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OF TERMS Welcome to Quia Corporation. Quia provides its services to you, subject to the following conditions. When using particular Quia Corporation services, you and Quia Corporation shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such services. Quia may update these conditions from time to time without notice. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE Quia Corporation provides users with access to online services that allow you to create games and quizzes over the Internet and share them with others; give online quizzes and track students' scores; and create your own home pages for posting assignments, class schedules, and links to your favorite Web sites. Unless explicitly stated otherwise, any new features that augment or enhance the current services, including the release of new Quia Corporation services, shall be subject to the Terms of Service (TOS). You understand and agree that all services are provided "AS-IS" and that Quia Corporation assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. In order to use the services, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that access Web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with such access. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make such connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. YOUR REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS In consideration of your use of Quia Corporation's services, you agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself as prompted by the registration form (such information being the "Registration Data") and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or Quia Corporation has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, Quia Corporation has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of Quia's services (or any portion thereof). QUIA CORPORATION PRIVACY POLICY Please review our Privacy Policy, which governs your visit to Quia.com, to understand our practices. http://www.quia.com/company/privacy_policy.html. MEMBER ACCOUNTS, PASSWORDS, AND SECURITY When you use Quia.com, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. When you visit Quia.com or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. MEMBER CONDUCT You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages, or other materials ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. This means that you, and not Quia Corporation, are entirely responsible for all Content that you post, e-mail, or otherwise transmit via Quia Corporation's services. Quia Corporation does not control the Content posted via Quia Corporation's services and, as such, does not guarantee the accuracy, integrity, or quality of such Content. Under no circumstances will Quia Corporation be liable in any way for any Content, 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, e-mailed, or otherwise transmitted via Quia Corporation's services. You agree to not use Quia Corporation's services to:
You acknowledge and agree that Quia Corporation 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; (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 Quia Corporation, its users, and the public. You understand that the technical processing and transmission of Quia Corporation's services, 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. PUBLIC CONTENT POSTED TO QUIA CORPORATION With respect to all Content you elect to post, upload, input, provide, or submit to Quia Corporation's services, you grant Quia Corporation the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive, and fully sublicensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform, and display such Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. INDEMNITY You agree to indemnify and hold Quia Corporation, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content you submit, post to, or transmit through Quia Corporation's services, your use of Quia Corporation's services, your connection to Quia Corporation's services, your violation of the TOS, or your violation of any rights of another. NO RESALE OF SERVICE You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, or copy any portion of Quia Corporation's services, use of Quia Corporation's services, or access to Quia Corporation's services. GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE AND STORAGE You acknowledge that Quia Corporation may establish general practices and limits concerning use of Quia Corporation's services, including without limitation posted Content that will be retained by Quia Corporation's services, the maximum disk space that will be allotted on Quia Corporation's servers on your behalf, and the maximum number of times (and the maximum duration for which) you may access Quia Corporation's services in a given period of time. You agree that Quia Corporation has no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any data and other communications or other Content maintained or transmitted by Quia Corporation's services. You acknowledge that Quia Corporation reserves the right to delete accounts that are inactive for an extended period of time. You further acknowledge that Quia Corporation reserves the right to change these general practices and limits at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE Quia Corporation reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, Quia Corporation's services (or any part thereof), with or without notice. You agree that Quia Corporation shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of Quia Corporation's services. TERMINATION You agree that Quia Corporation, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, username, account (or any part thereof) or use of Quia Corporation's services, and remove and discard any Content within Quia Corporation's services, for any reason, including, without limitation, for lack of use or if Quia Corporation believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of the TOS. Quia Corporation may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing Quia Corporation's services, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to Quia Corporation's services under any provision of this TOS may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that Quia Corporation may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and/or bar any further access to such files or Quia Corporation's services. Further, you agree that Quia Corporation shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to Quia Corporation's services. QUIA CORPORATION'S PROPRIETARY RIGHTS You acknowledge and agree that Quia Corporation's services and any necessary software used in connection with Quia Corporation's services ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that information presented to you through Quia Corporation's services is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT: DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY THIS SITE IS PROVIDED BY QUIA.COM ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. QUIA.COM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE OPERATION OF THIS SITE OR THE INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, OR PRODUCTS INCLUDED ON THIS SITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. NOTICE Notices to you may be made via either e-mail or regular mail. Quia Corporation's services may also provide notices of changes to the TOS or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on Quia Corporation's services. TRADEMARK INFORMATION Quia Corporation, the Quia Corporation logo, and other Quia Corporation logos and product and service names are trademarks of Quia Corporation. Without Quia Corporation's prior permission, you agree not to display or use in any manner, the Quia Corporation Marks. COPYRIGHTS AND COPYRIGHT AGENTS Quia Corporation respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide Quia Corporation with the following information:
Quia Corporation Attention: Copyright Department 777 Mariners Island Blvd. Suite 650 San Mateo, CA 94404 By phone: (650) 372-4040 By e-mail: help@quia.com GENERAL INFORMATION The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and Quia Corporation and govern your use of Quia Corporation's services, superseding any prior agreements between you and Quia Corporation. 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 and the relationship between you and Quia Corporation shall be governed by the laws of the State of California without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Quia Corporation agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the County of San Mateo, California. The failure of Quia Corporation to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the TOS is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of Quia Corporation's services or the TOS must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred. The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. VIOLATIONS Report any violations of the Terms of Service to Quia technical support. |
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