Terms of Use

Welcome to the website for Keep Children in School Foundation KCIS ”). By using or visiting this website, you signify your agreement to: (a) the terms and conditions expressed in these Terms of Use; and (b) our privacy policy found at Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to such terms, conditions, and policies, do not use this website. Your continued use of this website constitutes your agreement to all such terms, conditions, and policies.

Information on this Website

The materials on this website are provided for general information only and any reliance on the materials on this website will be at your own risk. We reserve the right to change any and all content contained in this website and to modify, suspend or discontinue this website or any services offered through this website or any features or functionality of this website or the related services at any time without notice and without obligation or liability to you.

Your Use of this Website

This website is for your personal and noncommercial use. As a condition to your continued use of this website, you warrant to KCIS that you will not use this website for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these Terms of Use. This website and all content and materials on this website, including the KCIS logo, and all designs, text, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, files and the selection and arrangement thereof (collectively, the “Website Content”) are owned by or licensed to KCIS and are protected by copyright, trademark and other intellectual property rights under the laws of the United States and other countries. KCIS hereby grants you permission to access and use the Website Content and electronically copy, and print to hard copy portions of the Website Content for your informational, non-commercial and personal use only. Such permission granted is subject to these Terms of Use and does not include the right to any: (a) resale or commercial use of this website or the Website Content; (b) distribution, public performance or public display of any Website Content; (c) modifying or otherwise making any derivative uses of this website and the Website Content, or any portion thereof; (d) use of any data mining, robots or similar data gathering or extraction methods; (e) download (other than the page caching) of any portion of this website, the Website Content or any information contained therein, except as expressly set forth herein; or (f) use of this website or the Website Content other than for their intended purposes. Any use of this website or the Website Content, other than as specifically authorized herein, without the prior written permission of KCIS, is strictly prohibited and will terminate the permission granted herein. Such unauthorized use may also violate applicable laws, including without limitation, copyright and trademark laws and applicable communications regulations and statutes.

Your Submissions to this Website

You acknowledge that you are responsible for any submission you make, including without limitation the legality, reliability, appropriateness, originality and copyright of any such submission. You may not upload to, distribute or otherwise publish through this website any content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal or otherwise objectionable, or which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content onto this website.

Links to Third Party Websites

This website may contain hyperlinks to other Internet websites. KCIS does not control these other websites and is not responsible for their content; nor does KCIS’s inclusion of hyperlinks to such other websites imply any endorsement or approval of the material on such other websites or any association with their operators.

Copyrights and Trademarks

“Keep Children In School” along with other KCIS logos, trade names, service names, or slogans contained in this website are trademarks of KCIS, and/or its affiliates and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of KCIS. You may not use any metatags or any other “hidden text” utilizing the marks or any other name, trademark or service name of KCIS without our prior written permission. In addition, the look and feel of this website, including without limitation all page headers, custom graphics, button icons and scripts, is the service mark, trademark, copyright and/or trade dress of KCIS and may not be copied, imitated or used, in whole or in part, without our prior written permission. All other trademarks, names or logos mentioned in this website are the property of their respective owners. Reference to any products, services, processes or other information, by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, supplier or otherwise does not constitute or imply endorsement, sponsorship or recommendation thereof by us. Photos, videos, stories and other content provided by KCIS are owned by KCIS and protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. Except as otherwise stated within this website, you may not reproduce or use them without written permission from KCIS.

Notice of Claims of Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your copyrighted work has been infringed on this website, you must send a written communication to us by email. Please note that you will be liable for damages (including without limitation costs and attorneys’ fees) if you materially misrepresent that material or activity on this website is infringing your copyrighted work. Please provide us with the following information required by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 512: 1. A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed; 2. A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on this website, with enough detail that we may find it on this website; 3. Your address, telephone number, and email address; 4. Include the following statement: “I have a good faith belief that use of the copyrighted materials described above as allegedly infringing is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law.” 5. Include the following statement: “I swear, under penalty of perjury, that the information in this notification is accurate and that I am the copyright owner or am authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed.” 6. The electronic signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner of the work that is allegedly infringed. Please send the written communication to the following email address: [email protected].

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless KCIS and any of its affiliates or subsidiaries, and their officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers, from and against all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, arising or resulting from any violation of these Terms of Use. If you cause a technical disruption of this website or the systems transmitting this website to you or others, you agree to be responsible for any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including without limitation reasonable attorneys’ fees and court costs, arising or resulting from that disruption.

Disclaimers

Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted under applicable law, you understand and agree that neither kcis nor any of its affiliates, subsidiaries or third party content providers shall be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, consequential, punitive or any other damages relating to or resulting from your use or inability to use this website or any other website you access through a link from this website. These include damages for errors, omissions, interruptions, defects, delays, computer viruses, your loss of profits, loss of data, unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data, and other tangible and intangible losses. This limitation applies regardless of whether the damages are claimed under the terms of a contract, as the result of negligence or otherwise arise out of or in connection with the use, inability to use, or performance of the information, services, products or materials available from this website, and even if we or our representatives have been negligent or have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on how long an implied warranty lasts, or the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.

Applicable Law and Jurisdiction

This website is intended to be used by residents located in the United States. This website is controlled and operated by KCIS from its principal office in the State of California, USA. The State of California governs these Terms of Use and your use of this website, and you irrevocably consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located in California for any action to enforce these Terms of Use. We recognize that it is possible for you to obtain access to this website from any jurisdiction in the world, but we have no practical ability to prevent such access. This website has been designed to comply with the laws of California and the United States. Those who choose to access this website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws if and to the extent local laws are applicable. If any material on this website, or your use of this website, is contrary to the laws of the place where you are when you access it, then this website is not intended for you and we ask you not to use this website. You may not use or export materials on this website in violation of United States export laws and regulations. This website is not intended to subject KCIS to the laws or jurisdiction of any state, country or territory other than the State of California and the United States of America. A printed version of these Terms of Use shall be admissible in judicial or administrative proceedings based on or relating to use of this website to the same extent and subject to the same conditions as other business documents and records originally generated and maintained in printed form.

Termination

Notwithstanding any of these Terms of Use, KCIS reserves the right, without notice and in its sole discretion, to terminate your privilege to use this website, and to block or prevent your future access to and use of this website.

Severability

If any provision of these Terms of Use is held to be unenforceable, then the parties shall agree to substitute an enforceable provision that most closely approximates the intention of the unenforceable provision or, if the parties are unable to agree, such provision shall be modified to the minimum extent necessary to make it enforceable while retaining most closely its original intent (if permitted by law), or disregarding that provision and severing it from these Terms of Use (if such modification is not permitted by law). If an unenforceable provision is modified or disregarded in accordance with this Section, the rest of these Terms of Use shall remain in effect as written.

Contact Information

Questions or comments about these Terms of Use or this website may be directed to KCIS at the email address [email protected].

These Terms of Use are effective as of Sept 1, 2013.