Terms of Use

An Introduction to Transcription Discussion Board Terms of Use

Welcome to Transcription Discussion Board! Here is a quick summary of the highlights of our Terms of Use:

• Our mission is to share and grow the people’s knowledge from the transcription industry. The Transcription Discussion Board platform offers a place to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other and to better understand the transcription industry.
• You own the content that you post; you also grant us and other users of the Transcription Discussion Board platform certain rights and license to use it. The details of these licenses are described in section 3(c) below.
• You are responsible for the content that you post. This includes ensuring that you have the rights needed for you to post that content and that your content does not violate the legal rights of another party (for example, defamation) or any applicable laws.
• You can repost content from Transcription Discussion Board elsewhere, provided that you attribute the content back to the Transcription Discussion Board platform and respect the rights of the original poster, including any “not for reproduction” designation.
• We do not endorse or verify content posted by users. Our content and materials are provided to you “as is,” without any guarantees. You are solely responsible for your own use of the Transcription Discussion Board platform. Posts from lawyers, doctors, and other professionals should not be treated as a substitute for professional advice for your specific situation.
• You agree to follow the rules of our platform. When you use the Transcription Discussion Board platform, you also agree to our Terms of Use, accept our Privacy Policy, and agree to Copyright Policy.
• We offer tools for you to give feedback and report complaints. If you think someone has violated your intellectual property rights, other laws, or Transcription Discussion Board's policies, you can initiate a report at the contact us portal or by using our “Report Abuse” feature.

We are pleased that you want to join the Transcription Discussion Board platform and encourage you to read the full Terms of Use.

Transcription Discussion Board Terms of Use

Last Updated: October 1, 2018

Welcome to Transcription Discussion Board! Transcription Discussion Board is a platform to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the transcription industry.

These Terms of Use (“Terms of Use”) sets forth the agreement (“Agreement”) between you and Transcription Discussion Board (“Transcription Discussion Board” “we” or “us”). It governs your use of the products and services we offer through our web and online tools (collectively the “Transcription Discussion Board Platform”).

Please make sure to read it, because, by using the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, you consent to these terms.

1. The Mission of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform

Transcription Discussion Board's mission is to share and grow the people’s knowledge from the transcription industry. The Transcription Discussion Board Platform is a place to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers. This empowers people to learn from each other and to better understand the transcription industry.

2. Using the Transcription Discussion Board Platform

1. Who Can Use It: Use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform by anyone under 13 years of age is prohibited. You represent that you are at least the age of majority in the jurisdiction where you live or, if you are not, your parent or legal guardian must consent to this Terms of Use and affirm that they accept this Agreement on your behalf and bear responsibility for your use.
2. Registration: When you set up a profile on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, you will be asked to provide certain information about yourself. You agree to provide us accurate information, including your real name, when you create your account on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform. We will treat information you provide as part of registration in accordance with our Privacy Policy. You should take care in maintaining the confidentiality of your password.
3. Privacy Policy: Our privacy practices are set forth in our Privacy Policy. By use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, you agree to accept our Privacy Policy, regardless of whether you are a registered user.
4. Termination. You may close your account at any time by going to account settings and disabling your account. We may terminate or suspend your Transcription Discussion Board account if you violate any Transcription Discussion Board policy or for any other reason.
5. Changes to the Transcription Discussion Board Platform. We are always trying to improve your experience on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform. We may need to add or change features and may do so without notice to you.
6. Feedback. We welcome your feedback and suggestions about how to improve the Transcription Discussion Board Platform. Feel free to submit feedback at Transcription Discussion Board contact form. By submitting feedback, you agree to grant us the right, at our discretion, to use, disclose and otherwise exploit the feedback, in whole or part, freely and without compensation to you.

3. Your Content

• Definition of Your Content. The Transcription Discussion Board Platform enables you to add posts, texts, photos, videos, links, and files to share with others. All material that you upload, publish or display to others via the Transcription Discussion Board Platform will be referred to collectively as “Your Content.” You acknowledge and agree that, as part of using the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, Your Content may be viewed by the general public.
• Ownership. You, or your licensors, as applicable, retain ownership of the copyright and other intellectual property in Your Content, subject to the non-exclusive rights granted to us below.
• License and Permission to Use Your Content.
  • i. By submitting, posting, or displaying Your Content on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, you grant Transcription Discussion Board and its affiliated companies a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free, fully paid up, transferable, sublicensable (through multiple tiers), license to use, copy, reproduce, process, adapt, modify, create derivative works from, publish, transmit, store, display and distribute, and otherwise use Your Content in connection with the operation or use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform or the promotion, advertising or marketing thereof, in any and all media or distribution methods (now known or later developed). You agree that this license includes the right for Transcription Discussion Board to make Your Content available to other companies, organizations, business partners, or individuals who collaborate with Transcription Discussion Board for the syndication, broadcast, distribution or publication of Your Content through other media or distribution methods. This license also includes the right for other users of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform to use and modify Your Content, subject to our Terms of Use.
  • ii. Once you post an answer to a question, you may edit or delete your answer at any time from public display on forums.transcriptioncertificationinstitute.org. However, we may not be able to control the removal of the answer from display on syndicated channels or other previously distributed methods outside of forums.transcriptioncertificationinstitute.org. Transcription Discussion Board may remove suspected spam from your answers. Once you post a question, any edits and changes made by you may be visible to other users. The right for Transcription Discussion Board to copy, display, transmit, publish, perform, distribute, store, modify, and otherwise use any question you post, and sublicense those rights to others, is perpetual and irrevocable, to the maximum extent permitted by law, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement.
  • iii. You acknowledge and agree that Transcription Discussion Board may preserve Your Content and may also disclose Your Content and related information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such preservation or disclosure is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with legal process, applicable laws or government requests; (b) enforce these Terms of Use; (c) respond to claims that any of Your Content violates the rights of third parties; (d) detect, prevent, or otherwise address fraud, security or technical issues; or (e) protect the rights, property, or personal safety of Transcription Discussion Board, its users, or the public.
  • iv. You understand that we may modify, adapt, or create derivative works from Your Content in order to transmit, display or distribute it over computer networks, devices, service providers, and in various media. We also may remove or refuse to publish Your Content, in whole or part, at any time.
  • v. You further give us the permission and authority to act as your non-exclusive agent to take enforcement action against any unauthorized use by third parties of any of Your Content outside of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform or in violation of our Terms of Use.
• Your Responsibilities for Your Content. By posting Your Content on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, you represent and warrant to us that: i) you have the ownership rights, or you have obtained all needed licenses or permissions from any necessary parties, to use Your Content and grant us the rights to use Your Content as provided for under this Agreement, and ii) that posting Your Content violates no intellectual property or personal right of others or any applicable law or regulation. You accept full responsibility for avoiding infringement of the intellectual property or personal rights of others or violation of laws and regulations in connection with Your Content. You are responsible for ensuring that Your Content does not violate the Transcription Discussion Board’s Community Guidelines or other published Transcription Discussion Board policy, or any applicable law or regulation. You agree to pay all royalties, fees, and any other monies owed to any person by reason of Your Content.

4. Our Content and Materials

1. Definition of Our Content and Materials. All intellectual property in or related to the Transcription Discussion Board Platform (specifically including, but not limited to our online tool, the Transcription Discussion Board marks, the Transcription Discussion Board logo, but excluding Your Content) is the property of Transcription Discussion Board, or its subsidiaries and affiliates, or content posted by other Transcription Discussion Board users licensed to us (collectively “Our Content and Materials”).
2. Data. All data Transcription Discussion Board collects (“Data”) about the use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform by you or others is the property of Transcription Discussion Board, its subsidiaries, and affiliates. For clarity, Data does not include Your Content and is separate from Our Content and Materials.
3. Our License to You.
   • i. We grant you a limited, non-exclusive license to use and access Our Content and Materials and Data as made available to you on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform in connection with your use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
   • ii. Transcription Discussion Board gives you a worldwide, royalty-free, revocable, non-assignable and non-exclusive license to re-post Our Content and Materials anywhere on the web provided that: (a) the content in question was added to the Transcription Discussion Board Platform after October 1, 2018; (b) the user who created the content has not explicitly marked the content as not for reproduction on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform; (c) you do not modify the content; (d) you attribute Transcription Discussion Board by name in readable text and with a human and machine-followable link (an HTML <a> anchor tag) linking back to the page displaying the original source of the content on https://forum.transcriptioncertificationinstitute.org on every page that contains Our Content and Materials; (e) upon request, either by Transcription Discussion Board or by a user who contributed to the content, you make a reasonable effort to update a particular piece of content to the latest version on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform; and (f) upon request, either by Transcription Discussion Board or by a user who contributed to the content, you make a reasonable attempt to delete content that has been deleted or marked as not for reproduction on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform; (g) you don’t republish more than a small portion of Our Content and Materials. In exercising these rights, you may not implicitly or explicitly assert any connection with, sponsorship or endorsement by Transcription Discussion Board, or any Transcription Discussion Board user, without separate, express prior written permission from us.
   • iii. We may terminate our license to you at any time for any reason. We have the right but not the obligation to refuse to distribute any content on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform or to remove content. Except for the rights and license granted in these terms, we reserve all other rights and grant no other rights or licenses, implied or otherwise.
4. No Endorsement or Verification. Please note that the Transcription Discussion Board Platform contains access to third-party content, products, and services, and it offers interactions with third parties. Participation or availability on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform does not amount to endorsement or verification by us. We make no warranties or representations about the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any content posted on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform by anyone.
5. Ownership. You acknowledge and agree that Our Content and Materials remain the property of Transcription Discussion Board's users or Transcription Discussion Board. The content, information, and services made available on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform are protected by U.S. and international copyright, trademark, and other laws, and you acknowledge that these rights are valid and enforceable.

5. Integrated Service Provider

You may enable another online service provider, such as a social networking service (“Integrated Service Provider”), to be directly integrated into your account on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform. By enabling an integrated service, you are allowing us to pass to, and receive from, the Integrated Service Provider your log-in information and other user data. For more information about Transcription Discussion Board’s use, storage, and disclosure of information related to you and your use of integrated services within the Transcription Discussion Board, please see our Privacy Policy. Note that your use of an Integrated Service Provider and its own handling of your data and information is governed solely by their terms of use, privacy policies, and other policies.

6. More About Certain Offerings on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform

1. Digests. When you sign up for the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, the service includes receipt of a digest of questions and answers that may be of interest to you. You can opt-out of the receipt of the digest, and adjust other communication settings, by going to “Email and Notification” settings in your account profile, as further described in our Privacy Policy.
2. Legal, Medical & Other Professional Contributors. Some users who post content are members of the legal, medical, and other licensed professions (collectively, “Professional Contributors”). Content posted by Professional Contributors should be not be relied on as a substitute for advice from a professional that is appropriate for your specific situation. Transcription Discussion Board has provided certain disclaimer template language that Professional Contributors may edit and incorporate in their answers. Ethics rules differ by state or location, and it is the responsibility of Professional Contributors to determine and provide disclaimers appropriate for their profession and the content provided.
3. Buttons, Links and Widgets. You have permission to use Transcription Discussion Board's buttons, links, and widgets, subject to these Terms of Use (including the disclaimers and limitations of liability) and provided that: (a) your use of such buttons, links and widgets link only to the Transcription Discussion Board Platform; (b) you will not modify such buttons, links, or widgets or associated code in any manner; (c) you will not use any such buttons, links, or widgets in any manner which implies or suggests that Transcription Discussion Board endorses, sponsors, or recommends the website on which such buttons, links, and widgets are used; and (d) the use of such buttons, links and widgets, and the website on which such buttons, links, and widgets are used do not violate Transcription Discussion Board’s Community Guidelines.
4. Web resources and third-party services. The Transcription Discussion Board Platform may also offer you the opportunity to visit links to other websites or to engage with third-party products or services. You assume all risk arising out of your use of such websites or resources.
5. Services that Require Separate Agreement. Certain features or services may require that you enter into a separate and supplemental written agreement prior to use.

7. Reporting Violations of Your Intellectual Property Rights, Transcription Discussion Board Policies, or Applicable Laws

We have a special process for reporting violations of your intellectual property rights or other violations of Transcription Discussion Board policies or applicable laws.

1. Reports of Violations. If you believe content on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform violates Transcription Discussion Board’s Community Guidelines or otherwise violates applicable law (including copyright or trademark violations) or other Transcription Discussion Board policies, you may submit the following contact us form for the infringement claim.

We have no obligation to delete content that you personally may find objectionable or offensive. We endeavor to respond promptly to requests for content removal, consistent with our policies and applicable law.

8. DISCLAIMERS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

PLEASE READ THIS SECTION CAREFULLY SINCE IT LIMITS THE LIABILITY OF TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD ENTITIES TO YOU.

“TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD ENTITIES” MEANS TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD, AND ANY SUBSIDIARIES, AFFILIATES, RELATED COMPANIES, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS AND PARTNERS, AND THE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH OF THEM. EACH PROVISION BELOW APPLIES TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW.

1. WE ARE PROVIDING YOU THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM, ALONG WITH OUR CONTENT AND MATERIALS AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONNECT WITH OTHERS, ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD ENTITIES EXPRESSLY DISCLAIM ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES AND CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY, TITLE, ACCURACY, AND COMPLETENESS, UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE SERVICE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, QUIET ENJOYMENT, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY WARRANTIES ARISING OUT OF COURSE OF DEALING OR TRADE USAGE.
2. TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD MAKES NO PROMISES WITH RESPECT TO, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL LIABILITY FOR: (i) CONTENT POSTED BY ANY USER OR THIRD PARTY; (ii) ANY THIRD-PARTY WEBSITE, THIRD-PARTY PRODUCT, OR THIRD-PARTY SERVICE LISTED ON OR ACCESSIBLE TO YOU THROUGH THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM, INCLUDING AN INTEGRATED SERVICE PROVIDER OR PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTOR; (iii) THE QUALITY OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY YOU ENCOUNTER IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM; OR (iv) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS, USE OR ALTERATION OF YOUR CONTENT. TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD MAKES NO WARRANTY THAT (a) THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (b) THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE; (c) THE RESULTS OR INFORMATION THAT YOU MAY OBTAIN FROM THE USE OF THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM, A PROFESSIONAL CONTRIBUTOR, OR ANY OTHER USER WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; OR (d) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL OBTAINED OR PURCHASED BY YOU THROUGH THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM WILL BE SATISFACTORY.
3. YOU AGREE THAT TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD ENTITIES WILL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, YOU AGREE THAT, TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD ENTITIES SPECIFICALLY WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, REPUTATIONAL HARM, OR LOSS OF DATA (EVEN IF WE HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR SUCH DAMAGES ARE FORESEEABLE) ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED WITH YOUR USE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE, THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM.
4. YOUR SOLE REMEDY FOR DISSATISFACTION WITH THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM IS TO STOP USING THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM.
5. WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD’S MAXIMUM AGGREGATE LIABILITY TO YOU FOR LOSSES OR DAMAGES THAT YOU SUFFER IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM OR THIS AGREEMENT IS LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT PAID TO TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD IN CONNECTION WITH THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD PLATFORM IN THE TWELVE (12) MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACTION GIVING RISE TO LIABILITY.
6. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF DAMAGES. AS A RESULT, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU IN WHOLE OR IN PART, AND THE FOREGOING SECTIONS 8(c), 8(d), AND 8(e) WILL NOT APPLY TO A RESIDENT OF NEW JERSEY, TO THE EXTENT DAMAGES TO SUCH NEW JERSEY RESIDENT ARE THE RESULT OF THE TRANSCRIPTION DISCUSSION BOARD’S NEGLIGENT, FRAUDULENT, RECKLESS, OR INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT.

9. Indemnification

You agree to release, indemnify, and defend Transcription Discussion Board Entities from all third-party claims and costs (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or related to i) your use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, ii) Your Content, iii) your conduct or interactions with other users of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, or iv) your breach of any part of this Agreement. We will promptly notify you of any such claim and will provide you (at your expense) with reasonable assistance in defending the claim. You will allow us to participate in the defense and will not settle any such claim without our prior written consent. We reserve the right, at our own expense, to assume the exclusive defense of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you. In that event, you will have no further obligation to defend us in that matter.

10. Dispute Resolution

This Agreement and any action arising out of your use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform will be governed by the laws of the State of Washington without regard to or application of its conflict of law provisions or your state or country of residence. Unless submitted to arbitration as set forth in the following paragraph, all claims, legal proceedings or litigation arising in connection with your use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform will be brought solely in Ellensburg, Washington, and you consent to the jurisdiction of and venue in such courts and waive any objection as to inconvenient forum.

For any claim (excluding claims for injunctive or other equitable relief) under this Agreement where the total amount of the award sought is less than $10,000 USD, the party requesting relief may elect to resolve the dispute through binding non-appearance-based arbitration. The party electing such arbitration will initiate the arbitration through an established alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") provider mutually agreed upon by the parties. The ADR provider and the parties must comply with the following rules: a) the arbitration shall be conducted by telephone, online and/or be solely based on written submissions, as selected by the party initiating the arbitration; b) the arbitration will not involve any personal appearance by the parties or witnesses unless otherwise mutually agreed by the parties; and c) any judgment on the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court of competent jurisdiction.

11. General Terms

1. Changes to these Terms. We may amend this Agreement (including any policies, such as the Privacy Policy, and Community Guidelines that are incorporated into this Agreement) at any time, in our sole discretion. If we amend material terms to this Agreement, such amendment will be effective after we send you to notice of the amended agreement. Such notice will be in our sole discretion, and the manner of notification could include, for example, via email, posted notice on the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, or another manner. You can view the Agreement and our main policies at any time here. Your failure to cancel your account, or cease use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform, after receiving notification of the amendment, will constitute your acceptance of the amended terms. If you do not agree to the amendments or to any of the terms in this Agreement, your only remedy is to cancel your account or to cease use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform.
2. Governing Law and Jurisdiction. You agree that Transcription Discussion Board is operated in the United States and will be deemed to be solely based in Washington and a passive service for purposes of jurisdictional analysis. For any claims for which arbitration is inapplicable, you agree that such claims will be brought in federal or state court in Ellensburg, Washington and governed by laws of the state of Washington and federal law, without regard to any conflict of law provisions.
3. Use Outside of the United States. Transcription Discussion Board expressly disclaims any representation or warranty that the Transcription Discussion Board Platform complies with all applicable laws and regulations outside of the United States. If you use the Transcription Discussion Board Platform outside of the United States, you expressly understand and agree that you are responsible for determining compliance with different laws, regulations, or customs that may apply in connection with your use of the Transcription Discussion Board Platform.
4. Survival. The following provisions will survive expiration or termination of this Agreement: Section 2(e)(Termination), 2(g)(Feedback), Section 3(Your Content), Section4(a)-(b) and (d)-(f)(Our Content and Materials), Section 8 (Disclaimers and Limitation of Liability), Section 9 (Indemnification), Sections 10 (Dispute Resolution), and Section 11 (General Terms).
5. Assignment. You may not assign or transfer this Agreement (or any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement) without our prior written consent; any attempted assignment or transfer without complying with the foregoing will be void. We may freely assign or transfer this Agreement. This Agreement ensures to the benefit of and is binding upon the parties and their respective legal representatives, successors, and assigns.
6. Electronic Communications. You consent to receive communications from us by email in accordance with this Agreement and applicable law. You acknowledge and agree that all agreements, notices, disclosures and other communications that we provide to you electronically will satisfy any legal requirement that such communications be in writing.
7. Entire Agreement/ Severability. This Agreement supersedes all prior terms, agreements, discussions, and writings regarding the Transcription Discussion Board Platform and constitutes the entire agreement between you and us regarding the Transcription Discussion Board Platform (except as to services that require separate written agreement with us, in addition to this Agreement). If any provision in this Agreement is found to be unenforceable, then that provision will not affect the enforceability of the remaining provisions of the Agreement, which will remain in full force and effect.
8. Interpretation. In construing or interpreting the terms of this Agreement: (i) the headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and are not to be considered, and (ii) no presumption is to operate in either party’s favor as a result of its counsel’s role in drafting this Agreement.
9. Notices. All notices permitted or required under this Agreement, unless specified otherwise in this Agreement, must be sent in writing as follows in order to be valid: (i) if to you, by us via email to the address associated with your account, and (ii) if to us, by you via forum@transcriptioncertificationinstitute.org. Notices will be deemed given (a) if to you when emailed, and (b) if to us, on receipt by us.
10. Relationship. This Agreement does not create a joint venture, agency, partnership, or other forms of joint enterprise between you and us. Except as expressly provided herein, neither party has the right, power, or authority to create any obligation or duty, express or implied, on behalf of the other.
11. Waiver. No waiver of any terms will be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Our failure to assert a right or provision under this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of such right or provision.
12. Further Assurances. You agree to execute a hard copy of this Agreement and any other documents, and to take any actions at our expense that we may request to confirm and effect the intent of this Agreement and any of your rights or obligations under this Agreement.
13. Contact. Feel free to contact us through Transcription Discussion Board contact form with any questions about these terms. Transcription Discussion Board is located at 504 E. Mountain View Ave. Suite 5, Ellensburg, WA 98926.