TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE

The Public Relations Society of America, Chicago Chapter ("PRSA Chicago") maintains this Internet Web site as a service to its members and the Internet community at large. Its purpose is to provide public relations professionals information about PRSA Chicago and its programs. By accessing the information available through this Web site, you agree to be bound by these Term and Conditions of Use.

Access and use of the PRSA Chicago Web site, the information it makes available, the services it provides, and any derivative use thereof, are subject to the Terms and Conditions of Use set forth herein and all applicable laws. PRSA Chicago may revise the Terms and Conditions of Use from time to time without notice.

Section 1. No Representations or Warranties

PRSA Chicago makes no representations about the suitability of the information contained in the information, documents and related graphics published on this Web site for any purpose. All such information, documents and related graphics are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied. PRSA Chicago hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, including, but not limited to, all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement, accuracy, authority, completeness, usefulness and timeliness. In no event shall PRSA Chicago be liable for any special, direct, indirect or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information available from this Web site.

The Material may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. PRSA Chicago makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Material or about the results to be obtained from using the Web Site and the Material. The use of the Web Site and the Material is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the Web Site and may be made at any time.

PRSA Chicago does not warrant that the Web site will operate error-free or that this Web site and its server are free of computer viruses and other harmful goods. If your use of the Web site or the Material results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, PRSA Chicago is not responsible for those costs. The Web site and material are provided on an "as is" basis without any warranties of any kind. PRSA Chicago, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaims all warranties, including the warranty of merchantability, non-infringement of third parties rights, and the warranty of fitness for particular purpose. PRSA Chicago makes no warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the material, services, software text, graphics, and links.

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Section 2. Limitation of Liability

In no event will PRSA Chicago, its affiliates, officers, members and/or employees, or any third parties mentioned at this site, be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on the PRSA Chicago Web site information and services or for any special, direct, indirect or consequential, or any other types damages whatsoever, even if PRSA Chicago has been advised of the possibility of these damages.

Section 3. Copyright

This PRSA Chicago Web Site contains materials, including but not limited to text and images and their arrangement, that are protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. A user may copy and display these materials only for personal, non-commercial use. A user of these materials must include in all derivative information, such as papers, memoranda, reports and presentations, all copyright notices and an original source attribution to the PRSA Chicago Web site and its URL address. All other uses of copyrighted material, including any derivative use, requires express prior written permission from PRSA Chicago. Any reproduction or redistribution of materials not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions is expressly prohibited and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties.

Section 4. Links To Third Party Sites

The links in this Web site will facilitate leaving the PRSA Chicago Web site. The linked sites are not under the control of PRSA Chicago and PRSA Chicago is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to these sites. PRSA Chicago is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by PRSA Chicago of the site or any association with its operators. If you decide to access linked third-party Web sites, you do so at your own risk. There are risks in using any information found on the Internet. PRSA Chicago cautions users to understand these risks before using or relying upon anything on the Internet.

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Section 5. Privacy Policy

PRSA Chicago does not sell, rent, exchange or otherwise disclose our membership database, mailing lists or information about our site visitors. PRSA Chicago does not track visitors to the Web site. The PRSA Chicago Web site may capture limited information about visits to the site, but uses this information only to analyze general traffic patterns (e.g. what pages are most/least popular) and to perform routine system maintenance. If you choose to e-mail PRSA Chicago and provide personally identifiable information about yourself, PRSA Chicago will not use the information for any purpose other than to respond to your inquiry.

Section 6. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold PRSA Chicago, its affiliates, officers, members and/or employees harmless from any claim, demand, or damage, including reasonable attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party due to or arising out of your use of or conduct on the PRSA Chicago Web site.

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