Effective date: September 12, 2026
These Terms of Use ("Terms") govern your access to and use of this website operated by Confluence Learning Alliance, Inc. ("CLA," "we," "us," or "our"). By accessing or using the website, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the website.
1. Purpose of the website
The website provides general information about CLA, its mission, programs, educational work, resources, and ways to connect. Website content is provided for general informational purposes and is not a substitute for professional, legal, medical, educational, or other specialized advice.
2. Acceptable use
You agree to use the website lawfully and respectfully. You may not:
- Use the website in a way that violates applicable laws or regulations.
- Interfere with, damage, disable, overburden, or compromise the website or its security.
- Attempt to gain unauthorized access to systems, accounts, data, or restricted areas.
- Use automated means to scrape, copy, monitor, or access the website in a way that places an unreasonable burden on its infrastructure.
- Submit content that is unlawful, fraudulent, abusive, threatening, invasive of privacy, or infringing of another person’s rights.
- Impersonate CLA or another person, or misrepresent an affiliation with CLA.
3. Intellectual property
Unless otherwise stated, the website, including its text, design, graphics, logo, branding, arrangement, and other content, is owned by or used by permission of CLA and may be protected by intellectual-property laws. You may view the website for personal, noncommercial purposes. You may not reproduce, modify, distribute, publicly display, sell, create derivative works from, or commercially exploit website content without prior written permission, except as allowed by law.
4. User communications
If you send comments, ideas, questions, applications, materials, or other communications to CLA, you represent that you have the right to share them and that they do not violate another person’s rights. You grant CLA permission to use those communications as reasonably necessary to respond, administer programs, improve services, or operate the website, subject to our Privacy Policy and any specific agreement that applies.
5. Links and third-party services
The website may contain links to third-party websites, platforms, or services. These links are provided for convenience and do not mean CLA endorses or controls those third parties. CLA is not responsible for third-party content, availability, products, services, or privacy practices. Your use of third-party services is governed by their own terms and policies.
6. Program information
Descriptions of programs, eligibility, schedules, availability, participation requirements, and other details may change. Information on this website does not guarantee admission, participation, a particular outcome, or the continued availability of any program. Additional terms may apply to specific programs or activities.
7. Disclaimers
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. CLA makes no warranty that the website will be uninterrupted, secure, error-free, complete, current, or free of harmful components. CLA does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, suitability, or availability of website content or linked resources.
8. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent permitted by law, CLA and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives, and service providers will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for loss of data, revenue, opportunity, or goodwill, arising from or related to your access to or use of the website. Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot legally be limited.
9. Indemnification
To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CLA and its directors, officers, employees, volunteers, representatives, and service providers from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses arising from your misuse of the website, violation of these Terms, or infringement of another person’s rights.
10. Suspension or termination
CLA may suspend or restrict access to the website, in whole or in part, at any time and without notice when reasonably necessary for security, maintenance, legal compliance, or other operational reasons.
11. Changes to these Terms
CLA may update these Terms from time to time. The revised Terms will be posted on this page with a new effective date. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised Terms.
12. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws applicable in the jurisdiction where CLA is organized, without regard to conflict-of-law principles, unless applicable law requires otherwise. Any dispute must be brought in a court with appropriate jurisdiction, subject to any rights or procedures required by applicable law.
13. Severability and entire agreement
If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the remaining provisions will remain in effect. These Terms, together with the Privacy Policy and any terms expressly incorporated by reference, represent the agreement concerning your use of this website.
14. Contact
Questions about these Terms may be directed through the Contact page.
This document is a general website terms template and should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel before publication, especially after CLA adds registrations, donations, accounts, user submissions, e-commerce, or jurisdiction-specific services.