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ICECC.com© Web Site User Agreement and Contract

The ICECC.com Web Sites and related Internet properties, hereafter (the "Site"), is an online information service provided by ICECC.com association, hereafter, (ICECC.com"), subject to your compliance with the disclaimers, terms, and conditions set forth below and throughout this document. ©
PLEASE STUDY AND READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE. BY ACCESSING OR USING THE SITE, YOU AND YOUR PRINCIPAL AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SET FORTH BELOW. IF YOU DO NOT WISH TO BE BOUND BY THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU MAY NOT AND SHALL NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SITE. ICECC.COM MAY MODIFY THIS AGREEMENT AT ANY TIME, AND SUCH MODIFICATIONS SHALL BE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ELECTRONIC POSTING OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT ON THE SITE. YOU AGREE TO REVIEW THE AGREEMENT UPON VIEWING THE SITE TO BE AWARE OF SUCH MODIFICATIONS AND YOUR CONTINUED ACCESS OR USE OF THE SITE SHALL BE DEEMED YOUR CONCLUSIVE AND KNOWING ACCEPTANCE OF THE MODIFIED AGREEMENT. BY VIEWING THIS SITE YOU SUBMIT THAT THE TERMS ARE CLEAR AND NOT VAGUE. MOREOVER, BY ACCESSING THIS SITE, YOU SUBJECT YOURSELF TO THE FORUM AND JURISDICTION OF THE ICCEC.COM ADMINISTRATIVE AREA WHICH IS PRESENTLY THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA IN THE FEDERAL ZONE.

l) Educational Licenses, Accreditation, and State Sanction.
The ICECC does not claim to be a college or university nor does it claim accreditation from any 501 bodies, state, or federal government agency or body. The ICECC is not a 501c3 organization and never has claimed to be a tax free or charitable entity. The ICECC may engage in business with charitable organizations or form alliances with charities that operate under 501 but the ICECC operates as a responsible, growing, proprietary, growth oriented, and profit oriented association and company. The ICECC is an independent authority similar to other American Associations. The ICECC grants certificates, certifications, marks, designations, and charters much like hundreds of other legal educational and recognition institutes or associations in the United States. The ICECC strictly follows the criteria of the Ibanez decision in the United States. We encourage all members and certified members to meet all requirements for education, experience, testing, ethics, and continuing education. The ICECC licenses its marks and logos to others. The marks are generally licensed to individuals. The ICECC will license the CEC and other marks and logos to companies, universities, or other uses upon the consent of its board. The ICECC outsourses to other companies for training and education that is provided online. The ICECC does not collect money for the courses, provide the service, teach the class, enter into a contract with the student. THe company providing the education and training is simply using our site as a distribution point. THe ICECC may receive a referral fee, rebate, revenue share, or other payments for providing the website that afforded the sale of the service to the customer. In sum, you accept that we are not responsible for the performance of any education or training contract. We do not hold any of your private information that you submitted to the training, course, or education provider although directory infomation may be exchanged. This information is limited to email address, phone number, name, employer, educational degrees and background.

As e-commerce is a relatively new field, it is impossible for any association to have been in this field for any significant length of time. With this in mind, new and growing fields of study and practice should be given the opportunity to grow and flourish without government interference. ICECC claims no government sanction or alliance. ICECC has formed legal relationships with professors, college organizations, university groups and independent training associations and facilities. As accreditation is generally not operated by any government body, The ICECC is self governing and our members and certified members are self governing through our regulations, ethics, and continuing education, and standards much like lawyers, accountants, or financial planners.

The ICECC is not in the business of accreditation of colleges universities or schools. Call the AACSB if you desire accreditation or call the Department of Education.

1. Intellectual Property, Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions.
Global, Domestic and International copyright and trademark laws protect the entire contents of the Site. The owners of the intellectual property, copyrights and trademarks are ICECC.com, its affiliates or other third party licensors. YOU MAY NOT MODIFY, COPY, REPRODUCE, REPUBLISH, UPLOAD, ALTER, CHANGE, VANDALIZE, DISCREDIT, POST, TRANSMIT, OR DISTRIBUTE, IN ANY MANNER, THE MATERIAL ON THE SITE, INCLUDING TEXT, GRAPHICS, CODE AND/OR SOFTWARE. You may print and download portions of material from the different areas of the Site solely for your own non-commercial use provided that you agree not to change or delete any copyright or proprietary notices from the materials.

The ICECC has been using and reserves the right to use the terms Certified e-commerce consultant CEC, Certified E-Commerce and E-Business Manager CEM, Certified E-Commerce and E-Business Professional, CEP, and Certified E-Business Analyst or specialist. We were using all of these terms in written form in commerce before anyone in the United States. We have copyights, trademarks, and other Common Law protections on all of these marks, designations, and terms of art.

With regard to all submitted information and articles, you agree to grant to ICECC.com a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, sub-licensable, perpetual license, with the right to sub-license, to reproduce, distribute, transmit, create derivative works of, publicly display and publicly perform any materials and other information (including, without limitation, ideas contained therein for new or improved products and services) you submit to any public areas of the Site (such as bulletin boards, forums and newsgroups) or by e-mail to ICECC.com by all means and in any media now known or hereafter developed. You also grant to ICECC.com the right to use your name in connection with the submitted materials and other information as well as in connection with all advertising, marketing and promotional material related thereto. You agree that you shall have no recourse against ICECC.com for any alleged or actual infringement or misappropriation of any proprietary right in your communications to ICECC.com. If you believe that content appearing on the Site constitutes copyright infringement of another party's rights, please follow the instructions on our Copyrights and Copyright Agent page.
2. Trademarks.
Web Design, and/or any other names of ICECC.com or its Web sites, publications, products, content or services referenced herein or on the Site are the exclusive trademarks or service marks of ICECC.com, including the "look" and "feel" of the Site, ICECC.com's color combinations, layout, and all other graphical elements. Be very careful because all of the marks are protected on the Federal Common Law Level and many marks have special registrations with states such as California, New York, and Texas. Any use of ICECC.com's trademarks is strictly prohibited without the express permission from ICECC.com. Other product and company names mentioned in the Site may be the trademarks of their respective owners. Further, all significant marks are protected throughout the US by Federal Application and with certain International Treaties and Laws.
3. Use of the Site.
You understand that, except for information, products or services clearly identified as being supplied by ICECC.com, ICECC.com does not operate, control or endorse any information, products or services on the Internet in any way. Except for ICECC.com identified information, products or services, all information, products and services offered through the Site or on the Internet generally are offered by third parties that are not affiliated with ICECC.com. You also understand that ICECC.com cannot and does not guarantee or warrant that files, products, or information available for downloading through the Site will be free of infection or viruses, worms, Trojan horses, hack daddies, beetles, or any debilitating creepy software latent or hidden activity or other code that may manifest contaminating or destructive properties. You are responsible for implementing sufficient procedures, firewalls, and checkpoints to satisfy your particular requirements for accuracy of data input and output, and for maintaining a means external to the Site for the reconstruction of any lost or impaired data.
In connection with your use of the ICECC Site, you agree you will not:
a) Transmit any message, information, data, text, software or images, or other content ("Material") that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, dirty, racist, piggish, vulgar, obscene, libelous, or otherwise objectionable that may invade another's right of privacy, serenity, or publicity;
b) Impersonate any person or entity, including but not limited to, an ICECC.com official or agent, forum leader, guide or host or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
c) Post or transmit any Material that you do not have a right to reproduce, display or transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as nondisclosure or secret or private agreements);
d) Post or transmit any Material that contains a virus, impaired, Trojan, doodle bug, infectious, or corrupted data or charge or impulse;
e) Delete any author attributions, legal notices or proprietary designations or labels that you upload to any communication feature for use in any way or in a public way;
f) Use the ICECC's Site's communication features in a manner that adversely affects the availability of its resources to other users (e.g., excessive shouting, use of all caps, or flooding continuous posting of repetitive text);
g) Post or transmit any unsolicited or "non-consideration" advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail", "spam,""chain letters," "pyramid schemes" or any other form of solicitation or any non-resume information such as opinions or notices, commercial or otherwise;
h) Violate any applicable local, state, national or international law;
i) Upload or transmit any Material that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
j) Delete or revise any Material posted by any other person or entity; or
k) Manipulate or otherwise display the Site by using framing or similar navigational technology.
l) Use or misuse without consent from an officer or manager the logo, marks, endorsement, designation, or distinction.
l) Steal or appropriate ICECC content or text for use in a similar web site or marketing or promotional material.
YOU TAKE ON AND ASSUME TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY AND RISK FOR YOUR USE OF THE SITE AND THE INTERNET. ICECC.COM PROVIDES THE SITE AND RELATED INFORMATION "AS IS" AND DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, GUARANTEES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION WARRANTIES OF TITLE OR NONINFRINGEMENT, OR THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE SERVICE, ANY STUFF OR MERCHANDISE INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY, AND ICECC.COM SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. IT IS SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO EVALUATE THE ACCURACY, COMPLETENESS AND USEFULNESS OF ALL OPINIONS, ADVICE, SERVICES, MERCHANDISE AND OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED THROUGH THE SERVICE OR ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY. YOU UNDERSTAND FURTHER THAT THE INTERNET CONTAINS UNEDITED MATERIALS SOME OF WHICH ARE SEXUALLY EXPLICIT OR MAY BE OFFENSIVE TO YOU. YOU ACCESS SUCH MATERIALS AT YOUR RISK. ICECC.COM HAS NO CONTROL OVER AND ACCEPTS NO RESPONSIBILITY WHATSOEVER FOR SUCH MATERIALS. ICECC may have banners or advertising on its site of which it has no control over the content of the banner or advertisement. Please notify the ICECC if any add is vulgar or explicit in nature.
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
IN NO EVENT WILL ICECC.COM BE LIABLE FOR (I) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE, OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE SERVICE, OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE SERVICE, OR ANY DELAY OF SUCH INFORMATION OR SERVICE. EVEN IF ICECC.COM OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (II) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE SERVICE AND/OR MATERIALS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE SERVICE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, ICECC.COM'S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

4. Equipment.
You shall be responsible for obtaining and maintaining all telephone, computer hardware and other equipment needed for access to and use of the Site and all charges related thereto.

5. Indemnification.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless ICECC.com, its officers, managers, shareholders, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers and any third party information providers to the Site from and against all losses (mental, computer, or physical), expenses, damages and costs, EMOTIONAL DISTRESS, worms, viri, virus, Trojans, including attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of this Agreement (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or your use and access of the Site.

6. Third Party Rights.
The provisions of paragraphs 3 (Use of the Site), and 5 (Indemnification) are for the benefit of ICECC.com and its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors, suppliers, and any third party information providers to the Site. Each of these individuals or entities shall have the right to assert and enforce those provisions directly against you on its own behalf.
7.Term; Termination.
Either party without notice may terminate this Agreement at any time after logging off of the site for any reason. The provisions of paragraphs I (sanction disclaimer, accreditation disclaimer), 1 (Copyright, Licenses and Idea Submissions), 3 (Use of the Site), 5 (Indemnification), 6 (Third Party Rights) and 11 (Miscellaneous) or offer and acceptance info or jurisdiction and venue agreements shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
8. Special Admonitions for International Use.
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you agree to comply with all local rules including, without limitation, rules about the Internet, data, e-mail, or privacy. Specifically, you agree to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside.
9. Dealings with Third Parties.
Your participation, correspondence or business dealings with any third party found on or through the Site, regarding the payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with such dealings, are solely between you and such third party. You agree that ICECC.com shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage or other matters of any sort incurred as the result of any such dealings.

10. Links.
The Site may provide, or third parties may provide, links to non-ICECC.com Internet World Wide Web sites or resources. Because ICECC.com has no control over such sites and resources, you acknowledge and agree that ICECC.com is not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources, and does not endorse or verify the truth of, and is not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from such sites or resources. You further acknowledge and agree that ICECC.com shall not be responsible or liable or fraud, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such site or resource.

11. Miscellaneous.
This Agreement shall all be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana or the federal eastern district of Louisiana applicable to agreements made and to be performed in Louisiana. You agree that any legal action or proceeding between ICECC.com and you for any purpose concerning this Agreement or the parties' obligations hereunder shall be brought exclusively in a federal or state court of competent jurisdiction sitting in the county/parish of Jefferson, state of Louisiana or in the federal courts in Orleans county/parish in New Orleans Louisiana.
Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises or such claim or cause of action is barred. ICECC.com's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this Agreement. ICECC.com may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice or disclosure to you.

The offers made here apply to membership only. Distinction and Designations are contingent upon education, experience, ethics agreement, prior or future testing, and continued education and good standing. Naturally, a person must pay for membership before applying for certification, distinction, designation, or fellow status.

Acceptance is made when candidates have paid and the money has been deposited. There is no guarantee of certification as a CEC or CICC or CWPM. Your money will be returned (excluding the processing fee of $25 dollars) if you cannot, will not, or are incapable of satisfying the standards and qualifications of certification.

With regard to certification, ICECC certifications, charters, and licenses are awarded on a yearly basis contingent upon a members good standing. Good standing implies that a member and certified individual is paid up in full as to his or her balance, abiding by the ethics agreement, has completed the continuing education, and all statements as to education, ethics, experience, credentials, certificates, and degrees earned are true and correct. If a member or certified member CEC, CICC, CWPM, or Fellow of the ICECC has not paid his or her dues and licensing fees, the ICECC may request the charter, certificate, and license from the x-member and the member who is not in good standing shall cease from using any of the ICECC symbols, marks, logos, designations, fellow status, distinctions, service marks, trademarks, and copyrights. Any member that knowingly uses our marks and designations without paying is subject to compensatory and punitive damages as well as any other legal damages and is subject to the jurisdiction and venue of the US District Courts of the Eastern District of Louisiana.

The ICECC does not guarantee safe delivery of any products, certificates, or letters. The ICECC will deliver what you have paid full consideration for within a reasonable time. Upon notification, the ICECC will make an effort to track you letter, certificates, or other information that was sent to you. We will guarantee that you receive a certificate with your name on it as long as you provide a save delivery place for your award.

You are responsible for submitting correct information as to you name, address, certificates desired, experience, credit card info, email address and other pertinent information that will allow the ICECC to process your request for certification or membership. Any liability for false information submitted falls upon the candidate who has misled the ICECC. The ICECC awards and licenses to use the registered marks are furnished to members who claim and state that they do indeed satisfy all of the standards and requirements that the ICECC has. These standards are to improve and recognize those who make a commitment to knowledge and education in the field of e-commerce. IF the candidate has sent information to us, we assume that Title 18 of the mail fraud statues apply to this and the submitter is supplying accurate information. Based on the information provided, we can easily determine if the candidate is dedicated to pursuing a career in e-commerce and Internet commerce and will follow the ICECC continuing education and ethics guidelines.

All contract disputes will be held to the jurisdiction and venue of the federal courts of the eastern district of Louisiana.

Additionally, the ICECC does not guarantee the character, skill, experience, education, ethics, or references of a member or certified member of our group. The ICECC grants membership to anyone who is for the innovation and progress of the e-commerce and Internet industry. Certified members have all submitted application information with their electronic signature that assures the ICECC that all education, ethics, testing, experience, references, talents, or skills are correct to the best of the knowledge of the applicant or candidate or submitter. Therefore, the ICECC has provided the same degree of protection to the public as any undergraduate college as to information provided and verification. The ICECC accepts no liability as to the skill and expertise of a member or certified member. These members are operating independently of our group and have been awarded membership and certification purely based on their submissions to us that have assured us that they have met the standards that the ICECC requires. If a member is in fact not qualified, the general public has a duty to notify the ICECC as to the certified members skill and the ICECC can have a hearing or review and notify the member of certified member as to the review.

The ICECC has formal and informal alliances. The ICECC has hundreds of members and the bylaws and charter allow: "ICECC has 1000 Charter Members". The ICECC has been endorsed by the American E-Commerce Association and is in full alliance with the ICECC until stated otherwise.

Links To Other Sites

Throughout the ICECC and CEC Web site, there are links to various external sites that are of use to visitors. The external sites that have been linked contain information created and maintained by institutions or organizations independent of the CEC Board. In consequence, the CEC Board does not control the content of these sites, nor does the Board make any representation or warranty, either express or implied, concerning the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of information contained therein. Use of any information from these sites is voluntary, and reliance on such information should only be made after an independent review of its accuracy. Reference to specific commercial products or services in these sites does not constitute or imply endorsement by the CEC Board.
Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved. ©
Once again, all content is copyrighted. All marks are trademarked under federal common law. CEC and Certified E-Commerce Consultants is a registered mark in NY, CA, TX. All marks and text are protected through international treaties, EU and GATT protections, and Intellectual property laws. ICECC has members in a host of foreign countries and in the US. These members are exercising their right to use the CEC or CICC mark in commerce. ©

This site is not intended for non-citizens of the United States

Training: ICECC, IIPA, CEC, and this institute allow for 3rd party vendors of education, training and other products on this site to be advertised. Icecc only approves of the coursework. We do not warranty or guarantee the product or service being offered. You as a customer are engaging into a contract with educational providers who are not owned or controlled by this site or IIPA or ICECC. Your recourse or specifice performance is with the provider and not this membership organization. The consumer protection act should afford you some protections against fraud or performance or delivery. Further, the providers use merchant accounts, and you as a cardholder can solve your problems with the company such as Visa, MC, Amex, Discover, etc. by using the federal protections.

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