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Terms of Use

Welcome to Cannon School’s Website!

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) are entered into by and between each user of this website (“you,” “your” or “user”) and Cannon School, a 501(c)(3) (“we,” “us” or “our”).  These Terms set forth the terms and conditions that govern your access to and use of this website, as well and the services available to you on or through this website.

Please read these Terms carefully before using the website.  By using this website, you accept and agree to be bound by, and agree to abide by, these Terms as well as our Privacy Policy, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference (“Privacy Policy”).  If you do not want to agree to these Terms or the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the website.  These Terms constitute an agreement between you and Cannon School.

Eligible Users, Changes to Terms; Cougar Connect

This website is offered and available to users who are 18 years of age or older and reside in the United States.  By using this website, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age to form a binding contract with us.  If you do not meet such requirements, please do not access or use the website.

We may revise and update these Terms at any time and from time to time in our discretion. All changes are effective immediately when we post them, and apply to all access to and use of the website thereafter.

Your continued use of the website following the posting of revised Terms means that you accept and agree to the changes. You are expected to check this page from time to time as you access this website so that you are aware of any changes of these Terms, as they will be binding on you.

Cougar Connect.  This website includes a link to Cougar Connect, which is an online portal for our alumni that is located on a third party hosted platform with its own content and its own terms of use and privacy practices (collectively, the “Cougar Connect TOU”).  These Terms do not apply to Cougar Connect and you hereby acknowledge and agree that if you choose to visit or connect to Cougar Connect by or through this website, you will be governed by the Cougar Connect TOU. 

Accessing the Website; Account Security 

We reserve the right to withdraw or amend this website, and any information, service or material provided herein or connected hereto, in our discretion and without notice.  We will not be liable if, for any reason, all or any part of the website is unavailable at any time.  From time to time, we may restrict access to certain parts of the website or the entire website to certain users, including registered users. 

To subscribe to certain resources offered on the website, such as portals, you may be asked to provide certain registration information.  All information you provide on the website must be correct, current and complete.  You agree that all information you provide us is also governed by our Privacy Policy, and you consent to all actions that we take with respect to your information consistent with our Privacy Policy. 

If you choose or are provided with log-in information, such as a user name, password or other information as part of our security procedures, you must treat such information as confidential and must not disclose it to any other person or entity.  Your account is personal to you and agree not to provide any other person with access to this website or services using your log-in or other security information. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized access to or use of your account information or any other breach of security relating to our website.

We have the right to disable any log-in or other security information, whether chosen by you or provided by us, at any time for any reason, including if, in our opinion, you may have violated any provision of these Terms or in order to protect yours or any other user’s security.

Acceptable User Conduct

You agree not to use the services available on this website to:

  • obtain or attempt to obtain unauthorized access to Cannon School’s web services, servers, systems, network, or data;
  • make available any content that is harmful to children, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;
  • transmit, or procure the sending of, any advertising or promotional material, including any “junk mail,” “chain letter,” “spam” or similar solicitation;
  • Violate any applicable laws or regulations;
  • Impersonate or spoof any person or entity for any purpose;
  • make available any content that you do not have the right to make available or that infringes any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights of any person or entity;
  • post content containing advertisements or other commercial content our prior written permission;
  • make available viruses or any other computer code, files, programs or content designed to interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of the Cannon School website or affect other users; or
  • interfere with or disrupt the service on the Cannon School website in any way.

Enforcement and Termination

Cannon School reserves the right (but has no obligation) to:

  • Take any action with respect to any user that we deem necessary or appropriate in our discretion, if we believe that such user is or has violated these Terms, infringes any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity or could create liability for us;
  • Take appropriate legal action, including without limitation, referral to law enforcement, for any illegal or unauthorized use of the website; or
  • Terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the website for  any violation of these Terms.

Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to cooperate fully with any law enforcement authorities or court order requesting or directing us to disclose the identity or other information of anyone violating these Terms.  YOU HEREBY WAIVE AND HOLD US HARMLESS, INCLUDING OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, FACULTY, STAFF AND VENDORS FROM ANY CLAIMS RESULTING FROM ANY ACTION TAKEN BY US RELATING TO ANY INVESTIGATIONS BY EITHER US OR LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES.

We assume no liability for any action or inaction regarding transmissions, communications or content provided by any user or third party. We have no liability or responsibility to anyone for performance or nonperformance of ANY activities described in these Terms.

Links from this Website

This web site contains links to other sites and resources provided by third parties, including social media sites (e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Vimeo, Wordpress).  These links are provided for your convenience only, including any links contained in banner advertisements or sponsored links. We have no control over the quality, features or contents of those sites and accept no responsibility for such sites or for any loss or damage that may arise from your use of them. If you decide to access any of the third-party sites linked to this website, you do so entirely at your own risk and subject to the terms and conditions of use for such third party sites.

Governing Law and Jurisdiction

If you have an issue or dispute, you agree to raise it and try to resolve it with us informally. You can contact us through our Contact Information at the bottom of these Terms.

All matters relating to this website or these Terms, and any dispute or claim arising therefrom or related thereto, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal laws of the State of North Carolina without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of North Carolina or any other jurisdiction).

Any action, lawsuit, or proceeding arising out of, or related to, these Terms or this website shall be instituted exclusively in the federal courts of the United States or the courts of the State of North Carolina, in each case located in the City of Concord and County of Cabarrus, although we reserve the right to bring any action, lawsuit, or proceeding against you for breach of these Terms in your county and state of residence. You waive any and all objections to the exercise of jurisdiction over you by such courts and to venue in such courts.

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS OF USE OR THIS WEBSITE MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR AFTER THE CAUSE OF ACTION ACCRUES OR SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION OR CLAIM IS AND SHALL BE PERMANENTLY BARRED.

Disclaimer of Warranties

We cannot and do not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading from the internet or this website will be free of viruses or other destructive code. You are responsible for implementing sufficient anti-virus protection.

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, WE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED BY MALWARE, VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MATERIAL THAT MAY INFECT YOUR COMPUTER EQUIPMENT, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA OR OTHER MATERIAL DUE TO YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE OR ON ANY WEBSITE LINKED TO IT.

YOUR USE OF THIS WEBSITE, ITS CONTENT AND ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND ALL ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.  NEITHER WE NOR ANY PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH US MAKES ANY WARRANTY OR REPRESENTATION AS TO THE COMPLETENESS, SECURITY, RELIABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY OR AVAILABILITY OF THIS WEB SITE, ITS CONTENT OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH THIS WEBSITE OR THAT THIS WEB SITE OR ANY SERVICES OR ITEMS OBTAINED THROUGH IT WILL function without disruptions, delays, or imperfections OR OTHERWISE MEET YOUR NEEDS OR EXPECTATIONS.

WE HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, STATUTORY, OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON-INFRINGEMENT AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY WARRANTIES THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Limitations of Liability

TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PROVIDED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL WE OR OUR OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, FACULTY, STAFF AND VENDORS BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND, UNDER ANY LEGAL THEORY, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE THIS WEBSITE AND ANY WEBSITES LINKED TO IT OR ANY CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE OR SUCH OTHER WEBSITES, INCLUDING ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL INJURY, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, LOSS OF REVENUE, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE, LOSS OF GOODWILL AND/OR LOSS OF DATA, WHETHER CAUSED BY TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), BREACH OF CONTRACT OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF FORESEEABLE.

THE FOREGOING DOES NOT AFFECT ANY LIABILITY THAT CANNOT BE EXCLUDED OR LIMITED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

Intellectual Property Rights

Cannon School’s website, and its entire contents, features and functionalities, are protected by United States copyright, trademark, trade secret and other intellectual property law.  These Terms permit you to use the website solely for learning about our products and services or conducting business with us.  You do not have the right to reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display, publicly perform, republish, store or transmit the Cannon School name, logos, domain name, or other distinctive brand features for any other purpose.  All right, title, and interest in and to the Cannon School website service (excluding content provided by users or available through any links hereon) are and will remain the property of Cannon School.

Contact Information

Any feedback, comments, requests for technical support or other communications relating to this website should be directed to us at or through any of the following channels:

Address

Cannon School

5801 Poplar Tent Road

Concord, NC 28027

Phone

704-786-8171

Email

support@cannonschool.org