TERMS OF USE

Published October 18, 2016

Agreement to Terms

These Terms of Use (these “Terms of Use” or this “Agreement”) govern Your use of the Graduation Alliance, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (including but not limited to, The American Academy and the Connect! Platform) (“Graduation Alliance,” “GA,” “we,” or “us”) websites available at www.graduationalliance.com and any affiliate or derivative websites operated by Graduation Alliance (collectively, the “Site”) So long as You, Your child, or a child for which You are the legal guardian is/are enrolled in a program that uses the GA curriculum or technology, GA will grant access to and allow the use of the Site on behalf of Your Student(s) for purposes of providing educational and related services to You and Your Student(s). For purposes of this Agreement, the terms “You” “Your” and “Student” mean and refer to the person using the Site or the legal guardian of such person. By using the Site, You expressly acknowledge that You have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by these Terms of Use and any modifications that may be made to these Terms of Use from time to time. If You do not agree to these Terms, You should not use the Site. GA reserves the right to change the Terms of Use at any time without notice to You, effective immediately upon posting such revised Terms of Use on the Site. It is Your responsibility to check this page periodically to ensure You are complying with the most recent version of these Terms of Use. In addition, when using the Site, You are required to comply with any guidelines or rules applicable to each service offered within the Site, which may be posted from time to time. All such guidelines or rules are hereby incorporated by reference into these Terms of Use.

These Terms of Use constitute a binding legal agreement between You and GA, which details Your and the Student(s) rights and obligations as users (“User(s)”) of the GA Services available or provided through the Site (the “Services”). Please read these Terms of Use carefully before accessing or using the Site. All Users must accept these Terms of Use as a condition of using to the Services. When You accept the Terms of Use and complete the registration process for the Services, You become a “Registered User” of the Site.

Description of Service

You understand and agree that the Site and the Services are provided “AS-IS.” GA makes no representations or warranties of any kind with respect to the Site or the Services or any contents therein. GA assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in providing the Services or the Site, any losses or damages arising from the use of the Site or the Services, or any conduct by users of the Site. GA assumes no liability or responsibility for the timeliness, accuracy or reliability of the Services, deletion, incorrect delivery, or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. You are responsible for obtaining access to the Services and for the payment of all fees associated with such access. You are also responsible for any fees associated with the display or delivery of advertisements. In addition, You must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access the Site and Services.

Your Registration Obligations

You agree to: (a) provide true, accurate, current and complete information as prompted by the Service’s registration form (the “Registration Data”) and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current and complete. If You provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or GA has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, GA has the right to suspend or terminate Your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof). Data You provide and certain other information about You received from third parties and affiliates such as schools, school districts and other agencies with which we work is subject to our Privacy Policy. You may find additional information regarding our Privacy Policy on our at [www.graduationalliance.com/privacy.html].

A feature of the Service is the ability for You to voluntarily receive communications, reminders or notifications by SMS. By selecting to receive communications, reminders, or notifications by SMS, you are providing prior express consent to Graduation Alliance to send SMS messages under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act or any other applicable law.

Permitted Use

You understand and agree that You are not authorized to use the Site for any purpose not expressly authorized herein. In particular, You agree that You may not use the Site for the benefit of anyone other than Your Student(s) and not for any other person. You will not use the Site for any unlawful purpose. You understand and agree that GA may discontinue or change the Site at any time, without notice. You understand GA reserves the right to revoke access without notice to the Site if GA has reason to believe that these Terms of Use have been or may be violated. You will not upload files, or cause users to upload files, that contain viruses, corrupted files or any other similar software or programs that may adversely affect the operation of the Site or any other user’s experience on the Site. You will be fully liable for all costs or losses to GA or GA’s affiliates related to Your violation of these Terms of Use. GA may disclose user information about You if required by applicable law or by subpoena or court order.

Registered Users, Passwords, and Security

You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the GA registration process and becoming a Registered User. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under Your password or account. You agree to: (a) immediately notify GA of any unauthorized use of Your password or account, and (b) exit from Your account at the end of each session. GA is not liable for any loss or damage arising from Your failure to comply with this Section.

Modifications to Service

GA reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily, or permanently, the Services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that GA shall not be liable to You or to any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.

Filtering Software

You understand and agree that for Student(s) enrolled in a school that uses the GA technology and curriculum, federal, state, and/or local law may require that the computer made available to the Student(s) be equipped with filtering software to restrict access to Internet sites containing child pornography, obscene depictions, or other materials harmful to minors under 18 years of age. As legal guardian it is Your responsibility to install and maintain this software as required to meet federal, state, and/or local laws.

Proprietary Rights and Intellectual Property

You acknowledge and agree that all technology, ideas, concepts graphics, content, software, and materials available on the Site (“Content”) are protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, trade secrets, or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by GA, You agree not to sell, license, rent, modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, transmit, broadcast, circulate, publicly display, publicly perform, publish, adapt, edit, translate, or create derivative works from such materials or content. Notwithstanding the above, You may print or download one copy of the materials or content on the Site on a single computer for Your personal, non-commercial use, provided You keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices. Systematic retrial of data or other content from the Site to create or compile, directly or indirectly, a collection, compilation, database or directory without permission from GA is prohibited. You may not post any Content from the website to forums, newsgroups, mail lists, electronic bulletin boards or other websites, without the prior written consent of GA. You further agree not to reverse engineer any aspect of the Services or the Site, nor to use Your access of the Content, the Services or the Site to build or create a competitive product or service, or to create any product or service using ideas, features or functions similar to any aspect of the Content, Site or the Services. In addition, use of the Content for any purpose not expressly permitted in these Terms is prohibited.

Linking and Third Party Sites

You may not link or deep-link to this Site or any content contained on it without GA’s prior written consent. The Site may produce automated search results that reference or otherwise link to other sites on the Internet. These sites may contain information or material that some people may find inappropriate or offensive. These other sites are not under the control of GA, and You knowledge that GA is not responsible for the accuracy, copyright compliance, legality, decency, or any other aspect of the content of such sites. The inclusion of such a link does not imply endorsement of the site by GA or any association with its operators, nor does GA warrant that other sites will be free from viruses or other damaging content or materials. For Your protection GA has installed filtering software described above, however, GA does not warrant that objectionable websites will not be accessible even with the installation of the filtering software. You agree that GA is not liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as a result of any such dealings with any linked site or merchant or operator of the linked site.

Copyright Infringement - Digital Millennium Copyright Act

GA respects the intellectual property of others. GA may, in appropriate circumstances and at its sole discretion, terminate the access of users who infringe the copyright or intellectual property rights of others. If You believe that your work has been copied and is accessible on the Site in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or that the Site contains links or other references to another online location that contains material or activity that infringes your copyright rights, You may notify us by providing our copyright agent the information required by the U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 512. Our agent for notice of claims of copyright infringement on or regarding this website can be reached as follows: 

Graduation Alliance 
Attn: Customer Service 
10 W Broadway, Suite 700
Salt Lake City, UT 84101 
email: terms@graduationalliance.com
phone: 1-866-689-1932

Notice of Infringing Material

Please provide a notification containing the following details:

  1. Reasonably sufficient details to enable us to identify the work claimed to be infringed (for example: title, author, any registration or tracking number, URL);
  2. Reasonably sufficient detail to enable us to identify and locate the material that is claimed to be infringing (for example a link to the page that contains the material);
  3. Your contact information so that we can contact You (for example, Your address, telephone number, e-mail address);
  4. A statement that You have a good faith belief that the use of the material identified in (2) is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
  5. A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate and that You are authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive right that is alleged to be infringed.
  6. Your physical or electronic signature.

    Access and Interference

    You agree that You will not use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working of or others’ use or enjoyment of, the Site. You agree that You will not take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.

    Interstate Nature of Communications on GA Network

    When You register with on the Site, You acknowledge that in using certain services to send electronic communications (including but not limited to email, search queries, sending messages to GA discussion boards, uploading photos and files to GA, and other Internet activities), You will be causing communications to be sent through GA’s computer networks. As a result, and also as a result of GA’s network architecture and business practices and the nature of electronic communications, even communications that seem to be intrastate in nature can result in the transmission of interstate communications regardless of where You are physically located at the time of transmission. Accordingly, by agreeing to these Terms, You acknowledge that use of the Service results in interstate data transmissions.

    U.S. Export Controls

    Software from this Site is further subject to United States export controls. No software from this site may be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported (i) into (or to a national or resident of) Cuba, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Iran, Syria, or any other Country to which the U.S. has embargoed goods; or (ii) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department’s list of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Commerce Department’s Table of Deny Orders. By using the Site and Services, You represent and warrant that You are not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list.

    Disclaimers of Warranties

    The Site includes facts, views, opinions and recommendations of consultants, individuals and organizations not under the direct control of GA. GAand its Content licensors do not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, opinions and recommendations. Due to the number of sources from which the Content is obtained, and the inherent hazards of electronic distribution, there may be delays, omissions or inaccuracies in such Content and the Site.

    Limitation of Warranties

    YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. ALL MATERIALS, INFORMATION, SOFTWARE, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED IN OR AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITEARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” FOR YOUR USE. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. GA, ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AND ITS LICENSORS DO NOT WARRANT THAT THE CONTENT IS ACCURATE, RELIABLE, OR CORRECT OR THAT IT WILL MEET YOUR NEEDS OR REQUIREMENTS; THAT THIS SITE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ANY PARTICULAR TIME OR LOCATION; THAT ANY DEFECTS OR ERRORS WILL BE CORRECTED; OR THAT THE CONTENT IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SITE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY SUCH MATERIAL. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM GA OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SITE SHALL CREATE ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS OF USE. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES, CERTAIN EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU EXCEPT THAT GA’S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

    Limitation of Liability

    YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT GA, GA’S SUBSIDIARIES, RELATED OR AFFILIATED COMPANIES, AND LICENSORS (“RELEASED PARTIES”) SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT OR, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE RELEASED PARTIES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SITE, SERVICES OR CONTENT; (ii) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iii) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SITE; (iv) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SITE, SERVICES OR CONTENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. SOME OF THE FOREGOING LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU EXCEPT THAT GA’S LIABILITY IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. GA’S TOTAL LIABILITY RELATED TO USE OF THE SITE, SERVICES OR CONTENT SHALL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT OF MONEY COLLECTED BY GA RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR RECEIPT OF SERVICES, OR $1,000, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

    Release

    YOU HEREBY RELEASE AND FOREVER DISCHARGE GA, THEIR OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, SUCCESSORS, AND ASSIGNS, (“RELEASED PARTIES”), FROM ALL ACTIONS, CAUSES OF ACTION, INJURIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES OF ANY KIND GROWING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR OR YOUR STUDENT(S)’ USE OF THE CURRICULUM, THE SITE OR THE SERVICE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A FULL AND COMPLETE RELEASE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW OF ALL CLAIMS AND DAMAGES WHICH YOU OR YOUR STUDENT(S) MAY HAVE AS A RESULT OF SUCH STUDENTS’ USE OF THE CONTENT, THE SITE OR THE SERVICES REGARDLESS OF THE SPECIFIC CAUSE THEREOF.

    Choice of Law and Forum

    These Terms shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Utah, excluding its conflicts of law terms. You expressly agree that the exclusive jurisdiction for any claim or action arising out of or relating to these Terms or Your use of the Site shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and You further agree and submit to the exercise of personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating any such claim or action.

    Indemnification

    You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless GA and its subsidiaries, related or affiliated companies, and their employees, contractors, officers, directors, and agents from all liabilities, claims, and expenses, including attorney’s fees, that arise from Your use or misuse of theSite, Your use of the Services, Your connection to the Services or Your violation of these Terms of Use. GA reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by You, in which event You agree to cooperate with GA in asserting any available defenses.

    Severability and Integration

    Unless otherwise specified herein, these Terms of Use along, with the Enrollment Form, Primary Adult designation (if applicable), and the Student Honor Code Statement constitute the entire agreement between You and GA with respect to the Site and supersede all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals (whether oral, written or electronic) between You and GA with respect to the Site or the Services. If any part of these Terms of Use are held invalid or unenforceable, that portion shall be construed in a manner consistent with applicable law to reflect, as nearly as possible, the original intentions of the parties, and the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect.

    Termination

    You agree that GA, in its sole discretion, may at any time without prior notice immediately suspend, terminate, or delete Your GA account (or any part thereof), password, and access to the Services for any reason.