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By using this Web 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 Web site. We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms at any time. Please check these terms periodically for changes. Your continued use of this Web site following the posting of changes to these terms constitutes your acceptance of those changes.

1. Trademark Notice:  Currently Lambda Pi Upsilon Sorority, Latinas Poderosas Unidas, Incorporated (LPiU) is in the process of registering trademarks in association with several items strictly and solely used by this organization. Upon notification by the United States Patent And Trademark Office we will update www.lpiu.com accordingly.

2. Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved. Some materials delivered from this Web site may contain other proprietary notices and copyright information relating to those materials. All photographs, information, materials and other content contained on this Web site are owned by Lambda Pi Upsilon and/or its contributors unless otherwise noted. This Web site contains original works of authorship that are the proprietary property of Lambda Pi Upsilon and/or its contributors, and which are protected under U.S. and international copyright laws.  The images that are not original to Lambda Pi Upsilon have received permission by the copyright authors for aesthetic use only. It is prohibited to copy, reproduce, modify, display, republish, upload, post, transmit, distribute, alter, prepare any derivative works of, or otherwise use any material from this Web site, including without limitation code, photographs and images, without the prior express written consent of Lambda Pi Upsilon Sorority, Latinas Poderosas Unidas, Inc.

3. Other Restrictions on Use: Permission to download one copy of the materials delivered from this Web site on any single computer for personal, home use only is hereby granted under the following conditions: (1) The above copyright notice and this permission notice must appear in all copies; (2) Any use of the materials available from this Web site must be for informational or educational purposes only and in no instance for commercial purposes; (3) No materials available from this Web site can be modified in any way, and (4) No graphics available from this Web site can be downloaded or used separate from the accompanying text; (5) No materials may be downloaded to a database that can be used to avoid future downloads from the Web site. Any unauthorized use of the materials contained on this Web site may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, communications regulations and statutes, and the laws of privacy. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring by implication or otherwise any license or right under any trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right of Lambda Pi Upsilon. Lambda Pi Upsilon neither warrants nor represents that the use of materials contained on this Web site will not infringe the rights of third parties. Except as expressly granted above, all rights are expressly reserved to Lambda Pi Upsilon.

4. Links: As a general practice, Lambda Pi Upsilon does not object to links made to Web sites owned or operated by LPiU from other sites. There are certain terms and conditions that should be followed.

a. A link to a Lambda Pi Upsilon Web site is permissible using the plain text name of LPiU's site or the plain text name of Lambda Pi Upsilon Sorority, Latinas Poderosas Unidas, Incorporated. Unless LPiU enters into a specific written agreement with the party wishing to link, use of any of LPiU's names, logos, designs, images, photographs, slogans, trademarks, or service marks in or with the party's links is not permissible.

b. As a nonprofit organization, Lambda Pi Upsilon is prohibited from endorsing the products, services, or viewpoints of any company or organization. Therefore, a link to LPiU's Web site may not be presented in any way that suggests the LPiU has a relationship or affiliation with the party's site or endorses, sponsors, or recommends the information, products or services on that site. Without the prior express written permission for a particular use from LPiU, none of LPiU's names, logos, designs, images, photographs, slogans, trademarks, or service marks should be used in any advertising, publicity, promotion, or in any other commercial manner.

c. Due to frequent content updates, Lambda Pi Upsilon recommends that the link be only to the home page of www.LPiU.com. Without LPiU's express written permission for a particular use, no content from this Web site should be incorporated into the party's site, e.g., by in-lining or framing. In addition, none of LPiU's logos, designs, images, photographs, slogans, pending trademarks, or any other words or codes identifying LPiU's Web site should be used in any META tag or other information used by search engines or other information location tools to identify and select sites.

d. Any questions, requests, or comments should be submitted online.

5. Information Warranty Disclaimer: All materials and related graphics provided by this web site and any other materials which are referenced by or linked to this web site are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Lambda Pi Upsilon hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to any materials provided by this web site or any other materials which are referenced by or linked to this web site, including but not limited to all implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.

Lambda Pi Upsilon makes no representations about the suitability of the information delivered from this Web site or any other materials that are referenced by or linked to this Web site for any purpose. Lambda Pi Upsilon does not warrant the accuracy, quality, reliability, content, or legality of any materials provided by this web site or any other materials which are referenced by or linked to this web site. Lambda Pi Upsilon assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the materials provided by this Web site or any other materials which are referenced by or linked to this Web site.

Lambda Pi Upsilon does not warrant that the functional aspects of this Web site will be error free or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, or that this Web site or the server that makes it available are free of viruses or other harmful components. The placement of any link on this Web site does not imply endorsement by Lambda Pi Upsilon of the linked site or the information, material, products, or services contained on the linked site or accessible through the linked site. Any party who links to any other sites or to any off-site pages does so at his or her own risk.

Some jurisdictions may not permit the exclusion of certain warranties or certain limitations of liability; therefore, some of the above exclusions and limitations may not apply. In those jurisdictions, the liability of Lambda Pi Upsilon shall be limited to the maximum extent allowed by law.

Lambda Pi Upsilon may update or make changes to the materials provided by this Web site at any time without notice; however, Lambda Pi Upsilon makes no commitment to update the information contained herein.

6. Limitation of Liability: In no event, including but not limited to negligence, shall Lambda Pi Upsilon be liable under any theory of tort, contract, strict liability, or other legal or equitable theory for any special, indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages, or for damages of any kind arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of information contained in any materials provided by this web site or in any other materials which are referenced by or linked to this web site, even if Lambda Pi Upsilon or an authorized representative of Lambda Pi Upsilon has advised the user of the possibility of damages. 

7. Content Posted by Third Parties: Any party who posts information to this Web site agrees not to post any material which is bigoted, hateful, racially offensive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, abusive, illegal, a violation of any copyright or trademark rights, invasive of privacy rights, or a violation of the rights of any party, and further agrees not to represent himself or herself as someone else.

Lambda Pi Upsilon does not permit any commercial postings, advertising or soliciting, posting of viruses, or off theme postings.

Lambda Pi Upsilon is under no obligation to monitor the information residing on or transmitted to this Web site; however, any party who posts information to this Web site agrees that Lambda Pi Upsilon may take appropriate action in order to prevent the violation of the rights of Lambda Pi Upsilon or of other parties, in order to comply with any law, regulation or other governmental request, or in order to operate this Web site properly or to protect itself or others. Lambda Pi Upsilon reserves the right to modify, reject, or eliminate any information residing on or transmitted to this Web site that, in its sole discretion, it believes is unacceptable or in violation of these terms and conditions. Any party who posts information to this Web site remains solely responsible for the content of their postings.

The use, distribution, or publication of any materials posted by third parties does not constitute or imply an endorsement of those materials or of any opinions or comments in those materials. Lambda Pi Upsilon disclaims all responsibility for any bigoted, hateful, racially offensive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, threatening, abusive, illegal, or copyright or trademark infringing material, or material that is invasive of privacy rights or a violation of the rights of any party, posted to this Web site by any third party.

Any party who posts information to this Web site represents that it is the sole owner of all rights in materials posted by it (including all related copyrights) or that it has the absolute right to license their use as provided in this section. While the posting party will retain ownership of the copyright in the materials it posts, the posting party agrees that all of the materials it posts shall become part of a database, and that Lambda Pi Upsilon will own the compilation copyright in that database. The posting party hereby grants Lambda Pi Upsilon a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish, translate, publicly perform, publicly display, and distribute its posting, any portion of its posting, and any derivative works created from its posting, in any form, media or technology, by any means now known or developed in the future, and for any purpose whatsoever. Lambda Pi Upsilon may sublicense all of its rights and licenses or assign them to third parties.

Neither Lambda Pi Upsilon nor any third party using the posting in accordance with this section will be obligated to pay the posting party any royalties or other compensation for use of the posting. Lambda Pi Upsilon shall have no duty to attribute authorship of the posting to the posting party. Lambda Pi Upsilon shall not be obligated to enforce any form of attribution by third parties.

8. Submissions: The long-standing policy of Lambda Pi Upsilon is to not allow it to accept or consider creative ideas, suggestions, or materials other than those specifically requested. It is the intent of this policy to avoid the possibility of future misunderstandings when projects developed by Lambda Pi Upsilon's membership might seem to others to be similar to their own creative work. Lambda Pi Upsilon requests that parties not submit any unsolicited original materials such as stories or ideas, screenplays, or original artwork, or any other creative ideas, suggestions, or materials (unless specifically requested by Lambda Pi Upsilon).

If, at the request of Lambda Pi Upsilon, a party sends certain specific submissions or, despite the request of Lambda Pi Upsilon, a party sends any creative ideas, suggestions, or materials, including, but not limited to, notes, drawings, concepts, comments, questions or answers, techniques, know-how, or other information, these submissions are, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Lambda Pi Upsilon will not be liable for any use or disclosure of any submissions.

Any party who submits information to this Web site represents that it is the sole owner of all rights in materials submitted by it (including all related copyrights) or that it has the absolute right to license their use as provided in this section. While the submitting party will retain ownership of the copyright in the materials it submits, the submitting party agrees that all of the materials it submits shall become part of a database, and that Lambda Pi Upsilon will own the compilation copyright in that database. The submitting party hereby grants Lambda Pi Upsilon a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, adapt, modify, publish, translate, publicly perform, publicly display, and distribute its submission, any portion of its submission, and any derivative works created from its submission, in any form, media or technology, by any means now known or developed in the future, and for any purpose whatsoever. Lambda Pi Upsilon may sublicense all of its rights and licenses or assign them to third parties.

Neither Lambda Pi Upsilon nor any third party using the submission in accordance with this section will be obligated to pay the posting party any royalties or other compensation for use of the submission. Lambda Pi Upsilon shall have no duty to attribute authorship of the submission to the submitting party. Lambda Pi Upsilon shall not be obligated to enforce any form of attribution by third parties.

9. Indemnification: Any party who has an account with Lambda Pi Upsilon is entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their password and account and for all activities that occur under their account. Lambda Pi Upsilon will not be responsible for any damages suffered by any party as a result of any instructions received from the party's e-mail account using the party's password. Any party who uses this Web site hereby indemnifies, defends and holds Lambda Pi Upsilon and its affiliates, officers, directors, agents and information providers harmless from and against any and all claims, actions, liabilities, losses, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees), whether direct or indirect, by contract, in tort, by operation of law or otherwise, incurred by or asserted or awarded against Lambda Pi Upsilon or its affiliates, officers, directors, agents and information providers in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by any party of these terms and conditions or claims arising from the account of any party, including, but not limited to, the use of the party's e-mail account and password by any individual. All parties shall use their best efforts to cooperate with Lambda Pi Upsilon in the defense of any claim. Lambda Pi Upsilon reserves the right, at Lambda Pi Upsilon's own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by any party.

10. Miscellaneous: If any part of these terms is held to be unenforceable, the unenforceable part shall be construed in accordance with applicable law to the greatest extent possible and the remainder of the provisions shall remain in full force and effect. The failure of Lambda Pi Upsilon to exercise or enforce any right or provision contained herein shall not constitute a waiver of that right or provision. These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, United  States of America, without regard to its conflicts of law provisions. Any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Web site or these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts in and for Manhattan County, New York. Lambda Pi Upsilon makes no representation that the content of this Web site is available or appropriate use in other locations. Any party who uses this Web site from other locations is responsible for compliance with applicable local laws.

11. General Notice: Lambda Pi Upsilon may give notice by means of a general notice on any Lambda Pi Upsilon national and affiliated Web site, electronic mail to a party's e-mail address on our records, or by written communication sent by first class mail to a party's address on Lambda Pi Upsilon's records.

12. Notice and Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement: Pursuant to Title 17, United States Code, Section 512 (c)(2), notifications of claimed copyright infringement should be sent to Lambda Pi Upsilon's Designated Agent.

Notification must be submitted to the following Designated Agent:

13. Statement of Nondiscrimination Lambda Pi Upsilon does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, handicap, national or ethnic origin, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship programs, or other community administered programs. In general, LPiU affirms that admission to the organization is based on individual merit and performance and not on personal convictions, preferences, or happenstance of birth.