Terms & Conditions - Project Connect DP&E

Project Connect DP&E respects the privacy of visitors to our Website, and accordingly we have adopted policies to protect online privacy. Project Connect DP&E may change or revise these policies at any time at our discretion. The changes or revisions will be reflected on the Website at this location. If you have any questions or comments about these policies, please email us at info@projectconnectdpe.org.

Project Connect DP&E collects information on visitors to our Website who request information about our products or services. This information may be used for Project Connect DP&E’s marketing purposes. We DO NOT share visitor identification or Website use information with any persons or companies outside our organization, and DO NOT sell or otherwise make this information available to third parties for sales or marketing purposes.

There may be links on Project Connect DP&E’s Website that take you to Websites or web pages outside of our Website. The privacy and security policies and practices of these Websites are beyond our control and we advise our users to take appropriate measures to protect themselves when entering or browsing other websites.

Effective as of March 22, 2010

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE:

Project Connect DP&E provides users with online video services through the Site and its related services, whether accessible via personal computer, mobile and wireless devices or other devices. To the extent you access the Service through a mobile or wireless device, your carrier's standard charges, data rates and other fees may apply.

MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE:

Project Connect DP&E reserves the right to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that Project Connect DP&E shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.

GENERAL TERMS & CONDITIONS OF USE:

This Website is owned by Project Connect DP&E Working to Connect Design Practice with Education, Inc. and is maintained to serve the needs of its visitors. Project Connect DP&E Working to Connect Design Practice with Education ("Project Connect DP&E," "we," "us," "our") provides certain services to you through its website located at www.projectconnectdpe.org (the "Site"), subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us at any time without prior notice. Your access to this Website is subject to the following Terms & Conditions and all applicable laws. By entering, viewing and browsing the Website, you accept, without limitation or qualification, the Terms & Conditions. You should periodically visit this page to review the current TOS so you are aware of any revision to which you are bound. By using the site and its services, you agree to these terms of use; if you do not agree, do not use the site.

All materials on this Website should be treated as copyrighted unless otherwise noted, and are subject to all provisions of the Copyright policy published on this site. No materials on this Website may be used without Project Connect DP&E’s express written permission. Although Project Connect DP&E uses reasonable efforts to include accurate and up to date information in the Website, Project Connect DP&E makes no warranties or representations as to the accuracy of this information. Project Connect DP&E assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this Website.

Your use of and browsing within this Website are at your risk. Project Connect DP&E is not liable for any damages to your computer equipment or other property, including computer viruses, resulting from or connected with your access to, use of, or browsing the Website or your downloading of any materials from the Website. Neither Project Connect DP&E nor any other party involved in creating, producing, or delivering the Website is liable for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages resulting from or connected with your access to or use of this Website.

Project Connect DP&E respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. Videos and images of people, places or things displayed on the Website are either used with permission by Project Connect DP&E or the property of Project Connect DP&E. Use of these videos or images by you or anyone else authorized by you is prohibited. Any unauthorized use of the images may violate laws and/or regulations regarding copyright, trademark, privacy and publicity, and communications. Videos are to be viewed solely on the Project Connect DP&E website. Videos and/or any other content is not to be downloaded from the site for any purpose.

The trademarks, service marks and logos (collectively the "Trademarks") displayed on the Website are registered and unregistered Trademarks of Project Connect DP&E and others. Nothing contained on the Website should be construed as granting in any way a license or right to use any Trademark displayed on the Website without the written permission of Project Connect DP&E or such third party that may own the Trademarks displayed. Your misuse of the Trademarks displayed on the Website or any other content on the Website, except as provided in these Terms & Conditions, is strictly prohibited.

Any communication and content that you transmit to Project Connect DP&E over the Website by electronic mail or otherwise, including any data, questions, comments, suggestions, or the like is, and will be treated, at the discretion of Project Connect DP&E, as non-confidential and non-proprietary. Project Connect DP&E may, at its discretion, use this communication or information contained therein for any purpose, including, but not limited to, reproduction, disclosure, transmission, publication, broadcast and posting.

Project Connect DP&E has not reviewed all of the Websites linked to Project Connect DP&E Website and is not responsible for the content of any off-site pages or any other websites or for your linking to any other off-site pages or other websites.

USER CONDUCT:

It is the sole judgment of Project Connect DP&E to discontinue service to any person or entity which may expose Project Connect DP&E or its users to any harm or liability of any type;

"stalk", harass or otherwise violate the legal rights of others;
harm minors in any way; impersonate any person or entity, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
download any file that you know, or reasonably should know, cannot legally be distributed in such manner;
advertise or offer to sell or buy any goods or services for any business purpose that is not specifically authorized; or
interfere with or disrupt the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the Service; or
violate any terms which may be applicable for any particular area of the Service; or intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, or any regulations having the force of law;
use the Service in any unlawful manner or in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Service or interfere with any other party's use and enjoyment of the Service; or
obtain or attempt to access or otherwise obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available or provided for through the Service.

SPECIAL NOTES FOR INTERNATIONAL USE:

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.

NO RESALE OF SERVICE:

You agree not to display, distribute, license, perform, publish, reproduce, duplicate, copy, create derivative works from, modify, sell, resell, exploit, transfer or transmit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service.

Intellectual Property Rights

SERVICE CONTENT, SOFTWARE AND TRADEMARKS:

You acknowledge and agree that the Service may contain content that is protected by copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by Project Connect DP&E, you agree not to modify, copy, frame, scrape, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the Service Content, in whole or in part, except that the foregoing does not apply to your own User Content that you legally upload to the Site. Project Connect DP&E does not permit use of any data mining, robots, scraping or similar data gathering or extraction methods. You may not distribute videos, correspondence or any other content created through the Service in any other manner outside the Service. You agree not to copy, modify, or create a derivative work of any content on the Site.
The Project Connect DP&E name and logo are trademarks and service marks of Project Connect DP&E Working to Connect Design Practice with Education. Other company, product, and service names and logos used and displayed via the Service may be trademarks or service marks of their respective owners who may or may not endorse or be affiliated with or connected to Project Connect DP&E.

THIRD PARTY MATERIAL:

Under no circumstances will Project Connect DP&E be liable in any way for any content posted by third parties or at the direction of users, 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 or otherwise transmitted via the Service. You acknowledge that Project Connect DP&E shall have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse or remove any content that is available via the Service. Project Connect DP&E shall have the right to remove any content that violates the TOS or is deemed by Project Connect DP&E, in its sole discretion, to be otherwise objectionable. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.

USER CONTENT POSTED ON THE SITE:

You are solely responsible for the content and other materials you post on or through the Service or the Site or transmit to or share with other users or recipients (collectively, "User Content"). You will not post any content that you did not create or that you do not own all right, title and interest in and to, including, without limitation, all copyright and rights of publicity contained therein. By posting any User Content you hereby grant Project Connect DP&E a nonexclusive, worldwide, royalty free, license to copy, display, transmit, distribute, store, modify and otherwise use your User Content in connection with the operation of the Service or the promotion, advertising or marketing thereof, in any form, medium or technology now known or later developed.
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback or other information about the Site or the Service ("Submissions"), provided by you to Project Connect DP&E are non-confidential and Project Connect DP&E shall be entitled to the unrestricted use and dissemination of these Submissions for any purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

You acknowledge and agree that Project Connect DP&E 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: (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce the TOS; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Project Connect DP&E, its users and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the Service, including your content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.

HYPERLINKS TO THIRD PARTY WEBSITES:

The Service may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other sites and resources on the Internet. Project Connect DP&E has no control over such sites and resources and Project Connect DP&E is not responsible for and does not endorse such sites and resources. You further acknowledge and agree that Project Connect DP&E 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 content, events, goods or services available on or through any such hyperlinked site or resource.

EVENTS AND INTERACTIONS:

Your dealings and other interactions with organizations and/or individuals found on or through the Service are solely between you and such organizations and/or individuals. You should make whatever investigation you feel necessary or appropriate before proceeding with any online or offline transaction with any of these third parties or attending any event posted or promoted through the Service. You agree that Project Connect DP&E shall not be responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.

INDEMNITY:

You agree to indemnify and hold Project Connect DP&E harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of or relating to the Services, including without limitation, any content posted on, or promoted through, the Service.

DISCLAIMER:

Any material used through the service is done at your own discretion and risk and that you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or equipment or loss of data that results from the use of any such material.
Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself. Project Connect DP&E does note control or endorse the content, messages or information found on the Service and, therefore, Project Connect DP&E specifically disclaims any liabilty with regard to the Service and any other actions resulting from your participation in the Service.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

Expressly understand and agree that Project Connect DP&E shanll not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary damages or damages for loss of profits including but not limited to, damages for loss of goodwill, use, data or other intangible losses.

IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE SERVICE OR WITH THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USE OF THE SERVICE.

ARBITRATION:

You or Project Connect DP&E may elect to resolve any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to the TOS or the Service by binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association. Project Connect DP&E is entitled to reimbursement of all costs.

GENERAL:

The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Project Connect DP&E and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior agreements between you and Project Connect DP&E with respect to the Service. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use affiliate services, third-party content or third-party software. The TOS shall be governed by the laws of the State of Texas without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Project Connect DP&E agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located within Dallas County, Texas. Please contact us at info@projectconnectdpe.org to report any violations of the TOS or to pose any questions regarding this TOS or the Service.