TERMS AND CONDITIONS

TERMS OF USE

      KUTZTOWN UNIVERSITY ALUMNI ONLINE COMMUNITY

The Kutztown University Alumni Online community is provided by the KU Alumni Association and the University and is designed to facilitate communication among alumni for personal or University-related purposes.

 I. Privacy and Security

The University and KU Alumni Association have not, do not and will never sell alumni information to anyone. All alumni information is strictly guarded for use by individual alumni and the Alumni Association for personal and University related purposes only.

The Alumni Association has taken all reasonable precautions to secure the personal information available through the Online community. The Kutztown University Alumni Online Community is password protected to allow access by registered University alumni only. Although this precaution should effectively protect any personal information available through the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community from abuse or outside interference, a certain degree of privacy risk is faced any time information is shared over the internet. Therefore, through the Online Directory feature of the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community, you have the ability to hide your information from being viewed by other community members.

II. Policy and Guidelines for Proper Use

To safeguard the operation of the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community, the Alumni Association has adopted many guidelines and policies that are used by the University to govern conduct particularly conduct that occurs in an Online environment.

In addition to the University’s policies and guidelines, users of the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community must abide by the following specific rules and regulations:

A. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, republishing, uploading, downloading, posting,

            transmitting or duplicating any of the material is prohibited. You may download

            or copy any downloadable materials displayed on the Kutztown University

            Alumni Online Community for home, noncommercial and personal use only:

            provided, however, that you maintain all copyright, trademark and other notices

            contained in such material and you agree to abide by all additional copyright

            notices or restrictions contained in any material accessed through the Kutztown

            University Alumni Online Community.

B. Use of information or communications available through the Kutztown University

            Alumni Online Community for any commercial, public or political purposes is

            strictly prohibited. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:

            solicitations for commercial services, cold-calling of any kind or mass-mailings

            for commercial purposes. Information available through Kutztown University

            Alumni Online Community may be used for specific personal and University-

            related purposes only.

C. Users shall not restrict nor inhibit any other user from enjoying any service on the

            Kutztown University Alumni Online Community. Posting of obscene materials

            or use of obscene language, posting of vulgar materials, or use of vulgar language,

            or use of abusive, defamatory, profane, or threatening language of any kind will

            constitute a violation of these policies governing the use of the Kutztown

            University Alumni Online Community. Additionally, users shall not upload,

            transmit, distribute or otherwise publish any materials containing a virus or any

            other harmful component.

D. All aliases adopted by Kutztown University Alumni Online Community users are

            subject to approval by the University and/or the Alumni Association to ensure

            that the proper image is associated with the institution.

            Neither the University or the Alumni Association is responsible for screening

            communications in advance, and neither the University nor the Association will

            actively monitor the use of the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community.

            For this reason, it is essential that the alumni users of the Kutztown University

            Alumni Online Community report any abuses or misuse of the Kutztown

            University Alumni Online Community to the Alumni Association. If the Alumni

            Association determines that a user’s participation in the Kutztown University

            Alumni Online Community creates a liability for the Alumni Association or the

            University or that the user has violated the policies set forth herein, the Alumni

            Association reserves the right to expel a user and deny a user further access to the

            Kutztown University Alumni Online Community if such user violates these

            policies or any applicable laws or regulations.

III. Liability and Indemnity

The reliability of the information available through the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community is largely dependent upon the actions of community registrants. The Alumni Association can make no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of this information.

The Alumni Association does not warrant that the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community web site will operate error-free or that the site and its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful material. To the fullest extent permitted by the law, the Alumni Association disclaims all warranties, including the warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for particular purpose. In no event shall the Alumni Association or the University be liable for any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, resulting from the use of or inability to use information or materials available on the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community web site.

By using the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community web site, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Alumni Association, the University, and their respective agents from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, and expenses that may arise from your use of the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community web site or your breach of these policies. The Alumni Association will provide notice to you of any such action or claim and reserves the right to participate, at our expense, in the investigation, settlement, and defense of any such action or claim.

Please note that the Alumni Association may revise these policies and your continued use of the site constitutes your agreement to comply with such modifications. You should review the policies periodically to ensure that you are familiar with them.

Participation in the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community is a privilege. By clicking on the “Accept” button, you agree to abide by the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community policies outlined herein. If you cannot accept these policies, please click on the “Do Not Accept” button to indicate that you cannot accept the policies and do not wish to register as a user of the Kutztown University Alumni Online Community.