Terms and Conditions for Use of Knowledge Horizon’s
Online Learning Products and Services
The use of Knowledge Horizon’s online learning products and
services or features available through the internet based Training TimeTM
System (which is hereby referred to as Site) accessible at
http://www.knowledgehorizon.com by any user shall be governed by the
following Terms of Use:
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THIS IS A CONTRACT. PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS CAREFULLY BEFORE ACCESSING
THE SITE. BY ACCESSING THE SITE, YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO ALL OF THE COVENANTS
AND CONDITIONS IMPOSED IN THIS AGREEMENT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THESE TERMS,
YOU MAY NOT ACCESS THE SITE.
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BY USING KNOWLEDGE HORIZON’S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES, YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE
READ, UNDERSTOOD AND AGREE TO THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS. YOU ALSO AGREE TO
REVIEW THIS AGREEMENT PERIODICALLY TO BE AWARE OF MODIFICATIONS TO THIS
AGREEMENT, WHICH KNOWLEDGE HORIZON MAY MAKE FROM TIME TO TIME. YOUR CONTINUED
USE OF THE SITE WILL BE DEEMED AS YOUR CONCLUSIVE ACCEPTANCE OF THE LATEST
PUBLISHED VERSION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
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The site, including all materials present (excluding any applicable third party
materials), is the exclusive property of Knowledge Horizon. You agree to comply
with all copyright laws worldwide in your use of the site and to prevent any
unauthorised copying, downloading or redistribution of the materials available
on the site. Knowledge Horizon does not grant you any express or implied rights
under any patents, trademarks, copyrights or trade secret information.
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Knowledge Horizon has business relationships with customers, associates,
partners, university representatives, suppliers, governments, and others. For
convenience and simplicity, words like associates, affiliates, partnership, and
partner are used to indicate business relationships involving common activities
and interests, and those words may not indicate precise legal relationships.
Definitions
Modification of Terms
Knowledge Horizon reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to change,
modify, add or remove any portion of these terms and conditions of use in whole
or in part, at any time. Changes in these terms and conditions of use will be
effective when notice of such change is posted. Your continued use of the site
after any changes to these terms of use are posted will be considered
acceptance of those changes. Knowledge Horizon may terminate, change, suspend
or discontinue any aspect of the Knowledge Horizon website, including the
availability of any features of the site, at any time. Knowledge Horizon may
also impose limits on certain features and services or restrict your access to
parts or the entire website without notice or liability. Knowledge Horizon may
terminate the authorization, rights and license given above and, upon such
termination; you shall immediately destroy all materials.
Limited License
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in these terms and conditions of
use, Knowledge Horizon grants you a non-exclusive, non-sub licensable,
non-transferable, limited right to access, use this site and the materials
thereon. You agree not to interrupt or attempt to interrupt the operation of
the site in any way.
Access to the Site, Modification of Content
Knowledge Horizon strives to ensure availability of the site to its users on a
continuous basis. To that end, Knowledge Horizon will take all commercially
reasonable efforts to provide uninterrupted access to the site to its users.
However, from time to time, users may be unable to access the site due to
conditions beyond Knowledge Horizon’s control. Such conditions include, but are
not limited to: force majeure, acts of God, power outages, and the acts of
computer hackers and others acting outside the law. Also, from time to time,
access may be unavailable due to software issues, server downtime, increased
internet traffic or downtime, programming errors, regular maintenance of the
system, and other related reasons. In response to any unavailability of the
site to its Users, Knowledge Horizon will take all commercially reasonable
steps to ensure access is restored within a reasonable period of time. The term
“commercially reasonable,” as used in these terms, shall mean reasonable
efforts taken in good faith without an unduly or burdensome use or expenditure
of time, resources, personnel or money.
Knowledge Horizon endeavours to provide the highest quality content to its
users. To that end, Knowledge Horizon reserves the right, in its sole
discretion, to change, modify, or discontinue any aspect or feature of this
site in whole or in part, including, without limitation, the content,
availability, access and/or the terms of this site. Such changes,
modifications, additions or deletions will be effective immediately upon notice
thereof, which notice may be made by posting such changes on this site.
Users are solely responsible for ensuring that they have sufficient and
compatible hardware, software, telecommunications equipment and Internet
service necessary for use of the site.
No Warranties
THIS SITE, THE INFORMATION AND MATERIALS ON THE SITE, AND ANY SOFTWARE MADE
AVAILABLE ON THE SITE, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT ANY REPRESENTATION OR
WARRANTY, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, NON INFRINGEMENT, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR
PURPOSE. THERE IS NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THIRD
PARTY CONTENT. THERE IS ALSO NO WARRANTY THAT THIS SITE WILL BE FREE OF ANY
COMPUTER VIRUSES OR MALWARE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION
OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Prohibited Conduct
User expressly agrees to refrain from engaging in, either personally or through
an agent, any of the following " Prohibited Conduct ":
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Transmitting, installing, uploading or otherwise transferring any viruses,
trojans, malware, advertisements, communication, or other item, file or process
to the site that in any way affects the use, enjoyment or service of the site,
or adversely affects Knowledge Horizon’s computers, servers or databases.
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Posting any obscene, harassing, defamatory, violent, abusive, threatening or
any other objectionable content or material in any language
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Downloading, printing or retaining any information from the site other than
what is permitted such as the Learning Aids.
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Capturing, downloading, saving, uploading, printing or otherwise retaining any
information and content available on the site other than what is expressly
allowed by these Terms
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Permitting, sharing or providing access to the site to others using your user
name and password or otherwise, or the name and password of another authorised
User.
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Copying, modifying, reverse engineering, disassembling, redistributing,
republishing, altering, creating derivative works from, assigning, licensing,
and transferring or adapting any of the materials, software, information, text,
graphics, source code or HTML code, or other content available on the site.
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Removing or modifying any copyright, trademark, legal notices, or other
proprietary notations from the content or materials available on the site.
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Transferring the site content to another person; “framing,” “mirroring,”
“in-line linking,” or employing similar navigational technology to the site
content; or “deep linking” to the site content.
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Violating or attempting to violate any of Knowledge Horizon’s security
mechanisms, accessing or attempting to access any data or server maintained by
Knowledge Horizon. You are not authorised to Access or otherwise breach the
security of the site or corrupt the site in any way.
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Using any device, software or service (such as a “web crawler” or other
automatic retrieval mechanism) or other means to harvest information about
other users, the site or Knowledge Horizon.
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Using the site to violate a third party’s intellectual property, personality,
publicity or confidentiality rights; uploading, downloading, displaying,
publishing, performing, creating derivative works from, transmitting, or
otherwise distributing information or content in violation of a third party’s
intellectual property rights
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Misrepresenting your identity or personal information when accessing the site;
forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any
e-mail so that the e-mail appears to be generated by Knowledge Horizon.
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Posting any communication on the site that advocates or encourages illegal or
criminal conduct or conduct that may give rise to civil liability.
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Advertising or otherwise soliciting funds, goods or services on the site.
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Providing any commercial hosting service with access to the site and/or the
content on the
To ensure that users of the site do not engage in Prohibited Conduct, Knowledge
Horizon reserves the right to monitor use of the site and reserves the right to
revoke or deny access to the site to any person or entity whose use of the site
suggests prohibited conduct. Access of the materials available within the site
beyond that of normal patterns of use that suggest systematic copying of the
materials constitutes abuse of the site and this agreement, and will result in
revocation or denial of access to the site and any related products and
services offered by Knowledge Horizon. The terms “normal patterns” and “abuse”
shall be determined solely by Knowledge Horizon.
Disclaimer
THE SITE AND MATERIALS AVAILABLE ON THE SITE MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES AND
TYPOGRAPHICAL AND CLERICAL ERRORS. KNOWLEDGE HORIZON EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY
OBLIGATION TO UPDATE THE SITE OR ANY OF THE MATERIALS ON THE SITE. KNOWLEDGE
HORIZON DOES NOT WARRANT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE MATERIALS OR THE
RELIABILITY OF ANY ADVICE, OPINION, STATEMENT OR OTHER INFORMATION DISPLAYED OR
DISTRIBUTED THROUGH THE SITE. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY RELIANCE ON ANY SUCH
OPINION, ADVICE, STATEMENT, MEMORANDUM, OR INFORMATION SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE
RISK. KNOWLEDGE HORIZON RESERVES THE RIGHT, AT ITS SOLE DISCRETION, TO CORRECT
ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY PORTION OF THE SITE. KNOWLEDGE HORIZON MAY MAKE
ANY CHANGES TO THE SITE, THE MATERIALS AND THE PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS, SERVICES OR
PRICES (IF ANY) DESCRIBED IN THE SITE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
Limitation of Damages
IN NO EVENT SHALL KNOWLEDGE HORIZON BE LIABLE TO ANY ENTITY FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT
LIMITATION, ANY LOST PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF INFORMATION OR
PROGRAMS OR OTHER DATA ON YOUR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM) THAT ARE RELATED TO
THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY TO USE, THE CONTENT, MATERIALS, AND FUNCTIONS OF
THE WEBSITE OR ANY LINKED WEB SITE, EVEN IF KNOWLEDGE HORIZON IS EXPRESSLY
ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
Third Party Content
The site makes information of third parties available, including articles, news
reports, logos, company information and other data. You acknowledge and agree
that the third party content is not created or endorsed by Knowledge Horizon.
The provision of third party content is for general informational purposes
only. You acknowledge that the third party content provided to you is obtained
from sources believed to be reliable, but that no guarantees are made by the
site or the providers of the third party content as to its accuracy,
completeness, timeliness. By using any third party content, you may leave this
site and be directed to an external website, or to a website maintained by an
entity other than Knowledge Horizon. If you decide to visit any such site, you
do so at your own risk and it is your responsibility to take all protective
measures to guard against viruses or other destructive elements. Knowledge
Horizon makes no warranty or representation regarding, and does not endorse,
any linked Websites or the information appearing thereon or any of the products
or services described thereon. Links do not imply that Knowledge Horizon or
this site sponsors, endorses, is affiliated or associated with, or is legally
authorised to use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol displayed
in or accessible through the links, or that any linked site is authorised to
use any trademark, trade name, logo or copyright symbol of Knowledge Horizon or
any of its affiliates or subsidiaries.
Indemnity
You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Knowledge Horizon, from any claim,
cost, expense, judgment or other loss relating to your use of this site,
including without limitation of the foregoing, any action you take which is in
violation of the terms and conditions of these terms and conditions of use.
Knowledge Horizon reserves the right, in its sole discretion and at your own
expense, to assume the exclusive defence and control of any matter otherwise
subject to indemnification by you. You will cooperate as fully as reasonably
required in the defence of any claim.
You may not use any device, software or routine, including but not limited to
any viruses, Trojans, worms, time bombs, denial-of-service attacks, other
malicious code or repeated "hacks" or "attacks" on the Knowledge Horizon web
server, intended to damage or interfere with the proper working of the site or
to surreptitiously intercept or expropriate any system, data or personal
information from the site. You may not take any action, which imposes an
unreasonable or disproportionately large load on the site's infrastructure,
including but not limited to denial of service attacks, "spam" or any other
such unsolicited overload technique.
KNOWLEDGE HORIZON MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, OF THE
ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR
NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THIRD PARTIES. THIS INCLUDES,
BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, ANY INFORMATION FOUND ON A LINK LOCATED ON THIS SITE
THAT ALLOWS USERS TO ACCESS INFORMATION FOUND ON ANOTHER SITE. ADDITIONALLY,
KNOWLEDGE HORIZON DOES NOT WARRANT THE EXISTENCE OR FUNCTIONALITY OF ANY SITE
WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED THROUGH A LINK LOCATED ON THE SITE.
Copyrights, Trademarks and Other Proprietary Rights
Knowledge Horizon or its third party content providers shall retain all
worldwide rights in the intellectual property in and on the site, including,
but not limited to, trademarks, service marks, trade dress, inventions, ideas,
trade secrets, the source code, the HTML code, the user interface, design and
"look and feel" of the site, its colour combinations, layout, and all other
graphical elements, and the copyrights in and to its original content. You
should assume that everything you read or see on the site is copyrighted,
trademarked, or otherwise protected and owned or licensed by Knowledge Horizon.
Except as expressly stated on the site or in these Terms, nothing that you read
or see on the site or in any communication from Knowledge Horizon may be
copied, reproduced, modified, distributed, transmitted, republished, displayed
or performed for commercial use without the prior written consent of Knowledge
Horizon, except as provided in these terms. Nothing in these terms grants you
an express or implied license to use any of Knowledge Horizon’s intellectual
property.
If you submit any unsolicited intellectual property, idea, copyrightable
material, invention, discovery, improvement, trade secret or know-how to
Knowledge Horizon, You may forfeit your intellectual property rights and moral
rights contained in such communication or material.
Security: Authorised Use
Users are prohibited from violating or attempting to violate the security of
the Site. Knowledge Horizon has the right but not the obligation to investigate
occurrences of possible violations and will cooperate with all applicable law
enforcement authorities in prosecuting violators. Knowledge Horizon may suspend
your access while it conducts an investigation. Users are required to enter a
user name and password to access the Site. To protect against unauthorised
access to your account, it is recommended that you log out of the site and
close the browser when you have finished using the site. You are responsible
for maintaining the secrecy of your user name and password.
You represent and warrant that you are the person on whose behalf you claim to
accept these terms, or, if you are entering into these terms on behalf of a
person or entity, you represent and warrant that you have the power and
authority to enter into these terms and bind the person or entity. You also
represent and warrant that you are an adult who is legally able to enter into
these terms.
You may not use the account, user name or password of someone else at any time.
You agree to notify Knowledge Horizon immediately of any unauthorised use or
loss of your account, user name, and password. You also agree to notify
Knowledge Horizon immediately if you are aware of or suspect other unauthorised
use of the site and/or the site content. Knowledge Horizon will not be liable
for any loss that you incur as a result of someone else using your user name
and password with or without your knowledge. You may be held liable for any
losses incurred by Knowledge Horizon, its affiliates, officers, directors,
employees, consultants, agents or representatives due to someone else’s use of
your account, user name or password.
Knowledge Horizon will never ask you for your password. If you need a new user
name and/or password, Knowledge Horizon will generate a new user name and
password automatically through its computers and send it to your e-mail.
Privacy Policy
Knowledge Horizon values your trust. In order to honour that trust, all of
Knowledge Horizon’s employees are required to adhere to ethical standards in
gathering, using, and safeguarding any information you provide. For more
information, please review Knowledge Horizon’s privacy policy, the terms of
which are incorporated into this agreement as if set forth in full.
Miscellaneous
The user agrees to the following conditions concerning any online learning
course, programme, product or service purchased from Knowledge Horizon:
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If the user fails to complete a programme or course within the time frame
prescribed by Knowledge Horizon, no refund will be awarded. It is the sole
responsibility of the user to ensure that they complete the program in that
time. Knowledge Horizon is not liable to provide any extensions. The user is
responsible for attending and completing any applicable and scheduled
examinations or assessments as per the dates specified or announced by
Knowledge Horizon. Knowledge Horizon claims no responsibility for Users who
fail to attend or complete an examination or assessment and the user alone is
responsible for completing the examination or assessment.
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Each e-learning course available and accessible on the site as part of a single
purchased subscription or package will be accessible for a maximum of five (5)
times the advertised duration of that e-learning course as part of that
subscription or package. This excludes the usage of videos integrated within
each course.
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Each integrated video within an e-learning course available and accessible on
the site as part of a single purchased subscription or package, can be opened a
maximum of three (3) times without consideration to whether the video was
completely viewed or not.
International Users and Choice of Law
This site is controlled, operated and administered by Knowledge Horizon from
its offices within UAE. Knowledge Horizon makes no representation that
materials at this site are appropriate or available for use at other locations
outside of UAE and access to them from territories where the site’s contents
and materials are illegal is prohibited. You may not use the site or export any
Materials within the site in violation of any applicable export laws and
regulations. If you access this site from a location outside of UAE, you are
responsible for compliance with all local laws. These terms and conditions of
Use shall be governed by the Federal Law of UAE, without giving effect to its
conflict of laws provisions. You agree that the appropriate court in Dubai,
UAE, will have the exclusive jurisdiction to resolve all disputes arising under
these terms and conditions of use and you consent to personal jurisdiction in
such forum.
These terms and Conditions of use constitute the entire agreement between
Knowledge Horizon and you with respect to your use of the site. Any cause of
action you may have with respect to your use of the site must be commenced
within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. If for any
reason a court of competent jurisdiction finds any provision of these terms and
conditions of use or portion thereof, to be unenforceable, that provision shall
be enforced to the maximum extent permissible so as to affect the intent of
these terms and conditions of use, and the remainder of these terms and
conditions of use shall continue in full force and effect.
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