Terms of Use Policy
- Permitted Use
- Trademarks
- Proprietary Information
- Indemnity
- Disclaimers
- Limitation of Liability
- Links
- Notification of Changes
- Miscellaneous
Q: Permitted Use
You have a nonexclusive, nontransferable, limited, revocable right to use the Website solely for your personal education and informational use. You will not use the Website for any other purpose, including any commercial purpose, without the Company’s express prior written consent. For example, you will not and will not authorize any other person to (a) Co-brand the Website or portion thereof, or (b) Frame the Website or portion thereof (whereby the Website or portion thereof will appear on the same screen with a portion of another website). “Co-branding” means to display a name, logo, trademark, or other means of attribution or identification of any party in such a manner reasonably likely to give a user the impression that such other party has the right to display, publish, or distribute the Website or content accessible within the Website. You agree to cooperate with the Company in causing any unauthorized Co-branding, framing or linking to immediately cease.
You may use the website for lawful purposes only. You may not post or transmit through the Website any material which violates or infringes in any way upon the rights of others, which is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, vulgar, obscene, profane or otherwise objectionable, which encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, gives rise to civil liability or otherwise violates the law. The Company will fully cooperate with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing the Company to disclose the identity of anyone posting such information or materials.
Q: Trademarks
The trademarks, logos, and service marks displayed on the Website are registered and unregistered Trademarks of the Company and its licensors, content providers, and business partners. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting by implication, or otherwise, any license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Website without the written permission of the Company or such party that may own the Trademark. Your use of the Trademarks displayed on the Website, or any other content on the Website, except as provided in these Terms and Conditions, is strictly prohibited. The Company will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including seeking criminal prosecution.
Q: Proprietary Information
The content accessible within the Website, including without limitation, all articles, Trademarks, graphics, charts, screen captures, clipart, text, links, product specifications, product information, and other information (collectively, the “Content”) is the proprietary information of the Company and its content providers, and the Company and its content providers retain all right, title, and interest in the Content. You will not remove, alter, or cause to be removed or altered, any copyright, trademark, trade name, service mark, or any other proprietary notice or legend appearing on any of the Content.
Q: Indemnity
You will indemnify and hold the Company, its licensors, content providers, service providers and contractors, and their employees, agents, officers and directors (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless from your breach of these Terms and Conditions. You agree that the Indemnified Parties will have no liability in connection with any such breach or unauthorized use, and agree to indemnify any and all resulting loss, damages, judgments, awards costs, expenses, and attorneys’ fees of the Indemnified Parties in connection therewith. You will also indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties harmless from and against any claims brought by third parties arising out of your use of the information accessed from the Website.
Q: Disclaimers
The Content and information on the Website is provided on an “as is” basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company:
- Does not warrant that the Website or its Content will be error free;
- Does not make any warranty as to the results that may be obtained from use of the Website or Content;
- Excludes all representations and warranties relating to the content which may be provided by any affiliates or any other third party;
The above exclusions and limitations apply only to the extent permitted by the law. None of you statutory rights as a consumer are affected.
Q: Limitation of Liability
The Company, its licensors, service providers, content providers, and their employees, agents, officers and directors (collectively the “Company and its Affiliates”) will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages, including loss of revenue or income, pain and suffering, emotional distress or similar damages arising out of or in any way connected with your use of or access to the Website, Contents, inability to use the Website, or otherwise arising in connection with this Website, even if the Company has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will the collective liability of the Company and its Affiliates (regardless of the form of action, whether in contract, tort or otherwise) exceed $100.
Q: Links
The Website may contain hyperlinks to websites operated by third parties other than the Company. Such hyperlinks are provided for your reference only. The Company does not control such third party websites and is not responsible for their content or the products and services offered on the third party websites. The Company’s inclusion of the hyperlinks to such websites does not imply any association with their operation or the material on such website. Operators of the other websites may not maintain links to this Website without the Company’s prior written consent. The Company reserves the right to prohibit other websites from linking to this Website.
Q: Notification of Changes
The Company has the right at any time to change or discontinue any aspect or feature of the Website. These Terms and Conditions are subject to change by the Company at any time in its discretion, and changes will be made to this page. Your use of the Website after such changes are implemented constitutes your acceptance of the changes. Please consult these Terms and Conditions regularly.
Q: Miscellaneous
These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Michigan applicable to contracts made and to be enforced wholly within such state. The waiver by either party of any provision of these Terms and Conditions on any occasion and upon any particular circumstances shall not operate as a waiver of such provision of these Terms and Conditions on any other occasion or upon any other circumstances. These Terms and Conditions may be waived and amended only in writing signed by both you and the Company.