Website Terms and Conditions

As of 10/06/2025

Welcome to the National Association of Family Services (“NAFS) website. By accessing or using our website, you agree to be bound by the following Terms and Conditions, which are designed to comply with California law. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use this website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By using this website, you represent that you are at least 18 years of age and that you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. The NAFS reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. Your continued use of the site after any such modifications constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.

2. User Obligations and Conduct

You agree to use this website only for lawful purposes. You must not use the website to:

Upload, post, or transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable.
Engage in any activity that could harm the website or its users, including but not limited to, introducing viruses, trojans, or other malicious software.
Impersonate any person or entity.
Interfere with the security of the website.

3. Intellectual Property

All content on this website, including text, graphics, logos, and images, is the property of the NAFS or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. You may not reproduce, distribute, or create derivative works from any content on this site without our express written permission.

4. Disclaimer of Warranties

The information on this website is provided "as is" without any warranties, express or implied. The NAFS does not warrant that the website will be uninterrupted or error-free. We disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, to the fullest extent permitted by law.

5. Limitation of Liability

In no event shall the NAFS be liable for any damages, including direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages, arising out of or in connection with your use of this website. This includes, without limitation, damages for loss of profits, data, or other intangible losses.

6. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the NAFS, its officers, directors, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and expenses, including reasonable attorney's fees, arising out of your use of the website or your violation of these Terms and Conditions.

7. Privacy Policy & Cookies

Cookies and Web Beacons. At this time, NAFS does not employ the use of ‘cookies’. Cookies are typically used to store information including visitors’ preferences, and the pages on the website that the visitor accessed or visited. The information is used to optimize the users’ experience by customizing web page content based on visitors’ browser type and/or other information. At this time, NAFS does not track visitors to our website. If NAFS should begin to use cookies in the future, these Terms and Conditions will be amended accordingly.

Your use of the website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated by reference into these Terms and Conditions. The Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information in compliance with California's privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Please review NAFS’ web privacy policy for additional information.

8. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions are governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without regard to its conflict of law principles. You agree that any legal action or proceeding arising out of or relating to these terms shall be brought exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, California.

9. Severability

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

10. Termination

The NAFS reserves the right to terminate your access to the website at any time, for any reason, without notice.