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By accessing this website, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions of use and to comply with all applicable state and/or federal laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any of these terms and/or conditions, you may not access or use this website.

Errors, omissions or information provided by third parties

The materials appearing on the FePA website may contain errors of any kind, including, without limitation, typographical or photographic errors. FePA does not warrant that these materials are accurate, complete or current. FePA may make changes to the materials on its website at any time without notice. However, FePA does not commit to updating or replacing such materials.

FePA is not responsible, and you so accept, for errors or omissions on this website. FePA is also not responsible for any information or statements provided by third parties.

Membership

Each FePA member, including its representatives, employees, officers and directors, agrees to comply with all the terms and conditions of FePA membership (hereinafter, the “Terms and Conditions”) listed below.

Payment of the membership fee allows eligible persons to support FePA’s objectives and goals. Every member may volunteer in FePA programs and receive discounts on its activities and educational programs.

Membership eligibility

Any person over 18 years of age may apply for FePA membership who: (a) is actively involved or interested in the protection and welfare of animals, (b) is interested in upholding and supporting FePA’s objectives and goals, and (c) agrees to comply with all rules, guidelines and codes of ethics that FePA implements now or in the future.

Membership application

All membership applications shall be made through the FePA website. A membership application will not be official until payment of the annual membership fee, which is non-transferable, is confirmed. Such fee will only be refundable if FePA, in its sole discretion, decides to reject the membership application. No membership application will be rejected on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin or any other status protected by law.

By submitting a membership application, every FePA member agrees to comply with the terms and conditions set forth in this document and any others that FePA may establish from time to time.

Annual membership fee

The membership fee shall be a simple, fixed rate payable annually.

Individuals: The standard annual fee shall be $25.00, which will renew automatically.

Organizations: The standard annual fee shall be $100.00, which will renew automatically.

These amounts may be modified by FePA.

Membership term

The membership term shall be one year and will renew automatically once one year has elapsed from payment of the annual fee.

Automatic membership renewal

Members authorize FePA to charge the annual fee, as part of their FePA membership, to the credit card or debit card account the member has specified. Members agree that the credit card or bank account used for automatic payment is, and will remain, the property of the member. The member shall maintain sufficient funds in the account, or available credit on the card, for the fee to renew annually.

The automatic charge to the FePA member’s credit card, or debit to the member’s debit card account, will generally occur within two business days of the start of the new membership term. Once payment has been processed, the member will receive an electronic notification that the applicable annual membership fee has been charged to their card.

These terms and conditions shall constitute the record of the member’s authorization to FePA for automatic renewal of their membership.

Cancelling automatic membership renewal

FePA members may cancel their authorization for automatic renewal of their membership (with respect to the next annual fee not yet charged) at any time through their account on the FePA website, but no later than thirty (30) days before it expires. Membership cancellation requests must be sent to info@fepapr.org.

Communications policy

FePA will inform its members about its policies, objectives, results, decisions, projects and other matters, at its discretion, through communications in various media consistent with its mission and objectives.

Members and the general public may comment on and share the information FePA publishes, unless it is identified as confidential.

Members agree to receive communications from FePA at the email address they have provided.

Changes to the Terms and Conditions

FePA may change or alter the Terms and Conditions at any time, without notice of such change. Each person’s participation as a FePA member, or access to this website, shall be deemed acceptance of such changes.

Membership suspension and revocation

A member’s failure to comply with the Terms and Conditions may result, at FePA’s absolute discretion, in the suspension or termination of their membership.

Revocation or suspension of membership does not entitle the member to a refund of fees paid.

Revocation or suspension of membership initiated by FePA may take effect immediately. FePA will notify the member concerned of its determination.

Please note that there will be zero tolerance for inappropriate conduct, activities or messages that are humiliating, defamatory or vulgar, attacks on any person or their family, or any expression contrary to FePA’s principles or to animal welfare.

In addition, membership shall terminate automatically for any person who:

  • resigns from membership;
  • does not pay the annual renewal fee before the expiration date of the previous term;
  • does not meet the membership eligibility requirements;
  • commits and/or is convicted of (or reaches a plea agreement for) a felony in any jurisdiction;
  • commits a crime, whether a misdemeanor or felony, related to any animal in any jurisdiction.

Confidential information

If any FePA member gains access to proprietary and confidential FePA content or information, or any content identified as confidential, the member shall keep such content confidential and protect it from third parties.

Contributions to FePA

Members may contribute to FePA in various ways, including, without limitation, by sharing ideas or by participating in committees, conferences and presentations. FePA members agree to grant, assign, transfer and/or license (exclusively, irrevocably, in perpetuity, throughout the universe and at no cost) all rights, title and interest in all content authored, conceived, made and/or developed for FePA, or delivered by the member (including its representatives, employees or other persons acting on the member’s behalf) to FePA, including, without limitation, content that (a) is provided with an express statement that it is a contribution to FePA, (b) is provided to FePA for inclusion in any FePA project, program or publication, (c) is developed in connection with FePA membership or the member’s participation in any FePA working group or committee, or developed by the member in connection with a presentation at a FePA event. Such content shall be the property of FePA, which shall have the right to use it, or any part of it, as it deems appropriate, but only in connection with the organization’s purposes.

FePA intellectual property rights

The materials on this website are protected by applicable intellectual property laws.

FePA members acknowledge that FePA owns several marks, including, without limitation, the name “Federación Protectora de Animales,” the abbreviation “FePA” and any related design and logo and/or modifications thereof (hereinafter, the “Marks”). FePA also owns the slogan “Somos su voz.”

No member shall have the right to use FePA’s intellectual property or act on FePA’s behalf without the prior written authorization of FePA’s Board of Directors.

License to use

Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials on the FePA website for personal, transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:

  • modify or copy the materials;
  • use the materials for any commercial purpose or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
  • attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on the FePA website;
  • remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; and/or
  • transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server.

This license shall terminate automatically if you violate any of these restrictions, and FePA may terminate it at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession, whether in electronic or printed format.

Disclaimer

FePA makes no express and/or implied warranties, including, without limitation: 1) implied warranties and/or conditions of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, and 2) non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Furthermore, FePA does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results or reliability of the use of the materials on its website, relating to such materials, or on any site linked to our website.

Limitations

In no event shall FePA, its officers, directors, representatives or suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to interruption of the organization’s operations) arising out of the use of or inability to use the materials on the FePA website, even if FePA or an authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage.

Governing law

Any claim relating to the FePA website shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and of the United States, as applicable, but the parties shall first resort to mediation as an alternative dispute resolution method in Puerto Rico, with costs shared equally.

FePA contact information

If you wish to contact FePA to correct information we may have collected, or if you have any questions about these terms and conditions, email us at info@fepapr.org or write to us at the address below:

Federación Protectora de Animales de Puerto Rico
171 Calle París, Suite 1594
San Juan, Puerto Rico 00917