jewpiter Terms & Conditions

  1. The one-on-one phone study program is offered by Partners in Torah, which handpicks a volunteer mentor for each jewpiter participant. Matching, and hence participation in this program, is dependent on the availability of volunteer phone mentors. Matching is based on a variety of factors including but not limited to chosen topic, level of knowledge, and scheduling. Matching is made at the sole discretion of Partners in Torah. Partners in Torah will endeavor to match each participant with the most suitable phone mentor. If, a participant request a change of mentor Partners in Torah will make its best efforts to find an appropriate replacement, subject to the limitations listed above.
  2. Jewpiter has the right to dismiss participants from the program for failure to meet any program requirement, to participate in good faith or for any other reason deemed appropriate by jewpiter in its discretion. Dismissal should mean that the person loses all accrued credits and privileges as a jewpiter participant and is not allowed to re-enter the program.
  3. All submissions become the property of Jewpiter and you give us the right to use, edit or reprint them. Jewpiter will not use your name, image, or any other identifying information without your explicit per mission.
  4. Determination of whether projects have been prepared in good faith effort to meet the letter and spirit of the assignment are in the sole discretion of the program administrators.
  5. Jewpiter miles are typically awarded within four to six weeks, but in some circumstances conferral may take up to 8 weeks.
  6. Academic accreditation for Jewpiter programs is granted by the National Program on Non-collegiate Sponsored Instruction pursuant to its rules, procedures and requirements.
  7. All program benefits and programs are subject to acts of God, safety and security restrictions, and other factors beyond the control of jewpiter. Trip dates are not guaranteed.
  8. Jewpiter provides educational and travel benefits for participants. It has no ability to monitor or supervise participants in Israel and assumes no legal responsibility whatsoever for any aspect of their trips to Israel.
  9. Jewpiter miles must be accumulated and redeemed within one year of signing up. Extensions may be granted at the discretion of jewpiter and its program partners.
  10. Personal information collected from participants and others utilizing this website will not be shared with other parties without permission.
  11. Acceptance for approved trip at jewpiter's and approved trip provider's discretion.
  12. Each phone-study session has a 30 minute minimum and is worth no more than 150 miles.
  13. All travel and educational benefits are conditional on good faith participation in the jewpiter program, which is funded and designed specifically for the Jewish community. Participants must be Jewish.
  14. All applications subject to staff approval.
  15. 3 month minimum participation required.

General Terms and Conditions

The terms and conditions set forth below (the "terms") govern you and your relationship with us while on this site on the World Wide Web (the "site") and in connection with your use of this site, and are legally binding on you.  If you do not agree with any of the terms, please do not access or otherwise use this site or any information contained on this site. Your registration and/or your use of the site shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence that you have read these terms, understand them, and agree to each and every one of them.  All references herein to "you", "your" or the like shall be deemed to mean the person visiting or using this site and/or the person registering to use this site, to submit photos or other information, or to obtain products or services from this site.

All information, documents, products and services, logos, graphics, and images (the "Materials") provided on this site are copyrighted or trademarked and are the property of Partners in Torah, Inc. Jewpiter.com is a service of and a mark owned by Partners in Torah, Inc., and references to "we", "us", "Jewpiter", "Jewpiter", " Partners in Torah, Inc.", and similar words shall be deemed to be references to this service and/or to Partners in Torah, Inc., as applicable to the content of the reference.  Any unauthorized use of any of the Materials may violate copyright laws, trademark laws, privacy laws and/or communications laws, and Partners in Torah, Inc. intends to enforce all of its rights and privileges under such laws.

Partners in Torah, Inc. grants you the limited right to display the Materials only on your personal computer for your personal use. You agree not to use the Materials for any other purpose without the prior written consent of Partners in Torah, Inc. Specifically but without limitation, you agree not to reproduce, redistribute, sell, publish, broadcast or circulate any information contained in the Materials to anyone, including others in the same company or organization. You may not post content from this site to news groups, mail lists, or bulletin boards. You acknowledge and agree that, except as set forth herein, you have no right to modify, edit, alter or enhance any of the materials in any manner.  You agree not to "frame" or "mirror" any Materials or third-party content contained on this site on any other server or internet-based device without the advanced written permission of Partners in Torah, Inc. or its licensors, respectively.  The limited license granted to you hereby terminates automatically, without notice to you, if you breach any of the terms hereof.

This site may be linked to other sites on the World Wide Web or Internet which are not under the control of or maintained by Partners in Torah, Inc. Such links do not constitute an endorsement of such other sites by Partners in Torah, Inc. and you acknowledge that Partners in Torah, Inc. is providing these links to you only as a convenience, and you further agree that Partners in Torah, Inc. is not responsible for the content of such sites or your use of such sites.

You agree that all photos and materials that you submit or transmit are owned solely by you and that you assume total and exclusive responsibility and liability for the content thereof and the use thereof. Partners in Torah, Inc. has the right to use your photos on our site as well as for marketing purposes for an unlimited time frame. You also agree that you will not upload or post any photos or other content that is or may be threatening, profane, harassing, defamatory, unlawful, vulgar, obscene, pornographic, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, hateful, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable, or which may give rise to civil or criminal liability under any applicable law. You further agree that you will fully indemnify and hold Partners in Torah, Inc. harmless of, from and against any liability, loss, damages, costs and attorneys fees that may be alleged against or incurred by Partners in Torah, Inc. as a result of any and all claims by third parties or law authorities related in any manner to your photos and materials or the use thereof regardless of whether or not Partners in Torah, Inc. pre-screens your content. Partners in Torah, Inc. reserves the right to edit or remove content which violates or which they reasonably believe violates any of the foregoing provisions or any law.

Although we attempt to monitor the accuracy and timeliness of materials or third-party content, Partners in Torah, Inc. does not warrant the accuracy or timeliness of same.  Accordingly, you acknowledge that this site may include certain inaccuracies or typographical errors which may affect the quality of materials and third-party content and you specifically totally release Partners in Torah, Inc. and its agents and employees from liability for any errors and/or omissions in the materials and third-party content, whether provided by Partners in Torah, Inc. or any third-party.

You must be at least eighteen (18) years of age to register a valid contestant in the Jewpiter contest and you specifically represent that you are at least eighteen (18) years of age and that you have authority to register for the contestant, to make representations for the contestant, and to utilize this web site for the contestant.

YOU AGREE THAT PARTNERS IN TORAHSHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY THIRD-PARTY CLAIMING THROUGH YOU FOR, AND YOU INDEMNIFY AND HOLD PARTNERS IN TORAH HARMLESS OF, FROM AND AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY, LOSS, DAMAGE, COST AND/OR ATTORNEY'S FEES INCURRED BY PARTNERS IN TORAH AS A RESULT OF YOUR DISPLAY, COPYING OR DOWNLOADING INFORMATION OR MATERIAL CONTAINED ON THIS SITE OR YOUR USE OF THIS SITE IN ANY WAY.  THE FOREGOING RELEASE, INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS PRECLUDES ANY LIABILITY BY PARTNERS IN TORAH TO YOU OR ANY THIRD-PARTY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, EXTRAORDINARY, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, REVENUE, PROFITS OR OTHER ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE) HOWEVER ARISING, WHETHER FOR BREACH OR IN TORT EVEN IF PARTNERS IN TORAH HAS PREVIOUSLY ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH POSSIBLE DAMAGE.  IN THE EVENT THE FOREGOING IS HELD UNENFORCEABLE IN ANY WAY, YOU AGREE THAT ANY LIABILITY THAT PARTNERS IN TORAH MAY HAVE OR MAY BE ADJUDICATED TO HAVE SHALL BE LIMITED TO RETURN OF ANY FEES PAID TO PARTNERS IN TORAH BY YOU IN CONNECTION WITH THE REGISTRATION OF A CONTESTANT OR THE USE OF THIS SITE.

Partners in Torah controls and operates this site from its offices in the United States of America and makes no representations that the materials are appropriate or will be available for use in international locations. If you use this site from outside the United States of America, you are entirely responsible for compliance with applicable local laws, including but not limited to the export and import laws of other countries in relation to the materials and third-party content associated with this site.

There are no representations, promises or warranties other than those, if any, expressly made at this web site. Specifically, but not by way of limitation, Jewpiter and Partners in Torah, and its agents and assigns, make no representations, promises or warranties of your success or failure by submitting photos pursuant to this web site and these rules.

THERE ARE NO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND ANY SUCH WARRANTIES ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED BY US AND WAIVED BY YOU.

If you violate the terms of this site, Partners in Torah, Inc. reserves the right to terminate service to you without further notice or explanation. Although Partners in Torah, preferred course of action is to advise you of your violation of terms, breach or inappropriate behavior, and to suggest corrective action, Partners in Torah, Inc. is not bound to do so and may exercise its right to terminate at any time.  Any action related to these Terms will be governed by New Jersey Law and controlling U.S. Law without regard to the choice or conflicts of law provisions of any jurisdiction.  You agree to the jurisdiction of the courts located in Passaic County, New Jersey, for the resolution of any and all disputes arising from or related to these Terms and/or your use of the site, and you specifically waive the right to bring an action in any other forum, and in the event you bring action in any other forum Partners in Torah, Inc. shall have the right to have same dismissed or transferred to the contractual forum agreed to above.   The failure of Partners in Torah, Inc. to enforce any right or provision in these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision unless such waiver is acknowledged and agreed to by Partners in Torah, Inc. in writing.  The Terms comprises the entire agreement between you and Partners in Torah, Inc. and supersede all prior or contemporaneous negotiations, discussions or agreements, if any, between the parties regarding the relationship between them.  Your use of the Site, however, is subject to the additional disclaimers and caveats that may appear throughout the site.

Privacy Policy

We have created this privacy policy in order to demonstrate our commitment to providing full disclosure as to how we provide services and value to you and how we may utilize the information that you furnished to us or that we obtain from you through modern technology.  Your participation through our web site in any of the services or products that are unavailable through our web site shall be deemed to constitute your understanding and acceptance of this privacy policy.  We may modify the terms of this privacy policy from time to time, so you should review it frequently.  Each time you visit our web site or provide us with information, you are accepting the most current terms of our privacy policy.

Whenever you visit our web site your IP address and the web page from which you came may be automatically collected.  Using your IP address to help us identify you and to gather broad demographic information about you and enables us to optimize and administer the web site for you and to diagnose problems with our site, so we utilize your IP address for those purposes.  Also as in most cases, our web site uses cookies to monitor your experiences with our web site and to keep track of your purchases and other activities.  Cookies also enable us to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password, and, if you choose, to save other personal and financial information so you do not have to reenter it every time you visit our web site.  Most browsers will provide assistance to enable you to disable cookies if you wish, but that may also disable your access to certain areas of our web site, so we do not recommend that you disable cookies.

Collection and Use of Private Information

We collect the following types of Private Information about you from the following sources:

  • Information we receive from you on sign-ups, membership or other forms, i.e. your name, address, e-mail, phone or fax number and family demographics.
  • Information about your transactions with us, our affiliates, or others, such as your entry to contests and registration for information and services.

In order to provide you with related product and service offers, we may disclose Private Information about you with trustworthy and reputable third parties such as:

  • Product-related businesses that we deem appropriate to cross-promote and create marketing partnerships with
  • Non-product related, but value oriented values and incentives we deem valuable to our member.
  • Others

Although registration and/or the furnishing of personal information is not necessary in order to visit our web site, if you register or wish to take advantage of the products and services that we offer you will have to provide certain personal information. If you do submit any information, it will or may be used as stated in this privacy policy or as otherwise permitted by law. We may use your personal information in order to contact you for the purposes of providing site updates through our Jewpiter™ newsletter, third party products or services we believe to be of interest to you, responding to requests for information, and advising you of changes to our service or other matters related to the use of our web site. We may use your provided information for any and all marketing purposes such as special offers from partners, coupons and information that we deem relevant to you as a Jewpiter™ member or for the operation of our web site for an unlimited time period. These forms of contact may include direct mailing, phone calling, e-mailing or text messaging or otherwise. Regardless of any of the foregoing, we will not share your billing or credit card information with any other parties, except in connection with such activities as may be reasonably necessary in order to process your transactions, such as credit card servicers, receipt or support services, customer relationship management services, order or fulfillment services, shippers and other carriers and delivery services, and the like.

We use reasonable security methods to contact all data that we collect and store, including but not limited to personal information, demographic information, and financial information.  However, we cannot and do not insure that our systems are impenetrable or that data is not intercepted while being transmitted to or from us over the Internet or by other means.  In the event we sell or transfer all or a substantial portion of our assets, then we reserve the right to transfer to a third-party any and all data and information that we have obtained or have stored.  We also reserve the right to disclose any and all information and data that we have obtained or have stored to appropriate law enforcement authorities if we reasonably suspect that a user of our web site or of services or products made available through the use of our web site is engaging in or has engaged in any illegal activity.

Your Acceptance of These Terms

By using this site and providing us with your information, you agree to Jewpiter.com Privacy Policy and all of the Terms set forth in this document.  If you do not agree to this policy and the terms, you are not granted the license to use this site or any of the services or products provided and please do not use our site.  We reserve the right, at our discretion, to change, modify, add, or remove portions of this policy or these terms at any time.  Please check this page frequently for changes. Your continued use of the Jewpiter.com site means you accept those changes in effect as of the date and time of your latest usage.  You can e-mail us with any further questions you may have at info@jewpiter.com (e-mail Subject: Privacy Please)