Terms & Conditions

effective as of january 2008

Welcome to the general website ("ACLU of Michigan Site") for the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Foundation (collectively, "ACLU of Michigan"). The ACLU of Michigan Site is the website whose home page is located at www.aclumich.org and includes all web pages whose domain name contains the following: www.aclumich.org and some pages of secure.aclu.org where a link to this privacy statement exists. This User Agreement does not apply to those websites (unless those websites specifically link to this User Agreement) and the terms of the user agreements for those other ACLU of Michigan websites may differ from the terms of this User Agreement. Additionally, tThis is not the user agreement for any blogs, forums or social networking sites where ACLU of Michigan has a presence that are on websites other than the ACLU of Michigan Site. This is not the user agreement for the websites of the national operations of the ACLU, The American Civil Liberties Union or the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (“ACLU National”) or for any ACLU local affiliates other than ACLU of Michigan, and you should refer to the user agreement on those organizations’ websites or contact those organizations to learn those websites’ terms of use. Please read this User Agreement carefully, including the ACLU of Michigan Online Privacy Statement. By using the ACLU of Michigan Site, you agree to follow the rules set forth on these web pages. From time to time we may revise this User Agreement including its Online 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 ACLU of Michigan Site after we post a change, it means you agree to the new rules.

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Foundation

The American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Foundation 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. To learn more about the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan and the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan Foundation and the different activities carried on by each organization, click here.

Online Privacy Statement & Information You Voluntarily Submit to the ACLU of Michigan Site

Please review our Online Privacy Statement, which is part of this User Agreement and describes how we handle any personally identifying information about ACLU of Michigan Site users, including information you voluntarily submit to the ACLU of Michigan Site. By providing such information, you hereby acknowledge and agree to ACLU of Michigan’s treatment of such information as described in the Online Privacy Statement.

Copyright

The ACLU of Michigan owns or licenses the copyright in all the materials on the ACLU of Michigan Site, including text, graphics, logos, button icons, audio clips, photographs, and software, and those rights are protected by United States and international copyright laws and other intellectual property laws (“ACLU of Michigan Site Content”). To the extent your use of material on the ACLU of Michigan Site does not constitute “fair use” for which you do not need our permission, the following rules apply to use of the material:

Permitted Distribution. Unless the specific web page from which ACLU of Michigan text materials is available indicates you may not do so, you may copy or distribute any text materials that appear on the ACLU of Michigan Site in print or digital format only and only for the following non-commercial purposes: research, teaching, private study, and activism within a local geographic area regarding civil liberties issues. You may also distribute ACLU of Michigan Content that is not ACLU of Michigan text materials if and only to the extent that the specific launching page from which that ACLU of Michigan Content is accessible, and/or the ACLU of Michigan Content itself, explicitly indicates that the ACLU of Michigan Content may be distributed in a specified manner. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all distributed copies must display the following copyright notice:

Distribution Requiring Advance Written Permission. You must obtain written permission in advance if you wish to reproduce ACLU of Michigan Content that is not text material (e.g., videos, drawings, photographs, podcasts, etc.) or if you wish to reproduce any ACLU of Michigan Content for any reason not listed in the previous paragraph. You can request this permission by sending us a fax at (313) 578-6816 or an email at relmir@aclumich.org that contains the information listed below:

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

Information You Post to the ACLU of Michigan Site

To the extent you voluntarily post material to the ACLU of Michigan Site for display on the ACLU of Michigan Site itself (e.g., postings and comments to ACLU blogs and forums), you automatically grant to ACLU of Michigan and ACLU National an irrevocable, perpetual worldwide license for the ACLU of Michigan to display such material on the ACLU of Michigan Site, except to the extent we have indicated otherwise on the portion of the ACLU of Michigan Site that permits you to post such information (e.g., if a particular blog or forum on the ACLU of Michigan Site 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 of Michigan, by posting any material to the ACLU of Michigan Site for display on the ACLU of Michigan Site, you are representing, warranting and covenanting to the ACLU of Michigan and to ACLU National that 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-à-vis third parties, including but not limited to make any payments to third parties with respect to displaying such third party material. By posting material for display on a portion of the ACLU of Michigan Site that contains specific terms of use applicable to that portion of the ACLU of Michigan Site, you agree you have read, understand, agree to and accept such specific terms of use.

Trademark

All ACLU-related trademarks on the ACLU of Michigan Site (collectively "ACLU Trademarks") are registered trademarks in the United States and other countries. To the extent your use of ACLU Trademarks 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 ACLU Trademarks 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 or service. In addition, you may not use the ACLU Trademarks in any manner that illegally disparages or discredits us.

At times, the trademark of a third party (such as a coalition partner will appear on the ACLU of Michigan Site (“Third-Party Trademarks”). Your ability to use a Third-Party Trademark that appears on the ACLU of Michigan Site is limited to the manner, if any, in which the ACLU of Michigan Site 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).

frames & metatags

You may not frame the content of the ACLU of Michigan Site. You may not use metatags or any other “hidden text” that incorporates ACLU or the ACLU of Michigan Trademarks or our, our local affiliates’ or ACLU National’s name without our express written consent.

Links to Other Websites

The ACLU of Michigan Site 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 ACLU OF Michigan SITE, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT THE ACLU SITE OR MATERIALS THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE ACLU SITE 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 ACLU OF Michigan SITE, NOR FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR INJURY THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR USE OF THE ACLU OF Michigan SITE OR YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS USER AGREEMENT.

Termination

We reserve the right to terminate the ACLU of Michigan Site 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 Michigan 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 of Michigan and County of Wayne and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.