Terms of Use Agreement:
This Terms of Use Agreement ("Agreement") governs your use of this web site and its associated services ("Site"). Owned and operated by EMC Publishing LLC and its affiliates and\or related entities ("EMC Publishing LLC"). This Agreement is between you and EMC Publishing LLC. By accessing, browsing or using this web site you agree to all the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Ownership & Content
This Site contains a large variety of copyrighted materials, information, text, guides, photographs, illustrations, artwork, graphics, images, music, video, audio and other intellectual property. All rights, titles and interest in and to this Site's content is the property of EMC Publishing LLC or its licensors, and is protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, patent or other proprietary rights and laws. You do not acquire any ownership rights by using this Site or by virtue of downloading, printing or using this Site's content. You may not modify, publish, transmit, transfer, sell, reproduce, distribute or in any way commercially exploit any of the Site content or infringe upon trademarks contained in such content.
EMC Publishing LLC makes no guarantees or warranties as to the accuracy or completeness of or results to be obtained from accessing and using the Site. Neither EMC Publishing LLC nor its affiliates shall be liable to any user or anyone else for any inaccuracy, error or omission, regardless of cause, or for any damages resulting therefrom.
Membership & Registration
Certain areas of the Site may require registration or may otherwise ask you to provide information to participate in certain features or access certain content. The decision to provide this information is optional, however, if you elect not to provide such information, you may not be able to access certain content or features or participate as a member or subscriber in order to take advantage of certain features or services of the Site. If you elect to take advantage of such features or services, you must register on the Site by completing the applicable registration form and creating an account with a unique User ID and password. By registering with the Site, you represent and warrant that the information you provide on the registration form is complete and accurate. You also agree that:
- Your User ID is only for your personal use, that you will not sell, transfer or assign your Account, and that you will not allow others to use your Account or your User ID or password to access the Site under any circumstances;
- You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your User ID and password, and for notifying EMC Publishing LLC at educate@emcp.com if you believe there is or may have been a compromise of your User ID or password, or any unauthorized use of your Account; and
- You are fully responsible for all transactions and other activities that are undertaken using your User ID or password, including unauthorized use, until you terminate your Account or notify EMC Publishing LLC that your User ID or password has been lost, stolen or otherwise compromised.
Instructor Resource Center
Access to the Instructor Resource Center is permitted only to instructors who are using or considering using EMC Publishing LLC products and who are currently teaching at educational institutions. EMC Publishing LLC verifies all access requests by contacting the applicable institution to verify the requestor's status as an instructor, and that the named requestor actually made such request. Students who attempt to gain access to the Instructor Resource Center, will be shared with their school during the verification process and, upon discovery, will be subject to the disciplinary processes and full range of sanctions provided by the school's academic honesty policies. Please note that any information provided to EMC Publishing LLC for access to the Resource Center can be traced directly back the user.
Student Resource Center
Access to the Student Resource Center is permitted only to students who purchased EMC Publishing LLC products. Please note that any information provided to EMC Publishing LLC for access to the Resource Center can be traced directly back the user.
Changes in Service
EMC Publishing LLC may modify, suspend, discontinue or restrict the use of any portion of the Site, including the availability of any content feature, at any time and without notice or liability.
Links to other websites
Links to other websites may be provided on the Site. These links are intended to enhance the readers' understanding. EMC Publishing LLC has no control over either the content or the availability of these sites and therefore assumes no liability arising out of their use or attempted use.
Term and Termination
If you have registered with this Site, you may terminate your Account at any time and for any reason. EMC Publishing LLC may terminate your Account or use of the Site at any time and for any reason, with or without cause, without prior notice to you and without any liability or further obligation of any kind whatsoever to you or any other party. EMC Publishing LLC also reserves the right to use any technological, legal, operational, or other means available to enforce the terms of this Agreement, including without limitation, blocking specific IP addresses or access to this Site using your e-mail address, User ID or password.
Modifications of This Agreement
EMC Publishing LLC reserves the right, at any time and for any reason in its sole discretion, to change, modify, amend and/or update the terms of this Agreement. Whenever a change is made the new Agreement will be posted on the Site. Therefore, you should review this Agreement before using the Site. Your use of the Site after the new terms are posted will signify your agreement to be bound by the new terms.
Permitted Use
You are authorized to download one copy of the material on this Web site on one computer for your personal, non-commercial use only. In doing so, you may not remove or in any way alter any trademark, copyright, or other proprietary notice. You may not modify, copy, distribute, republish, commercially exploit, or upload any of the material on the Web site without the prior written consent of EMC Publishing LLC. You may not distribute (including via e-mail or the Internet) any content from the Site, or otherwise make available, copies to others, whether or not for payment or other consideration, without written permission from EMC Publishing LLC. You may submit requests for permission to EMC Publishing LLC by email at:
educate@emcp.com
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Compliance
If you have any copyright concerns about any materials posted on this Site, please let us know. We comply with the provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act applicable to Internet service providers (17 U.S.C. ยง 512). To notify us of any Site content that you believe infringes your rights or the rights of others, please provide the following information to the Copyright Agent listed below:
- Your name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address;
- A description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed or, if multiple copyrighted works on the Site are covered by a single notification, a representative list of such works on the Site;
- Identification of the material claimed to be infringing or to be the subject of infringing activity and that is to be removed or access to which is to be disabled, and information reasonably sufficient to permit EMC Publishing LLC to locate the material, such as the URL or a reasonable description of where the alleged infringing material is located on the Site;
- A statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law;
- A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the information in the notification is accurate, and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf; and
- An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest.
EMC Publishing LLC's Copyright Agent for notice of claims of copyright or other intellectual property infringement can be reached as follows:
By e-mail: educate@emcp.com>
By postal mail:
EMC Publishing LLC
875 Montreal Way
St Paul, MN 55102
Attn: Copyright Agent
The Copyright Agent should be contacted only if you believe that your work has been used or copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement and such infringement is occurring on the site or on sites linked to from the website(s). All other inquiries directed to the Copyright Agent will not receive a response.
Governing law and jurisdiction
This Site is located in the United States, and this Agreement and the interpretation of this Agreement will be governed by and construed under the laws of the United States and the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflict of law principles. You agree and submit to the exclusive and mandatory jurisdiction and venue of the State and Federal Courts situated in Ramsey County, Minnesota and agree you will not object to such jurisdiction or venue on the grounds of lack of personal jurisdiction, or otherwise. Any cause of action or claim arising out of this Agreement or your use of the Site, regardless of form or the basis of the claim, must be brought within one (1) year after the cause of action arose or, if multiple causes, from the date the first such cause of action arose.
PARADIGM MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS WEB SITE OR ITS CONTENTS, WHICH ARE PROVIDED FOR USE "AS IS." PARADIGM DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE WEB SITE AND ANY WEB SITE WITH WHICH IT IS LINKED. PARADIGM ALSO MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES AS TO WHETHER THE INFORMATION ACCESSIBLE VIA THIS WEB SITE, OR ANY WEB SITE WITH WHICH IT IS LINKED, IS ACCURATE, COMPLETE, OR CURRENT.
Privacy Policy
The information you provide for your account with EMC Publishing LLC is used solely for fulfillment of your order, and to contact you about your purchases. Your account information is not shared with companies or sold to any organizations outside of EMC Publishing LLC.
Email Privacy
EMC Publishing LLC will never share, sell, or rent personal information. Information submitted to us is used solely for purposes of contacting you or sending you emails based on your request for information.
Returns
Returns for materials purchased from EMC Publishing LLC cannot be accepted unless written approval has been secured. Please contact Customer Service at 800-535-6865.
Business-to-Business Customers
All orders over $500.00 purchased on-account will be held pending written confirmation via fax or mail.
Send Confirmations to:
EMC Publishing LLC
875 Montreal Way
St Paul, MN 55102
Phone 800-535-6865
Fax 800-328-4564
Toll-Free Ordering
For quick and easy ordering, call us toll-free: 800-535-6865. Make sure that you've prepared a list of the items you wish to order, with the price and order number. Our phone lines are open Monday through Friday 8am-5pm (CST). You also may fax your order toll-free by calling 800-328-4564.
Internet Taxes
Sales taxes are charged for shipments to AR, CA, IL, IN, MI, MN, NY, SD, TX, and WA.
Order Terms
Prices on this website are subject to change without notice. Prices on this website reflect all discounts. Prices do not include taxes where applicable. A shipping charge of 10% will be applied to all invoices within the United States. Minimum shipping charge is $10.00. Method of shipment is at our discretion. If you wish to expedite your shipment, change the Shipment Method on the Check Out web page. Additional charges are applied to expedited shipments. All shipment and delivery pertain to business days only. This includes expedited shipments. The shipping charge is billed as a separate item on the invoice. Orders received after 1:00 P.M. Central Time are processed the next business day. Billing and shipping is for the continental United States only. Foreign orders must contact customer service directly.
Copyright
No part of any book from EMC Publishing LLC may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the permission of the publisher. All multimedia materials are copyrighted. The works may not be transmitted by television or other devices or processed or copied, recast, transformed, or adapted in any matter, in whole or in part, except where permission is granted.
Technical Support
Technical support for our products is available here:
http://support.emcp.com/contact-us/.
If you have any questions about this Agreement you may contact us at
educate@emcp.com
