AFIS is a trademark of IRMI, and our rights to this mark are protected under
the law. When you register for the AFIS program in the AFIS Learning
Center, you agree to all the terms and conditions enumerated below. If you
complete the AFIS core curriculum within 60 months of beginning it, you receive
a revocable, nonexclusive, nontransferable, royalty-free license to use the
AFIS trademark. All of the following terms and conditions apply to your
certification and use of the AFIS mark:
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Immediately upon completion of the AFIS five-part core curriculum, you
are licensed to publish and announce that you are a holder of the
Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist certification and to display the
AFIS trademark in conjunction with your name until December 31 of the
following year.
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You may renew your license to use the AFIS certification for additional
12-month periods by completing at least 6 hours of AFIS continuing
education courses or approved seminars/conferences prior to December 31
each year. Your license expires on December 31 if you have not completed
(and, if a seminar or conference, notified us of completion of) the
required renewal CE.
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Your display of the AFIS certification with your name will place a comma
before the certification, followed by the certification in all capital
letters without periods or other punctuation (for example: John Doe,
AFIS).
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Your display of the AFIS certification on LinkedIn should be in the
“Licenses and Certifications” section of your profile. It is to be worded
as follows: AFIS—Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist.
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Your display/mention of the AFIS certification in a résumé, biography,
or similar document should be either simply as “AFIS” or “AFIS—Agribusiness
and Farm Insurance Specialist” (without the quotes for either one).
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Whenever the AFIS mark is displayed in a typeface larger than 12 points,
place the registered trademark symbol ® in superscript to the right of the
mark.
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In the event you fail to comply with any provisions of these Terms and
Conditions of Use, IRMI revokes your license as provided for herein, or you
fail to renew your certification by completing the required CE courses,
your license to use the AFIS mark will be immediately revoked and you shall
immediately discontinue using the AFIS trademark, destroy any business
cards or other printed materials showing the AFIS mark, and cease claiming
to be a holder of the Agribusiness and Farm Insurance Specialist
certification.
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In the event your license to use the AFIS certification expires because
you fail to renew it by completing the required CE courses, you must
complete the core curriculum to again earn the right to use the AFIS
certification.
- You agree that IRMI may revoke your AFIS certification in the event you:
- Are convicted of a felony
- Are convicted of any state or federal crime related to insurance
- Have an insurance license revoked due to violation of a state
insurance code or statute
- Display a pattern of unethical, illegal, or immoral behavior that
reflects negatively on the AFIS certification
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In the event IRMI revokes your certification, IRMI will email
notification to the email address and send a registered letter to the
postal address on record in the AFIS Learning Center. Your license to use
the certification expires 3 business days after the registered letter is
mailed whether or not you receive the letter or email message.
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In the event IRMI revokes your certification, you may at any time appeal
the revocation by contacting
IRMI in writing and stating your reasons why you feel you should be
allowed to use the AFIS certification. You agree that IRMI's decision
regarding your appeal is binding and final.
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You agree that the official mode of communication regarding the status
of your certification is email and/or the
AFIS-CE.com website. You agree to keep your email address current in
the AFIS
Learning Center and to periodically check the
AFIS-CE.com website for announcements concerning your
certification.
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You specifically grant IRMI and WebCE permission to send you emails
informing you of the status of your certification, new AFIS course
offerings, approval of seminars and conferences for AFIS continuing
education credit, and other important information regarding your
certification. Except as respects official notices concerning your
certification and the AFIS program, this agreement does not override our
privacy statement, which protects you from other uses of your contact
information.
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You acknowledge International Risk Management Institute's sole
ownership of the AFIS certification, and all associated goodwill, and that
IRMI retains all right, title, and interest in and to the trademark. You
will not use the AFIS certification in any manner that will diminish or
otherwise damage our goodwill in the AFIS certification. You will not
adopt, use, or register any corporate name, trade name, trademark, domain
name, service mark or certification mark, or other designation or
certification that violates IRMI's rights in the AFIS certification.
IRMI shall have the sole right to and in its sole discretion may control
any action concerning the display of the AFIS trademark.
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You agree that, except when indicated otherwise in the course, the
copyrights to all AFIS courses are the property of International Risk
Management Institute, Inc., and that you will not contest the validity or
ownership of the copyrights to any AFIS courses.
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You agree that IRMI may change these Terms and Conditions at any time by
posting the changes on the
AFIS-CE.com website and emailing a notice that they have been changed
to the email address you have on record with us in the AFIS Learning
Center.