Terms of Service

HUMANITY ECONOMICS INSTITUTE SITE

The Humanity Economics Institute (“we,” “us,” “our,” “the Institute”) Website (“Site”) is available subject to your acceptance of these Terms of Service (“Terms”). These Terms outline the legal relationship between you and the Institute regarding your use of the Site. Please read the following information carefully.

BY CONTINUING TO USE THE SITE AND RELATED SERVICES, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, PLEASE EXIT THIS SITE.

PURPOSE AND USE OF THIS SITE

The Humanity Economics Institute Website aims to foster a growing awareness, understanding and acceptance of the Institute’s philosophies that define economics in terms of human intent and human energy, through the prism of artistic content displayed throughout the Site. Our Site does this by providing information on the Institute’s philosophy, its conceptual model and creating a culture in which individuals are free to explore their own metaphysical realm to understand economics. Our Site provides information, opinions, original concepts, works of art and other content (collectively, “Content”) about the Institute’s philosophy for the benefit of Website users (“Users”).

You may use our Site and Content only if you comply with these Terms and all relevant laws.

Website Usage

This Site is not directed at, or available for use by, any individual under the age of thirteen. By using our Site, you warrant that you are thirteen years of age or older. If you are under the age of thirteen, please leave this Site immediately.

Our License to You

Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable and revocable license to use our Site. This license is for the sole purpose of enabling you to use and enjoy the benefit of the Site provided by the Humanity Economics Institute, in the manner permitted by these Terms.

USER SAFETY AND CONDUCT

The Humanity Economics Institute is concerned with the safety and well-being of our users. As a condition of your use of this Site, you agree to all of the following:

  • You acknowledge that your use of the Site is for personal use only. You agree that you will not use the Site or Contents for any commercial purposes.
  • You will acknowledge that information found on the Site, its Content or its economics philosophies are not to be used as investment advice.
  • You will not use our Site or its content to harass, threaten or intimidate another person, including other users.
  • You will not misrepresent your identity or affiliation with us or any other person or entity when using our Site.
  • You will not violate any local laws in your jurisdiction (including, but not limited to, intellectual property laws).
  • You will not use our Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose.
  • You will not access, “hack,” alter or otherwise use any part of the Site in any unauthorized manner.
  • You will not utilize any bugs, robots or other technological device to access or extract any data or information contained on the Site.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER

ALTHOUGH THE HUMANITY ECONOMICS INSTITUTE ATTEMPTS TO ENSURE THE INTEGRITY AND ACCURATENESS OF THE SITE, IT MAKES NO GUARANTEES WHATSOEVER AS TO THE CORRECTNESS OR ACCURACY OF THE SITE. OUR SITE OR ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICE, IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITH ALL FAULTS, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES AND HYPERLINKED SITES.

THE HUMANITY ECONOMICS INSTITUTE, ITS AFFILIATES AND ITS SPONSORS ARE NEITHER RESPONSIBLE NOR LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE AND/OR ANY HYPERLINKED SITE. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, SITE-RELATED SERVICES AND/OR HYPERLINKED SITES IS TO STOP USING THE SITE AND/OR THOSE SERVICES.

INDEMNIFICATION

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Humanity Economics Institute, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers from and against any claims, actions, demands, liabilities and settlements, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting from or alleged to result from your violation of these Terms.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

This Site, and its materials, organization and layout, are protected by federal and international copyright, trademark and treaty laws. All pages within, and Content made available to you from, this Site are the intellectual property of the Humanity Economics Institute and its affiliates, unless otherwise noted.

USE OF SITE CONTENT

The commercial use, reproduction, republication, licensing, transmission, copying, display, modification or distribution of any information, images, software or other Content available through this site without the prior, express written consent of the Humanity Economics Institute is strictly prohibited.

You may view, use, copy and download small portions of the Site Content (including, without limitation, text, graphics, software, audio and video files and photos) solely for your personal, non-commercial use. You shall keep intact any proprietary notices, including copyright notices and management information, contained on any materials and shall comply with any applicable end user license agreements.

You may not create derivative works from, links to or frames in another site, or use on any other site any part of this Site, including Site Content. You may not store, modify, reproduce, transmit, reverse-engineer or distribute a significant portion of the Site Content, or the design, layout or individual sections of this Site, in any form or media. The systematic retrieval of data from the Site is also prohibited.

No right, title or interest in any of the materials contained on this Site is transferred to you as a result of accessing, downloading or printing such Content.

NO PROFESSIONAL ADVICE

The information available on the Site is intended to be a general information resource regarding the matters covered and is not tailored to your specific circumstance. You should not construe this as legal, accounting or other professional advice. YOU SHOULD EVALUATE ALL INFORMATION, OPINIONS AND ADVICE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE IN CONSULTATION WITH YOUR INSURANCE SPECIALIST, OR WITH YOUR LEGAL, TAX, FINANCIAL OR OTHER ADVISOR, AS APPROPRIATE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

a. Limitation of Damages

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, HUMANITY ECONOMICS INSTITUTE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR ANY LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES, WHETHER INCURRED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OR ANY LOSS OF DATA, USE, GOOD-WILL OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, RESULTING FROM: (I) YOUR ACCESS TO OR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE, THE SERVICE; (II) ANY CONDUCT OR CONTENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES; (III) OR ANY CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THE SERVICE.

b. Release of Liability

While Humanity Economics Institute complies with the strict privacy procedures outlined in the Privacy Policy, we expect you to use caution and common sense when using our Site and to recognize the risks involved with sharing data, especially personally identifiable information.

Understand that Humanity Economics Institute will be relieved of all liability arising from unknown or unsuspected claims. Since we do not and cannot be involved in dealings between users or control the behavior of users outside the Site, in the event that you have a dispute with one or more users or non-users regarding use of the Site, you release Humanity Economics Institute (and our agents and employees) from claims, demands and damages of every kind and nature, known and unknown, suspected and unsuspected, disclosed and undisclosed, arising out of or in any way connected with such disputes.

Humanity Economics Institute cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use on the site. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by a user from Humanity Economics Institute shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein.

GENERAL TERMS

Right to Modify

Humanity Economics Institute reserves the right to modify these Terms and the Privacy Policy, at any time, with or without prior notice, by posting amended terms (“Updated Terms”) to these respective policies. Non-material changes and clarifications will take effect immediately. Material changes will take effect within fourteen (14) days after their posting on the Site. Upon making material changes, we will post any material changes in a link at the bottom of our home page and indicate the effective date of the Updated Terms as well as email the users and members who subscribe to our mailing list. Your continued use of the Site beyond thirty (30) days after our notice to you constitutes your acceptance of the Updated Terms. WE STRONGLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO REVIEW THESE TERMS AND THE PRIVACY POLICY AT LEAST ONCE EVERY MONTH.

Humanity Economics Institute reserves the right to immediately change, suspend, remove or discontinue any part of the Site or content for any reason, without prior notice or liability.

Entire Agreement/Severability

These Terms, the Privacy Policy and any additional agreements you enter with Humanity Economics Institute in connection with the Site constitute the entire agreement (“Entire Agreement”) between you and the Institute concerning the Site. If any provision in these Terms is deemed invalid, then such provision will be limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary, and the remaining provisions of these Terms will remain in full force and effect. Any other agreements you may have with Humanity Economics Institute that do not regard the Site are considered separate and in addition to these Terms. These Terms do not modify, revise or amend the terms of any other agreements you may have with Humanity Economics Institute that do not regard this Site.

Governing Law

These Terms shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of Texas without reference to its choice of law provisions.

Subscription via Email

Once you subscribe by submitting an email address to our Site email list, you authorize us to send you notices, announcements and special offers via email. Opt-out instructions are included in all such messages. PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS YOUR OBLIGATION TO KEEP YOUR CURRENT EMAIL ADDRESS AND CONTACT INFORMATION UPDATED AT ALL TIMES.

Reservation of Rights

Any rights not expressly granted by these Terms of Service, or any applicable end user license agreements, are reserved by the Humanity Economics Institute and its affiliates.

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