Terms of Service

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY.  BY ACCESSING OR USING THIS WEB SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN AND ALL TERMS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE.  IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE THIS WEB SITE.

This website is operated by The Barack Obama Foundation (“BOF,” “we” or “us”).  These terms and conditions of use (“Site Terms”) apply solely to your access to, and use of, the obama.org Web site operated by BOF and other BOF Web sites including mobile sites and applications which link to these Site Terms (the “Sites”).  Note that usage of  https://www.shop.obama.org (Opens in a new tab) is subject, in addition, to the  Terms of Use (Opens in a new tab) and Privacy Policy (Opens in a new tab) of Event Networks LLC. These Site Terms do not alter in any way the terms or conditions of any other agreement you may have with BOF for products, services or otherwise.

We reserve the right to change or modify any of the terms and conditions contained in the Site Terms or any policy or guideline of the Sites, at any time and in our sole discretion.  Any changes or modification will be effective immediately upon posting of the revisions on the Sites, and you waive any right you may have to receive specific notice of such changes or modifications.  Your continued use of these Sites following the posting of changes or modifications will confirm your acceptance of such changes or modifications.  Therefore, you should frequently review the Site Terms and applicable policies from time-to-time to understand the terms and conditions that apply to your use of the Sites.  If you do not agree to the amended terms, you must stop using the Sites.

All questions or comments about the Sites or site content should be directed  here.

Please refer to our  Privacy Policy for information on how we collect, use and disclose personally identifiable information from our users.

If you request to receive updates or other information by mobile phone or text message, you consent to our communicating with you via your mobile device and confirm that you are 14+ years of age. We do not charge for these services. However, your carrier’s normal messaging, data and other rates and fees will still apply. You should check with your carrier to find out what plans are available and how much they cost. At any time, you may text STOP to cancel or HELP for customer support information.

Unless otherwise indicated in the Sites, the Sites and all content and other materials on the Sites, including, without limitation, BOF’s logo, and all designs, text, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, tools, widgets, sound files, other files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the “Site Materials”) are the proprietary property of BOF or its licensors or users and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

You are granted a limited, non-sublicensable license to access and use the Sites and the Site Materials for your informational, non-commercial and personal use only.  Such license is subject to these Site Terms and does not include: (a) any resale or commercial use of  the Sites or the Site Materials therein; (b) the reproduction, distribution, public performance or public display of any Site Materials, except as expressly permitted on the Site; (c) modifying or otherwise making any derivative uses of the Sites and the Site Materials, or any portion thereof; (d) use of any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (e) downloading (other than the page caching) of any portion of the Sites, the Site Materials or any information contained therein, except as expressly permitted on the Sites; or (f) any use of the Sites or the Site Materials other than for its intended purpose.  Any use of the Sites or the Site Materials other than as specifically authorized herein, without the prior written permission of BOF, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the license granted herein.  Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws including without limitation copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes.  Unless explicitly stated herein, nothing in these Site Terms shall be construed as conferring any license to intellectual property rights, whether by estoppel, implication or otherwise.  This license is revocable at any time.

In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) and other applicable law, BOF has adopted a policy of terminating, in appropriate circumstances and at BOF’s sole discretion, subscribers or account holders who are deemed to be repeat infringers.  BOF may also at its sole discretion limit access to the Sites and/or terminate the accounts of any users who infringe any intellectual property rights of others, whether or not there is any repeat infringement.

If you believe that anything on the Sites infringe upon any copyright which you own or control you may file a notification of such infringement with our Designated Agent as set forth below.

Notification of Claimed Infringement:  Copyright Agent Full Address of Designated Agent to Which Notification Should be Sent:  P.O. Box 15400, Chicago, IL 60615 Telephone Number of Designated Agent: 773-420-1700 E-Mail Address of Designated Agent: copyrightagent@obama.org

Please see 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3) for the requirements of a proper notification.  You should note that if you knowingly misrepresent in your notification that the material or activity is infringing, you will be liable for any damages, including costs and attorneys’ fees, incurred by us or the alleged infringer as the result of our relying upon such misrepresentation in removing or disabling access to the material or activity claimed to be infringing.

All logos and slogans contained in the Sites are trademarks of BOF, its suppliers or licensors, or other third parties and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of BOF or the applicable trademark holder.  You may not use any metatags or any other “hidden text” utilizing “BOF” or any other name, trademark or product or service name of BOF without our prior written permission.  In addition, the look and feel of the Site, including all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts, is the service mark, trademark and/or trade dress of BOF and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission.  All other trademarks, registered trademarks, product names and company names or logos mentioned in the Sites are the property of their respective owners.  Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, and supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship, or recommendation thereof by us.

You may not use a BOF logo or other proprietary graphic of BOF to link to these Sites without the express written permission of BOF.  Further, you may not use, frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any BOF trademark, logo or other proprietary information, including the images found at the Sites, the content of any text or the layout/design of any page or form contained on a page on the Sites without BOF’ express written consent.  Except as noted above, you are not conveyed any right or license by implication, estoppel or otherwise in or under any patent, trademark, copyright or proprietary right of BOF or any third party.

BOF makes no claim or representation regarding, and accepts no responsibility for, the quality, content, nature, or reliability of third-party Web sites accessible by hyperlink from the Sites, or Web sites linking to the Sites.  Such sites are not under the control of BOF and BOF is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site, or any review, changes or updates to such sites.  BOF provides these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply affiliation, endorsement, or adoption by BOF of any site or any information contained therein.  When you leave the Sites, you should be aware that our terms and policies no longer govern.  You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any site to which you navigate from the Sites.

We may make third party information and other content available on or through the Sites (the “Third Party Content”) as a service to those interested in this information BOF does not control, endorse or adopt any Third Party Content and makes no representation or warranties of any kind regarding the Third Party Content, including without limitation regarding its accuracy or completeness.  You acknowledge and agree that BOF is not responsible or liable in any manner for any Third Party Content and undertakes no responsibility to update or review any Third Party Content.  Users use such Third Party Content contained therein at their own risk.

You acknowledge and agree that any comments, statements, stories, photographs, video, audio and/or other recordings or media that you submit to BOF (the “Submissions”) may be used by BOF for any purpose and without compensation in accordance with the terms of our  Submission Terms.  In addition, any feedback, questions, suggestions, ideas, or other information or materials regarding the Sites or BOF that are provided by you in the form of email or other submissions to BOF, or any postings on the Sites (the “Feedback”), are non-confidential and shall become the sole property of BOF.  BOF shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, in and to all Feedback and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of such Feedback for any purpose without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

The Sites may include areas in which you or other users may post or upload Submissions and other text, photos, video, messages, information,  content or materials on the Sites (“User Content”).  You are solely responsible for the User Content you post or upload.  You agree not to post, upload to, transmit, distribute, store, create or otherwise publish through the Sites any of the following:

You further agree that you are solely responsible for your conduct while on the Sites, and you agree that you will not do any of the following in connection with the Sites or its users:

BOF takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any User Content posted, stored or uploaded by you or any third party, or for any loss or damage thereto, or for any user conduct, nor is BOF liable for any mistakes, defamation, slander, libel, omissions, falsehoods, obscenity, pornography or profanity you may encounter.  Your use of the Sites is at your own risk.  Enforcement of the user content or conduct rules set forth in these Site Terms is solely at BOF’s discretion, and failure to enforce such rules in some instances does not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce such rules in other instances.  In addition, these rules do not create any private right of action on the part of any third party or any reasonable expectation that the Sites will not contain any content that is prohibited by such rules.   As a provider of interactive services, BOF is not liable for any statements, representations or User Content provided by its users in any public forum, personal home page or other Interactive Area.  Although BOF has no obligation to screen, edit or monitor any of the Content posted in any Interactive Area, BOF reserves the right, and has absolute discretion, to remove, screen or edit any User Content posted or stored on the Sites at any time and for any reason without notice, and you are solely responsible for creating backup copies of and replacing any User Content you post or store on the Sites at your sole cost and expense..  Any use of the Interactive Areas or other portions of the Sites in violation of the foregoing violates these Site Terms and may result in, among other things, termination or suspension of your rights to use the Interactive Areas and/or the Sites.

If you post User Content to the Sites, unless we indicate otherwise, you grant BOF and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display such User Content throughout the world in any media and for any purpose in connection with BOF or its projects or initiatives.  You grant BOF and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if we choose.  You represent and warrant that (a) you own and control all of the rights to the User Content that you post or you otherwise have the right to post such User Content to the Sites; (b) the User Content is accurate and not misleading; and (c) use and posting of the User Content you supply does not violate these Site Terms and will not violate any rights of or cause injury to any person or entity.

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless BOF, its independent contractors, service providers and consultants, and their respective directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, damages, costs, liabilities and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to any User Content you post, store or otherwise transmit on or through the Sites or your use of  the Interactive Areas, including without limitation any actual or threatened suit, demand or claim made against BOF and/or its independent contractors, service providers, employees, directors or consultants, arising out of or relating to the User Content, your conduct, your violation of these Site Terms or your violation of the rights of any third party.

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED TO THE CONTRARY IN A WRITING BY BOF, THE SITES, THE SITE MATERIALS CONTAINED THEREIN AND THE SERVICES PROVIDED ON OR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH (THE “SERVICES”) ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.  BOF DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT AND AS TO ACCURACY OR RELIABILITY OF THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, FORMS OR OTHER  SITE MATERIALS ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE.

BOF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS, INCLUDING THOSE RELATING TO PRICING, TEXT OR PHOTOGRAPHY.  WHILE BOF ATTEMPTS TO MAKE YOUR ACCESS AND USE OF THE SITES AND SERVICES SAFE, BOF CANNOT AND DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE SITES, THE SITE MATERIALS OR THE SERVER(S) ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS; THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD USE INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED SOFTWARE TO DETECT AND DISINFECT VIRUSES FROM ANY DOWNLOAD.

BOF IS ALSO NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE IN ANY MANNER FOR ANY THIRD PARTY ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS LISTED ON THE SITES OR FOR THE CONDUCT OF ANY EVENT OR ACTIVITY ORGANIZERS OF OTHER USERS OF THE SITES.

BOF reserves the right to change any and all content contained in the Sites and any Services offered through the Sites at any time without notice.  Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof, or any affiliation therewith, by BOF.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW: (A) IN NO EVENT SHALL BOF OR OUR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS OR VOLUNTEERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF PROFITS OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER IN AN ACTION IN CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE) OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENT OR THE SITE MATERIALS CONTAINED IN OR ACCESSED THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RESULTING FROM RELIANCE BY USER ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM BOF, OR THAT RESULT FROM MISTAKES, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DELETION OF FILES OR EMAIL, ERRORS, DEFECTS, VIRUSES, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION OR ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, WHETHER OR NOT RESULTING FROM ACTS OF GOD, COMMUNICATIONS FAILURE, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO BOF’ RECORDS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES; AND (B) IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY OF BOF, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, WARRANTY, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE, WHETHER ACTIVE, PASSIVE OR IMPUTED), PRODUCT LIABILITY, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITES OR THE SITE MATERIALS EXCEED ANY COMPENSATION YOU PAY, IF ANY, TO BOF FOR ACCESS TO OR USE OF THE SITES.

CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OF LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES.  THEREFORE, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

These Site Terms and your use of the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within the District of Columbia, without resort to its conflict of law provisions.  You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these Site Terms shall be filed only in the state and federal courts located in the District of Columbia, and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of these Site Terms.

Notwithstanding any of these Site Terms, BOF reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your license to use the Sites, and to block or prevent future your access to and use of the Sites.

If any provision of these Site Terms shall be deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these Site Terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

Questions or comments about the Sites may be directed to BOF  here.

Last updated Oct 31, 2023