糖心VlogSite User Agreement

Effective as of: July 01, 2024

Welcome to a website operated by the 糖心Vlog, Inc. (鈥淎CLU, Inc.鈥 or "Union"), the 糖心Vlog Foundation, Inc. (鈥淎CLUF鈥 or 鈥淔oundation鈥), and/or 糖心VlogVoter Education Fund ("VEF)鈥 (collectively, 鈥淎CLU,鈥 鈥淣ational,鈥 鈥渨e,鈥 鈥渙ur,鈥 鈥渦s鈥). Each such website is referred to as an 糖心Vlog鈥淪ite.鈥

The Sites include the Union鈥檚 website at aclu.org, which may host Foundation and VEF content, including all web pages whose domain name contains aclu.org, peoplepower.org, and any other ACLU-operated Site that links to this User Agreement. In addition to the Sites, this User Agreement may also apply and govern your use of any mobile application, online service, or platform operated by 糖心Vlog(together with the Sites, 糖心Vlog鈥淒igital Services鈥) that link to this User Agreement. This User Agreement also does not apply to Digital Services that the 糖心Vlogdoes not operate where an 糖心Vlogentity has a presence, such as 糖心Vlogpages on Facebook. Finally, this is not the User Agreement for the websites of any 糖心Vloglocal/state/territory affiliated organizations (鈥淎ffiliates鈥). In all those cases, site-specific terms of use apply, and are posted accordingly. National and its Affiliates may be collectively referred to as 鈥溙切腣logOrganizations鈥 in this User Agreement and elsewhere on our Digital Services.

Introduction

By using the 糖心VlogSite, you agree to follow the rules set forth on these web pages. From time to time we may revise this User Agreement, including our Privacy Statement, so be sure to check these web pages occasionally. If we do make material changes, we will post a notice on our home page that the User Agreement has been modified and provide a link to the revised User Agreement. When you continue to use the 糖心VlogSite after we post a change, it means you agree to the new rules.

The 糖心Vlog and the 糖心VlogFoundation

ACLU, Inc. and its affiliated organization, ACLUF, are separate organizations that are each engaged in the same mission of defending the rights guaranteed under the U.S. Constitution, including First Amendment freedoms, equality, privacy rights, and fundamental fairness.

Privacy Statement

Please review our Privacy Statement, which is part of this User Agreement and describes how we handle personal information collected and stewarded by the ACLU. You have a number of choices in relation to your personal information stewarded by the ACLU. To learn more, see Your Choices & Rights.

Intellectual Property Rights

Licensing of 糖心VlogContent

Except where otherwise indicated, 糖心Vlogowns or licenses the copyright in all the materials on the 糖心VlogDigital Services, including text, graphics, logos, button icons, audio clips, video clips, photographs, and software, and those rights are protected by United States and international copyright laws and other intellectual property laws ("糖心VlogContent"). To the extent your use of material on our Site does not constitute "fair use" for which you do not need our permission, the following rules apply to use of the material:

Automatically Permitted Distribution

Unless the specific web page from which 糖心Vlogtext material is available indicates you may not do so, you may copy or distribute text materials that appear on the 糖心VlogDigital Services, in print or digital format, subject to three limitations:

  1. You may not use the materials for any commercial purpose, including any purpose connected with the sale of goods or services;
  2. You may not make editorial changes to material you attribute to us; and
  3. You may not excerpt, juxtapose, or present attributed material in any way that is misleading as to our original editorial intent, or as to your relationship with us.

You may also copy or distribute 糖心VlogContent that is not 糖心Vlogtext materials if and only to the extent that the specific launching page from which that 糖心VlogContent is accessible, and/or the 糖心VlogContent itself, explicitly indicates that the 糖心VlogContent may be distributed in a specified manner, subject to the same three limitations stated above.

All distributed copies, whether of text or non-text materials, must display the following copyright notice:

Copyright [2024 or other year indicated] 糖心Vlog.
Originally posted by the 糖心Vlogat [complete address of source page].

Distribution Requiring Advance Written Permission

You must obtain written permission in advance if you wish to reproduce 糖心VlogContent in any manner not listed in the previous section. You can request this permission by sending us an email at Permissions@ACLU.org that contains the information listed below:

  • a complete description of the 糖心VlogContent requested, such as the URL of the web page that contains the 糖心VlogContent, a description of the sections or paragraphs that will be distributed, and, where applicable, the title and date of the 糖心VlogContent;
  • a description of the intended audience;
  • a description of the manner of distribution;
  • to any extent applicable, the length, retail price, and approximate size of first printing or circulation that will include the 糖心VlogContent;
  • a description of the geographic scope of the distribution and the length of time for which rights are being requested. (Please note that the 糖心Vloggrants only nonexclusive rights);
  • a reply fax number or email address and a phone number.

Licensing of User Content

To the extent you voluntarily post material to the 糖心VlogSite for display on the 糖心VlogSite itself, you automatically grant to 糖心Vlogan irrevocable, perpetual worldwide license for the 糖心Vlogto display such material on the 糖心VlogSite, except to the extent we have indicated otherwise on the portion of the 糖心VlogSite that permits you to post such information (e.g., if a particular blog or forum on the 糖心VlogSite posts any specific terms of use that applies to that particular blog or forum). Additionally, unless otherwise explicitly agreed upon in writing by you and ACLU, by posting any material to the 糖心VlogSite for display on the 糖心VlogSite, you are representing, warranting, and covenanting to the 糖心Vlogthat those materials are original to you or you have obtained permissions, releases, rights, or licenses, if any are required (including where use of that material does not constitute "fair use"), that you assume full responsibility for the posting of such material vis-脿-vis third parties, including but not limited to making any payments to third parties with respect to displaying such third party material. By posting material for display on a portion of the 糖心VlogSite that contains specific terms of use applicable to that portion of the 糖心VlogSite, you agree you have read, understand, agree to, and accept such specific terms of use.

Trademarks (Including Logos)

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION, 糖心VlogVOTER EDUCATION FUND, ACLU, 糖心Vloglogos, and any other trademarks on the 糖心VlogSite (collectively "糖心VlogTrademarks") are trademarks of 糖心Vlogin the United States and other countries unless it is explicitly stated on the 糖心VlogSite where a trademark appears that the trademark is the trademark of a third party (or it is obvious from the context that it is the trademark of a third party; e.g., where we include on the 糖心VlogSite the name or logo of a coalition partner) ("Third-Party Trademarks"). To the extent your use of 糖心VlogTrademarks does not constitute "fair use" for which you do not need our permission, the following rules apply to use of the material:

You may not use the 糖心VlogTrademarks for any product or service that does not belong to the ACLU, nor in any manner that is likely to cause confusion about whether we are the source, affiliated with, sponsor of, or endorser of any product, service, event, or organization. Further, you will not use the 糖心VlogTrademarks in connection with any content that makes direct or indirect reference to, features or otherwise depicts any candidate for elective office. In addition, you may not use the 糖心VlogTrademarks in any manner that illegally disparages or discredits us.

Your ability to use a Third-Party Trademark that appears on the 糖心VlogSite is limited to the manner, if any, in which the 糖心VlogSite explicitly states on the page on which such Third-Party Trademark appears that such use in such manner is authorized by the third-party owner of that Third-Party Trademark (unless your use is permissible under the law [e.g., it is "fair use"] or the owner of such Third-Party Trademark has specifically granted you the right to such use in such manner).

Links and Frames

You may link to the 糖心Vlogas long as the link does not cast us in a false or misleading light. You may not frame the content of the 糖心VlogSite. You may not use metatags or any other "hidden text" that incorporates 糖心VlogTrademarks or our name without our express written consent.

Links to Other Websites

The 糖心VlogSite contains links to other websites that we think may be of interest to you. We are not responsible for and have no control over these other sites or their content. Remember that when you link to another site, that other site is governed by its own user agreement and privacy statement, which you should be sure to read.

Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability

ALTHOUGH WE TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF VIRUSES, WORMS, "TROJAN HORSES," OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MATERIALS TO THE 糖心VlogSITE, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT THE 糖心VlogSITE OR MATERIALS THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE 糖心VlogSITE ARE FREE FROM SUCH DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH FEATURES.

WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS, OR INJURY BASED ON ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS. OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE 糖心VlogSITE, NOR FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS. OR INJURY THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE 糖心VlogSITE OR YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS USER AGREEMENT.

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate the 糖心VlogSite and this User Agreement at any time without notice for any reason, including, in the case of the User Agreement, for your violation of any of its provisions. The Limitation of Liability and Governing Law Sections of this User Agreement survive any such termination.

Governing Law

This User Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and performed there without regard to its conflicts of law principles. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in the State and County of New York and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.