CheckMySkills.com is a social-networking based website for high-school
students looking to be recruited for College Sports. The key here is to
match up student athletes and recruiters/colleges across the United
States. The site will make athletes more accessible to recruiters, and
to make colleges more accessible to students. Web Based Sports Solutions, Inc. - www.CheckMySkills.com
Date of Last Revision: January 05, 2009
Your Acceptance.
This is an agreement (“Agreement”) between you and CheckMySkills.com (collectively, "CheckMySkills" or "the Web site"). CheckMySkills is operated by Web Based Sports Soluitions, Inc. ("WBSS"). BY USING AND/OR VISITING THIS WEB SITE, including all Content available through the CheckMySkills.com domain name, YOU SIGNIFY YOUR ASSENT TO THESE TERMS OF USE (the "Terms "). If you do not agree to any of these terms, then please do not use the CheckMySkills Web site. By creating an account and by posting a profile on CheckMySkills, you (the "User") signify that you have read, understand and agree to be bound by these Terms of Use.
CheckMySkills is an online recruiting service and networking community developed to provide solutions (collectively, "Solutions" or "Services") for the current recruitment issues of student-athletes, parents, college recruiters, and high school coaches.
CheckMySkills.com breaks down the exposure barriers for student-athletes and the radius limitations for recruiters. CheckMySkills also provides recruiters with an invaluable management tool to organize and manage the entire recruitment process.CheckMySkills gives high school coaches the resources to guide their athletes and parents the resources needed to find scholarships and the best school for their children.
CheckMySkills will offer additional services and may revise any of the Services at its discretion, and this Agreement will apply to all additional services or revised Services. CheckMySkills also reserves the right to cease offering any of the Services.
By Using and/or Visiting CheckMySkills
You agree that your use of this website will not violate any local, national or international law.
All of the information you have provided CheckMySkills is accurate and truthful. You have not and will not access unrightful information or access CheckMySkills using other user's passwords, usernames.
Eligibility
Minimum Age. You must be at least 14 years old to use the Web Site. By using the Singles Service, you represent and warrant that you are at least 18 years old. Other Services may have other age requirements for all or portion of such Services, and such other age requirements are stated on such Services or portions thereof.
Recruiting and Management Account: You must be a NCAA Division I, II, or III or other college athletic association head coach, assistant coach and/or official collegiate recruiter.
These Terms of Use apply to all users of the CheckMySkills Web site, including users who are also contributors of video content, information, and other materials or services on the Web site. The CheckMySkills Web site may contain links to third party Web sites that are not owned or controlled by CheckMySkills. CheckMySkills has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party Web sites. In addition, CheckMySkills will not and cannot censor or edit the content of any third-party site. By using the Web site, you expressly relieve CheckMySkills from any and all liability arising from or in connection with your use of any third-party Web site. Accordingly, you are strongly advised to read the terms and conditions and privacy policy of every third party Web site that you visit when you leave the CheckMySkills Web site.
This Agreement is subject to change by CheckMySkills in its sole discretion at any time, with or without notice. Your continued use of this Web Site after the posting of revisions to this Terms of Use will constitute your acceptance of such revisions. Please consult to either the start or end end of this Agreement to determine when the Agreement was last revised.
Web site Access.
CheckMySkills hereby grants you permission to use the Web site as set forth in these Terms of Use, provided that: (i) your use of the Web site as permitted is solely for your personal, noncommercial use; (ii) you will not copy or distribute any part of the Web site in any medium without CheckMySkills’ prior written authorization; (iii) you will not alter or modify any part of the Web site other than as may be reasonably necessary to use the Web site for its intended purpose; and (iv) you will otherwise comply with these Terms of Use.
In order to access some features and functionality of the Web site, you will have to create an account. You may never use another's account without permission. When creating your account, you must provide accurate and complete information, and you are solely responsible for the consequences of providing incomplete or inaccurate information. You are solely responsible for the activity that occurs through your account, and you must keep your account password secure. You must notify CheckMySkills immediately of any breach of security or unauthorized use of your account. Although CheckMySkills will not be liable for your losses caused by any unauthorized use of your account, you may be liable for the losses of CheckMySkills or others due to such unauthorized use.
User Submissions.
You shall be solely responsible for your own User Submissions and the consequences of posting or publishing them. IN CONNECTION WITH USER SUBMISSIONS, YOU AFFIRM, PROMISE, REPRESENT, AND/OR WARRANT THAT: (i) you own or have the necessary licenses, rights, consents, and permissions to use and authorize CheckMySkills to use all patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights in and to any and all User Submissions to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Web site and these Terms of Use; and (ii) you have the written consent, release, and/or permission of each and every identifiable individual person in the User Submission to use the name or likeness of each and every such identifiable individual person to enable inclusion and use of the User Submissions in the manner contemplated by the Web site and these Terms of Use.
CheckMySkills permits you to link to materials on the Web site for personal, non-commercial purposes only. CheckMySkills reserves the right to discontinue any aspect of the CheckMySkills Web site at any time.
Warranty Disclaimer.
YOU AGREE THAT YOUR USE OF THE CheckMySkills Web site SHALL BE AT YOUR SOLE RISK. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, CheckMySkills, ITS OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, AND AGENTS DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN CONNECTION WITH THE Web site AND YOUR USE THEREOF. CheckMySkills MAKES NO WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS ABOUT THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS SITE'S CONTENT OR THE CONTENT OF ANY SITES LINKED TO THIS SITE AND ASSUMES NO LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR Web site, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR Web site, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR Web site BY ANY THIRD PARTY, AND/OR (V) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF THE USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE CheckMySkills Web site. CheckMySkills DOES NOT WARRANT, ENDORSE, GUARANTEE, OR ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY PRODUCT OR SERVICE ADVERTISED OR OFFERED BY A THIRD PARTY THROUGH THE CheckMySkills Web site OR ANY HYPERLINKED Web site OR FEATURED IN ANY BANNER OR OTHER ADVERTISING, AND CheckMySkills WILL NOT BE A PARTY TO OR IN ANY WAY BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING ANY TRANSACTION BETWEEN YOU AND THIRD-PARTY PROVIDERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES. AS WITH THE PURCHASE OF A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THROUGH ANY MEDIUM OR IN ANY ENVIRONMENT, YOU SHOULD USE YOUR BEST JUDGMENT AND EXERCISE CAUTION WHERE APPROPRIATE.
Limitation of Liability.
IN NO EVENT SHALL CheckMySkills, ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, INVESTORS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM ANY (I) ERRORS, MISTAKES, OR INACCURACIES OF CONTENT, (II) PERSONAL INJURY OR PROPERTY DAMAGE, OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER, RESULTING FROM YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF OUR Web site, (III) ANY UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR USE OF OUR SECURE SERVERS AND/OR ANY AND ALL PERSONAL INFORMATION AND/OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION STORED THEREIN, (IV) ANY INTERRUPTION OR CESSATION OF TRANSMISSION TO OR FROM OUR Web site, (IV) ANY BUGS, VIRUSES, TROJAN HORSES, OR THE LIKE, WHICH MAY BE TRANSMITTED TO OR THROUGH OUR Web site BY ANY THIRD PARTY, (V) ANY HARM THAT MAY ARISE DUE TO YOUR RELIANCE UPON THE CheckMySkills Web site; AND/OR (VI) ANY ERRORS OR OMISSIONS IN ANY CONTENT OR FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY KIND INCURRED AS A RESULT OF YOUR USE OF ANY CONTENT POSTED, EMAILED, TRANSMITTED, OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE VIA THE CheckMySkills Web site, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THE FOREGOING LIMITATION OF LIABILITY SHALL APPLY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW IN THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION.
YOU SPECIFICALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT CheckMySkills SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR USER SUBMISSIONS OR THE DEFAMATORY, OFFENSIVE, FRAUDULENT, MISLEADING OR ILLEGAL CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY AND THAT THE RISK OF HARM OR DAMAGE FROM THE FOREGOING RESTS ENTIRELY WITH YOU.
Safety
CheckMySkills works hard to create a strong community of individuals interested in issues related to athletic achievement and recruiting. We count on your involvement to keep the site clean and positive, with videos and comments suitable for all users – not just the locker room. Please do your part to make this a site you can be proud of.
Here are a few important guidelines for using CheckMySkills in a safe and useful way:
* CheckMySkills has been designed to let your teammates, friends and fans learn more about you, along with the teams and sports you are most interested in. Thus, it's expected that you'll share information about yourself like your favorite teams, athletes, movies, or photos.
* However, you should avoid posting any personal information that will put you in jeopardy. Some pieces of information are obvious - for instance you should never post your email, social security number, credit card, or your mother's maiden name! You should also avoid posting any information that would allow someone you don't know from locating you like your home phone number or address.
* Some pieces of information are more subtle. We don't recommend posting any personal information like your IM screenname in public places like comments or discussion boards, even if you have posted that info in your profile, because your profile is more secure and you can control who sees it.
* We recommend posting enough information that allows your friends, teammates, and fans to know who you are and be able to search for you, but not so much that would ever put you in a bad situation. Use common sense, and always ask your parents or people you trust for their advice!
Your Password: With the exception of your parents, never give your password to anyone. If you believe someone might have discovered your password, use the "Forgot your Name or Password?" feature to change your password to something new. And remember, always try to create a password that is easy for you to remember, but very difficult for others to figure out.
Online Friends: Although it can be fun and interesting to communicate with people from other high schools who you encounter on CheckMySkills, be cautious of "online" friends that you've never met in person. Unfortunately, they may not be who they say they are. When in doubt, don't become friends with people that you don't know in real life. Doing so could give them additional information about you that you don't want them to have, including access to your profile page, team page, and statistics. As on any site, you should avoid meeting in person people with whom you chat online. Regardless of how much or how well you think you know them, the person may not be who they say they are.
Report and Blocking Members: To become a member of CheckMySkills, students, athletes, and coaches must choose that they go to a high school, and validate that they are above fourteen (14) years of age. Although these measures provide a layer of security that most Internet services don't have, it's still not 100% secure. If you come across a member profile that looks suspicious in any way, you should notify us. Never be afraid to report a user for any reason; reporting is anonymous and they will never know who alerted the CheckMySkills Team.
CheckMySkills works hard to prevent cyberbullying and unwanted content associated with you or your profile. If someone harasses you or others, or does anything that makes you feel uncomfortable, use the "Report Abuse" link to notify the CheckMySkills Team.
If you ever feel you're in real danger, you should immediately report the matter to your parents, school officials, or local law enforcement. In addition, you should report the member to the CheckMySkills Team.
CheckMySkills Reviews Videos Flagged As Inapproiate: When a video (or other content) gets flagged as inappropriate, we review the video to determine whether it violates our Terms of Use—flagged videos are not automatically taken down by the system. If we remove your video after reviewing it, we urge you to take our warning notification seriously. Take a moment to reread our Terms of Use and hopefully you can keep your videos from being removed in the future. If you find other videos on CheckMySkills with violations, please flag them so we can review them as well!
Play Clean and Keep It Above the Belt: CheckMySkills is a venue for posting videos of legitimate athletic activities, accomplishments and related content. We will cooperate with law enforcement to eliminate child exploitation and other illegal activities. Use common sense. Do not post any content that you wouldn’t show to your coach, teacher or recruiter. CheckMySkills is not a general interest site. There are plenty of Web sites for you to post your parties, pranks, graduation, vacations, musical talents, and other videos. Do not use CheckMySkills to post: pornography or sexually explicit content, videos showing dangerous or illegal acts, or graphic or gratuitous violence and injuries.
FOR PARENTS
The dream of any gifted high school athlete is to be recruited by a top-notch college. Universities and colleges regularly use athletic scholarship recruiting to get some of the nation's best high school athletes on their teams. From football and baseball to gymnastics and hockey, athletic scholarship recruiting occurs across the entire spectrum of college-level sports. The athletes get the opportunity to play for college teams and obtain college educations at reduced costs.
Instead of going after recruiters, you can let the recruiters come to your child. College coaches register with CheckMySkills and use our extensive network to seek out players that meet their exact criteria. The benefits to both parties are clear: recruiters can find the best talent from all corners of the U.S. and high school athletes can focus their attention on the schools that need exactly what they offer.
Here at CheckMySkills, we serve as a bridge to connect high school athletes with coaches. As the premiere online platform for athletic scholarship recruiting, coaches can view athletes' profiles, statistics and even watch highlight video clips, right from their home or office computers. Since recruiting coaches can view vastly more athletes in a drastically shorter amount of time, more athletes get the exposure they need and colleges get the chance to view and then recruit players they want.
Web Based Sports Solutions, Inc.
www.CheckMySkills.com
Date of Last Revision: January 05, 2009 |