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Table of Contents
- ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
- DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
- REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
- PRIVACY POLICY
- MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
- MEMBER CONDUCT
- INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
- CONTENT ACCESSED
- CONTENT SUBMITTED
- INDEMNITY
- USE AND STORAGE
- MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
- TERMINATION
- ADVERTISER INFORMATION
- LINKS
- PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
- LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
- FINANCIAL INFORMATION
- TRADEMARK INFORMATION
- COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- VIOLATIONS
1. ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS
EWI provides its Members-Only Web Site service (hereafter referred to as the “service”) to you, subject to the following Terms of Service ("Terms of Service"), which may be updated by EWI from time to time without notice to you. EWI encourages you to review the most current version of these Terms of Service often at http://www.ewi.org/membership/login.asp. In addition, when using particular EWI or associated third party services, you are subject to any posted guidelines applicable to those services. These Terms of Service are incorporated into all of those guidelines. Your continued use of the Service constitutes your agreement to and acknowledgment of these Terms of Service, including but not limited to any changes to these Terms of Service.
2. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE
EWI currently provides users with access to a rich collection of on-line resources, including various communications tools, online forums, shopping services, personalized content and branded programming through its network of services that EWI owns and licenses (the "Service"). Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all new features that enhance the current Service, including the release of new EWI services, are subject to these Terms of Service. The Service is provided "AS IS" and "AS AVAILABLE" and EWI assumes no responsibility for the timeliness, reliability, deletion, mis-delivery or failure to store any user communications or personalization settings.
In order to use the Service, you must obtain access to the World Wide Web, either directly or through devices that access web-based content, and pay any service fees associated with that access. In addition, you must provide all equipment necessary to make the connection to the World Wide Web, including a computer and modem or other access device. In addition, to obtain access to all features and functions of the Service, you must complete and submit the registration form online. Without doing that, you may be able to access limited parts of the Service.
3. REGISTRATION OBLIGATIONS
You must: (a) provide accurate, current and complete information about yourself (the "Registration Data") as prompted by the Service's registration form, and (b) maintain and promptly update the Registration Data to keep it accurate, current and complete. If you provide any information that is inaccurate, not current or incomplete, or EWI has reasonable grounds to suspect that your Registration Data is inaccurate, not current or incomplete, EWI has the right to suspend or terminate your account and refuse any and all current or future use of the Service (or any portion of the Service).
4. PRIVACY POLICY
Pursuant to EWI's privacy policy, we may disclose to third parties certain aggregate information contained in your Registration Data or related data, but that information will NOT include personally-identifying information, except as specifically authorized by you or in the good faith belief that the disclosure is reasonably necessary to comply with the law, legal process, to enforce these Terms of Service, to protect the rights or property of EWI, to protect the personal and informational safety of citizens or the public in exigent circumstances, or as EWI determines is reasonably necessary to maintain or efficiently operate the Service. Certain technical processing of e-mail messages and other communications and their content may be required to: (a) send and receive messages; (b) conform to connecting networks' technical requirements; (c) conform to the limitations of the Service; or (d) conform to other similar requirements. That processing and alteration are automated and do not constitute the exercise of editorial control over the messages or communications or the monitoring of content. For more information, please see EWI's full privacy policy.
5. MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY
You will receive a password and account designation upon completing the Service's registration process. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of the password and account, and are fully responsible for all activities that occur under your password or account. You must (a) immediately notify EWI of any unauthorized use of your password or account or any other breach of security, and (b) ensure that you exit from your account at the end of each session. EWI cannot and will not be liable for any loss or damage arising from your failure to comply with this MEMBER ACCOUNT, PASSWORD AND SECURITY section. You may change your password or user name, or set up a new account and close an old one, by following instructions on the Service.
6. MEMBER CONDUCT
You understand that all information, data, text, software, music, sound, photographs, graphics, video, messages or other materials or communications ("Content"), whether publicly posted or privately transmitted, are the sole responsibility of the person from which that Content originated. This means that you, and not EWI, are entirely responsible for all Content that you upload, post, email or otherwise transmit using the Service. You may not use the Service to:
(a) upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that, under the circumstances in EWI's good faith judgment is, or is likely to be perceived by an intended recipient or target as, unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, "stalking," tortious, defamatory, vulgar, obscene, libelous, invasive of another's privacy, 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 EWI official, community manager or other, or falsely state or otherwise misrepresent your affiliation with a person or entity;
(d) forge headers or otherwise manipulate identifiers in order to disguise the origin of any Content transmitted through the Service;
(e) upload, post, email 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, proprietary and confidential information learned or disclosed as part of employment relationships or under nondisclosure agreements);
(f) upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any Content that infringes any patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright or other proprietary rights of any party;
(g) upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any unsolicited or unauthorized advertising, promotional materials, "junk mail," "spam," "chain letters," "pyramid schemes," or any other form of solicitation, or use any distribution lists to any person who has not given specific permission to be included in that type of process, except that solicitations may be allowed in specified areas (such as shopping) on the Service;
(h) upload, post, email or otherwise transmit any material that contains software viruses or any other computer code, files or programs that interrupt, destroy or limit the functionality of any computer software or hardware or telecommunications equipment;
(i) disrupt the normal flow of dialogue, cause a screen to "scroll" faster than other users of the Service are able to type, or otherwise act in a manner that negatively affects other users' ability to engage in real time exchanges;
(j) interfere with or disrupt use or enjoyment of the Service or servers or networks connected to the Service or the Internet, or disobey any requirements, procedures, policies or regulations of those networks;
(k) intentionally or unintentionally violate any applicable local, state, national or international law, including, but not limited to, regulations relating to the export or transmission of technical data, regulations promulgated by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, any rules of any national or other securities exchange, including, but not limited to, the New York Stock Exchange, the American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ, the rules or guidelines of industry organizations, including but not limited to the Better Business Bureau, and any regulations having the force of law;
(l) collect or store personal data about other users;
(m) reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, or access to the Service.
(n) violate generally prevailing "netiquette," as determined solely by EWI (such as respect for others' ideas and privacy, no personal attacks, no profanity or obscenity, staying "on topic" in discussions), or rules that may apply to specific portions of the Service that you view or use, including, but not limited to, clubs or community rules and third party service restrictions; or
(o) attempt to do any of the above.
7. INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION
Recognizing the global nature of the Internet, you must comply with all local rules regarding online conduct and acceptable Content. Specifically, you must comply with all applicable laws regarding the transmission of technical data exported from the United States or the country in which you reside. In addition, note that the laws of certain countries may restrict certain online activity and it is your responsibility to comply with these Terms of Service as well as applicable laws, rules and regulations.
8. CONTENT ACCESSED
EWI does not control or endorse the Content posted via the Service and so does not guarantee the accuracy, reliability, integrity or quality of that Content. You understand that by using the Service, you may be exposed to Content that is offensive, indecent, objectionable, or simply incorrect. Under no circumstances will EWI be liable in any way for any Content, including, but not limited to, for any errors or omissions in any Content, or for any loss or damage of any kind incurred as a result of the use of any Content posted, emailed or otherwise transmitted using the Service. You must evaluate, and bear all risks associated with, the use of any Content, including any reliance on the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of that Content. In this regard, you may not rely on any Content created by EWI or submitted to EWI, including, but not limited to, information in message boards, communities, web pages, and in all other parts of the Service.
9. CONTENT SUBMITTED
EWI does not own Content you submit, unless we specifically tell you otherwise before you submit it. You license the Content to EWI as set forth below for the purpose of displaying and distributing that Content on or in connection with the Service and for the promotion and marketing of our services. By submitting Content in connection with using the Service, you automatically grant, or warrant that the owner of that Content has expressly granted, to EWI the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, non-exclusive and fully sub-licensable right and license to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, perform and display that Content (in whole or part) worldwide and/or to incorporate it in other works in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed.
EWI does not pre-screen Content, but EWI and its designees and service providers have the right (but not the obligation) in their sole discretion to refuse, edit, move or remove any Content that is publicly available via the Service. Without limiting the foregoing, EWI and its designees and service providers have the right to remove any Content that violates these Terms of Service or is otherwise objectionable.
10. INDEMNITY
You shall indemnify and hold EWI, and its subsidiaries, affiliates, co-branders, service providers, and their respective directors, trustees, managers, officers, employees, agents and contractors, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content that you provide, your use of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of these Terms of Service, or your violation of any rights of another.
11. USE AND STORAGE
EWI may establish general practices and limits concerning the maximum number of days that email messages, message board postings or other uploaded Content will be retained by EWI. Neither EWI nor any of its service providers has any responsibility or liability for the deletion or failure to store any messages and other communications or other Content maintained on EWI message boards or content management systems. EWI reserves the rights to remove user access to discussion boards or to change terms of use at any time, in its sole discretion, with or without notice.
12. MODIFICATIONS TO SERVICE
EWI reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, the Service (or any part of the Service) with or without notice. EWI is not liable to you or to any third party for any modification, suspension or discontinuance of the Service.
13. TERMINATION
EWI, in its sole discretion, may terminate your password, account (or any part of your account) or use of the Service, and remove and discard any Content within the Service, for any reason, including but not limited to, for lack of use or if EWI believes that you have violated or acted inconsistently with the letter or spirit of these Terms of Service. EWI may also in its sole discretion and at any time discontinue providing the Service, or any part of the Service, with or without notice. Any termination of your access to the Service (or any portion of the Service) under any provision of these Terms of Service may be made without prior notice, and EWI (or one or more of its service providers) may immediately deactivate or delete your account and all related information and files associated with your account and/or bar any further access to those files or the Service. Further, neither EWI nor any of its service providers is liable to you or any third-party for any termination of your access to the Service. Finally, termination does not relieve you of the consequences of your actions while using the Service before termination. The following provisions of these Terms of Service survive termination of these Terms of Service, as well as all other provisions which by their nature should continue: PRIVACY POLICY, CONTENT SUBMITTED, CONTENT ACCESSED, INDEMNITY, TERMINATION, ADVERTISER INFORMATION, LINKS, PROPRIETARY RIGHTS, DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES, LIMITATION OF LIABILITY, EXCLUSIONS, FINANCIAL INFORMATION, TRADEMARK INFORMATION, COPYRIGHT INFORMATION and GENERAL INFORMATION. Otherwise, neither EWI, nor its service providers, nor you, will have any obligation whatsoever to the other after any cancellation or termination of your use of or access to the Service.
14. ADVERTISER INFORMATION
Your correspondence or business dealings with, or participation in promotions of, advertisers found on or through the Service, including payment and delivery of related goods or services, and any other terms, conditions, warranties or representations associated with those dealings, are solely between you and your advertiser. EWI is not responsible or liable for any loss or damage of any sort incurred as the result of any of those dealings or as a result of the presence of those advertisers on the Service.
15. LINKS
The Service may provide, or service providers or other third parties may provide, links to other World Wide Web sites or resources. Because EWI has no control over those sites and resources, EWI is not responsible for the availability of those external sites or resources, and does not endorse and is not responsible or liable for any Content, advertising, products, or other materials on or available from any of those sites or resources. Further, neither EWI nor any of its service providers is responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any Content, goods or services available on or through any of those sites or resources.
16. PROPRIETARY RIGHTS
The Service and any necessary software delivered by EWI or its service providers for use in connection with the Service ("Software") contain proprietary and confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual property and other laws. Content contained in advertisements or information presented to you through the Service or through advertisers is protected by copyrights, trademarks, service marks, patents or other proprietary rights and laws. EWI grants you a personal, non-transferable and non-exclusive right and license to use the object code of its Software on a single computer. Except as expressly authorized by EWI (or advertisers with respect to the materials they present), you may not (and may not allow any third party to) copy, modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, distribute, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any right in the Software or the Service, in whole or in part. You may not use modified versions of the Software, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the Service, access the Service by any means other than through the interface that is provided by EWI for use in accessing the Service.
17. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT:
(a) YOUR USE OF THE SERVICE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE SERVICE IS PROVIDED ON AN "AS IS" AND "AS AVAILABLE" BASIS. EACH OF EWI AND ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, WHETHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT;
(b) NEITHER EWI NOR ANY OF ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS MAKES ANY WARRANTY THAT (i) THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS; (ii) THE SERVICE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED, TIMELY, SECURE, OR ERROR-FREE; (iii) THE RESULTS THAT MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE USE OF THE SERVICE WILL BE ACCURATE OR RELIABLE; (iv) THE QUALITY OF ANY PRODUCTS, SERVICES, INFORMATION, OR OTHER MATERIAL PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO BY YOU THROUGH THE SERVICE WILL MEET YOUR EXPECTATIONS; OR (v) ANY ERRORS IN THE SOFTWARE OR DEFECTS IN THE SERVICE WILL BE CORRECTED;
(c) ANY MATERIAL DOWNLOADED OR OTHERWISE OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE SERVICE IS DONE AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION AND RISK AND THAT YOU WILL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO YOUR COMPUTER SYSTEM OR LOSS OF DATA THAT RESULTS FROM THE DOWNLOAD OF ANY MATERIAL; AND
(d) NO ADVICE OR INFORMATION, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, OBTAINED BY YOU FROM EWI OR ANY OF ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS OR THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE CREATES ANY WARRANTY NOT EXPRESSLY STATED IN THESE TERMS OF SERVICE.
18. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT NEITHER EWI NOR ANY OF ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS IS LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, OR DATA, OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF EWI OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORT, STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF EWI OR ITS SERVICE PROVIDER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), RESULTING FROM:
(a) THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE;
(b) THE COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE;
(c) UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA;
(d) STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE;
(e) CHANGES TO THESE TERMS OF SERVICE;
(f) FAILURE BY EWI OR ITS DESIGNEE TO ENFORCE THESE TERMS OF SERVICE;
(g) TERMINATION, SUSPENSION OR UNAVAILABILITY OF THE SERVICE OR ANY PART OF THE SERVICE OR ANY ASSOCIATED FEATURES OR FUNCTIONS; OR
(h) ANY OTHER MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.
19. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
If you intend to create or join any service, receive or request any news, messages, alerts or other information from the Service concerning companies, stock quotes, investments or securities, please read the DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES and LIMITATION OF LIABILITY sections again. They are especially relevant and important for you. In addition, for this type of information particularly, the phrase "Let the investor beware" is especially important. The Service is provided for informational purposes only, and no Content included in the Service is intended for trading or investing purposes. EWI is not responsible or liable for the accuracy, usefulness or availability of any information transmitted via the Service, and is not responsible or liable for any trading or investment decisions made based on that information.
20. TRADEMARK INFORMATION
EWI, the EWI logo, EWI stylized and other designated trademarks and service marks, and other EWI logos and product and service names are trademarks or service marks of EWI. Without EWI's prior written permission, you may not display or use in any manner the EWI Marks.
21. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
EWI respects the intellectual property of others, and we ask our users to do the same. If you believe that your work has been copied in a way that constitutes copyright infringement, please provide EWI's Copyright Agent the following information:
(a) an electronic or physical signature of the person authorized to act on behalf of the owner of the copyright interest;
(b) a description of the copyrighted work that you claim has been infringed;
(c) a description of where the material that you claim is infringing is located on the site;
(d) your address, telephone number, and email address;
(e) a statement by you that you have a good faith belief that the disputed use is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and
(f) a statement by you, made under penalty of perjury, that the above information in your notice is accurate and that you are the copyright owner or authorized to act on the copyright owner's behalf.
EWI's Copyright Agent for Notice of claims of copyright infringement on the Service is Michelle Laverty who can be reached as follows:
By mail: Michelle Laverty, EWI, 1250 Arthur E. Adams Dr., Columbus, OH 43221. By email: Michelle_Laverty@ewi.org
22. GENERAL INFORMATION
(a) Notices to you may be made via either email or regular mail. The Service may also, but is not required to, provide notices of changes to these Terms of Service or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the Service.
(b) These Terms of Service and the relationship between you and EWI are governed by the laws of the State of Ohio without regard to its conflict of law provisions. You and EWI shall submit to the personal and exclusive jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Franklin, Ohio. The United Nations Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to these Terms of Service. This is a services contract and not a contract for the sale of goods. Regardless of any statute or law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or related to use of the Service or these Terms of Service must be filed within one year after that claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.
(c) The failure of EWI to exercise or enforce any right or provision of these Terms of Service does not constitute a waiver of that right or provision.
(d) If any provision of these Terms of Service is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of these Terms of Service remain in full force and effect.
(e) The section titles in these Terms of Service are for convenience only and have no legal or contractual effect.
(f) These Terms of Service constitute the entire agreement between you and EWI and govern your use of the Service, superseding any prior representations, proposals, inducements, assurances, promises, agreements and any other communications between you and EWI with respect to the subject matter of these Terms of Service. Neither the course of conduct between you, EWI and/or its service providers, nor trade practice modifies these Terms of Service. You also may be subject to additional terms and conditions that may apply when you use services available through the Service, third-party content or third-party software.
23. VIOLATIONS
Please report any violations of these Terms of Service to our Customer Service group at info@ewi.org. If the violation originates from someone not a Member of EWI, contact the postmaster at postmaster@theirdomainname.com, for example. If you are not sure if material that you view, or material that you are considering providing, violates these Terms of Service, see the frequently asked questions or FAQ, or the FAQ associated with the community or area of the Service where you are considering providing the material. Please become and remain familiar with these Terms of Service and any other terms or guidelines that may apply to the areas of the Service that you view or use.
EWI PRIVACY POLICY
EWI is strongly committed to protecting the privacy of consumers of its interactive products and services. Throughout cyberspace, we want to contribute to provide a safe and secure environment for users.
While this privacy policy applies to the EWI site and all other internet-accessible EWI branded services, we will refer here only to EWI to make reading this policy easier. The purpose of this EWI privacy policy is to inform you, as a welcome visitor to EWI, how we may use that information, whether we disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding our use of, and your ability to correct, the information. Finally, please note that this policy applies only to EWI and our Web sites that carry the EWI brand, and not to other companies' or organizations' Web sites to which we link. We have clearly marked EWI and these branded Web sites with our logo so you know where this policy applies.
EWI does not collect personally identifiable information about individuals except when such individuals specifically provide such information on a voluntary basis. Personally identifiable information on individual users will not be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the approval of the user at the time of collection. At such points of collection, the user will have the opportunity to indicate whether he or she would like to "opt out" of receiving promotional and/or marketing information about other products, services and offerings from EWI and/or third parties. Further, notwithstanding any opt out of promotional information by the user, EWI reserves the right to contact a subscriber regarding account status, changes to the Term of Service agreement or this Privacy Policy, and other matters relevant to the underlying service and/or the information collected and to use personally identifiable information for purposes of supporting the internal operations of EWI's services as discussed in the Terms of Service.
EWI reserves the right to perform statistical analyses of user behavior and characteristics in order to measure interest in and use of the various areas of the site and to inform advertisers of such information as well as the number of users that have been exposed to or clicked on their advertising banners. EWI will provide only aggregated data from these analyses to third parties.
Also, users should be aware that EWI may sometimes permit third parties to offer subscription and/or registration-based services through a EWI site. EWI is not responsible for any actions or policies of such party when providing personally identifiable information.
Additionally, users should be aware that when they voluntarily disclose personally identifiable information (e.g., user name, e-mail address) on the bulletin boards or in the chat areas of EWI sites, that information, along with any substantive information disclosed in the user's communication, can be collected and correlated and used by third parties and may result in unsolicited messages from other posters or third parties. Such activities are beyond the control of EWI.
Users also should be aware that non-personal information and data may be automatically collected through the standard operation of EWI internet services or through the use of "cookies". "Cookies" are small text files a web site can use to recognize repeat users, facilitate the user's ongoing access to and use of the site and allow a site to track usage behavior and compile aggregate data that will allow content improvements and targeted advertising. Cookies are not programs that come onto user's system and damage files. Generally cookies work by assigning a unique number to the user that has no meaning outside the assigning site. Users should be aware that EWI cannot control the use of cookies or the resulting information by advertisers or third parties hosting data for EWI. If a user does not want information collected through the use of cookies, there is a simple procedure in most browsers that allows the user to deny or accept the cookie feature; however, users should note that cookies may be necessary to provide the user with certain features (e.g. customized delivery of information) available on the EWI site.
Sometimes, we may specifically ask for information about you when you sign up to use a service, or when you order a product. We will need certain information -such as name, internet address or screen name, billing address, type of computer, credit card number-in order to provide that service or product to you. We may also use that information to let you know of additional products and services about which you might be interested. You can choose not to receive such information if you don't want to by letting us know on the registration screen when you sign up for the product or service. We may ask you for information about your interest so that both you and we can take advantage of the interactivity of the online medium, but you may always choose to respond or not. Additionally, we may provide you with an opportunity to be listed in a directory on one of our EWI -branded services- these listings are also optional and you can make changes to or eliminate this information when you want to.
Our Public Forums site makes chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.
Upon request, EWI will allow any user to "opt out" of further promotional contacts at any time.
EWI gives users options for changing and modifying information previously provided.
EWI takes special care to protect the safety and privacy of young people using our services. We do not specifically collect information about children and we assume that children should get their parents' consent before giving out any personal information. We encourage you to participate in your child's experience in cyberspace.
If we decide to change EWI's privacy policy, we will post these changes here so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone.
EWI site contains links to other sites. EWI is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
The foregoing policies are effective as of 12/01/2005. EWI reserves the right to change this policy at any time. This statement and the policies outlined herein are not intended to and do not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party.
If you have any questions about this privacy policy, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact:
EWI
1250 Arthur E. Adams Dr.
Columbus, OH 43221-3585
Phone: 614.688.5224
Fax: 614.688.5001
Email: info@ewi.org
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