Website Registration Agreement

Please take a moment before you enter the service to read the following information, which describes the terms and conditions of this service. By clicking on "I AGREE" or by registering onto the site, you agree with the terms of this Service Agreement.
Alumni Web Site Conditions of Use    Welcome to the Illinois State University Alumni Website, provided to you by Internet Association Corporation and Illinois State University.  Upon notice published through the Web Site, the Provider (IAC and Illinois State University) may modify this Agreement at any time.  You agree to use Provider Services in a manner consistent with all applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the policies and guidelines outlined below.  Please note that you will be referred to as "User" in this Agreement.     Policy for on-line conduct for services within this Web Site which allow posting of material by the User: By using the Services within this Web Site, you agree that you will not post any of the following materials in any service area:    *      Material which defames, abuses or threatens others.  *      Unauthorized copyrighted material.  *      Statements that are bigoted, hateful, racially offensive, harassing, defaming, or vulgar.  *      Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation.  *      Material that advocates illegal activity or discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them.  *      Material that contains vulgar, obscene or indecent language or images.    Postings which violate the above terms may be deleted from the Web Site upon discovery.  Users who violate the Terms of service may receive a warning from Provider stating that User has committed a violation and that further violations may result in the termination Oof User's account.  After one or more warnings, Provider at its sole discretion may terminate User's account. Provider does not guarantee, however, that it will monitor all postings, and cannot guarantee that material in violation of Provider's policy will not be posted.  Provider may at any time and in its sole discretion change its policy regarding on-line conduct.    Free Services  At present, Provider's service may be freely accessed on the Internet.  Provider may restrict entry to certain future services and charge a fee for these Services.  Provider will notify User if and when this change occurs.    Copyrighted Materials  The downloading of copyrighted material, including without limitation text, photographs, sound, video, and music, is allowed by Users only for Users' own use.  Users may not copy, reproduce, retransmit, distribute, publish, commercially exploit or otherwise transfer any copyright material.  The burden of determining whether any information, software or any other content on the service is protected by copyright rests with the User.  User acknowledges that Provider and/or third party content providers remain the owners of  the posted materials, and that User does not acquire any of those ownership rights by downloading copyrighted materials.    Export  The U.S. Export control laws regulate the export and re-export of technology originating in the United States.  This includes the electronic transmission of information and software to foreign  countries and to certain foreign national.  User agrees to abide by these laws - including but not limited to the Export Administration Act, the Arms Export Control Act and their implementing regulations - and not to transfer, by electronic transmission or otherwise, and Content derived from this Web Site to either a foreign national or a foreign destination without first obtaining any required government authorization.    Third Party Sales and Service  Users may order and purchase merchandise or services from other Users of the Web Site who are not affiliated.  All transactions concerning third party Merchant goods or services, including, but not limited to,  purchase terms, payment terms, warranties, guarantees, maintenance and delivery, are solely between merchant and User.  The Provider makes no warranties or representations whatsoever with regard to any goods or service provided or offered by any Merchant. The Web Site shall not be a party to a transaction between User and Merchant, or be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly form any action or inaction of any Merchant.    Limitations of Liability and Warranty  User agrees that use of the Web Site is entirely at User's own risk. Provider's Services are provided "as is," without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including without limitation any warranty for information, services, or products provided through or in connection with the service, including without limitation the Provider software licensed to the User and the results obtained through the Service.  Specifically, Provider disclaims any and all warranties, including without limitation: 1) any warranties  concerning the availability, accuracy or content of information, products or services; and 2) any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.    This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortuous behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action.    User specifically acknowledges that Provider is not liable for the defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of other Provider Service members or third parties and that the risk of injury from the foregoing rests entirely with User.    Neither Provider nor any of its agents or affiliates shall be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of use of the service, or inability to gain access to or use the service, or out of any breach of any warranty.    Distribution/Uploading of Third Party Content  User may upload to the software files or otherwise distribute on Web Site only Content that is not subject to any copyright or other proprietary rights protection (collectively, "Public Content"), or Content which the author has given express authorization for distribution on the World Wide Web.  Any copyright Content submitted with the consent of a copyright owner should contain a phrase such as "Copyright, owned by [name of owner]; Used by Permission."  The unauthorized submission of copyrighted or other proprietary Content is illegal and could subject the User to criminal prosecution as well as personal liability for  damages in a civil suit.  User, not provider or its independent contractors, is liable for any damage resulting  from any infringements of copyrights, proprietary rights, or any other harm arising from such submission.  By submitting Content to any User submit areas, User automatically grants, or warrants that the owner of such content has expressly granted the Provider the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate and distribute the Content in whole or in part worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or hereafter developed for the full term of any copyright that exists in such Content.  User also permits any other User to Access, view, store, or reproduce the Content for that User's personal use. Subject to this grant, the owner of Content placed in The Web Site retains any and all rights which may exist in such Content.    Termination of Service  Provider may terminate User account or access right to this Service at any time, without notice, for conduct that Provider believes violates this Agreement or is harmful to other Users, to Provider's business, or to other information providers.    Choice of Law  This Agreement shall be constructed in accordance with and controlled by laws of the State of Ohio.  User agrees to personal jurisdiction by the state and federal courts sitting in the State of Ohio.    Merger Clause  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supercedes all previous and contemporaneous agreements, proposals and communications, written or oral between Provider and User. Provider may amend this agreement at any time upon notice from Provider to User as published through the Service.