Prevention not Punishment.


Terms of Use

Introduction. The website located at the web address preventionnotpunishment.org (the "Web Site") is owned and operated by The Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. ("IBH"). Your access to or use of the Web Site or any information or content contained therein indicates your acceptance of the current Terms of Use.

Changes to Terms of Use. IBH reserves the right, from time to time, with or without notice to you, to change these Terms of Use, in its sole discretion. The most current version of these Terms of Use can be reviewed by clicking on the "Terms of Use" hyperlink located throughout the Web Site and will supercede all previous versions.

Privacy. Any information submitted on the Web Site is subject to the Web Site's Privacy Policy, located at the Privacy Policy hyperlink located throughout the Web Site, the terms of which are incorporated herein. Please review our Privacy Policy to understand our practices.

Use of Content. You may use the material contained in this Web Site, provided however, IBH shall not be responsible or liable for your use of the same.

Chat Rooms, Message Boards and Public Forums. By registering for or using any message boards, chat rooms and other such public forums on the Web Site (collectively "Public Forums"), you acknowledge and agree that you are subject to the rules set forth below and the Web Site's Privacy Policy.

The Web Site provides users with the opportunity to submit, post and/or exchange information, data, text, messages or other materials ("Postings"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted. You understand that Postings are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Postings originated. This means that you, not IBH, are responsible for the consequences of all Postings that you upload, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the Web Site. You may not 1) post material that is copyrighted, unless you are the copyright owner or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; 2) post material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner to do so; 3) post material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; 4) post material that is considered by the Web Site, in its sole judgment, to be obscene, indecent, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another user or any other person or entity; 5) post a sexually-explicit image or statement; or 6) post advertisements or solicitations of business; post chain letters or pyramid schemes; or impersonate another person.

No Reliance. The Web Site does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, timeliness or reliability of Postings by users and does not endorse any opinions, which may be expressed by any user. You further agree that any reliance on such Postings by other users will be at your own risk. IBH does not regularly monitor Postings and assumes no obligation to do so and will not be liable or responsible to you or any user for any such material. If notified by a user of any Posting or communication which allegedly does not conform to this Agreement, IBH may in its sole discretion investigate the allegation and may thereafter determine, in its sole discretion, whether or not to remove or request the removal of the material.

Grant of Rights. You hereby grant to IBH, its affiliates, successors and assigns, and other users, the royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, modify, publish, create derivative works from, distribute, publicly display any Posting or other information you post to the Web Site.

Third Party Links. The Web Site may provide links to third-party websites and other resources that could be of interest to our users. You understand, acknowledge and agree that these links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by IBH of the content, advertising or business practices (including the privacy policies) of such third-party websites, whether the Site conducts "framing," which allows a user to access several web pages or websites while still viewing a header or border from this Web Site. These third-party websites may have different privacy policies and business practices than IBH does. Therefore, IBH does not endorse, verify, make any representations, or take responsibility for the content, truthfulness, accuracy, quality or completeness of the content or activities conducted on such websites. You further agree that IBH, its affiliates, successors and assigns, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents and operational service providers will not, under any circumstances, be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on the content, advertising or business practices of linked third-party sites. If you decide to access and use linked third-party websites, you understand, acknowledge and agree that you do so at your own risk.

Your Actions and Contributions. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless IBH, its affiliates, successors and assigns, and operational service providers and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of the material contained on the Web Site or your breach of the terms of this Agreement.

IBH'S Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL IBH OR ITS AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS OR ASSIGNS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES AND AGENTS, OR OPERATIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS, ASSUME OR HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS, DAMAGES OR LOSSES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA, PROFITS, SAVINGS, GOOD WILL, OR USE, OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE, OR THE USE AND/OR APPEARANCE OF THE MATERIAL ON THIS SITE, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT IBH IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR IBH TO USERS FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS, OR ANY LIABILITY ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THE SAME, IS LIMITED TO $10.00 (TEN DOLLARS AND ZERO CENTS).

No Warranty. IBH DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEB SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEB SITE AND ITS SERVER OR DOWNLOADABLE MATERIALS ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE IS UNDERTAKEN SOLELY AT YOUR DISCRETION AND OWN RISK. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEB SITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, IBH IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS. THE WEB SITE AND ALL MATERIAL CONTAINED THEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. IBH, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE WEB SITE MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, TEXT, LINKS AND OTHER DATA CONTAINED THEREIN. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, AND SOME OF THE DISCLAIMERS IN THIS AGREEMENT MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU BY OPERATION OF LAW.

Termination. IBH reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to terminate your registration at any time, delete any or all of your Postings, or block your access to the Web Site. IBH reserves the right to take such actions, with or without notice, and without any liability to you.

Miscellaneous. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the State of Maryland, without respect to its conflict of laws provisions. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under these Terms of Use shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within the State of Maryland. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. These Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy are the complete and entire agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior agreement, whether written or oral.