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NFPA XCHANGE USER GUIDELINES
Introduction
We welcome your participation in the NFPA Xchange™, an online community sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association® (“NFPA®”) that is working together to share ideas and propose solutions. We want all of our members and visitors to have the best possible experience, and your respectful and cooperative interactions will help us achieve that goal. We hope that your participation in the NFPA Xchange will help to improve the development and quality of fire prevention and life safety codes and standards.
The NFPA Xchange is open to all points of view on fire, electrical and related hazards as well as related topics. We want to hear from you, and we are committed to maintaining a comfortable environment for all visitors. Please interact with other users respectfully, as you would in any public or professional arena.
Guidelines
The following guidelines set forth NFPA’s expectations regarding how you may and may not use the NFPA Xchange (“Guidelines”). Your participation in NFPA Xchange is subject to these Guidelines, as well as NFPA’s Terms of Use, Privacy Policy, the Acceptable Use Policy for the NFPA Xchange and any additional policies and procedures, which may be found on NFPA’s website at www.nfpa.org. Participants in NFPA standards development activities and NFPA members may also be subject to additional terms such as the Guide for the Conduct for Participants in the NFPA Standards Development Process.
Failure to follow these Guidelines and all other applicable NFPA policies and procedures may result in our modifying or excluding your content or terminating your account in our sole discretion.
NFPA reserves the right to modify these Guidelines at any time. It is your obligation to review these Guidelines for any changes to them.
Prohibitions
By using and participating in the NFPA Xchange (also referred to herein as the “Site”), you agree to:
Further, you agree that you will not do the following:
Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
YOUR USE OF AND BROWSING OF THE NFPA XCHANGE ARE AT YOUR OWN RISK. NFPA MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS WEBSITE, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY AS TO NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS OR ACCURACY OF THE INFORMATION OR CONTENT CONTAINED ON THIS SITE FOR ANY PURPOSE. NFPA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONALITIES CONTAINED IN THE CONTENT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES SUCH CONTENT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. NFPA DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE CONTENTS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL NFPA BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RELIANCE BY A USER ON ANY INFORMATION OR CONTENT OBTAINED FROM THIS SITE THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION, UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO NFPA’S RECORDS, PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS DISCLAIMER AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT AND SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL NFPA BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF YOUR ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THIS SITE OR THE CONTENT THEREON, WHETHER IN A CONTRACT ACTION OR BASED ON NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHER TORT ACTION, OR ANY OTHER CLAIM WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF NFPA OR A NFPA REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold NFPA, its affiliates, successors, directors, officers, employees, service providers, and agents from any and all liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, related to any violation of these terms by you, or in connection with the use of this Site or the placement or transmission of any message or information on this Site by you.
If you registered as a member of the NFPA Xchange, you are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account and agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the above-mentioned parties for any liability or expense arising from such use or misuse. You agree to immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security known to you.
Representations and Warranties
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These Guidelines, and your rights and obligations hereunder, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, exclusive of conflict of laws principles, and in accordance with the DMCA where applicable. Except where otherwise indicated, you hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the federal and state courts in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in connection with any suit, action or proceeding relating to these Guidelines.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice and Procedure and Counter-Notification
Privacy and Your Information
Please review carefully NFPA’s Privacy Policy for details on how we collect, use and share your information. Any information you added to your profile in the former Xchange platform will appear in your profile in the new NFPA Xchange. It will be visible only to you until you change the privacy settings to share the information with other NFPA members.
When you make your profile private, NFPA will still be able to see your profile and the information in it.
However, your profile (including, but not limited to your name, email address, LinkedIn profile if you chose to pull that information from LinkedIn to your NFPA Xchange profile) and any photo of yourself you include) will be visible to other members within the Site when you post anything; posting anonymously is not permitted.
If you are a NFPA employee or if you are working with NFPA, you must disclose your status in your profile. The NFPA Xchange will then indicate that you are working at NFPA next to your comments and questions to protect the integrity of the NFPA Xchange. Whether you are at home or in the office, working for NFPA is a material fact that may influence content and community members have a right to know.
To manage your preferences regarding your information, please submit a request through https://www.nfpa.org/Customer-Support/Manage-your-preferences-unsubscribe or contact our customer support center Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 5:00 pm (ET) at +1 800 344-3555 or +1 855 274-6525 (U.S. & Canada), +1 617 770-3000 (International) or +95 800-844-6058 (Mexico).
Careers and Job Boards
The “Careers and Job Boards” feature includes career-related information and job postings. The job postings, which may include employment or internship opportunities with organizations other than NFPA, are provided solely for the convenience of NFPA members. NFPA has not evaluated such non-NFPA opportunities or the organizations with those opportunities nor does it have any responsibility to do so, and NFPA makes no claims or representations regarding them. In no event shall NFPA be liable for damages of any kind (to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law) relating in any to a non-NFPA opportunity posted on NFPA Xchange.
Technical Questions Service
Enhanced Discussions and Forums
The purpose of this feature is to allow members to share documents, information and feedback relevant to the discussion or forum, and to follow a live feed of the most current information, discussion and events. At all times, you must abide by the Guidelines and all other applicable policies and procedures set forth herein.
Media Center
As a member, you may share documents, files and videos in NFPA’s Members Sections and on NFPA Xchange, subject to the Guidelines and all other applicable policies and procedures as referenced herein.
Check In
The purpose of this feature in NFPA Xchange is to allow our members greater networking opportunities with people in their area by letting members know where you are. NFPA members will not see this information unless you choose to share it.
Supervision of NFPA Xchange
The NFPA Xchange will be supervised by moderators and NFPA staff members (“Moderators”) that will review content, help our users get the information they need, and address issues that members bring to their attention. These Moderators may delete or edit content that is inappropriate, misleading, or does not comply with these Terms and Conditions. We may also remove comments not related to the subject of the conversation, or whose sole purpose is to vent frustration. NFPA reserves the right to remove any content posted in NFPA Xchange, including content posted in Enhanced Discussions and Forums, Technical Questions Service, and Media Center, if NFPA deems it inappropriate in any way. NFPA further reserves the right to limit or remove your access to NFPA Xchange for any violation of the Guidelines, other applicable policies and procedures referenced herein, or if your use, content or behavior in NFPA Xchange is not in keeping with the purpose of the Site.
Dated 11.6.2020
If you disagree with the statements of another user, it is acceptable to engage in polite, mature debate.
Privacy and Your Information
Please review carefully NFPA’s Privacy Policy for details on how we collect, use and share your information. Any information you added to your profile in the former Xchange platform will appear in your profile in the new NFPA Xchange. It will be visible only to you until you change the privacy settings to share the information with other NFPA members.
When you make your profile private, NFPA will still be able to see your profile and the information in it.
However, your profile (including, but not limited to your name, email address, LinkedIn profile if you chose to pull that information from LinkedIn to your NFPA Xchange profile) and any photo of yourself you include) will be visible to other members within the Site when you post anything; posting anonymously is not permitted.
If you are a NFPA employee or if you are working with NFPA, you must disclose your status in your profile. The NFPA Xchange will then indicate that you are working at NFPA next to your comments and questions to protect the integrity of the NFPA Xchange. Whether you are at home or in the office, working for NFPA is a material fact that may influence content and community members have a right to know.
To manage your preferences regarding your information, please submit a request through https://www.nfpa.org/Customer-Support/Manage-your-preferences-unsubscribe or contact our customer support center Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 5:00 pm (ET) at +1 800 344-3555 or +1 855 274-6525 (U.S. & Canada), +1 617 770-3000 (International) or +95 800-844-6058 (Mexico).
Dated 11.6.2020