Welcome to the NCPA website. By accessing, browsing, or using our site, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms of use. Please review the following terms carefully. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use this site. Note that the terms "we," "our," and "us" used in these Terms and Conditions refer to National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), including its divisions and its affiliates, as applicable (collectively "Affiliated Parties").

1. Acceptance of Agreement.
By browsing the NCPA website, you agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") with respect to our site, www.ncpa.org, (the "Site"). This Agreement may be amended at any time by us without specific notice to you. The latest Agreement will be posted on the Site, and you should review this Agreement prior to using the Site.

2. Copyright.
The content, organization, graphics, design, compilation, magnetic translation, digital conversion and other matters related to the Site are protected under applicable copyrights, trademarks and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights. The copying, redistribution, use or publication by you of any such matters or any part of the Site, except as allowed by Section 4, is strictly prohibited. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content, document or other materials viewed through the Site. The posting of information or materials on the Site does not constitute a waiver of any right in such information and materials.

3. Service Marks.
Products and names mentioned on the Site may be trademarks of their respective owners.

4. Limited Right to Use.
The accessing, viewing, browsing, printing, or downloading of any content, graphic, form or document from the Site grants you only a limited, nonexclusive license for use solely by you for your own personal use and not for republication, distribution, assignment, sublicense, sale, preparation of derivative works or other use without the consent of NCPA. Any other use is prohibited without our prior, express permission. No part of any content, form or document may be reproduced in any form or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, other than for your personal use except with our prior, express permission. You agree that all of your use of this Site will comply with applicable laws.

5. Editing, Deleting and Modification.
We reserve the right in our sole discretion to edit or delete any documents, information or other content appearing on the Site.

6. Indemnification.

YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF, YOUR SPOUSE, YOUR HEIRS, YOUR NEXT OF KIN, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY LEGALLY ACT ON YOUR BEHALF, SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD NCPA AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ALL SUITS, PROCEEDINGS AT LAW OR IN EQUITY, CLAIMS, LIABILITIES, COSTS, DAMAGES, PAYMENTS AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ OR ACCOUNTANTS’ FEES) ASSERTED AGAINST NCPA OR THE AFFILIATED PARTIES OR INCURRED BY NCPA OR THE AFFILIATED PARTIES, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH: (A) YOUR USE OF, MISUSE OF, OR RELIANCE ON THE SITE; (B) YOUR VIOLATION OR BREACH OF THESE TERMS OF USE; (C) YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY OR SERVICE PROVIDER; (D) YOUR CONNECTION TO THE SITE; OR (E) ANY CLAIM FOR DAMAGES TO PROPERTY OR INJURIES TO PERSONS, CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM YOUR ACTS OR OMISSIONS. NCPA RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO INDEMNIFICATION BY YOU, AND YOU AGREE TO COOPERATE WITH OUR DEFENSE OF THESE CLAIMS.

CLASS ACTION WAIVER

WHERE PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, YOU AND NCPA AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN A CORPORATE OR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE ACTION. UNLESS BOTH EXPRESSLY AGREED TO BY NCPA, NO ARBITRATOR OR JUDGE MAY CONSOLIDATE MORE THAN ONE PERSON'S CLAIMS OR OTHERWISE PRESIDE OVER ANY FORM OF A REPRESENTATIVE OR CLASS PROCEEDING.

7. NO LIABILITY.
YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF, YOUR SPOUSE, YOUR HEIRS, YOUR NEXT OF KIN, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY LEGALLY ACT ON YOUR BEHALF, ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT NCPA AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE ONLY WILLING TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE SITE IF YOU AGREE TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS OF OUR LIABILITY TO YOU AND THIRD PARTIES. THEREFORE, YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF, YOUR SPOUSE, YOUR HEIRS, YOUR NEXT OF KIN, AND ANYONE ELSE WHO MAY LEGALLY ACT ON YOUR BEHALF, AGREE NOT TO HOLD NCPA OR THE AFFILIATED PARTIES LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, SUITS, CLAIMS, OR CONTROVERSIES (COLLECTIVELY, "LIABILITIES") THAT HAVE ARISEN OR MAY ARISE, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, RELATING TO YOUR OR ANY OTHER PARTY’S USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY LIABILITIES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONDUCT, ACT OR OMISSION OF ANY USER OR MERCHANT (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION INJURY, DEATH, OR DESTRUCTION OF PERSONAL PROPERTY), ANY DISPUTE WITH ANY USER OR MERCHANT, ANY INSTRUCTION, ADVICE, ACT, OR SERVICE PROVIDED BY NCPA OR THE AFFILIATED PARTIES OR ANY DESTRUCTION OF YOUR INFORMATION, ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL NCPA OR THE AFFILIATED PARTIES BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SAME.

SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. NCPA AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES DO NOT ACCEPT ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE QUALITY OR FITNESS OF ANY WORK PERFORMED VIA THE SITE. IF, NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING EXCLUSIONS, IT IS DETERMINED THAT NCPA OR THE AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES IN EXCESS THESE TERMS, IN NO EVENT WILL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY, WHETHER ARISING IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($100.00).

8. Nontransferable.
Your right to use the Site is not transferable. Any password or right given to you to obtain information or documents is not transferable.

9. Disclaimer and Limits.
YOU ASSUME ANY AND ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF THE SITE. THE INFORMATION FROM OR THROUGH THE SITE IS PROVIDED "AS-IS," "AS AVAILABLE," AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) ARE DISCLAIMED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY APPLICABLE LAW. THE INFORMATION AND SERVICES MAY CONTAIN BUGS, ERRORS, PROBLEMS OR OTHER LIMITATIONS. WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR YOUR USE OF ANY INFORMATION OR SERVICE. IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT AS A LIMITATION THEREOF, WE AND OUR AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF PROFITS, LITIGATION, OR THE LIKE), WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE REQUIRED BY LAW. THE NEGATION OF DAMAGES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF THE BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN US AND YOU. THIS SITE AND THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND INFORMATION PRESENTED WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED WITHOUT SUCH LIMITATIONS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US THROUGH THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR GUARANTEE NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT. WE DO NOT PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE NOR DO WE ENTER INTO ANY ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP. ALL RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY VIRUSES CONTAINED WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC FILE CONTAINING THE FORM OR DOCUMENT IS DISCLAIMED. WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND THAT MAY RESULT FROM USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE OUR SITE. NCPA CANNOT AND DOES NOT GUARANTEE THAT ANY PERSONAL INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY YOU WILL NOT BE MISAPPROPRIATED, INTERCEPTED, DELETED, DESTROYED OR USED BY OTHERS. You represent that if you are purchasing something from us that (i) any credit information that you supply is true and complete, (ii) charges incurred by you will be honored by your credit card company, and (iii) you will pay the charges incurred by you at the posted prices including any applicable taxes. OUR MAXIMUM LIABILITY TO YOU UNDER ALL CIRCUMSTANCES WILL BE EQUAL TO THE PURCHASE PRICE YOU PAY FOR ANY GOODS, SERVICES OR INFORMATION ON THIS SITE.

10. Use of Information.
We will not be required to treat any remarks, suggestions, ideas, graphics, material or other information communicated by you to us through the Site (collectively, the "Submission") as confidential, except as provided for in the Privacy Policy, and we will not be liable for any ideas (including without limitation, product, service or advertising ideas), and we will not incur any liability as a result of any similarities that may appear in our future products, services or operations. Without limitation, you hereby grant us with a perpetual, exclusive, unrestricted, non-revocable, royalty-free license to use, print, publish, sell, copy, distribute, make derivative works of, and license others to use each Submission in any form or medium, now or hereafter existing, or in any language during the full term of the copyright therein and throughout the world. We will be entitled to use the Submission for any commercial or other purpose whatsoever, without compensation to you or any other person sending the Submission. Such use of the Submission by us may include, but shall not be limited to, posting or removing it from our blogs at our discretion. You acknowledge that you are responsible for whatever Submission you submit, and you, not us, have full responsibility for the message, including its legality, reliability, appropriateness, and originality.

11. Third-Party Services.
We may allow access to or advertise third-party product or service providers ("Merchants") from which you may purchase certain goods or services. You understand that we do not operate or control the products or services offered by Merchants. Merchants are responsible for all aspects of order processing, fulfillment, billing and customer service. We are not a party to the transactions entered into between you and Merchants. You agree that use of such Merchants is AT YOUR SOLE RISK AND IS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND BY US, EXPRESSED, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES ARE WE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN YOU AND MERCHANTS OR FOR ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR PRODUCT APPEARING ON MERCHANT SITES OR ANY OTHER SITE LINKED TO OUR SITE.

12. Third-Party Merchant Policies.
All rules, policies (including privacy policies) and operating procedures of Merchants
will apply to you while on such sites. We are not responsible for information provided by you to Merchants. We and the Merchants are independent contractors and neither party has authority to make any representations or commitments on behalf of the other.

NCPA AND AFFILIATED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FUNCTIONALITY, AVAILABILITY, OR SECURITY OF ANY THIRD PARTY. YOU AGREES TO HOLD NCPA AND THE AFFILIATED PARTIES BLAMELESS FOR ANY LAPSE IN FUNCTIONALITY, BREACH OF SECURITY, OR UNAVAILABILITY OF ANY THIRD PARTY’S WEBSITE CONTENTS, SERVICES, OR INTERRUPTION OF ACCESS TO WEBSITE AS A RESULT OF ANY THIRD PARTY’S WEBSITE MALFUNCTION OR INOPERABILITY.

13. Privacy Policy.
NCPA may or may not use information that it receives or collects through the Site in any manner consistent with our Privacy Policy. Our Privacy Policy, as it may change from time to time, is a part of this Agreement.

14. Payments.
You represent and warrant that if you are purchasing something from us or from Merchants on third party sites that (i) any credit information you supply is true and complete, (ii) charges incurred by you will be honored by your credit card company, and (iii) you will pay the charges incurred by you at the posted prices, including any applicable taxes.

15. Links to Other Web Sites.
The Site contains links to other web sites. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENT, ACCURACY OR OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN OR THE PRODUCTS OR SERVICE PROVIDED ON SUCH WEB SITES, AND SUCH WEB SITES ARE NOT INVESTIGATED, MONITORED OR CHECKED FOR ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS BY US. Inclusion of any linked web site on our Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked web site by us. If you decide to leave our Site and access these third-party sites, you do so at your own risk.

16. Proposed Product and Service Offerings.
All descriptions of proposed products and services are based on assumptions subject to change and you should not rely on the availability or functionality of products or services until they are actually offered on the Site. We reserve the right in our sole discretion to determine how any products and services will be offered and awarded. This determination includes, without limitation, the scope, nature and timing of all such offers and awards.

17. Information and Press Releases.
THE SITE CONTAINS INFORMATION AND PRESS RELEASES ABOUT US. WHILE THIS INFORMATION WAS BELIEVED TO BE ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE PREPARED, WE DISCLAIM ANY DUTY OR OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THIS INFORMATION OR ANY PRESS RELEASES. Information about companies other than ours contained in the press release or otherwise, should not be relied upon as being provided or endorsed by us.

18. Unauthorized Access or Activities.
To maintain the integrity and functionality of the Site for users, access to the Site or activities related to the Site that are harmful to, inconsistent with or disruptive of the Site or users’ beneficial use and enjoyment of the Site are expressly unauthorized and prohibited. For example, without limitation, such prohibited activities include:

A. Using the Site in any manner or for any purpose other than as expressly permitted by these Terms of Use or the Privacy Policy;
B. Using the Site in violation of any federal, state, local, or international laws or regulations or would otherwise give rise to civil liability;
C. Using the Site or the Services for storing, transmitting, or posting infringing, libelous, offensive, defamatory, abusive, pornographic, hateful, obscene or otherwise objectionable, unlawful or tortious material, or using the Site or Services to harass, defame, or embarrass other users or individuals;
D. Interfering with other users’ use or enjoyment of the Site;
E. Using the Site for commercial purposes other than those consented to by NCPA;
F. Collecting Site users’ personal information (including but not limited to email addresses, IP addresses and telephone numbers) for any purpose, or otherwise bullying, intimidating, or harassing any other user of the Site;
G. Copying, aggregation, display, distribution, performance or derivative use of the Site or any content posted on the Site, whether done directly or through intermediaries (including but not limited to by means of spiders, robots, crawlers, scrapers, framing, iframes or RSS feeds);
H. Accessing or using the Site to design, develop, test, update, operate, modify, maintain, support, market, advertise, distribute or otherwise make available any program, application or service (including, without limitation, any device, technology, product, computer program, mobile device application, Site, or mechanical or personal service) that enables or provides access to, use of, operation of or interoperation with the Site. This prohibition specifically applies but is not limited to software, programs, applications and services for use or operation on or by any computer or any electronic, wireless or mobile device, technology or product that exists now or in the future;
I. Attempting to decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer all or any part of the Site in order to identify, acquire, copy or emulate any source code or object code;
J. Introducing or attempting to introduce any malicious software, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, malware, spiders and/or harmful code to the Site;
K. Infringing on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity or other right of any other person or entity; and
L. Attempting to engage in, or to enable, induce, encourage, cause or assist anyone else to engage in, any of the above unauthorized and prohibited access and activities.

If you access the Site or copy, display, distribute, perform or create derivative works from the Site or our intellectual property in violation of the Terms of Use or for purposes inconsistent with the Terms of Use, your access, copying, display, distribution, performance or derivative work is unauthorized. Circumvention of any technological restriction or security measure on the Site or any provision of the Terms of Use that restricts content, conduct, or access is expressly prohibited. For purposes of this paragraph, you agree that cached copies of our Site on your computer or computer server constitute "copies" under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101.

19. Circumvention.
You acknowledge and agree that you shall not circumvent or attempt to circumvent any of these Terms of Use, the Site or otherwise interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operations of the Site (collectively referred to herein as a "Circumvention Act"). If NCPA determines, in its sole discretion, that you have engaged, or attempted to engage, in any Circumvention Act, use automated technology or otherwise commit fraud with regard to the Site, then, in such an event, NCPA reserves the right to institute civil or criminal proceedings against you and report you to the relevant regulatory authorities.

20. Termination.
We may terminate this Agreement and your rights to access and use the Site and Services for any or no reason, without liability, at our sole discretion at any time, including but not limited to if we suspect that you have violated this Agreement. We may notify you of any such termination but are under no obligation to do so. In addition, without limiting the foregoing termination rights, we reserve the right, at any time and in our sole and absolute discretion, to temporarily suspend access to the Site (in whole or in part) for: (a) scheduled or unscheduled maintenance; (b) purposes of maintaining the security or integrity of NCPA’s network, hardware, or associated systems or those of its third-party providers; or (c) the actual or suspected violation of this Agreement by you.

21. Miscellaneous.
The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof. Should any part of this Agreement be held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed consistent with applicable law and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent that anything in or associated with the Site is in conflict or inconsistent with this Agreement, this Agreement shall take precedence. Our failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of such provision nor of the right to enforce such provision. This Agreement is the complete agreement and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous understandings, negotiations and communication, whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Only NCPA may modify this Agreement, and it may make modifications at any time. Modifications will be in effect upon posting to the Site. This Agreement shall for all purposes be governed and construed in accordance with the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its choice-of-law rules, and any disputes will be resolved in the courts of the Commonwealth of Virginia or through dispute resolution proceedings held in Virginia.

THE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS IN THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT PURPORT TO LIMIT LIABILITY OR ALTER YOUR RIGHTS AS A CONSUMER THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.