Terms and Conditions of Use

Please carefully read these terms and conditions before using these Harcourt Religion Publishers World Wide Web pages (the "Harcourt Site"). By using the Harcourt Site you indicate your agreement to these terms and conditions. Please do not use the Harcourt Site if you do not agree with these terms and conditions. 1. Copyright and Proprietary Rights The Harcourt Site is the property of Harcourt, Inc. ("Harcourt") and its licensors and is protected by United States and International Copyright laws. All copyright, trademark and other proprietary rights in the Harcourt Site and in the software, text, graphics, design elements, audio, music and all other materials originated or used by Harcourt on the Harcourt Site (the "Harcourt Information") are reserved to Harcourt and its licensors.

You may not reproduce, upload, post, transmit, download or distribute any part of the Harcourt Information or information on sites accessible through links on the Harcourt Site ("Other Sites") other than printing out or downloading portions of the text and images for your own personal, non-commercial use provided that (i) you keep intact all copyright and other proprietary notices, (ii) you make no modifications to the materials, (iii) you do not use the materials in a manner that suggests an association with any of our products, services, or brands, and (iv) you do not download quantities of materials to a database that can be used to avoid future downloads from the Harcourt Site and/or Other Sites. You may not modify the Harcourt Site, Other Sites, or any material residing on such sites. You shall observe copyright and other restrictions imposed by Other Sites. You may not use the Harcourt Site or Other Sites in any manner that infringes the rights of any person or entity.

Domain names and trademarks of Other Sites, or contained in information accessed at Other Sites, are the sole property of their respective owners. No affiliation with, endorsement of, or sponsorship by Harcourt should be inferred.
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2. Responsibility for Content Harcourt does not screen, edit or review material submitted by users. Therefore, Harcourt accepts no responsibility or liability for any material which may reside in or is accessed by the Harcourt Site other than Harcourt Information. Harcourt has no responsibility with respect to the Other Sites.

You may not link, upload, post or transmit any illegal, obscene, offensive, gambling or otherwise inappropriate material to the Harcourt Site. While Harcourt has no duty to review or edit the materials submitted by users, any such material may be removed by Harcourt at any time for any reason.
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3. Exclusions Of Warranties No warranties of any kind are made with respect to the Harcourt Site, Harcourt Information, or Other Sites. HARCOURT DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE HARCOURT SITE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS, WILL BE ACCURATE, OR WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE HARCOURT SITE OR THE SERVERS MAKING MATERIALS AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDE AND DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. HARCOURT SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE OR LOSS OF ANY KIND ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR USE OF THE HARCOURT SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION DATA MISAPPROPRIATION, LOSS OR CORRUPTION, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH LIABILITY IS BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE.
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4. Submissions All concepts, ideas, comments, manuscripts, illustrations, and all other materials disclosed or offered to Harcourt on or in connection with this Site are submitted without any restrictions or expectation of confidentiality. Harcourt shall not have any financial or other obligation to you when you submit such information, and you waive the right to assert any proprietary or moral right of any kind with respect to such submissions. Harcourt shall have the right to use, publish, reproduce, transmit, download, upload, post, display or otherwise distribute your submissions in any manner without notice or compensation to you.
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5. Links to Other Sites Links to Other Sites may appear from time to time on the Harcourt Site. These links have been established to offer additional resources on subjects you find of interest on the Harcourt Site. In some instances, such links are a result of cooperative projects with organizations that own, operate or maintain the Other Sites.

Harcourt has no control over content that appears on Other Sites. Such content is subject to change and/or elimination. Harcourt assumes no responsibility for content, including factual errors and continuing availability, appearing on Other Sites.
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6. Links to the Harcourt Site Teachers, parishes, schools and educators may establish a link or links to the Harcourt Site, subject to compliance with the following requirements:

- You may not frame or alter the appearance of the Harcourt Site.

- You may neither state nor imply that Harcourt endorses, sponsors or otherwise approves your site or any Other Sites.

- You must abide by all of the other terms and conditions of use set forth in this document. For example, you may not reproduce or host Harcourt Information on your Website.

- You agree not to portray Harcourt or Harcourt Information in any negative or derogatory manner.

- Your site may not contain any (i) vulgar, obscene, pornographic or indecent language or images, (ii) material that is untrue, defames, abuses, harasses or threatens others, (iii) statements that are bigoted, hateful, mean spirited, ethnically offensive or racially demeaning, (iv) material violating any person's right of privacy, (v) material involving or encouraging gambling activities, and (vi) unauthorized copyrighted material.
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7. Destructive Devices It is your responsibility to take precautions to ensure that your computer and/or network is protected from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, or any other devices with destructive intent. In no event will Harcourt be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages to you from the use of the Harcourt Site or the Other Sites.
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8. Parental/Teacher Direction Children are encouraged to check with their parents or teachers before visiting Websites. Parents and teachers should closely monitor the online activities of children.
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9. Modification of Terms and Conditions Harcourt reserves the right to change, modify, add, or remove portions of these terms and conditions at any time. Please review these terms and conditions periodically for changes. Your continued use of the Harcourt Site following the posting of changes to these terms and conditions will mean you accept all such changes.
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10. . Export Controls You agree that your use of the Harcourt Site will comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations that govern the export of technical data.
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11. Choice Of Law, Jurisdiction and VenueThis Harcourt Site is operated from our offices in the State of Florida, United States of America. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida, without reference to any conflict of law principles. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms and conditions shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Orange County, Florida. You further consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of these courts for the purposes of litigating any such action.
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12. Compliance with Laws Harcourt endeavors to ensure that the Harcourt Site complies with the requirements of United States laws as well as the foreign laws of any country where it is intended for the Harcourt Site to be viewed. In the event that a foreign country's law may not be fully satisfied, then Harcourt shall be deemed not to be directing the Harcourt Site to that particular country.
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13. IndemnificationYou hereby indemnify, defend, and hold us and our affiliates and our officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all liabilities and costs (including reasonable attorneys' fees') incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of this Agreement. You shall use your best efforts to cooperate with us in the defense of any claim. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you.
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14. Limitation of Liability UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE, SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE HARCOURT SITE OR MATERIALS OR FUNCTIONS ON THE HARCOURT SITE, EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN THE EVENT APPLICABLE LAW DOES NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OUR TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT [INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, NEGLIGENCE], OR OTHERWISE) WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU, IF ANY, FOR ACCESSING THE HARCOURT SITE.
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15. Limitation of ClaimsThe user must bring any action on any claim against Harcourt within one (1) year following the date the claim first accrued, or it shall be deemed waived.
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16. General Provisions If any of these terms and conditions shall be unlawful, void or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall be deemed severable from these terms and conditions and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between the parties and may not be modified except in writing signed by both parties.
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17. Terms and Conditions of Use of Harcourt Affiliated CompaniesDue to the diverse nature of our businesses, companies within the Harcourt family may have terms and conditions of use that differ from this policy. In such cases, the terms and conditions of use of the particular Harcourt company will be posted and will supersede the provisions of this document in the event of a conflict.