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Terms of Use By using the National Foundation of Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) website (the “Site”), you accept the following terms and conditions of use (“Terms”). If you do not accept the Terms we ask that you do not use this Site. These Terms may be changed or updated from time to time at our discretion. 1. Acceptance of Terms
This online community (referred to as “the Site”) is provided as a service to you subject to your review and acceptance of the following terms and conditions of service. 2. Your Registration Obligations
In return for use of the Site, you agree that you are more than 13 years of age and a graduate of a NFTE program administered through a school, community based organization, NFTE Bizcamp, or BizTech. You also agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Site’s registration form. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or if the Site administrators have reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, the Site has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site. In some cases, information is pre-loaded to the Site. Privacy Policy
The Site concerned about your privacy and has developed a policy to address privacy concerns. For more information, please see the full privacy policy Passwords and Security
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password(s) you are given to access the Site, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password(s). You agree to notify the Site immediately of any unauthorized use of your password(s). The administrators of the Site are concerned about the security of personal information collected from you and have taken reasonable steps to prevent unauthorized access to that information. Member Conduct
The Site contains e-mail services, message boards, news, events, chat rooms, communities, personal profile Web pages, calendars, photo albums, file libraries, Instant Notes and/or other communication services. You agree to use these services only to post, send and receive messages and material that are proper and, when applicable, related to the particular communication service.
By way of example, and not as a limitation, you agree that when using the communication services, you will not:
a) Use the services in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, chain letters, junk e-mail, spamming or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial or otherwise).
b) Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights (such as rights of privacy and publicity) of others.
c) Publish, post, upload, distribute or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material or information.
d) Upload, or otherwise make available, files that contain images, photographs, software or other material protected by intellectual property laws, including, by way of example, and not as limitation, copyright or trademark laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity) unless you own or control the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent to do the same.
e) Use any material or information, including images or photographs, which are made available through the Site in any manner that infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary right of any party.
f) Upload files that contain viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage the operation of another's computer or property of another.
g) Advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose, unless such communication services specifically allow such messages.
h) Download any file posted by another user of a service that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally reproduced, displayed, performed, and/or distributed in such manner.
i) Falsify or delete any copyright management information, such as author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded.
j) Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying the services.
k) Harvest or otherwise collect information about others, including e-mail addresses.
l) Violate any applicable laws or regulations.
m) Create a false identity for the purpose of misleading others.
n) Use, download or otherwise copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee) to a person or entity any directory of users of the services or other user or usage information or any portion thereof.
o) Interfere with or disrupt the service or servers or networks connected to the service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the service.
p) Violate any code of conduct or other guidelines, which may be applicable for any particular service. Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold the Site, its administrators., and their officers, directors, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses or expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your content, your use of the service, your connection to the service, your violation of the terms of service, or your violation of any rights of another. No resale of service
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit any portion of the Site, use of the Site, or access to the Site. Modifications to service
The Site reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that the Site shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the service. Termination of Use
You agree that the administrators of the Site may, in its sole discretion, at any time terminate your access to the Site and any account(s) you may have in connection with the Site. You agree that the Site shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the service. Restrictions on Use All content included on this site, such as text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, photographs, audio clips, digital downloads, data compilations, and software, is the property of NFTE or its content suppliers and is protected by United States and international copyright laws. Unless otherwise expressly indicated on the Site, we ask that you limit your use of the content on the Site to the following: - You may print out or make electronic copies of individual web pages for your own personal use, but cannot copy or download a large portion of the Site (e.g., no bots, webcrawlers, spiders, etc. that “harvest” the site).
- You may download, print, distribute and use pages from the Site for your own informational, non-commercial purposes, but not for commercial use or general distribution.
- Any copies of documents or pages from the Site must not alter the original Site content and must include the NFTE copyright notice: © 2002, The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. All Rights Reserved.
- You may link to this Site provided that the link does not falsely imply or suggest that NFTE has endorsed or is affiliated with the linked Site. You may not frame this Site or any portion thereof.
- You may not use this Site, directly or indirectly, for any unlawful, immoral, or hateful purpose, as determined by NFTE in our sole discretion. You may not use the Site to upload or propagate mass e-mail (spam), or viruses, trojans, worms, or other harmful or malicious code.
The content and the functionality of the Site may be updated or changed from time to time. In addition, if NFTE becomes aware that you are copying, modifying or distributing the content of the Site other than for the uses permitted above, NFTE reserves the right to revoke your right to use the Site. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any password(s) you are given to access the Site, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password(s). You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of your password(s). Disclaimer While we endeavor to provide you with useful content and make your visit to the Site an enjoyable one, we cannot guarantee that the Site or its content is error free, and NFTE makes no representations about the technical accuracy or functionality of the Site or that the content is accurate, error free, or up to date. THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY NFTE ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. NFTE MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NFTE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE INFORMATION IN THIS SITE IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE, UP TO DATE OR CORRECT, THAT THIS SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION, OR THAT THE SITE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. Limitation of Liability NFTE and its affiliates will not be liable for any damages or injury (including, but not limited to, special or consequential damages), that result from the use of (or the inability to use) this Site and its contents and on-line services (such as donations and on line purchases), or any web site linked to this Site, or from contributions of information and materials that you make on-line using the Site, including any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, defect, delay in operation, computer virus, line failure, or other computer malfunction. Linked Sites This Site may link to or be linked from other websites that are not maintained by NFTE, and NFTE does not endorse, and is not responsible for, the content of any of those third party websites. Submissions of Content All remarks, suggestions, testimonials, ideas, graphics, or other content that you contribute to NFTE through this Site (“Submissions”) may be used by NFTE at its discretion, and you hereby grant NFTE a perpetual, royalty free, worldwide right and license to use the Submissions for any purpose that is consistent with the NFTE mission. Unless NFTE expressly states to the contrary, NFTE will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential. You agree that you will not provide NFTE with any content that includes intellectual property owned by third parties or infringes on the rights of third parties. Without limiting the foregoing, the Site shall have the right to remove any content that violates the terms of service or is otherwise determined as objectionable. International Use NFTE makes no representation that materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States. Access to this site from countries or territories where such access is illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Site outside the United States do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Governing Law You agree that your use of this Site, this Agreement and any disputes relating thereto shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of New York. Any dispute relating to this Agreement shall be resolved solely in the state or federal courts located in Manhattan, New York Copyright Notice
NFTE respects the intellectual property rights of others and reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to block and/or terminate access to this Site from those that infringe on the rights of others. Pursuant to Section 512(c)(2) of the U.S. Copyright Act, as enacted through the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998, NFTE has designated an agent to receive notifications of claimed infringement, as described in our Copyright Policy. Our designated contact is:
Liza Vertinsky
Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks
600 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02210-2206
(617) 720 – 3500
Fax: (617) 720 2441 In your notice to us, you must do the following: - Give enough information to enable NFTE to contact you regarding your complaint, including your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address, if available.
- Identify the material(s) and/or work(s) that you claim are being infringed upon on this site and the material(s) that are causing such infringement, and give enough information (such as a web page address) to locate such material(s) or work(s) within the site.
- State that you have a good-faith belief that use of the material(s) or work(s) in (2) above is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent or the law.
- State that the information in this notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you either own the copyright (or an exclusive right under the copyright) in the material(s) or work(s) that you claim in (2) above are being infringed, or are authorized by such owner to act on its behalf.
- Provide your physical or electronic signature
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