TERMS OF SERVICE

Accreditrust Technologies, LLC (“Accreditrust”) makes its TrueCred® Digital Credential/Badge Service available subject to the following Terms of Service (“TOS”).  As used herein, “you” refers to the person and/or entity accessing, downloading and/or using the Accreditrust service (“Service”) in any manner.  By accessing, downloading or using the Service, you agree to be bound by the TOS.  You may wish to print or save a copy of the TOS for your records.  Accreditrust reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to update the TOS at any time.  You may review the most current version of the TOS at any time at the URL for this page.

  1. Eligibility Requirements. To register for use of the Service you must be at least 18 years of age, agree to the TOS and the Privacy Policy, which can be found at https://truecred.com, and complete the registration procedure. You may browse the Service without registering, but you acknowledge that some features of the Service may not be accessible to you unless you register.  In registering for the Service, you agree to provide true, accurate, current and complete information about yourself and maintain and promptly update your information to keep it accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or Accreditrust has reasonable grounds to suspect that such information is untrue, inaccurate, not current or incomplete, Accreditrust may at its discretion suspend or terminate your account and deny you access to the Service.  You are fully and solely responsible for all activities that occur under your account.  You may not share your account or password with anyone else.  Further, you agree to notify Accreditrust immediately of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security.
  2. Prohibited Uses. You are required to comply with all applicable law in connection with your use of the Service, and such further limitations as may be set forth herein. Without limiting the foregoing, you agree not to (i) use any device, software or routine to interfere or attempt to interfere, or which has the effect of interfering with the proper working of the Services or Web site. (ii) reproduce, redistribute or retransmit any information in the Services without the written permission of Accreditrust; (iii)use or permit anyone to use the information provided through this service for any unlawful or unauthorized purpose, or in any other manner not permitted in this TOS; (iv) decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, rent, lease, loan, sublicense, create derivative works from Accreditrust, which includes the information and software made available therein; (v) copy, modify, reproduce, republish, distribute, transmit or use for commercial or public purposes the Services, except to the extent required in order for you to use the Services in the manner expressly authorized by Accreditrust; and/or (vi) use any incomplete, false or inaccurate biographical information or other information for purposes of registering as a customer or registering for any promotions offered through the Web Site. You further agree not to violate or attempt to violate the security of the Services, including, without limitation, (i) accessing data not intended for you or logging into a server or account that you are not authorized to access; (ii) attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of a system or network or to breach security or authentication measures without proper authorization; (iii) attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, by way of submitting a virus to, or overloading, “flooding”, “spamming”, “mailbombing” or “crashing”, the Web Site; (iv) sending unsolicited e-mail, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services; or (v) forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or posting. Violations of system or network security may result in termination of services as well as civil or criminal liability. Accreditrust will investigate occurrences that may involve such violations and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations.
  3. Service Restrictions, Alterations and Terminations. Accreditrust shall not be responsible for any delays or interruptions of, or errors or omissions contained in, the Service. Accreditrust may discontinue or alter any aspect of the Service, including, but not limited to:

    1. restricting the time of availability,
    2. restricting the availability and/or scope of the Service for certain users,
    3. restricting the amount of use permitted, and
    4. restricting or terminating any user’s right to use this service, at Accreditrust’s sole discretion and without prior notice or liability.
  4. Linking to Accreditrust. You may provide links to Accreditrust from other locations:
    1. you link only to the home page www.truecred.com,
    2. you do not remove or obscure, by framing or otherwise, advertisements, the copyright notice or other notices in Accreditrust,
    3. you give provider notice of such link by sending a message via our webmaster, and
    4. you discontinue providing links to www.truecred.com if notified by Accreditrust.
  5. Ownership, Rights to Use, Copyright Rights. You acknowledge that, other than original government works and other public domain materials, this Service contains information, graphics and other material (collectively, “Content”) that are protected by copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets or other proprietary rights, and that these rights are valid and protected in all forms, media and technologies existing now or hereinafter developed. Accreditrust owns a copyright in the selection, coordination, arrangement and enhancement of such Content. You may not modify, publish, transmit, participate in the transfer or sale, create derivative works, or in any way exploit, any of the Content, in whole or in part. You may not upload, post, reproduce or distribute Content protected by copyright, or other proprietary right, without obtaining express written permission of Accreditrust.
  6. Trade and Service Mark Rights. All rights in the product names, company names, trade names, logos, product packaging and designs of all Accreditrust or third-party products or services, whether or not appearing in large print or with the trademark symbol, belong exclusively to Accreditrust or their respective owners, and are protected from reproduction, imitation, dilution or confusing or misleading uses under national and international trademark and copyright laws. The use or misuse of these trademarks or any materials, except as permitted herein, is expressly prohibited and nothing stated or implied on this Service confers on you any license or right under any patent or trademark of Accreditrust or any third party.
  7. Usernames, Passwords and Security. Your username and password will be your identity for purposes of interacting with Accreditrust and other users through the site.  You acknowledge that Accreditrust has no control over your use of Accreditrust Services. You shall keep confidential, shall not share or disseminate, and shall use solely in accordance with this Agreement, your username and password for the Service. You shall immediately notify Accreditrust if you learn of or suspect:

    1. any loss or theft of your username or password, or
    2. any unauthorized use of your username or password or of the Service.
  8. Security Breaches and Revision. If any unauthorized person obtains access to the Service as a result of any act or omission by you, you shall use your best efforts to ascertain the source and manner of acquisition and shall fully and promptly brief Accreditrust. You shall otherwise cooperate and assist in any investigation relating to any such unauthorized access.  Any such unauthorized access may result in termination of services at the sole discretion of Accreditrust.
  9. Responsibility for Content; Other Representations, Warranties and Covenants.  Accreditrust shall not be responsible for any use that is or is not made of the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, Accreditrust makes no representations, warranties or covenants regarding, and does not guarantee, the truthfulness, accuracy, relevancy, or reliability of any information or other material that are communicated through, or posted to, the Service. You acknowledge that any reliance on information or other material communicated through, or posted to, the Service will be at your own risk.  You represent and warrant that the information you provide contains detailed and specific information relating to your character and professional competence.  You warrant that all of the information that you have provided is correct and complete to the best of your knowledge and belief.  You understand that willful falsification or willful omission of this information will be grounds for rejection or termination.
  10. Links to Third-Party Services.  The www.truecred.com site may contain links to other sites.  Accreditrust is providing linked services as a convenience, and the inclusion of such linked services is not an endorsement by Accreditrust in favor of any company offering Internet services, products or services on the linked services.  If you access other sites using the links provided, the operators of those sites may collect information from you which will be used by them, in accordance with their own privacy policies.  Accreditrust is not responsible for the privacy practice of other sites.  We encourage you to become familiar with the privacy policies of any other sites which you visit, including sites linked from the www.truecred.com site.
  11. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY. YOU AGREE THAT USE OF THE SERVICE IS ENTIRELY AT YOUR OWN RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE SERVICE, INCLUDING ANY PART THEREOF, OR ANY WEB SITE OR OTHER CONTENT OR SERVICE THAT MAY BE ACCESSIBLE DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY THROUGH THE SERVICE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, Accreditrust DISCLAIMS TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ANY AND ALL (i) WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, (ii) WARRANTIES AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF ANY THIRD PARTY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, (iii) WARRANTIES RELATING TO DELAYS, INTERRUPTIONS, ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE SERVICE, OR ANY PARTY THEREOF, (iv) WARRANTIES RELATING TO THE TRANSMISSION OR DELIVERY OF THE SERVICE, AND (v) WARRANTIES OTHERWISE RELATED TO PERFORMANCE, NONPERFORMANCE, OR OTHER ACTS OR OMISSIONS BY Accreditrust OR ANY THIRD PARTY.
  12. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. THIS DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY APPLIES TO ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATION LINE FAILURE, THEFT OR DESTRUCTION OR UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO, ALTERATION OF, OR USE OF RECORD, WHETHER FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT, TORTIOUS BEHAVIOR, NEGLIGENCE, OR UNDER ANY OTHER CAUSE OF ACTION. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT Accreditrust IS NOT LIABLE FOR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF OTHER USERS OR THIRD PARTIES AND THAT THE RISK OF INJURY FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU. NEITHER Accreditrust NOR ANY OF ITS PARTNERS, AGENTS, EXECUTIVES, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER ARISING OUT OF USE OF THIS SERVICE OR INABILITY TO GAIN ACCESS TO OR USE THIS SERVICE OR OUT OF ANY BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY. YOU HEREBY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CONTENT ON Accreditrust.
  13. Indemnification. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold harmless each of Accreditrust, its partners, agents, executives, directors, employees and affiliates from any claims and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees and court costs, arising out of or related to any violation by you, or any partner, agent, employee or affiliate of you, of this Terms of Service or your use of the Service.
  14. Choice of Law and Forum. This Agreement shall be construed and controlled by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. By using this service you agree that any dispute arising from or related to the terms of this agreement will be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without regard to its choice of law provisions. By using this service, you agree to personal jurisdiction by the state and federal courts sitting in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
  15. Arbitration. Accreditrust at its sole discretion may submit any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to these Terms of Service to binding arbitration conducted before one arbitrator who is knowledgeable in computer and cyberspace law. The site of any such arbitration will be in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The arbitration will be conducted in accordance with the then applicable Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. The award rendered by the arbitrator will be binding and conclusive on the parties and judgment upon such award may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Each party will bear its own costs and expenses, including fees and expenses of counsel, associated with the arbitration.
  16. Severability. If any provision of these Terms of Service is held to be invalid or unenforceable, such provision shall be struck and the remaining provisions shall be enforced.
  17. Entire Agreement. This Agreement, together with the related Data License Agreement, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all previous and contemporaneous agreements, proposals and communications, written or oral, between Accreditrust representatives and you. Accreditrust may modify this Agreement at any time. USE OF THIS SERVICE IS UNAUTHORIZED IN ANY JURISDICTION THAT DOES NOT GIVE EFFECT TO ALL PROVISIONS OF THESE TERMS OF SERVICE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THIS PARAGRAPH.
  18. Additional Terms. Other Provisions that govern your use of Accreditrust are set forth in online notices appearing in connection with certain information, products, software, services, or features of Accreditrust (collectively the “Additional Terms”), all of which are incorporated by reference herein. Your use of any information, products, software, services, or features of Accreditrust that are subject to Additional Terms constitutes your acceptance of the respective Additional Terms.
  19. Copyright Information.  © Accreditrust All Rights Reserved.  No part of this website or any of its contents may be reproduced, copied, modified or adapted, without the prior written consent of Accreditrust, unless otherwise indicated for stand-alone materials.You may share this website by any of the following means:
    1. Using any of the share icons at the bottom of each page (Google Mail, Blogger, Twitter, Facebook, GoogleBuzz);
    2. Providing a back-link or the URL of the content you wish to disseminate; and
    3. You may quote extracts from the website with attribution to www.truecred.com Commercial use and distribution of the contents of the website is not allowed without express and prior written consent of the author.

For any other mode of sharing, please contact Accreditrust.