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Terms of Use

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS

AutoSkill International Inc. ("AutoSkill") makes available for your use on this Web site (this "Site") information, documents, software and products (collectively, the "Materials") and various services (the "Services"), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this document (the "Terms of Use"). By accessing this Site, you agree to the Terms of Use. AutoSkill reserves the right to change the Terms of Use from time to time at its sole discretion. Your use of this Site will be subject to the most current version of the Terms of Use posted on this Site at the time of such use. In addition, when using particular Services or Materials on this Site, you shall be subject to any posted guidelines or rules applicable to such Services or Materials that may contain terms and conditions in addition to those in the Terms of Use. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into the Terms of Use. If you breach any of the Terms of Use, your authorization to use this Site automatically terminates and you must immediately destroy any Materials downloaded or printed from this Site.

Any rights not expressly granted in these Terms of Use are reserved.

INDEMNITY

You agree to indemnify and hold AutoSkill, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of content you submit, post to or transmit through this Site, your use of this Site, your connection to this Site, your violation of the Terms of Use, or your violation of any rights of another person or entity.

COPYRIGHT; LIMITED LICENSE

The Materials and Services on this Site are protected by copyright and/or other intellectual property laws and any unauthorized use of the Materials or Services at this Site may violate such laws. Except as expressly provided herein, AutoSkill and its suppliers do not grant any express or implied right to you under any patents, copyrights, trademarks, or trade secret information with respect to the Materials and Services. Except as specifically permitted herein, no portion of the information or documents on this Site may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of AutoSkill.

USE OF SOFTWARE

Any software and accompanying documentation that are made available to download from this Site are the copyrighted work of AutoSkill and/or its suppliers. Use of the software is governed by the terms of the end user license agreement that accompanies or is included with such software. If no license accompanies a download of software or documentation from this Site, the term of the license that accompanied the original product being updated will govern. If you are able to download or install any software that is accompanied by or includes an end user license agreement, you must agree to the terms of such end user license agreement; if you do not agree to such terms, you will not be able to use the software. You may not decompile, reverse engineer or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the software available on this Site.

USE OF SITE INFORMATION

Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on this Site, you may view, download and print the documents and information available on this Site subject to the following conditions:

  1. The documents and information may be used solely for personal, informational, non-commercial purposes.
  2. The documents and information may not be modified or altered in any way.
  3. You may not remove any copyright or other proprietary notices contained in the documents and information.
  4. AutoSkill reserves the right to revoke the authorization to view, download and print the documents and information available on this Site at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon written notice from AutoSkill.
  5. The rights granted to you constitute a license and not a transfer of title.

The rights specified above to view, download and print the documents and information available on this Site are not applicable to the design or layout of this Site. Elements of this Site are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part.

USE AND PROTECTION OF ACCOUNT NUMBER AND PASSWORD

If you are assigned or assume an account number and/or password to be used in connection with this Site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account number and/or password and for all uses of your account, whether or not actually or expressly authorized by you.

WARRANTIES AND DISCLAIMERS

EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED OTHERWISE IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND AUTOSKILL, ALL MATERIALS AND SERVICES ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR THE WARRANTY OF NON-INFRINGEMENT.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, AUTOSKILL MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (1) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, (2) THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE, (3) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE OR MATERIALS WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE, (4) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, OR INFORMATION PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY YOU FROM THIS SITE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS, AND (5) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE OBTAINED FROM THIS SITE WILL BE CORRECTED.

SOME STATES OR JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY MAY LAST, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. TO THE EXTENT PERMISSIBLE, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARE LIMITED TO NINETY (90) DAYS.

THIS SITE COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL OR OTHER MISTAKES, INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. AUTOSKILL MAY MAKE CHANGES TO THE MATERIALS AND SERVICES AT THIS SITE, INCLUDING THE PRICES AND DEscriptIONS OF ANY PRODUCTS LISTED HEREIN, AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. THE MATERIALS OR SERVICES AT THIS SITE MAY BE OUT OF DATE, AND AUTOSKILL MAKES NO COMMITMENT TO UPDATE SUCH MATERIALS OR SERVICES.

AUTOSKILL ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS, SOFTWARE, MATERIALS AND/OR SERVICES WHICH ARE REFERENCED BY OR LINKED TO THIS SITE. REFERENCES TO OTHER CORPORATIONS, THEIR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

IN NO EVENT SHALL AUTOSKILL OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THOSE RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER OR NOT AUTOSKILL HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THIS SITE OR OF ANY WEB SITE REFERENCED OR LINKED TO FROM THIS SITE.

SOME JURISDICTIONS PROHIBIT THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

ANY MATERIALS DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND WITH YOUR AGREEMENT THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIALS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM AUTOSKILL OR THROUGH OR FROM THIS SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THE TERMS OF USE.

PRODUCTS AND SERVICES AVAILABILITY

This Site can be accessed from other countries around the world and may contain references to AutoSkill products, services, and programs that have not been announced in your country. These references do not imply that AutoSkill intends to announce such products, services or programs in your country.

CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; PRIVACY; SUBMISSIONS

With the exception of credit card numbers, AutoSkill does not want to receive confidential or proprietary information from you through this Site. Any non-personal information or material sent to AutoSkill will be deemed NOT to be confidential. By sending AutoSkill any non-personal information or material, you grant AutoSkill an unrestricted, irrevocable license to use, reproduce, display, perform, modify, transmit and distribute those materials or information, and you also agree that AutoSkill is free to use any ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques that you send us for any purpose, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products that incorporate such ideas, concepts, know-how or techniques.

AutoSkill may, but is not obligated to, review or monitor areas on this Site where users may transmit or post communications, including bulletin boards, chat rooms, and user forums. AutoSkill is not responsible for the accuracy of any information, data, opinions, advice, or statements transmitted or posted on bulletin boards, chat rooms, and user forums.

You are prohibited from posting or transmitting to or from this Site any libelous, obscene, defamatory, pornographic, or other materials that would violate any laws. However, if such communications do occur, AutoSkill will have no liability related to the content of any such communications.

LINKING TO AUTOSKILL'S WEB SITE

AutoSkill permits anyone to link to this Site provided that links to this Site:

  1. may link to, but not replicate, content contained in this Site;
  2. must not create a border environment or browser around content contained in this Site;
  3. must not present misleading or false information about AutoSkill's services or products;
  4. must not misrepresent AutoSkill's relationship with the linker;
  5. must not imply that AutoSkill is endorsing or sponsoring the linker or the linker's services or products;
  6. must not use AutoSkill's logos or trade dress without prior written permission from AutoSkill;
  7. must not contain content that could be construed as obscene, libelous, defamatory, pornographic, or inappropriate for all ages;
  8. must not contain materials that would violate any laws; and
  9. must agree that the link will be removed at any time upon AutoSkill's request pursuant to AutoSkill's reserved rights to rescind its consent to allow the link.

THIRD-PARTY WEB SITES

This Site may provide links to third-party web sites, which are not under the control of AutoSkill. AutoSkill makes no representations about third-party web sites. When you access a web site other than this Site, you do so at your own risk. AutoSkill is not responsible for the reliability of any data, opinions, advice, or statements made on third-party sites. AutoSkill provides these links merely as a convenience. The inclusion of such links does not imply that AutoSkill endorses, recommends, or accepts any responsibility for the content of such sites.

THIRD-PARTY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

This Site may contain mention of third-party products and services for informational purposes. AutoSkill makes no recommendations or endorsements about third-party products and services. References to third-party services and products are provided by AutoSkill "as is", without warranty of any kind, either express or implied.

GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION

This Site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by AutoSkill from its offices within the Province of Ontairo, Canada. By accessing this Site, you and AutoSkill agree that all matters relating to your access to, or use of, this Site shall be governed by the statutes and laws of the Province of Ontario and the laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to the conflicts of laws principles thereof. You and AutoSkill also agree and hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue of the Courts of Ontario and Canada with respect to such matters. AutoSkill makes no representation that materials on this Site are appropriate or available for use in other locations, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access this Site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws.

EXPORT CONTROL LAWS

AutoSkill has elected to make software available on this Site subject to United States export controls. No software from this Site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported: (1) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, North Korea, Iran, or any other country to which the United States has embargoed goods; or (2) to anyone on the United States Treasury Department's list of Specially Designated Nationals or the United States Commerce Department's Table of Denial and Prohibition Orders. By downloading or using software from this Site, you are agreeing to the foregoing and all applicable export control laws. You are also warranting that you are not under the control of, located in, or a resident or national of any such country or on any such list. The information on export laws provided herein is not necessarily complete. For more information on export laws, please refer to 15 C.F.R. 736, 738, 744, 746, or telephone the United States Commerce Department, Bureau of Export Administration at (408) 998-7402, (202) 482-2440, or (202) 482-4811.

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT RIGHTS

All AutoSkill products and publications are commercial in nature. The software, publications, and software documentation available on this Site are "Commercial Items", as that term is defined in 48 C.F.R. 2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation", as such terms are defined in 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7014(a)(5) and 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7014(a)(1), and used in 48 C.F.R. 12.212 and 48 C.F.R. 227.7202, as applicable. Pursuant to 48 C.F.R. 12.212, 48 C.F.R. 252.227-7015, 48 C.F.R. 227.7202 through 227.7202-4, 48 C.F.R. 52.227-19, and other relevant sections of the Code of Federal Regulations, as applicable. AutoSkill's publications, commercial computer software, and commercial computer software documentation are distributed and licensed to United States Government end users with only those rights as granted to all other end users, according to the terms and conditions contained in the license agreements that accompany the products and software documentation, and the terms and conditions therein.

TRADEMARK INFORMATION

The trademarks, logos and service marks ("Marks") displayed on this Site are the property of AutoSkill or other third parties. You are not permitted to use the Marks without the prior written consent of AutoSkill or such third party that may own the Marks. AutoSkill and the AutoSkill logo are trademarks of AutoSkill International Inc.