AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PREFERRED PROVIDER ORGANIZATIONS

(“AAPPO”) General Web Site Terms and Conditions of Use

Applicability and Acceptance of Terms and Conditions of Use. Except as otherwise set forth herein, these general terms and conditions of use (“Terms and Conditions”) govern your use of AAPPO’s web site. By accessing and using AAPPO’s web site, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, then you are requested to immediately exit this site. AAPPO may take any actions it deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, restricting your access to this web site or terminating its services to you if AAPPO determines in its sole discretion that you have violated these Terms and Conditions.

Other Applicable Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions do not govern services available from AAPPO (even those services that may be ordered or provided by AAPPO through this web site) to the extent that any specific terms and conditions apply to such services. Those services are instead governed by the specific agreements, policies, instructions, statements, and regulations relating to such services, and such governing documents will control in the event of a conflict with these Terms and Conditions or any material contained on this web site.

Contact Us. For further information or to contact us with questions, concerns, or comments, you may email us at admin@aappo.org. Although AAPPO will, in most circumstances, be able to receive your email or other information provided through this web site, AAPPO does not guarantee that it will receive all such email or other information timely and accurately. AAPPO shall not be legally obligated to read, act on, or respond to any such email or other information.

Revisions to Terms and Conditions. Please refer to these Terms and Conditions regularly. AAPPO may at any time and without prior notice revise these Terms and Conditions by updating this posting. Your continued use of this site following posting of changes to these Terms and Conditions signifies that you accept such revisions.

Copyright. All content included on this site is the property of AAPPO and its content providers and is protected by copyright law. AAPPO and its content providers retain all right, title, and interest in this web site’s content. AAPPO grants you the nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited, and revocable right to print individual pages from this web site, without alteration, for your own personal use. Except as authorized in these Terms and Conditions, you may not produce, publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, create derivative works from, or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the contents of this site or any related software without the prior written consent of AAPPO or its content providers.

Trademarks. The name AAPPO, and the other source identifying names, graphics, and logos on this web site are proprietary trademarks of AAPPO or have been licensed by AAPPO (“Marks”), and may not be used without the prior written permission of AAPPO. AAPPO does not permit the use of its Marks in advertising, as an endorsement for any product or service, or for any other purpose, commercial or otherwise, without AAPPO’s prior written approval.

DISCLAIMER. THIS WEB SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT AND SERVICES MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS WEB SITE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” AAPPO AND ITS EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER REGARDING THE CONTENT OR SERVICES OF THIS WEB SITE, OR HYPERTEXT LINKS TO OTHER OUTSIDE WEB SITES. AAPPO AND ITS EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES RELATED TO ANY COURSE OF DEALING, USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE, AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. MOREOVER, AAPPO DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT YOUR ACCESS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS WEB SITE AND MATERIAL ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS WEB SITE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

Your Use of the Web Site. You may access the web site to browse and to use AAPPO’s services for only lawful purposes including, but not limited to, (i) gathering information about AAPPO and its services, (ii) registering for conferences and seminars, and (iii) purchasing services and publications from the on-line store. You may not use or allow others to use the web site or AAPPO’s services for any unlawful purposes or engage in any activity that harms AAPPO or impairs any other users’ use or enjoyment of the web site or services subject to the sole determination of AAPPO.

Links. AAPPO may, from time to time, provide links to other outside web sites. AAPPO is not responsible for such linked web sites or the content of any of the linked web sites. AAPPO provides these links as an additional resource for its web site users and makes no representations regarding the content of any linked web site or any companies that own, control or manage the linked web sites. Consequently, AAPPO is not responsible for the accuracy, relevancy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in, programs used by, or services or products offered by, web sites linked to from this web site.

Privacy and Security. AAPPO takes steps to preserve the privacy of personal information you submit over our web site. Be advised, however, that the security of the Internet cannot be guaranteed and therefore AAPPO is not responsible for any unauthorized access to communications that you submit over the Internet. Please review the AAPPO General Web Site Privacy Policy for more information about how AAPPO handles personal information.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. AAPPO WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT ARISE OUT OF OR RESULT FROM THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE AAPPO WEB SITE OR INFORMATION, SERVICES, OR FUNCTIONS ON SUCH SITE, EVEN IF AAPPO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL AAPPO’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SITE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS WEB SITE.

Indemnification. You hereby agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless AAPPO and its directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims, damages, awards and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising out of or resulting from your use of this web site.

Choice of Law. These Terms and Conditions, all information on this web site, and all disputes arising out of, or relating to, this web site are governed by, and will be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Indiana and of the United States of America. The venue for any matter relating to or arising from this site will be in the state or federal court of competent jurisdiction in the State of Indiana.

General. To the extent any portion of these Terms and Conditions is determined to be unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion will be modified solely to the extent necessary to cause such portion to be enforceable, and these Terms and Conditions, as modified, will remain in full force and effect. This is the entire agreement between AAPPO and you relating to the subject matter herein, and will not be modified except in writing signed by both parties. These Terms and Conditions supersede all prior communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written, between you and AAPPO with respect to this web site, except as otherwise indicated herein.