TERMS OF USE
ANTHONY M. KENNEDY AMERICAN INN OF COURT
By accessing or using www.kennedyinn.org (the “Site”) you agree to comply with and be bound by these Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”). Please read these Terms of Use carefully as well as the Privacy Policy of the Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court (“AMK”). If you do not agree to the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy, you must immediately terminate use of the Site.
1. License Grant. You are granted a personal, revocable, limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Site conditioned on your continued acceptance of, and compliance with, these Terms of Use. You may use the Site and the AMK Content (as defined below) for your noncommercial, personal use and for no other purpose. The AMK reserves the right to bar, restrict or suspend any user’s access to the Site, and/or to terminate this license at any time for any reason. The AMK reserves any rights not explicitly granted in these Terms of Use, and does not grant any rights to you except those explicitly set forth herein.
2. License Restrictions. Unless otherwise expressly stated in these Terms of Use or you receive AMK’s prior written consent, you may not publish, republish, modify, translate, create derivative works of, copy, distribute, market, display, compile, remove, or alter any proprietary notices or labels from, lease, sell, sublicense, clone, transfer, decompile, reverse engineer, or incorporate into any information retrieval system (electronic or mechanical), the Site, any AMK Content (as defined below), or any portion thereof. Further, you may not (i) use the Site for any unauthorized or illegal purpose or activity including, but not limited to, any activity to obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to the Site, including AMK Content; (ii) interfere with the proper working of the Site including, but not limited to, the transmission of any virus, worm, trap door, back door, timer, clock, Trojan horse, denial of service attack or other limiting routine, instruction or design; or (iii) interfere with any other person’s use and enjoyment of the Site.
3. Your Acceptance; Revisions to Terms of Use. The Site is available only to individuals who can enter into legally binding contracts under applicable law. These Terms of Use constitute a legally binding agreement between you and the AMK regarding your use and access to the Site.By using the Site, you agree to these Terms of Use.
AMK reserves the right to revise these Terms of Use at any time in its sole discretion by posting revised Terms of Use to the Site. Your use of the Site signifies your acceptance of all the terms and conditions contained within the Terms of Use posted at the time of your use. You will be responsible for regularly reviewing the Terms of Use posted to the Site. No revision to these Terms of Use, including to the Arbitration provision set forth below, shall apply to a controversy or claim of which you had actual notice on or before the date of any such revision.
4. Click-Through Agreements. Before using certain areas of the Site, you may be asked to indicate your acceptance of additional special terms and conditions by clicking a button marked “I Accept” “I Agree” “Okay” “I Consent” or other words or actions that similarly acknowledge your consent or acceptance of a Click-Through Agreement. To the extent there is an irreconcilable conflict between these Terms of Use and any Click-Through Agreement for the activity in which you choose to participate, the Click-Through Agreement will govern as to such conflict.
5. Personal Login Information. Certain features and areas of the Site are available only with registration and current membership. If you are required to register and select a unique login and password (“Personal Login Information”), you must keep your Personal Login Information confidential, including taking appropriate measures to maintain the confidentiality, such as logging off and closing the Internet browser, especially when you are connected to the Internet through an unsecured network or when using a public computer. Your Personal Login Information is personal to you and you may not allow any third party to use it under any circumstances. AMK is not liable for any harm caused by or related to the theft, misappropriation, disclosure, or unauthorized use of your Personal Login Information. You must contact the AMK immediately if you become aware of or believe there is or may have been any unauthorized use of your Personal Login Information, or otherwise wish to deactivate your Personal Login Information due to security concerns.
6. Privacy Policy. For information about AMK’s data protection practices and AMK’s use and protection of your personal information, please read AMK’s Privacy Policy which is incorporated into and made a part of these Terms of Use.
7. Proprietary Rights. The content of the Site includes, without limitation, (i) AMK’s trademarks, service marks, logos, brands, and brand names, trade dress and trade names and other distinctive identification (collectively “AMK Marks”); and (ii) information, data, materials, interfaces, computer code, databases, products, services, software applications and tools, text, images, photographs, audio and video material, and artwork, and (iii) the design, structure, selection, compilation, assembly, coordination, expression, functionalities, applications, look and feel, and arrangement of any content contained in or available through the Site (the items identified in subsections (i) (ii) and (iii) shall be collectively referred to herein as “AMK Content”). AMK Content is the property of the AMK, its licensors, sponsors, partners, advertisers, content providers or other third parties and is protected by law including, but not limited to, copyright, trade secret, patent, and trademark law, as well as other state, national and international laws, treaties and regulations. The reproduction, transmission, distribution, sale, publication, broadcast, circulation or dissemination of any AMK Content by you, or by you through any other person or entity, is prohibited unless express written consent is separately obtained from AMK or the owner of such content if AMK is not the owner. You may not alter, delete, obscure or conceal any copyright or other notices appearing in the AMK Content, including any such notices appearing on any AMK Content you are permitted to download, transmit, display, print, or reproduce from the Site.
8. User Obligations. You warrant that you will abide by, without limitation, all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations with respect to your use of the Site and not interfere with the use and enjoyment of the Site by other users or with operation and management of the Site. You will, at all times, provide true, accurate, current, authorized, and complete information when submitting information or materials on the Site, including, without limitation, information required to be provided through an AMK Website registration form. If any false, inaccurate, untrue, unauthorized or incomplete information is submitted by you, AMK reserves the right to terminate your access and use of the Site. You warrant that you will not impersonate any other person or entity, whether actual or fictitious, when using the Site, or defame or otherwise harm any party through your use of the Site.
In addition, you also agree that you will not use our Services to:
(a) upload, download, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any content, including through any attachments thereto, that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
(b) upload, download, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any AMK Content, including through any attachments thereto, that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships;
(c) upload, download, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any AMK Content, including through any attachments thereto, that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
(d) upload, download, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available, including through any attachments thereto, any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
(e) upload, download, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available, including through any attachments thereto, any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; and
(f) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law.
9. Responsibility for Use of the Internet and Website and Exclusion of Liability. Use of the Internet and the Site is solely at your risk and is subject to, without limitation, all applicable local, state, national and international laws and regulations. Unless expressly required by law, the AMK does not guarantee the confidentiality or security of any communication or other material transmitted to or from the Site over the Internet or other communication network. The AMK shall not be obligated to correct or update the Site or the AMK Content and shall not be liable for omissions, typographical errors, or out-of-date information which may appear on the Site.
10. No Legal Advice and Disclaimer as to Accuracy of Information. The information on the Site and AMK Content is for informational purposes only, and is not legal advice or a substitute for legal counsel.
The information contained in the Site and AMK Content may or may not reflect the most current legal developments; accordingly, information on the Site are not promised or guaranteed to be correct or complete, and should not be relied upon as such. As legal advice must be tailored to the specific circumstances of each case, nothing provided on the Site or the AMK Content should be used as a substitute for advice of competent counsel. The materials on the Site and AMK Content do not constitute legal advice and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the AMK.
11. Third Party Information. The Site may feature materials, information, products, and services provided by third parties. Any such information, including but not limited to articles, press clippings, opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information made available by third parties such as content providers and other users of the Site are those of the respective third party and not of AMK or its affiliates. AMK makes no representation with respect to, nor does it guarantee or endorse, the quality, non-infringement, accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of such third-party materials, information, services or products.
12. Notice For Claims Of Intellectual Property Or Copyright Infringement; Agent For Notice Of Infringement. The AMK respects the intellectual property of others, and, particularly as to user generated content in comments, discussion boards or in other user contributed content, as applicable, we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide the AMK’s Copyright Agent the following information:
(a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
(b) a description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you Claim has been infringed;
(c) a description of where the material that you Claim is infringing is located on the site;
(d) your address, telephone number, and email address;
(e) 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; and
(f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.
The AMK’s Copyright Agent for notice of Claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
By mail:
Anthony M. Kennedy American Inn of Court
McGeorge School of Law
3200 Fifth Avenue
Sacramento, CA 95817
info@kennedyinn.org
13. Links to Third Party Website. The Site may provide links to other sites on the Internet for your convenience. These other sites are maintained by third parties over which the AMK exercises no control. The appearance of any such third-party links is not intended to endorse any particular company or product. If you decide to access any of the third-party site linked to the Site, you do so entirely at your own risk.
14. Links to Website, Content, Sharing of Content. Links posted by third parties to the Site and/or AMK Content may not use the AMK trademark or logo and shall not suggest that AMK promotes or otherwise endorses any third-party products, business relationships, services, causes, campaigns, Website, content, or information. Any links to any portion of the Site shall be the responsibility of the linking party. AMK reserves the right to require any linking party to disable or remove any link that violates AMK’s policies, rights or causes interruption or deterioration of AMK Content.
Sharing of Content. You may download, copy or embed AMK Content and other downloadable items displayed on the Site for personal use only, provided that you maintain all copyright and other notices contained therein. Copying or storing of any AMK Content for other than personal use is expressly prohibited without prior written permission from the AMK, or the copyright holder identified in the copyright notice contained in the AMK Content. AMK reserves the right to require any party sharing AMK content to disable or remove the content should its use violate AMK’s policies, rights or causes interruption or deterioration of AMK Content.
15. Warranties Disclaimed. THE WEBSITE AND CONTENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE.” NEITHER AMK, NOR ITS LEADERS, MEMBERS OR PARENT ORGANIZATION (COLLECTIVELY “AMK PARTIES”) PROVIDE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SITE OR AMK CONTENT, OR ANY RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED BY YOU, ARE COMPLETE, ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR NON-INFRINGING; (ii) ACCESS TO THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; (iii) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; OR (iv) AMK CONTENT WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED OR ACCESSIBLE ON THE SITE. ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND/OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
16. Exclusion of and Limitation of Liability. THE AMK PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, AND DISCLAIM ANY LIABILITY, FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR DAMAGE, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COMPENSATORY, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER IN CONNECTION WITH, AS A RESULT OF, OR ARISING (i) OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE AND/OR ANY AMK CONTENT; (ii) FROM ANY INTERRUPTION IN THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE AND/OR AMK CONTENT; (iii) FROM ANY LOSS OF DATA AND/OR FROM ANY EQUIPMENT FAILURE; (iv) OUT OF THE PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GOODS, CONTENT AND/OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED FROM THE SITE, OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO, THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE; (v) FROM UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (vi) FROM STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; (vii) FROM ANY DELAY OR FAILURE OF THE SITE ARISING OUT OF CAUSES BEYOND AMK’S CONTROL; (viii) OUT OF THE USE OF, REFERENCE TO, OR RELIANCE ON, THE AMK CONTENT; (ix) OUT OF ANY THIRD PARTY MATERIALS, INFORMATION, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES CONTAINED ON, OR ACCESSED THROUGH, THE SITE; (x) OUT OF ANY CONTENT, MATERIALS, ACCURACY OF INFORMATION, AND/OR QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR MATERIALS PROVIDED BY OR ADVERTISED ON ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE; OR (xi) OUT OF ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE OR AMK CONTENT.
IN THE EVENT YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH, OR DISPUTE, THESE TERMS OF USE, THE SITE AND/OR THE AMK CONTENT, YOUR SOLE RIGHT AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO TERMINATE YOUR USE OF THE SITE, EVEN IF THAT RIGHT OR REMEDY IS DEEMED TO FAIL OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. YOU CONFIRM THAT AMK HAS NO OTHER OBLIGATION, LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY.
17. Exclusions permitted by law. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY NEGLIGENCE, BREACH OF CONTRACT OR BREACH OF IMPLIED TERMS, OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, ONLY THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS WHICH ARE LAWFUL IN YOUR JURISDICTION WILL APPLY TO YOU AND AMK’S LIABILITY WILL BE LIMITED TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
18. Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, you shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the AMK Parties from and against all Claims arising from or in any way related to your use of the Site and/or AMK Content, a violation by you of these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy or any other actions connected with your use of the Site and/or AMK Content, including any liability or expense, losses, damages (actual and consequential), suits, judgments, litigation costs and attorney’s fees. AMK will provide written notice of any such Claims, but failure to provide such notice will not release you from any of your obligations pursuant to this section except to the extent that you are actually prejudiced by such failure, and will not relieve you from any other liability that you may have to the AMK Parties other than under this section.
19. Term and Termination. These Terms of Use will take effect at the time you begin using the Site. The AMK reserves the right, with or without notice, at any time and for any reason to deny you access to the Site or to any portion thereof, and to terminate these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with the terms set forth herein. You may terminate these Terms of Use at any time by ceasing to use the AMK Website, but all applicable provisions of these Terms of Use will survive such termination. Upon termination, you must destroy all copies of any portion of the Site, including any AMK Content, in your possession.
20. Arbitration; Venue. Any controversy or claim (“Claim”) you have arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use shall be resolved by a single impartial arbitrator pursuant to proceedings administered by the American Arbitration Association under its rules for resolution of commercial disputes. Any such Claim shall be brought solely by you as an individual and not as part of, or as a representative of, a Class. The arbitration shall be held in Sacramento, CA. All submissions to the arbitrator, the proceedings, and the award shall be confidential. The arbitration shall be conducted on an expedited basis with minimal discovery. The arbitrator’s award shall be final and binding. The Superior Court of California in and for the County of Sacramento shall have exclusive jurisdiction and venue over (i) any action concerning the enforcement of an arbitration award, or (ii) if arbitration is not permitted by law, then any Claim you have arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use. You agree to unconditionally and irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of such courts and you will not object to such jurisdiction and venue on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, inconvenient forum or otherwise. EACH PARTY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS OF USE. The AMK reserves all rights and remedies available to it, in law or equity, with respect to any matter relating to these Terms of Use.
Neither party consents or agrees to any arbitration on a class or representative basis, and the arbitrator shall have no authority to proceed with an arbitration on a class or representative basis. No arbitration will be consolidated with any other arbitration proceeding without the consent of all parties. Any Claim or controversy as to the enforceability of this arbitration provision’s restriction on your right to participate in or pursue a class action or class wide arbitration shall be brought only in the Superior Court of California in and for the County of Sacramento.
21. Governing Law. These Terms of Use and all matters regarding your use of the Site shall be governed by, construed in accordance with, and enforced under the laws of the State of California applicable to contracts made and executed and wholly performed in the State of California, without regard to choice of law principles. Neither the Uniform Computer Information Transaction Act nor the United Nations Convention on Contracts for International Sale of Goods apply and their applicability is expressly excluded. Printed copies of any and all agreements and/or notices in electronic form shall be admissible in any legal, investigative or regulatory proceedings.
22. Waiver and Severability. The failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision in these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, such provision shall be enforced to the fullest extent of the law, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
23. Complete Agreement. These Terms of Use, together with any revision, any Additional Terms or Conditions incorporated by reference, and any click-through agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between you and the AMK relating to the Site and its use by you, and supersedes any previous written or oral communication regarding use of the Site.
24. Contact Information. If you have any questions or concerns regarding these Terms of Use or the Site, please visit our Contact Us page.
25. Use of Website and Content outside of the United States. AMK makes no claims regarding access or use of the Site or the AMK Content outside of the United States. If you use or access the Site or the AMK Content outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws and regulations of
26. Other Terms of Use/Services. On sites not operated by the AMK, you are also subject to the Terms of Service (TOS) of that host site. For more information, consult the host website’s TOS.
This Terms of Use is subject to amendment or modification at any time.
Effective November 8, 2023