Legal Restrictions & Terms of Use for this Web Site
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. BY USING THIS SITE, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS OF USE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS SITE.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK OWNERSHIP; RESTRICTIONS ON USE
Except for information which is clearly identified as originating with a public source (such as the Illinois Department of Insurance) or other third party, you should assume the copyright to everything on this web site (including, without limitation, all text, designs, images and databases) is owned by the Surplus Line Association of Illinois (the “SLAI”), and may not be used except as provided herein. No material from this site may be copied, reproduced, downloaded, uploaded, displayed, sold, published, republished, posted, transmitted, distributed, incorporated into another work or otherwise exploited in any way without the prior written consent of the SLA; provided, however, that you may download one copy of material displayed on the SLAI site on a single computer for personal, non-commercial use or internal business use only. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices on downloaded material. The modification or use of the materials from this site for any other purpose is a violation of copyright and other proprietary rights owned by the SLAI.
The trademarks, logos and service marks (collectively, the “Trademarks”) displayed on this SLAI web site are the Trademarks of the SLAI and others. Nothing contained on the SLAI site should be construed as granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the SLAI site without the written permission of the SLAI or such third party that owns the Trademark.
DISCLAIMERS
The SLAI makes reasonable efforts to include accurate and current information on the SLAI site. the SLAI, however, is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the information contained in or accessed through this SLAI site, nor is the SLAI responsible for the timeliness of the information. Further, the SLAI does not warrant that the use of the SLAI site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that defects or inaccuracies will be corrected, or that this site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components.
The information in this SLAI site is not intended to provide specific advice about individual legal, business or other questions, and it is not a substitute for users’ independent research and evaluation of any issue. If specific legal or other expert advice is required or desired, the services of an appropriate, competent professional should be sought.
THE MATERIALS IN THIS SLAI SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND TO THE USER AND/OR ANY OTHER PARTY, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. the SLAI EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. Neither the SLAI nor any other party involved in creating, producing or delivering the SLAI site shall be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, this SLAI site.
Please note that some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so some of the above exclusions may not apply to you.
HYPERLINKS
Each surplus line producer is required to be a member of the SLAI as a condition to holding a surplus line license. the SLAI does not promote the services, products or publications of one SLAI member over any other member. Links to SLAI member sites, other websites or references to products, services or publications, other than those of the SLAI, do not imply the SLA’s endorsement or approval of such members, websites, products, services or publications, or are such links or references any indication that the SLAI has received specific authorization to provide theses links or references. the SLAI does not endorse, approve, certify or control these external websites, and is not responsible for the content or operation of any site linked to the SLAI site.
You may provide a hypertext link to this SLAI site on another website, provided that: (a) the link must be a text-only link clearly marked “Surplus Line Association of Illinois”; (b) the link must be directed to the home page of this SLAI site, and not to other pages within the site; (c) the appearance, position and other aspects of the link may not create the false appearance that an entity, product, service or work of authorship is associated with, sponsored by or endorsed by the SLAI; (d) the link, when activated, must display this SLAI site full-screen and not within a “frame” on the linked website; and (e) the SLAI reserves the right to revoke its consent to the link at any time, for any reason, in its sole discretion.
These Legal Restrictions and Terms of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions.
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