IMPORTANT NOTICE:  To use this service, you must be at least 16 years old and must not be a citizen of, or otherwise be sitting in or operating out of, any country that is part of the European Union or European Economic Area (collectively “GDPR Countries). Currently, GDPR Countries include, but is subject to change, the following: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

This website, StopThePoliceBrutality.com (“Stop The Police Brutality”) is an open and public interactive online forum created to help give citizens a voice and keep citizens informed. Stop The Police Brutality is operated by Citizens Against Police Brutality, (“Stop The Police Brutality”) reachable at the contact us link on the home page.

1. STOP THE POLICE BRUTALITY MEMBERSHIP | USER TERMS & CONDITIONS

This is a legal agreement (“Agreement”) between you (“you” or “yours” or “users”) and “StopThe PoliceBrutality.com” or “we” or “us” or “our”). Please read the Agreement carefully before registering for a user account with Stop The Police Brutality or otherwise using/viewing this website. By registering for a user account and/or using Stop The Police Brutality, you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement as applicable (the “Terms”) which may affect your rights, including those that relate to arbitration, choice of law, forum and what we may do with your information and the content you post. If you do not agree to the Terms, including our Privacy Policy (incorporated into this Agreement by this reference) without limitation or qualification, you are not permitted to use Stop The Police Brutality.

We may change, add or remove portions of these Terms at any time, which shall become effective immediately upon posting. It is your responsibility to review these terms before each use of the Stop The Police Brutality and by continuing to use this website you agree to any changes.

Persons who are under 16 years old may not register for Stop The Police Brutality. By registering with Stop The Police Brutality for a user account, you represent and warrant that you are at least 16 years old.

Persons who use or otherwise register for a user account with Stop The Police Brutality must not be a citizen of, or otherwise be sitting in or operating out of, any country that is part of the GDPR Countries. By using or registering with Stop The Police Brutality, you represent and warrant that you are NOT a citizen of, or otherwise be sitting in or operating out of, any GDPR Countries.

Citizens Against Police Brutality reserves the right to immediately suspend or terminate your registration with Stop The Police Brutality, without notice, upon any breach of this Agreement by you which is brought to our attention.

2. ONLINE CONDUCT

You are solely responsible for all content or information you publish or display (hereinafter, “post”) on Stop The Police Brutality and agree to, understand, and will abide by, all of the following:

• By posting information on Stop The Police Brutality, you warrant and represent that the information is truthful and accurate.
• You will NOT post more than one Report regarding the same person/business that relates to the same issue. Any new or additional information that you have shall be filed as an Update or Rebuttal/Comment to the Report.
• You will NOT post any defamatory or illegal material or any material that infringes or violates another party’s intellectual property rights.
• You will NOT post on Stop The Police Brutality with the sole intention to harass or bully any particular individual, including, but not limited to content that may be perceived as cyber harassment, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, or an unclassified form of a “revenge post”.
• You will use Stop The Police Brutality in a manner consistent with any applicable laws and regulations.
• You will NOT post, distribute or reproduce in any way any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights except as otherwise permitted by law.
• You will NOT take any action or assist, encourage, induce, or request that anyone else take any action which may impair or negatively affect the visibility or ranking of Stop The Police Brutality pages in search engines such as Google, Bing, Yahoo! or the like.
• You will NOT insert or cause to be inserted any HTML, JavaScript, PERL, or any other form of computer code into any Stop The Police Brutality user account data field or any webpage on Stop The Police Brutality.
• You will NOT upload, or cause to be uploaded, viruses or other similar malicious code.
• You will NOT do, or aid anyone else in doing, anything that could disable, overburden, or impair the proper working of Stop The Police Brutality, such as a denial of service (DDOS) attack. You will NOT access, monitor, or copy any content or information using any manual or automated process including by robot, spider, scraper for any purpose without express written permission from Stop The Police Brutality. Notwithstanding the foregoing, this section does not intend to prohibit citizens from printing and/or generally referring to a post, on occasion, for non-commercial means.
• While we do not and cannot conduct an in-depth detailed review of every message posted by users of the Service, and are not responsible for any content of these messages, we reserve the right, but are not obligated, to delete or redact any content (up to and including the name of the person or prescient that you complain about) in any Report or post that contains information that may be perceived by Stop The Police Brutality as any of the following:
• Profanity (i.e. strong or vulgar language or content);
• Obscenities;
• Hate speech or the like;
• Obvious instances of pure harassment or bullying;
• Threats of physical violence or damage to property;
• Images or information relating to minor children (e.g., pictures that contain images of minor children should be modified to exclude the child/children before uploading to the website); or
  • images of child/obscene pornography.
  • Private personal information, which may also be considered sensitive, including, but not limited to:
  • national identification numbers (e.g. U.S. Social Security Number);
  • credit card numbers or related information;
  • bank account numbers;
  • account passwords;
  • full birthdates (e.g. MM/DD/YYYY);
  • home addresses of individuals unless the home is used for business purposes;
  • images that contain signatures (e.g., signatures on letters or contracts should be modified to exclude the signature before uploading to the website);
• Unsubstantiated allegations of serious criminal acts (Reports with such content may be flagged for additional review/information, without notice, and be the cause of delay in posting or the post being rejected altogether); and
• Commercial advertisements, link building, and the like.
• If you want to advertise on Stop The Police Brutality, contact us using the contact us link with an “ADVERTISING REQUEST FOR YOUR COMPANY NAME”.

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, and without notice, to reject entire messages submitted by users of the service for failure to conform to any of the Terms stated herein. Similarly, we reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update Reports with Editorial Notes/Comments by Stop The Police Brutality that explain to onlookers why certain action was taken, to inform viewers of our policies, and/or provide our opinion about a situation, etc. Placement/location of such Editorial Notes/Comments is at our sole discretion.

3. ONLINE CONTENT

Opinions, advice, statements, offers, or other information or content made available through Stop The Police Brutality are those of their respective authors and not of Stop The Police Brutality, and should not necessarily be relied upon. Such authors are solely responsible for the accuracy of such content.

Citizens Against Police Brutality does do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information on Stop The Police Brutality and neither adopts nor endorses nor is responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, advice, or statement made. Under no circumstances will Citizens Against Police Brutality be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from anyone’s reliance on information or other content posted on Stop The Police Brutality.

4. INDEMNITY

You will defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Stop The Police Brutality, its officers, directors, employees, agents, and third parties, for any losses, costs, liabilities, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) relating to or arising out of your use of Stop The Police Brutality, including, but not limited to, any false assertion made or breach by you of the Terms of this Agreement.

5. NON-REMOVAL OF INFORMATION AT USER’S REQUEST

Stop The Police Brutality is intended to be a permanent record of Police Activity, including Police Activity which have been fully resolved. To maintain a complete record, information posted on Stop The Police Brutality, subject to the Terms outlined herein, will not be removed. By posting information on Stop The Police Brutality, you understand and agree that the material you post will become part of Stop The Police Brutality’s permanent record and will NOT be removed even at your request.

6. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS/GRANT OF EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS & LICENSE BACK

By posting information or content to any public area of Stop The Police Brutality, you automatically grant, and you represent and warrant that you have the right to grant, to Citizens Against Police Brutality an irrevocable, perpetual, fully-paid, worldwide exclusive license to use, copy, perform, display and distribute such information and content and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works, such information, and content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses of the foregoing.

7. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY YOU

Except as provided otherwise in its Privacy Policy, or the Terms stated herein, Citizens Against Police Brutality will make efforts to keep confidential all information supplied by you to Citizens Against Police Brutality and shall use or disclose such information only for the purposes for which such information was collected, or as required by law.

Not withstanding the foregoing, from time to time, Citizens Against Police Brutality may receive subpoenas seeking the identity of a Stop The Police Brutality user. Upon receiving notice of such a subpoena, Citizens Against Police Brutality may object to the disclosure unless and/or until a court determines that the standards outlined in Mobilisa v. Doe, 217 Ariz. 103, 170 P.3d 712 (App. 2007) have been met. Similarly, it may forward a copy of the subpoena to you at the email address you provided in your account registration so that you may take action on your behalf. In the event you fail to respond to our e-mail and/or you otherwise fail to timely object to the subpoena or make other arrangements with the requesting party, Citizens Against Police Brutality may, without notice, comply with the subpoena which may disclose your identity without incurring any liability to you.

Although you are legally entitled to publish comments anonymously you may not abuse our service. At the sole discretion of Stop The Police Brutality, the personally identifying information of any user who is found to have posted numerous complaints about the same company and/or individual (be it through the same account or multiple accounts) or has made a post that is perceived by Stop The Police Brutality to be acting with malice intent by posting in violation of the Terms set forth herein, may lose the confidential protections afforded by this section.

In its sole discretion, Citizens Against Police Brutality may also disclose your identity to any federal, state, or local law enforcement agency (including federal and state attorneys general) for the limited purpose of allowing such agencies to contact potential victims of consumer fraud and/or investigate other unlawful acts.

You further agree to release and hold Citizens Against Police Brutality harmless from any claims relating to the allegation that Citizens Against Police Brutality disclosed your identity under these Terms and conditions.

8. REGISTRATION AND SECURITY

Being exposed to advertising is a condition of accessing Stop The Police Brutality.

Because the website may contain links to third-party internet sites, resources, and advertisers that are outside of Stop The Police Brutality, and because Citizens Against Police Brutality is not responsible for the availability of any of these third-party sources, you should direct any concerns with such external links directly to such site, resource or advertiser.

As part of the registration or account creation process, you will be required to create login credentials by selecting a password and providing an email address. You have the option of providing additional information such as your name, phone number, and address. Your registration with Stop The Police Brutality is for your sole, personal use. You may not authorize others to use your user identification and password, and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account to any other person or entity. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your password.

You must be 16 years or older to subscribe to all parts of this website including signing up for any emails such as newsletters and the like. For more information please read our Privacy Policy.

9. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY

Citizens Against Police Brutality provides Stop The Police Brutality on an “as is” basis and grants no warranties of any kind, express, implied, statutory, in connection with Stop The Police Brutality or connection with any communication with Citizens Against Police Brutality or its representatives, or otherwise concerning Stop The Police Brutality. Citizens Against Police Brutality specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Citizens Against Police Brutality do not warrant that Stop The Police Brutality’s connection to the internet will be secure, uninterrupted, always available, error-free, will meet your requirements, or that any defects in or on Stop The Police Brutality will be corrected.

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

In no event will Citizens Against Police Brutality be liable: (i) to you for any incidental, consequential, or indirect damages arising out of the use of or inability to use Stop The Police Brutality, even if Citizens Against Police Brutality or its agents or representatives know or have been advised of the possibility of such damages or (ii) to any person other than you. In addition, Citizens Against Police Brutality disclaims all liability, regardless of the form of action, for the acts or omissions of other members or users (including, but not limited to, unauthorized users, or “hackers”) of Stop The Police Brutality.

11. STATE BY STATE VARIATIONS

Certain jurisdictions limit the applicability of warranty disclaimers and limitations of liability so the above disclaimers of warranty and limitations of liability may not apply to you.

12. ARBITRATION OF CLAIMS

According to A.R.S. §§ 12-133(D) and 12-1501, any claims arising from or relating to the performance, alleged breach, termination, interpretation, operation, or validity of this Agreement shall be subject to binding arbitration. Arbitration of claims according to this section shall take place in Los Angeles, California before the American Arbitration Association by its Commercial Arbitration Rules, or before any other mutually agreed to an arbitrator or arbitral entity. The costs of arbitration, including the arbitrator’s fees, shall initially be paid equally by both parties, subject to reallocation by the arbitrator’s final award. The party prevailing in the arbitration shall be entitled to its reasonable attorney’s fees and costs as part of the award. Judgment on the arbitration award may be entered in any court in any legal or judicial jurisdiction thereof according to A.R.S. § 12-1511.

13. CHOICE OF LAW, VENUE, WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

This Agreement shall be exclusively governed by and construed by, and you exclusively and irrevocably attorns to and agrees to apply, the laws of the State of California and the federal laws which may be applicable herein (regardless of conflict of law principles) to the exclusion of all other laws in any jurisdiction or country. You understand and agree: (i) should any event arise wherein the Arbitration of Claims clause is rendered invalid or is otherwise found to not be applicable or available, you agree that that any action or other legal proceeding relating to this Agreement, or your use of Stop The Police Brutality, shall be brought exclusively in any court of competent jurisdiction located in Los Angeles County, State of California, and for that purpose you now irrevocably and unconditionally agree and submit to the jurisdiction of such California court; (ii) that you irrevocably waive any right to, and will not, oppose any such California court action or proceeding on any jurisdictional basis, including forum non conveniens; (iii) you will not take the position that another state or country is the appropriate forum for such proceeding, and will not initiate, commence, or continue such proceedings in another state or country; (iv) you will not oppose the enforcement against you in any other jurisdiction of any judgment or order duly obtained from an California court as contemplated by this section; and (v) you specifically agree that neither this Agreement nor any performance thereunder in any way constitutes the conducting of business by Citizens Against Police Brutality in any location other than Los Angeles County, State of California and indeed agree that Citizens Against Police Brutality is not carrying on business in any jurisdiction other than the state of California. You irrevocably waive all rights that you may have to a trial of such proceedings by way of a jury in any judicial proceeding involving any claim in any way relating to this Agreement and your use of Stop The Police Brutality and agree to waive personal service of process and consents that service of process upon you may be made by Certified or Registered mail, return receipt, or by an internationally recognized bonded courier company at the address provided by you in your user account registration, if applicable. If that fails, or an address is not provided, you agree that service may be made upon you by the email address you used to register for a user account or through publication.

16. GENERAL PROVISIONS

The failure of Citizens Against Police Brutality to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Service shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The failure of Citizens Against Police Brutality or You to exercise in any respect any right provided for herein shall not be deemed a waiver of any further rights hereunder. This Agreement, including the Privacy Policy which has been incorporated by reference, as accepted upon use and/or upon registering for a Stop The Police Brutality User Account, contains the entire agreement between you and Citizens Against Police Brutality regarding the use of Stop The Police Brutality. Unless otherwise explicitly stated, the Terms will survive termination of your use of Stop The Police Brutality or your registration with Stop The Police Brutality. If any provision of this Agreement is held invalid, the remainder of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

15. COPYRIGHT POLICY, TERMINATION OF USER PRIVILEGES FOR INFRINGEMENT, AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SUSPECTED COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT/DMCA NOTICES

We comply with the safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512 (the “DMCA”) and we will terminate the privileges of any user who uses Stop The Police Brutality to unlawfully transmit copyrighted material without a license, express consent, valid defense or fair use exemption to do so. In particular, users who submit user content to Stop The Police Brutality, whether articles, images, stories, software, or other copyrightable material must ensure that the content they upload does not infringe the copyrights of third parties.

If you believe that your copyright has been infringed through the use of Stop The Police Brutality, please submit a notice that complies with 17 U.S. C. § 512(c)(3) to our registered DMCA agent at the contact us link

NOTICE: For more information relating to subpoenas or other legal concerns, please review the Legal Issues page and/or contact our Legal Department by emailing us through our contact us page.

At a minimum, any DMCA removal request is required to include at least the following things:

(1) Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address;

(2) A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;

(3) The exact URL or web address where the alleged infringing material is located.

(4) A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use has not been authorized by you, your agent, or the law;

(5) Your electronic or physical signature or the electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on your behalf; and

(6) A statement by you made under penalty of perjury, that the information in your notice is accurate, that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.

NOTE: If you submit a removal request and you are NOT the copyright owner, or if you make any false statement in your demand (including a statement that our use of images is infringing when the use is fair), you should be aware that the law imposes substantial liability for any damages and any attorney’s fees incurred as a result; 17 U.S.C. §512(f).