Notice of Ownership
This website is produced and owned by a
Private Party under agreement with the
Signal Corps OCS Association, Inc. (a.k.a. and referred to
within this document as the
U.S. Army Signal Corps OCS Association,
all hereinafter, the
"Association").
While the thematic purpose of this Website is set by the
Association, the Private Party is solely responsible for all
Website matters relating to the website, including legal,
content, copyright and otherwise. Accordingly, for all
Website issues or inquiries please contact:
Webmaster@ArmySignalOCS.com.
The URL of this website is
http://www.ArmySignalOCS.com.
The
Association is organized pursuant to the provisions of the
Georgia Nonprofit Code O.C.G.A. 14-3-202. The registered
address of the Association is:
Signal Corps OCS Association, Inc.,
1427 Hwy 138 S.W.,
Conyers, Georgia 30208-2553.
The views and opinions expressed on this website are offered
in order to stimulate interest in those who visit it. They
are solely the views and expressions of the authors and/or
contributors to this website and do not necessarily
represent the views of the Army Signal Corps Officer
Candidate School Association, its Officers, Directors,
members, volunteers, staff, or any other party associated
with the Association.
I. Copyright
No reproduction or redistribution of this Website in
whole or part may be made without the prior written consent of
the Association.
Your use of this Website and its affiliated or linked
sites or any of the underlying technology, applications, platforms or
frameworks which contribute to its operation, as well as those
Websites, technologies, applications, platforms or frameworks (all
hereinafter and hereinbefore "Website", “Site” or “Sites”) associated with closely held
entities of the Association is governed by the following Terms
of Use.
If you believe that this Website contains copyrighted
material that has been infringed upon or used without appropriate
approval, please immediately contact the Webmaster at
Webmaster@ArmySignalOCS.com and indicate 1) the specific page
URL, 2) location of the item on the page, 3) a description of the
item, 4) details concerning who you believe the copyright holder is,
5) how to reach such claimed copyright holder, 6) proof of claims to
the copyright, and 7) what steps the claimed copyright holder wishes
be taken. We will immediately contact the copyright holder directly.
II. Terms of Use
The content of this Website is subject to change
without notice. While most content is publicly accessible, certain
services and information offered may be restricted to specific users
or segments of the Association and/or its clients and
customers.
The terms and conditions of this Agreement shall govern
the relationship between you and the Association with respect
to this Website. By using this Website you agree to be bound by the
following terms and conditions of use.
A. Acceptable Use
Policy
The Association regularly monitors and updates the content on
this Website.
If the Association receives a notification of an
alleged violation of law or policy regarding such content or the use
of this Website, we will investigate and address any violations
accordingly. If you feel we have violated a known legislative act or
know of a misuse of this Website, contact us by email at
Webmaster@ArmySignalOCS.com. Following our investigation we will make
a determination and, in our sole discretion, may remove, block, filter
or restrict by any other means any materials that may be illegal, may
subject us to liability or may violate these Terms of Use. In
addition, the Association will cooperate with legal authorities
and/or third parties in the investigation of any suspected or alleged
crime or civil wrong relating to or stemming from this Site or the use
of this Site. Violation of these Terms of Use may result in the
suspension or termination of access to this Site, other actions as
detailed below or prosecution under applicable law.
You may not use the Association Website for
any of the following purposes:
(1) To transmit any material (by uploading, posting,
email or otherwise) that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, harassing,
tortuous, defamatory, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s
privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable;
(2) To impersonate any person or entity or falsely
state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or
entity; forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to
disguise the origin of any material transmitted through this Site;
(3) To transmit any material (by uploading, posting,
email or otherwise) that you do not have a right to make available
under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as
inside information, proprietary and confidential information learned
or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under
nondisclosure agreements);
(4) To transmit any material (by uploading, posting,
email or otherwise) that infringes any patent, trademark, trade
secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party including
without limitation, music, lyrics, audio, or audiovisual materials,
photos or other images that are the copyrighted property of a third
party;
(5) To transmit (by uploading, posting, email or
otherwise) any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional
materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or
any other form of unauthorized solicitation;
(6) To transmit any material (by uploading, posting,
email or otherwise) that contains software viruses or any other
computer code, files or programs designed to interrupt, destroy or
limit the functionality of any computer software, hardware, internet
or communications equipment;
(7) To disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a
screen to “scroll” faster than other users of the Site and/or the
services of this Site are able to type or otherwise act in a manner
that negatively affects any other user’s ability to engage in
real-time exchanges;
(8) To interfere with or disrupt the Sites or servers
or networks connected to the Sites or disobey any requirements,
procedures, policies or regulations of networks connected to the
Sites;
(9) To intentionally or unintentionally violate any
applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but
not limited to, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities
exchange, including, without limitation, the New York Stock Exchange,
the American Stock Exchange, OTC exchanges or the NASDAQ, and any
regulations having the force of law;
(10) To “stalk” or otherwise harass another; or collect
or store or attempt to collect or store personal data about third
parties without their knowledge or consent.
The Association requests that anyone who
believes that there is a violation of these Terms of Use direct the
information to the Information Technology department at
Webmaster@ArmySignalOCS.com. If available, please provide the
following information: (1) the IP address used to commit the alleged
violation; (2) the date and time of the alleged violation, including
the time zone and (3) any available evidence of the alleged violation.
When reporting an issue regarding unsolicited eMail please provide a
copy of the eMail messages with full headers that typically provide
all of the above data. Other situations will require different methods
of providing the necessary information.
B. Privacy
The Association Website located at
http://www.ArmySignalOCS.com and those
Sites operated by closely associated entities of the Association may collect
information to improve functionality and content of the Site and to
monitor Site performance. Data collected will be used to help answer
specific questions about the usage and performance of the Website or
individual Web pages. Generally speaking Site usage is not associated with
individual IP addresses, except in the case where use of such
information will contribute to a more enjoyable browsing experience.
Such instances may include but not be limited to use of IP address
information to assure security when filling out online forms, to
recognize a Site visitor on subsequent visits, and other similar
events.
Other Sites linked to the
http://www.ArmySignalOCS.com site, such
as 1) those of closely held entities to the Association or 2) third party
sites which you may navigate to as a result of clicking on a link
found on a Association Site, may have different privacy practices. You
should review the Privacy Policy statement of each such site and
consider your use of them accordingly.
It is the policy of the Association to disclose
on its Websites what information is collected that can be used to
personally identify the user and how that information is intended to
be used (see for example the section below labeled "Miscellaneous
Information"). Currently the Association does not collect personally
identifiable information except in online forms which you may
voluntarily fill out through your own actions. Generally, the
information this Site collects is used for the above stated purpose
of maximization of Site performance. Notwithstanding this, you
should understand that if as a result of your use of the Association Site you either 1) fill in a form found on
this or an associated site or 2) send an eMail to us as a result of your use of
this or an associated site, then
any information you provide in said form or eMail may be used by the
Association as though it was freely given and not subject to
confidentiality. For further clarification on this issue, please see
the section below labeled “Miscellaneous Information”.
The Association
values your privacy and works to protect it. If you have any questions
about the privacy policy of any Association Website, you
should feel free to contact our Information Technology department by
email at
Webmaster@ArmySignalOCS.com.
C. Trademarks
Signal Corps OCS Association, Inc.,
Association, ArmySignalOCS, and all related trademarks are the
property of the Association. These names and trademarks may not
be used by third parties without the express prior written consent of
the Association. Other trademarks, service marks and trade
names used on Association Sites are the property of their respective
owners.
D. Illegal Copying
All content
included on the Sites, including, but not limited to, text, graphics,
logos, buttons, icons, images and software is the property of
the Association, the Private Party, or its/their licensors or grantors and is protected
by U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Reproduction,
duplication, modification, distribution, transmission, replication,
display or performance of the content of the Sites without the express
advance written permission of the Association is strictly
prohibited. If you have a concern regarding the use of copyrighted
material on any Association Website, please contact the Association Webmaster at
Webmaster@ArmySignalOCS.com. Said Webmaster is designated as an agent
authorized to be
responsible for responding to reports alleging copyright infringement.
To be effective, the notification must be in writing and contain the
following information (DMCA, 17 U.S.C. §512(c)(3)): (1) Physical or
electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the
copyright owner; (2) Identification of the copyrighted work claimed to
have been infringed; (3) Identification of the material that is
claimed to be infringing and that is to be removed or access to which
is to be disabled as well as information reasonably sufficient to
permit the Association to locate the material; (4) Contact
information of the complaining party; (5) A statement that the
complaining party has a good faith belief that use of the material in
the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its
agents, or the law; (6) A statement that the information in the
notification is accurate and under penalty of perjury, that the
complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an
exclusive right that is allegedly infringed. Upon receipt of such
information the Association will act in a timely manner to investigate any
such complaint and assure compliance with all such laws.
E. Site Usage
The Website may provide links to third-party Web sites
that are not under the Association's control. These links are
provided for convenience only and unless otherwise expressly stated by
the Association are not intended as an endorsement by the
Association of the organization or individual operating those
third-party Web sites, or a warranty of any type regarding the
third-party company, third-party Web sites or the information on them.
Links from a Website located on a the Association server to a
third-party Web site or references to third-party brands, products or
services do not imply the Association’s endorsement of those
Web sites, products or services.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.
THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SERVICES WILL BE
UNINTERRUPTED, ERROR-FREE, OR, AS APPLICABLE, FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER
HARMFUL COMPONENTS. THE ASSOCIATION MAKES NO EXPRESS WARRANTIES
AND YOU WAIVE ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE REGARDING ANY MERCHANDISE, INFORMATION OR SERVICE
PROVIDED THROUGH OR BY THE ASSOCIATION OR VIA THE SITES. YOU
EXPRESSLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE ARE SECURITY, PRIVACY, AND
CONFIDENTIALITY RISKS INHERENT IN INTERNET COMMUNICATIONS AND
TECHNOLOGY AND THE ASSOCIATION DOES NOT MAKE ANY ASSURANCES OR
WARRANTIES RELATING TO SUCH RISKS. NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION GIVEN BY
THE ASSOCIATION OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES AND/OR VENDORS SHALL
CREATE A WARRANTY. THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS MANAGEMENT, STAFF, AGENTS
AND AFFILIATES, INCLUDING THE WEBMASTER AND WEBSPECKS INCORPORATED,
ARE NOT LIABLE FOR ANY COSTS OR DAMAGES ARISING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY
FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, INCLUDING ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
EXEMPLARY, MULTIPLE, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
F. Jurisdiction
This Agreement is
governed by Georgia law without regard to conflict of law provisions.
The federal and state courts located in
the County
of Rockdale,
Georgia, alone
have jurisdiction over all disputes arising out of or related to this
Agreement and the services. You consent to the personal jurisdiction
of such courts sitting in
the County
of Rockdale,
Georgia, with respect to such
matters or otherwise between you and the Association and waive
your rights to removal or consent to removal.
G. Miscellaneous
Information
This Agreement is posted as a Website Privacy and Use
Policy on the Sites. It constitutes the entire agreement between you
and the Association with respect to your use of the Sites and
the Services offered on and by the Sites. The Association may
revise, amend, or modify this Agreement and any other user policies
and agreements at any time and in any manner. All such revisions will
be posted on the Sites. You should periodically review this Website
Privacy and Use Policy posting for any additions, changes and
amendments.
The Association has created this Website Privacy
and Use Policy to demonstrate our firm commitment to protecting users’
personal information and informing you about how we handle it. This
Website Privacy and Use Policy applies to transactions and activities
on the Association Web Sites accessible to the public
without password and does not apply to any other Web site or offline
point of contact between you and the Association, its employees
or affiliates. Please review this privacy policy periodically as we
may modify it from time to time. Please be aware that each time you
visit the Site or provide us with information, by doing so, you are
accepting the practices described in this privacy policy as of that
date and time.
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Regarding your IP address:
Like most business Websites, each time you visit the Site we
automatically collect your IP address and the Web page from which
you came. In order to administer and optimize the Site for you and
to diagnose problems with our Site we use your IP address to help
identify you and to gather broad demographic information about you.
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Cookies: Like
most Websites, the Site uses cookies to keep track of your activity
on the Site and enhance your experience on the Site. We also use
cookies to deliver content specific to your interests.
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Information We May Collect From You:
In addition to your IP Address and cookies the only personal
information we collect from you that could be used to identify you
is your machine’s hostname (also known as machine name) and/or the
domain name of the preceding site from which you came to visit the
Site. We use your hostname and/or the domain name information to
gather statistical information on our Site usage. We do not
knowingly collect any information, personal or otherwise from
children under the age of 16 without the express consent of their
parent or guardian.
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Information Other Web Sites Collect
From You: On the Site we may place links to
other Web sites operated by other parties. Some of these other Web
sites contain our organization's name and trademarks and other
intellectual property that we own; others do not. When you click on
these links and visit these other Web sites, regardless of whether
or not they contain our brand names, trademarks and other
intellectual property, you need to be aware that we do not control
these other Web sites or these other Web sites’ business practices
and that this privacy policy does not apply to these other Web
sites. Consequently, the operators of these other Web sites may
collect different kinds of information about you and may use and
disclose that information in different ways than we would if it were
collected on the Site. We encourage you to review their privacy
policies and remind you that we will not be and are not responsible
for their actions.
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How We Use Personal Information:
We use your personal information to fulfill specific requests that
you might make for information about the Association’s
various programs, products, services, special events and, if you
agree, to send to you by return eMail or postal mail other information relating to
the Association. We carefully select the information we send
to you and attempt to send you information of value to you. Such
information may include news about the Association, special
products, services, pricing, opportunities or special event
information. If you fill in a form on our Site the Site will provide
you with the option of declining to receive offers from the
Association by “opting-out” of receiving this type of
communication. If you chose to "opt-out" we will honor your choice
and not send you any information. If instead of filling out a form
you chose to send us an eMail that you originate yourself, this
option will not be present, and accordingly any information you
include in your eMail we will feel free to use unless you inform us
otherwise.
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How We Use Financial Information:
On the limited occasion in which we collect any financial
information from you, such as when you elect to purchase something
from us through one of our Sites, we will only use your financial
information to 1) fulfill orders you place on or through the
Websites and/or 2) respond to your request for financing assistance
re. the purchase of certain products or services. Any financial
information we collect from you will be used internally by our
finance department and will also be directly forwarded to our
fulfillment service (e.g. a credit care processing company).
Information is collected on secured sites operated by or on behalf
of the Association for specific transactions and services.
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How We Use Health Information:
Generally speaking, the only information we have about you is
information you provide us. We do not search for or attempt to find
other information about you, health related or not, unless that
information is required in order for us to fulfill an order or
request you have placed with us. If you provide us with information
in relation to the purchase or use of a product or service we
provide, then we will use that information to the extent necessary
to furnish the product or service. While the information you provide
may have components of it that are health related, we will not
consider it health information unless you specifically instruct us
to do so and ask us to treat that specific information
confidentially. If on the other hand, while in the course of trying
to fulfill an order or request you placed with us, we receive
information about you from a third party source, such as your doctor
or medical provider, and it contains health related information,
then we will protect and treat such information in accordance with
all applicable laws (HIPAA, et al). Regardless of what type of
information you provide us, unless you specifically instruct us
otherwise, we will use it in accordance with the policies stated on
this page.
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Our Security Precautions, Location of
Information: You should be aware that our
Sites are hosted on servers provided by third party sources. While
we take precautions to adhere to the Website Privacy and Use Policy
stated herein, we have no control over others who may have access to
or control the use of technology related to or used in support of
our Sites. While our Sites have security measures in place to
protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of information under
our control, we can not assure you that others who set up and
maintain the world wide web, including those who host our Sites on
their servers, or otherwise support our Sites, have or follow such
policies and measures. Your information may be transferred to and
maintained on computer networks which may be located outside of the
city, county, state, province, country or other governmental
jurisdiction in which you and/or we reside, and while the regions in
which these computer networks are located may or may not have
privacy laws as protective as the laws in your area, the users of
such systems may or may not adhere to those laws.
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How You Can Access and Update Your
eMail Preferences, Personal Information and Public/Private
Designations: Customers who are given secure
User Name and Password access to sections of our Site will be
informed of how they may change their personal information. General
customers and Site visitors who are not authorized to access these
secure sections will find that this type of information is generally
stored on their personal computer in the form of a cookie that was
created when they visited a Website. The Association is not
responsible for information collected on your computer on behalf of
other sites where that information is saved in cookies.
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Disputes: By
using our Sites, you agree to be bound by our Terms of Use. You also
agree that any unresolved disputes arising from your use of our
Sites, services obtained from or purchases made from the Sites
and/or any disputes arising from this Website Privacy and Use Policy
shall be governed by Georgia law. You agree that the venue for
resolving such disputes shall be in the County of Rockdale, Georgia.
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Questions: If
you have any questions or concerns about this privacy policy, the
practices of our Sites, or your dealings with our Sites you may
contact us at
Webmaster@ArmySignalOCS.com.
Thank You
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