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The following terms and conditions (collectively, these 'Terms and Conditions') apply to your use of the American Case Management Association’s (“ACMA’s”) website(s) or mobile app, including any content, functionality and services offered on or via the ACMA website (the “Website”) or the ACMA app (the 'App').

Please read the Terms and Conditions carefully before you start using the Website or App, because by using the Website of App you accept and agree to be bound and abide by these Terms and Conditions.

These Terms and Conditions are effective as of April 19, 2018. We expressly reserve the right to change these Terms and Conditions from time to time without notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this Website and these Terms and Conditions from time to time and to familiarize yourself with any modifications. Your continued use of this Website or App after such modifications will constitute acknowledgement of the modified Terms and Conditions and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms and Conditions.

Content and General Use

You agree that content on the Website and App constitutes the opinions of the American Case Management Association and others, and is not offered as legal nor professional advice.

 By contributing your thougths, perspectives, opinions or information on the Website or the App, you freely licence this information and content for use by other users of the Website and App and by the American Case Management Association.

You acknowledge that a portion of your information may be viewable to other users of the Website and App.

You acknowledge that use the Website and App are privledged to current members of the American Case Management Association in good standing. Sharing your login information with non-members to provide them access is not allowed.

You agree to use our technology, infrastructure and resources in a method that will do no harm.

Conduct on Website and App

Your use of the Website and the App is subject to all applicable laws and regulations, and you are solely responsible for the substance of your communications through the Website and the App.

The American Case Management Assocation strives to ensure a civil forum for discussion and exchange of thoughts on the Website and App. You agree to support a civil environment and refrain from attacking others for any reason.

By posting information in or otherwise using any communications service, chat room, message board, newsgroup, software library, or other interactive service that may be available to you on or through this Website or this App, you agree that you will not upload, share, post, or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution of any content — including text, communications, software, images, sounds, data, or other information — that:

• Is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another's privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts (including but not limited to sexual language of a violent or threatening nature directed at another individual or group of individuals), or otherwise violates our rules or policies
• Victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability
• Infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party
• Constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk email (also known as 'spamming'), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling
• Contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party
• Impersonates any person or entity, including any of our employees or representatives

We neither endorse nor assume any liability for the contents of any material uploaded or submitted by third party users of the Website. We generally do not pre-screen, monitor, or edit the content posted by users of communications services, chat rooms, message boards, newsgroups, software libraries, or other interactive services that may be available on or through this Website or App.

However, we and our agents have the right at their sole discretion to remove any content that, in our judgment, does not comply with these Terms of Use and any other rules of user conduct for our Website, or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. We are not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such content. You hereby consent to such removal and waive any claim against us arising out of such removal of content.

You agree that we may at any time, and at our sole discretion, terminate your membership, account, or other affiliation with our site  or app without prior notice to you for violating any of the above provisions.

In addition, you acknowledge that we will cooperate fully with investigations of violations of systems or network security at other sites, including cooperating with law enforcement authorities in investigating suspected criminal violations.

Intellectual Property

By accepting these Terms and Conditions, you acknowledge and agree that all content presented to you on this Website and this App is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws, and is the sole property of the American Case Management Association.

You are only permitted to use the content as expressly authorized by us or the specific content provider. Except for a single copy made for personal use only, you may not copy, reproduce, modify, republish, upload, post, transmit, or distribute any documents or information from this Website or App in any form or by any means without prior written permission from us or the specific content provider, and you are solely responsible for obtaining permission before reusing any copyrighted material that is available on this Website and App.

Third Party Websites

This Website and App may link you to other sites on the Internet or otherwise include references to information, documents, software, materials and/or services provided by other parties. These websites may contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive.

These other websites and parties are not under our control, and you acknowledge that we are not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites, nor are we responsible for errors or omissions in any references to other parties or their products and services. The inclusion of such a link or reference is provided merely as a convenience and does not imply endorsement of, or association with, the Website or App or party by us, or any warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

Disclaimer of Warranties, Limitations of Liability and Indemnification

Your use of the Website and App is at your sole risk. The Website and App are provided 'as is' and 'as available'. We disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

We are not liable for damages, direct or consequential, resulting from your use of the Website or App, and you agree to defend, indemnify and hold us harmless from any claims, losses, liability costs and expenses (including but not limites to attorney's fees) arising from your violation of any third-party's rights. You acknowledge that you have only a limited, non-exclusive, nontransferable license to use the Website and the App. Because the Website and App are not error or bug free, you agree that you will use it carefully and avoid using it ways which might result in any loss of your or any third party's property or information.

The Website and App contains articles archived on many topics, many legal and / or connected to or affected by United States Federal and / or State legislation. No warranty whatsoever, whether explicit nor implied, is made that any of the resources, regulations and research cited or published herein are fully accurate nor comprehensive. The American Case Management Association makes no assurances that the content or any commentary contained or disseminated herein is true, correct or precise.

Law varies from place to place and it evolves over time—sometimes quite quickly. Even if a statement made about the law is accurate, it may only be accurate in the jurisdiction of the person posting the information; as well, the law may have changed, been modified or overturned by a subsequent development prior to or since its publication.

Neither the American Case Management Association, its employees, individual contributors, system operators, developers, nor sponsors of the Website and App, nor anyone else connected to American Case Management Association and its management can take any responsibility for the results or consequences of any attempt to use or adopt any of the information or disinformation presented on the Website or App. Moreover, nothing should be construed as any attempt to render nor offer legal advice or otherwise engage nor render advice in any activities subjected to legal or regulatory authority.

Healthcare, by its very nature, may also be dynamic with best practices being subjective and ever-evolving; therefore, you hereby agree to accept and assume all liabilities associated with any and all reliance upon the information herein contained. Your acceptance thereby indemnifies the American Case Management Association fully against any and all risks or liabilities imposed to you and all such related to any relationship of yours with any third-parties

Term and termination

This Terms and Conditions will become effective in relation to you when you first access your membership account at www.acmaweb.org or on the ACMA app and will remain effective until terminated by you or by us.

The American Case Management Association reserves the right to terminate this Terms and Conditions or suspend your account at any time in case of unauthorized, or suspected unauthorized use of the Website or App whether in contravention of this Terms and Conditions or otherwise. If the American Case Management Association terminates this Terms and Conditions, or suspends your account for any of the reasons set out in this section, the American Case Management Association shall have no liability or responsibility to you.

Assignment

The American Case Management Association may assign this Terms and Conditions or any part of it without restrictions. You may not assign this Terms and Conditions or any part of it to any third party.

Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions and any dispute or claim arising out of, or related to them, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the state of Arkansas and the United States without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule.

Any legal suit, action or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms of Service or the Website or the App shall be instituted exclusively in the courts of the state of Arkansas in the United States.