Terms of Use

By accessing this Site, you agree to comply with and are bound by these Terms of Use. NADC reserves the right to change or modify the Terms of Use without notice at any time. Any changes or modifications will be effective upon including the revisions and changes on this page on the Site. Your continued use of this Site after we have posted revised Terms of Use constitutes your agreement to be bound by the revised Terms of Use.

All material on the Site, including text, photographs, images, illustrations, graphics, sound recordings, video and other material (collectively "Content") are protected under applicable intellectual property and other laws of the United States, and must not be used except as provided in these Terms of Use or with the express written consent of NADC or any third party NADC deems necessary. NADC NEITHER WARRANTS NOR REPRESENTS THAT YOUR USE OF THE MATERIAL DISPLAYED ON THE NADC SITE WILL NOT INFRINGE RIGHTS OF THIRD PARTIES. Any product, service, program, or technology described on the NADC site may be the subject of other intellectual property rights (including but not limited to copyright, trademark, or patent rights) owned by NADC. Any such right that is not expressly licensed herein is reserved by NADC .
 

The trademarks, logos, and service marks (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the Site are registered and unregistered Trademarks of NADC and others. Nothing contained on the Site should be construed as granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Site without the written permission of NADC or such third party that may own the Trademark. Misuse of any Trademarks, or any other content, displayed on the Site is prohibited.

Except as otherwise indicated on the Site, you may view, download, retrieve, access, store and print documents and information available on this Site subject to the following conditions:

• Use of this site is subject to NADC’s Privacy Policy.
• The documents and information may be used solely for personal, information, educational, non-commercial purposes.
• The documents and information retrieved may not be modified or altered in any way.
• You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in the documents and information.
• NADC reserves the right to revoke the authorization to view, download, retrieve, access, store and print documents and information available on this site at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon written notice from NADC.
• You may not modify, reproduce, display, publicly perform or otherwise use Content in any way not expressly authorized under the Terms of Use.
• You may not use the Content on any other website or in any other networked computer environment for any purpose.
• You shall not copy or adapt the HTML or other code that is used to generate pages on the Site.
• The pages and elements on this site are protected by Intellectual Property Rights, owned by NADC, and are not licensed hereby. You may not reproduce, in whole or in part, the pages and elements on this Site. The rights specifically referenced above to view, download, retrieve, access, store and print the Content available on this Site are not applicable to the design or layout of this Site.
• You may not use, or allow others to use, your Member Login ID and/or the Site, directly or indirectly, nor upload, distribute, transmit, communicate, link to, publish or access any data, information or material through, using or otherwise in connection with the Site, that: (a) is libelous, defamatory, vulgar or obscene, pornographic, sexually offensive or explicit, harmful or harassing, threatening, hateful, racially, culturally, ethnically or otherwise objectionable or offensive, discriminatory or abusive; (b) violates any law or regulation or the rights of others; (c) causes duress, distress or discomfort to another or is likely to deter or discourage others from using the Site; and/or (d) infringes any intellectual property, proprietary rights or confidentiality obligations of others. You are solely responsible and liable for any such activity, behavior, use and conduct. We have no liability and you bear the sole and exclusive risk associated with use of or reliance on the accuracy, quality, completeness, reliability or usefulness of any data, information or material in connection with your Member Login IDs.
• You also may not use, nor allow others to use, your Member LogIn IDs and/or the Site, directly or indirectly, to: (a) attempt to or actually disrupt, impair or interfere with, alter or modify the Site or any information, data or materials posted and/or displayed by us or anyone else; (b) act in a way that affects or reflects negatively on us, the Site, or anyone else; (c) collect or attempt to collect any information from others, including, without limitation, Personal Data, without such party's prior written consent. You agree to comply with all local, state, and federal laws, statutes, rules and regulations, as well as any international treaties, which are applicable to your use of the Site.

This Site may provide links to other websites maintained by third parties. You acknowledge and agree that such links are provided for your convenience only and do not reflect endorsement, affiliation, relationship or sponsorship by NADC with respect to the provider of such links or the quality, reliability or other characteristic features of such linked site. NADC is not responsible in any manner for damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any content, advertising, services, products or other material on or available from such sites.

NADC PROVIDES THIS SITE "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

NADC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE, OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR MATERIALS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, NADC DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NADC DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THIS SITE, OR ITS SERVERS, ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL NADC BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR ANY MATTER ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, ANY CHANGES TO OR INACCESSIBILITY OF THE SITE, DELAY, FAILURE, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF ANY TRANSMISSION OR DATA, ANY MATERIAL OR DATA SENT OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, ANY TRANSACTION OR AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO THROUGH THE SITE, OR ANY DATA OR MATERIAL FROM A THIRD PERSON ACCESSED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE, WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS ASSERTED ON THE BASIS OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE.
 

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold NADC harmless against any losses, expenses, costs or damages (including our reasonable attorneys' fees, expert fees' and other reasonable costs of litigation) arising from, incurred as a result of, or in any manner related to any claim or action based upon (a) your breach of the terms and conditions of this Agreement, (b) your use of the Site, and/or (c) the use of the Site by any other person using your Member Login IDs. NADC may, if necessary, participate in the defense of any such claim or action and any negotiations for its settlement or compromise. No settlement which may adversely affect our rights or obligations shall be made without our prior written approval. NADC reserves the right, at our own expense and on notice to you, to assume exclusive defense and control of any such claim or action and then your corresponding indemnification obligation will end.

NADC may terminate this Agreement, restrict, suspend or terminate your access to and use of the Site immediately and without notice or liability, with or without cause and it will not limit any other rights or remedies which are available to us. You may terminate this Agreement by providing us with written notice of your termination and ceasing to use or access the Site. Termination is your sole right and exclusive remedy if you are not satisfied with the Site. Upon the effective date of any such termination, your right to access and use the Site shall immediately cease.
 

This Agreement is made in and shall be governed and construed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without reference to conflicts of laws. If you access this site from locations outside the District of Columbia or the United States, you are voluntarily and purposefully availing yourself of the laws of the District of Columbia, and you are solely responsible for compliance with all your local laws. Access to the Site from locations where the Site's contents may be unlawful is prohibited.