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Terms of Use

Last Updated: June 18, 2026

This Terms of Use Agreement (the “Terms” or “Agreement”) is made by and between you (“you”, “your”, or “user”) and the National Center for Policing Innovation, also doing business as “Virginia Center for Policing Innovation,” (“we”, “us”, “our”, “NCPI”) as the administrator of the Virginia Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VA VINE) services provided on our website at https://vavine.org/, including the mobile versions and any related mobile applications and any of our VA VINE services, content, and links available through the foregoing (collectively, the “Site”) and any additional VA VINE sites we have now or in the future. YOU MAY ONLY USE THE SITE PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT. 

We recognize the sensitive nature of VA VINE’s services and take confidentiality regarding your use of our services and the privacy of your information very seriously. This Agreement incorporates by reference our Privacy Policy[1] . Please read the Privacy Policy and this Agreement carefully. By accessing or otherwise using the Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and agree to be bound by and comply with the terms of this Agreement.  If you do not accept these Terms, you are not permitted to access or use the Site.

We may update or change the Terms from time to time, at our sole discretion, with or without notice to you.  We may also update, modify or replace the Site, and we reserve the right to discontinue offering access to the Site.  Your continued use of any part of the Site constitutes acceptance of such change.  Although we may endeavor to notify you when major changes are made to the Terms, you should periodically review the most up-to-date version prior to using the Site.  If you do not agree to any modifications of these Terms, you must not continue to use the Site.

License Use and Restrictions

Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, NCPI hereby grants to you the non-transferable, non-sublicensable, nonexclusive, royalty-free, limited license to access and use the Site for personal and non-commercial purposes, without any right to re-license, sublicense, distribute, assign or transfer such rights. 

In exchange, you agree that you will not, and will not facilitate, authorize, or permit any other party to:

  • attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, the server on which the Site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to the Site;
  • copy or duplicate, in whole or in substantial part, the Site, including by web scraping, text or data mining, or use of any “robot”, “bot”, “spider”, “scraper” or other automated device, program, tool, algorithm, code, process or methodology;
  • distribute, transmit, publish, transfer, sell or commercially exploit in any way the Site, in whole or in part, or cause others to do so;
  • reverse engineer, decompile or modify the Site, in whole or in part;
  • use the Site or any information contained therein or results derived therefrom to develop any products or services that could be competitive with the Site or any other products or services provided by NCPI or its affiliates;
  • alter, remove, or otherwise hinder the delivery of any copyright, disclaimer, or other proprietary notice appearing on the Site;
  • use the Site in any way that could interfere with, disrupt or negatively affect the Site or its servers or networks;
  • upload viruses or other malicious code or otherwise compromise the security of the Site;
  • attack the Site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of-service attack;
  • forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any information transmitted to or through the Site;
  • probe, scan or test the vulnerability of our Site or any system or network; or
  • encourage or promote any activity that violates this Agreement.

NCPI may investigate and take any available legal action in response to illegal and/or unauthorized uses of the Site.

Proprietary Rights

All information, data, graphics, photographs, videos, flyers, directories, courses, format, design and other content on or available through the Site (collectively, “Content”) and the operation and interface of the Site are protected by copyright law and other intellectual property laws, and are owned by or licensed to NCPI or its affiliates with permission of the owner. Unless you are the Content owner, you may not copy, modify, duplicate, create derivative works from, republish, display, transmit, distribute, or otherwise use the Content in any way without the prior written consent of NCPI.  VINE and the VINE logo are trademarks owned by Equifax Inc. and used with permission by NCPI, and NCPI is a trademark owned by NCPI (collectively, “Trademarks”). You may not use the Trademarks without the prior written consent of the respective owner. Additionally, you may not use the Trademarks (i) in connection with any product or service that does not belong to the respective owner, (ii) in any manner that is likely to cause confusion about whether the respective owner is the source, sponsor, or endorser of a product, service, or activity, or (iii) in any manner that may damage the respective owner’s reputation. Any breach of this Agreement shall immediately terminate the license and rights granted by NCPI hereunder and may subject you to civil and/or criminal prosecution.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THE SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. NCPI, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. 


For purposes of clarification, but not limitation, of the foregoing: neither NCPI nor any of its employees or agents warrant that use of the Site will be uninterrupted or error-free; nor do they make any warranty as to (i) the accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability or content of any information or service offered through the Site; (ii) that the quality of any services, information, or other material that you obtain will meet your expectations; or (iii) that the files available for downloading or sharing from the Site, if any, will be free from infection, viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or other code that manifests contaminating or destructive properties.

Limitation of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL NCPI OR ANY OFFICER, DIRECTOR, AFFILIATE, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT THEREOF BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, PERSONAL INJURY, DEATH OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR OTHERWISE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SITE. NCPI SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY COSTS OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE.  FOR PURPOSES OF CLARIFICATION, AND NOT LIMITATION, OF THE FOREGOING, NCPI SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS), REGARDLESS OF THE NATURE OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER NCPI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

NCPI ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY LOST DATA, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, THEFT, DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF ANY CONTENT OR USER COMMUNICATION.  NCPI IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OR LIABLE FOR ANY PROBLEMS OR TECHNICAL MALFUNCTION OF ANY NETWORK, COMPUTER ONLINE SYSTEM, SERVER OR PROVIDER, COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, MOBILE DEVICE, SOFTWARE, OR FAILURE OF EMAIL DUE TO TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OR TRAFFIC CONGESTION ON THE INTERNET, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INJURY OR DAMAGE TO ANY COMPUTER OR MOBILE DEVICE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO USE OF THE SITE.

If applicable law in your jurisdiction limits or prohibits application of some or all of the above limitations on liability, those provisions should be interpreted to limit NCPI’s liability to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless NCPI and its directors, officers, employees, agents, representatives, and affiliates against all liabilities, losses, damages, and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) that the indemnified parties may incur based on claims arising out of your use of the Site or your violation of these Terms. We reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which we are entitled to indemnification. 

Communications With You

By using the Site, including the services offered on the Site (collectively, the “Service”), you consent to the collection, use, and sharing of your information as set forth in our Privacy Policy[2] .  Please also note that NCPI may communicate with you regarding your use of the Site or if you contact us.  You agree to receive e-mail communications that are necessary for the normal functioning of the Site or for operation of services or provision of information that you have requested, and to promptly comply with any and all such e-mail communications.

Your Representations and Warranties

You represent and warrant that (i) you are not located in a country that is subject to a United States government embargo, or that has been designated by the United States government as a “terrorist supporting” country; (ii) you are not listed on any United States government list of prohibited or restricted parties; (iii) you are of sufficient legal age in your jurisdiction to enter this Agreement; (iv) your access and use of the Service does not violate any agreement between you and any third party; and (v) your access and use of the Service do not violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, rule, or regulation in your jurisdiction, including, without limitation, laws governing online conduct and the unlawful export of software or technical data to restricted individuals or countries.

Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) Notice

NCPI is under no obligation to, and does not, scan third party content used in connection with the Site for the inclusion of illegal or impermissible content. However, NCPI respects the copyright interests of others and, as a policy, does not knowingly permit content that infringes another’s copyright. It is NCPI’s intention to fully comply with the DMCA, including the notice and “take down” provisions and to benefit from the safe harbors immunizing it from liability to the fullest extent provided by law.

If you believe any content on the Site infringes a copyright, you agree to provide NCPI with a written notice that at a minimum contains:

  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed;
  • Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site;
  • Identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit NCPI to locate the material;
  • Information reasonably sufficient to permit NCPI to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address at which the complaining party may be contacted;
  • A statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  • A statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

All DMCA notices should be sent to NCPI’s designated agent as follows:

If by e-mail: 

[email protected]

If by mail:

Sheila Gunderman

Director of Programs
National Center for Policing Innovation
413 Stuart Circle, Suite 200
Richmond, VA 23220

Third Party Websites

The Site may contain links to third party websites. NCPI is not responsible for third party websites, or the content, accuracy or opinions expressed on such websites, and such websites are in no way investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by NCPI.  Inclusion of any linked third party website on the Site does not imply approval or endorsement by NCPI.  When you access these third party websites, you do so at your own risk and become subject to any terms of use and/or privacy policies of those third party websites.

Dispute Resolution

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of, and waive any objection to venue in, the state and/or federal courts in Richmond, Virginia with respect to any dispute, disagreement or cause of action arising out of or related to the Site.  YOU HEREBY WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

Miscellaneous

NCPI’s failure to enforce any provision hereof shall not constitute or be construed as a waiver of such provision or of the right to enforce it or any other provision at a later time. NCPI may, at any time, in its sole discretion and without notice to you, assign some or all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement.  You may not assign your rights or delegate your duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of NCPI.  If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, illegal or unenforceable for any reason, such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision shall be modified, if possible, to lawfully effect the intent of the parties and shall not affect the existence or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement.

Please direct any questions or comments concerning these Terms to [email protected].