BY USING ANY OF THE CRITERIA CORPORATION WEBSITE(S), INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ONDEMANDASSESSMENT.COM, YOU AGREE TO ALL OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS THEREFORE YOU SHOULD READ IT COMPLETELY AND THOROUGHLY. YOUR USE OF THIS SITE CONSTITUTES YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, UNDERSTANDING, AND AGREEMENT TO STRICTLY ABIDE BY AND BE LEGALLY BOUND BY ALL OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OR IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT, THEN YOU DO NOT HAVE THE RIGHT TO USE THIS SERVICE OR THE WEBSITE(S) AND YOU ARE PROHIBITED FROM USING THEM.
- Definitions.
The following capitalized terms shall have the following meanings whenever used in this Agreement.
- "Licensor" shall mean Criteria Corporation, whose principal place of business is 10474 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 302, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
- "Licensee" shall mean, you the user and if you are entering into this Agreement on behalf of a legal entity, all users from that entity as well.
- "Test Taker" shall mean you, if you are an individual, job applicant, potential employee, or employee using the system solely for the purposes of taking online test(s) but not the individual or entity that has licensed the Service for pre-employment, retention, or similar purposes. A Test Taker shall abide by all terms and conditions as those of the Licensee except it is understood that he or she has not purchased (or is not purchasing) a license to the Service for said purposes.
- "Agreement" shall mean, collectively, these terms and conditions, invoice terms and conditions, hard copy order forms, and online order forms;
- "Service" shall mean the Licensor's website(s) and the online service, including offline services such as customer and technical support
- "Content" shall mean the audio and visual information, documents, software, products and services contained or made available to Licensee in the course of using the Service;
- "Licensee Data" shall mean all data, information and material provided or submitted by Licensee to the Service in the course of using the Service;
- "Intellectual Property Rights" shall mean all unpatented inventions,
patent applications, patents, design rights, copyrights, trademarks, service
marks, trade names, domain name rights, mask work rights, know-how and other
trade secret rights, and all other intellectual property rights, derivatives
thereof, and forms of protection of a similar nature anywhere in the world;
- "Initial Term" shall mean the initial period during which Licensee is
obligated to pay for the Service equal to the billing frequency selected by
Licensee during the subscription process (e.g., if the billing frequency is
quarterly, the Initial Term is the first quarter);
- "Log-In Information" shall mean user names and passwords used to access
the Service;
- "Free Trial Subscription" shall mean a fee-free, limited-time subscription for purchase consideration only.
- License
- Licensor hereby grants Licensee a limited, non-exclusive, revocable,
non-transferable, worldwide right to use the Service, for internal business
purposes only. Licensor and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly
granted in this Agreement.
- Use of the Service by Licensor's direct competitors is prohibited, except
with Licensor's prior written consent.
- Use of the Service for purposes of monitoring its availability,
performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive
purposes are prohibited.
- Licensee shall not:
- license, sublicense, sell, resell, transfer, assign, distribute or
otherwise commercially exploit or make the Service or the Content available to
any third party in any way;
- modify or make derivative works based upon the Service or the Content;
- create Internet "links" to the Service or "frame" or "mirror" any Content
on any other server or wireless or Internet-based device; or
- reverse engineer or access the Service in order to
- build a competitive product or service,
- build a product using similar ideas, features, functions or graphics of
the Service, or
- copy any ideas, features, functions or graphics of the Service.
- send or store infringing, obscene, threatening, libelous, or otherwise
unlawful or tortious material, including material harmful to children or
violative of third party privacy rights;
- send or store material containing software viruses, worms, Trojan horses
or other harmful computer code, files, scripts, agents or programs;
- interfere with or disrupt the integrity or performance of the Service or
the data contained therein; or
- attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Service or its related systems
or networks.
- Responsibilities.
- Licensee is responsible for all its activity occurring under this License.
- Licensee shall abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign
laws, treaties and regulations in connection with use of the Service.
- Licensee indemnifies Licensor against Licensee's misuse or abuse of the Service.
- Licensee shall notify Licensor immediately of any unauthorized use or any
known or suspected breach of security, notify Licensor immediately, and use all
reasonable efforts to stop any known or suspected copying or distribution of
Content.
- Licensee shall not allow an unauthorized third party to gain access to
the Service.
- Licensee shall keep all Log-In Information confidential, and it may only
be used by Licensee.
- Licensee Data.
Licensee shall own all data that it uploads to, or that is collected by, the System under
Licensee's account. Licensee shall have the sole responsibility for the
accuracy, quality, integrity, legality, reliability, appropriateness, and
intellectual property ownership or right to use of all Licensee Data. Licensor
shall not be responsible or liable for the deletion, correction, destruction,
damage, loss or failure to store any Customer Data. Licensor reserves the right
to withhold, remove and/or discard Licensee Data without notice for any breach,
including, without limitation, non-payment. Licensee's right to access or use
Licensee Data immediately ceases, and Licensor shall have no obligation to
maintain or forward any Licensee Data in the event of termination for cause.
Licensee grants to Licensor a transferable, worldwide
royalty-free license in perpetuity to keep and use all Licensee Data including,
but not limited to, test data collected by the System, with the explicit
exception of personally identifiable information such as name and address.
- Copyright.
All rights granted are in
accordance with the patent and copyright laws of the United States of America
and International copyright laws as protected by the Berne Convention.
All materials in this site including, but not limited to, video, audio, graphics, text, images, and design
("Content") are the property of Licensor, or have been licensed to Licensor, and
are protected by international copyright and trademark laws. Licensee has no
ownership of the Content. Licensee may not copy, display, create derivative
works from, transmit, perform, modify, display, or sell any information,
products or services obtained from this site, except as expressly permitted
under applicable law or as described in these Terms and Conditions.
- Intellectual Property Ownership.
Licensor (and its licensors, where applicable) shall own all right, title
and interest, including all related Intellectual Property Rights, in and to
Licensor's Technology, the Content and the Service and any suggestions, ideas,
enhancement requests, feedback, recommendations or other information provided by
Licensee or any other party relating to the Service. This Agreement is not a
sale and does not convey to Licensee any rights of ownership in or related to
the Service, Licensor's Technology or the Intellectual Property Rights owned by
Licensor. Licensor's name, Licensor's logos, and the product names associated
with the Service are trademarks of Licensor or third parties, and no right or
license is granted to use them.
- Privacy Policy.
Licensor's privacy policy may be viewed at http://www.criteriacorp.com/privacy.htm.
Licensor reserves the right to modify its policies in its reasonable discretion
from time to time. Licensees may opt out of receiving marketing communications
by changing their preference in their Personal Setup or by sending an "opt out"
request email to
.
Due to the nature of online subscription services, Licensor occasionally may
need to notify all users of the Service (whether or not they have opted out) of
important announcements regarding the Service.
- Payment of Fees.
- Licensee shall pay all fees and invoices in accordance with Licensor's
payment terms listed on its invoices. All payment obligations are noncancelable
and all amounts paid are nonrefundable. Licensor reserves the right to modify
its fees and to introduce new charges at any time, upon at least 30 days prior
notice to Licensee, which notice may be provided by e-mail. Licensor charges
and collects in advance for use of the Service. Licensor's fees are exclusive
of all taxes, levies, or duties imposed by taxing authorities, and Licensee
shall be responsible for payment of all such taxes, levies, or duties, excluding
only United States (federal or state) taxes based solely on Licensor's income.
All pricing terms are confidential, and shall not be disclosed to any third
parties.
- Licensee agrees to provide Licensor with complete and accurate billing
and contact information. This information shall include Licensee's legal entity
name, street address, e-mail address, and name and telephone number of an
authorized billing contact. Licensee agrees to update this information within
thirty days of any changes.
- Licensor reserves the right to suspend or terminate this Agreement and
Licensee access to the Service in the event that the account becomes delinquent
(falls into arrears). Delinquent invoices (accounts in arrears) are subject to
interest of 1.0% per month on any outstanding balance, or the maximum permitted
by law, whichever is less, plus all expenses of collection. Licensee will
continue to be charged for during any period of suspension. If Licensee or
Licensor initiates termination of this Agreement, Licensee will be obligated to
pay the balance due on Licensee's account. Licensee agrees that Licensor may
charge such unpaid fees to Licensee's credit card or otherwise bill License for
such unpaid fees.
- Licensor reserves the right to impose a reinstatement fee in the event
Licensee are suspended and thereafter request access to the Service. Licensee
agrees and acknowledge that Licensor has no obligation to retain Licensee Data
and that such Licensee Data may be irretrievably deleted if Licensee's account
is 30 days or more delinquent.
- Licensee shall not be required to pay fees for Free Trial Subscriptions, however Free Trial Subscriptions may be terminated by Licensor at any time and at Licensor's sole discretion.
- Termination upon Expiration.
This Agreement commences upon the first use of the Service by the Licensee.
Upon the expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement will automatically renew
for successive renewal terms equal in duration to the Initial Term (or one year,
if the Initial Term is greater than one year) at Licensor's then current fees.
Either party may terminate this Agreement by notifying the other party in
writing at least five (5) business days prior to the date of the invoice for the
following term. In the case of free trials, notifications provided through the
Service indicating the remaining number of days in the free trial shall
constitute notice of termination. Licensee agrees and acknowledges that
Licensor has no obligation to retain the Customer Data, and may delete such
Customer Data, more than 30 days after termination.
- Termination for Cause.
Any breach of Licensee's payment obligations or unauthorized use of
Licensor's Service shall be deemed a material breach of this Agreement. The
unauthorized use of any Log-In Information, either with or without Licensee's
knowledge, shall be deemed a breach of this Agreement, and may constitute a
violation of Licensee's copyrights. User is responsible for maintaining the
security and confidentiality of all Log-In Information, and for preventing
access to the Product and/or the Content by unauthorized persons. Unauthorized
access to or use of the Product and/or the Content by someone using User's
Log-In information may be attributed to User. Licensor, in its sole discretion,
may terminate Licensee's password, account or use of the Service if Licensee
breaches or otherwise fails to comply with this Agreement. In addition,
Licensor may terminate a free account at any time in its sole discretion.
Licensee agrees and acknowledges that Licensor has no obligation to retain the
Licensee Data, and may delete such Licensee Data, if Licensee has materially
breached this Agreement, including but not limited to failure to pay outstanding
fees, and such breach has not been cured within 30 days of notice of such
breach.
- Representations and Warranties.
Each party represents and warrants that it has the legal power and authority to
enter into this Agreement. Licensor represents and warrants that it will
provide the Service in a manner consistent with general industry standards
reasonably applicable to the provision thereof and that the Service will perform
substantially in accordance with the online Licensor help documentation under
normal use and circumstances. Licensee represents and warrants that it has not
falsely identified itself nor provided any false information to either gain
access to the Service or to obtain lower tiered subscription fees and that all
information provided is correct.
- Indemnification.
- Licensee covenants and agrees that it shall indemnify and hold Licensor,
its licensors and each such party's parent organizations, subsidiaries,
affiliates, officers, directors, employees, attorneys and agents harmless from
and against any and all claims, costs, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses
(including attorneys' fees and costs) arising out of or in connection with:
- a claim alleging that use of the Licensee Data infringes the rights of,
or has caused harm to, a third party;
- a claim, which if true, would constitute a violation by Licensee or
Licensee's representations and warranties; or
- a claim arising from the breach by Licensee of this Agreement, provided
in any such case that Licensor
- gives written notice of the claim promptly to Licensee;
- gives Licensee sole control of the defense and settlement of the claim
(provided that Licensee may not settle or defend any claim unless Licensee
unconditionally releases Licensor of all liability and such settlement does not
affect Licensor's business or Service);
- provides to Licensee all available information and assistance; and
- has not compromised or settled such claim.
- In the event Licensee is financially unable to fulfill these obligations
or fails to do so, Licensor may defend such claims, proceedings or suits, and
any and all expenses incurred in connection therewith by Licensor, including
attorney's fees, or judgments recovered against Licensor arising therefrom.
- Disclaimer of Warranties.
LICENSOR AND ITS LICENSORS MAKE NO REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, OR GUARANTY AS TO
THE RELIABILITY, TIMELINESS, QUALITY, SUITABILITY, TRUTH, AVAILABILITY, ACCURACY
OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICE OR ANY CONTENT. LICENSOR AND ITS LICENSORS DO
NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT:
- THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE SECURE, TIMELY, UNINTERRUPTED OR
ERROR-FREE OR OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEM
OR DATA,
- THE SERVICE WILL MEET LICENSEE REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS,
- ANY STORED DATA WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE,
- THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL
PURCHASED OR OBTAINED BY LICENSEE THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET LICENSEE'S
REQUIREMENTS OR EXPECTATIONS,
- ERRORS OR DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR
- THE SERVICE OR THE SERVER(S) THAT MAKE THE SERVICE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF
VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE SERVICE AND ALL CONTENT IS PROVIDED TO
LICENSEE STRICTLY ON AN "AS IS" BASIS. ALL CONDITIONS, REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR OTHERWISE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS, ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED TO THE
MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW BY LICENSOR AND ITS LICENSORS.
- IN NO EVENT SHALL LICENSOR, ITS AFFILIATES OR CONTENT PROVIDERS BE LIABLE
FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE USE, INABILITY TO USE, AUTHORIZED USE,
PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE, EVEN IF LICENSOR WAS PREVIOUSLY
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH
DAMAGES ARISE IN CONTRACT, TORT, UNDER STATUTE, IN EQUITY, AT LAW OR OTHERWISE.
- LICENSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DELAY OCCASIONED BY AN ACT OF GOD OR
THE PUBLIC ENEMY, OR; BY RIOT, INSURRECTION, STRIKES, LABOR DISPUTES, OR ANY
FAILURE OR DELAY BY ANY INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER, INTERNET CONTENT DELIVERY
SERVICE OR AGENCY FOR ANY ACT, DELAY, OR OMISSION DUE TO THEIR NEGLIGENCE.
- LICENSOR'S SERVICES MAY BE SUBJECT TO LIMITATIONS, DELAYS, AND OTHER
PROBLEMS INHERENT IN THE USE OF THE INTERNET AND ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
LICENSOR SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DELAYS, DELIVERY FAILURES, LOSS OF
DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGE RESULTING FROM SUCH PROBLEMS.
- Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY'S AGGREGATE LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNTS ACTUALLY
PAID BY AND/OR DUE FROM LICENSEE IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTH PERIOD IMMEDIATELY
PRECEDING THE EVENT GIVING RISE TO SUCH CLAIM. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY
AND/OR ITS LICENSORS BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL,
EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES OF ANY TYPE OR KIND
(INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE)
ARISING OUT OF, OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH THIS SERVICE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR FOR ANY CONTENT OBTAINED
FROM OR THROUGH THE SERVICE, ANY INTERRUPTION, INACCURACY, ERROR OR OMISSION,
REGARDLESS OF CAUSE IN THE CONTENT, EVEN IF THE PARTY FROM WHICH DAMAGES ARE
BEING SOUGHT OR SUCH PARTY'S LICENSORS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
- Additional Rights.
Certain states and/or jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied
warranties or limitation of liability for incidental, consequential or certain
other types of damages, so the exclusions set forth above may not apply to
Licensee.
- Local Laws and Export Control.
- This site provides services and uses software and technology that may be
subject to United States export controls administered by the U.S. Department of
Commerce, the United States Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets
Control, and other U.S. agencies and the export control regulations of
Switzerland and the European Union. Licensee acknowledges and agrees that the
site shall not be used, and none of the underlying information, software, or
technology may be transferred or otherwise exported or re-exported to countries
as to which the United States, Switzerland and/or the European Union maintains
an embargo (collectively, "Embargoed Countries"), or to or by a national or
resident thereof, or any person or entity on the U.S. Department of Treasury's
List of Specially Designated Nationals or the U.S. Department of Commerce's
Table of Denial Orders (collectively, "Designated Nationals"). The lists of
Embargoed Countries and Designated Nationals are subject to change without
notice. By using the Service, Licensee represents and warrants that Licensee is
not located in, under the control of, or a national or resident of an Embargoed
Country or Designated National. Licensee agrees to comply strictly with all
U.S., Swiss and European Union export laws and assume sole responsibility for
obtaining licenses to export or re-export as may be required.
- This site may use encryption technology that is subject to licensing
requirements under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations, 15 C.F.R. Parts
730-774 and Council Regulation (EC) No. 1334/2000
- Licensor and its licensors make no representation that the Service is
appropriate or available for use in other locations. If Licensee uses the
Service from outside the United States of America, Switzerland and/or the
European Union, Licensee is solely responsible for compliance with all
applicable laws, including without limitation export and import regulations of
other countries. Any diversion of the Content contrary to United States, Swiss
or European Union (including European Union Member States) law is prohibited.
None of the Content, nor any information acquired through the use of the
Service, is or will be used for nuclear activities, chemical or biological
weapons, or missile projects, unless specifically authorized by the United
States government or appropriate European body for such purposes.
- Notice.
Licensor may give notice by means of a general notice on the Service, electronic
mail to Licensee's e-mail address on record in Licensor's account information,
or by written communication sent by first class mail or pre-paid post to
Licensee's address on record in Licensor's account information. Such notice
shall be deemed to have been given upon the expiration of 48 hours after mailing
or posting (if sent by first class mail or pre-paid post) or 12 hours after
sending (if sent by email). Licensee may give notice to Licensor (such notice
shall be deemed given when received by Licensor) at any time by any of the
following: letter sent by confirmed facsimile to Licensor at the following fax
number (310) 388-5430; letter delivered by nationally recognized overnight
delivery service or first class postage prepaid mail to Licensor at the
following addresses (whichever is appropriate): Criteria Corporation, 10474
Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 302, Los Angeles, CA 90025, addressed to the attention
of: President.
- Modification.
Licensor reserves the right to modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement
or its policies relating to the Service at any time, effective upon posting of
an updated version of this Agreement on the Service. Licensee is responsible
for regularly reviewing this Agreement. Continued use of the Service after any
such changes shall constitute Licensee's consent to such changes.
- Assignment; Change in Control.
This Agreement may not be assigned by Licensee without the prior written
approval of Licensor but may be assigned without Licensee's consent by Licensor
to
- (i) a parent or subsidiary,
- (ii) an acquirer of assets, or
- (iii) a successor by merger. Any purported assignment in violation of
this section shall be void. Any actual or proposed change in control of
Licensee that results or would result in a direct competitor of Licensor
directly or indirectly owning or controlling 50% or more of Licensee shall
entitle Licensor to terminate this Agreement for cause immediately upon written
notice.
- Rule of Construction.
Licensee is advised to have its legal counsel review this Agreement prior to
acceptance and agreement. As such, the rule of construction that any
ambiguities are to be resolved against the drafting party shall not be employed
in the interpretation of this Agreement or of any modifications amendments or
exhibits to this Agreement.
- General.
- With respect to U.S. Customers, this Agreement shall be governed by
California law and controlling United States federal law, without regard to the
choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction, and any disputes,
actions, claims or causes of action arising out of or in connection with this
Agreement or the Service shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the
state and federal courts located in Los Angeles, California.
- Licensee shall abide by all applicable local, state, national and foreign
laws, treaties and regulations in connection with use of the Service.
- With respect to Non-U.S. Customers, this Agreement shall be governed by
the laws of Switzerland, without regard to the choice or conflicts of law
provisions of any jurisdiction, and any disputes, actions, claims or causes of
action arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the Service shall
be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Switzerland.
- If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, then such provision(s) shall be
construed, as nearly as possible, to reflect the intentions of the invalid or
unenforceable provision(s), with all other provisions remaining in full force
and effect.
- No joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship exists
between Licensee and Licensor as a result of this agreement or use of the
Service.
- The failure of Licensor to enforce any right or provision in this
Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless
acknowledged and agreed to by Licensor in writing.
- This Agreement, together with any applicable Order Form, comprises the
entire agreement between Licensee and Licensor and supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, whether written or
oral, between the parties regarding the subject matter contained herein.