By using Google’s products, software, services, or websites in connection with Villanova University’s domain name (“Google Services”), you agree to the following terms and conditions, and any policies , guideline, or modification thereof that may be submitted to you from time to time, including, without limitation, the villanova email policy, program policies, and legal notices (collectively, the “Terms”). google or villanova may update the terms in the future.
1. use of services
Google Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates (“Google”), and your domain manager (“Villanova”) offer Google services to you, provided you are of legal age to form a binding contract and are not a person prevented. to receive services under the laws of the United States or other applicable jurisdiction. To access certain services, you may be required to provide current and accurate identification, contact, and other information as part of the registration process and/or your continued use of Google services. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account password and are responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to immediately notify Google and Villanova of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security. neither google nor villanova can and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to provide us with accurate information to keep your password secure.
2. appropriate conduct
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials (“content”) are the sole responsibility of the person who originated such content. google reserves the right, but shall have no obligation, to pre-screen, flag, filter, reject, modify or move any content available through the google services. You understand that by using Google Services you may be exposed to content that is offensive, indecent, or objectionable, and that you use Google Services at your own risk. For some services, Google provides tools to filter adult sexual content, including our safe search preference settings. in addition, there are commercially available software and services to limit access to material you may find objectionable.
You agree that you are responsible for your own conduct and any content you create, transmit or display while using Google services and for any consequences resulting therefrom. You agree to use Google Services only for purposes that are lawful, proper, and in accordance with Villanova’s terms and any applicable policies or guidelines. You agree that you will not engage in any activity that interferes with or disrupts Google or Villanova’s services or servers or networks connected to Google’s services. To report any activity or content that may violate the terms, go here.
In addition to this agreement, your use of certain specific google services is governed by the policies or guidelines specific to those services and which are specifically incorporated into this agreement.
You agree to comply with villanova’s email policy. Users agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding online conduct and acceptable content, including laws regulating the export of data to and from the United States and a citizen of another country.
3. google privacy policy
For information about Google’s data protection practices, see Google’s Privacy Policy. by using google services, you acknowledge and agree that google or villanova may access, preserve and disclose your account information and any content associated with that account if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such access, preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to: (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, (b) enforce the terms, including investigation of possible violations thereof, (c) detect, prevent or address otherwise fraud, security or technical problems. (including, without limitation, spam filtering), or (d) protect against imminent harm to the rights, property, or safety of Google, its users, or the public, as required or permitted by law.
you understand that the technical processing and transmission of the google services, including your content, may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to meet and adapt to the technical requirements of connecting networks, devices or services.
You also understand and agree that villanova has access to your account and its content, and may suspend or terminate access to your account and your ability to modify your account, in accordance with your email policy.
4. property rights
You acknowledge and agree that the Google Services and any necessary software used in connection with the Google Services (“Software”) contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws and treaties. You further acknowledge and agree that content contained in Sponsor Ads or presented to you through the Google Services is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents, or other proprietary rights and laws.
subject to the terms, google grants you a personal, non-transferable, non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its software; provided that you do not (and do not permit any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble, or attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or transfer any rights in the software, unless such activity is expressly permitted or required by law or expressly authorized by Google in writing. You agree not to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of gaining unauthorized access to Google services. You agree not to access Google Services by any means other than through the interface provided by Google to access Google Services, except as specifically authorized in a separate written agreement.
Except as expressly authorized by Google, you agree not to use, copy, imitate, or incorporate any trademark, service mark, trade dress, company name, or product name in a manner that is likely to cause confusion among consumers. You also agree not to remove, obscure, or alter any Google or third-party copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights notices affixed to or contained within or accessed in conjunction with or through the Google software or services. .
your rights
Google does not claim ownership or control over any content submitted, posted or displayed by you on or through the Google Services. You or a third party licensor, as applicable, retain all patent, trademark, and copyright rights in any content you submit, post, or display on or through the Google Services, and you are responsible for protecting those rights, as applicable.
5. software and automatic updates
Your use of any software provided by Google will be governed by the terms and any additional terms and conditions of the end user license agreement accompanying such software. google software may automatically report version number or other diagnostic information and may automatically download updates to the software to update, improve and further develop google services, including providing bug fixes, patches, enhanced features, add-ons missing and new versions.
6. copyright and trademark policies
It is the policy of both Villanova and Google to respond to notices of alleged infringement that comply with the United States Digital Millennium Copyright Act or other applicable law and to terminate the accounts of repeat infringers. for more information, visit http://www.google.com/dmca.html.
For information on Google’s trademark complaint procedure, visit http://www.google.com/tm_complaint.html. Any use of Google’s trade names, trademarks, service marks, logos, domain names and other distinctive brand features must comply with Google’s then-current Brand Feature Usage Guidelines and Terms at at that time, and any content contained or referred to in them, which can be found at the following url: http://www.google.com/permissions/guidelines.html (or any other url that google may provide from from time to time).
7. general usage and storage practices
You agree that Google and Villanova have no responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any content and other communications maintained or transmitted by Google Services. you acknowledge that google may not have set a fixed upper limit on the number of transmissions you may send or receive through google services or the amount of storage space used; however, google reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to create limits at any time with or without notice.
Upon termination of your use of google services, including receipt of a certificate or other legal document confirming your death, google will close your account and you will no longer be able to retrieve the content in that account.
8. non-commercial personal use
You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, trade, resell or exploit for any commercial purpose any portion of the Google Services, use of the Google Services, or access to the Google Services, except as noted. expressly otherwise in the terms or as specifically authorized in a separate written agreement.
9. modifications to the service
google and villanova reserve the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the google services (or any part thereof) with or without notice. You agree that neither Google nor Villanova shall be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuation of the Google Services. If Villanova and Google facilitate your relationship, you will no longer have access to or use of Google’s services.
10. termination
You can stop using Google services at any time. You agree that Google and Villanova may terminate your access to Google Services, terminate the Terms, or suspend or terminate your account in accordance with the terms of the Agreement between Villanova and Google or the terms of the Villanova Email Policy. Upon termination, your account will be deactivated and you may not be granted access to Google services, your account, or any files or content in your account. Sections 10 (Termination), 13 (Indemnification), 14 (Disclaimer of Warranties), 15 (Limitations of Liability), 16 (Exclusions and Limitations), and 19 (Including Severability and Statute of Limitations), of the terms, shall survive upon expiration or termination.
11. ads
Certain Google services are supported by advertising revenue and may display advertisements and promotions on the Service. Such advertisements may be targeted to the content of information stored on Google services, queries made through Google services, or other information. The form, mode and scope of Google’s advertising on its services are subject to change. As consideration for your use of the Google Services, you agree that Google may serve such advertising and that Google will not be liable for any loss or damage of any kind incurred by you as a result of the presence of such advertisers on the Google Services. or your subsequent dealings with advertisers.
12. links
google services may provide, or third parties may provide, links to other resources or websites around the world. Google may not have control over such external sites and resources, and you acknowledge and agree that Google and Villanova are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and do not endorse and are not responsible for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that neither Google nor Villanova shall be liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or to through any site or resource.
13. compensation
You agree to hold harmless and indemnify Google and its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, employees, advertisers, licensors, suppliers, or partners (collectively, “Google and Partners”) and Villanova, its officers, agents, , trustees and employees (collectively, “villanova and partners”) from and against any third party claim arising out of or in any way related to your use of google services, violation of terms or any other action related to the use google services, including any liability or expense arising from all claims, losses, damages (actual and consequential), lawsuits, judgments, costs of litigation and attorneys’ fees, of every kind and nature. In such event, Google and Villanova will provide you with written notice of such claim, suit, or action.
14. waiver of warranties
You expressly understand and agree that:
Your use of Google services is at your own risk. Google services are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Google and the Partners and Villanova and the Partners expressly disclaim all warranties and conditions of any kind, whether express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties and conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement.
google and its partners and villanova and its partners do not warrant that (i) the google services will meet your requirements, (ii) the google services will be uninterrupted, timely, secure, or error-free, (iii) the results that may be obtained from the use of the google services will be accurate or reliable, (iv) the quality of any products, services, information or other material purchased or obtained by you through the google services will meet your expectations, and ( v) any errors in the software will be corrected.
Any material downloaded or otherwise obtained through the use of the google services is done at your own discretion and risk, and you will be solely responsible for any damage to your computer system or other device or loss of data that result from the download of any such material.
no advice or information, whether oral or written, obtained by you from google or through the google services will create any warranty not expressly stated in the terms.
15. limitation of liability
You expressly understand and agree that neither Google and its partners nor Villanova and its partners shall be liable to you for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages, including, without limitation, damages for lost profits, goodwill, use, data, or other intangible losses (even if Google, its partners, or Villanova or its partners have been advised of the possibility of such damages) resulting from: (i) the use or inability to use Google services; (ii) the cost of acquiring substitute goods and services resulting from goods, data, information or services purchased or obtained or messages received or transactions made through or from the google services; (iii) unauthorized access to or alteration of your transmissions or data; (iv) statements or conduct of any third party on the google services; or (v) any other matter related to google services.
16. exclusions and limitations
nothing in this agreement is intended to exclude or limit any conditions, warranties, rights or liabilities that cannot be legally excluded or limited. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties or conditions or the limitation or exclusion of liability for loss or damage caused by negligence, breach of contract or breach of implied terms, or incidental or consequential damages. accordingly, only the above limitations in sections 14 and 15 that are lawful in your jurisdiction will apply to you and our liability will be limited to the maximum extent permitted by law.
17. no third party beneficiaries
You agree that, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Terms, there will be no third-party beneficiaries to the Terms.
18. notice
You agree that Google may provide you with notices, including about changes to the Terms, by email, regular mail, or postings on the Google Services.
19. general information
entire agreement. the terms (including any policies, guidelines, or amendments that may be presented to you from time to time, such as the villanova email policy, program policies, and legal notices ) constitute the entire agreement. between you and google and villanova and govern your use of google services superseding any prior agreements between you and google for your use of google services. You may also be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase other Google services, affiliate services, third-party content, or third-party software.
Waiver and Severability of Terms. The failure of Google or Villanova to exercise or enforce any right or provision of the Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision. If any provision of the Terms is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties agree, however, that the court shall endeavor to give effect to the intentions of the parties as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the Terms. terms remain in full force and effect.
statute of limitations. You agree that regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to your use of the Google Services or the Terms must be filed within one (1) year after said claim or cause. of action arose or will be prescribed forever.
The section headings in the Terms are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.