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Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF USE
ELIGIBILITY AND ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
This page states the Privacy Policy, Terms of Use, and Site Disclaimer (herinafter referred to as "Terms of Use") forming the agreement under which you may use the following internet web sites, owned, operated, and/or managed by Strategic Insight Management, Inc. These sites (hereinafter referred to as "the sites") include: ebooksouth.com, strongmodel.com, insightpros.com, strategicstats.com, simalliance.com, ateenquiz.com, the Blogger site located at strongmodel.com/strongblog.shtml (the "Blog"), and where applicable, insightprodomains.com, goTellme.Com, and the novel information site henchmanofsouls.com.
Please read this page carefully. If you do not accept these Terms of Use, do not use the sites and their services. By using the sites, you are indicating that you are 18 years of age or older, that you have the full power and right to enter into this Agreement, and that you agree with and will abide by the terms of this Agreement. Site users who are younger than 18, and who choose to stay for age-appropriate entertainment purposes (for instance, on ateenquiz.com), are, it is presumed, under the influence or custody of responsible adults. No contract may be entered into between the Company and such a user.
Therefore, at the Company's discretion, with or without explanation, users under the age of 18 may be restricted or expelled from the sites, as they have no legal authority to enter into contract for conduct. In this sense it is understood that users are not in the public domain while using the sites, but rather are on private property, access to which may be limited or withdrawn at the owner's discretion. Because of the nature of some areas of the sites, which are meant to provide entertainment to minors, any legal adult found interacting in those areas may, at the Company's sole discretion, restrict or expel the adult from the sites, and may pursue measures to ensure the enforcement of that expulsion.
Michael Behning, any alias of his choice, any approved agent under his direct instruction, or any company or organization he owns or in which he has controlling interest may, at his approval, verbally or otherwise, revise these statements at any time by updating this posting without notice to you. For the sake of simplicity, Michael Behning (or his duly authorized agent or organization) is referred to herein as "the Company." Revisions to the sites are effective to you as a user of the sites immediately upon posting. You should visit this page periodically to review these Terms of Use, because they are binding on you. The terms "you" and "user" as used in this Agreement refer to all individuals and/or entities accessing this website for any reason.
Throughout the sites it should be noted that certain advertisers (including schools and programs) are featured, at random, and at The Company's sole discretion on each of the site's domains. These advertisers collect, through the Company's services and technologies, information relevant to the services they offer. Users of the sites should thoroughly read and understand this entire document, and the privacy policy associated with the submission of personal information, publicly or confidentially, on the sites. These advertisers, as clearly noted on the home page of each of the sites' domains, are hereinafter referred to as "Sponsors." It is understood and accepted by the user that sponsors are separate entities from the Company. Although they are under strict restrictions by the Company on the use of personal information, they are under even greater restrictions by law.
Sponsors must understand and agree that they are also bound by this document. In every way possible the Company seeks to outline appropriate and relevant laws regarding the protection of the sites' users. However, the user understands and accepts that the Company cannot be held liable for the individual behaviors of the Sponsors, their agents, their employees, their contractors, or any individual or entity with whom the Sponsor interacts. Furthermore, if the user engages in any relationship with the Sponsor, contractual or otherwise, this relationship is separate and distinct from the user's relationship with the Company, its sites, and its services. Finally, it is understood that the submission of any form of information through the Company's services, in providing such information to Sponsors, is done at the sole responsibility and risk of the user. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its sites, its services, contractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, employees, event locations, service providers, agents and other partners from any claim or liability, regardless of the outcome, that may arise from the action, reaction, or inaction of any one or multiple Sponsors.
USER CONDUCT - WEBSITE
As a user, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of their posting and submission. You must not engage in the following acts, intentionally or otherwise: post private information in the publicly viewable text areas of the sites, which include, but are not limited to the Blog, email correspondence which may or may not be added to RSS feeds or other postings, etc. You should choose an alias for any online profiles, which will protect your personal identity. You should not: post material that is copyrighted unless you are the copyright owner, or have the permission of the copyright owner to post it; post material that reveals trade secrets, unless you own them or have the permission of the owner to do so; post material that infringes on any other intellectual property rights of others or on the privacy or publicity rights of others; post material that is considered by the Company, in its sole judgment, to be obscene, indecent, defamatory, threatening, harassing, abusive, hateful, or embarrassing to another user or any other person or entity; post a sexually-explicit image or statement; post advertisements or solicitations of business; post chain letters, multi-level marketing programs or pyramid schemes; or impersonate another person.
The Company does not represent or guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, timeliness or reliability of communications posted by users and does not endorse any opinions which may be expressed by any user. You understand and agree that any reliance on material posted by other users will be at your own risk.
The Company seeks to make regular reviews and updates to the sites, but assumes no obligation to do so, nor does it have the ability to screen postings or other communications in advance. You acknowledge and agree that the Company is not responsible or obligated to screen or monitor material posted by users, and will not be liable or responsible to any user for performance or nonperformance of such activities. If notified by a user of any communication which allegedly does not conform to this Agreement, the Company may in its discretion investigate the allegation and may thereafter determine in its sole discretion whether to remove or request the removal of the communication. You acknowledge and agree that the Company reserves the right to expel users and prevent their further access to portions of, or if possible and necessary, all of the sites' pages, for violation of this agreement or any applicable law, and may remove communications which are considered to be, in the Company's sole judgment, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, obscene, indecent, libelous, disruptive, hateful, infringing, or racially, ethnically or otherwise objectionable.
By submitting content to any public area of the website (which includes, but is not limited to Blog information, message boards, forums, contests, and chat rooms), your content will be considered "Public Information" and will not be subject to the privacy protections afforded your Private Information, as defined in this Agreement. You also grant the Company, its affiliates, successors and assigns, the royalty-free, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive right (including any moral rights) and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, communicate to the public, perform or display such content (in whole or in part) and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed, for so long as any rights exist in such content. You also warrant that the holder of any rights, including moral rights, in such content, has completely and effectively waived all such rights and validly and irrevocably granted to you the right to grant the license set forth in this Agreement. You also permit any user to access, display, view, store and reproduce such content for the user's personal use. Subject to all of the foregoing, the owner of such content placed on the website retains any and all rights that may exist in such content.
The Company fully supports COPPA, which limits the collecting of personal data for anyone under the age of 13. In order to protect the privacy of younger users, at no time will information knowingly be collected from any individuals under the age of 18. Self-referrals for treatment are common. However, the Company and its Sponsors will immediately seek to contact any noted authoritative adults mentioned in the self referral. If no such adult is mentioned, the self-referral of the minor will be destroyed or deleted from our databases. The Company assumes no liability for adherence to statutes, laws, and policies in this regard, as it attempts, in good faith, to abide by such restrictions.
The Company will take whatever means possible to protect and ensure the privacy of our users and we recommend that our users do the same.
Individuals may choose to take part in discussion boards sponsored or run by the Company and its Sponsors. These users have the opportunity to share their information publicly on those boards. If an individual chooses to share his or her private information on one of our public forums, we cannot and will not be held responsible for the individual's privacy.
USER CONDUCT
As a registered user or participant in any of the site's events, or private or community forums, you are responsible for your own communications and are responsible for the consequences of your conduct. The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to restrict registration to future activities, online or offline, if we, or our sponsors, receive reports of inappropriate conduct by anyone attending the events, engaging in sponsor services, and/or the events and services of the Company. Sponsors and users must not engage in any conduct that may be inappropriate or which may be perceived as inappropriate by others.
The Company offers parents a place to meet, and to become connected with therapeutic, academic, and intervention professionals, as they seek help or insight in dealing with troubled children. However, the Company does not, in any way, guarantee the services or quality of the people or organizations they will encounter on the sites. This includes the Sponsors, their agents, contractors, associates, and others who may or may not actually represent the Sponsors. In this regard, the Company represents its sponsors as having been "Strong Model Certified." This certification simply means that they have received minimally required training, have accepted the concepts of the Strong Model, and have agreed to represent themselves as such. However, the Company cannot be held liable for Sponsors' proper or improper implementation of Strong Model concepts. Any relationship with the Sponsors is separate an distinct from users' relationships with the Company. You agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its sites, its services, contractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, employees, event locations, service providers, agents and other partners from any claim or liability, regardless of the process or outcome of their relationship with Sponsors.
Users understand that the Company does not perform background checks and does not screen or verify the personal information other users. Moreover, the Company and the users accept that Sponsors are bound by regulations and laws beyond the scope of the Company and its sites. Therefore, should dispute or action be engaged between you and a Sponsor, you hereby agree that such actions and disputes not involve the Company and its sites, regardless of what is written, implied, said, or represented on the sites, or through the sites' newsletters or other communications in regard to the Sponsors claims or representations.
Instead, you agree to pursue whatever action, if any, upon the basis of existing law, statutes, regulations, etc., already governing the conduct, licensing, and status of the Sponsors in their individual industries, and further agrees that such action not involve the Company, its sites, contractors, employees, or service providers. Sponsors also hereby agree that their status as sponsors hinges, in part, on their agreement to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its sites, its services, contractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, employees, event locations, service providers, agents and other partners from any claim or liability with regard to their relationship with site users.
By using the sites you agree that the Company and the Sponsors are not responsible for damages that may occur during or after workshops, seminars, treatment services, or other events, that may occur as a result of their affiliation between individuals they may meet at or through such services or events. By using the sites, or attending, enrolling, or using the events or services of the Company and its sponsors, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its Sponsors, contractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, employees, event locations, agents and other partners from any claim or liability.
Unless explicitly indicated otherwise, the Company's events are limited to workshops. All other events and off-line, face-to-face services are coordinated and organized by Sponsors. You hereby understand and acknowledge that by registering to participate in any event or service, in order to conduct the event or service, your first and last name, as well as any other relevant information, will be shared by the Company with the Sponsor responsible for producing, coordinating and providing the event or service. If you submit any personal information regarding yourself or another person, through the established methods and portals for submitting such information, you hereby agree that such submission is a request for the Company to share this information with any one or all of the Sponsors, as it deems necessary, in its sole discretion.
The Company's events may be recorded via photography, video, audio, and other devices. By attending and participating in the Company's events or workshops, you agree to such recordings, which may or may not specifically feature your image, words, and/or conduct, and further acknowledge and agree to the possible future use of such recordings on the sites or in other promotional materials for the sites, or for future workshops and events.
REGISTRATIONS AND PASSWORDS
You agree and acknowledge that you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your Information, as defined in this Agreement, and password(s) created upon any registration on the sites and/or services. You will be fully responsible for all uses of such registrations and for any activity that occurs under your password or account(s), whether or not authorized by you. You agree to immediately notify the Company of any unauthorized use of said registration(s) or password(s). The Company will investigate possible violations, and take whatever action, in its sole judgment, it deems appropriate.
COPYRIGHT, TRADEMARK, AND PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
The contents of this website, including all text, graphics, images and other material ("Material"), are protected by copyright under common law, by the laws of the United States and by foreign laws. Unauthorized use of the Material may violate copyright, trademark, and other laws.
You (the user) agree and acknowledge that the Company authorizes you to view the Material on the sites solely for your personal, noncommercial use, provided that you shall not, nor will you allow any third party whether or not for your benefit to, copy or adapt the object code of the sites' software, HTML, JavaScript, or otherwise, or reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code that the Company creates to generate its pages on the website. You acknowledge and agree that downloading of any object code or software by website users in restricted countries is prohibited.
You acknowledge and agree to retain all copyright and other proprietary notices contained in the original Material on any copy you may make of the Material. You acknowledge and agree that you will not sell, lease, exchange, or modify the Material or reproduce, create derivative works, display, publicly perform, distribute, retransmit or otherwise use the Material in any way for any public or commercial purpose. The use of the Material on any other website or in a networked computer environment for any purpose is prohibited.
Without the prior written permission of the Company, you agree not to display, or to use in any manner, the Company's trademarks, including without limitation, eBookSouth, Strong Model, The Strong Model, strongmodel.com, insightpros.com, strategicstats.com, simalliance.com, ateenquiz.com, strongblog, insightprodomains.com, goTellme.com, and henchmanofsouls.com.
Notwithstanding any statement to the contrary in this agreement, you will not use or attempt to use, and shall cause each other party under your control not to use or attempt to use, any engine, software, tool, agent or other device or mechanism (including without limitation browsers, spiders, avatars or intelligent agents) to navigate or search the web site other than (a) the search engine and search agents available from the sites, and (b) generally available third party web browsers (e.g., Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Explorer) or (c) a robot indexing the site for the purpose of adding content to a public search engine, as allowed by the robots.txt.
PRIVACY POLICY
When you register for site services, or otherwise use the sites for the purpose of soliciting a response from the Company or its Sponsors, you will be asked to provide the Company with certain accurate and complete personal identifiable information including, without limitation, a valid email address (your "Information"). This Information is subject to our privacy policy, which is incorporated as part of this Agreement. For more information, read this entire document to ensure your understanding of our privacy policy. You agree that the Company may save and archive any content of any nature posted to the sites and/or submitted through contact portals, and that the Company may, without liability to any user, disclose such content if required to do so by law or to comply with legal processes; to respond to claims that any of the content violates the property, privacy, publicity or other rights of others; to protect the rights, property or safety of the Company, its employees, users and members of the public; or in assisting a criminal investigation by law enforcement officials.
MODIFICATION, SUSPENSION OR DISCONTINUANCE
The Company reserves the right at any time to modify or discontinue its services, online or offline (or any part thereof), offered on the sites, on a temporary or permanent basis, with or without notice. You acknowledge and agree that the Company will not be liable to you or to any third party for any such modification, suspension or discontinuance of the service offered by the sites. Adjustments or refunds in any subscriber fees or charges will be made as deemed appropriate by the Company in good faith.
SECURITY
Any database currently, or at any future time, which may be made available to users, is only to be accessed by registered Members of the sites. A Member is defined as one unique user with one unique password. If you are found to share passwords with any user, we will terminate your account immediately without notice. No refund of any subscription fees or charges paid to the date of the violation will be provided. Violations of system or network security, including those set forth below in Specific Prohibited Uses, may result in civil or criminal liability. The Company will investigate possible violations of system or network security and may involve, and cooperate with, law enforcement authorities in prosecuting users who are involved in such violations. The Company will also terminate the membership of any person that the Company believes, in its sole judgment, to have violated its security provisions.
SPECIFIC PROHIBITED USES
Adults (18 years and older) seeking to find resources and solutions for the difficulties they are facing in their families, with their children, or with any other individual or entity, may use the website only for lawful purposes. The Company specifically prohibits any of the following uses of the website, and you agree not to use the website for any of such purposes:
1. Posting any incomplete, false, fraudulent or inaccurate biographical information or general information, which is not your own information, or impersonating any other person.
2. Posting information on the Strongblog or other public medium for any purpose other than to interact with others online.
3. Sending a message to a another user for any reason other than to interact online.
4. Deleting or revising any content or material posted by any other person or entity.
5. Accessing data not intended for such user or logging into a server or account which the user is not authorized to access.
6. Attempting to probe, scan or test the vulnerability of the system or network or to breach the security or authentication
measures of the website without proper authorization.
7. Attempting to interfere with service to any user, host or network, including, without limitation, via means of submitting a virus to the website, overloading, "flooding", "spamming", "mailbombing" or "crashing" the web site or the server of any user.
8. Sending unsolicited messages, including promotions and/or advertising of products or services.
9. Posting chain letters, multi-level marketing programs or pyramid schemes.
10. Forging any TCP/IP packet header or any part of the header information in any e-mail or newsgroup posting for any reason.
11. Posting any obscene, indecent, defamatory, threatening, harassing, tortious, abusive, hateful content, or any content that is embarrassing to another user or any other person or entity.
12. Posting any sexually-explicit image or statement.
The Company and its Sponsors (as their interaction with the sites warrant) abide by the Company's strict privacy policy.
When you visit our sites, we do not collect any information about you unless you choose to provide that information to us (other than information automatically collected and stored in the Web server's logs-see below).
Information Automatically Collected and Stored:
When you browse through any Web site, certain personal information about you can be collected. We automatically collect and temporarily store the following information about your visit:the name of the domain you use to access the Internet (for example, aol.com, if you are using an American Online account, or other domains, if access is made directly through a school or organizational domain); the date and time of your visit; the pages you visited; and the address of the Web site you came from when you came to visit. We use this information for statistical purposes only and to help us make our site more useful to visitors. Unless it is specifically stated otherwise, no additional information will be collected about you.
Personally Provided Information:
You do not have to give us personal information to visit the sites.
If you choose to provide us with additional information about yourself through e-mail, forms, surveys, etc., we will only maintain the information for the purpose of responding to your question, or to fulfill the stated purpose of the communication.
Disclosure:
The Company does not disclose, give, sell or transfer any personal information about our visitors, unless required for law enforcement or statute. However, the Company does provide a network and database function to its Sponsors, with whom, if users choose to provide information to Sponsors, or to inquire regarding Sponsor's services, personal information is shared.
The sites are maintained, and are protected by various provisions of law. Violations of these laws with regard to the security of the confidential information provided by our site visitors, may result in criminal prosecution, as well as direct personal liability from users, Sponsors, and The Company.
For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, we employ software programs and third-party vendors to monitor traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage to our databases. In the event of authorized law enforcement investigations, and pursuant to any required legal process, information from these sources may be used to help identify an individual.
Systems of Records:
Records, as legally submitted by site users, are stored for the exclusive purpose of meeting the needs of the user, and to establish an electronic "paper trail" of communications from users. Except as otherwise explained in this policy, such records are kept completely confidential.
Violation of Rights:
Should a site user determine that his/her rights have been violated by any contractor, agent, vendor, employee, or Sponsor of the Company or the sites, the site user agrees to pursue whatever action may be taken, against the specific individual or entity involved. The user further agrees, that with exception to the specific individual or entity involved in the violation, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its sites, its services, contractors, affiliates, subsidiaries, officers, employees, event locations, service providers, agents and other partners from any claim or liability.
Information Practices:
The Company is committed to its users' privacy, and discloses its information practices as follows:
1. What information is collected or tracked by the sites.
2. What information, if any, is collected or tracked by third parties.
3. What organization collects the information.
4. How the Company uses the information it collects or tracks.
5. Entities with whom the Company shares or discloses user information.
6. Choices available to the user regarding collection, use and distribution of his/her information.
7. Security procedures in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of information under the Company's control.
8. How users can correct, update or remove personally identifiable information.
9. How to contact the Company about this privacy policy policy.
If users of the sites have questions or concerns regarding this privacy policy, they should contact the Company.
About the Company
The Company is the sole owner and operator, via contract with Intuit, Inc., of the database system through which the sites collect information. The Company seeks to be an all-encompassing service designed to help parents and families in the broad aspects of the troubled teen industry. The Company provides a web-based portal for people to connect with others having similar difficulties, as well as to find professionals, intervention specialists, treatment programs, etc. To facilitate this, the Company offers Blog(s), newsletter(s), workshop(s), and other services to develop interest-driven communication for the welfare of site users.
What Information is Collected or Tracked
To benefit from the services and products offered by the Company, a person may voluntarily submit certain personally identifiable information. Users may browse the website at no cost and without entering any personally identifiable information. The term "user" is defined generally as any person, including Members and visitors, who access the website for any purpose. The provisions in this privacy policy pertain to all users of the website, unless designated otherwise.
Information gathered by the Company falls into two categories: directly submitted and indirectly (passively) submitted.
Directly Submitted Information
Submission of personally identifiable information by a user about him/herself and/or a minor in his/her custody, control, or legal interest, may occur and be classified into two categories: Public and Private.
Public Information
The Company's goal is to provide forums for people to get together, and to find help. To this end, the Company allows the posting of certain personally identifiable information to be placed in a general public viewing area of the sites which cannot be used to contact a particular user ("Public Information"). Most Public Information is optional and its public posting is encouraged so that the user has the best experience possible with the Company and its Sponsors services. A user's public information includes, but is not limited to, any of the following listed separately or in combination: photo, gender, age, personal issues or problems. Users may also choose an Online Name to be used in public areas (such as in the Strongblog). We strongly encourage all members to not use their real name or a variation of their name in such forums, but to select an Online Name that is unique and different.
Private Information
For users to access the services and events of the Company and its Sponsors, and to enable the Company to provide its services, products and operational support for the site, we request certain personally identifiable "Private Information" through our contact forms. These forms collect (but are not limited to the collection of) information such as: first and last name, home address, email address, telephone number, therapeutic issues, etc. Note that although Private Information is "requested" via the forms, the forms themselves have no "required" fields. In other words, users are left at their own discretion to provide the Company and its Sponsors as much, or as little information as they desire. Fulfilment of user's needs may be impacted by the provision, or lack of provision, of requested information, but the choice to provide is left completely at the user's discretion. The user assumes full liability and responsibility for "not" providing Private Information requested via the forms, if the Company and/or its Sponsors cannot fulfill their needs.
The Company requires financial information for payments (such as a billing address, checking information, name of credit card holder, credit card number and expiration date). However, the Company uses secure, third-party financial systems for this purpose, and neither collects nor stores such information in its databases.
Indirectly Submitted Information
Users may explore the sites and access certain portions without directly providing any personally identifiable information.
However, the sites indirectly collect certain types of information from users when they visit each URL. Such passively submitted information collected from users is not classified as personally identifiable information, nor is it linked to personally identifiable information. Like most websites, we use log files. This includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, referring/exit pages, platform type, date/time stamp, and number of clicks to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement.
The company does not employ the use of Clear Gifs (a.k.a. Web Beacons/Web Bugs) anywhere on its site or in its emails.
How Information is Used
The company does not sell, lease, disclose, trade, or give away your personally identifiable information to third parties outside the parameters of this privacy policy and this agreement. We may provide aggregate statistics about our members and visitors regarding demographic information, traffic patterns, user movements and related website information to reputable third parties, but these statistics do not disclose personally identifiable information from or about a particular user.
Public Information
Public Information provided by a user is typically viewable to all other users of the sites. The user has the option to not provide nor publicize personal information. Publicly posted information should not encourage or allow other users to determine your real name, home or billing street address, phone number, email address, etc.
We strongly encourage all users to not use their real name or a variation of their name, but to select an Online Name and presence that is unique and different.
THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR USERS WHO INTENTIONALLY OR OTHERWISE DISCLOSE PRIVATE INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC VIA EMAIL CORRESPONDENCE, OR IN PUBLIC FORUMS WHICH ARE PUBLICLY VIEWABLE.
Private Information
The Company uses a user's personally identifiable Private Information primarily for three reasons: 1) customer service and operational issues involving the services of the Company and its Sponsors; 2) billing issues; and 3) to investigate violations of this agreement, and to conduct any enforcement measures. All Private Information submitted by the user is kept confidential and will not be disclosed to third parties except as required by law; to protect the visitors and members, employees, or property of the Company; and in the event of a merger or a sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the business, assets, or equity of the Company any portion thereof to another company or entity.
Special Offers and Updates
Users will occasionally receive information on current or new events, services, workshops, or special deals from the Company or its Sponsors. Out of respect for the privacy of our users, we provide the option to cease these types of communications through opt-out measures. Users who later wish to receive such communications, normally through the Demanding Strength Newsletter, may reapply to receive the correspondence.
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data stored on the user's computer tied to information about the user. The cookie contains no personally identifiable information. We use a session ID cookie so that once the user closes the browser, the cookie terminates.
As a User, you can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. This is done through the browser's (like Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer) settings. Each browser is different, so look at your browser's "HELP" menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies setting. If you turn off your cookies, you may not have access to many features at the website or other services may not function properly.
Third Party Advertising
The ads appearing on the sites, delivered by vendors marketing books or other relevant products, use cookies to track click-through processes, but do not collect or link to personally identifiable information with the user.
This privacy statement covers the use of cookies by the Company only and does not cover the use of cookies by any potential, current, or future advertiser.
Sponsors and Service Providers
It is necessary to share personal information with the company's Sponsors, and to the employees and contractors that provide internal support to the Company's and the Sponsors' operations, including billing, and responses to inquiries, which may include enrollment in treatment services, workshops, intervention programs, etc. For example, the company uses an outside merchant services company to bill for services. The Sponsors and the Company use employees and contractors to provide a flexible, trained workforce to respond to inquires. Some inquiries may, with the user's permission, result in referrals to entities and organizations not directly affiliated with the Company's or the Sponsor's services. Such situations may include the referral of a person to an educational consultant or a therapist who is more qualified to help with the user's situation.
We have been advised by our operational service providers that they do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes.
Legal Disclaimer
THOUGH WE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PRESERVE USER PRIVACY, WE MAY NEED TO DISCLOSE PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION WHEN REQUIRED BY LAW OR TO COMPLY WITH LEGAL PROCESSES; TO RESPOND TO CLAIMS THAT ANY OF THE CONTENT VIOLATES THE PROPERTY, PRIVACY, PUBLICITY OR OTHER RIGHTS OF OTHERS; TO PROTECT THE RIGHTS, PROPERTY OR SAFETY OF THE COMPANY, ITS EMPLOYEES, USERS AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC; OR IN ASSISTING A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS.
The self help resources on this site are not intended to be a substitute for therapy or professional advice.
Neither the Company nor its editors and staff assume any responsibility for errors, omissions or contrary interpretation of the subject matter herein.
There is no guarantee of validity of accuracy.
Any perceived slight of specific people or organizations is unintentional.
This sites and its creators are not responsible for the content of any sites linked to.
Any encountered self help or informational content is solely the opinion of the specific user, the Company, or the Sponsor, and should not be considered as a form of therapy, advice, direction and/or diagnosis or treatment of any kind: medical, spiritual, mental or other.
If expert advice or counseling is needed, services of a competent professional should be sought.
The Company assumes no responsibility or liability and specifically disclaims any warranty, express or implied for any products or services mentioned, or any techniques or practices described to address the needs of troubled children and their families by Sponsors, books, other users, or professionals, as a result of their use of the sites.
The user assumes responsibility for the use and application of any materials and information encountered on the sites.
The Company does not accept any responsibility or liability whatsoever on the behalf of any purchaser or reader of any materials located on, through, or as a result of the sites.
No warranty of accuracy or reliability is given and no responsibility arising in any other way for errors or omissions (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence) is accepted by the Company or any member, contractor, or employee of the company or consultant to the company.
Information on the sites is not intended to replace the advice of a doctor or qualified therapeutic professional. The Company disclaims any liability for the decisions you make based on this information.
The Company's sites are informational in nature. The resources on the sites are provided for informational purposes only, and should not be used to replace the specialized training and professional judgment of a health care or mental health care professional.
The Company cannot be held responsible for the use of the information provided. Please always consult a trained mental health professional before making any decision regarding treatment of yourself or others.
Self-help information and information from the Internet is useful, but it is not a substitute for professional assistance.
Please seek professional help:
if you have thoughts of killing (or otherwise harming) yourself or others;
if you are gravely disabled (unable to care for yourself);
if you are abusing substances;
or if you or someone else is in any danger of harm.
The sole purpose of the Company's sites is to offer resources and information to those dealing with mental health issues. We cannot, and will not, assume the role of your physician or therapist.
If you are in need of immediate help, in which life or safety are at risk, please contact a Crisis Clinic or a qualified mental health care provider immediately.
THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY
The information on the sites may contain technical inaccuracies, typographical errors, and out of date information. The Company makes no representations about the accuracy, reliability, completeness, or timeliness of the sites and their information, and the Company makes no warranty that the sites will meet your requirements. You acknowledge and agree that the use of the sites and their information is at your own risk. The Company reserves the right to make changes to the sites at any time.
You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for the form, content and accuracy of any content or other material placed by you on the sites.
DISCLAIMERS
THE COMPANY DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE WEBSITE WILL OPERATE ERROR-FREE OR THAT THE WEBSITE AND ITS SERVER ARE FREE OF COMPUTER VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL MECHANISMS. YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE IS UNDERTAKEN SOLELY AT YOUR DISCRETION AND OWN RISK. IF YOUR USE OF THE WEBSITE OR THE MATERIAL RESULTS IN THE NEED FOR SERVICING OR REPLACING EQUIPMENT OR DATA, THE COMPANY IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE COSTS.
THE WEBSITE AND THE MATERIAL ARE PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" BASIS WITHOUT ANY WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. THE COMPANY, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. THE COMPANY MAKES NO WARRANTIES ABOUT THE ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, COMPLETENESS, OR TIMELINESS OF THE MATERIAL, SERVICES, SOFTWARE, TEXT, VIDEO, GRAPHICS, LINKS AND OTHER DATA. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COMPANY, ITS SUPPLIERS, SPONSORS, OR ANY THIRD PARTIES MENTIONED ON THE WEBSITE BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, LOST PROFITS, OR DAMAGES RESULTING FROM LOST DATA OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) RESULTING FROM THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEBSITE AND THE MATERIAL, WHETHER BASED ON WARRANTY, CONTRACT, TORT, OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE COMPANY IS ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW FOR THE EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN WARRANTIES OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, AND SOME OF THE DISCLAIMERS IN THIS AGREEMENT MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU BY OPERATION OF LAW.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE AGGREGATE LIABILITY FOR THE COMPANY TO YOU FOR ALL CLAIMS ARISING FROM YOUR USE OR INABILITY TO USE OF ANY OF THE MATERIALS IS LIMITED TO $1.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
The website contains links to third party websites and other resources. You acknowledge and agree that these links are provided solely as a convenience to you and not as an endorsement by the Company of the content, advertising or business practices (including the privacy policies) of such third-party websites. The Company does not make any representations regarding the content, truthfulness or accuracy of any content or materials on such third-party websites. You also acknowledge and agree that the Company will not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with your use of or reliance on the content, advertising or business practices of linked third-party sites. If you decide to access and use linked third-party websites, you agree that you do so at your own risk.
TERMINATION
The Company reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to revoke or terminate your rights and/or registrations to the sites at any time, delete any or all of your postings, or, where possible, block access to the sites and/or any other service provided to you by the Company or its Sponsors through their involvement and presence on the sites. The Company reserves the right to take such actions, with or without notice, and without any liability to you, the account holder or user.
INDEMNITY
You agree to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Company, its Sponsors, contractors, employees, affiliates, successors and assigns, and their respective officers, directors, employees and agents, from and against any claims, actions or demands, including without limitation reasonable legal and accounting fees, alleging or resulting from your use of the Material or your breach of the terms of this agreement. The Company will attempt to provide notice to you promptly of any such claim, suit, or proceeding.
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Company makes no claims that the Materials may be lawfully viewed or downloaded outside of the United States. Access to the Materials may not be legal by certain persons or in certain countries. If you access the sites from outside of the United States, you do so at your own risk and are responsible for compliance with the laws of your jurisdiction. This Agreement is governed by the internal substantive laws of the State of Utah, without respect to its conflict of laws provisions.
Jurisdiction for any claims arising under this Agreement shall lie exclusively with the state or federal courts within Utah.
If any provision of this Agreement is found to be invalid by any court having competent jurisdiction, the invalidity of such provision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect. No waiver of any term of this Agreement shall be deemed a further or continuing waiver of such term or any other term. Except as expressly provided in a particular "Legal Notice," or Software License or material on particular web pages, this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company with respect to the use of the sites. No changes to this policy shall be made except by a revised posting on this page, and no advice or other information provided by the Company or its representatives to any user in any manner which is not posted on this page will constitute any amendment of or change to this Agreement.
The section titles in this policy statement are for convenience only and do not have any legal or contractual effect.
