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These Additional Terms are effective as of September 23, 2008
AD COUNCIL ADDITIONAL TERMS – WIDGETS
These Additional Terms form a part of our Terms of Use and apply to the downloading and use of certain portable elements of code commonly referred to as "widgets," that can be installed and executed by a user within a web page and enable users, among other things, to access and view content on our Websites. These particular Additional Terms relate to your downloading and use of a shared voice widget we will refer to as our "Widget." Terms not otherwise defined below have the meaning described in our Terms of Use. If you download, install or use our Widget, or you attempt to do any of these things, you are agreeing to be bound by and comply with these Additional Terms.
Widgets Are Licensed
Under these Additional Terms we are granting you a limited, revocable, non-transferable, non-sub licensable, royalty free, non-exclusive license, solely for your own personal, non-commercial purposes, to use and display our Widget on your web page ("Site") and obtain Content through the Widget. You don’t own our Widget and the license and right to use our Widget does not transfer or modify our ownership or any other interests we may have in the Widget. The license does not include any right to use or display our name or any of our trademarks or service marks or other Content without our express permission. When you download, install, use or display our Widget, you are also agreeing to download, install, use and display all upgrades, enhancements, new or updated release versions, modifications, updates and revisions of the Widget, including its associated software and code ("Updates"). If your security and configuration settings allow us and we choose to do so, you are also consenting, allowing and authorizing us to download and install these Updates automatically.
Widgets may be used only with those technology platforms from which a functional link is made available that, when accessed, takes the users web browser directly to the display of the full Content on our Website. You may not display the Widget in a manner that does not permit successful linking or redirection to or the delivery of the applicable Website, web page or Content within our Website. You may not insert any intermediate or splash page or any material between our Widget link and Website.
You acknowledge and agree we may use data capture, syndication analysis and other similar tools to track, extract, compile, aggregate and analyze any data or information resulting from the use and/or display of our Widget and applicable Content.
Permitted and Prohibited Use of Widgets
You may not use or display our Widget in violation of any of our Terms of Use. You may not install, display or use our Widget on any Site that, in whole or in part incites, promotes, encourages, constitutes, condones or facilitates:
- violence, hatred or offensive speech, conduct or behavior, discrimination or exploitation of or against any person or groups of persons;
- illegal or, in our sole determination and judgment, is inappropriate or inconsistent our image, goodwill and/or brand names and reputation;
- any misleading, pornographic, defamatory, illegal or otherwise actionable content; or
- any actual or potential threat to health, safety or security of persons or property.
You represent that you are either a registered not-for-profit corporation in the United States or that you are not, in any manner, directly or indirectly involved in the commercial sale of goods or services.
When you install, use or display our Widget you must conspicuously include attribution to us in close proximity to the placement of the Widget stating:
Ad Council's Exponential Action Network
You may not use our Widget or include attribution which in any way implies endorsement or association with any other party, goods or services or that might constitute or create any composite logos or marks or otherwise impair any rights we have, including, without limitation, rights applicable to Content you obtain through our Widget, all of which are governed by our Terms of Use.
Discontinuing Widgets
We reserve the right to discontinue providing any or all of our Widgets at any time and to require you to cease displaying, distributing or otherwise using any or all of our Widgets for any reason or for no reason, in our sole discretion, including, without limitation, your violation of any of our Terms of Use, including these Additional Terms. Neither we, nor any of suppliers, licensors, sponsors or licensees assume any liability for any of your activities in connection with our Widgets, including, without limitation, use of the Widgets on or in connection with your Site, and you agree to indemnify, defend and hold us harmless form and against any Claims arising from such activities or use.
No Fees; No Alterations
You may not, directly or indirectly, charge a fee, require compensation or other consideration for accessing our Widgets or our Content or in any way attempt to commercialize or commercially exploit our Widgets or Content, whether by resale, redistribution, syndication or otherwise.
You may not modify, alter, change, edit, supplement, reformat, transform or create derivative works, compilations, summaries or extractions of our Widgets or any Content available through the use of our Widgets, including, without limitation, links embedded in Widgets or Content.
No Representations, Warranties or Liability
Widgets and Content are made available "as is" and "as available" with absolutely no representations or warranties of any kind. WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR DAMAGE, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE ARISING FROM OR ASSOCIATED WITH OUR WIDGETS, CONTENT OR THESE ADDITIONAL TERMS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONTAMINATION OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY ANY MALICIOUS OR UNAUTHORIZED CODE. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY HEREUNDER IS TO REMOVE THE WIDGET (AND ASSOCIATED CODE) FROM YOUR SITE.