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Learnpoints, LLC. ("Learnpoints") provides
its service to you subject to the following Terms of Service
("TOS") and Learnpoints's Privacy Policy for its Services.
In addition, when using specific Learnpoints Services, you
and Learnpoints will be subject to any guidelines or rules
applicable to these Services, which Learnpoints may communicate
to you or post from time to time. These guidelines or rules
and Learnpoints's Privacy Policy shall be deemed part of
the TOS.
- DESCRIPTION OF THE SERVICES
Learnpoints currently provides users with online business
applications branded as either TrainingMatrix or Learnpoints
(the " Services"). Unless explicitly stated otherwise,
any new features that augment or enhance the current
Services, including any new Services, will be subject
to the TOS. In addition, Learnpoints offers goods and
services of various resource providers, colleges and
merchants ("Merchants") through its TrainingMatrix Tool
("Contract Training Services"). The Contract Training
Services are subject to the TOS.
- WHAT YOU MUST DO TO USE THE SERVICES AND/OR THE Contract
Training Services
In order to use the Services and/or the Contract Training
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. 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 INFORMATION MUST BE ACCURATE, CURRENT
AND COMPLETE
In consideration of your use of the Services and/or
the Contract Training Services, you agree to: (a) provide
true, accurate, current and complete information about
yourself as prompted by the registration form of the
Services (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 Learnpoints has reasonable
grounds to believe that such information is untrue,
inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Learnpoints has
the right to suspend or terminate your account and to
refuse any and all current or future use of the Services
and/or the Contract Training Services (or any portion
thereof).
- YOUR OBLIGATION TO PAY FEES
You agree to pay all subscription, service and use fees,
if any, Learnpoints charges you for the Services. You
agree to pay all costs (including attorney's fees),
if any, incurred by Learnpoints in collecting overdue
fees from you, and to pay a late charge on any overdue
fees at a rate equal to the lesser of 1.5% per month
or the maximum rate allowed under applicable law. You
also agree to pay all foreign, federal, state and local
taxes applicable to your access, use or receipt of the
Services.
- ACCESS, PASSWORDS AND SECURITY
You will be responsible for the confidentiality and
use of your access number(s), password(s), and account
number(s). You will be responsible for all electronic
communications, including account registration and other
account holder information, e-mail and financial, and
other data ("Electronic Communications") entered through
or under your access number(s), password(s) or account
number(s). Learnpoints will act as though any Electronic
Communications it receives under your access number(s),
password(s) or account number(s) will have been sent
by you. You agree immediately to notify Learnpoints
if you become aware of any loss or theft or unauthorized
use of any of your access number(s), password(s) and/or
account number(s).
- THE WAY WE HANDLE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION BETWEEN
YOU AND LEARNPOINTS
The Services allow you to send Electronic Communications
directly to Learnpoints and interact within applicable
areas of the Services. Electronic Communications include
your business's financial and business data that you
send through the Services (the "Data"). You acknowledge
and agree to the following with respect to use of Electronic
Communications through the Services:
- Learnpoints shall be entitled, but is not obligated,
to review or retain your Electronic Communications
for your compliance with the TOS and the security
of the Services. Learnpoints may also review or
retain Electronic Communications (other than Data)
for other reasons that Learnpoints believes in good
faith will improve the quality of the Services;
- Learnpoints may disclose Electronic Communications
if required to by law or in the good-faith belief
that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
(i) comply with legal process; (ii) enforce the
TOS; (iii) respond to claims that any Electronic
Communications violate the rights of third parties;
or (iv) protect the rights, property, or personal
safety of Learnpoints, its users or others;
- You will not use any Electronic Communication
for any purpose that is unlawful, abusive, harassing,
libelous, defamatory, obscene or threatening. Neither
you, nor someone on your behalf, will use the Services
to solicit Learnpoints customers or others for any
purpose;
- You will not upload, post, reproduce or distribute
any information, software or other material protected
by copyright or any other intellectual property
right (as well as rights of publicity and privacy)
without first obtaining the permission of the owner
of such rights;
- You will not in any way express or imply that
any opinions contained in your Electronic Communications
are endorsed by Learnpoints;
- You agree to provide Learnpoints with your e-mail
address, promptly provide Learnpoints with any changes
to your e-mail address and accept Electronic Communications
from Learnpoints at the e-mail address you specify;
- You agree that Learnpoints may provide notices,
statements and other communications to you solely
through e-mail, posting on the Services or other
electronic transmission; and
- You understand that the technical processing and
transmission of the Services, including your Electronic
Communications, may involve (i) transmissions over
various networks; and (ii) changes to conform and
adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks
or devices.
- SECURITY OF DATA TRANSMISSION
You agree to use software produced by third parties,
including, but not limited to, "browser" software that
supports a data security protocol compatible with the
protocol used by Learnpoints. Until notified otherwise
by Learnpoints, you agree to use software that supports
the Secure Socket Layer (SSL) protocol or other protocols
accepted by Learnpoints and to follow logon procedures
for Services that support such protocols. You acknowledge
that Learnpoints will notify you of any upgrades, fixes
or enhancements to any such software or for any compromise
of data transmitted across computer networks or telecommunications
facilities, including, but not limited to, the Internet.
You acknowledge that it is possible that Electronic
Communications may be accessed by unauthorized third
parties when communicated between you and Learnpoints
using the Internet, other network communications facilities,
telephone or any other electronic means.
- GENERAL PRACTICES REGARDING USE OF THE SERVICES
You acknowledge that Learnpoints may establish general
practices and limits concerning use of the Services,
and additionally in exceptional circumstances, Learnpoints
may establish mutually agreed upon limits associated
with your usage of the Service. You acknowledge that
Learnpoints reserves the right to restrict your usage
of the Service which exceeds mutually agreed upon limits
set by Learnpoints and you agree that Learnpoints may
require you to purchase additional services commensurate
with your usage and data storage or terminate your Service
and refund the pro rata portion of any fees that may
have been paid by you for the portion of the services
not furnished to you as of the date of such termination.
You further acknowledge that Learnpoints reserves the
right to change these general practices and limits at
any time, upon notice as provided in Section 20 below.
- MERCHANT'S OBLIGATIONS
- 9.1 Each Merchant shall be responsible for all
goods and services offered through the TrainingMatrix
Tool at its Web site, all materials used or displayed
at the Web site, and all acts or omissions that
occur at the Web site or in connection with the
Merchant's account or password. Certain Web sites
may be subject to additional requirements.
- 9.1.1 Each Merchant shall display in the Web
site the Merchant's contact information, including
but not limited to the Merchant's company name,
address, telephone number, fax number and e-mail
address. The Merchant shall also update such
information to keep it true, accurate, current
and complete.
- 9.1.2 Each Merchant represents and warrants
that it has full power and authority under all
relevant laws and regulations:
- To offer and sell the goods and services
offered by it at the Web site, including
but not limited to holding all necessary
licenses from all necessary jurisdictions
to engage in the advertising and sale of
the goods or services offered by it at the
Web site;
- To copy and display the materials used
or displayed by it at the Web site.
- 9.1.3 Each Merchant represents and warrants
that it will not engage in any activities:
- That constitute or encourage a violation
of any applicable law or regulation, including
but not limited to the sale of illegal goods
or the violation of export control or obscenity
laws;
- That defame, impersonate or invade the
privacy of any third party or entity;
- That infringe on the rights of any third
party, including but not limited to the
intellectual property, business, contractual,
or fiduciary rights of others; and,
- That are in any way connected with the
transmission of "junk mail," "spam" or the
unsolicited mass distribution of e-mail,
or with any unethical marketing practices.
- 9.2 INDEMNITY
The Merchant agrees to indemnify and hold harmless
Learnpoints and their parents, subsidiaries, affiliates,
officers, directors, shareholders, employees and
agents, from any claim or demand, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to
or arising out of the Merchant's conduct, the Merchant's
use of the Contract Training Services, the goods
or services offered at the TrainingMatrix Tool,
any alleged violation of the Learnpoints Terms of
Service or any alleged violation of any rights of
another, including but not limited to the Merchant's
use of any content, trademarks, service marks, trade
names, copyrighted or patented material, or other
intellectual property used in connection with the
TrainingMatrix Tool. Learnpoints reserves the right,
at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense
and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification
by the Merchant, but doing so shall not excuse the
Merchant's indemnity obligations.
- 9.3 Learnpoints reserves the right to refuse to
host or continue to host any TrainingMatrix which it
believes, in its sole discretion: (1) offers for
sale goods or services, or uses or displays materials,
that are illegal, obscene, vulgar, offensive, dangerous,
or are otherwise inappropriate; (2) has become the subject
of a government complaint or investigation; or (3)
has violated or threatens to violate the letter
or spirit of the Learnpoints Terms of Service.
- SECURITY AND STORAGE OF DATA
The security of your Data may be maintained through
the use of data encryption, data security protocols,
passwords and other methods which Learnpoints may employ,
or which Learnpoints may suggest that you employ. You
agree that Learnpoints has no responsibility or liability
either for the deletion or failure to store any Data
transmitted by you or anyone else to the Services or
the operation, or failure, or weakness, of any data
encryption, data security protocols, passwords or other
security methods employed by Learnpoints.
- LEARNPOINTS' PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
You acknowledge and agree that the Services and any
necessary software used in connection with the Services
("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information
that is protected by applicable intellectual property
and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that
content contained in Learnpoints advertisements or information
presented to you through the Services or by Learnpoints
is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks,
patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Learnpoints
will not include an popup type of advertisement and
will only include information related to the Learnpoints
brands. You agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan,
sell, distribute or create derivative works based on
the Services or the Software, in whole or in part. You
agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell
or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion
of the Services, use of the Services, or access to the
Services. If you are a professional financial service
provider (i.e., an accountant or a bookkeeper), you
may procure and maintain the Services for your clients
by obtaining and maintaining from Learnpoints a separate
account for each of them.
Learnpoints grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive
and terminable right and license to use the object code
of its Software; provided that you do not (and do not
allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative
work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, disassemble,
or decompile the Software or any part thereof or otherwise
attempt to discover any source code, or sell, assign,
sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise
transfer any right in or to the Software. You agree
not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or
to use modified versions of the Software, including
(without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized
access to the Services. You agree not to access the
Services by any means other than through the interfaces
that are provided by Learnpoints for use in accessing
the Services.
- TRADEMARK INFORMATION
"Learnpoints," the Learnpoints logo, the TrainingMatrix
logo, "Created for the World of Training",
"Optimize your search for training!", Training
that Fits!", and other Learnpoints trademarks,
service marks, logos and product and service names are
marks of Learnpoints (the "Learnpoints Marks"). The
Merchant's trademarks, service marks, logos and product
and service names are marks of the respective Merchants
("Merchant's Marks"). You agree not to display or use
either the Learnpoints Marks or the Merchant's Marks
in any manner without the owner's express prior written
permission.
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
- YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES AND THE CONTRACT TRAINING
SERVICES ARE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICES AND
THE CONTRACT TRAINING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN
"AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. LEARNPOINTS EXPRESSLY
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
- LEARNPOINTS MAKE NO WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICES
WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (ii) THE SERVICES OR
THE CONTRACT TRAINING SERVICES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (iii) THE RESULTS
THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICES
WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, OR (iv) ANY ERRORS
IN THE SOFTWARE OR SERVICES OR THE CONTRACT TRAINING
SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED.
- NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN,
OBTAINED BY YOU FROM Learnpoints, OR THROUGH OR
FROM THE SERVICES OR THE CONTRACT TRAINING SERVICES
SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN
THE TOS.
- NO, FINANCIAL, LEGAL OR TAX ADVICE OR COUNSEL
IS GIVEN, OR SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN GIVEN,
BY THE SERVICES OR THE CONTRACT TRAINING SERVICES.
- NEITHER THESE TOS, NOR ANY DOCUMENTATION FURNISHED
UNDER THEM, ARE INTENDED TO EXPRESS OR IMPLY ANY
WARRANTY THAT THE CONTRACT TRAINING SERVICES WILL
BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE
SOFTWARE PROVIDED BY LEARNPOINTS WILL PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED,
TIMELY OR ERROR-FREE SERVICE. THE SECURITY MECHANISM
INCORPORATED IN THE SOFTWARE HAS INHERENT LIMITATIONS
AND MERCHANT MUST DETERMINE THAT THE SOFTWARE ADEQUATELY
MEETS ITS REQUIREMENTS. THE MERCHANT ACKNOWLEDGES
AND AGREES THAT ANY MATERIAL AND/OR DATA DOWNLOADED
OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE CONTRACT
TRAINING SERVICES IS DONE AT ITS OWN DISCRETION
AND RISK AND THAT THE MERCHANT WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE
FOR ANY DAMAGES TO ITS COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF
DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL
AND/OR DATA. LEARNPOINTS AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES,
OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES AND
AGENTS, SHALL NOT BE LIABLE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES
OR LEGAL THEORIES WHATSOEVER, FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS,
PROFITS OR GOODWILL, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION
OF BUSINESS, OR FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY CHARACTER, EVEN
IF LEARNPOINTS IS AWARE OF THE RISK OF SUCH DAMAGES,
THAT RESULT IN ANY WAY FROM THE MERCHANT'S USE OR
INABILITY TO USE THE TRAININGMATRIX TOOL SERVICES
OR THE SOFTWARE, OR THAT RESULT FROM ERRORS, DEFECTS,
OMISSIONS, DELAYS IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION,
OR ANY OTHER FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE OF THE CONTRACT
TRAINING SERVICES OR THE SOFTWARE. LEARNPOINTS'
LIABILITY TO THE MERCHANT SHALL NOT, FOR ANY REASON,
EXCEED THE AGGREGATE PAYMENTS ACTUALLY MADE BY THE
MERCHANT TO LEARNPOINTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE EXISTING
TERM.
- THE MERCHANT AGREES NOT TO RESELL OR ASSIGN OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER ITS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS UNDER
THESE TOS WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PRIOR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION
OF LEARNPOINTS.
- NEITHER LEARNPOINTS, NOR THE MERCHANT SHALL BE
LIABLE TO THE OTHER FOR ANY DELAY OR FAILURE IN
PERFORMANCE UNDER THESE TOS RESULTING DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY FROM FORCE MAJEURE EVENTS.
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL LEARNPOINTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE
ELSE FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR INDIRECT
DAMAGES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS,
GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE ITEMS) EVEN
IF LEARNPOINTS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGES OR LOSSES. YOU AGREE THAT THE LIABILITY
OF LEARNPOINTS ARISING OUT OF ANY KIND OF LEGAL CLAIM
(WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) IN ANY WAY
CONNECTED WITH THE SERVICES OR THE Contract Training
Services WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE
SERVICES OR THE CONTRACT TRAINING SERVICES. Learnpoints
shall be liable for any loss resulting from a cause
over which Learnpoints does not have direct control,
including but not limited to failure of electronic or
mechanical equipment or communication lines; telephone
or other interconnect problems; bugs, errors, configuration
problems or incompatibility of computer hardware or
software; failure or unavailability of Internet access;
problems with Internet service providers or other equipment
or services relating to your computer; problems with
intermediate computer or communications networks or
facilities; problems with data transmission facilities
or your telephone or telephone service; or unauthorized
access, theft, operator errors, severe weather, earthquakes
or labor disputes. Learnpoints is not responsible for
any damage to your computer, software, modem, telephone
or other property resulting from your use of the Services
or the Contract Training Services. SOME JURISDICTIONS
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR
THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. ACCORDINGLY, SOME OF THE ABOVE
LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
- INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Learnpoints
harmless from and against any and all claims, losses,
liability costs and expenses (including but not limited
to attorneys' fees) arising from your violation of the
TOS, state or federal laws or regulations, or any third
party's rights, including but not limited to infringement
of any copyright, violation of any proprietary right
and invasion of any privacy rights. This obligation
will survive the termination of the Services and/or
the Contract Training Services.
- MODIFICATIONS TO OR DISCONTINUATION OF THE SERVICES
AND/OR THE Contract Training Services.
Learnpoints reserves the right at any time and from
time to time to modify, temporarily or permanently,
the Services and/or the Contract Training Services (or
any part thereof) upon notice to you. Learnpoints also
reserves the right at any time to discontinue, temporarily
or permanently, the Services and/or the Contract Training
Services (or any part thereof) to any accounts not in
good standing upon notice to you. You agree that Learnpoints
shall not be liable to you or to any third party for
any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the
Services and/or the Contract Training Services.
- TERMINATION OF THE SERVICES AND/OR THE Contract Training
Services
Learnpoints may also in its sole discretion and at any
time discontinue providing the Services and/or the Contract
Training Services, or any part thereof. You agree that
any termination of your access to the Services and/or
the Contract Training Services under any provision of
these TOS may be effected upon notice to you, and acknowledge
and agree that thereafter Learnpoints 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, the Services and/or the Contract Training
Services; however, in the event that your Services and/or
the Contract Training Services with Learnpoints terminates,
Learnpoints will use commercially reasonable efforts
to return your Data to you electronically, in an appropriate
format selected by Learnpoints, as promptly as is reasonably
possible after such termination, provided you have complied
with the TOS and have paid in full all amounts owed
to Learnpoints. Further, you agree that Learnpoints
shall not be liable to you or any third party for any
termination of your access to the Services and/or the
Contract Training Services; provided, however, that
if the termination is unrelated to your acts or omissions
Learnpoints will refund the pro rata portion of any
fee that may have been paid by you for the portion of
the Services not furnished to you as of the date of
such termination.
- LINKS
The Services and/or the Contract Training Services may
provide, or third parties may provide, links to other
World Wide Web sites or resources. Because Learnpoints
has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge
and agree that Learnpoints is not responsible for the
availability of such external sites or resources, and
does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for
any content, advertising, products, or other materials
on or available from such sites or resources. You further
acknowledge and agree that Learnpoints 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 such content,
goods or services available on or through any such site
or resource.
- NOTICES
Notices to you from Learnpoints may be made by either
e-mail or regular mail. Learnpoints may provide notices
of changes to the TOS, modification or termination of
the Services and/or the Contract Training Services or
other matters by e-mail to you and by displaying notices
or links to notices to you on the Services and/or the
Contract Training Services.
- MODIFICATIONS
Learnpoints may modify the TOS upon notice to you. If
Learnpoints sends you notice, via e-mail, posting on
the Services and/or the Contract Training Services or
otherwise, of a modification, you confirm your acceptance
of the modification by not closing and/or by continuing
to use the Services and/or the Contract Training Services.
- GENERAL PROVISIONS
The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you
and Learnpoints and govern your use of the Services
and the Contract Training Services, superseding any
prior agreements between you and Learnpoints with respect
to the subject matter contained in the TOS. The TOS
may only be modified or amended as set forth above in
Section 20 or otherwise in a writing signed by Learnpoints
and you. The TOS and the relationship between you and
Learnpoints shall be governed by the laws of the State
of North Carolina without regard to its conflict of
law provisions. You and Learnpoints agree to submit
to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
located within the county of Mecklenburg, North Carolina
or the county and state where a party to the license
agreement decided to file the action. The failure of
Learnpoints 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
shall 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 the Services or the Contract Training Services
or the TOS must be filed within six (6) years 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.
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