Terms and Conditions

Terms & Conditions

The American Legion
Terms & Conditions

Effective May 28, 2022

1. Acceptance of Terms
The following agreement outlines your obligations when using The American Legion website available at http://www.legion.org , (the “Site”) and all other The American Legion websites, social media outlets, and mobile applications (collectively, the “Services”). You can review a full listing of The American Legion’s Services at the following link http://www.legion.org/onlineservices . The Services are owned and operated by The American Legion (“The American Legion”), and are accessed by you under the terms of use described below (“Terms of Use”). PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE SERVICES. BY ACCESSING THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT ON THE SERVICES, YOU AGREE TO BECOME BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, THEN YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE SERVICES OR USE THE CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES. THE AMERICAN LEGION’S ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY CONDITIONED UPON YOUR ASSENT TO ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO THE EXCLUSION OF ALL OTHER TERMS; IF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE CONSIDERED AN OFFER BY THE AMERICAN LEGION, ACCEPTANCE IS EXPRESSLY LIMITED TO THESE TERMS.

2. Modifications of Terms of Use
The American Legion reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace the Terms of Use at any time. If the alterations constitute a material change to the Terms of Use, The American Legion will notify you by posting an announcement on the Site. What constitutes a “material change” will be determined at The American Legion’s sole discretion, in good faith and using common sense and reasonable judgment. You are responsible for reviewing and becoming familiar with any such modifications. Use of the Services by you following such notification constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Terms of Use as modified.

3. Description of Service
These Terms of Use are incorporated with our Privacy Policy and apply to your use of The American Legion Services.

The American Legion may offer to provide certain services and content which shall include, but not be limited to, any service The American Legion performs for you, as well as the offering of any content displayed, transmitted or performed on or through the Services (including, but not limited to content, text, user comments, messages, information, data, graphics, news articles, photographs, images, illustrations, software, audio clips and video clips (together, the “Content”). The American Legion may change, suspend or discontinue the Services including any Content for any reason, at any time, including the availability of any service, feature, or Content, with or without notice to you. The American Legion may also impose limits on certain features, services, or Content or restrict your access to parts or all of the Services with or without notice to you.

4. Services Account
In order for you to take advantage of certain Services, we may require you to complete a registration form and create a user account (“Services Account”). Members of The American Legion may be able to access and utilize certain Services not available to others non-members via their Services Account. Non-members may be able to access and utilize certain Services only by establishing a Services Account. Non-members may not have access to the same set of Services as members.

If you establish or utilize a Services Account, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Services Account and any login information and password that may be established. By establishing a Services Account, you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur on or through the Services under and through your Services Account. The American Legion reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refuse service or terminate your Services Account at any time and for any reason.

When establishing a Services Account, you agree to provide The American Legion with accurate, complete, and updated registration information. Failure to do so shall constitute a breach of the Terms of Use, which may result in immediate termination of your Services Account. You may not select or use as a screen name a name (i) of another person with the intent to impersonate that person; (ii) subject to any rights of a person other than you without appropriate authorization; (iii) suggests a false association between you and The American Legion, or (iv) that is otherwise offensive, vulgar or obscene. The American Legion reserves the right to refuse registration of, or cancel any screen name in its discretion. You agree that you are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password.

5. User Conduct
As a condition of your use of the Services, you promise not to use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use, or any other purpose not reasonably intended by The American Legion. By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree not to use the Services:

to abuse, harass, threaten, impersonate, or intimidate others;
to post, upload, or otherwise distribute or post links to any content that is unlawful, defamatory, libelous, inaccurate, or that you do not have all necessary rights to transmit, or that The American Legion or a reasonable person could deem to be objectionable, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, embarrassing, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate as determined by The American Legion in its sole discretion;
for or in connection with any illegal purpose, or in violation of any applicable local, state, national, or international law or rule or regulation having the force of law;
to post or transmit, or cause to be posted or transmitted, any communication or solicitation designed or intended to obtain any password or other confidential information, or private information from any Services user;
to create or submit unwanted email (“Spam”) to any other person or any URL;
to submit content linking or otherwise directing others to affiliate programs, multi-level marketing schemes, or off-topic content;
with the exception of accessing RSS feeds, to use any robot, spider, scraper or other automated means to access the Services for any purpose without our express written permission
to take any action that imposes, or may impose in our sole discretion an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure;
to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services or any activities conducted on or through the Services;
to bypass any measures we may use to prevent or restrict access to the Services or any part of the Services, including creating multiple Services Accounts or screen names for an individual Services user;
interfere with the operation of the Services or any user’s enjoyment of the Services, including without limitation, by: (i) uploading or otherwise disseminating viruses, adware, spyware, worms, or other malicious software or code; (ii) making unsolicited offers, advertisements, or other solicitations, directing spam or other unsolicited communications to other users, or conducting your own contests or promotions using the Services; (iii) attempting to collect personal information about users or third parties without their consent; or (iv) interfering with or disrupting any networks, equipment, or servers connected to or used to provide the Services, or violating the regulations, policies, or procedures of such networks, equipment, or servers;
share, sell, or otherwise transfer the access granted to you to the Services, including information regarding your Services Account, login information, or password, or otherwise permit any other person to access the Services using your Services Account, login information, or password.
use the Services, related content, or any component thereof, for any unintended commercial purpose, including advertising, offering for sale, or selling any item using the Services;
violate, or encourage others to violate, the rights of third parties, including by infringing or misappropriating third party intellectual property or other legal rights;
reproduce, distribute, publicly display or perform, modify, make derivative works of, redistribute, sublicense, rent, publish, sell, assign, lease, market, transfer, or otherwise make the Services, Content, code or program, available to others, in whole or part;
interfere with security features of the Services, including without limitation, by: (i) disabling or circumventing features that prevent or limit use or copying of content, or which violate copyrighted or otherwise legally protected software; or (ii) reverse engineering or otherwise attempting to extract the source code of the Services or any part thereof, except to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law;
perform any fraudulent activity using or in connection with the Services, including impersonating any person or entity, claiming false affiliations, accessing the accounts or passwords of others without permission, or falsifying your age, date of birth, or contact information;
attempt to do any of the foregoing in this Section, or assist or permit any persons in engaging in any of the activities described in this Section.

6. Privacy Policy
The American Legion’s Privacy Policy is available at: http://www.legion.org/privacy . The Privacy Policy is incorporated with these Terms of Use by reference.

7. Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold harmless The American Legion, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, customers, vendors, officers and employees from any liability, damage or cost (including reasonable attorneys. fees and cost) from any claim or demand made by any third party due to or arising out of your access to the Services, use of the Services, violation of the Terms of Use, or the infringement by you of any intellectual property or violation of any right of any person or entity by you or any third party using your Services Account, login information, or password.

8. Warranty Disclaimers
You acknowledge that The American Legion has no control over, and no duty to take any action regarding: which users gain access to or use the Services; what effects the content on the Services may have on you; how you may interpret or use the content on the Services; or what actions you may take as a result of having been exposed to the content on the Services. You release The American Legion from all liability for you having acquired or not acquired content through the Services. The Services may contain, or direct you to sites containing, information that some people may find offensive or inappropriate. The American Legion makes no representations concerning any content contained in or accessed through the Services, and The American Legion will not be responsible or liable for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in or accessed through the Services. The American Legion makes no guarantee or warranty, express or implied, as to the reliability, accuracy, timeliness or completeness of that information and assumes no responsibility for any errors or omissions therein. The American Legion cannot guarantee that you will obtain the results you seek or warrant that Services will be error-free. The American Legion makes no representation or warranty of any kind with respect to use of Services or the use or accuracy of the information on the Services. USER ACCESSES THESE SERVICES AT HIS OR HER OWN RISK. THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMED. NEITHER THE AMERICAN LEGION NOR ITS AFFILIATES, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS RESULTING FROM USE OR UNAVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION OR CONTENT ON THESE SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY LOST PROFITS, LOSS OR DAMAGE TO DATA, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, COMPENSATORY OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS DISCLAIMER IS APPLICABLE TO ANY DAMAGE OR INJURY RESULTING FROM NEGLIGENCE OR OMISSION OF THE AMERICAN LEGION, COMPUTER VIRUS OR OTHER SIMILAR ITEM, TELECOMMUNICATIONS ERRORS, OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF USER INFORMATION THROUGH THEFT OR ANY OTHER MEANS. THE AMERICAN LEGION IS NOT LIABLE FOR CRIMINAL, TORTIOUS, OR NEGLIGENT ACTIONS OR OMISSIONS OF THIRD PARTIES THAT AFFECT THESE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AMERICAN LEGION OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, ASSIGNS OR THIRD PARTY CONTENT PROVIDERS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY TORTIOUS OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS. IN NO EVENT WILL THE AMERICAN LEGION OR ANY OF ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR ASSIGNS BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, HARDWARE OR OTHER PROPERTY OF USER OR PERSONAL INJURY THAT ARISES IN CONNECTION WITH USE OF THE SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AMERICAN LEGION BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, OR THE SERVICES (WHETHER THE CLAIM IS BASED UPON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT OR OTHERWISE) INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF DATA OR INFORMATION OF ANY KIND, LOSS OF REVENUE, OR LOSS OF PROFITS.

9. Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AMERICAN LEGION OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE UNDER CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER LEGAL THEORY (I) WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES OR ANY CONTENT FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES (HOWEVER ARISING), OR (II) FOR ANY DIRECT DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF (IN THE AGGREGATE) $100. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

10. Email Notification
As part of your use of the Services, you may be asked to elect to receive email notifications from The American Legion or its partners. These messages may include event updates and/or promotions. Your election to receive such messages represents your express written consent to receiving email messages from The American Legion related to the Services.

You may opt-out of receiving further notifications in association with the Services by completing the opt-out process provided to you with each email message, or by logging into your Services Account and modifying your settings to no longer receive further messages. By opting out of receiving notifications, you understand that we may not be able to communicate important information to you.

By electing to receive notifications, you assume the financial responsibilities associated with the sending and receiving messages to and from The American Legion in association with the Services. Message frequency may vary. The American Legion has no responsibility or liability in respect of any messaging fees, data charges or other charges charged by your mobile carrier or for any other loss or damage which may be caused by your use of the Services. Furthermore, The American Legion is not liable for any delays or failures in the receipt of any messages sent to or from you in connection with the Services. Delivery of such messages depends on effective transmission by your mobile carrier. We provide the notification service element of the Services on an "as is" basis. You agree you are solely responsible for providing and maintaining all equipment necessary to access and use the Services, including any mobile devices, computer equipment, remote communications equipment, or other equipment as required.

By using the Services, you consent to receive from The American Legion all communications, including notices, agreements, legally required disclosures or other information in connection with the Services (collectively, "Notices") electronically. The American Legion may provide such Notices by posting them on the Services or by otherwise sending or communicating them to you. If you desire to withdraw your consent to receive Notices electronically, you must discontinue your use of the Services. The American Legion may email you from time to time to inform you about our products and services that we think will interest you, unless you inform us that you opt out from receiving such communications.

11. Text Alerts

Tell me about The American Legion's text alerts.
The American Legion text alert program allow customers to opt-in to receive text message notifications. To subscribe to Flag Alerts when the president declares the flags to be lowered to half staff, text Flag to 534466.

Is it free?
Message frequency may vary. Messages and data rates may apply. Depending on your text plan, you may be charged by your carrier.

What if I don't want to receive any further notification messages?
Text STOP to 534466 to cancel the service. After doing so you will no longer receive Flag Alert texts from The American Legion. Or email cs@legion.org

What if I want more info?
Text HELP to 534466 for more information or call 800-433-3318. Texting HELP will return the following message: “American Legion Flag Alerts: For additional support please contact +1-800-433-3318.” Or email cs@legion.org

Who are the participating carriers?
AT&T, T-Mobile®, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, Boost, U.S. Cellular, Google Voice, Cellular One, MetroPCS, Cellcom, Cellular South, Carolina West Wireless, Interop, ClearSky, nTelos, and Virgin Mobile. Carriers are not liable or responsible for delayed or undelivered messages.

12. Content Ownership and Usage Rights
All content, software, copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, and other intellectual properties comprising or included within the Services are owned by The American Legion or its third party licensors (the “Property”). Your use of the Services does not grant you any rights to the use or control of any of the Property, except those rights expressly granted by this Agreement. Any copying, republication, redistribution, or creation of derivative works based upon the Property, including by caching, framing or any similar means, without the prior written consent of The American Legion is strictly prohibited.

The American Legion shall retain all worldwide rights in the intellectual property of the Services, including, but not limited to, trademarks, the “look and feel” of the Services, their color combinations, layout, and all other graphical elements, and the copyright in and to their original content. You should assume that everything you read or see on the Services is copyrighted or otherwise protected and owned by The American Legion, or a third party who licensed the right to use such content to The American Legion. Unless otherwise expressly noted, nothing that you read or see on the Services or other Services content, or any of the source code or HTML code that The American Legion uses to generate the Services may be copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, transmitted, republished, displayed, or performed for commercial use without the prior written consent of The American Legion, except as provided in the Terms of Use without prior written consent or otherwise permitted by relevant law.

The American Legion is not the publisher or speaker of any information on the Services that is provided by third party content providers, and The American Legion is not liable for any claims related to such information. Any mention in the Services of products or services provided by third parties

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