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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE/PRIVACY POLICYLast updated December 2, 2004 Welcome to the Academic Alliance Foundation's web site ("Site"). These terms of use ("Terms") set forth the conditions for your use of our Site, including our Privacy Policy. PLEASE READ THESE TERMS CAREFULLY, BECAUSE BY VISITING OR USING THIS SITE, YOU AGREE TO BE LEGALLY BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THESE TERMS, YOU ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE THIS SITE. The Academic Alliance Foundation ("AAF," "we" or "us") may make material modifications to our Terms in the future, so please check this page regularly. If we do make material modifications to our Terms, we will post a notice on our home page that they have been modified and provide a link to the revised Terms. By continuing to access and use our Site after we publish this notice, you signify your agreement to be bound by all of the modified terms. If you have questions about these Terms, please contact us by sending an email to [email protected]. Privacy Policy We are committed to protecting your privacy. We have developed our Site so that you can visit it and obtain access to it without identifying yourself or revealing any personally identifying information. Personally Identifying Information. AAF collects personally identifying information, including your full name and email address ("Your Information") that you voluntarily submit to us through our Site when you register to receive periodic email updates about the AAF and our activities. We will use Your Information for the purpose for which you provided it and to send you information about events and news that we think might interest you. If you wish to stop receiving email updates from us, please notify us by sending an email to [email protected] Children. Protecting the privacy of children is important to us. For that reason, we never collect online or maintain information via our Site from those we know are under 13 years of age, and no part of our Site is structured to attract anyone under age 13. Sharing With Third Parties Except for those we hire to host our Site ("Service Providers"), we do not share Your Information with any third parties. We may share Your Information if required by law or to enforce this Privacy Policy. Of course, if we ever merge with another organization, Your Information could be transferred along with our other assets. Transfer to the United States If you are located outside of the United States, please note that Your Information will be stored on a server located in the United States. By submitting Your Information to us, you consent to this transfer and storage of Your Information in the United States. Security We store Your Information in a secure manner and safeguard it from unauthorized access in a secure, restricted-access database. However, no data transmitted over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Therefore, you provide us with Your Information at your own risk. Questions and Corrections If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, our Site, or if you wish to update, correct, or delete any data you have provided to us either online or offline, please contact us by email at [email protected] or by mail at the address listed below. Copyright Unless otherwise indicated, Academic Alliance Foundation owns the copyright in this Site and the materials included in it. Text. You may copy or distribute the text materials contained in this Site but only for personal, non-commercial use, and only if the following copyright notice appears in all copies: "© 2004, Academic Alliance Foundation." The text materials contained in this Site may not be modified or altered in any way. Graphic Material. You may not copy or distribute any photograph, illustration, artwork or other graphic material contained on this Site for any use without first obtaining the permission of AAF (at [email protected]) and the copyright owner. Except as permitted in this section, you may not copy, distribute, enter into a database, display, perform, create derivative works of, transmit, or in any way exploit any part of our Site, including computer programs and other coding. Trademarks "ACADEMIC ALLIANCE FOUNDATION" and our stylized "A" design mark ("Our Trademarks"), are trademarks and service marks of the AAF in the United States. You may not use Our Trademarks for any product or service that does not belong to us, nor in any manner that is likely to cause confusion about whether we are the source, affiliated with, sponsor of or endorser of any product or service. In addition, you may not use Our Trademarks in any manner that disparages or discredits us. Links, Frames and Metatags You may link to the home page of our Site as long as the link does not cast us in a false or misleading light. AAF prefers advance notice of such linking. Please notify AAF at [email protected] or at the address listed below. You may not frame the content of our Site. You may not use metatags or any other "hidden text" that incorporates Our Trademarks without our express written consent. Links to Other Web Site Our Site contains links to other websites that we think may be of interest to you. We have no control over these other sites or their content. These websites are governed by their own privacy policies, which you should read. Except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by AAF, we do not in any way review, operate, or control any material, information, products or services on other sites. Because we are not responsible for the availability of these outside resources or their content, you should direct any concerns regarding any external link to the administrator or webmaster of that site. You should be aware when you leave our Site for another, and remember that other sites are governed by their own terms of use and privacy policies, which you should read. Disclaimers OUR SITE IS AVAILABLE "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE." TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER LAW, WE DENY ALL EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE OR ANY INFORMATION THAT IS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE (EVEN IF THE PURPOSE OR INTENDED USE HAS BEEN DISCLOSED). WE DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. THERE MAY BE DELAYS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS AND INACCURACIES IN MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH OUR SITE. WE DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS OR RELIABILITY OF ANY STATEMENT OR INFORMATION DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED ON THE SITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH LINKS ON THE SITE, OR ENDORSE ANY ADVICE OR OPINION OR STATEMENT DISPLAYED OR DISTRIBUTED ON OUR SITE OR AVAILABLE THROUGH LINKS ON OUR SITE. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CORRECT ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE SITE. IF YOU RELY ON OUR SITE AND ANY MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH IT, YOU DO SO SOLELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. ALTHOUGH WE INTEND TO TAKE REASONABLE STEPS TO PREVENT THE INTRODUCTION OF VIRUSES, WORMS, "TROJAN HORSES" OR OTHER DESTRUCTIVE MATERIALS TO OUR SITE, WE DO NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT OUR SITE OR MATERIALS THAT MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM OUR SITE ARE FREE FROM SUCH DESTRUCTIVE FEATURES. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR HARM ATTRIBUTABLE TO SUCH FEATURES. Limitation of Liability WE AND OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AFFILIATES, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR INJURY BASED ON ERRORS, OMISSIONS, INTERRUPTIONS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN OUR SITE, INCLUDING ANY CLAIM, LOSS OR INJURY THAT RESULTS FROM YOUR BREACH OF ANY PROVISION IN THESE TERMS. WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LOSS OF DATA) ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH OUR SITE, SITE SERVICES, OR THESE TERMS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR THESE KINDS OF DAMAGES, SO THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. Termination We reserve the right to terminate the Site and its Terms at any time without notice for any reason, including, in the case of the Terms, for your violation of any of its provisions. The Limitation of Liability and Governing Law sections of these Terms shall survive any such termination. Governing Law These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made and performed there without regard to its conflicts of law principles. You agree that any claim or dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms will be brought in the state and federal courts sitting in the State and County of New York. You agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of these courts and waive any jurisdictional, venue or inconvenient forum objections to such courts. Severability If any provision of these Terms is deemed unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision will be deemed severed and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Academic Alliance Foundation |
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