Terms & Conditions
STEAM Web Site Terms of Use
This Site is Copyright © STEAM Education Association All rights reserved.
Welcome
These STEAM Web Site Terms of Use ("Terms") govern all steamcup.org web pages ("Site").
By accessing, visiting, or otherwise using the Site, you agree to be bound by the Terms.
Your Use of Our Site
When using our Site, you must always comply with STEAM's Acceptable Use Policy. For the purposes of these Terms, "Services" means Site and "You" means you.
You must also comply with all applicable laws and laws regarding the transmission of technical data.
STEAM's Online Privacy Statement, including our Cookie Policy, describes how we will protect your privacy and handle your personal information when using our Site. By using the Site, you agree that STEAM can use such information in accordance with this policy.
Do not use the Site to advertise, promote, endorse, or market, directly or indirectly, any third party commercial products, services, solutions, or other technologies.
In order to access certain services or features of our Site, you may be required to create an account, profile.
We may also offer access to certain services and features of the Site to you for a fee. In those situations, or when using other STEAM products and services as part of the Site,
additional STEAM terms or requirements may apply and those additional terms become part of your agreement with us. In the event of any conflict between such additional terms and these Terms, the additional terms control.
If you violate these Terms, your access to the Site may be terminated immediately and without notice.
Your Account
If any portion of the Site requires you to open an account or create a user profile, the information you provide must be truthful and accurate. You agree not to use the account, username, or password of another user at any time or to disclose your password to any third party. You must notify STEAM immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or of any breach in security.
We may, in our sole discretion, (i) reject or remove anything you post, (ii) restrict, suspend, or terminate your access to any or all of the Site, or (iii) cease to provide and maintain the Site, at any time, for any or no reason, with or without prior notice, and without liability. Upon doing so, we may retain or delete any information or content that you provided.
Our Site Content
Our Site contains content owned, operated, licensed, and/or controlled by STEAM that is protected by copyright, trademark, trade secret, or other proprietary rights ("Site Content"). STEAM or its licensors retain all rights in such Site Content.
STEAM grants you a limited, revocable, nonsublicensable right to view the Site Content solely for your internal use of the Site. Additionally,
certain Site Content may include, but is not limited to, icons, photographs, white papers, product documentation, technology overviews, and implementation guides.
These materials may be used under limited circumstances in strict accordance with our Copyright Use Policies and Guidelines, including our Web Use Guidelines.
Your Content
We do not claim any ownership rights in any text, files, images, photos, video, sounds, software, works of authorship, or other materials that you upload or otherwise provide to our Site (collectively, "User Content"). However, you grant to STEAM a worldwide, royalty-free, sublicensable, perpetual, irrevocable license to use, modify, publicly perform, publicly display, reproduce, and distribute your User Content for the limited purpose of providing the Site and all related services. You also agree that any other user of this Site may access, view, store, and reproduce your User Content for such user's personal use or otherwise in connection with use of the Site.
You may intend for some of your User Content to be generally available as Software Content on our Site. In those cases, in addition to the permissions that you grant above, you must also specify a license that provides other users with sufficient rights to use your work as intended, such as an open source or Creative Commons license. For guidance on how to choose an appropriate free software license, this is a helpful third party resource: https://choosealicense.com/.
You cannot post, modify, distribute, or reproduce in any way copyrighted or other proprietary materials without obtaining the prior written consent of the copyright owner of such materials.
We may terminate an account and/or deny access to any user who is alleged to have infringed the copyright or proprietary rights of another.
All User Content is considered nonconfidential and public. Please do not submit any confidential or private information.
If you provide us with any feedback or ideas, you authorize STEAM to use your feedback for any purpose, without any restriction or limitation.
If you believe that your copyright or other rights have been infringed, please provide our Designated Agent written notice with the following information:
An electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright or other interest
A description of the copyrighted work or other work that you claim has been infringed
A description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on our sites, networks or other repositories
Your address, telephone number, and email address
A written statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law
A statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf
Email: steamcup@steamcup.org
If the disputed materials were posted by a third party identifiable through reasonable efforts, we will try to provide notice to the third party of the charge. If the third party responds, we will provide you with a copy so that you may take any other steps you may consider appropriate.
Disclaimers and Limitations of Liability
Except as specifically set forth above, nothing in these Terms confers, by implication, estoppel, or otherwise, any license or right under any trade secret, patent, trademark, copyright, or other intellectual property right of STEAM or any third party. All rights not expressly licensed are reserved.
Although we have attempted to provide accurate information on our Site, we assume no responsibility for the accuracy of the information.
We do not endorse or assume responsibility for user conduct or what users submit to our Site. Nothing in these Terms requires us to monitor the Site or to modify or remove any materials or information.
Our Site contains links to third-party sites. We provide these links merely as a convenience and the inclusion of such links does not imply any endorsement of their content. Access to any other site linked to this Site is at your own risk and we are not responsible for the accuracy or reliability of any information, data, opinions, advice, or statements made on such sites.
You are solely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account, registration, and password information. STEAM will not be liable for any harm caused by, or related to, the theft or misappropriation of your user name or password, disclosure of your user name or password, or your authorization of anyone else to use your user name or password.
THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH ALL FAULTS .
WE DOES NOT GUARANTEE AND DOES NOT PROMISE ANY SPECIFIC RESULTS FROM USE OF THE SITE OR ANY RELATED SERVICES OR CONTENT.
ALL USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK.
About Our Terms
We reserve the right to change these Terms from time to time at our sole discretion. Please check this page periodically for any updates.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the Korea., excluding any conflict of laws rules or principles.
If there is any dispute relating to the Site or these Terms, you and STEAM agree to exclusive personal jurisdiction and venue in the courts of Seoul, Korea.
If any provision of these Terms is found to be invalid or unenforceable, that provision will be struck and the remaining provisions will remain in full effect.
If you or others violate these Terms and we take no immediate action, this in no way limits or waives our rights, such as our right to take action in the future or in similar situations.
These terms were last updated on 09/05/2017 and are effective immediately.
Privacy Statement
STEAM Education Association s ("STEAM") are committed to protecting your privacy and providing you with a positive experience on our website.
This Privacy Statement applies to our websites that link to or reference this Statement and describes how we handle personal information and the choices available to you regarding collection, use, access, and how to update and correct your personal information.
Collection of Your Personal Information
We may collect data, including personal information, about you as you use our websites and Solutions and interact with us. "Personal information" is any information that can be used to identify an individual, and may include name, address, email address, phone number, login information (account number, password), marketing preferences, social media account information, or payment card number. If we link other data with your personal information, we will treat that linked data as personal information. We also collect personal information from trusted third-party sources and engage third parties to collect personal information to assist us.
We collect personal information for a variety of reasons, such as:
· Providing you with a newsletter subscription.
· Sending marketing communications.
· Creating an account.
· Personalizing your experience.
· Providing customer service.
We and the third parties we engage may combine the information we collect from you over time and across our websites and Solutions with information obtained from other sources. This helps us improve its overall accuracy and completeness, and also helps us better tailor our interactions with you.
If you choose to provide STEAM with a third party's personal information (such as name, email, and phone number), you represent that you have the third party's permission to do so.
Third parties may unsubscribe from any future communication following the link provided in the initial message or contacting steamcup@steamcup.org.
In some instances, STEAM and the third parties we engage may automatically collect data through cookies, web logs, web beacons, and other similar applications.
This information is used to better understand and improve the usability, performance, and effectiveness of the website and to help tailor content or offers for you.
Please read the "Cookies and Other Web Technologies" section below for more information.
Uses of Your Personal Information
We may use your personal information for the purposes of operating our business, delivering, improving, and customizing our websites, sending marketing and other communications related to our business, and for other legitimate purposes permitted by applicable law.
Some of the ways we may use personal information include:
· Delivering goods pr prize.
· Analyzing, supporting, and improving our Solutions and your online experience.
· Personalizing websites, newsletters and other communications.
· Sending communications to you, including for marketing or customer satisfaction purposes, either directly from STEAM or from our partners.
You can edit your communication preferences at any time. See Your Choices and Selecting Your Communication Preferences below.
Access to and Accuracy of Your Personal Information
We need your help in keeping your personal information accurate and up to date. We provide a number of options to access, correct, suppress, or delete your personal information:
If you need additional assistance, or help with accessing, correcting, suppressing, or deleting your personal information, please feel free to contact us directly. We make good faith efforts to honor reasonable requests to access, delete, update, suppress, or correct your data. We will respond to your request within 30 days. If we are unable to honor your request, we will provide you with an explanation.
Sharing Your Personal Information
We may share your personal information with third parties for the purposes of operating our business, delivering, improving, and customizing our Solutions, sending marketing and other communications related to our business, and for other legitimate purposes permitted by applicable law or otherwise with your consent.
We may share personal information in the following ways:
· Within STEAM and any of our worldwide partners and subsidiaries for purposes of data processing or storage.
· With law enforcement officials, government authorities, or other third parties as necessary to comply with legal process or meet national security requirements; protect the rights, property, or safety of STEAM, its business partners, you, or others; or as otherwise required by applicable law. In aggregated and/or anonymized form which cannot reasonably be used to identify you.
· If we otherwise notify you and you consent to the sharing.
Security of Your Personal Information
We intend to protect the personal information entrusted to us and treat it securely in accordance with this Privacy Statement. STEAM implements physical, administrative, and technical safeguards designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We also contractually require that our suppliers protect such information from unauthorized access, use, and disclosure. The Internet, however, cannot be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any personal information you provide to us.
Retention of Personal Information
We will retain your personal information as needed to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. We will retain and use your personal information as necessary to comply with our business requirements, legal obligations, resolve disputes, protect our assets, and enforce our agreements.
Use of Cookies and other Web Technologies
Like many websites, STEAM uses automatic data collection tools, such as cookies, embedded web links, and web beacons. These tools collect certain standard information that your browser sends to our website. Examples include your browser type and the address of the website from which you arrived at our website.
They may also collect information about:
Your Internet Protocol (IP) address. This is a number automatically assigned to your computer or device whenever you connect to the Internet. It is a unique address assigned by your Internet service provider or IT department on a TCP/IP network. Among other things, the IP address allows web servers to locate and identify your device.
Clickstream behavior. This includes, for example, the pages you view and the links you click. These tools help make your visit to our website easier, more efficient, and more valuable by providing you with a customized experience and recognizing you when you return. Get more information about how we use automatic data collection tools, such as cookies and widgets.
Learn how to update your choices in relation to these tools.
Our website includes widgets. Widgets are interactive mini-programs that run on our site to provide specific services from other companies. Examples include displays of news, opinions, videos, and more. Personal information, such as your email address, may be collected through widgets. Widgets may also set cookies to enable them to function properly. Information collected by a widget is governed by the privacy policy of the company that created the widget.
Linked Websites
We may provide links to other third-party websites and services that are outside our control and not covered by this Privacy Statement. We encourage you to review the privacy statements posted on those websites (and all websites) you visit.
Children's Privacy
STEAM encourages parents and guardians to take an active role in their children's online activities. STEAM does not knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate parental or guardian consent. If you believe that we may have collected personal information from someone under the applicable age of consent in your country without proper consent, please let us know using the methods described in the Contact Us section and we will take appropriate measures to investigate and address the issue promptly.
Consent to Transfer, Processing and Storage of Personal Information
As STEAM is a global organization, we may transfer your personal information to any STEAM Overseas Branch worldwide that are located in various countries around the world. By using our websites and Solutions or providing any personal information to us, where applicable law permits, you consent to the transfer, processing, and storage of such information outside of your country of residence where data protection standards may be different.
How to Contact Us
We value your opinions. Should you have questions or comments related to this Privacy Statement, please email our privacy team at steamcup@steamcup.org.
Updates to this STEAM Privacy Statement
We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. If we modify our Privacy Statement, we will post the revised version here, with an updated revision date. You agree to visit these pages periodically to be aware of and review any such revisions. If we make material changes to our Privacy Statement, we may also notify you by other means prior to the changes taking effect, such as by posting a notice on our websites or sending you a notification. By continuing to use our website after such revisions are in effect, you accept and agree to the revisions and to abide by them.
The STEAM Privacy Statement was revised and posted as of 2017/09/05