- Acceptance of terms Welcome to thePenApple.org Study Abroad Services website! PenApple.org provides this service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service (“TOS”), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you. You can review the most current version of the TOS at any time.
- Description of service ThePenApple.org Study Abroad Services website currently provides its participants with a variety of services including (but not limited to): student stories, news, scholarship information, University resources , University resources, networking capabilities and events listings.
- Your registration obligations In consideration of your use of this service, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form and (b) maintain and promptly update your information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, orPenApple.org Study Abroad Services has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete,PenApple.org Study Abroad Services reserves the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of thePenApple.org Study Abroad Services site (or any portion thereof).
- PenApple.org Study Abroad Privacy Policy Registration data and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy policy.
- Member account, password and security You choose a password upon signing up for participation in thePenApple.org Study Abroad Services website. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password. You agree to (a) immediately notifyPenApple.org Study Abroad Services of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. PenApple.org cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section 5.
- Member conduct You understand that all information, data, messages or other materials (“Content”), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not PenApple.org, are entirely responsible for all Content that you post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the site. PenApple.org does not control the Content posted and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity or quality of such Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will PenApple.org be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed, transmitted or otherwise made available via the site.
You agree to not use the site to:- post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
- harm minors in any way;
- impersonate any person or entity;
- forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the site;
- post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that you do not have a right to make available under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
- post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights (“Rights”) of any party;
- post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation;
- post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
- disrupt the normal flow of dialogue or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in exchanges;
- interfere with or disrupt the site or servers or networks connected to the site, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the site;
- intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, and any regulations having the force of law;
- stalk or otherwise harass another; or
- collect or store personal data about other users.
- You acknowledge that PenApple.org does not pre-screen all Content, but that PenApple.org and its designees shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or move any Content that is available via the site. Without limiting the foregoing, PenApple.org and its designees shall have the right to remove any Content that violates the TOS or is otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such Content.
You acknowledge and agree that PenApple.org may preserve Content and may also disclose Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims that any Content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of PenApple.org, its users and the public.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the site, including your Content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices. - Special admonitions for international use Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
- Content submitted or made available for inclusion on the site PenApple.org does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the site.
- Indemnity You agree to indemnify and hold PenApple.org, 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 you submit, post, transmit or make available through the site, your use of the site, your connection to the site, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of another.
- No resale of service You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the site, use of the site, or access to the site.
- General practices regarding use and storage You acknowledge that PenApple.org may establish general practices and limits concerning use of the site, including without limitation the maximum number of days that message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by the site, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access the site in a given period of time. You agree that PenApple.org has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by the site. You acknowledge that PenApple.org reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that PenApple.org reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
- Modifications to service PenApple.org reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the site (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that PenApple.org shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the site.
- Termination You agree that PenApple.org, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof) or use of the site, and remove and discard any Content within the site, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if PenApple.org believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS. PenApple.org may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the site, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the site under any provision of this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that PenApple.org may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or the site. Further, you agree that PenApple.org shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the site.
- Links The site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that PenApple.org is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that PenApple.org shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such Content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.
- PenApple.org’s proprietary rights You acknowledge and agree that the site and any necessary software used in connection with the site (“Software”) contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by PenApple.org or the appropriate participant, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the site or the Software, in whole or in part.
