Last Updated: November 15, 2023
This Membership Agreement (the Agreement) is effective November 15, 2023 by and between the IFTAS Connect web site, hereinafter referred to as Community, accessed via https://connect.iftas.org with a business address of 100 Main Street #270, Ossining, New York 10562, and all current and future members of IFTAS Community Web Site hereinafter referred to as “Member”.
By accessing, browsing or using the connect.iftas.org website you represent that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Membership Agreement and by reference the IFTAS Community Participation Guidelines available at https://connect.iftas.org/community-participation-guidelines/
1. Nature of the Service
The Community is a community of practice facilitating the exchange of personal information between people. This activity may include reading the profile pages of other members and optionally contacting them. The Community provides to its members benefits such as but not exclusive to: access to published resources, participation in working groups, collaborative discussions and documents, and messaging. The Community works like an online community of Internet users.
2. User Registration and Information
Member shall fill in the correct information requested in the Registration form on the site. Member shall be required to promptly update the Member Information on the site. Member shall select a username and password during the Registration process. Member shall be responsible for: a) all use of the Site made by the Member’s username and password, and b) maintaining the confidentiality of the Member’s username and password.
3. Content
The Content includes messages and other materials posted to forums, groups, or other locations on the Site by the members of the Community. Member of the Community is deemed to grant the Community the nonexclusive right to post, display, copy, and modify the Content in connection with the operation of the Site and the Community’s business. Further, the Member is deemed to grant the Community the nonexclusive right to post, display, and copy the Content within the limitations set by the Member during the online publishing process. Member is also deemed to authorize the Community to disclose their personal data when the Member includes such personal data in the content.
4. Release
If the Member has a dispute with one or more other Members, the Member shall release the Community (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) from claims, demands and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.
5. Privacy
Community shall not sell or rent Member’s personal information to third parties. Community shall store and process Member’s information on computers located in the United States that are protected by physical as well as technological security devices. However, the Community shall be permitted to access and modify Member’s information as needed.
6. Indemnity
Member shall indemnify and hold the Community (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures and employees) harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Member’s breach of this Agreement, or Member’s violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
7. No Agency
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship is intended or created by this Agreement.
8. Terminating Membership
Member shall choose to retire or delete the published content from the Community site and it shall be no longer available or visible to other visitors. Terms regarding the status of the uploaded content shall remain applicable when the Member chooses to terminate the membership. Contents posted to the site, other than the published content, shall not be deleted or retired as a result of the Member’s termination.
9. Governing Law
This Agreement shall be construed under and governed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.
10. Arbitration.
Any dispute arising under this contract shall be resolved under the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.
11. Limitation of Liability
Member shall not hold Community responsible for other Member’s content, actions or inactions.