Terms & Conditions
The website and its contents are the property of The Infectious Diseases Society of America Foundation (referred as “The IDSA Foundation,” “the Foundation,” “we,” “us,” and “our”). This web page states the Terms and Conditions for the use of The IDSA Foundation’s website, idsafoundation.org (the “Website”). By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. The IDSA Foundation may revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting. 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 the Foundation, but You are nevertheless individually bound by these Terms and Conditions.
IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE.
Ownership of Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property
The entire contents of the Website, including the text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, HTML code, and other “material” are copyrighted by The IDSA Foundation under the copyright laws of the United States. User agrees not to remove or obscure copyright notices appearing on the Website. The IDSA Foundation grants no copyright or ownership interests to User for any of the material and proprietary information referred to herein belonging to The IDSA Foundation; limited use of the materials is permitted only as expressly stated in the terms below. Permission to the Website content may be granted in special circumstances on a case-by-case basis. Please direct any request to use our proprietary content by emailing: [email protected].
Permitted Uses of Materials
Below are selected permitted and prohibited uses of the Foundation materials that are posted on the Website.
- Anyone who is doing personal, noncommercial research may view, print material, and temporarily store materials from the Website, provided that The IDSA Foundation’s copyright notices are not removed and that the reuse of material does not conflict with any of the prohibited uses below.
- Anyone may share The IDSA Foundation’s materials by utilizing the “share” icons displayed in conjunction with: a) our Website materials, or 2) materials posted by The IDSA Foundation on our official social media pages, including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
- Any use other than as described in paragraph 1 and 2 above requires prior written permission from us. Please direct any request to Stephen Peeler at: [email protected]
- User’s Link: You may link or post the link of this Website to any document or location. The IDSA Foundation does not have any control over link(s) made to any document or location at the Website, and is not responsible for any of the content therein.
Prohibited Uses of Materials
- 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 materials contained in the Website or posted on the Foundation’s social media accounts without prior written permission from The IDSA Foundation.
- User agrees that materials may not be commercially exploited or sold to third parties without prior written authorization from The IDSA Foundation.
- User agrees that 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 materials.
Content Submitted by User
By submitting content to The IDSA Foundation through our Website or through our official social media pages, including but not limited to text, photograph, video, audio recording, graphic, illustration, and any other materials (collectively, “User Submitted Content”), You grant The IDSA Foundation and its affiliates, collaborating partners, licensees, and assigns an irrevocable, perpetual, and royalty-free right to use, reproduce, edit, display, transmit, prepare derivative works of, modify, publish and otherwise make use of the User Submitted Content for any purposes based on The IDSA Foundation’s sole discretion.
By submitting User Submitted Content to The IDSA Foundation, You warrant that the User Submitted Content does not violate the right of privacy of any individual; does not infringe any trademark, trade secret, copyright, or intellectual property right; nor does it contain any material that might be deemed offensive or obscene, or that otherwise violates any criminal prohibition or the personal proprietary rights of any person or entity. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless The IDSA Foundation from any claims, costs and expense that The IDSA Foundation may incur arising out of or in connection with Your breach of the foregoing warranties.
Name and Logo
User agrees not to use the name The IDSA Foundation, The Infectious Diseases Society of America Foundation, or their logos for any promotional or commercial purpose or any other purpose without the prior written consent of The IDSA Foundation.
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 will not attempt to log on to a server or account that User is not authorized to access, and 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 The IDSA Foundation.
Violation of Website security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Website. This site 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 and Conditions. User agrees not to engage in any unlawful or commercial activity on the Website.
Waiver of Liability
The IDSA Foundation is NOT LIABLE for any content posted on 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 agrees to release The IDSA Foundation from all claims, demands, and damages associated with such a dispute.
IN NO EVENT SHALL VTA OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOSS OF DATA OR BUSINESS INTERUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT VTA IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
No Warranties
THE CONTENT THAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. THE FOUNDATION MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE WEBSITE, THE MATERIAL OR OTHER POSTED CONTENT, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
THE WEBSITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. THE FOUNDATION DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEBSITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, THE FOUNDATION 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 The IDSA Foundation of the third-party or the contents of such third-party websites. Because we do not have any control over such third-party websites, The IDSA Foundation 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. Linking to third-party websites is performed at User’s own risk.
Indemnity
User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless The IDSA Foundation, its officers, directors, members, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal fees, resulting from User’s use of the Website or User’s breach of the Terms and Conditions, including, without limitation, User’s submission of content that violates third party rights or applicable law. The IDSA Foundation 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
If User accesses this Website from outside the United States, User does so at User’s own risk. 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 User resides.
Governing Law
These Terms and Conditions are governed by laws of the District of Columbia. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under these Terms and Conditions shall lie exclusively with the courts within the District of Columbia. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is 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 and Conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.
Effective Date: February 2021