1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS. HSCI, LLC ("Company"), which owns and operates the website https://talentdepot.org/, and you enter into this agreement subject to the following Terms of Use, as well as the terms set forth in our Privacy Policy ("Terms"). The Terms govern your contractual relationship with Company, including but not limited to your use of Company's website, https://talentdepot.org/ ("Website"), as well as your use of the Services (defined below). They create legally binding obligations, and you should review them carefully before accessing the Website or using any of the Services. If you are accessing the Website on behalf of a company or other entity, you represent and warrant that you are authorized to bind such entity to the provisions hereof. If you do not agree to the Terms, you may not access the Website. The Terms may be revised from time to time with or without notice, and the then-current version of the Terms will apply to any transaction or action or omission of you or the Company.
2. COMMUNICATIONS. When you visit the Website or send e-mails to us, you are communicating with us electronically. You consent to receive communications from us electronically. We will communicate with you by e-mail or by posting notices on the Website. You agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing. Company is free to use any suggestions, ideas, concepts, know-how, or techniques contained in any communication you send to Company for any purpose whatsoever, including, but not limited to, developing, manufacturing, and marketing products using such information or ideas, without compensation or any other obligations to anyone, including you.
3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES AND PRODUCTS. Company may provide users with a collection of services through the Website that may allow users to enter information related to the personal strengths, weaknesses, and other characteristics of a user (together the Personal Profile Information or PPI) and to process and access the Personal Profile Information (collectively and individually, the Services). For purposes of clarity, the term Services includes, all functionality made available through the Website, including any help desk system, connectivity APIs, and related support services. Use of any or all of the Services requires agreement to and compliance with the Terms. The Services made to any individual or institutional user shall depend on the Services for which such user subscribes and pays, where applicable. Any new features which augment or enhance the current Services, including the release of new features or products, is also governed by the Terms. Company reserves the right at any time to change or discontinue the Services with or without notice. You agree that Company shall not be liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of any of the Services. You are responsible for any taxes imposed on the sale or use of Services and applicable taxes may be added to the amount charged for Services purchased on the Website.
4. RULES GOVERNING USE OF SERVICES. Users who enter Personal Profile Information will have an opportunity to designate how he or she wishes his or her PPI to be used. Use of the PPI may be made in three manners: (1) by the individual entering the PPI when such individual desires to share the PPI with others, (2) the institution or school that has licensed the Services for the purposes of facilitating the entry and use of the PPI, and (3) governmental or other community organizations. Use of PPI for subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall only be made with the approval of the individual entering the PPI. PPI may be provided to governmental or other community organizations under subsection (3) of this section without specific permission from the individual entering the PPI, but only in an aggregate, non-personally identifiable format. In addition, the following rules apply:
(a). All media content created or produced by Company, in any form (the Company Content) is protected by United States and international intellectual property law and belong to Company, except where credit otherwise is shown.
(b). A user who accesses the Personal Profile Information of a different user (hereinafter Accessing User) shall do so only upon the consent of the user whose PPI is being accessed. In addition, the Accessing User shall be responsible for agreeing to and complying with the following:
(i). The Accessing User acknowledges that its use of the PPI does not create any partnership, joint venture, or other agency relationship between Accessing User and Company. Accessing User may not make any representations on Company behalf.
(ii). Accessing User is responsible to ensure that its use of the PPI is done in a professional and appropriate way in a manner that complies with all legal requirements. The PPI and other Services have not been evaluated for conformance with the EEOC Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures. Therefore, Accessing User is responsible to comply independently with such Guidelines and may not rely on the Services for such purposes.
(iii). Accessing User shall terminate the use of the PPI of a given user at any time upon the request of that user or Company, and all PPI shall belong exclusively to such user.
(iv). Accessing User shall accurately create and maintain records of all use made of the PPI and make such records to the user upon request.
(v). All PPI shall be treated confidentially and shall be used only for the purposes agreed by the user whose PPI is being accessed. Any disclosure of the PPI, other than in aggregate, non-personally identifiable form, shall be done only with the consent of the user whose PPI is to be disclosed.
(c). All PPI belongs exclusively to the user who entered the PPI, subject to the uses expressly designated in the Terms.
(d). The Services are intended to be used by individuals aged 14 and over. If you are a teacher, administrator, or principal and intend to have students participate in the Services, you agree to take all necessary actions to comply with applicable student privacy laws, including, without limitation, the Child Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of the United States, and amendments thereto.
5. ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Services, which may require transacting with third parties, such as internet providers.
6. LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS. Company hereby grants you, subject to the Terms, a limited non- exclusive, non-sublicensable, non-transferable, license to use the Website and Services. You may not download any portion of the Website or use of any Services other than for your own personal use. You may not use any data mining, robots, or similar data gathering tools or otherwise exploit your access to the Services for any commercial purpose. You may not use any of the trademarks, logos, or other proprietary graphics without express written permission, which may denied in Company absolute discretion. Company logos product and service names are trademarks of Company. All other trademarks appearing on the Website or in connection with the Products or Services are trademarks of their respective owners, and our reference to them does not imply or indicate any approval or endorsement by their owners unless such approval or endorsement is expressly made. You may not attempt to disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, or otherwise modify or attempt to access the software, related code, or any portion of the Services.
7. YOUR ACCOUNT AND DATA. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account information, including your login and password, and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. Company reserves the right (but does not accept any obligation) to refuse service, terminate accounts, or remove or edit content in its sole discretion. You are also solely responsible for the accuracy and currency of the data entered into the Services under your user account. By way of example, and not limitation, you are solely responsible for the information you provide in connection with any Service. The Website may include Community Features, as defined in the Privacy Policy, which may include features by which you provide Community Content, also as defined in the Privacy Policy. The Community Guidelines defined in the Privacy Policy govern your use of the Community Features. You agree to be bound by the provisions of the Privacy Policy with respect to Community Features and to abide by the Community Guidelines set forth in the Privacy Policy. If you provide any information to us via the Community Features, you grant us a worldwide, unlimited, royalty-free, perpetual license to use and refer to such information for any and all purposes.
8. LINKS. Company may provide links to other websites or resources. Because Company has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Company is not responsible for the availability or content of such external sites or resources. You may create a link to the Website so long as the link does not portray Company or its products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, otherwise offensive manner. You may not use any of Company logos, trademarks, or other proprietary graphics as part of your link.
9. COPYRIGHT and TITLE. The Services and all copyrights, trade secrets and other proprietary rights therein, including any derivative work, are, and will remain the sole property of Company, regardless of the use made by you; and are protected by certain United States and international copyright laws and trademark laws. The Terms confer no title of ownership in the Services and are not a sale of any rights in the Services, including any intellectual property rights related thereto. You agree to be bound by the provisions of the Privacy Policy with respect to Copyright.
10. WARRANTY. Company warrants that the Website and software related thereto do not infringe the intellectual property rights of any third party and agree to hold you harmless and indemnify you with respect to any final judgment obtained by a third party based on a claim that the Services infringe on the intellectual property rights of such third party.
11. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY SET FORTH IN SECTION 10 OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND AS AVAILABLE WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, ORAL, WRITTEN, STATUTORY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY, OR TRUTHFULNESS OF THE WEBSITE, THE SERVICES, OR ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OR WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICES, AND YOU AGREE TO HOLD COMPANY FROM AND AGAINST ANY SUCH CLAIMS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ALL ERRORS CAN BE CORRECTED, OR THAT OPERATION OF THE WEBSITE AND/OR DELIVERY OF THE SERVICES SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. IN ADDITION, COMPANY DOES NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY AS TO THE CORRECTNESS OF ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED AS PART OF ANY PROJECT BY A SERVICE PROVIDER. Because some jurisdictions may not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, such limitation may not apply in its entirety to a user. Any warranties made in this Agreement are for your benefit only.
12. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY. IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY, ITS SUPPLIERS, SHAREHOLDERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOST PROFITS, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE USE OF OR RELIANCE UPON THE SERVICES OR PRODUCTS, EVEN IF IT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL COMPANY TOTAL LIABILITY OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT AND USE OF THE SERVICES (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTY CLAIMS), REGARDLESS OF THE FORUM AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY ACTION OR CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF $500.00. THE PARTIES AGREE THAT THIS SECTION SHALL SURVIVE AND CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT DESPITE ANY FAILURE OF CONSIDERATION OR OF AN EXCLUSIVE REMEDY. THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PRICES HAVE BEEN SET AND THE AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO IN RELIANCE UPON THESE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY AND THAT ALL SUCH LIMITATIONS FORM AN ESSENTIAL BASIS OF THE BARGAIN BETWEEN THE PARTIES. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, SUCH LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY.
13. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah, without reference to the United Nations Convention on the International Sales of Goods. The Parties hereby submit to the exclusive personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in the State of Utah.
14. ATTORNEY FEES. In case of an action to enforce any rights or conditions of the Terms, or appeal from said proceeding, it is mutually agreed that the losing party in such suit, action, proceeding or appeal shall pay the prevailing partys reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred.
15. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT. The Terms are a binding contract and constitute the entire agreement and understanding of the parties, whether oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof; are intended as the parties final expression and complete and exclusive statement of the terms hereof, superseding all prior or contemporaneous agreements, representations, communications, and understandings, whether written or oral; and may be amended or modified only by an instrument in writing signed by both parties.
16. NON-WAIVER. No waiver of any provision of the Terms shall constitute a waiver of any other provision, whether or not similar, nor shall any waiver constitute a continuing waiver. Failure to enforce any provision of the Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such provision or any other provision or of the right to enforce such provision or any other provision.
17. NO THIRD-PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Nothing in the Terms, express or implied, is intended to confer on any person, other than the parties to the Terms, any right or remedy of any nature whatsoever. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a dispute between a Service Requester and a Service Provider, these Terms shall be deemed binding on both parties.
18. SEVERABILITY; BINDING EFFECT. If any provision of the Terms shall be invalid or unenforceable in any respect for any reason, the validity and enforceability of any such provision in any other respect and of the remaining provisions of the terms shall not be impaired. The Terms shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties and their heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns
19. FORCE MAJEURE. Company will not be liable for, or be considered to be in breach of or default under the Terms on account of, any delay or failure to perform as required by the Terms as a result of any cause or condition beyond Company reasonable control.
20. INDEMNIFICATION. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Company harmless from and against any cost, expense, fee, judgment, ruling, allegation, governmental action, or claim, including attorney fees, related to (1) a claim brought by a third party that your use of the Services, any Community Features or any Community Content you provide infringes upon the intellectual property rights of any third party; (2) a claim brought by a third party that your use of the Services, any Community Features or any Community Content you provide constitutes libel or slander, or any other tort; or (3) a claim by a third party due to or arising out of or in connection you're your use of the Services or Personal Profile Information or Company Content. For purposes of these Terms, your use of any social networking site or other third-party site, including Facebook, Twitter, and similar sites, is included within the definition of Community Features, and you agree to be bound by the provisions of the Privacy Policy respecting your use of such sites.
21. LINKING POLICY. If you link to this Website, we require that you follow these guidelines. You may link only to the home page, and the link must be in plain text, unless otherwise approved in writing by an authorized representative of Company. The link to this website must not damage, dilute or tarnish the goodwill associated with any company names and/or intellectual property, nor may the link create the false appearance that your website and/or organization is sponsored, endorsed by, affiliated and/or associated with Company. You may not "frame" this Website or alter its intellectual property or material in any other way. You may not link to the Website from a site that is unlawful, abusive, racist, indecent or obscene, that promotes violence or illegal acts, that is libelous, defamatory, scandalous, or inflammatory, or that is otherwise deemed inappropriate, as determined by Company in its sole discretion. You agree that if Company requests that you remove a link to the Website, you will do so immediately without charge to Company. If you fail to remove any such link after request, you agree to pay Company's costs incurred in enforcing this provision.