Terms of Use
We, the Operators of this Website (The Rise Development Company, Inc.), provide it as a public service to
our users.
Please carefully review the following basic rules that govern your use of the Website. Please note that
your use of the Website constitutes your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms
and Conditions of Use. If you (the "User") do not agree to them, do not use the Website, provide any
materials to the Website or download any materials from them.
The Rise Development Company, Inc. reserves the right to update or modify these Terms and Conditions at
any time without prior notice to User. Your use of the Website following any such change constitutes
your unconditional agreement to follow and be bound by these Terms and Conditions as changed. For this
reason, we encourage you to review these Terms and Conditions of Use whenever you use the Website.
These Terms and Conditions of Use apply to the use of the Website and do not extend to any linked third
party sites. These Terms and Conditions and our privacy policy, which are hereby incorporated by
reference, contain the entire agreement (the "Agreement") between you and the Operators with respect to
the Website. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
Permitted and Prohibited Uses
You may not upload or transmit any material that infringes or misappropriates any person's copyright,
patent, trademark, or trade secret, or disclose via the the Website any information the disclosure of
which would constitute a violation of any confidentiality obligations you may have.
You may not upload any viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other forms of harmful computer code, nor
subject the Website's network or servers to unreasonable traffic loads, or otherwise engage in conduct
deemed disruptive to the ordinary operation of the Website.
You are strictly prohibited from communicating on or through the Website any unlawful, harmful,
offensive, threatening, abusive, libelous, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful,
fraudulent, sexually explicit, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material of any sort,
including, but not limited to, any material that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal
offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any applicable local, state, national, or
international law.
You are expressly prohibited from compiling and using other Users' personal information, including
addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, email addresses or other contact information that may appear
on the Website, for the purpose of creating or compiling marketing and/or mailing lists and from sending
other Users unsolicited marketing materials, whether by facsimile, email, or other technological means.
You also are expressly prohibited from distributing Users' personal information to third-party parties
for marketing purposes. The Operators shall deem the compiling of marketing and mailing lists using
Users' personal information, the sending of unsolicited marketing materials to Users, or the
distribution of Users' personal information to third parties for marketing purposes as a material breach
of these Terms and Conditions of Use, and the Operators reserve the right to terminate or suspend your
access to and use of the Website and to suspend or revoke your membership in the consortium without
refund of any membership dues paid.
The Rise Development Company, Inc. notes that unauthorized use of Users' personal information in
connection with unsolicited marketing correspondence also may constitute violations of various state and
federal anti-spam statutes. The Rise Development Company, Inc. reserves the right to report the abuse of
Users' personal information to the appropriate law enforcement and government authorities, and The Rise
Development Company, Inc. will fully cooperate with any authorities investigating violations of these
laws.
User Submissions
The Rise Development Company, Inc. does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from
you through the Website. Any material, information, or other communication you transmit or post
("Contributions") to the Website will be considered non-confidential.
If you work for a company or at a University, it's likely that you're not the copyright holder of
anything you make, even in your free time. Before making contributions to this site, get written
permission from your employer.
Use of Personally Identifiable Information
Information submitted to the Website is governed according to The Rise Development Company, Inc. current
privacy policy and the stated license of this website.
You agree to provide true, accurate, current, and complete information when registering with the Website.
It is your responsibility to maintain and promptly update this account information to keep it true,
accurate, current, and complete. If you provide any information that is fraudulent, untrue, inaccurate,
incomplete, or not current, or we have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is
fraudulent, untrue, inaccurate, incomplete, or not current, we reserve the right to suspend or terminate
your account without notice and to refuse any and all current and future use of the Website.
Although sections of the Website may be viewed simply by visiting the Website, in order to access some
Content and/or additional features offered at the Website, you may need to sign on as a guest or
register as a member. If you create an account on the Website, you may be asked to supply your name,
address, a User ID and password. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password
and account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur in connection with your password or
account. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of either your password or account
or any other breach of security. You further agree that you will not permit others, including those
whose accounts have been terminated, to access the Website using your account or User ID. You grant the
The Rise Development Company, Inc. and all other persons or entities involved in the operation of the
Website the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the
operation of the Website and in the provision of services to you. The Operators cannot and do not assume
any responsibility or liability for any information you submit, or your or third parties’ use or misuse
of information transmitted or received using website. To learn more about how we protect the privacy of
the personal information in your account, please visit our privacy policy.
Termination
These Terms and Conditions of Use are effective until terminated by either party. If you no longer agree
to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, you must cease use of the Website. If you are dissatisfied
with the Website, their content, or any of these terms, conditions, and policies, your sole legal remedy
is to discontinue using the Website. The Operators reserve the right to terminate or suspend your access
to and use of the Website, or parts of the Website, without notice, if we believe, in our sole
discretion, that such use (i) is in violation of any applicable law; (ii) is harmful to our interests or
the interests, including intellectual property or other rights, of another person or entity; or (iii)
where the Operators have reason to believe that you are in violation of these Terms and Conditions of
Use.
WARRANTY DISCLAIMER
THE WEBSITE AND ASSOCIATED MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. TO THE FULL
EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE OPERATORS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. THE OPERATORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTY
THAT THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, OR THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THE OPERATORS MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE
RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE. THE OPERATORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE OR THE INFORMATION,
CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THE WEBSITE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE OPERATORS OR ANY OF THEIR AGENTS, VENDORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF
INFORMATION) ARISING OUT OF THE USE, MISUSE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF THE OPERATORS
HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS DISCLAIMER CONSTITUTES AN ESSENTIAL PART OF
THIS AGREEMENT. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR
CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
YOU UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT ANY CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE
IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR
COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF CONTENT. THE
OPERATORS SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED, OR ALLEGED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE INFORMATION OR IDEAS CONTAINED, SUGGESTED OR REFERENCED IN OR APPEARING
ON THE WEBSITE. YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THE WEBSITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION,
WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THE OPERATORS OR THROUGH THE OPERATORS, THEIR EMPLOYEES,
OR THIRD PARTIES SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY MADE HEREIN. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE, BY YOUR USE OF
THE THE WEBSITE, THAT YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.
LIABILITY LIMITATION. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES AND UNDER NO LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY, WHETHER IN TORT,
CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, SHALL THE OPERATORS OR ANY OF THEIR AGENTS, VENDORS
OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO USER OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF OR
INABILITY TO USE THE THE WEBSITE OR FOR ANY BREACH OF SECURITY ASSOCIATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF
SENSITIVE INFORMATION THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR FOR ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE,
INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OR CORRUPTION OF DATA,
WORK STOPPAGE, ACCURACY OF RESULTS, OR COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, EVEN IF AN AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE OPERATORS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES.
Links to Other Materials
The Website may contain links to sites owned or operated by independent third parties. These links are
provided for your convenience and reference only. We do not control such sites and, therefore, we are
not responsible for any content posted on these sites. The fact that the Operators offer such links
should not be construed in any way as an endorsement, authorization, or sponsorship of that site, its
content or the companies or products referenced therein, and the Operators reserve the right to note its
lack of affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement on the Website. If you decide to access any of the
third party sites linked to by the Website, you do this entirely at your own risk. Because some sites
employ automated search results or otherwise link you to sites containing information that may be deemed
inappropriate or offensive, the Operators cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, copyright
compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in third party sites, and you hereby irrevocably
waive any claim against us with respect to such sites.
Notification Of Possible Copyright Infringement
In the event you believe that material or content published on the Website may infringe on your copyright
or that of another, please contact us.