TERMS OF USE

Acceptance of Terms
The services that the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO) provides to you are subject to the following Terms of Use (“TOU”). The WFO reserves the right in its discretion to update the TOU at any time without notice to you. The most current version of the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on the “Terms of Use” hypertext link located at the bottom of our Web pages.

Description of Services
Through its network of Web properties, The WFO provides you with access to a variety of resources, includingdues payment, newsletters, communication forums and information (collectively “Services”). The Services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new Web properties, are subject to the TOU.

Personal and Non-Commercial Use Limitations
Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and non-commercial use. For purpose of these TOU, non-commercial use does not include your orthodontic practice. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services obtained from the Services.

Privacy and Protection of Personal Information
See the Privacy Statement disclosures relating to the collection and use of your information.

Notice Specific to Documents Available on This Web Site
Permission to use Documents (such as videos, position papers, datasheets and FAQs) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) the below copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such Documents from the Services is for informational and non-commercial or personal use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Use for any other purpose is expressly prohibited by law and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties. Violators will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible.

Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the www.wfo.org or Website or any other WFO owned, operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements of WFO Website are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from any WFO Web site may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by the WFO.

THE MATERIALS PRESENTED ON THIS WEBSITE ARE UNDER COPYRIGHT. ANY PARTIAL OR COMPLETE COPYING, REPRODUCTION, MODIFICATION, DISTRIBUTION, OR PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OR DISPLAY OF THE VIDEO, AUDIO, AND/OR ILLUSTRATIVE MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE PRESENTER AND THE WFO IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. THE LICENSE FOR ACCESS TO THE MATERIALS PRESENTED IS GRANTED SOLELY TO THE PURCHASER. VIOLATIONS MAY RESULT IN LOSS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE ACCESS TO THIS WEBSITE AND FUTURE WFO CONTENT WITHOUT RECOURSE. THE WFO RESERVES THE RIGHTS TO ADDITIONAL REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS IF INDICATED.

THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ORTHODONTISTS (WFO) AND WFO AFFILIATES DO NOT REVIEW OR APPROVE OF, OR NECESSARILY AGREE WITH, THE TOPICS, SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS WEBSITE. NEITHER THE CONTENT OF A LECTURE NOR THE USE OF SPECIFIC PRODUCTS IN IT SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS INDICATING ENDORSEMENT OR APPROVAL OF THE VIEWS PRESENTED OR THE PRODUCTS USED BY THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ORTHODONTISTS AND WFO AFFILIATES. SPEAKERS ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE TO PARTICIPANTS ANY FINANCIAL, COMMERCIAL, OR PROMOTIONAL INTEREST IN A PRODUCT OR COMPANY THAT MAY INFLUENCE THEIR PRESENTATIONS; HOWEVER, THE WFO AND ITS AFFILIATES SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR A SPEAKER’S FAILURE TO DISCLOSE SUCH INTEREST. 

AS SUCH, BY VIRTUE OF YOUR ATTENDANCE AT OR VIEWING OF ANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY AND ALL ACTIONS TAKEN BY YOU BASED UPON SUCH TOPICS, SPEAKERS AND PRESENTATIONS ARE UNDERTAKEN BY YOU AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU FURTHER AGREE TO HOLD THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ORTHODONTISTS AND WFO AFFILIATES HARMLESS FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY IN RELATION TO THE SAME. THE WORLD FEDERATION OF ORTHODONTISTS AND WFO AFFILIATES ENCOURAGE YOU TO MAKE YOUR OWN INDEPENDENT JUDGMENTS AS TO THE TOPICS, SPEAKERS, AND PRESENTATIONS, AND TO RELY ON THE ADVICE OF LEARNED PROFESSIONALS, AS APPROPRIATE, IN MAKING DECISIONS IN RELATIONS THERETO.

Member Account, Password and Security
If any of the Services requires you to open an account, you must complete the registration process by providing us with current, complete, and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form. You also will choose a password. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are entirely responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify the WFO immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. The WFO will not be liable for any loss that you may incur because of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by the WFO or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else’s account at any time, without the permission of the account holder.

No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any WFO server, or the network(s) connected to any WFO server, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of any Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any Services, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any The WFO server or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Services.

Materials Provided to the WFO and Posted on the WFO continuing educationWebsite.
The WFO does not claim ownership of the materials you provide to the WFO (including feedback and suggestions) or post, upload, input or submit such material to any Services or its associated services for review by the public, or by the members of any public or private community (each a “Submission” and collectively “Submissions”). However, by posting, uploading, inputting, providing or submitting (“Posting”) your Submission you are granting the WFO permission to use your Submission in connection with the operation of their Internet businesses, including, without limitation, the license rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Submission; to publish your name in connection with your Submission; and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services. No compensation will be paid with respect to the use of your Submission, as provided herein. The WFO is under no obligation to post or use any Submission you may provide and the WFO may remove any Submission at any time in its sole discretion.

By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all the rights to your Submission as described in these Terms of Use including, without limitation, all the rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload, input or submit the Submissions.

In addition to the warranty and representation set forth above, by Posting a Submission that contain images, photographs, pictures or that are otherwise graphical in whole or in part (“Images”), you warrant and represent that (a) you are the copyright owner of such Images, or that the copyright owner of such Images has granted you permission to use such Images or any content and/or images contained in such Images consistent with the manner and purpose of your use and as otherwise permitted by these Terms of Use and the Services, (b) you have the rights necessary to grant the licenses and sublicenses described in these Terms of Use, and (c) that each person depicted in such Images, if any, has provided consent to the use of the Images as set forth in these Terms of Use, including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, the distribution, public display and reproduction of such Images. By Posting Images, you are granting (a) to all members of your private community (for each such Images available to members of such private community), and/or (b) to the general public (for each such Images available anywhere on the Services, other than a private community), permission to use your Images in connection with the use, as permitted by these Terms of Use, of any of the Services, (including, by way of example, and not as a limitation, making prints and gift items which include such Images), and including, without limitation, a non-exclusive, world-wide, royalty-free license to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate and reformat your Images without having your name attached to such Images, and the right to sublicense such rights to any supplier of the Services.

Notices and Procedures for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement
Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512(c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to Service Provider’s Designated Agent. ALL INQUIRIES NOT RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROCEDURE WILL NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

Links to Third Party Sites
The links in this area will let you leave the WFO’s site. The linked sites are not under the control of the WFO and the WFO is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. The WFO is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. The WFO is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by the WFO of the site.

Copyright Notice
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