Terms of Service

 

Equitable Care Certification (ECC) grants you (“You” or “User,”, collectively “Users”), a non-exclusive, non-transferable, permission to display the webpages and access content hosted on the ECC website (“Website”) subject to the restrictions in this Terms of Service agreement (“TOS”). This TOS is a legally binding contract between You and  ECC, governing the access and use of the services offered, and all information, content, media, content, printed materials and other electronic documentation accessible from www.EquitableCareCertification.com, any sub-domains thereof (each of which constituting a part of the Website), regardless of whether any such materials or services are provided in a publicly-accessible or a Members-only section of the Website.

The Website is offered by ECC to Users free of charge on the express condition that Users accept and abide by the TOS. Access and use of the Website is conditioned upon continued compliance with the TOS and use of the Website constitutes acceptance of the TOS. ECC expressly reserves the right to change the TOS at any time by reasonable notice, including without limitation by posting revised terms on the Website (which shall constitute reasonable notice), and any such amended terms shall be binding upon Users upon posting.

 

Intellectual Property

All works of authorship hosted on the Website which have been generated by ECC or on its behalf by employees, agents or contractors, including, but not limited to, any designs, text, sound recordings, images, icons, and the overall appearance of the Website or sections thereof, are the sole and exclusive property of ECC. The posting of such works on the Website does not constitute a waiver of any of ECC's intellectual property or proprietary rights, including, but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents and other intellectual property or proprietary rights, or a transfer by implication, estoppel or otherwise of any such rights or of any license to Users of the Website or to any third party. The contents of the Website are protected by U.S. and foreign copyright laws, both as individual works and in some instances as collections, as well as by U.S. and foreign trademark laws. By using this Website, You agree not to utilize any copyright, trademark, proprietary or confidential information contained therein in a manner inconsistent with the TOS or in violation of any U.S. or foreign law governing the protection of intellectual property or proprietary rights.

No material from the Website may be copied, reproduced, displayed, republished, downloaded, posted, digitized, translated, modified, transmitted, distributed or commercially exploited in any way without ECC's express consent. ECC grants Users the right to view and print information, documents and web pages located on the Website for personal use but not for any for-profit or commercial activities, provided that: (a) any copies of the Website or sections thereof must retain any copyright, intellectual property, proprietary or other notices or disclaimers contained in the original materials, (b) Users must give attribution to ECC and if possible provide a reference to ECC'a main website. (c) the material must be printed in its entirety without modification, reformatting, adaptation or adjustment, and (d) if the material is combined with other materials, Users must clearly designate which portion of the complete work is ECC's material. Any User that shares the printed materials with others must advise the recipient as to the TOS and they must agree to abide by the TOS. Failure to comply with these conditions will immediately terminate this permission and may result in the infringement or violation of copyrights, trademarks or other proprietary rights owned by CTC.

 

External Links

ECC may provide links to other Internet websites or resources. ECC may also permit Users to post links to other Internet websites or resources (e.g., in user-generated content). In either case, ECC, its agents, or any other parties involved in the preparation or publication of this Website shall not be responsible for the content of any linked website or any link contained in a linked website, or any changes or updates to such websites, nor does ECC endorse any such links or other related materials. It is the responsibility of Users to take precautions when accessing any linked websites or content hosted on third party websites.

 

Third Party Websites

Please keep in mind that this Terms of Service Agreement does not apply to other websites, which may be accessible from the Website. External websites may have data collection, storage, and use practices and policies that differ materially from those contained here.

 

Updates

We may update the Terms of Service Agreement and the Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do so, we will notify you by posting the date of the last change or amendment at the top of this page. You agree that this method of notice is sufficient and that you will regularly check this Privacy Policy to see if updates or changes have been made.