AOI Community Terms and Conditions

IMPORTANT – THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU (referenced herein as “you” or “User” or with “your”) AND AGING OUT INSTITUTE (referenced herein as “AOI”) THAT APPLIES EACH TIME YOU USE OR ACCESS THE ONLINE COMMUNITY (referenced herein as “Community”) OWNED AND OPERATED BY AOI. YOU SHOULD THEREFORE READ CAREFULLY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT (referenced herein as “TOU”) AS THEY GOVERN YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE COMMUNITY. AOI IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE ANNUAL USE OF THE COMMUNITY ONLY ON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THIS TOU. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS TOU, YOU ARE NOT GRANTED PERMISSION TO ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE THIS COMMUNITY.

Terms and Conditions

Member Profiles. AOI makes available through the Community member profiles (the “Profiles”). In addition to any other terms and conditions set forth in this TOU, you acknowledge and agree that the Profiles shall be used only for personal and non-promotional purposes and that any information of the Profiles shall not be further published, displayed, or made accessible. Accordingly, unless AOI has provided its prior written consent, you acknowledge and agree that the contents of the Profiles may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced, copied, disseminated, entered into a computer database, used as part of or in connection with a mailing list, or otherwise utilized, in any form or manner or by any means inconsistent with this TOU. You also acknowledge that a person or entity’s Profile represents only that such person or entity is registered with and an active member of the AOI online community. AOI makes no further representations or warranties regarding any such person or entity (or the related information) listed in the Profile, and any information made available through a Profile is provided on an “AS-IS” and “AS-AVAILABLE” basis without warranty of any kind.

Privacy Notice. You understand, acknowledge, and agree that the operation of certain areas of the Community may require or involve the submission, use, and dissemination of various personally identifiable information. We may use the personal data we collect from you to send you information, materials, and/or services that may be of interest to you. If you would like to opt out of receiving these from AOI, you may contact AOI by email at community@agingoutinstitute.org.

User Name Handling Policy. Registration may be required for access to the Community. These restricted areas, pages, or portals may further require both a username and a password or adherence to other particular access requirements as designated by AOI. Only one User can use one username and password. More than one User can participate under their organization’s account. By limiting access, it helps avoid unauthorized usage by other persons, institutions, or entities because anyone with knowledge of both your username and password can gain entry to the restricted portions of the Community and to your account. Accordingly, by using the Community, you agree to consider your username and password as confidential information and to keep your username and password confidential. you also agree not to use another User’s username and password.You will immediately notify AOI if you become aware of any loss or theft of your password or any unauthorized use of your username and password. AOI will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these obligations.

Postings. The Community may contain blogs, forums, message boards, portals, comment areas, questionnaires and other interactive features and functionality where Users can share and post information and/or photos, video, or audio. To the extent that the Community contains such communication forums and online communities, you agree that by using the Community you will not upload, post, display, or transmit any of the following materials on the Community’s Online Communities:

    • anything that interferes with or disrupts the Community or the operation thereof;
    • statements or material that defames, harasses, abuses, stalks, threatens, intimidates, or in any way violates the rights of others;
    • unauthorized copyrighted materials or any other material that infringes on the intellectual property rights, trade secrets, or privacy of others;
    • statements or material that violates other contractual or fiduciary rights, duties, or agreements;
    • statements or material that is bigoted, hateful, or racially offensive;
    • statements or material that encourages criminal conduct or that would give rise to civil liability or otherwise violates any law or regulation in any jurisdiction;
    • statements or material that constitutes anti-competitive collaboration and/or antitrust violations;
    • statements or material that contains vulgar, obscene, profane, or otherwise objectionable language or images that typically would not be considered socially or professionally responsible or appropriate in person;
    • statements or material that could be considered politically charged as the Community strives to remain politically neutral, focusing on supporting youth and not taking any political sides;
    • statements or material that harms minors;
    • statements or material that impersonates any other person or entity, whether actual or fictitious, including, without limitation, employees and representatives of AOI;
    • statements or material that misrepresents your affiliation with any entity and/or AOI;
    • anything that violates the privacy or publicity rights of any other person, including, without limitation, posting any personally identifying information of another individual;
    • chain letters or pyramid schemes;
    • statements or materials that are deceptive or misleading;
    • statements or material that constitutes junk mail, spam, or unauthorized advertising or promotional materials;
    • statements or material that are “off-topic” for a designated community; and
    • files that contain malicious code, viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another’s computer, network, or the Community.

Permission to Use Postings. Community Forums are the resources and property of AOI. You will not have any proprietary interest in any Forum. Moreover, by submitting content, information, or a work of authorship of any type ( “Posting”) to a Forum or other portion of the Community or by otherwise using the Community to transmit or display a Posting, you automatically grant AOI a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, translate, create derivative works from, sublicense (or further license), distribute, transmit, perform, and display such content or information (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate into (or combine with) other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content or information. You represent that you have all necessary rights to make the Posting available to AOI and a Forum, and you also acknowledge that such Postings are non-confidential for all purposes and that AOI has no control over the extent to which any idea or information may be used by any party or person once it’s posted or displayed. Accordingly, notwithstanding this right and license, it is understood that by merely permitting your information, content, and materials to appear on the Community, AOI has not become and is not a publisher of such information, content, and materials and is merely functioning as an intermediary to enable you to provide and display a Posting. Moreover, AOI assumes no responsibility for the deletion of or failure to store any Posting and recommends that you do not post, display, or transmit any confidential or sensitive information.