This website and its contents are the property of the Chemical Educational Foundation (“CEF”).  This web page states the “Terms of Use” for the use of the www.CEF.com website (the “Website”). By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.  The terms “You” and “User” are used to refer to anyone who is accessing the Website. If you are using the Website on behalf of a company or other legal entity, such entity may have a separate agreement with CEF, but you are nevertheless individually bound by these Terms of Use.

Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, incorporated herein by reference. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.  By using this Website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with CEF and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Website.

CEF may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.  All changes are effective immediately when we post them.  Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page each time you access this Website so you are aware of any changes, as they are binding on you.

Ownership of Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

The entire contents of the Website, including the functionality, features, text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, HTML code, and other material available on the Website (“CEF Material”) are owned by CEF and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws.  User agrees not to remove or obscure copyright notices appearing on the Website.  CEF grants no copyright or ownership interests to User for any of the CEF Material and proprietary information referred to herein belonging to CEF; limited use of the CEF Materials is permitted only as expressly stated in these Terms of Use below. Permission to the Website content may be granted in special circumstances on a case-by-case basis.  Please direct any request to use content to CEF’s office at 703-527-6223 or email Comments@CEFinSTEM.org

Permitted Uses of Materials

Below are selected permitted and prohibited uses of CEF Materials that are posted at the Website.

  1. CEF volunteers, event organizers, and event participants may use and utilize event resources posted on the Website for the intended purposes of said resources, provided that CEF’s copyright notices are not removed, and that use of said resources does not conflict with any of the prohibited uses below.
  2. Anyone who is doing personal, noncommercial research may view, print CEF Material, and temporarily store CEF Materials from the Website, provided that CEF’s copyright notices are not removed and that the reuse of material does not conflict with any of the prohibited uses below.
  3. Any use other than as described in paragraph 1 and 2 above require prior written permission from CEF. Please direct any request by emailing Comments@CEFinSTEM.org
  4. User’s Link: you may link or post the link to this Website or any CEF Materials on the Website. CEF does not have any control over, and assumes no responsibility or liability for, such link(s) or any content, materials, or practices of any third-party sites or locations to which you link the Website or CEF Material. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for any links you create to the Website or to any CEF Material, including ensuring that such links comply with all applicable laws and do not suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement by CEF without CEF’s prior written consent. By creating or posting any such link, you expressly waive any and all claims against CEF arising from or related to such links, including but not limited to claims regarding the content, accuracy, legality, or security of any third-party site or location..

Prohibited Uses of Materials

  1. Except for the permitted uses above, User agrees not to reproduce, distribute, transmit (via print, fax, electronic, or other means), modify, alter, or create derivative works of the CEF Materials contained on the Website without prior written permission from CEF.
  2. User agrees that CEF Materials may not be commercially exploited or sold to third parties by User without prior written authorization from CEF.
  3. User agrees that CEF Materials may not be systematically stored on a server so as to substitute for the purchase of a subscription and/or license agreement to/for the CEF Materials from CEF.

Name and Logo

Except for CEF volunteers, event organizers, and event participants using the event resources consistent with the intended purposes, as set forth in these Terms of Use, User agrees not to use the name of Chemical Educational Foundation, CEF, and all related names, trademarks, service marks, service names, designs, slogans, or  logo for any promotional or commercial purpose, or any other purpose, without the prior written consent of CEF.  All such names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are trademarks of CEF.

Prohibited Uses of Website

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 post material that is copyrighted without first obtaining proper written consent from the copyright owner.

Website Security

Interference with Website operation: User agrees to not access or use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, impair or cause undue burden on the Website and/or its host, servers, network, systems or other users. User agrees to not attempt to interfere in any way with the operation of the Website, that User will not transmit any virus or worm to the Website, that User will not use any spider, robot or any other automated mechanism to access the Website and/or its servers or systems, and that you will not engage in flooding, spamming, mail-bombing, crashing or otherwise sending unsolicited e-mail to other users of the Website.  User further agrees that User will not attempt to access data that is not intended for your use, that User will not attempt to log on to a server or account that User is not authorized to access, and that User will not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network related in any way to the Website without authorization.

Alteration of Website content:  None of the material contained on the Website (including all software, HTML code, and other code) may be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, retransmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo-reproduction, recordation, or otherwise), resold or redistributed, without the prior written permission of CEF.

Violation of Website security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Website.  The Website has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.  Please see our Privacy Policy for further details concerning the Website’s privacy practices.

Compliance: User agrees to comply with all applicable laws, as well as with these Terms of Use.  User agrees not to engage in any unlawful or commercial activity on the Website.

User Submissions
The Website may contain message boards, forums, event pages, or other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Website. All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards set forth in these Terms of Use.

Any User Contribution you post to the Website will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary.  By voluntarily providing or posting User Contributions on the Website, User must grant, and User hereby grants to CEF, and its affiliates, licensees, successors, and assigns, a non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide, perpetual, unlimited, assignable, sublicenseable, fully paid up, and royalty-free right and license to CEF to use and commercialize, in any way now known or in the future discovered, anything that you submit to CEF, without further consent, notice and/or compensation to User or any third parties. In addition, by posting information on the Website, User grants any other user the right to access, display, view, store, and reproduce this material solely for their personal use.

By submitting any User Contributions to CEF, you represent and warrant that the submission is accurate, not confidential, and not in violation of any contractual restrictions or other third party rights.  You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above to CEF and its affiliates and licensees. You further represent and warrant that all of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms of Use.  CEF does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of communications or user contributions posted by users, nor does CEF or endorse any opinions expressed by users.  User acknowledges that any reliance on material posted by other users will be at your own risk. CEF is under no obligation to exercise control over any content you or others submit when using the website.  You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not CEF, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. CEF is not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

Monitoring and Enforcement of User Content; Termination

CEF reserves the right to:

  • Remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason in its sole discretion.
  • Take any action with respect to any User Contribution that CEF deems necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion, including if CEF believes that such User Contribution violates the Terms of Use, including the Content Standards, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Website or the public, or could create liability for CEF.
  • Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy.
  • Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website.
  • Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms of Use.

Without limiting the foregoing, CEF has the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing CEF to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website. You waive and hold harmless CEF and its affiliates, licensees, and service providers from any claims resulting from any action taken by CEF during, or taken as a consequence of, investigations by either CEF or law enforcement authorities.

CEF does not undertake to review all material before it is posted on the Website and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, CEF assumes no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. CEF has no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

Content Standards

These content standards apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:

  • Contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable.
  • Promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age.
  • Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person.
  • Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy.
  • Be likely to deceive any person.
  • Promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act.
  • Cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person.
  • Impersonate any person or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
  • Involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising.
  • Give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by CEF or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

[In addition to these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, your use of any CEF-labeled social media channels or participation in CEF’s social media platforms is also governed by the CEF Social Media Guidelines, which are incorporated herein by reference.  You agree to comply with the Social Media Guidelines in addition to these Terms of Use.]

Registration and Password
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict user access, including registered user access, to some parts of the Website or the entire Website.

You are responsible for both:

  • Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website.
  • Ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms of Use and comply with them.

To access the Website or some of the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with this Website or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Website, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.

If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. 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. User agrees to immediately notify CEF of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security.

We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time, in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms of Use.

Copyright Complaints and Copyright Agent

We take claims of copyright infringement seriously. We will respond to notices of alleged copyright infringement that comply with applicable law. If you believe in good faith that any materials accessible on or from this Website infringe your copyright, you may request removal of those materials (or access to them) from the Website by submitting written notification to our Copyright Agent (designated below). In accordance with the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512) (“DMCA”), the written notice (the “DMCA Notice”) must include substantially the following:

  • Your physical or electronic signature.
  • An identification of the copyrighted work you believe to have been infringed or, if the claim involves multiple works on the Website, a representative list of such works.
  • An identification of the material you believe to be infringing in a sufficiently precise manner to allow us to locate that material, such as a link to the material.
  • Adequate information by which we can contact you (including your name, postal address, telephone number, and , if available, email address).
  • The following statement: “I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted material is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.”
  • The following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this written notice is accurate and that I am the copyright owner, or am authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.”
  • Your electronic or physical signature as the owner of the copyright or the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.

Our designated Copyright Agent to receive DMCA Notices is:

[insert agent information]

If you fail to comply with all of the requirements of Section 512(c)(3) of the DMCA, your DMCA Notice may not be effective.

Please be aware that if you knowingly materially misrepresent that material or activity on the Site is infringing your copyright, you may be held liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) under Section 512(f) of the DMCA.

It is our policy in appropriate circumstances to disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who are repeat infringers.

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 the Website and immediate termination of User’s registration with the Website, or ability to access the Website 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 the Website for registration.  CEF shall not be liable to User nor any third party for any termination of User’s account or access to the Website.

Waiver of Liability
CEF does not screen or censor User-generated content made available on the Website. CEF is NOT LIABLE for any content posted by users on the website, and we disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on User Contributions, whether contributed by your or any other user of the Website.  User assumes all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom User comes in contact through the Website.  Should a dispute arise between User and another user, User hereby releases CEF from all claims, demands, and damages associated with such a dispute.

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY CEF MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

IN NO EVENT SHALL CEF OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE CEF 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.

No Warranties
THE CONTENT THAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.  CEF MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE WEBSITE, THE CEF MATERIAL OR OTHER POSTED CONTENT, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.   THE WEBSITE AND CEF MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.  CEF DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.  NEITHER CEF NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH CEF MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE.  WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER CEF NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH CEF REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

IF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE CEF MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, CEF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.

Links to Other Sites
The Website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to User and not as an endorsement by CEF of the third-party or the contents of such third-party websites.  Because we do not have any control over such third-party websites, 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, nor does CEF accept any responsibility for such third-party sites or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them.  Linking to or accessing and using third-party websites is performed at User’s 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 fees, resulting from your use of the Website, your User Contributions, or your breach of the Terms of Use, including, without limitation, your User Contributions that violate third party rights or applicable law.  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.

Foreign Access

We provide this Website for use only by persons located in the United States. We make no claims that the Website or any of its content is accessible or appropriate outside of the United States. Access to the Website may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative, at your own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws.   User agrees to comply with all applicable local rules and laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

Governing Law
These Terms of Use are governed by laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under these Terms of Use shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within the Commonwealth of Virginia. If any provisions 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.  The Terms of Use, and our Privacy Policy [and Social Media Guidelines], constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and CEF regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

 

Effective Date: November 2025