Welcome to the World Education Service (“WES”) International GPA Calculator (iGPA) web service, an on-line service provided by WES through which you may obtain an unofficial statement of the U.S. grade and GPA equivalency of certain foreign transcripts (the “Service”). These Terms of Use (the “Agreement”) (govern all access to and use of the Service. By accessing or using the Service, you expressly agree to be bound by this Agreement and all applicable laws and regulations.
This Agreement is an electronic contract that sets out the legally binding terms of your use of the Service. This Agreement includes and incorporates by reference the WES Privacy Policy. By accessing or using the Service, you expressly accept this Agreement and agree to abide by all terms, conditions, and notices contained herein. If you object to anything in this Agreement, do not use the Service.
You must be at least 18 years of age to use the Service. By accessing or using the Service, you represent and warrant that you have the right, authority, and capacity to enter into this Agreement and to abide by all of its terms and conditions.
WES reserves the right to change, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Service, and to change the terms of this Agreement, at any time. Any change to the Service or the Agreement shall be effective upon posting on this website, and your use of the Service after such posting will constitute acceptance by you of all such changes. Unless expressly stated otherwise, any features added to the Service or altered in connection with the Service will also be subject to the terms of this Agreement. You agree that WES shall not be liable to you or any third party for any modification, suspension, or discontinuance of the Service.
You must enter certain registration information in order to use the Service. You agree that all information you enter will be accurate. You are absolutely prohibited from using or causing others to use any other person’s information with the intent to impersonate that person, or using or causing others to use your account to enter information for or about another person. There are limits on the number of users from the Institution based on the subscription option chosen. This license grants access to institution based faculty and staff only. Failure to comply with this provision shall constitute a breach of this Agreement, which may result in immediate termination of your account.
WES reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to refer information relating to any fraudulent, abusive, or otherwise illegal activity in connection with the Service to appropriate law enforcement agencies. You shall notify WES of any known or suspected unauthorized use of the Service or any credit card information. WES will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this provision.
You or your institution are solely responsible for all fees associated with the use of the Service. WES reserves the right at any time to change the fees for the Service. No refunds will be issued once payment has been submitted.
The Service contains the copyrighted material, trademarks, and other proprietary information of WES. WES owns and retains all proprietary rights in and to the Service and the information, materials, or software accessible or used in connection with the Service. Unofficial equivalency statements obtained through use of the Service are derived from information you have entered. In the event that you pursue a formal credential evaluation by submitting your documents to WES, the equivalency may differ from the equivalency given in the iGPA. Under no circumstances will WES be responsible for any loss or damage resulting from your reliance on any information available in connection with the Service or any unofficial equivalency statement obtained through use of the Service.
You and those authorized by you are responsible for all information you provide in connection with your use of the Service, including without limitation information regarding your educational background, institutions attended, and credentials obtained. WES does not review, is not responsible for, and does not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any information entered by any user or any other person or entity. In addition, you specifically agree that:
You may access and use the Service as set forth in this Agreement exclusively for your institutional use. All information and materials available in connection with the Service, as well as the infrastructure used to provide such information and materials, are proprietary to WES or its suppliers and providers.
You specifically agree that you shall not duplicate, download, publish, distribute, transmit, display, modify, perform, reproduce, create derivative works from, transfer, sell or re-sell any information, materials, or software available in connection with the Service for any purpose other than as set forth above. You further specifically agree that you shall not, directly or indirectly:
WES believes that your privacy and the privacy of all of our users is important. Use of the Service is governed by our Privacy Policy. WES specifically reserves the right to disclose information about your usage and demographics, provided that it will not reveal personally identifying information in connection with the disclosure of such information. WES further reserves the right to send electronic mail to you for the purpose of informing you of changes or additions to the Service.
WES is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information or materials available in connection with the Service. WES is not responsible for any problems or technical malfunction of any telephone network or lines, computer online systems, servers or providers, computer equipment, software, or failure of e-mail on account of technical problems, congestion on the Internet or in connection with the Service, or for any other reason or combination of reasons. Under no circumstances will WES be responsible for any loss, damage, or injury resulting from use of the Service, use of any information or material available in connection with the Service, or from any interactions between users of the Service. Any information or material available in connection with the Service is for informational purposes only and is not intended to replace or substitute for any professional legal or other advice. WES makes no representations or warranties regarding such information and expressly disclaims any and all liability concerning any action by or effect on any person relying on or otherwise using information or material available in connection with the service.
You and those authorized by you represent, warrant, and covenant that you have not and will not access or use the Service in any manner inconsistent with this Agreement or for any abusive, prohibited, fraudulent, or unlawful purpose.
You hereby indemnify, defend and hold harmless WES and all of its subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, owners, partners, employees, agents, information providers, licensors, and licensees (collectively, the “Indemnified Parties”) from and against any and all loss, liability, cost, claim, or demand, including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred by the Indemnified Parties in connection with any claim or action relating to your access or use of the Service or any breach or alleged breach by you of this Agreement or any of the foregoing representations, warranties, and covenants. You shall cooperate as fully as reasonably required in the defense of any such claim or action. WES reserves the right, at its own expense, to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter subject to indemnification by you.
WES specifically reserves the right to edit, modify, or remove, in any manner, any information that it deems, in its sole discretion, to violate this Agreement or to be otherwise inaccurate, offensive, illegal, or otherwise unacceptable. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, WES reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to investigate and take appropriate legal action against anyone who violates any provision of this Agreement, to assist law enforcement in connection with any investigation or enforcement action they may conduct, and to provide all information you submit to us in response to any other lawful request.
You specifically agree that in no event shall WES be liable to you or any third party for any indirect, consequential, exemplary, incidental, special or punitive damages, including without limitation lost profits, arising from your use of the Service. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, you further specifically agree that WES’ liability to you for any cause whatsoever will at all times be limited to the amount paid, if any, by you to WES for use of the Service.
In connection with any dispute arising in connection with the Service, you expressly agree that such dispute shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to its conflict of law provisions, and you further expressly agree and consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts of the State of New York, in New York County, for the resolution of any such dispute
The subscription shall be for a minimum period of one year and shall automatically renew for subsequent periods of one year each unless subscriber terminates its subscription effective on the anniversary of the commencement date upon thirty days prior written notice. Annual subscription fees are due on the commencement date of each subsequent yearly term. WES shall notify Subscriber of the applicable subscription fee for each year in writing at least thirty days prior to the commencement date.
WES may, in its sole discretion, terminate or suspend your access to all or part of the Service for any reason, including without limitation breach or assignment of this Agreement. If WES terminates your access to any part of this Service for any reason, you will not be entitled to the return of any portion of any fee associated with the use of the Service.
WES shall make all reasonable efforts to make the server available to the Institution on a 24-hour basis, excluding normal network administration and system down time, but if access is suspended or interrupted, liability shall be limited to restoring access to the server as soon as practicable.
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