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Thank you for your interest in our website. These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your use of cmmcab.org, cyberab.org, cyberab.com, and thecaico.org), and any mobile version, portal, interface, or application used in connection with such websites (referred to collectively, as the “Website”). The Website is owned and operated by the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body, Inc. (“CMMC-AB,” “we” or “us”) a Maryland Non-profit corporation doing business under the tradename “Cyber-AB.” By using or accessing the Website or using the services and/or resources available or enabled via the Website (“Services”), you agree to these Terms. When you agree to these Terms you are also agreeing to our Privacy Policy and Refund and Renewal Policy which are a part of these Terms. If you do not agree to any of these Terms, you may not use the Website or Services.
CMMC-AB is a Maryland non-profit corporation doing business under the trade name, “Cyber-AB.” The CMMC-AB is the official accreditation body of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Ecosystem and the sole authorized non-governmental partner of the United States Department of Defense (“DoD”) in implementing and overseeing the CMMC conformance regime. We exist to further the successful implementation of CMMC within the Defense Industrial Base in order to reduce digital risk to DoD's supply chains and contractor support infrastructure. The CMMC-AB’s support to CMMC is through a direct contract with the CMMC Program Management Officer (PMO) within the Department of Defense.
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We may revise or otherwise change or update these Terms. Please check the “Last Updated” legend at the top of this page to see when these Terms was last revised. Changes will become effective immediately after they are posted. A current version of these Terms showing the effective date is always available at this location. We encourage you to periodically review these Terms to see if there have been any changes that may affect you. If you do not agree to these Terms as modified, then you must discontinue your use of the Website. Your continued use of the Website will signify your continued agreement to these Terms as it may be revised from time to time.
While using the Website, you are required to comply with all applicable statutes, orders, regulations, rules, and other laws. You may not use the Website for any fraudulent or unlawful purpose and you may not take any action to interfere with the Website or any other user's use of the Website. In addition, we expect users of the Website to respect the rights and dignity of others. By way of example and not of limitation, you may not (and you expressly agree that you will not) do any of the following, which violate these Terms:
The content (“Content”) available through the Website may be protected by copyrights, trademarks or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as set forth herein or otherwise agreed in writing by the CMMC-AB or other rights owner(s), the use of any Content available on the Website is strictly prohibited. You may use Content purposely made available by us for public use, provided that you (a) keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices, (b) use such Content pursuant to any associated licenses, (c) do not sell, resell, or otherwise exploit for any commercial purposes any portion of such Content, (d) make no modifications to the Content, and (e) do not make any additional representations or warranties relating to the Content on behalf of the CMMC-AB. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.
You are responsible for any Content you transmit through our Website. You agree, represent and warrant that any Content you transmit through our Website or to us is truthful, accurate, not misleading and offered in good faith, and that you have the right to transmit such Content. You shall not upload, post or otherwise make available on or through the Website any Content protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right of any third party without the express written permission of the owner of such right(s) or the authority to do so. You shall be solely liable for any damages resulting from any infringement of copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights, or any other harm resulting from such a submission.
Certain portions of the Website are accessible only to users who have registered with the Website and obtained login credentials (“Secure Users”). If you are a Secure User, you agree to accurately maintain and update any information about yourself and your account that you have provided to CMMC-AB. You further agree that you are responsible for all activities that occur under your Secure User account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your login credentials and you agree not to share your login credentials with any unauthorized parties. You also agree to notify us promptly of any unauthorized use of your login credentials or any other breach of security that you become aware of involving or relating to the Website. CMMC-AB reserves the right to take any and all action, as it deems necessary or reasonable to maintain the security of the Website and your account, including without limitation, terminating your account, changing your password or requesting information to authorize transactions on your account. We explicitly disclaim liability for any and all losses and damages arising from your failure to comply with this section.
We may host message boards, chat rooms, blogs, and other interactive forums or services (each, a “Forum”) on the Website. Forums are intended to serve as discussion centers. Any user failing to comply with these Terms may be expelled from and refused continued access to Forums in the future. You understand that our staff, our outside contributors, or other users connected with CMMC-AB may participate in Forums or other aspects of the Website and may employ anonymous user names when doing so. You acknowledge and agree that Forums are public spaces and that your participation in such Forums creates no expectation of privacy. Further, you acknowledge that any personal information you communicate in Forums may be seen and used by others. We are not responsible for information that you or others choose to communicate in Forums, or for your actions or the actions of other users. CMMC-AB or its designated agents may remove or alter any information or content posted or otherwise disclosed in any Forum at any time for any reason. IF YOU CHOOSE TO MAKE ANY OF YOUR PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE OR OTHER INFORMATION PUBLICLY AVAILABLE IN A FORUM OR OTHERWISE ON OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK.
You acknowledge and agree that we reserve the right (but have no obligation) to do one or all of the following, at our sole discretion: (a) evaluate Content before allowing it to be posted on the Website or any Forum; (b) monitor Content; (c) alter, remove, reject, or refuse to post or allow to be posted, without notice to you, any Content, for any reason or for no reason whatsoever; provided, however, that we shall have no obligation or liability to you for failure to do so or for doing so in any particular manner; and/or (d) disclose any Content, and the circumstances surrounding its transmission, to any third party in order to operate the Website; to protect CMMC-AB and the Website’s users and visitors; to comply with legal obligations or governmental requests; to enforce these Terms; or for any other reason or purpose.
We have no obligation to store, and have no responsibility or liability for the deletion of or failure to store, any Content, including but not limited to any Content you post or input on the Website, unless expressly agreed to by us in writing elsewhere or as otherwise required by law.
We may make improvements and/or changes to the Website, add new features, or terminate the Website at any time without notice. We also: (a) reserve the right (but have no obligation) to change the Content or other offerings on the Website, at any time and from time to time without any notice or liability to you or any other person; and (b) do not warrant that information on the Website is accurate, complete, reliable, current or error-free. Some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusions and disclaimers of certain implied warranties, so some of the provisions of this section may not apply to you.
Any information, statements, opinions or other Content provided by third parties and made available on our Website are those of the respective author(s) and not CMMC-AB. We do not guarantee the validity, accuracy, truthfulness, completeness, reliability or usefulness of any information, statement, opinion or other Content on our Website other than from an authorized CMMC-AB representative acting in his or her official capacity. Under no circumstance will CMMC-AB be liable for any loss or damage caused, directly or indirectly, by your reliance on any such third-party Content.
CMMC-AB may provide on the Website, solely as a convenience to users, links to websites operated by third parties. If you use these links, you will leave our Website. If you decide to visit any linked website, you do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. CMMC-AB does not make any warranty or representation regarding, or endorse or otherwise sponsor, any linked websites or the information appearing thereon or any of the products or services described thereon. Links do not imply that CMMC-AB is legally authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed in or accessible through the links, or that any linked website is authorized to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of CMMC-AB. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIRD PARTY WEBSITES AND RESOURCES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, DATA, ADVERTISING, PRODUCTS, OR OTHER MATERIALS ON OR AVAILABLE THROUGH SUCH WEBSITES AND RESOURCES, IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE APPLICABLE TO SUCH WEBSITES AND RESOURCES.
CMMC-AB may maintain a presence on social media websites, including Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Twitter (collectively, “Social Media Pages”), to provide a place for people to learn more about CMMC-AB and to share comments. All comments, visuals and other materials posted by visitors to our Social Media Pages do not necessarily reflect the opinions or ideas of CMMC-AB. All visitors to our Social Media Pages must comply with the respective social media website’s Terms of Use. CMMC-AB reviews some but not all postings to our Social Media Pages, and may remove postings that we determine are inappropriate or offensive.
If you believe that any Content on the Website infringes upon any copyright which you own or control, you may send a written notification, containing the information required under 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3), to our Designated Copyright Agent as set forth below.
The Website and these Terms are in effect until terminated by CMMC-AB. In addition to any right or remedy that may be available to CMMC-AB under applicable law, CMMC-AB may suspend, limit or terminate all or a portion of your access to the Website or any of its features at any time with or without notice and with or without cause, including without limitation, if CMMC-AB believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms. The provisions of these Terms concerning authorized use, intellectual property rights, disclaimer of warranty, limitation of liability and indemnity, as well as any other provisions that by their nature should survive, shall survive any such termination. You agree that if your use of the Website is terminated pursuant to these Terms, you will not attempt to use the Website under any name, real or assumed. You further agree that if you violate this restriction after your use of the Website is terminated, you will indemnify and hold us harmless from any and all liability that we may incur therefor. We reserve the right to have all violators prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
This Website is not intended for children. We do not seek to collect information about anyone under the age of 18, and we will not knowingly do so. By using the Website, you affirm that you are over the age of 18.
CMMC-AB DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE, VALIDITY, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OF, OR OTHERWISE RESPECTING THE CONTENT AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE OR ANY OTHER WEBSITES LINKED TO OR FROM THE WEBSITE. DOWNLOADING OR OTHERWISE OBTAINING ANY CONTENT THROUGH THE WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE CONTENT OF THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND ON AN "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT POSSIBLE UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, CMMC-AB DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
CMMC-AB AND EACH OF ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND CONTRACTORS (COLLECTIVELY, THE "RELEASEES") WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE, THE WEBSITE’S CONTENT OR LINKS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES CAUSED BY OR RELATED TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS, DEFECTS, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUSES OR LINE FAILURES. THE RELEASEES SHALL NOT HAVE ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ACTS, OMISSIONS OR CONDUCT OF ANY USER OR OTHER THIRD PARTY. THE RELEASEES WILL ALSO NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless CMMC-AB and its directors, officers, employees, agents and contractors from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, costs (including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees) or other expenses that arise directly or indirectly out of or from (a) your breach of any provision of these Terms; (b) your activities in connection with the Website; or (c) unsolicited information you provide to CMMC-AB through the Website.
If you provide us with a telephone number, address, or email address, you expressly agree that we, or our authorized agents, can use that telephone number, address, or email address to contact you. When you use the Website or send emails to CMMC-AB, you are communicating with CMMC-AB electronically. You consent to receive electronically any communications related to your use of the Website. We may communicate with you by email or by posting notices on the Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that are provided to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. All notices from CMMC-AB intended for receipt by a user shall be deemed delivered and effective when sent to the email address you provide on the Website.
In the event a court having jurisdiction finds any portion of these Terms unenforceable, that portion shall not be effective and the remainder of the Terms shall remain effective.
The Website is controlled, operated and administered by the CMMC-AB (or its licensees) from its offices within the United States of America and is not intended to subject the CMMC-AB to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than that of the United States. THE CMMC-AB DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE OR ANY PART THEREOF IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN ANY PARTICULAR JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. Those who choose to access the Website do so on their own initiative and at their own risk, and are responsible for complying with all statutes, orders, regulations, rules and other laws of applicable jurisdictions.
You agree that any dispute in connection with the Website, these Terms or the Privacy Policy will be governed by the laws of the State of Maryland. You also consent to the adjudication of any disputes arising in connection with the Website in the state courts located in Baltimore County, Maryland and the federal courts of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
No waiver, express or implied, by either party of any breach of or default under these Terms will constitute a continuing waiver of such breach or default or be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding or subsequent breach or default.
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