Please read these Terms of Use and the other Agreements described immediately below before registering for, accessing or using any portion of the IYP Mentors Online website (the “Site,” which consists of all content and pages located within and accessible at the online.hbs.edu and/or myhbx.org web domains) or any other websites, applications, programs or online or mobile products or services of IYP Mentors Online (collectively, the “Services”). The term “Services” includes the Site and all content and pages located within and accessible via the Site, as well as any program material, program or cohort pages and platforms, directories and other electronic services available via the Site or any of the other Services.
We may make changes to the Agreements at any time, but will alert you that we are doing so by giving notice via the Services or by some other means. By registering for, accessing or using any Services after any changes have been made, you signify your agreement to the modified Agreements and all of the changes, which will be effective immediately unless we notify you of a later effective date. If the changes are not acceptable to you, you should discontinue use of the Services.
As used in these Terms of Use, “we,” “us” and “our” refer to the Holding Company of IYP Mentors™ and its Directors, acting through IYP Mentors Online.
You agree that you are responsible for your own use of the Services and for your User Content, as well as any User Content of others that you submit, post, contribute, publish or distribute on any of the Services. “User Content” includes all content, in whatever format, submitted, posted, contributed, published or distributed on any of the Services by a user, including but not limited to all notes, questions, answers, comments, text, personal information, pictures, videos and file uploads. In some Programs, users may contribute by speaking or appearing on camera, and User Content may include transmissions or recordings of a user’s voice and/or image. You agree that you will use the Services in compliance with the Agreements and all applicable local, state, national and international laws, rules and regulations, including privacy and copyright laws, any laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from your country of residence, and all export control laws.
THE FOLLOWING KINDS OF CONTENT (“PROHIBITED CONTENT”) ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED ON THE SERVICES:
IYP Mentors Online reserves the right to remove Prohibited Content of which it becomes aware, but is under no obligation to do so.
In addition, you agree not to (a) use any of the Services in any manner intended to damage, disable, overburden or impair any part of any of the Services or the computer equipment or network(s) connected to any of the Services or to disrupt or interfere with any Program or any other user’s use and enjoyment of any of the Services; (b) attempt to gain unauthorized access to any of the Services, other accounts, computer equipment or networks connected to any of the Services through hacking, password mining or any other means; (c) obtain or attempt to obtain any materials or information on or via any of the Services not intentionally made available through the Services; (d) copy or use any portion of any of the Services other than as expressly allowed under the Agreements; (e) use any high volume, automated, or electronic means to access any of the Services (including without limitation robots, spiders or scripts); (f) frame any of the Services, place pop-up windows over its pages, or otherwise affect the display of its pages; or (g) force headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any communication transmitted through any of the Services.
If you participate in any Program, you agree to complete all work, including any exams, associated with each Program in which you may be enrolled with your own, original work and only your own, original work, and you agree not to engage in any activity that would dishonestly improve your results, or improve or hurt the results of others. In addition, unless otherwise stated in the respective Program, you agree that any exams, quizzes or questions provided in connection with each Program are for your individual use only. Copying, capturing, transmitting or providing all or any part of the exams, quizzes or questions to any other person infringes IYP Mentors Online’s rights and is strictly prohibited. IYP Mentors Online reserves the right to pursue any and all legal remedies against you if you violate this Agreement.
In order to participate in most Services, you must register for a personal account on the relevant Service (a “User Account”) by providing an email address and a password for your User Account, as well as any additional information required herein or on the relevant Service. If a virtual classroom program is offered by IYP Mentors Online, participants in the virtual classroom program may not be required to register for a User Account. Instead, IYP Mentors Online may choose to provide such participants with separate credentials necessary to register for and access the program (a “Login Credential”). You agree that you will never divulge or share access or access information to your User Account or Login Credential with any third party for any reason. You also agree that you will create, use, and/or access only one User Account or Login Credential, and that you will not access the Services using any User Account or Login Credential other than your own.
You agree to notify us immediately upon becoming aware of or suspecting any unauthorized use of your User Account or Login Credential. We will not be responsible for any loss or damage arising from unauthorized access to your User Account or Login Credential.
In registering for a User Account or obtaining a Login Credential, or completing an application or enrollment form and registering for a Program, you may be prompted or required to enter User Content or additional information, including but not limited to your name and location. Additional information may be required to confirm your identity, and different or additional information may be required depending on your use of the Services or enrollment in Programs. You warrant that all such information provided by you is accurate, current, complete, and complies with your obligations under the Agreements. You also agree to maintain and update such information to keep it accurate, current and complete. You acknowledge that if any such information provided by you is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, we reserve the right to terminate your use of any or all of the Services, in our sole discretion.
If you are admitted to a IYP Mentors Online Program, or as part of your registration, you may be required to submit a headshot photo of yourself (via webcam or such other method as IYP Mentors Online may require). You may also be subject to spontaneous identity verification checks throughout the applicable Program. The authentication of your identity may be performed by a IYP Mentors Online third-party service provider.
In consideration for your agreement to these Terms of Use, IYP Mentors Online grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Services solely in accordance with the Agreements. IYP Mentors Online may make IYP Mentors Online Content (as defined below) available to you through the Programs or otherwise via the Services. You may obtain and use IYP Mentors Online Content only for your own personal, non-commercial use in connection with the Services and participating in Programs. You may only copy and modify IYP Mentors Online Content as necessary for your own personal, noncommercial use. You may not transfer, retransmit, distribute, publish, commercially exploit or create derivative works of IYP Mentors Online Content. You may not reverse-engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise access the source code for any software that may be used to operate any of the Services. Notwithstanding the foregoing, certain reference documents, digital textbooks, articles and other information on the Services may be made available to you with the permission of third parties, and use of that third party material may be subject to certain rules and conditions, which we will post along with the material or otherwise inform you about. You agree to abide by all such rules and conditions.
“IYP Mentors Online Content” means all content or other material, in whole or in part, available through the Programs or otherwise via the Services, including but not limited to lectures, speeches, discussions, comments, video lessons, quizzes, tests, presentation materials, homework assignments, programs, code, and other images, text, layouts, arrangements, displays, illustrations, documents, materials, audio and video clips, HTML and files. All IYP Mentors Online Content is the property of IYP Mentors Online and/or its affiliates or licensors and is protected by copyright, patent and/or other proprietary intellectual property rights under IPO laws of Pakistan.
IYP Mentors Online logos, trademarks and service marks that may appear in the Services (“Marks”) are the property of IYP Mentors Online and are protected under IPO Laws of Pakistan. All other trademarks, service marks and logos used in the Services, with or without attribution, are the trademarks, service marks or logos of their respective owners.
IYP Mentors Online and/or its affiliates and licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted herein to the Programs, Services, IYP Mentors Online Content, and Marks.
The Services may provide you with the ability to upload or otherwise provide certain User Content. With respect to User Content you submit or otherwise make available in connection with your use of the Services, and subject to the IYP Mentors Online Privacy Policy, you grant IYP Mentors Online a fully transferable, worldwide, perpetual, royalty-free and non-exclusive license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, make derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display and otherwise disseminate and make available such User Content, in any manner or medium now known or later developed, and to authorize others to do any of the foregoing. You expressly acknowledge that your User Content may be visible to others and may include Personally Identifiable Information, as defined in the IYP Mentors Online Privacy Policy. To the extent that you provide User Content, you represent, warrant to IYP Mentors Online and agree that (a) you have all necessary rights to provide and use such User Content and permit IYP Mentors Online to use such User Content as provided above; (b) as between you and IYP Mentors Online, you shall be responsible for the payment of any third party fees related to the provision and use of such User Content; and (c) such User Content does not and will not infringe or misappropriate any third party rights.
In connection with your participation in a Program, you may have the ability to access or download User Content of other users taking the Program and other users may have the ability to access or download your User Content. While IYP Mentors Online requires all users to comply with these Terms of Use and the IYP Mentors Online Privacy Policy in providing User Content, IYP Mentors Online cannot guarantee such compliance or that any such User Content will be free of Prohibited Content, viruses, worms, back doors, Trojan horses or other harmful contaminants. IYP Mentors Online disclaims any responsibility or liability relating to your access or download of such User Content.
The Services may also provide you with ability to upload or send information to IYP Mentors Online regarding the Services (“Feedback”). By submitting Feedback, you hereby grant IYP Mentors Online an irrevocable license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, make derivative works of, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display and otherwise disseminate and make available such Feedback, in any manner or medium now known or later developed, and to authorize others to do the foregoing.
You acknowledge that we may screen User Content, and that we shall have the right (but not the obligation), in our sole discretion, to remove any User Content without any liability to you. Without limiting the foregoing, we have the right to remove any User Content that violates the Agreements or is otherwise objectionable in our sole and absolute discretion. You agree and acknowledge that we may preserve User Content and may disclose User Content if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that any such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process, enforce these Terms of Use, respond to claims that any User Content violates the rights of third parties, or protect our rights, property or personal safety or that of our Users and the public.
Unless otherwise expressly agreed in writing by IYP Mentors Online, full payment for participation in a Program is required at the time of registration. Specific payment requirements and related terms may be provided to you at the time of registration on the applicable Program-specific web page or otherwise on the applicable Service.
You agree that IYP Mentors Online, in its sole discretion, may terminate your use of any or all of the Services or your participation in any Program, for any reason or no reason, and that IYP Mentors Online shall not have any liability to you for any such action; provided, however, that if IYP Mentors Online terminates your participation in a Program other than for cause (including, without limitation, your failure to comply with any term of the Agreements), you will receive a pro-rata refund of any fees you paid in connection with the Program. Without limiting any of IYP Mentors Online’s other rights or remedies, it is IYP Mentors Online’s policy to terminate in appropriate circumstances users of the Services who are repeat copyright infringers. IYP Mentors Online will not be required to provide you any service or engage in any activity (including but not limited to providing you Programs and/or credentials or acknowledgements relating to same) if IYP Mentors Online believes that the service or activity may violate any applicable law or regulation. You further acknowledge that for the purpose of any Program your sole relationship with IYP Mentors Online is as defined in the Agreements. Termination does not give rise to any right to any grievance or other resolution process for student disputes at IYP Mentors, or any other school, division, institute or program of or associated with . You agree that IYP Mentors Online has the right to cancel, delay, reschedule, or alter the format of any Program at any time. If you no longer wish to participate in any Program or use any of the Services, you may terminate your participation upon notice to IYP Mentors Online. The rights granted to you hereunder will terminate upon any termination of your right to use the Services or your participation in a Program, but the other provisions of the Agreements will survive any such termination.
The Services may include hyperlinks to websites or applications maintained or controlled by others. IYP Mentors Online is not responsible for and does not routinely screen, approve, review or endorse the contents or use of any of the products or services that may be offered at these websites or applications. If you decide to access linked third-party websites or applications, you do so at your own risk.
Account registration and participation in any Program or other Service is generally restricted to those individuals 18 years of age or older who are fully able and competent to enter into the terms, conditions, obligations, affirmations, representations and warranties herein. Individuals under 18 years of age but 13 years of age or older may be able to register for an account and participate in certain Programs or Services in limited instances in our discretion. In those cases, we may have additional requirements for registration or access, including, for example, approval of a parent or other authorized person. By registering for or participating in a Program or Service, you hereby represent that (i) you are 18 years of age or older and have the authority and legal capacity to enter into the Agreements, or (ii) you are 13 years of age or older, you are only registering for or accessing a Program or Service that we have expressly allowed people between 13 and 18 years of age to register for or access, and all additional requirements (such as parental approval) that we have established for registration or access by such people have been met. No one under the age of 13 years may participate in any Program or download or access any Service. In addition, those who wish to register and participate in any Program or other Service must meet any other minimum requirements set forth in the Agreements. Programs may have additional eligibility or admission requirements, as specified on the applicable Program section of the Services. If you do not qualify or do not agree to these terms, you may not use the Services. IYP Mentors Online reserves the right to deny admission to any applicant in its discretion.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ALL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES (AS DEFINED AT THE OUTSET OF THESE TERMS OF USE) AND ANY RELATED INFORMATION OR PRODUCTS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND (EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR OTHERWISE), INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. IYP MENTORS ONLINE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT ANY SERVICE WILL OPERATE IN AN UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE MANNER OR THAT THE ANY SERVICE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IYP MENTORS ONLINE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT (A) THE PROGRAMS OR SERVICES WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS OR ACHIEVE THE INTENDED PURPOSES, (B) THE PROGRAMS OR SERVICES WILL NOT EXPERIENCE OUTAGES OR OTHERWISE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE OR ERROR-FREE, (C) THE PROGRAMS, SERVICES OR INFORMATION OBTAINED THROUGH OR FROM THE PROGRAMS OR SERVICES WILL BE ACCURATE, COMPLETE, CURRENT, ERROR-FREE, SECURE OR RELIABLE, OR (D) ANY DEFECTS IN OR ON THE PROGRAMS OR SERVICES WILL BE CORRECTED. IYP MENTORS ONLINE MAKES NO REPRESENTATION REGARDING YOUR ABILITY TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE INFORMATION FROM OR THROUGH THE SERVICES, AND YOU AGREE AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR ABILITY TO ACCESS THE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES MAY BE IMPAIRED.
EXCEPT INSOFAR AS THE FOLLOWING LIMITATION MAY BE PROHIBITED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IYP MENTORS ONLINE SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR TO ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS OR EARNING POWER, LOSS OF DATA, LOSSES DUE TO ERRORS OR INTERRUPTION IN AVAILABILITY OF ANY SERVICES, UNAVAILABILITY OF ANY PROGRAM, SERVER OR COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY, OR DAMAGES DUE TO ACTS OR OMISSIONS OF OTHERS USING ANY SERVICE OR PARTICIPATING IN A PROGRAM), ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE AGREEMENTS, THE SERVICES OR THE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION YOUR AND OTHERS’ USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE ANY SERVICE, OR YOUR PARTICIPATION IN ANY PROGRAM, OR YOUR SUBMISSION OR USE OF USER CONTENT, OR OTHERS’ USE OF YOUR USER CONTENT, OR YOUR INTERACTION WITH OTHER PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS (WHETHER ONLINE OR IN PERSON), OR YOUR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH ANY PROGRAM OR SERVICE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTORY OR OTHER LAW. IYP MENTORS ONLINE’S TOTAL CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE AGREEMENTS, THE SERVICES OR THE PROGRAMS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN THE WAYS DESCRIBED IN THE PRECEDING SENTENCE), WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTORY OR OTHER LAW, WILL NOT EXCEED THE GREATER OF (1) THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF FEES RECEIVED BY IYP MENTORS ONLINE FROM YOU OR ON YOUR BEHALF FOR OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND ANY PROGRAMS IN ANY TWELVE MONTH PERIOD OR (2) U.S.$100. THE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, WHETHER OR NOT IYP MENTORS ONLINE HAS BEEN NEGLIGENT OR OTHERWISE AT FAULT.
YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE THAT THE WARRANTY DISCLAIMERS AND THE LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THESE TERMS OF USE REFLECT A REASONABLE AND FAIR ALLOCATION OF RISK BETWEEN YOU AND IYP MENTORS ONLINE, AND THAT THESE LIMITATIONS ARE ESSENTIAL TO IYP MENTORS ONLINE’S WILLINGNESS TO MAKE THE SERVICE AND PROGRAMS AVAILABLE TO YOU. EACH OF THESE DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS IS INTENDED TO BE SEPARATELY ENFORCEABLE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER ANY OTHER REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE.
FOR PURPOSES OF THE FOREGOING DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATIONS, AS WELL AS THE INDEMNITY IN SECTION 11 BELOW, “IYP MENTORS ONLINE” INCLUDES THE HOLDING COMPANY OF “IYP MENTORS™” AND ITS DIRECTORS, ACTING THROUGH IYP MENTORS ONLINE , ALSO KNOWN AS IGNITE YOUR POTENTIAL, AND ITS SUBSIDARIES, ASSOCIATED ENTITIES AND SISTER CONCERNS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IYP MENTORS), THE MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BOARDS, AND ITS OFFICERS, FACULTY MEMBERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, CONTRACTORS, AND REPRESENTATIVES.
CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES. IF THE LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF THESE JURISDICTIONS APPLY TO YOU, SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE DISCLAIMERS, EXCLUSIONS, OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, AND YOU MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS.
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless IYP Mentors Online (as defined for this purpose in Section 13 above) from any and all claims, liabilities, damages, losses and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs, relating to or arising out of (a) your use or attempted use of any of the Programs or other Services in violation of the Agreements; (b) your violation of any law or rights of any third party; or (c) information or content that you post or otherwise make available through any Program or otherwise via any of the Services, including without limitation any claim of infringement or misappropriation of intellectual property or other proprietary rights.
For certain Programs, you may be required to take one or more exams at a designated test site (each, a “Test Site”). A Test Site may be operated by third parties and not by IYP Mentors Online. Going to and using a Test Site may involve risks not found in study conducted solely online. You are responsible for making your own investigation of those risks and assuming them knowingly and willingly.
You agree, on behalf of yourself and your family, heirs and personal representative(s), that your only recourse if you are injured or otherwise suffer harm in connection with taking exams at Test Sites will be against the applicable Test Sites, those working for or in concert with such Test Sites, or third parties not described in the following sentence. To the maximum extent permitted by law, you hereby release, hold harmless and agree to indemnify IYP Mentors Online, IYP Mentors and , and its and their officers, governing board members, faculty, employees, agents and representatives, from and against any present or future claims, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses for injury to person or property, and any other damage, which you may suffer, or for which you may be liable to any other person, related to your taking exams at Test Sites (including travel to and from Test Sites), resulting from any cause, including but not limited to negligence on your part or on the part of any of the released parties.
Please note that course materials provided to participants are for their use only during the duration of the program, and participants are expected to comply at all times with copyright law.
These Terms of Use & IYP Privacy Policy constitute the agreement between you and IYP Mentors Online with respect to your use of the Services, superseding any prior agreements between you and IYP Mentors Online regarding your use of any of the Services. Some terms applicable to your registration for IYP Mentors Online or your enrollment or participation in Programs may be provided to you at the time of registration or access or on Program-specific web pages. These additional terms may include, among other things, terms relating to the act of registering, specific fees or Program requirements. Your registration, enrollment or participation also shall be subject to your agreement and compliance with those additional terms.
The failure of IYP Mentors Online to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Agreements shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Agreements is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties’ intentions as reflected in the provision, to the extent that may lawfully be done, and the other provisions of these Terms of Use shall remain in full force and effect.
IYP Mentors Online may freely transfer or assign any portion of its rights or delegate its obligations under the Agreements. You may not transfer or assign, by operation of law or otherwise, any portion of your rights or delegate your obligations under the Agreements without the prior written consent of IYP Mentors Online, and any attempted such transfer or assignment shall be void and of no effect.