<commit_before><p><em>Effective April 21, 2011</em></p>

<p>Welcome to Changeby.us (the &ldquo;Website&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Site&rdquo;).</p>

<p>Please read the following Terms of Use (&ldquo;Terms&rdquo;) carefully before using this Website.  By accessing and using Changeby.us, including any subpages, you agree, without limitation or qualification, to these Terms, which may be updated or changed at any time.</p>

<p>Read our <strong>Privacy Policy</strong> by clicking <a href="/tou#privacy">here</a>.<br />
Read the <strong>City of New York&rsquo;s Social Media Policy</strong> by clicking <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/social_media_policy.html">here</a>.</p>




<h2>Basic Terms</h2>
<p>The Website:  Changeby.us, or &ldquo;we,&rdquo; &ldquo;us&rdquo; is a website and online platform created by the design studio  Local Projects, LLC.  Content on the site is created and/or added by Users.  All content on the site is monitored and administered by the City of New York (the &ldquo;City&rdquo;).  The Site&rsquo;s mission is to effectively link like-minded people and resources, and facilitate the success of environmental sustainability projects toimprove the City.  Read our Community Policy by clicking here.  </p>

<p>The Community:  The Changeby.us Community (the &ldquo;Community&rdquo;) is the collection of Users registered with the Site, as well as Resources that are available through Changeby.us.  The Community does NOT include users of cellphones who contribute anonymously to the Website via SMS.  Anyone sending suggestions or ideas via SMS is welcome to join the Community by means of the registration page on Changeby.us. By registering, someone who has previously sent an SMS message may link to his or her User&rsquo;s account to the SMS phone number used to submit the idea.</p>

<p>Users:  &ldquo;Users,&rdquo; including &ldquo;you,&rdquo; are individuals who wish to participate in the Community discussions and/or join in projects created or promoted by other Users or Resources on the Website.  Users may sign on to Changeby.us either with their Facebook or Twitter login information or by registering separately.  Users may contribute ideas or suggestions, create projects, sign on to projects, post images and other media, or just observe and participate in our project discussions.  Users must adhere to our <a href="#community-policy">Community Policy</a>.</p>

<p>Resources:  &ldquo;Resources&rdquo; are organizations, programs, or other entities that choose to participate in the community discussions, list or advertise their own community projects and/or otherwise interact with Users on the Website.  Organizations wishing to be included as a Resource on the Website must fill out and <a href="/resource">submit an online form</a> to be reviewed by administrators for the City of New York and then approved for participation on the site.</p>

<p>Project Administrators:  &ldquo;Project Administrators&rdquo; are individuals who have initiated or maintain specific projects.  These individuals are responsible for monitoring and maintaining discussions about their given projects, organizing project tasks, delegating project responsibilities and making sure the project conforms with our Community Policy and these Terms. Project Administrators have discretion to remove resources, links, comments, and goals contributed by members of the project without notification if any of these do not conform to either the Community Policy, Terms of Use, or are deemed by the Project Administrator to be otherwise irrelevant or inappropriate to the project.  The decisions of Project Administrators concerning content posted by project members and the overall content of Project pages remain subject to review by the Site Administrators under these Terms of Use and the Community Policy.</p>

<p>Project: Projects are groups created by both users and administrators within Changeby.us. The creator of each project is the default Project Administrator for that project and retains the rights and responsibilities of the Project Administrator role as defined above. Projects can contain various User-submitted contributions including goals, ideas, comments, resources, and links. </p>

<p>Ideas:  Ideas are short messages submitted to the site by users. These can be submitted via either SMS or through the Changeby.us website. Ideas can be submitted by both registered and non-registered users. All ideas are subject to moderation under both the Community Policy and Terms of Use.</p>

<p>Site Administrators: &ldquo;Site Administrators&rdquo; are individuals appointed by Local Projects or the City of New York to oversee the Site and are generally responsible for making sure all activity on the Site conforms to our Community Policy and Terms. </p>

<p>Local Leaders: &ldquo;Local Leaders&rdquo; are experts or other high-profile individuals designated by the City to provide guidance and encouragement to projects, and to follow the progress of projects of their choosing.  Local Leaders have no moderation power within the Site.  They can &ldquo;follow&rdquo; or &ldquo;support&rdquo; individual projects or, like any other members of the Community, they can post comments to project pages.  Local Leaders&rsquo; actions and comments are personal to that individual and made on behalf of no one else, including the City of New York, the Mayor's Office, or Local Projects.</p>




<h2 id="community-policy">Community Policy</h2>
<strong class="uline">Interacting with the Community:  Your use of the Site</strong>

<p>By signing on to the Website as a registered User or with your Facebook or Twitter account, you  agree to participate in our online Community.  You agree to abide by all of these Terms and to faithfully adhere to our Community Policy:</p>
<p></p>

<em>What to do</em>
<ul>
	<li><strong>Use your real name.</strong> Changeby.us doesn&rsquo;t offer anonymous accounts. The Site is about real people sharing real ideas for real action. Really.</li>
	<li><strong>Share your ideas.</strong> Add as many as you have! You&rsquo;ll connect with more people. </li>
	<li><strong>Stay on topic.</strong> How do we make our City a better, greener place to live? </li>
	<li><strong>Be active.</strong> Start and join projects. Access resources and start meet-ups. Get things done! </li>
</ul>
<p></p>

<em>What not to do</em>
<ul>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t use profanity.</strong> You may be warned for using offensive language.   If you use profane language, your account may be deleted.</li>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t troll. </strong>This site is not a place to harass, threaten, intimidate, or be disrespectful toward other people. If we get a valid complaint about your behavior, we&rsquo;ll delete your account.</li>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t send SPAM.</strong> Ideas wanted—not advertisements. We&rsquo;ll remove commercial messages and  spam links and delete spammers&rsquo; accounts.</li>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t expose confidential or copyrighted information. </strong>Don&rsquo;t post things you don&rsquo;t have a right to post—including copyrighted material and other people&rsquo;s names, addresses, and phone numbers. </li>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t hack, mod or misuse contents of the site.</strong> Don&rsquo;t run bots on the site, hack it, or scrape its contents. If you need data from the site, let us know and we&rsquo;ll see if we can provide it. </li>
</ul>
<p></p>

<em>If you&rsquo;re a Project Administrator</em>
<ul>
	<li><strong>Be fair.</strong> Moderate activity in a way consistent with the community guidelines. Refer members to these if problems arise. Contact the site administrator at <EMAIL> if a project member violates the Community Guidelines.</li>
	<li><strong>Check in often.</strong>  Make sure project members have not added off-topic content, spam, or confidential or copyrighted information. Contact the site administrator at <EMAIL> if a project member posts any of these materials.</li>
	<li><strong>Ask questions.</strong> If you&rsquo;re not sure how to deal with a problem, or need advice in how to make your group work better, ask us anything at <EMAIL>. </li>
</ul>
<p></p>

<p>You may also want to read our Terms of Use. If you object to these community guidelines, changeby.us is probably not for you. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at <a href="mailto:<EMAIL>"><EMAIL></a>. Thanks!</p>

<strong class="uline">Terms for All Community Members</strong>

<p>You warrant that all information you provide is accurate and complete, not misleading and that you are capable of entering into a binding agreement.  You must be 18 years of age to register.  [If you are between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age, you acknowledge you have the approval of a parent or legal guardian to access this site.] If you misrepresent any of this information, we reserve the right to terminate your membership immediately and without prior consultation.  No one under 14 years of age may register for this Site. Users and Resources must abide by this Community Policy.  If you think a User or Resource has violated the Community Policy, please notify us immediately (link).</p>

<p><strong>Behavior Inconsistent with these Terms or the purposes of Changeby.us</strong><br />
Changeby.us reserves the right to remove any material or deactivate any User account found to be inconsistent with or acting against the intentions of this Website.  Violation of these Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Community Policy or the general spirit of the Changeby.us Website may be grounds for suspension or deactivation of the account of registered Users or Resources.  We will not tolerate hacking, cracking, or any other mischief that compromises the Website or Users&rsquo; accounts, or that misuses any part of the Website for commercial or non-commercial purposes, or violates copyright laws or infringes anyone&rsquo;s copyrights.</p>

<p><strong>Projects and Project Administrators</strong><br />
If you suggest or initiate a project, you warrant your proposal complies with all laws and regulations,  and is not formed for any malicious purpose.   You acknowledge any project is subject to the approval of the City of New York, and your project suggestion or idea may be removed from the Website and Community at any time for failing to comply with the law, these Terms or any relevant policies of the Website.  </p>
<p>YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY the City of New York and its agents and Local Projects, LLC  from any legal action taken as a result of a project initiated or participated in by you and resulting from your or some other participant&rsquo;s actions or any activity on this Site -- including, but not limited to intentional torts, negligence--or violation of the law. </p>

<p><strong>Users</strong><br />
As a User, you entrust us with your Facebook, Twitter or other private login information.  It is your responsibility to make sure you protect your login information and use a strong password.  You agree that you are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your account.  If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or account, you will notify the City immediately by visiting the ADD PAGE TO REPORT.  In order to use certain aspects of the Site, you may be required to provide information about yourself.  You agree that any information you give via the Site will always be accurate, correct and up to date.  To learn how any personal information that you supply may be used, please visit the Site&rsquo;s privacy policy.   </p>

<p><strong>Resources</strong><br />
Organizations, programs, or other entities that would like to be included in the &ldquo;Resources&rdquo; section of this Site may <a href="/resource">submit an application using this form</a>. Inclusion is subject to the approval of Site Administrators based on compliance with the Community Policy, these Terms of Use and relevance to the purpose of the Site. Resources may be removed without notification by Site Administrators if they are found to be in violation of the Community Policy or these Terms of Use.  When an organization submits an application to be a Changeby.us Resource, the form will be reviewed by the City of New York.  The City will have discretion to determine whether the organization may be approved as a Resource.</p>

<p><strong>Automated Interface or Interaction</strong><br />
Users and Resources agree not to use any unauthorized third-party software that intercepts, &ldquo;mines,&rdquo; or otherwise collects information from or through the Website.  You will not use automation software (&ldquo;bots&rdquo;), hacks, mods or any other third-party software to modify Changeby.us files, Website or User interface, nor use any of these things to interact with the Community.</p>

<p><strong>Non-participating Third Parties</strong><br />
Anyone is free to read contents of this Website.  No one, including participants, —may use any part of the contents of the Website for commercial purposes..  (See also copyright provisions).</p>

<p><strong>Special Notice for Twitter and Facebook Users</strong><br />
These Terms apply to anything you post to the Website.  However, you should also remember that if you use your Facebook or Twitter accounts to login to the Site, anything you post or link to on our Site or from other accounts may be subject to Facebook or Twitter&rsquo;s or other providers&rsquo; Terms of Use.  In logging onto our Website using your Facebook or Twitter account information, you are allowing us access to information provided by Facebook or Twitter&rsquo;s Application Programming Interfaces (API), the rules and specifications by which a software application is able to access the services and resources of another that implements the API. The specific permissions you grant may vary depending on whether you&rsquo;ve used Facebook or Twitter, and the permissions you explicitly agree to grant during the signup process. </p>

<p><strong>Communications</strong><br />
As long as you are a User on our Website, there will be times when Local Projects, the City, or other Users or Resources will need to contact you.  We will only communicate with you for important matters concerning your use of the site, and we will do so according to the terms of our Privacy Policy.  You also have various options for communications available to you through our Site on your account page. (link for opt in provisions?)  Users and Resources must also abide by these Terms and our Community Policy.  If you think a User or Resource has violated these Terms or the Community Policy, please notify us immediately (link).</p>
<p>If you are a Project Administrator,  youmust maintain the integrity of your project and communications with other Users.  You must maintain communications with Users, keep their contact information updated, and comply with all these Terms and our Community Policy.  If a Project is found to be in violation of this site&rsquo;s Community Policy or these Terms of Use, we will notify you of the violation via email.  If you do not contact the Project Administrator immediately to resolve the vioaltion, or a Project Administrator does not accept your explanation or proposed resolution, we reserve the right to terminate your account and/or the Project.</p>


<p><strong>Limitation of Liability </strong><br />
A.  ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE ARE DISTRIBUTED AND TRANSMITTED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY, CONTENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, FREEDOM FROM INTERRUPTION, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, FREEDOM FROM ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF CONTENT PLACED ON THE SITE (WHETHER BY THE CITY OR A THIRD PARTY) INCLUDING ANY OF THE DESIGN, INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, IMAGES, PAGES, INTERFACES, LINKS, SOFTWARE, OR OTHER MATERIALS AND ITEMS CONTAINED IN OR DISPLAYED ON THE SITE.</p>
<p>B. Local Projects, LLC and THE CITY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THEY WERE FORESEEABLE) THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE SITE AND/OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE, WHETHER THE MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE ARE PROVIDED BY THE CITY OR A THIRD PARTY.</p>
<p>C. YOU DOWNLOAD OR OTHERWISE OBTAIN ANY MATERIAL THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK. YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR OTHER DEVICE OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL.</p>


<p><strong>Third Party Websites</strong><br />
The Site may post links or allow users to post links to other websites ("Linked Sites").  We have no control or connection to such sites, nor do we maintain these sites;  and are not responsible for the content, products, services, policies or activities of those Linked Sites. The inclusion of any link to such Linked Sites does not imply endorsement of the Linked Sites by Local Projects or the City, and the owners of the Linked Sites should be contacted directly with questions or concerns regarding their content.</p>

<p><strong>Third Party Websites Seeking to Link to our Website.</strong><br />
We welcome appropriate hyperlinks to the Website. By publishing a hyperlink to our Site on your website, you warrant that the content of your website is appropriate and consistent with the goals of LP, the City, its Users and participating Resources.  If this is not the case, please do not link to our Website.  The City reserves the right to rescind the right to link to the Website at its discretion.
Upon request by us or our representative or agent, you shall immediately remove any hyperlink to the Website, and discontinue use of any trademarks, service marks or other intellectual property or content provided by us.</p><commit_msg>corrected typos and missing links in tou<commit_after><p><em>Effective April 21, 2011</em></p>

<p>Welcome to Changeby.us (the &ldquo;Website&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Site&rdquo;).</p>

<p>Please read the following Terms of Use (&ldquo;Terms&rdquo;) carefully before using this Website.  By accessing and using Changeby.us, including any subpages, you agree, without limitation or qualification, to these Terms, which may be updated or changed at any time.</p>

<p>Read our <strong>Privacy Policy</strong> by clicking <a href="/tou#privacy">here</a>.<br />
Read the <strong>City of New York&rsquo;s Social Media Policy</strong> by clicking <a href="http://www.nyc.gov/html/misc/html/social_media_policy.html">here</a>.</p>




<h2>Basic Terms</h2>
<p>The Website:  Changeby.us, or &ldquo;we,&rdquo; &ldquo;us&rdquo; is a website and online platform created by the design studio  Local Projects, LLC.  Content on the site is created and/or added by Users.  All content on the site is monitored and administered by the City of New York (the &ldquo;City&rdquo;).  The Site&rsquo;s mission is to effectively link like-minded people and resources, and facilitate the success of environmental sustainability projects to improve the City.  Read our Community Policy by clicking here.  </p>

<p>The Community:  The Changeby.us Community (the &ldquo;Community&rdquo;) is the collection of Users registered with the Site, as well as Resources that are available through Changeby.us.  The Community does NOT include users of cellphones who contribute anonymously to the Website via SMS.  Anyone sending suggestions or ideas via SMS is welcome to join the Community by means of the registration page on Changeby.us. By registering, someone who has previously sent an SMS message may link to his or her User&rsquo;s account to the SMS phone number used to submit the idea.</p>

<p>Users:  &ldquo;Users,&rdquo; including &ldquo;you,&rdquo; are individuals who wish to participate in the Community discussions and/or join in projects created or promoted by other Users or Resources on the Website.  Users may sign on to Changeby.us either with their Facebook or Twitter login information or by registering separately.  Users may contribute ideas or suggestions, create projects, sign on to projects, post images and other media, or just observe and participate in our project discussions.  Users must adhere to our <a href="#community-policy">Community Policy</a>.</p>

<p>Resources:  &ldquo;Resources&rdquo; are organizations, programs, or other entities that choose to participate in the community discussions, list or advertise their own community projects and/or otherwise interact with Users on the Website.  Organizations wishing to be included as a Resource on the Website must fill out and <a href="/resource">submit an online form</a> to be reviewed by administrators for the City of New York and then approved for participation on the site.</p>

<p>Project Administrators:  &ldquo;Project Administrators&rdquo; are individuals who have initiated or maintain specific projects.  These individuals are responsible for monitoring and maintaining discussions about their given projects, organizing project tasks, delegating project responsibilities and making sure the project conforms with our Community Policy and these Terms. Project Administrators have discretion to remove resources, links, comments, and goals contributed by members of the project without notification if any of these do not conform to either the Community Policy, Terms of Use, or are deemed by the Project Administrator to be otherwise irrelevant or inappropriate to the project.  The decisions of Project Administrators concerning content posted by project members and the overall content of Project pages remain subject to review by the Site Administrators under these Terms of Use and the Community Policy.</p>

<p>Project: Projects are groups created by both users and administrators within Changeby.us. The creator of each project is the default Project Administrator for that project and retains the rights and responsibilities of the Project Administrator role as defined above. Projects can contain various User-submitted contributions including goals, ideas, comments, resources, and links. </p>

<p>Ideas:  Ideas are short messages submitted to the site by users. These can be submitted via either SMS or through the Changeby.us website. Ideas can be submitted by both registered and non-registered users. All ideas are subject to moderation under both the Community Policy and Terms of Use.</p>

<p>Site Administrators: &ldquo;Site Administrators&rdquo; are individuals appointed by Local Projects or the City of New York to oversee the Site and are generally responsible for making sure all activity on the Site conforms to our Community Policy and Terms. </p>

<p>Local Leaders: &ldquo;Local Leaders&rdquo; are experts or other high-profile individuals designated by the City to provide guidance and encouragement to projects, and to follow the progress of projects of their choosing.  Local Leaders have no moderation power within the Site.  They can &ldquo;follow&rdquo; or &ldquo;support&rdquo; individual projects or, like any other members of the Community, they can post comments to project pages.  Local Leaders&rsquo; actions and comments are personal to that individual and made on behalf of no one else, including the City of New York, the Mayor's Office, or Local Projects.</p>




<h2 id="community-policy">Community Policy</h2>
<strong class="uline">Interacting with the Community:  Your use of the Site</strong>

<p>By signing on to the Website as a registered User or with your Facebook or Twitter account, you  agree to participate in our online Community.  You agree to abide by all of these Terms and to faithfully adhere to our Community Policy:</p>
<p></p>

<em>What to do</em>
<ul>
	<li><strong>Use your real name.</strong> Changeby.us doesn&rsquo;t offer anonymous accounts. The Site is about real people sharing real ideas for real action. Really.</li>
	<li><strong>Share your ideas.</strong> Add as many as you have! You&rsquo;ll connect with more people. </li>
	<li><strong>Stay on topic.</strong> How do we make our City a better, greener place to live? </li>
	<li><strong>Be active.</strong> Start and join projects. Access resources and start meet-ups. Get things done! </li>
</ul>
<p></p>

<em>What not to do</em>
<ul>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t use profanity.</strong> You may be warned for using offensive language.   If you use profane language, your account may be deleted.</li>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t troll. </strong>This site is not a place to harass, threaten, intimidate, or be disrespectful toward other people. If we get a valid complaint about your behavior, we&rsquo;ll delete your account.</li>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t send SPAM.</strong> Ideas wanted—not advertisements. We&rsquo;ll remove commercial messages and  spam links and delete spammers&rsquo; accounts.</li>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t expose confidential or copyrighted information. </strong>Don&rsquo;t post things you don&rsquo;t have a right to post—including copyrighted material and other people&rsquo;s names, addresses, and phone numbers. </li>
	<li><strong>Don&rsquo;t hack, mod or misuse contents of the site.</strong> Don&rsquo;t run bots on the site, hack it, or scrape its contents. If you need data from the site, let us know and we&rsquo;ll see if we can provide it. </li>
</ul>
<p></p>

<em>If you&rsquo;re a Project Administrator</em>
<ul>
	<li><strong>Be fair.</strong> Moderate activity in a way consistent with the community guidelines. Refer members to these if problems arise. Contact the site administrator at <EMAIL> if a project member violates the Community Guidelines.</li>
	<li><strong>Check in often.</strong>  Make sure project members have not added off-topic content, spam, or confidential or copyrighted information. Contact the site administrator at <EMAIL> if a project member posts any of these materials.</li>
	<li><strong>Ask questions.</strong> If you&rsquo;re not sure how to deal with a problem, or need advice in how to make your group work better, ask us anything at <EMAIL>. </li>
</ul>
<p></p>

<p>You may also want to read our Terms of Use. If you object to these community guidelines, changeby.us is probably not for you. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us at <a href="mailto:<EMAIL>"><EMAIL></a>. Thanks!</p>

<strong class="uline">Terms for All Community Members</strong>

<p>You warrant that all information you provide is accurate and complete, not misleading and that you are capable of entering into a binding agreement.  You must be 18 years of age to register.  [If you are between the ages of 14 and 18 years of age, you acknowledge you have the approval of a parent or legal guardian to access this site.] If you misrepresent any of this information, we reserve the right to terminate your membership immediately and without prior consultation.  No one under 14 years of age may register for this Site. Users and Resources must abide by this Community Policy.  If you think a User or Resource has violated the Community Policy, <a href="feedback">please notify us immediately</a>.</p>

<p><strong>Behavior Inconsistent with these Terms or the purposes of Changeby.us</strong><br />
Changeby.us reserves the right to remove any material or deactivate any User account found to be inconsistent with or acting against the intentions of this Website.  Violation of these Terms, the Privacy Policy, the Community Policy or the general spirit of the Changeby.us Website may be grounds for suspension or deactivation of the account of registered Users or Resources.  We will not tolerate hacking, cracking, or any other mischief that compromises the Website or Users&rsquo; accounts, or that misuses any part of the Website for commercial or non-commercial purposes, or violates copyright laws or infringes anyone&rsquo;s copyrights.</p>

<p><strong>Projects and Project Administrators</strong><br />
If you suggest or initiate a project, you warrant your proposal complies with all laws and regulations,  and is not formed for any malicious purpose.   You acknowledge any project is subject to the approval of the City of New York, and your project suggestion or idea may be removed from the Website and Community at any time for failing to comply with the law, these Terms or any relevant policies of the Website.  </p>
<p>YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY the City of New York and its agents and Local Projects, LLC  from any legal action taken as a result of a project initiated or participated in by you and resulting from your or some other participant&rsquo;s actions or any activity on this Site -- including, but not limited to intentional torts, negligence--or violation of the law. </p>

<p><strong>Users</strong><br />
As a User, you entrust us with your Facebook, Twitter or other private login information.  It is your responsibility to make sure you protect your login information and use a strong password.  You agree that you are solely responsible for all activities that occur under your account.  If you become aware of any unauthorized use of your password or account, you will notify the City immediately by visiting the <a href="feedback">contact page</a>.  In order to use certain aspects of the Site, you may be required to provide information about yourself.  You agree that any information you give via the Site will always be accurate, correct and up to date.  To learn how any personal information that you supply may be used, please visit the Site&rsquo;s privacy policy.   </p>

<p><strong>Resources</strong><br />
Organizations, programs, or other entities that would like to be included in the &ldquo;Resources&rdquo; section of this Site may <a href="/resource">submit an application using this form</a>. Inclusion is subject to the approval of Site Administrators based on compliance with the Community Policy, these Terms of Use and relevance to the purpose of the Site. Resources may be removed without notification by Site Administrators if they are found to be in violation of the Community Policy or these Terms of Use.  When an organization submits an application to be a Changeby.us Resource, the form will be reviewed by the City of New York.  The City will have discretion to determine whether the organization may be approved as a Resource.</p>

<p><strong>Automated Interface or Interaction</strong><br />
Users and Resources agree not to use any unauthorized third-party software that intercepts, &ldquo;mines,&rdquo; or otherwise collects information from or through the Website.  You will not use automation software (&ldquo;bots&rdquo;), hacks, mods or any other third-party software to modify Changeby.us files, Website or User interface, nor use any of these things to interact with the Community.</p>

<p><strong>Non-participating Third Parties</strong><br />
Anyone is free to read contents of this Website.  No one, including participants, —may use any part of the contents of the Website for commercial purposes..  (See also copyright provisions).</p>

<p><strong>Special Notice for Twitter and Facebook Users</strong><br />
These Terms apply to anything you post to the Website.  However, you should also remember that if you use your Facebook or Twitter accounts to login to the Site, anything you post or link to on our Site or from other accounts may be subject to Facebook or Twitter&rsquo;s or other providers&rsquo; Terms of Use.  In logging onto our Website using your Facebook or Twitter account information, you are allowing us access to information provided by Facebook or Twitter&rsquo;s Application Programming Interfaces (API), the rules and specifications by which a software application is able to access the services and resources of another that implements the API. The specific permissions you grant may vary depending on whether you&rsquo;ve used Facebook or Twitter, and the permissions you explicitly agree to grant during the signup process. </p>

<p><strong>Communications</strong><br />
As long as you are a User on our Website, there will be times when Local Projects, the City, or other Users or Resources will need to contact you.  We will only communicate with you for important matters concerning your use of the site, and we will do so according to the terms of our Privacy Policy.  You also have various options for communications available to you through our Site on your account page. Users and Resources must also abide by these Terms and our Community Policy.  If you think a User or Resource has violated these Terms or the Community Policy, <a href="feedback">please notify us immediately</a>.</p>
<p>If you are a Project Administrator, you must maintain the integrity of your project and communications with other Users.  You must maintain communications with Users, keep their contact information updated, and comply with all these Terms and our Community Policy.  If a Project is found to be in violation of this site&rsquo;s Community Policy or these Terms of Use, we will notify you of the violation via email.  If you do not contact the Project Administrator immediately to resolve the violation, or a Project Administrator does not accept your explanation or proposed resolution, we reserve the right to terminate your account and/or the Project.</p>


<p><strong>Limitation of Liability </strong><br />
A.  ALL MATERIALS CONTAINED ON THE SITE ARE DISTRIBUTED AND TRANSMITTED "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY, CONTENT, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENCY, FREEDOM FROM INTERRUPTION, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, FREEDOM FROM ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF CONTENT PLACED ON THE SITE (WHETHER BY THE CITY OR A THIRD PARTY) INCLUDING ANY OF THE DESIGN, INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, IMAGES, PAGES, INTERFACES, LINKS, SOFTWARE, OR OTHER MATERIALS AND ITEMS CONTAINED IN OR DISPLAYED ON THE SITE.</p>
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