The following are the terms of use (“Terms of Use”) that define the relationship between Connect1, Inc. (“Company”, “Connect1, “we,” or “us”) and you, and govern your use of Connect1 Products. Connect1 Products includes the Connect1 Website and any associated mobile applications (“Connect1 Apps”) or products and services that Company may provide now or in the future (collectively, the “Services” or the "Products"). Your use of the Services are subject to all terms and policies posted on this site (including the Privacy Policy). The Terms of Use contains general terms that apply to you as a user of the Connect1 Services (“User”) along with additional terms that may apply to you as a User registered as a teacher, school leader, aide, parent group leader, parent or other similar school community member (“School Community Personnel”).
If you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity (including if you are School Community Personnel entering on behalf of your school), you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to these terms and conditions, in which case the terms “you”, “your” or “User”shall refer to such entity. If you do not have such authority, or if you do not agree with these terms and conditions, you much not accept this Agreement and many not use the Services.
The Terms of Use may be revised from time to time through an updated posting, and therefore you should check the Terms of Use periodically. Revisions are effective upon posting and your continued use of the Services following the posting of revisions to the Terms of Use will indicate your acceptance of such revisions.
Users are granted, subject to these Terms of Use, a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable, and non-transferable license to access and use the Services for personal and non-commercial use only. Modifications of the Services or use of the materials for any purpose other than as contemplated in the Products is a violation of Connect1’s copyright and proprietary rights. You agree not to reverse engineer, duplicate, publish, modify, or otherwise distribute the materials in the Services unless specifically authorized in writing by Connect1 to do so. Connect1 does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any information or content. You agree that you must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of such content.
As a condition of your use of the Services, you warrant to Connect1 that you will not use the Services for any purpose that is unlawful or prohibited by the Terms of Use. You agree not to use the Services in any manner that could damage, disable, overburden,or impair the Services or interfere with any other party’s use and enjoyment of the Services. You agree not to obtain or attempt to obtain through the Services any materials or information not intentionally made available to you through the Services. You agree not to use the Services to upload,post, distribute, link to, publish, reproduce, engage in or transmit any of the following, including but not limited to: – Illegal, fraudulent, libelous,defamatory, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, abusive, hateful,harassing, offensive, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, inflammatory,inappropriate or objectionable information or content of any kind.
We reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders at our sole discretion.
To the extent that certain areas of the Services provide Users an opportunity to post messages or other information(collectively, “Postings”), BE ADVISED THAT CONNECT1 HAS NO OBLIGATION TO SCREEN, EDIT, OR REVIEW SUCH POSTINGS PRIOR TO THEIR APPEARANCE ON THIS SITE, and Postings do not necessarily reflect the views of Connect1. To the fullest extent permitted by applicable laws, Connect1 shall in no event have any responsibility or liability for the Postings (or the loss thereof for any reason) or for any claims, damages, or losses resulting from their use (or loss) and/or appearance on the Products. The Postings may be accessible to other Users within your associated school community. Connect1 reserves the right to monitor all Postings and to remove anything which it considers in its absolute discretion to be offensive or otherwise in breach of these Terms of Use or for any other reason as it deems necessary. You hereby represent and warrant that you have all necessary rights in and to all Postings and all material they contain; that your Postings shall not infringe any proprietary or other rights of third parties; that your Postings shall not contain any viruses or other contaminating or destructive devices or features; that your Postings will not contain any defamatory, indecent, offensive, tortious, or otherwise unlawful material or content; and that your Postings will not be used to carry out or solicit any unlawful activity and/or be used to make commercial solicitations. You hereby authorize Connect1 to use and/or authorize others to use all or part of your Postings in any manner, format, or medium that Connect1 or such other parties see fit. You shall have no claim or other recourse against Connect1 for infringement of any proprietary right in Postings.
COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE COMPANY SERVICES WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SERVICES AND ITS SERVERS ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS. THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY COMPANY ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. COMPANY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING THE WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE PRODUCTS, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY OR ITS AFFILIATES OR EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, OFFICERS, OR SHAREHOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF USER’S ACCESS TO, OR USE OF, THE SERVICES OR THE CONTENT OR MATERIALS THEREIN, WHETHER IN A CONTRACT ACTION OR BASED ON NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHER TORT ACTION, OR ANY OTHER CLAIM WHATSOEVER, EVEN IF COMPANY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT WILL COMPANY’S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES,AND CAUSES OF ACTION, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, OR OTHERWISE,EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, IN USING THE PRODUCTS.
Users of the Services may be required to provide their credit card details to Company or the payment service provider retained by Company (the “PSP”). Users will be responsible for paying agreed-upon fees for the Services . Users of the Services will be liable for any taxes (“Taxes”) required to be paid on the Services provided under the Agreement (other than Taxes on the Company’s income).
All paid plans must enter a valid payment account. Free accounts are not required to provide payment account information. An upgrade from the free plan to any paying plan will immediately bill you.
For monthly payment plans, the Service is billed in advance on a monthly basis and is non-refundable. There will be no refunds or credits for partial months of service, upgrade/downgrade refunds, or refunds for months unused with an open account.
For annual payment plans, the Service is billed up front for a one (1)-year period and is non-refundable. Your annual plan will automatically renew for successive one (1)-year periods, and you will be charged the applicable fees on each annual anniversary of your purchase, unless you cancel prior to the end of the then-current annual term. There will be no refunds or credits for partial terms of service, upgrade/downgrade refunds, or refunds for unused terms with an open account.
Certain credits may apply when you purchase an upgrade to the Service or switch from a monthly plan to an annual payment plan.
We reserve the right to change our fees and to institute new charges at any time (including, for clarity, for any renewal), upon notice to you via email notice, written or hard copy notice, or through posting of such notice on our website, as determined by Connect1 in our sole discretion. Your use of the Service following such notification constitutes your acceptance of any new or increased fees. All fees are exclusive of all Taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and you shall be responsible for payment of all such Taxes, levies, or duties, excluding only United States (federal or state) Taxes.
In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”), we will promptly respond to claims of copyright infringement that are reported to the agent we have designated to receive notifications of claims of infringement, whose contact information is:
Connect1, Inc.
12110 Sunset Hills Rd. #600
Reston, VA 20190
Attn: Jeff Sant
Email: copyright@connect1.io
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide our agent with written notice of the claimed infringement that includes the following:
a) A physical signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright allegedly infringed;
b) A description of the copyrighted work that is claimed to have been infringed;
c) A description of where the allegedly infringing material is located on the Product;
d) Your address, telephone number, e-mail address and any other information reasonably sufficient to allow us to contact you;
e) A statement from you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
f) A statement made by you, under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or are authorized to act on the owner’s behalf.
The Products may provide links to third party websites or resources. Because we do not control such websites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that Connect1 is not responsible or liable for the content, products or performance of such third party websites and resources, and you hereby irrevocably waive any claim against Connect1 with respect to such websites and resources. Connect1 reserves the right to terminate any link at any time without notice. The inclusion of a link to such another website or resource does not constitute or imply an endorsement, authorization, sponsorship, or affiliation by Connect1 of that website or resource, or any products or services provided therein. The information practices of those websites are not covered by this Terms of Use(and the Privacy Policy therein) or any other policies or terms applicable to the Products. We recommend that you review any terms of use and privacy policy of any linked third party website before providing any information to that website or using its products and services.
The entire content of the Services are the proprietary property of Connect1 and/or its licensors, and are protected by U.S. and international copyright and other intellectual property laws. The reproduction, redistribution, modification or publication of any part of the Services without the express written consent of Connect1 and/or its licensors is strictly prohibited. You agree not to display, disparage, dilute, or taint our trademarks or use any confusing similar marks or use our trademarks in such a way that would misrepresent the ownership of such marks. Any permitted use of our trademarks by you shall be to the benefit of Connect1.
This Agreement, and any rights and licenses granted here under, may not be transferred or assigned by you, but may be assigned by Connect1 without restriction. Any attempted transfer or assignment in violation hereof shall be null and void.
The Terms of Use constitute the entire agreement between you and Connect1, govern your use of the Services, and supersede any prior agreements between you and Connect1. These Terms of Use and the relationship between you and Connect1 will be governed by the laws of the State of Virginia without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and Connect1 agree to submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the County of Fairfax, State of Virginia. The failure of Connect1 to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Use shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use remain in full force and effect. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Services or these Terms of Use must be filed within one (1) year after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at info@connect1.io.
