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IMPORTANT! THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS OF USE”) GOVERN YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, www.adcocommunity.com (THE “SITE”), WHICH IS PROVIDED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF DEALERSHIP COMPLIANCE OFFICERS (“ADCO”). BY ACCESSING THIS SITE, YOU ARE INDICATING YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS OF USE. THESE TERMS OF USE ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY ADCO AT ANY TIME IN ITS DISCRETION. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AFTER SUCH CHANGES ARE IMPLEMENTED CONSTITUTES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE CHANGES. PLEASE CONSULT THESE TERMS OF USE REGULARLY SO YOU ARE AWARE OF ANY CHANGES, AS THEY ARE BINDING ON YOU.
To access this site or some of the resources it has to offer, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. It is a condition of your use of this site that all the information you provide on this site will be correct, current, and complete. If ADCO believes the information you provide is not correct, current, or complete, ADCO has the right to refuse you access to this site or any of its resources and to terminate or suspend your access at any time. The Site is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States or any of its territories or possessions. By using the Site, you represent and warrant that you meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements. If you do not meet all of these requirements, you must not access or use the Site.
You may use this site for purposes expressly permitted by this site. You may not use this site for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without ADCO's express prior written consent. For example, you may not (and may not authorize any other party to) (i) co-brand this site, or (ii) frame this site, or (iii) hyper-link to this site, without the express prior written permission of an authorized representative of ADCO. For purposes of these Terms of Use, "co-branding" means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any party in such a manner as is reasonably likely to give a user the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute this site or content accessible within this site. You agree to cooperate with ADCO in causing any unauthorized co-branding, framing or hyperlinking immediately to cease.
This site may be hyper-linked to other sites which are not maintained by, or related to, ADCO. Hyper-links to such sites are provided as a service to users and are not sponsored by or affiliated with this site or ADCO. ADCO has not reviewed any or all of such sites and is not responsible for the content of those sites. Hyper-links are to be accessed at the user's own risk, and ADCO makes no representations or warranties about the content, completeness, or accuracy of these hyper-links or the sites hyper-linked to this site. Further, the inclusion of any hyper-link to a third-party site does not necessarily imply endorsement by ADCO of that site.
The material and content accessible from this site, and any other World Wide Web site owned, operated, licensed, or controlled by ADCO (the “Content”) is the proprietary information of ADCO or the party that provided the Content to ADCO, and ADCO or the party that provided the Content to ADCO retains all right, title, and interest in the Content. Accordingly, the Content may not be copied, distributed, republished, uploaded, posted, or transmitted in any way without the prior written consent of ADCO, except that you may print out a copy of the Content solely for your personal use. In doing so, you may not remove or alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the Content. Modification or use of the Content except as expressly provided in these Terms of Use violates ADCO's intellectual property rights. Neither title nor intellectual property rights are transferred to you by access to this site.
Trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this site are the property of ADCO or the party that provided the trademarks, service marks, and logos to ADCO. ADCO and any party that provided trademarks, service marks, and logos to ADCO retain all rights with respect to any of their respective trademarks, service marks, and logos appearing in this site.
You hereby grant to ADCO the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display all content, remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, or other information communicated to ADCO through this site (together, the “Submission”), and to incorporate any Submission in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. ADCO will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and may use any Submission in its business (including without limitation, for products or advertising) without incurring any liability for royalties or any other consideration of any kind, and will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in future ADCO operations.
ADCO will treat any personal information that you submit through this site in accordance with its Online Privacy Statement.
You understand that ADCO cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the Internet will be free of viruses, botnets, malware, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to this site for the reconstruction of any lost data. ADCO does not assume any responsibility or risk for your use of the Internet.
The Content is not necessarily complete and up-to-date and should not be used to replace any written reports, statements, or notices provided by ADCO. Investors, borrowers, and other persons should use the Content in the same manner as any other educational medium and should not rely on the Content to the exclusion of their own professional judgment. Information obtained by using this site is not exhaustive and does not cover all issues, topics, or facts that may be relevant to your goals.
YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. ADCO DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. ADCO DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS OR CONTENT CONTAINED IN THIS SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ADCO DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING USE, OR THE RESULT OF USE, OF THE CONTENT IN TERMS OF ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. THE CONTENT MAY INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, AND ADCO MAY MAKE CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT ANY TIME. YOU, AND NOT ADCO, ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE OR ITS CONTENT. ADCO MAKES NO WARRANTIES THAT YOUR USE OF THE CONTENT WILL NOT INFRINGE THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN SUCH CONTENT.
All of the information in this site, whether historical in nature or forward-looking, speaks only as of the date the information is posted on this site, and ADCO does not undertake any obligation to update such information after it is posted or to remove such information from this site if it is not, or is no longer, accurate or complete.
ADCO, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICERS, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, ACTUAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR OTHER DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF REVENUE OR INCOME, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, EVEN IF ADCO HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF ADCO AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, CONTENT PROVIDERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, OFFICERS, AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE GREATER OF $100 OR THE AMOUNT YOU HAVE PAID TO ADCO FOR THE APPLICABLE CONTENT OR SERVICE OUT OF WHICH LIABILITY AROSE.
You will indemnify and hold ADCO, its subsidiaries, affiliates, licensors, content providers, service providers, members, employees, agents, Executive Director, officers, Board of Directors, and contractors (the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from any breach of these Terms of Use by you, including any use of Content other than as expressly authorized in these Terms of Use. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and you agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards, costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from this site.
You may not post, send, submit, publish, or transmit in connection with this site any material that: you do not have the right to post, including proprietary material of any third party; advocates illegal activity or discusses an intent to commit an illegal act; is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, or indecent; does not pertain directly to this site; threatens or abuses others, libels, defames, invades privacy, stalks, is obscene, pornographic, racist, abusive, harassing, threatening, or offensive; seeks to exploit or harm children by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable details, or otherwise; infringes any intellectual property or other right of any entity or person, including violating anyone's copyrights or trademarks or their rights of publicity; violates any law or may be considered to violate any law; impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content; advertises any commercial endeavor (e.g., offering for sale products or services) or otherwise engages in any commercial activity (e.g., conducting raffles or contests, displaying sponsorship banners, and/or soliciting goods or services) except as may be specifically authorized by ADCO; solicits funds, advertisers, or sponsors; includes programs that contain viruses, worms, and/or Trojan horses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications; disrupts the normal flow of dialogue, causes a screen to scroll faster than other users are able to type or otherwise act in a way which affects the ability of other people to engage in real-time activities via this site; includes MP3, MP4 or other audio or video format files; amounts to a "pyramid" or similar scheme; disobeys any policy or regulations established from time to time regarding use of this site or any networks connected to this site; or contains hyper-links to other sites that contain content that falls within the descriptions set forth above.
ADCO reserves the right to monitor use of this site to determine compliance with these Terms of Use, as well the right to remove or refuse any information for any reason. Notwithstanding these rights, you remain solely responsible for the content of your submissions. You acknowledge and agree that neither ADCO nor any third party that provides Content to ADCO will assume or have any liability for any action or inaction by ADCO or such third party with respect to any submission.
Any passwords used for this site are for individual use or member company use only. You will be responsible for the security of your password (if any). ADCO will be entitled to monitor your password and, at its discretion, require you to change it. If you use a password that ADCO considers insecure, ADCO will be entitled to require the password to be changed, suspend and/or terminate your account.
You are prohibited from using any services or facilities provided in connection with this site to compromise security or tamper with system resources and/or accounts. The use or distribution of tools designed for compromising security (e.g., password-guessing programs, cracking tools, or network probing tools) is strictly prohibited. If you become involved in any violation of system security, ADCO reserves the right to release your details to system administrators at other sites in order to assist them in resolving security incidents. ADCO reserves the right to investigate suspected violations of these Terms of Use.
ADCO reserves the right to fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order(s) requesting or directing ADCO to disclose the identity of anyone posting any e-mail messages or publishing or otherwise making available any materials that are believed to violate these Terms of Use. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS ADCO FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ADCO DURING OR AS A RESULT OF ITS INVESTIGATIONS AND/OR FROM ANY ACTIONS TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER ADCO OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.
These Terms of Use will be governed and interpreted pursuant to the laws of the state Texas, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You specifically consent to personal jurisdiction in Texas in connection with any dispute between you and ADCO arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The parties to these Terms of Use each agree that the exclusive venue for any dispute between the parties arising out of these Terms of Use or pertaining to the subject matter of these Terms of Use will be in the state and federal courts in Tarrant County, Texas. If any part of these Terms of Use is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. These Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement among the parties relating to this subject matter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any additional terms and conditions on this site will govern the items to which they pertain. ADCO may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting.
This website, ADCOcommunity.com, is operated by the Association of Dealership Compliance Officers (ADCO).
All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Site should be directed to Linda J. Robertson at (682) 325-4381 or by email at .
Effective: August 13, 2023 Last updated: November 15, 2023
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