Terms of Use

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Last modified: February 1, 2018

Welcome to the Website of Brooke USA, www.BrookeUSA.org. This Website is provided at no charge with the express condition that users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions (the "Terms of Use") set forth below.  These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of our Website, including any content, functionality and services offered on or through the Website. If you do not agree with our Terms of Use, your choice is not to use our Website. By accessing or using this Website, you agree to our Terms of Use.

These Terms of Use may change from time to time. Your continued use of this Website after we make changes is deemed to be acceptance of those changes, so please check these Terms of Use periodically for updates.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use

As a condition of your use of the Website, you warrant to us that you will not use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited. You may not use the Website in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party's use of the Website. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Website.

Intellectual Property Rights

Brooke USA owns and maintains the Website for educational and informational purposes only, and it is solely for personal, non-commercial use.  All materials on the Website, including but not limited to all information, images, text, video and audio, displays, data, trademarks, service marks, and logos (including the design, selection and arrangement thereof), are, unless otherwise noted, the exclusive property of Brooke USA. You may make a single copy of the content displayed on any page of the Website to be used for your personal and non-commercial use which does not harm the reputation of Brooke USA. 

Liability Disclaimer

THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. BROOKE USA MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES TO THE WEBSITE AT ANY TIME. ADVICE RECEIVED VIA THE WEBSITE SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL BROOKE USA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THE WEBSITE, WITH THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BROOKE USA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES. IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE WEBSITE, OR WITH ANY OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE WEBSITE. 

Indemnification

By using the Website and its contents, you agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Brooke USA, its officers, directors, employees, and volunteers from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses or fees (including reasonable attorneys' fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, any use of the Website's content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

Changes to the Website

We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up-to-date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

Links from the Website

These terms and conditions apply only to the Website. Where the Website contains links to other websites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only and are not intended as an endorsement by Brooke USA of the organization or individual operating the third-party website. We have no control over the contents of such websites or resources, and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

Termination/Access Restriction

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to terminate your access to the Website, without notice. You agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Brooke USA as a result of these Terms of Use or use of the Website. Nothing contained in these Terms of Use is in derogation of our right to comply with governmental, court and law enforcement requests or requirements relating to your use of the Website or information provided to or gathered by us with respect to such use. Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between a Website user and Brooke USA with respect to the Website. 

Choice of Law

Brooke USA controls this site from its offices in the State of Kentucky. Brooke USA does not imply that the materials published on this Website are appropriate for use outside of the United States. If you access this Website from outside the United States, you do so on your own initiative and you are responsible for compliance with local laws. These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the State of Kentucky.

These Terms of Use constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and Brooke USA with respect to the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations and warranties, both written and oral, with respect to the Website.