USER RULES:
When participating in any PREPA.R.E., Inc. (PREPARE) forum, discussion or learning endeavor you agree not to post, send, transmit, upload or otherwise publish through PREPARE's forums, website, discussions or courses (henceforth known as "The Site"), any materials that:
Are illegal, indecent, obscene, abusive, offensive or threatening in any way
Contain false or misleading statements
Contain a virus or any other harmful component
Encourage anyone to break the law
Violate anyone's copyright or other property right
Interfere with anyone else's use of the Site
Interfere with the privacy of any other user (See PREPA.R.E. PRIVACY POLICY)

DISCLAIMER:
PREPARE provides no warranty of the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of the materials, information, comments, text, links and other content contained in The Site on this server or any other server.

The information presented by PREPARE has been prepared in accordance with recognized architectural and engineering principles and is for general information only. While it is believed to be accurate, this information should not be used or relied upon for an specific application without competent professional examination and verification of its accuracy, suitability and applicability by a competent licensed structural engineer, architect or other licensed professional. Caution must be exercised when relying upon other specifications and codes developed by other bodies and incorporated by reference herein since such material can be modified or amended from time to time subsequent to the printing and / or delivery of the course material. PREPARE bears no responsibility for such material other than to refer to it and incorporate it by reference.

PREPARE does not guarantee the successful completion of any portion of Architect Registration Exam or the ultimate licensing success or to any person who attends a PREPARE course or uses the PREPARE materials and website.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR USER'S MATERIAL:
You are prohibited from posting or transmitting any defamatory, libelous, obscene, pornographic, profane, threatening or unlawful material or any material that could constitute or encourage conduct that would be considered a criminal offense or give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.

Although PREPARE may occassionally monitor or review bulletin boards, discussions, postings, transmissions and the like on The Site, PREPARE is under no obligation to do so and assumes no liability or responsibility arising from the contents of any such communications or for any defamation, error, inaccuracy, libel, obscenity or profanity contained in any such communication. PREPARE may change, edit, or remove any user material or conversations that are illegal, indecent, obscene or offensive, or that violate PREPARE's policies in any way.

OWNERSHIP:
There are a number of proprietary logos and trademarks found on The Site. By making them available, PREPARE is not granting you any license to utilize those proprietary logos or trademarks. Any unauthorized use of the Content may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and civil and criminal statutes.

DOWNLOADING:
If you download any Content from PREPARE, you may not remove any copyright or trademark notices or other notices that go with it. You are fully responsible for anything you download. Course material downloads are for the sole use of the enrolled paying participant, any sharing of course materials is in violation of PREPA.R.E.'s copyright policy and terms of use.

PREPARE's RIGHTS TO USER'S MATERIAL:
If you send any communications or materials to The Site by electronic mail or otherwise, including any comments, data, questions, suggestions or the like, all such communications are, and will be treated as, non-confidential and non-proprietary. Thus, you give up any claim that any use of such material violates any of your rights including moral rights, privacy rights, proprietary or other property rights, publicity rights, rights to credit for material or ideas, or any other right, including the right to approve the way PREPARE uses such material.

Any material submitted to The Site may be adapted, broadcast, changed, copied, disclosed, licensed, performed, posted, published, sold, transmitted or used by PREPARE anywhere in the world, in any medium, forever. Furthermore, PREPARE is free to use, without any compensation to you, any concepts, ideas, know-how or techniques contained in any communication you send to The Site for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to developing, manufacturing and marketing products using such information. However, you agree and understand that PREPARE is not obligated to use any such ideas or materials and you have no rights to compel such use.

TRANSMITTED MATERIAL:
Internet transmissions are never completely private or secure. You understand that any message or information you send to The Site may be read or intercepted by others unless there is a special notice that a particular message (for example, credit card information) is encrypted (sent in code). Sending a message to PREPARE does not cause PREPARE to have any special responsibility to you, unless stated otherwise as in the case of course attendee correspondence.

LINKS:
The Site may contain links to other Internet sites on the World Wide Web. PREPARE provides such links for your convenience only, and is not responsible for the content of any site linked to or from The Site. Links from The Site to any other site do not mean that PREPARE approves of, endorses or recommends that site. PREPARE disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy, legality, reliability or validity of any content on any other site.

PREPARE's RIGHT TO CHANGE THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE OR CONTENT ON THE SITE:
PREPARE may add to, change or remove any part of these Terms and Conditions of Use at any time, without notice. Any changes to these Terms and Conditions of Use or any terms posted on The Site apply as soon as they are posted. By continuing to use The Site after any changes are posted, you are indicating your acceptance of those changes. PREPARE may add, change, discontinue, remove or suspend any other Content posted on The Site, including features and specifications of products described or depicted on the Site, temporarily or permanently, at any time, without notice and without liability.

INDEMNIFICATION:
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold PREPARE and all of its agents, directors, employees, information providers, licensors and licensees, officers and parent, (collectively, "Indemnified Parties") harmless from and against any and all liability and costs (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees and costs), incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim arising out of any breach by you of these Terms and Conditions of Use or the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably required in PREPARE's defense of any claim. PREPARE reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you and you shall not in any event settle any matter without the written consent of PREPARE.

DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND DAMAGES; LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
Your use of The Site is at your own risk. The Site (including all content and functions made available on or accessed through The Site) is provided "as is." To the fullest extent permissible by law, with regard to the content on The Site, PREPARE makes no representations or warranties of any kind whatsoever (1) For the accuracy, merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or non-infringement of any content published on or available through the Site, (2) That the server that hosts The Site is free of viruses or other components that may infect, harm or cause damage to your computer equipment or any other property when you access, browse, download from or otherwise use The Site.

Under no circumstances, including but not limited to PREPARE's negligence, shall PREPARE be liable for any consequential, direct, incidental, indirect, punitive or special damages related to (A) The use of, (B) The inability to use or (C) Errors or omissions in the contents and functions of The Site, even if PREPARE or an authorized representative thereof has been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you. In no event shall PREPARE's total liability to you for all damages, losses and causes of action (whether in contract or tort, including, but not limited to, negligence or otherwise), exceed $100.

GENERAL PROVISIONS:
These Terms and Conditions of Use and any additional terms posted on The Site together constitute the entire agreement between PREPARE and you with respect to your use of The Site. Any cause of action you may have with respect to your use of The Site must be commenced within (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If for any reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these Terms and Conditions of Use, or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to effect the intent of this agreement, and the remainder of these Terms and Conditions of Use shall continue in full force and effect. These Terms and Conditions of Use shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, United States of America, without reference to its conflicts of law rules.