NIRSA Website Terms & Conditions

2. Accessing the Services

a. License to the Services.

The Services provide you with access to information, reports, data, and other materials (“Content”) owned or controlled by us, our associate members, and/or our third-party providers. The Content and Services are owned by us, their respective licensors, or other providers of such materials, and are protected by United States and international copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, and other intellectual property or proprietary rights laws. Subject to the limitations in these Terms, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable license to access and use the Services for educational or informational purposes. We reserve all rights and licenses to the Services not expressly granted to you in these Terms.  

b. Participation in Sporting Events.

Your use of, registration for, and participation in, any Sporting Event is subject to is NIRSA’s Event Policies (available at https://nirsa.net/events-learning/event-policies/), as well as such additional terms as set forth in a registration form, addendum, invoice, and/or other agreement(s) by and between NIRSA and you relating to the Services and incorporating these Terms by reference (“Supplemental Terms”). Where you and NIRSA have effected such Supplemental Terms, all references to “Terms” in these Terms and the Privacy Policy should be read as referencing these Terms and the Supplemental Terms together. If these Terms are inconsistent with the Supplemental Terms, the Supplemental Terms shall control to the extent of the conflict. 

c. Participation in Sweepstakes, Surveys, and Contests. 

If NIRSA conducts a sweepstakes, survey, or contest on the Services, the rules governing any of the foregoing shall be accessible through a hypertext link prominently displayed on the page where the sweepstake, survey, or contest may be located. By entering or participating in any of them, you agree to be subject to those rules, regulations and procedures. Please remember to read the rules carefully before participating. 

d. Purchases.

We make certain products available for purchase through our Site. Use of our Site, including any purchases from our Site, are subject to the terms below: 

1. We reserve the right to reject, cancel, or refuse to fulfill any order you place through the Site. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities of any products purchased from the Site in any manner that we determine to be reasonable. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. In the event that we make a change to or cancel your purchase from the Site, we will notify you by contacting the e-mail address, billing address, and/or phone number submitted with your order. You agree that you are responsible for providing current, complete and accurate purchase and account information for any orders placed with our Site, and for promptly updating such information as necessary to enable us to fulfill your order. 
2. Products shown in the Site may have limited quantities and are not subject to return or exchange except as expressly indicated. We use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that the Site accurately displays all colors and other visible attributes of products; however, we do not warrant that the traits or overall quality of any products or information purchased or otherwise obtained through the Site will meet your expectations.  
3. We are not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy and we do not warrant and will not have any liability or responsibility for any third-party materials or websites, or for any other third-party materials, products, or services. Note that our Site is hosted and managed by our third-party service provider. As such, your purchase through the Site may be subject to our third-party service provider’s terms and policies. You are responsible for ensuring that you review and understand such terms and policies before you make any purchases from the Site. 
4. As of We reserve the right, but are not obligated, to limit the sales of our products from the Site to any person, geographic region or jurisdiction. We may exercise this right on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, we reserve the right to discontinue and remove any product from the Site at any time and for any reason without notice.  

e. Associate Members.

You may register for an account to access the Services on a free or paid membership basis (“Membership”). Information about our Membership levels is available on our Membership Page (https://nirsa.net/join/). We offer accounts at different levels and will enable an Account for you based on the information that you provide in the Account registration process, subject to the terms below.  

1. Membership Term. The day on which you purchase a Membership is the first day of your billing cycle (“Billing Date”). You can choose to subscribe on a recurring basis on the terms described on our Associate Membership Page. Your authorized payment method will be charged for the fee applicable to your Membership on the Billing Date, and on each applicable renewal date thereafter, unless you cancel your Membership. By providing your payment method and electing to purchase a Membership, you authorize us to charge your payment method for the recurring fees and any taxes applicable to your Membership. Unless you cancel your Membership before the end of your then-current subscription term, then for each renewal term, your authorized payment method will automatically be charged the subscription fee rate in effect at the time of such renewal, plus any applicable taxes.  
2. Discounts. From time to time, we may provide discounted subscription fees for users who commit to a certain subscription term (ex: six months or twelve months). Discounts are provided at our sole discretion and may not be available to all users. 
3. Termination; Suspension. We can terminate or suspend your Membership at any time and for any reason. Upon termination of your Membership, all rights, licenses, and authorizations granted herein will immediately terminate. We also reserve the right to take steps to ensure the security of the Services and your Account as we deem advisable, which includes the right to restrict or suspend your Account or your access to the Services at any time and for any reason. If you print off, copy, download, or transmit any part of our Site in breach of these Terms, your right to use our Site will cease immediately and you must, at our option, return, or destroy any copies of the Content you have made. 

f. Account Security

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend the Services, and any service or material we provide on the Services, in our sole discretion without notice. We will not be liable if for any reason all or any part of the Services is unavailable at any time or for any period. From time to time, we may restrict user access, including registered user access, to some or all of the Services. You are responsible for both: 

• Making all arrangements necessary for you to have access to the Services. 
• Ensuring that all persons who access the Services through your internet connection are aware of these Terms and comply with them. 

To access the Services or the resources offered through the Services, you may be asked to provide certain details or other information in order to create a registered account for the Services (“Account”). It is a condition of your use of the Services that all the information you provide in the registration process is correct, current, and complete. You agree that all information you provide to register with the Services or otherwise, including, but not limited to, through the use of any interactive features on the Services, is governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy. 

If you choose, or are provided with, a username, password, or any other piece of information as part of our Account creation security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your Account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to the Services or portions of it using your username, password, or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your username or password or any other breach of security. You also agree to ensure that you exit from your Account at the end of each session. You should use particular caution when accessing your Account from a public or shared computer so that others are not able to view or record your password or other personal information. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Account password, and for all activities occurring under your Account. We are not responsible for any unauthorized access to your Account or any consequences that come from your failure to keep your Account information confidential. 

We have the right to disable any username, password, or other identifier, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time in our sole discretion for any or no reason, including if, in our opinion, you have violated any provision of these Terms. 

g. Prohibited Uses

You may use the Services only for lawful purposes and in accordance with these Terms. You must not access or use any part of the Services, or any services or materials available through the Services, for any commercial purposes. Further, you agree not to use the Services: 

• In any way that violates any applicable federal, state, local, or international law or regulation (including, without limitation, any laws regarding the export of data or software to and from the US or other countries).  
• For the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way by exposing them to inappropriate content, asking for personally identifiable information, or otherwise.
• To send, knowingly receive, upload, download, use, or re-use any material that does not comply with these Terms or with applicable terms of the NIRSA Member Code of Ethics (available at https://nirsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/nirsa-member-code-of-ethics.pdf), the NIRSA Connect Code of Conduct (available at https://nirsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/nirsa-member-code-of-ethics.pdf), and the Social Media Participation Guidelines (available at https://nirsa.net/about/find-us-on-social/) (collectively, the “Content Standards”). 
• To transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material without our prior written consent, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam,” or any other similar solicitation. 
• To impersonate or attempt to impersonate NIRSA, a NIRSA employee, another user, or any other person or entity (including, without limitation, by using email addresses or screen names associated with any of the foregoing). 
• To engage in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits anyone’s use or enjoyment of the Services, or which, as determined by us, may harm NIRSA or users of the Services, or expose them to liability. 

Additionally, you agree not to:

• Use the Services in any manner that could disable, overburden, damage, or impair the site or interfere with any other party’s use of the Services, including their ability to engage in real time activities through the Services. 
• Use any robot, spider, or other automatic device, process, or means to access the Services for any purpose, including monitoring or copying any of the material on the Services. 
• Use any manual process to monitor or copy any of the material on the Services, or for any other purpose not expressly authorized in these Terms, without our prior written consent. 
• Use any device, software, or routine that interferes with the proper working of the Services. 
• Introduce any viruses, Trojan horses, worms, logic bombs, or other material that is malicious or technologically harmful. 
• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to, interfere with, damage, or disrupt any parts of the Services, the server on which the Services is stored, or any server, computer, or database connected to the Services.  
• Attack the Services via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack. 
• Otherwise attempt to interfere with the proper working of the Services. 

If you print, copy, modify, download, or otherwise use or provide any other person with access to any part of the Services in breach of the Terms, your right to use the Services will stop immediately and you must, at our option, return or destroy any copies of the materials you have made. No right, title, or interest in or to the Services or any content on the Services is transferred to you, and all rights not expressly granted are reserved by NIRSA. Any use of the Services not expressly permitted by these Terms is a breach of these Terms and may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws. 

h. Feedback.

Any comments, suggestions, or ideas about the Services that you choose to provide (collectively, “Feedback”) will be treated as non-proprietary and non-confidential to you. Notwithstanding the preceding section, you agree that we have the right to use any Feedback that you submit in any manner as we see fit (including for commercial, publicity, trade, promotional, or advertising purposes) and in all media now known or hereafter devised, without notice, restriction, or compensation to you. 

i. Promotional E-mails.

To receive our newsletters and other promotional e-mails, you will be required to provide us with your contact information, which may include your full name and e-mail address. You can unsubscribe at any time by using the “unsubscribe” link provided at the bottom of any e-mail, or contacting us directly using the contact information at the bottom of the page. Please note that even if you opt out of receiving our newsletters or promotional e-mails, you may still receive relationship e-mails from us, including responses to e-mails that you send to us, notices of updates or changes to our policies and procedures, or other messages relating to your use of the Services. 

3. Intellectual Property Rights

Unless otherwise indicated, as between NIRSA and you, all rights to the Content made available on the Site or Services are reserved by NIRSA, and Content may not be reproduced, downloaded, disseminated, published, or transferred in any form or by any means, except with the prior written permission of NIRSA, or as indicated below. Members of NIRSA may download content for their own use, consistent with the mission and purpose of NIRSA on a single computer. However, no part of such Content may be otherwise or subsequently reproduced, downloaded, disseminated, published, or transferred, in any form or by any means, except with the prior written permission of, and with express attribution to NIRSA. For more information, please see our notice at https://nirsa.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/nirsa-legal-notices.pdf.

4. User Contributions

The Services may offer message boards, chat rooms, personal web pages or profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other interactive features (collectively, “Interactive Services“) that allow users to post, submit, publish, display, or transmit to other users or other persons certain content, data, materials and information designated by the user (collectively, “User Contribution(s)”). “User Contributions” does not include your Account information. All User Contributions must comply with the Content Standards, as applicable.  

By posting any User Contribution on the Services, you represent and warrant that: (i) you own or control all rights in and to the User Contributions and have the right to grant the license granted above to us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns, and (ii) all of your User Contributions do and will comply with these Terms.  Further, you grant us and our affiliates and service providers, and each of their and our respective licensees, successors, and assigns a non-exclusive, worldwide, sublicensable, royalty-free license to use your User Contributions without the requirement of any permission from or payment to you or to any other party in any manner relating to the Services (including rights to use, store, display, publish, reproduce, distribute, and modify your User Contributions for purposes relating to the Services). Except as specified herein, you retain all rights to your User Contributions. You understand and acknowledge that you are responsible for any User Contributions you submit or contribute, and you, not NIRSA, have full responsibility for such content, including its legality, reliability, accuracy, and appropriateness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right to reject, to remove, or to change any User Contributions, and to restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Services based on your submission of User Contributions without prior notice to you. Apart from your own User Contributions, you may not copy, imitate, or otherwise use any User Contributions without prior written permission of such User Contribution’s owner. We are not responsible or liable to any third party for the content or accuracy of any User Contributions posted by you or any other user of the Services.  

5. Monitoring and Enforcement; Termination

We have the right to: 

• Remove or refuse to post any User Contributions for any or no reason in our sole discretion. 
• Take any action with respect to any User Contribution that we deem necessary or appropriate in our sole discretion, including if we believe that such User Contribution violates the Terms, including the Content Standards, infringes any intellectual property right or other right of any person or entity, threatens the personal safety of users of the Services or the public, or could create liability for NIRSA. 
• Disclose your identity or other information about you to any third party who claims that material posted by you violates their rights, including their intellectual property rights or their right to privacy. 
• Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the Services.  
• Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Services for any or no reason, including without limitation, any violation of these Terms. 

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone posting any materials on or through the Services. YOU WAIVE AND HOLD HARMLESS NIRSA AND ITS AFFILIATES, LICENSEES, AND SERVICE PROVIDERS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY ANY OF THE FOREGOING PARTIES DURING, OR TAKEN AS A CONSEQUENCE OF, INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER SUCH PARTIES OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES. 

We do not undertake to review material before it is posted on the Services and cannot ensure prompt removal of objectionable material after it has been posted. Accordingly, we assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications, or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of the activities described in this section.  

6. Copyright Infringement

It is our policy to remove and take other actions as we deem appropriate with respect to allegedly infringing Content or User Contributions. If you feel that any Content or User Contributions is infringing under the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”), we encourage you to contact us using the contact information provided at the bottom of these Terms. 

Your notice must provide:  

• A description of the copyrighted work that has allegedly been infringed; 
• A description of where the allegedly infringing material is located (including the URL);
• An address, a telephone number, and an e-mail address where we can contact you; 
• A statement that you have a good-faith belief that the use is not authorized by the copyright or other intellectual property rights owner, by its agent, or by law; and 
• A statement by you under penalty of perjury that the information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf. 

Upon receipt of a proper notice of claimed infringement, we will follow the procedures specified in the DMCA to resolve the claim. We may request additional information before we take any action regarding alleged infringement. 

7. Reliance on Content

Content presented on or through the Services is made available solely for general information purposes. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of this Content. Any reliance you place on such Content is strictly at your own risk. We disclaim all liability and responsibility arising from any reliance placed on such materials by you or any other visitor to the Services, or by anyone who may be informed of any of its contents. 

The Services includes Content provided by third parties, including materials provided by other users, bloggers, and third-party licensors, syndicators, aggregators, and/or reporting services. All statements and/or opinions expressed in these materials, and all articles and responses to questions and other content, other than the Content provided by NIRSA, are solely the opinions and the responsibility of the person or entity providing those materials. These materials do not necessarily reflect the opinion of NIRSA. We are not responsible, or liable to you or any third party, for the content or accuracy of any Content provided by any third parties. NIRSA does not endorse, approve, or certify such information, nor does it guarantee the accuracy, completeness, efficacy, timeliness, or correct sequencing of such information. Use of such information is voluntary, and reliance on it should only be undertaken after an independent review of its accuracy, completeness, efficacy, and timeliness. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, service mark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by NIRSA. 

8. Information About You and Your Visits to the Services

All information we collect on the Services is subject to our Privacy Policy. By using the Services, you consent to all actions taken by us with respect to your information in compliance with the Privacy Policy.  

9. Linking to the Services and Social Media Features

You may link to our homepage, provided you do so in a way that is fair and legal and does not damage our reputation or take advantage of it, but you must not establish a link in such a way as to suggest any form of association, approval, or endorsement on our part without our express written consent.  

This Services may provide certain social media features that enable you to: 

• Link from your own or certain third-party websites to certain content on the Services. 
• Send emails or other communications with certain content, or links to certain content, on the Services. 
• Cause limited portions of content on the Services to be displayed or appear to be displayed on your own or certain third-party websites. ‘

You may use these features solely as they are provided by us, and solely with respect to the content with which they are displayed, and otherwise in accordance with any additional terms and conditions we provide with respect to such features. Subject to the foregoing, you must not: 

• Establish a link from any website that is not owned by you. 
• Cause the Services or portions of it to be displayed on, or appear to be displayed by, any other site, for example, framing, deep linking, or in-line linking. 
• Link to any part of the Services other than the homepage. 
• Otherwise take any action with respect to the materials on the Services that is inconsistent with any other provision of these Terms.

The website from which you are linking, or on which you make certain content accessible, must comply in all respects with the Content Standards set out in these Terms. 

You agree to cooperate with us in causing any unauthorized framing or linking immediately to stop. We reserve the right to withdraw linking permission without notice. 

We may disable all or any social media features and any links at any time without notice in our discretion.  

10. Links from the Services

If the Services contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, these links are provided for your convenience only. This includes links contained in advertisements, including banner advertisements and sponsored links. We have no control over the contents of those sites or resources and accept no responsibility for them or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party websites linked to the Services, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such websites. 

11. Disclaimer of Warranties

You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Services will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY A DISTRIBUTED DENIAL-OF-SERVICE ATTACK, VIRUSES, OR OTHER TECHNOLOGICALLY HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA, OR OTHER PROPRIETARY MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES OR YOUR DOWNLOADING OF ANY MATERIAL POSTED ON IT, OR ON ANY SERVICES LINKED TO IT. 

YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICES, CONTENT, AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. NEITHER NIRSA NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH NIRSA MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICES. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, NEITHER NIRSA NOR ANYONE ASSOCIATED WITH NIRSA REPRESENTS OR WARRANTS THAT THE SERVICES, CONTENT, OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE, RELIABLE, ERROR-FREE, OR UNINTERRUPTED, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, THAT OUR SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS, OR THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICES WILL OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.  

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, NIRSA HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. 

12. Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL NIRSA, ITS AFFILIATES, OR THEIR LICENSORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR DIRECTORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT, ANY CONTENT ON THE SERVICES OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, PAIN AND SUFFERING, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR ANTICIPATED SAVINGS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF DATA, AND WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.  

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW. 

13. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless NIRSA, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Services, including, but not limited to, your User Contributions, any use of the Services other than as expressly authorized in these Terms, or your use of any information obtained from the Services. 

14. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

All matters relating to the Services and these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto (in each case, including non-contractual disputes or claims), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of Oregon without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of  Oregon or any other jurisdiction). 

Any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or the Services shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of Oregon, in each case located in the City of Portland and County of Multnomah. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts. 

15. Arbitration

At NIRSA’s sole discretion, we may require you to submit any disputes arising from these Terms or use of the Services, including disputes arising from or concerning their interpretation, violation, invalidity, non-performance, or termination, to final and binding arbitration under the Rules of Arbitration of the American Arbitration Association applying Oregon law, subject to the terms below:  

a. You and NIRSA each agree that by entering into these Terms, each party waives its right to participate in a class action, private attorney general action or other representative action against the other in a court or in arbitration.  

b. Any claim or cause of action you have under these Terms or your use of the Services (i) must be commenced within one (1) year of the event giving rise to the claim or cause of action, and (ii) must be brought  in their individual capacity and not as a plaintiff or class member in any purported class or representative proceeding. 

c. The arbitration will be conducted under the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”). If you are a consumer, the Consumer Arbitration Rules will apply. If you are a business, the Commercial Arbitration Rules will apply. The AAA Consumer Arbitration Rules and Commercial Arbitration Rules are available at www.adr.org/Rules or by calling 1-800-778-7879. The arbitration will be conducted by the AAA or a comparable arbitration body in the event the AAA is unable to conduct the arbitration. Payment of all filing, administration and arbitrator fees will be governed by the AAA Rules. The arbitration may be conducted in writing, remotely (e.g., by videoconference), in Portland, OR, USA, or at some other location to which you and NIRSA both agree. 

d. To begin an arbitration proceeding against NIRSA, you can send a letter requesting arbitration and describing your claim by email to the address specified at the bottom of this page. If we request arbitration against you, we will give you notice at the email address or street address you provided. If you don’t want to agree to arbitrate your claims as explained above, then you can opt out of this arbitration agreement by notifying us of your decision by e-mail using the e-mail specified below. You must opt out within 30 days of the date you first agree to these Terms or any updates thereto.  

16. Waiver and Severability

No waiver by NIRSA of any term or condition set out in these Terms shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or a waiver of any other term or condition, and any failure of NIRSA to assert a right or provision under these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. 

If any provision of these Terms is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable for any reason, such provision shall be eliminated or limited to the minimum extent such that the remaining provisions of the Terms will continue in full force and effect.  

17. Entire Agreement

The Terms, Privacy Policy, together with all terms incorporated by reference herein, constitute the sole and entire agreement between you and NIRSA regarding the Services, and supersede all prior and contemporaneous understandings, agreements, representations, and warranties, both written and oral, regarding the Services.  

18. Notices; Comments and Concerns

This website is operated by National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, Inc., together with its subsidiaries and affiliated entities, including but not limited to NIRSA Foundation, NIRSA Sports Network, and NIRSA Services Corporation.  Any legal notices should be sent to us at the following address: 

National Intramural-Recreational Sports Association, Inc.  
5060 SW Philomath Blvd. #355 
Corvallis, OR 97330 
United States 

All other feedback, comments, requests for technical support, and other communications relating to the Services should be directed to: nirsa@nirsa.org. We may give notice to you at the e-mail address associated with your Account, using such other contact information as you may make available to us, or as otherwise specified herein.