Terms & Conditions
By using either the Creative Education Studio (CES) website or any of the CES apps, you agree to all the following terms.
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CES has created and maintains its apps and website in order to provide digital imaging resources to the public for learning anatomy. By using the apps and website, and their content, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms, which CES may change at any time.
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The Apps and Website are proprietary to Creative Education Studio. The website and our apps belong to us, and you must act accordingly and follow all instructions we provide. Additionally, do not edit our images (other than when appropriately using Epi to learn anatomy), copy our images, sell our images or do anything illegal with our images. Respect the creativity of our artists and team.
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All of the text, images, and other content on the CES website or any CES apps (“Site Content”), is protected under applicable copyrights and other proprietary (including but not limited to intellectual property) rights and are the intellectual property of CES. Creative Education Studio actively protects its rights to its Site and App content to the fullest extent of the law.
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You may only use Site Content as provided in these terms:
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(1) You must adhere to any and all additional terms or restrictions provided within the website relating to particular Site Content;
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(2) Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, you may only do so for your own personal and noncommercial use, or for fair use as defined in the United States copyright laws;
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(3) Downloading, copying, or using in any way Site Content for commercial use is prohibited;
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(4) You may not remove, alter or modify any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices, including, without limitation attribution information, credits, and copyright notices, that have been placed in or near Site Content, including all images, by CES;
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(5) You may not remove, alter, or modify the Site Content;
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(6) All parties using the Site Content in any manner, represent and warrant that their use will be consistent with this license and that they will not infringe or violate the rights of any other party or breach any contract with or legal duty to any other parties.
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User Content
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Creative Education Studio reserves the right (but has no obligation) to review User Content in CES apps. We may remove or modify your User Content at any time for any reason at our sole discretion with or without notice to you.
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Use of the Apps and Website
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You agree not to use any app or website to upload, distribute, or otherwise use any User Content (a) that violates any third-party right, including any copyright, trademark, patent, trade secret, moral right, privacy right, right of publicity, or any other intellectual property or proprietary right; (b) that is tortious, trade libelous, defamatory, false, or intentionally misleading, (c) that is harassing, abusive, threatening, harmful, vulgar, obscene, or offensive, or that contains pornography, nudity, or graphic or gratuitous violence, or that promotes violence, racism, discrimination, bigotry, hatred, or physical harm of any kind against any group or individual, or is otherwise objectionable, (d) that is harmful to minors in any way; (e) that constitutes unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, junk mail, spam, chain letters, pyramid schemes, or any other form of duplicative or unsolicited messages, whether commercial or otherwise; or (f) that violates of any law, regulation, or contractual obligations.
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You agree not to use any app or website to: (a) upload or distribute any computer viruses, worms, malicious code, or any software intended to damage or alter a computer system or data; (b) collect information or data regarding other users, including e-mail addresses, without their consent (e.g., using harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers); (c) disable, overly burden, impair, or otherwise interfere with servers or networks connected to any apps (e.g., a denial of service attack); (d) attempt to gain unauthorized access to the website or any app or servers or networks connected to the apps (e.g., through password mining); or (e) interfere with another user’s use and enjoyment of any app or the website.
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Warranty Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability
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Creative Education Studio makes no representation or warranties of any kind regarding the Site Content or any portion thereof. All Site Content is provided in “AS IS” condition, and Creative Education Studio expressly disclaims any and all warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular use.
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Applicable Law and Jurisdiction
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By accessing, and/or using the Creative Education Studio website and apps, you agree that all matters arising from or relating to the use and operation of the CES website and apps will be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to its conflict of laws principles. You agree that all claims you may have arising from or relating to the operation or use of the CES website and apps will be heard and resolved in the courts of Brookfield/Chicago, Illinois. You consent to personal jurisdiction of such courts over you, stipulate to the fairness and convenience of proceeding in such courts, and covenant not to assert any objection to proceeding in such courts. If you choose to access the CES website and apps from locations other than Illinois, you will be responsible for compliance with all local laws of such other locations.
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Indemnity
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You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold CES harmless from all claims, causes of action, allegations, costs, expenses, fees (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), judgments, liabilities, losses, and damages arising from or relating to your use of or operation of the CES website and any CES apps.
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Suspension or Deletion of Account
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If any user violates our terms or policies, we may take action against your account, including by suspending access to your account or disabling it. We may also suspend or disable your account if you create risk or legal exposure for us or when we are permitted or required to do so by law. In addition to the above, we reserve the right to terminate accounts after 30 days of non- payment. You will be provided with 2 notifications via email of our intent to delete your account and content with the 30 days. Resubscription must occur within the 30 days to prevent the deletion. If you do not respond within the applicable timeframe, your account will be deleted without further notice. Creative Education Studio shall have no liability for the deletion of your account, including any deleted User Content.
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Copyright Infringement Claims
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If you believe that any material or content on the apps or website constitutes copyright infringement, please email us.
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