Terms & Conditions

International Association of Arson Investigators Washington State Chapter (the Chapter)

Terms of Use - Effective September 2026

IMPORTANT - BEFORE INSTALLING, ACCESSING, OR USING ANY PART OF THE IAAI-WA.ORG, YOU SHOULD READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THEY GOVERN YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THESE SITES AND ANY PROGRAMS, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, MATERIALS, AND INFORMATION AVAILABLE THROUGH THESE SITES OR USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (THE FOREGOING COLLECTIVELY REFERENCED HEREIN AS THE “SITES”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF USE, YOU ARE NOT GRANTED PERMISSION BY THE CHAPTER TO ACCESS OR OTHERWISE USE ANY SITE AND ARE INSTRUCTED TO EXIT THE SITES IMMEDIATELY.

Privacy

Your use of the Chapter website is subject to the Chapter’s privacy policy. Please review our privacy policy, which also governs the Site and informs users of our data collection practices.

Copyright Statement

Copyright ©2026 International Association of Arson Investigators Washington State Chapter No. 21. All materials on the Chapter’s websites are the property of the Chapter and may not be copied, reproduced, sold, or distributed without the express permission of the copyright holder.

Copyrights, Trademarks, and Other Laws

All website content is the property of the Chapter, the Chapter’s business partners, or its content suppliers. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on the Chapter’s website is the exclusive property of the Chapter and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

Unauthorized use of the website content may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. The contents of the Chapter’s website and of all other websites under the Chapter's control are protected under both United States and foreign copyright, trademark, and other laws.

You may not sell or modify the Chapter website content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, or otherwise use the website content in any way except as provided for in the terms and conditions of use agreement. The use of the website content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited without the express written permission of the Chapter.

Terms And Conditions

The following constitutes the "Terms and Conditions" under which you may use the Chapter website. The terms “Chapter,” “IAAI WA Chapter,” “WA Chapter No. 21,” “IAAI WA Chapter No. 21”, or “Our” refer to the Chapter. The terms "You" and "User" refer to all companies, individuals and/or entities accessing the Chapter’s website for any reason.

Websites owned and operated by the Chapter are sometimes collectively referred to as "Chapter Website", “IAAI WA Chapter Website,” “WA Chapter No. 21 Website,” “IAAI WA Chapter No. 21 Website” or “Site.” These domains include but are not limited to the following: iaai-wa.org.

By using the Chapter website and services, you indicate your acceptance of these terms and conditions. The Chapter may revise these terms and conditions at any time by updating this document.

The Chapter shall have the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or remove any terms or conditions of these terms of use without notice. Any changes to these terms of use shall be effective immediately following the posting of such changes on this website. The most recent version of these terms of use may always be found at www.iaai-wa.org. You agree to review these terms of use and agree that any subsequent use by you of this website following changes to these terms of use shall constitute your acceptance of all such changes.

If you do not accept the terms and conditions stated here, do not use this website.

Links To Other Sites

The Chapter website contains links to third-party websites. The Chapter is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and makes no representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

Advertising Disclaimer

The Chapter reserves the right to accept or reject any advertisement submitted for the Chapter’s publications and on its website. The appearance of advertising in the Chapter’s publications and on its website in no way implies endorsement or approval by the Chapter of any advertising claims or of the advertiser, its product, or services. The Chapter disclaims any liability whatsoever in connection with advertising appearing in the Chapter’s publications and on its websites.

Social Media Content Disclaimer

The Chapter does not guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of any comments posted to its social media outlets (blogs, social networks, message boards/forums, etc.). Users may not post any content that is obscene, defamatory, profane, libelous, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to any person or entity. The Chapter reserves the right to delete or edit any comments that it considers inappropriate or unacceptable. By submitting a comment, users expressly grant the Chapter a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, irrevocable license to publish, modify, reproduce, display, distribute, and use such content for any purpose without further notice or consent.

Use of Website Content

The Chapter website may be used only for lawful purposes. The use of the website content on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited without the express written permission of the Chapter.

The terms and conditions of use strictly prohibit downloading data or copying any information from the Chapter website for any mass communications. Copying information with the intent of selling, distributing, imitating, advertising, or any other purpose not approved in writing by the Chapter is prohibited.

The terms and conditions of use prohibit downloading or copying data to build or add to any other database for any purpose.

Additionally, the Chapter specifically prohibits sharing your password with any third party or using your password for any unauthorized purpose

Acceptable Website Use

You may not use the Chapter website in order to transmit, distribute, store or destroy material, including, without limitation, website content in violation of any applicable law or regulation, in a manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others, or violate the privacy, publicity or other personal rights of others, or that is defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.

Security Rules

Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of any Chapter website, including, without limitation, accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account the user is not authorized to access, or sending unsolicited faxes or e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services.

Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. The Chapter will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations and may involve and cooperate with law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users involved in such violations.

The Chapter's Rights To User Information

To the fullest extent permitted by law, by submitting content to any public or nonpublic area of any Chapter website, you grant the Chapter the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, sub-licensable (through multiple tiers), non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, communicate to the public, perform and display the content (in whole or in part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content. “Content” does not include personal data or personal information that is otherwise subject to and protected under the Chapter’s privacy policy.

You also permit any subscriber to access, display, or view such content for personal or business use only. Subject to the foregoing, the owner of such content placed on the website retains all rights that may exist in such content.

Registration And Password

If any services from the Chapter require you to open an account or update an existing account, you must complete the registration/update process by providing us with current, complete, and accurate information. You may also be required to choose or update a password and/or username.

You are responsible for maintaining the accuracy and content of your information and the confidentiality of your password(s). You are entirely responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify the Chapter immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. The Chapter will not be liable for any loss that you may incur because of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held liable for losses incurred by the Chapter or another party due to someone else using your account or password. You may not use anyone else's account, at any time, without the permission of the account holder.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Chapter, its officers, directors, employees, agents and third parties, for any losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorney fees) relating to or arising out of your use of or inability to use the site or services, any user postings made by you, your violations of any terms of this agreement or your violation of any rights of a third party, or your violation of any applicable laws, rules or regulations. The Chapter reserves the right, at its own cost, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which event you will fully cooperate with the Chapter in asserting any available defenses.

The Chapter does not warrant that any information will operate error-free, or that any Chapter website and its servers operate error-free. If your use of any Chapter-provided content results in the need for servicing or replacing equipment or data, the Chapter is not responsible for those costs. The Chapter content and user-provided content are provided on an "as is" basis without any warranties of any kind. The Chapter, to the fullest extent permitted by law, disclaims all warranties, whether express or implied, including the warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. The Chapter makes no warranties about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the content, services, software, text, graphics, and links. In no event shall the Chapter, its suppliers or any third parties mentioned on any Chapter website 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 any Chapter content, whether based on warranty, contract, tort or any other legal theory, and whether or not the Chapter is advised of the possibility of such damages.

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No Resale Or Unauthorized Commercial Use

The Chapter website contains links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience that may bring value to your business.

The Chapter is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and makes no representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites. If you decide to access linked third-party websites, you do so at your own risk.

Limitation Of Liability

The Chapter's maximum liability arising out of or in connection with any Chapter site or your use of the website content, regardless of the cause of action (whether in contract, tort, breach of warranty or otherwise), will not exceed $100.

Termination

The Chapter reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pursue all of its legal remedies, including, but not limited to immediate termination of your account along with your ability to access the Chapter website and/or any other service provided to you by the Chapter, upon any breach by you of these terms and conditions or if the Chapter is unable to verify or authenticate any information you submit to a Chapter website.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Chapter, its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against any claims, actions or demands, including, without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from any material you provide to the Chapter website, any website content that you use or your breach of the terms of these terms and conditions. The Chapter shall provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit or proceeding and shall assist you, at your expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.

General

The Chapter controls, operates, and administers the Chapter website from offices within the United States. If you access the service from a location outside the United States, you are responsible for compliance with all local laws. You agree that you will not use the Chapter website content accessed through the Chapter in any country or in any manner prohibited by any applicable laws, restrictions, or regulations. If you access the Website from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction.

These Terms and Conditions are governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Washington without respect to its conflict of laws principles. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under this agreement shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within Washington State.

If any provision of these terms and conditions is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these terms and conditions, which shall remain in full force and effect.

No waiver of any term of these terms and conditions shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.

Except as expressly provided in additional terms of use for areas of the website, a particular "Legal Notice" or Software License or material on particular web pages, these terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and the Chapter with respect to the use of the Chapter website. No changes to these terms and conditions shall be made except by a revised posting on this page.

Additional Terms Of Use

Certain areas of the website and the other Chapter websites may be subject to additional terms of use. By using such areas, or any part thereof, you agree to be bound by the additional terms of use applicable to such areas.