FoundingFathers.info Terms and Conditions

Please read these terms and conditions (“Terms”) carefully before using https://www.foundingfathers.info website (“website”).

Conditions of Use

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this agreement and agree to be bound by its terms. If you do not agree with these terms, please refrain from using the website.

Privacy Policy

We encourage you to review our Privacy Policy to understand our data collection practices.

Age Restriction

Children under 13 are prohibited from using this website. Parents or legal guardians may not agree to these Terms on their behalf. If we discover that a child under 13 has provided personal information, we will promptly remove it from our records.

If you are between 13 and 18 years old, you may use this website only with the supervision and agreement of a parent or legal guardian who agrees to these Terms. Parents or legal guardians are responsible for the minor's use of the website, including any financial charges or legal liabilities incurred.

Use Restrictions

This website and its content are for your personal, non-commercial use only.

We respect intellectual property rights and prohibit users from uploading or transmitting materials that infringe upon another party's rights.

You may not use automated programs, spiders, or bots to access or collect information from this website.

You are prohibited from using the website or any information obtained from it to: (a) participate in activities that violate any applicable local, state, national, or international laws or regulations; (b) make any phone calls, or send any emails or text messages that do not comply with CAN-SPAM, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, or any other applicable federal or state law; or (c) evaluate a consumer’s eligibility for credit or insurance to be used primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, a person’s eligibility for employment or volunteering purposes, a person’s eligibility for a government license or benefit, a person for renting a dwelling property, or for any other purpose specified in the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. § 1681b) (the “FCRA”), Federal Trade Commission or court interpretations of the FCRA, or similar state statutes.

Intellectual Property

All materials, products, and services on this website are our property or the property of our licensors, including copyrights, trade secrets, trademarks, and patents. You agree not to reproduce or redistribute this intellectual property.

You grant us a royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, copy, display, transmit, and broadcast the content you upload.

Notification of Alleged Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide us with the following information:

  1. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
  2. A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed;
  3. A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the website, with enough detail that we may find it on the website;
  4. Your address, telephone number, and email address;
  5. Your statement that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent, or the law;
  6. Your statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner's behalf.

This website’s agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached by email at [email protected].

Counter Notification

If you believe your own copyrighted material has been removed from our website and/or service as a result of mistake or misidentification, you may submit a written counter notification to us pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(2) and (3). To be effective, your counter notification must include substantially the following:

  1. Identification of the material that has been removed or disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled.
  2. A statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court in which your address is located, or if your address is outside the United States, for any judicial district in which the service provider for the web site may be found.
  3. A statement that you will accept service of process from the party that filed the Notification of Alleged Copyright Infringement or from the party's agent.
  4. Your name, address, and telephone number.
  5. A statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material in question was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification of the material to be removed or disabled.
  6. Your physical or electronic signature.

You may submit your counter notification at [email protected].

If you send us a valid, written counter notification meeting the requirements described above, we will restore your removed or disabled material after 10 business days but no later than 14 business days from the date we receive your counter notification, unless we first receive notice from the party filing the original notification of alleged copyright infringement informing us that such party has filed a court action to restrain you from engaging in infringing activity related to the material in question.

Third Party Sites

We may include on our website links to third party websites. You agree that we are not responsible or liable for any content or other materials on third party sites. You also agree that we are not responsible for content or claims supplied by such third parties. We are also not responsible for any transactions or dealings between you and any third party. You agree that we are not responsible for any claim or loss due to a third party site.

Disclaimer of Warranties

We provide this website and its contents "AS IS." We make no express warranties or guarantees about this Site. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WE DISCLAIM IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY THAT THE SITE IS OR WILL BE MERCHANTABLE, OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, ACCURATE, TIMELY, FIT FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NEED, OR NON-INFRINGING. WE DO NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, IS ERROR-FREE, RELIABLE, OR WILL OPERATE WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. Because some states do not permit disclaimer of implied warranties, you may have additional consumer rights under your local laws.

Limitation on Liability

You may not assert claims for money damages arising from this website or its contents. We shall not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential or exemplary damages, even if we knew or should have known of the possibility of such damages. Because some states or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or the limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, in such states or jurisdictions, our liability, and the liability of our company and suppliers, shall be limited to the extent permitted by law.

Choice of Law; Binding Arbitration

You agree that the laws of the state of Delaware govern these Terms, its subject matter, your use of the website.

You agree that any disputes or claims that you may have against us will be (except as stated below) finally and exclusively resolved by binding arbitration. Any election to arbitrate by one party shall be final and binding on the other. The arbitration shall be commenced and conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") and, where appropriate, the AAA’s Supplementary Procedures for Consumer Related Disputes ("AAA Consumer Rules"), both of which are available that the AAA web site www.adr.org. The determination of whether a dispute is subject to arbitration shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act. Your arbitration fees and your share of arbitrator compensation shall be governed by the AAA Rules and, where appropriate, limited by the AAA Consumer Rules. The arbitration may be conducted in person, through the submission of documents, by phone or online. The arbitrator will make a decision in writing, and will provide a statement of reasons if requested by a party. BOTH YOU AND WE AGREE NOT TO INITIATE OR PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION, PRIVATE ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION, OR COLLECTIVE ARBITRATION, EVEN IF AAA'S PROCEDURES OR RULES WOULD OTHERWISE PERMIT SUCH ACTIONS. THE ARBITRATOR MAY AWARD RELIEF ONLY IN FAVOR OF THE INDIVIDUAL PARTY SEEKING RELIEF AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT OF THAT PARTY'S INDIVIDUAL CLAIM. BY AGREEING TO THESE TERMS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE WAIVING YOUR RIGHT TO SUE IN COURT AND HAVE A JURY TRIAL.

General

If any part of the Terms is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

We reserve the right to edit, modify, and change these Terms at any time by posting an updated version on this webpage.

We may discontinue or change any website content, service, function or feature at any time with or without notice.