Architect-Forum's Web Site Disclaimer
1. Introduction
Architect-Forum.com is a registered AIA and IDCEC provider. Our Website
is like a forum where design professionals can be directed to
continuing education programs, videos and specifications. All courses
are sponsored by a manufacturer and offered for free to design
professionals. We are not the material experts and do not have the
expertise to advice on building products. We leave the material experts
to teach the designer about their product technology. The sole
existence of our site is to help manufacturers promote their courses
and events and to guide design professionals to available continuing
education programs whether through hosted though our site or an
external site.
This disclaimer governs your use of our web site; by using our web
site, you accept this disclaimer in full. If you disagree with any
part of this disclaimer, do not use our web site.
2. Intellectual property rights
Unless otherwise stated, we or our licensor's own the intellectual
property rights in the web site and material on the web site. Subject
to the license below, all our intellectual property rights are reserved.
3. Trade Marks
The trade marks or copy right, names, logos and service marks
(collectively "trade marks") displayed on this website are registered
and unregistered trade marks of the Website Owner or sponsoring
manufacturer. Nothing contained on this website should be construed as
granting any license or right to use any trade mark without the prior
written permission of the Website Owner.
4. License to use web site
You may view, download for caching purposes only, and print pages from the web site, provided that:
(a) You must not republish material from this web site (including
republication on another web site), or reproduce or store material from
this web site in any public or private electronic retrieval system;
(b) You must not reproduce duplicate, copy, sell, resell, visit, or
otherwise exploit our web site or material on our web site for a
commercial purpose, without our express written consent;
(c) You must not edit or otherwise modify any material on the web site.
5. Limitations of liability
The information on this web site is provided to design professionals
free-of-charge, and you acknowledge that it would be unreasonable to
hold us liable in respect of this web site and the information on this
web site.
To ensure that the information on this web site is correct, we do not
warrant its completeness or accuracy; nor do we not commit to ensuring
that the web site remains available or that the material on this web
site is kept up-to-date.
To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law we exclude all
representations, warranties and conditions (including, without
limitation, the conditions implied by law of satisfactory quality,
fitness for purpose and the use of reasonable care and skill).
Our liability is limited and excluded to the maximum extent permitted
under applicable law. Architect-Forum and its affiliated companies,
agents or employees, or any person associated with the creation of this
Site or Courses, shall not be liable for any direct, indirect or
consequential loss or damage arising under this disclaimer or in
connection with our web site, whether arising in tort, contract, or
otherwise including, without limitation, any loss of profit, contracts,
business, goodwill, data, income, revenue or anticipated savings.
However, nothing in this disclaimer shall exclude or limit our
liability for fraud, for death or personal injury caused by our
negligence, or for any other liability which cannot be excluded or
limited under applicable law.
6.1 External Links
External websites may be accessed from this site, the links are
entirely independent of this site and shall not be construed as an
endorsement, reflection on, any affiliation with, any site or entity,
or its respective products or services. The external sites are beyond
the control of this site and no representation is made as to their
content. Use or reliance on any external links and the content thereon
provided is at your own risk. When visiting external links you must
refer to that external websites terms and conditions of use. No
hypertext links shall be created from any website controlled by you or
otherwise to this website without the express prior written permission
of the Website Owner. Please contact us if you would like to link to
this website or would like to request a link to your website.
6.2 Public Forums, Instant Messaging and User Submissions
The Website Owner is not responsible for any material submitted to the
public areas by you (which include feedback forms, marketing surveys,
chat rooms, or any other public area found on the website. Any material
(whether submitted by you or any other user) is not endorsed, reviewed
or approved by the Website Owner. The Website Owner reserves the right
to remove any material submitted or posted by you in the public areas,
without notice to you, if it becomes aware and determines, in its sole
and absolute discretion that you are or there is the likelihood that
you may, including but not limited to -
5.1 defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten or otherwise violate the rights of other users or any third parties;
5.2 publish, post, distribute or disseminate any defamatory, obscene,
indecent or unlawful material or information; 5.3
violate any copyright, trade mark, other applicable US or international
laws or intellectual property rights of the Website Owner or any other
third party; 5.4 submit contents containing marketing or
promotional material which is intended to solicit business without the
consent of the user.
7. Specific Use
You further agree not to use the website to send or post any message or
material that is unlawful, harassing, defamatory, abusive, indecent,
threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, sexually orientated, racially
offensive, profane, pornographic or violates any applicable law and you
hereby indemnify the Website Owner against any loss, liability, damage
or expense of whatever nature which the Website Owner or any third
party may suffer which is caused by or attributable to, whether
directly or indirectly, your use of the website to send or post any
such message or material.
8. Warranties
The Website Owner makes no warranties, representations, statements or
guarantees (whether express, implied in law or residual) regarding the
website, the information contained on the website, your or your
company's personal information or material and information transmitted
over our system.
9. Waiver
No indulgence or extension of time which either you or the Website
Owner may grant to the other will constitute a waiver of or, whether by
estoppel or otherwise, limit any of the existing or future rights of
the grantor in terms hereof, save in the event or to the extent that
the grantor has signed a written document expressly waiving or limiting
such rights.
10. Conflict
Where any conflict or contradiction appears between the provisions of
these website terms and conditions and any other relevant terms and
conditions, policies or notices, the other relevant terms and
conditions, policies or notices which relate specifically to a
particular section or module of the website shall prevail in respect of
your use of the relevant section or module of the website.
11. Variation
We may revise this disclaimer from time-to-time. Please check this page
regularly to ensure you are familiar with the current version.
12. Entire agreement
This disclaimer constitutes the entire agreement between you and us in
relation to your use of our web site, and supersedes all previous
agreements in respect of your use of this web site.
13. Law and jurisdiction
This notice will be governed by and construed in accordance with US
law, and any disputes relating to this notice shall be subject to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New York, Texas and Florida.
14. Contact
If you have any questions about this disclaimer please write to us by email to info@architect-forum.com
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