Terms Of Use
Welcome to https://climatepolicydashboard.org (the "Website"), operated by Climate XChange Education and Research, Inc. ("CXC," "we," or "us"). We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and our mission is to achieve a rapid and equitable transition towards a zero-emission economy by advancing state climate policy.\
Please read the Terms of Use carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website, including its State Climate Policy Dashboard (the “Dashboard”), you agree to be bound and abide by these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy, found at [insert link here], incorporated herein by reference. If you do not want to agree to these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy – including the disclaimers - you must not access or use the Website.
Privacy Policy
We value and respect your privacy. If you use the Website, you agree that your activities are covered by our Privacy Policy.
Website Content
The content on our Website is openly available, factual content including state bills, regulations, and other official documents that are organized into a framework of climate policies by state.
Through our Dashboard, we also provide links to external websites where users can learn more about a given topic or policy, including links to government and non-government websites, as well as links directly to state bills and regulations. Our Dashboard tracks only passed policies and does not include bills currently proposed in legislative sessions. This Website is intended to illustrate the current status of policies for each state, as well as key resources and model states for each policy. Much of the information contained in this database is derived from the public domain, with links to resources provided. Nothing on our Website or Dashboard constitutes legal advice.
Content authored by CXC is intellectual property that belongs to us. You are permitted to use CXC intellectual property with proper attribution indicating that it was authored by us. You may not use or duplicate any CXC logos or trademarks without our advance, express written permission. To request permission for use of trademarks or logos, or for questions about CXC intellectual property, send an email to info@climate-xchange.org.
Accessing the Website
We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this Website, and any service or material we provide on the Website, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Website is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict access to some parts of the Website, or the entire Website, to users.
To access some of the resources our Website offers, such as the newsletter, you may be asked to provide certain information. It is a condition of your use of the Website that all the information you provide is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide via this Website is governed by our Privacy Policy [insert link here] and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy.
Informational Purposes; Limitation on Liability
The information presented on or through this Website is made available solely for general information purposes. Though we strive to keep the information available on the Website and in the Dashboard current and accurate, errors can occur; content is not necessarily complete or up to date. We provide the information on our Website with no representations or guarantees of accuracy, completeness, or timeliness. CXC does not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this information. To the fullest extent permitted by law, CXC will not be liable to you or any other person or entity for any damages that result from the use or inability to use this Website, or as a result of any content, information, services, or resources made available through this Website.
Third Party Content and Websites
Links provided on this Website and in the Dashboard that lead to outside resources are provided for convenience only. We have no control over the content of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to this Website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. Any concerns regarding any such resource, or any link, should be directed to the particular resource. CXC is not responsible, or liable, to you or any third party for the content or accuracy of any materials provided or authored by any third parties.
We respect copyright and trademark laws. This Website may include content or links to content provided by third parties, and those creators retain all rights to their works, except where noted. All statements and/or opinions expressed in those materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the content authored by CXC, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. Those materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of CXC.
Computer Viruses
By using this Website, including the Dashboard, you understand and agree that CXC cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or this Website will be free from viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses, or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data, or other proprietary material due to your use of this Website or any services or items obtained through the Website or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it. Your use of this Website, its content, and any services or items obtained through the Website is at your own risk.
Limitation on Liability
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU ARE USING THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING ITS DASHBOARD, AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS.” TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL CXC OR ITS AFFILIATES, OR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, MANAGERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF PROPERTY, PROPERTY DAMANGE, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, COMPUTER FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION, OR ANY OTHER CAUSE, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SO SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CXC, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, managers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms of Use, your violation of any applicable law or regulation, the infringement by you of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity, and/or any unauthorized use of the Website’s content and services.
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.
This Website is owned and operated by us from our offices in Massachusetts. Your use of the Website, and any related legal action, will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, without regard to conflict of laws principles. The sole jurisdiction for any litigation arising out of your use of or inquiries to the Website will be an appropriate federal or state court located in Massachusetts.
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: Monday, August 26, 2024.