Online Degree Navigator LLC Terms of Use Agreement

Last Updated: October 7, 2010

This Terms of Use Agreement governs your use of this website and creates a legal agreement between you and Online Degree Navigator LLC (ODN). This Terms of Use Agreement may be updated or modified by ODN periodically. Therefore ODN suggests you read and note any changes to this statement each time you visit this website. If you do not agree and accept without modification the notices and terms and conditions set forth herein, do not use this website. Our Terms of Use Agreement includes ODN's Privacy Policy, located at www.onlinedegreenavigator.org/Privacy-Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by reference and, therefore, also governs your visit to the website.

Registration and Account Security

You represent and warrant that the registration information you provide to ODN is and will remain true and accurate. You are solely responsible for the security and confidentiality of your password and account. Furthermore, you are solely responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to immediately notify ODN of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security with regard to your use of the website of which you become aware.

Intellectual Property

All material on or available through this website, including text, images, data, and illustrations, (collectively, the "Material") is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws, and is owned, controlled, or licensed by ODN. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, republishing, uploading, downloading, posting, transmitting or duplicating the material, in whole or in part, is prohibited. Provided that you agree to and accept without modification the notices, terms and conditions set forth in these Terms of Use Agreement., ODN grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to visit, view, and retain a copy of pages of this website for your own personal, non-commercial use only. You may not modify, copy (except as set forth in the preceding sentence), distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, create derivative works from, license or sublicense, assign, or otherwise transfer this license or any of the Material or any information, material, software, products or services from this website. You may not link to or frame the Material, the website, or any portion thereof, for any purpose unless specifically authorized in writing by ODN provided that nothing herein grants you any license, express or implied, to use any of ODN’s federal or common-law trademarks except as such trademarks may be embedded in the link itself. Moreover, you may not visit or use the website to appropriate ODN’s trademarks or tradedress and/or to copy or imitate the “look and feel” of the website, or any portions thereof, for any reason.

Access and Interference

You will not use any robot, spider, crawling, scraping, or other automated device, process, or means to access this website. Nor will you use any manual process to monitor or copy the website or the content contained thereon for any unauthorized purpose without ODN’s prior written permission. You will not use any device, software, routine, or take any action that interferes with the proper working of the website.

Partner Websites and Third-Party Websites

ODN partners with a range of other websites. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for your convenience, this website may reference or link to other third-party websites throughout the Web (“Third-Party Websites”). ODN has no control over Third-Party Websites or the content within them. Accordingly, ODN cannot guarantee, represent, or warrant that the content contained on such Third-Party Websites is accurate, legal, and/or inoffensive. This Terms of Use Agreement does not extend to your use of Third-Party Websites, and your use of Third-Party Websites is solely at your own risk. By using the ODN website to search for or link to Third-Party Websites, you understand and agree that you may not make any claim against ODN for any damages or losses, whatsoever, resulting from your use of the ODN's website to obtain search results or to link to Third-Party Websites.

Suspected Violation of our Terms of Use Agreement

Violations of this Terms of Use Agreement, including unauthorized use of this website, may be investigated and appropriate legal action may be taken, including civil, criminal and injunctive redress. You agree that monetary damages may not provide a sufficient remedy to ODN for violations of these Terms of Use Agreement, and you consent to injunctive or other equitable relief for such violations. You understand and agree that in ODN’s sole discretion and for any reason whatsoever, or for no reason, and without prior notice, ODN may terminate your access to the website.

Forums and Public Communication

ODN makes available public Forums where you and other users can post content for public viewing (“Forum Content”) to facilitate socializing and networking with others interested in online education. You agree that all Forum Content is the sole responsibility of the individual or entity from whom such Forum Content originated. This means that you (and not ODN) are entirely responsible for all Forum Content that you submit via the Forum or elsewhere on the website. ODN does not control or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, usefulness, integrity, or quality of Forum Content. You understand and agree that you may be exposed to Forum Content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable. Under no circumstances will ODN be liable in any way for any Forum Content, including any errors or omissions in any Forum Content or any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Forum Content submitted via this website. You acknowledge that ODN may or may not pre-screen Forum Content, but that ODN will have the right in its sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever (or for no reason) to pre-screen, refuse, move, or remove any Forum Content that is available via the website. Without limiting the foregoing, ODN may remove any Forum Content that violates the Terms of Use Agreement or is otherwise objectionable in ODN’s sole discretion. ODN asserts no ownership rights over the Forum Content you post, transmit, or otherwise make available for inclusion on the Forums or elsewhere on the website. With respect to such Forum Content, however, you grant ODN a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive license to use such Forum Content on the Forums, anywhere on the website, or elsewhere and in any media for the purpose of providing, promoting, or advertising the website and related services; such license will survive the termination, for any reason, of these Terms of Use Agreement. You agree that you will not use a Forum or this website to submit or otherwise make available Forum Content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, racially or otherwise hateful, or otherwise objectionable; harms minors; impersonates any person or entity or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity; conflicts with any obligations you have under law including under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under non-disclosure Agreements); infringes any copyright, trademark, patent, trade-secret, or other proprietary rights of any third party; constitutes or contains unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of unauthorized solicitation; constitutes or contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment; interferes with or disrupts the website, related services, or servers or networks connected thereto or disobeys any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to this website or related services; violates any applicable local, state, national, or international law or any regulations having the force of law; is used to stalk or otherwise harass another.

Claims of Infringement

ODN respects the intellectual property of others and requires that you do the same. In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), the text of which may be found on the U.S. Copyright Office website at http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf, ODN will respond expeditiously to notices of alleged copyright infringement that are reported to us. ODN will disable and/or terminate the accounts of users that are repeat infringers. If you believe your content has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please report to us your claim via email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . While ODN considers all such notices seriously, you may be liable for damages (including costs and attorneys’ fees) if you materially misrepresent that content or activity is infringing.

Warranty Disclaimers

Your use and browsing of this website is solely at your own risk. This website, and everything on this website, is provided as is without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. ODN specifically disclaims all warranties and conditions of any kind, including all the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, title or non-infringement. Without limitation, ODN makes no warranties or representation that the website will be error-free or uninterrupted, that defects will be corrected, or that this website or its server are or will be free of viruses or other harmful components. In addition, ODN makes no warranties or representations regarding the use or results of the use of the content on this website. You understand and agree that applicable law may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

Indemnification

You will defend, indemnify, and hold ODN or its agents harmless from your use of and access of the website; (your violation of any of these Terms of Use Agreement; your violation of any third-party right including any copyright, trademark, tradedress, trade secret, or privacy right of content available on the Website. This defense and indemnification obligation will survive this Terms of Use Agreement and your use of the website.

Limitation of Liability

In no event will ODN or its agents be liable for any indirect, consequential, special, incidental or punitive damages arising out of your access to, or use of, this website or the content or materials therein, whether in a contract action or based on negligence, or other tort action, or any other claim whatsoever, even if ODN has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Applicable law may not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event will ODN’s total liability to you for all damages, losses, and causes of action, whether in contract, tort, negligence, or otherwise, exceed the amount paid by you, if any, in accessing this website.

Termination

This Terms of Use Agreement and/or website may be terminated by ODN for any reason (or for no reason) at any time without notice. In the event of termination, you are no longer authorized to access the website and all limitations on ODN’s liability regarding your use of the website and any Forum Content you post will survive.

General

This Terms of Use Agreement will be governed by the laws of the state of Illinois. Any claim or dispute between you and ODN that arises in whole or in part from this website will be decided exclusively by a court of competent jurisdiction located in Chicago, Illinois. Use of this website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give full effect to all provisions of this Terms of Use Agreement, including without limitation this paragraph and the warranty disclaimers and liability exclusions above. ODN has endeavored to comply with all legal requirements known to it in creating and maintaining this website, but makes no representation that Materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in any particular jurisdiction. Use of this website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction where all or any portion of this website may violate any legal requirements and you agree not to access this website in any such jurisdiction. You are responsible for compliance with applicable laws. Any use in contravention of this provision or any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement is at your own risk. This Terms of Use Agreement, together with the privacy policy constitutes the entire agreement between you and ODN concerning this website. If any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, then the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision and the remaining provisions of the Terms of Use Agreement shall govern such use. ODN’s failure to insist on or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Terms of Use Agreement will not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right.

If you have questions, please contact ODN at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please include the words, “Terms of Use Agreement” in the subject line of your email.