Website Policy

TERMS OF USE AND CONDITIONS

Welcome to the SCORE Foundation website.  These Terms of Use and Conditions (“Terms”) govern your use of the Foundation (“our”) website (“Site”).  Please read the terms in full before using our Site.  By accepting these Terms, or by using this Site, you agree to be legally bound by these Terms, and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our Site.  We reserve the right to modify these Terms at any time without prior notice, and your use of the Site bind you to the use of the changes made.  We do occasionally update these terms so please refer to them in the future.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS

Our Site, images, data, text, audio, videos, photographs, custom graphics, logos, button icons, descriptions, and all other material provided and the collection and compilation and assembly thereof, are the exclusive property of the Foundation or third parties and are protected by the U.S. and international copyright laws.

You should assume that everything on the Site, including all content, all trademarks and logos and the  www.scorefoundation.org  domain name are subject to copyright and trademark ownership unless otherwise noted. unless otherwise noted. Use of the images, data, text, audio, videos, photographs, custom graphics, trademarks, logos, button icons, descriptions, and all other material provided on the Site is forbidden without our express, written permission. We do not warrant or represent that your use of the content displayed on this Site will not infringe rights of third parties.  Any product, service, content, program, or technology on this Site may be the subject of intellectual property rights such as, but not limited to, copyright, trademark, or patent rights. Any such right that is not expressly given herein is reserved by us.

Images, graphics, and photographs on the Site are either the property of, or are used with permission by us. Use of these images by you or other third parties is prohibited unless expressly given through an authorized agreement with us or any third party we deem necessary. Any unauthorized use of these images may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and other applicable regulations.

The contents of our Site may be used for informational purposes only.  Any other use of such contents, including the reproduction, modification, distribution, transmission, republication, display, or performance of the contents without our prior written consent is expressly forbidden.

Any other trademarks or service marks appearing anywhere on our Site are the property of their respective owners.  To the extent any product name or logo does not appear with a trademark (™) or federal registration symbol (®) does not constitute a waiver of any and all intellectual property rights that SCORE or its businesses has established in any of its trademarks, products, features, or service marks or logos.

You agree to observe copyright and other applicable laws and may not use the content in any manner that infringes or violates the rights of the Foundation or any other person or entity.  However, you may download content displayed on the Site for personal, non-commercial use only. You must maintain all copyright and other proprietary notices on downloaded and/or copied material. You may not use, reproduce, modify, transmit, display, publish, sell, create derivative works, or distribute by any means, method, or process whatsoever, now known or hereafter developed, any content of this Site for commercial profit or gain without our written consent or any third party we deem necessary.  Nothing in these Terms or on the Site shall be construed as conferring any intellectual property or other proprietary rights to You. 

USE OF SITE IN COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND TERMS AND CONDITIONS

As a condition of your use of the Site, you will not use the Site, or any contents or services, for any purpose that is unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction where our Site are being used or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices, and you agree to abide by the terms and conditions set forth in the “User Conduct” section. You may not use the Site contents or services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any of our equipment or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site, or any contents or services.  You may not attempt to gain access to any portion of the Site, or any of its contents or services, other than those for which you are authorized.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this Site are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the National Information Infrastructure Protection Act.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

While every effort is made to ensure the timeliness and accuracy of the Site content and services, we make no warranties either express or implied, and assume no liability or responsibility for the completeness, use, accuracy, reliability, correctness, timeliness, or usefulness, of any of the results obtained from its use.

We make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with respect to the content of the Site, or links to other sites, including but not limited to accurateness, completeness, correctness, timeliness, or reliability.  We make no representation or warranty regarding the merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use with respect to any content or services whatsoever that may be accessed through this Site, or the results to be obtained from using the Site.  We make no representation or warranty that the Site or content is free from defects or viruses.  Your use of external links and third-party websites is at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such links and sites.

While every effort is made to ensure that all content provided on the Site does not contain computer viruses and/or harmful materials, you should take reasonable and appropriate precautions to scan for computer viruses or otherwise protect your computer and you should ensure that you have a complete and current backup of the applicable items on your computer.  We disclaim any liability for the need for services or replacing equipment or data resulting from your use of the Site.  While every effort is made to ensure smooth and continuous operation, we do not warrant the Site will operate error free.

SITE UPTIME

We take all reasonable steps to ensure that our Site is available 24 hours every day, 365 days per year. However, websites do sometimes encounter downtime due to scheduled maintenance or repair, server and other technical issues and circumstances beyond the Foundation’s reasonable control. Therefore, we will not be liable if this Site is unavailable at any time.

USER CONDUCT

Any material you send or post to our Site shall be considered non-proprietary and non-confidential.  See also our Privacy Policy, which can be found here.  Any material or content you post to our Site will be deemed to include a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, transferable, worldwide, nonexclusive right and license for the Foundation to adopt, publish, reproduce, disseminate, transmit, distribute, copy, use, create derivative works, display, (in whole or part), or act on such content without additional approval or consideration, in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content.

When using our Site, you shall not post or send to or from the Site:

• content for which you have not obtained all necessary consents;
• content that is discriminatory, obscene, pornographic, defamatory, liable to incite racial hatred, in breach of confidentiality or privacy, which may cause annoyance or inconvenience to others, which encourages or constitutes conduct that would be deemed a criminal offense, give rise to a civil liability, or otherwise is contrary to the law in any applicable jurisdiction where our Site is being used;
• content which is harmful in nature including, and without limitation, computer viruses, Trojan horses, corrupted data, or other potentially harmful software or data.

We will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requiring us to disclose the identity or other details of any person posting materials to our Site in breach of this Section.

You shall not use our Site while distracted or preoccupied, such as when operating a motor vehicle. You should access our Site only with due regard for your own safety and the safety of others.

DIGITAL MILLENNIUM COPYRIGHT ACT

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under US copyright law.  The Foundation reserves the right to remove any material on the Site which allegedly infringes another person’s copyright.  Notices to the Foundation regarding any alleged copyright infringement on the Site should be sent to us via the Contact Us Page on this website.  Please provide the following in your communication:

• your address, telephone number, and email address;
• a statement that the use of the copyrighted work is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
• a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf; and
• an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest.

LINKS TO AND FROM THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

Any links furnished on our Site may allow you to leave our Site.  These third-party websites are not under our control and we disclaim any responsibility for the contents of such linked sites or any link(s) contained in any such linked site(s) or any changes or updates to any of these sites.  We further disclaim any responsibility for any form of transmission received from any linked third-party website or advertising.  If we provide these links to you, it is done simply as a convenience to you, and inclusion of any link herein shall in no way be construed as an endorsement by us of the site(s).

If you would like to link to our Site, you may only do so on the basis that you link to, but do not replicate, any page of our Site, and subject to the following conditions:

• you do not in any way imply that we are endorsing any services or products unless this has been specifically agreed with us;
• you do not misrepresent your relationship with us or present any false information about us;
• you do not link from a website that is not owned by you; and
• your website does not contain content that is offensive, controversial, infringes any intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person, or does not comply in any way with state, U.S. or international laws.

If you choose to link our website in breach of this Section, you shall fully indemnify us for any loss or damage suffered as a result of your actions.

DISCLAIMERS

All information on our Site is of a general nature and is furnished for your knowledge and understanding and as an informational resource only.  The documents and any related graphics published on this server could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.  Changes are periodically added to the information contained on our Site.  We may make improvements and/or changes to any of the services or products depicted or described herein at any time.  We expressly disclaim any responsibility or liability for any adverse consequences or damages resulting from your use of the Site or reliance on the information from either.

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.  WE MAKE NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER WITH REGARD TO ANY PRODUCTS, INFORMATION, OR SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE, INCLUDING, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, CONDITION, GUARANTY, OR REPRESENTATION, WHETHER ORAL OR IN WRITING, OR IN ELECTRONIC FORM.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

YOUR USE OF OUR SITE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTIES FOR ANY DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OR LOSSES OR INJURY YOU MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE PRODUCTS, OR YOUR RELIANCE ON OR USE OF THE SITE, THE INFORMATION, OR SERVICES PROVIDED, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETIONS OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, OR ANY OF THE DATA OR OTHER MATERIALS TRANSMITTED THROUGH OR RESIDING ON OUR SITE, REGARDLESS OF THE TYPE OF CLAIM OR THE NATURE OF THE CAUSE OF ACTION, EVEN IF WE HAVE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE OR LOSS. IF YOU ARE A CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, YOU WAIVE CALIFORNIA CIVIL CODE §1542, WHICH SAYS: “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.”

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us, our officers, directors, employees, volunteers, agents, licensors, and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions or demands, liabilities, and settlements including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, relating to, resulting from or alleged to result from: (i) your use of and access to the Site, products or services; (ii) your violation of these Terms; (iii) your violation of any third party right, including without limitation any trademark, copyright, patent, trade secret, right of publicity, privacy right or any other proprietary right; or (iv) your acts or omissions.

ASSIGNMENT

These Terms, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you.

APPLICABLE LAW

We make no representations that the content or the Site are appropriate or may be used or downloaded outside the United States. Access to the Site and/or the content may not be legal in certain countries outside the United States.  If you access the Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of the jurisdiction from which you access the website.

Our Site is created and controlled in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America.  The Site, and its contents, and any disputes arising therefrom shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and applicable United States federal laws.  Use of our Site constitutes agreement of the user to the jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located therein.

Our Site is subject to the United States export control laws and regulations and may be subject to export or import regulations in other countries. You agree to strictly comply with all such laws and regulations and acknowledge that you have the responsibility to obtain authorization to export, re-export, or import of any data on our Site, as may be required.

GENERAL

These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy, and any legal notices published by us on the Site, shall constitute the entire agreement between us concerning use of the Site.  If any provision of these Terms is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms, which shall remain in full force and effect.  No waiver of any term shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. YOU 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. OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Accommodations for Individuals with Disabilities

SCORE services are provided without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, age, and disability.  Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities will be made if requested at least two weeks in advance.

To make a request or obtain more information, please contact us via the methods listed below.

CONTACT US

If you have any questions or complaints about your privacy or use of the Site, please message us via the Contact Us page or by phone via the number listed at the bottom of this page.