Terms and Conditions of Use

These Terms and Conditions of Use govern access to and use of the IMC College for Medical Sciences website.

1. Introduction

This website serves as the College’s official digital platform and is intended to provide information regarding academic programs, educational services, institutional initiatives, research activities, and administrative services, as well as facilitate access to electronic services for students, faculty members, staff, applicants, partners, and visitors.

Your access to and use of this website is subject to these Terms and Conditions of Use and all applicable laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

By accessing, browsing, or using this website, you acknowledge and agree to be bound by these Terms and Conditions. If you do not agree with any part of these Terms, you must discontinue use of the website immediately.

2. Amendments to the Terms of Use

The College reserves the right to modify, update, amend, or replace these Terms and Conditions at any time and at its sole discretion. Any changes shall become effective immediately upon publication on the website unless otherwise stated.

Your continued use of the website following the posting of any revisions constitutes your acceptance of such changes.

Users are responsible for reviewing these Terms periodically to stay informed of any updates.

3. Scope of Use

All content available on this website, including but not limited to text, graphics, images, audio recordings, videos, publications, announcements, documents, and digital resources, is provided for educational, informational, academic, and non-commercial purposes only.

No content may be used for commercial, promotional, or profit-generating purposes without the prior written consent of the College.

4. Acceptable Use

Users agree not to:

• Upload, transmit, publish, or distribute any content they do not own or have legal authority to use.
• Upload or distribute viruses, malware, malicious code, or harmful software.
• Use the website for spam, unsolicited communications, or unauthorized advertising.
• Publish or transmit unlawful, defamatory, misleading, offensive, discriminatory, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate material.
• Attempt unauthorized access to the website, its systems, databases, networks, or user accounts.
• Interfere with the security, functionality, or operation of the website.
• Use the website for any unlawful activity or in violation of applicable laws and regulations.

5. User Accounts and Electronic Services

When creating an account or using the College’s electronic services, users agree to:

• Provide accurate, complete, and current information.
• Maintain the confidentiality of their account credentials.
• Refrain from sharing login credentials with others.
• Notify the College immediately of any unauthorized access or suspected security breach involving their account.

The College reserves the right to suspend, restrict, or terminate any account found to be in violation of these Terms.

6. Automated Access and Data Collection Restrictions

Users may not use any automated means to access, monitor, copy, extract, index, scrape, harvest, or collect information from the website without the College's prior written authorization.

This prohibition includes, but is not limited to:

• Robots
• Spiders
• Crawlers
• Scrapers
• Data Mining Tools
• Automated Harvesting Systems

Users may not mirror, replicate, monitor, or reproduce the website’s structure, content, or functionality through automated technologies.

7. Trademarks and Institutional Identity

All names, trademarks, logos, visual identities, brand assets, and institutional symbols associated with IMC College for Medical Sciences are the exclusive property of the College.

No person or entity may use the College name, official logo, visual identity elements, trademarks, or institutional branding without prior written authorization from the College.

8. Intellectual Property Rights

All content published on the website is protected by applicable intellectual property laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant international agreements.

Protected materials include, but are not limited to:

• Text
• Images
• Graphics
• Videos
• Documents
• Software
• Databases
• Website design elements

Users may access, download, and print materials solely for personal, educational, academic, and non-commercial purposes, provided that appropriate acknowledgment is given to the College as the source.

No content may be copied, modified, reproduced, distributed, republished, sold, licensed, or otherwise exploited without prior written permission from the College.

9. Links to the Website

Users may create links directing to the College website, provided that:

• The link does not imply sponsorship, endorsement, partnership, or affiliation where none exists.
• The College’s name, logo, or identity is not misrepresented.
• The linking website does not contain unlawful, misleading, offensive, or inappropriate content.

The College reserves the right to require the removal of any link at any time and at its sole discretion.

10. External Links

The website may contain links to external websites, platforms, or services operated by third parties. Such links are provided solely for user convenience.

The College does not control, endorse, or assume responsibility for:

• The content of third-party websites.
• The accuracy of information contained therein.
• Their privacy and security practices.
• Products or services offered by such websites.

Access to external websites is entirely at the user’s own risk.

11. Cybersecurity and Technical Protection

The College takes reasonable measures to protect the security, integrity, and availability of the website.

However, the College does not warrant that:

• The website will operate without interruption.
• The website will be free from technical errors.
• Downloaded files will be entirely free from harmful components.

Users are responsible for implementing appropriate security measures when accessing online resources.

12. Additional Policies

By using this website, users also agree to comply with:

• The Privacy Policy.
• The Cookie Policy.
• Any additional policies, procedures, or guidelines published on the website.

Such policies form an integral part of these Terms and Conditions.

13. Compliance with Applicable Laws

Access to the website from any jurisdiction where such access or the website’s content may be unlawful is prohibited.

Users who access the website from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia do so at their own initiative and are responsible for complying with all applicable local laws and regulations.

14. Disclaimer

The website and all information, materials, services, and content made available through it are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis.

The College makes no express or implied warranties regarding:

• Accuracy of information.
• Completeness of content.
• Timeliness of information.
• Fitness for a particular purpose.
• Continuous or uninterrupted availability of services.

Users rely upon the website and its content entirely at their own risk.

15. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, IMC College for Medical Sciences, its governing bodies, officers, employees, faculty members, affiliates, and representatives shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, or punitive damages arising from:

• Use of the website.
• Inability to use the website.
• Reliance on website content.
• Service interruptions or technical failures.
• Unauthorized access to systems or data.

16. Indemnification

Users agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless IMC College for Medical Sciences and its employees, officers, faculty members, affiliates, and representatives from and against any claims, liabilities, losses, damages, costs, or expenses arising from:

• Violation of these Terms and Conditions.
• Breach of applicable laws or regulations.
• Infringement of third-party rights.

17. Violations and Enforcement

The College reserves the right to take any legal, administrative, or technical action deemed necessary in response to violations of these Terms.

Such actions may include:

• Suspension of user accounts.
• Restriction of access.
• Blocking of IP addresses.
• Referral of violations to competent authorities.
• Initiation of legal proceedings where appropriate.

18. Suspension or Termination of Access

The College may, at its sole discretion and without prior notice, suspend, restrict, or terminate access to the website or any of its services if a user:

• Violates these Terms.
• Engages in unlawful activities.
• Misuses the website or its services.
• Conducts activities deemed harmful to the College, its systems, or its community.

19. Official Language

Arabic shall be the official language governing the interpretation of these Terms and all related policies and documents.

In the event of any discrepancy between the Arabic version and any translated version, the Arabic version shall prevail.

20. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws and regulations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Any dispute arising out of or relating to the use of this website shall be subject exclusively to the jurisdiction of the competent courts and judicial authorities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

21. Contact Information

For inquiries regarding these Terms and Conditions, website policies, or any legal matters related to the use of the website, users may contact the College through the official communication channels published on the College website.

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