Terms of Service

1. The Services

Sports Combine Institute is an online educational platform offering courses, protocols, evidence briefs, and performance resources for sports medicine clinicians, strength and conditioning coaches, sports scientists, and performance practitioners.

The information provided when using the Services is not intended for distribution to or use by any person or entity in any jurisdiction or country where such distribution or use would be contrary to law or regulation or which would subject Sports Combine Institute to any registration requirement within such jurisdiction or country. Accordingly, those persons who choose to access the Services from other locations do so on their own initiative and are solely responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable.

2. Intellectual Property Rights

Sports Combine Institute's Intellectual Property

Sports Combine Institute is the owner or the licensee of all intellectual property rights in the Services, including all source code, databases, functionality, software, website designs, audio, video, text, photographs, and graphics in the Services (collectively, the "Content"), as well as the trademarks, service marks, and logos contained therein (the "Marks"). Sports Combine Institute's Content and Marks are protected by copyright and trademark laws and treaties around the world.

The Content and Marks are provided in or through the Services "AS IS" for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose only.

Your Use of the Services

Subject to your compliance with these Legal Terms, Sports Combine Institute grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable license to access the Services and download or print a copy of any portion of the Content to which you have properly gained access, solely for your personal, non-commercial use or internal business purpose.

Except as set out in this section, no part of the Services and no Content or Marks may be copied, reproduced, aggregated, republished, uploaded, posted, publicly displayed, encoded, translated, transmitted, distributed, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose whatsoever, without Sports Combine Institute's express prior written permission.

Your Submissions

By directly sending Sports Combine Institute any question, comment, suggestion, idea, feedback, or other information about the Services ("Submissions"), you agree to assign to Sports Combine Institute all intellectual property rights in such Submission. You agree that Sports Combine Institute shall own this Submission and be entitled to its unrestricted use and dissemination for any lawful purpose, commercial or otherwise, without acknowledgment or compensation to you.

3. User Representations

By using the Services, you represent and warrant that:

1. You have the legal capacity and you agree to comply with these Legal Terms
2. You are not a minor in the jurisdiction in which you reside
3. You will not access the Services through automated or non-human means, whether through a bot, script, or otherwise
4. You will not use the Services for any illegal or unauthorized purpose
5. Your use of the Services will not violate any applicable law or regulation

If you provide any information that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, Sports Combine Institute has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Services (or any portion thereof).

4. Prohibited Activities

You may not access or use the Services for any purpose other than that for which Sports Combine Institute makes the Services available. As a user of the Services, you agree not to:

• Systematically retrieve data or other content from the Services to create or compile a collection, database, or directory without written permission from Sports Combine Institute
• Trick, defraud, or mislead Sports Combine Institute and other users, especially in any attempt to learn sensitive account information such as user passwords
• Circumvent, disable, or otherwise interfere with security-related features of the Services
• Disparage, tarnish, or otherwise harm, in Sports Combine Institute's opinion, Sports Combine Institute and/or the Services
• Use the Services in a manner inconsistent with any applicable laws or regulations
• Upload or transmit viruses, Trojan horses, or other harmful material that interferes with any party's uninterrupted use and enjoyment of the Services
• Engage in any automated use of the system, including using data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools
• Delete the copyright or other proprietary rights notice from any Content
• Attempt to impersonate another user or person
• Harass, annoy, intimidate, or threaten any of Sports Combine Institute's employees or agents
• Copy or adapt the Services' software, including but not limited to HTML, JavaScript, or other code
• Use the Services to advertise or offer to sell goods and services without Sports Combine Institute's express written consent
• Sell or otherwise transfer your profile or account to another party
• Use the Services as part of any effort to compete with Sports Combine Institute or otherwise use the Services for any revenue-generating endeavor without Sports Combine Institute's express written consent

5. User Generated Contributions

The Services do not currently offer users the ability to submit or post content. Sports Combine Institute may provide you with the opportunity to create, submit, post, display, transmit, or broadcast content and materials to Sports Combine Institute or on the Services in the future. If and when it does, any such Contributions may be viewable by other users of the Services, and you will be notified of the terms governing such Contributions at that time.

6. Contribution License

You and Sports Combine Institute agree that Sports Combine Institute may access, store, process, and use any information and personal data that you provide and your choices (including settings).

By submitting suggestions or other feedback regarding the Services, you agree that Sports Combine Institute can use and share such feedback for any purpose without compensation to you.

Sports Combine Institute does not assert any ownership over your Contributions. You retain full ownership of all of your Contributions and any intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights associated with your Contributions. Sports Combine Institute is not liable for any statements or representations in your Contributions. You are solely responsible for your Contributions to the Services.

7. Services Management

Sports Combine Institute reserves the right, but not the obligation, to:

1. Monitor the Services for violations of these Legal Terms
2. Take appropriate legal action against anyone who, in Sports Combine Institute's sole discretion, violates the law or these Legal Terms
3. In Sports Combine Institute's sole discretion and without limitation, refuse, restrict access to, limit the availability of, or disable any of your Contributions or any portion thereof
4. In Sports Combine Institute's sole discretion and without notice or liability, remove from the Services or otherwise disable all files and content that are excessive in size or are in any way burdensome to Sports Combine Institute's systems
5. Otherwise manage the Services in a manner designed to protect Sports Combine Institute's rights and property and to facilitate the proper functioning of the Services

8. Term and Termination

These Legal Terms shall remain in full force and effect while you use the Services. Sports Combine Institute reserves the right to, in its sole discretion and without notice or liability, deny access to and use of the Services to any person for any reason, including without limitation for breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant contained in these Legal Terms or of any applicable law or regulation. Sports Combine Institute may terminate your use or participation in the Services or delete any content or information that you posted at any time, without warning, in Sports Combine Institute's sole discretion.

If Sports Combine Institute terminates or suspends your account for any reason, you are prohibited from registering and creating a new account under your name, a fake or borrowed name, or the name of any third party. In addition to terminating or suspending your account, Sports Combine Institute reserves the right to take appropriate legal action, including without limitation pursuing civil, criminal, and injunctive redress.

9. Modifications and Interruptions

Sports Combine Institute reserves the right to change, modify, or remove the contents of the Services at any time or for any reason at its sole discretion without notice. However, Sports Combine Institute has no obligation to update any information on the Services. Sports Combine Institute will not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, price change, suspension, or discontinuance of the Services.

Sports Combine Institute cannot guarantee the Services will be available at all times. Sports Combine Institute may experience hardware, software, or other problems or need to perform maintenance related to the Services, resulting in interruptions, delays, or errors. You agree that Sports Combine Institute has no liability whatsoever for any loss, damage, or inconvenience caused by your inability to access or use the Services during any downtime or discontinuance of the Services.

10. Governing Law

These Legal Terms shall be governed by and defined following the laws of the State of Maryland, United States. Sports Combine Institute and yourself irrevocably consent that the courts of Maryland shall have exclusive jurisdiction to resolve any dispute which may arise in connection with these Legal Terms.

11. Dispute Resolution

Informal Negotiations

To expedite resolution and control the cost of any dispute, controversy, or claim related to these Legal Terms (each a "Dispute"), the Parties agree to first attempt to negotiate any Dispute informally for at least 30 days before initiating arbitration. Such informal negotiations commence upon written notice from one Party to the other Party.

Binding Arbitration

If informal negotiations fail to resolve a Dispute, the Dispute shall be finally resolved by binding arbitration. The arbitration shall take place in Maryland, United States. The language of the proceedings shall be English. The governing law of these Legal Terms shall be the substantive law of Maryland.

Restrictions

The Parties agree that any arbitration shall be limited to the Dispute between the Parties individually. To the full extent permitted by law: (a) no arbitration shall be joined with any other proceeding; (b) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be arbitrated on a class-action basis; and (c) there is no right or authority for any Dispute to be brought in a purported representative capacity on behalf of the general public or any other persons.

Exceptions

The Parties agree that the following Disputes are not subject to the above provisions: (a) any Disputes seeking to enforce or protect, or concerning the validity of, any of the intellectual property rights of a Party; (b) any Dispute related to allegations of theft, piracy, invasion of privacy, or unauthorized use; and (c) any claim for injunctive relief.

Time Limitation

Any cause of action or claim you may have arising out of or relating to these Legal Terms or the Services must be commenced within one (1) year after the cause of action accrues; otherwise, such cause of action or claim is permanently barred.

12. Corrections

There may be information on the Services that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions, including descriptions, pricing, availability, and various other information. Sports Combine Institute reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions and to change or update the information on the Services at any time, without prior notice.

13. Disclaimer

THE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED ON AN AS-IS AND AS-AVAILABLE BASIS. YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES WILL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, SPORTS COMBINE INSTITUTE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE SERVICES AND YOUR USE THEREOF, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. SPORTS COMBINE INSTITUTE MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THE SERVICES' CONTENT AND SPORTS COMBINE INSTITUTE WILL ASSUME NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT AND MATERIALS, PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SERVICES, ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF SPORTS COMBINE INSTITUTE'S SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, OR ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM THE SERVICES.

14. Limitations of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL SPORTS COMBINE INSTITUTE OR ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFIT, LOST REVENUE, LOSS OF DATA, OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING FROM YOUR USE OF THE SERVICES, EVEN IF SPORTS COMBINE INSTITUTE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Sports Combine Institute's liability to you for any cause whatsoever and regardless of the form of the action, will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to Sports Combine Institute for the specific Service giving rise to the claim. Certain US state laws and international laws do not allow limitations on implied warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain damages. If these laws apply to you, some or all of the above disclaimers or limitations may not apply to you, and you may have additional rights.

15. Indemnification

You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold Sports Combine Institute harmless, including its subsidiaries, affiliates, and all of their respective officers, agents, partners, and employees, from and against any loss, damage, liability, claim, or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, made by any third party due to or arising out of:

1. Use of the Services
2. Breach of these Legal Terms
3. Any breach of your representations and warranties set forth in these Legal Terms
4. Your violation of the rights of a third party, including but not limited to intellectual property rights
5. Any overt harmful act toward any other user of the Services with whom you connected via the Services

Notwithstanding the foregoing, Sports Combine Institute reserves the right, at your expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter for which you are required to indemnify Sports Combine Institute, and you agree to cooperate, at your expense, with Sports Combine Institute's defense of such claims.

16. User Data

Sports Combine Institute will maintain certain data that you transmit to the Services for the purpose of managing the performance of the Services, as well as data relating to your use of the Services. Although Sports Combine Institute performs regular routine backups of data, you are solely responsible for all data that you transmit or that relates to any activity you have undertaken using the Services. You agree that Sports Combine Institute shall have no liability to you for any loss or corruption of any such data, and you hereby waive any right of action against Sports Combine Institute arising from any such loss or corruption of such data.

17. Electronic Communications, Transactions, and Signatures

Visiting the Services, sending emails to Sports Combine Institute, and completing online forms constitute electronic communications. You consent to receive electronic communications, and you agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures, and other communications Sports Combine Institute provides to you electronically, via email and on the Services, satisfy any legal requirement that such communication be in writing. You hereby agree to the use of electronic signatures, contracts, orders, and other records, and to electronic delivery of notices, policies, and records of transactions initiated or completed by Sports Combine Institute or via the Services.

18. Miscellaneous

These Legal Terms and any policies or operating rules posted by Sports Combine Institute on the Services constitute the entire agreement and understanding between you and Sports Combine Institute. Sports Combine Institute's failure to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Legal Terms shall not operate as a waiver of such right or provision. These Legal Terms operate to the fullest extent permissible by law. Sports Combine Institute may assign any or all of its rights and obligations to others at any time. Sports Combine Institute shall not be responsible or liable for any loss, damage, delay, or failure to act caused by any cause beyond its reasonable control.

If any provision or part of a provision of these Legal Terms is determined to be unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that provision or part of the provision is deemed severable from these Legal Terms and does not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. There is no joint venture, partnership, employment, or agency relationship created between you and Sports Combine Institute as a result of these Legal Terms or use of the Services.

19. Contact Us

In order to resolve a complaint regarding the Services or to receive further information regarding use of the Services, please contact Sports Combine Institute at:

These Terms of Service were generated using Termly's Terms and Conditions Generator and reviewed by Sports Combine Institute.