Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions

Terms and conditions

PLEASE CAREFULLY REVIEW THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE (“TERMS”) AND OUR PRIVACY POLICY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE WEBSITE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS.

  • Introduction

    Global Educational Concepts (“GEC”) provides access to and use of its website, www.gecgapyear.com (the “Sites”), subject to your compliance with these Terms. These Terms incorporate our Privacy Policy and any additional terms governing specific features of the Sites.

  • Acceptance of Terms

    Your access or use of the Sites signifies your acceptance of these Terms. We may revise these Terms periodically. Your continued use of the Sites following revisions constitutes your acceptance of the revised Terms.

  • Ownership

    The Sites and all content, including images, text, audio, video, and software (collectively, the “Content”), are the property of GEC, its licensors, or other providers. The Content is protected by applicable intellectual property laws. No right, title, or interest in the Sites or Content is transferred to you. All rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by GEC.

  • Use of Sites and Content

    Your use of the Sites and Content is limited to personal, non-commercial purposes. You may not reproduce, distribute, modify, create derivative works of, publicly display or perform, republish, download, store, or transmit the Sites or Content without GEC’s written permission, except for:

    • Temporary storage incidental to accessing the Sites.
    • Browser caching.
    • Printing or downloading a reasonable number of webpages for personal, non-commercial use related to GEC exchange programs, provided you do not modify the copies or remove proprietary notices.

    Unauthorized, illegal, abusive, harassing, threatening, or objectionable use of the Sites is prohibited. GEC may terminate or suspend your access to the Sites for any violation of these Terms.

  • Warranty Disclaimer

    The Sites and Content are provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties, express or implied. GEC disclaims all warranties, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement. GEC makes no warranties regarding the accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, or reliability of the Content.

  • User-Generated Content

    GEC may allow you to post content on the Sites. By doing so, you grant GEC a non-exclusive, royalty-free license to use, distribute, reproduce, modify, adapt, publicly perform, and publicly display such content. GEC reserves the right to remove content deemed abusive, defamatory, fraudulent, misleading, or in violation of intellectual property rights.

  • Indemnification

    You agree to indemnify and hold harmless GEC from any losses, liabilities, expenses, damages, and costs, including attorneys’ fees, arising from your violation of these Terms, content you post on the Sites, or activity conducted through your account.

  • Limitation of Liability

    GEC shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of the Sites or Content, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Privacy

    Our Privacy Policy governs our collection and use of your personal data. Please refer to our Privacy Policy for more information.

  • Links

    GEC may provide links to third-party websites. GEC is not responsible for the content or privacy practices of these linked sites. You may link to our Sites in a fair and legal manner, subject to our prior written consent.

  • Miscellaneous

    These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Tennessee, U.S.A. You agree to the jurisdiction of state or federal courts in Tennessee for any legal proceedings related to the Sites. GEC’s failure to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such provision. These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and GEC regarding your use of the Sites. GEC may assign its rights and obligations under these Terms without notice to you.