Last updated: October 14, 2022

McAllister & Quinn respects the privacy of our users. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website jm-aq.com including any other media form, media channel, mobile website, or mobile application related or connected thereto. Please read this privacy policy carefully.  If you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy, please do not access the site.

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason.  We will alert you about any changes by updating the “Last Updated” date of this Privacy Policy.  Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Site, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification.

You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Site after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted. 

Agreement and General Terms of Use. By continuing to access or use GIS (this Site), or any service on this Site, you accept the Terms of Service (TOS). GIS reserves the right to change any or all of the provisions of this TOS at any time. The Agreement in effect at the time you use the Service shall govern your use of the Service.

User Consent to the TOS. You represent that you have read and agree to be bound by the TOS.

Intellectual Property and Distribution

This Site, including but not limited to, its information, data, materials, software, functionality, services, content, text, audio, video, and graphics (the “Service”), is proprietary and is protected by copyright law. . You agree that GIS has the right to change the content or technical specifications of any aspect of the Service at any time in GIS’s sole discretion. You further agree that such changes may result in your being unable to access materials periodically.

GIS has been developed, prepared, and arranged by McAllister & Quinn. You acknowledge and agree that you have no ownership rights in or to the Service and that no such rights are granted under the TOS. You agree to protect the proprietary rights of the IP Rights Holders during and after your use of the Service. You agree to notify GIS in writing upon becoming aware of any claim that the Service infringes any violations. GIS shall retain all rights to all data comprising or included in the Service. You agree not to use any  material without express written permission of GIS. You agree that you do not acquire any ownership rights in any downloaded content.

Distribution of GIS materials outside of your university membership is prohibited. You may search, retrieve, display, download, and print content from the Services solely for your personal research and references. You shall make no other use of the content without the express written permission of GIS or McAllister & Quinn.

Except as expressly permitted in the TOS, you shall not (i) recirculate, distribute, scrape, store, transmit, publish, broadcast, copy, download, create derivative works or otherwise use the Service or any portion thereof in any form or by any means except with the prior written consent of GIS or its affiliates, and the consent of certain third-party providers data or of portions of the Service, as applicable; (ii) share, recompile, decompile, disassemble, reverse engineer, or make or distribute any other form of, or any derivative work from, the Service or any portion thereof; or (iii) store any data or portion of the Service in, or route the same to, any database or server. You shall not sell, license, or distribute any portion of the Service to third parties or use any portion of the Service as a component of or as a basis for any material offered for sale, license, or distribution.

Third party use. Third parties may not distribute any of these materials to their clients or members without written permission from GIS. 

Licenses and Restrictions. Except as expressly permitted in the TOS, you shall not (i) use the Service in any manner that could harm, take over, disable,  or otherwise impair GIS or McAllister & Quinn’s computer systems; (ii) interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Service, or any of the content, information or services provided on this Site; (iii) access, monitor or copy any content or information on this Site, (vii) use the Service, the information contained therein, or any trademarks, trade names, service marks, copyrights, or logos of GIS or its affiliates in unsolicited mailings or spam material; (viii) use the Service for any illegal or unlawful purpose, including, but not limited to, engaging in (or attempts to engage in) stalking, fraud, harassment, any criminal activity, and conspiracy to commit any criminal activity; or (ix) impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity.

Policies and Forms. Some GIS’s Services contain sample policies, forms, and checklists and documents that you may adapt to your organization. You are granted a specific license to modify such documents. However, this license does not include the right to resell the documents, to create a product for sale, or to share them outside of your organization. This license is perpetual.

Training materials. The Services contain materials that you may download and use within your organization if you remain a member of GIS. You may display such training materials within your university. However, they may not be distributed via your organization’s intranet or the internet or loaded into a learning management system without specific written permission from GIS.

Certain training materials and webinars are available as versions that include audio narration. These materials may be played via the GIS website for classroom use or for training of individuals within the university. However, they may not be downloaded, stored on your intranet or the internet, or loaded into a learning management system without specific written permission from GIS or McAllister & Quinn.

Prohibited uses. You will not modify, publish, distribute, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, translate, create derivative works, or in any way exploit other than as set forth herein, any of the content, tools or technology, in whole or in part, found on the Services. Further, you shall not engage in any systematic downloading or other activity directed towards any of the content, in whole or in part, found on the Services that would create any electronic database or archive containing such content. In searching the Services, you shall not employ any automated search tools that programmatically access  content in order to repurpose or resell the Services content and tools, nor may you  reformat any information off the services HTML pages or XML interface, including tags, results pages, abstracts, and documents without the express written permission of GIS or McAllister & Quinn.  

Registration, Access, and Security

Registration and User ID. As part of the registration process certain registration information may be provided to GIS. You represent that (i) you have completed any registration process necessary to use this Site, and (ii) any registration information you provide is accurate and truthful. You shall promptly update the registration information through the Service or as otherwise directed by GIS to keep such information true, accurate, and up to date. Each registration is for a single user only. GIS reserves the right to deny creation of your account based on GIS’s inability to verify the authenticity of your registration information. Members must have an active “.edu” email address to register for the service.

Passwords. GIS provides you with the ability to select a username, you shall not: (i) select a username already used by another person; (ii) use a username in which another person has rights without such person’s authorization; or (iii) use a username or password that GIS identifies as offensive or inappropriate. You agree to treat your username and password as confidential and not to disclose such User ID, either directly or indirectly, to any person. You are fully responsible for all of your usage of and activity relating to the Service including, but not limited to, any use of the User ID. Only you may access a password-protected portion of the Service through the User ID and access may not be shared with any other person or used in any manner that is inconsistent with the TOS. You agree to maintain only one account with the Service at any time and certify that you currently have no other account(s) with the Service. You also agree not to access the Service simultaneously from two or more devices. Sharing or distributing your username and password to others for access to the Services is prohibited and may result in termination of your account. Contact GIS is if members need broader access.

Liability. You assume all responsibilities and obligations with respect to any decisions or advice made or given as a result of the use of the service and interaction with the GIS Advisors, including without limitation any decision made or action taken by you in reliance upon the service or interaction with the Advisors.

Linking and Framing. You may not link your web site to any other web pages of GIS and you may make no other use of the marks, names, or logos of GIS or its affiliates without express written permission from GIS or its affiliates. Any violation of this provision may, in GIS’s or any of its affiliate’s discretion, result in termination of your use of and access to this Site effective immediately.

Rights in submissions. You warrant that any material or information that you make available through the Services, including, for example, documents you may post to your dashboard, is solely your original work, or that you have all necessary rights to make the material or information of any other person or entity available on the Services. You will be solely responsible for the content of any material or information that you make available through the Services. You will also be liable for any damage resulting from your making any material or information available through the Services. Materials and institutional research and data shared with GIS Advisors will not be shared or made public to other members on the GIS website. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all the rights to the material and ideas that you submit; that use of the material you supply does not violate this TOS; and that you will indemnify GIS and its employees and Advisors for all claims resulting from material you supply. GIS and its Advisors disclaim any responsibility and assume no liability for any material submitted by you or any third party.

User data. GIS reserves the right to collect and use data about you and your use of the Service for purposes such as, for example, performing statistical analyses to assist us in improving the Service. GIS further reserves the right to distribute such data in forms that do not identify you individually or reveal your identity. GIS may also distribute such data in forms that identify you individually or reveal your identity to affiliates, partners and to third parties with a contractual relationship with GIS. All such use and distribution shall be in accordance with GIS privacy policy, which is incorporated herein by reference. Please familiarize yourself with the privacy policy by clicking on “Privacy Policy” (or another similar link) at the bottom of the Services’ home pages. Nothing herein shall prevent GIS and its marketing partners from contacting you by e-mail, phone, or direct mail with offers, information, and other communications and all such contact is expressly approved by you.

Fees, Payments, Renewals, and Account Management

Termination. You may terminate the TOS, with or without cause and at any time after the first year of membership, by discontinuing your use of the Service and destroying all materials obtained from the Service.  You may not cancel or terminate your subscription the first year of service. After the first year, your GIS membership will continue and automatically renew until terminated. You must cancel your membership before it renews in order to avoid billing of the membership fees for the next billing cycle.

GIS reserves the right to terminate your access to and use of the Service, or any portion thereof, and temporarily or permanently to block access to the Service, including the ability to download any content, at any time without notice and effective immediately if found to be in violation of the TOS. GIS reserves the right to terminate membership without recourse or a refund if you are found in violation of distribution. You shall not use any of GIS or its affiliates’ trademarks, trade names, or service marks in any manner that creates the impression that such names and marks belong to or are identified with you or that you are associated with or licensed by GIS or its affiliates to use such names or marks, and you acknowledge that you have no ownership rights in or to any of these names or marks. You may not copy or make any use of the Service or any portion thereof.

Changes to the Price and Subscription Plans. GIS reserves the right to change our subscription plans or adjust pricing for our service or any components thereof in any manner and at any time as we may determine in our sole and absolute discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in these TOS, any price changes or changes to your subscription plan will take effect following notice to you.

Payments are nonrefundable and there are no refunds or credits for partially used membership periods. Following any cancellation, however, you will continue to have access to the service through the end of your current billing period.

GIS also reserves the right to terminate the TOS or your access to and use of the Service, or any portion thereof, in its sole discretion, at any time without notice and effective immediately. The TOS and your access to the Service will terminate immediately without notice from GIS if you, in GIS’s sole discretion, fail to comply with any provision of the TOS. Upon termination of the TOS by you or GIS, you must discontinue your use of the Service.

Payment terms. If you become a paid subscriber of GIS, you will be bound by the payment terms set forth herein. Access to premium areas of the Services requires payment. You must provide accurate, complete and updated member information when you register. You acknowledge that you will pay GIS all such fees, charges, and applicable taxes for the Services where enrollment in the Services has been made using your credit card whether made by you personally or by someone else at your university on your behalf.

Use of Service. You further acknowledge that your obligation to pay GIS for the Service does not depend on usage of the Service, and that you remain obligated to pay GIS for the Service regardless of whether the Service is used or not. Your obligation to pay for the Service begins on the date of your enrollment in the Service, not the date of your first use of the Service. GIS will make every effort to ensure you are satisfied with your purchase.

Communication Preferences. When you visit this Site, you consent to receive communications from GIS electronically. We will send you information relating to your account (e.g. payment authorizations, changes in password or Payment Method, confirmation messages, notices) in electronic form only, for example via emails to your email address provided during registration. 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.

Disclaimer of Warranties & Limitation of Liability

Reference; legal advice. This site is provided as a research and reference tool. Although we make every reasonable effort to ensure that the content and tools provided at this site are useful, accurate, and current, we cannot guarantee that they will be error-free. This site and the information available through it are not intended to constitute legal advice and does not guarantee access to or grant awards from federal agencies. By using this site, you assume all responsibility for and risk arising from your use of and reliance upon the contents of this site.

Indemnification. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, you will defend, indemnify and hold harmless GIS and McAllister & Quinn from and against all claims, liability, and expenses, including attorneys’ fees and legal fees and costs, arising out of your use of the Service or your breach of any provision of this Agreement. GIS and McAllister & Quinn reserve the right, in its sole discretion and at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.

Choice of Law Jurisdiction. Except as preempted by United States federal law, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, without reference to its conflict of law provisions. The parties hereby consent to sole and exclusive jurisdiction in the courts (whether federal or state) of the District of Columbia and agree that any litigation shall be brought therein. The parties hereby waive a trial by jury in any action, proceeding, or counterclaim brought or asserted by either of the parties hereto against the other, on any matters whatsoever arising out of this Agreement.

Collection of your Information

We may collect information about you in a variety of ways. The information we may collect on the Site includes:

Personal Data. Personally identifiable information, such as your name, shipping address, email address, and telephone number, and demographic information, such as your age, gender, hometown, and interests, that you voluntarily give to us [when you register with the Site when you choose to participate in various activities related to the Site, such as online chat and message boards. You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Site.

Derivative Data. Information our servers automatically collect when you access the Site, such as your IP address, your browser type, your operating system, your access times, and the pages you have viewed directly before and after accessing the Site.

Mobile Device Data. Device information, such as your mobile device ID, model, and manufacturer, and information about the location of your device, if you access the Site from a mobile device.

Disclosure of your Information

We may share information we have collected about you in certain situations. Your information may be disclosed as follows: 

 By Law or to Protect Rights. If we believe the release of information about you is necessary to respond to legal process, to investigate or remedy potential violations of our policies, or to protect the rights, property, and safety of others, we may share your information as permitted or required by any applicable law, rule, or regulation.  This includes exchanging information with other entities for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

Affiliates. We may share your information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates include our parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us.

Business Partners. We may share your information with our business partners to offer you certain products, services or promotions.

Sale or Bankruptcy. If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger, or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your information to the successor entity.  If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party.  You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy.

We are not responsible for the actions of third parties with whom you share personal or sensitive data, and we have no authority to manage or control third-party solicitations.  If you no longer wish to receive correspondence, emails or other communications from third parties, you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

Tracking Technologies

Cookies and Web Beacons. We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. When you access the Site, your personal information is not collected through the use of tracking technology. Most browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You can remove or reject cookies, but be aware that such action could affect the availability and functionality of the Site. You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser’s settings to notify you each time a cookie is tendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis.

We may use cookies, web beacons, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the Site to help customize the Site and improve your experience. For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy posted on the Site, which is incorporated into this Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Cookie Policy.

Website Analytics. We may also partner with selected third-party vendors, such as Google Analytics, [to allow tracking technologies and remarketing services on the Site [through the use of first party cookies and third-party cookies, to, among other things, analyze and track users’ use of the Site, determine the popularity of certain content and better understand online activity. By accessing the Site, you consent to the collection and use of your information by these third-party vendors. You are encouraged to review their privacy policy and contact them directly for responses to your questions. We do not transfer personal information to these third-party vendors. However, if you do not want any information to be collected and used by tracking technologies, you can visit the third-party vendor or the Network Advertising Initiative Opt-Out Tool or Digital Advertising Alliance Opt-Out Tool.

You should be aware that getting a new computer, installing a new browser, upgrading an existing browser, or erasing or otherwise altering your browser’s cookies files may also clear certain opt-out cookies, plug-ins, or settings.

Security of your Information

We use administrative, technical, and physical security measures to help protect your personal information.  While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts, no security measures are perfect or impenetrable, and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse.  Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information.

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:

Grants Intelligence Service
1030 15th St NW #590,
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 296-2741
Email: info@grantsintelligenceservice.com