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WEBSITE TERMS OF USE

Updated February 2025

This website and its contents are the property of the Hospitality Asset Managers Association (“HAMA” or the “Association”). This web page states the “Terms of Use” for the use of HAMA’s website, hamagroup.org (referred as the “Website”). By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.  HAMA may revise these Terms of Use at any time by updating this posting. The terms “You” and “User” are used to refer to anyone who is accessing the Website. If you are using the Website on behalf of a company or other legal entity, such entity may have a separate agreement with HAMA, but you are nevertheless individually bound by these Terms of Use.

IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS WEBSITE. 

Ownership of Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property

The entire contents of the Website, including the text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, HTML code, and other materials are either owned by HAMA or are used by HAMA with permission from the respective owners under the copyright laws of the United States.  Users agree not to remove or obscure copyright notices appearing on the Website. HAMA grants no copyright or ownership interests to User for any of the material and proprietary information referred to herein belonging to HAMA; limited use of the materials is permitted only as expressly stated in the terms below.  Permission to the Website content may be granted in special circumstances on a case-by-case basis.  Please direct any request to use content to support@hamagroup.org

Permitted Uses of Materials

Below are selected permitted and prohibited uses of HAMA materials that are posted at the Website.

  1. Personal, Noncommercial Research: Anyone who is doing personal, noncommercial research may view, print material, and temporarily store materials from the Website, provided that HAMA’s copyright notices are not removed and that the reuse of material does not conflict with any of the prohibited uses below.
  2. Educational and Professional Use: HAMA members may use the materials for educational and professional purposes, such as preparing for conferences, presentations, or internal training, provided that any copyright notices are retained and the respective authors reasonably attributed.
  3. Any use other than as described above requires prior written permission from HAMA. Please direct any request by emailing support@hamagroup.org

Prohibited Uses of Materials

  1. Reproduction and Distribution: Except for the permitted uses above, User agrees not to reproduce, distribute, transmit (via print, fax, electronic, or other means), modify, alter, or create derivative works of the materials contained in the Website without prior written permission from HAMA.
  2. Commercial Exploitation: User agrees that materials may not be commercially exploited or sold to third parties without prior written authorization from Association.
  3. Systematic Storage: User agree that materials may not be systematically stored on a sever so as to substitute for the purchase of a HAMA membership, subscription, or license agreement for the materials.
  4. User agrees that materials may not be systematically stored on a server so as to substitute for the purchase of a subscription and/or license agreement to/for the materials.

Name and Logo

User agrees not to use the name Hospitality Asset Managers Association, HAMA, or their logos for any promotional or commercial purpose or any other purpose without the prior written consent of HAMA.

Website Security

Interference with Website operation: User agrees to not access or use the Website in any manner that could damage, disable, impair or cause undue burden on the Website and/or its host, servers, network, systems or other users. User agrees to not attempt to interfere in any way with the operation of the Website, that User will not transmit any virus or worm to the Website, that User will not use any spider, robot or any other automated mechanism to access the Website and/or its servers or systems, and that you will not engage in flooding, spamming, mail-bombing, crashing or otherwise sending unsolicited e-mail to other users of the Website.  User further agrees that User will not attempt to access HAMA that is not intended for your use, that User will not attempt to log on to a server or account that User is not authorized to access, and that User will not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network related in any way to the Website without authorization.

Alteration of Website content:  None of the material contained on the Website (including all software, HTML code, and other code) may be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, retransmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo-reproduction, recordation, or otherwise), resold or redistributed without the prior written permission of HAMA.

Violation of Website security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Website.  This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.  Please see our [Privacy Policy] for further details concerning the Website’s privacy practices.

Compliance: User agrees to comply with all applicable laws, as well as with these Terms of Use.  User agrees not to engage in any unlawful or commercial activity on the Website.

Registration and Password

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their information and password. User is responsible for all use associated with User’s registration and the compliance with all Terms of Use. User agrees to immediately notify HAMA of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security.  

Terms of Use for HAMA Member Directory

Registered HAMA members have access to HAMA’s Member Directory through the Membership Dashboard. By using the Member Directory, you hereby accept and agree to be bound by the following terms and conditions:

The Member Directory and all content are proprietary to HAMA. The content of the Directory may be used solely for the registered HAMA member’s individual personal or professional use. This includes contacting other members for professional purposes, networking, and collaboration within the scope of HAMA’s mission.

The content of the Directory may not, in whole or in part, be reproduced, republished, duplicated, disseminated, downloaded, entered into a computer database, used as part of or in connection with the preparation, revision, or confirmation of a commercial mailing, database, or other marketing list, or otherwise utilized without prior written permission by HAMA. The presence of information about HAMA members in the Directory represents only that these individuals are members in good standing of HAMA and wish to be contacted for professional purposes. It does not represent their consent to allow any other commercial use of the Member Directory information by third parties, or to receive marketing communications not relevant to the intended purpose of the Member Directory. 

Termination of Account

HAMA reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pursue all of its legal remedies, including, but not limited to deletion of User’s postings from the Website and immediate termination of User’s registration with the Website or ability to access the Website and/or any other service provided to User by HAMA, upon any breach by User of these Terms of Use or if HAMA is unable to verify or authenticate any information User submits to the Website for registration.  HAMA shall not be liable to User nor any third party for any termination of User’s account or access to the Website.

Waiver of Liability

HAMA is NOT LIABLE for any content posted on the website.  User assumes all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom User comes in contact through the Website.  Should a dispute arise between User and another user, User hereby agrees to release Association from all claims, demand, and damages associated with such a dispute.

IN NO EVENT SHALL HAMA OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DASSOCIATION OR BUSINESS INTERUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT HAHA IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

No Warranties

THE CONTENT THAT IS POSTED ON THE WEBSITE MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS.  HANMA MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE WEBSITE, THE MATERIAL OR OTHER POSTED CONTENT, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.

THE WEBSITE AND MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.  HAMA DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. 

HAMA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEBSITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS.  IF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, HAMA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.

Links to Other Sites

The Website may contain links to third-party websites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to User and not as an endorsement by HAMA of the third-party or the contents of such third-party websites.  Because we do not have any control over such third-party websites, HAMA is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites.  Linking to third-party websites is performed at User’s own risk.

Indemnity

User agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HAMA, its officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal fees, resulting from your use of the Website or your breach of the Terms of Use, including, without limitation, your submission of content that violates third party rights or applicable law.  HAMA shall provide notice to User promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding and shall assist User, at User’s expense, in defending any such claim, suit or proceeding.

Foreign Access

If User accesses this Website from outside the United States, User does so at User’s own risk.  User agrees to comply with all applicable local rules and laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

Governing Law

These Terms of Use are governed by laws of the District of Columbia. Jurisdiction for any claims arising under these Terms of Use shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within the District of Columbia. If any provisions of these Terms of Use are found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of these Terms of Use, which shall remain in full force and effect.  No waiver of any term of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term.