The Division of Student Affairs' Web Site(s)/Service(s)
are a subset of Columbia College's Web Site(s)/Service(s)
and are covered by the Columbia College Terms
Of Use.
Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s) Terms
Of Use
Agreement Between You and The Trustees of Columbia
University in the City of New York ("Columbia
University") on behalf of Columbia College
The Columbia College Web Site is made up of various
Web sites and Web pages operated by Columbia College,
2960 Broadway, New York, NY 10027. This Terms
of Use applies to the Columbia College Web Site
and does not apply to the content of third parties.
The Columbia College Web Site is offered to you
conditioned on your acceptance without modification
of the terms, conditions, and notices contained
herein. Your use of the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)
constitutes your agreement to all such terms,
conditions, and notices.
Changes to and Termination of Services
Columbia University and Columbia College shall
have the right at any time to change or discontinue,
temporarily or permanently, any aspect or feature
of a Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s),
including, but not limited to, content, hours
of availability, and equipment needed for access
or use. Each user's use of particular services
may be subject to specific guidelines or rules
("Service-specific Rules") posted from
time to time and incorporated by this reference
into the Terms of Use.
Equipment
Subscriber shall be responsible for obtaining
and maintaining all computer hardware and other
equipment needed for access to and use of the
Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s) and all
charges related thereto. To use the services,
each user must independently obtain access to
the World Wide Web, either directly or through
devices that access Web-based content, and pay
any and all service fees or equipment costs associated
with such access.
Privacy and Protection of Personal Information
See the Privacy Statement at http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/policy.php
for disclosures relating to the collection and
use of your personal information.
Accounts, Passwords, and Security
Certain areas of the Columbia College Web Site
require you to open an account with Columbia College
or to use your Columbia University ID.
Should you be required to open an account with
Columbia College, you must complete the registration
process by providing us with current, complete
and accurate information as prompted by the applicable
registration form. You will choose a password
and a user name.
When you use any account for access to The Columbia
College Web Site(s)/Service(s), you are entirely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality
of your password and account. Furthermore, you
are entirely responsible for any and all activities
that occur under your account. You agree to notify
Columbia College immediately of any unauthorized
use of your account or any other breach of security.
Neither Columbia University nor Columbia College
will be liable for any loss that you may incur
as a result of someone else using your password
or account, either with or without your knowledge.
However, you could be held liable for losses incurred
by Columbia University, Columbia College or another
party due to someone else using your account or
password. You may not use anyone else's account
at any time, without the permission of the account
holder. You must exit from your account at the
end of each session.
Modification of These Terms of Use
Columbia University and Columbia College reserves
the right to change the terms, conditions, and
notices under which the Columbia College Web Site
is offered or to impose new conditions. Such changes,
modifications, additions or deletions shall be
effective immediately upon notice thereof, which
may be given by means including, but not limited
to, posting on the Columbia College Web Site(s).
You are responsible for regularly reviewing these
terms and conditions and additional terms posted
on particular Web sites. Your continued use of
the Columbia College Web Site constitutes your
agreement to all such terms, conditions, and notices.
Personal and Non-Commercial Use Limitation
The Columbia College Web Site is for your personal
and non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy,
distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce,
publish, license, create derivative works from,
transfer, or sell any information, software, products
or services obtained from the Columbia College
Web Site. Without the advance express written
permission of Columbia College, you may not 'meta-search'
the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s), send,
or cause to be sent, any automated queries of
any sort to the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)s,
or use the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)s
in any commercial manner. You agree not to sell,
resell or offer for any commercial purposes, any
portion of the site(s)/service(s), use of the
site(s)/service(s) or access to the site(s)/service(s).
Links to Third Party Sites
The Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)s
may contain images of and links to third party
Web sites ("Linked Sites"). The Linked
Sites are not under the control of Columbia College,
and neither Columbia University nor Columbia College
is responsible for the contents of any Linked
Site, including without limitation any link contained
in a Linked Site, or any changes or updates to
a Linked Site. Neither Columbia University nor
Columbia College is responsible for Web casting
or any other form of transmission received from
any Linked Site nor is Columbia College responsible
if the Linked Site is not working appropriately.
Columbia College is providing these links to you
only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any
link does not imply endorsement by Columbia University
or Columbia College of the site or any association
with its operators. You are responsible for viewing
and abiding by the privacy statements and terms
of use posted at the Linked Sites.
No Unlawful or Prohibited Use
As a condition of your use of the Columbia College
Web Site(s)/Service(s), you will not use the Columbia
College Web Site(s)/Service(s) for any purpose
that is unlawful or prohibited by these terms,
conditions, and notices. You may not use the Columbia
College Web Site(s)/Service(s) in any manner that
could damage, disable, overburden, or impair any
Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s) (or the
network(s) connected to any Columbia College Web
Site(s)/Service(s)) or interfere with any other
party's use and enjoyment of any Columbia College
Web Site(s)/Service(s). You may not attempt to
gain unauthorized access to any Columbia College
Web Site(s)/Service(s), other accounts, computer
systems or networks connected to any Columbia
College Web Site(s)/Service(s), 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 Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s).
Use of Services
The Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)(s)
may contain e-mail services, bulletin board services,
chat areas, news groups, forums, communities,
personal Web pages, calendars, photo displays
and/or other message or communication facilities
designed to enable you to communicate with others
(collectively, "Communication Services").
You agree to use the Communication Services only
to post, send and receive messages and material
that are proper and, when applicable, related
to the particular Communication Service. By way
of example, and not as a limitation, you agree
that when using a Communication Service, you will
not:
- Use the Communication Service
in connection with surveys, contests, pyramid
schemes, chain letters, junk email, spamming
or any duplicative or unsolicited messages (commercial
or otherwise).
- Defame, abuse, harass, stalk,
threaten or otherwise violate the legal rights
(such as rights of privacy and publicity) of
others.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute
or disseminate any inappropriate, profane, defamatory,
obscene, indecent or unlawful topic, name, material
or information.
- Publish, post, upload, distribute
or disseminate any topic, name, material or
information that incites discrimination, hate
or violence towards one person or a group because
of their belonging to a race, a religion or
a nation, or that insults the victims of crimes
against humanity by contesting the existence
of those crimes.
- Upload, or otherwise make
available, files that contain images, photographs,
software or other material protected by intellectual
property laws, including, by way of example,
and not as limitation, copyright or trademark
laws (or by rights of privacy or publicity)
unless you own or control the rights thereto
or have received all necessary consents to do
the same.
- Use any material or information,
including images or photographs, which is made
available through the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)(s)
in any manner that infringes any copyright,
trademark, patent, trade secret, or other proprietary
right of any party.
- Upload files that contain
viruses, Trojan horses, worms, time bombs, cancelbots,
corrupted files, or any other similar software
or programs that may damage the operation of
another's computer or property of another.
- Use of meta tag searches
on the Web sites.
- Advertise or offer to sell
or buy any goods or services for any business
purpose, unless such Communication Service specifically
allows such messages.
- Download any file posted
by another user of a Communication Service that
know, or reasonably should know, cannot be legally
distributed in such manner.
- Falsify or delete any author
attributions, legal or other proper notices
or proprietary designations or labels of the
origin or source of software or other material
contained in a file that is uploaded.
- Restrict or inhibit any other
user from using and enjoying the Communication
Services.
- Violate any code of conduct
or other guidelines which may be applicable
for any particular Communication Service.
- Harvest or otherwise collect
information about others, including e-mail addresses.
- Violate any applicable laws
or regulations.
- Create a false identity for
the purpose of misleading others.
- Use, download or otherwise
copy, or provide (whether or not for a fee)
to a person or entity any directory of users
of an Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)(s)
or other user or usage information or any portion
thereof.
Columbia College has no obligation to monitor
the Communication Services. However, Columbia
College reserves the right to review materials
posted to a Communication Service and to remove
any materials in its sole discretion. Columbia
College reserves the right to terminate your access
to any or all of the Communication Services at
any time, without notice, for any reason whatsoever.
Columbia University and Columbia College reserve
the right at all times to disclose any information
as Columbia University or Columbia College deems
necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation,
legal process or governmental request, or to edit,
refuse to post or to remove any information or
materials, in whole or in part, at the sole discretion
of Columbia University or Columbia College.
Always use caution when giving out any personally
identifiable information about yourself or your
children in any Communication Service.
Columbia College does not control or endorse
the content, messages or information found in
any Communication Service and, therefore, Columbia
College and Columbia University specifically disclaim
any liability with regard to the Communication
Services and any actions resulting from your participation
in any Communication Service.
Community leaders and hosts are not authorized
Columbia College spokespersons, and their views
do not necessarily reflect those of Columbia College.
Materials uploaded to a Communication Service
may be subject to posted limitations on usage,
reproduction and/or dissemination, you are responsible
for adhering to such limitations if you download
the materials.
Materials Provided to Columbia College or Posted
Within The Columbia College Web Site
Columbia College and Columbia University do
not claim ownership of the materials you provide
to Columbia College (including feedback and suggestions)
or post, upload, input or submit to any Columbia
College Web Site(s)/Service(s) or its associated
services for review by the general public, or
by the members of any public or private community,
(each a "Submission" and collectively
"Submissions"). However, by posting,
uploading, inputting, providing or submitting
("Posting") your Submission you are
granting Columbia College permission to use your
Submission in connection with the operation of
the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s) and
Columbia College Alumni Publications, including,
but not limited to, Columbia College Today. This
permission includes, without limitation, the license
rights to: copy, distribute, transmit, publicly
display, publicly perform, reproduce, edit, translate
and reformat your Submission; to publish your
name in connection with your Submission.
No compensation will be paid with respect to
the use of your Submission, as provided herein.
Columbia College is under no obligation to post
or use any Submission you may provide and Columbia
College may remove any Submission at any time
in its sole discretion.
By Posting a Submission you warrant and represent
that you own or otherwise control all of the rights
to your Submission as described in these Terms
of Use including, without limitation, all the
rights necessary for you to provide, post, upload,
input or submit the Submissions.
Each user, by using the Columbia College Web
Site(s)/Service(s), may be exposed to content
that is offensive, indecent or objectionable.
Each user must evaluate, and bear all risks associated
with, the use of any content, including any reliance
on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of
such content.
General Practices Regarding Use And Storage
Columbia College may establish general practices
and limits concerning use of the site(s)/service(s).
While Columbia College will use reasonable efforts
to back up site data and make such data available
in the event of loss or deletion, neither Columbia
University nor Columbia College has any responsibility
or liability for the deletion or failure to store
any messages and other communications or other
content maintained or transmitted by any site(s)/service(s).
Columbia College reserves the right to mark as
"inactive" and archive accounts and/or
projects that are inactive for an extended period
of time. Columbia College reserves the right to
change these general practices any time in its
sole discretion.
Termination/Access Restriction
Columbia University and Columbia College reserve
the right, in its sole discretion, to terminate
your access to any or all Columbia College Web
Site(s)/Service(s) and the related services or
any portion thereof at any time, without notice.
Neither Columbia University nor Columbia College
shall have any obligation to maintain any content
or to forward any unread or unsent messages to
you or any third party.
Copyrights and Copyright Agent
Columbia College respects the rights of all copyright
holders and in this regard, Columbia College has
adopted and implemented a policy that provides
for the termination in appropriate circumstances
of account holders who infringe the rights of
copyright holders. If you believe that your work
has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright
infringement, please provide Columbia College's
Copyright Agent the following information required
by the Online Copyright Infringement Liability
Limitation Act of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act, 17 U.S.C. ¤ 512:
- A physical or electronic
signature of a person authorized to act on behalf
of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly
infringed;
- Identification of the copyright
work claimed to have been infringed, or, if
multiple copyrighted works at a single online
site are covered by a single notification, a
representative list of such works at that site;
- Identification of the material
that is claimed to be infringing or to be the
subject of infringing activity and that is to
be removed or access to which is to be disabled,
and information reasonably sufficient to permit
us to locate the material;
- Information reasonably sufficient
to permit us to contact the complaining party;
- A statement that the complaining
party has a good-faith belief that use of the
material in the manner complained of is not
authorized by the copyright owner, its agent,
or the law; and
- A statement that the information
in the notification is accurate, and under penalty
of perjury, that the complaining party is authorized
to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive
right that is allegedly infringed.
For copyright inquiries under
the Digital Millennium Copyright Act please contact:
Columbia College Information Technology
2960 Broadway - Mailcode 2808
New York, NY 10027
Voice: (212) 854-6360
Email: ccit@columbia.edu
LIABILITY DISCLAIMER
THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES
INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE COLUMBIA
COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES MAY INCLUDE INACCURACIES
OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY
MADE TO THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES
AND TO THE INFORMATION THEREIN. COLUMBIA COLLEGE
MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE COLUMBIA
COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES AT ANY TIME. ADVICE
RECEIVED VIA THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES
SHOULD NOT BE RELIED UPON FOR PERSONAL, MEDICAL,
LEGAL OR FINANCIAL DECISIONS AND YOU SHOULD CONSULT
AN APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL FOR SPECIFIC ADVICE
TAILORED TO YOUR SITUATION.
NEITHER COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY NOR COLUMBIA COLLEGE
MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY,
RELIABILITY, AVAILABILITY, TIMELINESS, LACK OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS AND ACCURACY
OF THE INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES
AND RELATED GRAPHICS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COLUMBIA
COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL
SUCH INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES
AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED "AS IS"
AND "AS AVAILABLE" WITHOUT WARRANTY
OF ANY KIND. COLUMBIA COLLEGE AND COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS
WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS,
SERVICES AND RELATED GRAPHICS, INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WORKMANLIKE
EFFORT, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.
YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
AND COLUMBIA COLLEGE SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR
TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA, ANY MATERIAL OR DATA SENT
OR RECEIVED OR NOT SENT OR RECEIVED, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS
ENTERED INTO THROUGH A COLUMBIA COLLEGE WEB SITE(S)/SERVICE(S).
YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT COLUMBIA COLLEGE IS
NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY THREATENING,
DEFAMATORY, OBSCENE, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONTENT
OR CONDUCT OF ANY OTHER PARTY OR ANY INFRINGEMENT
OF ANOTHER'S RIGHTS, INCLUDING INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
RIGHTS. YOU SPECIFICALLY AGREE THAT COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
AND COLUMBIA COLLEGE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
CONTENT SENT USING AND/OR INCLUDED IN AN COLUMBIA
COLLEGE WEB SITE(S)/SERVICE(S) BY ANY THIRD PARTY.
IN NO EVENT SHALL COLUMBIA COLLEGE BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES
FOR LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, ARISING OUT
OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE
OF THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES, WITH
THE DELAY OR INABILITY TO USE THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE
WEB SITES/SERVICES OR RELATED SERVICES, THE PROVISION
OF OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SERVICES, OR FOR ANY
INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, SERVICES AND
RELATED GRAPHICS OBTAINED THROUGH THE COLUMBIA
COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES, OR OTHERWISE ARISING
OUT OF THE USE OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES,
WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT
LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF COLUMBIA COLLEGE
HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGES.
BECAUSE SOME STATES/JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW
THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY
NOT APPLY TO YOU.
IF YOU ARE DISSATISFIED WITH ANY PORTION OF THE
COLUMBIA COLLEGE WEB SITES/SERVICES, OR WITH ANY
OF THESE TERMS OF USE, YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE USING THE COLUMBIA COLLEGE
WEB SITES/SERVICES.
General
This agreement is governed by the laws of the
State of New York. You hereby irrevocably consent
to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts
in New York, New York, in all disputes arising
out of or relating to the use of the Columbia
College Web Site(s)/Service(s).
You agree to indemnify and hold Columbia College,
Columbia University, subsidiaries and their trustees,
officers, employees, and agents harmless from
any claim, demand, or damage, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, asserted by any third party due
to or arising out of your use of or conduct on
the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s).
Columbia College reserves the right to disclose
any personal information about you or your use
of the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s),
including its contents, without your prior permission
if Columbia College has a good faith belief that
such action is necessary to: (1) conform to legal
requirements or comply with legal process; (2)
protect and defend the rights or property of Columbia
University or Columbia College; (3) enforce the
terms or use; or (4) act to protect the interests
of its members or others. Columbia College's performance
of this agreement is subject to existing laws
and legal process, and nothing contained in this
agreement is in derogation of Columbia College's
right to comply with governmental, court and law
enforcement requests or requirements relating
to your use of the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)
or information provided to or gathered by Columbia
College with respect to such use.
If any part of this agreement is determined to
be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable
law including, but not limited to, the warranty
disclaimers and liability limitations set forth
above, 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 remainder of
the agreement shall continue in effect. Unless
otherwise specified herein, this agreement constitutes
the entire agreement between the user and Columbia
College or Columbia University with respect to
the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s) and
it supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications
and proposals, whether electronic, oral or written,
between the user and Columbia College or Columbia
University with respect to the Columbia College
Web Site(s)/Service(s). A printed version of this
agreement and of any notice given in electronic
form shall be admissible in judicial or administrative
proceedings based upon or relating to this agreement
to the same extent and subject to the same conditions
as other business documents and records originally
generated and maintained in printed form.
COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES:
All contents of the Columbia College Web Site(s)/Service(s)
are:
Copyright © 2002
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City
of New York
2960 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
All rights reserved.
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