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Legal Policy, RateYourStudyAbroad LLC The use of this site is governed by our Hyperlink Disclaimer, Informational Content Disclaimer, Privacy Policy, Intellectual Property Policy and Terms of Use. By using this site, you acknowledge that you have read these disclaimers and policies and that you accept and will be bound by their terms. Hyperlink disclaimer Informational content disclaimer policy THE INFORMATION PROVIDED ON THIS WEB SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY OF ANY COMPUTER PROGRAM OR SOFTWARE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. RATE YOUR STUDY ABROAD, LLC’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR ANY INACCURATE INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE, AND YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED (IF ANY). RATE YOUR STUDY ABROAD, LLC IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LOSS OF PROFITS OR DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. Privacy Policy 1.Collection and Use of Personal Information. RYSA may collect Personal Information when you use certain services on the RYSA web site or when you visit cookie-enabled web pages. RYSA may also log your IP address when you use the RYSA web site. RYSA uses this Personal Information to fulfill requests for our services or products, to contact users regarding changes to our site or our business and to customize the content that you might see on the RYSA web site. RYSA may also use “cookie” files to better serve your needs by creating a customized web site that best fits your needs. 2.Sharing and Disclosure of Personal Information. RYSA will not sell or rent your Personal Information to any individual, business, or government entity. RYSA will share your Personal Information with other entities should you request RYSA to share such information or if RYSA is required to respond to court orders, subpoenas or other legal process. 3.User Accounts. RYSA allows users to set up personal accounts to participate in our on-line community, such as our message boards and rating program. When you set up your personal account, you will be asked to provide certain Personal Information (“User Information”). You have the ability to edit your User Information at any time and may delete your account at your convenience. Under no condition will RYSA share your User Information with another individual, business or government entity unless RYSA is required to respond to court orders, subpoenas or other legal process. 4.Password Protection. All user accounts must be accessed with usernames and passwords. You are advised not to share your username and password with any other person. 5.Amendments. RYSA reserves the right to amend this policy at any time without notice. 6.Contact. You may contact RYSA directly by e-mailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it should you have any questions regarding this policy.
Terms of Use 1.Acceptance of Terms of Use. Rate Your Study Abroad, LLC (“RYSA”) provides its on-line services and web site to you, the User, subject to this Terms of Use Agreement (“TOU”). RYSA reserves the right to alter the TOU at any time without notice to User. By using the RYSA web site, located at the URL http://www.rateyourstudyabroad.com, User agrees to abide by this TOU Agreement. 2.On-line Services and Disclaimer of Warranty. The RYSA web site provides on-line resources including, but not limited to, on-line feedback, ratings and information pertaining to study abroad programs. Any new services, resources or informational content added to the web site shall fall under the terms of this TOU Agreement. The on-line resources, informational content, and software on this web site is provided “AS IS”, AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, ARE DISCLAIMED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, MERCHANTABILITY OF ANY COMPUTER PROGRAM OR SOFTWARE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, ACCURACY OF INFORMATIONAL CONTENT, OR SYSTEM INTEGRATION, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. RYSA assumes no responsibility for any data loss or other loss suffered by any User of this web site. User is fully responsible for maintaining its computer equipment and Internet access to use the RYSA web site. 3.Registration. Certain areas of the RYSA web site are provided solely to registered Users of the web site. Any User registering for such services agrees to provide true and accurate information during the registration process. RYSA reserves the right to terminate the access of any User should RYSA know, or have reasonable grounds to suspect, that the User has entered false or misleading information during the registration process. ALL REGISTERED USERS MUST BE OF LEGAL AGE TO REGISTER. Children under the age of 18 shall not be permitted to register unless they do so under the strict supervision of a legal guardian. RYSA maintains strict on-line Privacy Policy and will not sell or give your information to other parties. 4.User account. User shall select a username and password upon completing the registration process. User is fully responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their username and password. Users agree to immediately notify RYSA at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it should User know or have reasonable grounds to suspect that their username and password have been compromised. RYSA is not responsible for User’s negligence or failure to abide by this Paragraph. 5.Informational content supplied by Users. User understands that all information, computer files, software, graphics, sound files, and text, whether publicly displayed by User on the RYSA web site, or privately transmitted through the RYSA web site, are the responsibility of the User from which such informational content has originated. User is fully responsible for any and all informational content that User uploads, posts, e-mails or transmits using the RYSA web site. RYSA cannot control all of the informational content Users transmit through the RYSA web site. Under no circumstances shall RYSA be held liable for User’s exposure to informational content that User deems offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances shall RYSA be held liable for any errors or omissions in any informational content transmitted by Users. 6.User conduct. User agrees to not use the RYSA web site to: upload, post, or transmit any informational content that is unlawful, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, threatens another person or entity, invades the privacy of another or is otherwise objectionable; harm legal minors; collect personal information on, “cyberstalk” or harass another User or engage in conduct that negatively affects the on-line experience of another User; impersonate another User, person or entity, including any official, agent or employee of RYSA or of any study abroad program; intentionally or unintentionally violate any local, state or federal law, including violations of the Copyright Act; post comments about any study abroad program if User is an employee, agent or official of any study abroad program without identifying User’s study abroad program and the fact that User is an employee, agent or official of such program; forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the service; upload, post or transmit any software or files that contain software viruses or other harmful computer code; interfere with the operation of RYSA’s web servers, other computers, network or the Internet; upload, post or transmit any informational content that is the copyrighted, patented or trademarked intellectual property of another, informational content that constitutes a trade secret or confidential information of another; upload, post or transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, including “spam” or “junk mail.” 7.RYSA Rights. RYSA does not pre-screen uploaded, posted or transmitted content, but RYSA reserves the right to inspect, edit and delete any content that RYSAs knows, or has reason to know, has violated this TOU Agreement. RYSA reserves the right to immediately and without notice terminate the account of any User found to have violated the provisions of this TOU Agreement. RYSA may disclose any informational content Users post, upload or transmit to the RYSA web site if such disclosure is necessary to enforce this TOU Agreement, to respond to claims of intellectual property infringement, to comply with legal process or to protect the rights of RYSA, the public or other Users. 8.Content submitted by Users. RYSA does not claim ownership of any informational content submitted by Users to the RYSA web site. User grants RYSA a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, and publicly display any informational content submitted to the RYSA web site. This license exists only so long as User allows its content to remain on the RYSA web site and will terminate in the event that User removes such content. 9.Indemnity. User agrees to indemnify and hold RYSA and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content User submits, posts, transmits or makes available through the website, User’s use of the website, User’s connection to the website, User’s violation of this TOU Agreement, or User’s violation of any rights of another. 10.No resale. User agrees not to reproduce, copy, duplicate or sell any portion of the RYSA web site. 11.Limits and modifications. RYSA may establish, without notice, limits on the use of its web site, including the maximum number of times Users may post to, or participate in, the on-line communities as well as the number of times Users may access the RYSA web site. RYSA reserves the right to modify any and all portions of the RYSA web site without notice. Under no circumstances shall RYSA be liable to User or any other party for such limits or modifications. 12.Termination of User account. RYSA may, at its sole discretion, terminate User’s account for any reason. Under no circumstances shall RYSA be liable to User or any other party for such termination of User’s account. 13.Third party advertisers. RYSA may allow third party advertisers to advertise on the RYSA web site. RYSA takes no responsibility for User’s dealings with any third party advertisers, including any on-line or other purchases from such third parties. RYSA is not liable for any loss or damage incurred by User in its dealings with third party advertisers. 14.Hyperlink policy. The RYSA site contains hyperlinks to other Internet sites not under the editorial control of RYSA. These hyperlinks are not express or implied endorsements or approvals by RYSA, of any products, services or information available from these sites. 15.RYSA’s intellectual property rights. User agrees not to distribute, license, or create derivative works from any of RYSA’s copyrighted or trademarked material, including graphic files and software, available on the RYSA web site. 16.Limitation of liability. RATE YOUR STUDY ABROAD, LLC’S MAXIMUM LIABILITY FOR ANY INACCURATE INFORMATION OR SOFTWARE AND USER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY FOR ANY CAUSE OF ACTION WHATSOEVER, SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID BY USER FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED (IF ANY). RATE YOUR STUDY ABROAD, LLC IS NOT LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL, LOSS OF BUSINESS OR LOSS OF PROFITS, WHETHER BASED ON BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. 17.Notice. Notices may be posted to the RYSA web site or e-mailed to User using the e-mail address User submitted during the registration process. 18.General. This TOU Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and RYSA and governs your use of the RYSA web site. This TOU Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. User agrees to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the State of New York. The failure of RYSA to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this TOU Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of this TOU Agreement is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision and that the other provisions of the TOU Agreement remain in full force and effect. Any claim arising under the terms of this TOU Agreement must be brought within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. 19.Violations. Please report any known or suspected violations of this TOU Agreement by any User, including any suspected copyright or trademark violations, to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Clicking on the hyperlink “Intellectual Property Policy” will like User to a page containing the following: 20.No Control Over Other Web Sites. Rate Your Study Abroad, LLC (“RYSA”) respects the intellectual property and copyrights of others and expects its Users to do the same. RYSA, however, does not have any responsibility for content on other web sites that may be accessed while using the RYSA site. These sites may contain copyrighted or otherwise protected information or marks. The TOU of the other web sites, and not RYSA’s TOU, govern use of that material. 21.Termination of Account for Violations. RYSA reserves the right to terminate the accounts of Users who may, or actually do, infringe copyrights or other intellectual property rights of RYSA or others. 22.Notice for Claims of Intellectual Property Violations. If you believe your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that your intellectual property rights have otherwise been violated by the RYSA website, please send the following information to RYSA’s Copyright Agent: An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest; A description of the copyrighted work or other intellectual property that you claim has been infringed; A detailed description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the RYSA website; Your address, telephone number, and email address; A statement that you have a good faith belief the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright or intellectual property owner, its agent or the law; A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your Notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf. RYSA’s Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows: By mail By email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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