These Terms of Use (the “Terms of Use”) apply to Rise for Animal’s (“RFA”) website, the Animal Research Laboratory Overview (“ARLO”), located at https://arlo.riseforanimals.org and all associated sites linked to https://arlo.riseforanimals.org by RFA. BY USING THE SITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE; IF YOU DO NOT AGREE, DO NOT USE THE SITE. We encourage you to review the following information carefully.
Site Description
ARLO contains thousands of documents, as well as hundreds of pieces of information about each facility using animals. ARLO is free to use, and no registration is required. New records and features are added regularly.
Most of the documents in ARLO were obtained through thousands of open-records requests filed by RFA. A smaller number come from government databases and lab websites. All documents have been made fully text-searchable. RFA does not edit or otherwise alter the content of the records it posts, except to redact any personally identifiable information.
Privacy
PLEASE REVIEW RFA’S PRIVACY POLICY. ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE SUMMARIZED BELOW AND ARE INCORPORATED HERE BY REFERENCE. BY USING ARLO AND ITS ASSOCIATED SITES OWNED AND OPERATED BY RFA, YOU AGREE TO RFA’S PRIVACY POLICY.
You may visit any RFA site, including ARLO, without revealing personal information about yourself. RFA only collects personal information when such information is voluntarily supplied by you such as when you send RFA an email or complete one of RFA’s online forms (e.g., when you make a donation or subscribe to our emails). RFA does not sell your information to any for-profit entities. From time to time, as is common practice, RFA may exchange mailings lists with like-minded nonprofit organizations. This may involve trade or purchase. However, RFA members who request that their names not be made available for use are not included.
RFA collects certain other information that is not personally identifying, including your IP address and domain name. Our system administration captures these IP addresses and domain names to monitor the use of our website. All users remain anonymous unless you choose to give us personal information. Upon notice that ARLO or information or content obtained from ARLO or RFA is being used in violation of these Terms of Use, RFA reserves the right to take any and all actions outlined in the sections entitled Reservation of Rights and Violations of These Terms of Use below.
Trademarks
RFA, ARLO, and other marks indicated on our site are trademarks owned exclusively by RFA. The use of these trademarks and trade dress is prohibited if used in connection with the sale of any product unless specifically approved in writing by an authorized agent or employee at RFA. Use is also prohibited if used to disparage or discredit RFA or used in any way that may cause confusion among our supporters, donors, and the general public.
License
RFA grants you a limited license to access and use ARLO for personal, public education, press, or other lawful purposes. You may view, download, share, repost, and use these records, subject to the restrictions below. Additionally, when reposting, republishing, or otherwise distributing information obtained from ARLO, you must credit RFA and link to the RFA ARLO website at https://arlo.riseforanimals.org.
RFA wants you to use ARLO, but not at the expense of the safety and well-being of others, or the integrity of the community. You, therefore, agree not to engage in the conduct described below, or facilitate or support others in doing so:
- You may not use ARLO or any site owned and operated by RFA, or the information or content contained in or obtained from ARLO or any site owned and operated by RFA to do anything that violates these Terms of Use;
- You may not use ARLO or any site owned and operated by RFA, or the information or content contained in or obtained from ARLO or any site owned and operated by RFA to engage in, encourage, advocate for, or otherwise support any act, conduct, or activity that is prohibited by law or that depicts illegal activity;
- Solicit any person to join or contribute to any scheme, activity, or course of conduct that is prohibited by law;
- Solicit any person to join, become members of, or contribute money to any other organization;
- Engage in, encourage, or otherwise support any activity or course of conduct that is unlawful, threatening, harassing, intimidating, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, vulgar, pornographic, profane, or indecent, including without limitation any activity or course of conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any local, state, national, or international law;
- Engage in, advocate for, encourage, or assist others in engaging in, advocating for, or encouraging conduct, activities, or any other act that is intended to harass, intimidate, abuse, or otherwise threaten any person;
- Perform any activity that any state or federal regulatory body determines (in its sole discretion) may be harmful to others.
- You may not edit or alter the records obtained from ARLO when republishing, reposting, or otherwise distributing the information in a manner that distorts, misrepresents, or otherwise changes the meaning, substance, or content of the records and the information contained therein.
Upon notice that ARLO or information or content obtained from ARLO or RFA is being used in violation of these Terms of Use, RFA reserves the right to take any and all actions outlined in the sections entitled Reservation of Rights and Violations of These Terms of Use below. These actions include, but are not limited to, removing or restricting access to content, requiring you to remove any linked content, or disclosing the information collected and maintained in accordance with RFA’s Privacy Policy to appropriate law enforcement authorities.
Content Liability
RFA shall not be held responsible for any content obtained from ARLO that appears on your Website. You agree to protect and defend RFA against all claims arising from the posting, linking, or publishing of content obtained from ARLO on your Website. No link(s) to ARLO or any other website owned or operated by RFA should appear on any website that may be interpreted as libelous, obscene, or criminal, or which infringes, otherwise violates, or advocates the infringement or other violation of, any third-party rights.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend RFA, its affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, employees, successors, and assigns harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party because of or arising out of your use of ARLO in violation of these Terms of Use or arising from a breach of these Terms of Use or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Terms of Use or if any content obtained or linked from ARLO that you post on your website causes RFA to be liable to another.
Reservation of Rights
We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to ARLO or any other site owned or operated by RFA. You agree to immediately remove all links to ARLO or any other site owned or operated by RFA upon request.
We also reserve the right to amend these Terms of Use and it’s linking policy at any time. By continuously linking to our Website, you agree to be bound to and follow these linking terms and conditions.
Disclaimer
Except where prohibited by law, in no event will RFA be liable to you for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, or punitive damages, including lost profits, even if RFA has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Violation of These Terms of Use
RFA may disclose any information we have about you (including your IP address and other access information collected and maintained in accordance with RFA’s Privacy Policy) if we determine that such disclosure is necessary in connection with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of ARLO. RFA reserves the right at all times to disclose any information that RFA deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process, or governmental request. You agree that RFA may, in its sole discretion and without prior notice, terminate your access to ARLO or block your future access to the site if we determine that you have violated these Terms of Use or other agreements or guidelines which may be associated with your use of ARLO.
You acknowledge and agree that RFA may preserve any transmittal or communication by you with RFA through ARLO or any service offered on or through ARLO, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or RFA determines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (1) comply with legal process, (2) enforce these Terms of Use, (3) respond to claims that any such data violates the rights of others, or (4) protect the rights, property or personal safety of RFA, its employees, users of or visitors to ARLO, and the public.
Disputes
These Terms of Use shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Massachusetts, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and RFA agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the appropriate state or federal court located in Boston, Massachusetts, to resolve any dispute arising out of the Terms of Use or ARLO.