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Terms of Use

Welcome to our non-profit website. By using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use (“Agreement”). Please read these terms carefully before using the website. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use the website.

Our website address is https://healtorture.org. This website is part of The National Capacity Building Project (NCB), which is a project of The Center for Victims of Torture (CVT). NCB is a Technical Assistance partnership of the ORR Services for Survivors of Torture Program, 100% funded by the federal government. The contents of this website are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families. No official endorsement by ORR, DHHS, or CVT for the information on this website is intended or should be inferred.

Use of Website
Our website is provided for informational purposes only. You may use the website and the information, materials, and services provided on the website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with this Agreement.

Intellectual Property Rights
The content on this website, including without limitation, all text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, data, and other materials, is owned by or licensed to us and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not use any of the content on this website without our prior written consent.

User Content
You may have the opportunity to contribute to our website by submitting comments, suggestions, or other information (“User Content”). By submitting User Content, you grant us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display the User Content in any media, format, or technology now known or later developed, without compensation to you.

Disclaimer of Warranties
THIS WEBSITE AND THE INFORMATION, MATERIALS, AND SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT WILL WE BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold us harmless from any claim, demand, or damage, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of or in connection with your use of the website or your violation of this Agreement.

Modification of Agreement
We reserve the right to modify this Agreement at any time, and such modifications will be effective immediately upon posting on the website. Your continued use of the website after the posting of any modifications to this Agreement will constitute your acceptance of such modifications.

Governing Law
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which we are located, without giving effect to any principles of conflicts of law.

Entire Agreement
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and us with respect to the use of this website and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether oral, written, or electronic, between you and us.

Contact Us
If you have any questions or comments about this Agreement or our website, please contact us at [email protected].

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read this Agreement and agree to be bound by its terms and conditions.