRT) and are protected, without limitation, by U.S. and foreign copyright and trademark laws.

CRT has created this website for your personal enjoyment and education. However, you are only authorized to access this website or to use the materials contained in the website (regardless of whether your access or use is intended) if you agree to abide by all applicable laws, and to these Terms of Use which constitute an Agreement between you and CRT. Please read these Terms of Use carefully and save them. By using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, you should leave this website immediately and do not use the MCHB FASD Project website. Any questions or comments regarding, or problems with, this website should be sent to gchasnoff@cr-triangle.org.

CRT reserves the right to modify or amend these Terms of Use at any time and without notice by updating this posting and you agree to be bound by such revision, modification or amendment. It is therefore important that you read this page regularly to ensure you are updated as to any changes.

Material at this site is provided for lawful information and education purposes. Material from this site may not be copied, distributed, republished, uploaded, posted or transmitted in any shape, manner or form without the specific prior written consent of CRT, except as expressly permitted in this section. Modification or use of the materials at this site for any other purpose shall be construed as a violation of CRT’s intellectual property rights.

The Site contains material that is derived in whole or in part from material supplied by CRT and other sources, and is protected by U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. No material (including but not limited to the text, images, audio and/or video) and no software (including but not limited to any images or files incorporated in or generated by the software or data accompanying such software) (individually and collectively the “Materials”) may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way or decompiled, reverse engineered or disassembled, except that you may download one copy of the Materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial home use only, provided you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Modification of the Materials or use of the Materials for any other purpose is a violation of CRT’s or such other sources' copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights. The use of any such Materials on any other website or networked computer environment without CRT’s express written consent is prohibited.

If you become aware of misuse of this website by any person, please contact the website Administrator with your concerns.

• Under no circumstances shall CRT or the National Training Institute (NTI), or their employees be liable for any claims, charges, demands, damages, liabilities, losses, and expenses of whatever nature and howsoever arising, including, without limitation any compensatory, incidental, direct, indirect, special, punitive, or consequential damages, loss of use, loss of data, loss caused by a computer or electronic virus, loss of income or profit, loss of or damage to property, claims of third parties, or other losses of any kind or character, even if CRT has been advised of the possibility of such damages or losses, arising out of or in connection with the use of this website or any website with which it is linked. You assume total responsibility for establishing such procedures for data back up and virus checking as you consider necessary.
• Your use and browsing of the website is at your risk. If you are dissatisfied with any of the Materials contained in the website, or with any of these Terms of Service, your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue accessing and using the Site.

USE OF MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THIS SITE

• If you download software that may be available at this site, the software, including any files, images or audio, contained in or generated by the software, and accompanying data (collectively, “the Software”) is deemed to be licensed to you by CRT. Neither title nor any intellectual property rights to any material at this site, including but not limited to Software, are transferred to you. All material at this site remains the exclusive property of CRT, who owns full and complete title, unless otherwise indicated. You may not resell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise obtain from CRT for any commercial use of any material provided at this site. Please forward any requests in writing to CRT, 180 N Michigan Avenue, Suite 700, Chicago, IL 60601, Fax (312) 726-4021.
• In certain areas of this website, you may be permitted to submit remarks, suggestions, ideas, images, or other information to CRT (“Submission”). All Submissions will forever be the property of CRT. Under no circumstances will CRT be required to treat any Submission as confidential. Further, CRT is not and will not be liable under any circumstances for its use of any Submission in its business or as a result of any similarities to any Submission that may appear in future business of CRT. Without limitation, CRT has and will have exclusive ownership of all rights to Submissions of every kind and nature, everywhere. CRT is and will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. Your ability to post Submissions on this website is governed by these Terms of Use. You acknowledge that you are totally responsible for whatever you submit, and you, and not CRT, have full responsibility for such material, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.

SHOPPING

• IN NO EVENT SHALL CRT, AND AFFILIATED ECRTTIES OR THE DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THEM BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, CONSEQUECRTAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES RELATED TO ANY PRODUCT SOLD ON OR THROUGH THIS SITE.
• In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to typographical error or error received from its suppliers, CRT shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price. CRT shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, CRT will issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.
• Users are not permitted to upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish through this Web Site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable that would constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party, or that would otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

• The material in this site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. CRT may make changes or improvements at any time. THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRACRTES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW. CRT DISCLAIMS ALL WARRACRTES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CRT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIAL WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. CRT DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT CRT) ASSUME THE ECRTRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRACRTES.
• CRT WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR ONLINE FAILURE. CRT WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPECIAL OR CONSEQUECRTAL DAMAGES, THAT RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIAL AT THIS SITE, EVEN IF THERE IS NEGLIGENCE BY CRT. THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUECRTAL DAMAGES. CRT’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN CONTRCT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID TO ACCESS THIS SITE.

LINKED SITES

• CRT has provided links with other internet sites that are maintained by third parties. CRT is not responsible for and makes no representations regarding the content or the practices of such third party sites. The existence of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement, affiliation or sponsorship of those sites with CRT. These Terms of Use apply solely to the CRT website and you should always review the terms and conditions of any website that you access through a link from this website.

INDEMNIFICATION

• You hereby agree to indemnify and hold harmless CRT and NTI from and against any and all claims, charges, demands, damages, liabilities, losses, expenses, and liabilities of whatever nature and howsoever arising (including, but not limited to any legal or other professional fees and the costs of defending or prosecuting any claim and any loss of profit, goodwill, and any other direct or consequential loss), incurred or suffered by CRT directly or indirectly by reason of any act or omission which you commit in breach of these terms and conditions and the obligations and warranties contained in them.

OTHER

• This site is controlled and operated by CRT from its office in the State of Illinois, United States of America. CRT makes no representations that materials in this site are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so at their own risk and are responsible for compliance with any and all local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
• These Terms of Use will be governed and be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of Illinois, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Cook County in the State of Illinois and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating such action. If any part of these Terms of Use is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Possible evidence of use of this site for illegal purposes may be provided to law enforcement authorities at the sole discretion of CRT.

PRIVACY

Please review our Privacy Policy, which also governs your visit to www.ntiupstream.com/mchbproject, to understand our practices.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES

All content of this website is Copyright © 2006 CRT and/or its suppliers, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. Copyright and other intellectual property laws and treaties protect any software or content provided as part of this website. We and our suppliers own the title, copyright, and other intellectual property rights in the software or content. CRT , CRT and Design, and/or other CRT products or services referenced herein may also be either trademarks or registered trademarks of CRT in the United States and/or other countries. The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

Contact information for CRT Copyright Claims for Notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Site is below:

Children’s Research Triangle
180 N Michigan Avenue
Suite 700
Chicago, IL 60601
Fax (312) 726-4021

Please respect the rights of artists and creators. Content such as music, photos, images, graphics and video may be protected by copyright. People appearing in content may have a right to control use of their respective image(s). You may not share other people’s content unless you own the rights or have permission from the owner of those rights.

Last Modified January 17, 2007