Terms of Service

The following terms and conditions govern all use of the onlineleadershipnetwork.com website and all content, services and products available at or through the website (taken together, the Website).

The Website is owned and operated by Online Leadership Network. The Website is offered subject to your acceptance without modification of all of the terms and conditions contained herein and all other operating rules, policies (including, without limitation, Online Leadership Network’s Privacy Policy) and procedures that may be published from time to time on this Site by Online Leadership Network (collectively, the “Agreement”).

Please read this Agreement carefully before accessing or using the Website. By accessing or using any part of the web site, you agree to become bound by the terms and conditions of this agreement. If you do not agree to all the terms and conditions of this agreement, then you may not access the Website or use any services. If these terms and conditions are considered an offer by Online Leadership Network, acceptance is expressly limited to these terms. The Website is available only to individuals who are at least 13 years old.

Your Account

If you create an account on the Website, you are responsible for maintaining the security of your account, and you are fully responsible for all activities that occur under the account and any other actions taken in connection with it. You must immediately notify Online Leadership Network of any unauthorized uses of your account or any other breaches of security. Online Leadership Network will not be liable for any acts or omissions by You, including any damages of any kind incurred as a result of such acts or omissions.

Submissions

You may contribute comments, reviews, photographs, blogs and other content (any such material, “Content”), as well as send communications and submit ideas, questions or other information, so long as:

  • the downloading, copying and use of the Content will not infringe the proprietary rights, including but not limited to the copyright, patent, trademark or trade secret rights, of any third party;
  • if your employer has rights to intellectual property you create, you have either (i) received permission from your employer to post or make available the Content, including but not limited to any software, or (ii) secured from your employer a waiver as to all rights in or to the Content;
  • you have fully complied with any third-party licenses relating to the Content, and have done all things necessary to successfully pass through to end users any required terms;
  • the Content does not contain or install any viruses, worms, malware, Trojan horses or other harmful or destructive content;
  • the Content is not spam, is not machine- or randomly-generated, and does not contain unethical or unwanted commercial content designed to drive traffic to third party sites or boost the search engine rankings of third party sites, or to further unlawful acts (such as phishing) or mislead recipients as to the source of the material (such as spoofing);
  • the Content is not pornographic, does not contain threats or incite violence towards individuals or entities, and does not violate the privacy or publicity rights of any third party;
  • your blog is not getting advertised via unwanted electronic messages such as spam links on newsgroups, email lists, other blogs and web sites, and similar unsolicited promotional methods;
  • your blog is not named in a manner that misleads your readers into thinking that you are another person or company. For example, your blog’s URL or name is not the name of a person other than yourself or company other than your own; and
  • you have, in the case of Content that includes computer code, accurately categorized and/or described the type, nature, uses and effects of the materials, whether requested to do so by Online Leadership Network or otherwise.

By submitting Content to Online Leadership Network for inclusion on your Website, you grant Online Leadership Network a world-wide, royalty-free, and non-exclusive license to reproduce, modify, adapt and publish the Content solely for the purpose of displaying, distributing and promoting your blog. If you delete Content, Online Leadership Network will use reasonable efforts to remove it from the Website, but you acknowledge that caching or references to the Content may not be made immediately unavailable.

Without limiting any of those representations or warranties, Online Leadership Network has the right (though not the obligation) to, in Online Leadership Network’s sole discretion (i) refuse or remove any content that, in Online Leadership Network’s reasonable opinion, violates any Online Leadership Network policy or is in any way harmful or objectionable, or (ii) terminate or deny access to and use of the Website to any individual or entity for any reason, in Online Leadership Network’s sole discretion. Online Leadership Network will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid.

Payments and Renewals

By selecting a product or service, you agree to pay Online Leadership Network the one-time and/or monthly or annual subscription fees indicated (additional payment terms may be included in other communications). Subscription payments will be charged on a pre-pay basis on the day you sign up for an Upgrade and will cover the use of that service for a monthly or annual subscription period as indicated. Payments are not refundable.

Unless you notify Online Leadership Network before the end of the applicable subscription period that you want to cancel a subscription, your subscription will automatically renew and you authorize us to collect the then-applicable annual or monthly subscription fee for such subscription (as well as any taxes) using any credit card or other payment mechanism we have on record for you. Upgrades can be canceled at any time by submitting your request to Online Leadership Network in writing.

Product Returns

If you are not satisfied with your purchase of an Online Leadership Network product, we will be happy to accept a return within the specified time period for a full refund. All electronic products and programs will be refunded up to 30 days after the date of purchase or for the length of the risk-free trial specified within the product purchase, whichever is longer. If physical copies of the product were included in the program purchase, they must be returned within 30 days of the refund request for a full refund. All returned physical products must be in the condition you received them and include the original packing slip.

Currency

To make our products easier available worldwide, all Online Leadership Products are sold in United States dollars (USD). By purchasing our products, you understand that no adjustments for changes in foreign exchange rates will be done. This applies both to purchases and returns.

Newsletters and Mailouts

You understand that by entering your name and email address on the entry page you are subscribing to a free, no obligation newsletter. This newsletter is offered as a free service by Online Leadership Network and no purchase is necessary. By subscribing to the newsletter this way, you agree that you wish to stay subscribed and that you will make no threats and take no additional action against Online Leadership Network in the event that you are unhappy that you subscribed. You agree that the small inconvenience of receiving this newsletter will cause you no personal, emotional, or financial harm whatsoever. You understand that you have opted-in to receive our newsletter by providing your first name and email address on our website. You also understand that if you do not wish to receive our newsletter, you can simply click on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter. If you have problems unsubscribing or need further assistance, please contact Online Leadership Network.

Testimonials

All testimonials on the Website are true and reflect opinions and experiences of real users of our products. All are submitted voluntarily to Online Leadership Network. If you submit a testimonial to Online Leadership Network, you agree that it becomes the exclusive property of Online Leadership Network, which includes the rights to reproduce it, to edit it (for length, but not general content), and to publish it, which may include your name or initials and the location of your residence.

Responsibility of Website Visitors

Online Leadership Network has not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, posted to the Website, and cannot therefore be responsible for that material’s content, use or effects. By operating the Website, Online Leadership Network does not represent or imply that it endorses the material there posted, or that it believes such material to be accurate, useful or non-harmful. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. The Website may contain content that is offensive, indecent, or otherwise objectionable, as well as content containing technical inaccuracies, typographical mistakes, and other errors. The Website may also contain material that violates the privacy or publicity rights, or infringes the intellectual property and other proprietary rights, of third parties, or the downloading, copying or use of which is subject to additional terms and conditions, stated or unstated. Online Leadership Network disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from the use by visitors of the Website, or from any downloading by those visitors of content there posted.

Content Posted on Other Websites

We have not reviewed, and cannot review, all of the material, including computer software, made available through the websites and webpages to which onlineleadershipnetwork.com links, and that link to onlineleadershipnetwork.com. Online Leadership Network does not have any control over those non-Online Leadership Network websites and webpages, and is not responsible for their contents or their use. By linking to a non-Online Leadership Network website or webpage, Online Leadership Network does not represent or imply that it endorses such website or webpage. You are responsible for taking precautions as necessary to protect yourself and your computer systems from viruses, worms, Trojan horses, and other harmful or destructive content. Online Leadership Network disclaims any responsibility for any harm resulting from your use of non-Online Leadership Network websites and webpages.

Copyright Infringement

As Online Leadership Network asks others to respect its intellectual property rights, it respects the intellectual property rights of others. If you believe that material located on or linked to by onlineleadershipnetwork.com violates your copyright, you are encouraged to notify Online Leadership Network. Online Leadership Network will respond to all such notices, including as required or appropriate by removing the infringing material or disabling all links to the infringing material. Online Leadership Network will terminate a visitor’s access to and use of the Website if, under appropriate circumstances, the visitor is determined to be a repeat infringer of the copyrights or other intellectual property rights of Online Leadership Network or others. In the case of such termination, Online Leadership Network will have no obligation to provide a refund of any amounts previously paid to Online Leadership Network.

Intellectual Property

This Agreement does not transfer from Online Leadership Network to you any Online Leadership Network or third party intellectual property, and all right, title and interest in and to such property will remain (as between the parties) solely with Online Leadership Network. Online Leadership Network, onlineleadershipnetwork.com, the onlineleadershipnetwork.com logo, and all other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with onlineleadershipnetwork.com, or the Website are trademarks or registered trademarks of Online Leadership Network or Online Leadership Network’s licensors. Other trademarks, service marks, graphics and logos used in connection with the Website may be the trademarks of other third parties. Your use of the Website grants you no right or license to reproduce or otherwise use any Online Leadership Network or third-party trademarks.

Advertisements

Online Leadership Network reserves the right to display advertisements on the Content you submit to the Website.

Attribution

Online Leadership Network reserves the right to display attribution links such as “Blog at onlineleadershipnetwork.com,” author, and font attribution in the Content you submit to the Website.

Changes

Online Leadership Network reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any part of this Agreement. It is your responsibility to check this Agreement periodically for changes. Your continued use of or access to the Website following the posting of any changes to this Agreement constitutes acceptance of those changes. Online Leadership Network may also, in the future, offer new services and/or features through the Website (including, the release of new tools and resources). Such new features and/or services shall be subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

Termination

Online Leadership Network may terminate your access to all or any part of the Website at any time, with or without cause, with or without notice, effective immediately. If you wish to terminate this Agreement or your onlineleadershipnetwork.com account (if you have one), you may simply discontinue using the Website. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you have a paid services account, such account can only be terminated by Online Leadership Network if you materially breach this Agreement and fail to cure such breach within thirty (30) days from Online Leadership Network’s notice to you thereof; provided that, Online Leadership Network can terminate the Website immediately as part of a general shut down of our service. All provisions of this Agreement which by their nature should survive termination shall survive termination, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity and limitations of liability.

Disclaimer of Warranties

The Website is provided “as is”. Online Leadership Network and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. Neither Online Leadership Network nor its suppliers and licensors, makes any warranty that the Website will be error free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted. You understand that you download from, or otherwise obtain content or services through, the Website at your own discretion and risk.

Limitation of Liability

In no event will Online Leadership Network, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of this agreement under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services; (iii) for interruption of use or loss or corruption of data; or (iv) for any amounts that exceed the fees paid by you to Online Leadership Network under this agreement during the twelve (12) month period prior to the cause of action. Online Leadership Network shall have no liability for any failure or delay due to matters beyond their reasonable control. The foregoing shall not apply to the extent prohibited by applicable law.

General Representation and Warranty

You represent and warrant that (i) your use of the Website will be in strict accordance with the Online Leadership Network Privacy Policy, with this Agreement and with all applicable laws and regulations (including without limitation any local laws or regulations in your country, state, city, or other governmental area, regarding online conduct and acceptable content, and including all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside) and (ii) your use of the Website will not infringe or misappropriate the intellectual property rights of any third party.

Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Online Leadership Network, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the Website, including but not limited to your violation of this Agreement.

Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

These terms and conditions and the agreement they create, and your access and use of this Webite shall be governed by and interpreted according to the laws of the Province of Alberta, and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein (without applying conflict-of-law principles), excluding the body of law applicable to choice of law. The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods shall not apply. Any dispute between you and the Online Leadership Network parties or any other person arising from, connected with or relating to this Webite, these terms and conditions, or any related matter will be resolved before the Provincial and federal courts in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada and you agree that such venue is the most appropriate and convenient concerning your use of this Website and the transactions contemplated thereby; and you irrevocably submit and attorn to the original and exclusive jurisdictions of these courts.

Miscellaneous Provisions

We may discontinue the Website at any time and for any reason, without notice. We may change the contents, operation, or features of the Website at any time for any reason, without notice.

Our failure to enforce any provision of these Terms of Use or respond to a breach by you or others shall not constitute a waiver of our right to enforce any other provision of these Terms of Use as to that breach or any other.

If any provision of 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.