Welcome to LUConnect (the "Site"). This Site is intended to provide an online platform for individuals to connect with experts for advice and consultation. While we want you to enjoy the experience of visiting our Site, we also want you to understand the terms to which you agree when visiting the Site. References to "we," "our," "us", "Loyola Connect" or "LUConnect" herein refer to Loyola University – Chicago (“Loyola”), an Illinois 501c3 nonprofit, and our service providers and designees as deemed appropriate by us.
By accessing this Site, you are agreeing to these Terms of Use, our Privacy Policy and any other legal notices, terms and policies on this Site (together referred to as "Terms"), all of which are expressly incorporated herein by this reference. If you are entering into this agreement on behalf of a company or other legal entity, you represent that you have the authority to bind such entity to the Terms, in which case the terms "you" or "your" shall refer to such entity.
You agree to use the Site only in accordance with the Terms, whether you are a "Visitor" (which means that you simply browse the Site) or you are a "Member" (which means you have registered with us for the Site). The term "User" means a "Visitor" or a "Member." Please read and save all of the Terms. If you do not agree with the Terms, do not use this Site or any of its features. If you register to become a Member you may be required to indicate your acceptance to these Terms during the registration process.
We may amend or terminate any Terms at any time and such amendment or termination will be effective at the time we post the revised Terms on the Site. Each time you use the Site you should visit and review the then current Terms that apply to your transactions and use of this Site. Your continued use of the Site after we have posted revised Terms signifies your acceptance of such revised Terms. If you are dissatisfied with the Site, its content or any Terms (including as modified), you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site. The Terms are the entire agreement between you and Loyola with respect to your use of the Site.
Use of the Site and its features and registration to be a Member ("Membership") is void where prohibited. By using the Site and its features, you represent and warrant that (a) you are not a minor and may otherwise enter into and form binding contracts under applicable law; (b) all registration information you submit is truthful and accurate; (c) you will maintain the accuracy of such information; and (d) your use of the Site and its features does not violate any applicable law or regulation.
The Terms, as we may revise them from time to time, shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Site features or are a Member. You may terminate your Membership at any time, for any reason, by providing written notice to us. We may terminate your Membership at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice or explanation, and without liability. Even after Membership is terminated, the Terms will remain in effect and you will remain bound by them except that your right to use the Site as a Member will terminate.
If you register to become a Member, you will be asked to choose a user name (or email address) and password. You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of this information. You are not permitted to allow anyone else to use your user name and password to log into the Site. You must notify us immediately if you suspect any unauthorized use of your account or access to your password. You are solely responsible for any and all use of your account so please be vigilant in protecting its confidentiality.
Users have a non-transferable, non-exclusive license to access this Site, to view information contained at this Site and to interact with the Site solely for their own personal use and not for any commercial purpose. You agree not to use the Site for any unlawful purpose. You agree not to rent, retransmit, disclose, publish, sell, assign, lease, sublicense, market, or transfer the Site or any portion thereof or use it in any manner not expressly authorized by the Terms. You agree not to copy, reverse engineer, translate, port, modify or make derivative works of any portion of the Site.
Tampering with the Site, misrepresenting the identity or age of a user, using buying agents or conducting fraudulent activities on the Site are prohibited.
We may, but are not obligated to, allow you to upload content for display on the Site. If we allow this feature, please choose carefully the information you post on the Site, provide to other Users and/or otherwise make available to us and through the Site. Your content may not include any form of prohibited content, as outlined below. Despite this prohibition, information, materials, products or services provided by other Members (for instance, in their profile or displayed on the Site in areas in which users can post content) may, in whole or in part, be unauthorized, impermissible or otherwise violate the Terms, and we assume no responsibility or liability for this material. If you become aware of misuse of the Site or its features by any person, please click on the "Contact Us" link on the Site pages and follow the directions as to how to contact us.
We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to reject, refuse to post or remove any posting by you, or to deny, restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice or explanation, and without liability. We expressly reserve the right to remove your profile and/or deny, restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to all or any part of the Site if we determine, in our sole discretion, that you have violated the Terms, pose a threat to us, our suppliers and/or our Users or for any other purpose we determine in our sole discretion.
Loyola does not claim any ownership rights in the text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, musical works, works of authorship, applications, or any other materials (collectively, "Content") that you post on the Site (if applicable). After posting your Content to the Site, you continue to retain any such rights that you may have in your Content, subject to the limited license herein. The Site may contain Content of Users and other licensors. Except as provided within the Terms, you may not copy, modify, translate, publish, broadcast, transmit, distribute, perform, display, or sell any Content appearing on or through the Site.
By displaying, publishing Content on the Site, or otherwise submitting Content to us (collectively, "posting"), you hereby grant to Loyola an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, modify, delete from, add to, create derivative works of, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce and distribute (and to sublicense the foregoing rights through multiple tiers of licensees) such Content on or through the Site. From time to time, we may remove Content from the Site, permanently or temporarily.
You represent and warrant that: (i) you own the Content posted by you on or through the Site or otherwise have the right to grant the licenses set forth above, and (ii) the posting of your Content on or through the Site does not violate the privacy rights, publicity rights, contract rights, intellectual property or any other rights of any person or entity. You agree to be fully responsible for and to pay any and all royalties, fees, and any other monies owing any person or entity by reason of any Content posted by you.
The Site also contains Content provided by Loyola, including, without limitation, text, images and logos ("Loyola Content"). Loyola Content is protected by copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret and other laws, and Loyola owns and retains all rights in the Loyola Content and the features and functionality of the Site. Loyola hereby grants you a limited, revocable, nonsublicensable license to reproduce and display the Loyola Content (excluding any software code) solely for your personal use in connection with utilizing the products and services available on the Site.
You agree to not use the Site to:
Loyola may reject, refuse to post or delete any Content for any or no reason, including, without limitation, Content that in the sole judgment of Loyola violates these Terms, including our Privacy Policy. We assume no responsibility for monitoring the Site for inappropriate Content or conduct. If at any time Loyola chooses, in its sole discretion, to monitor the Site, we nonetheless assume no responsibility for the Content, no obligation to modify or remove any inappropriate Content, and no responsibility for the conduct of the User submitting any such Content.
You are solely responsible for your use of the Site, the Content that you post on or through the Site, and any material or information that you transmit to other Members and for your interactions with other Users.
Loyola respects the intellectual property of others, and requires that our Users do the same. You may not upload, embed, post, email, transmit or otherwise make available any material that infringes any copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights of any person or entity. We reserve the right to terminate the Membership of anyone we suspect to be an infringer.
If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, or your intellectual property rights have been otherwise violated, please provide Loyola's Copyright Agent the following information:
Loyola's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
Attn: DMCA Notices
Loyola University
Corboy Law Center
25 E. Pearson, Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60660
Loyola is not responsible for and makes no warranties, express or implied, as to any content on the Site, including, without limitation with respect to the accuracy and reliability of the Loyola Content, User Content or other Content posted on or through the Site, whether caused by us, by Users, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized by the Site, or otherwise. The User Content does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Loyola. Profiles and third party applications created and posted by Members on the Site may contain links to other websites. Loyola is not responsible for the content, accuracy or opinions expressed on such websites, and such websites are not necessarily investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by Loyola. Inclusion of any linked website on the Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by Loyola. When you access these third party sites, you do so at your own risk. Loyola takes no responsibility for third party advertisements or third party applications that are posted on or through the Site, nor does it take any responsibility for the goods or services provided by its advertisers. Loyola is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any User of the Site including, without limitation, any Content posted by any User. Loyola assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any User or Member communication. Loyola is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or players due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any portion of the Site or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to Users or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with the Site. Under no circumstances shall Loyola be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from use of the Site, from any User Content posted on or through the Site or from the conduct of any Users, whether online or offline. Additionally, Loyola shall have no liability for any viruses or anything beyond our control. We are not responsible for any damage to your computer, software, modem, telephone or other property resulting from your use of the Site. We will not be liable to you if you are unable to access information through the Site.
Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain warranties and/or liabilities, so certain of the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you. The Site is provided "AS-IS" and as available and Loyola expressly disclaims any warranty of fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement. Loyola cannot guarantee and does not promise any specific results from use of the Site.
During your use of the Site, you may enter into correspondence or agreements with, purchase goods and/or services from, or participate in promotions of other third parties, including Users. Any such activity, and any terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such activity, is solely between you and the applicable third party. Loyola shall not be liable or responsible for any losses or damages caused by such activity, whether or not such activity takes place in connection with the Site.
IN NO EVENT SHALL WE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGE, CLAIM OR LOSS INCURRED BY YOU, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION COMPENSATORY, INCIDENTAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF, KNEW OF, OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN OF THE LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS LIMITATION APPLIES TO ALL CAUSES OF ACTION IN THE AGGREGATE INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, DEFAMATION, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, MISREPRESENTATION, AND OTHER TORTS, AS WELL AS THIRD-PARTY CLAIMS. IF THE WARRANTY EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS USE AGREEMENT ARE FOR ANY REASON HELD UNENFORCEABLE OR INAPPLICABLE, YOU AGREE THAT OUR AGGREGATE LIABILITY SHALL NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED U.S. DOLLARS ($100).
You agree to indemnify and hold Loyola, its subsidiaries, and affiliates, and their respective officers, agents, partners and employees, harmless from any loss, liability, cost, expense, claim, or demand, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys' fees, due or relating to or arising out of your use of the Site in violation of the Terms and/or arising from a breach of the Terms and/or any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in the Terms and/or arising out of or relating to any Content that you post or third party transaction that you enter or attempt to enter in connection with the Site.
The Terms will be construed, and their performance enforced, under the laws of Illinois without reference to choice of law principles. Any dispute relating to the Terms or the Site may be litigated only in a court having jurisdiction and venue in Cook County for state court causes of action and in the Northern District of Illinois for federal court causes of action. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to the Terms. We may assign the Terms, in whole or in part, to a related entity or to a third party.
EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, CROSS-CLAIMS, OR THIRD PARTY CLAIMS) ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT. FURTHER, EACH PARTY HERETO CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OR AGENT OF EITHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH PARTY WOULD NOT IN THE EVENT OF SUCH LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO JURY TRIAL PROVISION. EACH OF THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS SECTION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE OTHER PARTY ENTERING INTO THE TERMS.
The Terms are accepted upon your use of the Site or any of its features and is further affirmed upon you becoming a Member (if applicable). The Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and Loyola regarding the use of Site and its services and features. The failure of Loyola to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. The section titles in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect. The Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. If any provision of the Terms is unlawful, void or unenforceable, that provision is deemed severable from the Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions.
Please read the following terms of service (the "Students-Alumni Terms of Service") carefully, as this sets forth some of the terms and conditions of your contract with Loyola University Chicago (d/b/a LUConnect), an Illinois corporation ("Loyola"). Please note that these Students-Alumni Terms of Service, the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy as such may be modified or amended by Loyola from time to time (collectively, the "Students-Alumni Agreement"), all describe the terms of your relationship with Loyola and should be read carefully. As used herein, "you" or "Students and Alumni" means an individual who accesses or uses the LUConnect Program to connect with experienced professionals in a given profession (as defined below).
1. The Students-Alumni Agreement. The Students-Alumni Agreement is a contract made by and between Students-Alumni and Loyola. The Students-Alumni Agreement will govern Students-Alumni's access to and use of the online and other services offered by Loyola (the "LUConnect Program"), including, but not limited to, one-hour live, video and/or VoIP phone career expertise sessions with champions (the "champion Services"), in-person mentorship experiences at an champion's work premise and any materials provided by Loyola for use in connection with the LUConnect Program. As used herein, "champion" shall mean any individual who uses the LUConnect Program to provide champion Services to Students-Alumni. The Students-Alumni Agreement is the complete and exclusive understanding and agreement between the parties and supersedes any oral or written proposal, agreement or other communication between the parties, regarding Students-Alumni's access to and use of the LUConnect Program. Loyola reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove all or part of the Students-Alumni Terms of Service at any time such amendment or termination will be effective at the time Loyola posts the revised Terms on LUConnect (the "Site"). Each time you use the Site you should visit and review the then current Students-Alumni Terms of Service that apply to your transactions and use of this Site. Your continued use of the Site after Loyola has posted revised Students-Alumni Terms of Service signifies your acceptance of such revised Students-Alumni Terms of Service. If you are dissatisfied with the Site, its content or any terms (including as modified), you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.
2. Students-Alumni Obligations and Conduct. Students-Alumni acknowledges the following and agrees to act according to the following rules while using the LUConnect Program:
3. Fees.
Fees. Students-Alumni will pay no fees for the champion Services offered through the LUConnect Program.
4. Term and Termination. These Students-Alumni Terms of Service shall be effective as of the date Students-Alumni accepts the Students-Alumni Terms of Service by selecting the "I Accept" option presented on the screen after this Agreement is displayed. Loyola may, in its sole discretion, terminate Students-Alumni's participation in the LUConnect Program and refuse any or all current or future use by Students-Alumni of LUConnect.
5. Anti-Discrimination Policy. Loyola is committed to achieving and maintaining and diverse and representative group of champions and Students-Alumni and a program free of discrimination. Based on law and Loyola's policy, Loyola prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, veteran's status, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, parental status, political affiliation, and any other conduct that does not adversely affect the performance of an individual as an champion or Students-Alumni. Loyola does not tolerate any type of harassment.
6. Assignment. Students-Alumni shall not assign his, her or their rights and obligations under the Students-Alumni Agreement, in whole or in part, whether voluntarily or by operation of law. Any purported assignment by Students-Alumni will be null and void and of no force or effect.
7. Disclaimers, No Warranty. STUDENTS-ALUMNI'S USE OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM AND MATERIALS IS AT STUDENTS-ALUMNI'S OWN RISK. LOYOLA PROVIDES THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM AND MATERIALS "AS IS," "WITH ALL FAULTS", AND "AS AVAILABLE," AND LOYOLA WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY ERROR, DELAY, OR INTERRUPTION IN OR IMPROPER USE BY STUDENTS-ALUMNI, ITS EMPLOYEES OR ITS AGENTS OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM AND MATERIALS. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT OF THE LAW, LOYOLA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OR ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, SECURITY OR ACCURACY. LOYOLA DOES NOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEES OR ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, OR USEFULNESS OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM OR THE APPROPRIATENESS, FITNESS, OR SUITABILITY OF ANY ACTIVITIES TO WHICH THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM RELATES.
LOYOLA EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES FOR INFORMATION OR ADVICE PROVIDED BY AN CHAMPION. STUDENTS-ALUMNI MUST EXERCISE CARE IN DECIDING WHETHER TO RELY ON ANY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY AN CHAMPION THROUGH THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM OR WWW.LUCONNECT.LUC.EDU. STUDENTS-ALUMNI SHALL NOT HAVE ANY CLAIM AGAINST LOYOLA OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS OR CONTRACTORS WITH RESPECT TO ANY ADVICE PROVIDED BY AN CHAMPION THAT STUDENTS-ALUMNI CHOOSES TO RELY UPON.
8. Limitation on Liability. LOYOLA IS NOT LIABLE TO STUDENTS-ALUMNI FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, COMPENSATORY, SPECIAL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES CONNECTED WITH OR RESULTING FROM THE STUDENTS-ALUMNI AGREEMENT OR STUDENTS-ALUMNI'S (OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS) USE OR MISUSE OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL LOYOLA'S TOTAL LIABILITY OF ALL KINDS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO STUDENTS-ALUMNI'S (OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS) USE OR MISUSE OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM, REGARDLESS OF THE FORUM AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY ACTION OR CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED $500. STUDENTS-ALUMNI WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AGREEMENT MADE WITH AN CHAMPION AND LOYOLA SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ENFORCING ANY SUCH AGREEMENT. STUDENTS-ALUMNI HEREBY RELEASES LOYOLA AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS AND CONTRACTORS FROM ALL MANNER OF ACTIONS, CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AND FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES (DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL), DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, COURT COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES, WHICH STUDENTS-ALUMNI MAY HAVE AGAINST ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE IN CONNECTION WITH ANY DISPUTE REGARDING ANY TRANSACTION STUDENTS-ALUMNI CONDUCTED THROUGH THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM.
9. Indemnification. Students-Alumni hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless Loyola and its directors, shareholders, employees, officers, representatives, agents and affiliates against all third party claims or demands, and damages, costs, penalties, fines, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) sustained by Loyola, arising out of or related to (i) Students-Alumni's refusal to pay for champion Services or other consultations provided by an champion, or (ii) any materials Students-Alumni posted to or through LUConnect, or as otherwise provided by Students-Alumni.
10. Governing Law and Venue. The Students-Alumni Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, USA, excluding its conflict of laws principles. The parties hereby irrevocably consent to jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts sitting in Cook County, Illinois, USA and agree that the courts of Cook County shall be the proper forum for any action brought under the Students-Alumni Agreement.
11. Waiver and Severability; Survival. If any provision herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions will continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way. The parties agree to replace any invalid provision with a valid provision that most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid provision. Sections 6-10 shall survive the termination of the Students and Alumni Agreement.
Please read the following terms of service (the "champion Terms of Service") carefully, as it sets forth some of the terms and conditions of your contract with Loyola Planet, Inc. (d/b/a LUConnect), a Illinois corporation ("Loyola"). Please note that these champion Terms of Service, the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy (each available at LUConnect), as such may be modified or amended by Loyola from time to time, and the confirmation page that includes the details of your engagement as an champion (the "Confirmation") (collectively, the "champion Agreement"), all describe the terms of your relationship with Loyola and should be read carefully.
By accessing the LUConnect Program or offering the champion Services (as each is defined below), you hereby agree that you have the requisite authority, power and right to fully bind the person and/or entity wishing to use the champion Services ("you" or the "champion") and you also agree to the terms of the champion Agreement. If you do not agree to these terms, you should not use the champion Services and should discontinue the registration process.
1. The champion Agreement. The champion Agreement is a contract made by and between champion and Loyola. The champion Agreement will govern champion's access to and use of the online and other services offered by Loyola (the "LUConnect Program"), champion's mentorship and advisory activities through the LUConnect Program, including, but not limited to, one-hour live, video and/or VoIP phone career expertise sessions with Students-Alumni (the "champion Services"), in-person mentorship experiences at the champion's work premise and any materials provided by Loyola for use in connection with the LUConnect Program. As used herein, "Students-Alumni" shall mean any individual who uses the LUConnect Program to connect with experienced professionals about a given profession. The champion Agreement is the complete and exclusive understanding and agreement between the parties and supersedes any oral or written proposal, agreement or other communication between the parties, regarding champion's access to and use of the LUConnect Program and provision of the champion Services. Loyola reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove all or part of the champion Terms of Service at any time and such amendment or termination will be effective at the time Loyola posts the revised champion Terms of Service on LUConnect (the "Site"). Each time you use the Site you should visit and review the then current Students-Alumni Terms of Service that apply to your transactions and use of this Site. Your continued use of the Site after Loyola has posted revised Students-Alumni Terms of Service signifies your acceptance of such revised Students-Alumni Terms of Service. If you are dissatisfied with the Site, its content or any terms (including as modified), you agree that your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using the Site.
Loyola is not responsible for and makes no warranties, express or implied, as to any content on the Site, including, without limitation with respect to the accuracy and reliability of the Loyola Content, champion Content or other Content posted on or through the Site, whether caused by us, by champions, by any of the equipment or programming associated with or utilized by the Site, or otherwise. The champion must own or have permission in writing to use any and all photography, videography or any text that has a copyright. The champion Content does not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of Loyola. Profiles and third party applications created and posted by champions on the Site may contain links to other websites. Loyola is not responsible for the content, photography, videography, accuracy or opinions expressed on such websites, and such websites are not necessarily investigated, monitored or checked for accuracy or completeness by Loyola. Inclusion of any linked website on the Site does not imply approval or endorsement of the linked website by Loyola. When you access these third party sites, you do so at your own risk. Loyola takes no responsibility for third party advertisements or third party applications that are posted on or through the Site, nor does it take any responsibility for the goods or services provided by its advertisers. Loyola is not responsible for the conduct, whether online or offline, of any champion of the Site including, without limitation, any Content posted by any champion. Loyola assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, communications line failure, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to, or alteration of, any champion or Member communication. Loyola is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, failure of any email or players due to technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or on any portion of the Site or combination thereof, including any injury or damage to champions or to any person's computer related to or resulting from participation or downloading materials in connection with the Site. Under no circumstances shall Loyola be responsible for any loss or damage, including personal injury or death, resulting from use of the Site, from any champion Content posted on or through the Site or from the conduct of any champions, whether online or offline. Additionally, Loyola shall have no liability for any viruses or anything beyond our control. We are not responsible for any damage to your computer, software, modem, telephone or other property resulting from your use of the Site. We will not be liable to you if you are unable to access information through the Site.
2. champion Services. In connection with champion's use of the LUConnect Program, champion agrees to the details set forth in the Confirmation, including, but not limited to, fees and other costs, and materials to be provided by Loyola, if applicable. champion will complete the information requested on the Confirmation and Loyola will use such information to create a profile for champion on the Site (the "champion Profile"). champion hereby agrees to:
3. Exclusive Agreement. champion hereby agrees to offer the champion Services exclusively through the LUConnect Program. champion will not conduct any additional Students-Alumni Consultations, meet with Students-Alumni for champion Services other than as arranged through the LUConnect Program, or advertise champion Services other than in connection with the LUConnect Program. champion will conduct all contact with Students-Alumni through and all interactions with Students-Alumni will be billed through the LUConnect Program. If champion fails to comply with this section, Loyola may terminate the champion Agreement immediately and without prior notice.
4. Fees and Payment.
Fees. Students-Alumni will pay no fees for the champion Services offered through the LUConnect Program.
Payment. Students-Alumni will not pay fees to Loyola for the LUConnect Program.
5. Term and Termination. These champion Terms of Service shall be effective as of the date champion accepts the champion Terms of Service by selecting the "I Accept" option presented on the screen after these champion Terms of Service are displayed. Either party may terminate the champion Services and the champion Agreement upon at least thirty (30) days' prior written notice after any previously confirmed and booked Students-Alumni Consultation. Upon termination of the champion Services, Loyola and champion shall remove one another from all marketing communications and cease any references to one another.
Loyola may terminate the champion Agreement, effective immediately, if (i) champion has materially breached any provision of the champion Agreement, (ii) champion repeatedly turns down requests from Students-Alumni, or (iii) Loyola determines in its sole discretion, after a background check or identification check, that champion is no longer suitable for the LUConnect Program.
6. Independent Contractors. Loyola and champion are independent contractors. Neither has any authority to make contracts on behalf of the other. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed or construed in any manner whatsoever as creating any partnership, joint venture, employment or other similar relationship between Loyola and champion. Neither Loyola nor champion shall reference, nor use, its mutual logos or other representations for any purpose(s) not directly related to the champion Agreement.
7. Confidential Information. champion shall not, without prior written authorization of Loyola, disclose to anyone outside Loyola or use in other than the LUConnect Program any information, documentation or materials provided by Loyola. Such materials shall be considered confidential and proprietary, including without limitation, these champion Terms of Service and any other information, documentation and materials not generally disclosed by Loyola outside the LUConnect Program. champion shall use information received from LUConnect only to exercise rights and perform obligations under the champion Agreement.
8. Publicity. From time to time Loyola may produce advertising material for publication detailing the LUConnect Program and particular champions. This material may include a particular champion's full name, location, image(s) and job title/business name in conjunction with Loyola marketing materials, including LUConnect. champion hereby permits the use of such information as is reasonably necessary for these purposes and consents to the publication of relevant text and images in Loyola's materials and publicity.
9. Background Checks. champion hereby authorizes and acknowledges Loyola may from time to time perform identification and background checks to determine suitability for participation in the LUConnect Program. champion agrees to furnish any authorizations necessary to perform such identification and background checks. Loyola retains absolute and final discretion for the duration of these champion Terms of Service in determining the suitability of participants in the LUConnect Program.
10. Anti-Discrimination Policy. Loyola is committed to achieving and maintaining and diverse and representative group of champions and Students-Alumni and a program free of discrimination. Based on law and Loyola's policy, Loyola prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, disability, age, veteran's status, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, parental status, political affiliation, and any other conduct that does not adversely affect the performance of an individual as an champion or Students-Alumni. Loyola does not tolerate any type of harassment.
11. Notice. Any notice, consent, approval and other communication ("Notice") provided to Loyola by champion under the champion Agreement must be delivered in writing by e-mail to admin@luconnect.luc.edu. Loyola may provide Notice to champion under the champion Agreement by (a) posting of a general notice on LUConnect (the "Site"), (b) electronic mail to champion's e-mail address on record with Loyola, or (c) certified or registered mail (postage prepaid and return receipt requested) to champion's address on record. Unless otherwise stated in these champion Terms of Service, any Notice sent under this Section 11 will be effective upon (x) receipt, (y) the expiration of forty-eight (48) hours after posting to the Site or (z) twelve (12) hours after sending (if sent by email), whichever occurs earliest.
12. Assignment. Neither the champion Agreement nor any of the rights, interests, or obligations under the champion Agreement shall be assigned by either party without the prior written consent of the other party; provided, however, that Loyola may assign its rights and obligations under the champion Agreement without champion's consent in connection with any merger, consolidation, sale of all or substantially all of Loyola's assets or stock, or any other similar transaction. Any attempted assignment or transfer in violation of the foregoing will be null and void.
13. Disclaimers, No Warranty. CHAMPION'S USE OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM AND MATERIALS IS AT CHAMPION'S OWN RISK. LOYOLA PROVIDES THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM AND MATERIALS "AS IS," "WITH ALL FAULTS", AND "AS AVAILABLE," AND LOYOLA WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY ERROR, DELAY, OR INTERRUPTION IN OR IMPROPER USE BY CHAMPION, ITS EMPLOYEES OR ITS AGENTS OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM AND MATERIALS. IF CHAMPION DECIDES TO PROVIDE CHAMPION SERVICES THROUGH THE USE OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM, CHAMPION MUST EXERCISE REASONABLE CARE, AT LEAST THE SAME AS CHAMPION WOULD IN A SIMILAR TRANSACTION WHETHER OR NOT CONDUCTED THROUGH THE INTERNET OR THE STANDARD OF CARE MANDATED BY HIS, HER OR THEIR PROFESSION, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER. CHAMPION SHALL NOT HAVE ANY CLAIM OR DEMAND AGAINST LOYOLA, ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS AND CONTRACTORS IN RESPECT OF ANY SERVICES CHAMPION DECIDES TO PROVIDE IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM. THE SALE OF SERVICES IS AT CHAMPION'S SOLE AND ENTIRE RISK. LOYOLA DOES NOT MAKE ANY GUARANTEES OR ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE TIMELINESS, RELIABILITY, ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CORRECTNESS, OR USEFULNESS OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM OR THE APPROPRIATENESS, FITNESS, OR SUITABILITY OF ANY ACTIVITIES TO WHICH THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM RELATES.
14. Limitation on Liability. LOYOLA IS NOT LIABLE TO CHAMPION FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, COMPENSATORY, SPECIAL, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES CONNECTED WITH OR RESULTING FROM THE CHAMPION AGREEMENT OR CHAMPION'S (OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS) USE OR MISUSE OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCE WILL LOYOLA'S TOTAL LIABILITY OF ALL KINDS ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO CHAMPION'S (OR ITS EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS) USE OR MISUSE OF THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM, REGARDLESS OF THE FORUM AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY ACTION OR CLAIM IS BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, EXCEED $500. CHAMPION ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT LOYOLA DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ANY CLAIM, SUIT OR ACTION BROUGHT BY A STUDENTS-ALUMNI IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROVISION OF ANY CHAMPION SERVICES BY CHAMPION (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REPRESENTATIONS BY CHAMPION AS TO CHAMPION'S EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS AND ADVICE PROVIDED BY CHAMPION) THROUGH THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM AND CHAMPION AGREES TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD LOYOLA HARMLESS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH CLAIM AND ANY DAMAGES OR EXPENSES ARISING THEREFROM INCLUDING LEGAL FEES AND COSTS. CHAMPION WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AGREEMENT MADE WITH A STUDENTS-ALUMNI AND LOYOLA SHALL NOT BE LIABILITY FOR ENFORCING ANY SUCH AGREEMENT. CHAMPION FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT CHAMPION WILL SOLELY BE RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES TO ANY STUDENTS-ALUMNI TO WHOM CHAMPION PROVIDES SERVICES AND WHERE THAT STUDENTS-ALUMNI SUFFERS DAMAGES ARISING FROM OR CONNECTED TO SUCH SERVICES. CHAMPION HEREBY RELEASES LOYOLA AND ITS AFFILIATES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, MEMBERS, AGENTS AND CONTRACTORS FROM ALL MANNER OF ACTIONS, CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AND FROM ANY AND ALL LOSSES (DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL), DAMAGES, COSTS OR EXPENSES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ATTORNEY'S FEES, WHICH CHAMPION MAY HAVE AGAINST ONE OR MORE OF THE ABOVE IN CONNECTION WITH A DISPUTE REGARDING ANY TRANSACTION CHAMPION CONDUCTED THROUGH THE LUCONNECT PROGRAM.
15. Indemnification by champion. champion hereby agrees to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Loyola and its directors, officers, representatives, agents, and employees against all third-party claims or demands, and damages, costs, penalties, fines, and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs) sustained by Loyola, arising out of or related to (i) the champion Profile or other materials provided by champion, or (ii) the champion Services provided by champion.
16. Return of Materials. At any time upon Loyola's request and upon the termination of the champion Agreement, champion will return to Loyola all materials and documents provided by Loyola to champion during the term of and in connection with the champion Agreement.
17. No Third-Party Beneficiaries. Nothing in these champion Terms of Service, express or implied, is intended or shall be construed to confer on any person, other than the parties to these champion Terms of Service, any right, remedy, or claim under or with respect to these champion Terms of Service.
18. Further Assurances. Each party agrees (a) to execute and deliver such other documents and (b) to do and perform such other acts and things, as any other party may reasonably request (including, without limitation, a background check of champion), in order to carry out the intent and accomplish the purposes of these champion Terms of Service.
19. Governing Law and Venue. The champion Agreement will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, USA, excluding its conflict of laws principles. The parties hereby irrevocably consent to jurisdiction and venue in the state and federal courts sitting in Cook County, Illinois, USA and agree that the courts of Cook County shall be the proper forum for any arbitration brought under the champion Agreement. In any such dispute, the prevailing party will be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses from the other party.
20. Waiver and Severability; Survival. If any provision herein is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions will continue in full force without being impaired or invalidated in any way. The parties agree to replace any invalid provision with a valid provision that most closely approximates the intent and economic effect of the invalid provision. Sections 12-20 shall survive the termination of the champion Agreement.
Loyola University - Chicago, an Illinois 501c3 ("Loyola"), respects your individual privacy. Our privacy policy documents our adherence to industry standards for the protection of your personal information.
This Privacy Policy covers Loyola's treatment of personally identifiable information that may be collected while you are on the LUConnect site, use its services or that is shared with Loyola by its business partners. This policy does not apply to the practices of companies not owned or controlled by Loyola or to people whom Loyola does not employ or manage, nor does it address non-personally identifiable information. The policy specifically addresses the following areas:
Loyola is the sole owner of the information collected on this site. Loyola may collect information from you at two different stages. First, we collect anonymous, aggregate information from all visitors to the site. This information is never linked to any personally identifiable information and is only used in the aggregate to generate statistical reports about the use of our site. Second, Loyola collects personally identifiable information when you create a Loyola account and when you order Loyola products or utilize certain services. Online account creation may require you to submit the following personal information: name, address, company information, email address, and phone number. For purposes of billing, you may need to provide your credit card type, number, expiration date and billing address for the card. Certain personally identifiable information is required if you subscribe to a Loyola newsletter, or sign up to participate in a promotion, sweepstake or survey through the site. Loyola may also receive personally identifiable information from our business partners.
Loyola complies with the requirements of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and the FTC's Rule interpreting COPPA (16 CFR Part 312). This site is not directed to children and does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information form children under 13 years of age.
To the extent you include personal data in your public profile (such as your email address, phone number or photo of yourself), third parties may be able to identify you, associate you with your user account, and contact you. Please do not include information in your submissions that you expect to keep private. Please also note that the personal messages you send or receive using any website personal messaging feature, if available, are only private to the extent that you and the sender/recipient keep them private. For example, we do not have any control over whether a recipient of one of your personal messages publicly posts the contents of such a message.
Our primary goal in collecting information from you is to provide you with a smooth, efficient and customized experience while using our site and to allow us to provide products and services to you. Loyola will never give your information to, or share your information with, any third party not affiliated with or owned by Loyola, except as permitted by law. Loyola will send personally identifiable information about you to other companies or people when:
We store information that we collect through cookies and log files to create a profile of our customers. A profile is stored information detailing how individual customers use the site. Collected information in a profile is tied to the customer's personally identifiable information. However, your profile is used solely for internal purposes, to help us improve the experience of our customers. We do not share your profile with any third parties.
A cookie is a small text file stored on the customer's hard drive for an extended period of time. The cookies can be removed by following Internet browser help file directions. Allowing Loyola.com and Luconnect.luc.edu cookies to remain on your computer makes it easier for you to log in to and use the site.
Log files record internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser types, internet service provider (ISP) referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track a customer's movement in the aggregate and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. IP addresses, etc are not linked to personally identifiable information.
We will disclose personal information when required by law, or if we have good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) comply with current judicial proceedings, a court order or legal process served on us, (b) protect and defend our rights, or (c) protect the rights, property, and other interests of our users or others.
In the event that Loyola goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of a portion of its assets, our customers' personal information may be part of the assets transferred. Customers will be notified via prominent notice on our site prior to a change of ownership or control of their personal information. If, as a result of the business transaction, your personally identifiable information will be used in a manner materially different from that stated at the time of collection, you will be given a choice consistent with our Notification of Changes section.
This site may contain links to and portions of other sites. Loyola is not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these other sites. When you leave our site or view a portion of a third party's site through our site, we encourage you to read the privacy statements of each such site. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by Loyola.
Wherever your personal information may be held within Loyola or on its behalf, we intend to take commercially reasonable and appropriate steps to protect the personal information that you share with us from unauthorized access or disclosure. However, given the nature of the Internet and the fact that network security measures are not infallible, we cannot guarantee the security of your information. We use encryption to protect sensitive information online. The servers that store your personally identifiable information are housed in a secure environment. Finally, we also make an effort to protect your information off-line.
When registering for access to a secure area of the site, we may ask you to select a username and password. We recommend that you do not divulge your password to anyone. We will never ask you for your password in an unsolicited phone call or in an unsolicited email. Also, remember to sign out of the registered site and close your browser window when you have finished your work. This is to ensure that others cannot access your personal information and correspondence when accessing your computer.
If your personally identifiable information changes, you may contact us to correct, update or delete and deactivate our record of your personally identifiable information.
Loyola may edit this policy from time to time. If we make any substantial changes, we will prominently post a notice on the main page and other pages to alert you of the change.
California Civil Code Section 1798.83 permits customers who are California residents to request that Loyola not share their personal data with third parties for such parties' direct marketing purposes. To make such a request, send an e-mail with "California Privacy" in the subject line to admin@Luconnect.luc.edu or write to us at the address listed below.
If you have any questions about our privacy policy, please contact us at: Webmaster, LUConnect, at admin@Luconnect.luc.edu.