Overview

This Agreement sets forth the Standard Terms and Conditions that apply to the use of this Web site.  Your use of the ieetraining.com Web site and any services offered herein indicates your agreement to be bound by these Terms of Service.   As such, you are agreeing to familiarize yourself with the Terms of Service, and abide by them if you choose to use the ieetraining.comWeb site and/or any other Institute for Environmental Education services to which such terms apply.

These Terms and Conditions tell you the rights and obligations you have. Please read these carefully.   You may have other rights granted by law and these Terms and Conditions do not affect these.   This does not affect your legal rights as a consumer.

Complaints Handling:

The Institute for Environmental Education tries to respond to all complaints within two working days.   Please notify us in the first instance via our built-in message system, i.e. Contact Us.

Content Linked to by ieetraining.com

The sites linked to by ieetraining.com are developed by people over whom the Institute for Environmental Education exercises no control.   We cannot guarantee that an ieetraining.com link will not proceed to unintended or objectionable content and assume no responsibility for the content of any site included in our links page or otherwise linked to by the ieetraining.com Web site.

Privacy Policy:

Please see our Privacy Policy.

Changes In Terms and Conditions that apply to the use of this Web site:

We may modify or terminate our services from time to time, for any reason, and without notice, including the right to terminate with or without notice, without liability to you, any other user or any third party.   We reserve the right to modify these Terms of Service from time to time without notice.   Please review these Terms of Service from time to time so that you will be apprised of any changes.

Intellectual Rights

All intellectual property of or relating to the information contained on this website, including but not limited to content, information, trademarks, copyrights, modules, techniques, know-how, methods of doing business, graphic design, look and feel; and all developments, derivatives, and improvements thereto, whether registered or not (collectively, "Intellectual Property"), unless otherwise indicated, are owned, controlled and licensed in their entirety by Institute for Environmental Education, its affiliates, government entities that publish regulations identified and implied on this website, its successors and assigns, and/or by third parties who have granted Institute for Environmental Education license to use such Intellectual Property.

Publications, products, content or services referenced herein or on the information contained on this website are the exclusive copyrights, trademarks or service-marks of Institute for Environmental Education or their respective owners and are protected by law.  Except as expressly provided herein, Institute for Environmental Education does not grant any express or implied right to You or any other person under any intellectual or proprietary rights.  Any downloadable or printable software, programs, information or materials available through the information contained on this website and all copyrights, trade secrets, and know-how related thereto, unless otherwise indicated, are owned by Institute for Environmental Education or third party licensors.

The website name, Institute for Environmental Education, its logo, and all other names, logos and icons identifying the Institute for Environmental Education website and its services are proprietary trademarks of Institute for Environmental Education, and any use of such marks, such as domain names, without the express written permission of Institute for Environmental Education is strictly prohibited.  

Disclaimer – No Warranties.  

You understand and accept that Institute for Environmental Education cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files available for downloading through the information contained on this website will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other code that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.  You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures and checkpoints on your personal computer to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the information contained on this website for the reconstruction of any lost data.

You understand and agree that you assume total responsibility and risk for your use of the information contained on this website.  Institute for Environmental Education provides the information contained on this website and related information “as is” and does not make any express or implied warranties, representations or endorsements whatsoever.  Institute for Environmental Education specifically disclaims any implied warranties of title, merchantability, or fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.  

With regard to the information contained on this website or any information or third-party information or links provided thereon, Institute for Environmental Education shall not be liable for any cost or damage arising either directly or indirectly from any such transaction.  It is solely Your responsibility to evaluate the accuracy, completeness and usefulness of all opinions, advice, services, merchandise and other information provided through the service.  Institute for Environmental Education does not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted or error-free or that defects in the service will be corrected.  Institute for Environmental Education has no control over and accepts no responsibility for outside party malicious and intentional conduct such as abusive and offensive language that could infiltrate the internet and lodge into IEE’s materials.  

Limitation of Liability.  

Institute for Environmental Education is released from any claim of harm resulting for a cause beyond Institute for Environmental Education’s control, including but not limited to failure of the owner of this website to follow the guidelines set forth by licensing and funding resources, any electronic or mechanical breakdowns, computer viruses, unauthorized access and use of these materials and their content, theft, operator errors, or any force majeure event such as severe weather, earthquakes, natural disasters, strikes, labor problems, wars, or governmental restriction or actions.  

In no event will Institute for Environmental Education be liable for any incidental, consequential, indirect, punitive, or special damages (including, but not limited to, damages for loss of profits, business interruption, loss of programs or information, and the like) arising out of or in any way connected with the use of or inability to use the information contained on this website and/or service, or any information, or transactions provided or downloaded from the information contained on this website, or any delay of such information or service, even if Institute for Environmental Education has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or any claim attributable to ERRORS, omissions, or other inaccuracies in the information contained on this website and/or materials or information down- loaded through the information contained on this website.  Because some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, the above limitation may not apply to you.  

Notwithstanding the foregoing, total liability of Institute for Environmental Education for any reason related to use of the information contained on this website shall not exceed the total amount paid by You to Institute for Environmental Education in connection with the subject matter of the particular dispute during the prior three months.  

Holding IEE Harmless.  

Institute for Environmental Education its affiliates, and all of their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, attorneys, successors are indemnify and held, and assigns from and against all claims, proceedings, injuries, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, and expenses, including reasonable attorneys’ fees and litigation expenses, relating to or arising from any breach or violation of this Agreement by You (including negligent or reckless conduct).  Each of the above referenced individuals or entities reserves the right to assert and enforce these provisions directly against You, on their own behalf.  

Void Where Prohibited.  

Any offer for any product or service made on this information contained on this website is void where prohibited.  Institute for Environmental Education makes no representations regarding the legality of access to or use of the information contained on this website or its content in any country.  Institute for Environmental Education reserves the right to limit, in its discretion, the provision and quantity of any feature, product or service to any person or geographic area.  If You access the information contained on this website from a jurisdiction where prohibited, You do so at your own risk and You are solely responsible for complying with all applicable local regulations.  

No Advice Offered.  

No information contained on this website nor Institute for Environmental Education is providing, nor is either authorized to offer any legal, tax, accounting advice, or recommendation regarding suitability, profitability, investment strategy or other matter.  

Governing Law and Dispute Resolution.  

These Terms of Service and all disputes or claims arising out of or related thereto shall be governed by the laws of Massachusetts, without applying conflict of law rules.  Any cause of action or claim arising out of use of the information contained on this website must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises, or such claim or cause of action is barred.  Claimant and Institute for Environmental Education waive their rights to a jury trial and participation in class action litigation.

All disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service shall be resolved by binding arbitration, except that Institute for Environmental Education is not required to arbitrate any dispute regarding confidentiality, infringement, misappropriation, or misuse of any intellectual property right, or any other claim where interim relief from a court is sought to prevent serious and irreparable injury to Institute for Environmental Education or any other person or entity.  

You acknowledge that any breach, threatened or actual, could cause irreparable injury to Institute for Environmental Education that is not quantifiable in monetary damages.  You agree that Institute for Environmental Education shall be entitled to seek and be awarded an injunction or other appropriate equitable relief to restrain any breach of Your obligations under these Terms.  Accordingly, you waive any requirement that Institute for Environmental Education post any bond or other security in the event that any injunctive or equitable relief is sought by or awarded to Institute for Environmental Education to enforce any provision of these Terms.  

Miscellaneous.  

You agree that these Terms are for the benefit of the User and Institute for Environmental Education.  Therefore, these Terms are personal to You and are not assignable.  No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists between You and Institute for Environmental Education as a result of these Terms of Service or arising out of your use of the information contained on this website.  

Institute for Environmental Education’ failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right under these Terms or at law.  Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement.  Institute for Environmental Education may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party and at any time, without notice to the User.  Headings herein are for convenience only.

These Terms of Service, along with Institute for Environmental Education's Website Privacy Policy, represent the entire agreement between You and Institute for Environmental Education with respect to use of the information contained on this website, and supersedes all prior or contemporaneous communications and proposals, whether electronic, oral, or written between You and Institute for Environmental Education.  

Severability.  

If any provision of these Terms of Service is ruled invalid or otherwise unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction or on account of a conflict with an applicable government regulation, such determination shall not affect the remaining provisions (or parts thereof) contained herein.  Any invalid or unenforceable portion should be deemed amended in order to achieve as closely as possible the same effect as the Terms of Service as originally drafted.