1. By completing the NIFDE Application and submitting such to obtain NIFDE Certification, each provider hereby agrees to the provisions and rules contained herein. As used herein, all references to NIFDE shall include all of its employees, directors, officers, and affiliated/related companies.
   
   
2. Representations & Guaranties. NIFDE makes absolutely no representations or guaranties regarding the benefits that may be achieved by a provider or dental facility upon NIFDE Certification. By submitting their application for NIFDE Certification, all providers and dental facilities acknowledge and understand (i) that there have been no representations or guaranties, nor have any representations, guaranties, testimonials been relied upon in making their decision to apply for NIFDE Certification; (ii) that practice benefits obtained by one provider and/or dental facility may not materialize for another provider or dental facility; and (iii) that the Employer Network may not expand to that provider’s or dental facility’s geographic area.
   
   
3. Prohibitions on use of NIFDE Certification and NIFDE Award. All providers acknowledge and understand that NIFDE is unable to review the clinical skills of its providers. All providers represent and agree to use NIFDE Certification and the NIFDE Award professionally and are prohibited from making claim/statements/or advertisements indicating, expressly or implied, that NIFDE Certification and the NIFDE Award were granted to such provider/facility because of the clinical skills of such provider or at such facility.
   
   
4. Prohibitions on Advertising. Providers and/or dental facilities are expressly prohibited from referencing their NIFDE Certification on any advertising or marketing materials without the express written consent of NIFDE. This prohibition pertains to all areas of marketing, including but not limited to: print advertising (traditional print, mass mailings, flyers, etc.), web advertising (including email advertising), and radio/cable/tv advertising.
   
   
5. Locations/Use of NIFDE Award. All NIFDE Awards are dental facility and provider specific. NIFDE Certification shall be used in connection with only dental facilities and providers for which NIFDE Certification has been granted. NIFDE Awards shall be used and displayed only if the specific dental facility and only for such provider for which NIFDE Certification has been granted. The use of a NIFDE Award in any dental location or for any provider that is not NIFDE Certified is strictly prohibited and is a violation of trademark laws.
   
   
6. Non-refundable professional fees. All professional fees and NIFDE Award fees paid to NIFDE are non-refundable.
   
   
7. Indemnification. All doctors/providers that have obtained NIFDE Certification, shall (at their expense, including attorneys’ fees and costs) indemnify, defend, and hold NIFDE harmless from any and all claims, including but not limited to claims arising from (i) the care provided by such provider or at such dental facility (including but not limited to any malpractice claims, etc.); and (ii) the use by such provider or dental facility of its NIFDE Certification or NIFDE Award. In the event that there are multiple providers at a NIFDE Certified dental facility, the owner of the dental facility shall be jointly liable and responsible for such indemnification.
   
   
8. Granting of NIFDE Certification/Non-discrimination. NIFDE, in its sole authority and discretion, shall create and administer the policies for the granting or denying of NIFDE Certification. Notwithstanding such, NIFDE is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, and sexual orientation.
   
   
9. Cancellation of NIFDE membership. Upon non-renewal of NIFDE membership and failure to pay the NIFDE Professional Fee, each provider and dental facility shall immediately cease using the NIFDE Trademark and each provider and dental facility shall no longer represent, by either express or implied means, that such provider or dental facility is NIFDE Certified. In addition, award fees paid are for use of the NIFDE Award for as long as NIFDE Membership continues. Should NIFDE Membership be terminated, by either NIFDE or a NIFDE Certified provider, for any reason, all NIFDE Awards granted by NIFDE must be returned to NIFDE by the provider. All NIFDE Awards must be returned in good condition. Shipping and handling is the responsibility of the provider and/or dental facility. In the event that NIFDE Awards are not returned within twenty-one (21) days of termination or cancellation of NIFDE Certification, a charge of $200 per award will be automatically made to the providers’s charge card on file with NIFDE.
   
   
10. Termination by NIFDE. NIFDE reserves the right to terminate NIFDE Certification for any provider to which NIFDE Certification has been granted for any reason, including but not limited to: (i) misrepresentations or omissions made during the NIFDE Review Process; (ii) changes in information providing during the NIFDE Review Process; (iii) failure to update NIFDE within 21 days of any material changes to the answers provided during the NIFDE Review Process; (iv) complaints received regarding a provider or dental facility; or (v) a violation of any of these Terms and Conditions of Membership.
    
    
11. NIFDE IS NOT an insurance company.

Notice: All communications to NIFDE should be sent to:
NIFDE, 29 Emmons Drive, Suite A 30, Princeton, NJ 08540.