Terms of Service for DataGovernance.com
Welcome to datagovernance.com. By using or accessing any part of the Site, you are agreeing to the following Terms of Service as stated in this policy (hereafter referred to as ‘User Agreement’), our Privacy Policy, and all other policies or notices posted by us on the Site.
This agreement is in effect as of January 01, 2021.
We reserve the right to change this User Agreement at any time without notice. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this User Agreement periodically to familiarize yourself with any changes. Your continued use of this Site after such modifications will constitute acknowledgment and agreement of the modified User Agreement.
Intellectual Property Rights
All content and materials available on DataGovernance.com, including but not limited to text, graphics, website name, code, images and logos are the intellectual property of DataGovernance.com, and are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law. The content and the marks are provided on the Site “As Is” for your information and personal use only. No part of the Site and no content or materials may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without our express prior written permission.
Provided that you are eligible to use the Site, you are granted a limited license to access and use the Site and to download or print a copy of any portion of the publicly available content to which you have properly gained access solely for your personal, non-commercial use. Content within any paid Member’s Only section of the Site may only be accesses by registered Members, and may not be downloaded, copied, printed, or otherwise accessed offline unless expressly marked otherwise. We reserve all rights not expressly granted to you in and to the Site, the content, and the materials.
Responsible Use and Conduct
By visiting the Site and accessing the information, and resources provided, either directly or indirectly (hereafter referred to as ‘Resources’), you agree to use these Resources only for the purposes intended as permitted by (a) the terms of this User Agreement, and (b) applicable laws, regulations and generally accepted online practices or guidelines.
By using our Site, you understand and agree that:
- All registration information you submit will be true, accurate, current, and complete.You will maintain the accuracy of such information and promptly update such registration information as necessary.
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any login information associated with any account you use to access our Resources. Sharing of login information is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate termination of your account. No refunds or considerations will be given for users who violate the User Agreement.
- You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account/s. You will not use the Resources for any illegal or unauthorized purpose, and your use of the Resources will not violate any applicable law or regulation.
- You have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with this User Agreement.
- You are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside, or if a minor, you have received parental permission to use the Site.
- You will not access, or attempt to access, any of our Resources through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise. You specifically agree not to access (or attempt to access) any of our Resources through any automated, unethical, or unconventional means.
If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, we have the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Site (or any portion thereof).
User Registration
To access certain areas of the Site, you may be required to register an account. You agree to keep your password confidential and will be responsible for all use of your account and password. Sharing of login information is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate termination of your account. No refunds or considerations will be given for users who violate this User Agreement.
Cancellation and Refund Policy
Members of the Data Governance Institute may cancel their membership at any time. Access to Member’s Only content will be terminated at the time of cancellation. Refunds for Data Governance Institute Membership may be requested within 48 hours of purchase.
The refund policy does not include contract sponsorship sales, partnership agreements, or other contracted agreements with terms of cancellations or any type of refund terms outlined within the contract.
Prohibited Activities
You may not access or use the Site for any purpose other than that for which we make the Site available. The Site may not be used in connection with any commercial endeavors except those that are specifically endorsed or approved by us.
As a user of the Site, you agree not to:
- Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database, or directory without written permission from us.
- Make any unauthorized use of the Site, including collecting usernames and/or email addresses of users by electronic or other means for the purpose of sending unsolicited email, or creating user accounts by automated means or under false pretenses.
- Use the Site to advertise or offer to sell goods and services without our express agreement.
- Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Site, including features that prevent or restrict the use or copying of any content or enforce limitations on the use of the Site and/or the content contained therein.
- Trick, defraud, or mislead us and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords.
- Make improper use of our support services or submit false reports.
- Engage in any automated use of the system, such as using scripts to send comments or messages, or using any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools.
- Interfere with, disrupt, or create an undue burden on the Site or the networks or services connected to the Site.
- Attempt to impersonate another user or person or use the username of another user.
- Sell or otherwise transfer your profile.
- Use any information obtained from the Site in order to harass, abuse, or harm another person.
- Use the Site as part of any effort to compete with us or otherwise use the Site and/or the content for any revenue-generating endeavor or commercial enterprise.
- Decipher, decompile, disassemble, or reverse engineer any of the software comprising or in any way making up a part of the Site.
- Attempt to bypass any measures of the Site designed to prevent or restrict access to the Site, or any portion of the Site.
- Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of our employees or agents engaged in providing any portion of the Site to you.
- Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any content.
- Copy or adapt the Site’s software, including but not limited to flash, php, html, JavaScript, or other code.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) viruses, trojan horses, or other material, including excessive use of capital letters and spamming (continuous posting of repetitive text), that interferes with any party’s uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Site or modifies, impairs, disrupts, alters, or interferes with the use, features, functions, operation, or maintenance of the Site.
- Upload or transmit (or attempt to upload or to transmit) any material that acts as a passive or active information collection or transmission mechanism, including without limitation, clear graphics interchange formats (“gifs”), 1×1 pixels, web bugs, cookies, or other similar devices (sometimes referred to as “spyware” or “passive collection mechanisms” or “pcms”).
- Except as may be the result of standard search engine or internet browser usage, use, launch, develop, or distribute any automated system, including without limitation, any spider, robot, cheat utility, scraper, or offline reader that accesses the Site, or using or launching any unauthorized script or other software.
- Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in our opinion, us and/or the Site.
- Use the Site in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations.
Termination Of Use
This User Agreement shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site. Without limiting any other provision of the User Agreement, we reserve the right to, in our sole discretion and without notice or liability, deny access to and use of the Site (including blocking certain ip addresses), to any person for any reason or for no reason, including without limitation for breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in the User Agreement or of any applicable law or regulation. We may terminate your use or participation in the Site or delete [your account and] any content or information that you posted at any time, without warning, in our sole discretion.
If we terminate or suspend your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party, even if you may be acting on behalf of the third party.
In addition to terminating or suspending your account, we reserve the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.
Submissions
You acknowledge and agree that any questions, comments, suggestions, ideas, feedback, or other information regarding the Site (“Submissions”) provided by you to us are non-confidential and shall become our sole property. Any content provided by you using any open communication tools on our website, or through email to us, provided that it doesn’t violate or infringe on any 3rd party copyrights or trademarks, becomes the property of datagovernance.com, and as such, gives us a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt, translate, publish, publicly display and/or distribute as we see fit. This only refers and applies to content posted via open communication tools as described, and does not refer to information that is provided as part of the registration process, necessary in order to use our resources. All information provided as part of our registration process is covered by our Privacy Policy.
Third-Party Websites and Content
The Site may contain links to other websites (“Third-Party Websites”) as well as articles, photographs, text, graphics, pictures, designs, music, sound, video, information, applications, software, and other content or items belonging to or originating from third parties (“Third-Party Content”).
We are not responsible for any Third-Party Websites or Third-Party Content accessed through the Site. You should review the applicable terms and policies, including privacy and data gathering practices, of any website to which you navigate from the Site or relating to any applications you use or install from the Site. Any purchases you make through Third-Party Websites will be through other websites and from other companies, and we take no responsibility whatsoever in relation to such purchases which are exclusively between you and the applicable Third Party.
You agree and acknowledge that we do not endorse the products or services offered on Third-Party Websites and you shall hold us harmless from any harm caused by your purchase of such products or services. Additionally, you shall hold us harmless from any losses sustained by you or harm caused to you relating to or resulting in any way from any Third-Party Content or any contact with Third-Party Websites.
Advertisers
We allow advertisers to display their advertisements and other information in certain areas of the Site, such as sidebar or banner advertisements. If you are an Advertiser, you shall take full responsibility for any advertisements you place on the Site and any services provided on the Site or products sold through those advertisements.
Further, as an Advertiser, you warrant and represent that you possess all rights and authority to place advertisements on the Site, including, but not limited to, intellectual property rights, publicity rights, and contractual rights.
Site Management, Modifications, and Interruptions
We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to:
- Monitor the Site for violations of the User Agreement.
- Take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in our sole discretion, violates the law or the User Agreement, including without limitation, reporting such user to law enforcement authorities.
- Otherwise manage the Site in a manner designed to protect our rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Site.
We further reserve the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Site at any time or for any reason at our sole discretion without notice. However, we have no obligation to update any information on our Site. We also reserve the right to modify or discontinue all or part of the Site without notice at any time.
We will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Site.
We cannot guarantee the Site will be available at all times. We may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Site, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors.
We reserve the right to change, revise, update, suspend, discontinue, or otherwise modify the Site at any time or for any reason without notice to you. You agree that we have no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Site during any downtime or discontinuance of the Site.
Nothing in this User Agreement will be construed to obligate us to maintain and support the Site or to supply any corrections, updates, or releases in connection therewith.
Privacy Policy
We care about data privacy and security. Please review our Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this User Agreement. Please be advised the Site is hosted in the United States.
If you access the Site from the European Union, Asia, or any other region of the world with laws or other requirements governing personal data collection, use, or disclosure that differ from applicable laws in the United States, then through your continued use of the Site, you are transferring your data to the United States, and you expressly consent to have your data transferred to and processed in the United States.
Governing Law
This website is controlled by datagovernance.com. It can be accessed by most countries around the world. By accessing our website, you agree that the statutes and laws of our state, without regard to the conflict of laws and the United Nations convention on the international sales of goods, will apply to all matters relating to the use of this website and the purchase of any products or services through this Site.
Furthermore, any action to enforce this User Agreement shall be brought in the federal or state courts. You hereby agree to personal jurisdiction by such courts, and waive any jurisdictional, venue, or inconvenient forum objections to such courts.
Indemnification
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless DataGovernance.com and its parent company and affiliates, and their directors, officers, managers, employees, donors, agents, and licensors, from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from any violation of this User Agreement or the failure to fulfill any obligations relating to your account incurred by you or any other person using your account. We reserve the right to take over the exclusive defense of any claim for which we are entitled to indemnification under this User Agreement. In such event, you shall provide us with such cooperation as is reasonably requested by us.
Limitation Of Warranties
By using our website, you understand and agree that all Resources we provide are “as is” and “as available”. This means that we do not represent or warrant to you that:
- The use of our resources will meet your needs or requirements.
- The use of our resources will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or free from errors.
- The information obtained by using our resources will be accurate or reliable, and
- Any defects in the operation or functionality of any resources we provide will be repaired or corrected.
Furthermore, you understand and agree that:
- Any content downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of our resources is done at your own discretion and risk, and that you are solely responsible for any damage to your computer or other devices for any loss of data that may result from the download of such content.
- No information or advice, whether expressed, implied, oral or written, obtained by you from datagovernance.com or through any resources we provide shall create any warranty, guarantee, or conditions of any kind, except for those expressly outlined in this User Agreement.
Limitation Of Liability
In conjunction with the Limitation Of Warranties as explained above, you expressly understand and agree that any claim against us shall be limited to the amount you paid, if any, for use of products and/or services. DataGovernance.com will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential or exemplary loss or damages which may be incurred by you as a result of using our resources, or as a result of any changes, data loss or corruption, cancellation, loss of access, or downtime to the full extent that applicable limitation of liability laws apply.
Guarantee
Unless otherwise expressed, DataGovernance.com expressly disclaims all warranties and conditions of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to the implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
Contact Information
If you have any questions or comments about these our Terms Of Service as outlined above, you can contact us at: info@datagovernance.com
