Knox Community College

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

Effective Date: 07 August 2026

Last Updated: 07 August 2026

1. Acceptance of Terms

By accessing, browsing, or using the Knox Community College website (the “Site”), you agree to be bound by these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these Terms, you should not use the Site.

These Terms apply to all visitors to the Site, including prospective students, current students, parents, guardians, staff, alumni, partners, contractors, and members of the public.

2. About This Site

The Site provides general information about Knox Community College, including academic programmes, admissions, tuition and fees, student services, housing, departments, campuses, events, notices, and other institutional information. The Site is intended for informational and communication purposes.

3. No Official Contract, Offer, or Guarantee

Information on the Site is provided for general guidance only. Unless expressly stated in an official written communication issued by an authorized College officer, information on the Site does not constitute an official offer, contract, commitment, admission decision, scholarship award, employment offer, or guarantee of service availability.

Programme offerings, course availability, timetables, fees, housing availability, entry requirements, policies, procedures, forms, and other information may change without prior notice. Users should contact the relevant College office to confirm current and official information before making decisions based on website content.

4. User Responsibilities

You agree to use the Site responsibly, lawfully, and in a manner that does not interfere with the rights, safety, security, reputation, or operations of Knox Community College or any other person.

  • You are responsible for ensuring that any information you submit through the Site is accurate, complete, lawful, and appropriate.
  • You should not submit confidential, highly sensitive, financial, or payment card information through general website enquiry forms unless the College specifically provides a secure and approved mechanism for that purpose.
  • You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any information, reference number, password, or access credential that may be issued to you in connection with an authorized College online service.

5. Acceptable Use

You may use the Site only for lawful, educational, informational, and College-related purposes. You must not misuse the Site or attempt to compromise its content, performance, security, or availability. You must not:

  • Attempt to gain unauthorized access to the Site, servers, accounts, databases, networks, or underlying systems.
  • Transmit malicious code, malware, viruses, spyware, ransomware, spam, phishing content, or other harmful material.
  • Use the Site to upload, transmit, publish, or distribute unlawful, defamatory, threatening, harassing, discriminatory, obscene, misleading, fraudulent, or otherwise inappropriate content.
  • Copy, scrape, harvest, mine, reproduce, modify, republish, distribute, or exploit Site content for commercial purposes without prior written permission.
  • Interfere with, disrupt, overload, test, scan, probe, bypass, or attempt to defeat the Site’s security, authentication, access controls, or technical safeguards.
  • Impersonate Knox Community College, College faculty, staff, students, departments, or any other person or organisation.
  • Use the Site in a way that could damage the College’s reputation, infringe intellectual property rights, violate privacy rights, or breach applicable law.

6. Intellectual Property

All content on the Site, including text, images, photographs, graphics, logos, icons, documents, forms, videos, design elements, layout, and the Knox Community College name and marks, is owned by Knox Community College or used with permission from third parties. Such content may be protected by copyright, trademark, and other applicable laws.

You may view, download, or print reasonable portions of Site content for personal, educational, informational, or non-commercial use, provided that you do not modify the content, remove notices, misrepresent the source, or use it in a misleading manner. Any other use requires prior written permission from the College.

7. Website Content, Accuracy, and Updates

Knox Community College makes reasonable efforts to keep Site information accurate and current. However, errors, omissions, outdated information, typographical mistakes, technical issues, or delays in updating information may occur.

The College reserves the right to correct, update, remove, suspend, or modify Site content at any time without prior notice. Official information should be verified with the relevant College department, Student Services, or another authorized office as appropriate.

8. Admissions, Enrolment, Programmes, and Fees

Nothing on the Site constitutes an offer of admission, a guarantee of enrolment, a guarantee of programme availability, or a waiver of admission requirements, academic policies, financial obligations, or College procedures.

Admission, registration, progression, graduation, housing, scholarship, bursary, and other student-related decisions are made in accordance with official College policies, procedures, approval processes, and applicable law. Tuition, fees, charges, payment deadlines, and refund arrangements may be revised and should be confirmed through official College channels.

9. Forms, Submissions, and Communications

The Site may allow users to submit enquiry forms, requests, comments, applications, or other communications. Submission of information through the Site does not guarantee acceptance, approval, registration, admission, acknowledgement by a particular deadline, or a particular response time unless expressly stated by the College.

By submitting content or information through the Site, you confirm that you have the right to provide that information and that it is accurate to the best of your knowledge. The College may use submitted information to respond to your enquiry, provide services, route messages to appropriate departments, maintain records, and carry out related institutional functions, subject to the Privacy Policy and applicable law.

10. Third-Party Links and External Services

The Site may provide links to external websites, social media pages, payment platforms, application portals, videos, maps, forms, or services operated by third parties. These links are provided for convenience only.

Knox Community College does not control and is not responsible for the content, availability, security, privacy practices, accuracy, policies, or services of third-party websites. A link to a third-party website does not imply endorsement by the College. Users should review the applicable terms and privacy policies of third-party sites before using them.

11. Privacy and Data Protection

Use of the Site is also governed by the Knox Community College Website Privacy Policy, which explains how personal information may be collected, used, shared, retained, transferred, and protected in accordance with Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, 2020 and applicable data protection requirements.

Users should not submit personal information about another person unless they are authorized to do so. Parents, guardians, schools, sponsors, or representatives providing information on behalf of a prospective or current student should ensure that they have appropriate authority or consent.

12. Security of the Site

The College may implement technical, administrative, and organizational measures intended to protect the Site and its users. However, no website, network, or electronic transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure. Users should take reasonable precautions when using the internet, including using secure devices, avoiding suspicious links, and not submitting sensitive information through unsecured channels.

13. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Site and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Knox Community College makes no express or implied warranties regarding the Site, including warranties of accuracy, completeness, timeliness, reliability, availability, uninterrupted access, security, fitness for a particular purpose, or freedom from errors or harmful components.

14. Limitation of Liability

To the fullest extent permitted by law, Knox Community College, its officers, employees, agents, representatives, and service providers, shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential, exemplary, or other damages arising from or related to use of, inability to use, reliance on, or performance of the Site or any linked third-party website.

Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot lawfully be limited or excluded under applicable law.

15. Indemnity

Where permitted by law, you agree to be responsible for losses, claims, damages, costs, or expenses arising from your misuse of the Site, breach of these Terms, violation of applicable law, infringement of intellectual property or privacy rights, or submission of unlawful or unauthorized content.

16. Accessibility and User Support

Knox Community College aims to provide information in a manner that is accessible and useful to its communities. If you experience difficulty accessing content on the Site or require information in an alternative format, you may contact the College using the details below so that the matter can be reviewed.

17. Suspension, Restriction, or Termination of Access

The College may suspend, restrict, block, or terminate access to the Site or any part of it where it reasonably believes that a user has breached these Terms, misused the Site, threatened Site security, violated applicable law, or engaged in activity that may harm the College, its users, or its systems.

18. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws of Jamaica. Subject to any applicable legal requirements, disputes arising from or related to the Site or these Terms shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of Jamaica.

19. Changes to These Terms

Knox Community College may revise these Terms of Use from time to time to reflect changes in legal requirements, technology, website features, institutional operations, or College policies. Updated Terms will be posted on the Site with a revised “Last Updated” date. Continued use of the Site after updates are posted indicates acceptance of the revised Terms.

20. Contact Information

Questions about these Terms of Use, website content, or access issues may be directed to:

Knox Community College
PO Box 52
Spalding, Clarendon, Jamaica
Responsible Office: Systems Administrator
Email: info@kcc.edu.jm
Telephone: (876) 987-8047