Terms of Use

AGREEMENT TO TERMS OF USE
All visitors to this site must agree to these Terms of Use. You agree that by accessing this site you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with all of these Terms of Use then you are expressly prohibited from using this site and you must discontinue use immediately. ( EXIT NOW )

This website (theriessfamily.com), our Facebook page (link), and our social media accounts are intended for visitors 18 years of age or older. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to make changes or modifications to these Terms of Use for any reason at any time and without notice. It is the responsibility of the visitor to review these Terms of Use for updates each time this website and/or our social media accounts are accessed. We reserve the right to change, modify, delete, or otherwise alter any content on this website at any time, for any reason, at our sole discretion, and without notice. This website, our Facebook page, and any of our other social media accounts were created to share our adoption story, our personal experiences with adoption, and to educate readers about adoption-related issues. These platforms explore our family’s unique story with the goal of educating readers about adoption ethics, laws, and related issues and offering helpful information to adoptees and biological families. The information contained on this site, and across all of our social media accounts, represents our opinions and personal experiences, and should not be considered guidance, personal advice, legal advice, or counseling. If you require adoption-related assistance or advice, please consult with a licensed and qualified mental health professional, social worker, lawyer, or other qualified and licensed professional. Our personal experiences do not represent all adoptions, all adoptees, all adoptive parents, all birth parents, all adoption agencies, all adoption professionals, all adoption attorneys, or all adoption reunions. This site utilizes a website tracker that records the IP address and activity of all visitors to monitor how many visitors come to our website, visitor activity on the website, and limiting access to our site by spammers, etc. Visitors to this site, and/or to our social media accounts, who write comments on our posts should be advised that these comments are not private, are visible to all readers, and may become visible to search engines such as Google, Bing, etc. Anything you write in the comments on this website, and/or on our social media accounts, may become publicly visible. This site contains links to third-party websites. These external links are not investigated, monitored, or checked for accuracy, adequacy, validity, reliability, availability, or completeness by us. We do not warrant, endorse, guarantee, or assume responsibility for the accuracy or reliability of any information offered by third-party websites linked here or on our social media accounts.

Indemnification: These Terms of Use and your use of the site are governed and construed in accordance with the law of the State of New Jersey. All information contained on this site is provided on an “as is” basis without any representation, warranty, or condition, whether express or implied, statutory or otherwise, as to quality; accuracy; completeness; legality; reliability; efficacy; or fitness for any particular purpose. Anyone using this information does so at his or her own risk. By visiting this site, you agree to defend, indemnify, and hold us harmless from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses, made by any third party due to the arising out of: (1) your contributions; (2) use of the site; or (3) breach of these Terms of Use. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we reserve the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify us, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with our defense of such claims. We will use reasonable efforts to notify you of any such claim, action, or proceeding that is subject to this indemnification upon becoming aware of it. 

All files and information contained in this website are copyrighted by theriessfamily.com / Michelle Riess / Christina George / The Riess Family, and may not be duplicated, copied, modified, used for the creation of AI-generated materials, or adapted in any way without our prior & explicit written permission. Credits & link-backs to this site without prior written permission to use our content are not sufficient permission. This website may contain our service marks or trademarks as well as those of our affiliates or other companies, in the form of words, graphics, and logos. Your use of this website does not constitute any right or license for you to use our service marks or trademarks, without prior written permission. Our content, as found within our website, is protected under United States and foreign copyrights. The copying, redistribution, use, adaptation, or publication by you of any such content, is strictly prohibited. Your use of our website does not grant you any ownership rights to our content. These Terms of Use may be updated at any time without prior notice. It is the responsibility of the visitor to review these Terms of Use for updates.

All visitors to this site must agree to these Terms of Use. You agree that by accessing this site you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with all of these Terms of Use, then you are expressly prohibited from using this site and you must discontinue use immediately. ( EXIT NOW )