Terms of Use
Effective date: October 2026
These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of provenaconsortium.com (the “Site”), operated by Provena Consortium (“Provena,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By using the Site, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Use of the Site
You may use the Site for lawful, personal, and informational purposes. You agree not to:
- Use the Site in a way that breaks any law or regulation
- Try to gain unauthorized access to the Site, its servers, or related systems
- Interfere with the Site’s operation, including by uploading viruses or harmful code
- Use bots, scrapers, or other automated tools to copy or collect content without our written permission
- Pretend to be another person or misrepresent your connection to anyone
2. Intellectual property
All content on the Site, including text, graphics, logos, images, video, and design, belongs to Provena or its licensors. It is protected by copyright, trademark, and other laws. You may view and print pages for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not copy, change, distribute, or reuse any content without our written permission.
Provena’s name and logo are our trademarks. You may not use them without our prior written consent.
3. Information on the Site
Content on the Site is provided for general information only. It is not professional, legal, financial, or medical advice. We work to keep information accurate and current, but we do not guarantee that it is complete, accurate, or up to date. We may change or remove content at any time without notice.
4. Links to other websites
The Site may include links to websites we do not own or control. We provide these links for convenience only. We are not responsible for the content, products, or practices of those sites, and a link does not mean we endorse them.
5. Privacy
Your use of the Site is also covered by our Privacy Policy, which explains how we collect and use information.
6. Disclaimer of warranties
The site and all content are provided “as is” and “as available,” without warranties of any kind, express or implied. This includes any warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. We do not promise that the site will be uninterrupted, error-free, or free of viruses.
7. Limitation of liability
To the fullest extent allowed by law, Provena and its owners, employees, and partners will not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of, or inability to use, the site. This applies even if we were told such damages were possible.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend and hold harmless Provena and its owners, employees, and partners from any claims, losses, or expenses, including reasonable attorney fees, that result from your misuse of the Site or your violation of these Terms.
9. Governing law
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Indiana, without regard to conflict of law rules. Any dispute related to these Terms or the Site will be handled in the state or federal courts located in Marion County, Indiana, and you agree to that jurisdiction.
10. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms at any time by posting the new version on this page and changing the effective date. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept them.
11. General
If any part of these Terms is found unenforceable, the rest will stay in effect. Our failure to enforce any part of these Terms is not a waiver of our right to do so later. These Terms, together with our Privacy Policy, are the full agreement between you and Provena about the Site.
12. Contact us
Questions about these Terms can be sent to:
Provena Consortium, [email protected]
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