TERMS OF USE & PRIVACY
When you access DOCEREELEARNING.COM or any of its affiliated webpages that DOCERE ELEARNING SOLUTIONS LLC, d/b/a How to Win Business Plan Competitions, (sometimes hereinafter the “Owner”) (collectively, the “Website”), you agree that you have read, understand and accept these Terms of Use and all additional Rules of any comment boards, listing or linking services, or other services made available from time to time on the Website. Altogether, these Terms of Use are known as the “Terms.” If you do not agree, or if you fail to follow the Terms, you can be denied access to the Website without notice.
PURPOSE
DOCERE works with entrepreneurs on developing effective business plans with a special focus on developing successful plans for business plan and grant competitions. A big component of this service is the online classes and coaching programs provided on the Website.
PRIVACY
The Website, and any other website with which the Website may interconnect, may collect and recognize your host domain name and e-mail address, aggregate information on site usage, collect user-specific information on Website visited, and collect information volunteered by you, such as survey information, site registrations, name and address, telephone number, and payment information. The information collected by the Website is used to complete any purchase transactions, improve Site content and may be used to contact you for marketing purposes. “Cookies”
may be exchanged electronically to store and exchange your information, including online shopping cart data. If you disable features of your web browser, your experience of the Website may be limited.
The Website may interconnect with third-party websites or the completion of transactions you request. Any applicable terms and conditions of such other webites will apply to your transactions begun on or through the Website. THE OWNER OF THE WEBSITE MAKES NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION OR ENDORSEMENT OF QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE REGARDING SUCH THIRD- PARTY WEBSITE OR ANY PURCHASES MADE THROUGH SUCH WEBSITE, even if the Website provide links or interconnect for the purpose of enabling you to make purchases. You agree that your sole remedies regarding any purchases through such other website shall be with the provider thereof and not from the Owner of the Website covered by these Terms.
From time to time, we may use customer information for new, unanticipated uses not previously disclosed in our privacy notice. If our information practices change at some time in the future we will post the policy changes to our Website. Customers may prevent their information from being used for purposes other than those for which it was originally collected by e-mailing us at [email protected].
You are responsible for keeping the confidentiality of your ID and password. The Owner does not sell subscriber information to others. However, your information may be shared with the Owners’ affiliates, including any website with which the Website interconnects.
If the Owner is required by law, subpoena or court order to release registration data and other personal information, you may or may not be given notice, depending on the nature of the requirement. The Owner uses various measures to protect the privacy and security of any information it receives about you. The Federal Trade Commission provides further information about online privacy on its website, www.ftc.gov.
The Website may display third-party advertising and links to third-party websites. These companies may use information about your visits to the Website to provide advertisements on the Website and other websites. The Owner does NOT endorse any third party website or advertiser, and makes no warranty or guarantees about any of them.
Any issues or disputes that you have concerning privacy or your personal information is subject to these Terms, including those that limit damages, and determine which law applies.
The Owner makes its best efforts to meet the Safe Harbor Privacy Principles agreed upon by the U.S. and the E.U. For more information, visit the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Safe Harbor Web site.
IMPORTANT LIMITATIONS
All Websites covered by the Terms are made available “AS IS”, “AS AVAILABLE” and “AT YOUR RISK”. There are NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PURPOSE. This means, for example, that you cannot claim that anyone has promised you that the Website or anything on them will be available at any particular time, that they are bug-free, or that they are accurate. The Website can change or be discontinued at any time, without notice to you. The Terms can be changed, without prior notice to you. The operator of the Website uses measures to prevent the Website from communicating viruses, but there is no warranty that these measures will work. If the Website damages your computer, software or operating system, the Owner will not be responsible. THE OWNER WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE WEBSITE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. Certain state laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. You agree that the laws of the State of Oklahoma, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, and of the United States of America, will apply in any dispute that might arise between you and the Owner or its affiliates.
CONTENT POSTING RULES
The Website is private property, not a “public forum.” If you are allowed to post a message, product review, comment or any other content on the Website, it may be reviewed, refused, or rejected at the Owner’s sole and absolute discretion. If your posted content is deemed unacceptable, or violates any Terms or rules applicable to the Site or service, you may be banned from further posting or banned from future access to the Website.
COPYRIGHTS
All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of Owner, Owner’s licensors, or content providers and is protected by United States and international copyright law. The compilations of all content on each Site is the exclusive property of Owner.
If you assert any claim that any content on the Website violates your copyright, trademark or other intellectual property rights, you must submit the information listed below in writing to [email protected] for evaluation; if in Owner’s reasonable determination any unlicensed or infringing content exists, it will be removed. Your written claim must include:
* An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
* A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed upon;
* A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site, including the post, page or other ID number, if applicable;
* Your address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
* A statement by you that you have a good-faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright 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 owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner’s behalf.
TRADEMARKS
The DOCERE ELEARNING SOLUTIONS name, logo and other trademarks displayed on the Website are owned by Owner. Other company and product names appearing on the Website may be trademarks of their respective owners and are used for the benefit of those owners. You have no rights in these marks.
RISK OF LOSS
If you purchase anything, whether tangible or intangible, from the Website, additional terms of the sale will be provided to you before you confirm your order and authorize payment. Once you confirm any purchase, you will have agreed to those additional terms, without modification, and your purchase may be nonrefundable.
IDENTITY AND AGE VERIFICATION
You may be required at any time to provide accurate, verifiable information concerning your identity and/or age. If you do not provide truthful information, you may be denied access to the Website. The Website is not intended to be directed at any person under the age of 13, and from time to time portions of the Website may be restricted to access only by persons above the age of 18.
MODIFICATION
The Terms can change from time to time; the only notice you will receive will be by accessing this webpage containing the Terms when you access the Website. If any part of the Terms are determined to be invalid or unenforceable, that specific provision shall be considered deleted and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any other part of the Terms.
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