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Name: 30 N. Second Street
Address: 30 N. Second Street, P.O. Box 4212, Newark, OH 43058-4212
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30 N. Second Street

P.O. Box 4212

Newark, OH 43058-4212

Phone (740) 349-3863

Fax (740) 322-6260

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Monday - Thursday / 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Privacy Policy

Licking County Foundation (“us”, “we”, “our” or the “Foundation”) provides this privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”) to give you confidence as you visit and use our services online, interact with us offline, and to demonstrate our commitment to the protection of privacy.

This Privacy Policy is only applicable to information we obtain in the course of our operations, including through our website, communications with us, and other online and offline offerings (collectively, the “Services”). This Privacy Policy does not apply to any third-party products, services or websites that you may be able to access via the Services which may have data collection, storage, and use practices and policies that differ materially from this Privacy Policy.

By using our Services, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

1. Types of Information Collected

1.1 “Personal Information” is information that, alone or in combination with other information, can identify or be uniquely associated with you or your household. When you use our Services, contact us directly, or interact with us on social media, you may provide us with certain Personal Information including your name, date of birth, gender, email address, social media handles, educational attainment and plans, phone number, or your physical address.

1.2 “Financial Information” is information we collect to process donations and payments from you, such as a credit card number or other related information that may be required from you to complete your purchase, as well as information we collect and use in connection with grants and other financial distributions. We do not store or retain any of your payment information, except for the last four digits of your credit card. For more information on how your Financial Information is used and shared in these instances, please see Section 3.3 (“Payment Processors”) below.

1.3 “Grant Information” is information we gather and process in connection with the application for, evaluation of and decisions regarding scholarships and other grant benefits we provide. Grant Information includes all information you provide to us in connection with your application, as well as information that we obtain from other sources regarding that application and our grant decisions.

1.4 “Traffic Data” is information that your browser sends whenever you visit or use the Website or the App, as well as any other generic user information through the use of commonly-used information-gathering tools, such as cookies and web beacons. Traffic Data may also include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“IP”) address, browser type, browser version, the type of mobile phone you are using to access our Services, the operating software and firmware used by your mobile phone, the pages of the Platform that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages and other data generated from cookies (see Section 4 Cookies below for more information).

2. Legal Basis, Use and Retention of Information

2.1 Use of Information Collected

We may process your Personal Information for the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy, pursuant to the following legal basis: (1) with your consent, (2) for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject, (3) for the performance of a contract to which you are party, (4) in order to protect your vital interests, (4) to provide our Services to you and to manage your relationship with us, or (5) when we have assessed it is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the Foundation or a third party to whom it may be necessary to disclose information and are not overridden by your rights and freedoms, including your right to have your personal data protected.

We use your Personal Information for our legitimate business interest in operating and improving our operations and services, including to: provide our services, products, and other offerings to you; consideration of an employment application; establishing, managing and administering your relationship with us; providing you with information you have requested from us; respond to requests and inquiries from you or a third party; optimizing our website and beneficiary experience; providing support; informing you about our services; and ensuring that our operations are conducted in an appropriate and efficient manner.

We may also use your Personal Information to perform analytics with your consent when we use information specific to you and identifiable as yours.

We may also use your Personal Information to protect against and prevent safety and security issues, fraud and other criminal activity, claims and other liabilities, and to comply with and enforce applicable legal requirements, relevant industry standards, and our policies and terms.

As part of our recruitment and talent management process, we collect personal information with respect to individuals who are interested in working for us, including contact information (e.g., name, title, residential or postal address, telephone number, and personal email address); information in a curriculum vitae, resumé, cover letter, or similar documentation; details regarding the type of employment sought, willingness to relocate, job compensation and benefit preferences; health data (e.g., medical conditions); information related to your background, education, criminal record, credit history and similar data; information provided about or by your references or other third parties related to your employment history, skills, qualifications, or education; and information related to previous applications to us or previous employment history with us. When permitted by law, we may collect information about your race and ethnicity to assist with our diversity and inclusion programs. We use this information to identify and evaluate job applicants; to verify your information; to complete employment, education, background and reference checks; to communicate with you about the recruitment process and your application; to comply with our legal, judicial, regulatory, administrative, or other organization requirements; to analyze and improve our application and recruitment process; to accommodate individuals who may have specialized needs during the employment process; and to protect the rights, interests, and property of our business, other job applicants, employees, or the public, as required, or permitted, by law. We share this personal information with third parties (see “Sharing Information / Third-Party Disclosures”), and we may also use this employment and application data for any other purpose set forth in this Privacy Policy.

We may also use your Personal Information to send important notices, such as communications about your service and changes to our policies.

We collect Financial Information for the purpose of evaluating applications for grants and scholarships, distributing and tracking grants and scholarships, receiving and processing donations and other financial contributions, processing payments and managing our operations.

We collect Traffic Data for the purpose of providing and improving the Services, and, as described in this Privacy Policy, to, with your consent, advertise to you.

We may link or combine the personally identifiable information we collect or receive about you with non-personally identifiable information we collect or receive about you, such as the Traffic Data we collect automatically during your visit to our website or use of certain of our Services. This allows us to provide you with a personalized experience and helps us to continually work to improve our Services. If we do combine non-personally identifiable information with personally identifiable information, the combined information will be treated as personally identifiable information for as long as it remains combined.

2.2 Retention Policy

We will retain your personally identifiable data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of our legitimate business interests that have been accessed and satisfy any legal or reporting requirements. However, retention periods may be extended if we are required to preserve your information or data because of litigation, investigations and other similar proceedings, or if a longer retention period is required or permitted by applicable law.

3. Third Party Data Processors and Service Providers

We do not sell, otherwise disclose, or share (as those terms are defined in applicable laws) data we collect about you except as described in this Privacy Policy. We may share your personal data with third parties as follows:

3.1 Organizational Affiliates

We may share your data with private and public third parties with which we have a relationship for the purpose of any necessary collaboration and to provide our and their services to you. In addition, if we are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Information and data may be transferred as an asset. In such cases, we will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred or becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

3.2 Partners

We may share such your data with partners with whom we collaborate or work to provide specific services to you or if we think the products or services they offer would be of interest to you. We, as well as our partners may use this information for marketing and solicitation purposes. You may have rights with regard to such sharing as described below in this Policy.

3.3 Payment Processors

When you make a payment in connection the Services or when we distribute funds to recipients, we may process the payments via a third-party payment processor. In these instances, the third-party payment processor may collect certain Financial Information from you to process a payment, including your name, email address, address, payment card information, and other billing information in which case the use and storage of your Financial Information is governed by the third-party payment processor’s terms, conditions and privacy policies.

3.4 Vendors and Service Providers

We engage certain third parties that may process data obtained by us to perform certain organization-related functions and to increase the functionality of our Services. Third party companies provide various other services to us, such as monitoring and analyzing how our Services are used or performing, and providing communications services in various media including, without limitation, text and email communications. When we engage another company to perform such functions, we may provide them with information, including Personal Information, text messaging opt-in status, Account Information and Traffic Data in connection as necessary to facilitate their performance of such functions. Except as expressly disclosed in this Section 3.4, we do not share information regarding text messaging opt-in status with other parties or allow other parties to send text messages based on this opt-in.

We do not display the identities of all our third-party data processors and service providers publicly by name for security and privacy reasons. If you would like further information about the identities of our third-party data processors and service providers, please contact us as provided in Section 12 How to Contact Us below.

To the extent these third parties have access to any of your data, and especially your Personal Information or a combination of data that is deemed to be personally identifiable, they are (i) limited to only use this data to perform specific tasks on our behalf and (ii) obligated not to disclose or use your information for any other purpose.

4. Cookies

Cookies are files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and transferred to your device. We use cookies to collect information in order to improve our services for you. The third parties we work with may also use cookies to help us analyze how our users are using the Service.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. The Help feature on most browsers provide information on how to accept cookies, disable cookies or to notify you when receiving a new cookie. Some third-party service providers may use “flash cookies,” which are saved on your computer, but cannot be rejected, disabled, turned off, opted out of, or deleted in the same way as regular cookies. To learn how to manage your flash cookie settings, visit the Flash player settings page on Adobe’s website.

If you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some features of our Services.

Some web browsers may also transmit “do-not-track” signals to the website with which the user communicates. Because of differences in how web browsers incorporate and activate this feature, it is not always clear whether users intend for these signals to be transmitted, or whether they are even aware of them. Unless otherwise required by law, we currently do not take action in response to these signals.

We use the following types of cookies (collectively, “Cookie Data”):

“Essential Cookies” are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. Because of their essential nature, you cannot opt out of these cookies.

“Functional Cookies” enable the website to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we have added to our pages.

“Analytics Cookies” allow us to count visits and traffic sources, so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous.

Additionally, “Advertising Cookies” may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by those companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other sites.

5. Opting Out of Promotional Communications

You may opt out of receiving promotional communications from us by contacting us as provided in Section 12 How to Contact Us below, or following the unsubscribe link or instructions provided in any email we send.

6. Compliance with Laws

We will disclose your Personal Information where required to do so by law or subpoena or if we believe that such action is necessary to comply with the law and the reasonable requests of law enforcement or to protect the security or integrity of our Service.

7. Individual State Rights

Various state laws may provide their residents with certain rights relating to their Personal Information. We are not subject to U.S. state consumer privacy laws such as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. However, if you have any questions or concerns about our data processing activities, then please contact us in accordance with the “Contact Us” section listed below.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our Services are not directed at anyone under the age of thirteen (13); and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of thirteen (13). Additionally, you must be over the minimum age to consent to the processing of your personal data as required by the laws of your country to use our Services.

9. Data Transfer

To facilitate our operations, we may store, transfer and access the information and personally identifiable information you submit to our Services around the world, including the United States, Canada and other countries in which we or our third-party service providers have operations. This Privacy Policy shall apply even if we transfer such information or personally identifiable information to other countries. By consenting to this Privacy Policy and using our Services (or, for the avoidance of any doubt, providing information or personally identifiable information to us on any Company website in any other context), you consent to the transfer of your information and personally identifiable information among these facilities, including those located outside your home country.

For the avoidance of any doubt, if you are located outside United States and choose to provide information to us, please note that our current practice is to transfer the information, including Personal Information, to United States, where it is processed. Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.

10. Security

The security of your Personal Information is important to us, and we strive to implement and maintain administrative, technical, and physical security measures appropriate to the nature of the information we store, in order to protect it from unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or disclosure.

However, no method of transmission over the internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure and we are unable to guarantee the absolute security of the Personal Information we have collected from you.

11. Changes To This Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy is effective and will remain in effect except with respect to any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted.

We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time, and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of the Service after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.

If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us with, or by placing a prominent notice on our website.

12. How to Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@thelcfoundation.org.

Once we receive your request, we must verify your identity before we can respond. Please provide the following information for verification purposes and efficiency:

Your first and last name

Your e-mail address

Your telephone number

Your address

Unless otherwise stated in an addendum, all communications must be in the English language. We will respond to reasonable requests within the time limits established by applicable law or within a reasonable time if no time limit is established by applicable law. For your protection, we may ask you for additional information to verify your identity. In most cases, we will provide the information you request and correct or delete any inaccurate personal information you discover. We reserve the right, however, to limit or deny your request to the extent permitted by applicable law if: (1) the disclosure may be a threat to the personal safety, property, or rights of any other person or organization; (2) the disclosure may lead to a violation of applicable laws or regulations; or (3) where you have failed to provide sufficient evidence to verify your identity.

Updated July 21, 2026

Website Terms of Use

Last Updated: July 21, 2026

Thank you for your interest in the Licking County Foundation (the “Foundation,” “we,” or “us”). These Terms of Use (“Terms”) apply to the websites we own or otherwise operate (each a “Website”) and that link to these Terms. By using a Website, you are entering into a legally binding agreement, and you hereby agree to these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, then you cannot use or access our Websites. For purposes of these Terms, the Foundation and you may each be referred to as a “party” or collectively as the “parties.”

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY AS THEY MAY IMPACT YOUR RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES. THEY ADDRESS CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE YOU AGREE TO RESOLVE DISPUTES VIA BINDING ARBITRATION, WHERE YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL AND YOUR ABILITY TO PARTICIPATE IN CLASS ACTIONS.

By using this Website, you represent and warrant to the Foundation that you are at least eighteen (18) years old, are legally authorized to enter into these Terms, and will at any and all times comply with these Terms.

1. Privacy Policy

Your use of our Website is subject to our Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). Our Privacy Policy describes how we process personal information, including the types of personal information that we collect, the purposes for which we use it, the types of third parties with whom we share it, and any rights you may have with respect to such personal information. The Privacy Policy also sets forth the types and categories of personal information you are permitted to provide, and your responsibilities and obligations with respect to such personal information. Please review our Privacy Policy carefully. For the avoidance of doubt, any claims, suits, or complaints related to the Privacy Policy shall be settled or otherwise addressed in accordance with the dispute resolution terms and are subject to the limitations of liability set forth in these Terms, in addition to all other terms and conditions in these Terms.

2. Accessing the Website and Account Security

We reserve the right to discontinue or change this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion and without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or to the entire Website. You are responsible for making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Website and ensuring that all persons who access the Website through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and comply with them.

To access the Website or the resources it offers, you may be asked to provide certain identifying, contact, or other information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide on the Website is correct, current, and complete. If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Website or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you leave your account at the end of each session. We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms.

3. Intellectual Property Rights

The Website and its entire contents, features, and functionality (including but not limited to all information, software, text, displays, images, video, and audio, and the design, selection, and arrangement thereof) are owned by the Foundation, its licensors, or other providers of such material and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. These Terms permit you to use the Website for your individual use only. You must not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, download, store, or transmit any of the material on our Website, except as follows: (i) your computer may temporarily store copies of such materials in RAM incidental to your accessing and viewing those materials, (ii) you may store files that are automatically cached by your web browser for display enhancement purposes, (iii) you may print or download one copy of a reasonable number of pages of the Website for your own use and not for further reproduction, publication, or distribution, (iv) if we provide desktop, mobile, or other applications for download, you may download a single copy to your computer or mobile device solely for your own personal, non-commercial use, provided you agree to be bound by our end-user license agreement for such applications, and (v) if we provide social media features with certain content, you may take such actions as are enabled by such features.

You hereby acknowledge and agree that you will not (i) modify copies of any materials from our Website, (ii) use any illustrations, photographs, video or audio sequences, or any graphics separately from the Foundation text, (iii) delete or alter any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices from copies of materials from this Website, and (iv) access or use for any commercial purposes any part of the Website or any services or materials available through the Website. If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Website in breach of the Terms, your right to use the Website will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Website or any content on the Website is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by the Foundation. Any use of the Website not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.

4. Trademarks

The names, logos, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are service marks of the Foundation or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without the prior written permission of the Foundation. All other names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans on this Website are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.

5. Prohibited Uses

You may use the Website only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You agree not to use the Website: (i) in any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the United States or other countries), (ii) for the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content or asking them for personally identifiable information, (iii) to send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with these Terms, (iv) to transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation, (v) to impersonate or attempt to impersonate the Foundation, any Foundation employee, another user of the Website, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing), and (vi) to engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Website, or which, as determined by us, may harm the Foundation or users of the Website, or expose them to liability. Additionally, you agree not to: (vii) use the Website in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the Website or interfere with any other party’s use of the Website, including their ability to engage in real-time activities through the Website, (viii) use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Website for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Website, (ix) use any process, technology, or tool to monitor or copy any of the material on the Website, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms, without our prior written consent, (x) use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Website, (xi) introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful, (xii) attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Website, the server on which the Website is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Website, (xiii) attack the Website via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack, and (xiv) otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Website.

You are prohibited from visiting or using our Website if you are a “Tester.” For purposes of these Terms, a Tester is defined as “an individual whose primary purpose of using, or attempting to use, the Services is to seek to identify legal violations in connection with the Services.”

6. User Contributions

The Website may contain message boards, blogs, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services”) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials (collectively, “User Contributions”) on or through the Website. All User Contributions must comply with these Terms. Any User Contribution you post will be considered non-confidential and non-proprietary. By posting any User Contribution on the Website, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns, a perpetual, world-wide, and irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, perform, display, distribute, and otherwise disclose to third parties any such material for any purpose whatsoever. You represent and warrant that you own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above to us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns, and all of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not the Foundation, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Website.

7. Monitoring and Enforcement

We have the right to remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason in our sole discretion, and to take any action with respect to any User Contribution that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such User Contribution violates the Terms, including Content Standards, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Website or the public, or could create liability for the Foundation. You acknowledge and agree that we have the right to disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy, and take appropriate legal action, including, without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Website. We have the absolute right to terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website for any or no reason whatsoever, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms. Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Website. YOU WAIVE, AND HOLD HARMLESS THE FOUNDATION AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM, ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY THE FOUNDATION AND ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER THE FOUNDATION AND SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. However, we cannot, and do not undertake to, review material before it is posted on the Website, and we cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.

8. Content Standards

This section constitutes the “Content Standards” that apply to any and all User Contributions and use of Interactive Services. User Contributions must in their entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local, and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not: (i) contain any material that is defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable, (ii) promote sexually explicit or pornographic material, violence, or discrimination based on race, sex, religion, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, or age, (iii) infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other intellectual property or other rights of any other person, (iv) violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations or that otherwise may be in conflict with these Terms and our Privacy Policy, (v) be likely to deceive any person, (vi) promote any illegal activity, or advocate, promote, or assist any unlawful act, (vii) cause annoyance, inconvenience, or needless anxiety or be likely to upset, embarrass, alarm, or annoy any other person, (viii) impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization, (ix) involve commercial activities or sales, such as contests, sweepstakes, and other sales promotions, barter, or advertising, or (x) give the impression that they emanate from or are endorsed by us or any other person or entity, if this is not the case.

9. Reliance on Information Posted

THE INFORMATION PRESENTED ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS MADE AVAILABLE SOLELY FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES. WE DO NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, OR USEFULNESS OF THIS INFORMATION. ANY RELIANCE YOU PLACE ON SUCH INFORMATION IS STRICTLY AT YOUR OWN RISK. WE DISCLAIM ALL LIABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY ARISING FROM ANY RELIANCE PLACED ON SUCH MATERIALS BY YOU OR ANY OTHER VISITOR TO THE WEBSITE, OR BY ANYONE WHO MAY BE INFORMED OF ANY OF ITS CONTENTS. This Website may include content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content provided by the Foundation, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Foundation. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any materials provided by any third parties.

10. Changes to the Website

We may update the content on this Website from time to time, but its content is not necessarily complete or up to date. Any of the material on the Website may be out of date at any given time, and we are under no obligation to update such material.

11. Linking to the Website, Mobile Messaging and Social Media Features

You may link to our Website homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent. This Website may provide certain social media features that enable you to: (i) link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on this Website, (ii) send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on this Website, and (iii) cause limited portions of content on this Website to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites. You may use these features solely as they are provided by us and solely with respect to the content with which they are displayed, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not do any of the following: establish a link from any website that is not owned by you to the Website; cause the Website or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other website; link to any part of the Website other than the homepage; or otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on this Website that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms. The website from which you are linking, or on which you make certain content accessible, must comply in all respects with the Content Standards set out in these Terms. You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.

If you have consented to receive text messages from us, you may opt out of receiving such messages at any time by replying “STOP” to any text message you receive from us. Upon receipt of your STOP request, we will send you a final confirmation message to confirm that you have been unsubscribed and will cease sending further text messages to your mobile number. Please note that you may still receive text messages from us while your opt-out request is being processed. If you need assistance or have questions regarding our text messaging program, you may reply “HELP” to any text message you receive from us, and you will receive instructions on how to obtain further assistance. Standard message and data rates from your mobile carrier may apply to any messages you send or receive. Neither we nor any carrier are or will be responsible for any delays in or failures of the delivery of text messages.

12. Links from the Website

If the Website contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that any content available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code or that any function, such as appointment scheduling, will operate without error or interruption. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures, endpoint security tools, and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our Website for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE, AND YOU WILL NOT SEEK TO HOLD US LIABLE, FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL OR CODE THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE OR TO YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES, FUNCTIONS, INFORMATION, OR ITEMS OBTAINED OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER THE FOUNDATION NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDATION MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER THE FOUNDATION NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH THE FOUNDATION REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT, OR ANY FUNCTIONS, SERVICES OR ITEMS MADE AVAILABLE OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, THE FOUNDATION HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, ABSENCE OF HARMFUL CODE, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

14. Limitation on Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE FOUNDATION OR ITS LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT OR FUNCTION ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE. IN THE EVENT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS LEGALLY PROHIBITED, THEN TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL THE COLLECTIVE LIABILITY OF THE FOUNDATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES, AND THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS, TO ANY PARTY (REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED $100.00.

15. Indemnification; Governing Law

You agree to fully and completely defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Foundation, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Website.

These Terms (including the Privacy Policy) shall be governed in all respects by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, one of the United States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law principles.

16. Waiver of Class Action; Arbitration Agreement

YOU AGREE THAT BY ENTERING INTO THESE TERMS OF USE, IN PARTICULAR THE AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE, YOU ARE WAIVING THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY OR TO PARTICIPATE IN A CLASS OR OTHER COLLECTIVE ACTION AND THAT YOU MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE FOUNDATION ONLY IN YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. ANY ARBITRATION OR OTHER ACTION WILL TAKE PLACE ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS; CLASS ARBITRATIONS AND CLASS ACTIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED.

THE FOUNDATION AND YOU MUTUALLY AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR ANY CONTENT OR MATERIALS THEREON, OR THESE TERMS (INCLUDING OUR PRIVACY POLICY), INCLUDING DISPUTES ARISING FROM OR CONCERNING THEIR INTERPRETATION, VIOLATION, INVALIDITY, NON-PERFORMANCE, OR TERMINATION, WILL BE RESOLVED THROUGH FINAL AND BINDING ARBITRATION UNDER THE RULES OF ARBITRATION OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION (“AAA”) APPLYING OHIO LAW, WITHOUT REGARD TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES. Any and all arbitration proceedings and hearings shall be conducted in Newark, Ohio. Within ten (10) calendar days after the arbitration demand is served upon a party, the parties must jointly select an arbitrator with at least five (5) years’ experience in that capacity and who has knowledge of and experience with the subject matter of the dispute. If the parties do not agree on an arbitrator within ten (10) calendar days, a party may petition the AAA to appoint an arbitrator, who must satisfy the same experience requirement. In the event of a dispute, the arbitrator shall decide the enforceability and interpretation of this arbitration agreement in accordance with the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). The parties also agree that the AAA’s rules governing Emergency Measures of Protection shall apply in lieu of seeking emergency injunctive relief from a court. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding, and no party shall have rights of appeal, except for those provided in section 10 of the FAA. Each party shall bear its share of the fees paid to the arbitrator and for the administration of the arbitration. The parties agree that the arbitrator shall not have the authority to award attorneys’ fees, unless otherwise expressly authorized by statute or contract. The arbitrator shall have no authority to award punitive damages, and each party hereby waives any right to seek or recover punitive damages with respect to any dispute resolved by arbitration. THE PARTIES AGREE TO ARBITRATE SOLELY ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS, AND THESE TERMS OF USE DO NOT PERMIT CLASS ARBITRATION OR ANY CLAIMS BROUGHT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ARBITRATION PROCEEDING. For the avoidance of doubt, this section shall be construed as a written agreement to arbitrate a dispute of any kind between you and the Foundation that may arise through the use of this Website, and you hereby agree with us that this paragraph satisfies any writing or consent requirement of the FAA. Claims arbitrated hereunder are subject to the same limitations regarding damages and ability to obtain other relief, and affirmative rights to damages and other relief, as would have applied if the claim was made, and proceeded, in a judicial forum. The same statutes of limitations and repose that would have applied if the dispute or disagreement was sought to be adjudicated in an administrative or judicial forum will apply, so that any arbitration claim must be filed on or before the expiration of the statute of limitations period applicable to that Claim, subject to any applicable tolling of the limitations period. The date of filing is the date on which written notice by the party seeking arbitration stating that party's intention to arbitrate ('Demand for Arbitration') is received by AAA. Except as required by law, neither a party nor the arbitrator may disclose the existence, content, or results of any arbitration without the prior written consent of both parties, unless to protect or pursue a legal right. If for any reason a dispute proceeds in a federal or state court rather than in arbitration, the parties hereby waive any right to a jury trial. Any court or judicial action, including any action to compel arbitration or enforce a decision or award made pursuant to arbitration, arising from or relating to these Terms or their breach or enforcement shall be commenced and decided only in a federal or state court located in the Southern District of Ohio, and the parties consent to the exercise of personal jurisdiction by and exclusive venue in such courts.

17. Waiver and Severability

No waiver by the Foundation of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of the Foundation to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.

18. Entire Agreement

The Terms and our Privacy Policy constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and the Foundation regarding the Website and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Website.

19. Changes to the Terms

From time to time, we review these Terms to ensure that they comply with applicable law. Consequently, we reserve the right to update and revise these Terms at any time. We will notify you if these Terms are updated by updating the “Last Updated” section of these Terms. These Terms are effective as of the “Last Updated” date provided herein. Your continued use of the Website signifies your consent to the Terms, as of the “Last Updated” date.

20. Contact Us

If you have questions regarding these Terms, please contact us at info@thelcfoundation.org.

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