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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE.

By using this website, you signify your assent to these terms of use, all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If LLC (“The Scholar ship” or “The Company”) or some third party who licensed to The Scholar Ship Program LLC the right to use such material. Unless otherwise expressly noted, nothing that you read or see on this website may be copied or used except as provided in these Terms and Conditions of Use or with the prior written approval of The Scholar Ship Program LLC (hereinafter referred to as the “Company”). To obtain such approval, please call +1 305.982.2449.

We grant you permission to print individual pages from this website, unless otherwise expressly noted, for your own personal, noncommercial use in learning about, evaluating or purchasing the Company's program. No other permission is granted to you to print, copy, reproduce, distribute, license, transfer, sell, and Trademarks sections below for additional details.

We make no warranties or representations to you that your use of any materials displayed on this website will not infringe the rights of third parties.

Disclaimers

The Company has used reasonable efforts in collecting, preparing and providing quality information and material, but does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy, completeness, adequacy or currency of the information contained in or linked to this website. Users of information from this website or links do so at their own risk. We assume no liability or responsibility for any errors or omissions in the content of this website. While the Company may make changes to the information in this website or to its program at any time without notice, the Company makes no commitment to update the information on its website.

THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY FOR INFORMATION SERVICES OR OTHER SERVICES OR PROGRAMS PROVIDED THROUGH OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, COMPANY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIALS WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKES THE COMPANY WEBSITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.

THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT THE COMPANY) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION.

APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL THE COMPANY BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIALS IN THIS WEBSITE EVEN IF THE COMPANY OR A COMPANY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE 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 SHALL THE COMPANY'S TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT [INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE], OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THIS SITE.

GOVERNING LAW

The Company has offices in Miami, Florida U.S.A., and its website resides on servers in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania U.S.A. You agree that these terms of use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

You consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the courts in, and agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in, the state or federal courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. You hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. If any provision of these terms shall be unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between us relating to the subject matter herein and shall not be modified except in writing, signed by both parties.

Any personal data you transmit to this website by electronic mail or otherwise will be used by the Company in accordance with the privacy policy of the Company located below. That privacy policy defines what is considered to be personal data. Any other communication or material you transmit to this website, such as questions, comments and suggestions, will be treated as non-confidential and nonproprietary. The Company shall be free to use such communication or material, including any ideas, inventions, concepts, techniques or know-how disclosed therein, for any purpose without any obligation to you.

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Copyrights

Unless otherwise expressly noted, all materials, including images, illustrations, designs, icons, and photographs appearing anywhere on this website are protected by worldwide copyright laws and treaty provisions. The copyright on such materials is held by the original creator of the materials. None of the materials may be copied, reproduced, displayed, modified, published, uploaded, posted, transmitted or distributed in any form or by any means other than as described in the Linking Policy section or with the Company’s prior written permission. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on this website may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.

U.S. Government Rights: United States Government license rights in the materials appearing on this website are limited to those mandatory rights identified in ARS 252.227-7015(b) and all other applicable laws and regulations. All other use is prohibited without the prior written approval of The Scholar Ship Program LLC. Use of any of the materials appearing on this website by the Government constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of the Company's proprietary rights in the materials.

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Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks, logos and graphics (the "Trademarks") appearing on this website are registered and unregistered Trademarks of The Scholar Ship Program LLC or others.

Other product names used in this publication are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective companies. No license or right is granted by implication, estoppel or any other means to use any Trademark appearing on this website.

Any use of The Scholar Ship’s Trademarks or linking to this website must follow the terms set out in our Linking Policy section. A partial list of the Trademarks owned by The Scholar Ship is set out below. If you are unsure whether a trademark, service mark, logo or graphic not on the list is the property of The Scholar Ship or if you have any questions about the use of The Scholar Ship’s Trademarks, please contact our Web master. The Scholar Ship vigilantly enforces its intellectual property rights and will actively seek the recovery of any costs and damages it may incur preventing the misuse or misappropriation of its property.

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Linking Policy

The Terms and Conditions of Use set forth herein apply to the entire group of websites owned, operated, licensed or controlled by The Scholar Ship. This website contains links to or frames of non-Company websites. We try to include links and frames only to other sites that are in good taste, but we do not control nor are we responsible for the contents of those sites. Similarly, we cannot guarantee that such non-Company websites will not change without our knowledge. The inclusion of a link to or frame of any non-Company websites does not imply the Company's endorsement of the linked or framed sites or their content. Any concerns regarding any such service or resource, or any link thereto, should be directed to the particular service or resource

The Company encourages links to its website by non-Company websites. Any such links to this website must conform to the following rules:

Unless the Company provides you with prior authorization in writing, any link to this website must use The Scholar Ship logo, which is protected by trademark law.

The Company grants you a limited license to use this logo, but does not transfer title in this logo to you. The logo may only be used as an active link to this website.

You may not use our logo to imply that any portion of the Company has sponsored or endorsed your website without receiving the prior written permission of the Company.

You may not alter the logo in any way, including proportions or colors, and may not animate or morph the logo to change the appearance.

You may not use the logo on any site which, in the Company's sole discretion, disparages The Scholar Ship or its program.

The logo may only be used on webpages which, in the Company's sole discretion, make accurate references to the Company and its program. The logo must be placed on the same page as the reference to The Scholar Ship and as close to the reference as feasible.

Any link to this website must only be to the home page. As an example, the home page of various Company websites may be viewed and accessed from the link displayed beneath the logos listed below. No "deep linking" to other pages on a Company website is permitted without the Company's prior written consent.

The Company may, in its sole discretion, terminate your right to use this logo at any time. The Company may take action against any use of the logo that does not conform to these policies or that infringes any right held by the Company and will actively seek the recovery of any costs it may incur preventing any such misuse or damages that may result from such misuse.

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Other Logos And Graphics

No logos or graphics other than those listed here may be used without the prior written approval of the Company. Any unauthorized use of any materials contained on a Company website may result in criminal or civil penalties, and the Company will actively seek the recovery of any costs and damages it may incur preventing the misuse or misappropriation of its property.

PRIVACY POLICY

At The Scholar Ship Program, we are committed to protecting the personal information that you share with us through the Internet.

This statement sets forth our privacy policy regarding information you provide to us through the use of our website. This statement also provides you with information on how to prevent your personal information from being collected or shared when you visit our website, respond to our web-based promotions or send us an e-mail.

The Information We Gather

We collect information about you through two principal means: through technology (for example, IP addresses and cookies) and through your voluntary submission of information.

1. Non-Personally Identifiable Information Using technology, our site can collect information about the type of browser you are using, your operating system and your IP address information. An IP address is a number that is automatically assigned to your computer and is recognized by Web technology whenever you are surfing the Internet. None of this information is considered personally identifiable information. As technology evolves, additional methods of information gathering may be used, such as "pixel tags" (also known as "web beacons" and "clear gifs").

We also use cookies and other technologies to collect non-personally identifiable information for a variety of purposes, such as to improve the design and content of our website and to enable us to provide a more personalized experience when you browse the Internet. Most industry-standard Web browsers have an option that allows you to turn off all cookies or have your computer inform you each time that a request to place a cookie is being made. If you turn cookies off (or refuse to accept a request to place a cookie), you may not have access to some features on our website and some of our services.

We may provide aggregate non-personally identifiable information to third parties (such as marketers, ad-server companies and advertisers) that make use of general customer data. We may also share that information with concessionaires aboard our ship and other third parties. The Scholar Ship is not liable for information that is inaccurate due to technical defects in software used on our website, whether induced by our systems or by software provided by third parties.

2. Personally Identifiable Information You can use the majority of our website without being required to divulge any personally identifiable information to us. To participate in or use some of the activities available on our site you may be required to provide certain personally identifiable information (such as your name and e-mail address). In addition, in connection with some activities, we collect additional personally identifiable information such as your date of birth, address and telephone number.

When corresponding with you via e-mail, we may use a variety of technologies, such as "clear gifs" or "web beacons," to let us know, among other things, whether you received and opened our e-mail. The clear gif included in the e-mail may establish a cookie on your system that further allows us to tailor information to fit your personal interests.

The Scholar Ship will not trade, sell or share such personally identifiable information for use by any third parties unless we have informed you, been authorized by you or are required by law to do so. In addition, such personally identifiable information shall not be disclosed to third parties unless we have informed you, been authorized by you or are required by law to do so. The term "third parties" does not include any subsidiaries or affiliates of The Scholar Ship, service providers or vendors acting on The Scholar Ship’ behalf or agents or the purchaser of substantially all of the assets of The Scholar Ship or a subsidiary or affiliate of The Scholar Ship. Our policy is to require that third parties keep that information confidential. We reserve the right to disclose personally identifiable information, without notice, if we believe that such action is necessary to defend and protect the rights or property of The Scholar Ship and its website or to protect the personal safety of users of The Scholar Ship, its website or the public.

Your credit card number is used to process your payment for program fees and will not be shared with third parties that are not involved with the transaction.

How We Use the Information Gathered

We use the information that you share with us for these purposes:

To provide the program benefits you request

To improve the content of our site and enhance your user experience

To ensure proper billing

To measure student demand or interest in our program

For marketing and promotional purposes, including to provide you with information about the programs offered by The Scholar Ship and its subsidiaries and affiliates

How Do I Change My Personally Identifiable Information Or Tell The Scholar Ship That I Don't Want to Be Contacted?

Our website sometimes provides you the opportunity to choose to receive communications from us when we request information from you. You always have the option of removing your name from our e-mail mailing list(s) so that you will not receive further e-mail promotional communications from us. In order to ensure immediate removal from any list, it is best to follow the specific instructions outlined within the communications you receive from us. If you are unable to complete the process indicated in such communications, send us an e-mail.

Links and Third Parties

Our website often provides links to resources that we believe may be useful. These links will lead you to websites operated by third parties that operate under different privacy policies. We encourage you to review those privacy policies, as we have no control over information you may submit to those third parties.

Our website may use third parties, such as ad-server companies, to present or serve advertisements that you may see on our website. Our website may also include advertisements placed by third parties. Our privacy policy does not cover any information collected by those third parties nor does it cover how they may use such information.

How Do We Protect Your Information?

Security for all personally identifiable information is extremely important to us. To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy and ensure the correct usage of information, we monitor and adjust our physical, electronic and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that data transmitted over the Internet will always be secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personally identifiable information, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us or from our online products and services and you do so at your own risk. Upon receipt of your transmission, we strive to ensure the security of that information in our systems.

What About Children Under the Age of 13?

Our website is not targeted at children (minors under thirteen years of age) and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children who have not obtained parental consent.

Privacy Policy Updates

By using our website, you signify your acceptance of this Privacy Policy. The Scholar Ship reserves the right to modify, alter or otherwise update this policy at any time. Visitors are encouraged to review this policy from time to time to stay abreast of any changes. Your continued use of our website following the posting of any changes to this policy means you accept those changes.

Questions or Comments?

If you have any further questions or comments regarding our Privacy Policy, please send us an e-mail with your questions or comments. This privacy policy was last modified on March 20, 2002.