The Chemical Educational Foundation (CEF) recognizes that users may have concerns about privacy issues as they navigate the Internet.  CEF is committed to providing users with a safe, secure environment in which to obtain information.  CEF will use reasonable efforts to ensure that the information you provide remains private and is used only for the purposes stated below.

 
Collected Information
We collect information about the users of our site. This information helps us determine which parts of the site visitors find most valuable as well as how we can continually improve the services we provide. User identities remain anonymous unless the User provides this information as a part of registration or program participation. We use your IP address to help diagnose problems with our servers and to administer our Web site.

Users may use chemed.org without registering but registration must occur in order to use any of the personalization services (i.e. password-protected pages). Registration requires specific contact information: name, e-mail address, etc. We use the customer contact information to learn more about our visitors. The contact information is also used to contact users when necessary.

Cookies
At chemed.org, we use a feature on your Internet browser called a "cookie". A cookie is a small file that your Web browser places on your computer’s hard drive to identify you as a user. Chemed.org does not use cookies to collect any personal information about users, nor do we sell or make them available to other organizations.

You may disable the cookie function on your browser or erase the contents in your cookies file. To do this, consult the help features in your browser and program manager. However, please bear in mind that doing this prevents the Web site from recognizing you as a previous user of the Web site.

Feedback
Chemed.org encourages visitors to submit feedback. Any feedback that is submitted becomes the property of chemed.org, and we may use this feedback for marketing purposes or to contact visitors for more information.

Privacy Policy Updates
Any changes to our privacy policy will be posted here so that visitors will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information, and whether we will disclose it to anyone. If, at any time, you have questions or concerns about chemed.org’s privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, contact us at:  comments@chemed.org or 703/527-6223.

Terms of Use

This page states the "Terms of Use" for the use of the chemed.org Web site. Please also review our privacy statement. By using this Web site, you agree to be bound by the terms of these Terms of Use. The Chemical Educational Foundation (CEF) may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. The terms "You" and "User" are used to refer to any one who is accessing the chemed.org Web site.

Acceptable Site Use
(a) Copyright and Proprietary Rights

CEF grants no copyright or ownership interests to User for any of the material and proprietary information referred herein belonging to CEF. Permission to use chemed.org content may be granted in special circumstances on a case-by-case basis. Please direct any request to use content to the chemed.org office at: 703/527-6223.

(b) Name and Logo

User agrees not to use the name of CEF or its logo for any promotional or commercial purpose or any other purpose without the prior written consent of CEF. 

(c) Prohibited Use

User agrees not to modify, alter, or create derivative works of the material contained on chemed.org without prior written permission from CEF. 

User agrees not to post any false or inaccurate biographical information, delete or change any information posted by another person, and share User’s password with any third party.

User agrees not to do anything that interferes with the proper working ability of the Web site. This includes activity that can overload the Web site’s infrastructure, use of software or other devices other than that which is available from CEF, tampering with the software that makes up the Web site, and destroying or changing information posted by any other person.

User agrees not to engage in any unlawful or commercial activity on the Web site.

User may not post material that is copyrighted without first obtaining proper written consent from the copyright owner.

(d) Web site Security

Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of chemed.org.

User Submissions
By posting information on the Web site, User grants CEF the right to use this material, and User grants any other user the right to access, display, view, store, and reproduce this material solely for their personal use.

Registration and Password
Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their information and password. User is responsible for all use associated with User’s registration and the compliance with all Terms of Use.

Privacy Statement
Please review the privacy statement associated with this document.

Termination of Account
CEF reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pursue all of its legal remedies, including but not limited to deletion of User’s postings from this Web site and immediate termination of User’s registration with or ability to access the Web site and/or any other service provided to User by CEF, upon any breach by User of these Terms of Use or if CEF is unable to verify or authenticate any information User submits to CEF for registration.

Waiver of Liability
CEF does not screen or censor the User-generated content made available on the Website. CEF is NOT LIABLE for any content posted on the Web site. User assumes all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom User comes in contact through the Web site. Should a dispute arise between User and another user, User hereby agrees to release CEF from all claims, demand, and damages associated with such a dispute.

Waiver of Warranties
THE CONTENT THAT IS POSTED ON CHEMED.ORG MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CEF MAKES NO REPRESENTATION ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT POSTED.

THE WEB SITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. CEF, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. CEF MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS. 

CEF DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEB SITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, CEF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.

Disclaimer of Consequential Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL CEF OR ANY THIRD-PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE WEB SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT CEF IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Links to Other Sites
Chemed.org may contain links to third-party Web sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to User and not as an endorsement by CEF of the contents on such third-party Web sites. CEF is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party Websites. Links to third-party Web sites are performed at your own risk.

CEF does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of communications posted by users or endorse any opinions expressed by users. User acknowledges that any reliance on material posted by other users will be at your own risk.

Indemnity
User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CEF, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of the chemed.org Web site or your breach of the terms of these Terms of Use (or Service Agreement). CEF shall provide notice to User promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist User, at User’s expense, in defending any such claim, suit, or proceeding.

Terms of Agreement
User agrees not to make any unauthorized commercial use of this Web site.

If User accesses the site from outside the United States, User does so at User’s own risk.

Governing Laws
These Terms of Use are governed by the internal substantive laws of  Virginia. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under this agreement shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within Virginia. If any provision of these Terms of Use are found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.