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Terms & Conditions

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Welcome to CJI's website ("website"). The purpose of these Terms & Conditions are to govern your use of this website as well as mobile websites, microsites, mobile applications, social media services, and any other digital services and platforms officially operated or used by CJI (collectively, “website”). By using this website, you accept these Terms & Conditions. 

General Provisions

The Internet is an evolving medium and we may change these Terms & Conditions from time to time. By continuing to use this website after any such changes, you accept the modifications. The date of the last revision to these Terms & Conditions will be indicated by the "Last updated" date at the bottom of this Terms & Conditions page.

We may change, restrict access to, suspend, or discontinue operation of this website, or any portion of this website, at any time.

CJI respects the privacy of our users. Please take a few minutes to review our Privacy Policy.

Ownership & Permissions

The materials available on CJI's website are the property of CJI, or its licensors, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws.

The right to download and store or output the materials on our website is granted for the user's personal use only, and materials may not be reproduced in any edited form. Any other reproduction, transmission, performance, display, or editing of these materials by any means mechanical or electronic without our express written permission is strictly prohibited. Users wishing to obtain permission to reprint or reproduce any materials appearing on this website may contact us directly.

By submitting material to us, you are representing that you are the owner of the material, or are making your submission with the express consent of the owner. By submitting material to any public posting area of this website, such as discussion forums, blogs, chats, webinars, calendars, or comments sections, you agree that we may reproduce, modify, and distribute such material as we see fit in any medium and for any purpose. You also agree that we may identify you as the author of any of your postings by name, e-mail address or screen name, as we see appropriate. We also reserve the right to delete, move, or edit any postings that come to our attention that we consider unacceptable, irrelevant, or inappropriate, whether for legal or other reasons.

You may establish a hypertext link to CJI's website so long as the link does not state or imply any sponsorship of your site by CJI. However, you may not, without prior written permission of CJI, frame or in-line link any of the content, or incorporate into another website or other service, any material, content, or intellectual property belonging to CJI.

Trademarks

You may not use any trademark or service mark appearing on CJI's website without the prior written consent of the owner of the mark.

Interactive Features

This website may include a variety of features, such as blogs, calendars, webinars, discussion forums, and comment sections, which allow feedback to CJI and real-time interaction between users. CJI uses social media services, including but not limited to Facebook and LinkedIn, to enable feedback and real-time interaction. Responsibility for what is posted on forums, discussions, blogs, and other public posting areas on this website including social media lies with each user, and you alone are responsible for the material you post. As a condition of your use of these features, you warrant to CJI that you will not use them for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms & Conditions. Except as otherwise permitted in these Terms & Conditions, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, services, software, or benefits obtained from these features.

In addition, you may not use these features to:

  • Defame, abuse, harass, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others;
  • Conduct or forward illegal contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, unsolicited e-mail or multi-level marketing campaigns;
  • Publish, post, distribute, disseminate, or link to any:
    • profane, defamatory, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful topic, material or information;
    • software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, rights of privacy or publicity, or other proprietary rights, unless you own, control such rights, or have received all necessary consents for your use of such software and other materials;
    • software or other material that contains viruses, corrupted files, or that may or are intended to damage the operation of another’s computer;
  • Distribute, promote, or link to any sites for the marketing, sales, or distribution of any service or product;
  • Harvest or otherwise collect information about third parties, including e-mail addresses, without the express consent of such third parties;
  • Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying its rights in the features offered on this website;
  • Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
  • Gain unauthorized access to this website, or any account, computer system, or network connected to this website, by means such as hacking, password mining, or other illicit means;
  • Interfere with or disrupt the operation of this website or any servers or networks; or,
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations.

Comments posted on CJI's website including social media services should show up immediately. Comments do not require approval before posting. If you receive a notice that your comment is awaiting approval, it is the result of a technical issue. Please contact us for help with troubleshooting.

Registration

To access certain features of this website, CJI may ask you to provide certain information including your name, address, and job function. You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form, and that you will not register under the name of another person. If CJI has reasonable grounds to suspect that any registration information that you provide is untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete, CJI has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of this website (or any portion thereof) by you. CJI's use of any information you provide to CJI as part of the registration process is governed by the terms of our Privacy Policy.

Passwords

To use certain features of this website, you may need a user name and password, which you will receive through a registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password, and are responsible for all activities (whether by you or by others) that occur under your password. You agree to notify CJI immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security of which you become aware, and to ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. CJI cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to protect your password or account information. CJI reserves the right to disallow the use of any user name that CJI deems offensive or inappropriate.

Donations

We are grateful for your donation and support of our organization. We will bill all donation charges to the payment method you specify. If you want to use a different payment method or is a change in the payment method's validity, account number, or expiration date, please contact us.

If you have made an error in making your donation or change your mind about contributing to our organization please contact us. Refunds are returned using the original method of payment. If you made your donation by credit card, your refund will be credited to that same credit card.

Ongoing support is important to CJI in enabling our programs and projects to continue, and so we encourage donors to make recurring donations over time. But if you must cancel your recurring donation, please notify us.

Links to Other Sites

Through this website, CJI provides links and pointers to websites maintained by third parties. CJI's linking to such third party sites does not imply endorsement or sponsorship of such websites or the information or services offered on these websites.

Disclaimer of Warranties & Liability

THIS WEBSITE, AND THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES OFFERED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, CJI DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. CJI DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY OF THE FUNCTIONS, WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY PART OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING BULLETIN BOARDS OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THEM AVAILABLE, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED FROM OR OTHERWISE PROVIDED THROUGH CJI'S WEBSITE.

Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL CJI BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, CJI'S WEBSITE, OR ITS MATERIALS OR SERVICES, EVEN IF CJI IS ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. (BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN CATEGORIES OF DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE LIABILITY OF CJI IS LIMITED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY SUCH STATE LAW.) YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT CJI IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY USER OF CJI'S WEBSITE. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE MATERIAL OR SERVICES, OR WITH ANY OF THE TERMS & CONDITIONS, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THIS WEBSITE.

Termination

CJI may restrict or terminate your right to use this website, in whole or in part, at any time for any reason without notice. The restrictions imposed on you with respect to material downloaded from this website, and the disclaimers and limitations of liabilities set forth in these Terms & Conditions, shall survive the termination of this agreement or your access to CJI's website.

Copyright Complaints

CJI respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. CJI may, at its discretion, terminate the use of these services by users who violate any of the terms of these Terms & Conditions, or infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

If you are the owner of intellectual property who believes your intellectual property has been improperly posted or distributed via CJI's website, please provide us the following information in a signed notice:

  • A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
  • A description of where the material is located on CJI's website;
  • Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
  • A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  • A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

Miscellaneous

CJI tries to ensure that information posted to this website is timely and accurate. However, information that was accurate when posted may become outdated over time. CJI may post follow-up information, and may also continue to provide access to the original information. But CJI may choose not to revise the original information to reflect new developments. If you are looking for the most recent information CJI has posted on a given subject, and not a historical view, be sure you are not looking at out-of-date information.

User-submitted content is public and permanent. However, it may be removed at CJI’s discretion, particularly if it violates these Terms & Conditions or presents a credible threat to personal or public safety.

You may not send any unsolicited e-mail message, commercial or non-commercial, to any e-mail address you have gathered from this website.

These Terms & Conditions constitute the entire agreement between CJI and you with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all previous and contemporaneous agreements, proposals, and communications, written or oral. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use the services of a third party provided through this website. In the event of any conflict between any such third party terms and conditions and these Terms & Conditions, these Terms & Conditions shall govern. These Terms & Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Colorado without giving effect to any principles or conflicts of law. By using this website, you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts in Colorado in all disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms & Conditions or this website. If any provision of these Terms & Conditions shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms & Conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions of these Terms & Conditions. 

These Terms & Conditions were last updated May 1, 2023.