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Last updated: July 14, 2026

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1. Acknowledgment and Acceptance of Terms and Conditions

This Website Terms of Use Agreement governs your access to and use of the website located at https://curesft.org [and any additional domains operated by the Foundation], any pages of the Site, and any and all options and services available on or through the Site or otherwise provided by The SFT Foundation ("Company," "we," "us" or "our"), in connection with the Site (the Site and such options and services, collectively, the "Site"). You acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by this Website Terms of Use Agreement ("Terms and Conditions"), and the Company's Website Privacy Policy located at https://curesft.org/privacy and incorporated herein by reference.

Note that Section 16 of these Terms and Conditions contains a mandatory arbitration provision that requires the use of arbitration on an individual basis and limits the remedies available to you in the event of certain disputes.

You may be requested to affirm your acceptance of these Terms and Conditions on forms provided on the Site. If you do not agree to every provision of these Terms and Conditions and the Company's Website Privacy Policy, you cannot access, browse, or use the Site.

By accepting these Terms and Conditions, you represent and warrant that you are legally permitted to enter into a binding contract (18 years of age or older in most jurisdictions) and that, if you have accepted these Terms and Conditions on behalf of any business or other entity, you represent and warrant that you have legal authority to do so.

These Terms and Conditions may be revised at any time for any reason, and Company may provide you notice of these changes by any reasonable means, including by providing notice through the Site. By accessing, browsing, or using the Site following the posting of changes to these Terms and Conditions, you accept such changes. You agree to use the Site in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws, rules, and regulations. Any use of the Site in a manner inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions is deemed unauthorized access and may subject the user to civil or criminal penalties. We strongly recommend that you periodically visit this page to review these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to the revised Terms, you may not access or use the Site. These Terms and Conditions are effective as of July 14, 2026.

2. Medical Disclaimer

THE SITE IS FOR INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE, DIAGNOSIS, OR TREATMENT. YOU ASSUME FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE, AND YOU AGREE THAT COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS, OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE. COMPANY DOES NOT RECOMMEND OR ENDORSE ANY SPECIFIC TREATMENT, DRUGS, TESTS, PHYSICIANS, PRODUCTS, PROCEDURES, OPINIONS, OR OTHER INFORMATION THAT MAY BE MENTIONED THROUGH THE SITE. YOUR RELIANCE UPON THE SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK.

IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY, CALL YOUR DOCTOR OR 911 IMMEDIATELY.

3. Right to Use and Access the Site

In order to access and use certain areas or features of the Site, you may need to register for an account. When creating an account, Company grants to you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, limited right to access and make personal, non-commercial use of the Site, subject to your compliance with these Terms and Conditions. You shall not, and shall not permit anyone else to, directly or indirectly (i) remove or alter proprietary notices or labels on or in the Site or Site Content; (ii) engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts the Site or Site Content; (iii) engage in any fraudulent activity or activity that facilitates fraud; or (iv) otherwise act in violation of these Terms and Conditions.

By creating an account, you also request and authorize Company to use your personal information to communicate with you, and you consent to receive electronic communications from Company (e.g., via email or by posting notices to the Site). These communications may include notices about your account and are part of your relationship with us. You agree that any notices, agreements, disclosures, or other communications that we send to you electronically will satisfy any legal communication requirements, including that such communications be in writing. You should maintain copies of electronic communications from us. We may also send you promotional communications via email, including newsletters, surveys, and other news and information we think will be of interest to you. You may opt out of receiving these promotional emails at any time by following the unsubscribe instructions provided therein.

In consideration of your use of the Site, you agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information about yourself as requested on any Site registration or submission form and to maintain and promptly update that information as necessary to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If you provide information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we may suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site.

If you receive a password for your use of the Site, you are responsible for keeping your password confidential and for all uses and activity that occur through your password or account. You will immediately notify us of any unauthorized use of your password. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved.

4. Site Content

The Site and all material on or contained therein, including without limitation all content, design, algorithms and coding, all text, graphics, and other content, the look and feel of the Site, and all data and reports generated by the Site (collectively, the "Site Content"), are owned by Company or a third party. The Site Content is protected under copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret, or other intellectual property and proprietary rights and laws. You may not copy, download, transmit, modify, distribute, or republish the Site or any portion of the Site, including any Site Content, without the prior written consent of Company. You may not sell, publicly display, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, assign, sub-license, transfer, or otherwise exploit the Site or any Site Content. Use of any Site Content is prohibited without the prior written permission of Company.

5. Legal Requirements

Company is committed to processing and protecting the personal data collected when you use the Site in compliance with its obligations under applicable privacy laws, including, if applicable to you, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation. Company's policy is to retain personal data necessary to provide our services, except that we may retain your personal data for longer periods where reasonably necessary to comply with our legal obligations, meet regulatory requirements, resolve disputes, maintain security, prevent fraud and abuse, enforce these Terms, or fulfill your request to "unsubscribe" from further messages from us. When Company is the data controller, we will decide how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.

We implement a number of security features to help ensure that your information is safe, and we use industry-standard technologies when transferring and receiving data exchanged between Company and third parties. User data may be stored on servers maintained by our third-party partners and subject to their security safeguards. All financial transactions are made securely.

Where Company has a good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, warrant, administrative order, civil investigative demand, subpoena, or other valid process, Company may disclose IP addresses, personal information, and any contents of the Site where it is legally compelled to do so. Please see the Company's Website Privacy Policy located at https://curesft.org/privacy for additional information relating to the privacy and security of information collected hereunder.

6. Your Use of the Site

You are solely responsible and liable for all data, information, and other materials ("Content") that you submit, upload, post, e-mail, or otherwise transmit ("Transmit") in connection with the Site. We have no control over, and shall have no liability for, any damages resulting from the use or misuse by any third party of information made public through the Site.

You agree that you will not, and will not permit anyone else to, directly or indirectly: (a) use the Site in any unlawful manner or Transmit any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, hateful, obscene, harassing, tortious, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, profane, vulgar, offensive, lewd, invasive of another's privacy, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable; (b) use the Site to harm minors in any way or to stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the rights of others, including others' privacy rights or rights of publicity, or harvest or collect personally identifiable information about other users of the Site; (c) Transmit any Content: (i) that you do not have the right to Transmit; (ii) that infringes any patent, copyright, trademark, or other intellectual property right or misappropriates any trade secret or right of privacy of any third party; (iii) that constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, "spam," "chain letters," or pyramid schemes; or (iv) that contains any software routine, code, instruction, or virus designed to disable, delete, modify, damage, or erase software, hardware, or data; (d) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers to disguise any Content Transmitted through the Site; (e) interfere with the Site or servers or networks used in connection with the Site; (f) interfere with the ability of others to use the Site; (g) copy, download, transmit, modify, reproduce, sell, resell, sub-license, distribute, publish, create derivative works of, reverse engineer, assign, transfer, or exploit for any commercial purpose any portion of the Site or the Site Content; (h) conduct business using the Site in a way that is unfair, unlawful, or constitutes a deceptive business practice; (i) use any robot, spider, or other automatic device to monitor or copy portions of the Site without Company's prior written permission; (j) include in any third-party website any hypertext link to any page within the Site without Company's prior written permission; (k) mirror or display the Site or any portion thereof in frames without Company's prior written permission; or (l) impersonate any person or entity or misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity.

You acknowledge and agree that Company may disclose or use any Content that you Transmit for the purposes of: (a) enforcing these Terms and Conditions; (b) complying with any laws, rules, or regulations; (c) responding to claims that any Content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protecting the rights or property of Company, its supporters, or the public. With respect to Content that you Transmit to the Site — including any story, testimonial, photograph, or video you submit through the Site — you grant Company a perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to reproduce, display, publish, modify, distribute, and create derivative works of such Content and to allow others to do so; however, Company will only share personally identifiable information that you have not made publicly available in accordance with Company's Website Privacy Policy at https://curesft.org/privacy.

Separate and apart from Content, you can submit questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, or other information about Company, the Site, or our programs or services (collectively, "Feedback"). Feedback is nonconfidential and shall become the sole property of Company. Company shall own exclusive rights, including all intellectual property rights, in and to such Feedback and shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of this Feedback for any purpose without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

7. Linked Sites

Company has not reviewed all of the websites linked to the Site and is not responsible for the content of any third-party pages or any other websites linked to the Site. Nothing in the Site, including any links to other websites, should be construed as an endorsement by Company. Your choice to link to any other website is at your own risk, and you agree to comply with all terms and conditions relating to such websites. Company reserves the right to remove any link at any time. Any links to third-party websites are provided as a convenience to you and are neither owned nor operated by Company, which makes no representations or warranties with respect to them. Your viewing and use of any third-party websites is at your sole discretion and risk.

8. Special Admonitions for International Use

The owner of the Site is based in the State of Illinois in the United States. Access to the Site may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the Site from outside the United States, you are responsible for your compliance with local laws. If you are located outside the United States and you contact us or provide information through the Site, please be advised that any information you provide to us will be transferred to the United States, and that by submitting information, you explicitly authorize such transfer.

9. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Company, its subsidiaries, affiliates, business partners, contractors, and service providers, and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors, and assigns harmless, to the fullest extent permitted in law or equity, from and against any and all losses, claims, actions, damages, liabilities, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, to the extent proximately caused by or resulting from: (a) your use of the Site; (b) any Content that you Transmit; (c) any violation of these Terms and Conditions by you; and (d) any other act or omission by you, including your violation of any rights of another, arising from your use of the Site.

10. Company Trademarks

All product and service names appearing in a typeface different from that of the surrounding text or with a trademark symbol are registered and unregistered trademarks and service marks owned by Company or its affiliates or a third party. These and all other trademarks, service marks, logos, and organization names (each a "Mark") used in connection with the Site are the property of Company or third parties and shall remain their property. Nothing contained in the Site shall be construed as granting any license or right to use any such Mark without the prior written permission of Company or the third party that owns it. Your misuse of any such Mark, or any other Site Content, is strictly prohibited.

11. Availability and Features

Availability and features of the Site are subject to change without notice.

12. Termination

You acknowledge and agree that Company may terminate your access to and use of the Site for any reason, including your violation of these Terms and Conditions, without prior notice and without any liability to you or any third party. You acknowledge and agree that Company may modify, limit, suspend, or discontinue the Site or any portion thereof at any time, without notice or liability to you. Company may establish general rules and policies regarding use of the Site and will post such rules on the Site; your compliance with them is a condition of your continued use of the Site. Company shall have no liability with respect to any lost Site Content, Content, or other data. All provisions of these Terms and Conditions that by their nature should survive termination shall survive, including all limitations on liability, releases, indemnification obligations, disclaimers of warranties, and intellectual property protections and licenses.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

COMPANY IS PROVIDING THE SITE AND THE SITE CONTENT ON AN "AS-IS," "AS-AVAILABLE" BASIS. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND TO THE EXTENT THAT THEY MAY BE EXCLUDED BY LAW, INCLUDING WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NON-INFRINGEMENT AS TO THE OPERATION OF THE SITE. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL OPERATE IN AN UNINTERRUPTED, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE MANNER. THE SITE IS FOR YOUR GENERAL USE ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE RELIED ON IN MAKING ANY SPECIFIC FINANCIAL, LEGAL, MEDICAL, OR OTHER DECISIONS. COMPANY ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR AND MAKES NO WARRANTY AS TO THE ACCURACY, CURRENCY, COMPLETENESS, RELIABILITY, USEFULNESS, OR DECENCY OF THE SITE.

YOU ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE. ANY SITE CONTENT DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM SUCH ACTIVITY.

14. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY, OR ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE, WHETHER IN CONTRACT OR TORT (INCLUDING STRICT LIABILITY AND NEGLIGENCE), FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLES, INCOME, OR PROFIT, LOSS OF OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY, OR CLAIMS OF THIRD PARTIES, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SITE OR THE INACCURACY OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SITE. IF YOU LIVE IN A JURISDICTION WHOSE LAWS PREVENT YOU FROM TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE, COMPANY'S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY THE LAW OF THAT JURISDICTION.

15. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

Company maintains the Site from its offices in [City], Illinois, USA. These Terms and Conditions and the transactions they contemplate, including their interpretation, construction, performance, and enforcement, shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, U.S.A., without reference to conflict or choice of law provisions, as applicable to contracts made and performed entirely within such State. The exclusive forums for the resolution of any dispute relating to these Terms and Conditions shall be the state and federal courts located in [County] County, Illinois, U.S.A., and you agree to personal jurisdiction of such courts over you with regard to any dispute relating to these Terms and Conditions and agree to service of process on you by e-mail to the address you have submitted on the Site, if any, and by any other means permitted by law.

16. Arbitration and Class Action Waiver

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTION CAREFULLY BECAUSE IT REQUIRES YOU TO ARBITRATE CERTAIN DISPUTES AND CLAIMS WITH COMPANY AND LIMITS THE MANNER IN WHICH YOU CAN SEEK RELIEF FROM US.

YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT ANY DISPUTE, CLAIM, OR CONTROVERSY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND THE SITE SHALL BE FINALLY DECIDED BY BINDING ARBITRATION UNDER THE RULES OF THE AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOCIATION GOVERNING CONSUMER DISPUTES. Arbitration uses a single, neutral arbitrator to decide a dispute (instead of a judge or jury); arbitration allows for more limited discovery than in a court case; and the arbitration process and result is subject to very limited review by courts. In an arbitration you have the right, at your expense, to be represented by an attorney of your choosing. Arbitrators can award the same damages and relief under these Terms and Conditions that a court can award. You and Company agree that any in-person arbitral hearing would occur in the county in the United States where you reside. Company further agrees that your filing fee for an arbitration will be capped at the amount set by the American Arbitration Association. You agree that the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act governs the interpretation and enforcement of this provision, and that you and Company are each waiving the right to a trial by jury or to participate in a class action. This arbitration provision shall survive termination of these Terms and Conditions and the termination of your use of the Site. REGARDLESS OF THE FORUM, YOU AND COMPANY AGREE THAT EACH MAY BRING CLAIMS AGAINST THE OTHER ONLY IN YOUR OR ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, AND NOT AS A PLAINTIFF OR CLASS MEMBER IN ANY PURPORTED CLASS OR REPRESENTATIVE PROCEEDING. Unless both you and Company agree otherwise, the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims. If this specific provision is found to be unenforceable, then the entirety of this arbitration provision shall be null and void.

17. Notice

All notices, demands, or consents given by you under these Terms and Conditions will be in writing and will be deemed given when delivered to Company at the following contact: The SFT Foundation, [mailing address]. Any notices to you may be made via either e-mail or postal mail to the address in Company's records or via posting on the Site. Please report any violations of these Terms and Conditions to Company at the contact listed above.

18. Miscellaneous

You may not assign, sublicense, or otherwise transfer any of your rights under these Terms and Conditions. If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is found to be invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of that provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions, which shall remain in full force and effect. Headings are for convenience only and shall have no legal meaning or effect.

YOU AGREE THAT ANY CAUSE OF ACTION YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR THE SITE MUST COMMENCE WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES; OTHERWISE, SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.

These Terms and Conditions shall control the interpretation of the relationship between the parties respecting the Site. Company's failure to enforce a particular provision does not waive its right to enforce it in the future; Company may waive such a right only in writing. These Terms and Conditions and all other written agreements duly executed between you and Company in connection with your use of the Site constitute the entire agreement between you and Company with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede any prior or contemporaneous proposals, discussions, communications, or oral agreements.

19. Procedure for Making Claims of Copyright Infringement

We expect users of the Site to respect the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe in good faith that any of the Site Content infringes your copyright, please provide Company's copyright agent the following written information:

  • An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
  • A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
  • A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site;
  • Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
  • A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  • A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner, or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner, of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.

Company's copyright agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement can be reached at: [copyright agent name], The SFT Foundation, [mailing address], [email].