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Please Carefully Review Our Terms of Service Before You Begin Using the Site

Terms of Service

Welcome to the UNION PLUS website.  Please carefully review our Terms of Service before you begin using the site.  Thank you.

A. Your Acceptance

By using and/or visiting this website (the "UNION PLUS website," or "website"), you signify your agreement to (1) these terms and conditions (the "Terms of Service"), and (2) UNION PLUS's Privacy Policy, incorporated here by reference. If you do not agree to any of these terms or the terms of the Privacy Policy, you are not authorized to use the UNION PLUS website.  Although we may attempt to notify you when major changes are made to these Terms of Service, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version here. UNION PLUS may, in its sole discretion, modify these Terms of Service at any time, and you agree to be bound by such modifications. Your use of the UNION PLUS website following any amendment of these Terms of Service will signify your acceptance of its revised terms. 

B. General Use of the Website — Permissions and Restrictions

UNION PLUS hereby grants you permission to access and use the website as set forth in these Terms of Service, provided that:

  1. You are a union member, retired union member, an employee of a union, or a member of Working America or another union-related organization, or you are the spouse or other family member of a union member or retired union member.
  2. You do not collect any personally identifiable information of others, including user names or email addresses, from the website.
  3. You do not use the website for any commercial purposes without the prior written authorization of UNION PLUS.
  4. You do not use or launch any automated system, including without limitation, "robots," "spiders," or "offline readers," that accesses the website in a manner that sends more request messages to the UNION PLUS servers in a given period of time than a human can reasonably produce in the same period by using a conventional online web browser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, UNION PLUS grants the operators of public search engines permission to use spiders to copy materials from the site for the sole purpose of, and solely to the extent necessary for, creating publicly available searchable indices of the materials, but not caches or archives of such materials. UNION PLUS reserves the right to revoke these exceptions either generally or in specific cases.
  5. You do not transmit or otherwise make available any content containing any "virus," "worm," "trojan horse," or any other computer code, file, or program designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
  6. You do not alter or modify any part of the website.
  7. You do not circumvent, disable or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the UNION PLUS website or our sites or servers (or networks connected to our website).
  8. You do not harass, threaten, embarrass, or cause distress, unwanted attention, or discomfort to a person or entity on or through the website or its communication systems. 
  9. You do not transmit or otherwise make available on or through the website any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable, as solely determined by UNION PLUS.
  10. UNION PLUS reserves the right to change or discontinue any aspect of the UNION PLUS website at any time, for any reason, and without notice to you. 
  11. UNION PLUS reserves the right to suspend or terminate a User's access to the website, without prior notice and at UNION PLUS's sole discretion. 
  12. This list of permissions and restrictions, along with the other terms discussed below, is not intended to be complete, but merely illustrative. We reserve the right in our sole and final judgment to determine whether conduct violates conduct requirements for the UNION PLUS website.
C. UNION PLUS Registered User Accounts

Within the website, you can choose to complete a profile and password to become a Registered User, which will also create your UNION PLUS profile.  As a Registered User, you agree to be bound by the following terms:

  1. You may never use another's account without permission. When creating or modifying your profile, you must provide accurate, current, and complete information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs on your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify UNION PLUS immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account.
  2. You are solely responsible for your own submitted information, including hardship grant documentation.  You affirm, represent, and/or warrant that you own, or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize UNION PLUS to use, all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to all User Content you submit to enable inclusion and use of such User Content in the manner contemplated by the website and these Terms of Service.
  3. You retain all of your ownership rights in your User Content.  However, by submitting User Content to UNION PLUS, you hereby grant UNION PLUS a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicenseable, perpetual, and transferable license to use, reproduce, store, distribute, prepare derivative works of, and display your User Content (and your user name and your likeness) in any medium in connection with the activities and operations of UNION PLUS, its affiliated entities and successors.  You also hereby grant each user of the UNION PLUS website a non-exclusive license to access your User Content through the website, and to use, reproduce, and distribute such User Content for such user's personal, non-commercial purposes. You understand and agree that UNION PLUS may retain, reproduce, distribute and otherwise use for any purpose copies of User Content that has been removed from the website. The above licenses granted by you are perpetual and irrevocable.
  4. UNION PLUS does not endorse any User Content, or any opinion, recommendation, or advice expressed therein, and UNION PLUS expressly disclaims all liability in connection with User Content. UNION PLUS does not permit copyright infringing activities or infringement of intellectual property rights on its website, and UNION PLUS reserves the right, but does not assume the obligation, to remove any content from the website if notified that such content infringes on another's intellectual property rights.
D. Your Use of Content on the Site

In addition to the restrictions above, the following restrictions and conditions apply specifically to your use of content on the UNION PLUS website.

  1. The content on the website (other than your User Content), including without limitation, the text, software, scripts, graphics, photos, sounds, music, videos, interactive features and the like (collectively, "UNION PLUS Content") is owned by or licensed by UNION PLUS.  Similarly, the trademarks, service marks and logos contained on the website are owned or licensed by UNION PLUS ("UNION PLUS Marks").  UNION PLUS reserves all rights not expressly granted in and to the UNION PLUS Content and the UNION PLUS Marks. 
  2. You may use UNION PLUS Content only for you or your organization's non-commercial use.
  3. You understand that when using the UNION PLUS website, you will be exposed to UNION PLUS Content, and other third-party content from a variety of sources, and that UNION PLUS makes no warranty about the accuracy, usefulness, safety, or intellectual property rights of or relating to such UNION PLUS Content, or other third-party content. You further understand and acknowledge that you may be exposed to User Content that is inaccurate, offensive, indecent, or objectionable. 
  4. The UNION PLUS website may contain links to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by UNION PLUS.  UNION PLUS has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party websites. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the UNION PLUS website and to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of each other website that you visit.
E. Digital Millennium Copyright Act

If you are a copyright owner or an agent thereof and believe that any UNION PLUS Content or User Comment infringes upon your copyright, you may submit a notification pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ("DMCA") by providing UNION PLUS's Copyright Agent with the following information in writing (see 17 U.S.C 512(c)(3) for further detail):

  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed;
  • 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 UNION PLUS to locate the material;
  • A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  • A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that you are, or are authorized to act on behalf of, the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
  • Your name, mailing address, telephone number, and email address; and
  • A physical or electronic signature of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed, or that of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner.

UNION PLUS's designated Copyright Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement is: Bredhoff & Kaiser PLLC, 805 15th Street NW, Suite 1000, Washington D.C. 20005; fax: (202) 842-1888. You acknowledge that if you fail to comply with all of the above requirements, your DMCA notice may not be valid. 

For clarity, only DMCA notices should go to the Copyright Agent. Please use the Union Plus Feedback form for any other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, or other communications with UNION PLUS.

F. Warranty Disclaimer

THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED TO YOU "AS IS."  YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE UNION PLUS WEBSITE SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, UNION PLUS, AS WELL AS THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS OF UNION PLUS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "UNION PLUS PARTIES"), DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE WEBSITE AND YOUR USE THEREOF. THE UNION PLUS PARTIES CANNOT AND DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE SITE'S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE.  NOR DO THE UNION PLUS PARTIES GUARANTEE THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE ERROR FREE, OR CONTINUOUSLY AVAILABLE, OR THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.  THE UNION PLUS PARTIES DO NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE PROVIDED, ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE UNION PLUS WEBSITE OR ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITE OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING. 

G. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL THE UNION PLUS PARTIES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE FORESEEABLE, RELATING TO THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR WEBSITE, (III) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR WEBSITE, (V) BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR WEBSITE BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (VI) ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE UNION PLUS WEBSITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE UNION PLUS PARTIES ARE ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.  YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE UNION PLUS PARTIES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER CONTENT OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.  CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. TO THE EXTENT THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OF THE PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT MAY NOT APPLY.  YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS THE UNION PLUS PARTIES AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, OF WHATEVER NATURE, THAT ARISE OUT OF YOUR USE OF AND ACCESS TO THE UNION PLUS WEBSITE OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.  THIS INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATION WILL SURVIVE THESE TERMS OF SERVICE AND YOUR USE OF THE UNION PLUS WEBSITE.

H. Ability to Accept Terms of Service

You affirm that you are either more than 18 years of age, or an emancipated minor, or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Service, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Service. In any case, you affirm that you are over the age of 13, as the UNION PLUS website is not intended for children under 13.

I.    Miscellaneous

These Terms of Service shall be governed by the internal substantive laws of Washington, D.C., without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Any claim or dispute between you and UNION PLUS that arises in whole or in part from the UNION PLUS Website shall be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Washington, D.C. These Terms of Service, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by UNION PLUS on the Website, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and UNION PLUS concerning the UNION PLUS Website and supersedes prior agreements, if any, between you and UNION PLUS relating to any matter dealt with in the Terms of Service. If any provision of these Terms of Service is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Service, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this these Terms of Service shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and UNION PLUS's failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Service, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by UNION PLUS without restriction. This Agreement and the rights and obligations created hereunder shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefits of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended or should be construed to confer upon any other person any right, remedy or claim under or by virtue of this Agreement.  

You and UNION PLUS agree that any cause of action arising out of or related to the UNION PLUS website must commence within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues. Otherwise, such cause of action is permanently barred.