Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation

Terms of Use

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of the website located at saulzaentzfoundation.org (the “Website”), and any informational materials and content hosted or made available via the Website (collectively, “Services”) as provided by the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation (“Foundation”, “us”, “our”, or “we”). “Content” means all text, graphics, images, music, software, audio, video, information, newsletters, embedded videos, and other materials available on or through the Website. Your access to and use of the Website and Content are conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. Please read these Terms carefully.

1. Terms.
   
   1. By accessing or using the Website you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, you may not access or use the Website. You will use the Website in a manner consistent with applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with these Terms. If you are dissatisfied with the Website or these Terms, your remedy is to discontinue your use of the Website. The Website is intended for use by adults 18 years of age or older.
   2. You acknowledge and accept that your use of the Website is at your sole risk. You represent and warrant that you have the legal capacity and authority to accept these Terms. You understand that these Terms constitute a binding legal agreement. We reserve the right to change or modify these Terms at any time. We will provide notice of material changes by posting the updated Terms on the Website with a revised effective date at least 30 days before the changes take effect. Your continued use of the Website after the effective date of such changes constitutes your acceptance of the modified Terms.
2. License. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, we grant you a revocable, non-exclusive, non-transferable, limited license to access and use the Website solely for your personal, non-commercial, informational purposes strictly in accordance with these Terms. This license does not include any right to: (a) resell or make commercial use of the Website or its Content; (b) modify, reproduce, or create derivative works based on the Website or its Content; (c) use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering or extraction methods; or (d) download (other than page caching) any portion of the Website or its Content except as expressly permitted by us.
3. Ownership and Intellectual Property. The Website and associated Content is the owned or appropriately licensed property of the Foundation and/or its third-party licensors. All Content on the Website, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, and software, is protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. We and our licensors reserve all rights in and to the Website and Content not expressly granted in these Terms. Systematic retrieval of data or other content from the Website using automated means to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory is prohibited. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use any intellectual property contained or displayed on the Website without our prior written permission or the prior written permission of any third party that may own such intellectual property. Any unauthorized use of the content contained on the Website may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.
4. Maintenance and Website Availability. We may perform routine maintenance on the Website from time to time. We make no guarantee regarding Website availability or uptime. Neither we nor any third-party service providers have any obligation to furnish maintenance and support services with respect to the Website.
5. Prohibitions. You may not: (a) use any automated means to access or use the Website (including scripts, “bots,” web scrapers, or similar software); (b) duplicate, reproduce, publish, display, distribute, or create derivative works of the Content through any means, except as expressly permitted by us; (c) use the Website for any illegal purpose or in violation of any applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations; (d) attempt to interfere with, compromise, or disrupt the Website’s functionality, security, or infrastructure; (e) collect any information from the Website through automated means or in violation of these Terms; (f) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion of the Website, or any systems or networks connected to the Website; (g) use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair our servers or networks; or (h) violate or attempt to violate any security features of the Website.
6. Intellectual Property and Use. The Website and all Content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, images, video, audio, software, and other materials, are the property of the Foundation or its licensors and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You are explicitly advised that any use of the Website or Content in violation of applicable law is prohibited. The Content may not be modified, duplicated, reproduced, transmitted, sold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial or non-commercial use without our express prior written permission. Any unauthorized duplication, reproduction, performance, display, distribution, or creation of derivative works of any copyrighted Content is prohibited and may subject you to civil and criminal penalties under applicable law. The Website is provided for informational and marketing purposes only. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by the Foundation.
7. User Conduct. You agree not to use the Website:
   
   1. To take any unlawful or unauthorized actions or in any way damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Website or the intellectual property rights owned or licensed by us;
   2. To upload, post, transmit, share, or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
   3. To interfere with or disrupt the Website, servers, or networks connected to the Website, or to disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Website, including but not limited to denial-of-service attacks or distributed denial-of-service attacks;
   4. To attempt to use the Website for any purpose that is unlawful, tortious, abusive, intrusive on another’s privacy, harassing, libelous, defamatory, embarrassing, obscene, threatening, or hateful; or
   5. For any commercial purpose not expressly approved by us in writing. You will not attempt to use the Website to transmit any advertising or promotional materials, including without limitation, “junk mail,” “surveys,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation.
8. Updates. From time to time, we may update the Website. We may make changes to the Website content, features, or these Terms at any time. Your continued use of the Website after any such changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated Terms.
9. Additional Terms. You may be asked to agree to additional terms before accessing specific content or features on the Website (“Additional Terms”). To the extent any Additional Terms conflict with these Terms, the Additional Terms govern with respect to your use of the corresponding content or features.
10. Digital Millennium Copyright Act. We comply with all copyright laws including the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”). We have a Designated Agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(c)(3). The Foundation has adopted and reasonably implemented a policy that provides for the termination in appropriate circumstances of users who are repeat infringers. If you believe the Website, or any portion thereof, violates any copyright that you own or control, submit written notification to our Designated Agent at the address provided in the “Contact and Designated Agent” section that includes:
    
    1. A physical or electronic signature of the copyright owner or a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
    2. 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 claimed to have been infringed;
    3. Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material on the Website;
    4. Information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you, such as an address, telephone number, and email address at which you may be contacted;
    5. A statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
    6. A statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

    If we remove or disable access to content in response to a copyright notice, we will make reasonable efforts to notify the alleged infringer of such action. If you believe your content was wrongly removed due to a mistake or misidentification in a copyright notice, you may send a counter notification pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 512(g)(3) to our Designated Agent at the address provided in the “Contact and Designated Agent” section. A proper counter notification must include: (i) your physical or electronic signature; (ii) identification of the material that has been removed or to which access has been disabled and the location at which the material appeared before it was removed or disabled; (iii) a statement under penalty of perjury that you have a good faith belief that the material was removed or disabled as a result of mistake or misidentification; (iv) your name, address, and telephone number, and a statement that you consent to the jurisdiction of the Federal District Court for the judicial district in which your address is located (or Chicago, Illinois if your address is outside of the United States), and that you will accept service of process from the person who provided the original notification or an agent of such person. Upon receipt of a valid counter notification, we will forward it to the original complaining party and inform them that we may replace the removed material or cease disabling access to it in 10 business days. Unless the copyright owner files an action seeking a court order against the alleged infringer, the removed material may be replaced, or access to it restored, in 10 to 14 business days after receipt of the counter notification.

11. Third Party Services. The Website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including newsletter distribution and Zoom webinar registration. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or copyright compliance of these third-party services. We do not control third-party websites and services, and we are not liable for any content, products, or services available through such third parties. Your use of these services is subject to their respective terms and privacy policies. When you register for our webinars or subscribe to our newsletter or otherwise interact with third parties, you are providing your information directly to those third parties, and their privacy policies will govern the collection and use of your information. If you believe content on a third-party website linked from our Website infringes your copyright, you should contact that third-party website directly.
12. Third-Party Content. The Website contains educational content, including embedded videos and newsletters. Some content may be created by third parties. We do not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for third-party content, and we make no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, legality, or appropriateness of such content. We do not place advertisements on the Website. The Foundation does not claim ownership of third-party content and respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe any content on the Website infringes your copyright or other intellectual property rights, please follow the procedures outlined in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act section of these Terms. We will respond to valid notices of alleged copyright infringement in accordance with the DMCA and may remove or disable access to allegedly infringing material.
13. Privacy and Data Use. Your use of the Website may involve the collection and processing of personal information including, without limitation, for the purpose of sending newsletters and providing webinar information. The information we collect is subject to our Privacy Policy, which is specifically incorporated by reference into these Terms.
14. Termination.
    
    1. You agree that we may, at our sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website, with or without notice and for any reason, including breach of these Terms. Any suspected fraudulent, abusive, or illegal activity may be grounds for barring your access to the Website. You may stop using the Website at any time by unsubscribing from our newsletter or ceasing to visit the Website.
    2. The Foundation reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to suspend or terminate your access to the Website, immediately and without prior notice, if you violate these Terms or applicable law.
    3. In the event of suspension or termination for any violation of these Terms, you acknowledge that we may remove you from our newsletter distribution list.
    4. The remedies described in this section are in addition to, and not in limitation of, any other rights or remedies available to the Foundation under these Terms or applicable law.
15. Disclaimer of Warranty. The Website and all associated content are provided “as is”, with all faults and without warranty of any kind. We hereby disclaim all warranties with respect to the Website either express, implied, or statutory, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, accuracy, quiet enjoyment, and non-infringement of third party rights. We do not warrant, guarantee, or make any representations that the Website will be available at any particular time or location, or that the Website will be free of viruses or other harmful components. We do not guarantee the accuracy of information provided through the Website, including educational content and embedded videos. You use the Website at your own risk. No oral or written communications from us shall create a warranty or in any way increase the scope of these Terms and you may not rely on any such communications. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties or consumer rights so some exclusions or limitations may not apply to you but they shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.
16. Limitation of Liability. You hereby agree that we, along with our subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and each of their directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners, and employees, shall not be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, special, consequential, or incidental damages including but not limited to damages for loss of funds or property, business interruption, loss of business opportunity, loss of data, injury, death, or any other hardship, damages, or losses arising out of or related to: the use or inability to use the Website, however caused; unauthorized or accidental access to or alteration of data; statements or conduct of any third party; or any matter relating to the use of the Website; and even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain remedies or damages so some exclusions and limitations may not apply to you but they shall apply to the maximum extent permitted by law.
17. Indemnification. You hereby indemnify and hold us, our subsidiaries, affiliates, and assigns, and each of their directors, officers, agents, contractors, partners, and employees, harmless from and against any loss, liability, claim, demand, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, arising out of these Terms or in connection with any use of the Website including, but not limited to, any damages, losses, or liabilities whatsoever with respect to or arising from the use of the Website.
18. Legal Compliance. You represent and warrant that (a) you are not located in a country that is subject to a United States government embargo, or that has been designated by the United States government as “terrorist supporting” country; and (b) you are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties.
19. Severability. If any provision of these Terms is found unenforceable or illegal, we may reform such provision to make it enforceable and legal or such provision may be severed and in either case these Terms with such provision reformed or severed will remain in full force and effect to the fullest extent permitted by law. Our failure to enforce any part or portion of these Terms shall not be considered a waiver.
20. Dispute Resolution. We hope to address all of your claims through good faith negotiation and ask that you contact us at the address listed in the Contact and Designated Agent section with any issues you may have regarding the Website or these Terms. Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or related to these Terms, or the breach thereof, which cannot be resolved by good faith negotiation between the parties shall be settled by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association in accordance with its Consumer Arbitration Rules in Chicago, Illinois. Any resulting resolution may include the award of related fees and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, and may be confirmed and entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. You agree that any dispute resolution shall be conducted on an individual basis and not as a class, consolidated, or representative action.
21. Non-Discrimination. The Foundation is committed to non-discrimination in all activities and will comply with all applicable federal and state anti-discrimination laws in the provision of information and services through the Website.
22. Grievance Procedures. Grievances will be reviewed by members of the management team. While the Foundation makes reasonable efforts to address concerns related to the Website, there may be occasions in which issues arise that require intervention and/or action by the Foundation. This procedural description serves solely as a guideline for handling such grievances and does not create any contractual obligation or guarantee of outcome. When a user, either orally or in writing, files a grievance and requests action on the complaint, the following procedures will apply:
    
    1. The grievance will be reviewed by us within 5 business days.
    2. If the grievance concerns the Website, including its content or functionality, the Foundation will review the matter and shall make a final determination in the Foundation’s sole discretion.

    Actions described in subsection (b) above may require written documentation of the grievance for record-keeping purposes. If the grievance relates to the Website, the management team will attempt to resolve the issue. All grievances will be reviewed and responded to within 5 business days.

23. Accessibility and ADA Accommodations. The Foundation is committed to complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) and applicable state and federal accessibility laws, including the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (“WCAG”) to the extent applicable. The Foundation seeks to provide an accessible website and does not discriminate on the basis of disability. The Foundation will make reasonable efforts to ensure that the Website is accessible to users with disabilities. Users who experience accessibility issues with the Website are encouraged to contact the Foundation at ncz@zagottalaw.com so that the Foundation can evaluate whether reasonable accommodations or alternative access methods are available.
24. Controlling Law. These Terms shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois and of the United States. To the extent any claims are not subject to arbitration, all claims, legal proceedings, or litigation arising in connection with the Website will be brought solely in the state or federal courts located in Chicago, Illinois, and you consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.
25. Entire Agreement. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and us relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior understandings, promises, and undertakings, if any, made orally or in writing with respect to the subject matter hereof. You may not assign or transfer any of your rights or obligations under these Terms without the prior written consent of the Foundation. We may assign all or any portion of these Terms in our sole discretion. No modification, amendment, waiver, termination, or discharge of any portion of these Terms shall be binding unless executed and confirmed in writing by us.
26. Contact and Designated Agent. If you have any questions regarding these Terms or the Website, or if you wish to submit a DMCA notice, please contact our Designated Agent:
    
    Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation
    Attn: Nick Zagotta, Designated Agent
    2700 Patriot Blvd., Suite 400
    Glenview, IL 60026
    EMAIL: ncz@zagottalaw.com

Last Updated: June 15, 2026