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Francis Marion University Admissions Website Terms and Conditions of Use

General

These Terms and Conditions of Use apply to your use of the [Admissions section of the Francis Marion University website] (the "Website"). By using the Website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms and Conditions of Use, you must immediately cease use of the Website. The Website is designed to provide you with information concerning Francis Marion University, and to enable you to communicate with Francis Marion University's faculty, staff, students and applicants. You may not use the Website for any other purpose. Francis Marion University reserves the right to terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Website, without notice, for any use of the Website that does not comply with these Terms and Conditions of Use, as amended from time to time. The Website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. By using the Website, you represent that you are age 13 or over.

Proprietary Rights

You acknowledge and agree that all right, title and interests in and to the information, data, software, photographs, graphics, videos, music and other material (collectively, the "Content") contained in the Website, including, without limitation, any copyrights in or to the Content, belong to Francis Marion University and its content providers, and you will not assert any claims to the contrary. You acknowledge that Content on the Website may change at any time, without any obligation on the part of Francis Marion University to notify you of such changes.

Your Password

You are responsible for keeping your password secret and confidential. You agree that you are responsible for all communications and other activity that occur using your password, including any obligation which may result from such use. You are responsible for changing your password if you believe that your password has been stolen or might otherwise be misused. You may not assign your password or any of your rights under this Agreement without the prior written consent of Francis Marion University, and any attempted assignment without such consent will be void.

Your Information

You agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the Website, and to maintain and promptly update such information to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. Such information, together with any other information obtained from you or through your use of the Website, are collectively referred to as "Your Information". You acknowledge that by providing any of Your Information to the Website, you consent to the transmission of such information over the Internet. You authorize Francis Marion University to use Your Information for the purpose of facilitating your use of the Website, including, without limitation, communicating with Francis Marion University, personalizing communications to you, posting portions of Your Information on the Website, and generally to improve the Website. Francis Marion University may disclose Your Information if required to do so by law or if such disclosure is deemed necessary to protect the rights and personal safety of other users of the Website, Francis Marion University, its students, faculty, employees and applicants.

Restrictions

(a) You agree not to use the Website:
(i) to upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available to other users of the Website any infringing, illegal, sexually explicit, hateful, vulgar, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable material; (ii) to impersonate any person or entity, including, without limitation, any student, faculty or employee of Francis Marion University, or otherwise misrepresent your identity; (iii) to upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available to other users of the Website any computer viruses or other malicious code; (iv) to engage in any illegal activity; or (v) otherwise in any manner that could give rise to any liability to Francis Marion University or which might adversely affect Francis Marion University's or its affiliates' public image, reputation or goodwill.
(b) You are not permitted to:
(i) edit, alter, modify or prepare any derivative works of the Content or any portion thereof; (ii) remove or alter any credits, notices (including, without limitation, copyright, trademark and service mark notices), or logos which are included in the Website or the Content; or (iii) resell, sublicense or otherwise transfer, distribute or make available to others all or any portion of the Content in any form.

User Content

You acknowledge and agree that the Website may contain Content that is provided by third parties, including, without limitation, other users of the Website. Francis Marion University is a distributor and not a publisher with respect to the Content provided by third parties, and does not undertake to, and is not responsible for, reviewing or editing any third party Content. Any opinions, advice, statements, services, offers or other information contained in third party Content are those of their respective authors and not of Francis Marion University or any of its affiliates. Francis Marion University reserves the right to delete from the Website any Content which you provide or post on the Website.

Links

You may not create any links to the Website without the prior written consent of Francis Marion University. You agree that Francis Marion University does not undertake to and is not responsible for reviewing other websites to which the Website may be linked from time to time. Access to any other websites linked to the Website is at your own discretion and risk.

Disclaimer of Warranty

THE WEBSITE AND THE CONTENT CONTAINED IN OR PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND Francis Marion University HEREBY DISCLAIMS THE SAME. ANY USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, Francis Marion University DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FRE