The McDaniel College Admissions web site is provided by the Office of Admissions at McDaniel College and is designed to facilitate communication among prospective students for College-related purposes.
I. Privacy and Security
McDaniel College has not, does not, and will never sell prospective student information to anyone. All information is strictly guarded for use by individual student and the Office of Admissions for personal and College-related purposes only.
The Office of Admissions has taken all reasonable precautions to secure the personal information available through the admissions website. The McDaniel College Admissions web site is password protected to allow access by registered prospective students only. Although this precaution should effectively protect any personal information available through the McDaniel College Admissions web site from abuse or outside interference, a certain degree of privacy risk is faced any time information is shared over the Internet.
II. Policy and Guidelines for Proper Use
To safeguard the operation of the McDaniel College Admissions web site, the Office of Admissions has adopted many guidelines and policies that are used by McDaniel College to govern conduct, particularly conduct that occurs in an online environment.
In addition to the College's policies and guidelines, users of the McDaniel College Admissions web site must abide by the following specific rules and regulations:
A. Unauthorized copying, reproduction, republishing, uploading, downloading, posting, transmitting or duplicating any of the material is prohibited. You may download or copy any downloadable materials displayed on the McDaniel College Admissions web site for home, noncommercial and personal use only; provided, however, that you maintain all copyright, trademark and other notices contained in such material and you agree to abide by all additional copyright notices or restrictions contained in any material accessed through the McDaniel College Admissions web site.
B. Use of information or communications available through the McDaniel College Admissions web site for any commercial, public or political purposes is strictly prohibited. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to, solicitations for commercial services, cold-calling of any kind or mass-mailings for commercial purposes. Information available through the McDaniel College Admissions web site may be used for specific personal and College-related purposes only.
C. Users shall not restrict nor inhibit any other user from enjoying any service on the McDaniel College Admissions web site. Posting of obscene materials or use of obscene language, posting of vulgar materials, or use of vulgar language, or use of abusive, defamatory, profane, or threatening language of any kind, will constitute a violation of these policies governing the use of the McDaniel College Admissions web site. Additionally, users shall not upload, transmit, distribute or otherwise publish any materials containing a virus or any other harmful component.
D. All aliases adopted by McDaniel College Admissions web site users are subject to approval by the College to ensure that the proper image is associated with the institution.
McDaniel College is not responsible for screening communications in advance, but the College will actively monitor the use of the McDaniel College Admissions web site. It is essential that the users of the McDaniel College Admissions web site report any abuses or misuse of the McDaniel College Admissions web site to the Office of Admissions. If the College determines that a user's participation in the McDaniel College Admissions web site creates a liability for McDaniel College or that the user has violated the policies set forth herein, McDaniel College reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to take actions against the user. The Office of Admissions reserves the right to expel a user and deny a user further access to the McDaniel College Admissions web site if such user violates these policies or any applicable laws or regulations. In drastic circumstances of misconduct, the Office of Admissions reserves the right to revoke an offer of admission to McDaniel College.
III. Liability and Indemnity
The reliability of the information available through the McDaniel College Admissions web site is largely dependent upon the actions of community registrants. The Office of Admissions can make no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of this information.
McDaniel College does not warrant that the McDaniel College Admissions web site will operate error-free or that the site and its server are free of computer viruses or other harmful material. To the fullest extent permitted by the law, McDaniel College disclaims all warranties, including the warranties of merchantability, non-infringement, and fitness for particular purpose. In no event shall McDaniel College be liable for any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, incidental, consequential, or punitive damages, resulting from the use of or inability to use information or materials available on the McDaniel College Admissions web site.
By using the McDaniel College Admissions web site, you agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the Office of Admissions, the College, and their respective agents from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, costs, and expenses that may arise from your use of the McDaniel College Admissions web site or your breach of these policies. McDaniel College will provide notice to you of any such action or claim, and reserves the right to participate, at our expense, in the investigation, settlement, and defense of any such action or claim.
Please note that McDaniel College may revise these policies and your continued use of the site constitutes your agreement to comply with such modifications. You should review the policies periodically to ensure that you are familiar with them.
Participation in the McDaniel College Admissions web site is a privilege. By registering on this web site, you agree to abide by the McDaniel College policies outlined herein. If you cannot accept these policies, please do not register as a user of the McDaniel College Admissions web site.