Terms of Use for the AAVMC Website

Effective Date: 09/01/2025

Welcome to the website of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC). By accessing or using this website, you agree to comply with the following Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use this website.

1. Acceptance of Terms

These Terms govern your use of the AAVMC website and, by visiting or using our site, you indicate that you agree to and accept all of the Terms set forth below. If you do not accept these Terms, you may not access this site or use any of the services provided through this site.

By using our site, you also indicate your understanding that AAVMC may revise these Terms from time to time without providing notice to you. Your continued use of this site after we have revised the Terms will indicate that you accept them as revised. We recommend that you review these Terms regularly.

2. Changes to the Terms of Use

AAVMC reserves the right to update or modify these Terms of Use at any time without prior notice. Changes will be effective immediately upon posting to this page. Your continued use of the website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the updated terms.

3. Additional Terms

You may be asked to indicate your acceptance to these Terms when registering for an AAVMC Account or when using certain services. If you choose to use any of the services provided through this site, you may be asked to electronically agree to the terms customized to those services. In the event a specific service’s terms and conditions are in conflict with these Terms, the terms and conditions of the specific service will take precedence.

4. Personal Information

Personal information submitted through the AAVMC website is subject to the AAVMC Privacy Statement, as it may be amended from time to time, which is incorporated into these Terms by reference.

5. Permitted Use and Access

The AAVMC grants you a personal, non-exclusive, non-transferrable, limited privilege to access our site. Unauthorized access to the site includes, but is not limited to: accessing any part of the site, services, content, data, or information you do not have permission or authorization to access or for which AAVMC has revoked your access; overriding any security feature or bypass or circumvent any access controls or use limits employed to prevent or limit access to any area of the site or server; access content or data not intended for you or logging into a server or account which you are not authorized to access; hacking, password mining, application of scripts or other electronic mechanisms; or using any other illegitimate means. Your access to the site is governed by all applicable laws.

Further, you may not engage in any activities that could damage, disable, or impair any AAVMC server; take action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our network or infrastructure; collect content or information or otherwise mirror or access our site using automated means (such as harvesting bots, robots, spiders, or scrapers); or modify, copy, distribute, or make any attempt to discover the source code, algorithms, or processes of this site.

6. Your Security Obligations Regarding Your Account and Use of This Site

If you register with our site, you agree to provide us with current, complete and accurate information as requested by the applicable registration form. You are entirely responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your account and are wholly responsible for any and all activities that occur under your account. You agree to notify AAVMC immediately of any unauthorized use of your account or any other breach of security involving your account. AAVMC will not be liable for any loss that you may incur as result of someone else using your password or account, either with or without your knowledge. You, however, may be held liable for any losses incurred by AAVMC or another party due to misuse of your account or password.

7. Suspension or Termination of Access

You understand that AAVMC reserves the right to suspend or terminate accounts and to block access to this site by any user who violates—or who AAVMC in its sole discretion believes may have violated—these Terms. You understand that access may be suspended or terminated with or without notice.

8. Age Requirement

The AAVMC website is not directed at individuals under 13 years of age. If you are 13 years of age or older and considered a minor under applicable law, you may use this site only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.

9. No Warranty and Limitation of Liability

This site is provided to you on an “as is,” “as available” basis. AAVMC (inclusive of its officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, or affiliates), to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, disclaims all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to, representations and warranties regarding accuracy, timeliness, completeness, reliability, security, noninfringement, course of dealing, course of performance, usage of trade, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. You expressly agree that your use of this site is at your sole risk.

Further, AAVMC makes no representations or warranties that your use of this site will be uninterrupted or free from errors, omissions, delay, defects, or harmful components. The AAVMC is not obligated to correct or update the AAVMC website or AAVMC content, and the AAVMC will not be liable for omission, typographical errors, or out-of-date information that may appear on the website.

In no event shall AAVMC be liable to you for any claim whatsoever arising out of or relating to your use of, your inability to use, your dissatisfaction with, or the delay or failure of the site, including but not limited to, any special, indirect, consequential damages, or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether in an action for breach of contract, negligence or other tortious action, arising out of, or in connection with, the use or performance of this site.

10. Links to Third-Party Sites

AAVMC may provide links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by AAVMC. AAVMC is not responsible for the contents or operation of any linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by AAVMC of the sponsor or content of the linked website.

11. Choice of Law, Choice of Forum, and Severability

To the extent permitted by law, you agree that these Terms will be governed by the laws of the District of Columbia, without regard to its conflicts of law rules, and that any litigation regarding compliance with these Terms or your use of our sites will be brought in the courts of the District of Columbia.

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or for any reason unenforceable, then that provision shall not affect the enforceability of any remaining provisions. Rather, the invalid, illegal, or unenforceable provision shall be modified to the extent necessary so that it is valid, legal, and enforceable.

12. Trademarks and Logos

AAVMC owns all rights to our trademarks – including, but not limited to, AAVMC, AAVMC Learn, Competency-Based Veterinary Education (CBVE), Spectrum of Care Initiative (SOCI), VetMed Pathways, Veterinary Medical College Application Service (VMCAS), Veterinary Medical Education Initiative (VMEI), Veterinary Medical School Admission Requirements (VMSAR) – and related logos used in connection with our association and services. AAVMC trademarks and logos may not be used without prior written permission of the AAVMC.

All other logos and trademarks appearing on the site are the property of their respective owners.

13. Copyright

Any rights not expressly granted herein are reserved by AAVMC.

14. Permission Grant

Unless otherwise indicated on the specific webpage or AAVMC material, the AAVMC grants permission to reproduce and distribute the AAVMC website material, for the following purposes:

  • Educational and non-commercial use
  • Scholarly works, such as textbooks, journal articles, research papers, dissertations, course syllabi
  • Presentations, such as professional conferences, professional development trainings; or

Such permission is granted, provided that:

  • The copyright and permission notices appear in all reproductions;
  • No documents or related images available from this site are modified in any way; and
  • No graphic images or data tables available from this site are used, copied or distributed separate from accompanying text.

Requesting Permission to Reproduce AAVMC Material
If you require formal, written permission, contact the AAVMC directly at info@aavmc.org.

Permission requests for the Journal of Veterinary Medical Education are managed by the publisher (and not AAVMC): https://utppublishing.com/about/publication-ethics

15. Suspected Copyright Infringement

If you believe that your rights under copyright law are being infringed by the uploading, posting, display or other distribution of your copyrighted content to our site, please submit a notice of alleged copyright infringement with the following information:

  • A physical or electronic signature of a person authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner;
  • Identification of the copyrighted work or work(s) you claim have been infringed;
  • Description of where the material or activity you claim to be infringing is located (url) or is occurring (description of the location of the material);
  • Contact information, reasonably sufficient to permit us to contact you;
  • A statement made in good faith that the use of the work(s) in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
  • A statement, under penalty of perjury, that the information provided in the notification is accurate and that you are either the copyright owner or are authorized to act on behalf of the copyright owner.

Your notice to us must be sent to American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges, 655 K Street, NW, Suite 725, Washington, DC 20001, info@aavmc.org.

16. Improvements and Content Suggestions

You may provide suggestions, data or other information to the AAVMC regarding possible improvements in the operation, functionality, or use of the content and services provided. You hereby assign to AAVMC any and all right, title, and interest to any such possible improvements. Further, you understand and agree that AAVMC has no obligation to implement such possible improvements.

17. Sales and Sales Tax

All transactions are processed in US dollars. Applicable sales tax may be added to your transaction with AAVMC. For additional information please review the U.S. Sales Tax Frequently Asked Questions and Canadian Sales Tax Frequently Asked Questions.

18. Contact Information

For questions or concerns about these Terms of Use, please contact:

American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges
655 K Street, NW
Suite 725
Washington, D.C. 20001
E: info@aavmc.org