Welcome to the Vicarous Trauma Institute (VTI) web site (the “Site”) and thanks for accessing our services. This Site is made up of various web pages owned and operated ViveBene LLC doing business as Vicarious Trauma Institute. This Terms of Use applies to the Site only and does not apply to the web sites of third parties.
The Rapid Advance Process outlined in all of our materials, including this website, for addressing Vicarious Trauma is in no way a substitute for ongoing medical or psychiatric consultation, medication, individual, family, marital, or group therapy, counseling, or any other form of treatment for emotional disorders. We strongly urge our readers to seek out professional consultation for the treatment of their Vicarious Trauma. | | OWNERSHIP; COPYRIGHT. © Vicarious Trauma 2008. All rights reserved. Except where otherwise indicated, everything featured or displayed on the Site belongs to VTI, its licensors and its content providers, and is protected by copyright, trade dress, moral rights, trademark and other laws, to the fullest extent applicable under both United States and foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the Content available on the Site could subject you to liability under copyright, trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, and other laws of the United States. Except as otherwise provided herein, none of the Content, including downloadable materials, may be sold, translated, or modified, or used for commercial purposes, without the expressed written permission of VTI and/or its third party providers or companies. | | VTI authorizes you to copy Content on this Site to a hard drive solely for the purpose of viewing and using the Site on your computer. You may also print portions of the Site in hard copy for the sole purpose of facilitating your personal, noncommercial use and retention of information from the Site. In cases where completion of a training or workshop is required to access portions of these resources, permission for use is granted only to those individuals and their team members who have completed the specified training or workshop. VTI neither warrants nor represents that your use of the Content or the Site will not infringe rights of third parties. You may not sell or modify the Content or reproduce, republish, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the Content or the Site in any way for any public or commercial purpose. Unauthorized use of the Content or the Site on any other web site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. | | TRADEMARKS. Second-Hand Shock is a trademark of VTI. All other trademarks, logos, and service marks appearing on the Site (the “Trademarks”) are the registered and unregistered trademarks of VTI and other third parties, protected under the laws of the United States and other countries. Without the prior written permission of the trademark owner, you may not use or display the Trademarks in any manner. | | Use on the Site of the trademark(s) of any other party is not intended to imply VTI’s affiliation with or endorsement of that party, or that party's sponsorship or endorsement of VTI, its products or services. | | LINKS TO OTHER SITES. The Site may contain links to sites not operated or maintained by VTI. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by VTI of the content of such third party sites. VTI is not responsible for the content of the sites of others and makes no representation regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such sites. If you decide to access linked third-party sites, you do so at your own risk, and waive any and all claims against VTI regarding the inclusion of links to outside sites or your use of those sites. The third party sites may contain user agreements or terms and conditions and privacy policies to which you are subject while using those sites. We encourage you to become familiar with these policies of when you access that site. VTI reserves the right to terminate any link or linking program at any time. | | UNSOLICITED SUBMISSIONS/FEEDBACK. VTI does not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new therapies, training methods, products, services, technologies, processes, marketing plans or new product names. Please do not send any original artwork, samples, demos or other works. If you do send such materials, VTI makes no assurances that your ideas and materials will be treated as confidential or proprietary. Any feedback you provide on this Site will be deemed non-confidential. VTI is free to use such information on an unrestricted basis. | | EXCLUSION OF WARRANTY. Your use of the Site is at your own risk. While VTI uses reasonable efforts to ensure the accuracy, correctness and reliability of the Site’s content, VTI and its officers, board members agents, employees, affiliates, successors and assigns (“VTI Parties”) make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of any information or material on the Site. 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IN NO EVENT SHALL VTI PARTIES, OR THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OR DISTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INJURY, LOSS, CLAIM, DAMAGE, OR ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, WHICH (I) ARISES OUT OF OR IS IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH ANY USE OF THIS SITE OR CONTENT FOUND HEREIN, OR (II) THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE BY VTI PARTIES OR THIRD PARTY PROVIDERS OR DISTRIBUTORS, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR FOR ANY OTHER PARTY. | | REMEDY: IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH THE SITE, OR ANY PORTION THEREOF, YOUR EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE TO CEASE USING THE SITE. | | Some U.S. states and foreign countries do not permit the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or liability for certain categories of damages. Therefore, some or all of the limitations above may not apply to you to the extent they are prohibited or superseded by state or national provisions. | | INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless VTI Parties and third party providers and distributors from and against any claim or cause of action brought by or on your behalf or by third parties as a result of your use of this Site or any content contained on this Site. | | GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and its performance shall be governed by the laws of the State of Arizona, United States of America without reference to its laws relating to conflicts of laws. You consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Arizona, United States of America, in all questions and controversies arising out of your use of the site and this Agreement. | | PRIVACY. VTI cares about your privacy. For further information, please see the VTI Privacy Policy. | | COPYRIGHT. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on this Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you may notify VTI. | | Questions, comments? Contact us. |
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