Terms and Conditions
Last update: September 21, 2009
Changes to the Terms and Conditions
Aspen may change these terms and conditions of use at any time, without prior notice.
If you access or use the Website after Aspen posts a change, you accept that change.
If you do not accept the change, do not access or use the Website. You should check
these terms and conditions of use periodically.
Access and Use of the Website
Aspen grants you a limited license to access and use the Website, including to display,
copy, distribute and download its content, only for your personal, non-commercial
use and provided that you do not modify the Website, its content, or any copyright
or other proprietary notices. This license terminates automatically if you breach
any of these terms and conditions of use. Upon termination, you must immediately
destroy all copies in your possession.
Unauthorized use of the Website or any content may violate copyright laws, trademark
laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes.
Restrictions on Use of the Website
Except as expressly authorized above, you may not copy, modify, distribute, download,
display, transfer, post, or transmit the Website or its content in any form without
Aspen's prior written permission.
The following activities are also expressly prohibited without Aspen's prior written
permission: any non-personal or commercial use; use of any robot, spider, other
automatic device, or manual process to monitor or copy the Website or any of its
content; "mirroring" the Website or any content on any other server; and any action
that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the Website or
otherwise interferes with its functioning.
Posting and Transmitting to the Website
Except for information that is subject to the Aspen Privacy Policy, Aspen will not
treat information you post or transmit to the Website as confidential or proprietary.
By sending information to Aspen through the Website (by transmitting, posting, or
otherwise), you agree that Aspen may use that information in any way, for any purpose,
including Aspen’s own commercial purposes, subject only to the Aspen Privacy Policy.
You may not post or transmit any threatening, defamatory, sexually graphic, inflammatory,
profane, or other inappropriate material. Aspen reserves the right to edit or remove
any post or transmission that, in its judgment, is not appropriate.
Accuracy of Information and Disclaimer of Warranty
Aspen has made every effort to present the content on the Website accurately, but
additions, deletions and changes may occur. Content on the Website is provided "as
is"; neither Aspen nor its representatives make any representation or warranty with
respect to the content.
Aspen and its representatives specifically disclaim, to the fullest extent permitted
by law, any and all warranties, express or implied, relating to the Website or its
content, including but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability, completeness,
timeliness, correctness, noninfringement, or fitness for any particular purpose.
Limitation of Liability
Under no circumstances will Aspen or its affiliates have any liability with respect
to any claims or damages (whether direct or indirect, special, incidental, consequential
or punitive) as a result of your access or use of (or inability to access or use)
this Website or its content, even if they have been advised of the possibility of
such damages. You access and use this Website at your own risk.
Links to this Website
Aspen grants you a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink
to the home page of the Website so long as the link does not portray Aspen or its
products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or offensive matter. You
may not use the Aspen logo, Aspen trademark, or Aspen’s name or trademarks, or other
proprietary graphic in the link without the prior written permission of Aspen.
Links to Third Party Websites
Aspen does not review or control third party Websites that link to or from the Website,
is not responsible for their content, and does not represent that their content
is accurate or appropriate. Your use of such third party site is on your own initiative
and at your own risk and may be subject to the other sites’ terms of use.
Ownership
The material provided on this Website is protected by law, including, but not limited
to, United States copyright law and international treaties. The copyright in the
content of the Website is owned by Aspen or others. Except for the limited rights
granted above, all other rights are reserved.
All trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Some images are courtesy
of other institutions.
For Use in the United States
This Website is controlled and operated by Aspen from its offices within the United
States. Aspen does not represent that the Website is appropriate or available for
use elsewhere; access to the Website from locations where its contents are illegal
is not authorized. If you access this Website from outside the United States, you
do so on your own initiative and at your own risk.
Privacy
Please review the
Aspen Privacy Policy,
which also governs your visit to this Website.