THE AJI NETWORK USER AGREEMENT
PRIVACY POLICY AND GENERAL RELEASE
The Aji Network, Inc. (“The Aji Network” or “we”) considers the
protection of personal privacy to be one of our priorities. This privacy policy and general release (“Policy”)
gives you specific information on how we protect your privacy, how we treat
personal and financial information, and the choices you have. By agreeing to the terms of this Policy, you
agree that The Aji Network has the
right to use your likeness, testimonials, name and other information which
identifies you for advertising, data collection or any lawful purpose. Your contact information will be used to
contact you or send you information about our services. Your financial information will be kept
confidential and will only be used to verify your qualification for certain
services and to bill you. We protect
against threats and unauthorized access of personal and financial information. We will not share your confidential
information with third parties who are not connected with a transaction
involving The Aji Network Programs,
as defined below, unless such disclosure is necessary.
When you visit The
Aji Network website(s), we automatically track information, including but
not limited to, IP address, domain server, type of computer and browser which
is helpful to us for marketing purposes and to improve your experience on our
web site. We also store your password
for your convenience.
This Policy applies to The Aji Network website(s) and all programs, courses, conferences,
workshops and other services owned or provided by The Aji Network, Inc., together referred to as “The Aji Network Programs”. In connection with effectively providing its
services, The Aji Network gathers
personal, financial, and demographic information from students and applicants
through submission of applications, completion of other personal information
inquiries, emails, and posted messages on our forums. From time to time, The Aji Network may add new websites, programs, services or
products (collectively referred to as “Programs”). This Policy applies only to sites owned and
services provided by The Aji Network,
not to any third parties including our vendors and suppliers.
As a condition to participation in The Aji Network Programs and completing
an application with us, you agree to be bound by the terms of this Policy and
the use of your identity for lawful purposes.
Additional terms and conditions which govern your participation in The Aji Network Programs are contained
in our program participation agreements and other terms of use on our website(s),
as applicable, which you will be notified of at the time of your registration
for the applicable services.
By
using or accessing The Aji Network
Programs, you are accepting the practices described in this Policy.
The Policy is accessible through The Aji Network website in a number of
ways, including from a link entitled “Legal” at the bottom of the theajinetwork.com
home page. You acknowledge that this
Policy may change over time. We reserve
the right, in our sole discretion, to revise this Policy at any time. If we decide to change our Policy, we will
post the revised policy on theajinetwork.com website(s). Any changes are effective immediately upon
posting to The Aji Network Site. As we may make changes at any time without
notifying you, we suggest that you periodically consult this Policy. Please note that our rights to use your
personally identifiable information will be based on the privacy policy in
effect at the time the information is collected. Your continued use of The Aji Network Programs constitutes your agreement to all such
terms and conditions of the Policy and revised versions of such Policy.
In
the event that your credit card information is lost or stolen, or someone may
have used your password without permission, you must notify us immediately.
We
recommend that minors under the age of 18 ask their parents for permission
before sending any information about themselves to anyone over the Internet.
Information
Collection and Use
We may gather navigational data that indicates the
areas of The Aji Network website(s)
you access. We may customize the
advertising and marketing messages you receive through The Aji Network or enter into agreements with outside companies
that possess the technology that allows The
Aji Network to perform this type of targeted advertising. Your click stream data about your activities
on The Aji Network website may be
shared with these companies so this customization can be accomplished. Anonymous click stream and demographic information
may also be collected and distributed. We
also use and share navigational data in aggregate, non-personal form to understand
how our users as a group use The Aji
Network Programs.
Below are more details about the personal
information we may gather from you and how we may use it.
Application
Information. When you apply or subscribe for The Aji Network Programs or other
materials, we will ask you for certain minimum required information, such as
email address, and you create your own
user name and password. Your password is
encrypted so only you know what it is.
Use of
Cookies. When
you enter The Aji Network website(s),
we store certain information from your browser using “cookies.” A cookie is a piece of data stored on the
user’s computer tied to information about the user. We use session ID cookies to confirm that
users are logged in and to store password information.
Sharing
Non-Personal, Identity or Testimonial Information.
The Aji Network may share information
that is not confidential information with other third parties not mentioned in
this Policy. We may also share your
identity, likeness, or testimonials with the public or third parties for
advertising or any other lawful purpose.
You agree to allow The Aji Network
to share information about your identity and your testimonials without first
examining or approving how such information is used. You agree to release The Aji Network, its agents, management and employees from any claims
in connection with invasion of privacy or libel due to the alteration or
blurring of your image or reproduction of your testimonials.
Future
Business Transactions. By submitting
your personal information to The Aji
Network, you agree that in the event of a merger, acquisition,
reorganization, sale of all or substantially all of its assets, or the sale of
an individual website owned by The Aji
Network, we may transfer your information to a third party as a part of
such merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale, or other future business
transaction.
Legal
Authorities. We may also disclose confidential
information to legal authorities in cases when we reasonably believe that it is
necessary to identify someone who may be violating our policies or any other terms
of use, or who may be a threat to The Aji
Network or third party rights, property, or personal safety. We may disclose confidential information to
comply with valid legal process such as a duly issued search warrant, subpoena
or court order.
Information
Storage and Security
The Aji Network
takes appropriate precautions to protect our users’ information. Your confidential information is located on a
secured server behind a firewall. We protect your
confidential information with technical, administrative and physical safeguards
to protect against loss, unauthorized access, destruction, misuse, modification
and improper disclosure. No computer
system or information can ever be fully protected against every possible hazard. However, The
Aji Network is committed to providing reasonable and appropriate security
controls to protect our website(s) and all confidential information against
foreseeable hazards.
Notwithstanding these security measures, please be
aware that when you submit confidential information to our website(s), the
information may travel over many systems that are not under The Aji Network’s control. We take the protection of user data seriously
and to that end take reasonable safeguards to prevent interception of any
confidential information.
Accessing,
Correcting and Updating Your Information
You have the ability to review, change and correct
the personally identifiable information you provide us. If you are a registered user, you can access,
correct or update your account or other personal information. If you are a registered user, you may also
request that we remove from our databases the information you provided when you
registered with The Aji Network by
calling us at (408)
730-2234. When you register or access our web site, you
may opt out of receiving future e-mail communications from us.
Protection of Materials and Concepts
All
material and concepts presented, either orally or written, are confidential
communications and are intended solely for your personal use in The Aji Network Programs. All collaboration, including online
collaboration, regarding course work and course materials are to be held within
the security of our website and not on any other internet site or other
forum. You must obtain written permission
from The Aji Network prior to:
Showing or lending the materials to any third party
Using any of the materials and concepts, either
directly or indirectly, in any course, workshop, training program or management
program, in their present or modified form
Reproducing, copying, distributing, or transmitting in
any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy,
recording, or any information storage and retrieval system such materials and
concepts either in their present or modified form
Modifying, publishing, transmitting, transferring,
creating derivative works from, distributing, displaying, or in any way
exploiting any of the materials, in whole or in part
Uploading any of the materials, in whole or in part, to
a publicly accessible website
This
agreement provides protection for copyrighted and proprietary materials that
extend beyond that provided by copyright law for published materials and you
agree to abide by these terms.
Documents
that are written by participants will belong to both the individual
participant(s) who write the paper as well as The Aji Network. That is,
both parties will retain the copyright and may use the paper, including
re-writing it and using it in other business endeavors, as they choose.
Liquidated Damages
You agree that it would be impracticable to determine the amount
of damages caused by a breach of the provisions in the Protection of Materials and Concepts section above. Therefore, if you breach the terms and
conditions set forth above, you shall pay to
The Aji Network liquidated damages in the sum of $10,000 per incident of
breach. You agree that the liquidated damages set forth in this paragraph
represent reasonable compensation for the loss that would be incurred by The Aji Network due to any such breach.
Trademarks
Unless otherwise specified, all product and service
names, slogans, graphics, icons and logos are registered trademarks, common law
trademarks, trade names or service marks (Marks) of The Aji Network and its affiliates.
The Aji Network reserves all
right, title and interest to said Marks and you agree not to use them without
the prior written approval of The Aji
Network.
Your Acceptance by Electronic Signature
You
hereby agree to the use of electronic communication in order to subscribe,
place orders or create other records and to the electronic delivery of notices,
policies and records of transactions initiated or completed through our website(s). Furthermore, you hereby waive any rights or
requirements under any laws or regulations in any jurisdiction which require an
original (non-electronic) signature or delivery or retention of non-electronic
records, to the extent permitted under applicable mandatory law.
YOU
EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THIS
POLICY AND RELEASE AND THAT YOU HAVE READ THIS POLICY AND UNDERSTAND THE
RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS, TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH HEREIN. BY CLICKING ON THE ACCEPT BUTTON AND/OR
CONTINUING TO USE THE AJI NETWORK PROGRAMS, YOU EXPRESSLY CONSENT TO BE BOUND
BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS HEREIN.