Website Terms and Conditions

These Website Terms and Conditions were last revised on August 25, 2026.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, ACCESS TO THE ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE WEBSITE (THE “Website”) IS NOT PERMITTED.

THIS WEBSITE IS A ROSS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE (ST. KITTS) LIMITED (“ROSS VET”) WEBSITE AND HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED BY ROSS VET ON BEHALF OF ITSELF AND ITS AFFILIATES.

WHILE USING THIS WEBSITE YOU WILL HAVE ACCESS TO MATERIALS, DOCUMENTS, IMAGES, GRAPHICS, LOGOS, DESIGN, AUDIO, VIDEO AND ANY OTHER INFORMATION FOUND ON THIS WEBSITE (COLLECTIVELY, THE “Content”). THE FOLLOWING TERMS APPLY BOTH TO YOUR ACCESS TO THE WEBSITE AS WELL AS YOUR ACCESS TO AND USE OF THE CONTENT.

Restrictions on Use

The contents of this Website are the property of Ross Vet and/or its affiliates and are not for distribution or sale to any third party. Ross Vet reserves the right to prosecute violations of this agreement to the full extent of the law. The distribution of material on this site may be restricted by the laws and regulations of the country from which you are accessing this site. Where such restrictions exist, this information is not intended for distribution to, or use by, any person or entity in any such jurisdiction in contravention of those laws and regulations, and persons accessing these pages are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.

Intellectual Property

The Content on this site comprises media in various formats including, but not limited to, graphics, audio and video downloads and text. Content may be presented with a list of restrictions regarding use and these restrictions may vary from one media item to the next. You agree to abide by any restrictions that accompany such Content. You also agree to indemnify and hold Ross Vet and its respective officers, directors, employees, agents, successors and assigns, harmless from and against any and all claims, suits or proceedings, demands, losses, damages, liabilities and costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or resulting from your actual or alleged misuse or infringement of any Content, including but not limited to any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other intellectual property right. You agree to defend any indemnified party, at Ross Vet’s request, against any such claim, demand or suit.

If any of the intellectual property downloaded from this site is used to create new works of authorship, all right, title and interest to such derivative works shall be owned by Ross Vet in their entirety and you are obligated to inform Ross Vet of the creation or intended creation of any such derivative works by sending notification to the Ross Vet Legal department, as listed below.

Trademarks

Trademarks found on this Website including, but not limited to, “Ross Vet” and “RUSVM”, are registered trademarks and service marks of Ross University School of Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine (St. Kitts) Limited and its affiliates. Except to the extent permitted by applicable law in the absence of any express license or other grant of rights, you are not permitted to use any trade name, trademark, service mark, logo or commercial symbol, or any other proprietary property of Ross Vet or its affiliates in any manner (including without limitation, reference to the other party as a client, customer or supplier in any press release, advertisement or other promotional material) inconsistent with the business purposes of Ross Vet. Any use of the trademarks and service marks of Ross Vet requires prior written approval. All benefits of such use shall inure to the benefit of Ross Vet.

Educational institution brand names and logos included on this website are for informational and/or attribution purposes only and are the intellectual property of those educational institutions. Absent a separate, written agreement from an educational institution granting express rights, you are not permitted to use any trade name, trademark, service mark, logo or commercial symbol, or any other proprietary rights of another educational institution in any manner (including without limitation, reference to the other party as a partner, affiliate or supplier in any press release, advertisement or other promotional material).

Personality Rights

The Website contains Content which may portray the image or voice of an identifiable person who is living or recently deceased. The use of images of living or recently deceased individuals is, in some jurisdictions, restricted by laws pertaining to personality rights, independent from their copyright status. Before using these types of Content, please ensure that you have the right to use it under the laws which apply in the circumstances of your intended use. You are solely responsible for ensuring that you do not infringe someone else’s personality rights. Please note that some estates hold and control the personality rights of deceased individuals.

Upload/Submission

Content that you upload to this Website (a “Submission”) may be available to those to whom Ross Vet has granted, or will in the future grant, specific access privileges. You represent and warrant that you have the right to upload any such Submission and make it available to those who have been granted access privileges, and the Submission does not violate any relevant data privacy laws. By uploading a Submission to the Website you hereby grant Ross Vet a perpetual, non-exclusive, unrestricted, non-revocable, royalty-free license to maintain this Content on the Website and make it available for educational purposes to those to whom Ross Vet deems appropriate, in its sole discretion. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Ross Vet harmless from and against any and all claims, suits or proceedings, demands, losses, damages, liabilities and costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or resulting from the actual or alleged infringement of any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or any other intellectual property right in connection with any Submission.

Ross Vet will not be required to treat any Submission as confidential, and will not be liable for any ideas it may use from a Submission for its business.

If any Content uploaded by you, in whatever format, is deemed by Ross Vet, in its sole discretion, to be inappropriate for whatever reason, Ross Vet reserves the right to remove such material from the Website. Ross Vet is not responsible for any inappropriate Submission.

Disclaimers / Warranties / Limitation of Liability

Ross Vet makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy or completeness of the Content provided, nor does it warrant or represent that the Content is up-to-date or current, that Ross Vet has any duty to update any content, or that the Content is free from technical inaccuracies or typographical errors. The Content you find on this website is provided “as is,” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranty for information, services, or products provided through or in connection with this website and any implied warranties and conditions, whether statutory, arising from the course of dealing, or otherwise, of merchantability, quality, fitness for a particular purpose, expectation of privacy, accuracy, completeness, performance, currency, or non-infringement.

Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages or injury caused by any failure of performance, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, communication line failure, theft or destruction, or unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of record, whether for breach of contract, tortious behavior, negligence, or under any other cause of action. You specifically acknowledge that Ross Vet is not liable for any defamatory, offensive, infringing or illegal materials or conduct, or that of third parties contained on this website, and Ross Vet reserves the right to remove such materials from this website without liability.

ROSS VET DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR CLAIM OF ANY KIND RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF, OR ANY WAY RELATED TO (A) ERRORS IN OR OMISSIONS FROM CONTENT, INCLUDING TECHNICAL INACCURACIES AND TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS, (B) ANY THIRD PARTY WEB SITES OR CONTENT THEREIN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ACCESSED THROUGH HOT LINKS IN ANY CONTENT, (C) THE UNAVAILABILITY OF THE WEBSITE, (D) ANY USE OF THE WEB SITE OR ANY CONTENT CONTAINED THEREIN, (E) ANY USE OF ANY EQUIPMENT OR SOFTWARE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS WEBSITE OR ITS CONTENT, OR (F) ANY RELIANCE ON THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE WEBSITE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

IN NO EVENT SHALL ROSS VET OR ITS AFFILIATES, OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SHAREHOLDERS, AGENTS, OR REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR LOSS OF GOODWILL IN ANY WAY ARISING FROM OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR RESULTING FROM THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE OR THE PERFORMANCE OR NON-PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATIONS UNDER THESE TERMS, INCLUDING THE FAILURE OF ESSENTIAL PURPOSE, EVEN IF ROSS VET HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POSSIBILITY OR LIKELIHOOD OF SUCH DAMAGES OCCURRING. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any claim arising out of or relating to the Website or these WEBSITE Terms AND CONDITIONS must be brought within one (1) year after the claim arises, or such claim shall be permanently barred.

Website Links

Ross Vet is not responsible for the content of any third-party-linked site that is not owned or controlled by Ross Vet, or of any other links contained in such third-party sites. Ross Vet provides links to you for your convenience only, and the presence of any link to a site not owned by Ross Vet is not an endorsement by Ross Vet of the site or its contents. Ross Vet assumes no responsibility for any other party’s site hyperlinked to this Website or in which any part of this Website has been hyperlinked.

No permission is granted here for you to use Ross Vet’s icons, site address, or other means to hyperlink other websites with any page in this Website. You must obtain prior written permission to hyperlink in any manner to this Website.

Privacy Policy

Ross Vet respects and understands the importance of the privacy and security of our online customers. Please consult Ross Vet’s Privacy Policy located here: https://www.covista.com/privacy-policy.

Copyright Statement

This Website is copyrighted by Ross University School of Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine (St. Kitts) Limited. The contents of this Website, including, but not limited to, text, graphics, and icons are copyrighted materials owned or controlled by Ross Vet and contain Ross Vet’s name, trademarks, service marks, and trade names.

Local Laws and Export Control

Ross Vet controls this Website and its Content from its headquarters in the United States. If you use this Website and its Content from other locations, you are responsible for compliance with applicable local laws including but not limited to the export and import regulations of other countries.

Miscellaneous

Ross Vet’s failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of this agreement shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any provision of this agreement. We may assign our rights and duties under this agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

Blog

This website incorporates at least one informal, conversational page which is regularly updated by an individual or group of individuals (a “Blog”). By posting content to any Blog found on this website, you hereby grant Ross Vet a perpetual, exclusive, unrestricted, non-revocable, royalty-free license to use, print, publish, sell, copy, distribute, make derivative works of, and license others to use the content in any form or medium, now or hereafter existing, or in any language during the full term of the copyright therein and throughout the world. You acknowledge that any Ross Vet publication (in any format) containing such content will contain a Ross Vet copyright notice. All content is the sole responsibility of the person from whom such content originated. This means that you, and not Ross Vet, are entirely responsible for all content that you upload, post, transmit or otherwise make available via the Blog. You represent that you have all rights necessary to post such content without violation of any intellectual property or other rights or laws or regulations. You agree to defend, indemnify and hold Ross Vet harmless from and against any and all claims, suits or proceedings, demands, losses, damages, liabilities and costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees) arising out of or resulting from the actual or alleged infringement of any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or any other intellectual property right in connection with any content you post to the Blog.

You understand that by accessing and/or using the Blog, you may be exposed to content that you find to be offensive or objectionable. The opinions expressed in the Blog are not necessarily those of Ross Vet and/or its employees. Under no circumstances will Ross Vet be liable in any way for any content, including, but not limited to, any errors or omissions in any content posted, transmitted, or otherwise made available via the Blog. You acknowledge that Ross Vet shall have the right (but not the obligation) in its sole discretion to refuse or remove any content that may be posted or uploaded to the Blog.

All opinions and statements made by you on the Blog are yours alone and Ross Vet neither condones nor endorses the reliability or accuracy of such statements.

You agree that you will not:

(a) upload, post, transmit, or otherwise make available any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another’s privacy (including any address, email, phone number, or any other contact information without the written consent of the owner of such information), hateful, or racially, ethnically, or otherwise objectionable;

(b) harm minors in any way;

(c) impersonate any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a Ross Vet official, forum leader, guide, or host, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity, including Ross Vet;

(d) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any content transmitted through the Blog;

(e) upload, post, or otherwise transmit any content that you do not have a right to transmit under any law or under contractual or fiduciary relationships (such as inside information, or proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);

(f) upload, post, or otherwise transmit any content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright, rights of privacy or publicity, or other proprietary rights of any party;

(g) upload, post, or transmit unsolicited commercial email or "spam". This includes unethical marketing, advertising, or any other practice that is in any way connected with "spam," such as (a) sending mass email to recipients who have not requested email from you or with a fake return address, (b) promoting a site with deceptive or otherwise inappropriate links, titles, descriptions, or (c) promoting your site by posting multiple submissions in public forums that are identical;

(h) upload, post, or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files, or programs designed to interrupt, destroy, or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;

(i) interfere with or disrupt the Blog or servers or networks connected to the Blog, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies, or regulations of networks connected to the Blog;

(j) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national, or international law;

(k) "stalk" or otherwise harass another;

(l) promote or provide instructional information about illegal activities, promote physical harm or injury against any group or individual, or promote any act of cruelty to animals. This may include, without limitation, providing instructions on how to assemble bombs, grenades, or other weapons or incendiary devices;

(m) offer for sale or sell any item, good, or service that (a) violates any applicable federal, state, or local law or regulation, (b) you do not have full power and authority under all relevant laws and regulations to offer and sell, including all necessary licenses and authorizations, or (c) Ross Vet determines, in its sole discretion, is inappropriate for sale through the services provided by Ross Vet;

(n) use the Blog as a forwarding service to another web site;

(o) allow usage by others in such a way as to violate these terms;

(p) take any steps to interfere with or in any manner compromise any of Ross Vet’s security measures;

(q) use the Blog for fraudulent purposes;

(r) harvest or collect any information about or regarding others who access the Blog, including, without limitation, any personal data or information;

(s) copy the Blog content (other than as provided under United States copyright laws);

(t) remove any proprietary notices from the Blog site;

(u) cause, permit, or authorize the modification, creation of derivative works of, or translation of the Blog content without the express permission of Ross Vet;

(v) sell, assign, rent, lease, act as a service bureau, or grant rights in the Blog including, without limitation, through sublicense, to any other person or entity;

(w) attempt to decompile, reverse engineer, disassemble, modify, or hack the Blog site or underlying software, or to defeat or overcome any encryption and/or digital rights management technology implemented by Ross Vet with respect to the Blog and/or data transmitted, processed, or stored by Ross Vet; or

(x) use this Blog for any commercial purpose or for the benefit of any third party or in any manner not permitted by these terms.

Right to Contact you.

1. Consent 
   As permitted by law, you consent to receive informational and marketing related calls, emails, and text messages from Ross Vet at any telephone number or email address provided to us. This includes consenting to our use of an automatic telephone dialing system and AI-technology for calls and texts.
2. Message Frequency
   Message frequency may vary. Users may receive multiple messages per week, depending on the nature of the program.
3. Charges and Fees
   Message and data rates may apply for any messages sent to you from us and to us from you, depending on your wireless provider and plan. For questions about your text or data plan, contact your wireless provider.
4. Opt-Out Instructions
   You may opt out of receiving SMS messages at any time by replying "STOP" to any SMS message. After opting out, you may receive one final confirmation message stating that you will no longer receive messages. No further messages will be sent unless you opt back into the service.
5. Help Instructions
   For assistance with our campaigns, reply "HELP" to any SMS message, or contact our support team at 855-637-6778.
6. Privacy and Data Usage
   For information on how we collect and use your personal data, please review our Privacy Policy. We do not sell, rent, or share your opt-in data or consent information with third parties for their own marketing purposes. We may, however, disclose such information to service providers, contractors, consultants, and other vendors acting on our behalf and subject to appropriate confidentiality and data protection obligations, including as necessary to provide, support, analyze, improve, and administer our communications, marketing, and messaging services.
7. Prohibited Use
   You agree not to use our services for any unlawful or unauthorized purpose, including but not limited to harassment, fraud, or sending unsolicited messages to third parties. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion, to suspend, restrict, terminate, or otherwise limit access to the Website or any services at any time, with or without notice, for any violation of these Website Terms and Conditions or for any other reason permitted by applicable law. Any misuse of the Website or services may result in immediate suspension and potential legal action.
8. Modification of Terms
   We reserve the right to modify these terms and conditions at any time. Continued use of our services after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of those changes. Please review these terms periodically for updates.

Governing Law and Venue

In light of Ross Vet’s substantial contacts with the State of Illinois, and your and our interests in ensuring that disputes regarding the interpretation, validity and enforceability of these Website Terms and Conditions are resolved on a uniform basis, and the making of these Website Terms and Conditions in Illinois, you agree that: (i) these Website Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the law of the State of Illinois, without regard to Illinois choice of law principles; (ii) all legal actions related to these Website Terms and Conditions will be brought in a state or federal court located in Cook County in the State of Illinois and you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in Cook County, Illinois for these purposes.

Questions

Questions about these Terms and Conditions should be directed in writing to

Office of General Counsel
Ross University School of Medicine School of Veterinary Medicine (St. Kitts) Limited
233 S. Wacker Drive
Suite 800 
Chicago, IL 60606