GreekRank.com - Terms of Use

LAST REVISED: JULY 11, 2008
YOU ARE USING AND/OR VIEWING THIS SITE AT YOUR OWN RISK. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF WHAT THIS MEANS, PLEASE LEAVE THIS SITE NOW. IF YOU DO KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS, READ THESE TERMS OF USE BEFORE USING AND BROWSING THIS SITE.

By accessing the web site GreekRank.Com, accessible through www.greekrank.com, you are agreeing to be bound by these Terms of Use with respect to our site (the/this "Site"), all applicable laws and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. GreekRank may change these Terms of Use at any time, for any reason, without notice. By using this Site, you are agreeing to be automatically bound by all future versions of these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site and you must leave this site immediately. You should always view these Terms of Use before each use of the Site. If any part of these Terms of Use are held to be unenforceable, that part of interest will be reformed to be made enforceable and it will not effect the enforceability of any other parts of these Terms of Use.

1. Disclaimer

The materials on the Site are provided "as is". GreekRank makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, GreekRank does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, likely results, or reliability of the use of the materials on its Internet web site or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.

2. Conduct and Content

QUICK SUMMARY ABOUT CONTENT (THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY, THE TERMS OF USE INCLUDE THIS ENTIRE PAGE):

A. At our own discretion and pace, we do SCREEN and CENSOR content on this Site.
B. If a rating, review, comment, or other posting singles YOU or another PERSON out, please report it to us and we will REMOVE it at our own pace and at our own discretion. In addition, if you feel a comment is extremely offensive, please report it, and we will remove it if we see the need to.
C. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERYTHING YOU POST ON THE SITE.

There is an automatic censor in use for certain profane language before comments are posted. GreekRank does not approve comments, ratings, or any other posted content before it appears on the Site. You have sole responsibility and consequences for the content of all ratings, reviews, comments, and any other materials posted to the Site. The colleges, universities, fraternities, sororities, or any other organizations listed on the Site have not approved any content or materials on the Site. The materials appearing on the Site could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors, and should not be taken literally. GreekRank, at its own pace and discretion, screens and censors some or all content on, and posted to the Site, although it is not required to. GreekRank, while not required to, may, at any time and for any reason: edit, change, delete, or modify content on the Site.

You agree not to hack, tamper with, or attempt to harm the Site’s stability or you may be punished to the full extent of the law. You agree not to use an anonymous proxy server to visit this Site. You agree not to use the Site for any unlawful, defamatory, abusive, obscene, sexually or ethnically objectionable, or harassment purposes. You agree to not impersonate any person, including but not limited to, GreekRank staff or employees. Content with this or other negative tones will be edited, changed, modified, or deleted by GreekRank at its own discretion and pace.  As noted in our privacy policy, GreekRank identifies each comment/post/rating by its corresponding IP address, and if deemed necessary at our own discretion, we may ban your IP address from posting at, or using this site, at any time and for any reason. Should the security of our website be breached or compromised, we are not responsible for any resulting consequences, including but not limited to, the identification of users by IP address and/or the browsing habits of users by IP address.

GreekRank will fully and completely cooperate with any law enforcement agency in regards to, but not limited to, dangerous or threatening postings, ratings, or comments.

You have the freedom to report to us any comments, reviews or ratings, which you do not believe to be appropriate. If, at our own discretion, we believe the content is unacceptable we will remove or edit it accordingly.

3. Copyright and Intellectual Property The materials and/or content contained in this web site are protected by applicable copyright and trade mark law and are not to be duplicated in any way. You do not acquire ownership rights to any content by posting content on the Site.

If you believe that your own work has been copied and used on this Site in such a way that it constitutes copyright infringement, please let us know. In order to process your claim, please provide us with the following materials:

- Your name, physical address, phone number, and email address.
- An electronic or physical signature of the owner of the supposed copyrighted content.
- A description of the supposed copyrighted work.
- A URL or the description of the location of the supposed copyrighted work on this Site.
- A statement that you believe in good faith that the supposed copyrighted content is being used in a wrongful manner on this Site.
- A statement, under penalty of perjury, that you are the owner or are representing the owner of the supposed copyrighted work, and that ALL information you are submitting with this claim is fully accurate.

Please email this information to contact [at] greekrank.com with the subject "COPYRIGHT CLAIM."

4. Use License
  1. Permission is granted to temporarily use the Site for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only. This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license you may not:
    1. modify or copy the materials;
    2. use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
    3. attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on GreekRank.com's web site;
    4. remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
    5. transfer the materials to another person or "mirror" the materials on any other server.
  2. This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by GreekRank at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
  3. Any content you post to the Site, you grant GreekRank a free of cost, continuing, non-exclusive, perpetual, and royalty free (with no initial fee) license to publish your posted content on this Site and/or on any other site(s) or media.
  4. You agree that by posting any content to this Site you are not violating any obligation allocated by you by any third party.
  5. You agree that by emailing us content, media, or pictures for use on the Site, you grant GreekRank a free of cost, continuing, non-exclusive, perpetual, and royalty free (with no initial fee) license to publish your emailed content on this Site and/or on any other site(s) or media.
5. Limitations and Indemnification

In no event shall GreekRank or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on the Site, even if GreekRank or a GreekRank authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold GreekRank and its staff, affiliates, attorneys, and partners completely harmless from any loss, claim, and expense, including attorney’s or court fees, related to your violation of these Terms of Use or use/view of this site. In addition, by using and/or viewing this Site, you agree not to take us to court for any reason whatsoever. If you do not agree to this, please leave now.

6. Links and Spam

GreekRank has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its Internet web site and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by GreekRank of the site. Use of any such linked web site is at the user's own risk.

You may refer your friends and family to the Site, but do it in an acceptable manner and not by sending spam or junk mail.

7. Governing Law

Any claim relating to GreekRank's web site shall be governed by the laws of the State of Virginia without regard to its conflict of law provisions.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

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