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Privacy Policy

When you use our site, we receive and collect certain information. For most of the browsing services we provide, we neither require nor collect personal information. However, visitors may become registered users of the site to utilize advocacy tools, receive customized information or newsletters, or participate in forums and register for events. For event registration, donations and other financial transactions, we do collect personal and contact information, such as first and last name, phone and email address..

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Donation Refund Policy

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Copyright Ownership

Unless otherwise noted, California Foundation for Independent Living Centers ("CFILC") retains exclusive copyrights to all content displayed on disabilityorganizing.net. Except as specifically provided otherwise in this Policy, reprinting or reposting of the CFILC Websites or any content from the CFILC Websites on other websites without the expressed written consent of California Foundation for Independent Living Centers is strictly prohibited.

Contact For Permission to Use

For information and consent to repost information please contact: [email protected]

Terms & Conditions for Reprinting and Reposting

Original content from the Disability Organizing Network website may be reprinted or reposted only on the following terms and conditions:

  1. Reposted content must display a clickable graphic link to the disabilityorganizing.net website in a prominent position on the page.
  2. Reposted content must display the following notice immediately below the content: "Copyright 2012 The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with Permission from The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Inc.".
  3. Printed copies or versions of original content from the website must contain the Disability Organizing Network logo no smaller than 1" wide by 1" long, and must display the following notice immediately below the content:" Copyright 2012 The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted with Permission from The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, Inc."
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    2. URL of website where material will be reposted or name of publication.
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This service may include bulletin boards and chat rooms ("bulletin boards") which allow feedback to CFILC and real-time interaction between users. CFILC does not control the messages, information, or files delivered to bulletin boards. It is a condition of your use of the bulletin boards and this web site that you do not:

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You understand that CFILC has no obligation to monitor the bulletin boards. However, CFILC reserves the right at all times to disclose any information as necessary to satisfy the law, regulation, or government request, or to edit, refuse to post, or to remove any information or information, in whole or in part, that in CFILC's sole discretion are objectionable or in violation of these terms and conditions.

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CFILC has provided links and pointers to Internet sites maintained by third parties. These sites may contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. CFILC does not operate or control in any respect any information, products or services on these third-party sites and is not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites. The information in this site and the third-party sites are provided "as is" and without warranties of any kind either express or implied.

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This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without giving effect to any principles or conflicts of law. If any provision of this agreement shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from this agreement and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.

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Welcome to the Disability Organizing Network (DOnetwork) website! The DOnetwork calls to action the California Disability Communities and allies, through community organizing, advocacy, education, leadership development and coalition building to effect systems change in local, state and national issues.

The CFILC Disability Organizing Network is a statewide disability advocacy network of 28 Independent Living Centers and the communities they serve. In each center there is a full time staff person devoted to increasing civic participation through community organizing, education and advocacy around issues that affect the Disability Communities.