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Legal Information

The information contained on this website is provided for informational purposes only, and is not meant to substitute for the advice provided by your attorney or other legal representative. You should not use the information available on or through this website for making legal decisions regarding your reproductive arrangement or activities in connection with any reproductive arrangement.

Copyright/Trademarks

This website contains material, such as software, text, graphics, images and other material (collectively referred to as the “Content”). The Content may be owned by Surrogate Fund Management, LLC (“SFM”) or by SFM’s third party providers. The Content is protected by copyright under both United States and foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright, trademark, and/or other laws. You have no rights in or to the Content, and you may not use the Content except as permitted under this Agreement. No other use is permitted without prior written consent from SFM. You must retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Content on any copy you make of the Content. You may not sell, transfer, assign, license, sublicense, or modify the Content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, make a derivative version of, distribute, or otherwise use the Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use or posting of the Content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is expressly prohibited.

If you violate any part of this Agreement, your permission to access and/or use the Content and website automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any copies you have made of the Content.

The trademarks, service marks, and logos of SFM used and displayed on this website are registered and unregistered trademarks or service marks of SFM. Other company, product, and service names located on the website may be trademarks or service marks owned by others (the “Third-Party Trademarks”), and, collectively with SFM “Trademarks”. Nothing on this website should be construed as granting by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on this website, without the prior written permission of SFM specific for each such use. The Trademarks may not be used to disparage SFM or any third-party, their products or services, or in any manner in which, in our reasonable judgment, may damage any goodwill in the Trademarks. Use of any Trademarks as part of a link to or from any site is prohibited unless establishment of such a link is approved in advance by SFM in writing. All goodwill generated from the use of any SFM Trademark inures to SFM’s benefit.

Elements of this website are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other state and federal laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part, by any means, including but not limited to, the use of framing or mirrors. None of the Content for this website may be retransmitted without the express written consent of SFM for each and every instance.

No Warranties/Limitation of Liability

SFM, its affiliates, its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, suppliers, or licensors (collectively, the “Company Parties”) make no warranties or representations about the Content, including but not limited to its accuracy, reliability, completeness, safety, efficacy, timeliness, or reliability. The Company Parties shall not be subject to liability for truth, accuracy, or completeness of any information conveyed to the user or for errors, mistakes or omissions therein or for any delays or interruptions of the data or information stream from whatever cause. You agree that you use the website and the Content at your own risk. It is your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any opinion, advice or other Content available through the website. Please seek the advice of your doctor or other health care professional, as appropriate, regarding the evaluation of any specific opinion, advice or other Content.

The Company Parties do not warrant that the website will operate error-free or that this website, its server, or the Content are free of computer viruses or similar contamination or destructive features. If your use of the website or the Content results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, no Company Party shall be responsible for those costs.

The website and Content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any warranties of any kind. The Company Parties disclaim all warranties, including, but not limited to, the warranty of title, merchantability, non-infringement of third parties rights, and fitness for particular purpose.

In no event shall any Company Party be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, incidental and consequential damages, lost profits, or damages resulting from lost data or business interruption) resulting from the use or inability to use the website and/or the Content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort (including negligence), or any other legal theory, even if a Company Party has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow exclusion of implied warranties or limitation of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. In such states, the liability of the Company Parties shall be limited to the greatest extent permitted by law.

External Sites

This website contains links to third-party websites (“External Sites”). These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by SFM of the content on such External Sites. The content of such External Sites has been developed and is provided by others.

You should contact the website administrator or Webmaster for those External Sites if you have any concerns regarding such links or any content located on such External Sites. SFM is not responsible for the content of any linked External Sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such External Sites. You should take precautions when downloading files from all websites to protect your computer from viruses and other destructive programs. If you decide to access linked External Sites, you do so at your own risk.

Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company Parties, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees arising or resulting from your breach of this Agreement, or your access to, use, or misuse of the content or website. SFM shall provide notice to you of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding. SFM reserves the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter that is subject to indemnification under this section. In such case, you agree to cooperate with any reasonable requests assisting SFM’s defense of such matter.

Compliance with Applicable Laws

SFM is based in Montvale, New Jersey. SFM makes no claims concerning whether the content may be downloaded, viewed, or be appropriate for use outside of the United States. If you access the website or the content from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk. Whether inside or outside of the United States, you are solely responsible for ensuring compliance with the laws of your specific jurisdiction.

Termination of the Agreement

SFM reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict, suspend, or terminate this Agreement and your access to all or any part of this website or the Content, at any time and for any reason without prior notice or liability. SFM reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue all or any part of this website or the Content at any time without prior notice or liability.

Miscellaneous

This Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of New Jersey, without respect to its conflict of laws provisions. You expressly agree to submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting in the State of New Jersey. If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction or terminated in accordance with the Termination provision above, the invalidity or termination of such provision shall not affect the validity of the following provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect: “Copyright/Trademarks”, “No Warranties/Limitation of Liability”, “Indemnification”, “Termination of the Agreement”, and “Miscellaneous.”

Failure of SFM to act on or enforce any provision of the Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of that provision or any other provision in this Agreement. No waiver shall be effective against SFM unless made in writing, and no such waiver shall be construed as a waiver in any other or subsequent instance. Except as expressly agreed by SFM and you in writing, this Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement between you and SFM with respect to the subject matter, and supersedes all previous or contemporaneous agreements, whether written or oral, between the parties with respect to the subject matter. The section headings are provided merely for convenience and shall not be given any legal import. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of SFM’s successors, assigns, licensees, and sublicensees.