Terms of Service

Welcome to the official website of Urban Specialists, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Our online properties are comprised of, but not limited to, all pages found under urbanspecialists.org. These terms and conditions apply to these sites and other sites, and mobile apps or other online services we operate that link to these terms (collectively, referred to below as the site).

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING ANY OF THE URBAN SPECIALISTS WEBSITES.

By accessing and using the pages on this site, you signify your agreement to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of use. By accessing or using the pages of this site, you also represent that you have the legal authority to accept the Terms and Conditions of use on behalf of yourself and any party you represent regarding your use of pages on this site. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please do not use the URBAN SPECIALISTS sites. 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 the site following the posting of changes to these terms will mean you accept those changes.

OWNERSHIP AND RESTRICTIONS ON USE OF MATERIALS

Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, video clips, and written and other materials contained on the site (collectively, the "Contents") are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, and/or other intellectual properties owned, controlled, or licensed by URBAN SPECIALISTS, respectively.

The Contents of the site are intended solely for personal, noncommercial (other than for the purchase of merchandise from our site) use by the users of our site. You may view, copy, and print the Contents displayed on this site subject to the following conditions:

(i) you use the material for noncommercial use only,

(ii) you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices,

(iii) you make no modifications to any materials,

(iv) you do not use the materials in a manner that suggests an association with any of our products, services, or brands, and

For purposes of these terms, the use of any such material on any other website or computer environment is prohibited. No right, title, or interest in any downloaded Contents or software is transferred to you because of any such downloading or copying. You may not reproduce (except as noted above), publish, transmit, distribute, display, modify, create derivative works from, sell or participate in any sale of, or exploit in any way, in whole or in part, any of the Contents, the site, or any related software. You may not attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any of the software used by URBAN SPECIALISTS as part of the websites.

COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK INFORMATION

Urban Specialists has the sole and exclusive right to have and use all service marks, trademarks, emblems, badges, descriptive or designating marks, and other words now or heretofore used in carrying out its program and is the owner of the Urban Specialists name, service mark, and trademark, and of all other associated names, marks, slogans, insignias, logotypes and designs, and such trademarks and service marks as STAND WITH US, ANSWER IS US, and POWER US ON (hereinafter collectively identified as the "Intellectual Property").

All other trademarks displayed on this site or through links to other sites are the property of the respective trademark owners.

CLAIMS REGARDING COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS

Pursuant to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. § 512), URBAN SPECIALISTS have implemented procedures for receiving written notification of claimed copyright infringement. We also have designated an agent to receive notices of claimed copyright infringement. If you believe in good faith that your copyright has been infringed, you may submit a notice to WEBMASTER@URBAN SPECIALISTS.org. To be effective, a notice must be a written communication provided to Urban Specialists and must contain:

1. An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyrighted work that allegedly infringed;

2. A identifying description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;

3. A description specifying the location of the material that you claim to be infringing the copyrighted work;

4. Your telephone number and email address;

5. A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and

6. A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, URBAN SPECIALISTS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. URBAN SPECIALISTS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIAL WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. URBAN SPECIALISTS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF OR THE RESULT OF THE USE OF THE MATERIAL IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.

SITE CONTENTS

Information on any site is provided with the understanding that the URBAN SPECIALISTS is not rendering professional advice or recommendations.

INACCURACY DISCLAIMER

The material in this site could include technical inaccuracies, typographical errors, or omissions. We reserve the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update information at any time without prior notice.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

Under no circumstances, including, but not limited to, negligence, shall we be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, any URBAN SPECIALISTS site or a site that is linked to this site, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall our total liability to you for all 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.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold URBAN SPECIALISTS harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, arising from or related to your use of the site or the content you agree to post on the site or in the Power US On directory and/or pages.

USER COMMENTS, FEEDBACK, SUBMISSIONS, AND POSTINGS

URBAN SPECIALISTS may allow you to communicate, submit, upload, transmit or otherwise make available text, images, audio, video, and other content through the site (collectively, the "Submission(s)"), including in the form of Power US ON directory listing, comments, feedback, submissions, or other information. By transmitting Submissions on or through the site, you grant URBAN SPECIALISTS a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, assignable, sublicensable license to use, reproduce, store, modify, display, distribute, prepare derivative works based on, and transmit such Submissions, and you waive any and all moral rights and publicity rights in such Submissions. URBAN SPECIALISTS will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas for its business (including without limitation, product, or promotion ideas) and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future URBAN SPECIALISTS business. URBAN SPECIALISTS will be entitled to use the Submission for any noncommercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. You acknowledge that you own whatever material you submit, and use of your Submission by URBAN SPECIALISTS will not infringe or violate the rights of any third party.

You may not make any Submissions that (i) are or may reasonably be considered to be, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, bigoted, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise offensive or objectionable, (ii) violate any law, statute, ordinance, or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing export control, intellectual property, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, or false advertising), (iii) are known to you to be false, inaccurate, or misleading, or (iv) are known to contain software viruses or computer code, files, or programs designed to interfere with, interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software, computer hardware, telecommunication equipment, security system, or otherwise disrupt this or other websites.

URBAN SPECIALISTS has the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, screen, block, post, remove, modify, store and review Submissions or any other communications sent through the site, at any time and for any reason, including to ensure that Submissions conform to these terms, without prior notice to you. We are not responsible for, and do not endorse or guarantee, the opinions, views, advice or information in any Submissions posted or sent by users.

REPORTING OF ABUSIVE OR UNLAWFUL SUBMISSIONS OR CONTENT

If you have knowledge of abusive, infringing or otherwise unlawful Submissions or other content on the site, we want to know. Please send an email to webmaster@urbanspecialists.org describing the content or conduct in detail, including the website address where the content is found and the date and time viewed, and we will investigate removing this material from the site. For claims regarding alleged copyright infringement, see the contact information in that section above.

LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES AND SERVICES

This site may be linked to other sites and services that are not maintained by URBAN SPECIALISTS. URBAN SPECIALISTS is not responsible for the content of those sites. Consequently, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy, relevancy, copyright compliance, legality, or decency of material contained in sites listed on or otherwise linked to the site. The inclusion of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement by URBAN SPECIALISTS. URBAN SPECIALISTS makes no representations whatsoever about any other website which you may access through this one.

Please exercise discretion while browsing the Internet. These other sites may send their own cookies to users, collect data, solicit personal information, or contain information that you may find inappropriate or offensive. Please keep in mind that whenever you give out personal information online that information can be collected and used by people you don't know. While URBAN SPECIALISTS strives to protect your personal information and privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you disclose online; you make such disclosures at your own risk.

We reserve the right to disable links from third-party sites to the site.

JURISDICTIONAL ISSUES

This site is distributed internationally and may contain references to programs, products, and services that are not available in your country, state, or particular location. These references do not imply that URBAN SPECIALISTS intends to announce or provide programs, products, or services in your country, state, or particular location.

Unless otherwise specified, the contents on any site are presented solely for these purposes of promoting programs, products, services, and other content available in the United States and its territories, possessions, and protectorates. Those who choose to access a site do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

These Terms and Conditions will be governed and be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the United States. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or your use of the site shall be filed only in the federal courts. If any part of these Terms and Conditions is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Possible evidence of use of this site for illegal purposes will be provided to law enforcement authorities. This is the entire agreement between the parties relating to the use of this site.

URBAN SPECIALISTS can revise these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting.

TERMINATION

These terms are effective until terminated by either party. You may terminate these terms at any time by discontinuing use of the site and destroying all Contents obtained from the site and all related documentation and all copies and installations thereof, whether made under these terms or otherwise. Your directory listing, membership to Power US On and Urban Specialists site may be terminated immediately without notice from us if in our sole discretion you fail to comply with any term or provision of these terms. Upon termination, you must cease use of the site and destroy all Contents obtained from the site and all copies thereof, whether made under these terms or otherwise.

HOW TO CONTACT US

Please see contact information in the relevant sections above regarding reporting copyright infringement or other unlawful content. If you have any comments or questions regarding our Terms and Conditions generally, you can contact us at: 469-458-3006.