Consent to Terms

By using this website, you agree to be bound by these terms of use. The GIC reserves the right to modify these terms at any time by posting updated terms; your continued use of this site will mean that you agree to those changes.

Contributed Content

Much of the content on this site is contributed by persons not affiliated with the GIC. This content is always used with permission and with respect for copyrights of existing works. Views expressed in contributed content solely represent the views of the contributor, and do not necessarily represent the views of the GIC.

Prohibited Uses

By using this website, you expressly agree not to:

• resell, lease, syndicate, or commercially use the content and other materials on the site including, without limitation, logos, designs, text, graphics, pictures, information, data, software, routines, documentation, technology, audio and video files, or other files;
• decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive any source code from the site or site materials;
• modify, adapt, translate, or create any derivative works of the site or any portion thereof, except with express permission by the author of those materials;
• create or attempt to create a substitute or similar service or product through the use of or access to the site, the site materials, or any related proprietary information;
• use the site or site materials other than for their intended purpose;
• attempt to gain unauthorized access to any network, attempt to disrupt network services or services of external networks using the service, or attempt to gather third-party personal information without consent (e.g., denial of service attacks, distribution of computer viruses, or transmission of any software or application that could harm any network); or
• intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, federal, or international law.

Copyright Agent

The GIC respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide the following information in writing to the GIC:

• a physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright;
• a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
• a description of the material that you claim to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information sufficient to permit us to locate the material;
• information so that we can contact you, such as address, telephone number and e-mail address;
• a statement that you have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
• a statement that the information in the notification is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of a copyright that is allegedly infringed.

Privacy Policy

This section describes the use of any personal information and cookies collected when you use this site.

Personal Information

We take your privacy seriously. The information collected when you register on this site is used only to gather statistics on site usage, tailor content to better meet users' needs, and contact users upon their request for additional information.

We may divulge your personal information under the following circumstances:

• You have explicitly elected to allow us to share this information, typically at the time that the information was collected.
• We are required to divulge the information as part of a legal action.
• We believe that your actions violate applicable laws, this site's terms of use agreement, or the rights of others.

Your information will not be sold, rented, or leased to third parties.

Cookies

We use information gathered by cookies on this site for the following purposes:

• Session management for features such as course status.
• Convenience features such as remembering user login between site visits, when applicable.

These cookies are kept on your hard drive between site visits and can be blocked without loss of essential functionality.

Disclaimer

This site and any products sold on or through this site are available on an "as is" and "as available" basis, without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

The GIC does not warrant that this site will be uninterrupted or error-free, nor does the GIC make any warranties as to the results that may be obtained from use of this site or as to the accuracy, reliability or content of any information, service, products, opinions, or statements available on this site or through links on this site. Use of this site is entirely at your own risk.

In no event will the GIC, its directors, officers, employees or members be liable for any indirect, consequential, special, incidental or punitive damages, arising out of the use or inability to use this site or relating to any products sold on or through this site. In no event will the GIC, its directors, officers, employees or members be liable for any amount in excess of $100.

Questions

Please feel free to contact us with any questions about the terms of use.