TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF USE OF GRCSI.ORG
Revision Date: April 23, 2009
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT LEGAL INFORMATION
The grcsi.org web site (the Site) is produced by Governance
Risk Compliance Security International and its affiliates (GRCSI).
All use of the Site is subject to the Terms and Conditions set
forth below. By entering and using the Site, you acknowledge
that you have read and understood such Terms and Conditions and
that you agree to abide by them. Also, you agree that GRCSI may
use information that you supply to it in any manner consistent
with the published Privacy Policy.
GRCSI does not endorse, guarantee, warrant, or recommend any
products or services advertised on the Site, via site portals,
linked from the Site, or provided by our Sponsors.
GRCSI, its affiliates and their respective licensors retain all
copyrights and other proprietary rights in or relating to any
content, including any software, provided on the Site. Except
for downloading and printing a small number of copies of the
content for your personal use only, you may not sell, transfer,
reproduce, transmit, distribute, perform or display such content
without the express consent of GRCSI.
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE (THE CONDITIONS)
CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS SITE. By using the Site, you signify
your understanding of and agreement to these Terms and
Conditions and GRCSIs Privacy Policy. GRCSI may revise and
update the Terms and Conditions or Privacy Policy at any time.
Please periodically review the Terms and Conditions and the
Privacy Policy posted at the Site because your continued usage
of the Site will mean that you accept those changes.
Section 1. Registration.
You may provide personal information to GRCSI through the Site
regarding your membership in GRCSI, your certification, or your
completion of CPE credits. By using the Site you agree that all
information provided by you to GRCSI, including without
limitation your CPE hours, is current, complete and accurate,
and that you will maintain and promptly update the information
in the event of any changes in such information.
You are entirely responsible for any and all activities which
occur under your login or username. You agree to notify GRCSI
immediately in the event you learn that unauthorized access to
the Site has taken place under your login or username. You are
responsible for maintaining the security of your User ID and
password and, by entering the Site, expressly acknowledge that
passwords e-mailed to you by GRCSI at your request may not be
secure and that others who have access to your account may be
able to view such a password.
Section 2. General Information About GRCSI.
a. GRCSI is a global leader in risk management. Founded
in 2009, GRCSI is an international organization of professionals
whose goals are to promote best practices in governance, risk
management, compliance and security though education,
certification, and accreditation.
b. Our Sponsors. GRCSI has agreements with various
entities, which we call our "Sponsors". Our relationships with
Sponsors are based on a variety of factors, which may include
offering exclusivity in a particular region based on a
first-come, first-contracted response.
GRCSI DOES NOT ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, WARRANT, OR RECOMMEND THE
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OUR SPONSORS MAY ADVERTISE. FURTHER, WE
MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE TYPE OF
SERVICES, QUALITY OF CARE, SOURCE OF PAYMENT OR BILLING
PRACTICES OF OUR SPONSORS. WE ALSO DO NOT VERIFY THE LICENSES,
ACCREDITATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER CREDENTIALS OF ANY
SPONSOR OR ITS EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, OR AGENTS.
c. Our Portal Service Providers. GRCSI has agreements
with various entities, which we call our "Service Providers".
Our relationships with Service Providers are based on a variety
of factors, which may include offering exclusivity in a
particular region based on a first-come, first-contracted
response.
GRCSI DOES NOT ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, WARRANT, OR RECOMMEND THE
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS MAY ADVERTISE.
FURTHER, WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ABOUT THE TYPE
OF SERVICES, QUALITY OF CARE, SOURCE OF PAYMENT OR BILLING
PRACTICES OF OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS. WE ALSO DO NOT VERIFY THE
LICENSES, ACCREDITATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS OR OTHER CREDENTIALS OF
ANY SERVICE PROVIDER OR ITS EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, OR
AGENTS.
d. Your Information. The information you provide may be
personal in nature. Such information will be treated as private
and confidential, as detailed in the GRCSI Privacy Policy. GRCSI
does not sell personal information collected through the Site,
but we may provide general aggregate information -- without
personal identifiers -- about our users to our Sponsors. If you
indicate that you wish information about or from a Sponsor, or
to be contacted by a Sponsor, your contact information is passed
along to the Sponsor.
WE WILL SHARE YOUR INDIVIDUAL DATA WITH A SPONSOR OR ITS AGENT
ONLY IF YOU HAVE AUTHORIZED SUCH SHARING.
While GRCSI attempts to prevent unauthorized persons from
accessing our files or tampering with our site by providing
password security, we cannot guarantee that these efforts will
always be successful. GRCSI shall have the right to use in
books, articles, commentaries, research or similar ways any
questions, comments, or other information -- without personal
identifiers -- submitted by users.
e. Our Information. GRCSI strives to be a valuable
resource of timely information for our users. We cannot ensure
that information we provide is exhaustive or complete on every
subject or that it will necessarily include all of the most
recent information available on a particular topic. This
information is of a general nature, and we urge you to use your
own professional judgment, or obtain professional advice before
applying it.
f. Information from Others. GRCSI may include or provide
links and portals to other web sites on the Internet including,
but not limited to, links to Sponsors' web sites. These other
web sites may provide opinions, recommendations, or other
information from various individuals, organizations or
companies.
IN PROVIDING SUCH LINKS AND PORTALS, GRCSI DOES NOT INVESTIGATE
THE CONTENT OF SUCH INFORMATION. GRCSI DOES NOT ENDORSE,
GUARANTEE, WARRANT, OR RECOMMEND THE ACCURACY OF SUCH
INFORMATION OR NECESSARILY SUBSCRIBE TO ANY SUCH OPINIONS OR
RECOMMENDATIONS. FURTHER, TO THE EXTENT THAT YOU MAKE USE OF ANY
LINK TO ANY OTHER WEB SITE ON THE INTERNET, THE DISCLOSURE,
REPRODUCTION, SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED
THEREON MAY BE PROHIBITED.
Section 3. Restrictions on the Use of the GRCSI Site.
a. Copyright and Trademarks. The names Governance Risk
Compliance Security International, GRCSI, Certified Risk
Management Professional (CRMP), Associate Risk
Management Professional (ARMP),
Certified Risk Management Professional Finance specialization (CRMP-F),
Certified Risk Management Professional Information
specialization (CRMP-I), Certified Risk Management
Professional Operations specialization (CRMP-O),
Certified Risk Management Expert (CRME) designation
grcsi.org, and any other marks or associated logos proprietary
to GRCSI are the sole property of GRCSI.
The contents of the Site, including but not limited to text,
graphics, images and software (Content), are protected by
copyright under national laws, and GRCSI retains all right,
title and interest in and to the Content, all copies thereof,
and all copyrights and other proprietary rights therein.
Upon acceptance of these Terms and Conditions, GRCSI authorizes
you to view, download and print a small number of copies of the
material on the Site solely for your personal, noncommercial
use. You may not modify, sell, assign, or transfer the Content
or reproduce, display, publicly perform, distribute or otherwise
use the Content in any way for any public or commercial purpose
or otherwise except as expressly permitted herein. You may not
reverse-engineer, disassemble or decompile, any software
included in the Content. Content is subject to change without
notice at the editorial discretion of GRCSI.
b. Use of Interactive Areas. GRCSI may provide
interactive forums, list serves, news groups, bulletin boards
and other interactive areas (Interactive Areas) on the Site.
If you use any of the Interactive Areas, you are solely
responsible for your own communications and the consequences of
posting those communications. GRCSI does not assume any
responsibility for the truthfulness, accuracy or reliability of
any material posted on any Interactive Area, or for consequences
of any Interactive Area communications on or arising from use of
the Site. IN CASES WHERE YOU FEEL THREATENED OR BELIEVE SOMEONE
ELSE IS IN DANGER, YOU SHOULD CONTACT YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY IMMEDIATELY.
In consideration of being allowed to use the Interactive Areas,
you agree not to engage in the following activities:
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Using an Interactive Area for any purpose in violation of
local, state, national, or international laws;
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Posting material that infringes on the intellectual property
rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of
others;
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Posting material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory,
threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to
another user or any other person or entity as determined by
GRCSI at its sole discretion;
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Posting material that contains any mlware or other code
which may contaminate or destroy the files or programs of
GRCSI or its users;
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Posting advertisements or solicitations of business;
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After receiving a warning, continuing to disrupt the normal
flow of dialogue, or post comments that are not related to
the topic being discussed (unless it is clear the discussion
is free form);
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Posting chain letters or pyramid schemes;
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Impersonating another person;
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Allowing any other person or entity to use your
identification to post or view comments;
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Posting the same note more than once (i.e., spamming"); or
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Engaging in any other conduct that restricts or inhibits any
other person from using or enjoying the Interactive Areas,
or which, in the judgment of GRCSI, exposes GRCSI or any of
its users or Sponsors to any liability or detriment of any
type.
GRCSI reserves the right to monitor the dialogue on public
list serves and registered user message forums. GRCSI does
not screen communications in advance and is not responsible
for screening or monitoring material posted by users, or any
other person or entity. If notified by you of
communication(s) which are alleged not to conform to the
terms of this Section, GRCSI may investigate the allegation
and determine in its sole discretion to remove or request
the removal of the communication(s). GRCSI reserves the
right (but has no obligation) to remove or edit
communications which are abusive, illegal, disruptive, or
that otherwise fail to conform with these Conditions. In
addition to the removal rights described above, GRCSI
reserves the right to terminate your access to any or all
Interactive Areas at any time, with or without notice, in
the exercise of its sole discretion.
GRCSI reserves the right (but is not obligated) to monitor,
edit, or disclose any posting on the Interactive Areas for
lack of adherence to the Terms and Conditions, if required
in the course of normal operation and maintenance of the
Site, or if required to do so by law or in the good-faith
belief that such action is necessary to: (i) comply with the
law or comply with legal process served; (ii) protect and
defend the rights of GRCSI or others; or (iii) protect the
personal safety of our users, Sponsors, or the public.
GRCSI HAS NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY TO USERS OR ANY
OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FOR PERFORMANCE OR NONPERFORMANCE OF
THE AFOREMENTIONED SCREENING ACTIVITIES.
c. Links and Portals to Other Sites; Advertisements. The
Site contains links and portals to third-party web sites.
These links and portals are provided solely as a convenience
to you and not as an endorsement or recommendation by GRCSI
of the content on such third-party web sites or as an
indication of any affiliation, sponsorship or endorsement of
or by such third party web sites. GRCSI is not responsible
for the content of third-party sites and does not make any
representations regarding the privacy practices of, or the
content or accuracy of materials on, such third-party web
sites. If you decide to access third-party web sites, you do
so at your own risk. Your use of third-party web sites is
subject to the terms of use for such sites.
THE SITE ALSO CONTAINS ADVERTISEMENTS BY THIRD PARTIES.
GRCSI MAY RECEIVE ROYALTIES FROM SUCH ADVERTISERS. GRCSI
DOES NOT ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, WARRANT, OR RECOMMEND ANY
PRODUCTS OR SERVICES CONTAINED IN ADVERTISEMENTS.
d. Your Submissions. Except as described herein, any
communication which you post on the Site is considered to be
non-confidential. You agree that you will not upload or
transmit any communications that infringe or violate any
patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other
proprietary rights of any party, or that are defamatory, or
that violate any partys privacy or publicity rights. By
submitting communications to any part of this Site, you
automatically grant, or warrant that the owner of such
content has expressly granted, to GRCSI 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 any derivative work based thereof)
alone or as part of other works in any form, media, or
technology whether now known or hereafter developed, and to
sublicense such rights through multiple tiers of
sublicenses.
e. Parental Permission. GRCSI does not intend that children
will use the Site. USERS UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE MUST OBTAIN
PARENTAL PERMISSION TO USE THE SITE. Adults should not
assist unauthorized children to access the Site.
f. Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold GRCSI, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors
and suppliers, harmless from and against any claims, actions
or demands, liabilities and settlements including without
limitation, reasonable legal and accounting fees, resulting
from, or alleged to result from, your use of the Site in a
manner that violates or is alleged to violate these
Conditions.
Section 4. GRCSI Privacy Policy
GRCSI believes the privacy and confidentiality of an
individuals personal information is important. We provide a
privacy policy (the Privacy Policy) in order to
demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. GRCSI may need
to change this Privacy Policy from time to time in order to
address new issues and to reflect changes on our Site.
Please refer back to this Privacy Policy regularly because
your use of the Site signifies that you agree to be bound by
the terms and conditions of this Privacy Policy, as amended
from time to time.
Section 5. Disclaimers And Other Information
a. INFORMATION SUPPLIED BY GRCSI IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND
NEITHER GRCSI NOR ANY OF ITS AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR
REPRESENTATIVES MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH
RESPECT TO THE CONTENTS OF THE SITE OR INFORMATION FURNISHED
BY THEM OR OUR AGENTS, EMPLOYEES OR REPRESENTATIVES AND
SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW
ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT
NOT LIMITED TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, CORRECTNESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, OR
FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE, APPLICATION OR PURPOSE.
b. BY ENTERING THE SITE YOU HEREBY EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT
GRCSI, AND ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES,
SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS
OR CAUSES OF ACTION, DIRECT OR INDIRECT, SPECIAL,
INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR PUNITIVE, AS A RESULT OF YOUR
USE OF THE SITE OR ANY INFORMATION YOU OBTAIN ON IT OR ANY
OTHER INTERACTION WITH GRCSI. IN DOING SO, YOU AGREE THAT
YOU ARE WAIVING VOLUNTARILY AND UNEQUIVOCALLY ANY LIABILITY
OF GRCSI.
c. GRCSI does not make any representation or warranty
concerning errors, omissions, delays or other defects in the
information supplied to users, or that its files are free of
viruses, worms, Trojan horses or other codes that include or
manifest contaminating or destructive characteristics.
d. With respect to communications to GRCSI, GRCSI does not
guarantee that it will respond to all inquiries.
e. GRCSI is not responsible for your classification of
contributions, dues or gifts for tax purposes.
f. If any clause or provision set forth above is determined
to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or
future law, then, in that event the clause or provision so
determined to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable shall be
severable without affecting the enforceability of all
remaining clauses or provisions.
g. Any notice to GRCSI shall be given in writing and sent by
certified and registered mail to the office of GRCSI:
925 Boul. De Maisoneuve West
Suite 412
Montreal, Quebec
Canada, H3A 0A5
or by e-mail to admin@grcsi.org.
h. The application of these provisions, disclosures and
disclaimers and all other matters arising from your use of
this Site or of any information you obtain from GRCSI shall
be governed by the laws of Canada and the provice of Quebec.
Any claims, disputes or other controversies relating to or
arising from these provisions, disclosures and disclaimers
or from your use of this Site or any information you receive
from GRCSI shall be brought exclusively in Quebec, Canada,
and you hereby expressly consent to the exercise of
jurisdiction over you by such courts.
YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS, DISCLOSURES AND
DISCLAIMERS SET FORTH ABOVE ARE FAIR AND REASONABLE, AND
THAT YOUR AGREEMENT TO FOLLOW AND BE BOUND BY THEM IS NOT
THE RESULT OF FRAUD, DURESS OR UNDUE INFLUENCE EXERCISED
UPON YOU BY ANY PERSON OR ENTITY.
GRCSI MAKES NO REPRESENTATIONS, PROMISES, WARRANTIES OR
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