Terms Updated May 11th, 2020 By accessing the MyDegree web site or other domains under our control, you are agreeing to be bound by these web site Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. Site Security Rules You are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of MyDegree, including, without limitation, (a) intercepting or accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access, (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without prior express written authorization, (c) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to any MyDegree, overloading, “flooding”, “denial of service attacking”, “spamming”, “mailbombing” or “crashing”, (d) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services, or (e) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil or criminal liability. Use License Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on MyDegree web site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:modify or copy the materials;use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on MyDegree web site; remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; transfer the materials to another person or “mirror” the materials on any other server; oruse or attempt to use any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including, without limitation, customized browsers, spiders, robots, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search MyDegree other than the search engine and software available from MyDegree on such MyDegree and other than generally available third party web browsers such as Microsoft Explorer is strictly prohibited. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by MyDegree at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format. Disclaimer The materials on MyDegree’s web site are provided “as is”. MyDegree makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, MyDegree does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site. Limitations In no event shall MyDegree or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on MyDegree’s Internet site, even if MyDegree or a MyDegree authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you. You understand that we cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or the Website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for anti-virus protection and accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to our site for any reconstruction of any lost data.
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We are committed to comply with the requirements of all federal and state law, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (“COPPA”). For more information about COPPA, please visit the Federal Trade Commission’s website at COPPA Website. This Web Site is not intended for children under the age of 13. MyDegree will not knowingly register or otherwise collect Personal Information from persons who identify themselves as being under the age of 13 during the registration process, without the prior consent of such child’s parent or guardian. By accepting our terms of service, you are affirming that you are 13 years of age or older. User Information When you register for the MyDegree service, you will be asked to provide MyDegree with certain information including, but not limited to, first and last name, a valid email address, city, state, and other identifying information. Some non-identifying information may also be collected through regular use of the Website and MyDegree services. In addition to the terms and conditions that may be set forth in the Privacy Policy on this Website, you understand and agree that MyDegree may disclose to third parties, aggregate and certain personally identifiable information based on your use of the MyDegree service. In order to provide valuable experiences, MyDegree reserves the right to offer third party services and products to you based on the information and preferences that you provide to MyDegree during your registration and/or through your use of the Website and at any time thereafter; such offers may be made by MyDegree or by our third party affiliates. Please see MyDegree Privacy Policy for further details regarding your personal information. We are not responsible for any data collection and practices of non-affiliated third-parties that are linked to or from our Website.
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