Amaze.org Terms of Use

The Amaze partners are pleased to provide the Amaze.org website as an online resource for sexuality and health related information for users 10 to 14 years of age as well as educators and parents of very young adolescents. Amaze is committed to providing honest, accurate information about sexuality and related health issues.

By visiting this site, you agree to comply with the following “Terms of Use.” The “Terms of Use” may be updated or changed at any time. It is important that you periodically review this agreement. Your continued use implies that you accept any and all changes made to this agreement.

If you are having a health or psychological emergency, if you are thinking about hurting yourself or someone else or if someone is hurting you, please get help immediately. Amaze.org does not provide counseling or crisis support, so please speak with a parent, guardian, teacher or other trusted adult or call 9-1-1 or the Hope Center Hotline at 1-800-SUICIDE (1-800-784-2433) if you are in the United States. If you are in the United States and an adult is hurting you in any way, you can call the Child Help National Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453) to get connected with assistance. If you are outside of the United States and an adult is hurting you, Children International can help you find a local hotline and resources.

TERMS OF USE

Amaze.org is intended only for users 10 to 14 years of age, educators and parents of very young adolescents.

The information on Amaze.org does not constitute medical, legal or other professional advice. The information presented on this site or sent to you electronically in response to a message from you is meant for general educational purposes only. It is not intended or implied to serve as specific medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. It should never be a substitute for consultation with a physician or other health professional. If you have, or think you might have, a medical problem or symptom, please consult a medical professional right away. Find a family planning clinic or health center near you or call 1-800-230-PLAN for the nearest Planned Parenthood health center.

In addition, the information presented on this site or sent to you electronically in response to a message from you does not constitute legal advice. If you have a legal question, always seek the advice of an attorney or other legal professional.

With any information you provide us it is critical that we keep it confidential. When you register and set up your MyAmaze account or subscribe to our newsletter, we ask you for your first name, your username, age, sex, country, zip code and email address. Your other information will be used internally only and to make improvements to the website based on the users that visit. No one else will have access to this information as it is owned and managed by Amaze. We will only use your email address when you indicate you would like something sent to your email address, like the opt-in email lists. We will not use your email address to contact you for any other reason. Nor will we sell or distribute your email address to anyone else.

Your email address will be used initially to send you a confirmation email allowing you to opt-in to Amaze.org’s registration for MyAmaze. Before completing the profile setup process, site visitors will need to confirm their setup via an email opt-in process.

For adult users, a confirmation email will be sent to the user’s email address to confirm the profile setup. After clicking the confirmation link in the email message, the user will confirm and complete the setup of their profile.

For users 10 to 14 years of age, a confirmation email will be sent to the user’s guardian’s email address to confirm the profile setup. After clicking the confirmation link in the email message, the user’s guardian will confirm and complete the setup of the user’s profile.

Amaze does not assume any responsibility or any risk for your use of Amamze.org or the internet. The Amaze.org site does contain links to other sites, but does not necessarily endorse these sites. Amaze does not assume any responsibility or any risk for your use of these sites, their content or privacy practices. Please refer to the individual sites for their “Terms of Use” and/or privacy statements. Once you leave Amaze.org, you may not have the same privacy or other protections.

Amaze, assumes no liability for any diagnosis, treatment, decision or action you take in response to the information that is provided online or sent to you electronically in response to a message from you.

In no event shall Amaze be liable for any injury, loss, claim, damage or any incidental or consequential damages arising either directly or indirectly out of or in any way connected with Amaze.org or any failure or delay in updating or including any materials on Amaze.org, or any use or inability to use any materials on Amaze.org, even if Amaze has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

The entire Amaze.org website is available through the creative commons standards, in a simple and standardized way to give the public permission to share and use our creative work. The materials presented on the website may be downloaded, shared, and/or printed for personal and educational use.

The Amaze partners and staff work very hard to ensure that the information presented on Amaze.org is accurate. However, Amaze disclaims responsibility for any errors or omissions or for unintended technical inaccuracies or typographical errors in the materials.

Amaze cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files including videos available for downloading through the services will be free of “infections,” “viruses,” and/or “worms” or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties. Users are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy the particular requirements of accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a procedure outside the website for the reconstruction of lost data. Use of the Amaze.org and the internet generally is at the user’s own risk.

These terms and conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, USA, and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts of the District of Columbia in connection with any claims or disputes that may arise from your use of the website. In the event that any portion of these terms and conditions is deemed by a court to be invalid, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to this website, or the use of this website, must be filed within one year after such claim or cause of action arose and must be filed in a court in Washington, DC, USA.

If you have any questions or comments about the “Terms of Use” outlined above, please contact us at

Amaze.org

2000 M Street NW, Suite750

Washington DC, Washington DC 20036

USA

[email protected]

Last Edited on 2016-09-15