The Optimist International (OI) web site is provided as a service to Optimist members and all interested parties. The term “site” as used in this policy means all current and future web sites operated by OI. Material on this website may be downloaded for non-commercial/personal use only in conjunction with OI volunteer activities. Material must identify copyrighted and proprietary notices as contained on this website.
Access to and use of the site is subject to the following terms and conditions and all applicable laws. By accessing and browsing the site, users accept, without limitation or qualification, these terms and conditions.
Terms and Conditions:
OI neither warrants nor represents that use of materials displayed on the site will not infringe the rights of third parties not owned or affiliated with OI.
While OI uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up-to-date information on the site, OI makes no warranties or representations as to content accuracy. OI assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of the site.
Use of and browsing in the site are at your risk.
Neither OI nor any party involved in creating, producing, delivering, or updating the site, is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, the site. Without limiting the foregoing, everything on the site is provided "as is,” without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
Please note some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some exclusions may not apply. Check local laws for any restrictions or limitations regarding exclusion of implied warranties. OI also assumes no responsibility, and shall not be liable for any damages to, or viruses that may infect your computer equipment or other property.
Any communication or material transmitted to the site electronically or otherwise, will be treated as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Anything transmitted or posted may be used by OI or its affiliates for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, editing, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast, and posting. Furthermore, OI is free to use any ideas, concepts, data, information, or techniques contained in any communication sent to the site.
Images of people or places displayed on the site are either the property of, or used with permission by OI. The use of these images is prohibited unless specifically permitted by the Terms and Conditions, or specific permission provided elsewhere on the site.
The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of OI and others. Nothing contained on the site should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the site without the written permission of OI or such third party that may own the Trademarks. Use of the Trademarks displayed on the site, or any other content on the site, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. OI will use all legal and equitable remedies to aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law.
OI has not reviewed all of the sites linked to, or framed within the site, and is not responsible for the content of any OI-site pages or any other sites linked to, or framed within, the site. Linking to any other OI-site pages or other sites, or use of information framed within the site, is at your own risk.
OI may monitor or review discussions, postings, transmissions on the site. OI is under no obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such locations, nor for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, or inaccuracy contained in any information within such locations on the site. Users are prohibited from posting or transmitting any unlawful threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material, or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law or proprietary right of any third party. OI will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing OI to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials.
Software from this site is further subjected to United States (U.S.) Export Controls. No software from this site may be downloaded or exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) any country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) anyone on the U-S. Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Deny Orders. By downloading or using any available software, you represent that you are not located in, under the control of or a national or resident of any such country or on any country on such list.
All external websites linked from optimist.org must be reviewed and approved by the Executive Director and/or the Board.
OI may, at any time, revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this policy. Users are bound by any such revisions and should therefore periodically visit this policy to review the current Terms and Conditions.