KollegeLife.com

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Terms of Use

Acceptance of Terms.

Use of this website ("site") is subject to the terms set forth below. If you do not accept any of these terms, please do not use this site. Your use of this site constitutes acknowledgment that you have read and accept the terms. We reserve the right to change the terms at will. New terms are effective upon being posted to this Terms of Use ("Agreement") on the site. Your use of the site after the posting of new terms to the Agreement constitutes your acceptance of the new terms.

Control.

This site is controlled and operated by KollegeLife.com, LLC (The Company).

Purpose.

The data on this site is for information or entertainment purposes only and does not constitute advice.

Disclaimer of Liability.

THE COMPANY DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES REGARDING ANY OF THE MATERIALS, CONTENTS, GRAPHICS OR INFORMATION (REFERRED TO HEREINAFTER AS THE "CONTENT") CONTAINED ON THIS SITE. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND SATISFACTORY QUALITY. THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE OR CORRECT; OR THAT THE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW CERTAIN WARRANTIES TO BE EXCLUDED AND, AS A RESULT, THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Limitation of Liability.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF OR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION CONTAINED ON, OR PRODUCTS BOUGHT FROM, THIS SITE. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES WHETHER THE ALLEGED LIABILITY IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, OR ANY OTHER BASIS. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND, AS A RESULT, THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Proprietary Rights.

This site is owned and operated by the Company. The contents of this site are ©2008 KollegeLife.com, LLC All rights reserved. You acknowledge and agree that all content and materials available on this site are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as authorized by us, you agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, or create derivative works from such materials or content. In addition, use of the content or materials for any purpose not expressly permitted in the Agreement is prohibited.

As noted above, reproduction, copying, or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials or design elements on this site is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of the Company.

Permitted Use.

You may not use this site for any purpose other than in connection with your personal use as allowed by the terms of the Agreement. You may not do the following:

1. Send unauthorized or unsolicited commercial email (including, but not limited to, junk or bulk email (also known as "Spamming"), chain email, advertising solicitations or promotions or any other unauthorized solicitation) to the email addresses provided on this site;
2. Utilize any information contained within this website to solict one of the Company's clients;
3. Transmit in any way and by any means through this site any materials which restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying this site; are unlawful, threatening, abusive, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, or indecent; constitute or encourage conduct that is a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability or otherwise violate any law; violate, plagiarize or infringe the rights of any third party including, without limitation, copyright, trademark, patent, rights of privacy or publicity, or any other right of any third party; contain a virus or other harmful or potentially harmful component; contain any information advertising of any kind; or constitute or contain false or misleading indications of origin or statement of fact;
4. Transmit in any way and by any means through this site any materials which victimizes, harasses, degrades, or intimidates an individual or group of individuals on the basis of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, age, or disability;
5. Take any action that infringes on any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, right of publicity, or other proprietary right of any party;
6. Transmit or cause to be transmitted a software virus or any other computer code, file or program that is 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; or
7. Impersonate any person or entity, including any employee or representative of the Company.

Indemnification.

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company and its employees, contractors, officers, and directors from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney's fees, that arise from your use or misuse of this site.

Choice of Law &Forum.

This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the state of South Carolina. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms of Use or use of this site shall be filed only in federal courts located in the state of South Carolina, and you further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.

Severability &Integration.

Unless otherwise specified herein, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to this site and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written, or electronic) between you and the Company with respect to this site. If any part of this Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portion shall remain in full force and effect.

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Privacy Policy

KollegeLife.com, LLC has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website.

This is a member-based site. Admission is allowed only to college students who have a .edu email address. If you are not a college student, and you do not have a .edu address, you are not authorized to access pages on this site.

Our intent is to provide members with anonymity through the use of an "alias" in lieu of using email addresses or other means of identifying the member. However, we cannot guarantee that anonymity, and take no responsibility for any outcomes, damages or such that arises from any use of the site. Stated plainly, it is possible that someone outside the student population could become a member of the site and potentially discover who you are and what you are doing on KollegeLife.com, or, could employ a student to obtain information about you. No system is foolproof. You have been warned!

In order to access this site, you must fill out our registration form AND respond back to the email that is sent to you, which will then authorize your KollegeLife.com account.

We utilize Google Analytics to gather broad demographic information. We may use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests.

Some of our site's registration forms require users to give us contact information (like their name and email address). We use contact information from the registration form to allow access to the site. The contact information is also used to contact the member when necessary.

This site contains links to other sites. Although KollegeLife.com, LLC is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such websites, please understand that we go to great lengths to assure that our members' privacy is maintained and that their personal data is secure. Furthermore, we encourage feedback and promise to take action against any linked site that, in our mind, exhibits behavior that falls outside standard practices.

Occasionally we run contests or other promotions on our site in which we collect and store participant information.

Public Forums

This site may make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or other information exchange area available to its members. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.

Security

This site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Furthermore, the physical location of the Internet server(s) and all related equipment is isolated from the public and can only be accessed by authorized personnel. The measures taken to restrict access, although not discussed in detail here, are consistent with standard burglarproofing procedures.