These Terms of Use apply to the Scholarships.com website located at www.scholarships.com,
and all associated websites linked to www.scholarships.com by Scholarships.com,
LLC, its subsidiaries and affiliates, (collectively, the "Site"). The Site is the
property of Scholarships.com, LLC ("Scholarships.com") and its licensors. By using
the site, you agree to these terms of use; if you do not agree with these terms
of use, do not use the site.
Scholarships.com alone reserves the right to modify, add or remove portions of these
Terms of Use at its sole discretion and at any time. As a user of the Site, it is
your responsibility to check these Terms of Use for changes periodically. Your continued
use of the Site following the posting of any such changes will mean that you unconditionally
accept and agree to the aforementioned changes. For as long as you comply with these
Terms of Use, Scholarships.com grants you a non-exclusive, personal, non-transferable,
limited privilege to enter and use the Site.
Accounts, Passwords and Security
Certain features and/or services offered on or through the Site may require you
to register (including setting up a Scholarships.com user account). You are entirely
responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account information, including
your password, and for any and all activity that occurs under your account. By using
the Site you agree to notify Scholarships.com immediately of any unauthorized use
of your account or password, or any other breach of security. You may be
held liable for losses incurred by Scholarships.com or any other user of or visitor
to the Site due to someone else using your Scholarships.com password or account.
You may not use anyone else’s Scholarships.com password or account at any time without
the express permission and consent of the holder of that Scholarships.com password
or account. Scholarships.com can not and will not be liable for any loss or damage
arising from your failure to comply with these obligations.
Content
All trademarks, computer code, text, logos, graphics, user interfaces, visual interfaces,
photographs and artwork and (collectively, "Content"), including but not limited
to the structure, design, selection, coordination, expression, "look and feel" and
arrangement of all Content contained on the Site is owned, controlled or licensed
by or to Scholarships.com, and is protected by copyright, patent laws, trademark
laws, and many other intellectual property rights and unfair competition laws.
No part of the Site nor any Content may be copied, reproduced in any way, republished,
uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted or distributed
in any way (including "mirroring") to any other computer, server, Web site or other
medium for any form of publication or distribution or for any commercial enterprise
whatsoever, without Scholarships.com’s express prior written permission except as
expressly provided in these Terms of Use.
You may use any information on Scholarships.com services purposely made available
by Scholarships.com for downloading from the Site, provided that you:
- Do not remove any proprietary notice language in any and/or all copies of such documents,
- Use such information only for your own personal, non-commercial purpose and do not
copy or in any way display such information on any networked computer or broadcast
it in any media or in any form,
- Make no modifications to any such information, and
- Do not make any additional or supplementary representations or warranties relating
to the content of the Site.
Disclaimers
Scholarships.com does not promise or otherwise guarantee that the site or any content,
service or feature of the Site will be error-free or uninterrupted, or that any
defects will be corrected, or that your use of the Site will provide specific results.
The Site and its content are delivered strictly on an "as-is" and "as-available"
basis. All information provided on the Site is subject to change without notice.
Scholarships.com cannot ensure that any of the files or any other data you download
from the Site will be free of viruses or other contamination or any other destructive
features. Scholarships.com disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including
any warranties of accuracy, non-infringement, merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose. Scholarships.com disclaims any and all liability for the acts,
omissions and the conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to
your use of the Site and/or any Scholarships.com services. You assume complete responsibility
for your use of the Site and any linked sites therein. Your sole remedy against
Scholarships.com for dissatisfaction with the site or any content is to stop using
the site or any such content at once. This limitation of relief is a part of the
bargain between the parties.
The above disclaimer applies to any damages, liability or other perceived injuries
caused by any kind of failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion,
defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure,
theft or destruction of or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use, whether
for breach of contract, tort, negligence or any other cause of action, similar or
otherwise.
Scholarships.com reserves the right to do any of the following, at any time it deems
appropriate, without notice: (1) to modify, suspend or terminate operation of or
access to the Site, or any portion of the Site, for any reason it deems appropriate;
(2) to modify or change the Site, or any portion of the Site, and any applicable
policies or terms; and (3) to interrupt the operation of the Site, or any portion
of the Site, as necessary to perform routine or non-routine maintenance, error correction,
or other changes.
Feedback and Information
Any feedback or communication you provide at this site shall be deemed to be non-confidential.
Scholarships.com shall be free to use such information on an unrestricted basis.
Governing Law; Dispute Resolution
You agree that all matters relating to access to or use of the Site, including all
disputes, will be governed by the laws of the United States and by the laws of the
State of Illinois without regard to its conflicts of laws provisions. You agree
to the personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts in Cook
County, Illinois, and you waive any objection to such jurisdiction or venue. Any
claim under these Terms of Use must be brought within one (1) year after the cause
of action arises, or such claim or cause of action is barred. No recovery may be
sought or received for damages other than out-of-pocket expenses, except that the
prevailing party will be entitled to costs and attorneys’ fees. In the event that
any controversy or dispute between Scholarships.com and you arising out of or in
connection with your use of the Site, the parties shall attempt, promptly and in
good faith, to resolve any such dispute. If we are unable to resolve any such dispute
within a reasonable time (not to exceed thirty (30) days), then either party may
submit such controversy or dispute to mediation. If the dispute cannot be resolved
through mediation, then the parties shall be free to pursue any right or remedy
available to them under applicable law.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold Scholarships.com, its officers, directors, shareholders,
predecessors, successors in interest, employees, agents, subsidiaries and affiliates,
harmless from any demands, loss, liability, claims or expenses (including attorneys’
fees), made against Scholarships.com by any third party due to or arising out of
or in connection with your use of the Site.
Links to Other Sites
This Site may contain links to various other, independent, third-party Web sites
("Linked Sites"). These Linked Sites are provided solely as a convenience to our
visitors and said Linked Sites are not under Scholarships.com’s control. Scholarships.com
is not responsible for, nor does it endorse the content of any such Linked Sites,
including any information or materials contained on or within such Linked Sites.
It is entirely up to you to make your own independent judgment regarding your interaction
with the aforementioned Linked Sites.
Limitation of Liability
Except where prohibited by law, in no event will Scholarships.com be liable to you
for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental or punitive damages, including
lost profits, even if Scholarships.com has been advised of the possibility of such
damages.
If, notwithstanding the other provisions of these Terms of Use, Scholarships.com
is found to be liable to you for any kind of damage or loss which arises from or
is in any way connected with your use of the Site or any Content, in no even shall
Scholarships.com’s liability ever exceed the greater of
- The total of any fees with respect to any service or feature of or on the Site paid
in the three months prior to the date of the initial claim made against Scholarships.com
or
- $250 US currency. Some jurisdictions do not allow limitations of liability, so the
foregoing limitation may not apply to you.
Miscellaneous
If any of the provisions of these Terms of Use are held by a court or other tribunal
of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such provisions shall be
limited or eliminated to the minimum extent necessary and replaced with a valid
provision that best embodies the intent of these Terms of Use, so that these Terms
of Use shall remain in full force and effect. These Terms of Use constitute the
entire agreement between you and Scholarships.com with regard to your use of the
Site, and any and all other written or oral agreements or understandings previously
existing between you and Scholarships.com with respect to such use are hereby superseded
and cancelled. Scholarships.com will not accept any counter-offers to these Terms
of Use, and all such offers are hereby categorically rejected. Scholarships.com’s
failure to insist on or enforce strict performance of these Terms of Use shall not
be construed as a waiver by Scholarships.com of any provision or any right it has
to enforce these Terms of Use, nor shall any course of conduct between Scholarships.com
and you or any other party be deemed to modify any provision of these Terms of Use.
These Terms of Use shall not be interpreted or construed to confer any rights or
remedies on any third parties.
Privacy Policy
To view Scholarships.com’s Privacy Policy, click here.
Scholarships.com’s Privacy Policy applies to use of this Site, and its terms are
made a part of these Terms of Use by this reference. Additionally, by using the
Site, you agree that Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure
and that Scholarships.com cannot and will not be held accountable for the aforementioned
potential lack of internet transmission security. You understand that any message
or information you send to the Site may be read or intercepted by others, even if
there is a special notice that a particular transmission is via a secure server.
Purchases; Terms and Conditions
Additional terms and conditions may apply to purchases of goods or services and
to specific sections or features of the Site, including all contests, promotions
or other similar features, all of which terms are made a part of these Terms of
Use by this very reference. You agree to abide by such other terms and conditions,
including where applicable representing that you are of the required legal age to
use or participate in said service or feature. If there is any conflict between
these Terms of Use and the terms posted for, or applicable to, a specific portion
of the Site or for any service offered on or through the Site, the latter terms
shall have control with respect to your use of that portion of the Site or the specific
service.
Scholarships.com may make changes to any services or any products offered on the
Site, or to the applicable prices for any services or any products, at any time,
without notice. The materials on the Site with respect to products and services
may be out of date, and Scholarships.com makes no commitment to update the materials
on the Site with respect to the aforementioned products and services.
Scholarships.com’s obligations, if any, with regard to its products and services
are governed solely by the agreements pursuant to which they are provided, and nothing
on this Site should be construed to alter such agreements.
Each of these policies may be changed from time to time and are effective immediately
upon posting such changes on the Site.
Submit a Scholarship
All information submitted to Scholarships.com is at the risk of the scholarship
provider. Scholarships.com is not responsible for the accuracy of the information
provided nor for any other aspect such as timeliness or response generated. All
response to a scholarship generated as a result of inclusion in the Scholarships.com
database will be the sole responsibility of the provider of the scholarship. Scholarships.com
reserves the right to do any of the following, at any time it deems appropriate,
without notice: (1) to modify, suspend or terminate any scholarship listing or access
to Scholarships.com, or any portion of Scholarships.com, for any reason it deems
appropriate; (2) to modify, change or terminate any scholarship listing within the
Scholarships.com scholarship database, along with any policies or terms applicable
to said scholarship listing.
Use of the Site
You are not, under any circumstance, to use any "deep-link", "page-scrape", "robot",
"spider" or any other such automatic device, program, algorithm or methodology,
or any similar manual or automated process, to copy, access or monitor or otherwise
acquire any portion of the Site or any Content therein, or in any way reproduce
or circumvent the navigational structure or presentation of the Site or any Content
therein, to obtain or attempt to obtain any materials, documents or any other such
information through any means not purposely made available through the Site. Scholarships.com
reserves the right to bar any such activity.
You may not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or any network that
is connected to the Site, nor may you breach the security or authentication measures
that are in place on the Site or any network connected to the Site. You may not
reverse look-up, trace or seek to trace any information on any other user of and/or
visitor to the Site, or any other customer of Scholarships.com, including any Scholarships.com
account not owned by you, to its source, or exploit the Site or any service or information
made available or offered by or through the Site, in any way where the purpose is
to reveal any information, including but not limited to personal identification
or information, other than your own information, as provided for by the Site.
You may not attempt to gain unauthorized access to any portion nor any feature of
the Site, nor may you attempt to view or access any other systems or networks connected
to the Site nor may you attempt to gain access to any Scholarships.com server, nor
to any of the services offered on or through the Site, by hacking, password "mining"
or any other illegitimate means.
By using the Site, you agree that you will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable
or disproportionately large load on the servers or any part of the infrastructure
of the Site or Scholarships.com’s systems or networks, or any other systems or networks
connected to the Site or to Scholarships.com.
You agree not to use any device, routine or software to interfere or attempt to
interfere with the proper and efficient working of the Site or any transaction being
conducted on the Site, or with any person’s use of the Site.
You may not use the Site or any Content therein for any purpose that is unlawful
or in any way prohibited by these Terms of Use, or to solicit the performance of
any illegal activity or other activity which infringes the rights of Scholarships.com
or others.
You may not forge headers or otherwise disguise or manipulate identifiers in order
to hide the origin of any message or transmittal you send to Scholarships.com on
or through the Site or any service offered on or through the Site. You may not pretend
that you are, or that you represent, someone else, or impersonate any other individual
or entity.
Violation of Terms of Use
Scholarships.com may disclose any information we have about you (including your
identity) if we have determined that such disclosure is necessary in connection
with any investigation or complaint regarding your use of the Site, or to identify,
contact or bring legal action against someone who may be causing injury to or interference
with (either intentionally or unintentionally) Scholarships.com’s rights or property,
or the rights or property of visitors to or users of the Site, including Scholarships.com’s
customers. Scholarships.com reserves the right at all times to disclose any information
that Scholarships.com deems necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation,
legal process or governmental request. Scholarships.com also may disclose your information
if and when it has been determined that applicable law requires or permits such
disclosure, including exchanging information with other companies and organizations
for fraud protection purposes.
You acknowledge and agree that Scholarships.com may preserve transmittal or communication
by you with Scholarships.com through the Site or any service offered on or through
the Site, and may also disclose such data if required to do so by law or Scholarships.com
determines that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to:
- Comply with legal process
- Enforce these Terms of Use
- Respond to claims that any such data violates the rights of others, or
- Protect the rights, property or personal safety of Scholarships.com, its employees,
users of or visitors to the Site, and the public.
If Scholarships.com takes any legal action against you as a result of your violation
of these Terms of Use, Scholarships.com will be entitled to recover from you, and
you will agree to pay, all reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs of any such action,
in addition to any other relief granted to Scholarships.com. You agree that Scholarships.com
will not be liable to you or to any third party for termination of your access to
the Site as a result of any violation of these Terms of Use.
Void Where Prohibited
Scholarships.com administers and operates the www.scholarships.com Site from a location
in Highland Park, Illinois, USA; other Scholarships.com sites may be administered
and operated from various other locations. Although the Site is accessible worldwide,
not all features, products or services discussed, referenced, provided or offered
through or on the Site are available to all persons or in all geographic locations,
or appropriate or available for use outside the United States. Scholarships.com
reserves the right to limit, in its sole discretion, the provision and quantity
of any feature, product or service to any person or geographic area. Any offer for
any feature, product or service made on the Site is void where prohibited. If you
choose to access the Site from outside the United States, you do so on your own
initiative and you are solely responsible for complying with applicable local laws.
