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Also called "User Agreement" This is the CultureConnect Website (http://CultureConnect.state.gov) set of Terms & Conditions for the public. Please read before entering the Website. Sections
Welcome to the CultureConnect Web site! The U.S. Department of State provides this service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us sometimes without notification. You can review the most current version of the Terms of Service ("TOS") at any time right here. 2. Description of SERVICE TOP CultureConnect currently provides its participants with a variety of services including (but not limited to): discussion forums (bulletin boards), live chat, email, events listings, and program news. 3. Your Registration OBLIGATIONS TOP By using our Web site and services, you agree to:
CultureConnect is an English-only Web site at this time. All participation in the site's various features must be conducted in English. 4. CultureConnect PRIVACY POLICY TOP Registration and some other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full Privacy Policy. 5. Member ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY TOP You choose a username and password upon signing up for participation in the CultureConnect Web site. You are responsible for:
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 the U.S. Department of State, are entirely responsible for all Content that you post, email, transmit or otherwise make available via the site. The U.S. Department of State 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 Website's services, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent or objectionable. Under no circumstances will the U.S. Department of State 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:
You acknowledge and agree that the U.S. Department of State 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:
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. 8. CONTENT SUBMITTED or MADE AVAILABLE for inclusion on the site TOP The U.S. Department of State does not claim ownership of Content you submit or make available for inclusion on the site. 9. INDEMNITY TOP You agree to indemnify and hold the U.S. Department of State, 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 Terms of Service ("TOS"), or your violation of any rights of another. 10. NO RESALE of SERVICE TOP 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. 11. GENERAL PRACTICES regarding use and storage TOP You acknowledge that the U.S. Department of State 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 the U.S. Department of State 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 the U.S. Department of State reserves the right to log off accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that the U.S. Department of State reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice. 12. MODIFICATIONS to SERVICE TOP The U.S. Department of State 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 the U.S. Department of State shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the site. 13. TERMINATION TOP You agree that the U.S. Department of State, 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 the U.S. Department of State believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the Terms of Agreement ("TOS"). The U.S. Department of State 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 Terms of Service ("TOS") may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that the U.S. Department of State 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 the U.S. Department of State shall not be liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the site. 14. LINKS TOP The site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. You acknowledge and agree that the U.S. Department of State 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 the U.S. Department of State 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. 15. The U.S. Department of State's PROPRIETARY RIGHTS TOP 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 the U.S. Department of State 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. The U.S. Department of State grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its 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, sell, assign, sublicense, 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 Service. You agree not to access the site by any means other than through the interface that is provided by the U.S. Department of State for use in accessing the site. TOP |