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(Last Updated: December 14, 2020)
Vinson Group, LLC (“we” or “us” or “our”) provides our website at https://vinsonedu.com/ (“Website”) to the user (“you” or “your”) pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Website User Agreement (Terms of Use) (“Agreement”). By using the Website, you are accepting this Agreement. We may change this Agreement from time to time without notice to you. In addition, you will be subject to any policies, guidelines, or rules that we may post from time to time on the Website, including the Vinson Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”). All such policies, guidelines, and rules are hereby incorporated by reference into this Agreement. The collection and use of personal information is governed by this Agreement and the Privacy Policy. Please review the Privacy Policy posted on the Website.
The Website is owned and operated by us and contains material that is derived in whole or in part from us and other sources and is protected by international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. You may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit or distribute in any way any material from this site, including code and software, except as permitted by this Agreement or otherwise consented to by us in writing. You may download material from this site for your personal, non-commercial use, or your employer-company’s internal use only, provided you keep intact all copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices and, if applicable, maintain attribution to the author. No other right or license is granted to any materials on the Website.
The Website may only be used by you for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution, or storage of content or other material in violation of any applicable local, state, federal, foreign, or international laws, rules, or regulations is prohibited. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Website may involve (a) transmissions over various networks, and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
You agree to not use the Website to: (a) upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit 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; (b) harm minors in any way; (c) impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with any person or entity; (d) post any incomplete, false, or inaccurate biographical information; (e) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Website; (f) upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any content that you do not have a right to transmit 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); (g) upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, or other proprietary right of any party; (h) upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other similar solicitations; (i) upload, post, email, or otherwise transmit 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; (j) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to scroll faster than other users of the Website are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users’ ability to engage in real time exchanges; (k) interfere with or disrupt the Website or servers or networks connected to the Website, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Website; (l) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, federal, foreign, or international laws, rules, and regulations; (m) stalk or otherwise harass another; or (n) collect, store, or use personal data about other users of the Website, except as may be necessary to complete a transaction offered or accepted by such users.
When retrieving information from the Website, you are prohibited from (a) using or attempting to use spiders, crawlers, robots, avatars, intelligent agents, or any other extraction or navigation search except for a normal browser; (b) aggregating, copying, or duplicating any of the materials or information except for the small amount of materials and information temporarily required for an ordinary single use of the Website; and (c) accessing data not intended for you.
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you acknowledge that what may legally be done on or through the Internet in the jurisdiction of your residence may not be permissible in every jurisdiction in the world. Therefore, you specifically agree to comply with all local laws, rules, and regulations of the jurisdiction of the recipient regarding online conduct. In addition, you agree to comply with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States and the country in which you reside. The foregoing obligation shall survive termination of this Agreement.
If you believe any materials on the Website infringe a copyright, you should provide us with written notice that at a minimum contains: (a) a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed; (b) identification of the copyrighted work claimed to have been infringed, or, if multiple copyrighted works at a single online site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works at that site; (c) identification of the material that is claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit us to locate the material; (d) information reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an email address at which the complaining party may be contacted; (e) a statement that the complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and (f) a statement that the information in the notification is accurate, and, under penalty of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.
All DMCA notices should be sent to our designated agent as follows: Christian Ballmer via email at [email protected] or via fax at (877) 679-7863.
You agree to indemnify and hold us, and our subsidiaries, affiliates, owners, directors, officers, managers, agents, and employees, harmless from all damages and expenses, including court costs and reasonable attorney fees, arising out of any claim based on your use of the Website, your connection to the Website, your violation of this Agreement, and your violation of any rights of another or of any law, rule, or regulation.
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Website, use of the Website, or access to the Website, without our express written consent.
You acknowledge and agree that the Website and any necessary software used in connection with the Website (“Software”) contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property laws and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that information presented to you through the Website, is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as authorized in this Agreement or otherwise expressly authorized in writing by us, you agree not to distribute or otherwise transfer, modify, or create derivative works based on the Website, the Software, or any content, in whole or in part. We grant you a personal, non-transferable, and non-exclusive license to use the object code of the Software on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, or distribute, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Software, including, without limitation, for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Website. You agree not to access the Website by any means other than through the interface that is provided by us for use in accessing the Website.
We encourage you to use the contact form on the Website to provide information about your experience using the Website, which will enable us to improve the Website. This includes any ideas or suggestions pertaining to new products, services, and other items. You give us the unencumbered right to use such ideas or suggestions. We will not provide any compensation for the ideas or suggestions.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: (a) YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. WE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ACCURACY OF DATA, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR PERFORMANCE OR FROM USAGE OF TRADE; (b) WE MAKE NO WARRANTY (i) THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE, (ii) THAT THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (iii) THAT THE QUALITY OF ANY CONTENT, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED BY YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, OR (iv) THAT ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE WILL BE CORRECTED; (c) ANY CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE WEBSITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER LOSS THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL; AND (d) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM US OR THROUGH OR FROM THE WEBSITE WILL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THIS AGREEMENT.
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT WE ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES) RESULTING FROM: (a) THE ACCESS OR USE OR THE INABILITY TO ACCESS OR USE THE WEBSITE; (b) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (c) ANY INTERRUPTION, SUSPENSION, OR TERMINATION OF THE WEBSITE, OR (d) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Any claim or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement that is not resolved by you and US directly will be SETTLED by mediation and, if mediation is unsuccessful, by binding arbitration. The mediation and arbitration will take place in the AKRON, OHIO metropolitan area, and will be administered in accordance with the American Arbitration Association Commercial Arbitration Rules, including the Optional Rules for Emergency Measures of Protection, by mediator(s) and arbitrator(s) mutually selected by you and US in accordance with such rules.
You may not assign or otherwise transfer this Agreement or any rights or obligations under this Agreement to any third party without our prior written consent. The failure of either party to act upon any right, remedy, or breach of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of that or any other right, remedy, or breach. No waiver will be effective unless made in writing and signed by the waiving party. Neither party will be liable for any delay in or failure of performance resulting from any cause or condition beyond the party’s reasonable control, whether foreseeable or not, including vandalism that disrupts or corrupts the Website. The provisions of this Agreement are severable. If any provision is held to be invalid, unenforceable, or void, the remaining provisions will not as a result be invalidated. This Agreement and any claim arising out of this Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Ohio, excluding its conflict of laws principles. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the parties relating to the object and scope of this Agreement. Any representation, statement or warranty not expressly contained in this Agreement, will not be enforceable by the parties.