I.O.U.S.A.

One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt.

Official Selection 2008 Sundance Film Festival American Documentary Competition

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Terms of Use Policy

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF WEBSITE USE
Effective Date: August 13, 2008

Welcome to the Internet site of I.O.U.S.A., L.L.C. ("I.O.U.S.A."). Please read our Terms and Conditions of Website Use carefully before using our website. By using the site, you accept these Terms and Conditions and our Privacy Policy. These Terms and Conditions may be updated by us at any time. If you do not agree to these Terms and Conditions for any reason, please do not use this website.

Permitted Uses of Our Site and Content

I.O.U.S.A. is proud to provide Internet users with a rich collection of content, including video and audio clips, digital downloads, text and images (the "Content"). All Content on our website is the intellectual property of I.O.U.S.A., the Peter G. Peterson Foundation ("PGPF") or certain third parties, and is protected by copyright law. We have listed below the permitted uses of our Content by Internet site visitors. We reserve the right to change our permitted uses at any time.

  1. You may copy and print individual pages of our website. However, you may not extract, copy or download a large portion of the Content, such as by a bot, webcrawler, scraper, spider or other device that "harvests" portions of the site.
  2. Any copies of our website pages must not remove our copyright notice or other legends. You may not alter or modify the Content in your copies.
  3. You may use our Content solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes. Unless you receive our permission in advance, you may not exploit any of our Content commercially, forward it as a mass distribution, or post it on another website, including a blog, social networking site or peer-to-peer distribution site.
  4. You may link other websites to this website, but you may not imply or suggest that I.O.U.S.A. has endorsed or is affiliated with such websites. You may not display this website as "framed" within another website.

Submitting Your Content

I.O.U.S.A. welcomes your comments on Content in our website and any other content you choose to submit to us. To avoid any misunderstandings, please be advised that we have the right to (and to allow others to) use, copy and distribute all of your user comments and any content you submit to us, without compensating or notifying you.

Prohibited Uses of Our Site and Content

I.O.U.S.A. has the right (but not the obligation) to monitor this website for any violations of the policies below and to take all appropriate actions in response (including removing material submitted to our website), without notice to you. We reserve the right to change or supplement these policies at any time.

  1. You may not post or send through our site any materials or communications that are defamatory, obscene, profane, indecent, pornographic, harassing, threatening, abusive, or otherwise objectionable in our sole discretion.
  2. You may not post or send through our site any materials or communications that may be deemed to be lobbying or electioneering communications within the meaning of applicable federal law.
  3. You may not (and may not encourage others to) violate any law, regulation, rule or the intellectual property, privacy or publicity, or contractual rights of others, or attempt to violate the security of this website or use or gain access to the identities, information or computers of others through this website.
  4. You may not use this website for commercial, marketing or advertising purposes or to solicit information, transactions or money from other site users.
  5. You may not use this website to engage in spamming, flooding, flaming, trolling, spoofing, griefing, phishing or other unauthorized or unwelcome online conduct.
  6. You may not transmit any virus, worm, time bomb or similar system interference or corruptant through this site.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless I.O.U.S.A. and its affiliates and their employees, agents and representatives from any and all liabilities, damages, losses, claims, expenses and fees resulting from your violation of our website policies.

Links to Other Websites

For your convenience, this website may occasionally link to other companies' websites. We do not endorse, and do not have any responsibility for, any other websites, including their products and services, content, communications and website use policies. You access all other websites from this website entirely at your own risk.

Copyright Policy

If you believe that another user has infringed your copyrights on this website, click here for our reporting procedure.

Trademarks

"I.O.U.S.A.," "I.O.U.S.A. The Movie," IOUSAthemovie.com, and certain other marks displayed on this website are trademarks owned by I.O.U.S.A. or PGPF. Certain other trademarks displayed on this website are the property of their respective owners.

Disclaimer

We hope you enjoy using this website, but please understand that you do so solely at your own risk. You agree that I.O.U.S.A. makes no representations or warranties, either express or implied, with respect to this website, and is not responsible for any liabilities, damages, losses, claims, expenses or fees relating to this website, including its operation, functionality, security, transmission of viruses or other subject matter, or any errors or omissions in the Content.

Changes to Terms and Conditions

We may revise or supplement these Terms and Conditions from time to time. If we make any substantial changes to these Terms and Conditions, we will notify you by posting a prominent announcement on our website.

International Use

We make no claim that our website is appropriate or lawful for use or access outside the United States. If you access this website from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk. You are solely responsible for complying with all local laws, rules and regulations regarding online conduct and website access. By sending us any of your data, you consent to its transfer to and storage within the United States.

Governing Law/Forum

These Terms and Conditions are governed by New York law. If we have a dispute regarding this policy or your use of our website, you agree that it shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in the borough of Manhattan, New York City.

©August 13, 2008, I.O.U.S.A., L.L.C.