SOUTHERN CAREERS INSTITUTE TERMS OF USE
Notice
Please read these Terms of Use carefully. By accessing the pages in this website (“the Site”) you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. These Terms of Use are subject to change at any time. If you do not agree to the Terms of Use of this Site, do not access the Site. For the purpose of these Terms of Use, “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Southern Career Institutes “SCI”), and its parent company, Tall Oak Learning, LLC (collectively “SCI” hereinafter) and the terms “you” and “your” refers to you as a user of this Site.
Intellectual Property
The contents of the Site including, but not limited to, all design, layout, text, sound recordings, videos, images, and computer code (including, but not limited to, client-side code (e.g. HTML, JavaScript, etc.) and server-side code (e.g. active server pages, VBScript, databases, etc.) are the sole property of SCI, or its respective owners or licensors, and is protected by U.S. copyright law, international treaties and other intellectual property rights.
Except as otherwise stated therein, contents of the Site may not be copied, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed (for compensation or otherwise), licensed, altered, framed, stored for subsequent use or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without prior written consent, except to the extent permitted by the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. §107), as amended, and then, only with notices of SCI’s proprietary rights. Information may be downloaded, and hard copies printed for personal, noncommercial use, so long as you do not remove any copyright or other notice as may be contained in the information as downloaded.
Trademarks
“Southern Careers Institute,” and the names of the domains in all of our networks are trademarks and service marks of SCI or its affiliates and are used throughout the world. Other featured words or symbols, used to identify the source of goods or services, may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Nothing herein shall be construed as granting, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right to use the SCI’s name, logos, trademarks or other intellectual property displayed on this Site except as expressly provided herein or by obtaining the written permission of SCI or such other third-party owner, as applicable. You acknowledge that SCI will aggressively enforce its intellectual property rights to the fullest extent of the law, including, without limitation, the seeking of criminal prosecution.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of the Site, you will not use the Site for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms, conditions, and notices. You may not use the Site in any manner which could damage, disable, overburden, or impair the Site or the network(s) connected to the Site or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Site. You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, other accounts, computer systems or networks connected to the Site, through hacking, password mining or any other means. You may not obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information through any means not intentionally made available through the Site. In addition, you shall not register, subscribe, attempt to register, attempt to subscribe, unsubscribe, or attempt to unsubscribe, any party for the Site if you are not expressly authorized by such party to do so.
Third Party Links
The SCI website may contain links to third-party websites. The inclusion of a link to a third-party website does not imply an endorsement of the site or its content. SCI has no control over the content on third-party websites, even if they are accessed from the SCI website. Questions or concerns regarding the content of third-party websites should be directed to the third party.
Links to Affiliate Websites
The Site may contain links to websites controlled or offered by SCI affiliates which websites may contain terms and conditions that are different from these Terms of Use. You should read the terms and conditions on each such website, as you accessing such website constitutes your agreement to be bound by the terms and conditions contained in such website.
Third Party Materials on the Site
The Site may display content, services, or products of other companies or persons. Notwithstanding the presentation of any third-party information on the Site, no such presentation shall be considered an endorsement, representation or warranty, either express or implied, by us on behalf of any third party. In addition, we do not endorse, warrant or otherwise guarantee the substance of any information posted by Users or third parties on the Site. We shall have no liability or responsibility whatsoever for the content, subject matter or substance of any information accessed or obtained from third party websites accessed from the Site.
Copyright Infringement Notice Policy
We respect the intellectual property of others. If you believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on our Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, you are encouraged, as a first step, to contact us to resolve the issue directly.
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 (the “DMCA”) provides recourse for copyright owners who believe that material appearing on the Internet infringes their rights under the U.S. copyright law. The DMCA requires that all notices of alleged copyright infringement be in writing. If you believe that your intellectual property has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide written notice to SCI’s Compliance department with the following information:
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other intellectual property interest;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed and a description of the infringing activity;
- A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the Site, for example the URL of the specific web page where it is posted;
- Your address, telephone number, and email address;
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright or intellectual property owner or authorized to act on the copyright or intellectual property owner’s behalf.
Send this information to the SCI Compliance department at:
By mail: ATTN Compliance
1701 Directors Blvd., Ste. 800
Austin, TX 78744
By email: [email protected]
Please note that this contact information is only for reporting claims of copyright infringement. Any other inquiries reported through this process will not be guaranteed a response. Also, be aware that there can be penalties for false claims under the DMCA.
Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
ALL CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AND IT AND THE SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY WHATSOEVER. WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL EXPRESS AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTIES RIGHTS, AND FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SCI BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, MALFUNCTIONS, DELAYS, LOSS OF DATA, INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE OR LOSS OF BUSINESS, PROFIT OR ANTICIPATORY PROFITS, ARISING OUT OF THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, OR RESULTS OF USE OF THIS SITE OR ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO THIS SITE, OR THE MATERIALS OR INFORMATION CONTAINED ON ALL SUCH WEBSITES, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, OR TORT, EVEN IF SCI HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OR ANY LIMITED REMEDY OF ANY KIND, YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE SITE, SITE RELATED SERVICES AND/OR CONTENT OR INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THE SITE IS TO STOP USING THE SITE FOR SUCH SERVICES.
Submissions
All information submitted to SCI via the Site shall be deemed and remain the property of SCI and SCI shall be free to use, for any purpose, any idea, concepts, know-how or techniques contained in information a visitor to the Site provides SCI through the Site. SCI shall not be subject to any obligations of confidentiality regarding submitted information except as agreed by SCI in its privacy policy or as otherwise specifically agreed or required by law. Without limitation of the foregoing, you hereby assign to SCI all now known or hereafter existing rights to any submission of every kind and nature, in perpetuity, and agree that SCI shall be entitled to unrestricted use of the submission for any purpose whatsoever, commercial or otherwise, without compensation to the provider of the submission. To the extent this assignment is ineffective; you hereby grant to SCI a royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, unrestricted license to publish, transmit, perform, display and otherwise use the submission for any purpose whatsoever.
Availability
The Site is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to local law or regulation. By entering this Site, you acknowledge and agree that SCI operates this Site from its offices within the United States of America and that this Site is intended for viewing within the United States only and will only be construed and evaluated according to United States law. SCI makes no representations that the materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. If you choose to access this Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with all local laws.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless SCI, its officers, directors, shareholders, employees, partners, agents, attorneys, affiliates, successors and assigns from all liabilities, losses, damages, claims and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, whether or not a lawsuit or other proceeding is filed, that in any way arises out of or relates to (a) your breach or violation of these Terms of Use or any applicable state or federal law, or (b) your use of this Site.
Enforceability, Waiver and Governing Law
In the event any of the terms or provisions of these Terms of Use shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions shall be unimpaired, and the invalid or unenforceable term or provision shall be replaced by such enforceable term or provision as comes closest to the intention underlying the unenforceable term or provision. The failure of SCI to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. The laws of the State of Texas govern the user’s access to and use of the Site, and these Terms of Use, and all users of this Site submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Federal and State courts of the Texas with respect to any matters related to use of this Site or to these Terms of Use.
Privacy and Protection of Personal Information
See the Privacy Policy for disclosures relating to the collection and use of your information.