Terms of Use
Car Connectivity Consortium LLC | Terms of Use
Last Updated: December 4, 2025
These Terms of Use govern your use of the Car Connectivity Consortium website, https://carconnectivity.org/, (the “Site”) and are binding on all persons using this Site. This Site is owned and operated by Car Connectivity Consortium LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CCC”, “we” “our” or “us”). Your use of this Site and any information or materials obtained from the Site shall be deemed to be your agreement to abide by these terms and conditions on behalf of yourself individually and, if you represent an organization, on behalf of that organization also (collectively referred to as “you” or “your”). If you do not agree with any of these terms and/or conditions regarding access to or use of this Site, STOP further use of this Site and any information or materials contained on or made available through this Site.
1. GENERAL TERMS APPLICABLE TO THE SITE
1.1 Compliance With Law and These Terms.
Members of CCC. If you are a Member of CCC, the CCC Membership Agreement governs your rights and obligations as a Member. Certain areas of the Site are password restricted to authorized users (“Restricted Areas”). No one is permitted access to the Restricted Areas except CCC Members who have agreed to these terms and conditions of use as well as the terms and conditions regarding use of such Restricted Areas. These Terms of Use govern your use of this Site and the Restricted Areas to the extent these Terms of Use do not conflict with the terms that govern your rights and obligations as a Member or the terms and conditions for any sites operated by Causeway on behalf of CCC. Non-Members of CCC. You agree that you are responsible for complying with and shall be liable for your failure to comply with all laws, rules, and regulations in your use of this Site. CCC reserves the right to terminate or suspend in whole or in part your use of this Site if you breach any of these Terms of Use. Access and Account Security. To access certain areas of the Site, you may be asked to provide certain registration details or other information. All information you provide must be correct, current and complete. Account Security. If you choose or are provided with a user name, password or any other piece of information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential, and you must not disclose it to any other person or entity. You also acknowledge that your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this Site or portions of it using your user name, password or other security information. Changes to this Site. CCC reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to add, delete, or change some or all of the information, communications, or materials contained on and made available through this Site, without notice. Third-Party Websites. Links contained on this Site to other particular websites on the Internet that are owned and operated by third parties, do not imply partnerships, relationships, or affiliations with such third parties or an endorsement of those sites or such third parties. CCC shall have no responsibility or liability with respect to any acts or omissions, information or mis-information, or activities or recommendations, by or of such other websites or third parties. Use of Your Personal Information. CCC will use the personal information you provide through the Site in accordance with its Privacy Policy as may be amended, available here https://carconnectivity.org/privacy-policy/, or such successor URL, which Privacy Policy is incorporated into and made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. You acknowledge and agree that you have read and agree to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
2. USER CONTENT TERMS
2.1 Content Standards.
The Site may contain message boards, chat rooms, personal and organizational profiles, forums, bulletin boards, and other interactive features that allow users, including individuals or business entities who are Members of CCC as well as independent third parties, to post, submit, publish, upload, display or transmit to other users or other persons (hereinafter, “post”) content or materials, (collectively, “User Content”), on or through the Site. User Content must in its entirety comply with all applicable federal, state, local and international laws and regulations. Without limiting the foregoing, User Contributions must not:
(a) Contain any material which is deceptive, defamatory, obscene, indecent, abusive, offensive, harassing, violent, hateful, inflammatory or otherwise objectionable.
(b) Infringe any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other intellectual property or other rights of any person.
(c) Violate the legal rights (including the rights of publicity and privacy) of others or contain any material that could give rise to any civil or criminal liability under applicable laws or regulations.
(d) Impersonate any person, or misrepresent your identity or affiliation with any person or organization.
2.2 Ownership.
You will retain ownership of your User Content and all intellectual property rights therein.
2.3 General License Grant to CCC.
You grant to CCC a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free, worldwide, fully transferable and sublicensable right and license to use, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute your User Content on and through the Site and any other website (a “Other CCC Site”) owned and operated by CCC.
2.4 Representation and Warranty.
By posting User Content, you represent and warrant that: (a) you own all rights in and to the User Content or that you are otherwise authorized to post the User Content under these Terms of Use and grant the license granted above to us; and (b) your User Content does not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate any third-party proprietary or privacy right or right of publicity.
2.5 Copyright Infringement Policy.
If you believe that any User Content violates your copyright, please a written request for removal to admin@carconnectivity.org.
2.6 Posting and Removal by CCC.
CCC may, but is not required to, pre-screen your User Content. CCC has the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse to post or remove any User Content at any time, including without limitation pursuant to CCC’s Copyright Infringement Policy.
3. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, LIABILITY, AND INDEMNIFICATION
3.1 Disclaimer of Warranties by CCC.
This Site contains information and content provided by or obtained from many sources, including Members of CCC, advisors to CCC, and independent third parties. CCC, its Members, and other contributors of information, materials, and tools made available on the site (a) make no representation or warranty to you with respect to any information, materials, tools, or assistance, found, made available at, or provided pursuant to, this Site at any time and (b) shall have no liability with respect to such information, materials, tools, or assistance which, regardless of the form of media, and may be incomplete, inaccurate, and/or contain errors, omissions, deficiencies, or defects. You assume all risks with respect to any receipt, use, publication, and/or distribution of such information, materials tools, and assistance.
ANY INFORMATION, MATERIAL, OR TOOLS CONTAINED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AVAILABILITY, SUITABILITY, RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, ACCURACY, NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD-PARTY RIGHTS, AND/OR TITLE, AND/OR ANY WARRANTIES ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING AND/OR USAGE OR TRADE PRACTICE, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED. NO ACCOUNTING, FINANCIAL, LEGAL, OR TAX ADVICE OR COUNSEL IS GIVEN OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THROUGH ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THIS SITE, BY CCC OR BY ANY OF ITS MEMBERS OR OTHER CONTRIBUTORS OF INFORMATION AND MATERIALS MADE AVAILABLE ON THIS SITE.
3.2 NO LIABILITY FOR INDIRECT DAMAGES.
Unless (and except to the extent) required by law, NEITHER THE MEMBERS OF CCC NOR ANY OF THE DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, LICENSORS, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, ASSIGNS TO OR OF CCC SHALL BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, RELIANCE, MULTIPLIED, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS SITE, ANY CONTRIBUTIONS, OR OTHER INFORMATION OR MATERIALS CONTAINED ON OR MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS SITE, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE) AND EVEN IF CCC IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES IN ADVANCE. You release CCC and its successors and assigns from any such damages. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES. SOLELY TO THE EXTENT SUCH LAW APPLIES TO YOU, THE FOREGOING LIMITATION ON LIABILITY MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES. Indemnification. You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CCC and its successors and assigns for, from, and against any and all third-party claims, allegations, and actions and all damages, losses, awards, fines, sanctions, liabilities, settlement amounts, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) resulting from or arising out of: (a) the falsity of or your breach of or failure to comply with any of your representations, warranties, and/or covenants in these Terms of Use; (b) your use of the Site and any material, information, or tools contained on or accessed through the Site; (c) any third-party allegation or claim that your User Content (or CCC’s or its successors’ and/or assigns’ use and/or distribution thereof) infringes, misappropriates, or otherwise violates any third-party patent right, copyright, trademark right, trade secret right, or other intellectual property or proprietary right or other third-party right, except to extent that such third-party claim or allegation arises out of CCC’s modification or improvement of your User Content or CCC’s derivative work based on or derived from your User Content; and/or (d) a third-party allegation or claim resulting from your violation or alleged violation of any applicable law, rule, or regulation; provided, that CCC (i) promptly gives you written notice of the claim, (ii) gives you sole control and defense and settlement of the claim (provided that you may not settle any claim without CCC’s consent unless the settlement unconditionally releases CCC of all liability); and (iii) provides to you all reasonable assistance you request, at your expense.
4. MISCELLANEOUS
4.1 Communications.
As permitted by applicable law, when you communicate with CCC electronically, such as via email and text message, you consent to receive communications from our electronically. Please note that CCC is not obligated to respond to inquiries that we receive. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that CCC provides to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
4.2 Changes to these Terms of Use.
We may revise and update these Terms of Use from time to time in our sole discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the Site thereafter. Your continued use of the Website following the posting of revised Terms of Use means that you accept and agree to the changes.
Governing Law and Venue. Any action related to these Terms of Use or this Site will be governed by the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to any conflicts of law rules. The sole jurisdiction and venue for actions related to the subject matter hereof shall be in a state or federal court located in Oregon. You hereby submit to the jurisdiction of such courts over you personally in connection with such litigation, and you waive any objection to venue in such courts and any claim that such forum is an inconvenient forum.
Equitable Remedies. You acknowledge and agree that your breach or threatened breach of any term or condition of these Terms of Use may cause CCC irreparable harm for which recovery of money damages would be inadequate. Accordingly, you agree that CCC may, in addition to all other rights and remedies it may have at law or in equity, seek specific performance and preliminary, temporary, and permanent injunctive relief, without posting a bond or other security and without proving damages. All available remedies are cumulative and may be exercised singularly or concurrently.
Attorney Fees. If any litigation is instituted to interpret, enforce, or rescind these Terms of Use, the substantially prevailing party on a claim will be entitled to recover with respect to the claim, in addition to any other relief awarded, such party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and other fees, costs, and expenses of every kind, including but not limited to the costs and disbursements incurred in connection with the litigation, any appeal or petition for review, the collection of any award, or the enforcement of any order, as determined by the court.
Waiver. The non-enforcement or waiver of any provision of these Terms of Use on one occasion shall not constitute a waiver of such provision on any other occasions unless expressly agreed in writing.
Severability. If any part of these Terms of Use is held unenforceable, the affected provision will be considered modified to the extent allowed by law, and all other provisions of these Terms of Use will remain in full force and effect.
