Website Terms and Conditions
Junior Achievement USA® and JA Worldwide® (together, "Junior Achievement" or "we") operate the "www.ja.org," "www.juniorachievement.org," "jausa.ja.org,", "*.engage.ja.org" and washington.ja.org websites ("Website") to provide you with online information about Junior Achievement and its products, services, information, and opportunities ("Services"). Certain areas of this site contain additional terms and conditions that are applicable to specific Content and Services and, those additional terms are incorporated in these Website Terms and Conditions (“Terms of Use”) and collectively govern your use of those areas of Content. These Terms of Use, which include our Privacy Policy and additional terms and conditions applicable to certain Content or Services on our Website, comprise the "Agreement" regarding your use of the Website. By accessing, viewing, or using the Website, you agree to be bound by each of the terms, covenants, conditions, and provisions set forth in these Terms of Use, and intend these Terms of Use to be the equivalent of a signed, written contract.
Questions pertaining to these Terms of Use should be directed to: newmedia@ja.org for clarification.
Please note that Junior Achievement reserves the right to modify these Terms of Use and the Services offered by Junior Achievement from time to time without prior notice to you. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review the Website and these Terms of Use periodically and to be aware of any modifications. Your continued use of the Website after such modifications will constitute your acknowledgement of the modified Terms of Use and agreement to abide and be bound by the modified Terms of Use.
Use of Website
Your use of the Website is subject to all applicable laws and regulations. You may use the Website and the Services that you see, hear, or otherwise experience on the Website ("Content") solely for your personal, non-commercial purposes and to learn about our Services. By your use of the Website, no right, title, or interest in any Content is conveyed to you. You may not use, alter, copy, distribute, transmit, or derive another work from any Content or Services obtained from the Website, except as expressly permitted by these Terms of Use or the particular area of the Website. We reserve the right to modify the Website, the look and feel of the Website, and the Content on the Website without prior notice to you. You are solely responsible for the contents of any communications you make or post through the Website.
You understand and agree that temporary interruptions of the services available through the site may occur as normal events. You further understand and agree that we have no control over third-party networks you may access in the course of the use of the site, and therefore, delays and disruption of other network transmissions are completely beyond our control.
Privacy Policy
Use of the Website is also governed by our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into this Agreement by this reference. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for information about information we may collect from you and how we use that information.
Intellectual Property Rights
All Content contained on the Website and the Junior Achievement Services referenced or included within this site, unless otherwise indicated, are protected by law, including, but not limited to, United States copyright and trademark laws, as well as other state, national and international laws and regulations. Unlawful copying or use of Junior Achievement's intellectual property and intellectual property rights it owns or licenses will be considered infringement. Junior Achievement USA licenses certain of its intellectual property rights from JA Worldwide. JA Worldwide, Junior Achievement USA's area licensees, and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors and agents, and their suppliers, sponsors, and advertisers, are collectively referred to as the "License Parties" in this Agreement. Junior Achievement USA and JA Worldwide are the owners or licensees of the various trademarks and logos on the Website. You may download and reprint one copy of any Content on the Website for personal, non-commercial use only. Otherwise, you may not copy, post, modify, distribute, or reproduce any such intellectual property in any way. In addition, to the extent the Website references, mentions or links to any copyrighted material, trademarks, or other proprietary information belonging to third parties, you may not copy, post, modify, distribute, or reproduce any such intellectual property without obtaining the prior written consent of the owner of such proprietary rights.
Third Party Content, Sites and Services
The Website may contain links to other Internet sites, resources and/or sponsors of the Website. We do not verify, warrant, endorse or take responsibility for the availability, accuracy, completeness, or quality of the content contained in these outside sites. Junior Achievement is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Junior Achievement of the site or any association with its operators. For the websites comprised of "*.engage.ja.org", the asterisk is used here to represent the different area licensees that use that domain extension. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for additional information regarding those websites.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The content and other information provided on this website have been prepared and provided to you for general information purposes only. although we strive to provide you with accurate information, the content on this website may include typographical errors, inaccuracies or other mistakes. all materials and services on the website are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or the warranty of non-infringement. without limiting the foregoing, we make no warranty that (a) the services and materials will meet your requirements, (b) the services and materials will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (c) the results that may be obtained from the use of the services or materials will be effective, accurate, or reliable, (d) the quality of any products, services or information obtained by you from the site will meet your expectations or be free from mistakes, errors or defects, or (e) any files which you download will be free of viruses or other harmful disruptive code. We assume no responsibility for the timeliness, deletion, misdelivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings. The use of the services or the downloading or other acquisition of any materials through this site is done at your own discretion and risk.
Limitation on Liability
In no event shall we nor the license parties be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or punitive damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including without limitation those resulting from loss of use, data or profits, whether or not we have been advised of the possibility of such damages, and whether based in contract, tort, strict liability or any other theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use of the website or of any website referenced or linked from the site. Further, neither we nor the license parties shall be liable in any way for third-party goods and services offered through the site. some jurisdictions prohibit the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
International Use
Although the Website may be accessible worldwide, we make no representation that Content on this site is appropriate or available for use in locations outside the United States, and accessing them from territories where their contents are illegal is prohibited. Those who choose to access the Website from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. Any offer for any product, service and/or information made in connection with this Website is void where prohibited.
U.S. Export Controls
To the extent any software is available in connection with the Services ("Software"), it is further subject to United States export controls. No Software may be downloaded from the Services or otherwise exported or re-exported in violation of U.S. export laws. By downloading or using the Software, you represent and warrant that such download or use is not in violation of any such law.
Disputes
If the terms of this Agreement are not acceptable to you, then we recommend that you cease use of this Website to avoid any violations of this Agreement. If there is any dispute about or involving the Services, you agree that the dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado without regard to conflict of law provisions and you agree to personal jurisdiction by and venue in the state and federal courts of the State of Colorado. Either Junior Achievement or you may demand that any dispute between Junior Achievement and you arising out of this Agreement must be settled by arbitration utilizing the dispute resolution procedures of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) in Colorado.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold Junior Achievement USA, JA Worldwide and the License Parties harmless from any loss, liability, claim, damages or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Website, Content or Services in violation of this Agreement and/or arising from a breach of this Agreement and/or if any Content that you post on the Website or through the Services causes Junior Achievement USA, JA Worldwide or the License Parties to be liable to another.
Other
This Agreement, together with our Privacy Policy, any product disclaimers, and any other terms and conditions referenced or incorporated herein constitute the entire agreement between you and Junior Achievement regarding the use of the Website. The failure of Junior Achievement to exercise or enforce any right or provision of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in this Agreement are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. This Agreement operates to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of this Agreement is unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision is deemed severable from this Agreement and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Please contact us at: newmedia@ja.org with any questions regarding this Agreement.