Legal - Cruelty Free Investing

Cruelty Free Investing (“CFI”), a registered U.S. charitable nonprofit organization, operates this CFI website as a service to the general public. The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only.

In order to maintain an informative and valuable service that meets the needs of the users, it is necessary to establish and for you to follow these Terms of Use of the CFI website:

a. CFI WEBSITE USER. You are only authorized to use the CFI website (regardless of whether your access or use is intended) if you agree to abide by all applicable laws and the terms of this Agreement. Please read this Agreement carefully. If you do not agree to be bound by it or with any of the legal provisions applicable to it and to follow all applicable laws, you should leave the CFI website. CFI may modify this Agreement from time to time, and such modification shall be effective upon posting by CFI on the CFI Website. It is therefore important that you review this Agreement regularly to ensure that you are updated as to any changes.

b. CHARITABLE AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE. The information contained on this website is for informational purposes only. It is not intended or implied to constitute financial investment or professional advice of any kind.

c. COPYRIGHT. Content on this website is copyright of CFI unless otherwise stated. You may download, print, or transmit information from the CFI website for personal, private use. However, the user must make sure that proper copyright notice is affixed to each copy transmitted or printed and in no case may the materials be reproduced in bulk or for commercial use without express, written permission from CFI. Contact info@crueltyfreeinvesting.com.

d. NO INTERFERENCE. Users may not interfere with other Users’ use of the CFI website, including, without limitation, disrupting the normal flow or use of the service. Users may not post or transmit any file which contains “viruses,” “worms,” “Trojan horse” or any other contaminating or destructive features.

e. DISCLAIMERS. While CFI has taken care in compiling this website, and every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the content, no guarantee is given that the information provided in this website is correct, complete, or up-to-date. CFI takes no responsibility for any inaccuracies which may occur. Furthermore, CFI takes no responsibility for any loss or damage whatsoever caused as a result of any inaccuracy within the website.

CFI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR AND MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE USER CONTENT OR THE ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OF THE USER CONTENT POSTED ON OR THROUGH THE CFI WEBSITE, WHETHER CAUSED BY USERS OF THE CFI WEBSITE OR BY ANY OF THE EQUIPMENT OR PROGRAMMING ASSOCIATED WITH OR USED ON CFI WEBSITE, AND SUCH USER CONTENT DOES NOT NECESSARILY REFLECT THE OPINIONS OR POLICIES OF CFI. PROFILES AND THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS CREATED AND POSTED BY MEMBERS ON THE CFI WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES. CFI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT, ACCURACY, OR OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON SUCH WEBSITES, AND SUCH WEBSITES ARE NOT NECESSARILY INVESTIGATED, MONITORED, OR CHECKED FOR ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS BY CFI. INCLUSION OF ANY LINKED WEBSITE ON THE CFI SERVICES DOES NOT NECESSARILY IMPLY APPROVAL OR ENDORSEMENT OF THE LINKED WEBSITE BY CFI. WHEN YOU ACCESS THESE THIRD-PARTY SITES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK. CFI TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIRD-PARTY ADVERTISEMENTS OR THIRD-PARTY APPLICATIONS THAT ARE POSTED ON OR THROUGH THE CFI SITE, NOR DOES IT TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GOODS OR SERVICES PROVIDED BY ITS ADVERTISERS. CFI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE, OF ANY USER OF THE CFI SITE. CFI ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, OR ALTERATION OF ANY USER COMMUNICATION. CFI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS OR TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION OF ANY TELEPHONE NETWORK OR LINES, COMPUTER ONLINE SYSTEMS, SERVERS OR PROVIDERS, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, OR SOFTWARE OR THE FAILURE OF ANY E-MAIL OR PLAYERS BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE INTERNET OR ON THE CFI WEBSITE OR COMBINATION THEREOF, INCLUDING ANY INJURY OR DAMAGE TO USERS OR TO ANY PERSON’S COMPUTER RELATED TO OR RESULTING FROM PARTICIPATION OR DOWNLOADING MATERIALS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CFI WEBSITE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL CFI BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, RESULTING FROM USE OF THE CFI WEBSITE, FROM ANY USER CONTENT POSTED ON OR THROUGH THE CFI SITE, OR FROM THE CONDUCT OF ANY USERS OF THE CFI WEBSITE, WHETHER ONLINE OR OFFLINE. THE CFI WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND AS AVAILABLE, AND CFI EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

f. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT SHALL CFI BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT DAMAGES, ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE CFI WEBSITE, EVEN IF CFI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE CONTRARY CONTAINED HEREIN, CFI’S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION WILL AT ALL TIMES BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID, IF ANY, BY YOU TO CFI FOR THE CFI SERVICES, IF ANY.

g. DISPUTES. The Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Texas, without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and CFI agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the appropriate state or federal court located in Travis County, Texas, to resolve any dispute arising out of the Agreement. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY, AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT THAT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS-CLAIMS, OR THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS) ARISING OUT OF, UNDER, OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. FURTHER, EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF EITHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF SUCH LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION. EACH OF THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS SECTION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE OTHER PARTY ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT.

h. INDEMNITY. You agree to indemnify and hold CFI, its affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, employees, successors, and assigns harmless from any loss, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party because of or arising out of your use of the CFI website in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement.

i. OTHER. This Agreement is accepted upon your use of the CFI Website. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and CFI regarding the use of the CFI website. The failure of CFI to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision is deemed severable from this Agreement and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.