Welcome to HighIntellects.com (“the Website,” “we,” “us,” or “our”). By accessing or using our Website, you (“you,” “your,” or “User”) agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions (“Terms”), our Privacy Policy, and all applicable laws and regulations. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must not use our Website.
HighIntellects.com is a platform dedicated to fostering intellectual discussion, sharing knowledge, providing educational resources, etc.
1. Acceptance of Terms
By creating an account, posting content, or otherwise interacting with the Website, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users, and others who access or use the Website.
2. User Accounts
- Registration: To access certain features of the Website, you may be required to register for an account. You agree to provide accurate, current, and complete information during the registration process and to update such information to keep it accurate, current, and complete.
- Account Security: You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account login information and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify us immediately of any unauthorized use, or suspected unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security. We cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with the above.
- Eligibility: You must be at least 13 years old to create an account and use the Website. By using the Website, you represent and warrant that you meet this age requirement.
3. User Conduct and Responsibilities
You agree to use the Website only for lawful purposes and in a way that does not infringe the rights of, restrict, or inhibit anyone else’s use and enjoyment of the Website. Prohibited conduct includes, but is not limited to:
- Posting or transmitting any material that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable.
- Impersonating any person or entity, or falsely stating or otherwise misrepresenting your affiliation with a person or entity.
- Uploading, posting, emailing, or otherwise transmitting any content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships.
- Uploading, posting, emailing, or otherwise transmitting any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, “junk mail,” “spam,” “chain letters,” “pyramid schemes,” or any other form of solicitation.
- Uploading, posting, emailing, or otherwise transmitting any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment.
- Interfering with or disrupting the Website or servers or networks connected to the Website, or disobeying any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Website.
- Attempting to gain unauthorized access to any portion or feature of the Website, or any other systems or networks connected to the Website or to any HighIntellects.com server, by hacking, password “mining,” or any other illegitimate means.
- Collecting or storing personal data about other users without their express consent.
4. Intellectual Property Rights
- Our Content: All content on HighIntellects.com, including text, graphics, logos, images, audio clips, video clips, data compilations, and software, is the property of HighIntellects.com or its content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws.
- Trademarks: The HighIntellects.com name, logo, and all related names, logos, product and service names, designs, and slogans are trademarks of HighIntellects.com or its affiliates or licensors. You must not use such marks without our prior written permission.
- Limited License: We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access and use the Website and its content for your personal, non-commercial use, in accordance with these Terms.
5. User-Generated Content (UGC)
- Your Responsibility: You are solely responsible for any content you submit, post, display, or otherwise make available on the Website, including but not limited to text, images, videos, comments, and forum posts (“User Content”).
- Grant of License: By posting User Content, you grant HighIntellects.com a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such User Content throughout the world in any media, for any purpose, including for promotional and marketing purposes.
- Representations and Warranties: You represent and warrant that you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to publish User Content you submit; and that the User Content you submit does not infringe upon the rights of any third party.
- Monitoring and Removal: We reserve the right, but not the obligation, to monitor, edit, or remove User Content that we determine in our sole discretion is unlawful, offensive, threatening, libelous, defamatory, obscene, or otherwise objectionable, or violates any party’s intellectual property or these Terms.
6. Disclaimer of Warranties
THE WEBSITE AND ALL INFORMATION, CONTENT, MATERIALS, PRODUCTS, AND SERVICES INCLUDED ON OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE TO YOU THROUGH THE WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED BY HIGHINTELLECTS.COM ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. HIGHINTELLECTS.COM DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE WEBSITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
7. Limitation of Liability
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL HIGHINTELLECTS.COM, ITS AFFILIATES, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES, ARISING OUT OF OR OR RELATING TO THE USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE WEBSITE.
8. Indemnification
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless HighIntellects.com, its affiliates, licensors, and service providers, and its and their respective officers, directors, employees, contractors, agents, licensors, suppliers, successors, and assigns from and against any claims, liabilities, damages, judgments, awards, losses, costs, expenses, or fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or relating to your violation of these Terms or your use of the Website, including, but not limited to, your User Content, any use of the Website’s content, services, and products other than as expressly authorized in these Terms.
9. Third-Party Links
The Website may contain links to third-party websites or services that are not owned or controlled by HighIntellects.com. HighIntellects.com has no control over and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party websites or services. We strongly advise you to read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of any third-party websites or services that you visit.
10. Termination
We may terminate or suspend your access to the Website immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms. Upon termination, your right to use the Website will immediately cease. If you wish to terminate your account, you may simply discontinue using the Website.
11. Governing Law
These Terms shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of your Country/State, without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
12. Changes to Terms
We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material, we will provide at least 90 days notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion. By continuing to access or use our Website after those revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.
13. Contact Information
If you have any questions about these Terms and Conditions, please contact us