Terms of Use & Privacy Policy

Legal terms. These terms and conditions (the "Terms") govern your use of this website (the "Website") and all information, documents, and services, including, without limitation, text, graphics, and links (the "Materials") provided on this Website. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not use this Website. In addition, you may wish to review the Website's Privacy Policy Statement.

General use restrictions. The purpose of this Website is to provide the Materials contained therein as a service to guide students who are already enrolled, or considering enrollment, in physics, mathematics, computer science, or astronomy courses at Ventura College (VC). The Materials are provided solely for personal or non-commercial institutional use. Permission is granted to display, copy, distribute, and download the author's Materials on this Website provided that: (1) the use of such Materials is solely for personal, non-commercial, and informational use and will not be copied or posted on any networked computer or broadcast in any media, (2) no modifications of any of the Materials are made, (3) with regard to any photograph, it is not permissible to create derivative works therefrom, display or distribute copies of it, publish it, use it in a performance, modify it in any manner except size, or, if the particular photograph relates to identifiable persons or entities, it may not be used in a manner that suggests their association with or endorsement of any product, service, opinion, or cause, and (4) the Materials are distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the OpenContent License, v1.0 or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/opl.shtml). This permission terminates automatically without notice if you breach any of these terms or conditions. Upon termination, you will immediately destroy any downloaded and printed Materials. Any unauthorized use of any Materials contained on this Website may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, the laws of privacy and publicity, and communications regulations and statutes. For information on commercial use permissions, please contact the author.

Content is non-binding. The Website and its Materials are not, and do not purport to be, a portion or extension of the VC catalog or schedule of classes. In particular, the Materials presented at this Website do not constitute or imply a contract or any other form of agreement between you and either the author of this Website, VC, or the Ventura County Community College District (VCCCD) (the "Sponsors").

Student responsibilities; clarification of conflicting data. You must understand that transfer and graduation requirements at two-year, four-year, graduate-level, and professional institutions change frequently and unpredictably. It is your personal responsibility as a student to know and meet all applicable transfer and/or graduation requirements and deadlines. Specifically, you must obtain current information about transfer and graduation requirements directly from the educational institution(s) of your choice; for example, by obtaining copies of those institutions' catalogs, schedules, departmental announcements, etc. In the event of a conflict between information found at this Website and that found in the most recent printed edition of any college or university catalog, announcement, or schedule (including VC catalogs or schedules), you should treat the information in the printed catalog, announcement, or schedule as definitive, unless information on the Website clearly indicates otherwise.

User assumes risk for use; no warranties or endorsements. The author has made, and continues to make, a significant effort to obtain data from traditionally reliable sources such as college or university catalogs, professional meetings, and written or verbal reports provided by former students who have transferred to other institutions. It is the author's belief that the Materials provided at this Website are timely, accurate, and appropriate. However, there can be no assurance that the Materials are either current or correct. You therefore agree to accept all risks associated with the use of the Materials at this Website. You further agree specifically to waive any and all claims you may have arising out of use of this Website. You also agree to indemnify and hold the Sponsors harmless from, and you covenant not to sue the Sponsors for, any claims based on or arising out of use of this Website.

THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO REFERENCES TO CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, OTHER ORGANIZATIONS, AND THEIR SERVICES AND PRODUCTS, ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" WITH NO WARRANTY. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE SPONSORS DISCLAIM ALL REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE MATERIALS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CORRECTNESS, COMPLETENESS, OR RELIABILITY OF INFORMATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, FREEDOM FROM COMPUTER VIRUS, AND IMPLIED WARRANTIES ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR COURSE OF PERFORMANCE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE SPONSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE, OR ANY DAMAGE WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING LOSS OF BUSINESS, REVENUE, PROFITS, USE, DATA, OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE), HOWEVER IT ARISES, WHETHER OR NOT THE SPONSORS HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE, AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION UNDER CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE ACCESS TO, DELIVERY OF, USE OF, PERFORMANCE OF, OR INABILITY TO USE THE MATERIALS AVAILABLE AT THIS WEBSITE, INTERRUPTION, DELETION, DEFECT, DELAY IN OPERATION OR TRANSMISSION, COMPUTER VIRUS, COMMUNICATIONS LINE FAILURE, OR ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN THE CONTENT HEREOF. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY NOTWITHSTANDING ANY FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY LIMITED REMEDY. BECAUSE SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS, OR THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

The listing or inclusion of an external site, service mark, trademark, or registered trademark name anywhere within the Website does not constitute or imply an endorsement of that site or name by the Sponsors.

No liability for off-site content. The World Wide Web (the "Web") is a far-ranging, fluid environment, capable of providing access to a wide range of information services. As a convenience to you, this Website contains links to selected external URLs. The author has attempted to verify that all external websites to which the pages in the Website refer directly (for example, via links) are suitable for general viewing. However, these external websites are not under the control of, and are not maintained by, the Sponsors. In no case shall the Sponsors be responsible or liable for materials (including, but not limited to, text, images, and software) viewed or downloaded as a result of individual links or connections made on the Web outside of this Website's domain (http://academic.venturacollege.edu/mbowen/).

General. This Website could include technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The author may make improvements and/or changes in the Materials included in this Website at any time without notice. Changes are periodically made to the Website.

Any action related to these Terms will be governed by California law and controlling U.S. federal law. No choice of law rules of any jurisdiction will apply.

These Terms represent the entire understanding relating to the use of the Website and prevail over any prior or contemporaneous, conflicting or additional, communications. The Sponsors can revise these Terms at any time without notice by updating this posting.

Privacy policy statement. This Website respects your privacy. The Website employs server-side includes to provide pages with uniform content and appearance. The Website also employs XSL transformations and/or asynchronous Javascripts and XML ("Ajax") for the sole purpose of extracting information from XML data files and displaying the data in human-readable form. Aside from the exceptions noted above, the Website does not employ active content, Java, Javascripts, CGI scripts, etc., although some off-site links to which it refers do employ these and other techniques. The author does not have access to any logs that may be maintained by the server which hosts this Website. The Website also does not set or monitor "cookie" files. If for some reason you are determined to leave a record of your visit, please feel free to email the author.