Terms of Service
1. About the SELN (SELN) and these Terms of Service
The SELN (SELN) (hereinafter referred to as "us" or "we") is a joint program of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Our organization is committed to improving employment outcomes for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities through state systems change work.
The SELN community website aims to help members of the SELN engage develop and advance systems change by providing access to peers, the SELN project team and other subject matter experts, thought-provoking commentary, a supportive community and resources through the domain name www.SELNHub.org (the "Site"). These Terms of Service ("TOS") set forth the legally binding terms that govern your use of the Site. You may choose to simply browse SELN content on our Site as a "visitor" or you may choose to register with the SELN and become a "registered user." Registered users must be members of the SELN. Individual users will be vetted, and when appropriate, authorized by the Site coordinator or a member of the SELN project team.
The Site includes a wide variety of resources including articles, blogs, body of knowledge, message boards, groups, videos, photo galleries and other materials that we put on the Site as well as ideas, suggestions, opinions, comments, and observations made registered users, and any text, data, photographs, video, music, sound, chat, messages, files or other material provided to us or posted on the Site by visitors and registered users (all of which are referred to as User Content). When we use the term "Content," we mean both SELN content and user content collectively.
Whether you are a visitor or a registered user, by using this Site you are agreeing to be bound by these TOS. If you become a registered user, there are some additional rules that apply to you--see paragraph four below. If you do not agree to the terms of service, please do not use the site. By using the site you are indicating that you are at least 18 years old. If you are not at least 18 years old, please do not enter the Site.
2. About What's on Our Site
Please remember the following with respect to what is on our Site:
Products. Third parties may not advertise or promote certain products or services on the Site unless given permission in an advance arrangement with the SELN. Descriptions, images or listings of, or links or references to, products or services shared on the site by its registered users do not imply the SELN’s endorsement of such products or services. The SELN is not responsible in any manner for such third party products and services.
Linked Sites. The Site may provide links to other Internet websites or resources ("Linked Sites"). The SELN neither controls nor endorses such Linked Sites, nor have we reviewed or approved any content that appears on such Linked Sites. The SELN is not responsible in any manner for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from any Linked Sites, and the SELN shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods and services available on or through any Linked Site.
Monitoring. The SELN will monitor and occasionally filter registered users’ content to ensure the site reflects the professionalism and respectability found throughout the Network.
3. Registration Obligations
If and when you register to become a Site user, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, complete, and current information (such information being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. You acknowledge and agree that, if any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we reserve the right to terminate your use of the Site and/or remove any User Content you have provided from the Site.
As part of the registration process, your username will be your email address and you will be asked to select a password. We may refuse to grant you a username, password and/or domain name that impersonates someone else, is or may be illegal, is or may be protected by trademark or other proprietary rights law, is already in current use, is vulgar or otherwise offensive, may cause confusion, or for any other reason as determined by us in our sole discretion. You are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of your username and password, and you agree not to transfer or resell your use of or access to the Site to any third party. If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure, you must promptly change your password by immediately emailing the Site coordinator. You are solely responsible for any and all activities, whether by you or anyone else (including without limitation purchases) conducted through your account.
In the event that a register user is no longer a member of the SELN, the user’s registration will be revoked and the user will no longer be able to access member-only site content.
4. Users Rules of Conduct and User Content
The SELN provides tools for registered users to create content such as blogs, profiles, photo albums, video galleries and other materials. The SELN also hosts community message boards and other forums on the Site. Registered users are expected to abide by the Rules of Conduct that are set forth at https://www.selnhub.org/communityguide. If you are a registered user and you fail to comply with the Rules of Conduct or these Terms of Service your access to the Site may be terminated.
You are solely responsible for the User Content you post on or through the Site and the consequences of posting such User Content. By posting such User Content, you represent and warrant to us that you have the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to enable inclusion of the User Content in the manner contemplated by this Site and these TOS.
We may remove any User Content and/or disclose such User Content and the circumstances surrounding its transmission to any third party in order to: (a) operate the Site properly; (b) to protect ourselves, our sponsors, and registered users and visitors; and (c) comply with legal obligations or governmental requests. You agree that any User Content posted to the Site is the sole responsibility of the individual who originally posted the User Content, and that your sole recourse for any damage you may suffer as a result of such User Content shall be to such individual.
5. Changes to these Terms of Service
The SELN reserves the right at any time to: (a) change the terms and conditions of these TOS; (b) change the Site, including eliminating or discontinuing any particular type of Content on or feature of the Site; or (c) change any fees or charges associated with use of the Site or for any products or services offered for sale or otherwise available on the Site. Any changes we make will be effective immediately upon notice, which we may provide by posting the changes on the Site or via electronic mail. Your use of the Site after such notice will be deemed an acceptance of such changes. Be sure to review this TOS periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version.
6. Jurisdictional Issues
The SELN makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the United States. Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent applicable.
7. Termination
The SELN, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof), or use of the Site, and remove and discard any Content within the Site, at any time and for any reason.
8. Proprietary Rights
SELN content includes proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, and that is the property of the SELN .
9. Copyright Policy
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under the U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by the SELN infringe your copyright, you, or your agent, may send the SELN notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it be blocked with the following information: (a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; (b) identification of the claimed infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material on the Site. Providing the URL(s) of the claimed infringing material satisfies this requirement); (c) information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address; (d) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf; and (f) your physical or electronic signature.
10. Privacy Policy
Your use of the Site is subject to our privacy policy. To view our privacy policy, please visit
11. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE, THE CONTENT, ALL TOOLS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DISPLAYED ON, OR ACCESSED OR OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE", AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Without limiting the foregoing, the SELN and its affiliates, suppliers, and agents do not warrant that your use of the site and access to and use of Content and all tools will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, that any information obtained therein is accurate, reliable or complete, that defects will be corrected, or that any software, the Site, or the server(s) on which the Site is hosted are free of viruses or other harmful components. Your use of the Site and any information or materials provided on or through the Site is entirely at your own risk.
12. Limitation of Liability
Neither SELN nor its suppliers, agents or sponsors are responsible or liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury or any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or other damages under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other theory arising out of or relating in any way to (i) the use of or inability to use the Site; (ii) any Content contained on the site or member website; (iii) statements or conduct on the Site; (iv) any product or service purchased or obtained through the Site; (v) any action taken in response to or as a result of any information available on the Site; (vi) any damage caused by loss of access to, deletion of, failure to store, failure to back up, or alteration of any Member Content; or, (vii) any other matter relating to the Site. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the Site is to stop using the Site.
13. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold SELN and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, employees, and representatives, as well as suppliers involved with the Site, harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your breach of these TOS, including any violation of the Rules of Conduct set forth at https://www.selnhub.org/communityguide (b) any allegation that any User Content that you submit to SELN infringes or otherwise violates the copyright, trade secret, trademark or other intellectual property or privacy rights of a third party, and (c) your activities in connection with the Site.
14. Other Information
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and SELN and supersedes any prior agreements between you and the SELN. The TOS and the relationship between you and SELN shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of STATE without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the county of COUNTY in the State of STATE and any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. The failure of SELN to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this TOS and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This TOS is not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with our prior written consent. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach of default.
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California residents are entitled to the following specific consumer rights information: "The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, California 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210."
The SELN (SELN) (hereinafter referred to as "us" or "we") is a joint program of the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services and the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Our organization is committed to improving employment outcomes for adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities through state systems change work.
The SELN community website aims to help members of the SELN engage develop and advance systems change by providing access to peers, the SELN project team and other subject matter experts, thought-provoking commentary, a supportive community and resources through the domain name www.SELNHub.org (the "Site"). These Terms of Service ("TOS") set forth the legally binding terms that govern your use of the Site. You may choose to simply browse SELN content on our Site as a "visitor" or you may choose to register with the SELN and become a "registered user." Registered users must be members of the SELN. Individual users will be vetted, and when appropriate, authorized by the Site coordinator or a member of the SELN project team.
The Site includes a wide variety of resources including articles, blogs, body of knowledge, message boards, groups, videos, photo galleries and other materials that we put on the Site as well as ideas, suggestions, opinions, comments, and observations made registered users, and any text, data, photographs, video, music, sound, chat, messages, files or other material provided to us or posted on the Site by visitors and registered users (all of which are referred to as User Content). When we use the term "Content," we mean both SELN content and user content collectively.
Whether you are a visitor or a registered user, by using this Site you are agreeing to be bound by these TOS. If you become a registered user, there are some additional rules that apply to you--see paragraph four below. If you do not agree to the terms of service, please do not use the site. By using the site you are indicating that you are at least 18 years old. If you are not at least 18 years old, please do not enter the Site.
2. About What's on Our Site
Please remember the following with respect to what is on our Site:
Products. Third parties may not advertise or promote certain products or services on the Site unless given permission in an advance arrangement with the SELN. Descriptions, images or listings of, or links or references to, products or services shared on the site by its registered users do not imply the SELN’s endorsement of such products or services. The SELN is not responsible in any manner for such third party products and services.
Linked Sites. The Site may provide links to other Internet websites or resources ("Linked Sites"). The SELN neither controls nor endorses such Linked Sites, nor have we reviewed or approved any content that appears on such Linked Sites. The SELN is not responsible in any manner for any content, advertising, products or other materials on or available from any Linked Sites, and the SELN shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods and services available on or through any Linked Site.
Monitoring. The SELN will monitor and occasionally filter registered users’ content to ensure the site reflects the professionalism and respectability found throughout the Network.
3. Registration Obligations
If and when you register to become a Site user, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, complete, and current information (such information being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. You acknowledge and agree that, if any information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we reserve the right to terminate your use of the Site and/or remove any User Content you have provided from the Site.
As part of the registration process, your username will be your email address and you will be asked to select a password. We may refuse to grant you a username, password and/or domain name that impersonates someone else, is or may be illegal, is or may be protected by trademark or other proprietary rights law, is already in current use, is vulgar or otherwise offensive, may cause confusion, or for any other reason as determined by us in our sole discretion. You are responsible for ensuring the confidentiality of your username and password, and you agree not to transfer or resell your use of or access to the Site to any third party. If you have reason to believe that your account is no longer secure, you must promptly change your password by immediately emailing the Site coordinator. You are solely responsible for any and all activities, whether by you or anyone else (including without limitation purchases) conducted through your account.
In the event that a register user is no longer a member of the SELN, the user’s registration will be revoked and the user will no longer be able to access member-only site content.
4. Users Rules of Conduct and User Content
The SELN provides tools for registered users to create content such as blogs, profiles, photo albums, video galleries and other materials. The SELN also hosts community message boards and other forums on the Site. Registered users are expected to abide by the Rules of Conduct that are set forth at https://www.selnhub.org/communityguide. If you are a registered user and you fail to comply with the Rules of Conduct or these Terms of Service your access to the Site may be terminated.
You are solely responsible for the User Content you post on or through the Site and the consequences of posting such User Content. By posting such User Content, you represent and warrant to us that you have the necessary licenses, rights, consents and permissions to enable inclusion of the User Content in the manner contemplated by this Site and these TOS.
We may remove any User Content and/or disclose such User Content and the circumstances surrounding its transmission to any third party in order to: (a) operate the Site properly; (b) to protect ourselves, our sponsors, and registered users and visitors; and (c) comply with legal obligations or governmental requests. You agree that any User Content posted to the Site is the sole responsibility of the individual who originally posted the User Content, and that your sole recourse for any damage you may suffer as a result of such User Content shall be to such individual.
5. Changes to these Terms of Service
The SELN reserves the right at any time to: (a) change the terms and conditions of these TOS; (b) change the Site, including eliminating or discontinuing any particular type of Content on or feature of the Site; or (c) change any fees or charges associated with use of the Site or for any products or services offered for sale or otherwise available on the Site. Any changes we make will be effective immediately upon notice, which we may provide by posting the changes on the Site or via electronic mail. Your use of the Site after such notice will be deemed an acceptance of such changes. Be sure to review this TOS periodically to ensure familiarity with the most current version.
6. Jurisdictional Issues
The SELN makes no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use in locations other than the United States. Those who choose to access the Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent applicable.
7. Termination
The SELN, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof), or use of the Site, and remove and discard any Content within the Site, at any time and for any reason.
8. Proprietary Rights
SELN content includes proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws, and that is the property of the SELN .
9. Copyright Policy
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the "DMCA") provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under the U.S. copyright law. If you believe in good faith that materials hosted by the SELN infringe your copyright, you, or your agent, may send the SELN notice requesting that the material be removed or access to it be blocked with the following information: (a) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works; (b) identification of the claimed infringing material and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material on the Site. Providing the URL(s) of the claimed infringing material satisfies this requirement); (c) information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address; (d) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; (e) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notification is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf; and (f) your physical or electronic signature.
10. Privacy Policy
Your use of the Site is subject to our privacy policy. To view our privacy policy, please visit
11. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE SITE, THE CONTENT, ALL TOOLS, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES DISPLAYED ON, OR ACCESSED OR OBTAINED ON OR THROUGH THE SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS", "AS AVAILABLE", AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. Without limiting the foregoing, the SELN and its affiliates, suppliers, and agents do not warrant that your use of the site and access to and use of Content and all tools will be uninterrupted, error-free, or secure, that any information obtained therein is accurate, reliable or complete, that defects will be corrected, or that any software, the Site, or the server(s) on which the Site is hosted are free of viruses or other harmful components. Your use of the Site and any information or materials provided on or through the Site is entirely at your own risk.
12. Limitation of Liability
Neither SELN nor its suppliers, agents or sponsors are responsible or liable to you or anyone else for any loss or injury or any indirect, incidental, consequential, special, exemplary, punitive or other damages under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other theory arising out of or relating in any way to (i) the use of or inability to use the Site; (ii) any Content contained on the site or member website; (iii) statements or conduct on the Site; (iv) any product or service purchased or obtained through the Site; (v) any action taken in response to or as a result of any information available on the Site; (vi) any damage caused by loss of access to, deletion of, failure to store, failure to back up, or alteration of any Member Content; or, (vii) any other matter relating to the Site. Your sole remedy for dissatisfaction with the Site is to stop using the Site.
13. Indemnification
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold SELN and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, agents, co-branders or other partners, employees, and representatives, as well as suppliers involved with the Site, harmless from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs or expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees) that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your breach of these TOS, including any violation of the Rules of Conduct set forth at https://www.selnhub.org/communityguide (b) any allegation that any User Content that you submit to SELN infringes or otherwise violates the copyright, trade secret, trademark or other intellectual property or privacy rights of a third party, and (c) your activities in connection with the Site.
14. Other Information
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and SELN and supersedes any prior agreements between you and the SELN. The TOS and the relationship between you and SELN shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of STATE without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the federal and state courts located within the county of COUNTY in the State of STATE and any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. The failure of SELN to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this TOS and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This TOS is not assignable, transferable or sublicensable by you except with our prior written consent. No waiver by either party of any breach or default hereunder shall be deemed a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach of default.
Under California Civil Code Section 1789.3, California residents are entitled to the following specific consumer rights information: "The Complaint Assistance Unit of the Division of Consumer Services of the Department of Consumer Affairs may be contacted in writing at 400 R Street, Suite 1080, Sacramento, California 95814, or by telephone at (916) 445-1254 or (800) 952-5210."
