Terms of Use

Last Updated: October 6, 2018

These Terms of Use (“Terms”) govern your access to and use of this website (“Site”), made available to you by Avant (“Avant,” “we,” “us,” or “our”).

By accessing or using this Site, you agree on behalf of yourself and any organization that you represent (together, “you”) that you have read and understand these Terms and our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with these Terms, do not access or use this Site.

Avant may modify these Terms at any time. All changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this Site. By accessing the Site after changes are posted, you agree to those changes. Material changes will be conspicuously posted on the Site or otherwise communicated to you.

Privacy Policy

We may collect certain information about you and from your access to and use of the Site as described in our Privacy Policy, which is incorporated into these Terms and describes our information collection, use, and sharing practices.

Site Information

Information displayed on this website is subject to modification without notice. Company reserves the right to modify such information without any obligation to notify past, current or prospective website users. Some services may not be available in certain areas. Company makes no representations that the materials on this website are appropriate or available for use in any state or other countries besides the United States. Those who do access this website are solely responsible for compliance with the laws of the state or country in which they reside.

Intellectual Property Rights

Copyright © 2018 Avant. All rights reserved.

The Site, including its text, audio, video, graphics, charts, photographs, interfaces, icons, software, computer code, data, trademarks, logos, slogans, names of products and services, documentation, other components and content, and the design, selection, and arrangement of content is exclusively the property of Avant or, as applicable, its suppliers and licensors, and is protected by copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property laws. This Site may contain references to third-party marks and copies of third-party copyrighted materials, which are the property of their respective owners. Any unauthorized use of any trademarks, trade dress, copyrighted materials, or other intellectual property belonging to Avant or any third party is strictly prohibited and may be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Compliance with Laws

In connection with your access to and use of the Site, you are responsible for complying with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies of all relevant jurisdictions, including all applicable rules regarding online conduct.

Restrictions on Your Use of this Site

  • You may download and print one copy of the Site’s visible content for your own personal, noncommercial use as long as you do not modify or delete any copyright, trademark, or other proprietary notices.
  • You will not otherwise copy, reproduce, display, duplicate, sell, publish, post, license, rent, distribute, modify, translate, adapt, reverse-engineer, or create derivative works of the Site or any part of the Site without Avant’s prior written consent.
  • You will not use the Site for unlawful purposes.
  • You warrant that all information you provide to us in connection with your access to and use of the Site is true, accurate, and complete to the best of your knowledge and belief.
  • You will not submit inaccurate, incomplete, or out-of-date information via the Site, commit fraud or falsify information in connection with your use of the Site, or act maliciously against the business interests or reputation of Avant.
  • You will not engage in data mining or similar data gathering or extraction activities or retrieve data or other content from the Site for purposes of creating or compiling that content for any purpose.
  • You will not access, use, or copy any portion of the Site, including any of its content, through the use of indexing agents, spiders, scrapers, bots, web crawlers, or other automated devices or mechanisms.
  • You will not use the Site to post, transmit, input, upload, or otherwise provide any information or material that contains any viruses, worms, Trojan horses, logic bombs, time bombs, cancelbots, malware, ransomware, adware, or other harmful computer code or programming routines, including those designed to or that reasonably may disable, damage, impair, interfere with, surreptitiously intercept, or expropriate the Site or any computers, hardware, software, system, data, or networks.
  • You will not engage in activities that aim to render the Site or associated services inoperable or to make their use more difficult.

NO LIABILITY

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN NO EVENT WILL AVANT OR ANY OF ITS OWNERS, CONTRACTORS, SUPPLIERS, LICENSORS, OFFICERS, REPRESENTATIVES, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, CONSULTANTS OR AGENTS (TOGETHER, “AVANT PARTIES”) BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE, OR ANY OTHER LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND, ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SITE OR ANY LINKED WEBSITE OR TO ANY MATERIAL, INFORMATION, DATA, PRODUCTS, OR SERVICES OBTAINED THROUGH THIS SITE, OR OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF YOUR USE OF THIS SITE, YOUR INABILITY TO USE THIS SITE OR ANY DECISION MADE OR ACTION TAKEN BY YOU IN RELIANCE OF ANY INFORMATION, ADVICE OR MATERIALS PROVIDED ON THIS SITE, WHETHER SUCH DAMAGES ARE BASED IN TORT, CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF AVANT HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY IS TO DISCONTINUE YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE SITE.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WILL AVANT PARTIES’ LIABILITY TO YOU EXCEED $100, EVEN IF THIS REMEDY FAILS OF ITS ESSENTIAL PURPOSE. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF CERTAIN DAMAGES, SO SOME OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

NO WARRANTY

THIS SITE IS PROVIDED “AS IS,” “AS AVAILABLE,” AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. AVANT MAKES COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL MATERIAL, INFORMATION AND DATA ON THIS SITE IS ACCURATE AND RELIABLE, BUT NEITHER ACCURACY NOR RELIABILITY CAN BE GUARANTEED. AVANT DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE QUALITY, COMPLETENESS, TIMELINESS, OR AVAILABILITY OF THE SITE. AVANT DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THAT THE SITE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE, THAT ANY DEFECTS IN THE SITE WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITE OR THE SERVERS THAT MAKE THE SITE AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL CONDITIONS OR COMPONENTS. AVANT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS ON THE SITE.

TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AVANT EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THIS SITE, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION THOSE REGARDING AVAILABILITY, QUALITY, ACCURACY, MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY USE OR PURPOSE, COMPATIBILITY WITH ANY STANDARDS OR USER REQUIREMENTS, TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, AND ANY ARISING FROM A COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE IN TRADE. AVANT HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TIMELINESS, DELETION, MISDELIVERY, OR FAILURE TO STORE ANY USER COMMUNICATION.

YOU ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE (1) THAT YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, (2) THAT USE OF ANY MATERIAL, INFORMATION OR DATA DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THIS SITE IS AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK, AND (3) THAT YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF SUCH MATERIAL, INFORMATION OR DATA, AND FOR ANY OTHER FORM OF DAMAGE THAT MAY BE INCURRED.

WE MAKE NO REPRESENTATION THAT THE SITE IS APPROPRIATE OR AVAILABLE FOR USE IN LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES. IF YOU CHOOSE TO ACCESS OR USE THE SITE FROM LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE UNITED STATES, YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLYING WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

YOUR USE OF THE SITE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK AND YOU, ALONE, ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER HARDWARE, SOFTWARE, SYSTEMS, AND NETWORKS, ANY LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY INFORMATION FROM THE SITE, AND ANY OTHER DAMAGE THAT MAY BE INCURRED.

NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM AVANT OR IN ANY MANNER FROM THIS SITE CREATES ANY WARRANTY.

Indemnification

You will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Avant Parties from and against all losses, expenses, claims, liabilities, demands, complaints, actions, judgements, settlements, fines, penalties, damages, and costs (including without limitation attorneys’ fees) arising from or related to your use of this Site, your misuse of any material, information or data downloaded or otherwise obtained from this Site, your order of products and services through the Site, or your breach of these Terms. We reserve, and you grant to us, the exclusive right to assume the defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.

Third-Party Websites

This Site may link to, or be linked to, websites not maintained or controlled by Avant. Such links are provided only as a convenience to our visitors and Avant is not responsible for examining or evaluating the content or accuracy of, and does not warrant or endorse, any third-party website or any products or services made available through those websites. Please take care when leaving the Site to visit a third-party website. You should review the terms of use and privacy policy of any website to which you navigate.

If you operate a website and are interested in linking to our Site: (1) the link must be a text-only link; (2) the link must “point” to the URL www.avantleadership.com and not to any other page; (3) the link and its use must be in connection with a website of appropriate subject matter that furthers the mission of Avant; (4) the link and its use must not, nor have the potential to, damage or dilute the goodwill associated with Avant’s names and trademarks; (5) the link and its use must not create the false appearance that any program, person, or entity is associated with or sponsored by Avant; (6) the link, when activated by a user, must display the Site full-screen and not with a frame. Avant reserves the right to revoke consent to the link to the Site at any time in its sole discretion, either by amending these Terms or through other notice.

Feedback

Avant welcomes comments regarding the Site. If you submit comments or feedback to us regarding the Site, they will not be considered or treated as confidential. We may use any comments and feedback that you send us in our discretion and without attribution or compensation to you.

Assignment

We may assign our rights and delegate our duties under these Terms at any time to any party without notice to you. You may not assign your rights or delegate your duties under these Terms without our prior written consent.

Interpretation; Disputes; Waiver

These Terms are governed by the laws of the United States and the State of Wisconsin, without regard to any conflict of laws provisions. Venue will be proper exclusively in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin with respect to any dispute arising under these Terms, unless otherwise specifically agreed by Avant in its sole discretion. In the event of any dispute, the prevailing party will be entitled to recovery of its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs. If any provision of these Terms is deemed unenforceable or invalid by a court or arbitrator, then the court or arbitrator will modify such provision to the minimum extent necessary to make such provision enforceable and valid. Should such modification prove impossible or impracticable then the provision will be severed and the remaining terms of these Terms will be interpreted and read to give them maximum enforceability. Any cause of action or claim with respect to this Site must be commenced within one (1) year after the action or claim arises. These Terms of Use, together with Avant’s Privacy Policy, constitute the entire agreement between you and Avant with respect to your access and use of this website and supersede all prior or contemporaneous understandings or agreements, written or oral, regarding such subject matter. Any waiver of any provision of these Terms will be effective only if in writing and signed by Avant. These Terms will inure to the benefit of Avant’s successors and assigns.

Survival

Any provisions of these Terms that are intended to survive termination (including any provisions regarding indemnification, limitation of our liability, or dispute resolution) will continue in effect beyond any termination of these Terms or of your access to or use of the Site.

Electronic Communications

These Terms and any other documentation, agreements, notices or communications between you and Avant may be provided to you electronically to the extent permissible by law.

Contacting Us

If you have questions or concerns regarding these Terms, please contact us at:

Avant
1345 N. Jefferson St. Suite 323
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Phone: 414-243-2726
Email: info@avantleadership.com