Terms of Service
Last Updated: 4/10/2023
Welcome to the Northwest Hospital and Northwest School of Medicine’s Learning Management System (LMS). These Terms of Service (the “Terms”) govern your use of our LMS. Please read these Terms carefully before accessing or using the LMS. By accessing or using the LMS, you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use the LMS.
1. Your Use of the LMS
1.1. Eligibility: You must be at least 18 years old or the age of majority in your jurisdiction to use the LMS. If you are using the LMS on behalf of an organization, you represent and warrant that you have the authority to bind that organization.
1.2. Registration: To access certain features of the LMS, you may be required to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
1.3. Access and Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account credentials and for all activities that occur under your account. You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your account.
2. User Content
2.1. Your Content: You may submit, upload, or post content to the LMS, including comments, questions, and other materials (“User Content”). You retain ownership of your User Content, but by submitting, uploading, or posting it, you grant us a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sublicensable, and transferable license to use, reproduce, distribute, prepare derivative works of, display, and perform your User Content in connection with the LMS.
2.2. Content Guidelines: You agree not to submit, upload, or post any User Content that is unlawful, infringing, defamatory, obscene, offensive, or otherwise violates these Terms.
3. Use of the LMS
3.1. Prohibited Conduct: You agree not to engage in any of the following activities while using the LMS:
- Violating any applicable laws or regulations.
- Interfering with or disrupting the LMS or servers.
- Using automated systems, bots, or other unauthorized means to access or use the LMS.
- Impersonating another person or entity.
- Engaging in any form of harassment, hate speech, or offensive behavior.
3.2. Termination: We reserve the right to terminate or suspend your account and access to the LMS if you violate these Terms or for any other reason without notice.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
4.1. LMS Content: The LMS and its content, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, videos, software, and other materials, are owned by or licensed to us and are protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights.
4.2. Use of Content: You may use LMS content only for your personal, non-commercial use. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, or create derivative works from any LMS content without our prior written consent.
5. Privacy
Please review our Privacy Policy to understand how we collect, use, and disclose information about you.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
The LMS is provided “as is” and “as available” without any warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
7. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, we shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages, or any loss of profits or revenues, whether incurred directly or indirectly, or any loss of data, use, goodwill, or other intangible losses, resulting from (a) your use or inability to use the LMS; (b) any unauthorized access to or use of our servers and/or any personal information stored therein; (c) any interruption or cessation of transmission to or from the LMS; (d) any bugs, viruses, trojan horses, or the like that may be transmitted to or through the LMS; or (e) any errors or omissions in any content or for any loss or damage incurred as a result of the use of any content posted, emailed, transmitted, or otherwise made available through the LMS.
8. Changes to these Terms
We may revise these Terms from time to time, and the most current version will always be posted on the LMS. By continuing to access or use the LMS after revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the updated Terms.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about these Terms, please contact us at [email protected]