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Ownership This Web site, including any subsection accessible through the home or entry page, is published and maintained by the University of Maryland’s (UMD) Office of Professional Services (OPS). top Acceptance of Terms The services that UMD OPS provides to you are subject to the following Terms of Use. The most current version of these terms can always be reviewed by clicking on the “Terms of Use” hypertext link located at the bottom of our web pages. top Rights To Change Terms UMD OPS may add, modify, change, alter, or remove any part of these Terms of Use at any time, without any notice to you. Any changes to these Terms of Use or any terms posted on this site apply as soon as they are posted. By continuing to use this site after any changes are posted, you are indicating your acceptance of those changes. top Description of Services UMD OPS provides you with access to a variety of resources and content (collectively “Services”). The Services, including any updates, enhancements, new features, and/or the addition of any new web properties, are subject to these terms. top Notice Specific to Documents Available On This Web Site Permission to use Documents (such as articles, patterns, ideas, etc.) from the Services is granted, provided that (1) UMD OPS’s copyright notice appears in all copies and that both the copyright notice and this permission notice appear, (2) use of such Documents from the Services is for informational use only and will not be copied or posted on any network computer or broadcast in any media without written permission from UMD OPS, and (3) no modifications of any Documents are made. Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of the professionalstudies.umd.edu/.com web site or any other UMD OPS owned, operated, licensed or controlled site. Elements of the UMD OPS web site are protected by trade dress, trademark, unfair competition, and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part. No logo, graphic, sound or image from the UMD OPS web site may be copied or retransmitted unless expressly permitted by UMD OPS. UMD OPS AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE SUITABILITY OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED AS PART OF THE SERVICES FOR ANY PURPOSE. ALL SUCH DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. UMD OPS AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS WITH REGARD TO THIS INFORMATION, INCLUDING ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL UMD OPS AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF INFORMATION AVAILABLE FROM THE SERVICES. THE DOCUMENTS AND RELATED GRAPHICS PUBLISHED ON THE SERVICES COULD INCLUDE TECHNICAL INACCURACIES OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS. CHANGES ARE PERIODICALLY ADDED TO THE INFORMATION HEREIN. UMD OPS AND/OR ITS RESPECTIVE SUPPLIERS MAY MAKE IMPROVEMENTS AND/OR CHANGES IN THE PRODUCT(S) AND/OR THE PROGRAM(S) DESCRIBED HEREIN AT ANY TIME. top Personal and Non-Commercial Use Limitation Unless otherwise specified, you may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works from, sell or any information obtained from our web site. top Use of Copyrighted Materials and Logos You may not reproduce, copy or redistribute the design or layout of any UMD OPS web page, individual elements of the web site design, or UMD logos without the express written permission of UMD. Copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices may not be removed. top General Use of UMD OPS Web Site You are prohibited from posting on or transmitting to this web site any defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening, or unlawful materials or any materials that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law. top No Warranties; Limitations of Liability Although UMD OPS attempts to provide useful and timely information, we do not guarantee that the information is accurate, current, or suitable for any particular purpose. We assume no obligation to update or continue to post information. While you visit our site, UMD OPS does not guarantee that access to this site will be uninterrupted, that this site will be free of viruses or that this site cannot be tampered with by third parties. UMD OPS does not guarantee that information sent to this site will not be obtained, reviewed, or tampered with by third parties. This site and the information on this site are provided “as is” with no warranties of any kind whatsoever, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, any warranties of title or accuracy or any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. top Links to Third Party Sites Occasionally, we may post links to external, third party web sites from our site that will take you to non-UMD destinations on the Internet. Any linked sites are not under the control of UMD OPS and we are not responsible for the contents of any linked site, or any changes or updates to such sites. UMD OPS is not responsible for web casting or any other form of transmission received from any linked site. UMD OPS provides any of these links to you only as a matter of convenience, and the inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by UMD OPS of the site. top Use of This Site and the Information Is At the User's Sole Risk In no event will UMD OPS be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of or related to this site, any site operated by a third party or any information contained in this site or any other site, including but not limited to direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or punitive damages, whether under a contract, tort or any other theory of liability, even if UMD OPS is aware of the possibility of such damages. top Transmitted Material Through the Internet Transmissions are never completely private or secure. By visiting our site, you understand and accept that any message or information you send to this site may be read of intercepted by others unless there is a special notice that a particular message is encrypted. Sending an email communication to UMD OPS does not cause UMD OPS to have any special responsibility to you. top Applicable Laws This Web site (excluding linked sites) is controlled by UMD OPS from College Park, Maryland in the United States of America. It can be accessed from all 50 states, as well as from other countries around the world. As each of these places has laws that may differ from those of the State of Maryland, by accessing this Web site, both you and UMD OPS agree that the statutes and laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to the conflicts of law principles thereof, will apply to all matters relating to use of this Web site. Those who choose to access this site from other locations do so on their own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws. top Copyright Notice Copyright © 2007 University of Maryland. All Rights Reserved. top For More Information If you have any comments, concerns or questions regarding our site's Terms of Use policy, please send us an email. top
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