Terms Of Use

This site was partially funded by the California Department of Mental Health under the AB1278 program. The Home Page, Director's Corner and Legislative Activities Page are NOT supported by State funding. The views expressed here are solely those of NAMI California unless otherwise noted.

NAMI California is a non-profit corporation, incorporated within the State of California.

The NAMI California Web site is a complimentary information service provided by NAMI California as a convenience to users, with the express condition that users agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this User Agreement. NAMI California reserves the right to change the User Agreement terms and conditions at any time, and you must consult the most recent version of this User Agreement each time that you visit our Web site. Use of the NAMI California Web site constitutes your acceptance of the terms and conditions included below.

Limitation of Liability

You agree that you will hold harmless NAMI California and its officers, directors, employees, and volunteers from all claims arising out of or related to your access or use of, or your inability to access or use, this Web site or the information contained in this Web site or other Web sites to which it is linked. You also agree that NAMI California or the contributors of information to this Web site shall NOT be liable to you or anyone else for any decision made or action taken by you in reliance on information provided on the NAMI California web site or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

Disclaimer on Professional Advice

The information available on and through the namicalifornia.org Web site is presented in summary form as a supplement to, and NOT as a substitute for, the knowledge, skill, and judgment of qualified psychiatrists, psychologists, physicians and health care professionals. The information on namicalifornia.org has been obtained from sources believed to be accurate and reliable. However, NAMI California makes no warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of this information. Should you have any health, medical or disability questions or concerns, please consult a physician or other health care professional. Information accessed on or through namicalifornia.org is neither complete nor exhaustive and does not cover all disabilities, diseases, illnesses, and physical conditions or their management or treatment.

Information accessed on and through namicalifornia.org is provided "AS IS" and without warranty, express or implied, including, but not limited to, any implied warranty of merchantability or of fitness for a particular purpose. The information provided on the NAMI California Web site is provided for general information only.

Disclaimer of Warranty

NAMI California makes no warranties of any kind concerning this Web site, including but not limited to any warranty of accuracy, completeness, currency, reliability, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or any warranty that these pages, or the server that makes them available, are free of viruses or other harmful elements, and such warranties are expressly disclaimed.

Endorsements

You understand that the opinions and recommendations included in this Web site are not necessarily those of NAMI California or endorsed by NAMI California. NAMI California may provide links to other Web sites, which are not under the control of NAMI California. These links are included as a convenience to you and are not intended as an endorsement by NAMI California of the organization or individual operating the Web site.

Usage of Content

Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained on the NAMI California Web site, including - but not limited to -- text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips is proprietary to NAMI California and may not be copied, reproduced, transmitted, displayed, distributed or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without NAMI California's prior permission, except that the user may make such temporary copies in a single computer's RAM and hard drive cache as are necessary to browse the Web site, and the user may make one permanent printout of each page of the Web site to be used by the user for personal and noncommercial uses which do not harm the reputation of NAMI California.

Trademarks

NAMI California is a registered service mark of NAMI California.

NAMI, NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program, Open Your Mind, Mind of America . . . Mental Illnesses are Brain Disorders, and other marks are registered service marks of NAMI.

Jurisdiction

This Web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by NAMI California, which is headquartered in Sacramento, California, in the United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other locations around the world. Each of these locations has laws that may differ from those of California. Therefore, by accessing this Web site both you and NAMI California agree that the statutes and laws of California, without regard to principles of conflicts of law in California or elsewhere, shall apply to all matters arising from or relating to use of this Web site. You and NAMI California also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the state and/or federal courts located closest in proximity to the NAMI California's office should any matter arise related to NAMI California.

Restrictions

The public areas of namicalifornia.org (i.e. those areas accessible without signing in to the site) are accessible to all users. Areas requiring a sign-in may be restricted as needed by age, membership and appropriateness as per the Terms Of Use for that page.

Email Policy

NAMI California email and the email system is for official use. NAMI California automatically screens all email received and sent by the system. Email messages and files may be stored, printed, deleted or forwarded as needed at the discretion of NAMI California.

NAMI California automatically deletes unwanted email WITHOUT notifying sender or recipient. Messages containing solicitations, profanity, racial or sexual references and/or attached files in .GIF, .EXE, .VBS formats are automatically and permanently deleted without notice.

Graphic files e.g., .gif, .jpg, etc. should be sent in a ZIP file format. Contact NAMI California at 916-567-0163 to resolve any problems with email.