Copyright and Privacy

The information below applies only to your use of FRC238.ORG and any affiliated websites that bear the FRC238 Logo. Your use of firstinspires.org or any other sites affiliated with FIRST Robotics Competition may be bound by a different set of terms and conditions.

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Privacy Policy and Tracking Policy

TERMS OF USE FOR SITES

PLEASE READ THESE TERMS OF USE (“TERMS”) CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR PARTICIPATING IN ANY CHATROOM, NEWSGROUP, BULLETIN BOARD, MAILING LIST, WEBSITE, TRANSACTION OR OTHER ON-LINE FORUM AVAILABLE AT FRC238.ORG OR OTHER TEAM 238 SITES (“SITE” OR “SITES”). BY USING AND PARTICIPATING IN THESE SITES, YOU SIGNIFY THAT YOU HAVE READ THESE TERMS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY AND COMPLY WITH THEM. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS, PLEASE PROMPTLY EXIT ALL SITES. FRC238 RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY THESE TERMS AT ANY TIME AND WILL PUBLISH NOTICE OF ANY SUCH MODIFICATIONS ON-LINE AT THIS SITE OR ELSEWHERE ON-LINE. BY CONTINUING TO ACCESS A SITE AFTER NOTICE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR AGREEMENT TO BE BOUND BY THEM.

Disclaimer

Sites may include unmoderated forums containing the personal opinions and other expressions of the persons who post entries on a wide range of topics. Neither the content of these Sites, nor the links to other web sites, are screened, approved, reviewed or endorsed by FRC238 (“Team”).

The text and other material on these Sites are the opinion of the specific author and are not statements of advice, opinion, or information of FIRST. If you feel you might be offended by the content of the Sites, you should not continue.

Rules for Online Conduct

You agree to use the Sites in accordance with all applicable laws. You agree that you will not e-mail or post any of the following content anywhere on the Site:

  • Content that defames or threatens others
  • Statements that are bigoted, hateful or racially offensive
  • Content that discusses illegal activities with the intent to commit them
  • Content that infringes another’s intellectual property, including, but not limited to, copyrights, trademarks or trade secrets
  • Material that contains vulgar or obscene language or images
  • Advertising or any form of commercial solicitation without written approval of the University

Copyrighted material, including without limitation software, graphics, text, photographs, sound, video and musical recordings, may not be placed on the Site without the express permission of the owner of the copyright in the material, or other legal entitlement to use the material.

Although FRC238 does not routinely screen or monitor content posted by users to the Site, FRC238 reserves the right to remove content which violates the above rules of which it becomes aware, but is under no obligation to do so.

Finally, you agree that you will not access or attempt to access any other user’s account, or misrepresent or attempt to misrepresent your identity while using the Sites.

Information We Collect by Automated Means

When you visit our Sites, we occasionally collect information by automated means, using technologies such as cookies and Web beacons.

Cookies are snippets of code that we send to your computer or other Internet-connected device to uniquely identify your browser or to store information or settings in your browser. This is a common practice across the web. Your browser may notify you or manipulate the way you interact with cookies. Please note, however, that without cookies you may not be able to use all of the features of our Sites.

We may log information such as your device and operating system type, browser type, domain, device ID, and other system settings, as well as the language your system uses and the country and time zone where your device is located. To control which Web servers collect information by automated means, we may place tags on our Web pages called “Web beacons”, which are small files that work much the same way as cookies.

We use third-party Web analytics services on our Sites, such as those of Google Analytics. These service providers use cookies and Web beacons or other technology to help us analyze how users use the Sites. The information collected by such technology (including, where applicable, your IP address) will be disclosed to these service providers, who use the information to facilitate the evaluation of your use of the Sites. You can opt out of most Google Analytics tracking by visiting your Google account settings.

Permission to Use Materials

In consideration for your agreement to the terms and conditions contained here, FRC238 grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to access and use the Sites. User may not download material from the content sections of Sites under any conditions (such as copy and paste of page content). User may download material from the sections of Sites only for User’s own personal, non-commercial use when the item is intended as a download, such as a form to complete on paper or a document for archive. User may not otherwise copy, reproduce, retransmit, distribute, publish, commercially exploit or otherwise transfer any material. The burden of determining that use of any information, software or any other content on the Site is permissible rests with User.

Limitation of Use

You may use Sites for legal purposes only. Furthermore, you agree that, if a third party claims that any material you have contributed to a Site is unlawful, you will bear the burden of establishing that the material complies with all applicable laws. Although FRC238 does not monitor the content of the Sites, FRC238 has the right to remove material from the Sites, block access, or take other action with respect to the Material in its sole discretion, although FRC238 is under no obligation to do so. You may not use FRC238 computing resources or Sites to disseminate unsolicited advertising or promotional material of any kind.

Links to Other Sites

FRC238’s Site may include hyperlinks to websites maintained or controlled by others. FRC238 is not responsible for and does not routinely screen, approve, review or endorse the contents of or use of any of the products or services that may be offered at these websites.

Choice of Law/Forum Selection

You agree that any dispute arising out of or relating to these Terms or any content posted to a Site, including copies and republication thereof, whether based in contract, tort, statutory or other law, will be governed by the laws of the State of New Hampshire, excluding its conflicts of law provisions. You further consent to the personal jurisdiction of and exclusive venue in the federal and state courts located in and serving Hillsboro County, New Hampshire as the legal forum for any such dispute. For FRC238 Sites, additional services and features may be hosted by vendors under their respective Privacy and Use policies, and those vendors may or may not host their information on FRC238 servers or in New Hampshire. This does not change the jurisdiction for any legal dispute.

Disclaimer of Warranty/Limitation of Liability

THESE SITES AND ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS OR SERVICES THEREIN ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR USE OF A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NONINFRINGEMENT. FRC238 does not warrant, and hereby disclaims any warranties, either express or implied, with respect to the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any Site, information obtained from a Site, or link to a Site. FRC238 does not warrant that Sites will operate in an uninterrupted or error-free manner or that Sites are free of viruses or other harmful components. Use of information obtained from or through these Sites is at your own risk.

YOU AGREE THAT FRC238 WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES, EITHER ACTUAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, OR TO YOUR (OR ANY THIRD PARTY’S) USE OR INABILITY TO USE A SITE, OR TO YOUR PLACEMENT OF CONTENT ON A SITE, OR TO YOUR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH A SITE. IN PARTICULAR, FRC238 WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE, (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, ERRORS, LOSS OF DATA, OR INTERRUPTION IN AVAILABILITY OF DATA), ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THESE TERMS, YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE A SITE, OR ANY PURCHASES ON THIS SITE, OR YOUR PLACEMENT OF CONTENT ON A SITE, OR TO YOUR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH A SITE, WHETHER BASED IN CONTRACT, TORT, STATUTORY OR OTHER LAW, EXCEPT ONLY IN THE CASE OF DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY WHERE AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES SUCH LIABILITY.

FRC238 makes no representation regarding your ability to transmit and receive information from or through the Sites and you agree and acknowledge that your ability to access the Sites may be impaired. FRC238 disclaims any and all liability resulting from or related to such events.

Security Information

FRC238 WILL NEVER COLLECT CREDIT CARD, MANCHESTER SCHOOLS NETWORK PASSWORDS, OR OTHER CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION THROUGH THEIR SITES, AND NEITHER WILL FRC238 PERSONNEL OR SCHOOL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICE EMPLOYEES. NON-CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, SUCH AS NETWORK USERNAME OR STUDENT ID NUMBER, MAY BE REQUESTED FOR USE ONLY IN THE SPECIFIC MANNER FOR WHICH IT WAS REQUESTED.

Trademarks

The logo, name and all graphics on the Sites of FRC238 are trademarks of FRC238 or its affiliates. Use, reproduction, copying or redistribution of trademarks, without the written permission of FRC238 or its affiliates is prohibited. All other trademarks or servicemarks appearing on the Site are the marks of their respective owners.

The FRC238 cube logo requires additional permission from an authorized staff member of the FRC238 staff or leadership, in addition to any permission received by an authorized representative of FRC238.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold FRC238 harmless from any claims, losses or damages, including legal fees, resulting from your violation of these Terms, your use of a Site or your placement of any content onto a Site, and to fully cooperate in FRC238’s defense against any such claims.

Your Account

If you use this site, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and password, if any, and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account or password. If you are under 18, you may purchase products or services only through a parent or guardian. You agree that billing and registration information you provide on the Sites will be accurate and complete. FRC238 and its affiliates reserve the right to refuse service, terminate accounts, remove or edit content, or cancel orders in their sole discretion.

Other

The Sites may contain errors and omissions relating to product description, pricing and availability. We reserve the right to correct errors or omissions without prior notice. We also reserve the right to cancel any offered product or service in the event of an error or omission in the description, including price, unavailability or other reason.

F5 Web Design

Some features of this web site may be stored by third party vendors. One of these vendors is F5 Web Design, and while we attempt to utilize these services to provide the best possible user experience, we do not guarantee the accuracy or privacy of your information while interacting with a vendor.

General

FRC238.org is based in Florida; mainly for data processing. Messages or mailings from FRC238 may contain information from either the New Hampshire or Florida data center, meaning that some times and dates may be based in Eastern Time (GMT -05:00). Normally, the time zone will be indicated when important.

These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and FRC238 and its affiliates with respect to the subject matter herein and supersedes any and all prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements.

Policy Changes

If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on this page, and/or update the Privacy Policy modification date below.

Contact Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below.

INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGER
FRC238.ORG
1 Crusader Way
Manchester, NH 03103
USA
web@frc238.org

Page Specific Policies

These policies apply to specific pages on the site, however they generally run alongside the previously mentioned policies.

Contact Us Policy

The contact us feature is provided as a way to communicate with members of FRC238 without the need for an email client, thus allowing you to submit “anonymous” feedback or comments. Because the feature uses insecure communication methods (ie, email), there is no guarantee of private communication between you and your designated recipient. It is possible that other FRC238 members will be able to view your message for purposes of quality control or validating that the product is behaving as expected. We will try to respect privacy whenever possible. Further, it is possible that email communications may not reach the recipient for various reasons, such as email client filters, and FRC238 is not responsible if your message is not able to reach its designated recipient.

Copyright Information

COPYRIGHT © 2017 FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION TEAM 238. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. DO NOT DUPLICATE IN WHOLE OR PART WITHOUT PERMISSION OF FRC238. ALL CONTENT ON FRC238.ORG SERVERS (INCLUDING *.FRC238.ORG and FRC238.ORG/*) IS PROPERTY OF FRC238.

This policy was last modified on 03/1/2017 and is in effect beginning 3/2/2017