Terms of Use

INTRODUCTION

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of all content and services available at and through the https://www.genesysworks.org website (the “Website”) operated by Genesys Works (“us,” “we,” or “our”).

Your access to and use of our Website is subject to your acceptance of these Terms, our privacy policy https://genesysworks.org/privacy-policy (“Privacy Policy”), which is hereby incorporated by reference, and all additional terms incorporated by reference herein and/or supplemented hereto from time to time in accordance with these Terms. This includes the service terms applicable to users and participants in our other offerings, such as the internship placement, training, and consulting services we offer our institutional partners.

These Terms form an agreement between you and us. Please read the Terms carefully before using our Website. By using any part of our Website, you agree to these Terms. If you object to any of these Terms, then you may not access or use our Website.

Our Privacy Policy contains important information regarding our practices with respect to personal information we collect from or about you when you use our Website. We strongly encourage you to review our Privacy Policy regularly, as we will post changes to how we collect personal information therein.

Registering an Account

Minimum age. You must be at least 13 years old or the minimum age required in your state to consent to use the Website. If you are under 18, you must have your parent or legal guardian’s permission to use the Website.

Registration. You must provide accurate and complete information to register for an account to use our Website. Do not share your account credentials or make your account available to anyone else. You are responsible for all activities that occur under your account, including maintaining accurate account information and keeping your password secure. If you create an account or use the Website on behalf of another person or entity, you must have the authority to accept these Terms on their behalf.

Using our Website

What you can do. Subject to your compliance with these Terms, you may access and use our Website. In using our Website, you must comply with all applicable laws, these Terms and our Privacy Policy, and any other documentation, guidelines, or policies we make available to you.

What you cannot do. You may not use our Website for any illegal, harmful, or abusive activity. For example, you may not:

  • Use our Website in a way that infringes, misappropriates, or violates anyone’s rights.
  • Use our Website in a way that is unlawful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, libelous, or invasive of privacy or publicity rights.
  • Use our Website in a way that is vulgar, obscene, profane, or otherwise objectionable.
  • Use our Website in a way that encourages conduct that would constitute a criminal offense, give rise to civil liability, or otherwise violate any law.
  • Use our Website to send unsolicited commercial messages or communications in any form (e.g., SPAM).
  • Intentionally omit, delete, forge, or misrepresent information on or through the use of our Website.
  • Engage in any activities or actions intended to withhold or cloak your identity or contact information on or through the use of our Website.
  • Modify, copy, lease, sell, or distribute any part of our Website.
  • Attempt to or assist anyone to reverse engineer, decompile, or discover the source code or underlying components of our Website.
  • Automatically or programmatically extract data, including through the use of scripts, robots, scrapers, crawlers, browser plugins, add-ons, or any other technology.
  • Interfere with or disrupt our Website, including by attempting to circumvent any restrictions or bypass any protective measures or safety mitigations we put on our Website.

You must notify us immediately of any unauthorized use of our Website or your user account, including your user credentials.

Changes

We reserve the right to amend these Terms from time to time and for any reason, in our sole discretion, without notice, by updating these Terms.

If we make changes that are material, we will let you know by posting on our website, or by sending you an email or other communication before the changes take effect. The notice will designate a reasonable period of time after which the new terms will take effect.

We will try to provide at least 30 day’s notice prior to the effective changes. If you disagree with our changes, then you must stop using our Website within the designated notice period, or once the changes become effective. Your continued use of our Website following the notice period means that you accept such revisions, changes, and/or amendments.

Intellectual Property RIGHTS

Neither these Terms nor your access to or use of the Website transfer any intellectual property rights. We, or our third-party affiliates or licensors, own all right, title, and interest in and to such property.

Third-Party Services

Our Website may include (or you may have accessed our Website through) third-party links, services, products, software, embeds, or applications developed, hosted, or otherwise provided by a third party (“Third-Party Services”). Third-Party Services are subject to their own terms, and we are not responsible for them. Please contact the Third-Party Services directly for information on their terms of use, privacy policies, and other policies that may govern the use of the Third-Party Services.

You acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable for, and you hereby release us from any claim related to, any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with the use of any such content, goods, or services available on or through any such websites or services.

sms/mms Policy

We offer an optional text messaging service through Signal Vine, a Third-Party Service, that facilitates short communications with us. SMS alerts are available through many standard carriers. Message frequency varies. Your carrier’s standard message rates will apply to any text message or data transmissions. All charges are billed by and payable to your mobile service provider.

If needed to facilitate the SMS service you request, we may collect mobile phone numbers and seek your consent to send messages to you when you sign up to receive text messages through Signal Vine. Message and data rates may apply.

Termination

We may terminate or suspend your access to all or any part of our Website at any time, with or without cause or notice, effective immediately.

You may stop using our Website at any time.

All provisions of the Terms which by their nature should survive termination shall survive the termination of these Terms, including, without limitation, ownership provisions, warranty disclaimers, indemnity, and limitations of liability.

Information Obtained through our WEBSITE Does Not Constitute Legal or Other Professional Advice

nothing contained in the content available through our WEBSITE is intended to be or constitutes legal or other professional advice, and users should always seek the advice of an appropriate attorney or other professional regarding individual questions or concerns of a legal or professional nature.

Disclaimer

We assume no liability for any decision made, or action taken in reliance upon information provided through our WEBSITE or any third-Party Services.

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Our WEBSITE IS provided ON AN “AS IS” and “AS AVAILABLE” basis. Genesys Works and our affiliates, successors, assigns, representatives, directors, officers, personnel, and licensors make no, and hereby disclaim all, warranties of any kind (express, implied, statutory, or otherwise) with respect to the WEBSITE, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement, and any warranties arising out of any course of dealing or trade usage. Neither Genesys Works, our affiliates, successors, assigns, representatives, directors, officers, personnel, nor our licensors, makes any warranty that our WEBSITE will be error-free or that access thereto will be continuous or uninterrupted.

You understand that you USE our WEBSITE at your own discretion and risk.

Limitation of liability

Neither we nor any of our affiliates, successors, assigns, representatives, directors, officers, personnel, or licensors will be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or exemplary damages, including damages for loss of profits, goodwill, use, or data or other losses, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages. The limitations in this section apply only to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law.

Some states do not allow the disclaimer of certain warranties or the limitation of certain damages, so some or all of the terms above may not apply to you, and you may have additional rights. In that case, these Terms only limit our responsibilities to the maximum extent permissible in your state of residence.

Our affiliates, successors, assigns, representatives, directors, officers, personnel, and licensors  are intended third party beneficiaries of this section.

Indemnity

To the extent permitted by law, you will indemnify, defend, and hold harmless us, our affiliates, successors, assigns, representatives, directors, officers, personnel, and licensors from and against any costs, losses, liabilities, and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) from third-party claims arising out of or relating to your use of the Website or any violation of these Terms.

Jurisdiction and Applicable Law

The Agreement and any access to or use of our Website will be governed by the laws of Texas, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

The proper venue for any disputes arising out of or relating to the Agreement and any access to or use of our Website will be the state and federal courts located in Houston, Texas in Harris County.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about these Terms of Use, please contact us at:

info@genesysworks.org

1880 South Dairy Ashford Road. Suite # 300. Houston, Texas 77077

713-337-0522

Our vision is a future where every young person, irrespective of their race, ethnicity, gender, or financial background, is provided with the essential knowledge and skills to secure career achievements, advance economically, and maintain lifelong financial independence.