Terms of Use
The Terms and Conditions of Use set forth herein apply to all websites and web pages owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB).
By using this website or any other website owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by NAB (NAB website), you signify your assent to these terms and conditions of use. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use the site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this site or any other NAB website following the posting of changes to these terms will constitute acceptance of such changes.
Copyright/RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS. Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials that are part of this website or any other NAB website are the property of NAB. No material from this website or any other NAB website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way, provided, however, you may download, where specifically permitted, one copy of the materials on any single computer for your personal, non-commercial use only, provided you keep intact all ownership and proprietary notices.
Modification of the materials or use of the materials for any other purpose is a violation of NAB's ownership and proprietary rights in such materials. For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other website or networked computer environment is prohibited. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names are proprietary to NAB.
If you believe, in good faith, that content or material on our site infringes a copyright owned by you, you (or your agent) may send our designated agent, as set forth in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (DMCA), a notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it blocked. The notice must include the following information: 1) A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; 2) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed (please include the applicable registration number(s) as applicable); 3) Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing and where it is located on the service (You must include the URL(s) with the location(s) of the page(s) that contains the allegedly infringing material and also include a description of the specific content which you claim is infringing on your copyright); 4) Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted; 5) A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and 6) A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
Notices and counter-notices with respect to the Online Services should be sent to the applicable address below:
Contact Information:
Attn: DMCA Notice
National Association of Broadcasters
1 M Street SE, Washington, D.C., 20003
866-682-0276
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION. It is our policy to respect the privacy of all guests. Therefore, subject to the terms of the NAB Privacy Policy, in general, we will not monitor, edit, or disclose the contents of a guest's email unless required in the course of normal maintenance of this website or any other NAB website and its systems or unless required to do so by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to: (1) comply with the law or comply with legal process served on NAB; (2) protect and defend the legitimate business interests, rights or property of NAB, its users, customers, or affiliates; or (3) act in an emergency to protect the personal safety of our guests or the public. Guests shall remain solely responsible for the content of their messages.
By submitting any materials to us, you automatically grant (or warrant that the owner of such rights has expressly granted) us a perpetual, royalty-free, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and distribute such materials or incorporate such materials into any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed throughout the universe. In addition, you warrant that all so-called "moral rights" in those materials have been waived.
LEGAL ADVICE. Nothing contained in this Site is intended as, nor shall be construed as legal advice, guidance, or interpretation. No attorney-client relationship is established between NAB and you by your use of this site. The information provided on this site is for general educational purposes only and specific questions about any law, statute, or regulation should be directed to an attorney with expertise in the area.
JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES. The NAB websites are controlled and operated by NAB from its offices within the District of Columbia. NAB makes no representation that materials in any NAB website are appropriate or available for use in other locations. Those who choose to access any NAB website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for establishing the useability or correctness of any information or materials under any or all jurisdictions and the compliance of that information or material with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.
PROHIBITED USES. By using this website, you agree not to use the website for any unlawful or prohibited purposes, including without limitation, to upload, post, or otherwise transmit any material that is obscene, offensive, abusive, or harmful; to infringe on the rights of another; to harass other users; to hack or tamper with the website.
TERMINATION/SUSPENSION. NAB reserves the right to, without notice, in its sole discretion, temporarily or permanently terminate or suspend your access and use of its online services, features, content, activities, or programs in the event that NAB determines you are in breach of these terms and conditions.
DISCLAIMER. THE MATERIALS IN THE NAB WEBSITES ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, NAB DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NAB DOES NOT WARRANT THAT USE OF THE website OR MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR ANY OTHER NAB website OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKES THE NAB WEBSITES AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. NAB DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS website OR ANY OTHER NAB website IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT AND UNDER NO LEGAL THEORY (CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT OR OTHERWISE) WILL NAB OR ITS LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES INCURRED BY YOU AND IN ANY WAY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED IN ANY WAY TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE OR ANY DAMAGES YOU MAY INCUR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DECISION MADE, ACTION, OR INACTION, TAKEN BY YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY, IN RELIANCE UPON THE INFORMATION OR FOR THE RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS OR TIMELINESS THEREOF, OR FOR ANY DELAYS OR ERRORS IN THE TRANSMISSION OR DELIVERY OF ANY PART OF THE INFORMATION OR SERVICES), EVEN IF ADVISED OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN ADDITION TO AND WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NAB SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY HARM CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION, THROUGH THE SITE OF A COMPUTER VIRUS, OR OTHER COMPUTER CODE OR PROGRAMMING DEVICE THAT MIGHT BE USED TO ACCESS, MODIFY, DELETE, DAMAGE, CORRUPT, DEACTIVATE, DISABLE, DISRUPT, OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE IN ANY MANNER THE OPERATION OF THE SITE OR ANY OF YOUR SOFTWARE, HARDWARE, DATA OR PROPERTY.
Any reference made by this website or any other NAB website(s) to any specific commercial product, process, or service (or provider of such product, process or service) by trade name, trademark, hyperlink, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply an endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by NAB. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of NAB.
INDEMIFICATION. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless NAB and its affiliates, officers, directors, employees and contractors from any demands, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses or harms, including attorneys fees, arising in connection with your use of this website, online conduct, breach of these Terms of Use, or dealings or transactions with other persons resulting from use of this website.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES. To the extent that this website and any other NAB website(s) contain links to outside services and resources, NAB does not control the availability and content of those outside services and resources. Any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link thereto, should be directed to the particular service or resource.
OTHER. These terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the District of Columbia, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein, and shall not be modified except as provided herein. These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and NAB with respect to your use of the site. You acknowledge that, in providing you access to and use of the site, NAB has relied on your agreement to be legally bound by these terms and conditions.
