Terms & Conditions

User Content and Submissions

This Site may allow you to post photographs, videos, comments, and other content (“User Content”). SCADD is not responsible for User Content posted by you or others. You represent that you will not post any confidential, copyrighted, or proprietary information on the Site, and that you either own the rights to the content you are posting or have the necessary permissions from the content owner(s).You grant SCADD a non-exclusive, perpetual, transferable, sub-licensable, royalty-free, worldwide license to use any of the User Content that you post on or in connection with the Site, including the likeness of any person that appears in the User Content, or any of the concepts or ideas contained in the User Content, for any purpose, including commercial use, which includes the right to translate, display, reproduce, modify, create derivative works, sublicense, distribute and assign these rights.

We will not compensate you or anyone else for any information, User Content, or Submissions you provide that we may use. Additionally, you acknowledge that you bear full responsibility for any Submissions you make and User Content you post, including their legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality, and copyright.

Any communication you transmit to this Site by email or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments or suggestions, or the like (“Submissions”), is, and will be treated as, non-confidential, non-proprietary and will become the exclusive property of SCADD , even if these Terms and Conditions or any other agreement you have entered into with us is later terminated or amended.

SCADD reserves the right, but has no obligation, to: (i) review User Content and Submissions for accuracy or otherwise; (ii) edit, delete or refuse to post any User Content or Submissions that are profane, obscene, personal attacks on other individuals, slanderous, defamatory, pornographic, threatening, or harassing, or that contain any other information that SCADD deems to be inappropriate for this Site or that in any other way violate these Terms and Conditions, as well as any applicable law; (iii) monitor and/or filter all User Content and Submissions; and/or (iv) disclose any User Content or Submissions to any party for any reason or purpose, including, but not limited to, third parties to operate this Site and to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests. SCADD may use any User Content and Submissions for any purpose, including but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting at no cost obligation to SCADD. SCADD may also use any idea, concept, knowledge, or techniques contained in any User Content and Submissions for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such information. SCADD has no control over and shall have no liability for any damage resulting from the use or misuse of any User Content or Submissions by any third party.



SCADD is not responsible for the views or opinions expressed by third parties. User Content and Submissions to this Site do not necessarily reflect the views of SCADD, and SCADD shall not assume or have any liability for any User Content or Submissions. Visitors may not transmit any User Content or Submissions that are intended to promote and/or generate revenue for any third-party business activity.

Prohibited Uses

You agree that you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or that is otherwise prohibited by these Terms and Conditions. You may not use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site. You agree that you are responsible for your own conduct while using the Site and for any consequences thereof. SCADD reserves the right to determine if your conduct violates these Terms and Conditions. SCADD may notify authorities and revoke your access or services as deemed appropriate.

Your Responsibility

You should always verify the information set out in this Site with independent authorities before acting or relying on it. It is your responsibility to use endpoint security protection, such as virus-checking software on any download from this Site, and to ensure the compatibility of such software with our equipment.

Intellectual Property Rights

The trademarks, logos, service marks, images, trade dress, and copyrights to the content of the Site (the “Intellectual Property”) are owned by Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc. (SCADD), its content providers, or licensors, and are protected by United States and international laws. Nothing on this Site should be interpreted as granting you, whether by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Intellectual Property without the written permission of SCADD or the third party that may own the Intellectual Property displayed on this Site. Any use or misuse of the Intellectual Property displayed on, or used in connection with, this Site, or any other content on this Site, is prohibited. This prohibition includes downloading, copying, reproducing, transmitting, publicly performing, distributing, commercially exploiting, adapting, translating, or modifying any content of this Site for purposes other than personal use. Please be advised that SCADD will fully enforce its intellectual property rights of the law, including pursuing criminal prosecution.

Linking to the Website and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part.

This Site may provide certain social media features that enable you to:

• Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Site.
• Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Site.
• Cause limited portions of content on this Site to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites.
  
  

You may use these features solely as they are provided by us, solely with respect to the content they are displayed with. Subject to the foregoing, you must not:

• Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you.
• Cause the Site or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking.
• Link to any part of the Site other than the homepage without written expressed permission.
• Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on this Site that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms and Conditions.

You agree to cooperate with us in stopping any unauthorized framing or linking immediately. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. Additionally, we may disable any social media features and links at any time, at our discretion, without notice.

Links to Third- Party Sites

This Site may contain links to third party sites. Access to any other Internet site linked to this Site is at your own risk, and SCADD is not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice, or statements made on these sites. You should review the terms and conditions of use and privacy policies of all third-party web pages and other websites that you visit.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice

If you are an intellectual property rights owner or an agent thereof and believe any material posted to this Site infringes upon your intellectual property rights, you may file a notification of such infringement pursuant to the DMCA by providing the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) for further detail):

• A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
• Identification of the work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site.
• Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled and information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to locate the material;
  Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail;
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the owner, its agent, or the law; and
• A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Such information should be sent to: Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc. 1 Montauk Avenue, New London,  CT 06320 Attention: Chief Compliance Officer by phone at 860-447-1717 OPT.# (9) nine.

Counternotice: If a notice of copyright infringement has been filed against material posted by you on the Site, and you believe that the content is not infringing, you may send a counter notification containing the following information to Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc. 1 Montauk Avenue, New London, CT 06320 Attention: Chief Compliance Officer by phone at 860-447-1717 OPT.#(9) nine.

Your physical or electronic signature.

• Identification of the content that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the content appeared before it was removed or disabled.
• A statement that you have a good faith belief that the content was removed or disabled because of mistake or a misidentification of the content; and
• Your name, address, telephone number, and email address, a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the federal court in Washington, D.C., and a statement that you will accept service of process from the person who provided notification of the alleged infringement.

If a counternotice is received by SCADD, SCADD may send a copy of the counter notice to the original complaining party informing that person that it may replace the removed content or cease disabling within ten (10) business days from the date of notice. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the content provider, member or user, the removed content may be replaced, or access to it restored, in ten (10) to fourteen (14) business days or more after receipt of the counter notice, at SCADD ’s sole discretion.



You should note that if you knowingly misrepresent in your notification that the material or activity is infringing, you will be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by us or the alleged infringer as the result of our relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing. In accordance with the DMCA and other applicable laws, we have also adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and in our sole discretion, users who are deemed to be repeat infringers. We may also, in our sole discretion, limit access to the Site and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether there is any repeat infringement.

Disclaimer

Although SCADD has attempted to provide accurate information (including any products, graphics, software, recommendations, or other materials) on the Site, we assume no responsibility for the completeness, reliability, or accuracy of the information. The information on this Site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. SCADD undertakes no obligation to verify or maintain the currency of such information. SCADD may change the programs or products mentioned at any time without notice. Mention of non-SCADD products or services is for information purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation.

ALL INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” WITH ALL FAULTS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO THE APPLICABLE LAW, SCADD DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SCADD SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS, SYSTEM FAILURES, INCLUDING VIRUSES OBTAINED DURING HYPERLINK, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, COSTS OF REPLACEMENT GOODS, DATA NON-DELIVERY, MISDELIVERY, CORRUPTION, DESTRUCTION OR OTHER MODIFICATION LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, ANY SCADD PRODUCT OR LINKS TO ANY THIRD PARTY WEBSITE FROM THE SITE, DAMAGES RESULTING FROM USE OF OR RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION PRESENT, EVEN IF SCADD HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INACCURACIES OR OMISSIONS IN CONTENT, AND EVENTS BEYOND OUR REASONABLE CONTROL. IN NO EVENT SHALL OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, COSTS, LOSSES AND CAUSES OF ACTION IN THE AGGREGATE (WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING FROM THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INCLUDING OUR PRIVACY POLICY, OR USE OF THIS SITE, EXCEED IN THE AGGREGATE US $100.00.

SCADD makes no warranty that (i) the operation of the Site will meet your requirements; (ii) access to the Site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, free of viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other harmful components, or free of defects or errors; (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the Site will be accurate or reliable; or (iv) defects will be corrected. You (and not SCADD) assume the entire cost of all servicing, repair, or correction that may be necessary for your computer equipment and software because of any viruses, errors, or any other problems whatsoever you may have because of visiting this Site.



Indemnification

You hereby agree to hold harmless and indemnify SCADD , and its affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, directors, agents, and employees, licensors, suppliers, partners, successors, and assigns, harmless from and against all liability, losses, damages, and costs (including without limitation defense costs and associated reasonable attorney’s fees and associated costs) associated with any claim, action, or demand brought against SCADD arising out of (a) any breach of or violation of these Terms and Conditions; (b) any information you submit, share, or upload on or to the Site; (c) any claim that information or content that you provide violates any applicable law or otherwise infringes the rights of a third party; and/or (d) your use of any data gathering and extraction tools or any other action you take that imposes an unreasonable burden or load on our infrastructure. You shall cooperate fully in the defense of any claim. SCADD reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed under the laws of the state of Connecticut without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

Waiver and Severability

No waiver by SCADD of any term or condition set out in these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of SCADD to assert a right or provision under these Terms and Conditions shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Terms and Conditions of use and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Mobile/SMS Policy

No mobile information will be shared with or sold to third parties/affiliates for marketing/promotional purposes. All the above categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with or sold to any third parties.

Changes to These Terms and Conditions

SCADD has the right to change or update these Terms and Conditions from time to time without notice, so please review this document periodically to keep informed of any changes. If you have questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us as listed below.



Contact Us

If you have any questions, comments or concerns about our Site or these Terms and Conditions you may write to us at Southeastern Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. 1 Montauk Avenue, New London,  CT 06320 Attention: Chief Compliance Officer.