Terms of Use

Terms of Use


Terms of Use Agreement
This agreement is entered into by and between Jamaica Foundation of Houston(hereafter “Licensor”), and You (hereafter “Licensee”). Licensee’s use of Licensor’s Internet site (the “Site”) and any of its subsidiaries including Jamaica Foundation of Houston™ or any of the material or service offerings or other services offered on the Site including any off-line or third party components, data, lists, reports, dashboards, templates or services (collectively, the “Services”) is subject to these Terms of Use (this “Agreement”). If Licensee does not agree to this Agreement, Licensee agrees not to use or access the Services or the Site. Licensee’s registration for, or use of, the Site or the Services shall be deemed to be Licensee’s acceptance of this Agreement. Licensor may modify this Agreement at any time without notice to Licensee by posting a revised Agreement on the Site. Licensee’s continued use of the Site constitutes Licensee’s binding acceptance of this Agreement, including any modifications that Licensor makes. Licensee is responsible for regularly reviewing this Agreement.

1. General terms of use

1.1 By using the Service you acknowledge that you are an adult as defined by the laws of the country or territory from which you are accessing the Service.

With this licensed agreement, the free trial users and regular users are both eligible to:

(1) install and use the software, including plugs-in and those from the third party offered by Jamaica Foundation of Houston website;

(2) access and use the software and all images, audio, text, video, and other information. Your continued right to use the Service will be subject to and restricted by these Terms of Use and the Jamaica Foundation of Houston Agreements;

(3) use our handbooks and relevant documents, including the electronic files;

This contract and your license agreement are nonexclusive and only for your personal use. Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by Jamaica Foundation of Houston. You understand that part of the license agreements in the contract come from the third parties, and you shall agree to comply with it.

2. Service Communications

2.1 Licensee understands and agrees that the Services may include communications such as service announcements and administrative messages from Licensor. Licensee will not be able to opt out of receiving these service announcements and administrative messages while using the Site and Services until Licensee sends Licensor a specific written notice pursuant requesting the termination of Licensee’s subscription and that Licensee’s details be eliminated from the Site and any mailing list.

3. Licensor Grant; Licensee’s Content

3.1 Licensor hereby grants Licensee a non-exclusive, non-transferable right to use the Site and Services for the term for which Licensee has paid the applicable subscription fees (“License Term”), solely for Licensee’s own personal use. Licensee may create one account through which Licensee can utilize the Site and Services. Licensee may not share Licensee’s account or account information with any other individual. Use of an account by more than one individual is strictly prohibited.

3.2 The Site includes a combination of content that Licensor creates, that Licensor’s partners create, and that Licensor’s users create. Licensee may use the content on the Site only for Licensee’s personal use in connection with the Services and/or Licensee’s licensed use of Licensor’s products. Except for the foregoing, Licensee may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale of, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, reverse engineer, publicly display, or in any way exploit any of the software, materials or content on the Site in whole or in part.

3.3 Licensee warrants that Licensee owns or has sufficient legal right to the intellectual property rights in any content posted or uploaded to the Site by Licensee (“Licensee’s Content”) and that Licensee’s Content, including any use thereof by Licensor as described herein, does not violate applicable law or the rights of any third party. Licensee hereby grants Licensor, Licensor’s affiliates, and Licensor’s partners a lifetime, worldwide, irrevocable, royalty-free, nonexclusive, sublicensable right to use, reproduce, create derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, transfer, transmit, distribute, and publish Licensee’s Content and subsequent versions of Licensee’s Content for the purposes of (i) displaying Licensee’s Content on the Site (ii) processing Licensee’s Content in connection with providing the Services, (iii) distributing Licensee’s Content, either electronically or via other media, and/or (iv) storing or hosting Licensee’s Content in a remote database or on the Site. This license will apply to the distribution and the storage of Licensee’s Content in any form, medium, or technology now known or later developed.

3.4 Licensee may be exposed to content that Licensee finds offensive, indecent, or objectionable or that is inaccurate, and Licensee bears all risks associated with using that content. Licensor has the right, but not the obligation, to remove any content that may, in Licensor’s sole discretion, violate this Agreement or that is otherwise objectionable.

3.5 Licensor shall be entitled to adjust the scope of the Services and the underlying technical infrastructure to reflect the continuing development of the Services and technical advances.

4. Purpose of Site/Linking

4.1 The Site is for general informational purposes only. Before you act on information you’ve found on our website, you should independently confirm any facts that are important to your decision. Licensor is not responsible for, and cannot guarantee the performance of, any products or services provided by any advertisers or others to whose sites we link. A link to another website does not constitute an endorsement of that site (nor of any product, service or other material offered on that site) by Licensor or its licensors. We welcome links to the homepage of our website. Licensee is free to establish a hypertext link to the Site so long as the link does not state or imply any affiliation, connection, sponsorship, or approval of your site by Licensor. We do not permit framing or inline linking to our website or any portion of it.

4.2 We are an independent institution and references to other companies or institutions do not necessarily imply any partnership, joint venture, or other legal connection.

5. Technical Support

5.1 Licensor will provide email contact information to Licensee for the purpose of providing technical support to Licensee. Licensor does not guarantee any level of technical support for technical issues not within the direct control of Licensor. Licensor does not guarantee that the Site or Services will be available at any time.

6. Intellectual Property Rights

6.1 Licensor and/or its licensors owns all rights, title and interests, including all intellectual property rights, in and to the Site and the Services, the software, materials and other related content (excluding Licensee’s Content), and any derivatives, suggestions, ideas, enhancement requests, feedback, recommendations or other information provided by Licensee or any other party relating to the Site or the Services. In addition, all content published on the Site, including, but not limited to, reports, presentations, written content, graphics, images, marks, logos, sound or video clips, and Flash or Java animation, are protected by Licensor’s copyrights or trademarks or those of Licensor’s partners or users.

7. Fees and Payment

7.1 Licensee shall choose a subscription level and term as offered by Licensor on the Site’s Subscription and Pricing page. Licensee shall pay such fees as specified and chosen. Receipt of payment in full per the plan chosen shall be a condition precedent to Licensor providing access to the Site and Services and any license grant herein. However, we cannot guarantee that all the payment methods are available to all the countries.

Licensee shall be given access to only the specific portions of the Site and Services and for the chosen term relating to the respective level of services chosen.

7.2 Licensor will charge the subscription fees directly to the credit card or PayPal account Licensee provides after every billing cycle (unless Licensee cancels the subscription). Licensor will charge the subscription fees on a monthly basis one day after the day the subscription comes due. Licensee may cancel recurring subscriptions anytime. When subscription is cancelled Licensee will still be able to access the Site and Services until Licensee’s account expires. After cancellation, Licensor will discontinue billing for this particular subscription. It is Licensee’s sole responsibility to completely and fully cancel this payment cycle. Email requests for cancellation cannot be guaranteed or construed as proof of cancellation. Upon the date of expiration, all subscriptions will renew automatically for the identical term chosen by Licensee.

7.3 If Licensee requests a refund for recurring subscriptions, Licensee should first cancel any recurring billing cycle and then notify Licensor within the first 16 days of the subscription. In the case of recurring subscriptions Licensor reserves the right to refuse refunds if the Licensee fails to submit a refund request within the first 16 days. To avail of the refunds, send the email to JamaicaFoundationofHouston@gmail.com.com with your full name and password, as well as your reason for requesting a refund, if possible.

If you are eligible for a refund, you will be issued a refund check by email. And your refund will be processed to the method used for payment within 30 days according to the refund policy. If your refund record hasn’t come up in your bank bill after six weeks, please contact to your bank or the credit card company for further assistance.

7.4 Licensee may be able to order certain other products or services through the Site. All products and services, their contents, availability, and pricing are subject to change at any time with or without notice. Please fully read the terms and disclaimers accompanying any products or services that you order through the Site.

8. Termination

8.1 Licensor may immediately terminate or suspend Licensee’s use of the Services provided hereunder, or terminate Licensee’s account and this Agreement if Licensee (i) fails to pay any applicable fees when due, or (ii) breaches or otherwise fails to comply with this Agreement.

8.2 Upon termination by Licensor of this Agreement or any part thereof in accordance with this Agreement as a result of Licensee’s breach, negligence or default, Licensor will have no obligation to refund to Licensee any fees paid by Licensee. The provisions of this section will not apply to those situations defined by law.

9. Licensee’s Conduct on the Site and other Restrictions

9.1 If Licensor requests registration information from Licensee, Licensee will provide Licensor with true, accurate, current, and complete information. Licensee will promptly update Licensee’s registration to keep it accurate, current, and complete. If Licensor issues Licensee a password, Licensee may not reveal it to anyone else. Licensee may not use anyone else’s password. Licensee is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of Licensee’s account and password. Licensee agrees to immediately notify Licensor of any unauthorized use of Licensee’s password or account or any other breach of security. Licensee also agrees to exit from Licensee’s accounts at the end of each session. Licensor will not be responsible for any loss or damage that may result if Licensee fails to comply with these requirements.

9.2 Licensee will be responsible for all activity occurring under Licensee’s account and will comply with all applicable laws of the country or territory from which you are accessing the Service, treaties and regulations in connection with Licensee’s use of the Services, including without limitation, laws and regulations governing data privacy, international communications and transmission of technical or personal data.

9.3 The technology and the software underlying the Site and the Services are the property of Licensor and/or Licensor’s affiliates, suppliers and partners. Licensee agrees not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, assign, distribute, reverse engineer, grant a security interest in, or otherwise transfer any right to the technology or software underlying the Site or the Services. Licensee agrees not to modify the software underlying the Site in any manner or form or to use modified versions of such software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Site. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee agrees that Licensee will not use the Site to take any of the following actions:

Defame, abuse, harass, stalk, threaten, or otherwise violate the legal right of others;

Publish, post, upload, e-mail, distribute, or disseminate (collectively, “Transmit”) any inappropriate, profane, defamatory, misleading, infringing, obscene, indecent, or unlawful content;

Transmit files that contain viruses, corrupted files, or any other similar software or programs that may damage or adversely affect the operation of another person’s computer, Licensor’s sites, any software or hardware, or telecommunications equipment;

Advertise or offer to sell any goods or services for any commercial purpose unless Licensee has Licensor’s written consent to do so;

Transmit surveys, contests, pyramid schemes, spam, unsolicited advertising or promotional materials, chain letters or other unsolicited messages;

Download any file that Licensee knows or reasonably should know cannot be legally obtained in such manner;

Falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or the source of software or other material;

Restrict or inhibit any other user from using and enjoying any area within the Site;

Interfere with or disrupt Licensor’s sites, servers, or networks;

Probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the Site or circumvent any security mechanism used by the Site;

Impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, any Licensor representative, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent Licensee’s affiliation with a person or entity;

Forge headers or manipulate identifiers or other data in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Site or to manipulate Licensee’s presence on the Site;

Take any action that imposes an unreasonably or disproportionately large load on Licensor’s infrastructure;

Engage in any illegal activities; or Collect, store or transmit personal information about individuals or any information that is subject to applicable privacy laws or regulations;

Use the Site in a manner that may cause interference to any business conducted by us;

Upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any of the following to, or through, the Site: confidential material; misleading or deceptive material;

Hold yourself out as having any authority to act on behalf of us.

9.4 If Licensee chooses a username or avatar that, in Licensor’s sole discretion, is obscene, indecent, abusive or that might otherwise subject Licensor to public disparagement or scorn, Licensor reserves the right, without prior notice to Licensee, to automatically change Licensee’s username or avatar, delete Licensee’s posts from Licensor’s sites, deny Licensee access to Licensor’s sites, or any combination of these options.

9.5 Unauthorized access to the Site is a breach of this Agreement and a violation of the law. Licensee agrees not to access the Site by any means other than through the interface that is provided by Licensor for use in accessing the Site. Licensee agrees not to use any automated means, including, without limitation, agents, robots, scripts, or spiders, to access, monitor, or copy any part of the Site, except those automated means that Licensor has approved in advance in writing.

9.6 Licensee may not access the Services for purposes of monitoring its availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes.

9.7 Use of the Site is subject to existing laws and legal process. Nothing contained in this Agreement will limit Licensor’s right to comply with governmental, court, and law-enforcement requests or requirements relating to Licensee’s use of the Site, which may include disclosing Licensee’s Content to the applicable authorities.

10. Indemnification

10.1 Licensee will defend Licensor from any third party claim, and will pay all damages finally awarded against Licensor in such claim or amounts agreed to in settlement, arising out of:

  1. Licensee’s use of the Site;
  2. Any use or alleged use of Licensee’s accounts or Licensee’s passwords by any person, whether or not authorized by Licensee;
  3. The content, the quality, or the performance of content that Licensee submits to the Site; or
  4. Licensee’s violation of this Agreement.

10.2 You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Jamaica Foundation of Houston and our affiliates, suppliers, directors, and employees from any and all claims, liability, damages, and/or costs (including, but not limited to, attorneys fees) arising from your use of the Service (including the Web Site or Messaging Services), your violation of these Terms of Use, the Jamaica Foundation of Houston Agreements, or your infringement, or infringement by any other user of your account, of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

11. Warranty; Disclaimers

11.1 THE SITE AND THE SERVICES, ITS SOFTWARE, CONTENT AND OTHER MATERIALS, ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. LICENSOR AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND PARTNERS MAKE NO WARRANTY, REPRESENTATION, GUARANTY OR CONDITION OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SITE OR ANY OF THE CONTENT, SERVICES, PRODUCTS, SOFTWARE OR OTHER MATERIALS AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE.

11.2 YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK, THAT ANY MATERIAL AND / OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF OUR SERVICE, OR FROM OTHER PARTIES’ WEB SITES ACCESSED VIA THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND THAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF DATA TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM.

11.3 JAMAICA FOUNDATION OF HOUSTON AND ITS SUPPLIERS MAKE NO WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE, REGARDING ANY GOODS OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED THROUGH THE SERVICE, OR THAT THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR FREE.

11.4 THE OPINIONS EXPRESSES IN JAMAICA FOUNDATION OF HOUSTON LEARNING ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED ONLY TO ENCOURAGE DISCUSSION AND LANGUAGE LEARNING AND ARE BASED ON MATERIALS WHICH ARE IN THE PULBIC DOMAIN. TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE, ALL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO REAL COMPANIES AND INDIVIDUALS IS ACCURATE AND NOT CONFIDENTIAL AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION. CERTAIN OF THE DOCUMENTS, SITUATIONS, OR CONVERSATIONS IN THE LEARNING ACTIVITIES ARE HYPOTHETICAL OR IMAGINARY AND ARE INCLUDED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE ONLY; THEY ARE NOT INTENDED TO REFLECT ACTUAL STATEMENTS OR DOCUMENTS BY THE REFERENCED INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES. NOTHING HEREIN IS INTENDED TO CONSTITUTE A SPONSORSHIP OR ENDORSEMENT OF JAMAICA FOUNDATION OF HOUSTON OR THE SERVICE BY THE INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANIES REFERENCED IN THE LEARNING ACTIVITIES.

12.LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

12.1 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, NEITHER LICENSOR NOR ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS OR PARTNERS WILL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF THE SERVICES OR THE SITE, ITS SOFTWARE, CONTENT OR OTHER MATERIALS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE OR LOSS OF DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES.

12.2 TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, LICENSOR AND ITS AFFILIATES, SUPPLIERS AND PARTNERS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES THAT EXCEED THE TOTAL AMOUNTS PAID BY LICENSEE TO LICENSOR FOR THE SERVICES.

12.3 Jamaica Foundation of Houston, its related bodies corporate, its directors, and its employees accept no liability for any loss (including loss of revenue or anticipated profits, loss of goodwill, loss of business, loss of data, computer failure or malfunction), or injury or any direct, indirect, consequential, special, punitive, or other damages caused by or as a result of:

(a) your use of or inability to use the Site,

(b) any virus or other harmful, or potentially harmful, code which may be transmitted in connection with use of the Site;

(c) any information available on or through the Site or on or through any website to which there is a link from the Site; or

(d) Our negligence or the negligence of any of its related bodies corporate, directors, officers, shareholders, employees, academic providers or agents.

12.4 You agree that the opinions of our staff, students, academic providers and members of the general public which are expressed on the Site are not the opinions of Jamaica Foundation of Houston, and that we will not be liable for any loss or injury or any direct, indirect, consequential, special, punitive, or other damages caused by or as a result of those opinions.

12.5 You indemnify Jamaica Foundation of Houston, its related bodies corporate, their officers and employees from and against all:

(a) liability for or in respect of any physical injury (including death) to persons;

(b) damage to property; and

(c) other liability, damage or loss;

(d) insofar as the injury, damage or other liability, damage or loss is attributable to your negligence, breach of these terms and conditions, or unlawful or willful action in connection with these terms and conditions, their performance, or the failure to perform them.

13. Courts

13.1 These terms and conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the USA. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Texas, USA in relation to any legal proceeding in respect of this agreement or the use of the Site.

14. Miscellaneous

14.1 The Site features trademarks, service marks, and logos that are the property of Licensor and/or its affiliates, suppliers, partners and licensors. The Site also may include trademarks, service marks or logos of other third parties. All of these trademarks, service marks and logos are the property of their respective owners, and Licensee agrees not to use them in any manner without the prior written permission of the applicable owner.

14.2 Licensor’s failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. This Agreement and Licensee’s right to use the Services may not be assigned by Licensee without the prior written approval of Licensor.

14.3 This Agreement, including any applicable attachments, and all terms, conditions, and policies that are incorporated into these terms by reference, constitute the entire agreement between Licensee and Licensor and govern Licensee’s use of the Site and Services, superseding any prior agreements that Licensee may have with Licensor.

14.4 Licensee may not use, import or export materials on this Site in violation of USA, or any other applicable country’s, import and export laws and regulations. Licensor assumes no responsibility or liability for Licensee’s failure to obtain any necessary export approvals. Without limiting the foregoing, Licensee agrees that the Site will not be used, and none of the underlying content, information, software, or technology may be transferred or otherwise exported or re-exported to persons subject to restrictions, destinations subject to embargo, or to prohibited proliferation-related end-users or end-uses, without obtaining any export license or other approval that may be required under USA, and any other applicable country’s, laws, regulations and requirements.

14.5 If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable pursuant to applicable law, the invalid or unenforceable provision will be construed in accordance with applicable law as nearly as possible to reflect the original intentions of the parties and the intent of the original provision. Where a court is unable to construe any unenforceable or invalid provision to make it binding, the court will severe and delete the provision. In any event, all other terms remaining valid and enforceable will survive and remain in full force and effect.