Terms of Use

These Terms of Use were last updated on June 22, 2022.

This web page states the “Terms of Use” for the use of ICGS’ website, www.girlsschools.org. By accessing and using www.girlsschools.org (the “Site”), you are agreeing to be legally bound by these Terms of Use. The terms “You” and “User” are used to refer to anyone that is accessing the Site. If you are using the Site on behalf of a company or other legal entity, such entity may have a separate agreement with ICGS, but you are nevertheless individually bound by these Terms of Use.

IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THIS SITE.

  1. GENERAL.

ICGS may change any term in these Terms of Use at any time. The changes will appear in these Terms of Use, and your use of the Site after any changes have been posted will constitute your agreement to the modified Terms of Use and all of the changes. Therefore, you should read these Terms of Use each time you access the Site, before you begin using the Site. You may print a copy of these Terms of Use for your reference. You may not use the Site for any unlawful purpose or any purpose not approved by ICGS.

  1. COPYRIGHT AND LIMITATIONS ON USE.

The entire contents of the Site, including the text, graphics, images, logos, button icons, HTML code, and other materials (“Content”) is the property of ICGS or its licensors, and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property laws. ICGS grants no copyright or ownership interests to you in any of the material and proprietary information referred to herein belonging to ICGS; limited use of the Content is permitted only as expressly stated in the terms below.  You agree not to copy, reproduce, modify, display, perform, publish, translate, create derivative works based upon, or store any Content from the Site. You also agree not to distribute, transmit, broadcast, or circulate any Content from the Site to anyone without the express prior written consent of ICGS.

Permitted Uses of Materials

Below are selected permitted and prohibited uses of ICGS Content on the Site.

  1. Anyone who is doing personal, noncommercial research may view, print material, and temporarily store materials from the Site, provided that ICGS’ copyright notices are not removed and that the reuse of material does not conflict with any of the prohibited uses below.
  2. Anyone may share ICGS materials by utilizing the “share this post” icons displayed in conjunction with the Content on the Site.
  3. Any use other than as described in paragraph 1 ~ 2 above requires prior written permission from ICGS. Please direct any request by emailing info@girlsschools.org.

Prohibited Uses of Materials

  1. Except for the permitted uses above, you agree not to reproduce, distribute, transmit (via print, fax, electronic, or other means), modify, alter, or create derivative works of the Content contained in the Site without prior written permission from ICGS.
  2. You agree that the Content may not be commercially exploited or sold to third parties without prior written authorization from ICGS.
  3. You agree that the Content may not be systematically stored on a server so as to substitute for the purchase of a subscription and/or license agreement to/for the Content.

You agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notice from materials downloaded from this Site or any site accessible through this Site. Any special rules for the use of items accessible on the Site may be included elsewhere within the Site and are incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference.

ICGS’s name and logo may not be used in connection with any product or service which is not ICGS’s, in any manner likely to cause confusion among users or customers or in any way that disparages or discredits ICGS. Other names, logos, and trademarks that appear on the Site are the property of their respective owners.

The Site includes facts, views, opinions, and recommendations of individuals and organizations deemed of interest. ICGS and its Content licensors do not guarantee or warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, opinions, and recommendations.

  1. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD, AND SECURITY.

You may receive a password and account designation upon completing a ICGS registration process and becoming a registered user. These passwords are the property of ICGS and for security reasons must not be disclosed to any other party. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account.

You agree to (a) immediately notify ICGS of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. ICGS cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this Section 3. You grant ICGS and all other persons and entities involved in the operation of the Site the right to transmit, monitor, retrieve, store, and use your information in connection with the operation of the Site.

  1. USER CONDUCT.

You understand that all information, data, text, and other materials are the sole responsibility of the person from whom such information, data, text, or materials originated. This means that you, and not ICGS, are entirely responsible for all information, data, text, and other materials that you upload, e-mail, transmit, or otherwise make available via the Site.

Interference with Site operation: You agree to not access or use the Site in any manner that could damage, disable, impair or cause undue burden on the Site and/or its host, servers, network, systems or other users. You agree that you will not use any device, software, or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere with the proper working and operation of the Site or any activities conducted on the Site, that you will not transmit any virus or worm to the Site, that you will not use any spider, robot or any other automated mechanism to access the Site and/or its servers or systems, and that you will not engage in flooding, spamming, mail-bombing, crashing or otherwise sending unsolicited e-mail to other users of the Site.  You agree not to attempt to access ICGS Content that is not intended for your use, that you will not attempt to log on to a server or account that you are not authorized to access, and that you will not probe, scan or test the vulnerability of any system or network related in any way to the Site without authorization.

Alteration of Site content:  None of the Content contained on the Site (including all software, HTML code, and other code) may be reverse-engineered, disassembled, decompiled, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, translated into any language or computer language, retransmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photo-reproduction, recordation, or otherwise), resold or redistributed without the prior written permission of ICGS.

Violation of Site security: Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of the Site.  This Site has security measures in place to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control.  Please see our Privacy Policy below for further details concerning the Site’s privacy practices.

Compliance: You agree to comply with all applicable laws, as well as with these Terms of Use. You agree not to engage in any unlawful or commercial activity on the Site.

  1. ICGS PRIVACY POLICY.

Data you provide and certain other information about you is subject to our Privacy Policy. For more information, see our full privacy policy here.

  1. ONLINE DISCUSSION FORUMS.

Certain areas of the Site may enable you to access online discussion forums (the “Forums”), where you can post messages and read messages posted by other Users. In addition to these Terms of Use, access and use of these Forums is regulated by our Discussion Forum Terms of Use, which are available here, and our Discussion Forum Guidelines, which are available here.

  1. ONLINE SHOPPING.

We may offer opportunities to purchase products online at our e-store. If online shopping is available on the Site, these terms apply. Customers must be over age 18 with a valid credit card. Site visitors under age 18 cannot make purchases. When a customer places an order, we collect information associated with the transaction in accordance with our Privacy Policy.

Availability: We cannot guarantee availability of any product, even if our Site shows that a particular product is available. We may not have all products or product lines available online and we may discontinue products or change prices at any time.

Site Transactions: We reserve the right to refuse any order you place with us. We may, in our sole discretion, limit or cancel quantities purchased per person, per household, or per order. These restrictions may include orders placed by or under the same customer account, the same credit card, and/or orders that use the same billing and/or shipping address. We reserve the right to limit or prohibit orders that, in our sole judgment, appear to be placed by dealers, resellers, or distributors.

Risk of Loss: All items purchased from girlsschools.org are made pursuant to a shipment contract. This means that the risk of loss and title for such items pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier.

  1. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIABILITY.

Due to the number of sources from which the Content is obtained, and the inherent hazards of electronic distribution, there may be delays, omissions, or inaccuracies in such Content and the Site. ICGS does not screen or censor User-generated content made available on the Site, including User comments posted to the online discussion forums. ICGS is NOT LIABLE for any content posted on the Site. You assume all risks associated with dealing with other users with whom you come in contact with through the Site.  Should a dispute arise between you and another user occur, you hereby agree to release ICGS from all claims, demand, and damages associated with such a dispute.

THE CONTENT AND THE SITE ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE,” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. ICGS AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS CANNOT AND DO NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION WITH RESPECT TO OR WARRANT THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS, CURRENTNESS, TIMELINESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OF THE CONTENT AVAILABLE THROUGH THE SITE, OR THE SITE ITSELF, AND ICGS HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY SUCH EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES. ADDITIONALLY, ICGS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE SITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS.  IF YOUR USE OF THE SITE OR THE CONTENT RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, ICGS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.

ICGS AND ITS AFFILIATES, AGENTS, AND LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANYONE ELSE FOR ANY DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, INDIRECT, LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION OR SIMILAR DAMAGES), EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

  1. LINKS TO THIRD-PARTY SITES.

This Site may contain hyperlinks to sites operated by persons other ICGS. These hyperlinks are provided for your reference and convenience only. Because we do not have any control over third-party websites, ICGS is not responsible for the content of linked third-party sites and does not make any representations regarding the content or accuracy of materials on such third-party websites.  Linking to third-party websites is performed at your own risk and you agree not to hold ICGS responsible for the content or operation of such sites. A hyperlink from this Site to another site does not imply or mean that ICGS endorses the content on that site or the operator or operations of that site. You are solely responsible for determining the extent to which you may use any content at any other sites to which you might link from this Site.

  1. TERMINATION.

You agree that ICGS, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part thereof), or use of the Site, and remove and discard any Content, including any postings to our discussion forums, for any reason, including without limitation, if ICGS is unable to verify or authenticate any information you submit to the Site for registration, or for lack of use or if ICGS believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Use and our Privacy Policy. ICGS may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing services under the Site, or any part thereof, with or without notice. You agree that any termination of your access to the Site under any provision of these Terms of Use may be effected without prior notice, and acknowledge and agree that ICGS may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files in your account and bar any further access to such files or the services provided in the Site. Further, you agree that ICGS shall not be liable to you or any third party for any termination of your access to the Site.

  1. INDEMNIFICATION.

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless each of ICGS, its affiliates, officers, directors, and employees, from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, resulting from your use of this Site, the violation of these Terms of Use by you, or the infringement by you of any intellectual property or other right of any person or entity.

  1. SUBMISSIONS VIA EMAIL.

If you submit any business information, idea, concept, or invention to ICGS by e-mail, you automatically grant to ICGS — or warrant that the owner of such content or intellectual property has expressly granted to ICGS — a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, nonexclusive license to use, reproduce, create derivative works from, modify, publish, edit, translate, distribute, perform, and display the communication or content in any media or medium, or any form, format, or forum now known or hereafter developed. ICGS may sublicense its rights through multiple tiers of sublicenses. If you wish to keep any business information, ideas, concepts, or inventions private or proprietary, do not submit them to ICGS by email.

  1. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION.

This Site is owned and operated by ICGS from its offices in Virginia. Your use of this Site, and any related legal action, shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to conflict of laws principles. The sole jurisdiction and venue for any litigation arising out of your use of or inquiries to the Site shall be an appropriate federal or state court located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

If you access this Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own risk. You agree to comply with all applicable local rules and laws regarding the transmission of technical ICGS information exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.

  1. ADDITIONAL LEGAL TERMS.

No waiver of any of these Terms of Use shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or condition or any other term or condition.

If any provision in these Terms of Use is invalid or unenforceable under applicable law, the remaining provisions will continue in full force and effect, and the invalid or unenforceable provision will be deemed superseded by a valid, enforceable provision that most closely matches the intent of the original provision.

The Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13. By using our Site, you represent that you are age 13 or over.

All rights not expressly granted herein are hereby reserved. These Terms of Use, and the Privacy Policy are the entire and final agreement regarding this Site and its Content, and supersede any prior or contemporaneous communications between ICGS and you with respect to the use of the Site.