Terms & Conditions

of use for the Website of the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group

November, 2005

AS USED HEREIN, THE TERMS "YOU" AND "USER" SHALL MEAN ANY VISITOR TO THE WEBSITE.
"WE" MEANS THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY AND/OR THE STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY & EARTH RESOURCES GROUP.

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. BY ACCESSING THIS WEBSITE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS THIS WEBSITE. THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS MAY CHANGE, FROM TIME TO TIME IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION. ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON-LINE AT THIS SITE OR ELSEWHERE ON-LINE. BY CONTINUING TO ACCESS A SITE AFTER NOTICE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

1. Disclaimer

You are strictly prohibited from unauthorized use of our systems or this Website, including but not limited to unauthorized entry into our systems, misuse of passwords, or misuse of any information posted to this Website.

Use of this Website may be monitored, tracked and recorded. Anyone using this Website expressly consents to such monitoring, tracking and recording. You are responsible for being familiar with the current version of these Terms and Conditions posted on the Website during each session.

Sites may include unmoderated forums or private Pages containing the personal opinions and other expressions of the persons who post entries on a wide range of topics. The content of these Sites, or the links to other web sites, are not screened, approved, reviewed or endorsed by neither Harvard University, nor the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group nor any Harvard-affiliated entity ("Harvard"). Neither Harvard University nor the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group are a publisher of any of the content of the Sites, or of any content that may be available through links to and from them, and is acting solely as an internet service provider. 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1).

The text and other material on these Sites are the opinion of the specific author and are not statements of advice, opinion, or information of Harvard University or the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group. If you feel you might be offended by the content of the Sites, you should not continue.

2. Copyright notices

The works of authorship contained in this Website, including but not limited to all design, text, sound recordings, and images, are owned, except as otherwise expressly stated, by the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group. Except as otherwise expressly stated herein, they may not be copied, transmitted, displayed, performed, distributed (for compensation or otherwise), licensed, altered, framed, stored for subsequent use, or otherwise used in whole or in part in any manner without the owner's prior received consent, except to the extent permitted by the Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. § 107), as amended, and then, only with notices of the owner's proprietary rights.

Except for any third party exchange data, you may download information and print out a copy for your personal use, so long as you do not remove any copyright or other notice as may be contained in information, as downloaded.

The Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe your copyright has been violated on one of our Site, please give notice to our group.

3. Students

Students of Harvard using this Site are expected to abide by the words of the Resolution on Rights and Responsibilities of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences adapted on April 14, 1970, which provides:

“By accepting membership in the University, an individual joins a community ideally characterized by free expression, free inquiry, intellectual honesty, respect for the dignity of others, and openness to constructive change.”

We do not accept any form of discrimination or harassment on these Sites. Although the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group does not routinely screen or monitor content posted by users to the Site, the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group reserves the right to remove content which violates the above rules of which it becomes aware, but is under no obligation to do so. If you believe that there is any form of discrimination or harassment on one of our Site, please give notice to our group.

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, if any, and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password.

Finally, you agree that you will not access or attempt to access any other user's account, or misrepresent or attempt to misrepresent your identity while using the Sites.

4. Disclaimer of Warranty/Limitation of Liability

THESE SITES AND ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THEREIN ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR USE OF A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT.

Harvard University and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group do not warrant, and hereby disclaim any warranties, either express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any Site, information obtained from a Site, or link to a Site. Harvard University and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group do not warrant that Sites will operate in an uninterrupted or error-free manner or that Sites are free of viruses or other harmful components. Use of information obtained from or through these Sites is at your own risk.

YOU AGREE THAT NEITHER HARVARD UNIVERSITY NOR THE STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY & EARTH RESOURCES GROUP WILL BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES, NEITHER ACTUAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, NOR TO YOUR (OR ANY THIRD PARTY'S) USE OR INABILITY TO USE A SITE, NOR TO YOUR PLACEMENT OF CONTENT ON A SITE, NOR TO YOUR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH A SITE. IN PARTICULAR, THE STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY & EARTH RESOURCES GROUP WILL HAVE NO LIABILTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE, (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, ERRORS, LOSS OF DATA, OR INTERRUPTION IN AVAILABILITY OF DATA), ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE A SITE, OR ANY PURCHASES ON THIS SITE, OR YOUR PLACEMENT OF CONTENT ON A SITE, OR TO YOUR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH A SITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTORY OR OTHER LAW, EXCEPT ONLY IN THE CASE OF DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY WHERE AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES SUCH LIABILITY.

Harvard University and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group makes no representation regarding your ability to transmit and receive information from or through the Sites and you agree and acknowledge that your ability to access the Sites may be impaired. Harvard University and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group disclaims any and all liability resulting from or related to such events.

5. Potential Disruption of Service

You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware, software, and other equipment needed to access and use this Website. Access to this Website may from time to time be unavailable, delayed, limited or slowed due to, among other things: hardware failure, including among other things, failures of computers (including your own computer), servers, networks, telecommunication lines and connections, and other electronic and mechanical equipment; software failure, including among other things, bugs, errors, viruses, configuration problems, incompatibility of systems, utilities or applications, the operation of firewalls or screening programs, unreadable codes, or irregularities within particular documents or other content; overload of system capacities; damage caused by severe weather, earthquakes, wars, insurrection, riots, terrorism, civil commotion, act of God, accident, fire, water damage, explosion, mechanical breakdown or natural disasters; interruption (whether partial or total) of power supplies or other utility of service; strike or other stoppage (whether partial or total) of labor; governmental or regulatory restrictions, exchange rulings, court or tribunal orders or other human intervention; or any other cause (whether similar or dissimilar to any of the foregoing) whatsoever beyond our control.

If access to this Website is unavailable, delayed or limited, or if this Website does not operate quickly and efficiently, you may be unable to transmit your instructions for transactions and other matters, or such instructions may not be promptly executed or you may be unable to retrieve information on a timely basis. If your operations are dependent on such communications with us, and such communications are disrupted or delayed, you may suffer losses. Harvard University and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group will not be liable for any such loss.

6. Links to other sites

The Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group Site may include hyperlinks to websites maintained or controlled by others. The Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group is not responsible for and does not routinely screen, approve, review or endorse the contents of or use of any of the products or services that may be offered at these websites.

Links to unaffiliated websites are provided solely as pointers to information on topics that may be useful to users of this Website, and we have no control over the content on such unaffiliated websites. If you choose to link to a website we do not control, we make no warranties, either express or implied, concerning your use of or inability to use such site, the content of such site, including the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability thereof for any particular purpose, nor do we warrant that such site or content is free from any claims of copyright, trademark, or other infringement of the rights of third parties or that such site or content is devoid of viruses or other contamination. We do not guarantee the authenticity of documents on the Internet.

Links to unaffiliated sites do not imply any endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, products, information, or services offered at such sites, or any representation regarding the content at such sites and we expressly disclaim any such endorsement or representation. In addition, these third party websites may have a privacy policy or security practices different from this Website so it is important to read the policies of those sites before sharing your personal information.

7. Indemnification.

You agree to indemnify and hold Harvard University and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group harmless from any claims, losses or damages, including legal fees, resulting from your violation of these Terms, your use of a Site or your placement of any content onto a Site, and to fully cooperate in Harvard University's and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group's defense against any such claims.

8. Governing Law and Interpretation

If any of the terms or provisions of these Terms and Conditions shall be held to be unenforceable, the remaining terms and provisions shall be unimpaired and the unenforceable term or provision shall be replaced by such enforceable term or provision as comes closest to the intention underlying the unenforceable term or provision. These Terms and Conditions shall be subject to any other agreements you have entered into with us. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not be given any legal import.

Your access to and use of the Website, and the terms of this disclaimer are governed by the laws of the State of Massachusetts and applicable U.S. federal laws. In addition, any action against Harvard University and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group arising from or relating to your access to and use of the Website, and the terms and conditions of this agreement, must be brought by you in state or federal court located in the State of Massachusetts. You also consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located within the State of Massachusetts, for the adjudication of all claims by Harvard University and the Structural Geology & Earth Resources Group Chase against you arising from or relating to your access to and use of the Website, and the terms and conditions of this agreement.

Yours Truly,

The Structural Geology and Earth Resources Group

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