Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING LEGAL INFORMATION CAREFULLY

THESE RULES APPLY TO YOU IF YOU ARE USING THIS WEBSITE

Welcome to the LearntheLaw.org website. It was built by the Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction (CALI), Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut, and staff from CTLawHelp.org (collectively, the “Builders”). Funding to build this website was provided by the Legal Services Corporation’s Technology Initiatives Grant Program.

Use of this website
"Builders Services" or "Services" include, but are not limited to, the use of learnthelaw.org website, including its registration process, its classrooms, any of its free online classes, and other material that Builders host at its website and are subject to the terms and conditions of the following Terms of Service, and any additional notices found on Builders’ website that may be specific to one or more of Builders Services.

At its sole discretion, Builders may stop providing, suspend, restrict, or terminate Builders Services or parts and features of Builders Services to you or to users generally, temporarily or permanently, at any time without notice. Any classes you create or attend may be removed at Builders’ discretion and your login information to create a class may be deleted at Builders’ discretion. 

DISCLAIMER
The terms of the Disclaimer [link to https://www.learnthelaw.org/disclaimer] are included as part of these Terms of Services. And your use of this website shows that you agree to all of these terms.

ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
Your use of any part of the LearntheLaw.org website, is your okay that you are at least 18 years of age and that you agree to all the terms on this website. You may not use Builders Services if you do not accept this Terms of Service Agreement.

USER CONTENT
Some Builders Services may enable an authorized user to register at the website, submit, create, post, transmit, upload, display, or otherwise make available ("Submit") content that may be viewable by other users or by the public in general. Such content may include, but is not limited to: audio, video, textual content, computer files, pictures, and all other types of material and content ("Content").

As the authorized user, you agree that you are responsible for all Content that you Submit and you agree to indemnify and hold Builders harmless from any claim made by any third party due to or arising out of Content that you Submit. Further, when you Submit Content to any Builders Services, you agree not to:

  1. Submit Content that is an infringement upon any patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other such proprietary rights of any person or party;
  2. Submit Content that is defamatory, harassing, abusive, threatening, vulgar, hateful, obscene, offensive, profane, sexually oriented, invasive of a person's privacy, or unlawful;
  3. Knowingly Submit Content, legal or otherwise, which is inaccurate, false, or misleading;
  4. Impersonate any other person or entity;
  5. Allow any other person or entity to use your identification or account information to Submit Content; or
  6. Submit or otherwise transmit Content that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs intended to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer.

You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in Content which you Submit through Builders Services.

Builders’ reserves the right to remove any Content submitted for any reason.

CONTENT OF SERVICES
All Content which is accessible as part of, or through use of, Builders Services is the sole responsibility of the person from which such Content originated. Builder has no control over hyperlinks to external websites, content, downloads, or resources.

As a user at Builders’ website, you agree that Builders is not liable for the losses or damages that may be incurred as a result of external resources made available to you through Builders Services. You agree that you may be exposed to Content that you deem offensive or objectionable and that you use Builders Services at your own risk.

PASSWORDS AND PERSONAL ACCOUNTS
Anyone creating a class at learnthelaw.org is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of personal or organizational passwords associated with any account used to create classes hosted at learnthelaw.org.

Anyone with a password is responsible to Builders for all activities that occur under their account.

No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Builders strives to protect your personal information when it is stored on its system; however, Builders cannot ensure or warrant the security or services.

TERMINATING YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH BUILDER
At its sole discretion, Builder may terminate its relationship with any password holders at any time for any reason.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
BUILDERS SERVICES ARE DISTRIBUTED AND PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITH NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. BUILDERS DOES NOT WARRANT, GUARANTEE OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS (EXPRESS OF IMPLIED WHETHER BY STATUTE, COMMON LAW, CUSTOM, USAGE OR OTHERWISE) REGARDING NONINFRINGEMENT OF ANY PARTY'S RIGHTS, THE USE OF, OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF BUILDERS SERVICES. BUILDERS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ITS SERVICES OR ITS FUNCTIONS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. CLASSES CREATED BY USERS COULD INCLUDE INACCURACIES IN THE INFORMATION PRESENTED OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. BUILDERS DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY RELATED TO SUCH INACCURACIES OR ERRORS.

LIMIT OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL BUILDERS BE LIABLE TO YOU, OR ANY THIRD PARTY, FOR ANY LOSS, INTERRUPTION OF EDUCATION OR BUSINESS, CLAIMS OR COSTS, OR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY KIND (INCLUDING LOST PROFITS) REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACTS, TORTS (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF BUILDERS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATIONS AND EXCLUSIONS APPLY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. IN ANY CASE, USER'S SOLE REMEDY FOR ALL CLAIMS RELATED TO SERVICES SHALL BE THE AMOUNT PAID TO BUILDERS FOR THE SERVICES.

APPLICABLE LAW
This Agreement is governed by the laws of Illinois, USA. Failure by Builders to enforce this Agreement or any of its provisions shall not be construed as a waiver of this Agreement or of any of its provisions. In the event that any of the provisions of this Agreement are found to be unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in effect. Neither course of conduct nor trade practice shall modify this agreement or any of its provisions.

UPDATES TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE
Builders reserves the right to update, change, modify, add, or remove any portion of this Agreement at any time, in part or in full. Notice of changes will be posted at this webpage for 30 days. You agree to abide by any such changes by continuing to use any Builders Services after such changes have been made.

Revised December 16, 2015.