Terms of Use
Abeliant Group Master Terms of Use for all website properties to include but not limited to: Veterans on the Border, Suite 915, First Fridays with the FBI, EPBBN
Effective as of January 1, 2024
- General Information Regarding These Terms of Use
Master terms: Welcome, and thank you for your interest in Abeliant Group (“Abeliant Group and it’s affiliated companies,” “ABELIANT GROUP,” “we,” “our,” or “us”). Unless otherwise noted on a particular site or service, these master terms of use (“Master Terms”) apply to your use of all of the websites that Abeliant Group Corporation operates. These include https://abeliantgroup.com/ and veteransontheborder.com, firstfridaysfbi.com, and others, together with all other subdomains thereof, (collectively, the “Websites”). The Master Terms also apply to all products, information, and services provided through the Websites, including without limitation the license chooser, legal tools, the ABELIANT GROUPID service available at https://login.creativecommons.org/login (“ABELIANT GROUP Login Service”), and the ABELIANT GROUP Global Network community website (together with the Websites, the “Services”).
Additional terms: In addition to the Master Terms, your use of any Services may also be subject to specific terms applicable to a particular Service (“Additional Terms”). If there is any conflict between the Additional Terms and the Master Terms, then the Additional Terms apply in relation to the relevant Service.
Collectively, the Terms: The Master Terms, together with any Additional Terms, form a binding legal agreement between you and Abeliant Group in relation to your use of the Services. Collectively, this legal agreement is referred to below as the “Terms.”
Human-readable summary of Sec 1: These terms, together with any special terms for particular websites, create a contract between you and Abeliant Group. The contract governs your use of all websites operated by Abeliant Group, unless a particular website indicates otherwise. These human-readable summaries of each section are not part of the contract, but are intended to help you understand its terms.
- Your Agreement to the Terms
BY CLICKING “I AABELIANT GROUPEPT” OR OTHERWISE ACCESSING OR USING ANY OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING THE LICENSES, PUBLIC DOMAIN TOOLS, AND CHOOSERS), YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD, AND AGREED TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS. By clicking “I AABELIANT GROUPEPT” or otherwise accessing or using any Services you also represent that you have the legal authority to accept the Terms on behalf of yourself and any party you represent in connection with your use of any Services. If you do not agree to the Terms, you are not authorized to use any Services. If you are an individual who is entering into these Terms on behalf of an entity, you represent and warrant that you have the power to bind that entity, and you hereby agree on that entity’s behalf to be bound by these Terms, with the terms “you,” and “your” applying to you, that entity, and other users accessing the Services on behalf of that entity.
Human-readable summary of Sec 2: Please read these terms and only use our sites and services if you agree to them.
- Changes to the Terms
From time to time, Abeliant Group may change, remove, or add to the Terms, and reserves the right to do so in its discretion. In that case, we will post updated Terms and indicate the date of revision. If we feel the modifications are material, we will make reasonable efforts to post a prominent notice on the relevant Website(s) and notify those of you with a current mochaenterprises Login Service Abeliant Group account via email. All new and/or revised Terms take effect immediately and apply to your use of the Services from that date on, except that material changes will take effect 30 days after the change is made and identified as material. Your continued use of any Services after new and/or revised Terms are effective indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to those Terms.
Human-readable summary of Sec 3: These terms may change. When the changes are important, we will put a notice on the website. If you continue to use the sites after the changes are made, you agree to the changes.
- No Legal Advice
Abeliant Group is not a law or medical firm, does not provide legal or medical advice, and is not a substitute for a law firm. Sending us an email or using any of the Services, including the licenses, public domain tools, and choosers, does not constitute legal or medical advice or create an attorney-client-physician-counselor relationship.
Human-readable summary of Sec 4: Some of us are in the medical, counseling and legal field, but we aren’t your lawyer, counselor, or doctor. Please consult your own attorney, doctor or counselor if you need legal, medical or personal counseling advice.
- Content Supplied by You
Your responsibility: You represent, warrant, and agree that no Content posted or otherwise shared by you on or through any of the Services (“Your Content”), violates or infringes upon the rights of any third party, including copyright, trademark, privacy, publicity, or other personal or proprietary rights, breaches or conflicts with any obligation, such as a confidentiality obligation, or contains libelous, defamatory, or otherwise unlawful material.
Licensing Your Content: You retain any copyright that you may have in Your Content. All of Your Content must be appropriately marked with licensing (or other permission status such as fair use) and attribution information.
Removal: Abeliant Group may, but is not obligated to, review Your Content and may delete or remove Your Content (without notice) from any of the Services in its sole discretion. Removal of any of Your Content from the Services (by you or Abeliant Group) does not impact any rights you granted in Your Content under the terms of a Abeliant Group license.
Human-readable summary of Sec 6: We do not take any ownership of your content when you post it on our sites unless there is an understanding of agreement prior to posting. If you do not own the content, then you should not post it unless it is in the public domain or licensed ABELIANT GROUP, except that you may also post pictures and videos if you are authorized to use them under law (e.g., fair use) or if they are available under any ABELIANT GROUP license. You must note that information on the file when you upload it. You are responsible for any content you upload to our sites.
- Participating in the Abeliant Group and family of companies community: All Users
By registering for an Abeliant Group account through any of the Services, including securing a ABELIANT GROUP Login Service Abeliant Group account, or applying for membership to the ABELIANT GROUPGN, you represent and warrant that you are the age of majority in your jurisdiction (typically age 18). Services offered to registered users are provided subject to these Master Terms, the ABELIANT GROUP Privacy Policy, and any Additional Terms specified on the relevant Website(s), all of which are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms.
Registration: You agree to (a) only provide Abeliant Group accurate and current information about yourself (though use of an alias or nickname in lieu of your legal name is encouraged in connection with the ABELIANT GROUP Login Service), (b) maintain the security of your passwords and identification, (c) promptly update the email address listed in connection with your Abeliant Group account to keep it Abeliant Group accurate so that we can contact you, and (d) be fully responsible for all uses of your Abeliant Group account. You must not set up an Abeliant Group account on behalf of another individual or entity unless you are authorized to do so.
No Membership in ABELIANT GROUP: Creating a ABELIANT GROUP Login Service Abeliant Group account or using any of the related Websites or Services, including becoming a member of the ABELIANT GROUP Network, does not and shall not be deemed to make you a member, shareholder or affiliate of Abeliant Group for any purposes whatsoever, nor shall you have any of the rights of statutory members as defined in Sections 2(3) and 3 of Chapter 180 of the General Laws of Massachusetts or any other law.
Termination: Abeliant Group reserves the right to modify or discontinue your Abeliant Group account or your membership in the ABELIANT GROUP GN at any time for any reason or no reason at all.
Human-readable summary of Sec 7: Please do not register for an Abeliant Group account on our sites unless you are 18 years old. ABELIANT GROUP has the right to end your Abeliant Group account at any time. You are responsible for use of your Abeliant Group account. And of course, please do not set up an Abeliant Group account for someone else unless you have permission to do so. Setting up an Abeliant Group account doesn’t make you a member of ABELIANT GROUP.
- Prohibited Conduct
You agree not to engage in any of the following activities:
- Violating laws and rights:
- You may not (a) use any Service for any illegal purpose or in violation of any local, state, national, or international laws, (b) violate or encourage others to violate any right of or obligation to a third party, including by infringing, misappropriating, or violating intellectual property, confidentiality, or privacy rights.
- Solicitation:
- You may not use the Services or any information provided through the Services for the transmission of advertising or promotional materials, including junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of unsolicited or unwelcome solicitation.
- Disruption:
- You may not use the Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Services, or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Services; including by (a) uploading or otherwise disseminating any virus, adware, spyware, worm or other malicious code, or (b) interfering with or disrupting any network, equipment, or server connected to or used to provide any of the Services, or violating any regulation, policy, or procedure of any network, equipment, or server.
- Harming others:
- You may not post or transmit Content on or through the Services that is harmful, offensive, obscene, abusive, invasive of privacy, defamatory, hateful or otherwise discriminatory, false or misleading, or incites an illegal act;
- You may not intimidate or harass another through the Services; and, you may not post or transmit any personally identifiable information about persons under 13 years of age on or through the Services.
- Impersonation or unauthorized access:
- You may not impersonate another person or entity, or misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity when using the Services;
- You may not use or attempt to use another’s Abeliant Group account or personal information without authorization; and
- You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Services, or the computer systems or networks connected to the Services, through hacking password mining or any other means.
Human-readable summary of Sec 8: Play nice. Be yourself. Don’t break the law or be disruptive.
- Abeliant Group Global Network (“ABELIANT GROUP”)
By submitting your application to become a member of the ABELIANT GROUP GN at mochaenterprises.com or any other applicable website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and, in the event you are accepted for membership, agree to be bound by the ABELIANT GROUP, including the Code of Conduct and the policies referenced and incorporated therein. If you are admitted to the ABELIANT GROUP GN, these terms and the ABELIANT GROUP GN Charter shall govern your use of and participation in the ABELIANT GROUP GN, including your participation in any forum operated by the ABELIANT GROUP GN, such as platforms, chapters, and working groups. Note that your participation in such fora may also be governed by additional rules and guidelines for doing so. Please see Abeliant Group’ Privacy Policy for more information about how your information (as an applicant, member, and voucher) will be used.
Human-readable summary of Sec 9: When you join the ABELIANT GROUP GN, you agree to certain policies. Please read them before you apply.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ABELIANT GROUP OFFERS THE SERVICES (INCLUDING ALL CONTENT AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES) AS-IS AND MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND CONCERNING THE SERVICES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ABELIANT GROUP DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OF THE SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT ANY SERVERS USED BY ABELIANT GROUP ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ABELIANT GROUP DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES IN TERMS OF AABELIANT GROUPURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
Human-readable summary of Sec 10: ABELIANT GROUP does not make any guarantees about the sites, services, or content available on the sites.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL ABELIANT GROUP BE LIABLE TO YOU ON ANY LEGAL THEORY FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, LOST PROFITS, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, COST OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES SUFFERED OR INCURRED BY YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY THAT ARISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES (OR THE TERMINATION THEREOF FOR ANY REASON), EVEN IF ABELIANT GROUP HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ABELIANT GROUP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE WHATSOEVER IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY CONTENT POSTED ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SERVICES (INCLUDING CLAIMS OF INFRINGEMENT RELATING TO THAT CONTENT), FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, OR FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIRD PARTIES ON OR THROUGH THE SERVICES.
Certain jurisdictions do not permit the exclusion of certain warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, which means that some of the above limitations may not apply to you. IN THESE JURISDICTIONS, THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS WILL BE ENFORCED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
Human-readable summary of Sec 11: ABELIANT GROUP is not responsible for the content on the sites, your use of our services, or for the conduct of others on our sites.
- Indemnification
To the extent authorized by law, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless Abeliant Group, its employees, officers, directors, affiliates, and agents from and against any and all claims, losses, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting directly or indirectly from or arising out of (a) your violation of the Terms, (b) your use of any of the Services, and/or (c) the Content you make available on any of the Services.
Human-readable summary of Sec 12: If something happens because you violate these terms, because of your use of the services, or because of the content you post on the sites, you agree to repay ABELIANT GROUP for the damage it causes.
- Privacy Policy
Abeliant Group is committed to responsibly handling the information and data we collect through our Services in compliance with our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Master Terms. Please review the Privacy Policy so you are aware of how we collect and use your personal information.
Human-readable summary of Sec 13: Please read our Privacy Policy. It is part of these terms, too.
- Trademark Policy
ABELIANT GROUP’s name, logos, icons, and other trademarks may only be used in accordance with our Trademark Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Master Terms. Please review the Trademark Policy so you understand how ABELIANT GROUP’s trademarks may be used.
Human-readable summary of Sec 14: Please read our Trademark Policy. It is part of these terms, too.
- Copyright Complaints
Abeliant Group respects copyright, and we prohibit users of the Services from submitting, uploading, posting, or otherwise transmitting any Content on the Services that violates another person’s proprietary rights.
To report allegedly infringing Content hosted on a website owned or controlled by ABELIANT GROUP, send a Notice of Infringing Materials as set out in ABELIANT GROUP’s Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice & Takedown Procedure.
Please note that Abeliant Group does not host the Content made available through ABELIANT GROUP Search. You should contact the web site or service hosting the Content to have it removed.
Human-readable summary of Sec 15: Please let us know if you find infringing content on our websites.
- Termination
By Abeliant Group: Abeliant Group may modify, suspend, or terminate the operation of, or access to, all or any portion of the Services at any time for any reason. Additionally, your individual access to, and use of, the Services may be terminated by Abeliant Group at any time and for any reason.
By you: If you wish to terminate this agreement, you may immediately stop accessing or using the Services at any time.
Automatic upon breach: Your right to access and use the Services (including use of your ABELIANT GROUP Login Service Abeliant Group account) automatically upon your breach of any of the Terms. For the avoidance of doubt, termination of the Terms does not require you to remove or delete any reference to previously-applied ABELIANT GROUP legal tools from your own Content.
Survival: The disclaimer of warranties, the limitation of liability, and the jurisdiction and applicable law provisions will survive any termination. The license grants applicable to Your Content are not impacted by the termination of the Terms and shall continue in effect subject to the terms of the applicable license. Your warranties and indemnification obligations will survive for one year after termination.
Human-readable summary of Sec 16: If you violate these terms, you may no longer use our sites.
- Miscellaneous Terms
Choice of law: The Terms are governed by and construed by the laws of the State of Texas in the United States, not including its choice of law rules.
Dispute resolution: The parties agree that any disputes between Abeliant Group and you concerning these Terms, and/or any of the Services may only brought in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the Northern District of Texas, and you hereby consent to the personal jurisdiction and venue of such court.
- If you are an authorized agent of a government or intergovernmental entity using the Services in your official capacity, including an authorized agent of the federal, state, or local government in the United States, and you are legally restricted from accepting the controlling law, jurisdiction, or venue clauses above, then those clauses do not apply to you. For any such U.S. federal government entities, these Terms and any action related thereto will be governed by the laws of the United States of America (without reference to conflict of laws) and, in the absence of federal law and to the extent permitted under federal law, the laws of the State of Texas (excluding its choice of law rules).
No waiver: Either party’s failure to insist on or enforce strict performance of any of the Terms will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.
Severability: If any part of the Terms is held to be invalid or unenforceable by any law or regulation or final determination of a competent court or tribunal, that provision will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of the remaining provisions.
No agency relationship: The parties agree that no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between you and Abeliant Group as a result of the Terms or from your use of any of the Services.
Integration: These Master Terms and any applicable Additional Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Abeliant Group relating to this subject matter and supersede any and all prior communications and/or agreements between you and Abeliant Group relating to access and use of the Services.
Human-readable summary of Sec 17: If there is a lawsuit arising from these terms, it should be in Texas and governed by Texas law. We are glad you use our sites, but this agreement does not mean we are partners.