Terms and Conditions

DegeeTheory.com Terms of Use

Effective Date: April 25, 2018

These Terms of Use govern your use of DegeeTheory.com (“website”, “we”, “us”, “our”). By using our website, you are agreeing to follow and be bound by these Terms of Use. We reserve the right to make changes to these Terms of Use at any time, in our sole discretion, without giving prior notice. As such, we encourage you to regularly check this page to ensure your familiarity with our current Terms of Use. If you do not agree to these terms, please do not use our website.

Website Changes or Suspension

We reserve the right to change in any way, suspend or otherwise discontinue the websites or any service, content, feature or other product through this website at any time and in our sole discretion with or without notice. You agree that we shall not be held liable to any third party regarding any change, suspension, or discontinuance of the website, any service, content, feature, or products that is offered through this website.

Privacy Policy

By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of our Privacy Policy. You can review this policy by clicking here.

Contents of Website

Except when otherwise notes, this website and all of its contents, including text, images, illustrations, designs, icons, photos, video clips, and any other materials, as well as the copyrights, trademarks, trade dress, or any other form of intellectual property within that content (collectively, the “Content”), are owned, controlled, or licensed by DegeeTheory.com.

Your Use of this Website

If you are under the age of eighteen (18) years, you may not use or register with this website. You agree that the information provided to us by you upon registration or any other time will be true, accurate, current and complete. In using this website or any related services, you represent and warrant that you that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into and be bound by these Terms of Us and that you will abide by all of the terms and condition set forth therein. This website is administered in the United Stated and is intended for use by users in the U.S. If you use this website outside of the U.S., you do so at your own risk and accept responsibility to ensure compliance with any local laws that are applicable to you use of this website or related services.

License and Access

With your acceptance of and subject to your compliance with these Terms of Use, DegeeTheory.com hereby grants you a limited, non-transferable, non-sublicenseable, non-exclusive license to access and make personal and non-commercial use of this website and services provided thereon. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of any DegeeTheory.com service or content, any collection and use of any class or class provider listings, descriptions, or prices; any duplication or downloading of this for use by another merchant, any derivative commercial use website or its Content; or any use of technologies for data gathering and extraction such as robots, or data mining tools. This website or any portion of it may not be duplicated, copied, reproduced, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for commercial use in any way without the express and written consent of DegeeTheory.com. Furthermore, you may not frame or use any framing technologies to enclose any logo, trademark, or other proprietary information (including but not limited to text, images of page layout, or form) of DegeeTheory.com and our affiliates without express written consent from the owner of that intellectual property, be that DegeeTheory.com or any of its affiliates. You may not use meta tags or any other hidden content containing the DegeeTheory.com name or trade mark without the express and written consent of DegeeTheory.com. Any and all rights not expressly granted to you in these Terms of Use are reserved and retained by DegeeTheory.com and/or its affiliates, publishers, licensors, rights holders, or other content providers. Any unauthorized use of this website or related services constitutes termination of the permission or license to access and use this website.

Copyright Complaints

Should you believe that you work or other intellectual property has be copied or used in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide DegeeTheory.com’s copyright agent the following information in writing:

  • An electronic or physical signature of the owner of the copyright interest or an agent authorized to act on its behalf;
  • A written description of the copyrighted work that you believe has been infringed upon;
  • A written description of where the material that you believe is infringing is located on our website;
  • Your mailing address, email address, and telephone number;
  • A written statement by you that you believe in good faith that the disputed use if not authorized by the copyright owner, one of its agents, or the law;
  • A written statement by you (under penalty of perjury) that the information contained within your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or an agent authorized to act on the behalf of the copyright owner.

Please send any notice of claims of copyright infringement to DegeeTheory.com’s copyright agent at:

DegeeTheory.com

740 NE 3rd ST

STE 3 #236

Bend, OR 97701

Intellectual Property

This website and the Content available on it are the property of DegeeTheory.com or its affiliates, publishers, licensors, or other content providers, and are protected by copyright, trademark, and all other applicable intellectual property laws. Upon your acceptance of and subject to you compliance with these Terms of Use, DegeeTheory.com grants you a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to use this website and its Content solely for your personal and non-commercial use. You may not use this website or its content in any manner that constitutes an infringement of our rights or that has not be expressly authorized by us. Specifically, unless otherwise explicitly authorized in these Terms of Use or in writing by the owner of the Content, you may not modify, copy, reproduce, republish, upload, post, transmit, translate, sell, create derivative works, perform, display, distribute in any manner or medium (this includes but is not limited to email and other electronic means), or otherwise exploit any material from this website. You may, however, from time to time, download or print a copy of individual pages of this website for your personal and non-commercial use, provided that you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices.

School Descriptions and Matching

DegeeTheory.com and its affiliates strive to provide as accurate information as possible when describing schools and the programs they offer as well as when matching you with schools of interested; however, we do no warrant that any descriptions on this website are accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free, or that the schools we match you with will offer the exact programs you are seeking.

Reviews, Comments, Communications and Other Consumer Content

Consumers may submit comments, send email communications, and submit suggestions, ideas, comments, questions, or other information to this website, parts of it, and/or related services provided that such content is not illegal, threatening, defamatory, obscene, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties or objectionable and does not contain, transmit, or consistent of software viruses, commercial solicitations, political campaigning, mass mailings, chain letters, of any other form of “spam.” Furthermore, when submitting content, you may not use a false email address, impersonate any person or entity, or otherwise misrepresent the origin of such content. DegeeTheory.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion and without obligation, to remove or edit any content but does not regularly review posted content. Additionally, we have the right but not the obligation to oversee, edit, and/or remove any activity or content. DegeeTheory.com claims no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted to this website by you or any other third party.

Risk of Loss

Any classes, related items, or other products purchased through DegeeTheory.com are made pursuant to the school that you may have been matched with and, as such, the risk of loss for such items pass to you upon the beginning of the class or the delivery of the purchased items.

Third Party Content and Links to Other Web Content

Third parties that are not affiliated with DegeeTheory.com in any way may offer services or products on this website. We do not warrant or assume any responsibility or liability for the actions, offers, or content of third parties that have advertisements, or any other content, or links on our website. DegeeTheory.com does not endorse, have control over, or assume responsibility in any manner for the terms, conditions, fulfillment, or performance of such third parties’ advertisements or offers, any third parties’ collection of information from you, any third parties’ use of information, or the use, operation, or availability of websites, services, or content owned or operated by, or on behalf of, any such third parties. We recommend that you carefully review the terms, conditions, and privacy statements of those third parties. Furthermore, you acknowledge and agree that DegeeTheory.com will not be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with any third parties’ content, links, products, goods or services available on or through such websites.

Indemnification

YOU HEREBY AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS DEGEETHEORY.COM INCLUDING DEGEETHEORY.COM PARTNERS, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES, PARENTS, SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, SUCCESSORS, ADVERTISERS, AND ANY THIRD PARTY SERVICE PROVIDERS (COLLECTIVELY, “DEGEETHEORY.COM’S PARTIES”) FROM ANY AND ALL CLAIMS OR DEMANDS, INCLUDING ATTORNEY’S FEED AND COSTS, MADE BY ANY THIRD PARTY RESULTING FROM OR DUE TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR RELATED SERVICES, YOUR VIOLATION OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR VIOLATION OF ANY RIGHTS OF A THIRD PARTY.

Release

YOU HEREBY AGREE TO RELEASE, REMISE, AND FOREVER DISCHARGE DEGEETHEORY.COM AND ALL DEGEETHEORY.COM’S PARTIES AND EACH OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AGENTS, DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OTHER RELATED PERSONS OR ENTITIES FROM ANY AND ALL MANNER OF RIGHTS, CLAIMS, COMPLAINTS, DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, PROCEEDINGS, LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LEGAL FEES, COSTS, AND DISBURSEMENTS OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, WHICH MAY AT ANY TIME ARISE FROM, RELATE TO, OR CONNECT WITH YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, OR ANY RELATED SERVICES.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability

THIS WEBSITE IS PROVIDED BY DEGEETHEORY.COM ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. DEGEETHEORY.COM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OR ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE CONTENT OF THIS WEBSITE, INCLUDING ALL INFORMATION, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS OR OTHER CONTENT, OR THE OPERATION OF THIS WEBSITE. YOU EXPRESSLY AFREE THAT YOU USE THIS WEBSITE AT YOUR SOLE OWN RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY APPLICABLE LAWS, DEGEETHEORY.COM AND DEGEETHEORY.COM’S PARTIES DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BY NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. DEGEETHEORY.COM DOES NOT WARRANTE THAT THIS WEBSITE, ITS SERVER OR OTHER RELATED TECHNOLOGY, OR EMAIL SEND FROM DEGEETHEORY.COM ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. DEGEETHEORY.COM WILL NOT BE LIABILE FOR ANY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND THAT MAY ARISE FROM THE USE OF THIS WEBSITE INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, PUNITITIVE, AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. CERTAIN STATE LAWS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.

APPLICABLE LAW

By visiting DegeeTheory.com, you agree that the laws of the United States and the State of New Work, without regard to principles of conflict law, will govern these Terms of Use as well as any dispute that may arise between you and DegeeTheory.com or its affiliates.

DISPUTES

Any dispute relating to in any way or resulting from your visit to DegeeTheory.com or to classes you may purchase through this website shall be submitted to confidential arbitration in the State of New York, County of New York, except that, to the extend you have violated or threatened to violate in any manner, DegeeTheory.com’s intellectual property rights, DegeeTheory.com may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the State of New York and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts. Any arbitration resulting from this agreement shall be conducted under the rules then prevailing of the American Arbitration Association. The arbitrator’s award shall be binding and may be entered as a judgment in any court of competent jurisdiction. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, no arbitration resulting from this agreement shall be joined with any other arbitration involving any other party subject to this agreement, whether through class arbitration proceedings or otherwise.

Contact Information

Should you have any question, concerns, or other inquiries relating to this website, these Terms of Use, or the Privacy Policy references therein, please contact us by email at [email protected] or through postal mail at:

DegeeTheory.com

740 NE 3rd ST
STE 3 #236
Bend, OR 97701