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Welcome to the website ("site") of Watermark Initiative, LLC. Your use of this site is subject to certain understandings as explained in the following terms and conditions. By accessing and using this site you ("user/users") acknowledge your complete agreement to all terms and conditions explained below. If you do not accept these terms and conditions, please refrain from using this site. Watermark Initiative, LLC may revise this legal notice and terms and conditions of use at any time without notice. Accessing this site by user, after such changes occur, constitutes user agreement to any and all changes. Watermark Initiative, LLC reserves the right to deny any user access to this site without notice. No waiver of this site's terms and conditions is valid unless written signature is obtained from the founder of Watermark Initiative, LLC. 

Intellectual Property Rights: This site is administered by Watermark Initiative, LLC, which grants permission to users to make one copy and/or download the site's information, materials, and documents for non-commercial use, without any right to redistribute or resell such information, materials, and documents (subject to the terms and conditions provided). The graphics and text of this site are copyrighted. Every act of copying should be accompanied by the following copyright notice, "©2005 Watermark Initiative, LLC. All rights reserved." In addition, any copying or print-outs of site information, materials, and documents cannot be modified. Any non-personal copying and any distribution, modification, retransmission, or retrieval system storage, in whole or in part, of site content and graphics without the express prior written permission of Watermark Initiative, LLC is prohibited. Watermark Initiative and Hydro-Mediation are trademarks of Watermark Initiative, LLC.  Furthermore, all logos, service icons, and trademarks, whether unregistered or registered, contained on this site are proprietary to Watermark Initiative, LLC.

No Legal Advice: This site is strictly for informational purposes only and does not constitute a source for legal advice, nor invite or establish an attorney-client relationship. In addition, the receipt or sending email or other electronic communication from/to Watermark Initiative, LLC does not produce an attorney-client relationship or compel any obligations on Watermark Initiative, LLC.

Disclaimer of Warranties: Watermark Initiative, LLC specifically makes no warranties and representations of any and all kind, either express or implied, concerning any information and materials contained on or available through this site. The materials and information offered on this site are for informational purposes only, offered on an "as available" and "as is" basis. Watermark Initiative, LLC expressly disclaims, without limiting the preceding, warranties of non-infringement, merchantability, title, trade-practice, course of dealings, and fitness for particular purpose. Also, Watermark Initiative, LLC specifically disclaims all liability for omissions or errors contained in the site. This disclaimer of liability applies to actions taken or not taken, damages, or injuries resulting from the content of this site. If the user is not satisfied with any or all the content contained in this site, Watermark Initiative, LLC informs the user to immediately discontinue use of this site, which constitutes the user's sole and exclusive remedy. Watermark Initiative, LLC does not guarantee or warrant that any portion of the site is free of computer viruses, worms, "trojan horses," or anything having destructive characteristics. In addition, Watermark Initiative, LLC does not guarantee uninterrupted access to this site.

Liability Limitation: Under no circumstances shall Watermark Initiative, LLC be liable, including but not limited to negligence, for any conduct of any user. User agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold Watermark Initiative, LLC, its founder, employees, officers, directors, agents, academic interns, strategic partners, managers, and contractors harmless from and against any and all claims, losses, costs, damages, liabilities, or other expenses arising directly or indirectly out of the reliance, use, non-use, availability, or unavailability of site material, even if Watermark Initiative, LLC is aware of the possibility of such claims. Watermark Initiative, LLC, nor its affiliates, shall be liable to any user or affiliate of user for any error, omission, alteration, modification, inaccuracy, deletion, interruption, or defect of any site content, or for site content timeliness or comprehensiveness.

Third-Party Website Links: For convenience only, user may be able to link to third party websites from this site. Third-party resources linked to this site are not reviewed or controlled by Watermark Initiative, LLC in any way, thus Watermark Initiative, LLC disclaims any responsibility for the content of any third party resources. Links to third party resources should not be interpreted as an implicit or explicit endorsement by Watermark Initiative, LLC of the content or organizations sponsoring the third party resources, products, or services. The user has a responsibility to read and comply with the privacy policies and all terms and conditions of the third party linked websites. At its sole discretion and without notice, Watermark Initiative, LLC reserves the exclusive right to change, delete, and add any and all links to third party websites from this site.

Site Security: User is prohibited from attempting to violate or violating the security of this site. Criminal and/or civil penalties will result from such prohibited activity. Without limitation, Watermark Initiative, LLC considers hacking, tampering, overburdening, flooding, disruptive computer programs, vulnerability tests, denial of service attacks, and unauthorized logging in as violations of site security.

English Language: Watermark Initiative, LLC may translate all or portions of this site for convenience of non-English users. This site is designed to be read in English and therefore English versions of this site control in all circumstances. Watermark Initiative, LLC assumes no liability or responsibility for translated site content, including but not limited to omissions, ambiguities, and errors in translation.

Website Jurisdiction: This site is administered under the applicable laws of the United Stated of America. Watermark Initiative, LLC does not guarantee or warrant that any and all site content is available or appropriate in jurisdictions outside the United States of America. Access of this site by user outside United States of America jurisdiction occurs at the risk of user. Furthermore, access of this site by user in a jurisdiction prohibiting the content or penalizing the use of this site is prohibited. Any user located in a country currently under the embargo or sanction of the United States of America is precluded from downloading content from this site.

Persons under 18 Years of Age: This site is not designed for use by, and does not target, persons under the age of eighteen. Watermark Initiative, LLC advises such individuals to obtain the consent of an adult responsible party, including but limited to a parent, guardian, librarian, or teacher, before using this site. If you are under the age of thirteen please do not send us any personal information.

Preservation of Immunities: Watermark Initiative, LLC specifically reserves all immunities and privileges. Nothing contained on this site shall be construed, considered, or constitute a limitation on or waiver of Watermark Initiative, LLC's privileges and immunities.

Transmission of Confidential or Privileged Information: Watermark Initiative, LLC considers all information transmitted by user through this site to be non-proprietary and non-confidential. Except as provided in specific written agreement, user grants Watermark Initiative, LLC  irrevocable, unrestricted, global, royalty-free license to use, distribute, and reproduce, without payment and accounting to user or user affiliates, ideas and concepts the user transmits through this site.

Website Forums: This site may contain blog facilities, chat rooms, bulletin boards, and other message or communication mechanisms ("forums"). Without limitation, user agrees to refrain from violating the legal rights of other users, publishing defamatory or obscene material, attaching or uploading material and software protected by intellectual property laws, attaching or uploading files containing destructive or corrupted computer programs, deleting authorship designations, misrepresenting user identity and affiliation, advertising or offering the sale of services or goods, and forwarding surveys and correspondence. User agrees that forums available on this site are public, not private, communication and Watermark Initiative, LLC does not endorse, review, screen, or approve such public communication. Furthermore, Watermark Initiative, LLC reserves the right to remove any and all forum content, without notice to user.