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North Star ALS Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 2026

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  1. About Our Privacy Policy
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    • North Star ALS (“we,” “us,” “our”) is committed to safeguarding the privacy and trust of our community, donors, and partners. This Privacy Policy (this “Policy”) details how we collect, use, maintain, protect, process, and share information about you through our website, sub-domains, applications, systems, products, services, chat boxes [where available], webinars, newsletters, and other electronic communications in alignment with industry standards and legal requirements, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA). 

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    Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do. If you do not agree with our policy and practices, do not access our website or other systems, use our services, or participate in our programs. By accessing or using our website, systems, and programs, you are accepting the practices described in this Policy. 

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    1. Types Of Information We Collect

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    We collect information based on three primary activities:

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    • Personally Identifiable Information (“PII”) (Active): Name, postal address, email address, phone number, and professional affiliation, provided to us by filling in the forms on our website or when you otherwise interact with us (e.g., registering for webinars, subscribing to our newsletter, signing up for events, or making a donation). We may retain education and training details (e.g., course name, date attended) and audio recordings, video recordings, and images from these events (e.g., speakers at webinars, podcasts, and similar events). We retain records of your contribution history and engagement level.

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    • Passive Usage Data (Automated): We automatically collect non-identifiable data, including IP address and other geolocation data, browser type, device information, transactional details (e.g., website registration, date time stamp), permission details (e.g., website preferences), online activity details such as pages viewed, and the referring website. This data is used for internal analysis to improve our outreach and content delivery. Some usage information may be collected through the use of cookies. Please reference the cookies section below for more information. 

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    • Sensitive Personal Information (Protected Health Information - “PHI”): We explicitly request that you DO NOT submit any PHI or sensitive medical data (e.g., specific diagnosis details, genetic information, treatment history, or insurance information). If you choose to share health-related information in open forums, you do so voluntarily and publicly, and at your own risk. We generally do not collect other sensitive information (e.g., social security numbers, racial or ethnic origins, religious beliefs) and request that no such sensitive information be provided to us.

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    1. How We Use PII And Passive Usage Data

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    1. Use of PII: We use the PII we collect to:
      • fulfill program requests (e.g., delivery of webinars, newsletters);
      • process transactions;
      • improve our educational content;
      • respond to user questions, comments, or requests; 
      • communicate with you about our services;
      • invite you to support our work (e.g., survey participation, donor opportunities);
      • provide industry updates; 
      • address technical or security issues; and
      • comply with applicable laws.

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    1. Use of Passive Usage Data: We use the passive usage data we collect to: 
      • monitor quality control; 
      • ensure compliance with applicable laws and contracts; 
      • improve network and information security; and
      • enhance user experience with our website, products, and/or services.

     

    1. Disclosure of Information

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    1. No Sale or Renting: We will never sell, rent, or trade your PII or donor information to any third party for marketing purposes.

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    1. Service Providers: We share PII only with contracted service providers (e.g., Neon One CRM, payment processors) who are legally required to maintain the data’s confidentiality and security standards equal to or exceeding our own.

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    1. Legal Proceedings: We share personal information with third-party companies, organizations, or individuals outside of North Star ALS if we have a good-faith belief that access, use, preservation, or disclosure of the information is necessary to:
      • Meet any applicable law, regulation, subpoena, legal process, or enforceable governmental request;
      • Enforce applicable Terms of Use, including investigation of potential violations;
      • Detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security, or technical issues; or
      • Protect against harm to the rights, property, or safety of North Star ALS, our users, customers, or the public as required or permitted by law.

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    1. Corporate Restructuring. In the unlikely event that North Star ALS merges with another nonprofit, or is otherwise required to consolidate or transfer all or substantially all of its assets with another nonprofit, then we may be obligated to transfer or share your PII, passive usage data, or other information with the related nonprofit. In this situation, unless permitted otherwise by applicable law, your information would remain subject to this Policy (as revised and updated).

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    1. Your Consent. In addition to the sharing described elsewhere in this Policy, we will share personal information with companies, organizations, or individuals outside of North Star ALS when we have your consent to do so.

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    1. Security of Information

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    We employ industry-standard safeguards, including secure socket layer (“SSL”) encryption for financial transactions, access controls, and firewall protection, to prevent unauthorized access, use, or disclosure of your PII and we do not store full credit card numbers. However, since the Internet is not a 100% secure environment, we cannot guarantee, ensure, or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us. For example, there is no guarantee that information may not be accessed, disclosed, altered, or destroyed by breach of any of our physical, technical, or managerial safeguards.

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    1. Age Restrictions

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    1. Minors in General. If you are not at least 18 years old, you cannot use our website unless you have your parent or legal guardian’s consent. See our Terms of Use for more information. 

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    1. Minors under Age 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 16. If we learn that personal information of persons less than 16 years old has been inadvertently collected through our website, we will take the appropriate steps to delete this information. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child under the age of 16, please contact us at: privacy@northstarals.org. 

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    1. Third-Party Content and Tracking

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    1. Cookies and Tracking: Our website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to analyze site traffic, personalize your experience, and remember your login status. You may adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies, but some features of the website may not function properly.

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    1. User-Generated Content (“UGC”): Information you voluntarily submit in public areas (e.g., forums, discussions, comments, social media) is considered public information and is not protected by this policy. Please exercise extreme caution when posting personal data in public areas.

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    1. Your Rights and Data Governance

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    1. Data Retention: We will retain PII for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was provided or collected, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements. We may retain your PII for a longer period in the event of a complaint, if we reasonably believe there is a prospect of litigation in respect to our relationship with you, to comply with law enforcement requests, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, resolve disputes, enforce our legal agreements, or fulfil your request to “unsubscribe” from further messages from us. To determine the appropriate retention period for PII, we consider the amount, nature and sensitivity of the PII, the potential risk of harm from unauthorized use or disclosure of your PII, the purposes for which we process your PII and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means, and the applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or other requirements. We will retain some anonymized information (so that it can no longer be associated with you) and we may use this for research or statistical purposes, in which case we may use this information indefinitely without further notice to you. 

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    1. Right to Know. You have the right to know certain details about our data practices. In particular, you may request the following from us:
      • The PII we have collected about you;
      • The categories of sources from which the PII was collected;
      • The categories of PII about you we disclosed as allowed under this Policy;
      • The categories of third parties to whom the PII was disclosed as allowed under this Policy; and
      • The business or commercial purpose for collecting or sharing the PII.

    To exercise the Right to Know, please submit a request via email to privacy@northstarals.org. In the request, please specify which right you are seeking to exercise and the scope of the request. We may require specific information from you to help us verify your identity and process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may deny your requests to know.

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    1. Right to Correct or Delete. You have the right to request that we correct or delete the PII we have collected from you. To exercise the right to correct or delete, please submit a request via email to privacy@northstarals.org. We may require specific information from you to help us verify your identity and process your request. If we are unable to verify your identity, we may deny your request to delete. If we deny your request, we will explain the reason why in our response.

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    1. Right to Opt-Out of Shares. You have the right to tell us not to share your information at any time. You may submit a request to opt-out by emailing privacy@northstarals.org. If you do not wish to receive information and promotional material from us or from some of our partners, you may select the appropriate “opt-out” option each time we ask you for information. You can opt-out of emails from us by clicking on the unsubscribe link in each message or emailing us with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject field of the email.

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    1. Right to Non-Discrimination. You have the right to not receive discriminatory treatment by us for exercising any of your rights.

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    1. Authorized Agent. You can designate an authorized agent to submit requests on your behalf. However, we will require written proof of the agent’s permission to do so and verify your identity directly.

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    1. Changes to Our Privacy Policy 

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    We will update this Policy when necessary to reflect feedback, changes in our programs/projects and services, or legal changes. When we post changes to this Policy, we will revise the “Effective Date” at the top of the Policy. We encourage you to periodically review this Policy to learn how we are processing your information. 

    North Star ALS Terms of use Agreement

    Effective Date: January 21, 2026 | Supersedes all prior agreements.

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    Please read these Terms of Use ("Terms") carefully. By accessing or using the North Star ALS website, mobile application, webinars, programs, discussion groups, forums, digital services, social media posts, surveys, and educational materials (collectively, the "Services"), you agree to be bound by these Terms. 

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    1. Acceptance, Eligibility, and Scope

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    1. Use and Access Constitutes Acceptance of Terms: Your continued use of the Services signifies your acceptance of these Terms. North Star ALS reserves the right to modify these Terms at any time without notice; continued use constitutes acceptance of all modifications. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, DO NOT USE OR ACCESS THE SERVICES.

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    1. Minimum Age Requirements; Duly-Authorized Representatives of Companies: The Services are available only to users who can form legally binding contracts. By accessing or using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years of age and, if you are using the Services on behalf of another entity, that you are authorized to accept these Terms on that entity’s behalf.

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    1. Medical Disclaimer

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    1. No Medical Advice: All Services provided by North Star ALS are strictly for educational and informational purposes. The Services do not constitute, and are not a substitute for, medical advice, diagnosis, treatment, or clinical guidance from a licensed healthcare professional.

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    1. Your Responsibility to Consult Your Medical Team: You are solely responsible for consulting with your personal physician or care team regarding any medical condition or decisions about treatment and trial participation. For more information, please carefully review our Medical Disclaimer here. 

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    1. Intellectual Property, Content, and License

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    1. Ownership: All content on the Services, including text, graphics, data summaries, webinar recordings, and organization logos (“Foundation Content”), is the exclusive property of North Star ALS and is protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. 

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    1. No North Star ALS License: Save as expressly set out herein, no license is granted in respect of any intellectual property rights vested in North Star ALS. You cannot copy, reproduce, distribute, modify, frame, or commercially exploit any Foundation Content without the prior express written permission of North Star ALS. 

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    1. User License in Favor of North Star ALS. If you are permitted to post, submit, or upload content through any of our interactive features, or through any third party in connection with the Services, you agree to post, submit and upload content that is solely owned by you (e.g., your original images, words, and statements) or content for which you have received expressed written permission from the owner for the applicable use (“Your Content”). By posting, submitting, or uploading Your Content, you covenant and agree that Your Materials are not confidential or proprietary. Further, you hereby grant, transfer, and assign to North Star ALS a fully-paid, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, assignable, right and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, revise, publish, translate, publicly perform or display, distribute, broadcast, disseminate, transmit, and create adaptations or derivative works of and archive Your Content, in any form or media now known or hereafter developed, on any number of occasions and in any form, without your approval, review, or compensation to you. You represent and warrant that you are authorized to grant all rights set forth in this section, and that the use of Your Content in accordance with the terms and conditions herein does not and shall not violate any intellectual property laws, defame or be derogatory to any person, invade anyone’s right of privacy or publicity or otherwise violate, misappropriate or infringe the intellectual property rights, including copyright, trademarks, patents, trade secrets of any person.

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    1. Name, Image and Likeness License in Favor of North Star ALS. If you register to attend a North Star ALS event, whether in-person or virtual, you acknowledge that your name, image, likeness, appearance, biographical information, voice, statement, and comments (“Your Name, Image and Likeness”) might be captured in text, photographic, audio and/or video format. You hereby grant, transfer, and assign to North Star ALS a fully-paid, royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, non-exclusive, transferable, sublicensable, assignable, right and license to use, copy, reproduce, modify, revise, publish, translate, publicly perform or display, distribute, broadcast, disseminate, transmit, and create adaptations or derivative works of and archive Your Name, Image, and Likeness, in any form or media now known or hereafter developed or discovered, on any number of occasions and in any form, without your approval, review, or compensation to you, in connection with our educational, promotional and publicity activities. You understand and agree that North Star ALS has no obligation to use Your Name, Image, and Likeness.

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    1. User-Generated Content (“UGC”) and Misuse

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    1. User-Generated Content Responsibility: You are solely responsible for all content you post to public areas (e.g., forums, comments). You agree not to upload or submit any content that offers medical advice; is abusive, defamatory, fraudulent, or tortious; or that otherwise violates any applicable law or infringes on the IP rights of a third party.

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    1. Right to Terminate Access: North Star ALS reserves the explicit right to suspend or permanently terminate your access and use of the Services at any time, for any reason, and without notice, particularly in the event of misuse or violation of these Terms.

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    1. Accuracy and Integrity of Information 

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    1. Our Duties to You. Although North Star ALS attempts to ensure the integrity and accuracy of the Services, Program Information, and Foundation Content, it makes no guarantees whatsoever as to the correctness or accuracy of the Services, Program Information, and Foundation Content. It is possible that the Services, Program Information, and Foundation Content could include typographical errors, inaccuracies, or other errors, and that unauthorized additions, deletions, and alterations could be made to the Services, Program Information, or Foundation Content by third parties. In the event that an inaccuracy arises, please inform North Star ALS so that it can be corrected. Information contained on the Services, Program Information, and Foundation Content may be changed or updated without notice.

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    1. Your Duties to Us. To the extent that you provide information to us, including any registration information, you agree to provide truthful, accurate and complete information. Additionally, you represent and warrant to us that: (a) you have the authority to grant the rights to such information which are being granted hereunder; (b) you own and/or control all rights in and to such information; and (c) such information complies with the proper use requirements contained in these Terms. We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your account if (i) you provide untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete information or fail to update your information within a reasonable time, or (ii) we reasonably believe that you provided untrue, inaccurate, or incomplete information or failed to update your information within a reasonable time.

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    1. Additional Restrictions

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    1. Generally. You will not and will not allow any third party to: 
    • decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or otherwise attempt to derive the trade secrets embodied in the Services, except to the extent expressly permitted by applicable law; 
    • use the Services to develop a competing product or service; 
    • use the Services for any unauthorized purpose or for any purpose for which it was not designed or inconsistent with any online documentation we provide; 
    • remove any copyright, trademark, proprietary rights, disclaimer, or warning notice included on or embedded in any part of the Services, or any other products or materials made available through the Services;
    • Use the Services to communicate any information that infringes on the rights of any party;
    • Use the Services for any purpose which violates any applicable law or rule;
    • Use the Services as a means to distribute advertising or to otherwise solicit any third party; 
    • Use the Services for any purpose or in any manner which is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, libelous, slanderous, threatening, fraudulent, harassing, or embarrassing;
    • Upload, post, e-mail, or otherwise transmit any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, intimidating, abusive, harassing, tortuous, defamatory, derogatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, disrespectful, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
    • Impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity, or create a false persona;
    • Upload, post, e-mail, or otherwise transmit any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary rights of any party;
    • Upload, post, e-mail, or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to disable, interrupt, destroy, redirect, monitor another user's usage, limit, or otherwise inhibit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
    • Harvest user data for any purpose;
    • Interfere with or disrupt the Services, servers, or networks connected to the Services, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Services; or
    • Upload, post, e-mail, distribute, deliver, or otherwise transmit any bulk or unsolicited or unauthorized commercial e-mail, advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation. 

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    1. Our Reservation of Rights. In our sole discretion and without notice, we may remove any content or other materials that violate or may violate the foregoing. We may also suspend or terminate your access to the Services at any time in our sole discretion with no liability to you.

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    1. Privacy Policy

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    Your privacy is very important to North Star ALS. Please read our Privacy Policy for information about how we collect, use, and disclose your personal information. By accessing or using our Services, you consent to collection and use of your personal information in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

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    1. Warranty Disclaimer; Limitation of Liability; Assumption of Risk; Indemnity

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    1. Disclaimer of Warranty: THE SERVICES (INCLUDING ANY FOUNDATION CONTENT, PROGRAM INFORMATION, CONTENT CONTAINED WITHIN IT, AND ANY SITE-RELATED SERVICE), ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND AS AVAILABLE, WITH ALL FAULTS, WITH NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NORTH STAR ALS DISCLAIMS THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUALITY OF INFORMATION, TITLE, AND NONINFRINGEMENT. NORTH STAR ALS MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, USEFULNESS, ADEQUACY, COMPLETENESS, OR SUITABILITY OF THE SERVICES, THE FOUNDATION CONTENT, OR THE PROGRAM INFORMATION, OR THAT OUR OFFERINGS, SERVICES, OR SYSTEMS ARE FREE OF DEFECTS, VIRUSES, OR OTHER HARMFUL ELEMENTS. YOU ASSUME ANY AND ALL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, THE PROGRAM INFORMATION, THE FOUNDATION CONTENT, SITE-RELATED SERVICES, AND HYPERLINKED WEBSITES. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY NORTH STAR ALS OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR IN ANY WAY LIMIT THIS DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES. TO THE EXTENT, IF ANY, THAT NORTH STAR ALS CANNOT AS A MATTER OF LAW DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY, THE SCOPE AND DURATION OF SUCH WARRANTY WILL BE THE MINIMUM PERMITTED UNDER SUCH LAW.

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    1. Your Assumption of Risk: YOU AGREE TO ASSUME ANY AND ALL RISK ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE SERVICES, THE PROGRAM INFORMATION, THE FOUNDATION CONTENT, AND THIS WEBSITE. YOU FURTHER AGREE TO HOLD HARMLESS NORTH STAR ALS, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE SERVICES, THE FOUNDATION CONTENT, THE PROGRAM INFORMATION, AND ANY HYPERLINKED WEBSITES. YOU AGREE THAT NORTH STAR ALS WILL NOT BE LIABLE, IN ANY MANNER WHATSOEVER, FOR ANY DAMAGES OR LOSSES YOU MAY SUFFER OR CAUSE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES, THE FOUNDATION CONTENT, THE PROGRAM INFORMATION, OR YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE. 

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    1. Limitation of Liability: IN NO EVENT SHALL NORTH STAR ALS, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, VOLUNTEERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF THE SERVICES, THE FOUNDATION CONTENT, THE PROGRAM INFORMATION, YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERSONAL INJURY, SUFFERING OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF DATA, LOSS OF GOODWILL, LOSS OF OPPORTUNITY, OR LOSS OF PROFIT. THESE LIMITATIONS WILL APPLY REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE ASSERTED LIABILITY OR DAMAGES ARE BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE GROUNDS. 

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    1. Indemnity, Hold Harmless and Defense: TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY APPLICABLE LAW, YOU, ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF, YOUR HEIRS, SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, AND ANY ENTITY FOR WHICH YOU ARE USING OR ACCESSING THE SERVICES, AGREE, AT YOUR OWN COST AND EXPENSE, TO INDEMNIFY, DEFEND, AND HOLD NORTH STAR ALS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, VOLUNTEERS, AND AGENTS HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY CLAIMS, SUITS, ACTIONS, LOSSES, LIABILITIES, DAMAGES, EXPENSES, AND COSTS OF ANY KIND, NATURE, AND DESCRIPTION, WHETHER ACTUAL, ALLEGED, OR THREATENED (INCLUDING REASONABLE ATTORNEYS’ FEES, COURT COSTS, DEFENSE COSTS, INTEREST AND EXPERT FEES) ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OUT OF ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: (A) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, (B) YOUR BREACH OF THESE TERMS, THE PRIVACY POLICY, OR THE MEDICAL DISCLAIMER; (C) YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY APPLICABLE LAW OR REGULATION IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES; (D YOUR GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT. NORTH STAR ALS RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS OWN EXPENSE, TO ASSUME THE EXCLUSIVE DEFENSE AND CONTROL OF ANY MATTER OTHERWISE SUBJECT TO DEFENSE BY YOU, AND IN SUCH CASE, YOU AGREE TO COOPERATE WITH NORTH STAR ALS’S DEFENSE OF SUCH CLAIM. YOU CANNOT ENTER INTO A SETTLEMENT OR STIPULATED JUDGMENT OF THE FOREGOING WITHOUT NORTH STAR ALS PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT.

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    1. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

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    1. The laws of the State of California shall govern the interpretation, validity, performance, and enforcement of these Terms for all substantive and procedural matters. The venue for any arbitration, mediation or other action or proceeding related to enforcement or interpretation of these terms shall be the County of Santa Barbara, State of California. In the event of any litigation related to these Terms, you shall irrevocably submit yourself to the jurisdiction of the Superior Court of Santa Barbara County, California. You hereby waive and expressly agree not to assert, in any manner whatsoever, any claim or allegation that you are not personally subject to the jurisdiction of the aforementioned court. You further agree to waive any claim that the suit, action or proceeding is either brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue is improper.  

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    1. Modification 

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    1. North Star ALS reserves the right to change these Terms at any time and from time to time for any reason, including to address new functionality or changes to the Services, or to address new issues that require changes to these Terms. In the event these Terms are changed, an updated version of these Terms will be posted here. Please refer back to these Terms regularly, because your use of the Services signifies that you agree to be bound by these Terms, as they might be amended from time to time.

    North Star ALS Translation Disclaimer

    Effective Date: January 21, 2026 | Supersedes all prior agreements.

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    Effective Date: February 6, 2026 

    The North Star ALS’s website, social media, webinar materials, and other activities and programs are composed in English. They may be translated through software powered by Google Translate, Bing Translator, Amazon Translate, and similar services. Any such translation is subject to the following disclaimers and limitations of liability.

    • USE OF THIRD PARTY TRANSLATION SERVICES ARE SUBMIT TO THEIR POLICIES.  Google Translate, Bing Translator, and similar services (including automatic translation services provided on social media platforms) are operated by third-party, external entities. Use of Google Translate, Bing Translator, Amazon Translate, and similar services is subject to the appliable third party’s policies (e.g., Google’s terms of service, service-specific additional terms, license agreements, and privacy policy). North Star ALS does not author, control or assume any liability or responsibility whatsoever for third party’s policies. You are solely responsible for reviewing, understanding, and abiding by the third party’s policies.  
    • NO ENDORSEMENT OF THIRD PARTY TRANSLATION SERVICES. Links to third-party services including, Google Translate and Bing Translator, are provided as a convenience only, and any third-party information and/or content is in no way an affiliation, endorsement, support, or approval of the third-party, or the third-party service. You may choose similar tools for their translation needs or seek the services of an individual translator.  
    • TRANSLATIONS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS.” Google Translate, Bing Translator, and similar operations are automated services. Automated translation is not perfect and cannot replace human translation. North Star ALS does not guarantee the quality, accuracy, reliability, or authenticity of any translated content. Some translations may include incorrect or inappropriate language. Some content (such as images, videos, graphics, Flash, jpgs, pdfs, gifs, etc.) may not be translated at all or may not be accurately translated due to the limitations of the translation software. If North Star ALS holds live events, whether in person or virtual, such as webinars or conferences, then presentations might be offered with live translation through a third-party application. This service is automated and may use speech recognition, machine learning and artificial intelligence to generate immediate translations. These translations may contain errors or may not fully capture the speaker’s meaning, tone or context. Technical terms, acronyms, names and specialized subject matter may be translated inaccurately. North Star ALS does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or reliability of translations delivered through the third-party application and accepts no responsibility for any misunderstandings or actions taken based on translated content. 
    • ENGLISH VERSION IS THE OFFICIAL VERSION. The official text is the English version of the website, social media, webinar, and other materials. Any discrepancies or differences created in the translation are not binding and have no legal effect for compliance or enforcement purposes. If any questions arise related to the accuracy of the information contained in the translated website, refer to the English version of the website.
    • USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. Your use of North Star ALS content in translated form, whether by Google Translate, Bing Translator, Amazon Translate, or by any other translation service, is at your sole risk. North Star ALS accepts no responsibility and disclaims any and all liability for damages that may occur due to outdated or incorrect translations rendered by any third-party services, including Google Translate, Bing Translator, and Amazon Translate. North Star ALS expressly disclaims any and all warranties, express or implied, regarding translation of its website, webinars, social media, and other activities and programs, including, but not limited to, warranties of accuracy and reliability; warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. 

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