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TERMS AND CONDITIONS
TERMS OF USE
ALUMNICONNECTIONS® COMMUNITY
The Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory is provided by the Brooklyn Law School (BLS) and is designed to facilitate communication among alumni for personal or University-related purposes.
I. Privacy and Security
BLS has not, does not and will never sell alumni information to anyone. All alumni information is strictly guarded for use by individual alumni and BLS for personal and Law School-related purposes only.
BLS has taken all reasonable precautions to secure the personal information available through the online alumni directory. The Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory is password protected to allow access by registered BLS alumni only. Although this precaution should effectively protect any personal information available through the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory from abuse or outside interference, a certain degree of privacy risk is faced any time information is shared over the Internet.
Therefore, through the online alumni directory feature, you have the ability to hide your information from being viewed by other directory users.
II. Policy and Guidelines for Proper Use
To safeguard the operation of the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory, BLS has adopted many guidelines and policies that are used by the Law School to govern conduct, particularly conduct that occurs in an online environment.
In addition to the BLS's policies and guidelines, users of the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory must abide by the following specific rules and regulations:
A. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, republishing, uploading, downloading, posting, transmitting or duplicating any of the material is prohibited. You may download or copy any downloadable materials displayed on the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory for home, noncommercial and personal use only; provided, however, that you maintain all copyright, trademark and other notices contained in such material and you agree to abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in any material accessed through the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory.
B. Use of information or communications available through the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory for any commercial, public or political purposes is strictly prohibited. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, solicitations for commercial services, cold-calling of any kind or mass-mailings for commercial purposes. Information available through the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory may be used for specific personal and University-related purposes only.
C. Users shall not restrict nor inhibit any other user from enjoying any service on the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory. Posting of obscene materials or use of obscene language, posting of vulgar materials, or use of vulgar language, or use of abusive, defamatory, profane, or threatening language of any kind, will constitute a violation of these policies governing the use of the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory. Additionally, users shall not upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish any materials containing a virus or any other harmful component.
D. All aliases adopted by Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory users are subject to approval by the BLS to ensure that the proper image is associated with the institution.
BLS is not responsible for screening communications in advance, and will not actively monitor the use of the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory. For this reason, it is essential that the alumni users of the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory report any abuses or misuse of the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory to BLS. If BLS determines that a user's participation in the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory creates a liability for the BLS or that the user has violated the policies set forth herein, BLS reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take actions against the user. BLS reserves the right to expel a user and deny a user further access to the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory if such user violates these policies or any applicable laws or regulations.
III. Liability and Indemnity
The reliability of the information available through the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory is largely dependent upon the actions of community registrants. BLS can make no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of this information.
BLS does not warrant that the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory will operate error-free or that the site and its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful material. To the fullest extent permitted by the law, BLS disclaims all warranties, including the warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for particular purpose. In no event shall BLS be liable for any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, resulting from the use of or inability to use information or materials available on the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory.
By using the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless BLS and their respective agents from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, and expenses that may arise from your use of the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory or your breach of these policies. BLS will provide notice to you of any such action or claim, and reserves the right to participate, at our expense, in the investigation, settlement, and defense of any such action or claim.
Please note that BLS may revise these policies and your continued use of the site constitutes your agreement to comply with such modifications. You should review the policies periodically to ensure that you are familiar with them.
Participation in the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory is a privilege. By clicking on the "Accept" button, you agree to abide by the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory policies outlined herein. If you cannot accept these policies, please click on the "Do Not Accept" button to indicate that you cannot accept the policies and do not wish to register as a user of the Brooklyn Law School online alumni directory.
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