Terms of Use

This web site is provided for your information , and we hope you enjoy using it. Please browse the web site and make use of its various features, but please be aware that your use of the web site is subject to the following terms and conditions. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this web site. NOTE THAT THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE IS NOT INTENDED TO SUPERCEDE OR REPLACE OFFICIAL GRANTS GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY A FEDERAL, STATE, OR OTHER OFFICIAL AGENCY OF THE UNITED STATES. IN ALL CASES, THE OFFICIAL GUIDANCE SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CORRECT, AND WHERE OFFICIAL GUIDANCE IS NOT AVAILABLE, OTHER INFORMATION RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM THE AGENC(IES) ADMINISTERING THE FUNDS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED TO SUPERCEDE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS SITE.

1. Ownership and Operation

2. Agreement to Be Bound

3. Continuing Agreement

4. Use of Site Materials

5. About Grants Office

6. Downloaded Software

7. Privacy

8. Submissions

9. Geographic Scope of Site

10. Links to Other Sites

11. Contents of the Web Site - Disclaimer

12. Operation of the Web Site - Disclaimer

13. Limitation of Liability

14. Limitations as to Paragraphs 11, 12 and 13

15. Postings

16. Availability of Help

17. Applicable Law; Jurisdiction

18. Severability

19. No Waiver

20. No Legal Effect

1. Ownership and Operation
This web site belongs to Grants Office, LLC, which is a New York Limited Liability Comapny. For more information on Grants Office, click here . Grants Office may, in its sole discretion and at any time, modify or discontinue this web site or specific portions of it.

2. Agreement to Be Bound
Your use of this web site constitutes your agreement with Grants Office to be bound by, and to act in accordance with, these Terms of Use.

3. Continuing Agreement
We may change or revise these Terms of Use from time to time by updating this posting, so please visit this area each time you visit the web site to keep up to date with the current terms regarding your use of the web site. Your use of the web site reaffirms your continuing agreement to the then-current Terms of Use.

4. Use of Site Materials
Grants Office owns the copyright for all of the material on the web site that is not public domain, or has a valid right from a third party to use material on the web site. Grants Office also owns or has a valid right to use all trademarks, service marks, and trade names used on this web site. No part of the web site may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, except that you may download one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright, trademark and other proprietary notices on the materials. Any modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of Grants Office's copyright and other proprietary rights. The use of any such material on any other web site or computer network without Grants Office's written consent is strictly prohibited. Your use of the trademarks, service marks and trade names on this web site in any manner other than as authorized in these terms and conditions, or as authorized in writing by Grants Office, is strictly prohibited.

5. About Grants Office
Grants Office is a national grants information and development services firm headquartered in Rochester, NY. Grants Office helps make municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and industry partners more successful at obtaining grant funds from federal, state, foundation, and corporate sources.

6. Downloaded Software
If you download software from this website, the software and all files, images and data relating to the software will be licensed to you by Grants Office. You do not own the downloaded software, and Grants Office does not transfer ownership of the Software to you. Grants Office retains full ownership of and title to the downloaded software and all intellectual property rights related to the software. You may not redistribute, sell, decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise reduce the software to a human-perceivable form. Software that is downloaded from this web site is subject to United States exportcontrol laws. If you download software from this web site, you represent and warrant to Grants Office that you are not acting in violation of those laws.

7. Privacy
For information on how Grants Office uses and protects the personal information you may provide on this web site, click here: Privacy Policy


8. Submissions
All comments, suggestions, graphics, ideas (including product and advertising ideas), and other information or materials you submit to Grants Office through this web site will become and remain the exclusive property of Grants Office, including any future rights associated with such submissions, even if these Terms of Use are later modified or terminated. This means that you disclaim any proprietary rights in such submissions, and you acknowledge Grants Office's unrestricted right to use them (or materials or ideas similar to them) in any medium, now and in the future, without notice, compensation or other obligation to you or any other person. It also means Grants Office has no obligation to keep your submissions confidential.

9. Geographic Scope of Site
Grants Office controls and operates this web site from within the United States of America. Unless otherwise specified on or by this web site, this web site is intended to promote only those Grants Office products that are sold by Grants Office in the United States and its territories, and Grants Office makes no representation that materials in this web site or the products described thereby are appropriate or available for use in other locations. All visitors to this web site are responsible for compliance with all local laws applicable to them with respect to the content and operation of this web site.

10. Links to Other Sites
For your convenience and enjoyment, this web site may provide links to other web sites on the World Wide Web that are not operated by Grants Office. These links do not mean that Grants Office endorses, approves or sponsors any information available at the linked site or any products that may be sold there, nor is Grants Office liable for any damage that might result from your use of such information or products.

11. Contents of the Web Site - Disclaimer
The materials in this web site (including any graphics, software, recommendations or other materials) and any materials made available through this web site are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, Grants Office disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, all implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. Grants Office does not warrant or make any representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the materials in this web site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, or otherwise. The materials in this web site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. These materials could be inaccurate or become inaccurate as a result of developments occurring after their respective dates. Grants Office undertakes no obligation to verify or maintain the currency of such information.

Certain links in this web site may link you to other sites on the worldwide web. The linked sites may not be under the control of Grants Office and Grants Office is in any event 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. Grants Office is not responsible for webcasting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. Grants Office is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply a referral by Grants Office to, or an endorsement by Grants Office of, the linked site or any products or services which may be offered there.

This site may contain interpretations and opinions on Federal and State funding programs and processes. In no way is the information intended to supercede or supplant official guidance for the program as contained in and delivered on official Web sites and other official printed material. Links to some of this official information are provided in the Rules and Instructions section . The user is encouraged to visit and refer to the official agency and program Web sites prior to preparing any documentation in response to any soliciatation associated with this or any other public or private funding program.

12. Operation of the Web Site - Disclaimer
Grants Office endeavors to maintain this web site and its operation, but is not, and cannot be, responsible for the results of any defects that may exist in the web site or its operation. As to the operation of the web site, Grants Office expressly disclaims all warranties of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to all implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, title and non-infringement. Grants Office makes no warranty that (i) the operation of the web site will meet the user's requirements; (ii) access to the web site will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, free of viruses, worms, trojan horses or other harmful components, or free of defects or errors; (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the web site will be accurate or reliable; or (iv) defects will be corrected. You (and not Grants Office) assume the entire cost of all servicing, repair, or correction that may be necessary for your computer equipment and software as a result of any viruses, errors or any other problems whatsoever you may have as a result of visiting this web site.

13. Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances shall Grants Office be liable for any damages or injury, including any direct, special, incidental, consequential, punitive or other damages, that may result from the use of, or the inability to use, the web site or any materials in this site, whether in an action of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of the website or information available in the web site. Grants Office shall not be liable even if Grants Office or a Grants Office authorized representative has been advised of the possibility of such damages. These include but are not limited to damages or injury caused by error, omission, interruption, defect, failure of performance, delay in operation or transmission, line failure or computer virus, worm, trojan horse or other harmful component.

14. Limitations as to Paragraphs 11, 12 and 13
Applicable law may not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly, some of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. However, in no event shall Grants Office's total liability to you for damages, losses, and causes of action (whether in contract, tort (including, but not limited to, negligence, or otherwise) exceed the amount paid by you, if any, for accessing this site.

15. Postings
Grants Office may from time to time monitor or review discussions, chats, postings, and other transmissions on this web site. However, Grants Office is under no obligation to do so and assumes no responsibility or liability arising from the content of any such transmissions or for any error, defamation, libel, slander, omission, falsehood, obscenity, pornography, profanity, danger, illegality or inaccuracy contained in any information transmitted to any such locations on this web site. You may not post or transmit any unlawful, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, scandalous, inflammatory, pornographic, or profane material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. Grants Office will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing Grants Office to disclose the identity of anyone posting any such information or materials. Grants Office may also disclose such information if it has a good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Grants Office, its customers or the public.

16. Availability of Help
This web site may provide a Help file or other instructions for the use of this site. However, you understand that Grants Office is under no obligation to provide any support for the use of the web site.

17. Applicable Law; Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use and any disputes arising under or related to these Terms of Use (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflicts of law principles. Any legal actions, suits or proceedings arising out of these Terms of Use (whether for breach of contract, tortious conduct or otherwise) will be brought exclusively in the state courts of New York or the United States District Court with jurisdiction over Rochester, New York, and you hereby accept and submit to the personal jurisdiction of these New York courts with respect to any legal actions, suits or proceedings arising out of these Terms of Use. You also waive to the fullest extent permitted by law any right to a trial by jury in any action, suit or proceeding brought to enforce, defend or interpret any right or remedies under, or arising in connection with or relating to, these Terms of Use.


18. Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use shall be found to be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.


19. No Waiver
No failure on the part of Grants Office to enforce any part of these Terms of Use shall constitute a waiver of any of Grants Office's rights under these Terms of Use whether for past or future actions on the part of any person. Neither the receipt of any funds by Grants Office nor the reliance of any person on Grants Office's actions shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any part of these Terms of Use. Only a specific, written waiver signed by an authorized representative of Grants Office shall have any legal effect whatsoever.

20. No Legal Effect
The paragraph titles in these Terms of Use are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.

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Last Updated: 12/27/2003
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