This is the Legal Webpage (the "Legal Webpage") for Consumers
Life Insurance Company ("Consumers Life") Website (the "Consumers Life
Website"). The use of the Consumers Life Website and all the materials on this
Website are subject to the terms and conditions of use ("Terms and Conditions")
contained on this Legal Webpage.
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THE CONSUMERS
LIFE WEBSITE. BY USING THIS WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.
THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY BE AMENDED OR CHANGED BY US AT ANY TIME AT OUR
DISCRETION. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR CONTINUED USE OF THIS WEBSITE AFTER ANY SUCH
AMENDMENT OR CHANGE SHALL CONSTITUTE YOUR AGREEMENT TO ANY SUCH CHANGES.
1. Intellectual Property Rights. Everything on this Website, including
without limitation, all text, graphics, software, logos, icons and images, is
the valuable intellectual property of Consumers Life, its information providers
and suppliers.
Consumers Life protects its intellectual property rights to the full extent of
the law. You may not copy, publish, distribute, create derivative works or
otherwise commercially exploit the content of this Website without the
permission of Consumers Life.
2. Governing Law. These Terms and Conditions are governed by the laws of
the State of Ohio as such laws apply to contracts between Ohio residents
performed entirely within the State of Ohio.
3. Jurisdiction. This Website is controlled and operated by Consumers
Life from the company's headquarters in Cleveland, Ohio. Consumers Life does
not represent or warrant that any materials on this site are appropriate or
available for use in any other location. If you choose to access this site from
another location, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for complying
with any and all local laws.
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Ohio as such law is applied to matters entered
into and performed in the State of Ohio. Any action related to any matter,
transaction, or occurrence arising out of accessing, viewing, transmitting or
linking to this Website shall be brought exclusively in the appropriate state
or federal court sitting in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States of
America.
4. Severability. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is
deemed void, unlawful or otherwise unenforceable for any reason, that provision
shall be severed from this agreement and the remaining provisions of this
agreement shall remain in force.
5. Use of Cookies and other methods of collecting information. Consumers
Life uses various methods to collect certain other kinds of information that
cannot be personally identified with you, including "cookies," "referrers," IP
addresses, and environment variables.
A "cookie" is an element of data that Consumers Life can send to your browser,
which may then store it on your system. It can be used to provide you with a
tailored user experience. The Consumers Life site uses cookies. We treat any
personally identifiable information with the same confidentiality as when you
enrolled. You can set your browser to notify you when you receive a cookie,
giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept it. Consumers Life
does not require that you accept cookies.
A "referrer" is the information passed along by a web browser that references
the Web URL you linked from, and is automatically gathered by our Web server.
This information is used by Consumers Life to identify broad demographic trends
that may be used to provide information tailored to your interests. You will
not be personally identified from this information.
Your computer uses IP addresses every time you are connected to the Internet.
Your IP address is a number that is used by computers on the network to
identify your computer so that data (such as the Web pages you request) can be
sent to you. Our Web server automatically gathers them. Consumers Life will not
use your IP address to attempt to identify your personal information and you
will remain anonymous.
System Information we gather includes time, type of Web browser being used, the
operating system/platform, and CPU speed. This information is sent
automatically by your Web browser when you are connected to a Web site and is
used by Consumers Life only for broad demographic statistics. You will not be
personally identified from this information.
6. Security Policy. Consumers Life takes the security of your
information very seriously and has established security standards and
procedures to prevent unauthorized access to customer information. We maintain
physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to guard your information. All
authorized personnel within our organization who deal with your information
must abide by a confidentiality agreement. Consumers Life's Website, however,
includes links to other sites and when you choose to visit those sites, we are
not responsible for their privacy policies or how they treat user information.
In addition, we may permit third parties to offer registration-based services
through our site. We are not responsible for the actions and policy of these
third parties and you should review the privacy policy of those parties before
supplying personally identifiable information to them.
7. Links. This site may contain links to other Internet sites ("Third
Party Sites") that are not maintained by Consumers Life. These links are
provided solely for your convenience, and you access them at your own risk.
CONSUMERS LIFE MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF
PRODUCTS, SERVICES OR INFORMATION OFFERED IN SUCH THIRD PARTY SITES.
Consequently, Consumers Life is not and cannot be held responsible for the
accuracy, copyright compliance, legality or decency of material contained in
sites linked to this Consumers Life site.
8. Termination. Consumers Life may, in its sole discretion, terminate or
suspend your access to all or any part of this site including, but not limited
to, any bulletin boards on this site, for any reason, including without
limitation, breach of this agreement. If this agreement is terminated, the
restrictions regarding materials appearing on this site and the representations
and warranties, indemnities and limitations of liability set forth in this
agreement shall survive any such termination.
9. General. This site is owned and operated by Consumers Life. Consumers
Life has the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature
of this site including, without limitation, the content, hours of availability
and equipment needed for access to or use of the site.
10. Equipment. You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining
all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to or
use of this site and all charges related thereto.
11. Monitoring. Consumers Life reserves the right, but not the
obligation, to monitor this site to determine compliance with the terms of this
Legal Webpage and any rules established by Consumers Life to satisfy any law or
regulation.
12. Business Associates. Any business associates of Consumers Life
identified in this site are independent of Consumers Life. Such business
associates are not joint venture partners or any other kind of partners of
Consumers Life. No employee or representative of any business associate is
under the control of Consumers Life.
13. Products. The information and descriptions contained on this site
are intended as general information and are not necessarily complete
descriptions of all terms, exclusions and conditions applicable to the products
and services offered by Consumers Life.
14. Disclaimer of Warranty; Limitation of Liability. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE
THAT USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NEITHER CONSUMERS LIFE, ITS
AFFILIATES NOR ANY OF ITS OR THEIR RESPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, THIRD PARTY
CONTENT PROVIDERS, LICENSORS OR BUSINESS PARTNERS WARRANT THAT THIS SITE WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE; NOR DO THEY MAKE ANY WARRANTY AS TO THE RESULTS
THAT MAY OBTAIN FROM USE OF THIS SITE, OR AS TO THE ACCURACY OR LIABILITY OF
ANY INFORMATION, SERVICE OR MERCHANDISE PROVIDED THROUGH THIS SITE.
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF TITLE, OR
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
OTHER THAN THOSE WARRANTIES THAT ARE IMPLIED BY AND INCAPABLE OF EXCLUSION,
RESTRICTION OR MODIFICATION UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE NO
WARRANTIES AS TO THE RESULTS OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THIS SITE.
THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY
FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INACCURACY, INTERRUPTION, DELETION,
DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE
FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE
OF THIS SITE WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR (INCLUDING
STRICT LIABILITY), NEGLIGENCE OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU
SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CONSUMERS LIFE IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY
OR OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE
RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. IN NO EVENT WILL
CONSUMERS LIFE, OR ANY PERSON OR ENTITY INVOLVED IN CREATING, PRODUCING OR
DISTRIBUTING THIS SITE, OR THE CONTENT INCLUDED HEREIN, BE LIABLE IN CONTRACT,
IN TORT (INCLUDING FOR ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE) OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY
(INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY) FOR ANY DAMAGES INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION,
DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SIMILAR
DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, LOST PROFITS OR REVENUES, LOSS OF USE OR
SIMILAR ECONOMIC LOSS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF INABILITY TO USE THE SITE. YOU
HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL USE
OF AND CONTENT ON THIS SITE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR
EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL CONSUMERS
LIFE’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES OR CAUSES OF ACTION,
WHETHER IN CONTRACT TORT INCLUDING ITS OWN NEGLIGENCE OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL
THEORY INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY, EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR
ACCESSING THIS SITE.
15. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify and hold Consumers Life and
its suppliers, information providers, ISPs, and the officers, directors and
employees of Consumers Life (an "Indemnified Party") harmless against any
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, penalty actions, proceedings or judgments
(collectively referred to as "Losses") to which an Indemnified Party may become
subject, related to or arising out of any infringement or misappropriation or
alleged infringement or alleged misappropriation of any United States
copyright, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary right related to your
use of this Website or related to or in connection with this agreement and will
reimburse such Indemnified Party for all legal and other expenses, including
reasonable attorneys fees incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with
investigating, defending or settling any Loss, whether or not in connection
with pending or threatened litigation in which such Indemnified Party is a
party.
You also agree to indemnify and hold harmless an Indemnified Party against any
Losses to which an Indemnified Party may become subject in which Losses arise
our of or relate to this agreement or use of this Website or your negligent or
wrongful conduct and will reimburse an Indemnified Party for all legal and
other expenses including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees
incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating, defending
or settling any Loss, whether or not in connection with pending or threatened
litigation in which such Indemnified Party is a party.
16. Notices. Any notices required or permitted hereunder may be given
by: (1) personal delivery in writing or by mail, registered or certified,
postage prepaid with return receipt requested; (2) by facsimile transmission
later confirmed by mail; or (3) by overnight delivery. Notices delivered
personally shall be deemed given as of the date of actual receipt. Notices
delivered by facsimile transmission shall be deemed given as of the date and
time of receipt. Notices delivered by overnight mail shall be deemed given as
of the date of delivery. Notices delivered by mail shall be deemed given as of
three days after mailing. Notices shall be addressed as follows:
If to Consumers Life:
2060 East Ninth Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1355
216-687-6264
216-687-1883 (fax)