JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING, LLC TERMS AND CONDITIONS


THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET OUT BELOW ARE A LEGAL AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT") BETWEEN YOU AND JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING, LLC ("JBL") AND GOVERN YOUR USE OF JBL ONLINE MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, JBL EBOOKS, COURSE CONTENT, AND TESTING AND ASSESSMENT RESOURCES (COLLECTIVELY REFERRRED TO HEREIN AS "JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE") MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU BY JBL'S ONLINE ELEARNING SERVICES ("JBL ELEARNING SERVICES"). YOU MUST AGREE TO THESE TERMS BEFORE ACCESSING ANY JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE. TO AGREE TO THESE TERMS, CLICK "AGREE." YOU MUST BE 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS, OR YOU ARE NOT 18 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, DO NOT CLICK "AGREE," DO NOT ACCESS ANY JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE, AND CONTACT JBL CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR A REFUND OF AMOUNTS YOU PAID TO JBL FOR USE OF THE JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE THAT YOU NO LONGER DESIRE TO ACCESS AND USE.

YOUR JBL ACCOUNT

Upon your purchase of JBL Elearning Courseware, JBL provided you with an access code which must be redeemed by you upon your agreement to these terms and conditions in order to access your JBL Elearning Courseware. When you click "Agree," below, you will be directed to JBL’s account information page to establish your account ("Account"). You agree to provide accurate information when you redeem your access code and register your Account with JBL and you agree to permit JBL to store and use your registration data for use in maintaining your Account. You agree to protect your username and password and not share them with others or permit any unauthorized use of the JBL Elearning Courseware.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

You understand and agree that JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services each constitute intellectual property and proprietary material that is owned by JBL or its licensors and is protected under intellectual property laws in the United States and other countries, which includes, but is not limited to, copyright. All rights not expressly granted to you under this Agreement are reserved by JBL and its licensors. Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC, Navigate, and other Jones & Bartlett Learning, LLC trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with the JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services are trademarks or registered trademarks of Jones and Bartlett Learning, LLC in the United States and/or other countries. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics, and logos used in connection with the JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services may be the trademarks of their respective owners. JBL and its licensors do not grant to you any right or license in connection with any of the foregoing trademarks, service marks, graphics, or logos.

LICENSE TERMS

JBL Elearning Courseware made available to you through JBL Elearning Services is licensed, and not sold, to you, subject to the terms of this Agreement and your timely payment of any fees due and payable to JBL. Your license to use JBL Elearning Courseware is subject to your prior acceptance of this Agreement and you agree that these terms will apply to each JBL Elearning Courseware, including any updates or enhancements, that you access through use of your access code and/or username and password. You are not authorized to assign or transfer this license or your access code, username, or password to any other person or entity. Other than the rights granted to you in this Agreement, JBL grants you no other rights. You agree not to copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sublicense, sell, distribute, disassemble, decompile, reverse engineer, or create any derivative works of or based on the JBL Elearning Courseware or JBL Elearning Services (except as and only to the extent that the foregoing restrictions is not permitted under applicable law or to the extent permitted by the license terms of any open-source components included with the JBL Elearning Courseware or JBL Elearning Services). You agree to use JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services only as permitted under this Agreement. Any violation of these terms may subject you to civil and criminal penalties, prosecution, monetary damages, and the immediate termination of your license to use JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services. If JBL reasonably suspects that you have violated this Agreement, or if you have not paid fees when due and payable to JBL, then, without notice to you, JBL may terminate this Agreement, the license, and your account and deny you further access to JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services. Upon termination of this license, you shall cease all use of the JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services and remain liable for paying all amounts due under this Agreement. JBL reserves the right to modify, suspend, remove, or disable access to any JBL Elearning Courseware or JBL Elearning Services at any time without notice and in no event will JBL be liable for making any such changes.

COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS; EXPORT

You agree to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, including without limitation, all applicable laws in the jurisdiction where you reside, in your use of JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services. You will not use the JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services in any way that is prohibited by U.S. law or that would violate U.S. export regulations. You may not use or otherwise export or re-export the JBL Elearning Courseware except as is permitted under U.S. laws and the laws of the jurisdiction where you reside. JBL Elearning Courseware may not be exported into any U.S. embargoed countries or to anyone on the U.S. Government’s list of specially designated nationals or denied persons or entities. You warrant that you are not located in any such country or on any such list.

GOVERNMENT USE

JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services were developed using private funds and are "Commercial Items" as defined in 48 C.F.R. §2.101, consisting of "Commercial Computer Software" and "Commercial Computer Software Documentation." Consistent with 48 C.F.R. §12.212 or 48 C.F.R. §227.7202-1 through 227.7202-4, as applicable, such Commercial Computer Software and Commercial Computer Software Documentation are being licensed to the U.S. Government solely as Commercial Items and only with those restricted rights granted to all other end-users pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Unpublished-rights reserved under the copyright laws of the United States.

USE OF LINKS

JBL may include material from third parties or include links to third party websites in its JBL Elearning Courseware. Such material is provided as a convenience to you and JBL assumes no liability or responsibility for such third party materials or websites.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE AND JBL ELEARNING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO YOU “AS IS” AND "AS AVAILABLE", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND JBL HEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE AND JBL ELEARNING SERVICES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, SATISFACTORY QUALITY OR TITLE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. NO ORAL OR WRITTEN STATEMENT BY ANY JBL EMPLOYEE OR REPRESENTATIVE SHALL CREATE A WARRANTY OR MODIFY THIS SECTION. CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE FOREGOING EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILTY TO USE, JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE AND JBL ELEARNING SERVICES IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. JBL DOES NOT WARRANT OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF ANY INFORMATION, TEXT, GRAPHICS, LINKS OR OTHER ITEMS CONTAINED WITHIN JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE. JBL TAKES PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE AND JBL ELEARNING SERVICES, BUT MAKES NO WARRANTIES RESPECTING ANY HARM THAT MAY BE CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION OF A COMPUTER VIRUS, WORM, TIME BOMB, LOGIC BOMB, OR OTHER SUCH COMPUTER PROGRAM. JBL DOES NOT GUARANTEE OR WARRANT THAT YOUR USE OF JBL ELEARING COURSEWARE OR JBL ELEARNING SERVICES WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR UNINTERRUPTED.

JBL Elearning Courseware is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information and recommendations in regard to the subject matter covered and JBL uses reasonable efforts to provide accurate information. Notwithstanding the foregoing, JBL MAKES NO WARRANTY OR GUARANTY AS TO, AND ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR, THE CORRECTNESS, SUFFICIENCY, OR COMPLETENESS OF INFORMATION OR RECOMMENDATIONS MADE IN JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE, OR FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR ANY OUTCOMES RELATED TO YOUR USE OF JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE. JBL Elearning Courseware may provide information, guidance, and recommendations related to a variety of subject matters, including but not limited to, medical treatment, emergency care, drugs, medical devices, and side effects; however, research, clinical practice, and government regulations often change the accepted standards and it is solely your responsibility, and not the responsibility of JBL, to determine appropriate medical treatment, the use of any drug in the clinical setting, and for determining FDA status of a drug, reading the package insert, and reviewing prescribing information for the most up-to-date recommendations on dose, precautions, and contraindications, and determining the appropriate usage for a product. This is especially important in the case of drugs that are new or seldom used. Any procedures and protocols noted in JBL Elearning Courseware are based on current recommendations of responsible sources; however, you understand that other or additional measures may be required under particular circumstances. JBL Elearning Courseware is intended solely as a guide and is not intended to be used for actual medical treatment or as a statement of the standards of care required in any particular situation, because circumstances and patients' physical conditions can vary widely from one set of circumstances to another. Nor is it intended that JBL Elearning Courseware shall in any way advise personnel concerning legal authority to perform the activities or procedures discussed. You should make such determination only with the aid of legal counsel. Similarly, statements and opinions in JBL Elearning Courseware are provided as guidelines only and should not be construed as official policy and JBL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY ACTION TAKEN IN RELIANCE ON THESE STATEMENTS OR OPINIONS. JBL Elearning Courseware is provided to you with the understanding that JBL is not rendering to you any legal, accounting, or other professional service or advice. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the service of a competent professional should be sought.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL JONES & BARTLETT LEARNING, LLC, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AFFILIATES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, PRINCIPALS, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, OR BUSINESS DISRUPTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR YOUR USE OF THE JBL ELEARNING COURSEWARE AND JBL ELEARNING SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH LOSS OR DAMAGE. CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT PERMIT THE EXCLUSION OF CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, AND IN SUCH JURISDICTIONS, JBL’S LIABILTY SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.

In no event shall JBL's total liability to you for all damages exceed the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00). The foregoing limitations will apply even if the above stated remedy fails of its essential purpose.

INDEMNIFICATION

By accepting this Agreement and using the JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services, you agree that you will indemnify and hold JBL, its directors, officers, employees, affiliates, agents, contractors, principals, and licensors harmless in connection with any claim arising out of your breach of the terms of this Agreement, your use of the JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services, or any action taken by JBL to protect its intellectual property, including, but not limited to, suspension or termination of your access to JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services.

MISCELLANEOUS

JBL reserves the right to update and modify the terms of this Agreement without advance notice to you and such changes will be effective immediately and will govern your continued use of JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services.

This Agreement is governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, U.S.A., without giving effect to its conflict of law provision. Exclusive jurisdiction for any claim arising out of this Agreement will be in the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. No JBL employee or representative has any right or authority to modify, whether orally or in writing, the terms of this Agreement.

This Agreement is the entire and exclusive agreement between JBL and you regarding your use of JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services and replaces any prior agreements between you and JBL regarding the subject matter herein. If any part of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. JBL's failure to enforce any right under this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or of any other right under this Agreement. JBL is not responsible for failing to fulfill its obligations hereunder for reasons that are outside of JBL's control.

JBL reserves the right to take steps JBL believes are reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance with any part of this Agreement. You agree that JBL has the right, without liability to you, to disclose any registration data and/or account information to law enforcement authorities, government officials, and/or a third party, as JBL believes is reasonably necessary or appropriate to enforce and/or verify compliance with any part of this Agreement (including but not limited to JBL's right to cooperate with any legal process relating to your use of the Services and/or Products, and/or a third-party claim that your use of the Services and/or Products is unlawful and/or infringes such third party's rights).

PRIVACY POLICY

Your use of JBL Elearning Courseware and JBL Elearning Services are subject to JBL's Privacy Policy at http://www.jblearning.com/privacy/

Last updated on September 18, 2011