AuditNet® Terms and Conditions
Welcome to www.auditnet.org (the “Site”). This Agreement states the terms and conditions of the Site. Please carefully review this Agreement and the related Privacy Policy, the terms of which are incorporated herein, and agree that the terms of such policy are reasonable. You consent to the use of any information submitted to AuditNet in accordance with the terms of and for the purposes set forth in the Privacy Policy. By accessing, browsing, or using the Site (“Use”), all users and viewers acknowledge acceptance of the terms and conditions listed in this Agreement. If you do not accept the terms and conditions listed in this Agreement, please do not use the Site. This Agreement, as well as applicable laws, statutes, ordinances and resolutions, govern an access and use of the Site. In this Agreement, the words “you”, “your” and “user” mean (i) the Site user. The terms “AuditNet®”, “We”, “Us” and “Our” mean AuditNet® LLC.
YOU AGREE THAT AUDITNET® MAY MODIFY OR CHANGE THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT FROM TIME TO TIME IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION AND WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE TO YOU. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO CHECK PERIODICALLY THE ACCESS AGREEMENT FOR MODIFICATIONS AND CHANGES AND TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS IN EFFECT AT ALL TIMES.
1. License. With the exception of materials included in the subscriber section of the Site [Audit Program Annual Subscription Service], which are subject to a separate subscriber agreement , AuditNet® grants You a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-assignable, revocable license to view and temporarily download a copy of the materials displayed on the Site solely for Your personal and non-commercial use for Yourself or within Your organization (“Permitted Uses”). All such materials displayed or made available, including, but not limited to, graphics, documents, text, content, images, sound, video, audio, artwork, software, and HTML code (collectively, the “Material” or “Materials”) are the exclusive property of AuditNet® or its content suppliers. The Materials are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws and any other applicable intellectual property rules, regulations, and laws. Except for the Permitted Uses described above, you shall not without the prior written consent of AuditNet® (i) use, modify, distribute, publish, sell, re-sell, adapt, reverse engineer, or create derivative works of the Material (ii) use or post the Materials on other web sites, newsgroups, electronic bulletin boards, mailing lists or any other media, e.g., networking environment, or (iii) make any other use of the Materials, the Site or the Services.
This Agreement governs Your access to and use of the AuditNet® Site and related content, features or services provided to AuditNet® subscribers (the “Services”). We (along with Our third party grantors (“Grantors”)) retain control and ownership of the form and content of the Site and Services. The form and the content of the Site and all the Services may be revised from time to time. We reserve all rights with respect to the Services and the Site that are not otherwise expressly granted in this Agreement.
All trademarks, service marks, and logos (the “Marks”) displayed on the Site or used in connection with the Services are the exclusive property of AuditNet and their respective owners. You shall not use the Marks in any manner without AuditNet® and their respective owners’ prior written consent.
2. Privacy and Submission. By submitting or entering your Personal Information, as defined in the Privacy Policy, You grant Us a perpetual and worldwide license and right, but not the obligation, to use, copy, modify, display, distribute, download, store and transfer such Personal Information in order to fulfill our business purposes.
3. Third Party Content and Sites. Third party content may appear on the Site (“Third Party Content”) or may be accessible via links from the Site (“Linked Sites”). The Third Party Content and the Linked Sites are not controlled or monitored by AuditNet®. AuditNet® shall not be responsible for and assumes no liability for any third party content, materials or operations. The inclusion of the Third Party Content and the Linked Sites on the Site does not imply any relationship or association between AuditNet® and the owner of the Linked Sites or any endorsement, approval, advertising, offer, solicitation or sponsorship by AuditNet® with respect to the Linked Site, its contents or any products or services advertised or distributed through the Linked Site. AuditNet® includes the Linked Sites solely for your information and convenience. AuditNet is not responsible for the privacy practices employed by Linked Sites. You are solely responsible for your access of the Linked Sites and Third Party Content. You shall use your own judgment, caution, and common sense in using the Third Part Content and Linked Sites. Linking to this Web site (other than to the home page: www.auditnet.org) without the express written permission of AuditNet is strictly prohibited. To request permission to link to specific content on this Web site, please contact AuditNet in writing. AuditNet may cancel or revoke any permission it may give to link to any content on the AuditNet Web site at any time, for any reason, without any prior notice, and without any liability to You or any other person. Framing, mirroring, scraping or data mining any content on this Web site in any form and by any method is strictly prohibited.
4. Indemnification. You acknowledge that Our Grantors hold proprietary rights in content posted on the Site and that Your failure to comply with this Agreement will be a material breach of this Agreement and may cause Us to breach Our related agreements with such Grantors. You agree that You are solely responsible for use of the Site and Services and for all consequences of such use. You further agree to indemnify, defend and hold AuditNet, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, offices, directors, agents, employees, successors and assigns harmless from any claims, liabilities or demands of any third party, including, but not limited to, attorneys’ fees, resulting from or arising out of Your Use of the Site, Services, Materials, Submitted Materials or Your violation of any terms and conditions of this Agreement.
5. No Warranties; Not Professional Services or Advice; Limitation of Liability.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND ACCEPT THAT YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS RELATED TO OR RESULTING FROM YOUR USAGE, VIEWING, OR ACCESS OF THE SITE AND THE SERVICES.
THE SERVICES, THE MATERIALS, AND THE SITE ARE MADE AVAILABLE ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY SORT, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR DUTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, PERFORMANCE OR FREEDOM FROM ERRORS OR UNINTERRUPTED USE. THIS APPLIES TO ANY AND ALL COPIES OF THE SITE, INCLUDING ALL VERSIONS OR UPDATES THEREOF, AND TO ANY RELATED DATA, SERVICES, ADVICE OR MATERIALS.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE ARE NOT WARRANTING THAT ACCESS TO OR USAGE OF THE SERVICES AND THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE. WE DO NOT AND CANNOT CONTROL THE FLOW OF DATA TO OR FROM OUR NETWORKS AND OTHER PORTIONS OF THE INTERNET. SUCH FLOW DEPENDS IN LARGE PART ON THE PERFORMANCE OF INTERNET SERVICES PROVIDED OR CONTROLLED BY THIRD PARTIES. AT TIMES, ACTIONS OR INACTIONS OF SUCH THIRD PARTIES CAN IMPAIR OR DISRUPT YOUR CONNECTIONS TO THE INTERNET (OR PORTIONS THEREOF). ALTHOUGH WE WILL USE COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS WE DEEM APPROPRIATE TO REMEDY AND AVOID SUCH EVENTS, WE CANNOT GUARANTEE THAT SUCH EVENTS WILL NOT OCCUR. ACCORDINGLY, WE DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY RESULTING FROM OR RELATED TO SUCH EVENTS.
FURTHER, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE SITE, SERVICES AND MATERIALS DO NOT SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT LAWS, REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES AND OTHER MATTERS ADDRESSED IN THE SITE ARE SUBJECT TO INTERPRETATION AND THAT YOU SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR, AND WAIVE ANY CLAIM AGAINST US AND GRANTOR(S) FOR, ANY AND ALL LOSS, DAMAGE AND EXPENSE (OR CLAIM THEREOF) RESULTING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SITE, SERVICES AND MATERIALS. YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR BUSINESS OR REPORTING SITUATION(S) MAY NOT BE SUITED TO THE CONTENTS OF THE SITE, THAT INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONAL JUDGMENT, ANALYSIS AND ADVICE MUST BE APPLIED TO ANY USE OF THE SERVICES, AND THAT YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO SEEK PROFESSIONAL ADVICE WITH RESPECT TO ANY APPLICATION OF THE SERVICES TO ACTUAL BUSINESS OR REPORTING MATTERS OR SITUATIONS. YOU AGREE THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE, SERVICES AND MATERIALS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A RENDERING OF ANY TAX, LEGAL, ATTEST, ACCOUNTING, AUDITING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES OR ADVICE.
We shall not be liable for any consequential, incidental, indirect, special or punitive damage, loss, or expense, including damage, loss or expense for lost profits, business interruption or lost revenue or business opportunity, related to the Services, the Site, or this Agreement, even if We have been advised of the possibility or likelihood of such damages. These limitations shall apply in full regardless of the theory of relief asserted (including all forms of negligence).
You understand and agree that the provisions of this Section are for the benefit of AuditNet® and its Grantors, and their respective directors, officers, partners, representatives, employees and agents. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
6. Assignability. You may not assign this Agreement (including, but not limited to assignment by operation of law), nor any of your rights, duties or obligations to any other party. We may assign this Agreement or any of our rights, duties and/or obligations hereunder at any time without notice.
7. User Warranty. You agree to use the Service in accordance with this Agreement. The Service may not be accessed or used by or on behalf of any business or organization that provides internal audit or risk consulting services or by or on behalf of any business that we determine is our competitor.
8. Entire Agreement; Modification of Agreement. This Agreement is the complete and exclusive statement of the agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous proposals, inducements, promises, agreements and other communications, whether written or oral, relating to the subject matter hereof. To the extent that the parties enter into a written agreement respecting the subject matter hereof after the Acceptance Date with terms and conditions that differ from those contained in this Agreement, the terms and conditions of the subsequent agreement shall govern. No modification or amendment of this Agreement that you propose shall be effective or enforceable unless it is in writing and has been executed by Our authorized representative.
9. General. You agree that there is no employment, partnership, agency, or joint venture relationship between you and AuditNet® arising out of or resulting from your Use of the Site or the Services. This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States of America, without giving effect to any principles of conflict of laws. AuditNet® does not warrant that this Site or the Services will be lawful outside the United States. If you view, access, submit, or download materials to and from the Site outside the United States, you will be solely responsible for all your actions and assume all risks of doing so. You may not use or export any Materials or make any copy or adaptation in violation of any application laws, rules, or regulations, including, but not limited to, U.S. export laws and regulations. The failure or delay by either party to enforce the terms of this Access Agreement shall not be deemed as a waiver of such term. Sections 2, 3, 4 and 5 shall survive any termination of this Agreement for any reason. If any term herein is declared to be void or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining terms and conditions shall remain in full force and effect. Any legal action or proceeding relating to this Agreement shall be instituted in a state or federal court in Alexandria, Virginia and must be instituted within one year after the facts giving rise to the claim or cause of action were (or should have been) known, or it is barred.
You shall use the following contact methods for all notifications and other communications regarding AuditNet® or this Agreement:
Our e-mail address: editor@auditnet.org
Our mobile telephone number: (703) 839-5101
Our Mailing address:
AuditNet® LLC
P.O. Box 452
Oakton, Virginia 22124
Attn.: Jim Kaplan
All notices required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given if given personally or by commercial messenger or courier service, or mailed by registered or certified mail (return receipt requested) or sent via facsimile (with acknowledgement of complete transmission) to AuditNet at the address above and to You at the address provided by You to AuditNet. Notice so given shall be deemed given and received (i) if by mail on the third calendar day after mailing; (ii) by facsimile or personal delivery on the date of actual transmission or personal delivery, as the case may be; (iii) if by overnight courier on the next business day following the day such notice is delivered to the courier service; and (iv) if by e-mail on the date sent to the proper e-mail address of the addressee (with acknowledgement of complete transmission).
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