Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. In order to make the PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com website an enjoyable and educational experience for everyone, we are providing this website under the following Terms and Conditions. By using this website, you agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with the following terms, please do not use the PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com website.

When finished reading the following terms, please choose from the menu on the left to go to the pages of your choice, i.e. "Papers", "Technical Letters", etc...

PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com reserves the right to revise, modify or amend these Terms and Conditions at any time by updating this posting and you agree to be bound by such revision, modification or amendment.

All terms and conditions are subject to change without notice.

RESTRICTIONS ON USE:
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PCAS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY :
The PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com logos, "look and feel" of the website, original designs, all photos and product names, technical papers and publications are trademarks of PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com and Sandra G. Harris and Norman A. Harris. Unauthorized use or copying of PCAS's intellectual property, including this website, or PCAS's trademarks, logos, pictures, technical papers, text or names is prohibited by law. PCAS has taken and will continue to take vigorous legal action against those who have participated directly or indirectly in intellectual property infringement. Anyone having information concerning any unauthorized use of PCAS's intellectual property is urged to contact PCAS at PCAS@sbcglobal.net.

Unless otherwise noted, all materials, including images, text, technical papers, illustrations, designs, icons, photographs, programs, video clips and written and other materials that are part of this Site (collectively, the "Contents") are copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and/or other intellectual property owned, controlled or licensed by PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com and Sandra G. Harris and Norman A. Harris, one of its affiliates or by third parties who have licensed their materials to PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com and are protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. The compilation (meaning the collection, arrangement, and assembly) of all content on this site is the exclusive property of PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com and is also protected by U.S. and international copyright laws.

JURISDICTION:
Except as described otherwise, all material at this website is made available only to provide information about PCAS and all related information concerning PCAS. PCAS controls and operates this site from its headquarters in Exeter, Tulare County, United States of America, and makes no representation that this material is appropriate or available for use in other locations. If you use this site from other locations you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws. Products and some software from this site may be subject to export controls imposed by the United States and may not be downloaded or otherwise exported or re-exported: (a) into (or to a national of or resident of) any country to which the U.S. has placed an embargo on goods, including, without limitation, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea, Syria, or Yugoslavia; (b) to anyone on the U.S. Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals list; or (c) to anyone on the U.S. Commerce Department's Table of Denial Orders. If you download or use the Software, you represent and warrant that you are not located in, or under the control of, or a national or resident of any such country or on any such list. Items cannot be shipped to any of these locations.

LINKS:
This site may be linked to other sites that are not maintained, endorsed or sponsored by PCAS. PCAS has not reviewed all of the sites linked to this website. PCAS is not responsible for, and makes no representations regarding, the content of any other sites linked to this website. The existence of any link to such sites does not imply endorsement, affiliation or sponsorship of those sites with PCAS. IMPORTANT! If you wish to link to the PCAS web site, please contact PCAS for permission. No links or endorsements can be made without the express written permission from PCAS.

DISCLAIMER:
The material at this site could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. PCAS may make changes or improvements at any time. THE MATERIAL AT THIS SITE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMISSIBLE PURSUANT TO APPLICABLE LAW, PCAS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. PCAS DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE MATERIAL WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THIS SITE OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES IT AVAILABLE ARE OR WILL BE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS. PCAS DOES NOT WARRANT OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING YOUR USE OF OR THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR USE OF THE MATERIAL AT THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS, ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT PCAS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU, TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW SUCH EXCLUSION.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:
PCAS WILL NOT BE LIABLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE CAUSED BY ANY FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE, ERROR, OMISSION, INTERRUPTION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OF TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, OR ONLINE FAILURE. PCAS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES OR INJURY, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SPECIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, THAT RESULT FROM YOUR USE OF, OR YOUR INABILITY TO USE, THE MATERIAL AT OR FROM THIS SITE, EVEN IF THERE IS NEGLIGENCE BY PCAS OR AN AUTHORIZED PCAS REPRESENTATIVE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR BOTH. THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES. PCAS'sTOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU FOR ANY AND ALL LOSSES, DAMAGES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE) WILL NOT EXCEED THE AMOUNT YOU PAID FOR THE TOTAL COST OF ITEMS PURCHASED.

MISCELLANEOUS:
These Terms and Conditions will be governed and be interpreted pursuant to the laws of the State of California, United States of America, notwithstanding any principles of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to these terms shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in Tulare County in the State of California, and you hereby consent and submit to the personal jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of litigating such action. If any part of these Terms and Conditions is deemed unlawful, void, or unenforceable, that part will be deemed severable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining provisions. Possible evidence of use of this site for illegal purposes may be provided to law enforcement authorities at the sole discretion of PCAS. These Terms and Conditions and the Privacy Policy contain the entire agreement between the parties relating to the use of this site. PCAS's products and services are available in many parts of the world; however, this site may describe products and services which are not available worldwide.

PacificCenterForAdvancedStudies.com and its suppliers and licensors expressly reserve all intellectual property rights in all text, programs, products, processes, technology, content and other materials which appear on this Web site. Access to this Web site does not confer and shall not be considered as conferring upon anyone any license under any of PCAS' or any third party's intellectual property rights.

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