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Terms and Conditions / Privacy Policy
Human Beings For World Peace Terms and Conditions of Use
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS RELATING
TO YOUR USE OF THIS SITE CAREFULLY. By using this site,
you are deemed to have agreed to these terms and conditions of
use. We reserve the right to modify them at any time. You should
check these terms and conditions periodically for changes. By using
this site after we post any changes to these terms and conditions,
you agree to accept those changes, whether or not you have reviewed
them. If at any time you choose not to accept these terms and conditions
of use, please do not use this site.
Scope of Terms and Conditions
These terms and conditions apply to your use of all of the sites
and services owned or operated by Human Beings For World Peace, Inc.,
and affiliated companies, including companies controlled by Henry
Bolden (collectively "we," "us," or "our"),
including humanbeingsforworldpeace.com, and any other site that we
have owned or operated, do own and operate or may own or operate
in the future (collectively, the "Sites"). Unless we say
otherwise, all references to the Sites in these terms and conditions
include all such sites. These terms and conditions do not apply to
your use of unaffiliated sites to which any of the Sites only links.
Restrictions on Use of Materials
The contents of our sites are protected by copyright and trademark
laws, and are the property of their owners. Unless we say otherwise,
you may access the materials located within the Sites only for your
personal use. This means you may download one copy of posted materials
on a single computer for personal, noncommercial home use only, so
long as you neither change nor delete any author attribution, trademark,
legend or copyright notice. When you download copyrighted material
you do not obtain any ownership rights in that material.
You may not modify, copy, publish, display, transmit, adapt or in
any way exploit the content of the sites. Only if you obtain prior
written consent from us — and from all other entities with
an interest in the relevant intellectual property — may you
publish, display or commercially exploit any material from the Sites.
You must abide by all additional copyright notices or other restrictions
contained in any of the Sites.
Links
These terms and conditions apply only to the Sites, and not to the
sites of any other companies or organizations, including those to
which any of the Sites may link. We are not responsible for the availability
of any other site to which any of the Sites links. We do not endorse
or take responsibility for the contents, advertising, products or
other materials made available through any other site. Under no circumstances
will we be held responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for
any loss or damage that is caused or alleged to have been caused
to you in connection with your use of, or reliance on, any content,
goods or services available on any other site. You should direct
any concerns to that site's administrator or webmaster.
Other sites may link to any of the Sites only through a plain-text
link. Permission must be granted by us for any other type of link
to the Sites. To seek our permission, you may write to Human Beings
For World Peace, Inc., Attention: Online Unit, P.O. Box 68305 Schaumburg,
IL 60168. We reserve the right, however, to rescind any permission
granted by us to link through a plain-text link or any other type
of link, and to require termination of any such link to any of the
Sites, at our discretion at any time.
Submissions
We welcome your comments about any of the Sites. However, unless
a site has set up a specific submissions policy, we will not review
or consider any unsolicited creative submissions. We hope you will
understand that this policy is intended to avoid the possibility
of future misunderstandings in the event that projects developed
by our professional staff might seem to others to be similar to their
own creative work. Accordingly, we must ask that you not send us
any original creative ideas, suggestions or materials. If, despite
our request, you send us any creative idea, suggestion or material
("Submission"), it shall become our property. No Submission
will be subject to any obligation of confidence by us, and we will
not be liable for any use or disclosure of any Submission. We will
exclusively own all known or later-existing rights to the Submission
worldwide, and will be entitled to the unrestricted use of the Submission
for any purpose, without compensation to the provider of the Submission.
If you are submitting something to a site that has set up a submissions
policy, please consult that site for its specific requirements.
Forums
A "forum" means any message board, chat room, user review
forum or other interactive service appearing on any of the sites
and includes both public boards and private folders. You must register
in accordance with instructions that you will find on the sites in
order to contribute to any forum. You may not post on any forum,
or send to any other forum user or our employee, any material that
is abusive, vulgar, threatening, harassing, libelous, defamatory,
obscene, invades a person's privacy, violates any intellectual or
other property rights, or that would otherwise violate any law. You
may not use any forum in a commercial manner. You may not post material
that solicits funds, or that advertises or solicits goods or services.
You may not post material known to be false. You may not post messages
that contain stock touts. You may not post or transmit any information,
software or other material that contains a virus or other harmful
component.
We are not responsible for material appearing in any forum on the
sites, except for material signed by one of our identified representatives.
We are not responsible for screening material posted by users for
libel, obscenity, invasion of privacy, copyright or trademark infringement,
accuracy, or for any other reason. We retain, however, the right
to modify or remove messages or other material that we, in our sole
discretion, consider infringing, offensive, abusive, defamatory,
obscene, stale, or otherwise unacceptable. We also reserve the right
to edit materials for any other reason. Whether or not we modify
or remove such material, users remain solely responsible for the
content of their messages or postings.
By posting on the sites, you grant (or warrant that the owner of
such rights has expressly granted) us and/or relevant affiliated
companies the worldwide, perpetual, non-exclusive right to use your
questions, comments, and postings, in their original or edited form,
in television programs, books, articles, commentaries, or in any
other medium now known or later developed. You also warrant that
you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content you
have posted and that the public posting and use of such content by
us will not infringe the rights of any third party. Additionally,
you warrant that any "moral rights" in posted materials
have been waived.
You are not entitled to any compensation for any materials you may
post on the sites.
We may, at our discretion, suspend or terminate the registration
of any forum user who violates any of these terms and conditions
of use, any of the member guidelines or for any other behavior that
we in our discretion believe is inappropriate.
Disclaimers
THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS AND MATERIALS ON THIS SITE ARE PROVIDED "AS
IS" AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED. WE
DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO IMPLIED
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT
THAT ANY FUNCTIONS CONTAINED IN THE SITES WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE,
THAT DEFECTS WILL BE CORRECTED, OR THAT THE SITES OR THE SERVER THAT MAKES
THEM AVAILABLE ARE FREE OF VIRUSES OR OTHER HARMFUL COMPONENTS.
NEITHER WE NOR ANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS WARRANT
OR MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS REGARDING THE USE OR THE RESULTS OF THE USE OF
THE SERVICES, PRODUCTS OR MATERIALS IN THIS SITE IN TERMS OF THEIR CORRECTNESS,
ACCURACY, RELIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE. YOU (AND NOT WE OR ANY OF OUR RESPECTIVE
LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS) ASSUME THE ENTIRE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING,
REPAIR OR CORRECTION TO YOUR SYSTEM.
APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES, SO
THE ABOVE EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
We do not endorse, warrant or guarantee any products or services
offered on the sites. We are not a party to, and do not monitor,
any transaction between users and third party providers of products
or services.
Limitation of Liability
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEGLIGENCE,
WILL WE OR ANY OF OUR LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES THAT RESULT FROM THE USE OF, OR THE INABILITY
TO USE, THE MATERIALS ON THE SITES, OR ANY PRODUCTS OR SERVICES PROVIDED
PURSUANT TO THE SITES, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. APPLICABLE LAW MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION
OF LIABILITY OR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE
LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
TOTAL LIABILITY TO YOU BY US OR ANY OF OUR LICENSORS OR SUPPLIERS
FOR ALL DAMAGES, LOSSES, AND CAUSES OF ACTION (WHETHER IN CONTRACT,
TORT, OR OTHERWISE) EXCEED THE AMOUNT PAID BY YOU TO US, IF ANY,
FOR ACCESSING THE SITES.
No Personal Advice
The information contained in or made available through the sites
(including but not limited to information contained on message boards,
in text files, or in chats) cannot replace or substitute for the
services of trained professionals in any field, including, but not
limited to, financial, medical, or legal matters. In particular,
you should regularly consult a doctor in all matters relating to
physical or mental health, particularly concerning any symptoms that
may require diagnosis or medical attention. We and our licensors
or suppliers make no representations or warranties concerning any
treatment, action, or application of medication or preparation by
any person following the information offered or provided within or
through the sites. Neither we nor our partners, or any of their affiliates,
will be liable for any direct, indirect, consequential, special,
exemplary or other damages that may result, including but not limited
to economic loss, injury, illness or death.
Parental Permission
Some of the information available on the sites concerns the topic
of sex and may not be appropriate for children. Further, the sites
are not directed to children under the age of 13 and we will not
knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children
under 13. WE STRONGLY RECOMMEND THAT PARENTS PARTICIPATE
IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EXPLORATION OF THE INTERNET AND ANY ONLINE SERVICES
AND USE THEIR BROWSER'S PARENTAL CONTROLS TO LIMIT THE AREAS OF THE
INTERNET TO WHICH THEIR CHILDREN HAVE ACCESS.
We may, at our discretion, require users under 18 to obtain the consent
of a parent or guardian to view certain content, and we may limit
access to certain content to users above a specified age. You agree
to abide by any such restrictions, and not to help anyone avoid these
restrictions.
We reserve the right to charge fees, surcharges and/or membership
fees for all or any of its services currently provided for free at
any time upon thirty (30) days' prior written notice to you.
Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting your privacy and security and have
explained in detail the steps we take to do so. We urge you to read
our Privacy Policy.
Jurisdictional Issues
We control and operate this site from our offices in the United States
of America. We do not represent that materials on the site are appropriate
or available for use in other locations. Persons who choose to access
this site from other locations do so on their own initiative, and
are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent
local laws are applicable.
Miscellaneous
These terms will be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Illinois, without regard to any principles
of conflicts of law. You agree that any action at law or in equity
that arises out of or relates to these terms will be subject to binding
arbitration in accordance with the Illinois Arbitration Association
and will be arbitrated in Illinois. If any of these terms and conditions
are found unlawful, void, or for any reason unenforceable, then that
provision will be considered severable from the remaining terms and
conditions, and will not affect the validity and enforceability of
the remaining provisions. This is the entire agreement between you
and us relating to the subject matter it contains. This agreement
may be modified only by our posting of changes to these terms and
conditions, or by a writing signed by both parties.
(Last modified on October 28th, 2006)
Human Beings For World Peace Privacy
Policy
We are committed to protecting the privacy and security
of the users of our sites.
This privacy policy will advise you about how we protect your personal
information, and about what choices you have concerning our use of
such information. Please read this policy carefully. We may need
to change this policy from time to time in order to address new issues
and reflect changes on our sites. We will post those changes here
so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might
use that information, and whether we will disclose that information
to anyone. Please refer back to this policy regularly.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please
send an e-mail to: info@humanbeingsforworldpeace.com or contact us
at Legal Department, Human Beings For World Peace, Inc., P.O. Box
68305 Schaumburg, IL 60168.
Scope of Privacy Policy
This policy applies to your use of all of the sites and services
owned or operated by Human Beings For World Peace, Inc., and affiliated
companies, including companies controlled by Henry Bolden (collectively "we," "us," or "our"),
including humanbeingsforworldpeace.com and any other site that we
may own or operate currently or in the future (collectively, the "sites").
Unless we say otherwise, all references to the sites in this policy
include all such sites. This policy does not apply to your use of
unaffiliated sites to which any of the sites only link. This policy
covers only information collected on the sites and does not cover
any information collected offline by us.
Personal Identification Information
We may request personal identification information from you in connection
with your use of, or participation in, membership registration for
humanbeingsforworldpeace.com our contests, sweepstakes, games, surveys,
forums, subscription registrations, content submissions, chats, bulletin
boards, discussion groups, requests for suggestions, visitors' requests
for free products or services or additional information (including
via email to us), and in connection with other activities, services
or resources we make available on any of our sites. In all of these
cases, we will collect personal identification information from you
only if you voluntarily submit such information to us. We will never
intentionally disclose any personal identification information about
you as an individual user (such as, for example, your full name,
street address, telephone number, credit card number or e-mail address)
to any third party without having received your permission.
If you do provide us with personal information for any of these activities,
we may use it to conduct the activity. We may also use cookie technology
(discussed in detail below) to improve your experience of these activities,
including to remember your preferences, customize the content and
advertisements that you see or authenticate your access to your personal
information. In addition, in the event your personally identifiable
information is requested as part of our surveys or polls, such personally
identifiable information may be added to your registration information).
Please note that all members of humanbeingsforworldpeace.com are
automatically registered for membership for any sight that Human
Beings For World Peace currently owns or will own in the future.
If you do not wish to be registered for any or all sites, please
do not register for any site or request that your membership be deleted
by emailing info@humanbeingsforworldpeace.com.
We may also contact you to confirm your registration and about your
account status (for example, when a child enters a new age group
to which different policies apply), and regarding changes to the
sites' Terms and Conditions and this Privacy Policy.
If you give us your permission, we may also use personal identification
information for internal or external marketing and promotional purposes.
On occasion, for example, we may send you e-mails to introduce a
product or service that we think might be of interest to the users
of our sites. For us to obtain your permission to send you this information,
we will give you an opportunity to "opt-in" at the time
our request for your personal information is made. If you do "opt-in," you
may choose to "opt-out" at any time, even after you have
provided personal information, by following the procedures set forth
below at the end of this Privacy Policy. Please note, however, that
under certain circumstances, if you initially do not choose to "opt-in," or
if you later "opt-out," you may not be eligible for certain
benefits for which a name, e-mail address, telephone number or other
personal identification information is needed.
We have the following exceptions to these policies: We will release
specific information about you or your account to comply with any
valid legal inquiry or process such as a search warrant, subpoena,
statute or court order. We will also release specific information
in special cases, such as if there is an attempted breach of the
security of the Sites, or a physical or property threat to you or
others. We may also transfer user information, including personally
identifiable information, in connection with a corporate merger,
consolidation, the sale of related assets or corporate division or
other fundamental corporate change.
Please note that if you give out personal information online -- for
example, on one of our public forums such as a message board or chat
room, folder, chat IM feature -- that information can be collected
and used by third parties. Although we strive to protect our users'
privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of information you post
in these forums. You disclose such information at your own risk.
You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your information
and password. You shall be responsible for all uses of your registration,
whether or not authorized by you. You agree to immediately notify
us of any unauthorized use of your registration or password.
Non-Personal Identification Information
We collect non-personal identification information through the use
of:
"Cookie" technology: A "cookie" is an element of data
that a web site can send to your browser, which may then store it on your system.
"IP address tracking": An IP address is a number that is assigned
to your computer when you are on the Internet. When you request pages from
our Sites, our servers log your IP address.
"Web beacons": A Web beacon, or "clear gif", is a small
graphic image on a webpage or web-based document that a web site can use to
determine information about a user.
Non-personal identification information might include the browser
you use, the type of computer, technical information about your means
of connection to our site-such as the operating systems and the Internet
service providers utilized, and other similar information. Our systems
may also automatically gather information about the areas you visit
and search terms you utilize on our sites and about the links you
may select from within our site to other areas of the World Wide
Web or elsewhere online.
We use such information to administer the site and, in the aggregate,
to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources
provided on our sites. This way we know which areas of our sites
are favorites of our users, which areas need improvement, and what
technologies are being used so that we may continually improve our
sites.
We may share this aggregate statistical information with our partners,
suppliers and other third parties, but we will not share any individual
names, personal navigational or other personal information. For example,
we may use a third-party advertising company to serve ads when you
visit our Sites. We may share demographic and preference information
with this company to allow them to display appropriate advertisements
for you.
Some of our advertisers may display ads on our sites which solicit
or contain technology to collect information about our users for
the advertisers, but we will not permit such advertisers to collect
any personal information from our users within our sites.
Most browsers are set to accept cookies. You can set your browser
to refuse cookies, or to alert you when cookies are being sent. If
you do so, please note that some parts of the Sites, such as message
boards, may not function properly.
Privacy of Children
We understand that young people need special safeguards and privacy
protection. We realize that they may not understand all the provisions
of our policy or be able to make thoughtful decisions about the choices
that are made available to our adult users. We strongly urge all
parents to participate in their children's exploration of the Internet
and any online services, and to teach their children about protecting
their personal information while online.
The sites are not directed to children under the age of 13. We prohibit
registration by children under the age of 13 for all interactive
portions of the Sites including chats and message boards. We will
not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children
under 13.
We may, at our discretion, require users under 18 to obtain the consent
of a parent or guardian to view certain content, and we may limit
access to certain content to users above a specified age. You agree
to abide by any such restrictions, and not to help anyone avoid these
restrictions.
Links To Other Sites
Users will find advertising or other content on our sites that link
to the sites and services of our partners, suppliers, advertisers,
sponsors, licensors and other third parties. We do not control the
contents or links that appear on these sites. In addition, these
sites or services, including their contents and links, may be constantly
changing. These sites and services may have their own privacy policies
and customer service policies, or no policy (policies) at all. We
encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third party sites
or services before providing any of them with your personal information.
Security Policy
Protecting your privacy and your information is a top priority. We
have taken careful measures to secure both your information and our
physical premises. We exercise great care in providing safe transmission
of your information from your PC to our servers (unless sent by a
means outside of our control, such as e-mail).
Access To/Correction of Information
If you would like to review any personal information we have retained
about you in our database, please send us an e-mail request for this
information at info@humanbeingsforworldpeace.com. To help us address
your request, please specify which information you wish to review.
Once you have reviewed this information, at your request we will
correct personal information about you that you state is erroneous.
To request such a correction, please send an e-mail to info@humanbeingsforworldpeace.com.
You should be aware, however, that it is not always possible to completely
remove or modify information in our databases and servers although
we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request.
Choice/Opt-Out
If you "opt-in" to receive information from us or others,
you can change your mind later. If at any time you would like to
stop receiving such information or opt-out of a feature, you may
go back to humanbeingsforworldpeace.com and change your options.
You should be aware, however, that it is not always possible to completely
remove or modify information in our databases and servers although
we will always make reasonable efforts to do so upon your request.
Consent to Transfer
The sites are operated in the United States. If you are located in
the European Union or elsewhere outside of the United States, please
be aware that any information you provide to us will be transferred
to the United States. By using our Web Site, participating in any
of our services and/or providing us with your information, you consent
to this transfer.
Your Acceptance of These Terms
By using any of the sites, you signify your acceptance of our Privacy
Policy. If you do not agree to this policy, please do not use our
sites. Your continued use of the sites following the posting of changes
to these terms will mean that you accept those changes.
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