The website located at visemi.org (the “Site”) is operated by, and is a copyrighted work belonging to, VISEMI Foundation (“VISEMI,” “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) set forth the legally binding terms and conditions that govern your use of the Site. Certain features of the Site may be subject to additional posted guidelines, terms, or rules, which are incorporated into these Terms by reference.
BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS (on behalf of yourself or the entity you represent). The Site offers educational content and is open to a general audience of all ages. If you do not agree with all of these Terms, do not access or use the Site. SECTION 10 REQUIRES MOST DISPUTES TO BE RESOLVED BY BINDING INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION AND WAIVES YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIONS, subject to a 30-day right to opt out.
1. Acceptance of These Terms
By accessing or using the Site, you accept these Terms on behalf of yourself or any entity you represent. The Site provides educational content and is open to visitors of all ages; if you are a minor, you should review these Terms with a parent or guardian. If you do not agree, you may not access or use the Site.
2. Access to the Site
2.1 License. Subject to these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Site for your own personal, non-commercial purposes.
2.2 Restrictions. You agree not to: (a) license, sell, rent, lease, distribute, host, or otherwise commercially exploit the Site or any content displayed on it; (b) modify, create derivative works of, disassemble, reverse compile, or reverse engineer any part of the Site; (c) access the Site in order to build a similar or competitive product or service; (d) copy, reproduce, republish, download, display, post, or transmit any part of the Site except as expressly permitted by these Terms; or (e) remove any copyright or other proprietary notice. All proprietary notices must be retained on any permitted copies.
2.3 Modification. We reserve the right, at any time, to modify, suspend, or discontinue the Site (in whole or in part) with or without notice. We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Site.
2.4 No Support or Maintenance. You acknowledge that we have no obligation to provide you with support or maintenance in connection with the Site.
2.5 Ownership. Excluding any content you submit, you acknowledge that all intellectual property rights in the Site and its content — including copyrights, trademarks, and trade secrets — are owned by VISEMI or its licensors. These Terms do not transfer to you any right, title, or interest in those rights, except for the limited license set out in Section 2.1. We reserve all rights not expressly granted.
3. Submissions and Feedback
Because the Site does not offer user accounts or public posting, the only content you provide to us is what you choose to send through our contact form, by email, or in program or volunteer applications and other communications (“Submissions”). You are solely responsible for your Submissions, and you represent that they do not violate the Acceptable Use rules below or any third-party right.
By sending us Submissions, or any feedback, suggestions, or ideas about the Site (“Feedback”), you grant VISEMI a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, and act on them for any purpose, without obligation or compensation to you. We will treat Feedback as non-confidential and non-proprietary, so please do not send us anything you consider confidential.
Acceptable Use. You agree not to use the Site to collect, upload, transmit, or distribute any content that: (i) infringes any copyright, trademark, trade secret, privacy, publicity, or other right; (ii) is unlawful, harassing, abusive, threatening, harmful, defamatory, false, obscene, or otherwise objectionable; or (iii) is harmful to minors. You further agree not to: (a) distribute viruses, worms, or other harmful code; (b) send unsolicited or unauthorized advertising or spam; (c) harvest or collect information about others without their consent; (d) interfere with or place an undue burden on the Site or its networks; (e) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site or related systems; or (f) use automated means to scrape or mine data from the Site — except that operators of public search engines may use spiders to index the Site consistent with our robots.txt file. We may (but are not obligated to) review, refuse, or remove any content, and may investigate and take appropriate action — including removing content, restricting your access, or reporting you to law enforcement — if we believe you have violated these Terms.
4. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless VISEMI and its officers, directors, employees, and agents, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, from any claim or demand made by any third party arising out of (a) your use of the Site, (b) your violation of these Terms, (c) your violation of applicable laws or regulations, or (d) your Submissions. We reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate with our defense of such claims.
5. Third-Party Links and Other Users
The Site may contain links to third-party websites, services, or content that are not under our control and for which we are not responsible. We provide these links only as a convenience, and we do not endorse or make any representations about them. You access third-party links at your own risk and are subject to those third parties’ terms and policies.
You hereby release VISEMI and our officers, employees, and agents from any dispute, claim, or liability arising out of or relating to your interactions with third parties or other users of the Site. If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which states: “A general release does not extend to claims that the creditor or releasing party does not know or suspect to exist in his or her favor at the time of executing the release, and that, if known by him or her, would have materially affected his or her settlement with the debtor or released party.”
6. Disclaimers
THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, VISEMI DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, ERROR-FREE, OR FREE OF HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT ITS CONTENT WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR RELIABLE. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you.
The content on the Site is provided for general informational purposes about VISEMI and its programs and does not constitute professional, legal, financial, or career advice.
7. Limitation of Liability
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL VISEMI (OR OUR SUPPLIERS) BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OR YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK.
TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS (FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION) WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF FIFTY U.S. DOLLARS (US $50). Some jurisdictions do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
8. Term and Termination
These Terms remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. We may suspend or terminate your right to use the Site at any time, for any reason, at our sole discretion, including for any use of the Site in violation of these Terms. We will not have any liability whatsoever to you for any such termination. The following provisions survive termination: Section 2.2 through Section 2.5, Section 3, and Sections 4 through 10.
9. Copyright Policy
We respect the intellectual property of others and ask that users of the Site do the same. If you believe that content on the Site infringes a copyright you own or control, you may send a written notice (a notification under 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)) to our designated copyright agent at hello@visemi.org, including:
- your physical or electronic signature;
- identification of the copyrighted work you claim has been infringed;
- identification of the material you claim is infringing and a description of where it is located on the Site;
- your contact information, including address, telephone number, and email address;
- a statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
- a statement, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
Please note that, under 17 U.S.C. § 512(f), any material misrepresentation in such a notice may subject you to liability for damages.
10. General
10.1 Changes. We may revise these Terms from time to time. If we make material changes, we will post notice on the Site and update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Changes are effective when posted, or as otherwise stated in the notice. Your continued use of the Site after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.
10.2 Dispute Resolution; Binding Arbitration. Please read this section carefully — it affects your legal rights. It requires that most disputes between you and VISEMI be resolved by binding individual arbitration and waives your right to a jury trial and to participate in class actions.
- (a) Informal resolution first. Before commencing arbitration, you agree to first contact us in writing at hello@visemi.org, describing the dispute and the relief you seek, and to attempt in good faith to resolve it informally for at least thirty (30) days.
- (b) Agreement to arbitrate. If the dispute is not resolved, you and VISEMI agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or the Site that cannot be resolved informally or in small claims court will be resolved by binding arbitration on an individual basis, rather than in court, except as set out below. The Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this section.
- (c) Arbitration rules. The arbitration will be administered by the American Arbitration Association (AAA) under its Consumer Arbitration Rules, available at www.adr.org, before a single neutral arbitrator. Any in-person hearing will take place within 100 miles of your residence, unless you and VISEMI agree otherwise, and claims may otherwise be resolved by telephone, video, or written submission where permitted. Judgment on the arbitrator’s award may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
- (d) Jury-trial waiver. YOU AND VISEMI WAIVE ANY CONSTITUTIONAL AND STATUTORY RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY.
- (e) Class-action waiver. ALL CLAIMS AND DISPUTES MUST BE BROUGHT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS ONLY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS, COLLECTIVE, OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. The arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person’s claims.
- (f) 30-day right to opt out. You may opt out of this arbitration agreement by emailing hello@visemi.org within thirty (30) days after first accepting these Terms, stating your name and that you wish to opt out. Opting out will not affect any other part of these Terms.
- (g) Exceptions. Either party may bring an individual claim in small claims court, or seek injunctive or other equitable relief in court for the actual or threatened infringement or misuse of intellectual property rights.
- (h) Severability. If any part of this Section 10.2 is found to be unenforceable, that part will be severed and the remainder will continue in effect — except that, if the class-action waiver in (e) is found unenforceable, this entire Section 10.2 will be void.
10.3 Governing Law. These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict-of-laws rules. Subject to Section 10.2, you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of California for any permitted court proceeding.
10.4 Export. You agree not to export or re-export, directly or indirectly, any U.S. technical data acquired from VISEMI in violation of United States export laws or regulations.
10.5 Electronic Communications. You consent to receive communications from us electronically, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
10.6 Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and VISEMI regarding the Site and supersede any prior agreements. Our failure to enforce any provision is not a waiver of that provision. If any provision is held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions remain in full effect. You may not assign these Terms without our prior written consent; we may assign them freely. Section titles are for convenience only and have no legal effect.
10.7 Copyright and Trademark. Copyright © 2026 VISEMI Foundation. All rights reserved. All trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on the Site are the property of VISEMI or their respective owners and may not be used without our prior written permission or that of the applicable owner.
10.8 Contact. If you have questions about these Terms, contact us at hello@visemi.org.
This page is provided for general information and does not constitute legal advice.