The International Council of
Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences (CAETS), is a private,
nonprofit corporation, incorporated in the District of Columbia, United States
of America. The terms of use specified herein apply to all Web pages and
websites, mobile applications, or other online service created by CAETS.
Acceptance of Terms of Use
By using this website, you signify your
agreement to all terms, conditions, and notices contained or referenced herein.
If you do not agree to these terms of use, you may not use this website. We
reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to update or revise these terms of
use. Please check this page periodically for changes. Your continued use of this
site following the posting of any changes to the terms of use constitutes
acceptance of those changes.
Use of Third-Party Services
CAETS may use third-party services to better
engage with our visitors or to collect data by means of forms, surveys, subscriptions,
or other online data-entry mechanisms. We are not responsible for the terms of
service or privacy policies of any third-party service providers.
User’s Grant of Nonexclusive License
By providing data in response to this website,
or otherwise participating in or using any communications service, chat
session, webcast, message board, user forum, personalized area, or other
interactive activity on this website (content), you:
- grant CAETS a nonexclusive irrevocable worldwide license in any media now or hereafter known to use, reproduce, display, perform, adapt, modify, distribute, have distributed, and promote the content in any form, anywhere and for any purpose; and
- warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content and that public posting or other use of the content by CAETS will not infringe or violate the property or other rights of any third party.
Rules of User Conduct
You agree to abide by all procedures and
requirements of CAETS, including, but not limited to, agreeing not to use this
website for any unlawful purpose. By posting information, participating in,
listening to, or otherwise using any communications service, chat session,
webcast, message board, user forum, personalized area, or other interactive
service that may be available to you on or through this website, you agree that
you will not upload, post, or otherwise distribute or facilitate distribution
of any content, including text, communications, software, images, sounds, data,
or other information, that:
- infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other property right of any party;
- constitutes unauthorized or unsolicited advertising, junk or bulk e-mail (“spamming”), chain letters, any other form of unauthorized solicitation, or any form of lottery or gambling;
- contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs that are designed or intended to disrupt, damage, or limit the functioning of any software, hardware, or telecommunications equipment, or to damage or obtain unauthorized access to any data or other information of any third party;
- is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, libelous, deceptive, fraudulent, invasive of another’s privacy, tortious, contains explicit or graphic descriptions or accounts of sexual acts, or otherwise violates the rules or policies of CAETS;
- victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability; or
- impersonates any person or entity.
CAETS does not routinely pre-screen, monitor, or edit the content posted
by users of chat sessions, message boards, news groups, webcasts, or other
interactive services that may be available on or through this website. However,
CAETS may, in its sole discretion, perform such screening, editing, or
monitoring and remove any content that, in CAETS judgment, does not comply with
the terms of use or is otherwise harmful, objectionable, or inaccurate. CAETS
is not responsible for any failure or delay in removing such content.
Tapes or
Transcripts of Public Meetings
Webcasts, audio/video recordings, or transcripts
of open meetings or sessions, workshops, symposia, or public data-gathering
meetings sponsored by CAETS, which are made available on this website, are not
official reports of CAETS. Opinions and statements included in such audio or
video recordings, transcripts, or webcasts of such events are solely those of
the individual persons or participants, and are not necessarily adopted or
endorsed or verified as accurate by CAETS.
Disclaimer
of Warranties
There is no guarantee that any transmission of
data over the Internet is completely secure. CAETS cannot ensure or warrant the
security of any information you transmit to us. Any such transmission is done
at your own risk.
ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THIS WEBSITE (THE
“CONTENT”) ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS
AVAILABLE” FOR YOUR USE. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY
KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS SOLELY AT YOUR RISK. TO THE FULLEST
EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CAETS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT,
PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE
USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE.
Indemnification
Upon a request by CAETS, you agree to defend,
indemnify, and hold harmless CAETS and its employees, officers, council
members, and agents from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including
attorney’s fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this website. CAETS
reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and
control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you, in which
event you will cooperate with CAETS in asserting any available defenses.
International
Use
Persons who access this website from outside the
United States are solely responsible for compliance with all applicable
laws.
Choice of Law and Forum
These terms of use shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the District of Columbia, United
States of America, excluding its conflicts of law rules.
Severability and Integration
Unless otherwise specified herein, this
agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and CAETS with respect
to this website and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and
proposals (whether oral, written, or electronic) between you and CAETS with
respect to this website.