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Terms Of Use

These Terms of Use are between you and Care for Kids, Inc. (and, as applicable, each of their affiliates, subsidiaries, parents, and other related entities) (collectively referred to herein as “we”, “us”, or “our”, as applicable). These Terms of Use, along with our Privacy Policy located at www.icareforkids.org and all other policies, terms, and legal notices posted on the Sites from time to time (“Terms of Use”), together govern all aspects of your use of the Sites.

By accessing and using the Sites, you agree that you have read and understood the Terms of Use and agree to be bound by their provisions. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THE SITES. Please read these Terms of Use carefully to understand your rights. Any defined terms not specifically defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in our Privacy Policy. 

  1. CHANGES TO TERMS OF USE. We reserve the right to change these Terms of Use at any time in our sole discretion, with or without notice to you, or to terminate these Terms of Use in their entirety. The most current version of these Terms of Use will supersede all previous versions. It is your responsibility to review the Terms of Use regularly for updates. 
  1. PRIVACY. Any information submitted on, to, or through the Sites is subject to our Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated herein. Please review our current Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, store, and share the information it collects from you, and your choices regarding our collection and use of such information. 
  1. USER CONDUCT. You agree to use the Sites in accordance with these Terms of Use and all applicable laws and regulations, and that you will not do any of the following: 
  • modify, adapt, translate, or reverse engineer any portion of the Sites;
  • use the Sites for any unlawful, fraudulent, or malicious purposes, or to solicit any such activity;
  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to any accounts, features, systems, or networks through hacking, password mining, or any other means;
  • use the Sites in any way that could disrupt, damage, disable, overburden, or impair it or its systems, servers, or networks;
  • frame or mirror any portion or feature of the Sites;
  • use the Sites for advertisements, chain letters, spamming, junk mail, solicitations, or any other commercial purposes;
  • use any “deep-link”, “page-scrape”, “robot”, “spider”, or other automatic device, program, algorithm, or methodology, or any similar or equivalent manual process, to: (1) access, acquire, copy, or monitor any portion of the Sites; (2) reproduce or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Sites; (3) obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents, or information through any means not purposely made available through the Sites;
  • use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Sites or with any other person’s use or enjoyment of the Sites;
  • transmit any viruses, worms, defects, Trojan horses, time bombs, cancel-bots, corrupted files, or other items of a destructive nature;
  • circumvent or attempt to circumvent any security or authentication measures implemented by us or on our behalf;
  • forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers;
  • post, transmit, submit, or include any unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, sexually explicit, profane, hateful, racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable content, material, or information of any kind, or any content, material, or information that may give rise to criminal or civil liability;
  • submit or post any false or misleading information; and/or
  • violate, infringe, or misappropriate the intellectual property, publicity, privacy, or other proprietary rights of us or any other third party.
  1. LICENSE. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a non-exclusive, non-assignable, revocable, and non-transferable license to access and use the Sites solely for personal and non-commercial use. The use of the Sites for any purpose other than as contemplated by us constitutes a violation of our copyright and proprietary rights. You are solely responsible for the accuracy and completeness of all information you upload, input, or provide to the Sites, and you agree to bear all risks associated therewith. Further, you are solely responsible for all equipment, software, and connections, including, without limitation, the security and privacy of those connections, to the Internet, which is required to gain access to the Sites. 
  1. TERMINATION. We reserve the right to prohibit and/or limit access, use, conduct, communications, or content that we, in our sole discretion, deem to be harmful to the Sites, users, us, our brand, or any other person or entity, or that violates these Terms of Use and/or applicable law. We also reserve the right to terminate your access to the Sites at any time, without cause and with or without notice to you. 
  1. WARRANTY DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SITES AND ALL CONTENT INCLUDED ON THE SITES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAW, WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER RELATING TO THE SITES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES THAT THE SITES OR ANY CONTENTS ON THE SITES WILL BE ACCURATE, TIMELY, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, UNINTERRUPTED, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ANY DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED. WE FURTHER DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR THE ACTS, OMISSIONS, AND CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE TO ANY PERSON FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF (I) YOUR ACCESS/USE OR INABILITY TO ACCESS/USE THE SITES, (II) ANY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE SITES, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.

  1. INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us and our respective officers, directors, employees and agents, harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs, and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising directly or indirectly from your use of and access to the Sites, your violation of any provision of these Terms of Use, and your violation of any third-party right under applicable law. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive these Terms of Use and your use of the Sites. 
  1. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY NOTICE. The Sites contain (i) valuable trademarks and service marks owned and used by Care for Kids, and (ii) text, graphics and HTML code which are our copyrighted materials (collectively, the “Care for Kids IP”). The absence of a trademark or copyright notice or legend indicating the registration or ownership by us anywhere in the text of the Sites does not constitute a waiver of our trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property rights concerning that item, or any other item, of Care for Kids IP. We reserve all legal rights with respect to the Care for Kids IP. Nothing contained on the Sites should be construed as granting by implication or otherwise any license or right to use the Care for Kids IP, and you are strictly prohibited from using, copying, or commercially disseminating the Care for Kids IP in any manner whatsoever unless we have given our prior express written permission for you to do so. Please be advised that we will enforce our intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law. 
  1. GENERAL. You affirm that you are over the age of 13, and either more than 18 years of age or possess legal parental or guardian consent, and are fully able and legally competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations, and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use, and to abide by and comply with these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use, and any rights and licenses granted hereunder, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by us without restriction. YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE SITES MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS PERMANENTLY BARRED.

You agree that the Sites shall be deemed solely based in the state of Ohio, and that the Sites do not give rise to personal jurisdiction over us in any jurisdiction other than Ohio. These Terms of Use shall be governed by the laws of the state of Ohio, without respect to its conflict of laws principles.

These Terms of Use, together with the Privacy Policy and any other legal notices published by us from time to time, shall constitute the entire agreement between you and us concerning the Sites. If any provision of these Terms of Use is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term, and our failure to assert any right or provision under these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.

If you have any questions or comments about the Sites or its Terms of Use, please contact us at info@icareforkids.org.

Last updated: June 7, 2023