ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
The services that ICONedu provides to you are subject to
the following Terms of Use ("TOU"). ICONedu reserves the right to
update the TOU at any time without notice to you. The most current version of
the TOU can be reviewed by clicking on the "Terms of Use" hypertext
link located at the bottom of our Web pages.
DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES
Through its network of Web properties, ICONedu provides you
with access to a variety of resources, including online practice testing, newsletter,
and industry related information (collectively "Services"). The
Services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the
addition of any new Web properties, are subject to the TOU.
PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION
Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your
personal and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute,
transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative
works from, transfer, or sell any information, products or services obtained
from the Services.
PRIVACY AND PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
See the Privacy
Statement disclosures relating to the collection and use of your information.
MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY
If any of the Services requires you to open an account, you
must complete the registration process by providing us with current, complete
and accurate information as prompted by the applicable registration form. You
also will choose a password and a user name. You are entirely responsible for
maintaining the confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you
are entirely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your
account. You agree to notify ICONedu immediately of any unauthorized use of
your account or any other breach of security. ICONedu will not be liable for
any loss that you may incur as a result of someone else using your password or
account, either with or without your knowledge. However, you could be held
liable for losses incurred by ICONedu or another party due to someone else
using your account or password. You may not use anyone else's account at any
time.
NO UNLAWFUL OR PROHIBITED USE
As a condition of your use of the Services, you will not
use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms,
conditions, and notices. You may not use the Services in any manner that could
damage, disable, overburden, or impair any ICONedu server, or the network(s)
connected to any ICONedu server, or interfere with any other party's use and
enjoyment of any Services. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to
any Services, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to any
ICONedu server or to any of the Services, through hacking, password mining or
any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or
information through any means not intentionally made available through the
Services.
USE OF SERVICES
The Services may contain e-mail services, bulletin board
services, chat areas, news groups, forums, communities, calendars, (each a
"Communication Service" and collectively "Communication
Services"). You agree to use the Communication Services only to post, send
and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related
to the particular Communication Service. By way of example, and not as a
limitation, you agree that when using the Communication Services, you will not:
- Use the Communication Services in connection with
surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming or
any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise
violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any
inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic,
name, material or information.
- Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain
images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual
property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright
or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or
control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the
same.
- Use any material or information, including images or
photographs, which are made available through the Services in any manner that
infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary
right of any party.
- Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms,
time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or
programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of
another.
- Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services
for any business purpose, unless such Communication Services specifically
allows such messages.
- Download any file posted by another user of a
Communication Service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be
legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any copyright management information,
such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary
designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material
contained in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and
enjoying the Communication Services.
- Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines which may
be applicable for any particular Communication Service.
- Harvest or otherwise collect information about others,
including e-mail addresses.
- Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
- Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading
others.
- Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or
not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the Services
or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.
ICONedu has no obligation to monitor the Communication
Services. However, ICONedu reserves the right to review materials posted to the
Communication Services and to remove any materials in its sole discretion. ICONedu
reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all of the Communication
Services at any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.
ICONedu reserves the right at all times to disclose any
information as ICONedu deems necessary to satisfy any applicable law,
regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse to post
or to remove any information or materials, in whole or in part, in ICONedu's
sole discretion.
Always use caution when giving out any personally
identifiable information about yourself or your children in any Communication
Services. ICONedu does not control or endorse the content, messages or
information found in any Communication Services and, therefore, ICONedu specifically
disclaims any liability with regard to the Communication Services and any
actions resulting from your participation in any Communication Services.
Managers and hosts are not authorized ICONedu spokespersons, and their views do
not necessarily reflect those of ICONedu.
Materials uploaded to the Communication Services may be
subject to posted limitations on usage, reproduction and/or dissemination; you
are responsible for adhering to such limitations if you download the materials.
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RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY LINKED SITE OR ANY LINK CONTAINED IN A
LINKED SITE, OR ANY CHANGES OR UPDATES TO SUCH SITES. ICONEDU IS NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR WEBCASTING OR ANY OTHER FORM OF TRANSMISSION RECEIVED FROM ANY
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THE INCLUSION OF ANY LINK DOES NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT BY ICONEDU OF THE SITE.