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Terms & Conditions
Conditions Of Use:
MOST of Us and its affiliates provide their services to you subject to the following conditions. When you visit mostofus.org, you accept these conditions. Please read them carefully. In addition, when you use any current or future MOST of Us service (e.g., Master System, Communities, Survey Platform, Practitioner’s Tools, Traffic Resource Safety Center), you also will be subject to the guidelines and conditions applicable to such service or business.
Electronic Communications
When you visit MOST of Us or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on this site. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
Copyright
All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of MOST of Us or its content suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws. The compilation of all content on this site is the exclusive property of MOST of Us and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All software used on this site is the property of MOST of Us or its software suppliers and protected by United States and international copyright laws.
Content Submitted By Users
I. Proprietary Rights
A. MOST of Us does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") that you send to MOST of Us. After sending your Content to MOST of Us, you continue to retain all ownership rights in such Content, and you continue to have the right to use your Content in any way you choose. By sending any Content to MOST of Us, you hereby grant to MOST of Us a limited license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute such Content solely on and through MOST of Us.
B. The license you grant to MOST of Us is non-exclusive (meaning you are free to license your Content to anyone else in addition to MOST of Us), fully-paid and royalty-free (meaning that MOST of Us is not required to pay you for the use on MOST of Us of the Content that you send), sublicensable, and worldwide (because the Internet and MOST of Us are global in reach). The license does not grant MOST of Us the right to sell your Content, nor does the license grant MOST of Us the right to distribute your Content outside of MOST of Us.
C. You represent and warrant that: (i) you own the Content sent by to MOST of Us or otherwise have the right to grant the license set forth in this section, and (ii) the sending of your Content to MOST of Us does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, copyrights, contract rights or any other rights of any person. You agree to pay for all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person by reason of any Content sent by you to MOST of Us.
D. MOST of Us Content is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other laws, and MOST of Us owns and retains all rights in MOST of Us Content and MOST of Us.
E. Except for Content sent by you, you may not copy, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any Content appearing on MOST of Us websites.
II. Content Sent
A. You are solely responsible for the Content that you send to any MOST of Us website. MOST of Us makes no warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy and reliability of any material or information that you send to MOST of Us.
III. Content/Activity Prohibited. The following is a partial list of the kind of Content that is illegal or prohibited to send to MOST of Us. MOST of Us reserves the right to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in MOST of Us's sole discretion, violates this provision. Prohibited Content includes, but is not limited to Content that, in the sole discretion of MOST of Us:
A. promotes an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work; or
B. includes a photograph of another person that you have sent without that person's consent.
Trademarks
MOST of Us, MOST of Us Incentive System, MOST of Us Survey Platform, Montana Rules, and other marks indicated on our site are registered trademarks of MOST of Us. MOST of Us's trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any product or service that is not MOST of Us's, in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among customers, or in any manner that disparages or discredits MOST of Us. All other trademarks not owned by MOST of Us or its subsidiaries that appear on this site are the property of their respective owners, who may or may not be affiliated with, connected to, or sponsored by MOST of Us or its subsidiaries.
License and Site Access
MOST of Us grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of MOST of Us. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of MOST of Us. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of MOST of Us and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other "hidden text" utilizing MOST of Us's name or trademarks without the express written consent of MOST of Us. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by MOST of Us. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of MOST of Us so long as the link does not portray MOST of Us, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any MOST of Us logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.
Comments, Communications & Other Content
Visitors may post comments and other content; and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information, so long as the content is not illegal, obscene, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not consist of or contain software viruses, political campaigning, commercial solicitation, chain letters, mass mailings, or any form of "spam." You may not use a false e-mail address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise mislead as to the origin of a card or other content. MOST of Us reserves the right (but not the obligation) to remove or edit such content, but does not regularly review posted content.
If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant MOST of Us and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant MOST of Us and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify MOST of Us or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. MOST of Us has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. MOST of Us takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
This site is provided by MOST of Us on as “as is” and “as available” basis. MOST of Us makes no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, as to the operation of this site or the information, content, materials, or products included on this site. You expressly agree that your use of this site is at your sole risk. To the full extent permissible by applicable law, MOST of Us disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. MOST of Us does not warrant that this site, its servers, or email sent from MOST of Us are free of viruses or other harmful components. MOST of Us will not be liable for any damages of any kind arising from the use of this site, including, but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, punitive, and consequential damages. Certain state laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers, exclusions, or limitations may not apply to you, and you might have additional rights.
Applicable Law
By visiting MOST of Us, you agree that the laws of the state of Montana, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and MOST of Us or its affiliates.
Site Policies, Modification & Severability
Please review our other policies posted on this site. These policies also govern your visit to MOST of Us. We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.
Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
MOST of Us and its affiliates respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please follow our Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement.
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide MOST of Us's copyright agent the written information specified below. Please note that this procedure is exclusively for notifying MOST of Us and its affiliates that your copyrighted material has been infringed.
• An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
• A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
• A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
• Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
• A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use 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 owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
MOST of Us's Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on its site can be reached as follows:
Copyright Agent
MOST of Us
P.O. Box 170548
Bozeman, MT 59717-0548
phone: (406) 994-7873
fax: (206) 994-7285
Courier address:
MOST of Us
321 Culbertson Hall
MSU Campus
Bozeman, MT 59717
USA
Privacy Policy
Privacy Notice:
This policy covers the treatment of all personal information that MOST of Us collects when you visit one of our webpages.
Information Collection and Use
Like all website owners, MOST of Us receives and records information from your browser in our website server logs, including your IP address and the page you requested. Aside from this standard tracking data, the only other personal information our site collects about you is such data as you knowingly provide in one of our on-line forms. MOST of Us is the sole owner of any information collected on this site. This information is used solely for our own statistical purposes. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways different from what is disclosed in this statement. We will only release personal information to another person or company with your consent, or to the extent required by law.
Keeping this personal information secure is a top priority for MOST of Us. Personal information is private and confidential; accordingly, the information provided is stored in a secure location, is accessible only by designated employees, trained in the proper handling of customer information, and is used only for the purpose for which the information is collected. Whenever MOST of Us should hire other organizations to provide support services, we will require them to conform to our privacy standards and allow us to audit them for compliance.
External Links
This website may contain links to other sites. Unless we expressly state otherwise, MOST of Us makes no representations whatsoever concerning the content of those sites. The fact that MOST of Us has provided a link to a site is not an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation with respect to such site, its owners, or its providers. There are risks associated with using any information, software, or products found on the Internet, and MOST of Us cautions you to make sure that you understand these risks before retrieving, using, relying upon, or purchasing anything via the Internet. In addition, we encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. These other sites may collect or solicit personal data or send their own cookies to your computer. Please be aware that MOST of Us is not responsible for the privacy practices of other websites. This policy applies to all webpages under these domains and not to any webpages not under these domains, irregardless of any hyperlinks from a webpage under our domains to a webpage not under our domains. Please check the privacy statements of these other sites for more information about their policies on collection and use of personal information.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files that a website transfers to a site visitor’s hard disk or browser for added functionality, or for tracking web site usage. MOST of Us does not use cookies on any webpages under the aforementioned domains.
Note to Parents and Children
MOST of Us is concerned about the protection of online privacy for all our website users. We are particularly respectful of the privacy of our young users. We encourage parents to monitor their children's use of the Internet and to help us protect their privacy by instructing them never to provide personal information on this site or any other without permission. We will never attempt to extract unneccessary information from our users, regardless of age.
Changes to Privacy Policy
MOST of Us may amend this privacy policy from time to time. If we make any significant changes in the way we use your personal information, we will alert you by posting a prominent notice on our site.
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