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Purpose
The purpose of this disclaimer it to ensure all members and contributors have an understanding of the expectations and guidelines LETOA has for using and posting on social media platforms and this website. LETOA has a responsibility in deciding what is “spoken” on behalf of the Association.
For purposes of this disclaimer, LETOA is the Law Enforcement Training Officers’ Association, Inc. Social media is a type of interactive online media that allows parties to communicate instantly with each other or to share data in a public forum. This includes, but is not limited to, online social media platforms such as blogs, video-and image sharing websites (e.g., YouTube, Instagram), micro blogging websites (e.g., Twitter) and others (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn).
Guidelines
Social media and this website should be used to engage the criminal justice community in conversation, create positive interactions, and drive traffic to the LETOA website, www.letoa-wi.com, for information about LETOA related business and events.
Articles, posts, and videos must be relevant to furthering the goals and mission of LETOA. Post should attempt to help LETOA reach its mission and enhance criminal justice instructors’ knowledge of topics such as state statute, policy, best practices, WI Training and Standards requirements, and specialized training options.
No member of LETOA or content contributor may knowingly discuss confidential or non-public business of their respective communities on this website or any LETOA social media platform. It should be noted that all members and content contributors views are personal in nature and do not necessarily represent LETOA as a whole or the communities where they live and/or employer.
Terms and Conditions
By using the www.letoa-wi.com website and/or official social media platforms (the “Sites”) for the Law Enforcement Training Officers’ Association, Inc (the “LEOTA”), you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions and to use the Sites in accordance with these Terms and Conditions. Accessing the Sites, in any manner, whether automated or otherwise, constitutes use of the Sites and your agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. LETOA reserves the rights to change these Terms and Conditions or to impose new conditions on the use of the Sites, from time to time, in which case we will post revised Terms and Conditions on this website. By continuing to use the Sites after we post such changes, you accept the Terms and Conditions, as modified.
LETOA also reserves the right to deny access to the Sites or any features of the Sites to anyone who violates these Terms of Service or who, in our sole judgement, interferes with the ability of others to enjoy our website or infringes on the rights of others.
Prohibited Content and/or Activity
These Sites may include a variety of features, such as bulletin boards, commenting forums, blogging areas, polling, web logs, chat rooms, and email services, which all allow feedback to us and real-time interaction between users, and other features, such as personalized home pages and email services, which allow users to communicate with others. Responsibility for what is posted on bulletin boards, web logs, chat rooms, and other public posting areas of the Sites, or sent via any email services on the Sites, lie with each user – you alone are responsible for the material you post or send. We do not control the messages, information or files that you or others may provide through the Sites. The statements and/or opinions expressed by participants of these Sites are solely those of the persons participating. The statements and/or opinions do not necessarily represent the views of LETOA or its board of directors. It is a condition of your use of these Sites that you do not:
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any of the Sites.
- Use of the Sites to impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.
- Interfere with or disrupt any servers or networks used to provide the Sites or their features, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of the networks we use to provide the Sites.
- Use the Site to instigate or encourage others to commit illegal activities or cause injury or property damage to any person.
- Gain unauthorized access to the Sites, or any accounts, computer systems, or networks connected to the Sites, by means such as hacking, password mining, or other illicit means.
- Obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Sites.
- Use the Sites to post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent information of any kind, including without limitation, any transmissions constituting or encouraging conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any local, state, national, or international law.
- Use of the Sites to post or transmit any information, software, or other material that violates or infringes upon the rights of others, including material that is an invasion of privacy or publicity rights or that is protected by copyright, trademark, or other property right, or derivative works with respect thereto, without first obtaining permission from the owner or rights holder.
- Use the Sites to post or transmit any information, software, or other material that contains a virus or other harmful component.
- Use the Sites to post, transmit or in any way exploit any information, software, or other material for commercial purposes, or that contains advertising without the expressed written permission from LETOA.
- Use the Site to advertise or solicit to anyone on buy or sell products or services, or to make donations of any kind, without our expressed written approval.
- Gather for marketing purposes any email addresses or other personal information that has been posted by other users of the Sites.
The purpose of these sites is to present information and other matters of interest to criminal justice instructors and other interested parties. You may participate in activities on the Sites, but please not while LETOA reserves the right (but not the responsibility) to moderate these Sites, it is not a public forum. You understand that LETOA has no obligation to monitor any bulletin boards, commenting forums, blogging areas, polling, chat rooms, web logs, or other areas of the Sites through which users may supply information or material. However, we reserve the right at all times to disclose any information we believe necessary to satisfy any law, regulation, or governmental request, or to refuse to post or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, that in our sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of these Terms and Conditions. We also reserve the right to deny access to the Sites or any features of the Sites to anyone who violates these Terms and Conditions or who, in our sole judgement, interferes with the ability of others to enjoy the Sites or infringes the rights of others or for any other reason to be determined in our sole discretion.
Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless LETOA together its board of directors, members, and content contributors, from and against all liabilities, claims, damages, and expenses (including reasonably attorney’s fees and costs) arising out of your use of the Sites; your failure to use the Sites, your breach or alleged breach of these Terms and Conditions or your breach or alleged breach of the copyright, trademark, proprietary, or other rights of third parties except where caused by the sole negligence or willful misconduct of LETOA.
Intellectual Property Rights
These Sites and all the materials available on the Sites may be protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. The Sites provide solely for your personal noncommercial use. You may not use the Sites or the materials available on the Sites in a manner that constitutes an infringement of copyrights or trademarks.
By posting or submitting any material (including, without limitation, photos and videos) to us via the Sites, you are representing: (i) that you are the owner of the material, or are making your posting or submission with the express consent of the owner of the material; and (ii) that you are thirteen years of age or older (or have your parents’ permission if less than age 13). In addition, when you submit or post any material, you are granting u, and anyone authorized by us, a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, unrestricted, worldwide license to use, copy, modify, transmit, sell, exploit, create derivative works from, distribute, and/or publicly perform or display such material, in whole or in part, in any manner or medium, now known or hereafter developed, for any purpose. The foregoing grant shall include the right to exploit any proprietary rights in such posting or submission, including, but not limited to, rights under copyright, trademark, service mark or patent laws under any relevant jurisdiction. Also, in connection with the exercise of such rights, you grant us, and anyone authorized by us, the right to identify you as the author of any of your postings or submissions by name, email address or screen name, as we deem appropriate.
Copyright Infringement
If you are a copyright owner who believes your copyrighted material has been reproduced, posted, or distributed via the Sites in a manner that constitutes copyright infringement, please inform our designated copyright agent by sending written notice by U.S. Mail to LETOA, P.O. Box 703, Neenah, WI, 54957. Please include the following information in your written notice: (1) a detailed description of the copyrighted work that is allegedly infringed upon; (2) a description of the location of the allegedly infringing material on the Sites; (3) your contact information, including your address, telephone number, and if available, email address; (4) a statement by you indicating that you have a good-faith belief that the allegedly infringing use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (5) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, affirming that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf; and (6) an electronic or physical signature of the copyright owner or someone authorized on the owner’s behalf to assert infringement of copyright and to submit the statement. Please note that the contact information provided in this paragraph is for suspected copyright infringement only. Contact information for other matters is provided elsewhere in these Terms and Conditions or on the Sites.
Disclaimer of Liability and Warranties
Throughout the Sites, links, and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties may appear. Our linking to such third-party sites does not imply an endorsement or sponsorship of such sites, or the information, products, or services offered on or through the sites. In addition, LETOA does not operate or control in any respect any information, products, or services that third parties may provide on or through the Sites or on websites linked to by us on the Sites. THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFERED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE AND ANY THIRD-PARTY SITES ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, WE DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITES OR ANY OF ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED OR THAT ANY PART OF THESE SITES, INCLUDING BULLETIN BOARDS, OR THE SERVERS THAT MADE IT AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
WE DO NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE SITES OR MATERIALS ON THE SITES OR ON THIRD-PARTY SITES IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
You must provide and are solely responsible for all hardware and/or software necessary to access the Sites. You assume the entire cost of and responsibility for any damage to, and all necessary maintenance, repair or correction of, that hardware and/or software. The Sites should not be used to engage in (or conduct) any high risk activities where damage or injury to persons, property, environment, finances or business may result if an error occurs. You expressly assume all risk for such use.
Online Commerce
Certain sections of the Sites may allow you to purchase many different types of products and services online that are provided by third parties. We are not responsible for the quality, accuracy, timeliness, reliability or any other aspect of these products and services. If you make a purchase from a merchant on any of the Sites or on a site linked to by our Sites, the information obtained during your visit to that merchant’s online store or site, and the information that you give as part of the transaction, such as your credit card number and contact information, may be collected by both the merchant and us. A merchant may have privacy and data collection practices that are different from ours. We have no responsibility or liability for these independent policies. In addition, when you purchase products or services on or through the Sites, you may be subject to additional terms and conditions that specifically apply to your purchase or use of such products or services. For more information regarding a merchant, its online store, its privacy policies, and/or any additional terms and conditions that may apply, visit that merchant’s website and click on its information links or contact the merchant directly. You release LETOA from any damages that you incur, and agree not to assert any claims against us, arising from your purchase or use of any products or services made available by third parties through the Sites.
You agree to be financially responsible for all purchases made by you or someone acting on your behalf through the Sites. You agree to use the Sites and to purchase services or products through the Sites for legitimate, non-commercial purposes only. You also agree not to make any purchases for speculative, false or fraudulent purposes or for the purpose of anticipating demand for a particular product or service. You agree to only purchase goods or services for yourself or for another person for whom you are legally permitted to do so. When making a purchase for a third party that requires you to submit the third party’s personal information to us or a merchant, you represent that you have obtained the express consent of such third party to provide third party’s personal information.
Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL LETOA, ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS, MEMBERS, CONTENT CONTRIBUTORS, OR THE LIKE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITES, INCLUDING ITS MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES, OR THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITES, EVEN IF WE ARE ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, OUR LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITES, ANY MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES ON THE SITES, OR WITH ANY OF THE SITE’S TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE SITES.
Termination
We may cancel or terminate your right to use the Sites or any part of the Sites at any time without notice. In the event of cancellation or termination, you are no longer authorized to access the part of the Site affected by such cancellation or termination. The restrictions imposed on you with respect to material downloaded from the Sites, and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms and Conditions, shall survive.
Other
This agreement constitutes the entire agreement between us and you with respect to the subject matter contained in this agreement and supersedes all previous and contemporaneous agreements, proposals and communications, written or oral. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use the products or services of a third party that are provided through the Sites. In the event of any conflict between such third-party terms and conditions and these Terms and Conditions, these Terms and Conditions shall govern. This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
This document was last updated 02/01/2022.