Website- Terms of Use

Welcome to the website of The Iranian Cultural Society of America- Shabahang “shabahang.org”,
operated by the Board of Trustees of Shabahang. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that has the mission to
preserve and promote the Iranian culture and heritage.
Acceptance of the Terms and Conditions
By accessing the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use and all applicable
federal, state, and local laws and regulations. By accessing, browsing and/or using this Site you
acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be legally bound by this Agreement. If you
do not accept this Agreement (and therefore do not agree to by bound by this Agreement), do not use
this Site. We reserve the right to amend this Agreement at any time by posting the amended terms on
our Site.

Privacy Policy

We value and respect your privacy. If you use the Website, you agree that your activities are
covered by our Privacy Policy. We use your personal information to provide you with personalized
service; to send e-mail alerts to you; to answer your requests; to process your membership application;
etc. You may choose to opt out at any time, which will cease all communications from our website. We
may also use your information to track visitor to our website. This lets us see which of our features are
the most popular so we can better serve our users’ needs. It also lets us provide aggregate data about
our traffic (not identifying you personally, but showing how many visitors used which features, for
example)
Email Privacy
Shabahang.org does not provide, sell, or rent email addresses to anyone outside the organization. Our
website is only used for official shabahang.org communication.
Use of Publications, Trademarks, and Logos
This Site contains Content that is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, trade secrets,
patents, or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media,
and technologies existing now and hereinafter developed. We provide information and resources on the
website, including monthly programs, event announcements, newsletters donors’ list, scholarship
recipients and photographs. Unless otherwise expressly stated, all content provided on the Website

is intellectual property and shall remain property of The Iranian Cultural Society of America-
Shabahang. You shall at no time assert any claims of ownership over any content by reason of your use

of or any right to use this Site and shall not grant or create or suffer to exist any lien or other security
interest arising therefrom. You agree to comply with all copyright and trademark laws and you shall not
encumber any interest in, or assert any rights to, the Content. You may not modify, transmit, participate
in the sale or transfer of, or create derivative works based on any Content, in whole or in part. You may
print copies of the Content, provided that these copies are made only for personal, non-commercial use
and that you maintain any notices contained in the Content, or maintained by the Contributor, such as
all copyright notices, trademark legends, or other proprietary rights notices. You shall not store
electronically any significant portion of any Content. You are approved you to view and use the Content
on this Site solely for your personal, noncommercial use. The use of the Content on any other site,
including by linking or framing, or in any networked computer environment for any purpose is
prohibited without Shabahang’s prior written approval.

To request permission for use of copyrighted material, trademarks, or logos, send an email to
[email protected]
Links to Other Websites
Links on the Website that lead to outside services and resources are provided for convenience only. We
do not control the accuracy, availability or policies of the those outside services and resources.
[Shabahang does not endorse those organizations or the information provided by other organizations.]
Any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link, should be directed to the
particular service or resource.
Third Party Content
We respect copyright and trademark laws. Third-party material may appear on our site, and those
creators retain all rights to their works, except where noted.
No Guarantees
Though we strive to keep the information available on the website current and accurate, errors
can [and do] occur. Shabahang will not be liable to you or any other person for any damages that result
from the use or inability to use the Website, or as a result of any content, information, services, or
resources made available through the Website.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of us, our affiliates, officers, directors, employees
and volunteers from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any
third party due to, arising out of, or related to your use of this Website, the violation of these
Terms of Use by you, or the infringement by you of any intellectual property or other right of any
person or entity.
About These Terms – General Provisions
If we do not immediately take action to address a violation of these Terms of Use, we are not
waiving our rights to take action in the future. If any particular provision of these Terms of Use is
found to be unenforceable, that provision will be severable and will not affect any of the other
provisions.
Your use of the Website, and any related legal action, will be governed by the laws of the State of
Pennsylvania, without regard to conflict of laws principles.
Changes to the Terms of Use
We reserve the right to make changes to any information or services on the Website, including
these Terms of Use, without notice to you. The most current Terms of Use will be posted here on
the Website and will be effective upon posting. The Effective Date will be posted with the most
current Terms of Use. Be sure to return to this page periodically to ensure familiarity with the
most current version of these Terms of Use.

Effective Date: September 01,2018