Legal Notice

This Terms of Service Agreement (Agreement) is made between Minnesota Workers' Compensation Symposium (Company) and any person accessing this website.  By visiting this site you expressly agree to and consent to be bound by all of the terms of this Agreement.  If you do not agree to all of the terms of this Agreement, you must immediately stop using this website.

1.  Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant to Company that: (a) you are over the age of eighteen (18) and have the power and authority to enter into and perform your obligations under this Agreement; (b) you shall comply with all terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Acceptable Use Policy set forth in Section 2; and (c) you have provided accurate information.

2.  Acceptable Use Policy

You are solely responsible for any and all acts and omissions that occur under your use of the website, and you agree not to engage in unacceptable use of the website, which includes, without limitation, use of the website to: (a) disseminate or transmit information that, to a reasonable person, may be abusive, obscene, pornographic, defamatory, harassing, grossly offensive, vulgar, threatening or malicious; (b) create a false identity or to otherwise attempt to mislead any person as to the identity or origin of any communication; (c) disseminate or transmit information that actually or potentially infringes the copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret or other intellectual property right of any person; (d) engage in any other activity deemed by the Company to be in conflict with the spirit of this Agreement.

3.  Limitations

1. Security.  You are solely responsible for the security, confidentiality and integrity of all information that you receive or transmit on the website. 
2. Privacy.  It is the policy of the Company to respect your privacy.  Company will not monitor, edit or disclose any personal information about you, without your prior consent, unless Company has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (i) comply with legal process or other legal requirements of any governmental authority; (ii) protect and defend the rights of the Company; (iii) enforce this Agreement; or (iv) protect the interests of users of the website other than you or any other person.

4.  Termination

Your use of the website constitutes your acceptance as set forth herein and shall continue in full force until terminated.  You may terminate this agreement at any time and for any reason.  Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without notice, at any time and for any reason, to: (a) remove or disable access to all or any portion of the website; (b) suspend your access to or use of all or any portion of the website; and (c) terminate this Agreement.

5.  Disclaimer of Warranties

THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.  YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK.  COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, NOR DOES COMPANY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO ANY RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED BY USE OF THE WEBSITE.  COMPANY MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, IN RELATION TO THE WEBSITE.

6.  Limitation of Liability

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL COMPANY BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.  YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY HEREUNDER SHALL BE FOR YOU TO DISCONTINUE YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE AND TERMINATE THIS AGREEMENT.

7.  Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, hold harmless and defend Company, its shareholders, directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any action, cause, claim, damage, debt, demand or liability, including reasonable costs and attorneys’ fees, asserted by any person, arising out of or relating to (a) this Agreement; (b) your use of the website, including any data or work transmitted or received by you; and (c) any libelous, slanderous, indecent or other statement concerning any person made or republished by you.

8.  Miscellaneous

1. Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota and the United States without reference to conflicts of laws, with any dispute or claim relating to this Agreement venued or heard in the State of Minnesota.
2. Amendment.  Company shall have the right, at any time and without notice, to add to or modify the terms of this Agreement, simply by posting such amended terms herein.  Your access, link to or use of the website after the date such amended terms are applied to the website shall be deemed to constitute acceptance of such amended terms.  This Agreement, as amended, constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties with respect to the terms herein or the website, and may not be amended by you unless agreed in writing, signed by the Company.
3. Waiver and Severability.  No failure, delay in exercising or enforcing any right or remedy hereunder by Company shall constitute a waiver of any other right or remedy, or future exercise thereof.  If any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid under any applicable status or rule of law, it is to that extent to be deemed omitted, and the balance of the Agreement shall remain enforceable.
4. Survival.  The respective rights and obligations of the parties under Sections 1, 2, 3.2, 5, 6, 7 and 8 shall survive any termination or expiration of this Agreement.
5. Force Majeure.  If the performance of the Company under the Agreement is prevented, hindered or delayed by act of God, riot, fire, natural disaster, judicial or government action beyond the Company’s control, the Company will be excused to the extent its obligations under the Agreement are impacted by such causes.

9.  Refund/Return Policy

1. There are no returns or refunds.