Terms of Use

Ownership Works and its affiliates (collectively, “Ownership Works” or “we”) provide a website, www.ownershipworks.org (the “Website”). This Website allows user (“you”) to:

Agreement

By using the Website, you signify your agreement to these terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, do not use the Website.

Breaches of These Terms and Conditions

In consideration of being allowed to use the Website’s interactive services, you agree that the following actions shall constitute a material breach of these Terms and Conditions:

• Pretending to be another person
• Using the contact form for any purpose in violation of local, state, national, or international laws or posted policies
• Transmitting material that infringes or violates the intellectual property rights of others or the privacy or publicity rights of others
• Transmitting material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, predatory of minors, threatening, harassing, abusive, slanderous, or hateful to any person (including Ownership Works personnel) or entity as determined by Ownership Works in its sole discretion
• Transmitting any, or any link to any, virus, malware, spyware, Trojan horse, or other malicious code
• Using interactive services in a way that is intended to harm, or a reasonable person would understand would likely result in harm, to the user or others
• Collecting information about others, including email addresses
• Intentionally distributing viruses or other harmful computer code
• Accessing or submitting to this website as a user who is under 13 years old

Ownership Works expressly reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate a user’s access to any interactive services and/or to any or all other areas of the Website due to any act that would constitute a violation of these Terms and Conditions.

Using the Contact Form and Communications by Email

Ownership Works provides users with a contact form to help them better communicate with our staff. This form collects data such as:

• Name
• Email address
• Subject of your inquiry
• Other optional items, such as profession and phone number

By accepting these Terms and Conditions by accessing the Website and submitting a request via the contact form or otherwise submitting personal information through the Website or to Ownership Works, you acknowledge and accept our Privacy Policy and agree to receive communications from Ownership Works or its subcontractors by email or telephone. These communications may include (but are not limited to):

• Personal response to your inquiry
• Notification of news, announcements, or job postings

Use by Children

We do not knowingly allow individuals under the age of 13 to submit inquiries on this Website. Users under the age of 13 are not permitted to use or submit information through this Website.

Access, Correction, and Data Integrity

Although we attempt to maintain the integrity and accuracy of the information on the Website, we make no guarantees as to its correctness, completeness, or accuracy. This Website may contain typographical errors, inaccuracies, or other errors or omissions. Also, unauthorized additions, deletions, or alterations could be made to the Website by third parties without our knowledge. If you believe that information found on the Website is inaccurate or unauthorized, please inform us by using the contact form.

Revisions, Changes, and Updates

We may revise the information on the Website or otherwise change or update the Website, including these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy, without notice to you. Ownership Works may also make improvements and/or changes in products and/or services described on the Website or add new features at any time without notice. We encourage you to periodically read these Terms and Conditions to see if there have been any changes to our policies that may affect you. Your continued use of the Website will signify your continued agreement to these Terms and Conditions as they may be revised. 

Links

This Website may provide links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by Ownership Works (“third-party websites”). We provide links to third-party websites to connect you easily to additional sources of information or third-party services that may be of interest to you. We may not have any business relationship with the party that controls this type of third-party website, and a link to such a site is offered only as a convenience to you.

Where practicable, we will let you know when you are leaving the Website and linking to a third-party website. For example, we may use an icon that we identify with an appropriate legend to let you know when you are leaving our site.

Ownership Works is not responsible for and shall not be liable for the content, security, or the privacy practices of third-party websites. Please review the privacy statement and any terms of use of each third-party website you visit, including those linked by this Website. Unless we specifically advise you otherwise, links to third-party websites do not constitute or imply endorsement of those sites, the information they contain, or any products or services they describe. Ownership Works does not receive payment or other remuneration in exchange for you linking to or using any third-party website.

Disclaimer

This Website and its content and all site-related services are provided “as is,” with all faults, with no representations or warranties of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or noninfringement. You assume total responsibility and risk for your use of this site, all site-related services, and third-party websites. No oral or written information or advice given by Ownership Works or its representatives shall create a warranty of any kind. Any references to specific products or services on the Website do not constitute or imply a recommendation or endorsement by Ownership Works unless specifically stated otherwise.

Limitation of Liability; Choice of Law

Ownership Works and its affiliates, suppliers, partners, employees, directors, subcontractors, and other third parties mentioned or linked to on the Website are neither responsible nor liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive, or other damages, or damages resulting from lost profits, lost data, or business interruption, in arising out of or relating in any way to the Website, site-related services and products, content or information contained within the Website, and/or any third-party website, whether based on warranty, contract, tort, or any other legal theory and whether or not you are advised of the possibility of such damages. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the Website, site-related services, and/or third-party websites is to stop using the Website and/or those services. The above limitation or exclusion on incidental or consequential damages will not apply to you solely to the extent prohibited by applicable law. 

Copyrights

Except as otherwise indicated, all content on the Website, including text, graphics, logos, icons, photos, images, forms, audio, video, questionnaires, and software, is the property of Ownership Works or its licensors and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. Ownership Works allows you to view the material on the Website solely for your personal, noncommercial use.

The compilation of all content on the Website is the exclusive property of Ownership Works. Unless specifically authorized in writing by Ownership Works, any use of these materials, or of any materials contributed to the Website by entities other than Ownership Works, on any other website or networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.

If you submit any comments, questions, suggestions, feedback or other content relating to this Website or Open Works or its other platforms or services (collectively “Feedback”), Open Works may freely use and exploit such Feedback in any manner in connection with any website, products or services of it or its affiliates, without obligation or compensation to you. 

Any rights not expressly granted by these Terms and Conditions or any applicable end-user license agreements are reserved by Ownership Works. Content and features are subject to change or termination without notice in the editorial discretion of Ownership Works.

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 U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials appearing on the Website infringe your copyright, you (or your agent) may send us a notice requesting that the material be removed, or access to it blocked.

In addition, if you believe in good faith that a notice of copyright infringement has been wrongly filed against you, the DMCA permits you to send us a counternotice. Notices and counternotices must meet statutory requirements imposed by the DMCA. One place to find more information is the U.S. Copyright Office website, currently located at loc.gov/copyright.

In accordance with the DMCA, Ownership Works has designated an agent to receive notification of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the DMCA. Any written Notification of Claimed Infringement should comply with Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(3)(A) and should be provided in writing to our designated agent as follows:

Agent: Ownership Works
Address:
209 West 29th Street
Suite 167
New York, NY 10001
Email: info@ownershipworks.org

Please note: If you materially misrepresent that online material, product, or activity is infringing your copyrights, you may be liable for damages (including court costs and attorneys’ fees) and could be subject to criminal prosecution for perjury. We suggest that you consult your legal advisor before filing a notice or counternotice.

Trademarks and Service Marks

“Ownership Works” and the Ownership Works logo are registered service marks. Other proprietary marks of Ownership Works or third parties may be designated as such from time to time on the Website through use of the TM, SM, or ® symbols. Users of the Website are not authorized to make any use of the marks or the proprietary marks of third parties in any fashion that may create a false or misleading impression of affiliation or sponsorship with or by Ownership Works or the applicable third party.

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Last updated: February 28, 2022
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