Welcome to the ݴýUnite Platform (“ݴýUnite”). ݴýUnite is a proprietary law school admission management system that is owned and operated by the ݴý and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively, “LSAC”). ݴýUnite is a service provided by ݴýto individuals, law schools, and other entities that facilitates admission-application design and processing, online file review, decision recording, deposits, applicant-pool monitoring, post-admit recruiting, and distribution of matriculant records to the registrar of the applicable school (collectively, the “Services”). ݴýUnite is integrated with Microsoft Dynamics 365 to offer applicant-school relationship management capabilities that enable each school to assist its applicants in their respective journeys from applicants to matriculants. Unless otherwise defined, defined terms used herein shall have the same meaning given to them in the Master Subscription and Services Agreement between your law school and ݴýwhereby your law school is granted access to LSAC’s Unite Platform and related services as defined in such agreement (“MSSA”).
Agreement
Pursuant to the MSSA, School’s Permitted Users currently have Access Rights to the ݴýUnite. By accessing and using ݴýUnite, each Permitted User (referred to hereinafter, individually, as a “User” and, collectively, as the “Users”) also agrees to be bound by the: (i) these User terms governing the use of and access to ݴýUnite (“Terms of Use”), (ii) the terms of use governing use of and access to www.lsac.org, (iii) LSAC’s Privacy Policy (“Privacy Policy”), and (iv) other related ݴýpolicies and procedures (the terms of use for www.lsac.org, the Privacy Policy and all other related ݴýpolicies and procedures shall be referred to, collectively, as the “Policies”); provided, however, the MSSA terms and conditions shall take precedence over any conflicting terms and conditions in the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and/or Policies. If the User does not agree to the Policies, the User is not permitted to access or use and agrees not to access or use ݴýUnite.
At its sole discretion and at any time, ݴýreserves the right to change, alter, revise, amend, or modify the Policies without any prior notice to Users of ݴýUnite. Any use of ݴýUnite following any change, alteration, revision, amendment, or modification to the Policies shall constitute acceptance of the revised Policies by the User.
At its sole discretion and at any time and without prior notice to the User, ݴýmay terminate, change, modify, suspend, or discontinue ݴýUnite or any aspect of ݴýUnite, including the availability of any features of ݴýUnite or the Services. ݴýmay also impose limitations on certain features of ݴýUnite and/or Services or restrict the User’s access to parts of or the entire ݴýUnite without any prior notice or liability to the User.
Usage of ݴýUnite
You agree not to do, or attempt to do, any of the following when using ݴýUnite, subject to applicable law: (a) access or use ݴýUnite or any Service in any way that violates or is not in full compliance with any applicable local, state, national, or international law, regulation, or statute (including export laws), contracts, or intellectual property rights, or constitutes the commission of a tort, or for any purpose that is harmful or unintended (as determined solely by LSAC), or other than in full compliance with the Policies; (b) access, tamper with, or use services or areas of ݴýUnite that you are not authorized to access; (c) alter information on or obtained from ݴýUnite; (d) tamper with postings, registration information, profiles, submissions or Contents (as defined below) of other users of ݴýUnite; (e) use any robot, spider, scraper, or other automated means or interface not provided by us to access ݴýUnite or extract data or gather or use information, such as email addresses or images, available from ݴýUnite in a way that interferes with or is inconsistent with the intended operation of ݴýUnite, as determined by ݴýin its sole discretion, or transmit any unsolicited commercial email, advertising, “junk mail,” “spam,” or “chain letters” to or from ݴýUnite; (f) frame any part of ݴýUnite, or deceptively link to ݴýUnite, or otherwise make it look like you have a relationship to us or that we have endorsed you for any purpose except as expressly permitted in writing by us, as determined in our sole discretion; (g) impersonate or misrepresent your identity or your affiliation with any person or entity; (h) reverse engineer any aspect of ݴýUnite or do anything that might reveal or attempt to reconstruct source code, or bypass or circumvent measures employed to prevent or limit access to any area, Contents, or code of or on ݴýUnite (except as otherwise expressly permitted by law); (i) send to or otherwise direct to or from ݴýUnite, or operate on it, harmful, illegal, deceptive, or disruptive code such as a virus, “spyware,” “adware,” or other code that could adversely impact ݴýUnite or any recipient; (j) take any action which might impose a significant burden (as determined by us in our sole discretion) on ݴýUnite’s infrastructure or computer systems, or otherwise interfere with the ordinary operation of ݴýUnite; or (k) engage in phishing or other deceptive practices for the purpose of collecting usernames or passwords.
Registration Data
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your account on ݴýUnite. You agree to (a) immediately notify ݴýof any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security, (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session, (c) provide true, accurate, current, and complete information when registering to use ݴýUnite (the “Registration Data”), and (d) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it true, accurate, current, and complete. If you provide any Registration Data that is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, or ݴýhas reasonable grounds to suspect that such Registration Data is untrue, inaccurate, not current, or incomplete, ݴýhas the right to suspend or terminate your account as provided herein. ݴýcannot and will not be liable for any loss or damages arising from your failure to provide accurate information (including Registration Data) or to keep your password secure. You may be responsible for harm or losses incurred by ݴýor any other User of or visitor to ݴýUnite due to someone else using your account as a result of your failing to keep your account information secure and confidential. You may not use anyone else’s account at any time without the express permission and consent of the holder of that account. ݴýCANNOT AND WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM YOUR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THESE OBLIGATIONS, AND YOU AGREE TO INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS ݴýFROM ANY LOSS, HARM, OR OBLIGATION ARISING OUT OF SUCH FAILURE.
Privacy Policy
The Privacy Policy explains how ݴýcollects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes information when a User accesses ݴýUnite. ݴýreserves the right to change the Privacy Policy at any time with or without notice to Users of ݴýUnite. To review LSAC’s most current version of its Privacy Policy, please visit the following link on LSAC’s website: ݴýPrivacy Policy.
ݴýContent — Trademarks and Copyrights
ݴýUnite is owned and operated by ݴýand contains materials and content that are protected by copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws of the United States and other countries, as well as any and all applicable laws, statutes, and regulations. The materials and content accessible via ݴýUnite, including, but not limited to, text, names, data, compilations, graphics, logos, buttons, icons, images, audio, video, code, methods, techniques, models, and software (collectively, the “Contents”), are the property of ݴýand are protected by the applicable patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret laws of the United States and other countries. Except as otherwise expressly permitted under the Policies, Users may only download copyrighted material for their own personal or law school use, provided that the User is explicitly prohibited from modifying the Contents in any way and/or modifying or otherwise altering any copyright, trademark, and other proprietary notices on the Contents. The User may not copy, store (either in hard copy or in electronic format), transmit, transfer, perform, broadcast, publish, reproduce, create a derivative work from, display, distribute, sell, offer for sale, license, rent, lease, frame, deep link to, or otherwise use the Contents in any manner inconsistent with the rights of LSAC, including, but not limited to, any use of the Contents for any commercial purpose, without the prior written consent of LSAC.
For the limitations and guidelines regarding the User's usage of LSAC’s trademarks, please refer to LSAC’s Guidelines on Trademark Usage.
LSAC’s fees, policies, and procedures relating to, but not limited to, test registration, test administration, test score reporting, the Credential Assembly Service (CAS), misconduct and irregularities, accommodations, and other matters may change without notice at any time. For up-to-date ݴýpolicies and procedures, please visit ݴýPolicies.
Indemnification
Each User of ݴýUnite agrees to indemnify, save, defend, and hold ݴýand each of LSAC’s successors, assigns, or licensees (together with any of their respective officers, directors, and employees) harmless against any damages, losses, liabilities, judgments, costs, or expenses (including any attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of claims by any third party relating to the User’s usage of ݴýUnite, or any breach or violation of the Policies or any other terms and conditions contained on or applicable to the User’s usage of or access to ݴýUnite.
Links to Third-Party Websites
ݴýUnite includes links to third-party sites (including educational sites) of possible interest to the Users. The User may access these third-party sites directly or indirectly through ݴýUnite. Upon access of such third-party site, the User may also be subject to the terms of use, legal notices, privacy policies, and other policies of such third-party website. Links from ݴýUnite to third-party websites are provided by ݴýto the User solely for the User’s convenience. The User understands and agrees that if the User elects to leave ݴýUnite via a link to a third-party site, the content of that third-party site is not reviewed, provided, or endorsed by LSAC, and ݴýhas not reviewed, provided, or approved the terms of use or other policies governing such third-party sites. ݴýdoes not monitor and does not make any representation or warranty with respect to, or assume any liability for, any third-party site, including, without limitation, any products or services that are advertised or made available for purchase through such third-party site.
User Content and Communications
ݴýUnite may allow Users to post, submit, or display information, messages, suggestions, questions, comments, postings, advertisements, ratings, ideas, techniques, notes, know-how, drawings, concepts, designs, audiovisual material, photographs and pictures (including pictures of the User and other representations of the User’s name and likeness), digital images, or other content in any form (collectively, the “User Content”). It is the User’s sole and exclusive responsibility to ensure that no portion of their User Content is illegal, obscene, profane, offensive, threatening, defamatory, invasive of privacy, infringing of intellectual property rights, or otherwise injurious to third parties, as well as to keep the User Content current and accurate.
By posting User Content on ݴýUnite, the User hereby grants ݴýan unrestricted, transferable, sublicensable, irrevocable, royalty-free, worldwide, and perpetual license to reproduce, distribute, publicly display, make derivative works of, and otherwise use the User Content in any media whatsoever now known or later invented throughout the world for any purpose whatsoever, whether commercial or noncommercial in nature. The User hereby disclaims any right to any consideration from ݴýin connection with ݴýexercising its rights as a licensee in and to the User Content the User posted on ݴýUnite. The User acknowledges and agrees that ݴýis under no obligation of confidence to the User and shall not be liable for any use or disclosure of any User Content within ݴýor to any third party. By posting the User Content on ݴýUnite, the User represents and warrants that the User owns the necessary intellectual property rights in such User Content to post such User Content on ݴýUnite or that the User has a valid license to post the User Content, including photographs or other audiovisual material, without any restrictions whatsoever. The User agrees to indemnify, save, defend, and hold ݴýand each of LSAC’s successors, assigns, or licensees (together with any of their respective officers, directors, and employees) harmless from all actual and incidental costs and fees associated with LSAC’s defense of any claims arising from User Content, including, but not limited to, all attorneys’ fees and related costs.
ݴýreserves the right to review any User Content and remove, delete, redact, or otherwise modify such User Content, at its sole discretion, at any time and from time to time, without notice or further obligation to you. ݴýhas no obligation to display, monitor, or post any User Content.
At any time and from time to time, ݴýreserves the right to disclose any information or User Content that ݴýdeems necessary or appropriate to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, contractual obligation, or legal, dispute process, or governmental request. ݴýshall have no liability in connection with any User Content submitted to, transmitted via, or displayed or posted on ݴýUnite.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
The User understands and agrees that any claim, action, proceeding, or other legal action arising out of or related to the Policies, or the User’s use and/or access of ݴýUnite, shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, without regard to principles of conflict of laws. Any claim, actions, proceeding, or other legal action arising out of or related to the Policies will be resolved exclusively in the state or federal courts located in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and the User consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of and venue in such courts.
Legal Disclaimer
ݴýUNITE, ITS SERVICES, AND CONTENTS ARE PROVIDED TO USERS ON AN “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. LSAC, LSAC’S LICENSORS AND/OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS MAKE NO, AND HEREBY DISCLAIM ALL, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ݴýUNITE, THE SERVICES, CONTENTS, AND/OR THE POLICIES. ݴýDOES NOT REPRESENT OR WARRANT THAT: (A) OPERATION OF ݴýUNITE SHALL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE, (B) FUNCTIONALITY CONTAINED IN ݴýUNITE SHALL MEET THE USER’S REQUIREMENTS, OR (C) THAT ݴýUNITE SHALL OPERATE IN COMBINATION WITH OTHER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE.
TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LAW, ݴýHEREBY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, COMPLETENESS, NONINFRINGEMENT, TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
ݴýASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO THE CONSEQUENCES OF ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN CONNECTION WITH ݴýUNITE, THE SERVICES, THE CONTENTS, AND/OR POLICIES. IN NO EVENT SHALL ݴýBE LIABLE TO ANY USER OR THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THE USER’S USAGE AND/OR ACCESS OF ݴýUNITE, THE SERVICES, ANY OF THE CONTENT, AND/OR THE POLICIES.
IN NO EVENT WILL ݴýBE LIABLE TO THE USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, EVEN IF ݴýHAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT WILL ݴýBE LIABLE TO THE USER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY LOSS OF REVENUES, LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE, OR LOSS OF DATA. IN NO EVENT SHALL LSAC, LSAC’S LICENSORS AND/OR SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH YOUR USE OF ݴýUNITE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION AND/OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
Waiver and Severability of Terms
The waiver of any provision of the Policies shall not be considered a waiver of any other provision or of LSAC’s right to require strict observance of each of the terms herein. If any provision of the Policies is found to be unenforceable or invalid for any reason, that provision shall be severable, and all other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.
Force Majeure
ݴýshall not be held liable for any delay or failure in performance of any part of ݴýUnite or Services by reason of any cause beyond our reasonable control, including acts of God, acts of civil or military authority, government regulations, embargoes, epidemics, pandemics, public health emergencies, war, terrorist acts, riots, fires, explosions, earthquakes, nuclear accidents, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, major storms, strikes, power or telecommunications outages affecting facilities, or acts or omissions of vendors, suppliers, or common carriers.
Entire Agreement
These Terms of Use, together with the other Policies referenced herein, constitute the entire agreement between you and ݴýand govern your use of and access to ݴýUnite, and the Services, information, materials, and products offered on ݴýUnite, superseding any prior version of the Terms of Use. You may also be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use or purchase certain other Services, affiliate services, or third-party services, including, but not limited to, the terms of any Candidate Agreement. In the event of any conflict between these Terms of Use and any Candidate Agreement, the terms of the Candidate Agreement shall control.
Termination
The Terms of Use are effective unless and until terminated by LSAC, at any time and without notice to the User. In the event of termination, the User is no longer authorized to access ݴýUnite and the restrictions imposed on the User with respect to material downloaded, service use, the disclaimers, and limitations of liabilities set forth in the Terms of Use shall survive termination. ݴýreserves the right to change the Terms of Use at any time. If the User has any questions, please send the questions via email to ݴýat LSACinfo@LSAC.org.