Welcome, and thanks for using ceacapa.com, social media channels managed by CEA CAPA Education Abroad, or any other website or service offered by CEA CAPA (collectively, the “Services”). When You (as defined
below) access or use the Services, You are agreeing to our Terms of Service inclusive of our Privacy Policy and Mobile Terms and Conditions ("Terms"), so please take a few minutes to carefully read and
understand these Terms. If You do not agree to be bound by these Terms, please do not use the Services.
CEA CAPA Education Abroad may revise these Terms at any time by posting an updated version to this Web page. You should visit this page periodically to review the most current Terms because they are binding on You. The terms "You" and "User" as used in these Terms
refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing the Services for any reason. The term "post" as used herein means information that You contribute on any website associated with the Services.
1. Eligibility
By visiting any website associated with or offered by the Services or accepting these Terms, You represent and warrant to CEA CAPA Education Abroad that You have the right, authority and capacity to agree to and abide by these Terms. You also represent and warrant
to CEA CAPA Education Abroad that You will use the Services in a manner consistent with any and all applicable laws and regulations.
2. Copyright and Trademarks
CEA CAPA Education Abroad authorizes You to view and access a single copy of the content available on or from the Services solely for your personal use. The contents of ceacapa.com and of all other Web sites and social media channels under CEA CAPA Education Abroad's
control, whether partial or otherwise such as text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, software and other CEA CAPA Education Abroad content (collectively, "CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content"), are protected under both United States and foreign copyright, trademark
and other laws. All CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content is the property of CEA CAPA Education Abroad and its content suppliers or clients. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement and assembly) of all content on the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites is the exclusive
property of CEA CAPA Education Abroad and is protected by United States and foreign copyright, trademark, and other laws. Permission is granted to copy and print portions of this site for the sole purpose of evaluating, applying, advising or participating
in a CEA CAPA program. Unauthorized use of the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content may violate these laws, and is strictly prohibited. You must retain all copyright, trademark, service mark and other proprietary notices contained in the original CEA CAPA Education Abroad
Content on any authorized copy of the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content.
You agree not to sell or modify the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute, alter or otherwise use the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose, in connection with products or services
that are not those of the Services, in any other manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers, that disparages or discredits CEA CAPA Education Abroad or its licensors, that dilutes the strength of CEA CAPA Education Abroad's or its licensor's property,
or that otherwise infringes CEA CAPA Education Abroad's or its licensor's intellectual property rights. You further agree to in no other way misuse CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content that appears on any of the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites. The unauthorized use of the CEA CAPA
Education Abroad Content on any other Web site or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited. Any code that CEA CAPA Education Abroad creates to generate or display any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content or the pages making up any CEA CAPA Education Abroad
Site is also protected by CEA CAPA Education Abroad's copyright and you may not copy or adapt such code.
If You believe that your copyrighted work or trademark has been uploaded, posted or copied to any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site and is accessible on such CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site in a way that constitutes copyright or trademark infringement, please contact us to begin the investigation process.
3. Acceptable Use
Users may not use the Services to transmit, post, distribute, store or destroy material, including without limitation, CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content, (a) in violation of any applicable law or regulation, (b) in a manner that will infringe the copyright, trademark,
trade secret or other intellectual property rights of others or violate the privacy, publicity or other personal rights of others, or (c) that is defamatory, obscene, threatening, abusive or hateful.
Users are also prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site, including without limitation, the following activities: (a) accessing data not intended for such User or logging into a server or account which
the User is not authorized to access; (b) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (c) attempting to interfere with service to any User,
host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site, overloading, "flooding", "spamming", "mailbombing" or "crashing"; (d) decipher, decompile, disassemble or reverse engineer any of the software
comprising or in any way making up a part of any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site; (e) aggregate, copy or duplicate in any manner any of the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content or information available from any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site, without express written consent from
CEA CAPA Education Abroad; (f) use of any robot, spider, crawling, scraping, or other automated device, process, or means to access this site; (g) frame or link to any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content or information available from any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site; or (h)
forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting. Violations of system or network security may result in civil and/or criminal liability. CEA CAPA Education Abroad will investigate occurrences that may
involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting Users who are involved in such violations.
CEA CAPA Education Abroad sites or social media channels managed by CEA CAPA Education Abroad are not the appropriate mediums to report health and/or safety emergencies, as they will not receive an immediate response. If appropriate, contact local authorities first, then
use the 24/7 U.S. emergency phone number by calling 800-266-4441, or contact your onsite CEA CAPA staff members.
4. Registration Information
When You register with any the Services, You will be asked to create a CEA CAPA Education Abroad Account or other account and provide CEA CAPA Education Abroad with certain information including, without limitation, a valid email address (your "Information"). Information
you submit will be used in accordance with CEA CAPA Education Abroad's Privacy Policy, which is expressly incorporated into these Terms.
You understand and acknowledge that you have no ownership rights in your CEA CAPA Education Abroad Account, and that if you cancel your CEA CAPA Education Abroad Account, all your account information from the Services, including Profiles, favorites and photos, may be deleted
in CEA CAPA Education Abroad's databases. In addition, third parties may retain cached copies of your Information.
5. User Content and Submissions
You are solely responsible for your account information, University account information, Profile, content (including, without limitation works in any form, media, or technology whether now known or later developed), messages, photos, or other information
(collectively, "User Content") that You post on any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site or transmit to other Users. You agree that in submitting User Content or otherwise using any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site that you will not impersonate any person, or submit any materials
to CEA CAPA Education Abroad or the Services that are false, inaccurate, misleading, unlawful, or are otherwise in violation of your obligations under these Terms.
By posting User Content to any public area of any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site, You automatically grant to CEA CAPA Education Abroad and its affiliates an irrevocable, royalty-free, perpetual, fully paid, non-exclusive right (including moral rights) and worldwide license
to use, copy, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, communicate to the public, perform, display, and distribute such User Content (in whole or in part) and to prepare derivative works of, or incorporate into other works (in any form, media
or technology now known or later developed, for the full term of any rights that may exist in such content) such User Content, and to grant and authorize sublicenses thereof (through multiple tiers).
You also represent and warrant that You have the right to grant or that the holder of any rights, including moral rights in such content, has completely and effectively waived all such rights and validly and irrevocably granted to You the right to grant
the license stated above. If you post User Content in any public area of any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site, You also permit any User to access, display, view, store and reproduce such User Content for personal use. Subject to the foregoing, the owner of such
User Content placed on any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site retains any and all rights that may exist in such User Content.
CEA CAPA Education Abroad acts as a passive conduit for the online distribution and publication of User Content and has no obligation to screen User Content, communications or information in advance and is not responsible for screening or monitoring User Content
posted by Users. However, CEA CAPA Education Abroad may review and remove any User Content that, in its sole judgment, violates these Terms, CEA CAPA’s Student Handbook, social media policies, applicable laws, rules or regulations; is abusive, disruptive,
offensive or illegal; may cause harm to the CEA CAPA brand; or violates the rights of, or harms or threatens the safety of, Users of the Services. CEA CAPA Education Abroad reserves the right to expel Users and prevent their further access to the Services and/or
use of any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site for violating these Terms or applicable laws, rules or regulations. CEA CAPA Education Abroad may take any action with respect to User Content that it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion if it believes that
such User Content could create liability for CEA CAPA Education Abroad, damage CEA CAPA Education Abroad's brand or public image.
CEA CAPA Education Abroad does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, or reliability of User Content or any other communications posted by Users or endorse any opinions expressed by Users. You acknowledge that any reliance on material posted by
other Users will be at your own risk.
The following is a partial list of User Content that is prohibited on the Services or any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites. The list below is for illustration only and is not a complete list of all prohibited User Content.
Content that:
- is implicitly or explicitly offensive, such as User Content that engages in, endorses or promotes racism, bigotry, discrimination, hatred or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual;
- harasses, incites harassment or advocates harassment of any group or individual;
- involves the transmission of "junk mail", "chain letters," or unsolicited mass mailing or "spamming";
- promotes or endorses false or misleading information or illegal activities or conduct that is abusive, threatening, obscene, defamatory or libelous;
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promotes or endorses an illegal or unauthorized copy of another person's copyrighted work, such as providing or making available pirated computer programs or links to them, providing or making available information to circumvent manufacture-installed
copy-protect devices, or providing or making available pirated music or other media or links to pirated music or other media files;
- contains restricted or password-only access pages, or hidden pages or images;
- displays or links to pornographic, indecent or sexually explicit material of any kind;
- provides or links to material that exploits people under the age of 18 in a sexual, violent or other manner, or solicits personal information from anyone under 18; or
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provides instructional information about illegal activities or other activities prohibited by these Terms, including without limitation, making or buying illegal weapons, violating someone's privacy, providing or creating computer viruses or pirating
any media; and
- solicits passwords or personal identifying information from other Users.
If notified by a User of User Content or other materials which allegedly do not conform to these Terms, CEA CAPA Education Abroad may in its sole discretion investigate the allegation and determine whether to take any other actions whether to remove or request
the removal of the User Content. CEA CAPA Education Abroad has no liability or responsibility to Users for performance or nonperformance of such activities.
6. Links to Other Sites
The Services and certain other CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites may contain links to third-party Web sites. These links are provided solely as a convenience to You and not as an endorsement by CEA CAPA Education Abroad of the contents on such third-party Web sites. CEA CAPA
Education Abroad is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party Web sites. If You decide to access linked third-party Web sites, You
do so at your own risk.
7. Limitation of Liability
CEA CAPA Education Abroad may take any action with respect to User Content that it deems necessary or appropriate in its sole discretion if it believes that User Content could create liability for CEA CAPA Education Abroad, or damage CEA CAPA Education Abroad's brand or public
image. While CEA CAPA Education Abroad reserves the right in its sole discretion to remove User Content or other material from CEA CAPA Education Abroad owned sites and managed channels CEA CAPA Education Abroad does not assume any obligation to do so and disclaims any liability
for failing to take any such action.
The Services, CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites and the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors, including pricing. CEA CAPA Education Abroad makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the Services,
CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites or the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content. The use of the Services, all CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites and the CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content is at your own risk. Changes are periodically made to the Service and CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites and may be made
at any time.
CEA CAPA Education Abroad cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Services or any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site. No advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by a User from CEA CAPA Education Abroad or through or from the Services
or any other CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site shall create any warranty not expressly stated herein.
8. Disclaimer of Warranty
CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES OR ANY CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT ANY CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD SITE AND ITS SERVERS ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. IF YOUR USE OF ANY CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD SITE
OR THE CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD CONTENT RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS. THE SERVICES, CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD SITES AND CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS
WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD, 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. CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD
MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD CONTENT, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, GRAPHICS, AND LINKS.
9. Disclaimer of Consequential Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD, ITS SUPPLIERS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON ANY CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD SITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL AND CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING
FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICES, ANY CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD SITE AND THE CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD CONTENT, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT
CEA CAPA EDUCATION ABROAD IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
10. Indemnity
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless CEA CAPA Education Abroad, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting
fees, alleging or resulting from (i) any User Content or other material You provide to any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site, (ii) your use of any of the Services or CEA CAPA Education Abroad Content, or (iii) breach of these Terms by you or any other person accessing
the site using your Internet account. CEA CAPA Education Abroad shall provide notice to You promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding.
11. General
The Services of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of Illinois, 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 CEA CAPA program) shall be in the state or federal courts located in Illinois. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Services (including
but not limited to applying to or participating in a CEA CAPA program) must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or is barred forever. CEA CAPA’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 CEA CAPA Education Abroad 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. CEA CAPA Education Abroad may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
Certain features or areas of the Services or other CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites may be subject to additional Terms. By using such areas, or any part thereof, You agree to be bound by the additional Terms applicable to such areas.
12. Term and Termination
These Terms will remain in full force and effect while You are a User of the Services at any level. CEA CAPA Education Abroad reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to pursue all of its legal remedies, including but not limited to removal of your User Content
from the Services and the other CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites and immediate termination of your registration with or ability to access the Services and the other CEA CAPA Education Abroad Sites and/or any other services provided to You by CEA CAPA Education Abroad, upon any
breach of these Terms or if CEA CAPA Education Abroad is unable to verify or authenticate any information You submit to the Services or pursuant to other CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site registration. Even after You are no longer a User of the Services, certain provisions
of these Terms will remain in effect.
These Terms constitute a binding agreement between You and CEA CAPA Education Abroad, and is accepted by You upon your use of the Services or any CEA CAPA Education Abroad Site.
Privacy Policy
In the simplest terms, we take your privacy seriously. Our privacy policy incorporates the following goals:
- We never sell, rent, share, or barter your information, except to comply with law;
- We never ask you for personal information unless we truly need it;
- We only store personally identifiable information when required for the on-going operation and provision of our services; and
- We never process credit card transactions within our network, nor do we store your credit card information.
For more information, please read our Privacy Policy or email us at hello@ceacapa.com.