TERMS OF USE

 

Effective Date: July 27, 2026
Last Updated: July 27, 2026

Welcome to the Peace Warriors website.

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of www.peace-warriors.com, including its pages, photographs, videos, interviews, written materials, downloadable resources, and other content.

By accessing or using the website, you agree to these Terms. Please discontinue use of the website if you do not agree with them.

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1. About Peace Warriors

 

Peace Warriors is committed to empowering, equipping, and elevating individuals and communities through education, mentorship, leadership development, community engagement, media, and related programming.

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Information on this website is provided to help visitors learn about Peace Warriors, its mission, leadership, programs, events, partnerships, and community impact.

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2. Permitted Use

 

You may access and use the website for lawful, personal, informational, educational, and noncommercial purposes.

You agree not to:

• Use the website for unlawful, fraudulent, harmful, or deceptive activity.

• Interfere with the operation, availability, or security of the website.

• Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website, server, database, or connected systems.

• Introduce viruses, malicious software, automated attacks, or harmful code.

• Scrape, harvest, copy, or extract website information through unauthorized automated means.

• Impersonate Peace Warriors, a board member, employee, volunteer, partner, or another person.

• Misrepresent an affiliation, endorsement, sponsorship, or partnership with Peace Warriors.

• Use website content to harass, exploit, threaten, discriminate against, or harm another person.

• Collect personal information about website visitors or program participants without authorization.

• Use photographs or information concerning minors for an unauthorized purpose.

• Remove copyright, trademark, attribution, or ownership notices from website content.

 

We may restrict or terminate access to the website when we reasonably believe these Terms have been violated.

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3. Intellectual Property

 

Unless otherwise identified, the website and its original content—including its name, logo, design, text, graphics, photographs, videos, interviews, curriculum descriptions, downloadable materials, and other media—are owned by, licensed to, or used with permission by Peace Warriors.

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Website content is protected by applicable copyright, trademark, and intellectual-property laws.

You may view and share links to publicly available pages for personal and informational purposes. You may not reproduce, republish, sell, distribute, modify, publicly display, commercially exploit, or create derivative works from website content without prior written permission from Peace Warriors or the applicable rights holder.

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Any permission granted must be in writing and may be subject to additional conditions.

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4. Peace Warriors Name and Logo

 

The Peace Warriors name, raised-fist logo, tagline, branding, and related marks may not be used in a manner that:

• Suggests unauthorized endorsement or affiliation.

• Creates confusion regarding the source of goods, services, programs, or events.

• Misrepresents the organization’s mission or activities.

• Harms or is reasonably likely to harm the reputation of Peace Warriors.

• Promotes an unlawful, hateful, exploitative, or discriminatory activity.

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Written authorization is required before using Peace Warriors branding for fundraising, merchandise, advertising, sponsorships, events, websites, social media pages, or commercial materials.

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5. Photographs, Videos, Interviews, and Testimonials

 

The website may include photographs, videos, interviews, testimonials, and event footage documenting Peace Warriors activities and community impact.

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Visitors may not download, alter, reuse, manipulate, distribute, or commercially exploit this media without authorization.

Names, images, statements, and testimonials may not be used to imply that a participant, speaker, board member, partner, school, organization, or family endorses an unrelated product, service, campaign, or cause.

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6. User Communications and Submissions

 

When you submit a message, inquiry, testimonial, document, photograph, or other material through the website, you represent that:

• The information is truthful to the best of your knowledge.

• You have the right and authority to provide it.

• Your submission does not violate another person’s privacy, intellectual-property, publicity, or contractual rights.

• Your submission does not contain unlawful, defamatory, threatening, hateful, obscene, or malicious material.

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Submitting an inquiry does not create a contractual, employment, volunteer, fiduciary, attorney-client, counselor-client, or other professional relationship with Peace Warriors.

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Unless separate written permission is provided, Peace Warriors will not publicly use a submitted testimonial, photograph, or personal story for promotional purposes merely because it was sent through a general contact form.

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7. Program and Event Information

 

Program descriptions, schedules, locations, speakers, eligibility requirements, availability, and event details may change.

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Peace Warriors may modify, postpone, relocate, limit, or cancel a program or event when reasonably necessary. Website information does not guarantee admission, participation, funding, transportation, employment, volunteer placement, partnership, or any particular result.

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Separate registration forms, permission forms, codes of conduct, media releases, payment terms, safety rules, or participation agreements may apply to individual programs and events.

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When a separate written agreement conflicts with these website Terms, the separate agreement will control concerning that specific program or relationship.

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8. Educational and Informational Disclaimer

 

Website content is provided for general educational and informational purposes.

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Nothing on the website should be interpreted as legal, medical, mental-health, financial, counseling, emergency, or other licensed professional advice.

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Peace Warriors does not guarantee that information on the website will be complete, current, error-free, or appropriate for every person or situation. Visitors should seek assistance from a qualified professional when professional guidance is needed.

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The website is not an emergency-response service. Anyone experiencing an immediate emergency should contact 911 or the appropriate local emergency service.

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9. Third-Party Links and Resources

 

The website may include links to schools, community organizations, government resources, social media platforms, video services, sponsors, partners, or other third parties.

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Links are provided for convenience and informational purposes. A link does not automatically mean that Peace Warriors controls, sponsors, guarantees, or endorses the third party.

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Peace Warriors is not responsible for third-party content, security, availability, products, services, privacy practices, or transactions.

 

Visitors access third-party resources at their own discretion.

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10. Website Availability

 

We strive to maintain a useful, accurate, and secure website, but we do not guarantee uninterrupted access.

The website may occasionally be unavailable because of maintenance, updates, hosting interruptions, security concerns, technical failures, or circumstances outside our reasonable control.

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We may modify, suspend, remove, or discontinue any portion of the website without prior notice.

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11. Disclaimer of Warranties

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, the website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis.

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Peace Warriors disclaims warranties, express or implied, concerning the website’s operation, accuracy, availability, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability, security, and non infringement.

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Nothing in these Terms excludes a warranty or right that cannot legally be excluded.

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12. Limitation of Liability

 

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Peace Warriors and its board members, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, representatives, and partners will not be liable for indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or punitive damages arising from:

• Use of or inability to use the website.

• Reliance on website information.

• Third-party websites or services.

• Unauthorized access to transmitted information.

• Errors, interruptions, malware, or security incidents outside our reasonable control.

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These limitations do not apply when liability cannot legally be limited or excluded.

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13. Indemnification

 

To the extent permitted by law, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Peace Warriors and its board members, officers, employees, volunteers, contractors, and representatives from claims, liabilities, damages, losses, and reasonable expenses arising from:

• Your unlawful or unauthorized use of the website.

• Your violation of these Terms.

• Your violation of another person’s rights.

• Content or information you submit through the website.

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14. Privacy

 

Your use of the website is also governed by the Peace Warriors Privacy Policy.

The Privacy Policy describes how information may be collected, used, maintained, and disclosed through the website.

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15. Governing Law

 

These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to conflict-of-law principles.

Any legal proceeding concerning these Terms or the website must be brought in a court with proper jurisdiction in the Illinois county where Peace Warriors maintains its principal office, unless applicable law requires otherwise.

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16. Severability

 

If a provision of these Terms is determined to be unlawful, invalid, or unenforceable, that provision will be enforced to the greatest extent permitted by law.

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The remaining provisions will continue in effect.

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17. No Waiver

 

A delay or failure by Peace Warriors to enforce a provision of these Terms does not waive its right to enforce that provision or any other provision in the future.

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18. Changes to These Terms

 

Peace Warriors may revise these Terms as the website, programs, or legal requirements change.

 

The updated Terms will be posted on this page with a revised effective date. Continued use of the website after updated Terms are posted constitutes acceptance of those changes.

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19. Contact Information

 

Questions about these Terms may be directed to:

Peace Warriors
Email: GSMITH@PEACE-WARRIORS.COM
Mailing Address: 4319 W. WASHINGTON BLVD. | CHICAGO, IL. 60624
Website: WWW.PEACE-WARRIORS.COM