Oklahoma
Indian Child Welfare Association,
Incorporated
OICWA
OICWA Web Site Terms & Conditions
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2008-2010
OFFICERS
Web Site Terms & Conditions
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY. BY USING THIS WEB
SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND
ALL POLICIES AND GUIDELINES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.

These terms and conditions (the "Site Terms") apply exclusively to your access to, and use of, the Web Site
of the
Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association, Inc. ("OICWA") and do not alter in any way the
terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with OICWA or its partnership programs for
products, services or otherwise.

OICWA reserves the right to amend at any time any policies governing this Sites, including these Site Terms
and OICWA's
Disclaimer and Privacy Policy, by posting the amended terms and indicating the date of the
last revision. The amended terms shall be effective immediately after they are initially posted on this Site. If
you do not accept the amended terms, you must cease using this Site.

If you have any questions regarding the use of this Site, please
Contact OICWA.

Privacy Policy
OICWA believes strongly in protecting user privacy. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information on
how OICWA collects and uses information from users of the Site.

Limited License
OICWA grants you a limited license to make personal use only of the Site. Such license is subject to the Site
Terms and does not include: (a) any resale or commercial use of the Site or content therein; (b) the
collection and use of any product listings, pictures or descriptions; (c) making derivative uses of the Site
and its contents; (d) use of any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (e)
downloading (other than the page caching) of any portion of the Site or any information contained on the
Site, except as expressly permitted on the Site; or (f) any use of the Site other than for its intended purpose.
Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel or otherwise in
under any patent, trademark, or proprietary right of OICWA or any third party.

Terms and Conditions of Sale
Please refer to our Terms and Conditions of Sale for the terms, conditions and policies applicable to your
purchase of products from OICWA. By ordering products through this Site, you agree to be bound by and
accept such terms and conditions.

Copyright
Unless otherwise indicated, all Web site materials and content, including, without limitation, the OICWA
logo, and all designs, text, graphics, other files, and the selection and arrangement thereof are the proprietary
and copyrighted property of OICWA or its licensors. You may electronically copy and print to hard copy
portions of this Web site for the sole purpose of using materials it contains for informational, non-
commercial, personal use only. Any other use of the materials in this Web site - including any commercial
use, reproduction for purposes other than described above, modification, distribution, republication, display,
or performance - without the prior written permission of OICWA is strictly prohibited.

Repeat Infringer Policy
OICWA respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. OICWA may, in
appropriate circumstances and at its own discretion, limit access to this Site and/or terminate the accounts
of any users who infringe the intellectual property rights of others.

Copyright Complaints
If you believe that any material on this Site infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, or that
any link on this Site directs users to another Web site that contains material that infringes upon any
copyright which you own or control, you may file a notification of such infringement with our Designated
Agent. Please see our Notice and Procedure for Notifying Designated Agent of Claims of Copyright
Infringement.

Trademarks
Any and all product or service name or slogan contained in this Web site, are trademarks of OICWA and its
suppliers or licensors, and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written
permission of OICWA or the applicable trademark holder. In addition, the look and feel of the Site, including
all page headers, custom graphics, button icons, and scripts, is the service mark, trademark, and/or trade
dress of OICWA, and may not be copied, imitated, or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written
permission of OICWA. All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or
logos mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.

Hyperlinks
You are granted a limited, non-exclusive right to create a hyperlink to this Web site for noncommercial
purposes provided such link does not portray OICWA or any of its products and services in a false,
misleading, derogatory or otherwise defamatory manner and provided further that the linking site does not
contain any adult material or any material that is offensive, harassing or otherwise objectionable. This limited
right may be revoked at any time. You may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any
OICWA trademark, logo or other proprietary information, including the images found at this Web site, the
content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page without OICWA's express
written consent. Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel,
or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright, or proprietary right of OICWA or any third party.

OICWA makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content,
nature or reliability of third-party Web sites accessible by hyperlink from this Web site, or Web sites linking
to this Web site. Except for the Sites, the linked sites are not under the control of OICWA and OICWA is
not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any review,
changes or updates to such sites. OICWA is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the
inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement, or adoption by OICWA of the site or any
information contained therein.

Third Party Content & Services
OICWA may provide links to Web pages and content of third parties ("Third Party Content") as a service to
those interested in this information. OICWA does not monitor nor have any control over any Third Party
Content or third party Web sites. OICWA does not endorse or adopt any Third Party Content and can make
no guarantee as to its accuracy or completeness. OICWA does not represent or warrant the accuracy of any
information contained therein, and undertakes no responsibility to update or review any Third Party Content.
Users use these links and Third Party Content contained therein at their own risk.

Submissions
You acknowledge and agree that any materials, including but not limited to questions, comments,
suggestions, ideas, plans, notes, drawings, photographs, original or creative materials or other information,
provided by you in the form of e-mail or other submissions to OICWA, or postings on this Web site, are
non-confidential and shall become the sole property of OICWA. OICWA shall own exclusive rights,
including all intellectual property rights, and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use of these materials for any
purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

Forums & Interactive Areas
This Site may include discussion forums or other interactive areas, including chat rooms or bulletin boards
("Interactive Areas"). You are solely responsible for your use of such Interactive Areas and use them at your
own risk. By using any forum or interactive areas, you agree not to post, upload to, transmit, distribute or
otherwise publish through this Site any of the following:

a. Any message, data, information, text, graphics or other material ("Content") that is unlawful, libelous,
defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy
or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, fraudulent or otherwise objectionable;
b. Content that would constitute, encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense, violate the rights
of any party, or that would otherwise create liability or violate any local, state, national, or international law,
including without limitation, the regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of
any securities exchange such as the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange, or the
NASDAQ;
c. Content that may infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual or
proprietary right of any party. By posting any Content, you represent and warrant that you have the lawful
right to distribute and reproduce such Content;
d. Content that impersonates any person or entity or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person
or entity;
e. Unsolicited promotions, advertising or solicitations;
f. Private information of any third party, including without limitation addresses, phone numbers, email
addresses, Social Security numbers and credit card numbers;
g. Viruses, corrupted data or other harmful, disruptive or destructive files; and
h. Content that, in the sole judgment of OICWA, is objectionable or which restricts or inhibits any other
person from using or enjoying the Interactive Areas or the Web sites, or which may expose Oklahoma
CASA or its users to any harm or liability of any type.

OICWA takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any Content posted or uploaded by you or any
third-party, or for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography
or profanity you may encounter. Your use of the Interactive areas is at your own risk. As a provider of
interactive services, OICWA is not liable for any statements, representations, or Content provided by its
users in any public forum, personal home page or other Interactive Area. Although OICWA has no
obligation to screen, edit or monitor any of the Content posted in any Interactive Area, OICWA reserves the
right and has absolute discretion, to remove, screen or edit any Content that violates these provisions or is
otherwise objectionable. Any use of the Interactive Areas or the Web site in violation of the foregoing is in
violation of these terms and may result in, among other things, the termination or suspension of your rights
to use the Interactive Areas and/or the web site.

Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless OICWA, its independent members, contractors, service
providers, and consultants, and their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any third
party claim, damages, costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees) arising
our of your use of the Sites, including without limitation any actual or threatened suit, demand, or claim
made against OICWA and/or its independent contractors, service providers, employees, directors or
consultants, arising out of or relating to your conduct, your violation of these Site Terms, or your violation
of the rights of any third party.

Disclaimer
THIS SITE AND THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INFORMATION AND
RESOURCES, CONTAINED HEREIN ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT
WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. OICWA DISCLAIMS ALL
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, AND
NON-INFRINGEMENT. OICWA DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT MATERIALS,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES, IN THIS SITE ARE
ACCURATE, COMPLETE, RELIABLE, CURRENT, OR ERROR-FREE. OICWA DOES NOT REPRESENT
OR WARRANT THAT THIS SITE OR ITS SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL
COMPONENTS.

OICWA reserves the right to change any and all content contained on this Site at any time without notice.
Reference to any products, services, processes, or other information, by trade name, trademark,
manufacturer, supplier, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or
recommendation thereof by OICWA.

Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL OICWA, ITS OFFICERS, MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER
DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS,
OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE), OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED
WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN, OR ACCESSED THROUGH,
THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CASED BY OR RESULTING
FROM RELIANCE BY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OICWA, OR THAT
RESULTS FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR E-MAIL,
ERROR, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF
PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS
FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OICWA'S RECORDS,
PROGRAMS, OR SERVICES. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF OICWA
(WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY TORT—INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE,
PASSIVE, OR IMPUTED—PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY)
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OICWA'S WEB SITE EXCEED ANY
COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO OICWA FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THIS SITE.

Applicable Law
These Site Terms and your use of this Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of Oklahoma, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that any action at law
or in equity arising out of or relating to these Site Terms shall be filed only in the state and federal courts
located in Potawatomie County, Oklahoma and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and
submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these
Site Terms.

Termination
Notwithstanding any of these Site Terms, OICWA reserves the right, without notice and in its sole
discretion, to terminate your license to use this Web site, and to block or prevent future access to and use of
this Web site.

Severability
If any provision of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then
that provision shall be deemed severable from these Site Terms and shall not affect the validity and
enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Questions or comments about OICWA's Web Site may be directed to the
Oklahoma Indian Child
Welfare Association, Inc.
, by Contacting OICWA.
The Oklahoma Indian Child Welfare Association, Inc., (OICWA) Web Site is operated by members of
OICWA and is dedicated to providing current and relevant information and resources as well as support and
direction to tribes, agencies, and individuals concerned with protecting the best interests of American Indian
children, families, and tribes. To ensure that the contents of the OICWA Web Site promote the well-being of
American Indian children, families, and tribes, web site policies and
Terms & Conditions have been
established for users and visitors of this site. For more information on OICWA's
Web Site Policies and
Terms & Conditions,
Contact OICWA.   
PRESIDENT
Tracy Haney
Individual Member
405-598-2824

VICE-PRESIDENT
Angela Connor
Chickasaw Nation
580-272-5550

SECRETARY
Kara Whitworth
Cherokee Nation
918-266-5626

TREASURER
Jodi Owings
Oklahoma Families First
405-878-7400

MEMBER-AT-LARGE
Hettie Charboneau
Cherokee Nation
918-266-5626
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Shawnee, OK 74802-1274
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