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Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, Consent and Release

Acceptance of Terms

Welcome to the web site of Why I’m a Democrat, Inc. (“WIMD”). PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE. By accessing and using this web site in any way, including, without limitation, browsing the web site, using any information, using any materials or content, uploading any content, including any videos, using any services, downloading any materials or content, and/or placing an order for products or services, you agree to and are bound by the terms of use described in this document (“Terms of Use”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN THE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE IN ANY MANNER. The Terms of Use are entered into by and between WIMD and you.

We may update these policies at any time by posting the updated policies on this site, without notice to you. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by placing a prominent notice on our site for a certain period of time. Your use of the site after

such posting will constitute consent to the updated or changed Terms.

Limits on Use of Materials and Content

All materials and content contained on this web site are the copyrighted property of WIMD, its affiliates and/or third party licensors, and all trademarks, service marks and trade names are proprietary to WIMD, its affiliates and/or third party licensors, except material in the public domain or used with permission, and no portion of this site, including but not limited to the text, images, audio or video, may be used in any manner, or for any purpose, except personal and non-commercial use as authorized by these Terms of Use, without WIMD’s express written consent. You may not modify copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from this site without the written permission of WIMD.

By entering this site you acknowledge and agree that any name, logo, trademark, service mark, registration mark or material or content contained on this site is owned or licensed by WIMD, except material in the public domain or used with permission, and may not be used by you without prior

written consent, except for personal and non-commercial use as authorized by these Terms of Use. WIMD will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law. Sound, graphics, charts, information, written material or images of places or people are either

property of WIMD or used on this site with permission. Your use of any of these materials is prohibited unless specifically provided for on the site. Any unauthorized use of these materials may subject you to penalties or damages, including but not limited to those related to violation of trademarks, copyrights, privacy, and publicity rights.

Privacy Policy

WIMD has adopted the following privacy policy which describes how we will treat the information we collect from you when you visit this site.

It is the primary policy of WIMD to respect and protect the privacy of its users. WIMD stores information internally in a controlled, secure environment. To that end, WIMD will not rent or sell information obtained from you under any circumstances.

In addition, information gathered from you will only be used in connection with our activities or operations or for internal research and development purposes.

All personal information we obtain from you will be provided by you with your express consent only. We will not disclose this personal information to any third party without your consent.

Any non-personally identifiable information, for example, your age, which we obtain from you, may be used for research and development purposes in order to improve this site or develop and improve our operations generally.

In addition to collecting personal and non-personal information, we may also collect non-personal, aggregated information about visitors’ use of this site. This information is not personally identifiable and will only be used to find out how visitors use this site.

As with many other web sites, we may make use of browser “cookies”. Cookies are small text files that may be placed on your computer’s hard disk by our server when you visit this site. They allow us to recognize repeat users, facilitate your access to and use of this site and track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow us to continue to develop and improve the site and our services generally.

In accordance with law, we will not solicit information from persons under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, it is unlawful for you to use this site or provide information to us via the Internet. If you are between the ages of 13 and 18, you may use this site and provide information

to us with the permission of a parent or guardian. Please have your parent or guardian know that you are using this site and providing information to us, and get permission to be bound by these Terms of Use.

Anyone using this web site affirms that he or she is over 13 years old, and that if under 18 years old, he or she has obtained parental/guardian consent and agreement to be bound by these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.

We reserve the right to share information in order to respond to subpoenas, court orders, or legal process, or to establish or exercise our legal rights or defend against legal claims.

We may also share information in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person, violations of these Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, or as otherwise required by law.

Disclaimers

Reference herein to any specific person, candidate, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by WIMD, the supporters of WIMD, the WIMD board of directors, WIMD volunteers, or individuals associated with WIMD.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, ALL INFORMATION, DOCUMENTATION, MATERIALS, SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND PUBLICATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND WIMD AND ITS AFFILIATES HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN ADDITION, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, WIMD AND ITS AFFILIATES DISCLAIM ANY WARRANTIES OF NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, OR QUIET ENJOYMENT.

WIMD AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SUBCONTRACTORS, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS (COLLECTIVELY REFERRED TO AS “COVERED PARTIES”) WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS, INJURY, CLAIM, LIABILITY, OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND RESULTING IN ANY WAY FROM (A) ANY DEFICIENCY IN THE WEB SITE OR THE INFORMATION/ SERVICES PROVIDED VIA THE WEB SITE (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SERVICE”) OR ANY ERRORS IN THE MATERIALS OR CONTENT ON WHICH IT IS BASED OR ANY INSTRUCTION OR OTHER MATERIALS DESCRIBING THE SERVICE OR ITS USE OR PRODUCTS, (B) THE UNAVAILABILITY OR INTERRUPTION OF THE SERVICE (OR ANY PART THEREOF), (C) ANY USE OF THE SERVICE BY YOU (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER YOU RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE FROM A COVERED PARTY IN USING THE SERVICE) WHETHER IN UPLOADING OR DOWNLOADING VIDEO OR OTHER CONTENT TO THE WEB SITE OR OTHERWISE, (D) YOUR USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE, (E) THE WIMD WEB SITE OR THE CONTENT THEREOF, OR (F) ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN PERFORMANCE BEYOND THE REASONABLE CONTROL OF A COVERED PARTY. THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF THE COVERED PARTIES IN CONNECTION WITH ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATTER RELATED TO THE WEB SITE SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. YOUR RIGHT TO MONETARY DAMAGES IN THAT AMOUNT SHALL BE IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER REMEDIES WHICH YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST ANY COVERED PARTY. THE COVERED PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES) IN ANY WAY DUE TO, RESULTING FROM, OR ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICE OR ANY MATTER RELATED TO THE WEB SITE.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE, YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS CONCERNING THE SUITABILITY AND ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION WITHIN THE WEB SITE, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS. THE WEB SITE, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS MAY CONTAIN TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. WIMD AND ITS AFFILIATES ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH INACCURACIES, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE WEB SITE, MATERIALS, PUBLICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS AND IN ANY

OTHER REFERENCE.

THE WEB SITE CONTAINS LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES WHICH ARE NOT UNDER THE CONTROL OF WIMD AND WIMD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS ON ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. WIMD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY LINKED SITE. WIMD IS PROVIDING THESE LINKS TO YOU ONLY AS A CONVENIENCE, AND THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY THAT WIMD ENDORSES OR ACCEPTS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT ON SUCH THIRD-PARTY SITES.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of your use of the web site, you will not use the web site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. You may not use the Service in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any WIMD server, or the network(s) connected to any WIMD

server, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the web site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to services, materials, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any WIMD server or to the web site, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the web site.

Indemnity

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold WIMD, and its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, agents, employees, subcontractors, successors and assigns, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your submissions, your use of the web site, your connection to the web site, your violation of these Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another.

WIMD may run advertisements from third parties on the web site. Links from the WIMD web site to advertisers or other third party sites does not constitute an endorsement by WIMD of such sites, organizations, or their products and services. The appearance on this web site of advertisements and products or service information does not constitute an endorsement by WIMD, and WIMD has not investigated the claims made by any advertiser.The manner, mode and extent of advertising by WIMD are subject to change. Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers other than WIMD found on or through the web site, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such advertiser. WIMD is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as the result of any such dealings or as the result of the presence of such non-WIMD advertisers on the web site.

Consent and Release

You agree to only post or upload photos, videos, audio or other media that you have taken yourself or that you have all rights and permission to transmit and license and which do not violate trademark, copyright, privacy or any other rights of any other person.

Uploading media like images or videos of other people or submitting any media that contains personal information of other people without their permission is strictly prohibited.

By uploading any media on the web site, you warrant that you have permission from all persons appearing in your media for you to make this contribution and grant rights described herein.

It is strictly prohibited to upload media of any kind that contain expressions of hate, abuse, offensive images or conduct, obscenity, pornography, sexually explicit or any other material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable law or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms of Use.

You agree that you will not upload 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 the web site.

By uploading any media such as a photo or video, (a) you grant to WIMD a perpetual, non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the media and any material included in the media; and (b) you certify that any person pictured in the submitted media (or, if a minor, his/her parent/legal guardian) authorizes WIMD to use, copy, print, display, reproduce, modify, publish, post, transmit and distribute the media and any material included in such media; and (c) you agree to indemnify the Covered Parties and hold them harmless from any and all claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising from the media and/or your failure to comply with

these these Terms of Use.

WIMD reserves the right to review all media prior to submission to the web site and to remove any media for any reason, at any time, without prior notice, at our sole discretion.

If you have questions or suggestions, please contact us at: info@whyimademocrat.org.

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