Terms Of Use

The Terms of Use outline the terms and conditions for using our website. Central Valley Institute (hereafter referred to as CVI/We/Us/Our) urges you to carefully review these terms before accessing our services or website, making transactions, or navigating other platforms available at cvi.ac or other sites owned and controlled by us.

By using, accessing, or participating on these sites, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to be bound by these terms and comply with them. If you disagree with being confined or adhere to these terms, you must exit all our sites promptly.

CVI reserves the right to update, modify and make changes to these terms at any time, and will provide notification of any such updates or modifications on this page, website, or elsewhere online. By using or accessing our site after notification of such changes, you agree to be bound by the revised terms.

The website ("Site" "Sites") or pages associated with CVI may have unmoderated forums that contain post-entries of people, personal opinions and other expressions. Central Valley Institute does not claim to screen, approve, review or endorse any such content or links. CVI is not a publisher of the content on any of these sites or links and acts solely as an internet service provider. 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1).

The content, text and other materials available on these sites are purely the opinions of the respective authors and do not represent the opinion, advice or information of Central Valley Institute. You are advised to discontinue accessing/using the sites if you might feel offended by the content.

You agree to adhere to the applicable laws when using the sites. You consent that the purpose of using our site is not for any organized partisan political motive and activities. Furthermore, you also agree that you will refrain from posting any e-mail or content in the following manner, on the site or any other CVI computing resources:

• Content defaming or threatening others
• Content that violates State or Federal laws
• Harassing Statement
• Content discussing illegal activities and intending to act on them.
• Content infringing other's Intellectual Property, but not limited to, trademarks, copyrights or trade confidential/secrets.
• Content/materials containing obscene language or images (pornographic)
• Content with any form of commercial solicitation or advertising
• Any unlawful content

CVI restricts placing the following material (not limited to software) on our site without express permission of the owner/copyrighted person/legal entitlement:

• Copyrighted material
• Software
• Graphics
• Texts
• Photographs
• Sound or Audios
• Video and musical recordings

Students at CVI using or accessing the site are expected to adhere to the Fundamental Standard and code of conduct, which entails that:

“Students of CVI are expected to demonstrate respect for the rights, order, morality, and personal honor of others, both within and outside the Institute, as is expected of responsible citizens. Failing to stick to these principles will be sufficient cause for dismissal from the institute/ cancellation of study at CVI”.

Employees at CVI must also adhere to the Institute's Code of Conduct. CVI reserves the right to remove posts or content that violates the above-stated rules.

While CVI does not monitor the content on the sites, we reserve the right to remove material, block access, or take other necessary action about the material at our sole discretion, but CVI is not under any obligation to take such actions.

You consent that you will not access or attempt to access accounts other than your own or make or attempt to make a false identity while using/accessing the sites.

With consideration of the agreement of the terms and conditions you consented to, as furnished here, CVI grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license, allowing you to access and use our sites.

With consideration of the agreement of the terms and conditions you consented to, as furnished here, CVI grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferable license, allowing you to access and use our sites.

The responsibility for confirming the permissible use of any content/material on the site lies with the User.

Users are allowed to use our sites only for legal purposes. You consent to claim responsibility for any claims made by a third party of unlawful content/material contributed by you. You also agree to take responsibility for any claim made by third parties regarding unlawful content/material contributed by you.

While CVI does not monitor the content on the sites, we reserve the right to remove material, block access, or take other necessary action about the material at our sole discretion, but CVI is not under any obligation to take such actions.

You are restricted from using CVI computing resources or sites to circulate or publish unsolicited promotional content or advertisements of any kind.

CVI's website may include links to websites owned, controlled and maintained by others. We make no claim or assume responsibility for, nor do we screen, monitor, review, approve, or endorse the materials, content, or products and services offered on these sites and links.

Sites are hosted by Central Valley Institute on our computing resources stationed at our head office in San Ramon, California. You consent that any dispute relating to or arising out of these Terms of Use of sites or any material published on the Site, such as republication and copying, whether in contract, statutory, tort or any other law, will be controlled and governed by the laws of the State of California, except for its provisions of the conflicts of law. You also agree to the exclusive venue and personal jurisdiction of the state and federal courts located in and serving Contra Costa County, California, as the legal forum for any such dispute.

THESE SITES, ALONG WITH ANY INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES PROVIDED HEREIN, ARE OFFERED “AS IS” WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.

CVI does not warrant and hereby disclaims any warranties, either express or implied, concerning the accuracy, adequacy or completeness of any Site, information obtained from a Site or link to a Site.

YOU CONSENT THAT CENTRAL VALLEY INSTITUTE WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGES, WHETHER ACTUAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL, RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS OF USE, OR USE OF ANY THIRD PARTY'S LINKS OR INACCESSIBILITY OF THE SITE OR TO THE MATERIAL OR CONTENT YOU POSTED/POSTING ON A SITE, OR TO YOUR DEPENDENCE UPON THE INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH A SITE.

IN PARTICULAR, CVI HOLDS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, WHETHER FORESEEABLE OR UNFORESEEABLE, (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLAIMS FOR DEFAMATION, ERRORS, DATA LOSS, OR INTERRUPTION IN AVAILABILITY OF DATA), RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THESE TERMS, YOUR USE OR SITE INACCESSIBILITY, OR ANY PURCHASES ON THIS SITE, OR YOUR POSTING OF CONTENT ON A SITE, OR TO YOUR RELIANCE UPON INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM OR THROUGH A SITE, WHETHER BASED IN STATUTORY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHER LAW, WITH EXCEPTION TO DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY WHERE AND ONLY TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW REQUIRES SUCH LIABILITY.

CVI makes no claim or representation concerning your ability to receive or transmit information from or through the sites, and you consent and acknowledge that your accessibility to the sites may be interrupted or impaired. We do not claim any liability arising from or related to such events.

CVI holds complete ownership of the logo and all the graphics on the site which are trademarks of CVI or our affiliates. We strictly prohibit using, reproducing, copying or redistributing of trademarks, without the expressed written permission/authorization of CVI or its affiliates. All other service marks or trademarks appearing on the Site are the marks of their respective owners.

You agree to indemnify and hold CVI harmless from any responsibility for losses or damages, including legal fees, arising out of your violation of these Terms, your use of the site, product, or your posting/publishing of content on the Site, and agree to fully cooperate in CVI's defense against any such claims.

You agree to maintain the confidentiality of your personal account and password while using or accessing our site, if any, and for access restrictions of your computer, and you consent to take onus for all activities occurring under your account or password. Users under 18 may purchase services or products only through a parent or guardian. You agree to provide complete and accurate information for billing and registration on the Sites.

CVI and its affiliates reserve the authority to deny access or refuse service, edit or remove content, cancel orders or terminate accounts in their sole discretion.

There may be errors, or omissions concerning pricing, product (program) description and availability. CVI has the authority to rectify errors or omit without prior notice. We also have the authority to cancel any offered service or product in case of an error or omission in the description, including price, unavailability or other reasons.

These Terms govern and comprise the entire agreement between you and Central Valley Institute and its affiliates in regard to the subject matter, herein, and supersede any and all prior or coincidental with oral or written agreements.

CVI respects others' intellectual property rights. If you believe or feel that we have violated your copyright on our site, please give notice as stated under: - “Reporting Copyright Infringement”.