Terms
of Use

Terms and Conditions of Use

By entering the DBIA Mid-America Region's Web site, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, do not enter and use this Web site. This legal information and the terms and conditions are applicable to all pages of the DBIA Mid-America Region Web site. The DBIA Mid-America Region reserves all rights afforded by the laws of the state of Missouri, and of the United States, and specifically reserves its rights, claims, and defenses for any omission from the contents of this notice to users of the DBIA Mid-America Region's Web site.

You acknowledge and agree that the DBIA Mid-America Region reserves the right to revise this legal information at any time for any reason and reserves the right to make changes at any time, without notice or obligation, to any of the information and materials contained on this Web site. You further acknowledge and agree that by entering this Web site you will be bound by any such revisions to the Web site and that the DBIA Mid-America Region has encouraged you to periodically visit the Web site and this page to review these terms and conditions.

In addition to the information presented in these terms and conditions, please review the DBIA Mid-America Region's privacy policy, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Intellectual Property Ownership

You acknowledge and agree that the DBIA Mid-America Region is the copyright owner of this Web site and that no portion of this Web site, including, but not limited to the text, images, audio and/or video, may be used in any manner, or for any purpose by you, without the DBIA Mid-America Region's express written permission. Without in any way waiving any of the foregoing rights, you may download one copy of the material on this Web site for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you do not delete or change any copyright, trademark or other proprietary notices. Any modification, reposting or use of the materials on this Web site by you for any other purpose violates the DBIA Mid-America Region’s legal rights in this copyrighted work.

You acknowledge and agree that the DBIA Mid-America Region's name, sponsorship designations, and other contributor designations, trademarks, logos, sound, graphics, maps, layouts, charts, text, video, images of places or people and other materials represented on this Web site are owned or licensed by the DBIA Mid-America Region. Your use of any of these materials is prohibited unless you have obtained prior written approval from the DBIA Mid-America Region. Any unauthorized use of these materials by you may subject you to penalties or damages, including, but not limited to infringement of the DBIA Mid-America Region and others parties' copyrights, trademarks, privacy rights, publicity rights, and/or other intellectual property rights. The DBIA Mid-America Region will enforce its intellectual property rights to the full extent of the law.

By the action of any unauthorized copying, duplication, or any other form of reproduction from this Web site for any commercial purpose, without the express written permission from the DBIA Mid-America Region, shall immediately constitute a full and complete waiver of any jurisdictional defense the acting party may have, and said party hereby agrees and consents to be subject to the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri in any action filed by the DBIA Mid-America Region in prosecuting any unauthorized reproduction.

Other works appearing on this Web site, not belonging to the DBIA Mid-America Region, are used with the permission of the owners and they retain their respective intellectual property rights.

No Confidentiality or Use Limitations for Submitted Information

You acknowledge and agree that any communication or material you transmit to this Web site, in any manner and for any reason, will not be treated as confidential or proprietary information and that any communications, or other materials you transmit to this Web site may be used by the DBIA Mid-America Region for any reason whatsoever at any time without notice to you. You further acknowledge and agree that if the DBIA Mid-America Region decides to use or revise the materials, we may do so through reproduction, transmission, publication, and/or broadcast without permission from or compensation to you.

The DBIA Mid-America Region will not sell the email list information that is compiled from submissions to this site to be used for commercial purposes. The DBIA Mid-America Region may occasionally send periodic newsletters which may be of interest to you concerning news and upcoming events; you must opt-in to receive copies of newsletters.

Any demographic information provided shall not be attributed to the individual providing it on this site if it occurs by a question originating from the DBIA Mid-America Region.

Secure Server Pages / Online Application Pages

Some of the pages requiring information are certified as Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) pages as designated by Thawte, Inc. The DBIA Mid-America Region appreciates the importance of providing a secure environment on its Web site for the purpose of providing credit card information to process orders and applications, and the DBIA Mid-America Region will take all reasonable and customary steps to protect the information provided. Please use all means to protect your personal information, particularly if you are using a shared computer.

Supporting documents and disclaimers necessary for submission of applications which appear on this site may be supported by other documents requiring a signature. In such event, the signed document shall prevail, and the documents and disclaimers appearing on the Web site shall be incorporated into the signed document. In the event there is any contradiction in terms between the online document and the subsequent signed document, the conflicting term(s) shall be resolved by relying on the document which is actually signed.

Applications submitted on this Web site are considered "pending acceptance and approval" and are not complete until a confirmation of approval and acceptance has been sent by the DBIA Mid-America Region. In the event an application cannot be accepted, any payment made shall be refunded or credited to the applicable credit card account within a reasonable period.

Use of this Site at Own Risk

You acknowledge and agree that your use of this Web site is at your own risk and that none of the parties involved in creating, producing, or delivering this Web site is liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or punitive damages, or any losses, costs or expenses of any kind (including attorney’s fees, and/or other fees or expenses) which may arise, directly or indirectly, through the access to, the use of, or the browsing in this site or through your downloading of any materials, text, data, images, video or audio from this Web site, including but not limited to anything caused by any viruses, bugs, human action or inaction of any computer system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunction, or any other errors, failures or delays in computer transmissions or network connections.

No Warranty of Accuracy of Information

You acknowledge and agree that while the DBIA Mid-America Region will make reasonable efforts to ensure that the information in this Web site is correct, the DBIA Mid-America Region cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information and makes no warranties or representations as to its accuracy. All content and information contained in this Web site are provided to you "AS IS", without any warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement.

Unlawful Content and Behavior

You acknowledge and agree that you will not post on this Web site, or transmit to this Web site, any pornographic, obscene, profane, defamatory, libelous, threatening, unlawful or other materials which could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law or regulation. Notwithstanding the fact that the DBIA Mid-America Region or other parties involved in creating, producing or delivering this Web site, may monitor or review transmissions, postings, or discussions, the DBIA Mid-America Region assumes no responsibility or liability which may arise from such content, including but not limited to claims for defamation, libel, slander, obscenity, pornography, profanity or misrepresentation.

Links to Other Websites

You acknowledge and agree that although this Web site may be linked to other Web sites, the DBIA Mid-America Region is not, directly or indirectly, implying any approval, association, sponsorship, endorsement or affiliation with the linked Web site, unless specifically stated in this Web site. The DBIA Mid-America Region has not reviewed all Web sites linked to this Web site and is not responsible for the content of any other Web site linked to this Web site. Any linking by you to any other Web sites is at your own risk.

Application of Laws

You acknowledge and agree that although the information and materials on the DBIA Mid-America Region Web site may be read throughout the world, this Web site is designed and intended for use in the United States and your entrance into this Web site will be construed and evaluated according to the laws of the United States. If you access this Web site from another country, you are responsible for compliance with any and all applicable local laws. If the information and materials in the Web site do not conform to the laws of the country where you access the Web site, the information is not meant for you. The DBIA Mid-America Region makes no representation that the information and materials contained in this Web site are appropriate for countries outside the United States.