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Vassar College Store PRIVACY POLICY
Vassar College Store respects your privacy and this notice is provided to disclose our
efforts to protect your privacy when you use http://vassar.secureweblogin.com (the
"Website"), where we buy, sell, and rent new and used textbooks (the "Service"). Vassar
College Store reserves the right to change, update and revise our Privacy Policy from
time to time, at our sole discretion, by posting the most current version of the Privacy
Policy at http://vassar.secureweblogin.com/info/privacy-policy/8.
In this Privacy Policy, "you" or "your" means any person or entity using the Service
("User"). Unless otherwise stated, the "Company," "we" or "our" will refer collectively to
Vassar College Store.
BY CONTINUING TO USE THE WEBSITE, YOU ARE CONFIRMING YOUR
CONSENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THE MOST RECENT PRIVACY
POLICY, TERMS OF USE POLICY, AND IF YOU RENT A BOOK, YOU ALSO AGREE
TO OUR MOST RECENT END USER AGREEMENT.
Information We Collect; Users
If you wish to complete a transaction on the Website, you will be required to register, where you will create an individual account at https://vassar.secureweblogin.com/login or-register/ ("your account"). We will collect personal information that we require to bill you for the Service, communicate with you, and ship products you purchase and otherwise manage the relationship with you. This personal information may include your name, your email address, your telephone number, your credit card information, your billing address, and your shipping address. We may also ask for information about your gender, the school that you are attending, areas of study and the number of years of attendance at that school. We will maintain records on your purchases as well. You may browse the Website and use the shopping cart without registering and providing this personal information, but you cannot perform a transaction without registering.
We do not intend the Service to be used by any individual under the age of 18 (a "Minor") without the supervision of a parent or guardian 18 years of age or older (a
"Guardian"). If you are a Minor, you may use the Site only under the supervision of a Guardian. In accordance with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA), we will never knowingly solicit nor will it accept personally identifiable information from users known to be under thirteen (13) years of age.In the event that Vassar College Store is acquired or substantially of our assets are acquired, your personal information will be transferred to the acquiring entity.
How Your Information is Used
The primary purpose of obtaining the personal information that you provide is to provide
you with the Service, which includes facilitating purchase and rental transactions with
you, billing you for purchases and rentals, and shipping your order to you. In addition,
we may use the information to market our products and services to you. You can opt out from us using your information for this purpose at any time by logging onto your
account at Vassar College Store.com and following the instructions under the tab
labeled "Preferences".
We may ask for demographic information about you and your school. The purpose of
this information is to help us understand usage patterns on the Website, which in turn
helps us improve a User's overall experience on the Website.
The Website and the Service may contain links to and from other Internet sites that are
owned and operated by third parties. Vassar College Store has not reviewed all sites
linked to us and does not endorse or imply an endorsement of any kind. We are not
responsible for the contents of any such linked site, and the use of any such linked site
is solely at your own risk.
We also collect information about your use of the Website that does not personally
identify you and such data is used in aggregate to help us improve our Website (for
example, the layout of the Website). This information is owned exclusively by us, and
may be used by us and our affiliates, at our sole discretion, in any manner we deem
appropriate.
Personally Identifiable Information
All personally identifiable information we collect is protected by Vassar College Store pursuant to our most recent Privacy Policy.
Legal Disclaimer
In the event that we are required by law to disclose personal information due a legal process served on us (such as a court order), then we will disclose such information as we reasonably believe to be necessary to comply. This is whether or not we notify you of the legal process which we may do in our sole discretion.
How to Access or Change Your Information
You can review the information that you submitted during the registration process by logging onto your account with your username and password at https://vassar.secureweblogin.com/login-or-register/. You may make changes you deem necessary. You can also contact us stglasgow@vassar.edu with any questions.
Disclosure to Third Party Contractors
Vassar College Store shall not disclose, sell or rent to third parties personal information which you forward to us through the registration process. The information which you forward to Vassar College Store through the registration process shall be used by Vassar College Store and its affiliates for purposes of transaction completion, billing, advertising, notifying you of any changes to our Policies or this Site, or for any other purpose which Vassar College Store deems necessary to carry out our duties under this Privacy Policy or our other Policies. We may contract with third parties to provide the Service to you (such as payment processors or fulfillment companies) and we may provide personal information to those third parties in order to fulfill those duties. These third parties will not be allowed to use your information for any other purpose without your consent.
Your Password
Vassar College Store is not responsible for maintaining the security of your username
and password. Do not share your username and password with other people. It is your
responsibility to notify Vassar College Store if you believe your username or password
have been compromised or used in an unauthorized manner. Vassar College Store
assumes no responsibility, liability or obligations for any loss or damage resulting from
your failure to comply with the security of your username and/or password. You are
responsible for all activity and usage of the Service and for all content created on,
posted to or accessed under your username and password.
Vassar College Store will NEVER ask you for account information, credit card
information, or your password via email or by telephone.
Securing Your Information
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information that you have provided. We require a secure connection with your browser using Secure Socket Layer encryption technology. If such a connection is not permitted by your browser, then we will not accept your personal information. Although we use accepted standards to secure your information, there is no method of transmission over the Internet that is absolutely secure. Please direct any additional questions about our security to us at stglasgow@vassar.edu.
Changes To Our Privacy Policy
By using this Website, you consent to our collection and use of the information you have
provided. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time. Any
changes to our Privacy Policy will be posted on this Website. Please visit the Website
regularly so that you are aware of the most recent Privacy Policy. Our current Privacy
Policy applies to you and any information that you have provided to us.
Contact - Please direct all privacy related questions and concerns to the following address: Kirandeepgill@vassar.edu.
TERMS OF USE AGREEMENT
IMPORTANT - READ CAREFULLY: YOUR USE OF THIS SITE AND ITS SERVICES
IS CONDITIONED UPON YOUR COMPLIANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF THESE
TERMS ALONG WITH THE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES LOCATED THROUGHOUT
THE SITE.
By clicking the "I agree" button or by registering, or by making a book rental, purchase,
sale of a book or other transaction via the Site, or accessing or using any services
developed, operated, maintained or hosted by http://vassar.secureweblogin.com (the
"Site" or "Website") including all websites and IP addresses available at and configured
for use at http://vassar.secureweblogin.com (the "Service"). Users of the Site (each a
"User") agree to be bound to the following terms and conditions ("Terms of Use" or
"Terms").
Vassar College Store reserves the right to change, update and revise the Terms of Use
from time to time, at its sole discretion, by posting the most current version of the Terms
of Use at http://vassar.secureweblogin.com/info/terms-of-use/2000000000086. In this
Agreement, "you" and "your" refers to you as a User. The words "we", "us" and "our"
refers to Vassar College Store.
BY CONTINUING TO USE THE SERVICE, YOU ARE CONFIRMING YOUR CONSENT AND AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THE MOST RECENT TERMS OF USE.
1. The Service is intended for Adult use only. Vassar College Store does not intend the
Service to be used by any individual under the age of 18 (a "Minor") without the
supervision of a parent or guardian 18 years of age or older (a "Guardian"). If you are a
Minor, you may use the Site only under the permission and supervision of a Guardian.
In accordance with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
(COPPA), Vassar College Store will never knowingly solicit nor will it accept personally
identifiable information from users known to be under thirteen (13) years of age.
2. Products and prices displayed on the Site are for informational purposes only and are
not offers to form a contract. Each specific book rental shall be governed by a separate
End User Agreement between you and us when a transaction is finalized. All financial
transactions are processed in U.S. dollars. The price of an item for sale or rental may
increase or decrease between the time it is displayed on the Site and the time when the
item is placed in your shopping cart and the purchase is actually finalized. We make
every effort to provide accurate information. On rare occasions, an item may be
mispriced due to inaccurate information from our suppliers or due to a typographical
error or other reason. We reserve the right to accept or decline, at our sole discretion,
any order. We will notify you by email of any order that we cancel within 2 business
days.
3. You must provide a name, valid e-mail address and other information necessary to
register with the Service. You must have a residence in the United States to set up a
valid account. The Site does not service Users outside of the United States. You agree
to provide true and accurate information to register with the Service. You agree not to
impersonate any person or entity or provide a false identity or attempt to manipulate
identifiers to mislead or disguise the origin of any information used to access the
Services. We reserve the right to terminate your use of the Services upon the discovery
that the information you provided is not complete or accurate.
4. We are not responsible for maintaining the security of your username and password.
It is your responsibility to notify us if you believe your username or password have been
compromised or used in an unauthorized manner. We assume no responsibility, liability
or obligations for any loss or damage resulting from your failure to comply with the
security of your username and/or password.
5. You are responsible for all activity and usage of the Service and for all content
created on, posted to or accessed under your username and password.
6. You agree not to share your username and password with other people. Each user
account may only be used by one person.
7. You are responsible for complying with all applicable local, state, national and foreign
laws relating to your use of the Service. You may not violate any applicable law or
regulation; post or transmit any materials that violate any applicable federal, state or
local law.
8. We may modify, suspend or discontinue this Service at any time, for any reason, at
our sole discretion. We reserve the right to refuse Service to anyone for any reason at
any time.
9. We do not warrant that the Service will be available to you on a continual twenty-four
(24) hour basis, due to periodic maintenance or upgrade work or problems beyond our
reasonable control.
10. The Site and the Service may contain links to and from other Internet sites that are
owned and operated by third parties. Vassar College Store has not reviewed all sites
linked to us and does not imply an endorsement of any kind. We are not responsible for
the contents of any such linked site, and the use of any such linked site is solely at your
own risk.
11. We shall not disclose or sell to third parties personal information which you forward
to us through the registration process or when using the Service. The information which
you forward to us through the registration process or when using the Service shall be
used by us for purposes of billing, advertising, notifying you of any changes in these
Terms of Use or this Site, or for any other purpose which we deem necessary to carry
out our duties under these Terms of Use or any End User Agreement. Our affiliates may
use the information you provide to us. We may contract with third parties to provide the
Service to you (such as payment processors or fulfillment companies) and we may
provide information to those third parties in order to fulfill those duties. These third
parties will not be allowed to use your information for any other purpose without your
consent.
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF USE
1. You agree not to upload, post, e-mail or transmit otherwise any other unlawful unsolicited e-mail including "spam" to Vassar College Store or any users of the Service.
2. You agree not to knowingly upload, post, e-mail or transmit otherwise any material that contains, software viruses, Trojan horses, worms, files or programs intended to interrupt, destroy, deface or limit the use, access or functionality of the website or the Service.
3. You agree not to upload, post, e-mail or transmit otherwise any material that is illegal, pornographic, abusive or obscene. We, in our sole discretion, may remove content and block user access to any content that we determine to be illegal, threatening, pornographic, abusive, obscene or in violation of another party's intellectual property.
4. You agree not to "reverse engineer," change, modify, hack, make derivative works, exploit, or crack any portion of the website or the Service for any reason, and including without limitation, for the purposes of storing, licensing, sublicensing, selling, reselling, copying, duplicating, reproducing, distributing or making available to any third party.
5. You agree not to "crawl" or "spider" or release any automated software or service to obtain information stored, saved or contained on any of our web pages which are part of the Service. No materials from this Site or the Service may be copied, reproduced, transmitted, modified, republished or distributed in any form or by any means without our prior written permission.
6. You acknowledge, understand and agree that we cannot guarantee the security of your data while it is being transmitted over the Internet and through servers that are out of our control. We strive to protect your personal information but Vassar College Store cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you transmit to our website or services. Any data transmissions you make over the internet are done at your own risk. Once we receive the data transmission, we make commercially reasonable efforts to ensure its security and privacy on our systems.
7. You acknowledge, understand and agree that we provide the Service to you "As Is" and "As Available" without warranty or condition of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of availability, accuracy, reliability, timeliness, security, completeness or non-infringement. We also make no warranty that the Service will meet the user's requirements.
8. You recognize that the traffic of data through the Internet may cause delays during the download of information from the Vassar College Store site and you shall not hold us liable for delays which are ordinary in the course of Internet use. You recognize that the site shall not be available on a continual twenty four (24) hour basis due to such delays and due to delays caused Vassar College Store's upgrading, modification, or standard maintenance of the Site.
9. You further agree that we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any loss of profits, loss of use, interruption of business, or any direct or indirect, incidental or consequential damages of any kind whether under these Terms of Use or otherwise, even if we were advised of the possibility of such damages or were grossly negligent.
10. You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Vassar College Store and Vassar College Store, its officers, directors, employees, its subsidiaries, its affiliates and its agents from and against any claims, demands, actions, suits, proceedings, costs, expenses, damages and liabilities, at law or in equity claims, actions or demands, including without limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, made by any third party arising out of, connected with, or resulting from due to or resulting from your use of the Website or use of the Service in violation of this Terms of Use.
11. You agree to receive administrative and legal notices about the Service electronically via e-mail, SMS messaging, or posting on the Website.
12. You agree by your use of the Website and the Service is a limited license terminable at any time by us and that you have no right, title, security or any other interest in the website or the Service or any of its source code or any other intellectual property related to the Website or the Service.
USE OF THE SERVICE
1. To use the Service you must have a valid credit card (acceptable to us) in order to pay us for the Service. We accept credit cards from American Express, Visa, Discover and Mastercard. The expiration date of your credit card must be at least 45 days past the Return Date for your rental book.
2. Services are paid for in advance of shipment to you. We will make reasonable efforts to process your transaction promptly. You agree that we are not responsible for credit card processing times.
3. We only accept orders for delivery within the 48 contiguous states of the USA. All shipping charges that will be charged for a transaction will be clearly displayed during the checkout process.
4. All prices and fees are exclusive of any taxes or duties imposed by taxing authorities. When applicable, taxes (such as sales tax) will be clearly displayed during the checkout process. You are responsible for the payment of all applicable taxes.
5. When you rent a book from Vassar College Store, you hereby acknowledge and agree that the book remains the property of Vassar College Store, and that we, as agent for our affiliate, may store your payment information for up to forty-five days beyond the Return Date of your End User Agreement. You also agree to any additional charges from us due to misuse of the Service, including, without limitation, charges for late fees, extension fees, fees for damaged rental books, fees to purchase your rented book, lost or stolen rental books, or books that are not returned to us.
6. If you wish to obtain a refund of your transaction, you must return the book to us in its unused condition by the Return Date specified on the invoice. Please log in to your account on the Site for a complete disclosure of our returns policy. Visit your local Vassar College Store location if you have questions on the return policy.
7. The Site offers Users the ability to search for required materials by course at select academic institutions. These required materials are subject to change by the institution, and the Site may not always reflect the most current information. We are not responsible for any errors in the information provided through the course searches on the Site.
Our failure to enforce any right or provision of the Terms of Use shall not constitute a
waiver of such right or provision. These Terms of Use apply to you and may not be
transferred, assigned or delegated to anyone without our express prior written
permission. Any attempt by you to assign, transfer or delegate these Terms of Use
without our express prior written permission shall be void. These Terms of Use shall be
governed by the law of the State of New York, USA, without regard to its conflicts of law
provisions. The state courts of Hall County, New York shall have exclusive jurisdiction
and venue over any dispute arising out of these Terms of Use, and each party hereby
consents to the jurisdiction and venue of such courts. Nonperformance of either party,
except for the making of payments, shall be excused to the extent that performance is
delayed or rendered impossible by any reason where failure to perform is beyond the
reasonable control of the non-performing party. These Terms of Use supersede all prior
agreements between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein
(including any prior versions of the Terms of Use). In the event of a conflict between
these Terms of Use and the provisions of an End User Agreement, the terms of the End
User Agreement shall control.
Please direct further questions or concerns about these Terms of Use to
Kirandeepgill@Vassar.edu
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