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TERMS OF USE

This website is owned and operated by Wildlife Response, Inc. (“WRI”) and is offered subject to your acceptance, without modification, of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies, including WRI’s Privacy Policy, and procedures that may be published from time to time on this website by WRI.

Your use of this website indicates your acceptance of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree to all of these terms and conditions, you may not access or use this website.

If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by WRI under applicable law, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. These Terms of Use supersede any subsequent terms or conditions stated in any purchase order, whether or not WRI signs or otherwise accepts such terms or conditions.

WRI reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to make changes to this website and these Terms of Use at any time. WRI may alter, suspend, or discontinue the content or functionality of this website, in whole or in part, at any time and for any reason, without notice or liability. The website may periodically become unavailable due to maintenance, equipment malfunction, or other reasons.

USE OF THE WILDLIFERESPONSE.ORG WEBSITE AND ITS CONTENT

No part of this website may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, except that WRI authorizes you to view, copy, download, and print posted documents, such as program brochures, volunteer information, and registration forms, that are available on this website for personal, noncommercial use only, subject to the following conditions:

1. The documents may only be used for personal informational purposes.
2. The documents may not be modified.
3. The documents remain the sole property of WRI, and all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices may not be removed.

Nothing contained on this website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use this website or any content displayed on this website, including through framing or otherwise, except:

* As expressly permitted by these Terms of Use; or
* With WRI’s prior written permission or the permission of the third party that owns the applicable trademark or copyright.

By using this website, you agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend WRI and its respective officers, directors, employees, successors, agents, subsidiaries, partners, contractors, vendors, manufacturers, distributors, representatives, and affiliates from any claims, damages, losses, liabilities, and all costs and expenses of defense, including attorneys’ fees, resulting directly or indirectly from a claim by a third party, including claims involving infringement of intellectual property rights, arising in connection with your use of this website.

You agree to cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any claim. WRI reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICE

Unless otherwise noted, all content, text, images, graphics, logos, page headers, button icons, scripts, service names, and other materials contained on this website are the property of wildliferesponse.org, WRI, and/or its respective affiliates, subsidiaries, vendors, manufacturers, or licensors and are protected by United States copyright law, trademark law, international conventions, and other intellectual property laws.

Any other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

WRI’s trademarks and trade dress may not be used in connection with any other party’s product or service without WRI’s advance written consent, or in any manner that is likely to cause confusion among members, customers, vendors, or any other party, or in any manner that disparages or discredits WRI.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

WRI makes no representation about the suitability of the materials on this website for any purpose.

YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL CONTENT, TEXT, IMAGES, AND OTHER INFORMATION ON OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

WRI and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners, and licensors expressly disclaim all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

WRI and its affiliates, officers, employees, agents, partners, and licensors make no warranty that:

1. Use of the website will meet your requirements;
2. Access to the website will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free;
3. The results obtained from use of the website will be accurate or reliable;
4. The quality of any products, services, information, or other materials purchased or obtained through the website will meet your expectations; or
5. Any errors in software will be corrected.

Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through use of the website is accessed at your own discretion and risk. You will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or loss of data resulting from the download of any such material.

No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained from WRI or through or from the website shall create any warranty not expressly stated in these Terms of Use.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

You are responsible for taking precautions necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content.

WRI disclaims responsibility for any harm resulting from visitors’ use of the website or from downloading content posted on the website.

WRI shall not be liable or responsible for errors or omissions in the content of the website, your actions or inactions in connection with the website, or any damage to your computer, data, or other property arising in connection with the website.

Your use of this website is at your own risk.

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, WRI and its officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, subsidiaries, distributors, affiliates, and third parties providing information on this website shall not be liable to any user or other person or entity for any direct, indirect, special, incidental, punitive, consequential, or exemplary damages, including damages for loss of profits, loss of data, or loss of use, arising out of or in any way connected with the use of, or inability to use, the website or any information contained on it.

This limitation applies whether the claim is based on warranty, contract, tort, negligence, or any other legal theory, even if WRI has been advised of or should have known of the possibility of such damages or losses.

In no event shall WRI’s total liability, or the total liability of any third party providing information on this website, to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action resulting from your use of the website exceed **one U.S. dollar (US $1.00)**.

The foregoing limitation shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law. Because some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states liability is limited to the fullest extent permitted by law.

You acknowledge that the preceding provisions apply to all content, products, and services available through the website.

LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES

This website may contain links to websites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties.

You acknowledge that WRI is not responsible for the operation of or content located on or through any such third-party website. WRI disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of links to non-WRI websites or webpages.

You are responsible for taking precautions necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content.

A link to a non-WRI website or webpage does not represent or imply that WRI endorses that website, webpage, or its content, or that WRI believes such material to be accurate, useful, or non-harmful

PROHIBITED CONDUCT

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes.

Notwithstanding any other rights or restrictions in these Terms of Use, you may not use this website to:

1. Transmit through the website any information, data, text, images, files, links, or software except in connection with your authorized use of the website or in response to specific requests for information by WRI;
2. Introduce viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other harmful code onto the Internet or into the website;
3. Obtain unauthorized access to any computer system;
4. Impersonate any other person, including a registered user of this website or a WRI employee;
5. Invade the privacy of or violate any personal or proprietary right, including intellectual property rights, of any person or entity;
6. Misrepresent the identity of a user;
7. Tamper with or obtain unauthorized access to the website or any component of the website;
8. Conduct fraudulent activities; or
9. Collect or harvest information regarding other users of the website for any reason, including for sending unsolicited commercial email.

You represent and warrant that:

1. Your use of the website will be in strict accordance with these Terms of Use, WRI’s Privacy Policy, and all applicable laws and regulations, including applicable laws regarding online conduct, acceptable content, and the transmission of technical data; and
2. Your use of the website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless WRI, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising from your use of the website, including your violation of these Terms of Use.

WRI may disclose any content, electronic communication, evidence, or potential evidence connected with this website:

1. To satisfy any law, regulation, or government request;
2. If such disclosure is necessary or appropriate to operate WRI;
3. To protect the rights or property of WRI, its affiliates, subsidiaries, you, or others;
4. To prevent fraud;
5. For credit risk reduction; or
6. To enforce or apply these Terms of Use.

COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT

If you believe that materials on this website infringe your copyright, you may request that they be removed.

A copyright infringement request must include:

1. The signature, physical or electronic, of the copyright owner or an authorized representative;
2. Identification of the copyrighted work allegedly infringed;
3. Identification of the allegedly infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to locate it;
4. Your name and contact information;
5. A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use of the material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
6. A statement that the information in your claim is accurate; and
7. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Our contact for copyright issues relating to this website is:

**Copyright Agent**
Wildlife Response, Inc.
P.O. Box 61858
Virginia Beach, VA 23466
Email: [info@wildliferesponse.org]

SUBMISSION OF IDEAS, COMMENTS, AND QUESTIONS

We welcome your feedback about our website and its contents.

However, any comments, ideas, notes, messages, suggestions, or other communications submitted to WRI (“Submissions”) shall become and remain the exclusive property of WRI.

WRI shall own all rights, title, and interest in such Submissions and may use them for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without limitation.

Under no circumstances shall any disclosure of a Submission to WRI create any obligation of confidentiality or expectation of compensation.

By submitting a Submission to WRI, you waive any rights you may have in the Submission and agree that the Submission will not violate any rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, or other personal or proprietary rights.

You also agree that no Submission will contain libelous, unlawful, abusive, or obscene material.

You remain solely responsible for the content of any Submissions you make and represent and warrant that WRI is free to implement any Submission, whether provided as submitted or as modified by WRI, without obtaining permission or a license from you or any third party.

NO IMPLIED ENDORSEMENTS

No reference to any third party or third-party product or service on this website shall be construed as an approval or endorsement by WRI of that third party or any product or service provided by that third party.

ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY

You may create a password and account designation upon completing WRI’s membership registration process.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account.

You agree to:

1. Immediately notify WRI of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security; and
2. Properly log out from your account at the end of each session.

WRI cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with these security requirements.

TERMINATION OF USE

WRI may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your account or access to all or part of the website for any reason, including, without limitation, your breach of these Terms of Use.

If WRI notifies you that your access to or use of the website has been terminated, you must immediately cease all such access and use.

Upon termination, provisions relating to intellectual property, representations and warranties, indemnification, limitations of liability, and any other obligations that by their nature should survive termination shall remain in effect.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE

These Terms of Use and any dispute of any kind that may arise between you and WRI or its affiliates or subsidiaries shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the **Commonwealth of Virginia**, without regard to its conflict-of-law principles.

The following shall be excluded:

1. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods;
2. The 1974 Convention on the Limitation Period in the International Sale of Goods; and
3. The Protocol amending the 1974 Convention, done at Vienna on April 11, 1980.

Any action brought to enforce these Terms of Use or relating to the website shall be brought in the appropriate state or federal courts located in the Commonwealth of Virginia with jurisdiction in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Notwithstanding anything contained in these Terms of Use, WRI shall have the right to institute judicial proceedings against you or anyone acting by, through, or under you to enforce WRI’s rights through reformation of contract, specific performance, injunction, or similar equitable relief.

You consent to the jurisdiction of such courts and irrevocably waive any objection, including objections based on venue or inconvenient forum.

Any claim or cause of action you have relating to your use of the website must be commenced within **one (1) year** after the claim arises.

SEVERABILITY

If any part of these Terms of Use is held to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining provisions.

USERS AND PARTICIPANTS

WRI does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or religion.

No person under the age of 18 is permitted to use this website without the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

WRI strongly encourages parents and guardians to monitor the Internet use of their children.

Use of this website by any user shall be deemed a representation that the user is 18 years of age or older, or is using the website with the consent of a parent or legal guardian.

ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter contained herein.

WRI may, at its sole discretion and without notice, revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.

Your continued use of the website following the posting of changes constitutes acceptance of those changes.

PRIVACY POLICY

WRI maintains a separate **Privacy Policy** governing the collection, use, maintenance, and disclosure of information collected through the website and WRI services.

Please review the WRI Privacy Policy for information about how WRI handles personal information.

Your use of this website is also subject to the Privacy Policy.

CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Use, please contact WRI at:

**Wildlife Response, Inc.**
P.O. Box 61858
Virginia Beach, VA 23466
Email: [info@wildliferesponse.org]