Legal Notices

Liability Disclaimer

Neither the state of Wisconsin, nor any of its agencies nor any of its employees shall be held liable for any improper or incorrect use of the information described and/or contained herein and assumes no responsibility for anyone’s use of the information.  In no event shall the Prevention Board or its employees be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, procurement or substitute goods or services; loss of use, data, or profits; or business interruption) however caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability, or tort (including negligence or otherwise) arising in any way out of the use of this system, even if advised of the possibility of such damage.  This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury, including but not limited to those caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior or under any other cause of action. 

Disclaimer of Warranties and Accuracy of Data

Although the data found using the Prevention Board’s website have been produced and processed from sources believed to be reliable, no warranty, expressed or implied, is made regarding accuracy, adequacy, completeness, legality, reliability, or usefulness of any information.  This disclaimer applies to both isolated and aggregated uses of the information.  The Prevention Board provides this information on an “as is” basis.  All warranties of any kind, expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, freedom from contamination by computer viruses and non-infringement of proprietary rights are disclaimed.  Changes may be periodically made to the information herein; these changes may or may not be incorporated in any new version of the publication.  If you have obtained information from any of the Prevention Board's web pages from a source other than the Prevention Board pages, be aware that electronic data can be altered and subsequent to original distribution.  Data can also quickly become out of date.  It is recommended that careful attention be paid to contents of any data associated with a file, and that the originator of the data or information be contacted with any questions regarding appropriate use.  If you find any errors or omissions, we encourage you to report them to the Prevention Board by using email us at PreventionBoard@wisconsin.gov

Disclaimer of Endorsement

The Prevention Board is a distributor of content sometimes supplied by third parties and users.  Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers, or other information or content expressed or made available by third parties, including information providers, users or others, are those of the respective author(s) or distributor(s) and do not necessarily state or reflect those of the State of Wisconsin/the Prevention Board and shall not be used for advertising or product endorsement purposes.  Reference herein to any specific commercial products, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the State or the Prevention Board. 

Disclaimer of Duty to Continue Provision of Data

Due to the dynamic nature of the Internet, resources that are free and publicly available one day may require a fee or restricted access the next, and the location of items may change as menus, homepages, and files are reorganized.  The user expressly agrees that use of the Prevention Board’s website is at the user’s sole risk.  The Prevention Board does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error free.  The documents and related graphics published on this server could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors.  Changes are periodically added to the information herein at any time. 

Social Comment Policy    

The Prevention Board is not responsible for content posted by subscribers.  The Prevention Board reserves the right to remove any messages or postings that are irrelevant or inappropriate.  Inappropriate comments include, but are not limited to, obscene, threatening, abusive or vulgar comments; comments unrelated to the topic of the forum; commercial promotions or spam; duplicative postings by the same person or entity; information posted in violation of the law and material that is not directly related to the discussion. Advertising posted on social media sites are a byproduct of using the site.  The Prevention Board does not endorse any advertising content on social media sites.  

External Links disclaimer

The state of Wisconsin is not responsible for the contents of any off-site pages referenced.  The state cannot control and is not liable for the defamatory, offensive, or illegal conduct of other users, links, or third parties.  The risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with you, the user.  Links from the state of Wisconsin’s webpages on the World Wide Web to other sites do not constitute an endorsement from the state.  These links are provided as an information service only.  It is the responsibility of the web surfer to evaluate the content and usefulness of information obtained from other sites.  The Prevention Board internet site contains links to other related internet sites and resources.  Since the Prevention Board’s internet site is not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their contents, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to its site administrator or webmaster.

Choice of Law

Construction of the disclaimers above and resolution of disputes thereof are governed by the laws of the State of Wisconsin.  The laws of the State of Wisconsin, U.S.A., shall apply to all uses of this data and this system.  By use of this system and any data contained therein, the user agrees that use shall conform to all applicable laws and regulations and user shall not violate the rights of any third parties.