Terms + Conditions

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEB SITE, AS WELL AS OUR PRIVACY POLICY. All users of the web site(s) (the "site") of the Council on International Education Exchange ("CIEE") agree that access to, and use of, the site are subject to the following terms and conditions and other applicable law. These terms and conditions include the CIEE Privacy Policy as well as all terms and conditions referenced in these terms and conditions that govern your application and participation in a CIEE exchange program. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site.

Copyright; Trademarks

The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics, or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of the CIEE. The collective work includes works that are licensed to CIEE. Copyright 2013, the Council on International Education Exchange, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. CIEE does not investigate to determine if such works are accurate nor can CIEE provide assurance that all such works are free of typographical errors. CIEE cannot guarantee information displayed on this site to be 100% accurate. Permission is granted to electronically copy and print hard copy portions of this site for the sole purpose of applying to participate and to participate in a CIEE exchange program. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use, or to apply to participate in or to participate in a CIEE exchange program. No mechanized or other systematic process for harvesting information from the web site for any purpose, including without limitation, any commercial purpose, is permitted. Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by CIEE. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site. CIEE may revoke any of the foregoing rights as well as any access to this site at any time. All trademarks, service marks, and trade names of CIEE used in this site are trademarks or registered trademarks of CIEE.

Warranty Disclaimer

THIS SITE AND ALL MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, CIEE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. CIEE DOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. CIEE DOES NOT MAKE ANY WARRANTEES OR REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, ADEQUACY, USEFULNESS, TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS ON WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Term; Termination

These terms and conditions are applicable to you upon your accessing the site and/or completing the application process. These terms and conditions, or any part of them, may be modified or terminated by CIEE without notice at any time, for any reason. Upon termination you shall cease all use of the site. The provisions relating to Copyright, Trademarks, Indemnification, Limitation of Liability, and Miscellaneous, shall in all events survive any termination of these terms and conditions.

Notice

CIEE may deliver notice to you by means of e-mail, a general notice on the site, or by other reliable method to the address you have provided to CIEE.

Use of Site

Harassment in any manner or form on the site, including via e-mail, chat, or by use of obscene or abusive language, is strictly forbidden. Impersonation of others, including a CIEE or other licensed employee, host, or representative, as well as other members or visitors on the site is prohibited. You may not upload to, distribute, or otherwise publish through the site any content which is libelous, defamatory, obscene, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, illegal, or otherwise objectionable which may constitute or encourage a criminal offense, violate the rights of any party or which may otherwise give rise to liability or violate any law. You may not upload commercial content on the site or use the site to solicit others to join or become members of any other commercial online service or other organization. Use of the site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose is strictly prohibited. CIEE may, in appropriate circumstances and at its discretion, disable and/or terminate the accounts of users who may be infringers.

You understand and agree that CIEE cannot be responsible for the content posted on the site by users and that your use of the site is at your own risk. CIEE is under no circumstances liable in any way for any content posted on the site or for any damages of any kind incurred as the result of the use of any content posted or otherwise made available on the site by users.

User Generated Content

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in these terms and conditions, with respect to content you submit or make available for inclusion on the site, you grant CIEE permanent world-wide, royalty free, and non-exclusive license(s) to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform, and publicly display such content on the site or in any other medium for any purpose.

Participation Disclaimer

CIEE does not and cannot review all communications and materials posted to or created by users accessing the site, and is not in any manner responsible for the content of these communications and materials. You acknowledge that by providing you with the ability to view and distribute user-generated content on the site, CIEE is merely acting as a passive conduit for such distribution and is not undertaking any obligation or liability relating to any contents or activities on the site. However, CIEE reserves the right to block or remove communications or materials that it determines to be (a) abusive, defamatory, or obscene, (b) fraudulent, deceptive, or misleading, (c) in violation of a copyright, trademark or; other intellectual property right of another or (d) offensive or otherwise unacceptable to CIEE in its sole discretion.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CIEE, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers from and against all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions, any content you post to or make available on the site, or any activity (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.

Limitation of Liability

CIEE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THIS SITE OR THE MATERIALS ON THIS SITE, EVEN IF CIEE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OF EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

Privacy

Registration data and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our privacy policy.

You acknowledge and agree that CIEE may preserve content and may also disclose content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with legal process; (b) enforce these terms and conditions; (c) respond to claims that any content violates the rights of third-parties; or (d) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of CIEE, CIEE site users, and the public.

You understand that the technical processing and transmission of the site, including your content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.

Third-Party Links

In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, CIEE may link to sites operated by third parties. However, even if the third party is affiliated with CIEE, CIEE has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of CIEE. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, CIEE seeks to protect the integrity of its web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback (contact@ciee.org) on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).

Exchange Programs

Exchange programs are subject to the terms and conditions set forth on the pages specific to each program elsewhere on this site.

Miscellaneous

Your use of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Maine, U.S.A., without regard to choice of law provisions. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this site (including but not limited to applying to or participating in a CIEE exchange program) shall be in the state or federal courts located in Maine. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the site (including but not limited to applying to or participating in a CIEE exchange program) must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or is barred forever. CIEE’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. These terms and conditions constitute the entire agreement between you and CIEE with regard to your use of this site. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these terms and conditions. CIEE may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

Privacy Policy

CIEE respects the privacy of users of this web site. This privacy policy has been created to demonstrate our commitment to your privacy and security. It outlines the type of information we collect, what we do with that information, and the choices users have in regard to the information they provide. Please read this privacy policy carefully.

Information we collect

CIEE may collect information from users of our website. This information includes:

• Information you provide to us: When you create an account on our website, you may choose to disclose information including contact information, and personal information including information regarding your educational background and interests.
• Information that is automatically collected: When you visit the CIEE webpage, we may automatically collect non-personally identifiable information, such as information about your hardware devices, your use of the CIEE website, and information about the website that referred you to the CIEE site.
• Information from third parties: CIEE may combine information provided by you with information from third parties, for the purpose of providing you better service. Examples of such information include address verification service or data analytics.

How we use information

CIEE will use information you provide to improve your experience, including:

• Providing you with information or services you request, including newsletters and email notifications.
• Suggesting programs or services that match the interests you have identified.
• Streamlining the application process by pre-filling information you have already provided.
• Understanding the way our website is used, and improving it to better suit the needs of users like you.

Information we share with others

CIEE treats your personal information as private. Subject to the exceptions set out below, CIEE will not share information about you with third-parties without your permission, and will make reasonable efforts to guard your information against unauthorized disclosure.

Service providers: CIEE contracts with service providers to perform a variety of services, including hosting this webpage. To the extent any service providers have access to information about you in the course of performing services for CIEE, they are prohibited from using it for any other purpose.

Partners: CIEE may share information about you with our partner organizations in order to provide you with services requested by you. For example, we may share information in the course of evaluating your application or facilitating your placement in a program. This information is shared only for the limited purpose of providing the requested service (such as application evaluation or program placement), and may not be used for any other purpose.

Law Enforcement / For your protection and ours: CIEE reserves the right to share information about you where CIEE believes that such disclosure is necessary to comply with a legal requirement, such as a subpoena or court order, or to protect the rights or property of CIEE, you, or third-parties.

CIEE does not rent or sell its mailing list. We will not share information about you with third parties for their direct marketing purposes.

Your choices about information

CIEE's webpage allows you to create a profile, including personal information. You may update or correct this information at any time to ensure its continued accuracy. Additionally, CIEE provides you choices regarding the way we use the personal information you have provided us. For example, you may sign up to receive newsletters or email notification regarding particular products or services. You may opt out of receiving these communications at any time, by contacting us at the address provided below.

Cookies & Web Beacons

A cookie is a small data file that can be placed on your hard drive when you visit certain web sites. Cookies are used to collect and store information, such as the type of computer you are using and how often you log on to a site. This web site uses both "session cookies," to improve your navigation across our website and to remember you over the course of a single visit, and "persistent cookies," which may be stored on your computer for up to 30 days and which help us provide better service to you over multiple visits to our website. You can always delete or disable cookies through your browser. If you disable cookies, you may not be able to sign in or take advantage of certain features of this website that require cookies.

In addition to cookies, we may deliver "web beacons" through our website or through emails we send you. Web beacons are small graphic images that may not be visible to Site visitors that collect information about the usage of the Site on an anonymous basis. In some cases, anonymous data may be transmitted to third-party advertising networks. We may use web beacons for our own internal analytics, to better understand the ways users interact with our website, or to determine whether a particular email was received and opened. We may also use web beacons in connection with our marketing efforts. For example, web beacons allow third-party advertising networks to detect when a user has visited CIEE's website, and then serve them ads for CIEE's programs when they browse to another site.

Children's privacy

CIEE's website is not intended for use by children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

Links

This privacy policy applies only to information collected by this web site and not to other web sites that you may link to from here. CIEE is not responsible for the privacy practices of other sites. Please be aware that when you leave this site, you should read the privacy policies of each and every other web site that asks you to provide personal information.

Consent to processing in the United States

CIEE is located in the United States. Please be aware that any information you provide to us may be processed and transferred to the United States and be subject to United States law. The privacy and data protection laws in the United States may not be equivalent to the laws in your country of residence. By using this website and providing us with information, you are consenting to CIEE's collection, transfer, storage and processing of your information in the United States.

Notification of changes

Any changes to this privacy policy will be posted on this web site so that users are always aware of the type of information we collect, how it is used, and the circumstances under which, if any, it may be disclosed. Any information that we collect from you will be used in accordance with the privacy policy in effect at the time that the information was collected, unless we receive your consent to change our practices with respect to the previously collected information.

For further information or comments on our privacy policy, please contact CIEE at the following address:

CIEE: Council on International Educational Exchange 300 Fore Street
Portland, ME 04101
Phone: 1.207.553.4000
Fax: 1.207.553.4299
E-mail: contact@ciee.org

EFFECTIVE: March 20, 2013