SECTION ONE – DEFINITIONS

1.01 Newman Connection, Inc.  The term ‘Newman Connection, Inc.’ or ‘The Newman Connection’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of this website whose registered office is located at Global Corporate Services, Inc., 704 North King Street, Suite 500, P.O. Box 1031, Wilmington, Deleware 19899. Our company registration number is 4734884 in the State of Deleware. The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website.

1.02 Services.  Newman Connection, Inc. (or “The Newman Connection”) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the mission of uniting Newman Centers in prayer all across America, while strengthening the Catholic Faith. We are in the business to provide a national support structure for Newman Centers assisting individuals in spiritual and physical growth. By delivering the foundation and tools needed, Newman Centers will intensify the Catholic Faith. 

The website (www.newmanconnection.com, and all pages included in that domain) provides its users with content and information, including general information, messages, downloads, calendars, articles and other content.  The website also provides the opportunity to share information through posting data to the site through similar means.  (Collectively, the “Services”).  This site is intended to be a resource to Newman Centers and Catholic college students and other interested users.  The Services are subject to the terms of use, below.

1.03 Term and Termination.  These Terms of Use shall apply beginning on the date you browse or access this site, and shall continue until terminated. The term shall continue throughout the transaction of business upon this website, or any time you use the Services, or when you maintain an open account on our website. We reserve the right to terminate your account in the event of your breach of any of these Terms of Use.

1.04 Arbitration.  You agree to submit any dispute, controversy, or claim you may have arising out of or relating to the use of this website or our Services solely to binding arbitration to be conducted pursuant to the Commercial Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The venue for arbitration shall be the State of Illinois, unless we agree in writing to another venue after receipt of your notice.

1.05 Choice of Law / Venue. You agree that these Terms of Use, and any dispute, controversy, or claim you may have arising out of or relating to the use of this website or our Services, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, exclusive of its choice of laws provisions. The exclusive venue for all such disputes shall be the courts located in DuPage County, Illinois.

SECTION TWO – GENERAL USER TERMS OF USE

2.01 General.  The content on all pages with the domain “newmanconnection.com” is for your general information and non-commercial use only. We also reserve the right to make changes to these Terms of Use, without actual notice to the users. Any changes will be posted on the website and will apply only to your use after such posting.  This page should be reviewed periodically for any such changes.

2.02 Property Rights.  This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us for display and distribution. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, content, appearance and graphics. Reproduction of the content contained herein is strictly prohibited, other than in accordance with applicable copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.  All trademarks reproduced in this website which are not the property of, or licensed to us, are acknowledged on the website.

You may not modify any content, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, post on any network, broadcast in any media or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Services unless expressly permitted in writing by Newman Connection, Inc. or otherwise as permitted by applicable law.

2.03 Disclaimer of Warranty and Assumption of Risk.  Neither we nor any third parties, including any contributing authors of content, provide any warranty or guarantee as to the accuracy, timeliness, performance, completeness or suitability of the information and materials found or offered on this website for any particular purpose. You acknowledge that such information and materials may contain inaccuracies or errors and we expressly exclude liability for any such inaccuracies or errors to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Except for the warranties and representations made on the website, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEWMAN CONNECTION, INC. PROVIDES THIS SITE “AS IS” AND DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE AVAILABILITY OR CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE, OR THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE DO NOT WARRANT OR REPRESENT THAT THIS WEBSITE OR OUR SERVICES WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM USE OF THE WEBSITE. CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE CERTAIN WARRANTIES AVAILABLE FROM THE MANUFACTURERS OF PRODUCTS WE SELL AND SHOULD ENQUIRE DIRECTLY TO SUCH MANUFACTURERS. THE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS HEREIN MAY NOT APPLY IN CERTAIN STATES.

Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website or any links or related web pages meet your specific requirements.

2.04 Newman Connection, Inc. Indemnified and Held Harmless.  By using this website, or buying products and/or services from third party advertisers and/or affiliates linked within this website, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Newman Connection, Inc., its owners, its staff, its advertisers, its affiliates, and its content providers from any claims, actions, or demands, including and without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, made by any third party due to or resulting from your use of the information, products, and/or services provided through this website. In other words, you hereby acknowledge that any reliance upon any information shall be done at your own risk.

All content on this website is for information purposes only and not to be used as a replacement for advice of a competent entity, such as a health professional, lawyer, nutritionist, pharmacist, tax attorney, or other licensed professional. The opinions expressed on this website are the respective thoughts of their authors. Nothing said here, or linked to, is to be taken as an endorsement, express or implied.

2.05 Inappropriate and Illegal Activity Prohibited.  As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any Newman Connection, Inc. website, or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, computer systems or networks connected to any server utilized by Newman Connection, Inc. or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Services.  Users are responsible for following all applicable local, state and federal laws.  Unauthorized use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offense for which we expressly disclaim any liability.

2.06 Third Party Sites.  From time to time this website may also include references or links, solicited or otherwise, to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the referenced or linked website(s).

Additionally, other websites may, from time to time include references or links to this website.  Newman Connection, Inc. does not claim to endorse the website(s) unless expressly done so otherwise.  Users and content creators for other web content must contact our staff for written consent if you wish to create a link to this website or otherwise establish a relationship with Newman Connection, Inc.

SECTION THREE – USE OF COMMUNICATION SERVICES

3.01 Terms of Use Specific to Communication Services.  The website may contain forums, calendars, and/or other message or communication facilities designed to allow certain users, though subscription or without, to communicate on a privately-controlled forum. You agree to use the “Communication Services” only to view and post messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that you will not:

A.            Use the Services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise);

B.             Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services;

C.             Publish, post, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.

D.            Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Services in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.

E.             Provide links to files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.

F.             Download any file posted by another user of a Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.

G.            Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.

H.            Restrict, frustrate or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the Services, or violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may be applicable for any particular Service.

I.               Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.

J.              Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

K.            Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.

L.             Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.

3.02 Reserved Right to Monitor and Moderate Content.  Newman Connection, Inc., its agents, or anyone else specifically authorized to maintain or monitor the content of the website reserve the right to review materials posted using the Communication Services and to remove any materials at its sole discretion and without notice. 

3.03 Right to Communication Services.  We reserve the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication Services at any time, without notice, and for any reason.

3.04 Personal Information and User Caution.  Always use caution when providing any personally identifiable information through any of the Communication Services.  Newman Connection, Inc. does not exclusively control or endorse all produced content, messages or information found in any of the services and, therefore Newman Connection, Inc. specifically disclaims any liability with regard to the Services and any actions resulting from your participation in the Communication Services.