Terms of Use

Terms of Service

The following Terms of Service help clarify what you may expect from usage of the alumni.state.gov website.

  1. Acceptance of terms

    Welcome to the Alumni.state.gov website! The U.S. Department of State provides this service to you, subject to the following Terms of Service ("TOS"), which may be updated by us from time to time without notice to you.

  2. The U.S. Department of State's proprietary rights

    You acknowledge and agree that the site and any necessary software used in connection with the site ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. You further acknowledge and agree that Content is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. Except as expressly authorized by the U.S. Department of State or the appropriate participant, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute or create derivative works based on the site or the Software, in whole or in part.
    The U.S. Department of State grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its Software on a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner or form, or to use modified versions of the Software, including (without limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service. You agree not to access the site by any means other than through the interface that is provided by the U.S. Department of State for use in accessing the site.