IIE Websites Terms and Conditions

These are the Terms and Conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) governing your use of this and other websites (“IIE Websites”), operated by or on behalf of the Institute of International Education, Inc. (“IIE”). Use of IIE Websites is subject to these Terms and Conditions and to all applicable laws, and your use of IIE Websites constitutes your agreement to these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree to comply with these Terms and Conditions, you are not authorized to use IIE Websites. As used herein, “you” or “your” means the person or entity that accepts these Terms and Conditions, and “we”, “us” or “our” means IIE or its affiliates.

Effective Date

May 23, 2023

Note on Changes

These Terms and Conditions are subject to change from time to time in our sole discretion, and any changes will be effective immediately upon posting on IIE Websites. You are responsible for regularly reviewing these Terms and Conditions so that you will be apprised of any changes. You can determine when these Terms and Conditions were last revised by referring to the “Effective Date”. Your continued use of IIE Websites after such changes will indicate your acceptance of such changes.

Contact Us

We are committed to providing quality content to our visitors and encourage you to contact us if you have questions about these Terms and Conditions using the following:

Institute of International Education, Inc.
One World Trade Center, 36th Floor
New York, NY 10007

Conditions of Use; Impermissible Use of IIE Websites

The purpose of IIE Websites is to provide information, educational resources, and communication with IIE’s constituency in higher education, the international development community, and other audiences in the United States and worldwide. All materials are copyrighted and are provided solely for personal and institutional purposes, and not for commercial use. We reserve the right to modify IIE Websites and any content, and to restrict your access to all or any portion of IIE Websites, at any time in our sole discretion. You agree to comply with all applicable laws when using IIE Websites.

You may not use spiders, robots, data mining techniques or other automated devices or programs to catalog, download or otherwise reproduce, store, analyze or distribute content available on IIE Websites. Further, you may not use any such automated means to manipulate IIE Websites or attempt to exceed the limited authorization and access granted to you under these Terms and Conditions. You may not resell use of, or access to IIE Websites to any third party.

Registration

You may use IIE Websites without registration, but to take advantage of or gain access to some aspects of IIE Websites, you may need to register for an account or otherwise use a password. Any such account or means of access is solely for your personal use; you may not authorize others to use your account or password, and you may not assign or otherwise transfer your account or password to any other person or entity. All registration information about you must be truthful, and you may not use any aliases or other means to mask your identity.

You are responsible for the security of your password and will be solely liable for any use or unauthorized use under such password. By establishing an account with us, purchasing any goods or services through IIE Websites, submitting any information to us, or otherwise using IIE Websites, you are representing and warranting that you are at least 18 years of age (or that you are at least 13 years of age and have your parents’ permission to establish an account, make a purchase, submit information or otherwise use IIE Websites, as applicable).

User Content

IIE may permit you and other users to upload, share, post, and/or view content in connection with features available on IIE Websites (“User Content”). You hereby grant IIE a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free license to use, display, catalog, modify, edit, adapt, compile or otherwise exploit any User Content posted or transmitted by you to or through any service on IIE Websites. Furthermore, you expressly agree that IIE shall own exclusive rights (including all intellectual property and other proprietary rights) to, and shall be free to use and disseminate, without restriction, any ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques, or advice contained in any User Content or communication you send to us, without compensation or attribution and for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to, developing, manufacturing and marketing products and services using such information. IIE is under no obligation to screen or monitor User Content but may review User Content from time to time at its sole discretion to review compliance with these Terms and Conditions. IIE may include, edit or remove any User Content at any time without notice at our sole discretion. By posting or uploading User Content to IIE Websites, you represent and warrant to us that you have all necessary rights to distribute User Content through IIE Websites, and that doing so will not violate the rights of any third party.

Links to Third Party Sites

These Terms and Conditions apply to IIE Websites and not to any webpages or hyperlinks from IIE Websites to another website. IIE may provide links or references to third party websites that are not owned or controlled by us. We assume no responsibility for the content, terms and conditions, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites. As an example, if you purchase any product or service available through an IIE Website, you may be transferred to a website operated by a third-party processor and be required to provide financial and other personal data to that third party processor.

Any processing of data by such a third party is subject to that third party’s Terms and Conditions and Privacy Statement, and IIE will not be responsible for their actions. By using IIE Websites, you expressly release IIE, and its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, licensors, business partners and agents, from all liability arising from your use of any third-party website.

If you leave IIE Websites and visit other sites, we recommend that you carefully read the privacy statements of other websites that collect personal data. These other websites may solicit or collect personal data or place cookie files into your computer’s browsers.

Privacy Statement

Your use of IIE Websites is also subject to the Privacy Statement posted on the website at Privacy (iie.org). The Privacy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Acceptable Use Policy (“AUP”)

You are solely responsible for the User Content that you post on IIE Websites or transmit to other users (including via email) and agree that IIE is not responsible or liable for any User Content from other users that you access on IIE Websites. You may not upload or post any User Content to IIE Websites unless you have the right to do so. You may not (and you agree not to) post any content or otherwise to IIE Websites in any manner that:

(i) is defamatory, abusive, obscene, profane or offensive (as determined by IIE at its sole discretion);
(ii) infringes or violates another party’s intellectual property rights (such as music, videos, photos or other materials for which you do not have authority from the owner of such materials to post on IIE Websites);
(iii) violates any party’s right of publicity or right of privacy (such as a photo of another person without their permission);
(iv) is threatening or harassing (as determined by IIE at its sole discretion); or
(v) is illegal or violates any applicable law, rule, regulation, agreement, or obligation.

You confirm that you will:

Data Protection

This agreement applies when you and/or your organization processes personal data on behalf of IIE, which may include data about IIE program applicants, participants, IIE employees, contractors or any other individuals with whom IIE does business (“Data Subjects”). This agreement stipulates how personal data will be processed as part of this business relationship to ensure that IIE’s high standard of data protection is maintained. 

Please review the  IIE Privacy Statement , which provides notice about how IIE processes personal data, including the types of data processed, the purpose of processing and with whom personal data might be shared.

You agree to the following: 

To further protect personal data, you agree to the following specific data protection actions. 

Proprietary Rights

IIE or its licensors are the sole and exclusive owners, or authorized licensees, of all copy, software, graphics, designs, resources, and all copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property or proprietary rights contained on, available through, or used in connection with IIE Websites. Some rights belong to third parties, and we reserve the right to assist such parties in enforcing and preserving their rights to their intellectual property. Except as set forth herein, you agree not to copy, distribute, modify or make derivative works of any materials shown on or available through IIE Websites without the prior written consent of the owner of such materials. Except as expressly set forth in these Terms and Conditions, no license is granted to you and no rights are conveyed by virtue of accessing or using IIE Websites. All rights not expressly granted under these Terms and Conditions are reserved by IIE and its licensors.

Disclaimers & Limitation of Liability

IIE endeavors to keep all of its information resources accurate and up to date but makes no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy or completeness of such content. All users agree that all access and use of IIE Websites and externally-linked pages are at the user’s own risk. FOR THE AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, IIE WEBSITES, INCLUDING ALL CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH IIE WEBSITES, IS PROVIDED “AS IS” AND NEITHER IIE NOR ANY OF ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AFFILIATES, LICENSORS, BUSINESS PARTNERS OR AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, THE “DISCLAIMING PARTIES”), MAKES ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER FOR THE CONTENT ON IIE WEBSITES. FURTHER, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE BY LAW, THE DISCLAIMING PARTIES DISCLAIM ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, NON-INFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NONE OF THE DISCLAIMING PARTIES WARRANTS THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN IIE WEBSITES OR ANY MATERIALS OR CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN WILL BE COMPLETELY SECURE, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT IIE WEBSITES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE IS FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. NONE OF THE DISCLAIMING PARTIES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR THE USE OF IIE WEBSITES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE CONTENT OR ANY ERRORS CONTAINED THEREIN PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES.
NEITHER THE DISCLAIMING PARTIES NOR ANY OTHER PARTY INVOLVED IN THE CREATION OR DELIVERY OF IIE WEBSITES SHALL BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF TORT, CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHER LEGAL OR EQUITABLE THEORY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR SIMILAR DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS, LOST DATA, OR OTHER LOST OPPORTUNITIES (EACH OF WHICH IS HEREBY EXCLUDED), OR THOSE THAT MAY RESULT FROM (I) THE INACCURACY, INCOMPLETENESS OR CONTENT OF, OR SERVICES AVAILABLE THROUGH, IIE WEBSITES OR ANY SITES LINKED TO IIE WEBSITES, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OUR SERVERS OR ANY DATA STORED THEREIN, OR (IV) ANY VIRUSES, MALWARE OR THE LIKE TRANSMITTED FROM IIE WEBSITES OR ANY THIRD PARTY SITE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE DISCLAIMING PARTIES OR ANY SUCH OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO YOUR ACCESS, USE, OR INABILITY TO USE IIE WEBSITES, OR ANY INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS, OR OMISSIONS IN IIE WEBSITES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ITS CONTENT). YOU SPECIFICALLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL CLAIMS YOU MAY HAVE ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE AND/OR ACCESS OF IIE WEBSITES. YOU AGREE THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL THE DISCLAIMING PARTIES’ AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID IIE FOR USE OF IIE WEBSITES OR FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE PURCHASED THROUGH IIE WEBSITES.

THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Any IIE product or service for which a separate fee is charged carries with it only the representations and warranties specifically stated as attributable to that product or service, and, except as may be otherwise stated in writing on IIE Websites, the purchase of any such product or service is non-refundable.

Indemnity

You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless IIE, its officers, directors, employees, affiliates, licensors, business partners and agents, from and against any and all claims, damages, obligations, losses, liabilities, costs and expenses (including but not limited to attorney’s fees) arising out of or related to: (i) any breach by you of any of these Terms and Conditions; (ii) your User Content; (iii) your use of materials or features available on IIE Websites (except to the extent a claim is based upon infringement of a third party right by materials created by IIE); or (iv) a violation by you of applicable law or any agreement or terms with a third party to which you are subject.

Governing Law

The laws of the State of New York, U.S.A., excluding New York’s conflict of laws rules, shall govern these Terms and Conditions, regardless of your location. You hereby expressly consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in the federal and state courts located in New York, New York, U.S.A., for all matters or disputes arising out of or relating to these Terms and Conditions or your access or use of IIE Websites.

ANY CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OR YOUR USE OF IIE WEBSITES MUST BE BROUGHT BY YOU WITHIN ONE (1) YEAR OF THE DATE SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION FIRST AROSE, OR SUCH CAUSE OF ACTION IS FOREVER WAIVED BY YOU. EACH CAUSE OF ACTION SHALL BE ADJUDICATED INDIVIDUALLY, AND YOU AGREE NOT TO COMBINE YOUR CLAIM WITH THE CLAIM OF ANY THIRD PARTY.

Severability; Waiver

If any term or provision of these Terms and Conditions shall be held or declared to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason by any court of competent jurisdiction, such term or provision shall be ineffective but shall not affect any other terms or provisions of these Terms and Conditions, and these Terms and Conditions will be deemed amended to the extent necessary to make these Terms and Conditions enforceable, valid and, to the extent permitted by law, consistent with the original intentions of the parties (and the remaining terms and provisions will remain in full force and effect).

The failure of IIE to partially or fully exercise any rights or the waiver of any breach of these Terms and Conditions will not prevent a subsequent exercise of such right by IIE or be deemed a waiver by IIE of any subsequent breach by you of the same or any other term of these Terms and Conditions. IIE’s rights and remedies under these Terms and Conditions will be cumulative, and the exercise of any such right or remedy must not limit IIE’s right to exercise any other right or remedy.

Successors and Assigns; Third Party Beneficiaries

These Terms and Conditions are non-assignable and non-transferrable by you without the prior written consent of IIE. Subject to the foregoing, these Terms and Conditions shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective heirs, successors and permitted assigns. Except as expressly provided otherwise herein, there shall be no third-party beneficiaries to these Terms and Conditions.