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